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Raising Expectations (RE) was established in 1995 to provide youth living in Atlanta's most economically and socially challenged communities with high quality youth development programs. The mission of Raising Expectations is to educate, engage and empower youth in challenging circumstances by providing them with opportunities to build strong academic skills, leadership skills and self-confidence. Raising Expectations sets high standards of excellence by raising the academic, social and civic expectations of each child, while exposing them to the world of opportunity beyond their neighborhoods and encouraging children to become critical thinkers.
For 20 years, Raising Expectations has provided impactful youth development programming for over 700 youth in Atlanta communities including Decatur, East Lake, Pittsburgh, Vine City, English Avenue, Washington Park, Simpson Rd. and Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy Corridor.
Ms. Maria Armstrong
Ms. Tangee L Allen
mentoring, academic tutoring, youth development, education, volunteer internships, academic improvement, youth leadership, social development, truancy reduction
Also Known As
R.E. Inc.
Physical Address
50 Sunset Ave. #92814
Atlanta, GA 30314
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Main Address
50 Sunset Avenue #92814
Atlanta, GA 30314 USA
Physical Address
50 Sunset Ave. #92814
Atlanta, GA 30314
Single Organization Support (O11)
Educational Services and Schools - Other (B90)
Youth Centers, Clubs, (includes Boys/Girls Clubs)- Multipurpose (O20)
IRS Filing Requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
How does this organization make a difference?
Self-reported by organization
During the 2011-2012 school year Raising Expectations offered the following
programming options for enrolled students:
Project DREAM
(Developing Raised Expectations for Adolescent Minds), occurs for
children and youth in the 3rd – 8th grade. During this phase of
supplemental support services, students participate in activities 5 days per
week in the afternoons and 1 weekend per month. Over the course of a year,
students enrolled in Raising Expectations can receive at least 35 home and
school visits, 385 hours of mentoring and personal development support, along
with 270 hours of tutoring and academic support.
Project STEMWARE (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math While Accomplishing Raised Expectations) RE 9th – 12th grade students participate in Math & Science strategic tutorials,
college access coaching, mentoring and career exploration opportunities in the
STEM fields. Over the course of a school year students can receive 324
hours of direct and strategic support. Additionally, RE participants
enrolled in college receive mentoring, resource support and opportunities to
remain engaged with RE programs when home for college breaks.
RISE (Raising Interest in STEM
Education), a 6-week thematic, project-based, and experiential learning
summer camp for 1st through 8th graders. Some of
the themes for this year's camp were healthy living, ecosystems & the
environment, music & the arts, STEM and the Olympics.
the 2011-2012 school year presented several challenges, with creative problem
solving, resourcefulness and willing partners, Raising Expectations was able to
serve 160 children and youth that reside on the Westside of Atlanta. The children and youth who participate in our
specialized programs attended the following schools within the Atlanta Public
School District: Mary
M. Bethune Elementary School, John F. Kennedy Middle
School, Fredrick
Douglass High School, Booker
T. Washington High School, Herndon Elementary School, The New Schools at Carver, M.
Agnes Jones Elementary School, andNorth Atlanta High School
below you will find tables that describe and define the demographic population
of participants served through all of Raising Expectations aforementioned
programs (Project DREAM, Project STEMWARE & Project RISE).
*The remaining 25
students were also enrolled in Project DREAM. Source: KidTrax nFocus Solutions
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Individualized Education Plans. Source: KidTrax: nFocus Solutions® and RE application
Support provided for 3rd – 8th grade
Academic Tutorial Academy: (3 days per week @ 2.5 hours per day)
Bethune Elementary- 28 student(s)
M. Agnes Jones
Elementary- 2 student(s)
Herndon Elementary- 1 student(s)
Kennedy Middle- 67 student(s)
Home Schooled- 1 student(s)
Start of School
Year Enrollment: 99
End of School Year
Enrollment: 62
Academic Achievements:
· Percentage of Kennedy
Middle School students who remained in Raising Expectations and met or exceeded
CRCT requirements for:
Math- 55.5%
Reading- 84.4%
Language Arts- 84.4%
·25 middle
school students participated in school based after school programming (sports,
arts etc.) in partnership with Kennedy Middle School
elementary and middle school students had access to at least 80 minutes of CRCT
support weekly using the PLATO PLE curriculum (as the computer lab and internet
access was made available & when not participating in school sponsored
afternoon activities)
·Secured web based curriculum
donation from Plato Learning: valued at $28,000
·Secured web based curriculum
donation from My On Reader: valued at $6,000
·Trained volunteers, as well as
staff, visited participants during school hours and engaged in discussions with
teachers designed to support academic achievement and personal development of
participants. Approximately 256 school visits occurred. Approximately 213 home
visits and phone calls were completed to date.
Discovery Projects: (14 Weekend Fieldtrips)
· Microsoft Tech Day
@ the Microsoft Store at Lenox Mall – students and their mentors participated
in workshops on how to use some of Microsoft's latest technologies.
· Cavalia- a fresh
mix of equestrian and performing arts, multimedia and special effects. Cavalia
is a spectacular and moving tribute to the relationship between men and horses
throughout history, a dream of freedom, cooperation and harmony.
· The Police
Athletic League Mayor's Cup Boxing Tournament
·Rock Climbing @ Adrenaline Climbing
·Take a Student to
College Day- Mentors shared a great deal of
information, including the many benefits of going to a college or university,
descriptions of the schools of higher learning in the area, the college
admissions process, and selecting and paying for a college or university.
Students were able to experience a day in the life of a college student for the
entire day on the campuses of Morehouse, Spelman and Clark Atlanta University.
·Spelman College
D.I.V.A.S. Conference- Sponsored by the Spelman College Annual Girls Leadership
Institute, a select group of D.I.V.A.S (Disciplined, Informed, Visible, and
Active Students) from around the city of Atlanta participated in a day long
leadership conference where they engaged in discussions concentrating on leadership,
oratorical, and interpersonal development.
·Morehouse College
Graves Hall Haunted House Mentor/Mentee Activity
Roller Skating @ Metro Lanes
·College Access
Workshop – 4 hour workshop that included speakers and presenters that shared
information about the college admissions process and how to avoid obstacles
during the first year of college.
Practice opportunities with writing personal statements and reviewing scholarship
opportunities took place as well.
·Viewing of Ghetto Physics @ Robert W. Woodruff
An in-your-face wake-up call, GhettoPhysics shows how the game of life is
played—and it's all the same game! From the corner offices of Wall Street to
the inner sanctums of world governments, from the red light districts in the
ghettos to the living rooms behind the white-picket fences on Main Street, game
is happening. And if you don't know it, the game is going to roll right over
·Atlanta History
Center sponsored by the Children's Museum of Atlanta
·Grooming &
Etiquette Symposium – mentors led sessions on personal grooming, hygiene and
goal setting during this 3 hour session. Activities included a fashion show
that identified appropriate and inappropriate attire for a variety of life
scenarios, along with a luncheon that taught youth how to eat in different
settings just to name a few.
·Atlanta Hawks vs.
Golden State Warriors
·Ceasar Mitchell
Test Prep Day in partnership with Kaplan
Activities: (2 days per week @ 2.5
hours per day for 8 week rotations) RE Staff members or partners developed
these 19 activities and created weekly lesson plans using an RE designed
template that ensures the incorporation of a variety of learning modalities,
teaching strategies and academic core concepts.
