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Ofsted inspectors have said Wiltshire College requires improvement after an inspection.
The inspectors' report criticises the college's teaching, student success rates, apprentice success rates and management.
It comes with the college still without a permanent principal after it was announced Di Dale would not be at college for the last two weeks of the Easter term and vice principal Amanda Burnside was to be acting principal.
Mrs Dale, who is paid £147,000 a year, has not returned after the Easter holiday and is understood to be in negotiations with college governors over a severance deal.
Staff were also told by Mrs Burnside last week that vice principal Andrew Clare, who has responsibility for finance, has left immediately to "pursue other opportunities".
She wrote in an email to staff: "He has requested to leave as soon as possible and after careful consideration we have agreed the end of April. Taking into account remaining leave, Andrew will not be returning to the college at all this term."
The college will appoint an interim vice principal to cover Mr Clare's role.
The management upheaval comes as the college is overseeing a £21 million building project at its Chippenham campus and a partnership with a new University Technical College in Salisbury, as well as tackling the recommendations of the Ofsted report.
Mrs Burnside said today in relation to the report: "Whilst we are not satisfied with this result, the grade was in line with our own judgement of our position and Ofsted acknowledges this as one of our strengths.
"The report commends the college's 'open and honest self-assessment, leading to the accurate identification of areas for improvement.' We do have an excellent understanding of what we need to do to improve and a clear plan on how to achieve those improvements quickly."
The Ofsted inspection was carried out in March and is the third successive time the college has been rated a grade three.
Under previous inspection rules a grade three meant satisfactory but new guidelines have ruled it as requiring improvement across every inspection criteria except its English provision, which was ruled a grade four inadequate.
The inspection report said the college requires improvement because: "Students' success rates remain below average and the rate of increase has not been fast enough, particularly for success rates for adults and at level 3.
"Apprentices' success rates have declined over three years and are below average.
"Teaching teams are not consistently working well together to ensure students' learning is good.
"Support to promote students' learning and achievement across all the provision is not focused sufficiently on maximising individuals' full potential.
"Many improvement actions are new, with insufficient evidence of impact on improving the quality of provision. Differences in the quality of provision between the main campuses remain.
"Managers' use of targets and sharply-focused actions to raise achievement and improve the quality of teaching, learning and assessment is underdeveloped.
"Teaching of English is not good enough to ensure students develop their English skills adequately and achieve their qualifications."
The college was praised for: "Good collaborative work with stakeholders which ensures that the curriculum meets the local needs at the four main campuses.
"Good promotion of students' employability skills.
"Safe and welcoming campuses.
"A wide range of extra-curricular activities that benefit students' personal and social development.
"Good support for vulnerable students and those with additional learning needs.
"Rigorous self-assessment leading to the accurate identification of areas for improvement."
The report said students' success rates are high in agriculture, environmental conservation, transportation operations and maintenance, hairdressing and beauty therapy, hospitality and catering and visual arts.
But they are below average in most other subjects and low in childcare, science, information and communication technology, sports studies, media and business administration.
It said this was because teaching, learning and assessment require improvement It said this was due to a lack of stability in a number of teaching teams due to staff turnover and some inadequate cover arrangements.
It said teaching teams are now relatively stable, the majority of lessons contain some good features and the improved support is reflected in current students' higher retention rates.
But it added: "Most teachers are well qualified with relevant industrial experience; however, their expectations of what students can achieve are not always high enough.
"The majority of students enjoy lessons, particularly now that previous staffing issues are being resolved.
"They usually work harmoniously together; however, too often teachers allow some low-level disruption and poor punctuality to go unchecked and do not insist often enough on high standards and a professional approach.
"Too many lessons are undemanding and uninspiring, particularly theory lessons. As a result, students lack concentration and do not always grasp important learning points."
"Teachers do not consistently structure lessons well enough to ensure that individuals, particularly more-able students, make good progress.
"For example, students often undertake the same type and level of work regardless of their ability."
The inspectors had particular criticism for engineering apprenticeships, whose average success rates declined between 2010/11 and 2012/13.
The report said: "Apprentices' progress towards completing their qualifications within the allocated time is improving, but is not yet good; only just over two thirds complete within this period.
"Teachers and assessors do not stretch or challenge apprentices sufficiently in order to ensure they make good progress.
"Assessors make too little use of information from initial assessment and current performance to set apprentices appropriately challenging targets.
"Targets set largely relate to completion of tasks and rarely include targets for the development of learning and thinking skills."
There was also strong criticism of English teaching.
The report said: "Teaching, learning and assessment are inadequate which is reflected in students' below average success rates on functional skills qualifications in English at level 1 and level 2.
"However, students' success rates on these qualifications at entry level are above average, as are success rates on GCSE English, including for grades A* to C where adults make up the largest part of the cohort. In the current year, enrolments on the GCSE English course have increased markedly, particularly for younger students.
"These students are not making adequate progress towards their qualification because the teaching team is not adapting quickly enough to meeting their needs and supporting their progress.
"Teachers do not have high enough expectations of students, particularly the more able. Lessons often have a slow pace with insufficiently stimulating activities to maintain students' interest.
"Teachers make very few links to relevant vocational contexts and too many students do not improve their skills or acquire new knowledge adequately.
"Teachers do not consistently use initial assessment information to meet students' learning needs. In particular, teachers do not focus enough on developing students' writing skills.
