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Former student, transferred to public school. The principal and teachers are strict but still not that hard on you. Great school as always.
I am a former student who transferred to Transfiguration from public school. The atmosphere was completely different to what I was fimiliar with, therefore I stuggled to adjust. The system is extremely strict and will not tolerate anything but perfection. However this is not the reason for the high test scores and grades. Every student goes to tutoring on the weekend and in the summer. They have an amazing sports program know as TJBA. It is a free volunteer based program run by the gym teacher Mr.Maher which takes place every sunday. It coaches all 3 popular sports, track volleyball and basketball throughout the year. Besides Mr.Maher other coaches include alumni from Transfiguration and the other participating school St.James. It's sad to say that most of the students who use the program are Transfiguration students however almost none of them come back to coach. The program is suffering due to th lack Transfiguration students who come back to volunteer. Overall the school has a great students, okay teachers and an extremely strict atmosphere.
Former student, currently studying at a graduate program at Columbia University. I graduated in 2004. I'll break it down into several parts: Academics: Definitely superior. Of course, compared to the general public schooling system in NYC, that's not saying too much. But regardless, this school is certainly above average and gave me a head start in high school. Religion: I'm personally agnostic and I appreciate the fact that this school did not shove religion down our throats. Rather, they taught religion AND science, and allowed us to come up with our own views. Compared to religious schools in other parts of the country, this is something that I truly appreciate. (Just take a look at current events, you'll see the controversial creationism-only schools). Discipline: Relatively speaking, the punishments (500-word essays) were somewhat overbearing. However, reflecting on my own life and on those of my peers, who I still keep in touch with, we are all very considerate and well-mannered individuals. And no, they don't hit you here. However, I still distinctly recall several instances where the afterschool teachers were disrespectful to students., hence the 4-star rating.
I think the administration is flooding this site with positive reviews. It's a basic fact that the "Tiger Moms" and private tutors have led to the continual success of students at this school. The students (I am an ex-student with a sister currently enrolled) thought the "Blue Ribbon" award was a joke. It just seems that Catholic school teachers are not as good as public school teachers and I would say this is the case at this school. As you can see from other reviews, there are problems here and Great Schools should not censor the truth and promote propaganda.
Transfiguration is a wonderful school, real treasure. The principal, teachers and staff are very organized, helpful and resourceful. At the age of 4, my child was reading, writing and doing simple addition, subtraction, sequencing, patterns and even analogies. My child has learned a great deal since being a part of this great school.
As a former student and IVY League grad, I can confidently look back on my Transfiguration experience with great pride. The values of hard work and discipline provided the solid foundation that was necessary for high school and beyond. I credit my 1st Grade teacher who instilled in me a love for academics. My 2 kids are now attending Trans and I find that the same curriculum and attention to detail are still present. Those parents who criticize the school's teaching methods should look at the reasons why the US is falling severly behind the rest of the world in terms of mathematics and science. The bottom line is that there are no shortcuts to success. A good solid core is required and the teahcers at staff Transfiguration are dutiful in providing their students with this very thing.
As a parent of a child who started at Transfiguration this year, I am pleased with the school program and the progress made by my child. The environment is academic and the principal, teachers and staff are very collaborative and supportive. I am amazed at the program and the friendly school environment. My child has learned to write and do various activities in the classroom. All the children's artwork are showcased in the corridor for parents to see. There are themes for each month and a school trip to reinforce the learning. Homework provides structure and content, and I appreciate the progress made by my child every day! The parents are very involved in the activities and volunteer for the events. Overall, it is an excellent school, and deserves the recent Blue Ribbon recognition by the Department of Education in Washington, D.C. for its academic excellence and high performing students. It is a gem of a school that is known by the community and the long waitlist to get in speaks for itself. We are so grateful that my child has been given the opportunity to learn here!!
