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Legal Studies
It has been a very exciting year for our Legal Studies students at Al Noori! The course explores how the law applies in practical situations. Special emphasis is placed on how the law concerns the young, especially regarding their rights and obligations. These rights and obligations are explored through the mandatory Crime and Human Rights topics. The course has a strong international focus in Year 12 through the' Global Environmental Protection' and 'World Order' focus studies.
A highlight of the course (HSC) is an excursion to the Downing Centre District Court to witness real criminal cases InshAllah.
Students undertaking Legal Studies at Al Noori had the opportunity to examine the role and impact of the law on various groups and individuals within Australian society in a variety of legal contexts. In Term One, students learnt about the importance of both Australia's legal system and also its judiciary system. In Term Two, students explored the nature of cyber-crime by studying the individual and technology, and the use of DNA when solving crimes. Term Three gave students an opportunity to learn about children, young people and the laws that affect them. Finally, in Term Four, the start of the first HSC cohort, students were given the opportunity to apply their knowledge of the preliminary course and challenge themselves as they strived to beat their personal best.
We look forward to a successful HSC for Al Noori's first cohort of senior students to graduate InshAllah.
In February 2014, the new library at Al- Noori Muslim High School opened its doors for the first time – much to the delight of students, teachers and parents. The library has several outstanding features, including 16 research computers, a senior study room, comfortable reading areas and an OPAC catalogue, which allows students to search the library resources.
Throughout the year, the library has promoted and organised a variety of activities, including: a Scholastic book fair; a book fair and competitions for National Numeracy and Literacy Week; and displays and competitions for National Science Week. The library has been particularly fortunate to have a dedicated group of Year 9 girls enthusiastically decorate the library during these events. I would like to thank these girls for their hard work and outstanding artwork.
Finally, I would like to thank Mrs Abir Abdallah (Primary School Librarian), for her tireless efforts in helping set up the high school library.
Mrs Rayyan Sheikh
(High School Librarian)
In relation to sport, this has been a busy year. In Term One, our boys and girls enjoyed a weekly sports program within the available venues. The girls made use of our new grass facilities, tennis courts, hall and table tennis room whilst the boys engaged in weekly sporting competitions including soccer, Oz tag, tee-ball and touch football.
Term One also saw the establishment of the Al Noori School Gym, which has enabled our students to enjoy the best of cardio and strength equipment available, while at school. Our Year 11 students have certainly enjoyed private use of the gym in Term Two during lunch time.
The gym has been welcomed by students and staff alike and Insha'Allah will in future be used outside school hours.
Despite the rain, the primary Athletics Carnival was conducted on the high school grounds with the help of our reliable Year 10 boys and girls, as well as our PDHPE staff who overlooked all activities on the day. The students did a fantastic job acting as role models for our primary students and putting a big smile on their faces.
In Term Two, our girls were given an opportunity to go to the National Sports Club to enjoy both indoor and outdoor sports facilities. They also had access to a ladies only gym, while the boys continued their program at Roberts Park.
In Term Three, students from Years 7 to 10 were involved in a weekly AFL program as part of their PDHPE unit of work and Insha'Allah they will be participating in Bashar Al Houli Cup early in Term Four. Our boys and girls were also involved in a soccer Gala day with other Muslim schools.
Insha'Allah 2015 will be even bigger and better.
Mr. Merheb
Sports Co-ordinator
In 2014, the PDHPE department fostered the learning, growth and development of our Year 7 to 10 students in both the theory and practical components. Students have engaged in various activities that have allowed them to better understand health with a holistic approach, by learning to incorporate and balance their physical, cognitive, emotional, social and spiritual health.
The highlight for our PDHPE students has been the implementation of the AFL program in Term 3. With the help of the PDHPE teachers, this program was run by AFL NSW/ACT, specifically the GWS Giants, who promote multicultural sporting opportunities for male and female students.
This program allowed students to learn and develop new skills by introducing them to a game that the majority of students are inexperienced with. The coaches and PDHPE staff utilised the Game Sense approach in order to make learning more fun and engaging for all students (even for the ones who try to squirm their way out of PE and Sport lessons!!).
The coaches did a fabulous job of ensuring all students were treated with respect and were given equal opportunities to learn and implement the skills required to play modified games of AFL. The coaches were extremely impressed with the development of the students' skills and with the overall enthusiasm to learn and participate in physical activity. The program has now created more opportunities for students to engage in AFL programs and competitions outside the schooling arena.
In addition to this, the PDHPE staff also selected four boys' teams and three girls' teams to compete in the first Muslim Schools Cricket Gala Day. The students had a fun and exciting day out competing against students from other schools. The girls' teams won a number of games and the boys' teams took out the finals, winning both the junior and senior divisions.
The PDHPE staff are excited about introducing more health and sporting opportunities for the students and staff at Al Noori Muslim School in the years to come.
Commerce / Business Studies
The study of Commerce allows our students to prepare for their future careers and lives. We cover a range of topics including; business, law, employment, retail and finance. As a result, they have developed their understanding and decision making skills on issues related to consumers, finances, businesses, law and employment.
The first Year 12 cohort of Al Noori are well into their HSC course. With the Year 11 course building a strong basis and foundation of understanding for their upcoming HSC, I would like to congratulate every student on their tremendous efforts and ambitious endeavours to achieve their absolute best.
The Year 11 Business Studies course was no walk in the park but rather an exciting, challenging and rewarding journey, shining a light on the reality of the business world. The students were introduced to the different areas that together form today's business world including management, finance, marketing, operations and human resources.
By the end of the strenuous course, the students successfully delivered their own business plans, reflecting their sophisticated level of understanding. It also provided the students with rich understanding and insight into how a business is run, as well as outlining the personal and financial rewards of a successful business.
All the best Year 12, and remember; 'the only thing stopping you from achieving your dreams is you'.
Information Software Technology
Information and Software Technology allows students to explore issues which are affecting our rapidly changing society. Students investigate legal, social and ethical issues which have arisen with the widespread use of technology.
This subject also gives students the opportunity to learn about robotics, where students constructed and programmed a robot to perform a range of tasks.
Students then investigated digital media and its impact on our daily lives. They used a range of data types to develop an educational movie about a topic of their choice.
Finally, students learnt about multimedia. They had the opportunity to explore and use the online resource "Prezi" to develop a digital profile of themselves and their achievements.
Design & Technology
2014 has been an exciting year for students in Technology. Both grades were involved in a range of projects which had them researching, investigating and designing solutions.