"Teachers' skills in managing mixed-ability lessons are underdeveloped. Teachers often rely on whole group activities and do not check individual students' learning regularly.
"Too often this results in students becoming disruptive or not working on the tasks set and leaving the class early."
The report criticised the college management for not acting quickly enough to improve teaching.
It said: "Managers' actions to improve the quality of teaching and learning have had mixed success and many much-needed actions are recent and not yet fully effective.
"Managers' judgements about the quality of lessons are over optimistic. The lesson observation scheme has been revised, but inspectors found that the grades awarded for lessons by internal observers did not consistently match inspectors' grades.
"The evaluation of the quality of learning in observation records is insufficiently precise to pinpoint what teachers need to do to improve. In a few cases, prompt action has not taken place where teaching requires improvement."
Helen Birchenough, who became chairman of governors last July, said: "Wiltshire College launched a new five year strategic plan in September 2013 which places learners at the heart of everything it does and I am confident that we have the plan, resources and passion in place to now deliver the required improvements for our learners."


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BEECHINGSTOKE'S Mark Rudd is concentrating on the positives as his Archery World Cup campaign continues.
The 48-year-old, a member of Devizes Bowmen, is competing in a World Cup series for the first time and was ranked 75th out of 96 men's compound archers after the first qualifying round of stage three in Antalya, Turkey, last month.
Rudd, who also competed in the first World Cup stage in Shanghai in April, was then matched up with Mexico's Gerardo Alvadaro in the first head-to-head round but the Great Britain international was beaten 141-137.
The Wiltshire archer also represented his country in the team event but the Brits were beaten 232-229 by eventual champions the Netherlands.
"Turkey went well, all things considered. The weather was consistently hot – at about 35 or 36 degrees – and we shot our qualifying 50m round in these conditions," said Rudd.
"I finished about a quarter of the way up the field, which is an improvement over my Shanghai qualifying position, and hopefully means things are heading in the right direction and the experience of big tournaments is starting to help.
"I shot two points behind my Mexican opponent in the head-to-head match and that deficit lasted for the rest of the match until he managed to gain another point on me in the last end.
"I had been playing catch-up from the start and I must get my game going from the off against this level of competition.
"In the team event, we were drawn against the Netherlands, who have three of the best archers in the world making up their squad, so we didn't do too badly at all."
Stage four of the Archery World Cup in Wroclaw, Poland, begins on August 19.
Rudd, who is ranked as a Grand Master Bowman, recently finished sixth in the first two events of this year's national series and is aiming to make the Grand Final at Nottingham's Wollaton Hall on August 30-31.

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- Joe Nero (drumset, mallet percussion, timpani)
- Marc Dicciani (drumset, bucket drumming)
- Arturo Stable (Afro-Cuban percussion, hand drumming)
Students: 30+ majors from nine different states across the U.S. Students must first audition and be accepted into the School of Music as a Drumset or Percussion major before they are accepted into the University. On average, one out of four applicants who audition are accepted.
Playing Opportunities: The School of Music offers more than 50 different large and small music ensembles, more than 35 of which have percussion in their instrumentation. These include three big bands, a 10-piece fusion ensemble, 15 small jazz groups performing traditional and contemporary jazz (from Miles Davis and Charles Mingus to the Yellowjackets and the Brecker Brothers), a Rock Ens., Salsa Ensemble, Drumset Ensemble, Traditional Percussion Ensemble, Brazilian Jazz Ensemble, Afro-Caribbean Percussion Ensemble, a Mallet Ensemble, a Bucket Drum Ensemble (known as Rumble), World Music Ensemble, a Musical Theater Ensemble, Inter-disciplinary Ensemble, Chorus, Jazz Singers and Chamber Singers.
Location: The University of the Arts is located in the heart of downtown Philadelphia on the "Avenue of the Arts," next door to both the Academy of Music and the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. There are 19 professional concert halls, jazz clubs, music clubs and theaters all within four blocks of school that present more than 80 professional concerts, recitals and music performances each week.
Equipment: The School of Music owns 22 professional Yamaha drumsets for student use. There are two drumset teaching rooms complete with audio/video systems with large wall-mounted speakers, plasma screens, dual drumsets, and a collection of more than 100 drum study texts and CDs, and DVDs. In addition, UArts has the first and only electronic drumset lab in a university in the U.S., with six Yamaha digital drumkits. There is also a wide array of timpani, mallet percussion, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, hand percussion and traditional percussion instruments.
Teaching Materials: At the beginning of every school year, each Drumset major receives a book of approximately 30 to 40 pages of original study materials that have been created by our faculty. These cover technique, exercises, independence, musical/playing styles, improvisational development, drum musicianship and sight-reading. Each student also receives copies of CDs containing recordings of original play-along songs, feels and styles that cover a wide range of tempos and feels in jazz, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, funk and big band.
Program/Curriculum: Students take weekly one-hour private lessons on drumset, percussion, or hand drums with faculty for all four years they are enrolled. Students are encouraged to study Latin percussion, mallets and tympani, but they can focus just on drumset, percussion, vibes, or hand-drums if they so choose. Freshman also receive a year of drum class that covers styles and improvisation. All drum/percussion majors attend eight drum workshops each year on special topics such as styles, tuning, drum history, etc.