I have two children in the Pre-K program at the Kindergarten location at Confucius Plaza. We are now 6 months into the school year and I feel I can speak from a place of knowledge and experience regarding this school. Academically, this school excels beyond expectation. Both my children are writing, reading, and building an extensive vocabulary base as well as sequence skills. They are digging into math in the form of digits, ordering and sequential methods. Additionally they are keenly in tune to, social, spacial and inner awareness (due to yoga, dance, drumming, and the emphasis on kindness, etc). I am extremely impressed with the teacher/child ratio, the appreciation for elders (in terms of grandparents), the amount of field trips and environmental exploratory work that happens in a 8.5 hr day. We are looking forward to Kindergarten at the Mott Street Lower School location. I will update my review of that location once we've acclimated ... to be continued....
My daughter had been in Trans since Pre-K3 (our 6th years now). I cannot say I agreed with every decision made by the school but overall we are happy. I had asked my daughter if she wants to go to public school within our school district to avoid the commute, and she said no, she likes the school. The homework load is a lot more compare to public school. I dont think some of the 1 star review is fair, but that's my personal opinion.
My child attends the school now but will not be returning next year. They utilize the old school method of teaching that includes punishment and demerits for not following their rules perfectly. If your child is not perfect, do not send your child here. They will inevitably suffer from psychological damage. There are plenty of good public schools out there that will nurture your child as oppose to demoralize them. There are kids who bully and continue to stay in the school because they want their tuition money. The school has declined over the years and will continue to do so as they expand. They will need to increase enrollment to collect tuition money and less likely to turn away the "bad" kids.
I wasn't going to say anything, just wanted to see reviews, but my child wants to leave this school as well. Sure someone went there in 1969, the school is different now. I do not want to say anything bad about the leadership of the school, but I would have to agree with what others have said. There's a right way to educate youth. I do not think the school is supportive enough and does not seem to know modern educational methods of positive reinforcement. In my opinion it is a shame the Archdiocese doesn't listen to what parents are saying.
I think the principals in TKS try hard to provide the best education for their students. We do not know how much stress they have. If parents think that their kids only learn from school is having bad temper and being no patient. Why don't you teach your child to have a better temper and learn to have more patient? As a parent, we are the best teachers for our children. We cannot only expect the school and the teachers do everything for our kids. We also have our responsibities to educate our children. If some parents think that the school doesn't provide enough for their children, why don't you spend more time with your children so they can learn better? As a parent, I like this school. I also believe that this school can provide the education our children need if parents really work together with the principals and the teachers.
The Principal in TKS Lower School and Upper School have no leadership. Even the teacher don't respect the Principal. Most of the time, the teacher made decisions, not the Principal. If you are lucky, your child will get a good teacher. If you are not lucky, you will get a very very bad teacher. My child is attending this school since Pk3. Now my child is K. For Pk3 and Pk4 classes, my child have a very nice teacher. My child learned a lot of stuff from it. However, now my child is in one of the two K class. my child did not learn much from it. The most thing my child learned is BAD TEMPER, AND NO PATIENT. My child must be learned from the teacher not the peers because most of the parent sees that the teacher is like that.
I have attended Transfiguration for quite a few years now. Eversince pre-k now I am in the "Upper School" part of Trans. I think this school is pretty good compare to the other schools since they won't let you slack off otherwise you are in a huge amount of trouble. All teachers are strict when they need to be but is also really really nice and fun/ funny. Trans gives a lot of homework (depending on what grade you are in) but it really helps you learn what you learned in school so you wont forget. The teachers are very helpful but just dont get yourself into trouble otherwise there are SERIOUS consequeses. Trans is expanding now and has taken over St. James building which causes some problems for the "Upper School" (includes grades 5-8)and it isn't the best. The classrooms are bigger but needs renovation
As a parent who had my kid start from pre-k 3 to now (my kid will be in 2nd grade), I feel this school has taught my kid a lot. He was able to read in Kdg, and able to do simple addition and subtraction. I don't think I can say the same for other kids of that age. I also want to say that the teachers are great. They work very hard to plan the lessons and get the kids involved. The ESL teacher (who also happens to be Chinese) my kid had was wonderful. She helped my kid to learn how to read and sound out words. She gives them book report sheets, and makes sure they are done. She rewards them with prizes to encourage them and gives them plenty of books to read.
If most of the students in the school are going to tutoring, there is a problem how the school is run and not with the students and their parent.
