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The Isle of Man is steeped in fascinating heritage from stunning castles and excellent museums to the Manx language and Tynwald, the oldest continual parliament in the world.
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Peel Castle is a castle in Peel, Isle of Man originally constructed by Vikings. The castle stands on St Patrick's Isle which is connected to the town by causeway. It is now owned by Manx National Heritage and is open to visitors during the summer.
The castle was built in the 11th century by the Vikings, under the rule of King Magnus Barelegs. While there were older stone Celtic monastic buildings on the island, the first Viking fortifications were built of wood. The prominent round tower was originally part of the Celtic monastery, but has had battlements added at a later date. In the early 14th century, the majority of the walls and towers were built primarily from local red sandstone, which is found abundantly in the area. After the rule of the Vikings, the castle continued to be used by the church due to the cathedral built there – the see of Sodor Diocese – but was eventually abandoned in the 18th century.
The castle remained fortified and new defensive positions were added as late as 1860. The buildings within the castle are now mostly ruined, but the outer walls remain intact. Excavations in 1982-87 revealed an extensive graveyard as well as the remains of Magnus Bareleg's original wooden fort. The most spectacular finds were the 10th century grave of 'The Pagan Lady' which included a fine example of a Viking necklace and a cache of silver coins dating from about 1030. The Castle's most famous "resident" is the so called Moddey Dhoo or Black Dog ghost.
Peel Castle features today on the reverse side of the £10 notes issued by the Isle of Man Government.
Peel Castle is sometimes confused with Piel Castle, located on Piel Island, around 30 miles to the east in the Irish Sea. This particularly occurs in reference to the William Wordsworth poem describing Piel, spelling its name as 'Peele'. Further confusion is added by the fact that Wordsworth is documented as having visited Peel Castle, and wrote about the Isle of Man on a number of times.
Castle Rushen (Manx: Cashtal Rushen) is a medieval castle located in the Isle of Man's historic capital, Castletown in the south of the island. It towers over the Market Square to the south-east and the harbour to the north-east. The castle is amongst the best examples of medieval castles on the British Isles, and is still in use as a court house, museum and educational centre.
Construction of the castle is believed to have begun around the reign of the last Norse kings of Mann Magnus III who died in the castle in 1265 A.D., being buried in the nearby Rushen Abbey. The Isle of Man had then been under Norse control since the late 8th century. The Isle of Man was transferred to Scotland the year after, as part of the Treaty of Perth ending the 1263-1266 Scottish-Norwegian War. The original Castle Rushen consisted of a central square stone tower, or keep. The site was also fortified to guard the entrance to the Silverburn River. From its early beginnings, the castle was continually developed by successive rulers of Mann between the 13th and 16th century. The limestone walls dominated much of the surrounding landscape, serving as a point of dominance for the various rulers of the Isle of Man. By 1313, the original keep had been reinforced with towers to the west and south. In the 14th century, an east tower, gatehouses, and curtain wall were added. Although parts of the castle were destroyed by Robert the Bruce in 1313, the damage was rebuilt by William Montacute, King of Mann by the year 1344.
The keep of Castle Rushen's first line of defence is an outer wall, 25 feet (7.6 m) high and 7 feet (2.1 m) thick. Attached to the wall are five towers, which in the post-defensive era of Castle Rushen saw use in civilian, administrative, functions. The keep itself has walls 12 feet (3.7 m) thick at the base and 7 feet (2.1 m) thick at the top. Four towers sit atop the keep, the main in the north rising to a height of 80 feet (24 m) and other three to around 70 feet (21 m).
The entrance to the keep is protected by a drawbridge and a fortified inner gatehouse entrance with two portcullis with a killing area in between covered by three so-called murder holes through which the defenders could attack any intruders trapped between the two portcullis. On either side of the gatehouse are located guard houses, which were converted into prison cells in the later history of the castle. When on duty the garrison would spend most of their time in the gatehouses. Inside the gatehouse is a lower level with a tide mill for grinding corn. The castle also included a medieval chapel, housing Castle Rushen's clock mechanism. The still functioning Castle Rushen clock is a notable landmark in Castletown, having been presented by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1597, while she controlled the island during a dispute. The outer parts of the castle is protected by a moat and a glacis, with the glacis originally extending as far as the moat, around the entire land front of Castle Rushen.
In 1988, the control of the castle was handed over to the Manx National Heritage for restoration, opening in July 1991 by the Rt Hon. Earl of Derby MC as the first major Manx heritage site. Castle Rushen is one of four Manx National Heritage sites in Castletown, the others being the Nautical Museum, The Old Grammar School and the Old House of Keys.
Today, it is run as a museum by the Manx National Heritage, depicting the history of the Kings and Lords of Mann. Most rooms are open to the public during the opening season (March to October), and all open rooms have signs telling their stories. The exhibitions include a working medieval kitchen where authentic period food is prepared on special occasions and re-enactments of various aspects of medieval life are held on a regular basis, with particular emphasis on educating the local children about their history. Archaeological finds made during excavations in the 1980s are displayed and used as learning tools for visitors. A centre of the school activities at Castle Rushen is the recreation of the preparations and events surrounding the May 1507 visit to the castle by Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby and King of Mann. Stanley's visit in 1507 was a momentous occasion as most Kings of Mann rarely if ever visited the island, leaving the governing of the isle to lower ranking officials. The exhibitions at Castle Rushen are part of the Manx National Heritage Story of Mann collection of cultural, historical and heritage sites and attractions. In addition to its functions as a museum the castle still functions as an official court house.
Castle Rushen features today on the reverse side of the Manx pound £5 notes issued by the Isle of Man Government. The Castle Rushen £5 note has the unusual feature of displaying a pub, the Castle Arms, opposite Castle Rushen.
The closing ceremony for the 7 to 13 September 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, held in the Isle of Man, will be held in Castletown's Market Square in front of Castle Rushen on 12 September 2011.
Castle Rushen also gives its name to Castletown's secondary state school, Castle Rushen High School.
During World War II a Castle class corvette was named after Castle Rushen, the HMS Rushen Castle.
The 28 miles (45 km) Millennium Way long distance footpath, which opened in 1979, the 1000th anniversary year of Tynwald, starts at Castle Rushen before heading towards the northern Manx town of Ramsey. The footpath ends at the foot of Sky Hill around 1 mile (1.6 km) from the town square in Ramsey.
Castle Rushen is said to be haunted by a lady ghost, walking the castle drawbridge.
The House of Manannan Museum was built in 1997, costing £5.5M, partly new and partly in the old Peel railway station. The museum covers the past and present of the island and houses a replica Viking longship, Odin's Raven, which had been built in and sailed from, Norway, in 1979 to celebrate the millennium of Tynwald. Manx Transportation Museum, which opened in 2002, is housed in the former Brickworks building near to the harbour.
The Laxey Wheel (also known as Lady Isabella) is a large waterwheel built in the village of Laxey in the Isle of Man. Designed by Robert Casement, it has a 72-foot-6-inch (22.1 m) diameter, is 6 feet (1.83 m) wide and revolves at approximately three revolutions per minute.
It was built in 1854 to pump water from the mineshafts and named 'Lady Isabella' after the wife of Lieutenant Governor Charles Hope who was the island's governor at that time.
The Laxey Wheel is the largest working waterwheel in the world. The wheel was used to pump water from the Glen Mooar part of the 'Great Laxey Mines' industrial complex.
The Triskelion is visible on the front of the wheel. However it is backwards; this happened by accident when transferring the image on to the wall, they forgot to reverse the image so it is actually a mirror image of the authentic
The 150th anniversary of the Lady Isabella was celebrated by the people of Laxey with a grand Fayre on Saturday 24 September 2004. It is currently maintained by Manx National Heritage as part of the Great Laxey Wheel & Mines Trail.
The Wheel features today on the reverse side of the £20 notes issued by the Isle of Man Government.
The wheel is water-powered since the Isle of Man does not have a supply of coal but does have an abundance of water.
