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Has Justin Bieber finally seen the error of his ways?
The bad boy pop star who's quickly racking up a long rap sheet spent his Super Bowl weekend more than just party-hopping.
Pool hopping is more like it… and not for skinny-dipping.
According to the NY Post, after Bieber skateboarded his way through the pig skin party scene he wanted to do what every normal teen scene superstar does after a big weekend on the town — get baptized, of course.
Apparently Biebs' peeps were on the hunt for a swanky Big Apple spread with a private pool he could use to cleanse his soul, with some spiritual assistance from friend, Hillsong Church NYC senior pastor Carl Lentz.
But they couldn't find a pool in time last Saturday, so unfortunately for JB, he'll have to live in sin for a little while longer.
The 19-year-old Canadian crooner has long been a groupie of the fast-growing church that's hip with the in crowd (i.e. Vanessa Hudgens, AnnaSophia Robb and Scooter Braun) having tweeted last September: "Love to my guy @carllentzNYC for the amazing sermon at church this morning. Love you man. I broke down today. Thank (you)."
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Seattle's got Starbucks, Microsoft, grunge, and yes, lots of rain. But it's also got a whole lot more than that. There's your standard tourist fare in the form of the Space Needle, Seattle Center and Frank Gehry's monster of a museum, Experience Music Project, among others. But dig in a little deeper and you'll find some hidden doors, some sultry sweet spots and some spectacular waterways. Here's our guide to Seattle's sexier side.
|Agua Verde
1303 NE Boat Street, University District
(206) 545-8570, AguaVerde.com
Baja-inspired food, waterfront dining and kayaks by the hour. To really get your feet wet in Seattle, head here for an urban paddling experience in the waters of Lake Union and Lake Washington.
|Olympic Sculpture Park
2901 Western Avenue, Belltown
(206) 654-3100, SeattleArtMuseum.org
This fairly new waterfront park offers two of the things Seattlites love the most: the great outdoors and public art. It's a fantastic example of urban regeneration on the site of a former petroleum plant. A project of the Seattle Art Museum, the park is laid out in a Z-shaped configuration, integrating the city with the waterfront. Perfect for a picnic-a-deux (grab some fresh fare to go at the nearby Pike Place Market) or a romantic stroll.
|Underground Tour
608 First Ave, Pioneer Square
(206) 682-4646, UndergroundTour.com
Get your chuckle on while being regaled with tales of the Emerald City's sordid past. According to one of the vivacious tour guides, turn-of-the-century Seattle was built on the backs of a large population of "seamstresses," who paid "sewing" taxes to the city council with nary a sewing machine in sight.
|Hotel Max
620 Stewart St., Belltown
(206) 728-6299, HotelMaxSeattle.com
Featuring original paintings and photographs from local artists, Hotel Max offers a peaceful retreat with its charcoal palette and comfy beds. The rooms are smallish, but the location is just a few minutes away from Pike Place Market and other downtown attractions. The adventurous can also find out what exactly their "Hubba Hubba Hanky Panky Romance Package" entails.
|Ace Hotel
2423 First Ave, Belltown
(206) 448-4721, AceHotel.com
The Seattle Ace is one of the more reasonably priced boutique hotels in town. It sports an industrial feel and a pared-down aesthetic, much like the city itself. Head down the street to the Black Bottle bar for one of Seattle's best happy hours.
|Hotel Ändra
2000 Fourth Ave, Belltown
(206) 448-8600, HotelAndra.com
Any hotel with an umlaut in its name is either über cool or trying to hard. In the case of Ändra, it's the former. This boutique hotel brings Scandinavian minimalism together with Seattle chic. They also offer a special package for anyone looking for a little "romantik."
|The Hideout
1005 Boren Ave, First Hill
(206) 903-8480, HideOutSeattle.com
The rather shady red neon "Cocktails" sign outside this hard-to-find bar belies the gallery-cum-watering hole inside. All the art on the walls is for sale, and they encourage drunken drawing by providing patrons with clipboards and pens. The resulting masterpieces are published in a quarterly journal, The Vital 5 Review. Bring a few extra bucks to feed to Earl the Electronic Art Dealer.
|Zig Zag Cafe
1501 Western Ave, Pike Place Market
(206) 625-1146, ZigZagSeattle.com
This classic cocktail bar and restaurant is located on the Pike Street Hill Climb behind Seattle's venerable Pike Place Market. Most nights you'll find Murray Stenson behind the bar. He's a bit of a local legend and Playboy ranked him as one of the top ten bartenders in America in 2007. Murray is sure to whip up a tasty something-or-other to do away with what's left of your inhibitions!
|Triple Door
216 Union St, Downtown
(206) 838-4333, TheTripleDoor.net
A casual place to meet friends or potential paramours, this lounge and live music venue shares a kitchen with the acclaimed Wild Ginger restaurant next door. Happy hour is 4-6 p.m. every day, and 10 p.m.-midnight on Sundays-Thursdays.
|Purple Cafe & Wine Bar
1225 4th Ave, Downtown
(206) 829-2280, ThePurpleCafe.com
The tasting menu is perfect if you want to sample a little bit of everything, and share your plate with your beau. Offers an impressive selection of cheese and wine pairings that are sure to set the mood for the rest of the evening.