Guest Artists/Clinicians: The following is a partial list of the drummers and percussionists that have given clinics and performances at UArts: Dave Weckl, Dave Garibaldi, Jack DeJohnette, Chester Thompson, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Ignacio Berroa, Brian Blade, Carl Allen, Dennis Chambers, Peter Erskine, Dom Famularo, Steve Smith, Gregg Field, Giovanni Hidalgo, Harold Jones, Bill Stewart, Adam Nussbaum, Marcus Baylor, Dr. Bruce Klauber, Max Roach, Gerry Brown (who is also a graduate), Adam Cruz, Duduka DaFonseca, Tony Verderosa, Anton Fig, Doc Gibbs, Horacio Hernandez, Dave Samuels, Robby Ameen, Airto Moreira, Steve Houghton, John Riley, Danny Gottlieb and T.S. Monk.


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Over the past decade, the humanitarian landscape within which ACF operates has become more complex. New hazards have emerged that complicate long-term efforts to extend water and sanitation services—challenges such as urbanization, environmental degradation, climate change and migration, as well as population growth and economic marginalization. These factors provide a new sense of global urgency to Action Against Hunger's water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH) interventions and this latest publication addresses these key challenges in light of ACF's three decades of expertise in the sector.
Our WASH activities reduce mortality and morbidity rates among severely malnourished children and work in tandem with our nutrition and food security programs. These activities assist at-risk populations in the prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition, reduce vulnerability to WASH-related diseases, support food security and socio-economic development programs, and help populations build resilience to recurring crises.
For those interested in learning the details of Action Against Hunger's WASH strategy and approach across our international network, we invite you to read our latest policy paper. The first section details the "why" of our WASH interventions, highlighting challenges and key initiatives within the sector. The second frames the "what," describing our program objectives and activities. The last articulates the "how," sharing our principles and values for approaching our operational and technical work, as well as the criteria for our WASH interventions.
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Topic: Update on my son
Good Morning, I needed to let you all know the status of my sons fight. It has been a very challenging week. The CARBO/Gem did not work and his scans last Friday showed an all around 1 CC of growth. What took 5 months to shrink took 5 weeks to recover its lost ground. He is now on oral Zeloda and numerous naturopath support vitamins and herbs. He is doing very well all considered.
Dr. Kato's office phoned on Tuesday am. They quietly informed me he is not a candidate for surgery. This makes five surgeons throughout the USA who have told me "no surgery". We were told to seek clinical trials, as more chemo is just not palatable , we checked in with Melinda here on this site. She lead us right where we wanted to be. We, as a family, do believe the Maryland trial holds the most opportunity for a cure. The CTCA overnighted all of his records to MD. Within 24 hours they kindly and compassionately informed me my son would not survive long enough to complete the six week culture production time necessary.
He is up walking, driving, talking and engaged at this time. Now that we know the signs of the disease progression we are able to see the slight changes as his tumors expand the cavity surrounding his liver. His liver has a few large tumors and many small ones "too numerous to count". His pain level is increasing daily. This is being controlled mostly with methadone & oxycodone. He is using marijuana and it is keeping his appetite healthy which is keeping his strength up. He is eating less everyday as his stomach shrinks.
We, as a family, are all here. His brother has come home from school, his girlfriend who would be his wife if this had not happened, has moved in and all our dogs are here. Whether the Zeloda works or not, we are together and happy. We are surrounding him now while he is still well enough to "play" and we will stay with him for the remainder of this journey.
I wrote this to help anyone else who may need it. We are good, happy and strong (the strength thing seems to come and go). There is a silver lining to this disease in the midst of the wrenching heartache. Every breath and moment is sweeter then it has ever been in my 52 years.
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Bob Hoskins announces retirement after Parkinson's diagnosis
Bob Hoskins has announce he will retire from acting at the age of 69, after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease last autumn.
A statement released by his representative read: "He wishes to thank all the great and brilliant people he has worked with over the years, and all of his fans who have supported him during a wonderful career. Bob is now looking forward to his retirement with his family, and would greatly appreciate that his privacy be respected at this time."
Hoskins' most well-known roles include The Long Good Friday, Brazil, Mona Lisa, Twenty Four Seven, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Felicity's Journey.
He recently appeared in Made In Dagenham and Snow White and the Huntsman.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - An autopsy report obtained Tuesday by Channel 4 on the death of a 20-year-old woman who was abducted and killed early this year is graphic in detailing how Michelle McCoy died slowly and violently.
All of McCoy's fingers and thumbs were cut off, her left leg was nearly amputated at the hip and her vertebrate was fractured, according to the report, which suggests torture or an attempt to keep her body from being identified. McCoy also suffered blunt force injuries to the face, neck and head, according to the report.
The cause of death was listed as crushing blunt trauma.
The injuries appear to have been the result of McCoy being run over with a vehicle. There were burn marks all over her body that were post-mortem, according to the report.
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"With the number of broken bones she had and with the neck being broken, as well as head injuries, that's kind of consistent with being run over by something very heavy or being beaten with a large object continuously," Channel 4 crime analyst Ken Jefferson said.
After reading the autopsy report, McCoy's cousin, India, said that whoever killed McCoy that way was filled with hate.
"I could never imagine anyone dying like that, the way that she did," India said. "Words can't even explain how I feel to know the things that was done to her, as small as she was."
The family hopes other suspects involved in the killing will eventually be arrested.
McCoy was seen being dragged into a minivan by a group of people in Northwest Jacksonville on Jan. 10. McCoy was reported missing Jan. 13, and police did not go public with her kidnapping for nearly three weeks. Her remains were found days later in a Northside lot.