Water from the surrounding area, including the local river, is collected in a cistern which is above the level of the top of the wheel. A closed pipe connects the cistern to the top of the wheel; thus the water flows up the tower without problem. The water falls from the pipe into the buckets (formed from wooden slats on the circumference) and makes the wheel rotate in what is described as the 'reverse' direction. The crank has a throw of 4 feet (1.22 m) and connects to a counterweight and to a very long rod. This rod runs along the rod viaduct to the pumping shaft where the 8 feet (2.44 m) stroke is converted by T-rockers into a pumping action.
Most of the wheel and rod is made of wood; however, key mechanical parts are metal to provide tension and bearing surfaces. The rod has attached wheels at intervals to permit the stroke's motion with minimal friction.
Cregneash or Cregneish (Manx: Creneash) is a remote village situated on Mull Hill in the south of the Isle of Man.
Annual Manx festivals are held in Cregneash and it is home to a flock of the rare four-horned Loaghtan sheep. Much of the village forms a 'Living Museum' dedicated to the preservation of the traditional Manx ways of life. Officially opened in 1938, the Cregneash Folk Village shows the typical way of life of a small Manx village in the 19th century. Many original Manx cottages have been preserved and display Victorian farming and fishing equipment as museum exhibits. Historically most of the cottages were thatched, a practice which to this day is reflected on many of the cottages. There are also a number of private homes in the village but their external appearance is controlled to maintain an older look.
A central museum holds a wealth of historical information whilst many of the cottages in the village allow visitors to see country activities being performed by museum workers in traditional dress. Harry Kelly's cottage in the centre of the village typifies a Manx villager's home, where weaving or knitting often took place in the living area. In the workshop a blacksmith demonstrates some of the tools and techniques used to make horse shoes and other metal equipment of the time.
Calf of Man (Manx: yn Cholloo) is a 250 hectare island (almost 1 square mile), off the southwest coast of the Isle of Man. It is separated from the Isle of Man by a narrow stretch of water called the Calf Sound. Like the nearby rocky islets of Chicken Rock and Kitterland, it is part of the parish of Rushen. It has two seasonal inhabitants. The word 'calf' derives from the Old Norse word kalfr which means a small island lying near a larger one.
Until 1939 the island was under private ownership by the Keig family, but in that year the island was donated to the National Trust to become a bird sanctuary. In 1951 the Manx National Trust was established, which became Manx National Heritage. The island has been a bird observatory since 1962 and welcomes visits from volunteers and ornithologists. The observatory is able to accommodate up to eight visitors in basic self-catering accommodation which can be booked through Manx National Heritage.
The Calf of Man currently boasts the world's highest density of lighthouses: two lighthouses were built in 1818 by Robert Stevenson to warn mariners of the hazards of the Chicken Rocks off the south end of the Calf. These were replaced in 1875 by a lighthouse built on the Chicken Rocks themselves. In 1968, a third lighthouse was built on the Calf after a severe fire destroyed the Chicken Rocks light. The Chicken Rocks lighthouse was later rebuilt.
In 2006 Manx National Heritage employed the charity Manx Wildlife Trust as the Calf Warden Service Provider, but it retains ownership.
Between the Isle of Man and the Calf is the islet of Kitterland, while the islets of Yn Burroo and The Stack lie close to the Calf's shore. Almost a mile southwest of the Calf is Chicken Rock, the most southerly part of the Isle of Man's territory.
Calf of Man is home to a breeding population of Manx Shearwaters, a seabird which derives its name from its presence in Manx waters.
Snaefell (Manx: Sniaull) is the highest mountain and the only summit higher than 2,000 feet (610 m) on the Isle of Man at 620 metres (2,034 ft) above sea level. The summit is crowned by a train station, cafe, and several communications masts.
It is a well-known saying in the Isle of Man that on a clear day six kingdoms can be seen from the top: the Isle of Man, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Heaven. Some versions add a seventh kingdom, that of Manannán, (or the Sea).
The plaque at the summit indicates the relative positions of five points from Snaefell as well as their distances:
31 miles (50 km) to the Mull of Galloway (Scotland)
51 miles (82 km) to Scafell (England)
66 miles (106 km) (to the Mountains of Mourne (Northern Ireland)
85 miles (137 km) to Liverpool (England)
97 miles (156 km) to Dublin (Ireland).
In Manx Gaelic, a curragh refers to the willow scrub habitat. The Curraghs, also known as the Ballaugh Curraghs is an area of wetland in the north-west of the Isle of Man. The area has a rich and varied biodiversity and is also the location of the Curraghs Wildlife Park, a zoo and nature reserve that incorporates the wetlands.
During the Ice Age the area was covered in sheets of ice. When this ice retreated, a depression was left at the bottom of the Northern Hills and the wetlands were formed in this basin.
Over the years the land has been used to graze animals and grow hay, one of the few exploitable crops suited to the conditions of the wetlands. The Curraghs has also been a valuable resource for humans, as well as providing aesthetic appeal; the area is rich in peat, which was used as a fuel in the island's homes. The nearby town of Kirk Michael was a great consumer of the peat in the Curraghs.
It was the exploitation of peat that made the land slightly drier than it is today. When the practice of peat cutting was discontinued, the ditches in the area filled with water and bogs were formed.
In the 1930s, the Manx government intended to make a profit by growing New Zealand flax on the Curraghs. This plan failed, but in the 1950s the government pressed ahead with another plan to drain the Curraghs, so that the area could be extensively farmed. However, with the land 15 m above sea level, it was decided that it was not economically viable to drain the wetlands.
The 1963 much of the area came under control of the Manx government, and two years later, the 26-acre (110,000 m2) Curraghs Wildlife Park was opened. In 1990, protection of the government-controlled area was transferred to the Manx National Heritage; and in 2006 193 hectares of the Curragh became a designated RAMSAR site, an organisation devoted to conserving important areas of wetland worldwide.
The area is deemed important as it is inhabited by the second-largest roost of Hen Harriers in Europe; a bird that descends on the area during the Winter months. Other birds include peregrine falcons, merlins, robins, willow warblers, song thrushes and dunnocks among others. There is also a subspecies of wren, possibly unique to the Isle.
The area is also notable for its diversity of butterflies, and the Wildlife Park, whilst home to over 100 animals from around the world (including pelicans, gibbons, otters and penguins), also features a Butterfly Walk, an opportunity for visitors to see the insects in an environment designed for them. One notable species is the Orange Tip.
Ballaugh Curragh has a persistent breeding colony of wild wallabies, said to be the largest in the British Isles, descended from two that escaped from the wildlife park some years ago. They seem to occupy a similar ecological niche to hares.
The Curraghs are a veritable tapestry of scrubland, including willow and bog myrtle scrub. Sphagnum Moss, a common species, is responsible for the high levels of peat in the area. The peat and wetland topography of the area combine to create a series of bogs. The abundance of peat has had a direct affect on the Isle's human inhabitants over the years, with the peat being used as fuel in people's homes.
The Curraghs are also home to six different species of orchid; including the Heath spotted orchid.
The Point of Ayre is the northernmost point of the Isle of Man. It lies at the northern end of Ramsey Bay 10 kilometres north of the town of Ramsey. The point can be accessed by the A16 road from Bride.
It is the closest point on the Isle of Man to the British Mainland, being 26 kilometres south of Burrow Head in Scotland.
The name Ayre comes from the Norse word Eyrr meaning gravel bank. Strong currents off-shore cause an ever changing build-up of shingle which literally means the beach changes shape with each tide, i.e. twice a day.
The considerable difference between high and low water at the Point of Ayre provides excellent fishing from the beach. Many visitors are attracted by the beautiful carpet of gorse and heather which surrounds the lighthouse and merges with sand dunes stretching to the south-west, providing cover for rare wild flowers and forming part of a Manx National Nature Reserve. A wide variety of land and sea birds visit the area throughout the year, as do a number of grey seals.