2576 Aurora Ave North, Queen Anne
(206) 283-3313, Canlis.com
A fine dining establishment open for dinner only. At the upper end of the price range, this is the place to go if you want to bust out that little black dress you only save for special occasions. Spectacular views over Lake Union and the Seattle cityscape.
|Il Bistro
93A Pike St, Pike Place Market
(206) 682-3049, IlBistro.net
It's hard to go wrong with Italian if you're looking for a little romance. Il Bistro is hidden beneath Pike Place Market. Most of the meats, seafood and produce are purchased daily from the colorful vendors populating the market.
|Sway & Cake
1631 Sixth Av, Downtown
(206) 624-2699, SwayAndCake.com
The place to go for party dresses, featuring a wide variety of denim designers and styles, fun jewelry, and the latest wares from cool designers like 12th Street by Cynthia Vincent and Yumi Kim.
|Bellefleur Lingerie Boutique
720 N. 35th St, Fremont
(206) 545-0222, BelleFleurLingerie.com
Get your bare essentials at this high-end lingerie shop, located in Fremont, a quirky neighborhood that has declared itself "The Center of the Universe." Consistently selected by local press as Seattle's best purveyor of all things sexy.
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323 N. 45th St, Wallingford
(206) 545-6969, TheEroticBakery.com
Cakes, cookies and cupcakes in all sorts of … anatomical shapes. And they take their erotic baking seriously, advertising that "Our sculptors are expertly trained in marzipan rolling. Then they are tested and approved Erotic Bakery Sculptors." A favorite for bachelorette parties. Eros meets cake — what more could a girl want?


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The price of pork on your fork could be about to get a little cheaper in China as the months roll on, and while a dip in the soft commodity is not likely to benefit Australian customers, it should help bring some more stability to financial markets in the first quarter.
Chinese pig sales, which are seen as one of a fairly reliable indicators of inflation in the world's second largest economy, have been one of the worst performing soft commodities over the past month, along with sugar and soy beans.
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But ANZ's senior agriculture analyst Paul Dean said that as pig sales fall further in February and March, inflation should become even less of a concern.
"It is a positive for the Chinese economy and for the next couple of months those prices are more likely to go down," he said. "That means that inflation is not likely to be an issue for China and that is a positive from a policy perspective.
"One of the things we are seeing in China is short term interest rates have been spiking, even anecdotally, we are hearing that some importers in China are finding it harder to gain credit because of that spike in funds. But lower inflation means that they probably don't need to be as aggressive on tightening rates," Mr Dean said.
Chinese lending rates spiked in December affecting Asian and global share markets as investors worried about the stability of Chinese credit markets and the abilities of authorities to control problems in the shadow banking system without affecting broader financial markets.
But as pig prices look set to decline further in February and March, there is less pressure on authorities to tighten lending rates because of inflation at least.
Concerns about inflation and the pace of growth in the Chinese economy is an important consideration for investors in Australia because of the close trade links between the two countries.
In four of the last five years, January pig prices have traded at a significant premium to prices in late February and March as demand from the holiday season passes.
In a note to clients, ANZ said this same pattern is in place for 2014, with "pig prices declining by 10 per cent in the past month and a strong chance that this seasonal weakness in pig prices will continue for at least another two months."
Pig meat is hugely popular in China, so much so that British farmers will begin exporting pig semen to breeders in China this year following an international trade deal reached in December.
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After talking with my PS, I have decided to downsize from 250 to 100cc. I got a lift, lollipop 250cc mod plus silicone implants 7 mon ago. Love the result & placement but they are way toooo big for me! I'm not comfortable, so I'm downsizing. My doc recommends either 125 or 100cc moderate profile. I think my current implant is too wide, into my armpit, so I prefer a lower profile. But my PS only carries mentor memoryshape implants which don't come in low profile. Thoughts on how this will look?
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Early modern humans could have spent their evenings sitting around the fire, playing bone flutes and singing songs 40,000 years ago, newly discovered ancient musical instruments indicate. The bone flutes push back the date researchers think human creativity evolved.
Researchers were studying a modern human settlement called Geißenklösterle, a part of the Swabian caves system in southern Germany, when they came across the bone flutes. One is made of mammoth ivory, while the other seems to be made of bones from a bird. They also found a collection of perforated teeth, ornaments and stone tools at the site.
"These results are consistent with a hypothesis we made several years ago that the Danube River was a key corridor for the movement of humans and technological innovations into central Europe between 40,000 and 45,000 years ago," study researcher Nick Conard, of Tübingen University, said in a statement.
"Geißenklösterle is one of several caves in the region that has produced important examples of personal ornaments, figurative art, mythical imagery and musical instruments. The new dates prove the great antiquity of the Aurignacian in Swabia." The Aurignacian refers to an ancient culture and the associated tools.
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Doha (AFP) Dec 07, 2012
UN talks seeking to halt the march of global warming enter their final day in Doha Friday with key points still outstanding: extending the greenhouse gas-curbing Kyoto Protocol and funding for poor countries.
Delegates are preparing for a long day and night of final haggling to find consensus on interim ways to rein in climate change and smooth the way to a new deal that must enter into force in 2020.
NGOs and delegates expressed frustration at the pace of negotiations that started on November 26 and coincided with a slew of new scientific warnings that Earth faces a calamitous future of more frequent extreme weather events.
"Political negotiators need to realise urgently that the climate does not negotiate," Greenpeace chief executive Kumi Naidoo told AFP in the final hours of the talks.
