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The next morning Lucy and I woke up for breakfast with some of our classmates. She was more than a little disgruntled, though, because the hot water in our hotel room didn't seem to be working!
The Tabard Inn continental breakfast was somewhat unconventional, compared to the other hotels at which we stayed. We walked into the restaurant, sat down, and ordered off a menu — but the food was still complimentary until after 9:30! Lucy and I barely made it in time — at 9:20, we joined the guys, Kelly, and Hope at their table. After we had ordered, I sat back and observed my classmates. All were relatively cheerful, despite the previous late night. But I could also see the shell-shocked look mirroring the grumpy expression Lucy had. As this clicked in my mind, everyone else at the table realized they had all awoken to cold showers that morning! The other hotel guests must have used all of it before we awoke. I burst into laughter, and couldn't help but tease them. They shouldn't have waited!!
After breakfast, a few of us decided to try and find Dr. Doyle's bookstore. We would have just enough time, and we felt that it was a necessary quest! I had spoken briefly with Dr. Doyle, who gave me directions, which weren't as helpful as I had anticipated, a predicament that we discovered when I tried to repeat them. Regardless, we ventured out into the city, determined to make the best of the directions. Unfortunately, we never did find Dr. Doyle's bookstore. But Kelly was the only one in our group with the presence of mind to stop a local and ask about any local bookstore. While the rest of us raced across a street past a little old lady, Kelly hung back to talk to her. The lady gave directions for a fun store that was just around the corner!
Sheepishly, the rest of us followed her back across the street. We traveled about one block before we saw a red overhang labeled Kramer Books. Underneath that was another sign that exclaimed, "Café and Grill." Turns out, the restaurant led into the bookstore! Amused, we shuffled through the tables of food to a back room full of books. The rest of our hour passed swiftly as we found old favorites and read blurbs from newer novels. Eventually, we made our way back to the hotel to meet our private bus for the final tour of Washington, D.C.
The first stop was the White House. Though everyone in our class had already been by the iconic building, we decided to hop off and take a class picture. Walking back to the bus, we saw a massive crowd of red, green, black, and white. It was a protest! Apparently, they really want the United States to help out in Syria. Tourists that we were, we snapped several photos before twisting our way through the crowd to the giant black and gold bus that awaited us.
The next stop had two destinations: the Washington Monument and the World War II Memorial. We couldn't get very close because of construction, but some of us managed a group picture. We also had some time to pass by the WWII memorial and take pictures there.
We spent a lot more time at our next destination, mostly because there were so many different memorials and monuments around. As a class, we walked to the Lincoln Memorial. It was absolutely beautiful, made of solid white stone. The imposing columns guarded Abe's sanctuary, dwarfing all of us as we climbed the dozens of steps. Finally, we reached the monument itself. Inside, the Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's second inaugural address bordered the side walls, while the enormous figure of Abraham Lincoln filled the center of the room. He stared out at the people below: black, white, and every color in between. Somehow, I felt like his impassive face would actually be smiling if he were truly in the room. Regardless, the structure looked impressive.
When we had taken our fill of photos, we scattered around on the steps of the memorial. Dr. Doyle and Ms. Spaniolo told us we had a little over an hour to explore the surrounding memorials before meeting back up at the MLK Memorial. The group I was with chose to see the Vietnam War memorial. It was beautiful, but I think what made it really special was Hope. The rest of us wandered through respectfully, listening to the tour guides and looking at the names of dead or missing soldiers. But Hope actually had someone to look for. Her mother's uncle was declared missing during the war, and Hope wanted to find his name to get an etching of it.
I watched her for a bit, before walking over to ask her where the name of her uncle was engraved. She pointed it out, telling me that she was trying to get a pencil for the etching. Together, we got a tour guide's attention, and she offered to do the job for Hope. I snapped a few pictures, but I also stopped just to savor the moment. I thought it was wonderful of Hope to do something like that, and it was incredible to watch. It made the memorial much more important — and more real.
We rejoined the group, and moved on to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. It is relatively new, so I was pretty excited to see it. Others have criticized it, but I think the design was very well done. White stone shaped an opening engraved with one of King's quotes, and an enormous statue of him stood above visitors. The whole area was bordered by the Potomac River and a ring of black granite engraved with various quotes. It seemed really simple, but I thought that spoke more than any fanfare they could have come up with.