Tips also led police to their prime suspect in the abduction. Larry Thompson, a convicted rapist who pledged not to go back to jail, committed suicide during a SWAT standoff about a week after McCoy's remains were found.
Since then, no one has been charged with murder in McCoy's death.
On Tuesday, Channel 4 obtained an arrest and booking report involving Thompson's nephew, Kenneth Thompson. He's charged with robbing a Metro PCS just a couple weeks after McCoy's disappearance.
The report says Kenneth Thompson was "the last person to speak with the victim of a missing persons case with foul play involved."
That missing person refers to McCoy.
Meanwhile, Thompson was in court Tuesday for a pretrial hearing in the Metro PCS robbery. His trial is set for November.
India said she's confident multiple people were involved in her cousin's disappearance and she's ready for them to get the punishment they deserve.
"There's not a day that goes by that we don't think about Michelle," she said.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said Tuesday that its investigation into McCoy's killing is active and ongoing.
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No. 25 A.J. Johnson
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Saul Zaentz, an acclaimed independent film producer who adapted literary works for the screen and won best-picture Academy Awards for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus and The English Patient, died Friday at his apartment in San Francisco. He was 92.
Zaentz died of complications from Alzheimer's disease, the producer Paul Zaentz, his nephew and longtime business partner, told The Associated Press.
Zaentz was comfortably in his 50s when he began making movies and had already made a fortune in the music business from the success of the rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival and the acquisition of a formidable jazz catalog.
In a business driven by celebrity stars and box-office profits, he staked his reputation and his money on serious, intelligent films, often based on offbeat prize-winning books or plays, featuring rising stars and relatively untested directors passionate about the collaboration.
Working with Milos Forman, Anthony Minghella, Peter Weir and other directors, he made only nine films in his cinematic heyday, from 1975 to 2007, most of them without Hollywood studio backing. They included The Mosquito Coast (1986), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) and Goya's Ghosts (2007).
He produced blockbusters and bombs, made and lost millions, and, while applauded by critics, he never became a household name like Zanuck, Spielberg, Hitchcock or George Lucas. But his major hits (each a decade apart), Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Amadeus (1984) and The English Patient (1996), won 22 Oscars for his actors, actresses, directors and other contributors.
And on Oscar night in 1997, Zaentz won the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for lifetime achievement and his third best-picture award. It crowned a career and an evening of triumph, with nine Academy Awards conferred on The English Patient, Minghella's mesmerising dramatisation of Michael Ondaatje's novel of love and war set in the North African desert and a bombed-out Italian villa.
Described by The New York Times in 1995 as the last of the great independent producers, Zaentz, a portly, balding man with a full white beard who read voraciously and loved baseball, financed his own pictures when possible to retain creative control, selected his own stars and directors and shot on location to capture the beauties of an African desert, a ruined Tuscan monastery or the jungles of Central America.
Colleagues said he did not interfere with his artists' work.
"Saul is the producer ideal because he realised that a film has to be made by one person, the director, not by a committee," Forman, who directed Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus and Goya's Ghosts, recalled in 1995.
Berkeley was the home of the Saul Zaentz Film Center, for years the editing and sound studio for his and other independent films, and the Bay Area was his spiritual home. There in the 1960s and 1970s he made millions in the music business: his grubstake for an autumn-of-life film career that, critics said, reflected his rebel persona and eclectic taste for fiction and drama.
Saul WAs the producer ideal because he realised that a film has to be made by one person, the director, not by a committee.
Saul Zaentz was born in Passaic, N.J., on Feb. 28, 1921, one of five children of Morris and Goldie Zaentz, Jewish refugees from a shtetl in Eastern Poland. He ran away from home at 15, sold peanuts at ballgames in St. Louis, made a little money gambling and traveled around the country, hitchhiking and riding freight trains. He enlisted in the Army in World War II and served in Africa, Europe and the Pacific.
After the war he studied at Rutgers University, worked on a chicken farm and took a business course in St Louis. He settled in San Francisco in 1950 and began working for a record distributor. In 1955, he was hired as a salesman by Fantasy Records, a label whose roster included the jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, the poet Allen Ginsberg and the comedian Lenny Bruce. He also managed tours for Duke Ellington, Stan Getz and others.
In 1960, Zaentz married Celia Mingus, the second wife of the jazz musician Charles Mingus. He later married and was divorced from Lynda Redfield. Besides his nephew, he is survived by four children – Athena, Jonathan, Joshua and Dorian – and seven grandchildren.
In 1967, Zaentz and others bought Fantasy Records. A year later the company struck gold with the rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, led by the guitarist and singer John Fogerty, which became a dominant force on the pop charts for several years, making millions and leading to feuds and lawsuits between Zaentz and Fogerty.
Fantasy also acquired Prestige, Riverside and a number of other storied jazz labels, giving the company a catalog that included important recordings by John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and many others, and made enormous profits.
By the early 1970s, Zaentz was ready to move into films.
His first major production was a sensation: Forman's treatment of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey's 1962 novel about a battle of wills in a psychiatric ward between tyrannical Nurse Ratched and patients led by a rabble-rousing newcomer.
Michael Douglas co-produced with Zaentz, and Jack Nicholson played the lead, taking a percentage of the profits in lieu of salary in a $US4.4 million budget. It was a good deal for all. The picture grossed $US120 million and won Oscars, Golden Globes and other awards.