The Point of Ayre lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse on the Isle of Man. It was designed and built by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of prolific writer and novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, and was first lit in 1818. The light has a nominal range of around 19 miles (27 kilometres) at an elevation of 104 feet (32 metres). Painted with two distinctive red bands, the light can be seen clearly from across the water in south-west Scotland. Owing to the continuous accumulation of shingle and gravel deposited by the strong currents, a smaller light commonly referred to as a 'winkie' had to be built 750 feet (231 metres) to the seaward side of the main tower in 1899. This was then repositioned a further 250 feet (77 metres) in the same direction and for the same reasons in 1950.The 'winkie' light was discontinued on 7th.April 2010
The lighthouse buildings and land have been in private ownership since 1993 when the light was fully automated. The light continues to be maintained by the Northern Lighthouse Board based in Edinburgh. In August, 2005, the fog signal at the lighthouse was de-commissioned owing to the assumed reliance and availability of GPS and modern shipping guidance systems.
Godred Crovan (Old Irish: Gofraid mac meic Arailt, Gofraid Méranech; GuQrXQr; Manx: Gorree Crovan) (died 1095) was a Norse-Gael ruler of Dublin, and King of Mann and the Isles in the second half of the 11th century. Godred's epithet Crovan may mean 'white hand' (Middle Irish: crobh bhan).[2] In Manx folklore he is known as King Orry.
The notice of Godred's death in the Annals of Tigernach calls him Gofraid mac meic Aralt or Godred, son of Harald's son. As a result, it has been suggested that Godred was a son, or nephew, of the Norse-Gael king Ímar mac Arailt (or Ivar Haraldsson) who ruled Dublin from 1038 to 1046, who was in turn a nephew of Sigtrygg Silkbeard and grandson of Amlaíb Cuarán. The Chronicles of Mann call Godred the son of Harald the Black of Ysland, variously interpreted as Islay, Ireland or Iceland,[4] and make him a survivor of Harald Hardraade's defeat at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September 1066. They say that he took refuge with his kinsman Godred Sigtryggsson, then King of Mann and the Isles. Irish annals record that Godred was subject to the Irish King of Dublin, Murchad son of Diarmait mac Maíl na mBó of the Uí Cheinnselaig. Godred Sigtryggsson and Murchad both died in 1070 and the rule of the Isle of Man passed to Godred's son Fingal.
In 1079, the Chronicles of Mann say that Godred invaded the Isle of Man three times:
"In the year 1056 [1079], Godred Crovan collected a number of ships and came to Mann; he gave battle to the natives but was defeated, and forced to fly. Again he assembled an army and a fleet, came to Mann, encountered the Manxmen, was defeated and put to fight. A third time he collected a numerous body of followers, came by night to the port called Ramsey, and concealed 300 men in a wood, on the sloping brow of a hill called Sky Hill. At daylight the men of Mann drew up in order of battle, and, with a mighty rush, encountered Godred. During the heat of the contest the 300 men, rising from the ambuscade in the rear, threw the Manxmen into disorder, and compelled them to fly."
Godred left three known sons, Lagmann, Olaf and Harald. Harald was blinded by Lagmann and disappears from the record, but the descendants of Lagmann and Olaf ruled the Kingdom of the Isles until the rise of Somerled and his sons, and ruled the Isle of Man until the end of the kingdom 1265 and its annexation by Alexander III, King of Scots. Even as late as 1275 Godred son of the last King of Mann tried to seize the island.
The Manx Gaelic language is a Goidelic Celtic language and is one of a number of insular Celtic languages spoken in the British Isles. Manx Gaelic has been officially recognised as a legitimate autochthonous regional language under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, ratified by the United Kingdom on 27 March 2001 on behalf of the Isle of Man government.
The Manx language is closely related to the Irish language and Scottish Gaelic. By the middle of the 20th century only a few elderly native speakers remained: the last of them, Ned Maddrell, died on 27 December 1974. By then a scholarly revival had begun to spread to the populace and many had learned Manx as a second language. The first native speakers of Manx (bilingual with English) in many years have now appeared: children brought up by Manx-speaking parents. Primary immersion education in Manx is provided by the Manx government: since 2003, the former St John's School building has been used by the Bunscoill Ghaelgagh (Manx language-medium school). Degrees in Manx are available from the Isle of Man College and the Centre for Manx Studies. Manx-language playgroups also exist and Manx language classes are available in island schools. In the 2001 census, 1,689 out of 76,315, or 2.2% of the population, claimed to have knowledge of Manx, although the degree of knowledge in these cases was presumably varied.
In common use are the greetings: 'moghrey mie' and 'fastyr mie' which mean good morning and good afternoon respectively. The Manx language knows no evening as it is afternoon. Another frequently heard Manx expression is 'traa dy liooar' meaning time enough, and represents a stereotypical view of the Manx attitude to life.
The island's symbol is its ancient Triskelion - three bent legs, each with a spur, joined at the thigh. The three legs are reflected in the island's motto: 'Quocunque Jeceris Stabit', traditionally translated from Latin as 'Whichever way you throw it, it will stand'.
The origin of the Three Legs of Man (as they are usually called) is explained in the Manx legend that Manannan repelled an invasion by transforming into the three legs and rolling down the hill and defeating the invaders.
The House of Keys (Manx: Kiare as Feed) is the directly elected lower branch of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative Council.
The oldest known reference to the name is in a document of 1417, written by an English scholar in Latin, which refers to Claves Mann and Claves Legis ('The Keys of Mann' and 'The Keys of Law'). There is a dispute, however, over the origin of the name. The word 'keys' is thought by some to be an English corruption of the Norse word kjósa meaning 'chosen'. However a more likely explanation is that it is a mishearing of the Manx-language term for 'four and twenty', kiare as feed (pronounced kee-air…), the House having always had 24 members. The Manx-language name of the House of Keys remains Yn Chiare as Feed ('The Four and Twenty').
Members are known as Members of the House of Keys, (MHKs). Citizens over the age of 16 may vote, while one must be at least 21 years old and a resident of the Island for three years to be elected. There are 15 constituencies, based on the sheadings and other local government units. There are currently two 3-member constituencies, five 2-member constituencies and eight 1-member constituencies. The term of the House of Keys is normally fixed at five years, but provisions exist for dissolution before the expiration of the term.
The Speaker of the House of Keys (SHK) is an MHK chosen to be the presiding officer. He may vote in the same manner as other members, but he may also abstain, unlike the others; however, if the vote is tied the Speaker may not abstain and must cast the deciding vote. Unusually for a legislative body attendance is required by law and if a member cannot attend they must request permission for absence.
The House of Keys elects most of the members of the Legislative Council. Legislation does not usually originate in the Council. Thus, the Keys have much more power than the Council, which performs the function of a revising chamber.
The House of Keys meets about once each month with the Legislative Council in a joint session called 'Tynwald Court'. The President of Tynwald, elected by both branches, presides over Tynwald Court and over the Legislative Council. Once each year, however, the Lieutenant Governor presides on Tynwald Day, the Isle of Man's national day.
Tynwald, the island's parliament, was founded in AD 979 (over 1,000 years ago) and is the oldest continuous parliament in the world. The annual ceremonial meeting in July on Tynwald Day, the island's national day, continues to be held at Tynwald Hill.
On this day the Isle's legislature, Tynwald, meets at St John's, instead of its usual meeting place, Douglas. The session is held partly in the Royal Chapel of St John the Baptist and partly in the open air on the adjacent Tynwald Hill (an artificial mound). The meeting, the first recorded instance of which dates to 1417, is known as Midsummer Court. It is attended by members of the two branches of Tynwald: the House of Keys, and the Legislative Council. The Lieutenant Governor, the representative of the Lord of Mann, presides except on the occasions when the Lord or another member of the British Royal Family is present.


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At Loew's State
"THREE Ring Circus," the latest Paramount comedy vehicle for Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, is significant, if not exactly distinguished, for one reason. The boys, at long last, are beginning to relax.
Partly because the frenzy has subsided, and partly as the result of the sparingly pretty background of the big top, which VistaVision color cameras have stretched across a wide screen, the new arrival at Loew's State is as good-natured as it is harmless.
However, for originality and genuine hilarity, the team still has quite a way to go. In fact, the first half of Don McGuire's scenario merely reopens their same bag of tricks, as the pair latch on to a circus operated by Joanne Dru (reason enough, too). The smitten Mr. Martin allows himself to be annexed by a purring trapeze star, Zsa Zsa Gabor, perfectly cast and never looking better. Mr. Lewis, meanwhile, runs afoul of a jealous clown and capers disastrously into just about every tent and midway specialty act.