· Worked with school coaches and
the athletic director to support student athletes with their dual
responsibility with academics and athletics
· Scheduled T/F
activities included the following options:
- in
partnership with Spelman CollegeEngineering and Computer Science
department, the members of robotics team (SpelBots) provided interactive
lessons in Computer Science with the use of LEGO® Mindstorms interactive
software and hands on robot construction.
- Students gained theatrical experience from trained actress and drama
teacher, Jessica Williams. At the end of the 9-week theatre intensive, the students put on a performance for their friends and family.
Theory - Students engaged in physical
activity through different dance disciplines such as hip hop, ballroom,
interpretive, and ballet. By submerging the participants into new dance forms,
they were able to gain a broader view of dance and movement.
in partnership with the Children's Museum of Atlanta elementary
school RE students were able to fuse art and science together, which made for
an awesome and invigorating learning experience. The visual art component of the program assisted the
students in memorizing scientific concepts.
in partnership with PADV (Partnership Against Domestic
Violence) 8th grade students discussed dating and relationships
with relationship counselor Samantha Macedo from the Partnership Against
Domestic Violence. Students gained working knowledge of domestic violence and
how to recognize if they or someone they know is in an abusive relationshifamily, or a significant other.
8th grade boys discussed gender specific development concerns that were important to them. With the guidance of a male group leader and male volunteers, students were able to have positive male influences to assist them in making integral life decisions.
in partnership with the Spelman College Department of
Psychology, students attended
weekly sessions where they engaged in a range of interactive activities and
service projects that focused on being a leader in their family, school, and
community. Leadership development was examined in context of various theme
areas including enhancing positive attitudes and behavior, academic challenges,
positive thinking, self-discipline and control, problem-solving and conflict
resolution, social skills training and dealing with peer pressure to name a
- Through
physical activity, participants learned sportsmanlike conduct by working as a
team. They were able to engage in
team building activities that brought them out of their comfort zones forcing
them rely on their teammates to ensure that they were successful in completing
a desired task. By the end of the term, students displayed a heightened sense
of camaraderie and compassion for their peers.
Games - Hunger Games was an
organized team competition based activity around the popular book and movie
sharing the same name. Each week, instructors chose a team based activity and
had students compete against each other. The purpose of Hunger Games was to
teach students about teamwork and how to work together to accomplish a task.
Students learned how to communicate effectively and plan towards accomplishing
a group goal.
provided introductory contemporary keyboard and piano instruction. The goal was
to develop strong musical skills through keyboard playing, theory and keyboard
harmony, music reading, writing, and composing. Students learned sight reading, aural skills, musical
symbols, analysis of harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic structures, and finger
facility in all keys
- This enrichment focused on
vocal training. Students were able to gain deeper understanding and proficiency
of the voice as an instrument. The students learned introductory knowledge of
proper specific vocal training techniques. After implementing the lessons students gained
knowledge of ensemble listening, chord/pitch theory, rhythms, melodies and
harmonies, improvisation techniques, practice techniques, various styles, and
overall musicianshiare indeed an extension of the African American culture. Thus
demonstrating how music has always been an expression of social, political and
cultural climates. We sought to engage students and extend them beyond passive
participation in cultural norms, but to actively use their voices to speak to
their view of our community.
- This enrichment introduced the
fundamentals of American Sign Language (ASL) used by the Deaf Community,
including basic vocabulary, syntax, fingerspelling, and grammatical non-manual
signals. It focused on communicative competence. It also develops gestural
skills as a foundation for ASL enhancement. Lastly, it introduced cultural
knowledge and increased understanding of the Deaf Community. By the end of the
course students were able to have basic conversations with one another using
sign language.
in partnership with the West End Performing Arts
Center, this enrichment was designed to introduce students to a different form
of art that they would not be exposed to under normal circumstances. Students
received instruction in hand building, along with slab rolling, sculpture and
various glazing techniques. This was a student centered learning class. After
learning the basics, the clay students chose what they wanted to create every
- this enrichment was designed to be a small
group, "girls only", peer-to-peer discussion session. Each meeting was designed
to openly discuss issues that directly affect teenage girls. These sessions
afforded them an opportunity to talk in a safe environment about their lives
and struggles. It was designed to build self- esteem and bring to light issues
of body image, healthy relationships, as well as leadership concepts. The
sessions also helped to build a sense of sisterhood that they can take with
them; learning how to build lasting friendships within the community of African
American women.
- Designed to present scientific concepts using creative
techniques, students were submerged into the science disciplines of chemistry,
biology, and earth science. Using hands on activities and visuals, students
were able to effectively learn the material taught in a fun and interactive
- Students were introduced to computer technology
through hands-on activities. They learned to distinguish between the parts of
the computer as well as its' peripheral parts. Students worked in teams of four
to build their own computer towers and computer systems. They were able to
recognize and name different parts of a computer and their function.
- a fun, hands-on way for the elementary
children to learn by moving, touching, exploring and using their senses all
help in developing creativity, planning, cognitive skills, knowledge, fine
motor skills, language and math skills as well as positively impacting one's
- Outdoor play is an essential part in a child's life. Not only does
outdoor play promote physical activity and give kids a chance to release pent
up energy while having fun, but it also develops skills such as: exploring,
fine and gross motor skills, teamwork, and social skills. For this enrichment,
the goal is to continue developing those skills through structured outdoor fun.
Summer Pathfinder:
Raising Expectations (RE) Summer Pathfinder Program provides
children and youth with opportunities to attend unique summer camps during the
summer months as a means of eliminating or reducing the effects of summer
slide. RE's Summer Pathfinder
Initiative is inclusive of Project RISE.
Raising Expectations (RE)
helped a significant number of students participate in productive summer
activities and camps through its Summer Pathfinder Initiative. As part of this
initiative, R.E. researched, secured and continued partnerships with various
summer enrichment programs, marketed the programs to R.E. youth and parents and
helped facilitate the application process to ensure R.E. youth were enrolled
during the summer months.
Through the Summer
Pathfinder initiative, R.E. students were able to participate in the following
enrichment programs:
·25 RE youth transitioned
from our Academic Tutorial Academy into (Raised Interest in STEM Education), a 6-week thematic,
project-based, and experimental learning summer camp for 1st through
8th graders. The themes for this year's camp were healthy living,
ecosystems & the environment, music & the arts, and the Olympics.
· 6 RE youth were accepted
into , an
academic summer enrichment program aimed at improving the educational
trajectory of middle students and inspiring young people to pursue the field of
education. Through this program, R.E. students were exposed to academic
enrichment, creative arts, multicultural programs and public speaking
· 3 RE youth participated in , a
week long camping excursion organized by the City of Atlanta's Parks and
Recreation Department that gave younger students (ages 8-12) an exciting
opportunity to expand their appreciation of the great outdoors, make new
friends and learn teamwork and cooperation skills. Camp activities included
environmental education, tent camping, writing, swimming and talent shows.