Our class reunited at the bus, which then took us to the Jefferson Memorial. In true Jeffersonian style, the monument was large and dome-shaped, hiding a larger-than-life statue of good old TJ, as well as engravings of his writings. We spent quite a bit of time there (we had, after all, read three entire biographies on the man!), before we trooped back to the bus.
Our final destination was the Capitol. We really only had time to get out and take a few pictures, but I certainly noticed how pretty the day was. It may have been the stark contrast between the white Capitol building and the bright blue sky, but I thought it was beautiful!
Finally, it was time to make our way to the airport. Our driver took us by the Arlington National Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial, but we couldn't stop to take pictures. We didn't mind though — the week had finally caught up with everyone, and I think we were looking forward to a leisurely afternoon at the airport.
We arrived at the Washington Regan National Airport with several hours to spare before our flight. After passing through security, everyone went their own way for lunch and final relaxation time before the flight. At last, we were lining up to board. I checked my bag and made my way to my seat by Ms. Spaniolo. She and I chatted for a while, and I killed my second pen while writing in my journal. A little over three hours later, our plane landed.
This flight had been much longer than the first one, due to wind and a giant storm system over Dallas. Thankfully, we landed easily. It was getting into a gate that was the problem. D/FW had momentarily shut down, which meant that the flights were about one hour behind. Our plane had to wait roughly fifteen minutes for a gate — not exactly the best welcome-home present.
In the midst of everyone's grumbling, a loud bell rang, and we heard the pilot's voice again. He informed us that we would be moving into a gate soon, and everyone grinned. It took forever to get all of the passengers off the plane, regroup with the class, get our luggage, and board the shuttle bus that SMU had sent. But we did, and before I knew it, the familiar sight of the Boulevard and Dallas Hall were flashing past my window.
The bus screeched to a halt, and everyone scrambled for their luggage. After shouting our goodbyes, we made our way back to the dorms. I will admit, I didn't care about placing my luggage neatly in my room upon my arrival. Instead, I just dropped everything at the entrance to deal with later. I was more interested in looking at all of the pictures!!
The last thing I remember from that night is closing my laptop as I promised myself that I would just rest my eyes for five minutes. Sighing, I curled up on my comforter — and remembered no more. It was wonderful to be back.


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Emergency officials in Commerce City were monitoring creek levels late into the evening Thursday — and they and other communities expect to keep doing that on Friday.
Heavy rain fell over the Denver metro area in the 24-hour period ended Thursday evening — with significantly more in some spots. The storms have flooded roads, caused hail damage and delayed flights at Denver International Airport.
On Friday, the National Weather Service expects a high of 69 in Denver, along with another round of storms.
"Looks like they won't be as severe, but there is so much moisture," said Kyle Fredin, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. "We will definitely want to monitor that."
The Weather Service said 1.46 inches of rain fell in a half hour Thursday near West Sixth Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard in Lakewood.
During the worst of the storms, flood advisories were issued for southwest Denver and northeast Jefferson County, and flash-flood warnings were issued for Bennett and Strasburg.
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Farther north, campers were evacuated from Bellaire Lake Campground in Larimer County after storms knocked down approximately 200 trees and some power lines near Molly Lake Trailhead. There were also reports of a golf cart that was lifted and moved by the winds.
The Larimer County Sheriff's Office posted a message from the U.S. Forest Service on its Facebook page advising that the campground would be closed "until further notice."
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Fredin said it was unknown whether a tornado caused the damage at the campground, but he added that it sounds consistent with a microburst.
In Lower Downtown Denver, the Rockies' game against San Francisco on Thursday afternoon was delayed twice and finally suspended after 6 p.m. with the game tied 2-2. The game will be resumed when the Giants return to Denver in September.
Denver International Airport had 17 flights diverted during the day, and delays were lingering into the night. More delays are possible Friday.
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The exhibit called "Watergate: Political Scandal & the Presidency," opens Friday and continues through Aug. 10, 2014, one day after the 40th anniversary of President Nixon's resignation.
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The other claims seem to have even less to back them up. Trademark law, as we've pointed out repeatedly, is to prevent confusion, not give the trademark owner full control over the mark. No one reading the book or the site are likely to confuse them as being part of Oprah's empire -- and just because some of the URL's have the word "oprah" in them, doesn't give Oprah the right to shut them down. While trademark law does say you need to actively pursue violators to keep the trademark, it's difficult to believe anyone would find this an actual violation. Finally, while if you read through Illinois' right of publicity law, it's hard to believe it would ban someone from putting up a website or writing a book urging someone to run for president. It seems like the book falls under the first exception listed in the law, as the book is being used to portray or describe Oprah. Still, the most important part of all of this is that these are clearly some of Oprah's biggest fans. For her lawyers to think that it's intelligent business practice to send a nastygram to them is pure business folly.