Until the halfway mark, the mixture is strictly as before—Mr. Martin blandly wows the two ladies, while trying to steady his blundering pal, who is allowed to do everything but gnaw down the big-top poles. It all seems obvious, raucous and familiar, if, as we say, harmless. And even more annoying are the tantalizing glimpses of circus life and people over their shoulders.
Suddenly, glory be, the circus itself takes the stage center, spilling forth festively, with the stars as prominent components and a credit to both home teams, circus and Paramount. Their sprightly duet of a flavorsome Jay Livingston-Ray Evans tune, "Hey, Punchinello," sets the mood for the rest of the picture. One delicious, earlier bit involves Mr. Lewis with that always welcome lady, Elsa Lanchester—with a beard yet. But he really comes into his own toward the close as the wonderful little clown he basically is, even managing a Pagliacci note in the affecting scene where he doggedly woos an unsmiling crippled moppet.
Whether or not this presages better comedies to come, Merry Chrismas, boys.
THREE RING CIRCUS, screen play by Don McGuire; directed by Joseph Pevney; produced by Hal B. Wallis for Paramount. At Loew's State.
Pete Nelson . . . . . Dean Martin
Jerry Hotchkiss . . . . . Jerry Lewis
Jill Brent . . . . . Joanne Dru
Saadia . . . . . Zsa Zsa Gabor
Sam Morley . . . . . Wallace Ford
Schlitz . . . . . Sig Ruman
Puffo . . . . . Gene Sheldon


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Sales of winch lines, shackles etc is being halted until further notice while my family deals with medical issues. I will continue to service new and existing repair customers.
5/16 x 12' Amsteel Blue Chokers
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Welcome to Kris' Splicing
I am a 1 man shop, all work is done by me, by hand. Specializing in smaller and local needs for cord splicing. Whether you are a tree worker looking for climbing or rigging line work, a pleasure boater looking for dock or sail lines right down to vehicle and atv winch andI. Located in Michigan's capital and proudly serving the Great Lakes region, and beyond. My focus is to provide one on one customer service and quality that is hard to get from larger companies. As a small business I do not keep much on hand in the way of materials but usually have enough to fill orders as they come in. If you are in a hurry, drop me a note to see if I have the materials in stock.
I use Samson cord almost exclusively and all my splicing is done according to Samsons guidelines for each specific product. Right now I offer Class 2 (such as Amsteel Blue) 12 strand, Class 1 (nylon and polyester) double braid, Class 1, 3 strand splicing, 16 strand climbing line and Kernmantle splices.
I want the focus of my business to be on education and proper selection of the materials for your needs. This may mean you end up buying a product from another company and I'm good with that, so long as you enter the purchase knowing what you need. You will not get marketing gimmicks, inflated prices so I can have sales, or a flashy website from me. I prefer to invest my time and proceeds into education and giving back to the companies and organizations that help keep our trails open.
Please note that all orders will need to be paid even if I do not have materials on-hand. I have run into several instances where a custom product was asked for and after I secured the materials, the sale did not go through. As a very small business, that is expensive and now I have one off items that are harder to sell.
Here is an example of a Whoopie Sling in 5/16 Amsteel Blue.
Some examples of my work, includes 3 strand, 16 strand arborists line with tight eye or thimble, double braid, class 2 12 strand fixed eye and kernmantle splice.
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Passenger door and trunk electronics?
My 2001 zx3's passenger side door's electronics including the power lock and window do not work. also none of the dome lights work or the trunk button or rear wiper.
Check fuses of course,
next there's a plug-in from the door to the body harness at the front of the door - if that doesn't help check the wiring in that flex bundle going to the door...
Hatch harness wiring is similar and noted for giving up over time from flexing.
trunk pop might just be the button switch if the fob pops it...
there's a wiper relay that MIGHT be an issue..
Lots to check with lots wrong....
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by Toshiko Takenaka
Responding to the needs of domestic and foreign patent owners, the Supreme Court of Japan has focused its efforts on quick and effective intellectual property enforcement in the last two years. One such attempt is to send judges abroad for study of judicial systems dealing with intellectual property.1 The Supreme Court made an announcement to dispatch five judges to study patent systems and litigation proceedings in research institutions in the United States and Japan. CASRIP was selected as one of such institutions. Judge Ishihara, High Court Judge of the Tokyo High Court, participated in the 1999 Summer Institute last July and Judge Yamada, High Court Judge of the Osaka High Court, visited us in late November. Judge Yamada attended IP related courses and met with local judges and patent litigators.
Another attempt by the Supreme Court was the creation of a special project team for accelerating patent litigation proceedings.2 The goal of this attempt was to reduce the period necessary to examine and dispose of intellectual property disputes. A survey conducted by the Court revealed that Japanese courts spend two times longer than courts in other highly industrialized countries such as the United States, United Kingdom and Germany.3 The project team will focus on three aspects aimed at reducing the period: (1) reduction of time for preparing a decision after the conclusion of hearings; (2) enhancement of the ability of judges in the IP specialized divisions in Tokyo and Osaka District Courts; and (3) creation of a centralized system through transfer of IP cases to these special divisions. The project team will also consider the possibility of adopting the judicial systems of the U.S. and European countries, which enhance the expertise of judges dealing with intellectual property disputes.
One reason for the inability of the Japanese courts to give quick relief is that Japanese judges lack the expertise necessary for examining patent and other intellectual property disputes. Unlike federal court judges in the United States, who are appointed for life and free from bureaucracy, Japanese court judges need to move from one court to another every two to three years. The Supreme Court of Japan imposes this rotation system on all Japanese judges to protect them from local bias. However, through the creation of special divisions, the Court began to extend the period of appointment and let judges appointed to special divisions return to other special divisions to enable them to expand their expertise. The Court recently increased the number of IP special divisions significantly. This will enhance the number of Japanese judges who have IP experience.
Another reason for the inefficient enforcement is the lack of attorneys who specialize in IP cases. Despite a significant increase in IP related actions brought to Japanese courts,4 cases are presented by only a handful of lawyers who are willing to develop expertise in the complex technology and legal issues in IP cases. This results in lawyers representing several clients whose proceedings are going on at the same time. Further, unlike the U.S. discovery system, Japanese civil procedure lacks effective measures to require parties to disclose their evidence in the early stage of proceedings, which inevitably requires more time for collecting evidence. Thus, lawyers often require a two to three month interval between hearings to avoid scheduling conflicts and to set aside time for producing evidence.
The Supreme Court of Japan will consult with litigators (bengoshi) and patent attorneys (benrishi) to consider the possibility of revising provisions in civil procedure to limit the period between hearings and to change the jurisdiction of infringement actions. However, the Court will also implement whatever measures are possible under the current civil procedure. For example, Japanese judges can exercise their right to manage proceedings to set the date of hearing in order to avoid a lengthy delay. Such measures resulted in a quick grant of a preliminary injunction against the "e-One" computer, sold by Sotech, based on Apple Computer's unfair competition claim.5 It took less than one month for the Tokyo District Court to grant the preliminary injunction. Apple Computer filed the case against Sotech on August 24, 1999 and the court issued the order on September 20 after one hearing held on September 14.6
In the e-One Computer case, Apple Computer filed an action requesting a preliminary injunction against Sotech to stop manufacturing and selling its e-One computers. Apple claimed that Sotech engaged in unfair competition by adopting a design similar to Apple's I-Mac computer in order to lead consumer confusion between e-One and I-Mac computers. The Tokyo District Court agreed with Apple, holding that the distinguishing design features of I-Mac had acquired a secondary meaning and had become widely recognized by consumers. The court found the features included: (1) its curvy appearance, (2) the adoption of a two-tone color combination consisting of a half transparent white and half blue plastic material; (3) the gently sloped triangle shape of its top and side surfaces; and (4) a half transparent white handle attached to the top surface. It agreed that such features were very unique and had a great originality as no products had adopted such a design. The evidence was sufficient to support the prima facie fact that Apple's advertisement focused on the unique design of the computers, which led to a great commercial success.