"Negotiations are out of touch with scientific reality. This is about human survival."
Funding to help poor countries deal with the fallout from global warming and convert to planet-friendlier energy sources emerged as a key sticking point between negotiators from nearly 200 countries.
Developed countries were pressed to show how they intend to keep a promise to raise climate funding for poor countries to $100 billion (76 billion euros) per year by 2020 -- up from a total of $30 billion in 2010-2012.
Developing countries say they need at least another $60 billion between now and 2015.
But the United States and European Union have refused to put concrete figures on the table in Doha for 2013-2020 funding, citing tough financial times.
Another point of contention was "hot air," the name given to Earth-warming greenhouse gas emission quotas that countries were given under the first leg of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and did not use -- some 13 billion tonnes in total.
The credits can be sold to nations battling to meet their own quotas, meaning greenhouse gas levels decrease on paper but not in the atmosphere.
Poland and Russia emitted much less than their lenient limits, and insisted in Doha on being allowed to bank the difference beyond 2012 -- a move vehemently opposed by most other parties.
Agreement on hot air is key to the Doha delegates extending the life of the Kyoto pact, whose first leg expires on December 31.
The protocol is the world's only binding pact on curbing greenhouse gases, but locks in only developed nations and excludes major developing polluters such as China and India, as well as the United States, which refused to ratify it.
A new 2020 deal, due to be finalised by 2015, will include commitments for all the nations of the world.
The Philippines urged bickering UN climate negotiators on Thursday to take heed from the deadly typhoon that struck the archipelago this week and wake up to the realities of global warming.
"As we sit here, every single hour, even as we vacillate and procrastinate here, the death toll is rising," climate envoy Naderev Sano told delegates.
German Environment Minister Peter Altmaier predicted on Thursday that the talks "will be on the knife's edge up to the last moment."
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Based on earlier reviews and after looking at the website of the hotel, I decided to stay for the night at the Tonneau d' Or. I do not regret this choice: the staff is extremely kind and helpful, the architecture of the main hall is impressive, the rooms are quite OK. I would add two pluses; the presence of an inside parking area where you can leave safely your car and the proximity (5 minutes walk) of the Old Town of Belfort, a pleasant area
Car park out the back and location of hotel
no triple room was available so we were given two adjoining rooms, large and very comfortable
NIce room, very large for EU standards. Small but good quality breakfast.
Good atmosphere at the place
Once grand hotel is in process of renovating and upgrading, but did not diminish quality of stay. Best hotel in area. Bed quality needs attention.
centally located, beautifully restored hotel...large rooms for European hotel, good value for the money
My wife needs a wheelchair and facilities for disabled in the bathroom. We short-listed hotels in Belfort on this basis. Unlike some hotels which state they are wheelchair/disabled friendly but are not, this hotel lived up to our expectations and requirements. The en-suite shower room was excellent - one of the best we have experienced. Lovely interior to the hotel. It would have been nice if there had been a restaurant for an evening meal.
just stayed for the night, room was comfortable we came back one week later for another night, this second time room was not as good and very noisy
It's centrally located with free parking, close to restaurants and the historic old town. The staff were exceptionally helpful and friendly.
It is a good hotel, but as a new hotel, it is a little difficult to find it with GPS.
The hotel offered all the basic facilities. It was clean and comfortable, with free parking, and offered good value for money.
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The presence of a very close parking. The toilette was too little.
Cleanness and design - nice breakfast
Easy to find, free internet, clean
nice and modern...but the noice from the train and next room is poorly.. Generally is fine.
Good value, clean accommodation, friendly staff, good breakfast Hotel overlooking old railway goods area
The Hotel is in a very convenient location for the town centre. The room was cleaned and tidied to a very good standard each day. Breakfast was a good choice of different things to eat. no
Good price
The staff was very nice, I was coming late and they agreed to wait for me, they were helpful. It was cheap compared with other hotels in Belfort. The room was not very clean and it smelled bad. It wasn't very cosy. Although it was the cheapest hotel I found in Belfort, I think it was nos worth its price.
use it in case that you really have no enough money
Reasonable location fro overnight stop overs to break the journey and not too for from the main road in and out of town. An English TV channel to recieve news and weather would be nice and helpful.
the receptions there are very nice~~~`
Good value for money. The lady at reception when we arrived was most helpful and this made our overnite very enjoyable. Please convey our compliments to the lady in question. The details as to where we come off the motorway and find the hotel was very poor.In effect vwe had to ring the hotel to get directions etc.
Value for money combined with a good location Rooms were not cleaned or checked during the entire stay and we had to purchase toilet paper as reception was closed and toilet paper had not been replenished.
Buffet breakfast excellent
Good location for food and amenities of Belfort. Easy to find. Quite small for a Novotel, imagine it is very busy when conference is running.
Hotel design and Reception staff was very helpfull. Bar staff to little present. Breakfast staff too much present. Nothing serious however
all perfect customers have not the ability to choose the room's temperature, it was a litle cool for us
Check in took very long as receptionist decided to take a long phone call during check in. credit card and cash was stolen from my colleagues room during breakfest.
A nice location and a nice relaxing atmosphere in the Restaurant
Frienly staff nicely furnished and decorated good beds and bathroom nice food close to main roads Breakfast was a bit expensive
Old structure withd a fully renovated need.