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SUGAR GROVE – A longstanding dispute between neighbors in Sugar Grove came to a head recently when it also involved an allegation that Sugar Grove Township Assessor Laura Ross misrepresented herself.
According to Ted McKeown of the 300 block of Annette's Lane, Ross and his next-door neighbor, Beverly Elleby, came to his house July 24 to talk about flooding on Elleby's property.
Ross, who recently was elected to her third term as township assessor, said McKeown's account "was completely embellished."
McKeown alleged that Ross led him to believe she represented the village and did not tell him she was the assessor until the end of their discussion. McKeown said Ross tried to pressure him to resolve a flooding issue with Elleby or Ross would report it to the village.
"'You don't want that to happen because they will come out here and bulldoze everything, trees and all and put in commercial grade rocks, and it will look terrible,'" McKeown quoted Ross in a letter he gave to police when he filed a complaint.
"'You have 48 hours to come to an agreement,'" McKeown alleged Ross said in his letter.
"All I can react to is what she said to me under a pressure situation," McKeown said. "That is how I reacted, and that is the reason for taking the action I did."
Ross said "the whole thing was blown out of proportion."
"I am very cordial. ... I definitely want to say to Mr. McKeown that I apologize," Ross said.
Ross said she was inspecting Elley's property because she had filed a request to have the assessment reduced because of flooding. Ross said Elleby has had continuing flood problems since McKeown's house was built next to hers in 2001.
Ross said she has been to 25 township residents' properties to consider assessment reductions based on flooding, and Elleby's was one of them. Ross said Elleby's son videotaped the meeting between them.
Ross said she did not have access to the video, and Elleby said she had no comment about the issue with her neighbor, nor about the videotape of their meeting.
Police Chief Patrick Rollins said he referred the issue to the village administrator. Rollins said he would not release the police report McKeown filed.
According to an Aug. 6 letter sent to both Elleby and McKeown, Village Administrator Brent Eichelberger detailed a review by consulting civil engineers, who determined the problem was between the neighbors.
The village's position is to agree that "some refinement of the swale could improve the drainage in the rear and side yards," but it is an issue between private property owners.
Community Development Director Rich Young said a driveway on Elleby's property encroaches on McKeown's property, but nothing was done incorrectly when the houses were built.
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And yay, managed to download the chapter 3 raw for EW: GotD. Man, they so over-dramatized the card rip and the tear wipe. Heero MUST let the tear rest on his fingertip and dramatically let the tear blow away. That boy is sending so many mixed signals. Also, I <3 the image of young Relena mirroring her fifteen year old self. So cute! Lol, did she actually rip her dress with her teeth? I've vidded her a bajillion times and I know she didn't do that in the episode. Just used her hands. Oh Heero, you blood faucet. Not as super human as your anime counterpart.
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The artwork is good. But Sakura Asagi's is the best. I love the Rhythm Emotion video. Did she do that? Coz it looks the same as her style. The first opening video, closing and Endless Waltz are also kickass.
You know I've been thinking, if they remade Gundam Wing, using Asagi's style all the way, with the artwork consistency of Gundam 00 and mechanical designs and special effects of Cowboy Bebop and EW, Gundam Wing will own most anime series out there!
But that's just me...
|2010-12-03, 02:53
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Nah, everything in the anime is done by the animators. Asagi had nothing to do with it. I do like the way she draws Relena. Also, others may think it's blasphemy but I like the way Reku Fuyunagi (Ground Zero) drew Relena as well.
Lol, budget restrictions kill everything though. At best, we'd get an OVA. At worst, the manga and novel don't finish serialization if Ace and the new GW Gunpla suffer poor sales.
EDIT: Btw, any chance of getting the Zechs promo from the January issue?
|2010-12-03, 03:03
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|2010-12-03, 03:04
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And it's in the FT scans. You didn't see it? >.>
|2010-12-03, 18:22
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[QUOTE=Elo the Blue;3372819]Sounds like arguably the most interesting chapter yet.
