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"Before God, we are committed to strike them even harder and more cruelly than in previous attacks," he said.
"Also, we tell them if they wish that their soldiers are healthy and safe they must immediately leave our pure land, otherwise we will avenge every Iraqi who has been killed, humiliated, or whose house has been robbed," the masked spokesman said.
"The Iraqis have returned from your great lie to free Iraq."
The fiery message came after three US soldiers were killed in guerrilla attacks this week, including a rocket attack yesterday, a drive-by shooting on Wednesday and a sniper attack on Monday.
Other groups have stepped out of the shadows this week to take credit for the hit-run attacks that have bedevilled US forces since they ousted Saddam in April.
One faction calling itself the Iraqi Resistance Brigades claimed responsibility for "all" attacks against US-led occupation forces in Iraq, in a statement read on the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera news channel.
Coalition forces have blamed diehard Hussein loyalists for the repeated attacks on US troops in Sunni-populated regions extending from Baghdad to the north and west of the country that have prompted the US army to launch major operations to root out resistance.
A total of 52 US soldiers have been killed in Iraq - 16 of them in attacks - since US President George Bush declared the war there effectively over on May 1, according to an AFP count from US military statements.
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Belgium's Premier Paul van Zeeland may be in the U. S. for purposes of utmost international importance (TIME, June 14), but the ostensible reason for his trip was to receive this week from Princeton University, in whose graduate school he studied 17 years ago, an honorary LL.D. On the platform the premier will meet again his good and potent friend, U. S. Ambassador-at-Large Norman Hezekiah Davis, there for the same purpose. Recalling two notable Harvard LL.D.'sthe Marquis de Lafayette (1784) and Prince Henry of Prussia (1902)Princeton's van Zeeland provided a newsworthy international fillip...
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Many teachers ask students to grade their work or their peers' work not only to save themselves time, but also because they believe self-grading and peer-grading provide students with another learning opportunity. However, a study published in the January 2006 issue of Educational Assessment concludes that self-grading can be a more effective teaching tool than peer grading. Self-grading also can be a better substitute for teacher assessment than peer grading, the researchers found.
The researchers looked at the correlation of grades by comparing self- and peer-grading with the test grades that a seventh-grade science teacher assigned to 101 students in four classes. They also measured the impact on learning by analyzing students' performance on an unannounced second administration of the test a week after self- or peer-grading.
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The study by Philip M. Sadler of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Eddie Good of Ephraim Curtis Middle School, Subdbury, MA, was conducted in four seventh-grade science classes all taught by the same teacher. Mean scores for prior tests and quizzes in the four classes were very close. The test included nine fill-in-the-blank items, seven classification tasks, 13 questions to be matched with answers and five constructed response items. Students could refer to their notes while taking the test. Students in each class helped develop a rubric for grading. Identification numbers were substituted for students' names so neither the students nor the teacher knew whose tests they were grading.
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➤ DEG - The German Elasmobranch Society facilitates communication between all German and German-speaking Chondrichthyan specialists, enthusiasts and the general public.
➤ European Elasmobranch Association
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➤ NEV - A Dutch Elasmobranch Society which aims to protect and preserve all shark, skate and ray species (elasmobranchs) in Dutch waters and in the waters fished by Dutch fishermen.
➤ Shark Alliance - A coalition of non-governmental organizations dedicated to restoring and conserving shark populations by improving shark conservation policies.
➤ Shark Foundation Switzerland - Contributing to the protection and preservation of sharks and their natural habitats through its own projects and through the active support of third parties.
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➤ AfriOceans Conservation Alliance (AOCA) - Well known for its unique and award-wining campaign work, exciting research projects and education and awareness initiatives in South Africa.
➤ American Elasmobranch Society - Seeks to advance the scientific study of living and fossil sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras, as well as the promotion of education and conservation.
➤ Manta Trust - UK based charity formed to co-ordinate global research and conservation efforts for manta rays and their habitat.
➤ Pelagic Shark Research Foundation - The mission of PSRF is to develop and assist projects that contribute to a better understanding of elasmobranchs, with an emphasis on those which contribute to their conservation and management.
➤ Shark Advocates International - A project of The Ocean Foundation dedicated to conserving some of the ocean's most vulnerable and valuable - the sharks.
➤ Sharklife - A registered non-profit organisation based in South Africa.
➤ Shark Savers - Brings shark conservation to the masses in many compelling forms, motivating people to take action in their home and throughout shark hot spots all over the world.
➤ Shark Truth - Promote awareness, education and action for sharks by building a community around change and creating long-term champions from within the community.
➤ South African Shark Conservancy (SASC) - Dedicated to promoting the conservation and sustainable use of elasmobranchs through scientific research and public outreach.
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➤ Orkney Skate Trust - The Orkney Skate Trust promotes research into the Orkney population of Critically Endangered Flapper Skate (Dipturus intermedia).
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➤ Global Shark Assessment - Dr. Myers and colleagues launched the Global Shark Assessment to assess how global shark populations have changed since the beginning of industrial scale fishing.
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➤ Marine Megafauna (FPMM) - Conducts and facilitates research, conservation and education on the marine life of Mozambique. Current research focuses on sharks and rays, primarily Manta Rays and Whale Sharks.
➤ Mote Marine Laboratories (Centre for Shark Research) - An independent non-profit research institution based in Florida.
➤ Red Sea Sharks - Dedicated to the shark species of the Red Sea.
➤ Shark Research Institute (SRI) - A scientific research organisation that sponsors and conducts research on sharks.
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➤ Thresher Shark Research Project - Conducts research on pelagic thresher sharks in the Philippines.
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➤ Discovery News - Contains articles relating to sharks.
➤ Elasmo.com - Information about the life and times of long dead sharks (fossilized shark information and research).
➤ Elasmodiver - An informative shark website covering all aspects of shark natural history.
➤ FishBase - Detailed information on fish including population dynamics, genetics, morphology, trophic ecology, physiology, ecotoxicology, reproduction.
➤ Florida Museum of Natural History - Provides an abundant source of shark information, including current research, fisheries and conservation.
➤ International Shark Attack File - Internationally recognised as the definitive source of scientifically accurate information on shark attacks.
➤ ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research - A centre dedicated to shark and ray conservation through its scientific research and public education programs.
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➤ Times Educational Supplement (TES) - A space for teachers to share and download free learning materials including classroom resources and activities.
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➤ Save Our Seas Foundation - A Swiss foundation with headquarters in Geneva. Its purpose is to implement and support diverse programmes aimed at education, protection and conservation of the marine environment around the world.