In Year 7, students firstly had the opportunity to be structural engineers, designing and producing bridges which demonstrated a high level of skill and creativity. They then had the opportunity to learn cross-stitching techniques. Finally, they ended the year exploring graphic design strategies, using the computer to develop advertisements.
Students in Year 8 began the year exploring interior design techniques and how interior designers incorporate the elements of design to redesign rooms. Students then took on the role of website designers, designing a website for another student in the class. Finally, students in Year 8 took part in food technology, using the school's new food technology lab, and exploring a range of cooking techniques.
Assalamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
Music is a universal language that speaks to all regardless of boundaries and borders. Music has been proven to assist with other subjects including Mathematics, English and Technology.
Year 8 have been engaged in Music classes throughout 2014 as part of the mandatory requirements in Stage 4 Education. Lessons in Music have been thoughtfully structured to cater for all learner types utilising technology and stipulated resource materials available.
Year 8 boys and girls have developed their skills in keyboard playing, specifically learning how to read, write and perform on piano keyboards. Students have enjoyed learning about various instruments, including those from other cultures and immersing themselves in diverse musical genres. Year 8 have composed, produced and performed confidently, demonstrating mature decorum with sensitivity to global issues and Islam.
Term 3 was particularly insightful into the creative minds of the students with small groups expected to write, produce, perform and film an original work based on rap music ideas. Students delivered strong pieces of music exploring world topics and ideas affecting disadvantaged people and minority groups suffering persecution. Their rap projects were submitted and have formed part of their assessable work for 2014.
I am personally very proud and honoured to have worked with Year 8 throughout 2014. I look forward to next year's challenges and responsibilities at Al Noori Muslim School. I want to congratulate the fine effort made by all Year 8 students and the maturity they have shown in taking their Music studies seriously. The success of Creative Arts is continuously possible with the support of parents and the entire school community.
Mr Sgammotta
Visual Arts
'Creativity is intelligence having fun!' - Albert Einstein
Having fun is exactly what we did in Year 7 Visual Arts this year. Using our imaginations and a range of other materials, Miss Vassallo and the Year 7 students covered a broad range of artistic areas including; drawing, cartooning, architecture, mosaics, painting, sculpture, photography, filmmaking and graphic design, self-portraits, super heroes, Islamic mosaics and architecture, Claymation films and graphic design products.
It's been an exciting, colourful and imaginative year displaying the artistic and creative talents of all students. The highlight of our year was the Claymation filmmaking day during Term 3. Students created clay puppets and used stop motion photography to create short films. This was definitely a day where our intelligence was having a lot of fun.
The Year 7 Art classes have demonstrated such amazing skills and talents in Creative Arts, decorating the walls of the schools with bright, colourful and creative masterpieces.
"Creativity is…
Taking risks
Making mistakes
And having fun."
– Mary Lou Cook
And in 2014, that's exactly what we did!
Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks to understand the world - its human and physical features - through an understanding of place and location. Students study where things are and how they got there. Geography looks at the spatial connection between people, places, and the earth.
Stage 4 Geography is a field of study which gives students opportunities to critically assess the ideas and opinions of others and to form and express their own ideas and arguments. In doing so, it forms a basis for active participation in community life, ecological sustainability, creating a just society, promoting intercultural understanding and lifelong learning. Through the study of civics and citizenship, students develop knowledge of the decision-making processes that exist at a variety of scales, which informs them of ways they can participate as responsible and informed members of society.
In Stage 5, students study aspects of Australia's population. Through the study of Australia's demography, students reveal patterns of a growing, multicultural and ageing population. Geographical issues affect all parts of Australia's environment— both physical and human. Our students take the role to investigate where and why these geographical issues occur, consider the views and opinions of people about the issues, and formulate management solutions to them.
"Every day of your life is but a page in your history" Arabian Proverb
Have you ever wondered from where you have come and to where you are heading? How empires come and go, rise and fall, perchance that one day you will become a great leader? And that too…what encompasses a great leader? What has become of those who roamed the earth with might and power? Have we taken heed of the lessons of the past to ensure the right choices are made for the future? Our history students delve into these inquiries and more in their quest of exploration into the human past, a past that they realise they have connection to…being human.
Our Year 7 students unfold the mysteries of their own pasts to create time capsules, remembering and recollecting cherished moments of their past, why they were important and discover who they are in the process. Without a history, you have no identity. And so our Year 7's discover and explore the worlds of the ancient past and medieval societies, fascinated by the fact that the rise of the Islamic civilisation ruled the world and laid the foundations of many of the subjects they study. Thus, their identities were coming to be defined in the greater scheme of past narratives. Inspired by past Muslim historical figures, they are to play a positive role in shaping the history of future generations.
Whilst the Year 9's grappled with the more troublesome periods of time, asking some fundamental questions – what led to the First World War and why did the world fall again into a second World War? Are we falling into the same mistakes of the past and can the world survive another war? In their explorations and investigations, the Year 9's took on the role of a United Nations representative and proposed strategies to make the world a safer place, and resolve conflicts and oppression.They walked down the road of the freedom fighters throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to realise what it takes to leave a lasting legacy and contribute to positive change in the world. In their quests and explorations of these great figures of the past, the Year 9's resolved to aspire to greatness as well. And in the words of Malcom X, they ponder…
"To the future belongs to those who prepare for it today."
Year 10's found themselves dealing with 'different stuff' this year - questioning the validity of historical fiction, digging up the past with archaeology, discovering the most heroic and villainous people in history. The Year 10's also witnessed the unfolding of uprisings and revolutions. Every moment and time period wasn't left undiscovered, like curious detectives Year 10 uncovered truths and hidden facts from the world that hadn't been considered for hundreds and thousands of years. The highlights of Year 10 History included myth busting documentaries, uncovering the mysterious character King Arthur, ground breaking artefacts from the volcanic areas of Pompeii and even becoming historical figures themselves. Year 10 didn't just study History, they made history!
Arabic and Islamic Studies
The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said "Seek the knowledge from the cradle to the grave" - this is the value of learning in Islam.
The Arabic language is regarded as the language of the holy book, Al-Quraan, the Sunnah and the hadeeth. It is the only language that has remained preserved in its original form for centuries across the long history of humanity.
Here at Al Noori Muslim School, we teach the language from a basic to an advanced level. We are also trying to maintain the concepts of this language and make it enjoyable.
This year was a great success! We had the opportunity to teach children about practical situations and daily life. Students learnt about energy and jobs in the community and these topics were integrated with other subjects and units.
This year, Year 8 had the opportunity to write their Arabic narratives about life's experiences, particularly within the 'Shopping' and 'Healthy Food' units. They presented their narratives and shared their ideas in groups, strengthening their level in Arabic.