In contrast, Sotech's arguments, which attempted to show that the features in question resulted from the function of computers and to negate the secondary meaning, were very weak as being supported only by poor evidence. Thus, the court rejected the arguments and found that the e-One was sufficiently similar to the I-Mac that it would create confusion because Sotech not only adopted the distinctive features by adopting the curvy appearance, two-tone color combination and plastic material, but also adopted similar design with respect to other details of the design of computers. The court also included a brief description about the proceedings. According to the court, Sotech did not file in advance a response, a brief, or evidence of prima facie fact to support its position at the oral hearing set by the court. At the hearing, the court took an unusual step and concluded examination by refusing to set another hearing. Thus, the court emphasized that it examined oral arguments from Sotech, even if Sotech did not produce any documents and thus gave sufficient opportunity to present a defense.
The e-One case is a good example of how effectively Japanese courts can implement the direction shown by the Supreme Court of Japan without going through lengthy negotiations to revise provisions in civil procedure. The case may be seen as an exceptional case involving an extremely high likelihood of success on the merit. However, once a direction is given, Japanese, particularly highly trained and educated people, tend to quickly implement such direction. Judges are not exceptions. However, one may worry that the drive for efficiency may go to the extreme, which could lead to unfair results for those who defend in IP litigation in Japan.
Method Claims Extend To Use of the Method Only
On July 16, 1999, the Supreme Court reversed a decision made by the Osaka High Court and emphasized that a method claim does not extend to products even if the method is incorporated into steps of manufacturing the products.7 In this judgement, the claims at issue related to a method for testing the ability to generate kallikrein. Thus, the claims were not for a process but for a testing method.
The accused infringer adopted the testing method as a part of its manufacturing method for producing medical products, extracted medicament and prepared medicament. However, the patentee filed an action and requested that the accused infringer: (1) stop manufacturing and selling both products, and advertising the prepared medicament; (2) dispose of the products; and (3) stop activities to obtain the approvals required for marketing the medical product. The Osaka High Court found that (1) the manufacturing process of the medical products infringed the method claims; and (2) the patented claims were directed to methods in form but could be interpreted as processes in substance because the method was incorporated as part of the manufacturing process of the accused products and inseparable from other steps in that process. This interpretation led the court to conclude that the claims were entitled to an injunction against the products resulting from the method.
On jokoku appeal, the Supreme Court affirmed the finding of infringement but reversed the award of injunction against the medical products. The Court's analysis focused on the statutory distinction of three categories of inventions provided in Article 2, Paragraph 3. Although the patentee has an exclusive right to exploit the patented invention under Article 68, the exploitation of a simple non-manufacturing method invention includes only the act of using the method. In contrast, a manufacturing process, resulting in a product, includes not only the act of using the process, but also acts of using, assigning, leasing, displaying for the purpose of assignment or lease, or importing the product resulting from the process. The Court emphasized that courts cannot ignore the statutory distinction and interpret a method invention as equivalent to a process invention.
In the kallikrein measurement method case, the description of the claims clearly indicated that the invention was directed to a method, not a process resulting in a product. The accused infringer's incorporation of the method as part of a manufacturing process did not change the category of the invention identified in the claims. Interpreting the scope of the patentee's right to request measures necessary to prevent infringement under Article 100, Paragraph 2, the Court concluded that the disposal of the medical products and the termination of approval activities associated with the marketing of the products did not fall into the necessary measures. Therefore, the Court concluded that the patentee was entitled to an injunction against an act of using the method only.
The Supreme Court properly interpreted a non-manufacturing method claim to extend its exclusivity only to the use of the method. The patent statute clearly limits the exploitation of a non-manufacturing method to cover only an act of using the method. The patentee could have drafted claims for a manufacturing process. The patentee should pay the cost of failing to do so.
1. Tokkyo Saiban, Kaigai ni Manabu (Patent Litigation, Learn from Systems in Foreign Countries), Asahi Shinbun, July 10, 1999.2. Tokkyo Shoshou wo Jinsokuka (Accelerating Patent Litigation Proceeding), Nihon Keizai Shinbun, October 24, 1999.3. Id. The current average period necessary for disposal of IP cases in the first instance (district courts) is 25.7 months.4. Id. The number of actions brought to courts in 1998 has increased 70% compared with the number in 1989.5. Order from Tokyo District Court, September 20, 1999, posted on the Supreme Court of Japan's website at http://www.courts.go.jp/index.htm (11/21/99)6. Shoichi Okuyama, IP News from Japan, Nov. 1, 1999.7. Judgement of Supreme Court of Japan, July 16, 1999. posted on the Supreme Court of Japan's website at http://www.courts.go.jp/index.htm (11/21/99)
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The first five weeks of 2012 may have been the most trying time for North Carolina Democrats since the party suffered historic defeats in the 2010 state legislative elections.
Last week Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue sent shock waves through Tar Heel politics with the announcement that she will not seek re-election this fall. The news caught most political observers off guard.
While Perdue struggled in the polls through much of 2011, she had shown an ability to keep pace on the fundraising front with her likely Republican rival, former Charlotte mayor Pat McCrory. And Perdue seemed to have found an effective foil in the Republican-controlled legislature, which, thanks to funding cuts for education, saw its popularity fall among North Carolina voters.
Surely, Perdue's path to a second term was to be difficult, perhaps even Herculean, but not impossible – especially given the focus that the Obama campaign will give to North Carolina in terms of organization and money. A rising tide for Obama in the Tar Heel State would seem to lift all Democratic boats.
Perdue's stated reason for opting against a run at a second term was that she wished to depoliticize the debate over education funding. She may be quite sincere in that rationale, but it seems unlikely that Perdue's lame-duck status when lawmakers return to work will change much in the adversarial relationship between the legislature and governor's office.
The retirement of Perdue could end up helping her party's chances of holding the governor's office, given her polling difficulties as North Carolina continues to suffer higher unemployment rates than many other states. But Perdue's abrupt timing has caused Democrats to scramble for a standard-bearer just 15 weeks before the May 8 primary.
This week, Democrats focused their hopes on convincing former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles to pick up the party's banner and make a run for the Executive Mansion. The prospect of Bowles as the nominee was attractive to Democrats on several fronts.
Bowles lost twice in runs for the U.S. Senate, first against Elizabeth Dole in 2002 and against Richard Burr in 2004. But since then, he has won praise for his service as president of the UNC system and then as a member of a bipartisan commission appointed by President Obama and tasked with finding ways to reduce the national debt.
If Bowles were to enter the contest, he would instantly close the gap with McCrory in terms of name recognition and money. Both men come from Charlotte, a hub for wealthy investment bankers, allowing Bowles to cut into McCrory's fundraising base. And Bowles' reputation as something of a deficit hawk would have made him appealing to more moderate voters.
Indeed, a survey conducted by Public Policy Polling found that among 13 potential Democratic gubernatorial contenders, McCory led Bowles by just 2 percent, while most other hypothetical candidates trailed McCrory by double digits.
However, Bowles announced Thursday that he would not enter the fray for governor, joining a cavalcade of Democratic luminaries that had also declined to run: U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, Attorney General Roy Cooper and current Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx.
That same day, Congressman Heath Shuler, who had also been weighing a bid for governor, announced that not only would he sit out of the governor's race, he would retire from Congress at the end of this year.
The news was perhaps less stunning than Perdue's announcement, given that new Republican-drawn voting maps have left Shuler's 11th District much less hospitable to Democrats by removing a chunk of Asheville. However, Shuler is no typical Democrat, having made a quixotic play to take the mantle of House minority leader from Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. A hometown hero from rural Swain County, Shuler seemed a formidable candidate for re-election, even in a district that had become tougher to win.
Adding to the party's bad news, on Thursday former N.C. House speaker Joe Hackney, a 16-term Democrat from Chapel Hill, announced that he would not seek re-election. A sharp debater and masterful parliamentarian, Hackney's departure could shake up the Democratic legislative caucus and make their efforts in the minority all the more difficult.