·1 RE student participated in a 4-week camp
experience with the . C5 Georgia is an
intensive 5-year leadership and college readiness program targeted to high
potential teens from challenging situations. The 4-week camp experience allowed
the student to experience summer swimming, hiking
and learning archery. He was also able to acquire good leadership skills and
develop a tighter bond with himself and fellow participants at the C5 Youth
·2 RE students received
scholarships to participate in hosted by the College of Engineering at Georgia Institute of
Technology. Designed to offer middle school girls an early introduction to the
world to technology, engineering, and computing, TEC Camp inspires middle
school age girls to consider college majors and careers in these important
fields. The format is highly interactive and designed to address the specific
interests of middle school students.
Project STEMWARE
Science Technology Engineering and
Math While Achieving Raised Expectations, or STEMWARE, provided 9th-12th
grade students with academic support with primary focuses on areas falling
within the STEM disciplines.
Tutorial Academy:
Washington High
School- 27
North Atlanta High
School- 1 student(s)
Douglass High
School- 1 student(s)
The New Schools at
Carver- 1 student(s)
Start of School
Year Enrollment: 30
End of School Year
Enrollment: 15
Academic Achievements:
were provided with 56 hours of Mathematical and Physical Science academic
support over the duration of the STEMWARE initiative.
STEMWARE students were provided with 60 minutes of EOCT support weekly for the
duration of the STEMWARE program.
reported in Project STEMWARE's program evaluation, students demonstrated increases
in math and science proficiency, thus an impact on students' academic
participated in weekly public speaking workshops designed and led by an acting
College Access and
Mentoring Support:
· STEMWARE students participated in
a proctored PSAT and SAT combo test administered by KAPLAN Test Prep and
Admissions (sponsored by Ceasar Mitchell's Semi-Annual College Prep Series).
· Staff created college access
binders which were utilized during weekly college coaching sessions led by RE
CoFounders. Students dissected personal statements, review college
applications, researched schools and participated in discussions around not
only gaining access to college, financial aid & scholarships but also how
to avoid the pitfalls associated with the first year of college especially for
first generation students.
· STEMWARE students were provided
with the opportunity to participate in College Access Day. Tennessee State
University Alumnus, Stanford Strong, provided in depth insight into college
readiness. The presentation included, but was not limited to, writing
admissions essays and applying for financial aid assistance. The students
learned a substantial amount of information to get them prepared for college.
·Take A Student to College Day- Mentors
shared a great deal of information, including the many benefits of going to a
college or university, descriptions of the schools of higher learning in the
area, the college admissions process, and selecting and paying for a college or
university. Students were able to experience a day in the life of a college
student for the entire day on their mentor's college campus.
· Six students participated in the
Hampton University Spring Break College Tour while five students participated
in the Tennessee State University Spring Break Tour. Each student was able to
tour the campus, converse with the students, and gain information about the universities.
·Employees of the Environment
Protection Agency presented a workshop with the STEMWARE students about careers
within the STEM discipline as well as basic skill sets required to work with
the EPA. EPA & RE staff have been in communication about designing an internship program for RE students.
youth were enrolled in ,
an intensive summer program that reinforces literacy and mathematics, helping
high school students prepare for the coming school year. Some R.E. students
attended commuter Project GRAD sessions held at Morehouse and Georgia State
University. Others participated in a residential Project GRAD program whereby
they stayed on campus at the University of Georgia and the University of West
"Community Change Agents" Program Development:
*(shared between Project DREAM
and STEMWARE)
· Retained 73 Volunteers from:
Clark Atlanta University
Morehouse College
Spelman College
Georgia State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
The volunteers donated 3,325 hours and 12 minutes
this past school year.
65% of the volunteers met the minimum requirements for participation (1
tutorial day per week and 1 Saturdays per month, or 1
tutorial day and 1 enrichment day).
Completed Two Training Sessions
(Module 1 & 2) that offered mentors ongoing strategies, tutoring and
mentoring skill development, along with principles for relating to youth with
risk factors.
Recruited, oriented, completed
background checks and trained all volunteers that served during the year.
1. Atlanta
Public Schools
2. Children's
Museum of Atlanta
3. Spelman
College - Project L.I.F.T.
4. Partnerships
Against Domestic Violence
5. Breakthrough
6. AmeriCorps
7. The Center
for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing @ Georgia Tech
8. C5 Youth
9. Jack and
Jill of America- Atlanta Chapter
10. Atlanta
Community Food Bank
11. Morehouse
12. West End
Performing Arts Center
13. Spelman
14. English
Avenue Neighborhood Association
15. City of
Atlanta Parks & Recreation Department
16. Atlanta
Police Department: Atlanta Community Impact Team
17. Junior
League of Atlanta
18. Georgia
Tech University – Ivan Allen School of Liberal Arts
19. Clark
Atlanta University
20. Georgia
State University
21. Environmental
Protection Agency
22. MicroSoft
Store- Lenox Mall
John F. Kennedy Middle School
Popeye's Chicken
Robbie Conwell
Spelman College
Morehouse College
West End Performing Arts Center
Children's Museum of Atlanta
MicroSoft Store
Self-reported by organization
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Program 1
Project DREAM
Raising Expectations' Out of School Time (OST) programs occur in two phases with the first being the most intensive and requiring the most concentrated effort. In Phase 1 students participate in a multi-layered program- Project D.R.E.A.M. (Developing Raised Expectations for Adolescent Minds), which occurs between the 3rd – 8th grade. During this phase of supplemental support services, students participate in activities 5 days per week in the afternoons and 1weekend per month. Over the course of a year, students enrolled in Raising Expectations can receive at least 35 home and school visits, 385 hours of mentoring and personal development support, along with 270 hours of tutoring and academic support. The specific programs for Project DREAM are as follows:
The Academic Tutoring Academy (3rd – 8th grade students) provides students with homework assistance, standardized test preparation, organization skills and features the inclusion of subject-specific tutoring in core classes such as Reading, English, Math, Social Studies and Science three days per week. Enriching Experiences: RE youth engage in cultural, artistic, social, physical and leadership development enrichment activities two times per week. We partner with agencies and use in house staff members that have the skills, resources and experience to effectively implement a broad range of enriching experiences such as pottery making, leadership development workshops, robotics, hands on technology classes and dance classes just to name a few. Community Service Learning Projects encourage youth to become active participants in their communities. Mentors assist Raising Expectations participants with the development and implementation of service projects on a semi-annual basis. The Educational Alliance describes the partnership between Raising Expectations, school administrators, teachers, counselors and parents. Building these partnerships enables Raising Expectations staff to serve as advocates for children, develop individualized academic learning plans that support educational goals for students with input from teachers, and help parents develop a clear understanding of their child's performance in school. Social Discovery Field trips expose participants to the world of field trip opportunities that exist beyond their neighborhoods and help to develop a broader perspective about the opportunities that exist in life. The Summer Pathfinder Program component provides students opportunities to attend unique summer camp programs and participate in job shadowing experiences with local companies and entrepreneurs during the summer months. The intent is to expose Raising Expectations' students to other youth representing other communities and with contrasting socio-economic realities. When resources are secured, RE staff members create and implement a 6 week thematic, experiential and project based summer camp that includes field trips, hands on learning activities, arts, STEM focused opportunities just to name a few.
Program long term success
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Population(s) Served
Program 2
Project STEMWARE
Project STEMWARE (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math While Accomplishing Raised Expectations) RE 9th – 12th grade students participate in Math & Science strategic tutorials, college access coaching, mentoring and career exploration opportunities in the STEM fields. Over the course of a school year students can receive 324 hours of direct and strategic support. Additionally, RE participants enrolled in college receive mentoring, resource support and opportunities to remain engaged with RE programs when home for college breaks.