It is vital to learn the language through which our students discover our religious principles.
We wish our students all the success in learning the Arabic language, in order to pass it on to upcoming generations and spread the words of Allah (swt) to others.
This year, our students have continued to demonstrate their great mathematical ability and have successfully produced impressive results.
During Numeracy Week, students participated in the Mathematics Race, Guessing Competition and Pi Competition. Winners of the competitions received gift vouchers, whilst the winners of the Mathematics Race were invited to a school luncheon. Also, in celebration of Numeracy week, Year 7 students travelled to the Wildlife Park and Sydney Aquarium, where they solved a variety of questions and used their reasoning and communication skills to interpret real-life problems. Year 8 students have been busy modelling different types of random selections and Year 9 successfully answered HSC questions in groups. Year 10 combined their building resourcefulness and their mathematical ability to produce models as part of the 'Surface Area' and 'Volume' topics.
2014 marked the beginning of a 2 year journey for our Year 11 students; a difficult one at times. However, it is a very rewarding, enriching and self-satisfying journey that builds character as they acquire knowledge, which will ultimately produce lifelong learners. Our Year 11 cohort have now finished the preliminary course and have started the HSC course.
During the year, our Year 11 students powered through arithmetic, perfected surds, quadrisected equations, identified trigonometry and normalised calculus. The extension 1 students solved inequalities, divided intervals, encompassed circle geometry, combined permutations and combinations, and factored in polynomials.
2014 has been a very exciting year for the Science faculty. Our students entered the 2014 ASTA + NZASE Education Perfect Science Championships. Due to the extremely solid effort by our students, Al Noori Muslim School has achieved the following great results:
* Fourth overall globally out of 787 schools.
* Third overall in Australia out of 572 schools.
* First in Australia for the 251-500 students category out of 173 schools.
A few days before Science Week, our school was invited to attend the launch of the Australian Museum Science Festival on the 15th of August. Our SRC members represented the school and enjoyed the launch.
On the 25 – 29th of September, our school took part in Science Week. On Monday, Shell Questacon Science Circus presenters visited the school and presented lively and energetic scientific shows. The shows covered a wide range of topics for Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 students. Students who participated in the programme at school received a free ticket to attend the Shell Questacon Science Circus hands-on exhibition.
Scientific video tapes were shown in the hall during recess and lunch on Tuesday to Thursday. On Wednesday, Doctor Ahmed Youssef, a medical practitioner, spoke to all the students about healthy eating and the importance of sun exposure for vitamin D.
Hands-on science activities, food stalls, competitions and amusement rides can mean only one thing - a Science Fair! On Friday, the school hosted a Science Fair. Students from Years 5 to 10 carried out experiments in the hall under the supervision of their teachers. Sister Ismat Hamaoui, a midwife, and her daughter Zeinab, a medical student, measured students' blood pressure, metabolic rate and calories.
The Science Fair included a range of stalls and activities including sweet stalls, a variety of food stalls, amusement rides, face painting, sack races, balloon races and basketball competitions. The school grounds were full of excitement and joy as hundreds of students enjoyed their day. Alhamdulillah, the fair was an outstanding success! Students and teachers had a great day.
Science Faculty
"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The 2014 English department knew they'd be in for yet another challenge this year, but nothing could prepare them for the reality they would face as technologically advanced Generation Z entered their classrooms. Alas, technology had consumed their students; "youse" was a common occurrence that left English staff cringing. They knew of only one way to resolve the grammatical glitch – inundate students with opportunities in English – and this they did!
In Term 1, two students from Al Noori were selected to represent the school at the Sydney Morning Herald's Plain English Speaking Competition. Year 11 student Maryam Nachabe and Hasan Mohammed from Year 10 did the school proud, presenting speeches that dealt with provocative and interesting topics to engage an audience from around the Bankstown Region. Hasan's speech proved too captivating, earning him a place in the quarter finals, as well as the semi-finals! Well done, Maryam! Congratulations, Hasan!
Also in Term 1, Al Noori's Year 10 student Hashir Khan submitted a short story to the National 'Write 4 Fun' Competition. His story, entitled 'Refugees', was selected as a runner up. Hashir Khan will have his story published in an anthology of student work. Congratulations, Hashir. You can also find Hashir's story at the following webpage: http://www.write4fun.net/view-entry/234131
This year marked the first year Al Noori established its very own debating team. Under the direction of Ms Jalloul, a number of students from all grades made a commitment to attend weekly debating meetings regarding modern day issues and the Australian government. It was definitely a successful initiative that trained students to become efficacious debaters with hopes of partaking in a number of upcoming debating competitions.
Alnoorians understand the importance of literacy and take the opportunity to celebrate and advance it in our school each year during National Literacy and Numeracy Week. Several activities were organised to engage students and promote both written and oral literacy.
We started the week off in the library with the book fair, where Mrs El Sheikh, the high school librarian, had carefully selected popular and classical novels, and non-fiction texts to suit our students. Students were invited to write book reviews and submit them for the perusal of their peers. Year 8 hosted "The Mad Hatter's Tea Party" to fit in their study of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, after all Alice did have quite a bit of cake during her riddle-solving and arithmetic-unravelling week in Underland! After that, students buzzed their way through a spelling bee only to land in the most challenging competition of them all: The Public Speaking Competition. Students were given a topic on the spot with only 10 minutes to prepare before presenting in front of an audience. We had a couple of students drop out but the rest made it through and it certainly was flabbergasting to see them deliver their speeches so well and with so little preparation. Winners and runners-up of each competition were awarded Westfield and Smiggle vouchers for their efforts. Congratulations to all students who participated in the different activities this year and Inshallah we will see more of you participate next year.
Many highlights took place in Term 3. On Wednesday 6th August, Year 10 students set off to the Playhouse Theatre at the Sydney Opera House to see Shakespeare's classic play, 'Macbeth'. It was decided by all that the play was fresh and dynamic, leaving us all spellbound from the moment the house lights were dimmed.
Year 7 student Ayah Dannoun submitted a poem about a talismanic object to the 'Red Room Poetry Object' Competition. Great effort, Ayah!
The English department would like to congratulate a valued staff member, Ms Hussein on the birth of her baby girl and thank her for her efforts in 2014. We would also like to welcome Ms Salma, an exceptional addition, on board our hardworking team.
We look forward to 2015!