As a former student, I would like to say that Transfiguration is a great school. Some of the teachers are strict but some are nice. But however, sometimes they give you alot of homework and not be able to finish it till around 11. But the classes and other students there older and younger are friendly and the special classes like gym, art, computer, music, etc. are fun! The school has great academics and is very educated. Once you go there and if you had to leave or move you already know most of the stuff that they learn in the other school. Its a piece of cake once you go to the other school once you start of at transfiguration. I know this because i had experience this matter of issue. So on my recomendation i believe Transfiguration is the right school for you if u are looking for education,academics,fun!
The school has had an excellent track record of instituting traditional and work intensive curriculae, but it is at risk of losing its core competence due to the pastor's expansion plans. The school has overadmitted students and cannot house them in the school building, and the current chaos is causing problems and a lack of focus on academics.
The school is an excellent school. It's going through some changes now which I trust is for the best. It's being held back by the archdiocese which doesn't support them financially nor morally; yet they are ripping the benefit of the school's excellent academic results. they should come on board and help the school realize its full potentials. It's doing an amazing job with the little that it has.
The Pre-K is wonderful. Orderly, loving, encouraging, friendly and colorful. It is too bad many local parents don't know about it. It is .5 miles from Tribeca, and doen't draw enough of those children. This preschool is not a more typical 'playgroup preschool'. They are preparing the kids for school, which includes socialization as well as more skill based functions. We are thrilled with the school and teachers. And we like that the children learn to pray and respect the flag.
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Death experience of Knight capital may also spell the end of its chairman and CEO Tom Joyce -- man who presided over the trading here that.
Cobble together the bailout package that actually save the firm from liquidation.
As promised -- Stanley.
Pretty well at least -- -- -- Observation well after he blew up the end of the very well I mean here's what we do know that Tom Joyce -- CEO tonight.
Sources tell Fox Business Network is in contract negotiations with the board.
Over whether he will they will extend his contract into the following year what we do know is that his current deal.
Excuse me ends in December.
The question is will they give him another deal.
And I'll tell you there's a lot of doubters out to the board is clearly weighing his role in the trading debacle that nearly -- the firm earlier this year I think it was it was in the summer.
Did did Tom Joyce as CEO.
Managed to firm right way where they actually had controls.
On on -- trading on some on -- under trading systems.
Which they obviously didn't how much of that is his responsibility that's with the board is -- right now the other thing to -- Is an SEC investigation into the hole and into the mess you know I don't think you know you throw someone out of -- business you know for -- screw up.
But clearly the SEC's concern about whether.
Night secure Knight capital actually had the right controls in place in there's a specific SEC rule that says you must have controls over and -- sort of computerized trading systems that you've that you use and that's what -- got in trouble here it was an -- trade.
It was gonna cost a firm hundreds of millions of dollars and basically bankrupted from before they got the capital infusion so that's where we are right now I would just say this I'm not saying he's gonna leave.
There is clearly it's it's more than a theoretical possibility that they don't extend his contract and this and Tom Tom -- -- out.
Well a lot needs to play out from what I understand the -- still weighing his role.
There's an internal investigation going on they've hired an outside consulting firm to do that -- SEC investigation.
And you clearly have a debate at the firm as to whether he should stay -- -- we should point out that a lot of people put money into night secured Knight capital.
You know defeat the they had a fairly large bailout package sex -- -- prices right now that's a pretty on the -- stock by the way.
Are among people money on -- the condition.
But Tom Joyce states because they think he's you know that at bottom a -- CEO.
But there's a lot of angry investors out there in order to.
Investors got crushed you know they didn't completely -- deal they get a convertible deal.
And a lot you wonder whether he should just sold an outright would investors have done better they -- that I write could they've gotten more than.
The current price which is less than three dollars a share so it's -- -- situations very Dicey but what we do what the box was never goes out.
Is that they're negotiating his contract there's clearly a question mark whether they -- extended and it ends in December.
Just to reiterate it's tough to know if Tom Joyce did anything specifically -- -- right I mean well.
At -- how how could this have been avoided well look -- look at look look at Jon Corzine.