➤ Seas At Risk - A European association of national and international NGOs that work to protect and restore the marine environment of the North and Irish Seas and the wider North East Atlantic.
➤ TRAFFIC - The wildlife trade monitoring program of WWF, IUCN and World Conservation Union.
➤ WildAid - Works to end the illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade by reducing demand through public awareness campaigns and providing comprehensive marine protection.
➤ World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - An International site linking to WWF's global network.
Environmental Conventions:
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➤ Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - Dedicated to promoting sustainable development.
➤ Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) - A global convention specialising in the conservation of migratory species, their habitats and migration routes.
➤ International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - The world's oldest and largest global environmental network.
➤ IUCN Red List - Widely recognised as the most comprehensive, objective global approach for evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species.
➤ IUCN Shark Specialist Group - A group of experts in the fields of shark biology, conservation, management, fisheries and taxonomy connected by their joint goal to promote the sustainable use, wise management and conservation of all sharks, rays and chimaeras.
➤ OSPAR - This convention is the current legal instrument guiding international cooperation on the protection of the marine environment of the Northeast Atlantic.
Voluntary Positions and Internships:
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➤ Coral Cay Conservation - Providing resources to help sustain livelihoods and alleviate poverty through the protection, restoration and management of coral reefs and tropical seas.
➤ Maldives Research Project - Conducts Whale Shark research and to foster 'grass-roots' conservation initiatives within the Maldives and throughout the Indian Ocean.
➤ Seaquest Basking Shark Watch - Study of Basking Sharks in their natural environment off the coast of Cornwall, UK.
➤ Aquatic Network - An information service for the aquatic world.
➤ Conservation Jobs - is a specialist job board that displays the latest career and recruitment opportunities in the United Kingdom and internationally.
➤ Countryside Jobs - Advertises jobs in conservation.
➤ Environmentjob.co.uk - Green jobs, courses and events.
➤ Environmental Jobs - is a specialist job board that displays the latest career and recruitment opportunities in the United Kingdom and internationally.
➤ Green Directory - Green jobs, news and products.
➤ GreenJobs - is a specialist job board that displays the latest Marine Jobs, Nature Jobs and Wildlife Jobs in the United Kingdom and internationally.
➤ New Scientist - Vacancies listed on-line with email alerts.
➤ The Environment Post - A magazine which publishes a list of vacancies on 7th and 21st of each month.
➤ Dive.in.
➤ Shark Diver Magazine.
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➤ Tanked Up Magazine.
WiSE accredited UK operators:
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➤ Atlantic Divers - Cornwall, UK.
➤ Elemental Tours - Cornwall, UK.
➤ Marine Discovery - Cornwall, UK.
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➤ Apex Predators - Photography by Chris Fallows - a professional wildlife photographer whose images of breaching Great White Sharks have been seen worldwide in newspapers, magazines and television documentaries.
➤ Big Fish Expeditions - Worldwide diving and photography adventures with Andy Murch, includes fantastic shark images.
➤ Marine Photobank - Providing high quality underwater and above water ocean conservation images.
➤ Oceanic Dreams - Freediver and photographer Wolfgang Leander has captured the beauty of some of the ocean's most graceful creatures.
➤ Oceanlight - Natural history photography, incluing images of sharks, by Phillip Colla.
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➤ Scubazoo - A team of dedicated underwater cameramen and photographers telling 'The Whole Story' of the marine environment.
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Tortuous journey in search of policy on boat peopleBianca Hall and Daniel Flitton
Published: December 27 2012 - 3:00AM
IN JUNE, Australia watched with horror at graphic scenes of scores of asylum seekers crashing against the rocks of Christmas Island's unforgiving coast.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard cut short her leave and, later that month, about 130 people were rescued when their boat sank off Indonesia.
No longer, it was decided, could Australia afford to let the boats come. There were extraordinary scenes in Parliament as politicians openly wept for the lives of asylum seekers who had died at sea in search of a safer life in Australia.
But the tears swiftly turned to acrimony, as the parties failed to find agreement and Labor, the Greens and the Coalition blamed each other for contributing to the deaths.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced in August the establishment of an ''expert panel'', headed by former Defence Force chief Angus Houston. That panel recommended a raft of policies be adopted to deter people making the dangerous voyage to Australia by sea.
The Coalition supported the government in reopening detention centres in Nauru and Manus Island, which had signed the Refugee Convention since the Howard government sent thousands there under the Pacific Solution.
But it would not support other measures, including the Malaysia solution and regional processing arrangements that the panel warned were key to the package's success.
And so, by the end of 2012, Australia's immigration policies were an eerie echo of those in place a decade earlier.
With the agreement of the Coalition - and against the acrimony of the Greens - Australia had reinstated offshore processing of asylum seekers and reopened detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.
Asylum seekers allowed to stay in Australia would do so on a temporary basis: while the Howard government had genuine refugees living in the community on temporary protection visas, the Gillard government introduced a new form of bridging visas for those awaiting their asylum determination.
Overcrowded detention camps forced the government to begin releasing hundreds of asylum seekers on bridging visas. It expects to release thousands into the community on the new visas, which will not include the right to work, and will entitle people to just 89 per cent of the lowest Centrelink payment, or about $440 a fortnight.
Permitted only a few weeks' help to find housing - and with no access to English language training - asylum seekers will be forced to live on little more than $30 each day.
Under the tough new no-advantage policy, anyone coming by boat to Australia after August 13 will either be sent to Nauru or Manus Island, or be released into the community on the bridging visa, and they will be forced to wait in uncertain circumstances for up to five years (the same period of time the government says they would have waited in a refugee camp for a place).
Like a decade ago, human rights agencies and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees have expressed deep concerns for the plight of asylum seekers languishing in offshore detention centres. Again, self-harm and hunger strikes are breaking out at offshore camps.
Meanwhile, a new and ever more dangerous passage opened on the high seas, with Sri Lankans braving the more than 3000-kilometre voyage to Cocos Islands. A tiny fly-speck in Australian territory in the Indian Ocean, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands' residents had seen asylum seeker boats before, but never in the number that began arriving from May 2012.
But the most desperate cases involved more than 50 people trapped in what one MP described as a ''legal black hole'' - found to be genuine refugees but branded a security threat by the intelligence agency, ASIO, and not permitted release.
Nor were the group - mostly Tamil - allowed to know the reasons for their adverse assessment or to appeal the finding. No other country was willing to accept these refugees and some had been held in detention for up to three years. The mental toll led to a spate of suicide attempts.