English Department
Ms Jalloul, Mrs Jalloul, Mrs Hagemrad, Ms Hussein and Ms Salma
The welfare coordinators have a pivotal role encompassing discipline as well as student welfare and well-being. We do our best to balance our roles of disciplinarians while at the same time making sure that we are approachable. We work closely with students on a day-to-day basis to encourage positive and reflective behaviour with the aim of making Al Noori Muslim School a safe and supportive environment. On an individual level, students are always welcome to speak to the welfare coordinators about matters of concern and we help students with strategies to deal with all sorts of teen issues such as study skills, friendship issues or cyberbullying. Students who require additional support are at times referred to the counsellor to ensure they are receiving the extra support they need.
We understand the importance of education in empowering students and their parents with the knowledge to cope with today's challenges. This year, we organised for speakers from The Australian Federal Police to give information sessions on the dangers of social media, internet and phone use and the legal implications of their misuse. We also had members of the Muslim community attend to speak to our Year 9 and 10 students on the importance of seeking an education to meet the needs of our community and contribute positively to wider society. As expected, the annual vaccination program and puberty information sessions were also conducted.
The most important part of our role is to maintain constructive interactions between student-parent-school and we aim to keep that partnership strong through positive role-modelling and open communication. We thank the parents who have been supportive of this ethos throughout the year.


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Many thanks for seeing me early on Suday morning . I had a nasty insect bite on my lower leg and I was a little concerned that it may be developing into a more serious infection. I was examined and time was taken to explain that it should clear in about four to five days. This was clearly not a serious matter but this is the third occation during the last twelve months that my wife and had to visit the Minor Injuriesd Unit . An excellent service delivered by excellent staff


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You know what's funny? Spit-up. The white cascade caused some of the biggest grins I've ever gotten out of the kid, so I just went with it.
Day 77
Day 76
Skipped a day somewhere.
Today we went out to drink wine and baby came along. No wine for him until he's at least eight, though. We plan to be strict.
Day 74
How can something so small fart so loud?
Day 72-73
He rolled over onto his stomach and tried very hard to locomote, but only managed to flail about in a fishlike manner.
Day 71
We took a short walk on my wounded toe (I walked, baby was in a carrier) and I discovered that walks in the carrier no longer put him to sleep like they once did, now that he has neck control.
Day 70
Today, for the first time ever, I picked someone else's nose.
Day 68-69
I should never skip days. I can not remember what I did yesterday, aside from feeding, changing, and obsessively hunting down high school acquaintances on Facebook.
Today the baby hung out with his contemporary, who although just six days older is considerably larger – six pounds larger. We call him the Bodyguard.


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I remember seeing it live, it was really laughable. Giscard used to invite himself in French families for dinner and have some waste collectors for breakfast at the Elysee palace.
In a sort of I care for the lower people…
We were so happy when he was defeated in 1981, hoping for a better life under Mitterrand. did we get it? probably a bit….
His last novel hints about a romance with Princess Diana!!!
I would be okay with this blog becoming "Iconic images", including historic videos and films of this kind (and not Citizen Kane and such, there's already enough space for that on the internet). Heck, even audio clips. I started reading this blog looking for famous artistic photos, but since then it became my history class. I love it.
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Interesting article, as always on this blog!
Just a small correction on "…led to the Socialists winning the presidency for the first and the only time in the Fifth Republic"
Mitterrand was actually reelected to the presidency at the end of his first term, in 1988. He served as president for two 7 year mandates, from 1981 to 1995.
G'Day! Iconicphotos,
Interesting Thoughts, After defeating 3 rd World United the Red Menace is now up against its next opponent; Capitalist Pigies FC. Which team do you prefer:
Team A (Red Menace)
G: Nikita Khrushchev
D: Stalin
D: Trotsky
D: Lenin
D: Tito
M: Mao
M: Camilo Cienfuegos
M: Ho Chi Mihn
M: Fidel Castro
F: Lydia Litvyak
F: Che Guevara
Team B (Capitalist Piggies FC)
G: Franklin D Roosevelt
D: Winston Churchill
D: Fulgencio Batista
D: Valery Giscard d' Estaing
D: Bernard Montgomery
M: Howard Hughes
M: Neil Armstrong
M: Ronald Reagan
M: Eisenhower
F: Charles de Gaulle
F: John F Kennedy


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The city of Fort Oglethorpe is expanding its Christmas event this year beyond the usual parade, says city council member and mayor pro tem Paula Stinnett.
"We're going to have choirs, seasonal music, and activities for kids on the polo field after the parade," says Stinnett. "Santa will be there to hear what children want for Christmas and they can have their picture taken with him." There will also be hot chocolate for sale.
The Fort Oglethorpe Christmas parade has a new route this year. It will no longer run on Battlefield Parkway. It will begin in the Kmart parking lot where it meets Lafayette Road at Maxi Auto and will end on Barnhardt Circle where there will be a family festival.
The city will have a new Christmas tree on the polo field – a Carolina Sapphire that will be planted and decorated for the first time this year. The lighting of the tree will take place during the Dec. 10 festivities.
Christmas at the Post kicks off at 6 p.m. with the parade, which will run this year only on Lafayette Road, from the Kmart parking lot at the corner where it borders Maxi Auto to Barnhardt Circle. The polo field festivities will take place after the parade and will end by 9 p.m.
Those interested in having a float in the parade can find an application on the city website, fortogov.com. Church or civic groups interested in doing activities for children or participating in the music can call the Christmas hotline at 706-858-4639.


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Pine Nut blaze at 50 acres, 2nd fire near Wellington
July 24, 2009
UPDATE: A fire in the Pine Nut Mountains nine miles east of Johnson Lane has grown to 50 acres in size, while a 30-acre fire is burning six miles south of Wellington near Wilson Canyon.
A thunderstorm cell passing north along the Douglas-Lyon county line has firefighters concerned. Gusty winds from the thunderstorms could fan the fires already burning and lighting from the storm could set additional fires.
According to Sierra Front Fire Information Officers Mark Struble, the Pine Nut fire is located near Mineral Peak in the Pine Nut Mountains. It is burning in pinon pine and juniper. No structures are threatened by the fire, and there have been no evacuations.
The Boulder fire near Wilson Canyon is burning in mixed brush and grass. Personnel on scene report structures within a mile of the flames, but there are no evacuations or closures as of 6 p.m.
5:30 p.m. update
A 10-acre fire in the Pine Nut Mountains nine miles east of Johnson Lane is sending a smoke plume visible from Carson Valley.
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The fire is located on Bureau of Land Management land on the northwest side of Mineral Peak in Douglas County.
Four engines, several aircraft, a water tender and four hand crews have been assigned to the fire as of 4:45 p.m.
East Fork firefighters are also responding to the blaze, which is burning in pinon pine and juniper. Smoke is being blown east toward Stagecoach. No structures are in immediate danger, according to Fire Information Officer Mark Struble.