The Jon Corzine do anything specifically wrong I mean.
Jon Corzine ran a firm which at.
The very least did not have the controls in place we wouldn't go dipping into customer funds.
When you run into liquidity crisis which is essentially what happened with MF global.
-- the creditors people into money start pulling the lines of credit Wall Street every Wall Street from depends.
On that as -- -- -- to keep the operations going and because he didn't have the controls in place was he wasn't good enough manager.
That's a problem and that's -- that's it that's -- -- that the -- care about and they care about this -- remember this was an errant trade.
Why didn't he have the sort of trip wires that prevented an Eritrean and -- -- -- -- trade went on not just for thirty seconds this thing went on for like you know half hour.
And it took the New York Stock Exchange to alert Knight capital that you have a problem and even when they alerted him.
They still couldn't get through people like us not this -- its act as they still couldn't really I'm so this is -- really messy from.
And yes the CEO of any major companies not everywhere but -- -- he can you can make make a case that the CEO did not do enough in terms of.
I you know the risk management and the sort of complaint systems the plumbing that needs to be in place that would prevent -- -- or at least.
Meet me you -- lessened the impact you know instead of right going -- -- half hour the quest going on for you know five minutes did he do enough that is the question like -- do that's what I'm looking at and that's blacks what's holding up the contract's fine lines.
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A Senate vote on tighter gun control laws is unlikely to occur next week, according to two Democratic sources, who described a hang-up among Republicans over bolstering rules regulating background checks during gun sales.
President Barack Obama has been pressing for new gun laws since December's shooting at a school in Connecticut. He will travel to Colorado on Wednesday to resume his calls for laws he says would prevent the type of violence that left 26 people dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid originally vowed to bring a gun control bill up for a vote when Congress returns from recess next week, but sources said Reid doesn't have the 60 votes needed to break a Republican filibuster of the legislation.
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Marchant speaks at ABA debate on Prop 37
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Association on Proposition 37, a California 2012 ballot initiative that would require labeling of genetically engineered foods and prohibit advertising claiming the foods are natural.
If passed, Marchant said the proposition would be a "boondoggle" for litigation attorneys, because it authorizes citizen lawsuits against alleged violators.
"This will result in employment for lawyers," said Marchant, Faculty Director of the College of Law's Center for Law, Science & Innovation and ASU Lincoln Professor of Emerging Technologies, Law & Ethics.
Prop 37 authorizes private citizens and plaintiff's attorneys to bring lawsuits alleging violations of California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act, which allows consumers to sue without demonstrating that any specific damages occurred. Additionally, the measure could cause problems in the use of "natural" claims, and the courts might interpret it as applying to all processed foods, whether they are genetically engineered or not, Marchant said.
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Marchant's research interests include the use of genetic information in environmental regulation, risk and the precautionary principle, legal aspects of personalized medicine, and regulation of emerging technologies such as nanotechnology, neuroscience and biotechnology. He teaches courses in Environmental Law, Law, Science & Technology, Genetics and the Law, Biotechnology: Science, Law and Policy, and Nanotechnology Law & Policy. Marchant also is a Senior Sustainability Scientist in ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability and a professor in ASU's School of Life Sciences.
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13 February 2010 - 6:22pm
Bigfoot in the park?
Since the sun finally came out on Thursday, I took a walk in the park.
Apparently someone ... or should I say something ... went for a walk before me.
What in the world do these footprints belong to?
This photo was take over by Udderly Blue Ice Cream in our 4th of July section.
Too bad I don't carry a ruler in my pocket, because I would have liked to have measured these footprints. They were huge! Six, eight inches easily. And one right in front of the other.
So what kind of critter or extraterrestrial is roaming the park?
Take a closer look at the above photo and you'll see that the extra toe (on the right) seems to disappear after three steps. What does that mean?
Here's a closer look.
(Sort of reminds me of that famous painting "The Scream." Sort of makes me want to scream.)
So does anyone recognize these huge prints? If so, post a comment please. Or I'm not heading out in the park again until spring!
I know what it is.
Not sure, but I believe that is the paw print of a Wildebeest.