David Manne, the lawyer who successfully upended the government's so-called ''Malaysia solution'' - before the Coalition scuttled the government's attempt to legislate around the finding - brought a new High Court challenge over the fairness of holding people in indefinite detention. The case was won but the outcome produced a Clayton's review, with detainees allowed to apply for review but ASIO retaining a final veto over their assessment.
In 2012 ''asylum'', far from meaning haven, became a byword for discord.
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Please welcome Mike Young to Team 11W. Mike will be your point man as you navigate the fluid and sometimes seedy world of college basketball recruiting. Mike comes to us with experience at The Lantern, BuckeyeTV, the Columbus Clippers, WCMH-4 and, yes, a stint interning with ESPN. You can follow him on Twitter at @MYoung11W.
The intrigue surrounding the 2013 recruiting class commitments is gone, since consensus number one recruit Andrew Wiggins decided on Kansas two weeks ago.
Major announcements are out of the way, giving us a chance to fully assess how the class of 2013 fits in at their respective schools.
The best player since LeBron and the other best player since LeBron sit atop a loaded class, oozing with NBA potential. Neither Wiggins nor Jabari Parker (attending Duke) picked a Big Ten school, but there's plenty of depth behind them.
In the midst of a banner year for the conference, several Big Ten coaching staffs put together a solid class. Here's how Eleven Warriors ranks them:
12. Northwestern
Apparently, it's tough to sell a program with zero NCAA Tournament berths in its history. John Shurna was possibly the best player to ever put on a Wildcats' uniform, and he was never able to lead them there.
He did lead them to a 10-3 start in 2011. It was nice, but they still missed the tournament. A year later, without Shurna, they finished 13-19 and fired head coach Bill Carmody.
Former Duke assistant coach Chris Collins comes in to pick up the pieces. He lost four-star point guard Jaren Sina to Seton Hall after Carmody's firing, but was able to retain three-star forward Nate Taphorn (Pekin, Ill.). Taphorn is a lanky, a 6-foot-7 sharpshooter and still may need time to develop his shot off the dribble. The Wildcats may need his scoring punch this year, after two of their top-four leading scorers graduated – guard Reggie Hearn and forward Jared Swopshire.
11. Iowa
Being ranked this low is not indicative of the basketball program as a whole. Coach Fran McCaffery has the program on the uptick. They went to the NIT Finals last year, which is the Hawkeyes' biggest accomplishment over the last five years. Expect them to be in the upper half of the Big Ten next year.
They return nine of their 10 leading scorers, meaning they didn't have many scholarships available. Their only commitment is three-star guard/forward Peter Jok (Des Moines, Ia.). He's underrated – possibly because of his injury history. He's 6 feet 5 inches with a solid frame, enabling him to guard multiple perimeter spots and is a solid outside shooter. He could be a steal if he stays healthy.
Also, transfer Jarrod Uthoff is eligible this upcoming season after his controversial exit from Wisconsin.
10. Minnesota
This is another squad with a new head coach. Minnesota fired Tubby Smith after he won at least 20 games in five different seasons. Under Smith, they were notorious for getting off to hot starts, only to fade down the stretch. They never went better than .500 in conference play and never finished higher than sixth in the standings. Richard Pitino, son of the Louisville coach, will try to take the Gophers to the next level.
With a new coach and little time, they had to scramble to fill their '13 class. Big Ten mainstays Rodney Williams and Trevor Mbakwe have departed, leaving gaping holes in the Minnesota front court.
They didn't exactly fill those this year. Pitino signed two point guards: three-star Daquein McNeil (Baltimore) and junior college transfer Dre Mathieu (Memphis, Tenn.). Also, Pitino left Florida-International and brought guard Malik Smith with him. Those three will add depth to the solid back court tandem of Andre and Austin Hollins.
The key for Pitino is making a splash with his 2014 class. Five-star guards Tyus Jones and Rashad Vaughn –possibly the best at their positions – as well as four-star forward Reid Travis make up the so-called "Big Three." They all hail from the Greater Minneapolis – St. Paul area.
9. Michigan state
Sparty what? This has to be a misprint. Actually, it isn't. Tom Izzo only lost one senior off last year's Sweet Sixteen squad. Certainly, Derrick Nix is a BIG loss, but the top three scorers from last year – Keith Appling, Gary Harris and Adreian Payne – will return for another year. They should be the favorites to win the Big Ten.
Izzo was in on Jabari Parker, and losing in-state, five-star forward James Young to Kentucky hurts. Still, Michigan State will have 6-foot-9 inch center Gavin Schilling (Chicago), who will look to develop his overall offensive game. The Spartans will also welcome the athletic three-star guard Alvin Ellis (Chicago)
(Side note: Ellis played AAU ball for the "Mean Streets," coached by Tai Streets. Get it?)
8. Nebraska
Head coach Tim Miles is in his second year of trying to turn his Huskers into a respectable basketball program. THIS (the new arena, not the Michael Bublé concert) will help. Considering Miles is looking to build consistency, losing leading scorer Dylan Talley and fan favorite Andre Almeida won't help.
Talley led last year's squad with only 2.5 assists per game, so they needed help at the point. Miles got some, plucking point guard Tai Webster (Auckland, New Zealand) from overseas. He is too talented not to grab minutes immediately. Also threatening to break into the rotation, 6-foot-7 inch forward Nick Fuller (Sun Prairie, Wis.), a versatile offensive forward with the ability to run the floor and spot-up.
Adding to the back court is combo guard Nathan Hawkins (Rowlett, Tx.). Forward and JUCO transfer Leslee Smith (Humble, Tx.), who originally attended SMU, adds some more size to this team.
7. Penn state
It has been two years since coach Ed DeChellis used the Nittany Lions as a stepping-stone to end up at Navy (!). His replacement, Patrick Chambers, has gone 22-41 in his two years at Penn State. Last year's 10-21 mark is a little misleading, as point guard Tim Frazier – one of the best in the Big Ten – played in only four games before rupturing his left Achilles tendon.
Chambers' goal is to build up depth around the returning guards Frazier and Jermaine Marshall. They are still lacking in the front court, but versatile 6-foot-9 inch big man Julian Moore (Philadelphia) steps in to help out. He's still a project, but PSU added more known quantities to the guard heavy rotation. Three-stars Geno Thorpe (Orlando, Fla.) and Graham Woodward (Edina, Minn.) both attack the rim aggressively. Rounding out the recruiting class is 6-foot-6 inch forward Payton Banks (Orange, Calif.).
In addition to those four, Pitt transfer John Johnson will be eligible in December, further supplementing a strong back court.