Fire vehicles will be using Johnson Lane and other roads leading into the mountains.


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The Biology Division of CUR would like to honor Biology Mentors for their long-term efforts in supervising undergraduate research (UGR) students. Individuals may be nominated by CUR Institutional or Institutional-Enhanced members, or individual CUR members of the Biology Division. Faculty mentoring interdisciplinary projects are eligible as long as those projects involve a major biological component.
For information on nomination procedures and requirements, please see information below or go to the CUR Biology Division website https://www.cur.org/governance/divisions/biology_mentor_awards/. Applications/Nominations must be submitted by email in their entirety in a single PDF file by 5:00 pm (PDT), Monday, October 17, 2016, to Shere Byrd at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Applications can be submitted for one of the following three categories:
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Dr. Sara O'Brien, Assistant Professor of Biology at Radford University in Radford, VA was selected as the outstanding early-career mentor in the CUR Biology division for 2015. Dr. O'Brien received her doctorate in Zoology from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA in 2009, and began working with undergraduates first at Marion University and then Radford University. In her time as an assistant professor, Dr. O'Brien has mentored 34 students, and supported numerous student presentations at local, regional, and national meetings. One of her mentees received special recognition for their research at the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology meetings, and she has manuscripts in review and preparation with student co-authors. One student nominator says that Dr. O'Brien "always wanted what I wanted for myself (albeit a wiser version)", and that Dr. O'Brien "helped me push through my own self-doubt and thoughts that I would never be smart enough to accomplish what I have." Her colleagues nominated her because "Mentoring undergraduates is how Sara thinks about her work as a professional."
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Okay, so the topic over at YA Highway today is "What's the best book you've read this month?"
First, well, gee, September isn't even over and I'm still reading! But of note: I just finished Gretchen McNeil's fun and creepy POSSESS, M.T. Anderson's fabulous FEED, and I got through a delicious trifecta of female malevolence with IMAGINARY GIRLS (Nova Ren Suma), SOME GIRLS ARE (Courtney Summers), and SHARP OBJECTS (Gillian Flynn). Ooh, and I just bought Flynn's second book, DARK PLACES, and I'm definitely excited to get into that. I love, love, love her writing style.
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Fizz is an ability power assassin that can burst down the opponent carries in a second. A fed Fizz can almost onehit the enemy carry with a single Seastone Trident Urchin Strike Lich Bane combo. But the ability that makes Fizz such strong is Playful / Trickster. You can dodge every ability in the game with this, and at the same time it's an escape / gap closer, and it does damage! That ranged ap carry throws his main source of damage at you? No problem, let's just dodge that with Playful / Trickster, jump towards him, activate Seastone Trident and then Urchin Strike. Other melee ap carries like Kassadin or Gragas should be punished everytime they go for a lasthit. When in this matchup you can use your Playful / Trickster in two ways. Either you wait for the Barrel Roll or Null Sphere to be thrown at you, and quickly dodge it with Playful / Trickster and try to land in your opponents face with it, then try to deal as much damage as possible with Urchin Strike and Seastone Trident until you or your opponent has to back. The second way is to jump the opponent with Urchin Strike Seastone Trident and try to get as much auto attacks possible off before having to disengage back to the minions with Playful / Trickster.
Although when you're against a ranged ap carry like Anivia or Ahri it's a totally different story. They will probably try to harass you as much as they can with abilities and AAs and denie you farm. Although if they make the mistake of coming too close to you, you will crush them 1v1. Against ap carries who will likely harass you from a distance alot, always max Playful / Trickster. Although, if you're against a melee mid that doesn't deal damage from a distance and will need to get in melee range to deal damage, like Akali, Lee Sin, Riven, Jarvan IV etc, max Seastone Trident, since it will help you deal more damage in melee trades. Also against an AD mid, always get Seeker's Armguard and later upgrade into Zhonya's Hourglass, more information in item section.
The matchup against Ryze is totally different than the other AP carries. Everyone claims Ryze is the biggest counter to Fizz. Why? Mainly because Playful / Trickster has alot longer CD than Overload and that Rune Prison is very hard to dodge. Ryze will harass you with Overload and AAs everytime you try to lasthit. Although if he spams his spells on you early, he will run out of mana real fast before he gets Tear of the Goddess, and when he's out of mana you can just all in him. I once asked Tabzz, a EUW challenger division player who is considered the best Fizz in the world, about this matchup and he taught me that Ryze isn't really that big of a counter to Fizz. When you've played that matchup as much times as Tabzz has, you will learn how to beat Ryze in lane. He told me this: Let him push you to your tower and try to not get too harassed, and all in him as soon as you get the chance. Get Elixir of Fortitude and/or Barrier, ask your jungler for ganks when your lane is pushed, get Mercury's Treads if you have too. He also told me that he picked Fizz against Moscow Five (Gambit Gaming) and Alex Ich picked Ryze against him, and Tabzz went 10-0.
Pros / Cons
- Playful / Trickster. Need I say more?
- Chum the Waters is a great engage, if you can hit it.
- Extremely fun to play
- Urchin Strike combined with Seastone Trident and Lich Bane deals heavy damage, can almost onehit squishies lategame.
- Ignore unit collission from Nimble Fighter
- Seastone Trident makes it a bit easier to CS, both under tower and regulary.
- Fisherman Fizz and Tundra Fizz are awesome skins.
- Mana hungry early game
- This really does not happen often, but I have a fee times discovered Playful / Trickster dealing no damage and stuns Fizz for about 0.5 - 1 second.
- Squishy obviously, since he is a burst assassin.
I go Greater Mark of Magic Penetration Greater Seal of Armor Greater Glyph of Magic Resist Greater Quintessence of Ability Power, aka standard AP runepage. If you're against an AD mid or don't think you'll need the magic resist, consider Greater Glyph of Scaling Ability Power
Although Tabzz prefers greater mark of hybrid penetration for Fizz, and I had to ask him why. The answer was, that he usually goes 28-1-1 masteries and pick AD and Armor Pen masteries, and usually buy Elixir of Fortitude. Overall, it gives you a better early game.