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Arriving at Florence S. Maria Novella railway station, exit on your right and cover Via Alamanni. At the traffic lights continue straight in via Guido Monaco. After few meters you will find number 25 on the left.
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NASHVILLE, Tn. -- The worst season in franchise history has ended in a fitting way.
The Jaguars had a 14-7 lead over the Titans late in the 2nd quarter, but the Titans proceded to score on two interception returns and two punt returns over the course of the next few minutes.
This season's (2-14) record is the worst in franchise history. The previous worst record was in the inaugural season of 1995 when the Jaguars finished (4-12).
Because of their poor record, the Jaguars will have the second overall pick in April's NFL Draft. They have the same record as the Kansas City Chiefs, but the Chiefs will have the first pick because of a tiebreaker.
General manager Gene Smith is expected to be fired on Monday. The Florida Times-Union reports that Smith and Jaguars owner Shad Khan will meet on Monday. This ESPN report suggests that Smith's firing is imminent. Smith has been with the organization for all 18 seasons in Jaguars history, but he has been the main person in charge of personnel for the last 4 seasons. During these 4 seasons, the Jaguars have a combined record of (22-42).
Mike Mularkey's job might not be safe either. Although this was his first season with the Jaguars, his combined record as an NFL head coach which includes two years in Buffalo is (16-32).
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The currency gained with its U.S. counterpart as the 0.1% increase followed a 0.5% drop in March, Commerce Department figures showed in Washington. The median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a 0.3% decrease. Canada's currency climbed against the dollars of New Zealand and Australia, fellow commodities exporters, as crude oil declined for a third day.
"What's good for the U.S. is generally good for Canada, so in that regard the Canadian dollar will react accordingly," Mazen Issa, Canada macro-strategist at Toronto-Dominion Bank's TD Securities, said by phone from Toronto. "Our bias it still towards a weaker Canadian dollar because our expectation over the medium-term is that growth in the U.S. will be much more robust than it will be in Canada. But, for the day at hand, a positive day for the Canadian dollar."
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Kathy AckerApril 18, 1948–November 30, 1997American novelist, essayist, and short story writer
Kathy Acker April 18, 1948–November 30, 1997 American novelist, essayist, and short story writer
A controversial avant-garde writer and cult figure of the punk movement, Kathy Acker was considered among the most significant proponents of radical feminism and the postmodern literary aesthetic. Associated with the discordant, irreverent music of punk rock, Acker's iconoclastic metafiction—an amalgam of extreme profanity, violence, graphic sex, autobiography, fragmented narrative, and plagiarized texts—rejects conventional morality and traditional modes of literary expression. Her best known works, including Great Expectations, Blood and Guts in High School, and Don Quixote, feature female protagonists whose psychosexual misadventures—involving rape, incest, suicide, and abortion—underscore their individual struggles to discover meaning and identity in deconstructed patriarchal language and sexual masochism. She believed it is through the body that people come to their deepest meanings, pleasures, and agonies. Acker was the author of the screenplay Variety, and her later works included Bodies of Work, a collection of essays, and Eurydice of the Underworld, a book of short stories.
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Robbie Tilley BranscumJune 17, 1937–May 24, 1997American children's author
Robbie Tilley Branscum June 17, 1937–May 24, 1997 American children's author
Branscum's stories for children mirrored the environment in which she was raised, and focused on the hardships and joys of country life. She grew up in Big Flat, Arkansas, dropped out of school in the seventh grade, married at age fifteen, divorced at age twenty-five, and after that worked on dirt farms. She was an avid reader and decided to try writing when a Southern Baptist newsletter accepted her essay "Men Who Walked with God." During her writing career she won many awards, including a Friends of American Writers Award in 1977 for Toby, Granny, and George and an Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1983 for The Murder of Hound Dog Bates: A Novel. Branscum wrote about rural America in her fiction, including topics such as moonshine, berry picking, and fried chicken. She frequently toured colleges and library associations to speak about her life and the trials of being a writer whose education had ended with the seventh grade.