6. Wisconsin
The Badgers lose the following due to graduation: Ryan Evans, Jared Berggren and the wacky, nuisance Mike Brusewitz. That is a lot of upper-class experience to replace. Bo Ryan's teams always end up near the top of the Big Ten standings, however. No reason to expect anything different this year, especially with a back court of Ben Brust, Traevon Jackson and – returning from injury – Josh Gasser.
With all the departures, Ryan had five scholarships at his disposal. One of them pried four-star forward Nigel Hayes (Toledo) away from the Buckeye State. He would've been a nice add to the OSU front court, possessing a mean streak and physicality, which is lacking with the Buckeyes front line.
Outside of Hayes, the Badgers signed guards Bronson Koenig (La Crosse, Wis.), Riley Dearring (Minneapolis) and Jordan Hill (Exeter, NH) to add to their back court depth. Three-star forward Vitto Brown (Bowling Green, Oh.) also fled Northwest Ohio for Wisconsin. He fits the Bo Ryan mold as a forward with good size and a face-up game.
5. Purdue
It was a rare down year for Matt Painter's crew. For the first time since Painter's inaugural year as head coach, the Boilermakers failed to make the NCAA tournament. They were a young squad last year, and the only major contributor they lose to graduation is D.J. Byrd.
Three bench players transferred, freeing up some more scholarships for Painter's staff. They added four-star guard Kendall Stephens (Saint Charles, Ill.), who has a long wingspan and excellent three-point range.
The state of Indiana is always loaded with talent, and Purdue will bring three Hoosier State natives to campus. Forward Basil Smotherman (Indianapolis) is a physical player (inherent in his last name) who fits Painter's system, guard Bryson Scott (Fort Wayne) can aggressively attack the hoop, and transfer forward Errick Peck (Indianapolis) played four years at Cornell prior to enrolling at Purdue.
Looking at the potential on this roster, it's clear that last year's performance was merely a team rebuilding, rather than starting a string of missing the tournament.
4. Ohio state
The Buckeyes will undoubtedly miss Deshaun Thomas, who left early to enter the NBA Draft. He was a key cog in two deep runs in the NCAA Tournament, and his scoring ability was essential on teams that already lacked perimeter shooting.
LaQuinton Ross put Buckeyes fans at ease with the way he ended the year. In his last seven games – all Big Ten and NCAA Tournament games – Ross scored 12.4 points per game and was 14 of 27 from three.
Still, without Thomas, and with the uncertainty surrounding the consistency of Sam Thompson's jumper, the Buckeyes need another perimeter scoring threat. Enter four-star guard Kameron Williams (Baltimore).
He has an array of offensive moves. In addition to his deep stroke and ability to move off screens, Williams can push the ball in transition. If he figures out the college game quickly and can play with Shannon Scott off the bench, the Buckeyes will have lethal combo of reserves.
Overall, the Buckeyes back court depth is solid. The biggest concern might be the front court, especially with the Evan Ravenel graduating. Even though Williams is talented in his own right, four-star forward Marc Loving (Toledo) might have a bigger impact in his freshman year.
Loving will have difficulty adjusting to the physicality of Big Ten post play, but he'll have the athleticism, length and range to overcome it. If – when – Amir Williams gets into foul trouble, Thad Matta might be forced to go to Loving or Trey McDonald, who is an unknown quantity himself.
3. Illinois
What was Illini fans' biggest knock against former coach Bruce Weber? That he couldn't convince the top Chicago area recruits to come to Illinois? Well, second year head coach John Groce. . . couldn't land Jabari Parker. But, he did get the second best player in the region – four-star guard Kendrick Nunn (Chicago). He's not as talented as Parker, but he does give the Illini a scoring threat from everywhere on the floor.
Coming off an appearance in the third round of the NCAA Tournament, Illinois also nabbed two other four-star recruits. Malcolm Hill (Belleville, Ill.) is long and athletic enough to play both forward and guard. Big man Austin Colbert (Gladstone, N.J.) already has a solid post game and immediately becomes one of the taller Illini players.
Groce filled out the '13 class with three-star center Maverick Morgan (Springboro, Oh.) and three-star guard Jaylon Tate (Chicago). They both add depth to an Illinois team that lost D.J. Richardson, Tyler Griffey and Brandon Paul – who can stop lighting up the Buckeyes now.
2. Michigan
The runner-up in the Big Ten recruiting rankings is the same team that finished as the runner-up in the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines experienced a quick flashback to the late '80s and early '90s by making a charge to the championship game. They didn't seem likely to do make it that far, judging by how they ended the season. Mitch McGary and fabulous point guard play from Trey Burke ignited them, however.
McGary shot up NBA Draft charts, but opted to stay in school. So will Glenn Robinson III. John Beilein didn't get as lucky with Burke or Tim Hardaway Jr., both of whom will forgo the rest of their college basketball careers for the NBA. The team also had several seniors, but you wouldn't know it by how little they played.
So, with scholarships available, Michigan landed five-star forward Zak Irvin (Fishers, Ind.), Indiana's Mr. Basketball, and the best recruit in the state. Beilein will have to balance the logjam of wing players, but Irvin will find playing time, as a major offensive threat off the bench.
The biggest issue for the Wolverines is how they replace Burke. Spike Albrecht had a ridiculous first half of the title game, and carried that momentum into a falsely confident attempt to hit on Kate Upton. He's not the answer for her or the point guard spot. Perhaps four-star, pure point guard Derrick Walton (Detroit) is?
They also added four-star forward Mark Donnal (Whitehouse, OH), who has a similar skill set as McGary's.
1. Indiana
Now that Tom Crean has Indiana's program back on track, expect the Hoosiers to sit atop Big Ten recruiting rankings for many years to come.
Although they disappointed many by bowing out in the Sweet Sixteen, IU still had a great regular season. He'll lose a lot of talent from that squad – NBA Draft lottery picks Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller – as well as important seniors, such as Christian Watford and Jordan Hulls.
What they lose in Zeller's size, they make up for with two recruits. Five-star Noah Vonleh (Haverhill, Mass.) is 6 feet 9 inches tall with a huge wingspan and is more athletic than Zeller. The Hoosiers will also welcome four-star Luke Fischer (Germantown, Wis.) and his 6-foot-9 inch presence to the post.
Whether it's Vonleh, Fischer, or forwards Troy Williams (Hampton, Va.), Stanford Robinson (Fairfax, Va.), Devin Davis (Indianapolis), or Colin Hartman (Fishers, Ind.), the one constant is: they can all run the floor.