Comfortable room, clearly recently refurbished. Good value for money. Short walk from town centre Immediate locality appeared to be rough to say the least. Two pillows per bed would be nice and a door on the bathroom would have been a bonus.The hinges were in place so I suspect that this was a temporary condition relating to the refurbishment.
Very nice stuff, quite good food. Rooms are clean and quite comfortable. Not so much chose of food for brakfast.
It is a nice and clean hotel with plenty of secure parking space. Some distance to the city centre and citadel, but very close to the Univeristy.
I liked very much the attention of the staff of the hotel, specially the lady that worked during the night
Flexibility, comfort, good value for money, Staff very kind
Nice and quiet place outside urban area. Lots of places for shopping and eating not far from the hotel. The hotel staff speaks only French... ??
The hotel was available was convenient and good value for money Maybe the rooms could be just a tiny bit bigger
the tv was new the room was depressingly small and the toilet and shower was like walking into a portable toilet. light was shit and the key card into the room only worked upon occasion. they spoke very little english
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- Item Six, A Bag Of Nothing: : Humour - Poem by Alessandra Liverani
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The Superior Craton or Superior Province is an Archean craton (4.031 billion years ago-present) which forms the core of the Canadian Shield lying north of Lake Superior for which it is named.
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Most of these houses at one time were available for young people to buy at a reasonable price; now they have been converted from a normal family home to student accommodation. Also, the council is receiving no council tax from these houses.
If the University of York had not been allowed to sprawl and extend without limitations, or had been compelled to build sufficient accommodation for the population of students, then this problem would not have occurred.
But it appears that City of York Council allows the university to develop whatever and whenever.
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If you're one of the millions who have discovered TED online, or the thousands who attend TED in person around the world, then you already know it's really fantastic. I attended this year's TED in Long Beach and came away with several lessons (in addition to all of the just plain fun.)
Last week's TED conference really grabbed my attention when Andrew Stanton talked about storytelling. Andrew is the writer and director behind Pixar hits like Finding Nemo, Wall-E, and his newest movie, John Carter. He made me care by reeling me into his personal narrative. I think he was a perfect choice as a lead-off speaker because he reminded the audience to pay attention to the stories of the people around them, as well as their own. That set the tone for the week — listening and learning from incredible people and the unique lives we were surrounded by at TED.
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By the way, it almost didn't happen: he drove his truck off a slippery mountain pass in the Sierra just before I was born. He survived with a broken collar bone and so the pictures of him holding me as a newborn show his arm in a sling. No matter how successful, or challenged, he ever was as a businessman, he was okay, because he knew he could always drive a truck.
My mom was a school teacher and the first in her family to ever go to college. She read to me as a little boy and left me with a sense that I could do anything with a good education. By junior high, with her encouragement, I'd decided to try to make it into the U.S. Naval Academy.
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Practicing law, I got a chance to work in the early days of Internet start-ups – aka, the "dotcom" era. We had some spectacular successes but and also some failures. In both cases, smart people sometimes made big mistakes around their legal risks. I began to think that there was a way to use the Internet to make the law more affordable, so that more people could access the legal help everyone needs.
So, I re-designed myself as a lawyer-entrepreneur. That re-design, of course, led me to where I am now, as the founder of Rocket Lawyer. It also led me to TED and writing this blog post.
Finally, another part of my self design is that I don't usually like to sit in class (even though military service, but my quest for that USP kept me in school until I was 30 years old, with a BS, MS and a JD). So, the notion of TED, the big ideas conference, always seemed like something that wouldn't suit me. Boy was I wrong. It turns out that TED is more than siting in class. It is full immersion in collective thought.
Alright, with part of my story told (thanks Andrew!), here are links to 10 things I learned at TED.
- Stories make us care
- Design or fail
- Listen to both sides (well, I actually learned that in law school)
- Cities aren't so bad (learned that in beautiful San Francisco)
- Optimists rule
- Introverts are people too
- Power off and Connect
- Sing and Dance
- Look beyond the bright and dazzling things
- Be humble because there's a 17 year old nuclear physicist out there
Regarding #10, had I thought like Taylor Wilson back in 1979, maybe we'd be driving fusion vehicles right now, instead of still filling up our tanks with gas at a corner near you
Related articles
- My life in story, backwards: Andrew Stanton at TED2012 (ted.com)
- TED2012: The Geekfest begins (guardian.co.uk)


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On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 02:29:38PM -0500, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 04:36:29PM +1100, Dave Chinner wrote: > > The introduction of barriers to DM loop devices (e.g. dm-crypt) has > > created a new IO order completion dependency that XFS does not > > handle. That is, the completion of log IOs (which have barriers) in > > the loop filesystem are now dependent on completion of data IO in > > the backing filesystem. > > I don't think dm belongs into the picture here at all. The problem > is simply with the loop device, which sits below dm-crypt in the > bugzilla reports. The loop device in SuSE (and for a short time in > mainline until we saw unexplainable XFS lockups) implements barriers > using fsync. Now that fsync turns a log I/O that issues a barrier > in the XFS filesystem inside the loop device into a data I/O the > backing filesystem. With this the rest of your description applies > again. Fair point. I'll change the description to be more accurate. > The patch looks good to me - while I hate introducing random delay() > calls I don't really see a way around this. I thought about using queue_delayed_work(), but then the change became much bigger and has other side effects like increasing the size of the ioend structure. Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Chinner david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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If you're worried that your students' literacy skills will have dipped over the school holidays, here are our top lesson ideas to help you get them back up to speed
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While students might trudge through set texts in lessons, how can teachers inspire them to open a book when they get home? Martin Williams explores interesting initiatives developed by teachers
As the 20th Fifa World Cup kicks off next week, these lesson ideas and resources will help teachers use football to tackle learning across a range of subjects
Weekly education round up: Writing about 'memorable experiences' can help students struggling with English, and a teacher blogger explains why you should love homework
Teachers' ideas on how to improve student literacy
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Inspired by successful programmes in the US, a new initiative plans to embed spoken-word poetry into UK schools. Jacob Sam-La Rose profiles the project and its Chicago roots
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Exasperated with confusing approaches to teaching phonics, deputy head, Ruth Moyler developed her own method. Emily Drabble finds out more
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More than 94 per cent of children in Hertfordshire have been allocated a place at one of their preferred schools this year, despite a large increase in the number of applications.