Relena fans aren't going to be happy.
not one bit...
still makes me wonder why she was but in to hibernation in the first place and why bring her out then? btw was it hinted how much time (im too afraid to say years) has passed between her and heero? since before he was unfroze? also latly all a sub/support characters in the anime and mangas have taken a bigger role lately.
|2010-12-04, 00:10
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You know, I've seen heaps of anime with brainwash arcs and this is always the case:
The announcer goes: *melancholic voice* "There's no other way except to kill him/her." *they make no eye contact whatsoever. look down to the floor with their irises shaking and way shinier, while they clench their fists to their sides*
This kind of plot is one heavy baked cheesecake. In the end, "OMG LOVE IS THE MOST POWERFUL THING IN THE UNIVERSE" [Taylor Swift song right there] and then we see the brainwashed chick/dude going back to their senses, breaking the laws of science that stated there was no other way but killing them off. They snap out of it after an epic one on one with their lover. Afterward they go crying either while running to the arms of their lover to say sorry blah blah blah or because it's too late, they already stabbed/shot their lover and he/she goes smiling while falling to the floor bleeding and saying "I love you. I'm glad you're back." and then die right there. *EYEROLL*
Seriously. This was always the case in ALL the anime I've seen with brainwash arcs. And I know I'm not the only one saying this in the back of their minds.
Man I hope this isn't what's going to happen because even though I'm a 1xR supporter, this isn't their thing. Cheesecakes + shounen = NOT shounen
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|2010-12-04, 01:55
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Since GW actually went head to head with Eva in ratings during the 90's, it's likely Sunrise would pull a stunt like that in 2015. That's the 20th anniversary of both Eva and GW as well as the year Eva is set in. I don't think Sunrise would let a significant year like that pass without doing something.
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This is a big part of the new cr$# my school is pushing. Before anyone jumps in, I use this technique frequently, mostly because I've been told to do so. However, it feels very fake.
The really wrong part is that we are praising kids for doing what they are supposed to do. You are supposed to do those things because it is the right thing to do to learn, not because you receive praise for it.
The other part is that some kids need to hear a direct command from the teacher to respond. John is not paying any attention to me praising Susie but what John does here is "John! Put your pencil away and eyes on me!" That's what works for John. Good teachers figure out which kids need constant positive and which kids need direct commands. Sometimes kids need both but the average observer in my class isn't going to know that.
I'm guessing they told you how many compliments to give each student each day as well. There was a collective jaw drop at my school because we all thought we were there to teach.
However, as a PP said, if they come to click, I'll keep them busy with fake positive compliments for everything from having their feet on the floor to smiling at their neighbor. Sorry, meant to say, you should keep them busy. So far, we have not resorted to clicking here and I don't see that coming. I'll let you know once I've been observed!
Let's get the tally going for any positive comments from administration to teachers. Hopefully all the snowflakes and rosebuds we praise will be able to handle correctionl in the workplace some day when they grow up.
Our school has been doing Positive Behavior for several years. Some students respond to this, others don't even hear your positive remarks. It is way past time that we start focusing on what's wrong, instead of making excuses and trying to patch up our education system. This is almost as bad as giving every....yes, I said...EVERY student an award at Award's DAy.....really?? What are we teaching our future leaders. OH>>>yes, I know what we are teaching them....You will always get something for doing what's right...NO...you won't....You do what's right sometimes just because it is the right thing to do or say. Some children today have no clue what that's like because they are always given something as a reward. My heart hurts for these children when they are adults. It is no always a bed of roses for sure....Our education system today is almost like the teachers are the ones trying to pass a score and the children are just being used...it's awful....I'm so tired of seeing great teachers break down because of stress and more stress....when is it every going to end?
You hit it on the head! It seems that the most hair-brained ideas always have a way of working their way into our schools. The sooner we accept our new role as mere automatons, the easier it will be to continue on to retirement. Don't fight it, but embrace every new initiative and you'll be OK.
Today I tried to give at least one positive praise per minute. I kept having to interrupt myself which kept causing me to lose my focus. Finally, one of my smartest and funniest students raised her hand and asked me if I was ok. I asked her why, and she said, Because you keep saying stupid stuff. Can we just get on with the lesson?
In that case, I expect the students to compliment me for the work I give them and praise me for the effort I put forth in order to teach them. Students will no longer be permitted to do the following (but not limited to):
--speak negatively about an assignment,
--show reluctance to get out of the seat in order to transition from one activity to another,
--huff, puff, moan, and make other annoying sound effects
I will be holding a click counter to document those actions should they choose to display them.