Indiana might not look great early in the season due to its youth. Still, with the way they push the ball in transition and spread the floor, they'll be a threat to put up a lot of points in Big Ten play again.


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Building Water Reservoirs in Burkina Faso
de Dr. Julien Kaboré & Kathleen McDonald
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All sales proceeds go directly to L'Association Zood Noogo to fund the construction of additional water reservoirs in Burkina Faso.
A collection of photographs showing the successful organization, development, and construction of a new water reservoir by the citizens of a small rural community, Sisene, in Burkina Faso, Africa.
The transformation of the community with water is stunning! Villagers helping each other is a remarkable guide worth repeating.
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- Fecha de publicación ene. 22, 2011
- Etiquetas village life, business development, economic development, new schools, organic gardening, Burkina Faso, villagers helping themselves, water reservoirs in west Africa, sustainability, water
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Kathleen McDonald "Water is Life: Building Water Reservoirs in Burkina Faso" has photos of the residents of Sisene building their own success. Proceeds from the sale of this book are directed to l'Association Zood Noogo for other communities in Burkina Faso to build their own new water reservoirs.


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TRENTON, N.J. -- Dudley Moore, the cuddly little Englishman who pined for Bo Derek in ''10'' and portrayed a lovably forlorn drunk in ''Arthur,'' died Wednesday of complications from a rare and incurable brain disorder. He was 66.
The comic actor died at a friend's home in Plainfield of pneumonia stemming from progressive supranuclear palsy, which is similar to Parkinson's disease and affects one of every 100,000 people. He was diagnosed with the disease in 1999.
Before breaking into the movies, the 5-foot-21/2-inch classically trained pianist found success in comedy revues in London and on Broadway as part of a legendary British troupe that also included the surrealist comic talent Peter Cook.
In the 1979 hit movie ''10,'' he played a musician determined to marry a perfect woman, embodied by Derek. His film career peaked in 1981 with the smash ''Arthur,'' in which he played a rich drunk who falls for Liza Minnelli. He was nominated for a best actor Oscar. Co-star John Gielgud, who played Arthur's valet, won the supporting actor Oscar.
''He had a little-boy-lost quality about him, which women loved, and there was always something slightly forlorn about Dudley, even when he was being funny,'' said Michael Parkinson, a British talk-show host. ''He was a lovely man.''
In a statement, Minnelli said: ''I am deeply saddened by the death of my dear friend, Dudley Moore. He was a unique individual that was multitalented. He could make the world laugh and brought joy to millions. I will miss him dearly.''
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Well they'd been sitting in our front garden for months. But on the weekend we got cracking into action and the whole family hauled the rocks to our backyard to make a spiral garden. What incited this sudden garden activity you may ask? No, it was not the result of the iron tablets I'd been consuming. Merely a prickly conscience a consequence of this blog.
The lovely Bek from Bek's Backyard offered me some strawberry plants. She didn't go home empty-handed mind you - I gave her a couple of comfrey plants for her kindness. And on Saturday arvo I discovered a lovely package of strawberry goodness freshly delivered to my front door. I was a wee bit embarrassed. Bek offered the plants way back when I posted about the bluestones. She suggested I make a garden with the stones and pop the strawberries there. But the bluestones have sat in my front garden ever since. I am way full of good ideas and good intentions that sometimes don't eventuate. And now I was sprung bad with my messy front garden (actually I take no responsibility for that - the front is Monkey Man's domain) looking even messier with a whopping big hole dug down down the side, half the fence missing (we have a plumbing problem) and that neglected pile of bluestones.
So I was spurred into action. Those strawberry plants would not survive long un-planted. And I didn't want the lovely Bek to think badly of me! So the whole family started lugging the rocks 'round the back. Surprisingly (given my last pocket money post), we didn't even need to bribe the Monkey Boys. They just uncomplainingly helped! Later that night I did see Littlest Monkey admiring his muscles in the mirror so I'm sure our comments about how fit and strong we were all getting had something to do with it.
Now I had done some research into these permaculture herb spirals but in true veggiegobbler style I broke some of the rules. The traditionalists I'm told have a theory about the way the spiral ought to run according to which hemisphere you're in. But I wasn't about to go re-arranging things once I was happy with my setup. My spiral runs in a way that I thought would look good. Also I remembered that I was supposed to lay down wet newspaper under my first layer of rocks to stop the weeds. Naturally I remembered this after I'd hauled the first layer of massive rocks to position. And I wasn't about to re-haul them for the sake of a few weeds.
I did place my spiral garden close to the back door which I'm hoping will be handy. And by coincidence it runs right into my pond which apparently is a good thing. The pond mind you is looking dreadful but that's a whole other story. The idea is that these rocks will warm up in the sun and provide a lovely growing place for herbs. Also, you can access everything easily and grow a whole lot of different stuff in the same place - dry, drought loving plants up top and water loving boggier things down low.
I'm not just growing herbs - naturally, the strawberries went in. Although I suspect the slugs and snails who'll no doubt live in the rocks will have a feast if I manage any of these. And I also popped in some veggies. From top to bottom I've got: olive herb (don't know much about this but it smelt good), oregano & thyme (these two like it drier I think), spring onions, chives, strawberries (they're up the back and just get morning sun which I think will work for them), perennial basil, perpetual spinach, lettuce mix and parsley.
Anyway, I'm mighty pleased with it. Thanks Bek.
|Wokee likes the smell of the manure and those rocks provide a good launching pad to the adjacent chook run.
|View from the back - strawberries and chives


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25 August 2014 9:53 PM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Risks may have been taken, but the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight played it very safe - for the most part picking familiar winners from previous years in many categories rather than rewarding some of the more critically acclaimed fare out there.
The final season of "Breaking Bad" dominated the drama category, nabbing almost all the awards in it including Best Drama series, three acting nods, and best writing. In fact the only major awards for drama it missed out on were best actress which went to Juliana Marguiles in "The Good Wife" and best directing which went to "True Detective".
Speaking of "True Detective," HBO took a gamble by opting to play it as a nominee for drama series rather than a mini-series where it would've dominated. It lost that gamble, but its loss proved to be a win for the BBC's "Sherlock" which took three of the awards »
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25 August 2014 5:44 PM, PDT | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news »
Find out who won the 2014 Emmys awards.
It's television's biggest night! Yes, on a Monday but more on that here. Check out the complete list of winners below!