However, Hertfordshire County Council said more places in primary and secondary schools are still required, leading the Liberal Democrats to say the admissions system is "failing our children".
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The council processed more than 18,300 applications, with 94 per cent of applicants offered a place at one of their top three schools, down from 95 per cent last year.
More than 81 per cent of pupils were allocated their first ranked school, nearly eight per cent were allocated their second ranked school, more than three per cent their third ranked school and just more than one per cent were given their fourth ranked school.
The number of children applying for a place in primary schools across the county has risen by 595 this year, with a total of 15,454 applications for reception places received.
The council said is has spent more than £100 million to provide an additional 2,000 reception places in Hertfordshire, and a further £20 million has already been committed to provide 250 extra permanent places for September 2015.
In order to ensure that additional places were available to match the demand, some potential expansions were identified but not finalised until all primary applications for 2014 had been received.
Across the county, ten existing schools will now be admitting extra pupils, including 30 places at Knutsford in Watford and 30 places at Warren Dell in South Oxhey. There will also be 120 places offered at two other new free schools planned for Watford.
Justin Donovan, council director of education and early intervention, said: "Starting primary school or moving on to a junior or middle school is an important step and we are pleased that even more children have been allocated a ranked school this year, despite the increase in the number of applications.
"This year, if a significant number of children in an area cannot be offered a place at one of their ranked schools and the nearest alternative school place is in another town or village, then places are not offered at this stage and will instead be offered next month through the continuing interest process. This strategy means that some applicants will not be offered a place on allocation day.
"I recognise this is always a difficult time for parents but firmly believe that delaying allocations for a small number of families is preferable to allocating a place at a school outside the local area."
The Liberal Democrats said the primary schools admissions system is "failing our children".
Mark Watkin, spokesperson on education and children's services, said: "Hundreds of families across the county have a worrying few weeks ahead while they wait to see in county council can find any extra capacity in their area. Parents want to see their children in a good, local school and not having a school place for a child is very stressful.
"I am also very concerned for those parents who have not been able to obtain one of their selected schools or will have to travel miles to have their child educated and shall continue to demand that the county ensures more school places are provided where they are needed in good time for 2015/16.
"We are in this position because of short-sighted and greedy decisions that were made to save money rather than to make sure our children get the excellent education they deserve."
The total of 17,700 Hertfordshire parents and carers were told about their application decision last night.
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EUROBASKET NEWS REPORT - 6/4/2009Copyright © 1997-2009 Eurobasket
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|IBL Standings
Player of the Year: Armands Skele (192-G-83) of Barons/LMT Riga
Guard of the Year: Armands Skele (192-G-83) of Barons/LMT Riga
Forward of the Year: Kaspars Berzins (213-F/C-85) of Barons/LMT Riga
Center of the Year: Raitis Grafs (208-C-81) of ASK Riga
Newcomer of the Year: Kristaps Kanbergs (190-G-88) of BK Ventspils
Most Improved Player of the Year: Jurijs Aleksejevs (204-C-85) of VEF Riga
Bosman Player of the Year: Evgeniy Kolesnikov (195-G-85) of VEF Riga
Import Player of the Year: Ronald Clark (196-G-81) of SK Valmiera
Domestic Player of the Year: Armands Skele (192-G-83) of Barons/LMT Riga
Defensive Player of the Year: Kaspars Berzins (213-F/C-85) of Barons/LMT Riga
Coach of the Year: Agris Galvanovskis of BK Ventspils
1st Team
Bernard King (196-G-81) of BK Ventspils
Armands Skele (192-G-83) of Barons/LMT Riga
Ronald Clark (196-G-81) of SK Valmiera
Kaspars Berzins (213-F/C-85) of Barons/LMT Riga
Raitis Grafs (208-C-81) of ASK Riga
2nd Team
Edgars Jeromanovs
Ingus Bankevics
Evgeniy Kolesnikov
Ernests Kalve
Warren Carter
Honorable Mention
Andrius Mazutis
Todd Abernety
Akselis Vairogs
Uvis Helmanis
Mareks Jurevicus
Pavels Veselovs
Jurijs Aleksejevs
Arturs Stalbergs
All-Domestic Players Team
Edgars Jeromanovs
Armands Skele (192-G-83) of Barons/LMT Riga
Ernests Kalve
Kaspars Berzins (213-F/C-85) of Barons/LMT Riga
Raitis Grafs (208-C-81) of ASK Riga
All-Imports Team
Todd Abernety
Bernard King (196-G-81) of BK Ventspils
Evgeniy Kolesnikov
Ronald Clark (196-G-81) of SK Valmiera
Warren Carter
All-Defensive Team
Andrius Mazutis
Aigars Vitols
Akselis Vairogs
Kaspars Berzins (213-F/C-85) of Barons/LMT Riga
Martins Sirmants
All-Newcomers Team
Kristaps Kanbergs
Armands Osins
Lauris Mizis
Kristers Zeidaks
Maris Ziedins
June 2, 2009
Cyprus 80 Luxembourg 57
Nicosia, Cyprus
Basketball tipped off in the XIII Games of the Small States of Europe in Cyprus Tuesday with Luxembourg, Iceland, Malta, Cyprus, San Marino and Andorra in the Men's tournament.