This is a big part of the new cr$# my school is pushing. Before anyone jumps in, I use this technique frequently, mostly because I've been told to do so. However, it feels very fake.
The really wrong part is that we are praising kids for doing what they are supposed to do. You are supposed to do those things because it is the right thing to do to learn, not because you receive praise for it.
The other part is that some kids need to hear a direct command from the teacher to respond. John is not paying any attention to me praising Susie but what John does here is "John! Put your pencil away and eyes on me!" That's what works for John. Good teachers figure out which kids need constant positive and which kids need direct commands. Sometimes kids need both but the average observer in my class isn't going to know that.
I'm guessing they told you how many compliments to give each student each day as well. There was a collective jaw drop at my school because we all thought we were there to teach.
However, as a PP said, if they come to click, I'll keep them busy with fake positive compliments for everything from having their feet on the floor to smiling at their neighbor. Sorry, meant to say, you should keep them busy. So far, we have not resorted to clicking here and I don't see that coming. I'll let you know once I've been observed!
and tally something like that while some of us have a ton of kids to teach. They need to really do something productive and quit wasting $$ and time like that! If you could use that person(admin) as a tutor, at least 1 kid would learn something from them being in your room.
The specific praise works and direct instructions like sit down,stop ____ work for different types of kids at different times. Picture Johnny pulling the fire alarm and some1 says : I like the way most of you are walking w/ your hands to your sides. ... Ignoring the pull of the fire alarm!
Some admin treat teachers like morons. It is idiotic to waste time tallying how many times a teacher uses direct praise or anything. I am sorry you work w/ such a person. When I was younger, I remember "playing the game" in situations like that too. As I get older...lol, I seriously ( for the most part) don't. We have a different type of admin though too. Good luck! Maybe the tallying will stop and you can get back to teaching!
Another reason I am glad to be retired!
How ridiculous.
Just more proof that there are way too many cushy jobs at the top. They are thinking up stuff for us to do because they don't really have a purpose!!! Job justification at its finest! My school did the same type of thing some years back. We couldn't say, "No talking", but had to say, "We are on quiet time." We had to tell them what to do, not what they couldn't do. I had this sweet kid one day who said, "Why are you saying it like that?" when I was going over the things they should be doing in the restroom. When I explained why, and I told them that we had to be "positive", the kid shook his head and said that kids usually just need to be told what they shouldn't do. I find that kids are often smarter than the adults making all of this ridiculous stuff up for us to do.
I agree with some positive praise, but it sounds like the teacher should be talking nonstop. I have teammates that never stop talking. I can't imagine being in their classrooms. I like to keep mine quieter and keep extra talking to a minimum. Not everyone(kids included) like constant noise!
Packfan, I like how you are sharing your feelings with us on PT.
People responding to Packfan, I like how you are all sharing your feelings and experiences.
Thank you, Packfan, for showing me Im not the only teacher on this planet being told what to do so my P has data to collect.
Ok, now Im going to go figure out how to help my students regulate themselves. Starting tomorrow Im supposed to incorporate three things a day to help my students regulate themselves. Principal will be doing walk throughs to see if students are regulated. And engaged. And if they can state the learning target. And do I have a mini assessment each day for every standard I teach each day, so I can plan the next lesson based on the needs of my students. And am I teaching whole group, small group, and one on one for every lesson. And do I have written documentation every day for each student with an IEP or RTI. Etc. Etc. Etc.
To know is where are the compliments for the teachers? How about encouraging teachers? How about trusting them and their training, experience, and talent.
Standardizing makes robots. Do we really want robitotic adults?
Why aren't teachers assisted by principals instead of intimidated by them. If I ever become a principal you will find me with my sleeves rolled up working alongside my teachers
I guess I'm a horrible teacher.
If a kid is misbehaving, I have zero tolerance and I tell them to stop it.
I don't have time to make things sound all sugary sweet when a kid is totally disrupting my class.
Now, when kids are working, helping each other, and being enthusiastic, I am Ms. Gusher. I shower them with compliments on their hard work and great attitudes and I tell them how proud I am and how they should be proud of themselves.
Dictatorial administrators love to impose their directives on teachers without any discussion or input. Since they are such devotees of data-driven initiatives, I would want to know what baseline data has been collected prior to having everyone march lockstep in a new direction. How else will anyone know if the embracement of Specific Positive Praise has any positive effect? (schools often fail to adequately assess before and after) Have classroom management systems currently in used been found to be ineffective?