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Outstanding Drama Series: Breaking Bad
Outstanding Comedy Series: Modern Family
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Oustanding Supporting Actress in a Drama: Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Moira Walley-Beckett, Breaking Bad
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series: Cary Joji Fukunaga, True Detective
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Oustanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Allison Janney, Mom
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Ty Burrell, Modern Family
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13 February 2014 10:12 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
First stop, the Annie Awards which honor excellence in the animated world. And the winners are:
Best Animated Feature:
Frozen, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Annie Award for Best Animated Special Production:
Chipotle Scarecrow, Chipotle Creative Department, Moonbot Studios
Best Animated Short Subject:
Get A Horse!,Walt Disney Animation Studios
Best Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial:
Despicable Me 2, Cinemark - Universal Pictures
Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children:
Disney Sofia the First - Disney Television Animation
Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children.s Audience:
Adventure Time, Cartoon Network Studios
Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production:
Futurama,20th Century Fox Television
Best Animated Video Game:
The Last of Us, Naughty Dog
Best Student Film
Wedding Cake, Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, Viola Baier, Iris Frisch
Animated Effects in an Animated Production:
Jeff Budsberg, Andre Le Blanc, Louis Flores, Jason Mayer, The Croods, DreamWorks Animation
Animated Effects in a Live Action Production:
- Manny
9 February 2014 9:34 AM, PST | Hollywoodnews.com | See recent Hollywoodnews.com news »
The Art Directors Guild (Adg) tonight announced winners of its 18th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, Presented by Kohler Co., in ten categories of film, television, commercials and music videos during the black-tie ceremony in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. The awards took place before an audience of more than 800, including guild members, industry executives and press. Adg Council Chair John Shaffner presided over the awards ceremony with comedian Owen Benjamin serving as host. Martin Scorsese received the Guild's prestigious Cinematic Imagery Award presented to him by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill, his stars of The Wolf of Wall Street, which is currently nominated for five Academy Awards® including Best Picture and Best Director. Production Designer Rick Carter was recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Kohler, which created a special award for the occasion. Adg President Mimi Gramatky and Production »
- Josh Abraham
8 February 2014 9:40 PM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
"Her" (pictured) and production designer K.K. Barrett, "The Great Gatsby" and production designer Catherine Martin, and "Gravity" and production designer Andy Nicholson took top honors among feature films at the 18th annual Art Directors Guild Awards Saturday evening.
"Gatsby" won for period film, "Gravity" for fantasy film and "Her" for contemporary film.
In television, "Game of Thrones" and production designer Gemma Jackson won for one-hour single-camera series, "Behind the Candelabra" and production designer Howard Cummings took the trophy for television movie or miniseries, and the "Helsinki" episode of "Veep" and production designer Jim Gloster copped the prize for half-hour single-camera series.
Other TV trophies went to the pilot of "Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome" and production designer Brian Kane for short format live-action series; the "Missionaries" episode of "Portlandia" and production designer Tyler Robinson for multi-camera, variety or unscripted series; and to "The 67th Annual Tony Awards" and production designer Steve Bass for awards, »
- Peter Caranicas
27 January 2014 11:06 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Woot woot! My pick to win Best Director at the Oscars took home the Feature Film trophy at the recently concluded Directors Guild of America awards. And it's truly deserving! Cuaron defied gravity, yes pun intended, to create "Gravity," a movie grounded in sci-fi realism that many directors before him (including James Cameron) were saying that it would be hard to do. But Cuaron did it, and did it extremely well! So hats off to "Gravity" and Cuaron's direction!
Here's the complete list of winners of the DGA awards and right after the jump, check out my interview with Cuaron for "Gravity" that we conducted back in October. Oh, and take a look at my interview with the lovely Sandra Bullock as well.
Feature Film:
Winner: Alfonso Cuaron ("Gravity")
Paul Greengrass ("Captain Phillips")
Steve McQueen ("12 Years a Slave")
David O. Russell ("American Hustle")
Martin Scorsese ("The Wolf of Wall Street »
- Manny
26 January 2014 10:17 AM, PST | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Last night, the Director's Guild of America revealed the winners of the 66th annual DGA Awards, with Alfonso Cuaron taking home the top honour, the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, for his work on Gravity.
Historically, the winner of the DGA Award goes on to pick up the Oscar, although that wasn't the case last year with Ben Affleck (Argo) losing out to Ang Lee (Life of Pi) at the Academy Awards.
In addition to Cuaron, there were also awards for Jehane Noujaim (Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary - The Square), Vince Gilligan (Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Breaking Bad) and Steven Soderbergh (Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries - Behind the Candelabra). Check out the full list of winners below...
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Outstanding Directorial »
- Gary Collinson
26 January 2014 8:19 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
The 2014 Directors Guild Awards were handed out earlier this evening, and Alfonso Cuaron took the top prize for Gravity, launching him (and the film) into frontrunner status heading into the Oscars. The DGA winner is a very solid predictor of the eventual Oscar winner for the Best Director category, as the two have only failed to match up seven times in the past 65 years. Moreover, the DGA winner's film has won the Best Picture Oscar on all but 13 occasions. We've known it's going to be a very tight race since the PGA split its top award between Gravity and 12 Years a Slave, but this DGA win for Gravity puts it ever so slightly ahead. Elsewhere at the DGA Awards, Steven Soderbergh took home the Miniseries/TV Movie prize for Behind the Candelabra and Vince Gilligan won TV Drama for the series finale of Breaking Bad, beating out »
- Adam Chitwood
25 January 2014 6:59 PM, PST | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
Tonight, the Directors Guild of America unveiled their choices for outstanding directorial achievement in 2013, and as expected, Alfonso Cuarón took home their top prize for his brilliant work on Gravity, making him the most likely winner of the Best Director Oscar at this year's Academy Awards.
The question now becomes: Will this be enough to tip Best Picture in Gravity's favor? After all, how could you give a film so many Oscars (including Best Director and Best Film Editing) and Not give it Best Picture? Granted, it's happened before, but rarely to a film receiving this many awards. If the Academy should pass the film over for the top honor, it would become the most honored film not to win the big prize since Cabaret (1972), which won eight Oscars (including Best Director and Best Film Editing) before losing Best Picture to The Godfather.
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- Jeff Beck
25 January 2014 6:54 PM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Alfonso Cuaron has won the Directors Guild of America award for feature film for his high-tech space thriller "Gravity."
The Mexico native won over Paul Greengrass ("Captain Phillips"), Steve McQueen ("12 Years a Slave"), David O. Russell ("American Hustle") and Martin Scorsese ("The Wolf of Wall Street").