In 1977, Zaentz and Sy Gomberg produced Three Warriors, about the plight of Native Americans; it was praised for authenticity but was not a critical or commercial success. In 1978, he released an animated version of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, directed by Ralph Bakshi. It drew large audiences but mixed reviews.
Zaentz and Forman collaborated again on the hugely successful film of the Peter Shaffer play Amadeus, a version of Mozart's life with stunning music and Prague locales substituting for 18th-century Vienna. Studios had rejected it as too highbrow and, at $US18 million, too expensive. But it won eight Oscars and grossed $US55 million in the US alone.
Zaentz's next two movies – The Mosquito Coast, Weir's adaptation of Paul Theroux's novel, and The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Philip Kaufman's treatment of Milan Kundera's novel – were not commercially successful.
Hector Babenco's 1991 film of Peter Matthiessen's novel At Play in the Fields of the Lord became a disaster. Its $US20 million losses left the producer unable to sustain his self-financed filmmaking.
The result was a scramble to make The English Patient. Studios liked the Ondaatje tale, which had won the Booker Prize, but rebelled at costs and technical problems: how to film a homage to Herodotus in a layered story of love, race and war, all interwoven in time and told in different voices. They liked the star Ralph Fiennes, but not Kristin Scott Thomas, then virtually unknown.
"They all said, 'We love it, we love it, we love it,' that they wanted to make great movies just like The English Patient that are serious and intelligent," Zaentz recalled. "But then they'd look at you and say, 'Could we cast Demi Moore in the role?' They were all afraid of it."
After the cast and crew agreed to defer chunks of their salaries, Harvey Weinstein of Miramax bailed out the production with $US26 million, and Zaentz put up $US5 million. The English Patient dominated the major awards and eventually grossed $US231 million worldwide.
"If you want to make films that ambitious, you have to have belief," said Minghella, the director and screenwriter. "Saul has that sort of belief."
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HE's BACK!!! POSSIBLE SJB SIGHTING!!! OK...ok... So i'm reading the March issue Transworld Surf- the letters to editiors- pg 22- this guy rants on and on about how terrible surf mags are these days- and that there are never stories about traveling surfers... and I'm thinking- wow- this guys sounds just like SJB!!! Its the same kind of rant, words, and style of writing.... and the same format! lol- then I see the guys name: Bill from NJ!
funny enough- the editors conclusion is "There's always one of you. I'm very familiar with your type. You're an East Coast chest-beating kook that whines at the lack of 'true East Coast coverage' in the mags" haha
ironically SJB had a whole thread on here about the rise and fall of the surf mag....
no pic tho- so i don't know if it really happened... sorry ihatelongboards ... the the publication did!


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Electrical sockets (outlets) in Aruba are very similar to the electrical outlets found in the United States and Canada, and if your appliance has a North American plug, it's possible that you won't need any adapter at all in order to plug in there. However, there are two potentially very important physical differences that may need to be addressed with an adapter: grounding and/or polarization. If your plug has one or both, and the socket doesn't, then the plug may
not physically be able to fit into the socket without an adapter.
In the case of a North
American appliance plug, grounding is accomplished by the third, round pin beneath and below the two vertical blades on the plug. Polarization is accomplished by the left vertical blade being taller than the right, so that the plug can't be inserted upside down. U.S. and Canadian sockets are required to be both grounded and polarized. But in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Japan and other areas which use U.S. style sockets, grounding and polarization often are not required, and in fact, the majority of sockets in many of these areas do not accept the taller blade and/or the third grounding pin. This will prevent a North American appliance plug from being able to plug into these sockets, if the plug is either grounded or polarized.
So what it boils down to is this: If your appliance has a North American plug, these adapters serve as a "just in case" fallback. Should you find that either grounding or polarization prevents your appliance from plugging into the Japanese or Central/South American socket at your specific location, these adapters address those issues and allow you to plug in. You may not need them. But for many travelers, it's better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
But the shape of the socket is only half the story!
Electrical sockets (outlets) in Aruba usually supply electricity at between 110 and 120 volts AC. If you're plugging in a U.S. or Canadian 120 volt appliance, or an appliance that is compatible with multiple voltages, then an adapter is all you need.
But travel plug adapters do not change the voltage, so the electricity coming through the adapter will still be the same 110-120 volts the socket is supplying. If your appliance is from another part of the world, and it is built only for 220-240 volt electricity, or a Japanese appliance built for 100 volts, then a travel plug adapter by itself won't be sufficient. The voltage will have to be changed from 110-120 volts at the socket, to whatever voltage your appliance requires. This is accomplished with a voltage transformer.
Rules of Thumb for Appliance Voltage Compatibility
It's important to understand that there's no such thing as a "standard" electrical input/output for electrical appliances. The information below is just a general guideline, and it may or may not be correct for your specific brand and model. The only way to know for your specific appliance is to check.
*The information below refers to appliances from areas other than North America*
Laptop computer: Usually 100-240V, 50/60Hz, auto-switching. A travel plug adapter works just fine all by itself.
Desktop computer: Usually switchable between 110-120V and 220-240V via a small switch on the back of the computer, near the cooling fan. A travel plug adapter will work fine as long as the voltage switch is set to the proper position.
Cell phone: Usually comes with a charger that is 100-240V compatible, but that is by no means always the case. It's very important to check the charger. If it says "100-240V" then a plug adapter will work fine. If not, the easiest solution is probably to contact your cell phone provider and buy a new charger which is multi-voltage compatible, and attach the appropriate plug adapter to the multi-voltage charger.