History has proclaimed a few clear favorites to win in the basketball section of the games. Traditionally, Iceland has more basketball quality than any other country, despite the fact that the Mens National team of Cyprus has won 6 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals. Logi Gunnarsson, a guard playing for Gijon in Spain, is considered Iceland's best player, with 10 points per game in European competitions. Malta also has its star, center Marco Matijevic, with Serbian roots.
First day action pitted Luxembourg against the host of the games, Cyprus. Luxembourg took it hard on the chin in their opening game. Down by 8 points at the end of the first quarter, Luxembourg regrouped and had a better second period pulling to within 6 points just before the half. Luxembourg struggled inside and lost the war on the boards 43-28. Cyprus attacked the hoop more aggrerssively leading to several Luxembourg fouls and consequestly Cyprus was able to take full advantage at the free throw line where they out-scored their opponent 15-2. Tom Schumacher (188-G/F-87) and Martin Rajniak (205-F-78, college: CSU Bakersfield) scored 12 points each for Luxembourg. Larrie Smith (195-F-75, college: Tennessee Tech) was held to just 5 points but had 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 36 minutes of play. Luxembourg took more shots from 2 point range than Cyprus but the home squad connected on 61% with 19/31 compared to Luxembourg's 14/38 for only 36%. Panagiotis Trisokkas (206-C-80, agency: Globalsports/Globalevents) led Cyprus with 17 points followed by Aristides Koronides and Michalis Kounounis (194-F-81, agency: Interperformances) with 13 each. Georgios Anastasiadis also added 10.
Cyprus: 28 field goals, 9 three pointers, 15 for 22 free throws, 43 rebounds, 17 fouls, 17 assists, 5 steals and 15 turnovers
Trisokkas 17, Koronides 13, Palalas 6, Garcia 9, Liatsos 9, also Kounnas 13, Anastasiadis 10, Pantouris 2 and Yiannas 1
Luxembourg: 23 field goals, 9 three pointers, 2 for 4 free throws, 28 rebounds, 23 fouls, 14 assists, 9 steals and 14 turnovers
M. Rajniak 12, N. Delgado 4, Smith 5, Scholtes 3, Schumacher 12, also Hoffmann 0, Giver 3, Picard 9, J. Delgado 3, Wiseler 6, Koster 0
Score by Quarters: 21-13, Halftime 36-30, 3rd Q 58-42, Final 80-57
In the other games yesterday Andora defeated San Marino 47-79 and Iceland blew out Malta 93-43. In today's action, the Luxembourg squad will take on
San Marino at 4:15pm Cyprus time. Andora will face Iceland and San Marino has to play Cyprus.
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|BSN Standings
The United States Basketball Association is pleased to announce their inaugural season opening on April 7, 2010. The league will take an aggressive posture by activating 18 teams housed in 3 divisions. Permanente home gymnasiums of each individual team are in the process of being completed. 'Come Hades or high water, we will tip off in 2010, we have agreements in place to use gymnasium for 12 of our teams already, the colleges and universities that we planned to occupy this year, understood the challenges we faced in 2009 and they graciously permitted the league to renew their commitment to play at their facilities,' said USBA president and C.E.O Duane Allen Jenkins. 'We'll have all locations set by early fall.
The 2010 regular season will begin on April 7, 2010 and end on July 3, 2010. There is a mid season All Star Classic Game slated for May 22nd and May 23rd, 2010. The Championship game is scheduled for July 11, 2010. Both series will be held in Atlanta, Georgia. The top four teams in each division will secure a playoff position.
The Willie Joe Hunter Memorial Championship Trophy will be awarded to the top team.
The league will continue its partnership with churches, civic groups and charitable organizations in each individual team city. A special invitation has been extended to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Feed America and the USMC Toys for Tots. The league is also extending a very special invitation to children in foster care each city and children housed in juvenile detention centers. The league has authorized each team to conduct educational contest between clubs to select children to be official ball girls and boys. 'We'll invite all groups who help children to contact the league and well issue complimentary tickets to these groups to our home games. The selected children to be the ball kids will receive $25.00 apiece per game for their services,' said Jenkins.
'The leagues three divisions, the Atlantic, the Appalachian and the Southern will consist of six teams in each division. With the economy stabilizing, its full steam ahead,' said USBA vice president of basketball operations, Kenneth Green. 'This is a prime opportunity for us to activate the league. Well get to know our fans and supporters in each city. We want our fans to be able to have ample access to the coaches and players,' said Green. Tryouts will be held for teams on March 14th and 21st, 2010.