Why don't all the teachers collectively confront the principal at the next staff meeting with their concerns instead of just automatically accepting any hair-brained (PBIS) program that is shoved in their faces?
I have one word for them...
"Nothing is impossible for the one that doesn't have to do it!"
I'm just rolling my eyes at this new way to "improve" the classroom. Good luck!
I was trained in that behavior method over 30 years ago. It went like this when you noticed a misbehavior or a lack of following directions:
1. First State the rule or direction.
2. Second Compliment someone in the class for following the rule or direction. (Oh thank you susan for getting your math book out.
3. Third Compliment the person who is following the direction or behavior that is closest or right next to the student. (Thank you xxx for xxx.
4. Last resort, Give student who will still not conform a consequence. In those days, we used the Steps.
Listed were Rules xxxx Consequences XXX Step One xx Step Two xxx Step Three xxx ... and the kids got to start over daily.
Nowadays "they" just want you to dole out the praise nonstop for no reason at all. Some of "them" want you to invent praise in order to motivate the kid. For example, "Oh, lazyboy, I see you have your pencil in your hand. That's great. You're ready to write. No mention that the rest of the class has been writing for 15 minutes. UGH
Teachers, myself included, use both types of comments.
Teaching is a decision every minute --- sometimes you say "Susie is sitting nicely" and sometimes you need to say "Put the pencil away, sit up straight and pay attention."
I'd be sorely tempted to post a form in the staff room with tally marks to indicate specific direct praise given by an administrator to a staff member. Not sure how long it would stay up or if a handwriting sample would be requested from staff by administration.
I would seriously question the use a para in the observation, not qualified to participate in evaluations. And the data would be used in evaluations, I'm guessing.
In our school, theyve asked a para to do the observations - even given her a clicker so she can tally the number of positive praises given in a ten minute period.
So the list of who gets to oversee and evaluate our performance grows even longer! No need to be a certified teacher to tell us how to do our job. Politicians, parents, paras, anyone with an opinion.... This is getting ridiculous!
So...if the teacher has to do this new phrasing of praise...will the teacher also experience the same phrasing from administration?
Teacher Q, I am so pleased to see you turned in your data file on time today!
Teacher B, thank you for using your inside voice during the hectic staff meeting today.
I think the praise should be less about you, and more about what the child is doing.
For example, my praise looks like this:
"Tony has his pencil out and is looking at the board That shows responsibility."
"Thank you Mary for showing the class what patience looks like. She is standing in line and waiting her turn. That shows patience."
"Mark is sitting cross cross with his hands in his lap. He is showing me he is ready to listen to the story."
Those praises show the desired behavior. The kids in my school respond really fast to this. They love the attention they get and they know what's expected.
I can't see using it every minute, but definitely a few times in a ten minute period.
Instead of "I like" try "I notice"
"I notice that Jane is--- thank you Jane!"
You know what's funny? We're now being instructed to do the exact opposite. We've been told that saying things like, "I like how Johnny is sitting" is too "passive." Also saying something like, "Please walk in the hallway" and saying "thank you" after the student complies is passive.
We're supposed to give "assertive" directions, which are direct statements explaining exactly what you want the students to do, basically like your examples of what you're not allowed to say anymore. For example, "Turn around and face me," or "Sit here."
We're also dinged for giving "aggressive" directions, such as "What did I just ask everyone to do?" (which I admit, I am so guilty of!)
Our admin does walkthroughs and marks the number of passive, assertive, and aggressive directions we give .
I agree with specific praise however forced from the teacher and data collected from an observation is counter productive
One a minute seems like a realistic goal for the beginning of the year primary classroom or a classroom that is struggling, but I would expect higher level classrooms to function without that much constant teacher direction. And I would certainly expect students to listen to more than a minute of instruction without stopping to praise! That much teacher focus on praise could get in the way of a high functioning classroom IMO. Isn't the goal student independence?
I don't think the pendulum is ever swinging back! So sorry for you all. Ridiculous!
I use both and and not afraid to admit it. Sometimes, a student needs to know he/she is not doing the right thing and the expectation is that he/she do the right thing. Randomly praising another student may or may not get the student doing the wrong thing to do the right thing. However, my specifically reminding a specific student to do the right thing pretty much always works. I do what works.