Program long term success
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Program success monitored by
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Population(s) Served
Program 3
Project RISE
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Program long term success
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Program success monitored by
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Elementary & Secondary Education
Population(s) Served
For 20 years, Raising Expectations has provided impactful youth development programming for over 700 youth in Atlanta communities including Decatur, East Lake, Pittsburgh, Vine City, English Avenue, Washington Park, Simpson Rd. and Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy Corridor.
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External Reviews
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The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Ms. Maria Armstrong
Ms. Tangee L Allen
Maria Armstrong and Tangee Allen, both co-founders of Raising Expectations have extensive experience in the field of youth development and education. Both work in careers that involve children and youth and transfer this knowledge into their volunteer work with Raisng Expectations. They feel very strongly that the key to a child's success is surrounding them with people and experiences that reflect the possibilities available to succeed in the world. With numerous years with teaching and being an administrator in a public and charter school setting, the organization has been able to benefit and grow a solid foundation that garners results.
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Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year?
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year?
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership?
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Hotel Residencia Onix Barcelona, Offering a roof-top swimming pool, Residencia Onix is a university residence set 100 metres from Barcelona's Estació del Nord Bus Station. It has a fitness centre and air-conditioned apartments with free internet access. The apartments at Residencia Onix feature bright colours and simple décor. Each one has a TV and a bathroom, and the kitchenettes come with a hob and microwave. There is a daily cleaning service. Bed linen and towels are provided. The residence has extensive common areas, including a DVD lounge, a computer room and a games room with table tennis. There are also vending machines for snacks and drinks and a laundry. You can walk to Ciutadella Park in 8 minutes from Residencia Onix, and Barceloneta Beach is a 20-minute walk away. Located 5 minutes' walk away, Arc de Triomf Metro Station is just 2 stops from Plaza Catalunya and the Ramblas. (Hotel Residencia Onix Barcelona hotels booking).


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Brighton manager Gus Poyet heaped praise on match-winner Will Buckley after the midfielder's late strike against Leicester extended the Seagulls' unbeaten run to eight league and cup games.
Buckley struck in the last minute to keep Brighton on the coattails of the clubs in the npower Championship play-off places in a match which also produced three red cards.
A delighted Poyet said of the 22-year-old Buckley, who has now netted five goals in his past six games, on his club's website: "No-one can touch Bucca at the moment because he is on fire."
He added: "He's always there and the balls are falling to him in the right places at the right times. He's creating the chances and he's scoring goals. When somebody is playing as well as Bucca they need to be playing 90 minutes.
"It was a really great touch and finish. He didn't give the goalkeeper a chance to stop it. You have to give massive credit to him (Buckley) because in those situations you can panic and put it over the bar, but he didn't."
It was Leicester's first away defeat since losing 2-1 at Doncaster in mid-December and manager Nigel Pearson felt they deserved to have taken something from the match.
He said: "It was a decent game, Brighton got on top in the first half but we also played some good football and had good opportunities.
"It was evenly-poised game and it was cruel on our players to concede so late on.
"But I am proud of how our players went about it. It's a tough place to come, Brighton provide tough opposition and have their own style of football.
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Seattle go from underwhelming to overwhelming in two months
For a long time the Sounders loomed in the rear view mirrors of several of their peers, as they struggled for consistency. Just eight weeks ago I was writing up a 1-1 draw with Colorado by remarking that thus far, the emergence of the young marauding full back DeAndre Yedlin was one of the few bright spots of a curiously underwhelming Sounders season.
Since that game, the Sounders have won eight of their last nine games, and none more vital than the overwhelming defeat of an RSL side who looked a shadow of the intricate attacking side who had stood top of the standings at the start of the game. Barely three minutes had elapsed when the RSL defense lost sight of Obafemi Martins and he swept home an Andy Rose cutback from the byline, and soon one of this season's familiar sights of Yedlin sprinting clear on the right had led to another one, with Lamar Neagle making it 2-0.
Salt Lake pressed but Seattle looked good value for more and with better finishing when one-on-one with Nick Rimando should have had more. At the other end RSL failed to score for the first time in 19 games, and the Sounders completed a run that had taken them from 15 points off the lead, to first place in the Supporters Shield standings with two games in hand.
That run since the Colorado game has of course included one of the most significant landmarks in MLS trade history — the signing of Clint Dempsey. While the full effect of his influence on the field is yet to be felt, the renewed sense of focus for the Sounders organization may be in part due to the galvanizing effect of his arrival, not least among his fellow attackers. Eddie Johnson's midweek US exploits capped off a run where he's been doing similar damage for the Sounders from set pieces — often from the boot of the revived Mauro Rosales. And with US internationals Johnson and Dempsey starting Friday night's game on the bench, the sight of Martins backflipping his way into the overall Sounders scoring lead, before being joined by the unsung Neagle later in the half, reminded viewers of the wealth of attacking options Sigi Schmid has. We even briefly saw all four on the field at once, as Dempsey and Johnson came on as second half subs.
RSL were outplayed en route to losing pole position in the Shield race, and the question now is, will the Sounders relinquish it again this season? The principle caveat is now less to do with how the team is fitting together (accommodating his strikers must surely be described as a "luxury problem" for Schmid) than with road form. In front of 50,000 plus at CenturyLink Field the Sounders can blow sides away (given the Red Bulls indifferent road form and Henry's aversion to turf for example, don't look for an upset when the two meet in a couple of weeks). But the Sounders still have to go to LA, Colorado, Portland and Dallas, while their last two home games after New York are the "Cascadia week" clash with Vancouver and the final game of the regular season against the Galaxy. That's not the easiest of run-ins, but then again 15 points back, and smarting from an early exit from their beloved Open Cup, was not the easiest of standing starts for this run to the top. If the Sounders do stay top, they'll have earned it the hard way. GP
A defensive downturn is undermining New England's playoff hunt
Slowly but worryingly for potential Eastern Conference playoffs opponents, New England has accumulated an enviable amount of talent, with the maturation of players like Lee Nguyen and Kelyn Rowe making them a proverbial team you don't want to face. Unfortunately for the Revolution, that's no guarantee of a playoff spot, with an increasingly worrisome defense costing them points against a playoff rival after Saturday's 3-2 loss to Chicago.
It's an unexpected dip for a unit that's ranked among MLS's best most of the season, and while Jose Goncalves, Andrew Farrell, and the rest of the defense haven't been able to sustain their early season stinginess, the team had only allowed 29 goals in 26 games ahead of their trip to Chicago. Unfortunately, the form that's allowed Kansas City and Seattle to pass them among the league's tightest defenses showed up at Toyota Park, conceding three very preventable goals:
The loss left New England in seventh place, the fourth of four teams who, completing for the conference's final two playoff spots, are separated by only three points. And in the face of their irregular summer form, it's now Chicago who sit fifth, seeing their own newfound depth of talent pay off in Bridgeview.