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Leon EdelSeptember 9, 1907–September 5, 1997American biographer and professor
Leon Edel September 9, 1907–September 5, 1997 American biographer and professor
Best known for his five-volume biography of Henry James, Edel spent most of his life completing research for this work. It was while he was living in Paris that his interest in James was aroused, leading to his in-depth research. Edel talked to people who had known James, tracked down letters written by James, and had sole unrestricted use of thousands of manuscript letters at Harvard and elsewhere. He wore a ring that had belonged to James and, according to a London Times reviewer, colleagues teased Edel, telling him that he wasn't just researching James but was, in truth, married to his work. Edel taught at New York University from 1953 to 1978. He then moved to Hawaii, and continued to teach at the University of Hawaii. Edel received a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1963 for the second and third volumes of Henry James. Edel also wrote biographies on Willa Cather, Henry David Thoreau, and James Joyce.
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Percy GrangerAugust 8, 1945–March 10, 1997American playwright, screenwriter, and actor
Percy Granger August 8, 1945–March 10, 1997 American playwright, screenwriter, and actor
Granger, a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University, was a founding member of Manhattan's Ensemble Studio Theater. He made his Broadway playwrighting debut in 1982 with Eminent Domain. An active part of the theatre, he started producing plays in 1972 with The Complete Works of Stud Edsel, a semi-autobiographical work about an idealistic law student who flees to Canada to escape the draft. Granger was also the author of the plays Scheherezade, The Dolphin Position, and Vivien, and the screenplays My Brother's Wife and The Comeback. He was one of the creators of the daytime television soap opera Loving, and contributed to the soap As the World Turns.
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Helene HanffApril 15, 1916–April 9, 1997American playwright, screenwriter, and author
Helene Hanff April 15, 1916–April 9, 1997 American playwright, screenwriter, and author
Hanff was an unheard-of freelance author, writing for television shows like "Playhouse 90," "The Adventures of Ellery Queen," and "Hallmark Hall of Fame" before the release of her book 84, Charing Cross Road in 1970. Called charming by reviewers, the book is actually an epistolary memoir containing letters written between Hanff, in New York City, and Marks & Co bookseller Frank Doel, in London. Hanff, self-taught and a voracious reader, started writing to the used bookstore in 1949 when she began her life-long quest as a book collector. Although the letters from Doel were originally very succinct and business-like, by the time Doel died, he and Hanff were fast friends, and Hanff had been invited to visit him in London several times. It wasn't until after Doel's death, when Hanff published 84, Charing Cross Road, however, that she raised enough money to finally visit London. After her visit, where she met Doel's wife, she published The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street. Later books were Underfoot in Show Business and Letter from New York.
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Charles KuraltSeptember 10, 1934–September 4, 1997American journalist and writer
Charles Kuralt September 10, 1934–September 4, 1997 American journalist and writer
The recipient of three Peabody Awards and twelve Emmys, Kuralt worked for CBS for thirty-seven years as a journalist. At twenty-five he became the youngest correspondent for CBS, covering the Vietnam War and reporting from many Latin American countries, as well as becoming the anchor on "CBS News Sunday Morning." He was the author of over a half dozen books, including The Perfect Year and Dateline America, but his real fame came from his "On the Road" reports written over a period of thirteen years, from 1967 to 1980. Traveling around the country in a motor home, Kuralt covered stories that other reporters found unimportant. He did pieces on the wonders of nature and everyday miracles like the sharecropper in Mississippi who managed somehow to put nine children through college. Kuralt inherited his love of travel, he said, from his father, who used to take him on his social work supervisory trips, telling him history tidbits about the areas through which they were passing to keep him entertained. In 1981 Kuralt received the George Polk Memorial Award, and in 1985 he was named the Broadcaster of the Year by the International Radio-Television Society.
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Judith MerrilJanuary 21, 1923–September 12, 1997American science fiction writer
Judith Merril January 21, 1923–September 12, 1997 American science fiction writer
Merril was one of the first female writers to enter the science fiction genre. Known as a pioneer of feminist ideas, her first science fiction story, about a mother's devoted love for a child deformed by radiation, was published in 1948 in Astounding Science Fiction magazine. Along with Isaac Asimov, James Blish, C. M. Kornbluth, and Frederick Pohl, she was associated with a group of science fiction enthusiasts called the Futurians. She was the editor of several anthologies of the best science fiction stories, widening the horizons of what was accepted as science fiction by her choice of stories published outside the usual magazines. Her 1950 novel about nuclear war, Shadow on the Hearth, was made into the film Atomic Attack. She later donated her collection of science fiction books to the Toronto Public Library, forming the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation, and Fantasy, one of the largest research centers for science fiction in the world.