Srarting items
Hard Lane Crystalline Flask Health Potionx3 - It's kind of not worth it after the change, probably a better choice to go 9 pots 2 wards
All In Lane Elixir of Fortitude Health Potionx4 sight ward - This combined with greater mark of hybrid penetration and Sunder will give you a super strong early game.
vs AD Cloth Armor Health Potionx5 - Rush Seeker's Armguard
On your first back, try to get 1 or 2 Doran's Ring and a Sheen to rush that Lich Bane. After Lich Bane you should pick up a Needlessly Large Rod. Did you get a Seeker's Armguard earlier or being too focused? Get Zhonya's Hourglass. It's a super item for Fizz, you can use Playful / Trickster first and then Zhonya's Hourglass for intouchable fish awesomeness wait cooldowns move. You should get either one of Zhonya's Hourglass or Rabadon's Deathcap or just both. From this point there are a lot of items to chose from, but I like getting Void Staff here, and Guardian Angel or Warmog's Armor makes you a bit more tanky. Liandry's Torment, Abyssal Mask and Deathfire Grasp are examples of good late game items. Twin Shadows might be fun to get at some point of the game.
Fizz's dexterity allows him to perpetually ignore unit collision and take 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 reduced physical damage from auto attacks.
The first part of this passive let's you ignore unit collision, you can wall through monsters and champions. This means you don't have to worry about minion blocks and such. The second part makes you take reduced damage from minions, which means you take less damage from minions in early game trades. Not really noticable lategame. Might be fun to combine this with Ninja Tabi and Doran's Shield for the lols, I have never tried it tho. Might be viable against an AD Carry mid?
Fizz dashes a fixed distance in the direction of his target, dealing his total attack damage as physical damage plus additional magic damage to it. The ability will also apply on-hit effects.
Good gap closer, it applies onhit effects which means it works as s basic attack, you can apply seastone trident and proc Lich Bane. It doesn't really do much damage before you get your Lich Bane, but when you get a Lich Bane proc on this it will deal your normal attack damage + 10 / 40 / 70 / 100 / 130 magic damage + 60% of AP + 50 magic damage + 75% of AP. Let's say you have 500 AP and 100 AD, then this will deal about 1000 damage, which is a pretty heavy damage source in lategame.
Passive: Fizz's autoattacks rend his target, dealing magic damage over 3 seconds that strengthens if the opponent is low on life. Multiple autoattacks will only refresh the duration. The total damage caps at 300 against minions and monsters.
Active: Fizz's autoattacks are empowered for the next 5 seconds, dealing additional magic damage on-hit and causing Grievous Wounds (50% healing reduction).
The passive makes lasthitting much easier both under tower and not, since it scales of missing hp. This ability is a DoT, a Damage over Time, and combining this with Liandry's Torment increases the DoT damage, although I rarely get Liandry's.
The active can be used for easier lasthitting under tower. To farm the melee minions you need to let the turret attack twice and then you can finish it off just with the W passive. Although for the caster minions you can either attack, let turret attack, attack or let the turret attack first then attack with the active. The active also afflicts grievous wounds, reduce healing efffects by 50%.
Playful: Fizz hops onto his trident in a nearby location, becoming untargetable for 0.75 seconds and gaining the ability to use Trickster before the effect ends to make him able to jump once more.
If Fizz does not use it, he will slam the ground below him, dealing magic damage and slowing nearby enemies for 2 seconds.
Trickster: Fizz hops off from his trident to a nearby location, dealing magic damage nearby enemies in a smaller area than Playful. Trickster does not apply the slow.
There are lots of ways to use this ability, to gap close, to escape, to deal damage, to dodge abilities and AAs, to get through obstacles and walls, to wave clear. You usually max this first since you will mostly face ranged ap carries. When this is maxed, and you have bought a little bit AP this will onehit a whole wave (not the siege minion).
Active: Fizz throws a fish in a line that will bind itself onto the first enemy champion it hits. If it doesn't hit an enemy champion it will stay on an area, and it will stick to the first enemy champion that walks into the area. The champion that has the fish attached will be slowed.
Regardless of position, after 1.5 seconds, a Shark will come out from the earth to eat the fish, dealing magic damage, knocking up the target for 1 second, knocking back all other enemies within the area from the center and slowing all enemies in the area for 1.5 seconds afterwards.
It's an awesome engage, hitting the carry with this will secure a dead carry, unless he uses Cleanse or Quicksilver Sash which will drop the fish on the ground like it never hit anything.
Fun fact: Most of the yordle characters like Teemo or Ziggs dead body will be eaten by the shark / armored shark / orca / urf the manatee if it finishes them off.
Ability Sequence
I don't have too put too much details into this, just:
vs Ranged/poke Chum the Waters> Playful / Trickster> Urchin Strike> Seastone Trident
vs Melee trades Chum the Waters> Seastone Trident> Playful / Trickster> Urchin Strike


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Awesome pix @mchanna
I am on it Channa.. will upgrade headlights of Palio to Projectors for low beam and bulb upgrade for high beam and fog lamps.
I will be removing Projectors from Punto.
Superb photos!
Last week palio refused to start. Only kat kat sound while cranking.
Took it garage and found that solenoid switch had gone kaput.
Replaced with new switch and palio is back in action
Total cost including parts and labor is 4750.
Time for insurance renewal. Going with the same Pandit-Protect [The New India Assurance]
Third party premium is increasing almost by 25% every year
This is last year's quotation
I paid around Rs. 13000 for my Palio S10 comprehensive Insurance. Bought it online from ICICI Prudential.
I hope it will be same or may come down by few grands on next renewal.
A quick addition to the car organiser, it has been a pain to keep the mobiles especially while charging. After successful testing of this item on linea got it for palio too
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Palio took a nice 3bucket method bath after almost 3months. In these 3months it was washed 4-5 times with half bucket water
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Two Factor Authentication is now available on BeyondUnreal Forums. To configure it, visit your Profile and look for the "Two Step Verification" option on the left side. We can send codes via email (may be slower) or you can set up any TOTP Authenticator app on your phone (Authy, Google Authenticator, etc) to deliver codes. It is highly recommended that you configure this to keep your account safe.
Hmm. Interesting little experiment.
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Tony Blair has forgotten what democracy is about, says Ian Duncan Smith after former PM demands uprising against Brexit
Labour source: 'No wonder we are still trying to recover from Tony Blair's legacy'
Ian Duncan Smith has said Tony Blair seems to have 'forgotten what democracy is about' after the former prime minister called for an uprising against Brexit.
Mr Blair called on pro-Europeans to form a new cross-party movement to persuade the public they were wrong to vote to leave the EU.
In an impassioned speech, the former prime minister said "progressives" should make it their "mission" to reverse the outcome of the referendum last June.
Speaking at the London headquarters of Bloomberg, where David Cameron first set out his plan for an in/out vote on Britain's EU membership, Mr Blair rejected the idea that leaving was now "inevitable".