The league will make season ticket packages available. The availability of the 2010 USBA Season Ticket Extravaganza is October 1, 2009. This season ticket promotion is a special event for the fans and is sponsored by the advertisers and sponsors of the USBA. The league has set aside 1200 single season tickets for each city for this promotion. 'This collaborated effort includes the USBA, the USBA Youth Outreach, Inc and many of the leagues partners, sponsors and advertisers,' said Jenkins.
The league has set the price of $105.00 per season ticket and comes with admission to all fifteen home games and fifteen free single game tickets; this includes admittance to all home playoff games. As a bonus, fans receive priority seating, complimentary concessions, a free game day program and a 24-inch x 36-inch full color poster with the basketball team or the dance team. (The total number of admittance per season ticket is 30, which breaks down to $3.50 per admittance). 'We designed the USBA basketball games to be family friendly, our promotions, our entertainment and our prices will fit right into anyones budget,' said Jenkins
According to the league, each season ticket holder will be automatically included in a raffle sponsored by the USBA Youth Outreach, Inc. 'We're very excited about this promotion. Not only do fans get a chance to see high quality basketball at affordable prices, but also there is the chance to win a new car, a trip to see an NBA game and to go on a Disney World vacation.'
The prize list is as follows:
* Grand Prize: 2010 Lincoln Mercury Grand Marquis LS
(one automobile and a $40.00 Quik Trip, BP or RaceTrac weekly gas card for one year, will be given away in each USBA team city, 18 total league wide),
* 2nd Prize: Disney World Family Vacation
(Family of four, rt airfare on Delta Airlines, transfers to and from the airport, daily Disney World Park passes, meals and lodging at a Disney World theme park hotel included, two given away in each USBA team city, 36 total league wide),
* 3rd prize: The NBA Extravaganza
( Trip for two to an NBA game, round trip airfare on Delta Airlines, overnight stay at Marriott Hotel, one day car rental from Enterprise, dinner for two at Outback Steak House and breakfast for two at International House of Pancakes, two given away in each USBA team city, 36 total league wide.)
* 4th Prize: The Trek Bicycle Explosion
(Six mens, six womens, six boys and six girls ten speed bicycles, 24 given away at each USBA team city, 432 total league wide)
* 5th Prize: The Outback Steak House Family Feast
(A $60.00 gift card, 25 given away in each USBA team city, 450 total league wide)
* 6th Prize: Russell Athletic Team Polo Shirts
(25 shirts will be given away in each USBA team city, 450 total league wide)
The Grand prize drawing for this promotion will be held at halftime of the teams home season opener, the drawings for the other prizes will be held at a special pre-game show. 'As far as we know, this is the biggest and most extravagant season ticket promotion in the history of minor league sports.' says Jenkins. 'Fans can visit our website at www.usbaball.com for rules and disclaimers about the raffle and the United States Basketball Association.' ' We plan to begin our first season with a bang. All of our games will be geared toward top notched basketball competition, family fun and entertainment surrounded in a faith based environment, our goal is to offer each community a great experience,' proclaimed, Mr. Jenkins. For more information, call the USBA league office at (770) 729-0306 or go to www.usbaball.com.
2010 USBA Season Ticket Extravaganza Rules and Disclaimer:
Purchase of a season ticket to any 2010 USBA team necessary to be included in the raffle drawing. The USBA Youth Outreach, Inc., is the sponsor of this promotion. This promotion is open to all residents of Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Kentucky, West Virginia, Mississippi, North Carolina and the District of Columbia who purchase a season ticket during this promotion. This promotion ends April 5, 2010 at midnight Eastern Daylight Time. USBA employees, family member of USBA employees, team members, Season Ticket Extravaganza sponsors, their employees and their families are ineligible to participate in this promotion. Participants must be at least 18 years old to participate in this promotion. One entry in raffle per season ticket purchased. No other restrictions apply. No substitution of prizes. Prizes are not refundable or transferable. Prize winners are responsible for all taxes and /or gratuity associated with prizes won in this promotion. Odds of winning any prize in this promotion will be determined in direct relation of the number of season tickets sold during this promotion. (Example: 1200 season tickets sold per USBA team season, Grand Prize winning odds are 1200 to 1, 2nd prize winning odds are 600 to 1, 3rd Prize winning odds are 600 to 1, 4th Prize winning odds are 50 to 1, each, 5th prize winning odds are 48 to 1, 6th Prize winning odds are 48 to 1. The USBA has set aside 1200 season tickets per USBA team city to be sold, a total 21,600 league wide. Odds of winning a prize in this promotion are derived on a per city basis only. If the same individual purchases two season tickets for the 2010 basketball season and before April 5, 2010 the odds will increase to give the ticket holder double the chance of winning a prize. This promotion is a USBA Youth Outreach sponsored event. The USBA Youth Outreach, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) not for Profit Company. Single ticket purchases are not included in this promotion. 2nd and 3rd Prizewinners must make travel reservation through the USBA. Travel blackout periods may effect certain travel dates. All NBA games must be east of the Mississippi River and in the Continental United States. Grand prizewinners have a choice of color. There is no time limit for any of the travel prizes, gift card or any other prize in this promotion. Promotion is void where prohibited by law.