The week was not all negative for Democrats. New jobless numbers released Friday found the national unemployment rate dropping to 8.3 percent – the lowest in nearly three years – after five straight months of job growth. That is very good news for President Obama. And given how the new year has played out so far, the electoral fates of North Carolina Democrats could be even more closely intertwined with the president's success in the Tar Heel State.
Ultimately, much can and will happen along the circuitous path to November. But for North Carolina Democrats, the first 34 days of 2012 have largely been a time to forget.


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More schools trying later hours for better attendance, results
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NEW YORK (AP) — Quinn Cooney of Mill Creek, Wash., is excited about starting high school in September, but she's not looking forward to waking up at 5:30 a.m. to arrive on time....
In my day, mom made sure we were in bed at a decent hour. We did our homework as soon as we got home, then did our chores, then supper, then family time, then bed. In the morning we were up bright and early, chores done, breakfast eaten, dressed and waiting for the bus. She kept us on this schedule throughout the school year then in the summer, after chores we picked our activities and she made sure we got to do them. For our hard work during the school year, she made sure we had the best summer possible. AND we all carried 3.7 or higher. Go MOM!!
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"Vogue" - Madonna (May 19 - June 2, 1990) :
"Vogue" is one of Madonna's biggest hits, and in 1990 it bumped Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U" from the number 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The dance-pop hit was originally recorded as a B-side track for Madonna's single "Keep It Together," off her Like A Prayer album. However, after the song was shared with executives it was decided to be too good for a B-side, and was instead added to here album "I'm Breathless : Music from and Inspired by the film Dick Tracy." The decision proved to be a smart move, as the single reached number 1 in over 30 countries and became the best-selling single of 1990.


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SIZE: One Size
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This sparkly scarf is sure to make a statement! Because it is crocheted with a mesh pattern, this scarf has great substance without feeling too heavy.
Exact gauge is not essential to this project.
picot: (Sc, ch 3, sc) in indicated st.
SCARF With 2 strands held together, ch 47. Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, *ch 5, skip 4 ch, sc in next ch; rep from * across – 9 ch-5 sps. Row 2: Ch 5, turn, picot in 3rd ch of first ch-5 sp, *ch 5, picot in 3rd ch of next ch-5 sp; rep from * 7 more times, ch 2, dc in last sc. Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, *ch 5, picot in 3rd ch of next ch-5 sp; rep from * 7 more times, ch 5, sc in 3rd ch of last ch-5 sp. Rep Rows 2 and 3 until piece measures 60 in. (152.5 cm) from beginning, end with Row 2. Next Row:Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, *ch 5, sc in 3rd ch of next ch-5 sp; rep from * 8 more times. Do not fasten off.
FINISHING Border Continuing with 2 strands, ch 1, sc evenly around all edges of scarf, working 3 sc in each corner; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
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Lately, I've heard too many stories from parents who are struggling with a sinister trend in public schools that seems to be growing at an alarming rate. At the core of the problem, money and a seeming lack of humanity. So I decided to share a few of those stories. I've thought about doing so for a while. I've gotten permission to share them but to leave the names out because those families fear reprisal in some way. Imagine that. Here's a story that should make us all deeply concerned.
Student A: This is a story about a struggling middle-class family where in both parents work jobs that are at odd hours so that they could "be there" for their two children. Their first child, we'll call Student A.
SA's parents began reading to SA even before SA was born. Naturally, SA developed a love of reading and was quite advanced by the time SA entered pre-school. This allowed SA to be placed in an excellent magnet school. Expectations were high that SA would have a wonderful education experience and would soar. SA loved the school, the teachers and learning. The teachers had every resource and support available to them. They were allowed to be creative and classes were small.
The dream turned into a nightmare when SA lost their seat at the magnet school once they entered first grade because that's when the lottery system kicks in. SA, a minority in an urban center where the school was located, lost their seat to a minority from a wealthier town to comply with a court finding that requires schools to integrated so that all students have equal access to a quality education. Really.
So besides skewing the court ruling, imagine being that young and you've worked hard, excelled, got along quite well with your classmates, adored your teachers and suddenly, you are told you can't come back.
SA was then placed in a different public school with fewer resources and larger classes. SA's family grew from three to four and the parents moved to a larger place in a much nicer neighborhood. Sadly, their move caused SA to lose her seat in her second school. SA was placed in a school that has been on the failing list for nine (9) years. This school has no resources, the classes are overcrowded and teachers and students are left to fend for themselves.
Despite the problems at this third school, the teachers were delighted to have SA and expressed the same high expectations for SA to do well and soar.
SA's parents did their best to supplement at home what was missing from the classroom. The parents got together with other parents and pooled their monies to help SA's teacher obtain some critically needed supplies, like paper. The parents became involved in the school's governance board and the PTO and encouraged other parents to do likewise. These parents took an active role in how their children were performing, or not, sought out ways they could help. They also made the mistake of speaking up when something wasn't going right.
For example, at a time when students didn't have books and teachers were sorely in need of supplies, SA's school administrators set aside several thousand dollars to rent amusement park rides for a special outdoor day at the school. The parents argued that the same funds could supply a significant number of students with Kindles a deep discount, which would be a win for both the students and the teachers. They also offered other suggestions such as use the money to give the teachers what they need to do their job.
The suggestions were not only shot down, they were frowned upon. And SA's parents began getting a lot of flack for insisting that funds be better spent and most especially for speaking out about the inequities of the lottery system.
After a couple of years of getting nowhere, SA's parents began actively seeking a scholarship and placement for SA in a private school. Because SA's grades continued to soar, she tested quite well and won a scholarship to a private school that welcomed parents' participation, has small class sizes, smart boards, Kindles and more. All that was needed were SA's records and a final evaluation of SA's performance during the last year at public school.
Over the next four months, the parents and the private school sent repeated requests to the public school for SA's records and an evaluation but received no response. The public school's failure to submit the records resulted in SA loosing their scholarship. The grandparents and the parents' church community stepped in and secured the funds necessary to pay for the first year of SA's tuition.
On the day of the admittance interview, SA's parents were quite excited about the new school and relieved that the private school had finally gotten SA's records and evaluation from the public school. Still a little apprehensive, they chose to bring with them copies of SA's tests, some written work and report cards showing SA's high grades and glowing remarks from their teachers just in case the public school did not include them in the packet.
It was a good thing they did that. When the administrator of the private school read the evaluation written by the public school, it was completely opposite of what was written on SA's report cards and work product. In fact, according to the public school, SA was an average student with average grades and not expected to do well at all.
The other stories that I have heard are similar.
Student B is an "A" student with exceptional skills on all levels, starting before entering any formal learning expeprience. When Student B was graduating from sixth grade, SB's principal contacted the parents at the end of the school year and said they were recommending Student B for a special scholarship to a prestigious prep school.
Everyone in the family was excited. Student B attended a welcome day with other students who were accepted to this prep school and all was well. All that was needed was Student B's record and an evaluation. Because the request from the elementary school came so late, there was no funding for SB at the private school. But the private school was excited about having SB and said they would reserve a seat for the next year when they were sure to have funding.
In the meantime, SB went to a magnet middle school who almost outright refused to turn over SB's records. I have to mention that like Student A's parents, SB's parents got involved at the school. Like Student A's parents, the school was unhappy with that involvement.After unsuccessfully, over six months, getting the middle school to send SB's records to the private school, the private school asked if they could at least fill out the four-page questionnaire that inquired mainly for SB's grades over the past year and a quick mention of what SB was like as a student overall.
The middle school did not comply. In fact, SB's parents had to pick up the evaluation papers from the public middle school and hand-carry them to the private school with only moments to spare before the submission deadline.
What the private school found is unforgivable. When the private school administrator opened the evaluation form, someone had spilled what appeared to be coffee all over the questionnaire. Only one page was filled out; the rest were blank except the coffee stains. Moreover, what was written about SB as an overall student didn't match what was on SB's report cards or what SB's teachers had to say about SB to the parents. The unthinkable happened to SB. This student lost both the scholarship and acceptance to the private school.
For both Student A and B, the misrepresentations written on their records will remain unless they get them removed, legally. I need not go into what that entails for struggling families who barely have the resources to support themselves in a struggling economy.