After falling behind when Rowe's deflected shot beat Sean Johnson, Ecuadorian Designated Player Juan Luis Anangonó split an apathetic Revolution defense to equalize. In the second half, after conceding another go-ahead goal, a looping run and New England's begging for whistles saw Mike Magee score his 16th of the year. Five minutes before time, a floating shot from Alex beat Bobby Shuttleworth from 24 yards out, giving Chicago full points.
Like Philadelphia-Houston, it was a game that exemplified the current state of the East, one where the least-bad teams are holding the conference's fourth and fifth playoff spots. Chicago, the lesser team for the first 30 minutes, waited around for New England mistakes to give them the game, while the Revolution, like the Fire three nights before in Toronto, failed to take advantage of a chance to claim full points on the road.
With just-acquired Arevalo Rios and Jeff Larentowicz now holding down the middle, Chicago have the potential to shake off their summer inconsistencies and make a return to the playoffs. New England, on the other hand, have to shore up a previously sound defense if they're to make a long-awaited return to the postseason.RF
Chivas and Columbus dig in as spoilers
Chivas USA's Dan Kennedy was recently quoted on his team's prospects for the rest of the season:
"We're at a point in the season where we're trying to improve and trying to play spoiler...Hopefully we can improve enough as a team and improve enough as individuals to build a core group of guys for next season. We really haven't been able to do that the last few seasons here."
Since the arrival of José Luis "Guero" Real, Chivas has gradually steadied the ship, after the boom-and-bust flourish of "Chelis" that started the season. In the last five games the team has one narrow midweek loss in Seattle to spoil a record that has seen them beat New York and D.C., and tie with Vancouver and as of this weekend, Portland. A couple of months ago, the two Cascadia playoff contenders and the Eastern leaders New York would have been thinking of Chivas as easy a three point game as you could hope to have in MLS, but some defensive stability (the addition of Carlos Bocanegra hardly hurt) and the form of youngsters Erick "Cubo" Torres (he of the dorky robot celebration) and Marco Delgado has meant that the likes of RSL, the Galaxy and the Timbers again, will be looking at the Chivas game on their run-in with rather leess certainty.
Chivas look like a group of players who are anticipating continuity in 2014, which compared to the dead man walking feel of Robin Fraser's last days there, and compared to the shambles when Chelis's charismatic reign came back to earth, represents real progress for a team who looked to be remembered in 2013 for a briefly quoteworthy coach, and lingering accusations of racism. They won't make the playoffs, but they could be a real force in determining who else does.
And then there's Columbus — who may still be in with a mathematical chance of the playoffs at four points adrift and a game more played than Chicago in 5th, but who popular wisdom would have as consolidating with 2014 in mind. With Robert Warzycha gone, Brian Bliss is taking the team towards the off-season, when the initial scale of the Anthony Precourt makeover of the franchise should become apparent. Yet there's still soccer to be played, and a whole sequence of potential spoilers for the Crew —that when stacked up, might yet mean an unlikely playoff spot.
Certainly nobody can afford to look past them as an afterthought, not least Montreal Impact, who had already lost to and tied with the Crew this season, so should have been sharper in defending Marco di Vaio's goal that had put them in front on Saturday afternoon. Instead, two late goals by Marshall and Oduro, with great assists by Higuain, sent the Impact to a home defeat. They still have two games in hand on leaders New York, but now trail by three points.
Columbus meanwhile will next welcome a Chicago side, whose stirring victory over New England could yet be undone in Ohio, while Sporting KC will not expect to replicate their easy roll over the Crew at home, when they visit. It's the last couple of games of season that could yet be the Wild Card game for the Wild Card spot though — Columbus visit, then host, New England to see out the season. If the Crew are still in touch going into that series that could be a great climax to the season — and, no spoilers, but these two have recent form when it comes to waxing and waning fortunes over the course of one game, let alone two... GP
The Dynamo and the Union going the way of their young stars
Philadelphia limped into their Saturday match having scored once in their previous four games, their winless run leaving them in danger of dropping out of the East's playoff spots. The one trick they always have up their sleeve, however, is playing directly to Conor Casey, who's been the focal point of the team all season. In theory, where there's a huge bald head and a undue amount of pickup guile, there's a way, especially given Houston did almost nothing to deny service to the Union's number nine.
Electing to give fullback Ray Gaddis and Sheanon Williams room to pump crosses into the area, Houston teased Philadelphia's one viable tactic. With Fabinho, a nominal defender, pushed into midfield, John Hackworth had another player intent on making Casey into a match-winner. Come fulltime, Philadelphia had a 32-6 edge in crosses, though validating Houston's plan, they were never able to break through. Come full time, a set piece converted when Rico Clark leapt over Brian Carroll gave Houston a desperately needed 1-0 win.
It's a scoreline we should have expected given the teams' current, impotent states – both sides failing to offset the decline of their main scorers. Philadelphia had somewhat inexplicably maintained a place in the East's top five despite the wilting of Jack McInerney, now occupying a substitute's role. The 21-year-old came on for a 29-minute stretch that included another all-too-common easy miss. On a 12-match scoreless run, it's unclear he deserves time ahead of Antoine Hoppenot.
But despite his struggles, McInerney can't match fellow Gold Cup call-up Will Bruin when it comes blowing easy chances. Over the last three games, the third-year man's been an absolute dumpster fire, bottling two easy chances in Columbus, another pair against New York, and a late chance in Philadelphia. All of them were either breakaways or open-net chances. All of them resulted in misses that've prompted Houston to push Cam Weaver into a starting role. Right now, Bruin bears no resemblance to the man who won national team calls.
We can't put all of Houston and Philadelphia's failures on their young strikers. That Casey and Weaver are there shows a lack of depth, especially when considering the glut of attacking options we saw in Seattle. But in the face of scorers' downturns, the teams have failed to find new options, leaving two feckless teams to play out Saturday's 1-0. RF
Sanchez and other additions steal headlines from Colorado's youth
When David Ferreira broke through in the 51st minute, the match between Colorado and Dallas fully embraced its smash-and-grab feel; particularly considering how the goal was executed. A ball played toward the byline by Fabian Castillo gave Dallas the slightest of openings, where a lunging cross by Jair Benítez before a sliding finish from Ferreira gave them a surprise lead. After going 11 in a row without a win between June 1 and Aug. 18, Dallas had positioned themselves for their third win and four.
It wasn't meant to be, but unlike most of Colorado's 2013 successes, Saturday's wasn't built on their emerging, young core: Deshorn Brown, Dillon Powers, Shane O'Neill, Chris Klute, and Clint Irwin. Instead, it was two recent purchases from the presumably hamstrung club that delivered three points.
Gaby Torres has been the more publicized of Colorado's additions, the 24-year-old becoming Colorado's Designated, and his second half substitution provided vital. Less than 10 minutes after coming on, the Panamanian international's run lured Matt Hedges into a game-winning own goal. Colorado went on to claim a 2-1 result and climb to third in the West.
But it was the import who played the ball for Torres who was Saturday's headline act: Uruguayan veteran Vicente Sanchez setting up the second after scoring Colorado's first. Starting on the left side and teaming with Klute to form a new if intimidating partnership down the flank, Sanchez was the game's best player, arousing questions as to why more hasn't been made of his arrival.
At 33 years old, the attacker is in the last stages of his career, but with stints at Toluca, Schalke, and Club América on his CV, this was more than a typical late summer pickup. Capped 31 times by Uruguay, Sanchez represents the type of quality that can round out a squad that's spent much of the season in wait-and-see mode.