As for your situation, I'd continue doing what works when admin isn't in your room. When they are in your room, make it a point to do what they have asked.
There are times when I walk about the room and say things like, "I like how you are working hard" or "I like how you are on task" or whatever. I can easily get in 10-12 positive statements in less than 1 minute, lol! And mine aren't fake! I truly do like what I see and am not afraid to let students know it.
At the same time, I'm not afraid to state my displeasure, either.
I refuse to do something that I don't believe is in the best interest of students/learning. I'll do it when being observed, but the rest of the time, I do what works for me.
My students love me, so I'm not too worried about having scarred them, lol.
I could give one praise a minute if a person is in the room tallying me. Otherwise, I will use my limited time for instruction.
It's not about giving positive praise. I'm fine with that.
It's that we have to give one every minute. Literally. That often. And someone will be coming in to my room, timing me and tallying every positive and "negative" praise I give.
And making a data sheet including all the teachers in the school.
And sharing that data in a staff meeting.
I actually find that gets me farther with the class than nagging and yelling (although I do plenty of that too ).
I say, "I really like how Johnny is sitting up straight". "Adam had his desk cleared off and is ready to go." Things like that. If I follow it with a Dojo point I get even farther.
I agree with you. It's just what we were told. It's because we are pointing out what they are doing wrong. We are now to only use positive praise.
"put your pencil away" means, "you have your pencil out and you aren't supposed to" and we might upset students by verbally and in front of the whole class, pointing them out for doing the wrong thing.
"Those students" will supposedly start behaving correctly when I Positively Praise others....
Is there any research showing the effectiveness of this or is this a way to get teachers to quit? Geez. 1 a minute. Tally the number of minutes it takes out of your teaching time or the interruptions to lessons.
Will teachers get a reward if they do this? Maybe a ticket or shiny pencil?
I hate nothing more than fake praise. I just can't do it. It's like when some kid scribbles a picture and expects me to fall over praising their drawings. I will encourage them, but I am not going to LIE to them.
When does this stop? We have to give out these vouchers to kids who basically don't beat up or bully anyone this week. Next week, it is something else. My favorite was the week when we were supposed to find a kid picking up garbage in the hall. It was kind of ridiculous to expect people to stop in the middle of a crowd and get knocked over picking up garbage!
I really wonder what is next.
(That should say Something else...sheesh)
So...now we have to give Specific Positive Praise.
"Suzy, I like how you are sitting up straight"
"Thank you Joe, for listening carefully"
"Bobby, you are being so helpful to your partner, thank you"
We need to eliminate "Sit up", "Stop talking" "Pay attention" "Put your pencil away"
Because these are all negative. Seriously.
When asked how often we should be giving this Specific Positive Praise, we were told...
"Oh, about one a minute." wait, what? seriously? Praise a different student every minute of the day? The whole day?
"Well, yes, that shouldn't be too hard, right? You could do 3 every 3 minutes if that helps..."
This might be the straw, folks...
Oh yeah...and they will be doing random observations and tallying how many we give. And making a spreadsheet. And sharing the data with the school at a future meeting...


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The event, sponsored by the Canyonlands Natural History Association (CNHA), will be the group's first outdoor movie screening, and the only one this year, said Alishia Oliver membership coordinator for CNHA.
"This is kind of our trial movie. We want to see how it goes," Oliver said. "We're hoping to get a series in place next year."
The series would feature movies filmed in the Moab area, she said. "Stagecoach" was chosen for the first event because it was the first major motion picture filmed in the area, she said. Popcorn and drinks will be available for $1 each, she said.
Although there will be no charge to attend the movie, the event is intended to help raise money for CNHA's Discovery Pool Program, which supports science and research on the Colorado Plateau. Tickets will be sold for a chance to win several prizes, including river trips donated by Adrift Adventures, movie tickets, and a variety of other items, Oliver said. The cost for the prize drawing is $1 per ticket or six tickets for $5. Tickets for the drawing may be purchased in advance at the Moab Information Center, and winners do not have to be present to claim their prizes, she said.
This year, Discovery Pool Program grant funding is helping to support a variety of projects including the documentation of perishable artifacts at the Museum of the American Indian, a study of the Pueblo I Ancient Ancestral culture, and an analysis of ceramic pot sherd collections from Hovenweep National Monument.
Oliver said the movie showings will be "family friendly" events that CNHA hopes will engage the community and visitors to the area.