"This is truly an honor and I'm humbled by it," Cuaron said in his acceptance speech. "I still have this teen crush on other directors."
Cuaron, who spent five years developing "Gravity," noted that photos from space show that the Earth is "absolutely beautiful" but do not depict the human experience.
"It's a bizarre experiment of nature, that is the human experience," he noted. "And it's what we as directors try to sort out as filmmakers."
The winner was announced by last year's winner Ben Affleck at the conclusion of the 66th DGA Awards ceremonies at the Century Plaza Hotel, »
- Dave McNary
25 January 2014 6:30 PM, PST | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
Updated: Gravity does not seem to be falling on the awards circuit. Alfonso Cuarón walked away with the top honor at the Directors Guild of America Awards Saturday night in Los Angeles, beating out Martin Scorsese, David O. Russell, Paul Greengrass, and Steve McQueen.
"This is truly an honor and I am humbled by it," Cuarón said to the audience of his peers after last year's winner Ben Affleck presented him with the award. But Gravity was not the work of just one mind, and no one knows that more keenly than Cuarón. "Directing is about the work of your collaborators, »
- Lindsey Bahr
10 January 2014 9:10 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
The Art Directors Guild (Adg) has announced nominations in 10 categories of Production Design for movies, television, commercials, and music videos. They are all vying for the Art Directors Guild's 18th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards. Winners will be revealed on Feb. 8 from the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills with comedian Owen Benjamin serving as host.
Here's your complete list of nominees:
Nominees For Excellence In Production Design For A Feature Film In 2013:
Period Film
American Hustle - Production Designer: Judy Becker
The Great Gatsby - Production Designer: Catherine Martin
Inside Llewyn Davis - Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
Saving Mr. Banks - Production Designer: Michael Corenblith
12 Years A Slave - Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
Fantasy Film
Elysium - Production Designer: Philip Ivey
Gravity - Production Designer: Andy Nicholson
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug - Production Designer: Dan Hennah
Oblivion - Production Designer: Darren Gilford »
- Manny
9 January 2014 12:28 PM, PST | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Now that Breaking Bad is over, Bryan Cranston can pursue his side career full-time. The actor picked up two Directors Guild television nominations on Thursday: one for directing an episode of Bb, and one for Modern Family.
Winners will be announced at the DGA Awards dinner on Feb. 25. Check out all the film nominees here, and the full list of TV nominees below:
Movies For Television And Mini-series
Stephen Frears, Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Beth McCarthy-miller and Rob Ashford, The Sound of Music Live!
Nelson McCormick, Killing Kennedy
Steven Soderbergh, Behind the Candelabra
Dramatic Series
- EW staff
9 January 2014 11:52 AM, PST | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
The Art Directors Guild and the Costume Designers Guild have become the latest groups to announce their nominees for 2013. They may not be considered as big or as important as the Producers Guild, the Directors Guild, or the Writers Guild, but they are still a pretty good prognosticator for who will eventually take home the Oscar in their respective categories.
The Art Directors split their categories up into Period, Fantasy, and Contemporary Films (along with various TV categories), but the main one of importance here is the Period, where we find the more fanciful, eye-catching designs. Here, we find what was mostly expected: American Hustle, The Great Gatsby, Inside Llewyn Davis, Saving Mr. Banks, and 12 Years a Slave. If I had to venture a guess, I'd say that The Great Gatsby has this one in the bag. There were those who didn't enjoy the film (I actually found »
- Jeff Beck
9 January 2014 11:12 AM, PST | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Bryan Cranston led the way in the Directors Guild of America's TV nominations with a pair of nods for helming episodes of "Breaking Bad" and "Modern Family."
The winners will be announced Jan. 25 at the Century Plaza following voting by the DGA's 15,000 members.
The two nominations for Cranston were his second and third following his DGA nod last year for a "Modern Family" segment last year.
"Breaking Bad" scored a second nomination with series creator Vince Gilligan receiving a nod. They will face competition from David Fincher, receiving his sixth DGA nomination for directing "Chapter 1″ of "House of Cards," Lesli Linka Glatter for "Homeland" and David Nutter for "Game of Thrones."
"Modern Family" received a pair of comedy series noms for Cranston and Gail Macuso. "The Big Bang Theory" also took two nominations for Mark Cendrowki and Anthony Rich. Beth McCarthy-Miller took the other nomination for a segment »
- Dave McNary
9 January 2014 7:01 AM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The art directors for "American Hustle," "Gravity," "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" and "The Wolf of Wall Street" have scored nominations for the Art Directors Guild's awards in production design.
The guild announced 15 nominations in three motion picture categories along with seven other categories for television, commercials and music videos. Winners will be named Feb. 8 in ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills with Owen Benjamin serving as host.
The guild has already announced that its Cinematic Imagery Award will be presented to Martin Scorsese. Production designer Rick Carter will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award and Hall of Fame inductees are Robert Clatworthy, Harper Goff and J. Michael Riva.
Nominees For Excellence In Production Design For A Feature Film In 2013:
Period Film
American Hustle – Production Designer: Judy Becker
The Great Gatsby – Production Designer: Catherine Martin
Inside Llewyn Davis – Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
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La Mirada is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of the Gateway Cities. The population was 48,527 at the 2010 census, up from 46,783 at the 2000 census. The city of La Mirada was listed on CNN Money Magazine's "Best Place to Live" list. La Mirada placed 34th on the list, with the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and the Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center as two of its main attributes. It is the home of Biola University, an evangelical Christian institution of higher education. It is also the home of the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.
La Mirada (Spanish for the view) was the creation of two men, Andrew McNally, a printer and mapmaker from Chicago (see Rand McNally) and his son-in-law Edwin Neff. In 1888, McNally purchased over of Rancho Los Coyotes, south of Whittier, for $200,000. He developed into his own home called Windermere Ranch and surrounded it with olive, orange and lemon groves. McNally built a plant to process the olive oil, which was of the best quality, as well as a railroad station on Stage Road. From here his olive oil and fruit were shipped all over the U.S.
In 1896, McNally turned his property over to his daughter and his son in law. McNally and Neff formed the La Mirada Land Company, which published a booklet entitled "The Country Gentleman in California", advertising parcels of land for sale including pictures, a map and descriptions of the scenic olive, alfalfa, lemon and grapefruit groves.
In 1946, "Along Your Way", a "Station by Station Description of the Santa Fe Route Through the Southwest," describes La Mirada with a population of 213, surrounded by orange, lemon, walnut and olive groves; oil wells; olive oil factory; and fruit packing houses.