PDA/Blackberry/etc: Almost always comes with a charger that is 100-240V compatible. Simply attach a plug adapter to the charger's plug.
Digital camera: Chargers are usually 100-240V compatible. A plug adapter is usually sufficient.
Hair dryer/curling iron/flat iron/etc: Most non-North American hair care appliances are only compatible with 220-240V, though some higher-end models can be switched between voltages. If your brand/model has a voltage switch, then a plug adapter is sufficient. Otherwise, the appliance will require that the voltage be changed by way of a voltage transformer.
Electric shaver: Most non-North American corded electric shavers are only compatible with 220-240V. Cordless/rechargeable shavers often come with chargers that are 100-240V compatible.
CPAP Machine: 50/50 shot, there's no telling. A lot of CPAP machines are built with DC motors because they're quieter. DC motors plug into AC power sources, of course, through an AC adapter. Since AC adapters are converting an AC voltage to a smaller DC voltage anyway, the AC input voltage is often irrelevant. If the AC adapter says "100-240V" then a plug adapter will work just fine. But this is by no means true of all CPAP machines. Some brands/models use AC motors and are only compatible with 220-240V. If that's true of yours, then theoretically a voltage transformer + a plug adapter would at least allow it to power up. But in practice, the difference in frequency (Hz) may negatively affect the machine's performance. For most appliances, the effect is negligible. But for a CPAP machine, we've been told that the effect can be significant. The better solution may be to just buy a multi-voltage compatible CPAP machine, rather than to depend on a transformer.
iPod: You'll have to check the iPod's charger. There are so many different versions, it's impossible to keep up with what kind of charger ships with any particular model.
If the iPod's charger says "100-240V" then a plug adapter is sufficient. Otherwise, if it says "220V" then you'll need a voltage transformer. Or you'll need to replace the iPod's charger with one that is 100-240V compatible.
Audio/Video Equipment, including Televisions, Stereo Components, VCRs, DVD Players, Video game consoles (X-Box, Wii, Playstation, etc.): Most equipment of this type is purposely manufactured to be localized to a particular country or geographic region. It's all part of the "war on piracy" and for the most part, it's not worth the trouble to bring this kind of item abroad. Even if you want to fight the battle of getting power to the device, there will probably be compatibility/standards issues related to the audio/video signals, scan rates, etc. These are beyond the scope of our business, and we don't claim to be authorities on those matters. Television broadcast standards are different (NTSC vs. PAL), audio broadcast standards are different, CD and DVD media are usually "region-locked" to a particular geographic area (i.e. European DVDs/game discs won't play on most North American DVD players/game consoles) and a host of other issues beyond simply getting power to the device. If you're dead set on bringing A/V equipment to another country, you'll want to consult an A/V specialist.
Power Tools: Most non-North American power tools are built for 220-240 volts, and will require a step-up voltage transformer as well as a plug adapter. However, some cordless/rechargeable power tools ship with chargers which are 100-240V compatible. Check your charger. If it says "100-240V" then a plug adapter is sufficient.
Air conditioners, refrigerators: Appliances which contain a compressor require a special type of transformer called a "3-tap transformer" because in order for the compressor to function properly, the output voltage supplied by the transformer needs to be slightly adjusted up or down to compensate for the difference in frequency (Hz.)
Clothes dryers and Electric ranges: Clothes dryers and ranges usually connect to a specialized 2-phase household electrical circuit. You'll want to consult an electrician.
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Review: 'The Place Beyond the Pines' one of the year's early best
Published: Friday, April 12, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 7:47 p.m.
Stop me if this makes you have deja vu: Ryan Gosling as a brooding loner who, desperate to help those he cares about, goes on a crime spree and ends up in over his head. If this rings a bell, you probably saw "Drive" two years ago, and the trailers make it look like "The Place Beyond the Pines" is that movie with the cars swapped for motorcycles and urban Los Angeles replaced by upstate New York.
'The Place Beyond the Pines'
Rated: R
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta
But don't be fooled. While it starts out like "Drive," just shy of the hour mark, the movie reinvents itself as a meditation on the heavy weight of past mistakes and how it affects two fathers estranged from their sons. This is a bold, big-idea movie, and despite its ponderous start, "The Place Beyond the Pines" is one of the best releases so far this year.
Our setting, as mentioned, is rural New York, specifically Schenectady (the name of the town is an Indian word that translates to the movie's title). Gosling is Luke Glanton, a motorcycle stunt rider in a traveling carnival. We see Luke meet up with Romina (Eva Mendes), a down-on-her-luck waitress, after one of his performances, then flash forward one year. Luke returns and discovers he now has a young son, sparking an attack of conscience. Unfortunately, Luke has no real skills to speak of, other than an affinity for motorcycles, so he teams up with a strung-out ex-con named Robin (Ben Mendelsohn) to rob banks.
This first section of "The Place Beyond the Pines" is easily its weakest; Gosling preens and poses rather than acts, Mendes is unconvincing, and the robbery-with-good-intentions plot has been done too many times before. It's not without its charms (Mendelsohn steals every scene he's in with his low-life charisma, and the robberies are tense and exciting), but there's a sense that the movie is spinning its wheels.
This all take place before Luke has a fateful encounter with police officer Avery Cross (Bradley Cooper) after a robbery.