He said that when people had voted last year they had not understood the full cost of withdrawal - including the potential break-up of the UK, with Scottish independence "back on the table" and with renewed credibility.
The former PM said: "I accept right now there is no widespread appetite to re-think. But the people voted without knowledge of the true terms of Brexit. As these terms become clear, it is their right to change their mind. Our mission is to persuade them to do so.
"I don't know if we can succeed. But I do know we will suffer a rancorous verdict from future generations if we do not try.
"This is not the time for retreat, indifference or despair; but the time to rise up in defence of what we believe - calmly, patiently, winning the argument by the force of argument; but without fear and with the conviction we act in the true interests of Britain."
Iain Duncan Smith told Sky News: "The idea we are going to have Tony Blair coming in, late in the day lecturing, after advising quasi-dictators around the world what to do.
"He seems to have forgotten what democracy is about.
"Democracy is about asking people a question and then acting on it. That's what we did and that's what we are doing at the moment. The government and Theresa May is doing exactly the right thing.
"The idea that you just keep on asking the British people until they give you the right answer to the question, which is his case, and some of his political elite friends is no we don't want to leave the European Union is arrogant really."
"The British people made a decision only a matter of months ago after a robust and fairly long debate, asked the question, do you want to stay or do you want to leave the European Union."
The former Work and Pensions secretary added: "The people voted that they want to leave it and now the job of the government is to get along and do that"
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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson - who led the official Vote Leave campaign in the referendum - dismissed Mr Blair's "condescending campaign" to reverse the will of the people, insisting Brexit would be "a spectacular success".
In a clear swipe at Mr Johnson and his campaign promise to release £350 million a week for the NHS, Mr Blair denounced hardline Leave campaigners as "ideologues" pursuing "a Brexit at any cost", which would leave millions worse off.
They wanted Britain, he said, to become a "low tax, light regulation, offshore free market hub" which was the "exact opposite" of the "fairer capitalism" with a better deal for workers which voters had been promised.
"The ideologues are the ones driving this bus. This free market vision would require major re-structuring of the British economy and its tax and welfare system," he said.
"It will not mean more money for the NHS, but less; actually it probably means a wholesale rebalancing of our healthcare towards one based on private as much as public provision."
Mr Blair said that in the absence of any effective opposition, the pro-Europeans would have to form a cross-party movement to build support for Britain staying in the EU.
"The debilitation of the Labour Party is the facilitator of Brexit. I hate to say that, but it is true. What this means is that we have to build a movement which stretches across party lines; and devise new ways of communication," he said.
He rejected accusations by pro-Brexiteers that in seeking to reverse the referendum result, he was simply ignoring the will of the people.
"This is the beginning in the debate. I'm not claiming any special knowledge of the British people, I'm simply claiming one right, not just for myself but for others, and that's to carry on talking to them and carry on debating with them and carry on discussing with them," he said.
Mr Johnson accused the former prime minister of "insulting the intelligence of the electorate" in arguing they had voted the wrong way.
"This is the guy who would have taken our country into the euro with what would have been catastrophic consequences," he told Sky News.
"This is the guy who dragooned the United Kingdom into the Iraq War on a completely false prospectus with consequences which foreign ministers here are still trying to deal with.
"I urge the British people to rise up and turn off the TV next time Blair comes on with his condescending campaign."
A Labour source said: "No wonder we are still trying to recover from Tony Blair's legacy when he has such contempt for democracy.
"What he doesn't seem to realise is people voted Leave precisely because they felt let down by 13 years of the Davos leftism he is still trying to flog."
Labour's shadow Brexit minister Jenny Chapman - who described herself as a Blairite - said the former prime minister's call for a cross-party movement to oppose Brexit was a "mistake".
"The principal reason many communities voted to leave wasn't immigration - it was a sense of being ignored," she told BBC Radio 4's The World at One.
"The wrong way to respond to that is just to ignore them a little bit more. I think that would be catastrophic for our country and far, far worse than anything Brexit would deliver upon us."
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The holidays will be here before you know it, and if you'd like to plan the perfect fall trip before the hustle and bustle of the holidays, you are in luck! Travelgirl magazine's Stephanie Oswald joined me for an interview this morning to share her secrets to planning the perfect trip this season!
Candace Rose: What's the secret to planning a great trip this season?
Stephanie Oswald: "Everyone has their challenges when it comes to travel even on a good day, but this time of year there are some things you can do to fight off the stress of travel, the stress of flu season, so I've got some advice for you and how to have healthy, happy, stress-free travels! Whether it's how to get there, what to pack or where to go.
Let's start off with getting from point A to point B because that stresses people out, and spending money on plane tickets stresses people out. A lot of people are saying they don't want to deal with that, I don't want to deal with all the rules at the airport like the four ounces or less – all those things, so they're opting to take the bus. Part of that is because MegaBus.com has these beautiful new buses, they are double decker, state of the art and the fares are very affordable. When you're talking about the choice before having more money when you get to your destination or spending it on a plane ticket, more people are saying I'm going to take the bus, and have more money when I get there."
Candace Rose: Why is it so important to create a travel checklist?
Stephanie Oswald: "Well, it's important to create a travel checklist because then you won't forget anything, and when it comes to packing, knowing what you're going to be dealing with when it comes to weather, being familiar with where you're staying so you know if you need to pack your own pillow, or if you need to pack certain boots for walking or certain types of clothing for the weather – very important to have that checklist handy.
Also, you want to make sure you have a mini medical kit because you want to stay healthy and this time of year (flu season), having that little medical kit with you with you is going to help you save time and money because you won't have to run to the drugstore to buy simple things like Bandaids, Neosporin. You want to bring throat lozenges and throat spray, and again if you're taking the bus you won't have to worry about the four ounce rule.
Vitamins, vitamin supplements – these are all things you can buy ahead of time and have ready to go and you'll spend less money then if you have to run and get it when you're on vacation or at a resort. Something else to remember, reading glasses and an extra pair of contact lenses. If there's anybody in your family or who you're traveling with who uses contact lenses or who wears them, you want to make sure you have an extra pair because these are things that you may not need, but if you have them with you, it's going to help you have a more stress-free trip."
Candace Rose: Is there anything else we can do to be prepared for the unexpected when traveling?
Stephanie Oswald: "One thing you want to do too is keep yourself organized. Make sure you've checked all of your itineraries. Take a photograph – use your phone or your iPad to take a photograph of your drivers license and your passport. Also, make sure you've sent your travel itinerary to someone other than the people who you're traveling with so that if something happens – your luggage got lost or something happened to you where you lost your phone, you want to make sure that you've got that information handy just with a phone call to somebody else.