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Ann PetryOctober 12, 1908–April 28, 1997American educator and writer
Ann Petry October 12, 1908–April 28, 1997 American educator and writer
Petry was best known for her first novel, The Street, the first major literary novel about life in Harlem. Petry grew up in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, a member of one of the few black families in the area, and was only exposed to Harlem for a nine-month period in which she worked in a Harlem experimental after-school program. However, she was considered a woman of great empathy and imagination, and her book about Ludie Johnson and Ludie's eight-year-old son Bub became an instant success upon its release in 1946. She wrote two other novels—Country Place, 1947, and The Narrows, 1953—but neither received the acclaim of her first novel. Petry later wrote books for young adults and children, including Tituba of Salem Village and Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad. After 1970 she limited herself to writing articles for college journals.
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V. S. PritchettDecember 16, 1900–March 20, 1997British author, reviewer, biographer, and journalist
V. S. Pritchett December 16, 1900–March 20, 1997 British author, reviewer, biographer, and journalist
Pritchett was a writer whose optimistic portrayals of everyday life gave him a career writing reviews and essays for the Christian Science Monitor, the New Statesman, and the Nation, as well as some forty books of short stories, essays, literary criticism, novels, biographies, and travelogues. Best known for his short stories, including "When My Girl Comes Home," "A Sense of Humor," "The Camberwell Beauty," and "The Fly in the Ointment," he was knighted in 1975 for his services to literature. Gore Vidal, the well-known American author, said of Pritchett, "I reviewed a book of his essays about twenty years ago. I said I thought it would be very nice for literature if he lived forever." In the first volume of his autobiography, A Cab at the Door, Pritchett describes his early childhood, punctuated by constant moves to escape his father's creditors. It was this, he relates, that led to his love of travel and to such books as Dublin: A Portrait. Pritchett was also known for his sensitive biographies, among them Balzac, The Gentle Barbarian: The Life and Work of Turgenev, and his most famous, Chekhov: A Spirit Set Free.
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A. L. RowseDecember 4, 1903–October 3, 1997British historian and writer
A. L. Rowse December 4, 1903–October 3, 1997 British historian and writer
Rowse, the author of one hundred books of history, poetry, literary criticism, biography, and autobiography, was known as an expert on the Elizabethan Age. He was a fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, and in 1996 was made the Companion of Honor, a coveted royal honor bestowed for "conspicuous national service." He is best known for his The Elizabethan Age, a four-volume set of books exploring Elizabethan history, that received nearly universal acclaim for being historically accurate and vividly written. He is also credited with discovering that the "Dark Lady" in Shakespearean sonnets was Emilia Bassano Lanier. His comment to London's Daily Telegraph about those who didn't believe his evidence in support of this discovery was, "You imagine the impudence of these people answering me back over the Dark Lady. If they haven't the sense to see that I am the greatest authority on the Elizabethan Age, then I've no objection to telling them." Famous for being acerbic and brutally honest, Rowse, in an interview with the London Times in 1983, summerized his reasons for studying British history in one sentence: "This country's past is infinitely more fascinating than its future."
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Source: Contemporary Literary Criticism, ©1999 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.


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JOURNEY are Neal Schon (guitar), Jonathan Cain (keyboards), Ross Valory (bass), Deen Castronovo (drums) and new lead singer, Arnel Pineda.
Schon adds, "We feel reborn. I think there's a lot of chemistry between the five of us. At first we were going to go into the studio and just write 4 songs, but now it's escalated to a lot of great new and diverse material. The stuff sounds tremendous. Everyone's so stoked about it. We feel very fortunate to have found Arnel."
JOURNEY is currently working on a new album with legendary producer Kevin Shirley, which they hope to release by spring/summer 2008.