That mode has yielded a playoff contender, one that's solidified their position in the West's top-five with back-to-back wins over Los Angeles and Dallas. With the games played column no longer working against them, Colorado's five-point lead on sixth has the sudden look of sustainability.
If they are to get over that finish line and return to the playoffs, the team's new addition may prove as big a part as their now ballyhooed youth. Sanchez played his part on Saturday. RF


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firstname.lastname@example.com wrote: > > Hi Mark, Hi Thomas, thanks for the reply (again :-). First, an update... Somebody suggested that switching to the latest Batik would be the best place to start here, and in general I think that's great advice. I had actually tried that before, but it threw an NPE right out of the blocks. But meanwhile, a thread came up concerning that very problem. This was the post re: "org.apache.batik.dom.util.SAXDocumentFactory -- svgplugin calling startElement() before createDocument()"... that poster was having the problem with the Eclipse svgplugin and it turned out to be the same problem I was having with Saxon. So I downloaded the Batik source release, applied your suggested patch from that thread, and built a new batik-all.jar. This sort of took me from bad to worse. First of all, the whole rectangle went black. I added 'fill="white"' on the rectagle and then I could see the text again, but of course I need that background to transparent, not white. I found the release note explaining the rendering of shapes inside flowRegion per SVG 1.2, but I have not been able to get my transparent background back... neither 'visibility="hidden"' nor setting fill and stroke to "none" have any effect, and I've double checked this a couple of times. And secondly... with the background set to white, I can see that the flow problem is still there. No change from Batik 1.6. So with that... > So I noticed some odd stuff in the rendering. First it looks > to me like when text disappears the text that is present ends up > rendered 'lighter' (compare your first one with text=xxx). Yes... I wonder what's causing that effect. Here: http://test.pdxrm.wd-2.net/navmenu-heading.png?text=xxx+yyyyyyyy+zzzz ...the characters do look lighter in weight. In both of these examples: http://test.pdxrm.wd-2.net/navmenu-heading.png?text=xxx+yyyyyyyy http://test.pdxrm.wd-2.net/navmenu-heading.png?text=xxx the characters look heavier. Anyway... > I would be curious if the flow text renders correctly if you > convert the font to an SVG font, and use that (then we don't use > the platform text rendering). Well, I'm not sure how to do that (?). I tried just removing the 'font-family' attribute. I get some kind of sans-serif font then (don't know if it's coming from the platform font handler or not), but the text flow problem is still there. > Also you asked about installing a different version of Java > on a Mac, take a look in /Library/Java or > /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions > > On my system it looks like I have variants of JDK 1.3, 1.4, and > 1.5 installed (even though on this machine I don't think I > installed any 'extra' versions - but I probably installed > dev tools). So you may be able to simply change your JAVA_HOME > or the Current link. Right... Current already points to Java 1.5, so I don't know if there's much I can do that way. —ml— --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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MINI unveiled today the 2014 MINI John Cooper Works (JCW) Concept, a study car that previews the new high-performance model from the British manufacturer. Set to make its world debut in January, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2014 in Detroit, the new car comes with an exclusive body paintwork in Bright Highways Grey, red colour accents, bespoke aerodynamic features and 18-inch John Cooper Works light-alloy wheels.
What's more interesting is that the Bright Highways Grey exterior paint shade was obtained thanks to a special manufacturing process: it was hand-polished, then finished with a clear coat. The paint finish is complemented by John Cooper Works hallmarks such as contrasting red for the roof, roof spoiler and exterior mirror caps.
Moreover, we find Sport Stripes in Chili Red for the boned and boot lid and white for the roof. The light-alloy wheels also feature additional red accents. A red accent line also lends particular emphasis to the John Cooper Works logo on the radiator grille.
The exhaust is also a piece of art, featuring a chrome finish and the John Cooper Works Logo.
The front end shows large air intakes that fill the space reserved for the fog lights in the series-produced MINI models. The MINI John Cooper Works Concept also features LED headlights and a black surround for the front grille.
The study car further features a roof spoiler and additional body components designed to channel air efficiently around the C-pillars for optimised aerodynamic balance at high speeds.


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About UPU*Clearing
UPU*Clearing is an efficient, low-cost means of settling international postal accounts.
With UPU*Clearing, postal operators introduce a variety of bills instantly on line. Debtors can comment on, change, accept or refuse these electronic bills by means of an acceptance/refusal function, all via a discussion platform.
From the start we all experienced UPU*Clearing as an efficient tool for notifications and control of notifications. The daily routines have become much simpler – accepted invoices can be put in the UPU*Clearing system and your counterpart can see its payables immediately hereafter and react instantly if an error has occurred.
The UPU*Clearing system consolidates the transactions and calculates settlement. Payments are centralized, with just one monthly payment for each debtor.
UPU*Clearing annually processes more than 10,000 transactions, involving movements of funds exceeding 180 million US dollars.


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Plant science: a multidisciplinary approach
December 2009
Meeting the food security challenge will require more than botanists looking at plants and zoologists examining animals. As biological disciplines become ever-more mathematical and discovery dependent upon a sound understanding of the biophysics involved, maintaining and increasing progress is likely to come from interdisciplinary teams of scientists.
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In the UK, the Centre for Plant Integrative Biology (CPIB) at the University of Nottingham brings together biologists, engineers, mathematicians and computer scientists to answer questions about plant science. The centre uses experimental data and novel imaging apparatus to construct complex models to simulate the biological processes underlying plant growth and metabolism.
CPIB scientist Dr Caroline Howells.
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A major focus of the work is devoted to understanding roots. When plants have beautiful flowers and fine foliage, it's easy to forget that half the organism lives underground, and it's from the soil that plants derive water and nutrients essential for growth.
Using the well-understood model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, CPIB researchers are therefore trying to reconstruct a 'virtual root' that will model growth and development on different scales, from sub-cellular metabolic processes to movements at the whole-organ level.
With an accurate 'virtual root', researchers can then manipulate hormones in the model and see if it matches up with the results of growing real plants. That, of course, requires a separate major effort to map the complex web of interactions between the principal plant hormones and their chemical intermediates.
These systems-oriented approaches are being applied to understand how the hormone auxin is distributed in epidermal cells in a root growing in response to gravity. Key genes that control lateral root emergence and the fine architecture of root structure are also being tackled in this way.
As the 'lab rat' of the plant world, the work will contribute to a protein atlas of the Arabidopsis root, which is being compiled using antibodies raised against several hundred key proteins that regulate root growth. The antibodies are currently deposited in NASC, the European Arabidopsis Stock Centre, for use by the wider international scientific community.
Special software automatically records root characteristics.
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Modelling an entire plant root system – from inside the cell to gross morphology – requires some specific and high-tech equipment, such as a special cell pressure probe allows the measurement and manipulation of cell turgor (pressure inside the cell) and an automatic microscope focusing system that uses an image-analysis feedback mechanism to maintain a crisp view on growing roots where focus drift over time can be a problem.
In addition, Microscale X-ray Computed Tomography (Micro-CT, a small version of a hospital CT scanner) is allowing researchers to visualise live roots growing in soil as it exists in the field. The aim is to identify genes that regulate key root-growing traits, such as root depth, angle and density, which can be used as molecular markers in crop breeding programmes to identify and assimilate with similar systems in other plants.