Without spoiling too much, Avery becomes our new main character and the movie finds its momentum. Avery also has an infant son, and while there are additional subplots about police corruption and his eventual campaign for attorney general, the real focus is on their relationship and seeing if Avery will avoid repeating Luke's mistakes.
The two families are inextricably linked, and when the sons end up as high school classmates 15 years later, the accumulated weight of both families' guilt comes crashing down on them.
If this all sounds a bit ponderous and a tad contrived, it is. But it works because writer/director Derek Cianfrance paints with a broad emotional brush without letting it go overboard into soap opera histrionics. He's also aided by a truly phenomenal cast; everyone involved has to cover a broad acting spectrum, and they all earn their payday.
The best work, believe it or not, comes from Cooper. Between his Oscar nomination for "Silver Linings Playbook" and his work here, he's quickly shedding his image as merely one of the bros from "The Hangover." Cooper has a great deal of natural charisma, which he ably employs, but he's equally adept at showcasing darker, more sinister sides to his character. It's a tricky balancing act, but Cooper makes his character's evolution believable and fascinating to watch.
It remains to be seen whether this movie will find an audience. It has big stars, but its thrills are more emotional and intellectual than visceral. Let's hope the star power will draw viewers to "The Place Beyond the Pines."
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A judge sentenced a 31-year-old Donaldsonville man to 25 years in prison Thursday in the 2002 beating death of a Baton Rouge man in his Elliott Road mobile home.
State District Judge Mike Erwin gave Melvin Toups the same sentence he imposed last month on co-defendant Dana Lynn Smith, 51, of Baton Rouge.
Smith is scheduled to return to court next week for a hearing on her request that the judge reconsider her sentence.
Toups and Smith pleaded guilty in September to manslaughter charges in the killing of Nelson Dunbar, 47. Under the terms of their plea agreements, Smith and Toups were to be sentenced to no more than 25 years in prison. Both had been charged with second-degree murder, which carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison.
Dunbar's body was discovered Aug. 1, 2002, inside his mobile home.
Smith and Toups were arrested in August 2002 but not prosecuted in the killing of Dunbar. In February 2010, they were indicted and re-arrested.
East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore III has said the Dunbar case was one of the cold cases his office began looking into when he took office in January 2009.
Prosecutor Barry Fontenot said previously in court that Smith gave Toups a key to Dunbar's mobile home so Toups could steal money and marijuana from the trailer. While Toups was doing that, the prosecutor said, a sleeping Dunbar awoke and a fight broke out between the two men.
Toups punched Dunbar several times and tied him up, Fontenot said. Toups told Erwin on Sept. 20 that he had no intention of killing Dunbar and that Dunbar was breathing when Toups left the scene. Dunbar died of internal head injuries, Fontenot said.
The prosecutor said there was no intent to kill Dunbar.


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HAPPY TOGETHER LOVE FEST: The highlight of the Happy Together gang of '60s artists at McPhillips Station Casino Wednesday night was a grand finale where they came onstage, one after the other, and sang snippets of their greatest hits. The crowd jumped to their feet, clapping to the songs. "You could feel the love in the room," said one participant. Artists such as Gary Lewis from the Playboys did his 45 seconds, then Mark Lindsay from Paul Revere and the Raiders, joined by Gary Puckett from the Union Gap, Chuck Negron from Three Dog Night, and Flo and Eddie of the Turtles. Spotted: Robert Shindleman from Shindico, businessman Al Golden and radio guru Jim Millican, who said of the stars in front of him, "I played every one of their 45s." Gary Lewis told a story onstage about being an older classic-rock entertainer. He said a girl, age 20, was interviewing him, and she said, "I just want to say to you that I really, really like your father's music, like Great Balls of Fire." Wah-wehhhh! (Gary is no relation to Jerry Lee; he's the son of legendary comedian Jerry Lewis.) Surprising fact from the show: Gary Puckett, who hails from Hibbing, Minn., said his big hit, Young Girl (Get Out of My Mind) sold 16 million copies for Columbia Records and was only dethroned by Michael Jackson's mega-hit, Beat It. Psychedelia pulsed from the backscreen throughout the show, interspersed with shots of people performing in the '60s, so you could see what they looked like back in the day. "åt was the most hits ever performed in one show," said Kelly Berehulka, who brings in the entertainment acts for the casino.
NIGHT STEPS: If the affable Lt.-Gov. Philip Lee can walk 5K in the dark, so can you. He will be walking in the Canadian National Institute for the Blind's first Night Steps fundraiser Sept. 6 at St. Vital Park, with his daughter, Maggie Lee Grant. Maggie is blind and a homemaker for son Philip Jr. and dentist hubby Alan Grant. Sister Malinda Lee of Computer Avenue on Dakota Street will be right beside her, walking ¨n support. The 5-K walk, which was a massive hit at the original event in London, Ont., last fall, is only one week away here in Winnipeg, but as of Thursday, only 95 people had signed up! Frankly, they need your help to make it a big success. You don't have to be blind or partially sighted to take part -- just willing to take pledges and help out by partying and walking to raise money for courses and resources for CNIB clients. Some Winnipeggers are really involved. Daya Gupta, an opthalmologist, and his wife, Chander, an obstetrician, have ponied up $15,000 to sponsor this first Night Steps event. You'll note the new CNIB building, at 1080 Portage Ave., is named for them because of their $1-million dollar gift. Watch for five-year-old client Skyler Ross, who will be the tiny star at the Night Steps event. He is partially sighted and no stranger to walking in a darkened situation in broad daylight. Skyler is easy to spot. He has already learned to walk with a white cane and will be accompanied by his mom, Brittany Ross. (There are closer end points in the walk for little people and those who can't do the whole distance.) CNIB board chairman Glenn Hildebrand is signed on to give it a whirl, as is former CNIB director Delcy-Ann Selymes, who's been going to fitness classes to train. The Night Steps walk starts in waning light at 7:45 p.m. at the Duck Pond. "But first, we're gathering at 5:30 p.m. for entertainment, face-painting and popcorn, and catering by upscale restaurant Ivory, doing Indian and North American items," says event organizer Wanda Mills. At sunset, people break out the glow-sticks and deck each other out head to toe. See website www.cnibnightsteps.ca to register or call 204-774-5421. Minimum pledge for adults $75, $25 for children 12 and under.