Also, you want to make sure that you put everything in the right travel bag. I want to tell you about this new line of bags, it's Couture by Elesia, this is the Carey bag (please see video above for details). Gorgeous, gorgeous – built for the weekender, the fashionista travelgirl who wants to put everything in one bag. It's a gorgeous leather bag with a silk interior and that's something to put on your list for yourself as a perk for the travel season, for the holidays or even for that fashionista travel girl on your list."
Candace Rose: Traveling can be expensive. Do you have any tips on how we can save money and stay on budget?
Stephanie Oswald: "Absolutely, Candace. Most important is to do your research online. Go to the Tourism Board websites for wherever you're headed, and I want to tell you about a little undiscovered place on the East Coast. It's a group of Barrier Islands off of North Carolina. It's North Carolina's Brunswick Islands – beautiful, beautiful barrier islands. It's a group of five islands with six beaches and right now they've got a lot of fall specials because it's a great time to go out there. They like to say 'You get more beach for your blanket' because there are no high rises, no condominiums. They've got some really great specials, so check out that website NCBrunswick.com. Something else that's really cool is that Weather.com recognizes the Brunswick Islands as a great place to go because you can see a natural phenomenon that only happens in late fall, early winter. What it is, Candace, is that you can sit on the beach and see sunrise and sunset."
Candace Rose: Do you have any additional tips or information you'd like to share?
Stephanie Oswald: "Just remember that the holidays are a time when there's so much stress and have so much anxiety. If you can just give yourself time to plan ahead, make some smart choices, have a budget. Money is also something that stresses people out, so if you're making these smart choices, packing right, having the right tools with you on the road, you're going to save money.
Also, going ahead of time and looking up the websites, connecting online, whether it's the bus company or your hotel, you can connect online, you'll find out about special deals and also special promotions. For example, Megabus.com is donating one dollar for everyone who takes the bus on Veterans Day this year. Those are some of the things you'll find out about if you're connected online. Follow places that you're going to visit on Facebook, Twitter. If there's a deal happening, you'll be like a travel agent, you'll find out ahead of time.
Something else I recommend is creating an email account that is just for travel. Whatever your frequent travel programs are that you belong to, make sure that you have one email account that's only for travel, so that you can go online anytime and do your planning. It won't clutter your inbox for work or your other personal stuff. You'll have one place to go for travel information."
Candace Rose: Well, thanks for the great tips, Stephanie. Where can we go for more information?
Stephanie Oswald: "Well, Candace, you can follow me on Twitter @TravelGirlSteph. Check out the TravelGirl magazine website TravelGirlInc.com. Also, we have the TravelGirl magazine Facebook page. If you want to find out about those great bus routes, you can buy tickets now through January 6th and that's MegaBus.com. If you want to check out that new line of bags I told you about, Couture By Elesia on Facebook and also, those beautiful islands where you can see the sunrise and the sunset this time of year, NCBrunswick.com."


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BACKGROUND. My name is Anders Steinvall. I'm a veteran Swedish journalist and editor with an interest in cities and their ambitions for the urban future.
I spent 22 years as a reporter and editor at the Dagens Nyheter, the leading national newspaper of Sweden, where I covered everything from Olympic Games to international conflicts. I worked as a foreign correspondent in Moscow during the turbulent years when the Soviet Union fell apart.
I have also been executive editor of a local newspaper in Northern Sweden. I now work as a freelance writer.
Over the years I have visited more than a hundred major cities around the world, on assignment or as a tourist. I enjoy taking long walks in the urban jungle more than anything else.
With so much of the world's future depending on how cities act and develop, I've become more and more interested in the visions of city leaders, planners, architects and others who shape the urban landscape we live in.
That led me to writing this blog. I hope you will find it worth reading.
Urban future in the great crystal ball...
...called Cloud Gate in Chicago's Millennium Park.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Looking for visions of the urban future
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TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State coach Dennis Erickson says the Sun Devils' visit to No. 21 Georgia would be important even if the Bulldogs weren't ranked.
"I don't believe it makes any difference," Erickson said. "It doesn't matter who we are or what their rank is."
Still, the ranking adds to the stakes for the Sun Devils (2-0), who have a miserable recent history against Top 25 opponents.
Since 2000, ASU is 3-26 against the Top 25, with the losses coming by an average of about 17 points.
That trend seemed to be turning when Erickson, in his first ASU season, defeated No. 18 California 31-20 on Oct. 27, 2007. But then the Sun Devils reverted to form, losing to No. 4 Oregon by 12, No. 11 USC by 20 and No. 17 Texas by 18.
Throw in two losses last year, to No. 3 Georgia and No. 8 USC by a combined 55-10, and Erickson is 1-5 against ranked opponents while at ASU.
Those are telling numbers for a program that aspires to be among the national elite. But Erickson doesn't see the relevance as the Sun Devils make their first visit to Sanford Stadium for today's game against the Bulldogs (2-1).
"We're (asking) right now, 'Where are we at as a football team?' " he said. "That's my biggest concern. It will be interesting to find out exactly where we're at when we go down there and play."
The Bulldogs whipped ASU in Tempe last fall, and Erickson joked that he "probably should have burnt the tape.
"They pretty much dominated us," he said.
But this isn't the same Georgia team. The Bulldogs lost quarterback Matthew Stafford and tailback Knowshon Moreno to the NFL, and their defense has been vulnerable.
The Bulldogs opened with a 24-10 loss at No. 9 Oklahoma State, then pulled out a couple of grueling Southeastern Conference wins against South Carolina, 41-37, and at Arkansas, 52-41.
Arizona State, by contrast, has won two easy home games against Idaho State, 50-3, and Louisiana-Monroe, 38-14. The Sun Devils' defense played well in both games, but it's hard to tell how much improvement the team has made over last year.
"Every part of our football team, we're going to find out more about us when we play this week," Erickson said.
If ASU hopes to pull off the upset, it may need to maintain its dominance in the turnover department.
Through two games, the Sun Devils lead the nation in turnover margin, having forced eight turnovers and committed none. Georgia, by contrast, ranks 116th in turnover margin, with two turnovers forced and nine lost.
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About the Hotel
Property Location
A stay at Best Western St. Catharines Hotel & Conference Centre places you in the heart of St. Catharines, convenient to Meridian Centre. This family-friendly hotel is within the vicinity of Welland Canals Parkway Trail and St. Catharine's Museum.
Make yourself at home in one of the 141 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
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Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities, including a health club, an indoor pool, and a spa tub. Additional amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and wedding services.
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
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Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a business center, and express check-out. Free self parking is available onsite.
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- Total number of rooms - 141
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