Bespoke software has also been developed at CPIB, such as RootTrace, which allows automatic and high throughput measure of root characteristics like length and curvature.
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Summer Days
Summer Days
Strolling through the meadow,
On this endless summer day,
Looking and looking
For a friend to play.
This little girl,
With her hair tied with a bow,
Didn't know the beauty,
That she bestowed.
She grew up,
More each day,
And did grown-up things,
Instead of play.
She left the meadow,
And walked to the school,
She was no longer a child,
She was a teenage jewel.
She didn't see it though,
Just the beautiful flaws,
People were horrid,
And she began to fall.
The happiness slipped away,
And the smiles faded.
She cried every night,
And herself, she hated.
The words she heard in the hall,
Left scars in her heart.
She didn't stay strong,
She let them tear her apart.
Eventually, she learned the truth,
The words they said weren't her.
They were simply stuff that was said,
To bring her down, and make her hurt.
She picked herself up again,
And strolled back along.
To her childhood dreams,
Where she was happy,
And felt like she belonged.


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Spectroscopy of solid-state laser and luminescent materials
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- Preface-- Elements of Atomic Spectroscopy-- Basic Mathematical Theory of Symmetry-- Rare earth ions in materials-- Light Emission and Absorption-- Lattice Vibration and the Spectral Properties of Active Ions-- Energy Levels and Spectroscopic Properties of the Iron Group Ions-- Non-Radiative Transition-- Energy Transfer and Migration-- Spectral Properties of Laser Glasses-- Spectroscopic Properties of Rare Earths in Nanocrystals.
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- Solid-state laser and luminescent materials activated by rare-earth or transition metals ions are widely used for solid-state lasers, luminescent lamps, flat displays, optical fibre communication systems, and other photonic devices. The unique solid-state electronic properties enable the activators in solids to emit photons efficiently in visible and IR regions. The rapid advances in both materials science and optoelectronics, particularly, the development of new methods of material synthesis and device fabrication, have been stimulating the growing interests in the deep insights of spectroscopic properties of solid-state laser and luminescent materials. This book brings together essential and practical knowledge of spectroscopic physics. This includes, atomic spectroscopy, mathematical theory, rare earth ions in materials, light emission and absorption, spectral properties, non-radiative transitions and energy migration.
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Revenue growth at Shearman & Sterling's City office has outstripped that of the firm as a whole, with London posting a 3 per cent rise to $112.6m while firmwide turnover stood relatively still at $752m.
Growth in London revenue was accompanied by a healthy boost in lawyer numbers, with lawyer headcount growing by 28 per cent from 114 to 146. However, most of these hires were at associate level as the office had hired a number of partners the previous year. Exits at partnership level last year included the firm's former London arbitration head David Reed, who moved to the London office of US rival Arnold & Porter in May (14 May 2012).
The firm's London head Nicholas Buckworth told The Lawyer that drivers for growth last year included the firm's London high-yield, projects and M&A group, while private equity could be an "area of interest" for new hires in the current year. Conversations with the firm's City partners last week suggest the growth in turnover was expected.
"We have a good pipeline of large, long-term transactions in the projects group so volatility in this area is much less [compared to other groups]," commented Buckworth. "Banking and finance, for example, can be much tricker because the market can go from boom to bust quite quickly, but what we saw in 2012 was an agility in looking for other opportunities, so banking and finance working much closer with the high-yield team, for example. If the economy hadn't been so difficult I would have expected to have seen more of a substantial increase."
Buckworth also pointed out, however, that it is hard to "pick apart" why the London office might have outperformed the firm as a whole because the US firm intentionally built a platform that concentrates on cross-border transactions.
Firmwide, lawyer headcount also increased, growing from 834 to 842. However, profit per equity partner dropped 2.6 per cent last year, from $1.56m to $1.52m, as did revenue per lawyer, which fell from $900,000 to $895,000.


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Enrico Hotel is a traditional clean and comfortable Bed and Breakfast hotel in Victoria Central London. It is open 24 hours all year round and the tariff includes English breakfast and tax. The hotel boasts a friendly professional staff and it is well located in the heart of London near Victoria station Westminster Abbey Houses of Parliament London eye and Buckingham Palace. An ideal choice for travelers looking for a competitive and moderately priced accommodation. The Enrico Hotel is a mere five minutes walk from Victoria train Station Local bus Tube and Coach Station.
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Future looks bright for Purdue freshmen
By Karen Allen, USA TODAY
ST. LOUIS Earlier this season, Purdue sent its women's
basketball players to etiquette class, to teach them how to wield the proper
utensils at the fancy banquets they sometimes attend.
Freshman Shereka Wright was unimpressed.
"They didn't teach me anything," she says. "I already knew
how to eat."
She already knew how to play basketball, too, as she demonstrated
with 17 points, including two key baskets and a steal, as the Boilermakers battled
down the stretch of their two-point loss to Notre Dame in Sunday's national
championship game.
Wright, a 5-10 forward from Copperas Cove, Texas, and Shalicia
Hurns, a 6-3 freshman from Indianapolis, were part of five freshmen Boilermaker
coach Kristy Curry wove in with the senior class led by star Katie Douglas that
won the 1999 national title, beating Duke.
Wright had 28 points and 10 rebounds in the two Final Four
Games, and Hurns had 26 points and 19 rebounds. Both were named to the all-tournament
Wright and Hurns became a key part of the offense early
in the year, along with point guard Erika Valek, who tore the ACL in her right
knee late in Purdue's regional semifinal win against Texas Tech.
It was a delicate balancing act at first, that was helped,
Hurns, says, by the seniors, especially Douglas and Camille Cooper.
"It was an instant connection," she says. "I think none
of them felt threatened by us coming in and they all showed love to us."
Sometimes, tough love.
Wright says her first impressions of Douglas and junior
guard Kelly Komara was that they were "scowling and screaming" all the time.
"But I can't think of anyone else I'd rather be screamed
at by," she says.
Douglas was the emotional and physical leader of the Boilermakers
she played 77 minutes (all but three) in the two Final Four games, scored
43 points in the two games, and touched the ball at least once on 60 of her
team's 73 possessions in the final.
But she says she's comfortable in turning the team over
to the underclassmen.
"The future looks very bright," she said. "The freshmen
stepped up. We're going to pass our torch to them. They'll be back."


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Sometimes, it's the simple things that are the most fun. The box your big present came in. Swords made out of sticks. Using a magnifying glass to start a fire. Or, in the case of one Brazilian design firm's favorite pastime: Rendering the heroes of your youth to look like 8-bit videogame characters.
"Pixel art was heavily used during the '80s and '90s, due to the resolution limitations of video games of that time period. Those were my golden childhood years; I was bombarded by cartoons and comics and games in every direction," says Anthony Barros, co-founder of Rio de Janeiro's BoO! Studio. "These influences helped shape the man-child I am today. So I decided to combine both, and do a remake of my favorite childhood characters, with an 8-bit pixel art spin to them."
Barros started designing his pixel characters—a line-up that includes everyone from the X-Men to the Powerpuff Girls—in his free time last year to "keep in touch with what I really love about art and design." He's kept at it ever since, spending two to three hours on each character. His colleagues at BoO! help choose who should be pixelated, but he does the work himself, which explains why it's taken nearly eight months to complete the 81 characters he's done so far.