So what would cause reasonable, professional, intelligent, degree-ed and well-educated men and women to do something like this? Is it because keeping a student with high grades keeps the school's test scores up? Is it because keeping a student within the public school system means keeping the funding that comes to the school system; especially federal funds? Lose the child, lose the money.
I'm all for public schools. I know a great deal of excellent teachers and administrators who go out on a limb everyday on behalf of their students; who spend their own money to get desperately needed resources. I don't know of anyone who would engage in this kind of behavior.
My first inclination when I hear stories like this is to immediately demand that those responsible be held accountable to the fullest extend of the law. But that's not enough. We have to change the system. That's a tall order but a necessary one. While we seek the best ways to educate our children, we cannot afford to turn a blind eye to any problem that arises. We have to build a sustainable system wherein such activity has no place to emerge or grow.
In the meantime, I urge every parent to exercise their legal rights and get their child's record and review it. Make copies of all report cards, written reports and papers and save them; clearly, you'll need them.
Related articles
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- Nearly 40% Of Chicago Public School Teachers Send Their Kids To Private Schools (conservativebyte.com)
- Charter Schools and Magnet Schools (dianeravitch.net)
- School voucher proposals raise concerns (mysanantonio.com)
- Young, Gifted, and Neglected (educationnext.org)


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Anthony Acres Resort
Anthony Acres Resort has picturesque views of Lake Sara. The resort is only five minutes from Effingham, so you can come into town and enjoy some food or shop.
Apple River Canyon State Park
Apple River Canyon State Park is in the hilly northwest corner of Illinois in Jo Daviess County near the Wisconsin border. Limestone bluffs, deep ravines, springs, streams and wildlife characterize this area. Once a part of a vast sea bottom that stretched from the Alleghenies to the Rockies, the scenic canyon area was formed by the action of the winding waters of the Apple River. The park offers hiking, day use, camping and fishing, plus Millville, a National Historic Register site.
CITY:Apple River
Apple River Canyon State Park - Thompson/Salem Units
This 1,150 acre area allows hunting, fishing; no boating/biking. See postings/fact sheets at registration. Sign in/out at lots #1 or #2. The vegetative cover at the site is a mixture of steep timbered slopes and bluffs with grassland, row crops and hay fields predominate on ridge tops. The topography can be severe especially bordering the Apple River.
Argyle Lake State Park
Find serenity at this beautiful 1700-acre wooded park situated along an old stagecoach route between Galena and Beardstown. Featuring 95-acre Argyle Lake, the park is home to countless beaver dams and more than 200 bird species and 5 miles of hiking and biking trails.
Arrowhead Lake and Campground
Located on the northeast corner of Johnston City, this 35-acre lake includes a paved boat ramp for fishing, walking path, and campground. Only electric motors and canoes are permitted. You will find largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, and channel catfish in this small reservoir. Pedal boat rentals are available from July-September.
CITY:Johnston City
Austin Acres Kamp Outback
Affordable family lodging, cabins, campers and primitive camping. One cabin has kitchenette, covered shelter, air, tv/vcr, wood burning stove, electric and water shower available. One cabin has sleeping for six or more, electric, water, grill and shaded area. We have excellent walking and riding trails, 40 acres. Horses welcome. Lots of shaded areas for tent camping and fishing pond. We are minutes away from Ohio River, Tower Rock Park boat ramp, Elizabethtown boat ramp, good eating places, LakeTucumseh and Woopie Cat, Iron Furnace, Stone Face, Garden of the Gods, Rim Rock, Cave-in-Rock and lots of scenic views. Children and pets welcome.
Batavia Riverwalk
A 32-acre park built in cooperation with Batavia Park District, the city of Batavia and the Batavia Riverwalk Committee. Park your bikes by the Depot Museum and stroll the boardwalks through the wildflower garden.
Big Rock Forest
This forest preserve has miles of wooded trails and a quarry lake suitable for hiking and horseback. Fishing, canoeing and kayaking permitted in season.
CITY:Big Rock
Bobber's River Tap
Bobber's is an open-deck, outdoor bar along the banks of the Pecatonica River. It is a relaxing stop for travelers by road or river. Bring your own pole or just sit and relax with a cold drink as you watch the river flow by. Weekly entertainment on the Pontoon Boat stage; never a cover charge. Open: May thru October: Sunday: 11 am - 10 pm; Thursday thru Saturday: 11 am - 2 am.
Bobber's River Tap Presents River Music
Join us by car, bike, or boat on the banks of the Pecatonica River for some live foot stomping river music. Bobber's is an open-deck, outdoor bar along the banks of the Pecatonica River. It is a relaxing stop for travelers by road or river. Food and beverages available.
Boone County Conservation District
The Boone County Conservation District manages over 3,00 acres of prairies, woodlands and wetlands in scenic Boone County, Illinois. Minimum impact recreational opportunities, special events and educational programs are offered to the public throughout the year.
Buehler Preserve
Hike or bike into Buehler Preserve from Galena and experience the prairie life! Pets welcome. Fishing is allowed.
Busse Woods
The Busse Woods Trail system is located within Ned Brown Forest Preserve, a 3,700-acre property in the western suburbs of Chicago. There are 11.2 miles of paved trails for cyclists, equestrians and pedestrians. The main loop is nearly 8 miles, circling some lakes and meadows, while a couple of much shorter side loops will take you to the north and south end of the forest preserve. The Busse Woods Trail connects with the Schaumburg Bikeway on the west, and on the north, Busse Woods links to the Rolling Meadows Bikeway system. Some key features of the forest preserve include fishing, boat rentals and a small herd of captive resident elk. The trails are open from sunrise to sunset.
CITY:Elk Grove
C.J. Smith Resort
For 84 years, C. J. Smith Resort has provided everything needed to enjoy a day of fishing and boating on the beautiful Chain O' Lakes in northern Illinois. C. J. Smith Resort is a family owned and operated business since 1929. We believe in providing exceptional service and reasonable prices to our valued customers and guests.
Camp Lakewood
Come out to Camp Lakewood and enjoy the views of Lake Pauline plus all the creature comforts. Camp Lakewood is an RV campground. The sites include cable, WiFi, 30/50 AMP. They also offer a one and two bedroom cabin that is fully furnished and self contained. The newest cabin sleeps five and includes Cable TV. They do offer tent sites as well for those who want to be a little closer to nature.
Cannon Park
This beautiful Carterville park includes a community center, baseball field, skate park, walking path that surrounds a fishing pond, volleyball courts (sand), playground, pavilion, gazebo, and memorial garden. Ballfields and shelters can be reserved.
Carlyle Lake
The largest man-made lake in Illinois (26,000 acres), is a premier location for outdoor sports. Known to sailors, it is one of the best and most challenging for sailboats. There is also boating, fishing, hunting, bird watching, sand beaches, and camping areas. Hotels, cabins and golf courses make the area a true outdoor lover's playground.
Castle Rock State Park
Castle Rock State Park is located three miles south of Oregon on Highway 2. The 2,000-acre park includes rock formations, ravines, and unique northern plant associations. In one valley, 27 different types of ferns have been identified. A sandstone bluff, adjacent to the river, has given the park its name. Picnic area amenities include tables, shelters, grills, toilets, drinking water and playground equipment. Six miles of marked hiking trails have been developed, and a public boat ramp/parking facility is located across from the park's main entrance.
Cedar Lake
Located in the Shawnee National Forest, this 1,750 acre lake has 40 miles of shoreline, a maximum depth of 60 feet, and 10hp limit on boat motors.
Chain O' Lakes State Park
Located in the northeastern corner of Illinois in both McHenry and Lake counties, the Chain O'Lakes State Park is 60 miles northwest of Chicago. With nearly 6,500 acres of water and 488 miles of shoreline on the Chain, Chain O'Lakes State Park is the heart of a water wonderland. And, with six miles of relatively easy hiking and biking trails to navigate the scenery, Chain O' Lakes State Park has become a treasure to behold.