The United States Basketball Association (USBA) and its parent company the Alden Group LLC are in the process of negotiating a multi-year agreement with Clear Channel Communication, Inc., to radio broadcast all mens basketball games beginning with the 2010 season.
'A partnership with Clear Channel Radio will substantially strengthen the promotion of our mens basketball program within our teams markets and it will provide our association a step up in minor league basketball,' said USBA president Duane Jenkins.
If an agreement can be reached, Clear Channel affiliates will broadcast all of the USBAs regular season and postseason games, including a 30-minute pregame show and a 15-minute post game show. The stations will also be the radio home of the Coaches Corner, a live weekly radio program with the head coach of each team hosting a informal sports forum, designed to introduce players and coaches to their communities.
'We are very excited to partner with Clear Channel, whose stations boasts the rare combination of championship heritage with excellent programming that has risen to new heights and will help our exciting young league.' 'We are committed to bringing our listeners the best in sports as our fan base is very knowledgeable and very passionate about the game of basketball,' said Jenkins.
In addition to broadcasts, the partnership will fully integrate the USBA mens basketball into programming and promotion of each station including: on-air/on-line imaging, on-site events, enhanced coverage of games and, and multi-media advertising to promote its association. Production initiatives will include live coverage of mens basketball events, with the opportunity to promote and highlight USBA teams ticketing and marketing initiatives.
Under the proposed agreement, Clear Channel and its affiliates would also provide enhanced streaming and pod casting of programming that could be simulcast on www.usbaball.com, at no additional cost to our sponsors or our advertisers, making free content available to our fans league wide.
'Additional components of the partnership would include weekly USBA updates to occur during daily programming, and the airing of the basketball coachs show.
Increasing visibility for our entire league and our basketball games, is a significant step up in our growth,' said Jenkins.
'We are pleased to be expanding our radio broadcast reach for our mens basketball program.' ' With this new affiliation, we can greatly benefit our sponsors, advertisers and fans throughout our southern footprint.' No agreements have been signed to date. Negotiations are progressing and still ongoing.
Barquisimeto, Venezuela.- Panteras de Miranda defeated Gigantes de Guayana as visitors and put them closer to elimination, as the league started its final regular season week of daily matches.
Panteras de Miranda 91 - Gigantes de Guayana 90
Hermanas Gonzalez Arena - Puerto Ordaz, Bolivar
Quarter by quarter
PAN: Daimon Gonner (198-F-80) 17 points, Eduardo Torres (195-F-81) 16 points, Brian Latham (184-G-83) 13 points
GIG: Clarence Matthews (201-F-83) 18 points, Robert Cox (196-G/F-84) 17 points, Kevin Palacios (203-F/C-84) 17 points, Omar Quintero (183-G-81) 16 points
Barquisimeto, Venezuela.- Guaros de Lara defeated Toros de Aragua at home to earn victory number 29 and tie things up at the top of the LPB 2009 regular season standings with Cocodrilos de Caracas. It was the 18th victory as hosts in 20 matches for Guaros, who tied their own franchise record with the win.
Guaros de Lara 95 - Toros de Aragua 88
Domo Bolivariano - Barquisimeto, Lara
Quarter by quarter
GUA: Pablo Machado (207-C-77) 20 points and 10 rebounds, Jason Edwin (196-G/F-81) 20 points, Albert White (197-G/F-77) 17 points and 8 assists, Torraye Braggs (203-F/C-76) 16 points and 8 rebounds, Heissler Guillent (186-G-86) 8 points, Leonardo Berroteran (192-F/G-81) 6 points, Francisco Centeno (201-G/F-85) 5 points, Johan Pinero (183-G-76) 2 points, Sonys Reyes (181-G-86) 1 point, Graddy Osorio (193-F-87) 0 points, Kervis Ramirez (190-G-78) 0 points, Juan Manaure (188-G-79) 0 points
TOR: Alejandro Flores (202-F-81) 24 points and 10 rebounds, Keith Brumbaugh (208-G/F-85) 18 points, Amber Marin (208-C-81) 12 points and 7 rebounds, Cory Bradford (191-G-78) 10 points, Ernesto Mijares (190-G-76) 10 points, Alejandro Otaiza (190-F-76) 9 points, Jean Carlos Espinoza (190-G/F-74) 3 points, Jesus Urbina (201-F-84) 2 points, Rodrigo Rodriguez (198-F-80) 0 points, Felix Rivas (197-F-88) 0 points, Luis Navarro (192-F-92) 0 points
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Barquisimeto, Venezuela.- Marinos held on to third place in the LPB 2009 standings with an away victory against La Guaira BBC, a team that is trying as hard as they can to claim sixth place and advance to playoffs, a spot currently occupied by Gaiteros del Zulia.
Marinos de Anzoategui 74 - La Guaira BBC 66
Jose Maria Vargas Arena - La Guaira, Vargas
Quarter by quarter
MAR: Michael Gale (193-G-82) 21 points, Diego Guevara (184-G-77) 16 points, Gustavo Ayon (209-F/C-85) 16 points, Jermaine Walker (198-F-77) 11 points
LG: Ricky Johns (190-G-85) 19 points, Hiram Fuller (206-F/C-81) 13 points, Edgar Lugo (189-G-82) 12 points, Mike Campbell (197-G/F-75) 11 points
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