BoO! has been releasing Barros' images in a series of prints and posters called "Pixel Nostalgia." His next set of images is sure to appeal to those who share his love of geek franchises–he's tackling Game of Thrones. Once he's done with the Game of Thrones characters, which he hopes to wrap before the show's season finale, he'll keep cranking on other pixel avatars.
"Right after finishing the first Pixel Nostalgia poster, people came up with many great suggestions of some other nostalgic characters that didn't make it to our poster," Barros says. "So, right after we finish the Game of thrones pixel project, we'll start working on Pixel Nostalgia 2!"
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• Where: Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, 1737 E. University Blvd.
• Tickets: $15-$29
• Reservations, information: 621-1162, www.cfa.dance.arizona/edu
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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung (Newspaper) - February 18, 2003, New Braunfels, Texas Tuesday, February 18, 2003 — HerALD-Zeitwng — Page 5A School news— Top graduates sought by CISD The Comal Independent School District is looking for CISD graduates from 1993 or before to honor with the CISD Outstanding Graduate Award. Nominations are being accepted through March 28. The CISD Outstanding Graduate Award is designed to honor district high-school graduates for excellence and notable achievement since graduating from Comal ISD schools. This is the seventh year for the program. Th be eligible, nominees must have graduated from either Canyon High or Smithson Valley High schools at least IO years ago. The nominee should be or have been actively involved in his/her community; 2002 winners The honorees for the 2002 CISD Outstanding Graduate Award were: From Canyon High: David Gyure ('87), Marisia Parra ('92), Cindy Rum (76), Robert Scott ('87) and Frank Van Horn ('82). From Smithson Valley High: Guy Kitchen (77) achieved extraordinary career status; made outstanding contributions to a career field; made notable contributions to an area, state, etc.; and/or a combination of these achievements. Nomination forms are now available online at www.comalisd.org, or at the district's Central Office, 1421 North Business 35, New Braunfels. Completed forms may be faxed to 830-221-2001, or mailed to the above address. Winners of Smithson Valley FFA Chapter Stock Show released Winners of the recent Smithson Valley FFA Chapter Stock Show were: SWINE Grand Champion Market Barrow— Montana Moeller Reserve Grand Champion Market Barrow — Ronnie Urbanczyk Grand Champion Market Gilt — Kaley Gallagher Reserve Grand Champion Market Gilt — Joshua Sims Champion Sr. Swine Showmanship — Abby Benavides Reserve Champion Sr. Swine Showmanship — Wes McFarland Champion Jr. Swine Showmanship — Ronnie Urbanczyk Reserve Champion Jr. Swine Showmanship — Montana Moeller Champion Prejunior Swine Showmanship — Christian Harrell Reserve Champion Pre-Junior Swine Showmanship — Coker Moeller Champion Pee Wee Swine Showmanship — Taylor Harrell Champion "Ole Timers" Swine Showmanship — Darrell Moeller GOATS Grand Champion Goat — Kyra Jo Quinn Reserve Grand Champion Goat — Skye Broyles Grand Champion Breeding Goat — Samantha Owens Champion Sr. Goat Showmanship — Morgan Leach Reserve Champion Sr. Goat Showmanship — Kevin Klein Champion Jr. Goat Showmanship — Laura Beth Hardin Reserve Champion Jr. Goat Showmanship — Tiffany Schmidt Champion Prejunior Goat Showmanship — Kyra Jo Quinn Reserve Champion Prejunior Goat Showmanship —-Taylor Schmidt Champion Pee Wee Goat Around Town Contact Features Editor Brian Grant, 625-9144 ext. 222 Archives Anonymous Subscribe today Call 625-9144 AAA-03-14 By BECKY LOMBARDO Special to Herald Zeitung Can you believe that no one knew the names of the young girls (AA-03-12) all dressed alike. I wish someone knew them and would give us a call We did not have any problems getting our firemen (AA-03-11) identified. From left they are: George Amen, John Sheppard, Stacie Zercher, Steve Mabe, Rick Medina and Arlon Wayne Hansmann. Thanks go to Michelle Oatman, Lorine Friesenhahn, Maryline Jonas, Johnny Oberkampf and John Robinson for helping us with all the names. With the upturning New Braunfels Junior Miss program this weekend, I thought it would be nice to go down "memory lane" and identify winners from the past. We have New Braunfels winners from 1974 (AA-03-13) and AA-03-13 also from 1980 (AA-03-14). Hopefully, we will be able to get all the girls identified and good luck to this year s contestants. As always, keep reading. keep remembering and keep calling! Call us at 629-1900, or visit the Sophienburg Archives, 200 N. Seguin, the old city hall building. Quiz on alcoholism reveals sobering reasons for concern Showmanship — Tanner Schmidt Champion "Ole Timers" Goat Showmanship — Kellee Quinn STEERS Grand Champion Breeding Heifer — Justin Cruger Grand Champion Market Steer — Robyn Gaede Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer — Scott Quick Champion Sr. Steer Showmanship — Dewayne Moore Reserve Champion Sr. Steer Showmanship — Garrett Welsh Champion Junior Steer Showmanship — Matt Mills Reserve Champion Junior Steer Showmanship — Cooper Wallis Champion Prejunior Steer Showmanship — Wyatt Krause Reserve Champion Pre-Junior Steer Showmanship — Skye Broyles Champion Pee Wee Showmanship — Brandi Wyrick Champion "Ole Timers" Steer Showmanship — Gerald Harris IAMBS Grand Champion Market Lamb — Jana Hardin Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb — Bailey Wallis Champion Sr. Lamb Showmanship — Bailey Wallis Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb Showmanship — Michael Cleary Champion Junior Lamb Showmanship — Uiura Beth Hardin 1 Reserve Champion Junior Lamb Showmanship — Cooper Wallis Champion Prejunior Lamb Showmanship — Jana Hardin Reserve Champion Pre-Junior Lamb Showmanship — Eddie Fullenwider Champion Pee Wee Lamb Showmanship — Brandi Wyrick Champion "Ole Timers" l^amb Showmanship — Tina Hofstetter DEAR READERS: For readers who may be concerned about their drinking, I am printing a wake-up call: ARE YOU AN ALCOHOLIC? 1) Have you ever decided to stop drinking for a week or so, but lasted only a couple of days? 2) Do you wish people would stop nagging you about your drinking? 3) Have you ever switched from one kind of drink to another hoping that would keep you from getting drunk? 4) Have you had a drink in the morning during the past year? 5) Do you envy people who can drink without getting into trouble? 6) Have you had problems connected with drinking during the past year? 7) Has your drinking caused you trouble at home? 8) Do you ever try to get extra drinks at a party because you did not get enough to drink? 9) Do you tell yourself you can stop drinking any time you want, even though you keep getting drunk? 10) Have you missed days at work because of the drinking? 11) Do you have blackouts? 12) Have you ever felt that your life would be better if you did not drink? 13) When you take one or two drinks, can you stop and walk away? 14) Have you ever embarrassed yourself or someone else when drinking? 15) Do you drink every day? 16) How many times in the last month have you awakened with a hangover? 17) Do you spend money you don't have on alcohol? 18) Has this affected your sleeping habits? 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