The city received a lot of attention for the fact that it was going to be completely structured and planned out. Referred to as "the Nation's completely planned city" during the early 1950s, the city of La Mirada received a lot of attention from the State Fair. The Fair praised the city for planning for the future while still maintaining practicality for today.
In 1953, the land was sold to subdivisions for 5.2 million dollars, one of the largest real estate transactions in California. By 1960, the year the city was incorporated, La Mirada had grown from a mere 100 homes to over 8,000.[1] The city was incorporated as "Mirada Hills" on March 23, 1960. On November 8, 1960, voters approved a change of name to the current La Mirada, which was officially certified on December 15, 1960.
Today, the current population is just over 50,000 with the addition of a new subdivision on the eastern portion of the town.
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Ariana Grande, Jennette McCurdy, Bridgit Mendler and Debby Ryan will be going head to head at Nickelodeon's 2014 Kids' Choice Awards! The four talented and hilarious actresses are all up against each other for the Favorite TV Actress award. Which star do you want to take home the coveted blimp?
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Johannesburg - In a week when nearly 3 000 poor University of Johannesburg (UJ) students faced the spectre of financial exclusions, the Department of Higher Education and Training admitted it was battling to keep up with demand for funds.
With university fees increasing by above-inflation figures, the wheels at the government's National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) appear to be coming off.
Just last Saturday President Jacob Zuma told the nation at the launch of the ANC's 2014 election manifesto the ruling party was still committed to introducing free education at all levels.
Meanwhile, the scheme threatens to exclude thousands of poor students – the majority of whom are poverty-stricken and black.
The 2 909 UJ students all qualify for NSFAS, but the university hasn't received enough funds from the government to enrol them. "UJ can't accommodate all qualifying NSFAS applications solely because the grant we received is insufficient," Jaco van Schoor, the deputy vice-chancellor for finance, told The Sunday Independent.
He said they estimated that "we will require additional funding of approximately R149 million".
More than 1 700 of the students are supposed to start their first year. Some 790 are senior students and 390 are in their final year.
NSFAS is battling to keep up despite its funds for loans and bursaries having jumped from R2.6 billion in 2012 to R3.9bn this year, as pointed out by the department's chief director of higher education policy Chief Mabizela. "However, one of the key reasons why poor but academically deserving students are unable to access higher education is that funding falls far short of the demand."
In fact, the 2010 Ministerial Review Report on the NSFAS indicated that the scheme required three times its budget to meet the demand for financial aid by qualifying applicants, he said. But the department's allocations from the Treasury were still not enough to allow it to fund all students who qualified.
Treasury's budget allocation to education is made against other competing demands, said Mabizela.
"This means that the education sector may not be allocated all the funding it requires."
NSFAS was funding 205 000 students at 23 universities and 215 000 at the 50 FET colleges this year, said Mabizela.
Van Schoor revealed that NSFAS still owed UJ approximately 42 percent or R198m, in real terms, of money the university claimed last year.
This was also a contributing factor to the university's inability to enrol the 2 909 students.
Prins Nevhutalu, vice-chancellor of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), said NSFAS's incommensurate funds left the institution with debt each year.
"…It turns out that the government student financial aid scheme is not sufficient to cover all the costs," he said.
"Furthermore, government subsidies do not take the economic status of students into consideration. As a result, CPUT has a large student debt which unfortunately has to be written off annually."
But CPUT's council had resolved to come to the rescue of students whose fees had not been paid, in that "any academic excelling student admitted to CPUT shall not be turned away", said Nevhutalu.
"CPUT believes it is making a major contribution to breaking the cycle of poverty by giving a lifetime opportunity and empowering the poorest of the disadvantaged communities," he said.
"On the other hand, it is time for the government to seriously consider incorporating the economic status of the student body in the subsidy.
"We need to find a way of sharing the burden of poverty with all the other institutions."
Mabizela said the department "notes" its increased NSFAS funds "may be nominal and result in real increases thus not meeting the demands and needs of universities".
But the department "cannot arbitrarily implement measures to curb fee hikes in a context where there is no additional funding and there are increasing expenses".
He said the department "would like to believe that universities' fee increases are arrived at scientifically and that evidence exists to support their decisions".
Mabizela argued that though the cost of public higher education was becoming increasingly unaffordable, fees were still low. "In comparison to model C school fees, private FET college fees and private higher education and training, the fees at university are relatively low."
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What will you say on Thursday? What will cross your heart and your lips and spill out from your soul onto the dinner table like so much runaway gravy?
Thanksgiving is the day when more of us express their truest, innermost feelings more openly and freely than at any other time of the year.
We may express surprise and elation at Christmas, love on Valentine's Day, reverence on Easter and respect on a parental day, but Thanksgiving…well, isn't it built on our best emotions?
Where are those jobs?
The headline "Are there really 400 open jobs in Shelby County?" (Nov. 18) jumped off the page at me. I was especially intrigued by this article since my son, a recent graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, is having a difficult time in finding a good job. I read the article several times, and if there are 400 open jobs in Shelby County, you couldn't prove it by anything I read. One actual job opening, at Family Video, was mentioned in the article.
The agonizing pain of a tragic situation is eating at Shelbyville today, sending a corrosiveness coursing through the bloodstream that connects a tight-knit community and a strong family.
The death on Saturday of Trey F. Williams, 18, during an altercation with two Shelbyville Police officers that went horribly wrong has created a open wound of pain that threatens to seep beyond the aggrieved in this horrible situation and into all our relationships.
The continued consideration by the Shelby County School Board of expanding to all elementary- and middle-school students a pilot program for learning Spanish appears to us to be a waste of time.
Because there should be no pause in implementing this expansion.
Shelby County's increasing diversity, the role of Spanish in the world's culture and the opportunity for students to be immersed in its intricacies at an early age make this a simple decision.
Congress has an opportunity this week to make a historic decision that would permanently change the culture of spending in Washington. Our nearly $15 trillion of accumulated debt is a threat to our nation's economic recovery, our national security and the welfare of future generations.
We have already succeeded in changing the debate in Washington from "How much can we spend?" to "How much can we cut?" Now, we must go even further and pass a Balanced Budget Amendment.
Asked to write a composition titled "What I'm thankful for on Thanksgiving," 7-year-old Timmy wrote, "I'm thankful that I'm not a turkey!"
Maybe this Thanksgiving you feel like that little boy – that the only thing you can think of for which to be thankful is that you're not a turkey. Perhaps your life isn't going like you had hoped it would. Maybe your marriage is crumbling, your children are disobedient, your job isn't fulfilling, and your car won't start.
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