CITY:Spring Grove
Cheif Keokuk Campground
The Chief Keokuk Campground features 70 pads with electrical hook-ups for trailers, plus 25 tent sites (All camping Class B/E). There is a shower building on site. A sanitary dump station is near the camping area. A primitive cabin, Chief Tecumseh, is also available. The cabin is located on a slope overlooking Johnson Lake. A fire grill, table and BBQ grill are provided outside. A full size bed, two sets of bunk beds, a table and benches are provided inside. The cabin has heat and air conditioning as well as two ceiling fans. Reservations can be made, for dates between May 1st and November 1st, at ReserveAmerica.com for the campgrounds and cabin.
Clinton Lake Marina
Services include boat rentals, beverages, bait, propane tank exchange, slip rentals and an on-site boat service department.
Clinton Lake State Recreation Area
Enjoy 9,300 acres of great outdoor picnicking, hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, swimming, boating, water skiing. Fall foliage, winter offers ice fishing, snowmobiling on frozen lake. 308 campsites, Private marina.
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge is located primarily in Williamson County, with small extensions into eastern Jackson and northeastern Union counties of southern Illinois. At almost 44,000 acres and with three lakes (Crab Orchard, Little Grassy, and Devils Kitchen,) endless opportunities abound for watching wildlife, hiking nature trails, photography, swimming, fishing from the bank or by boat, and hunting. Four seasonally operational campgrounds are open from April-October and offer full hook-up, water, electric, or non-electric sites. Refuge staff and volunteers at the visitor center welcome visitors and sightseers 7 days a week from 8am-4:30pm. Visitor activities such as guided hikes, bald eagle tours, and monthly F.U.N. programs help connect families with the diversity of flora and fauna that Southern Illinois has to offer. The Refuge provides many opportunities for wildlife-dependent outdoor recreation for the nature lover in us all.


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There is a reason why western Massachusetts is often referred to as the Pioneer Valley…this is a place with a rich tradition of pioneering entrepreneurs honing their skills to build some of our nation's premier businesses. Perhaps the most famous were Milton Bradley and his games or Smith and Wesson with their side arms, but the legacy goes back at least as far as George Washington and Henry Knox who founded the Springfield National Armory in 1777, which produced the first musket and, later, the famous Springfield and M1 Garand rifles. Others followed and were responsible for a significant number of our nation's first inventions including the first dictionary, the first American horseless car, the first vulcanized rubber tire, the first American gasoline-powered car, the first successful motorcycle company, the country's first commercial radio station, and, of course, basketball.
Western New England University and, in particular, the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is building on this history and fostering the entrepreneurial spirit in the next generation of Pioneer Valley entrepreneurs. The Center was founded in 2002 with a single program: The Small Business Clinic. In the clinic, law and business students under faculty supervision provide legal assistance and business advice to start-ups and small businesses who otherwise could not afford such services. The Center's programs have expanded and improved over time so that today they include a Speakers Series, Information Workshops, the Extreme Business Makeover and an entrepreneurial information library. All of these programs are available to students, faculty and staff, as well as to the general public.
In 2011 the Center expanded its mission to include promoting innovation and entrepreneurial initiatives across the campus from the School of Law to all four Colleges in the University. Today, the Center's Management Committee has representatives from all University's academic disciplines. This new mission has resulted in broader, deeper, and richer programming and more potential for expanded efforts in the future.
I am very proud to have been a part of Center's progress from the start and am looking forward to the future. I hope you will stop by the Center just to say hello or join us at one of our events.
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The Barça goalkeeper has said, shortly after returning to work, that the training schedule seems more or less the same as it has always been
But he has found training under new goalkeepers coach José Ramon to be very different
Happy for Villa
Pinto also spoke about David Villa's form after he joined the training session today, albeit while monitored by a fitness coach. "I'd be saying nothing new if I said he is important and we need him. He's in top form, and I'm happy about that. We're very pleased to have him back". Pinto also said that "we are very happy and excited that Messi will be with us from the first day of the preseason".
Speaking to the press after training this morning, José Manuel Pinto discussed how the first week has gone. He says the squad "is very keen, like every year … everything is rolling ahead." He feels things are much the same as ever under Tito Vilanova, adding that "it is the same philosophy".
Still describing the new head coach, Pinto said that "perhaps he stayed in the background in the past, but he was always one of the people who organised the training sessions … It's just that now he's more noticeable as the spokesman … Now the weight of responsibility is on him, although he was still very important before."
De la Fuente different
There is also a new goalkeeping coach this season, José Ramon de la Fuente. Pinto feels that "the work method is very different with him … I'm getting good feelings about it. I like the way he focuses work on supporting the legs. It's a very different method, but I think it'll help us to improve … Everyone has their ways, and he doesn't use hurdles as much".
Ambition to compete
Asked whether he has asked the new coach for his views, Pinto is sure Tito Vilanova "will take the decisions that most help the team … But I am ambitious, competitive and never settle for anything." He added that, as ever, his target will be to take Víctor Valdés' place.
Reserve keepers Bañuz and Masip were at training as well today. He knows the former from previous sessions, describing him as "a top quality youth player … He has great leg control, which is important in a team that plays like Barça … He is young, and he has to learn, but he's keen and very quick."


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In an April 19 and 20 crackdown spanning 26 states, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested seven current and former managers and 1,187 undocumented workers of IFCO Systems North America, a Houston-based pallet services company, following a one-year investigation. The customs agency is part of the Department of Homeland Security.
More illegal workers were apprehended in the IFCO raid than the total of all raids conducted by the agency in 2005.
As Washington made its points on illegal immigration, immigrants and their supporters sent a message of their own last week. Nationwide, more than a million people attended "A Day Without Immigrants" rallies. Many employers closed their plants or stores in anticipation of large-scale absences.
In Los Angeles, for instance, American Apparel closed its textile factory downtown to allow its 3,000 workers participate in the rallies. "We do not want workers to have to choose between their loyalty to the company and loyalty to their personal interests," CEO Dov Charney said.
On the employer-enforcement front, Stewart Baker, assistant homeland secretary, met late last month with leaders of a business coalition advocating immigration reform. Baker said that the agency is concentrating its crackdown on employers who hire illegal workers as a core business strategy.
"I do feel confident they're not using this as a tool to raid and/or audit good-
actor employers," says Laura Foote Reiff, co-chair of the Essential Worker Immigration Coalition and a partner at Greenberg & Traurig, a Washington, D.C., law firm. Reiff attended the White House meeting.
Its reassurances notwithstanding, the agency has said it will continue work site crack- downs.
"We are investigating other companies as we speak here today," Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said at news conference last month.
The IFCO case represents a new approach to enforcing workplace immigration laws, he said. Instead of fining employers, the department will file criminal charges and seize assets.
DHS has asked Congress to fund 200 more work site enforcement officers and allow it more access to Social Security information. The department currently has about 5,000 agents.
Politics plays a role in DHS' get-tough stance, according to one immigration lawyer. President Bush, who is pushing Congress to agree to an immigration reform bill that includes a guest worker provision, needs to sway conservatives who want an enforcement-only bill.
"To gather more support, he's trying to show tough enforcement," says Mike Beattie, an attorney at the Employee Rights Law Group in Fairfax, Virginia. Work site enforcement "will continue through this session of Congress, because there's a disagreement between President Bush and red-meat conservatives in the House."
The Senate failed to produce an immigration bill before its spring recess on April 7, but leaders are trying to cobble together a compromise. The House passed legislation in December that centered on strengthening border security.
Reiff is optimistic that the Senate will approve a measure by the congressional Memorial Day recess. "Republicans are under a heck of a lot of pressure to pass a comprehensive bill," she says. The president "wants this as a legacy issue."


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Hollywood rolled out the green carpet Tuesday for former Vice President Al Gore and his global-warming documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth." Actors and activists attended the opening of the film, which argues that global warming is imminent and potentially catastrophic. Sharon Stone, David Duchovny and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Larry David, as well as comedian Garry Shandling, were among the star-studded crowd, where guests walked a green carpet instead of the traditional red. AP reports.
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Casey was honest, he didnt keep his mouth shut and he was probably the best on 2 wheels while he was in MotoGP, and he was hated for it. Is that the kind of world you want to live in?
Speak up.