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JOURNEY are Neal Schon (guitar), Jonathan Cain (keyboards), Ross Valory (bass), Deen Castronovo (drums) and new lead singer, Arnel Pineda.
Schon adds, "We feel reborn. I think there's a lot of chemistry between the five of us. At first we were going to go into the studio and just write 4 songs, but now it's escalated to a lot of great new and diverse material. The stuff sounds tremendous. Everyone's so stoked about it. We feel very fortunate to have found Arnel."
JOURNEY is currently working on a new album with legendary producer Kevin Shirley, which they hope to release by spring/summer 2008.
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During their initial 14 years of existence (1973-1987), Journey altered their musical approach and their personnel extensively while becoming a top touring and recording band. The only constant factor was guitarist Neal Schon (born February 27, 1954), a music prodigy who had been a member of Santana in 1971-1972. The original unit, which was named in a contest on KSAN-FM in San Francisco, featured Schon, bassist Ross Valory, drummer Prairie Prince (replaced by Aynsley Dunbar), and guitarist George Tickner (who left after the first album). Another former Santana member, keyboard player and singer Gregg Rolie, joined shortly afterward. This lineup recorded Journey (1975), the first of three moderate-selling jazz-rock albums given over largely to instrumentals.
By 1977, however, the group decided it needed a strong vocalist/frontman and hired Steve Perry (born January 22, 1949). The results were immediately felt on the fourth album, Infinity (1978), which sold a million copies within a year. (By this time, Dunbar had been replaced by Steve Smith.) Evolution (1979) was similarly successful, as was Departure (after which Rolie was replaced by Jonathan Cain). Following a live album, Captured (1981), Journey released Escape, which broke them through to the top ranks of pop groups by scoring three Top Ten hit singles, all ballads highlighting Perry's smooth tenor: "Who's Crying Now," "Don't Stop Believin'," and "Open Arms." The album topped the charts and sold millions. Frontiers (1983), featuring the hit "Separate Ways," was another big success, after which Perry released a double-platinum solo album, Street Talk (1984). When the group got back together to make a new album, Valory and Smith were no longer in the lineup and Raised on Radio (1986) was made by Schon, Perry, and Cain, who added other musicians for a tour.
Following the tour, Journey disbanded. Perry went into a prolonged period of seclusion as Schon and Cain formed Bad English with vocalist John Waite. Bad English had several hit singles, including the chart-topper "When I See You Smile," before breaking up. Perry returned to recording in 1994, releasing For the Love of Strange Medicine. Although the album went gold, it was a commercial disappointment by previous standards. In 1996, Perry, Schon, Cain, Valory, and Smith staged a Journey reunion, releasing the million-selling Trial by Fire, which featured the gold-selling Top 20 single "When You Love a Woman," and going on tour. Perry and Smith opted out of the reunion after the tour, but Journey continued, hiring a new lead singer, Steve Augeri (formerly of Tall Stories), and a new drummer, Bad English's Deen Castronovo, who made their debuts on "Remember Me," a track on the 1998 Armageddon soundtrack. The band next reconvened in 2001. Arrival, Journey's 11th new studio album, was released in April, followed by a national tour.
The band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 21, 2005. That same year they released a new album, Generations, and embarked on their 30th anniversary tour. Shows on the tour stretched over three hours long and were divided into two sets -- one focusing on pre-Escape material, the other on post-Escape material. The archival release Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour appeared on both DVD and CD in 2006, the same year that the group brought Jeff Scott Soto aboard as a replacement for Augeri, who developed a throat infection that prevented him from singing.
However, Soto's time with the band was limited; in 2007, Journey announced that they had parted ways with the singer and were once again seeking a frontman. They found him in Arnel Pineda, a Filipino vocalist that they discovered after seeing him perform on YouTube. Pineda made his debut with the band in 2008, the same year that Journey released Revelation. Fueled by the adult contemporary hit "After All These Years," Revelation was a surprise hit that wound up going platinum. Journey returned in the summer of 2011 with Eclipse, a concept album that saw the band tie together its progressive rock beginnings with its '80s arena rock peak. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi
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