NO TIME TO LOSE: This is the last weekend of the 100 Masters paintings -- honest, says the Winnipeg Art Gallery. After postponing the end of the popular show several times, the 100 famous paintings from North America, Europe and ancient far-flung places will be locked and loaded after this long weekend, with the last show on Labour Day Monday, Sept. 2. Yours truly toured the multi-room exhibit Wednesday afternoon, and the third-floor gallery was packed. Last-minute art lovers who'd been away on summer holidays were running to catch the show. It's well-guarded -- looked like one security guard for every 10 people. Not surprising! The precious show is a feast for the eyes. You need at least an hour or so to properly take it in. Many people have come back for second viewings. Says Ari Driver, owner of Perfume Paradise, "I'm amazed at how close you can get to the paintings in Winnipeg. They are so accessible! In any other city, you'd be standing back behind ropes." Political types who took the tour this summer include the president of Iceland, Sigmundur Gunnlaugson, Premier Greg Selinger, Gov. Gen. David Johnston, MP Steven Fletcher, James Moore, minister of Canadian Culture and Official Languages, Sens. Maria Chaput and Janis Johnson and MP Joyce Bateman.
SO HOW HOT IS IT? It's so hot outdoor spray-painting artist Cliff Baldwin can't use his paint at The Forks until 5 p.m. because the spray hits the canvas and it's already dry. So he's that guy still working past 10 p.m. in the dark, with all his paintings spread out on the pavement. And he's fussy -- a tad over-qualified for street-artist work. "I have a four-year diploma from the Vancouver School of Art," he says, showing off his rendition of Starry Night. "Van Gogh's Starry Night sells for about $125 million, but mine costs $300." He also does free-hand portraits of Jim Morrison of the Doors, Jimi Hendrix and Marilyn Monroe, plus outer-space and nature pieces. What does he do when it gets too cold and the paint freezes? "I used to starve and cry and feel sorry for myself," he says. "But I'm also a photographer, and now I have a business where I shoot interiors of homes that people want to sell." (Photo Art By Baldwin, 204-800-3791). "I have camera lenses that can shoot three walls of a room at once."
Got tips, events, sightings, unusual things going on? Call Maureen's tip line at 204-474-1116, email firstname.lastname@example.com, or send letters to Maureen Scurfield c/o The Insider, 1355 Mountain Ave., Winipeg , MB, R2X 3B6.


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Tividale 1, Halesowen 1
A LATE header from Matt Jukes earned Tividale a draw against Halesowen Town.
After a scrappy start, the game finally came to life when Yeltz forward Iyseden Christie netted on the 20th minute mark.
A straight ball into the box was missed by Tividale keeper Price and Christie had the easiest of opportunities to open the scoring from close range.
The Yeltz should have doubled their lead just two minutes later when Till fed Thompson-Brown in the area, but his low drive was well saved by the out-rushing Price.
They were the only real chances in a first half that failed to really get going.
In the second half, Tividale did a good job of matching their visitors for long spells.
They could have had an equaliser when Bottley weaved his way into the area from the left flank only to see his low effort saved by Sargeant at his near post.
A host of substitutions didn't help the flow of the game but the Yeltz could have added to their total with a good chance falling to Haseley and substitute keeper Turner having to make a good double save in the Tivi goal.
However, it was Tivi who were to have the final say in the contest.
When Tilt rashly dived in on Ashton in the corner it gave the hosts a chance to put a ball in the box. The initial effort was cleared but Jukes headed in from the resulting corner to make it 1-1.
The late drama was maybe fair on Tivi after their improved second half showing and it proved a good workout for bth sides as their seasons draw ever closer.
Tividale: Price, Parsons, Foster, Smith, Paskin, Johnson, Pearlman, Yan, Archer, Ashton, Fields.
Halesowen: Sargeant, Green, Griffiths, Forde, Hull, Tilt, Bragoli, Turner, Christie, Thompson Brown, Till


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Scholarship Recognition Reception
Rutgers School of Social Work - Lenna Nepomnyaschy, Associate Professor
Monday, May 20, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (EDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Scholarships and Fellowships at the School of Social Work reflect the generosity of families and friends who choose to stand alongside our students and help them to succeed. Please join us in our celebration as Donors and Students get acquainted. Share in the recognition of the meaningful support provided by our donors and the achievements of our student recipients.
***Visitors may park in Lots 97 and the Douglass Deck without permits. Signage will be placed at the entrance to the confirmed lots.***
When & Where
Trayes Hall - Douglass Campus Center
100 George St
New Brunswick,
Monday, May 20, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (EDT)
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