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Among the Internet hordes, it sometimes seems like only two groups exist: 1) people who love HBO's "Girls," and 2) people who love to bitch about/hate on HBO's "Girls." After a season's worth of recapping our most and least realistic moments from the show's premiere season, it's probably ridiculously obvious that we fall in the first category. As we giddily prepare for the Season 2 premiere at 8 p.m. Sunday, take a step back with us to times long ago (aka 2012) and reacquaint yourself with Season 1's most notorious faces. Warning: Season 1 spoilers obviously abound. email@example.com, email@example.com
Hannah Horvath (Lena Dunham)
The most self-involved one. Hannah is the leader of the "Girls" pack, who seems genuinely shocked when her parents refuse to continue funding her New York existence. She's got quite a lot to learn about herself.
Season 1 high: Adam Sackler (Adam Driver) becoming her boyfriend in the back of a Bushwick cab. Giant grins all around.
Season 1 low: Oh God, so many. But the only one that really had us peering through her fingers in shame was when she really, really awkwardly hit on her boss.
Season 2 predictions: From what we've gleaned from the trailers, Hannah gets some medium-to-heavy stalking from Adam, makes out with some hot older dudes and runs around in a fluorescent green shirt with no bra. Get it.
Marnie Michaels (Allison Williams)
The Type-A one. With a steady boyfriend, decent apartment, cool job and great hair, Marnie seems like she'd be the most put-together one of the group. This is so not even remotely the case.
Season 1 high: Smashing cake on her own face at Jessa's surprise wedding. This is the most relaxed we saw her all season.
Season 1 low: When we looked back, Marnie really did not have a good season. Breaking up with Charlie Dattolo (Christopher Abbott) mid-reconciliation sex may be the worst of it.
Season 2 predictions: While her friends are on top of the world as far as dudes are concerned, Marnie finds herself sitting not-so-pretty--except for a hookup with that guy from Lonely Island.
Jessa Johansson (Jemima Kirke)
The most, um, adventurous (and British) of the group, Jessa stormed into New York City out of the blue and rode quite the emotional roller coaster in Season 1: missed her appointment for an abortion she didn't need, lost her job as a nanny when she rebuffed her employer's advances, and married a man a few weeks after he lost his mind when she refused a 3-way with him.
Season 1 high: Sex with her ex-boyfriend while hanging out of a window and then rebuffing his post-coital kisses to prove she was "unsmotable." The guy's bowler hat is infuriating, but never mind that.
Season 1 low: Marrying that d-bag Thomas John who called her "Mary Poppins." You'll agree when you get about halfway through Season 2, we promise.
Season 2 predictions: In an effort to become more domestic, Jessa adopts (and then loses) three miniature-something dogs.
Shoshanna Shapiro (Zosia Mamet)
Slightly younger than her cousin Jessa and the other girls, Shosh is also slightly (um, a lot) less experienced in life. Sometimes it's in a really adorable way, and sometimes it's in a really "OMG, really??" way.
Season 1 high: A tie between finally losing her virginity and her quite literal high when she accidentally smoked crack thinking it was marijuana and proceeded to beat the [bleep] out of Ray Ploshansky (Alex Karpovsky) before massaging him in a "nonsexual way."
Season 1 low: Unwittingly wearing white to Jessa's surprise wedding, a crushing faux pas in Shoshanna's eyes.
Season 2 predictions: Shoshanna feels serious regret in the aftermath of her deflowering and resorts to witchcraft to ensure Ray is forever cursed.
Adam Sackler (Adam Driver)
The weirdest dude on the block. Adam manages to go from Hannah's unlikeable hookup to completely sympathetic in the span of about two episodes. It really, really pained us to join Team Adam, but we're there.
Season 1 high: Watching home movies in bed with Hannah. Not the creepy stuff he talked about while doing so, but the actual act of watching.
Season 1 low: Being hit by a car after breaking up with Hannah. Being physically run over after being emotionally crushed definitely constitutes the worst night ever.
Season 2 predictions: Sadly stalking Hannah, and thinking about buying a shirt. But not actually doing it.
Charlie Dattolo (Christopher Abbott)
Charlie wins the prize for Saddest Puppy Dog Dude/Most Abused of the cast, as Marnie's exasperatingly sweet long-term boyfriend who breaks up with her when he realizes--via Hannah's diary--just how much he annoys Marnie.
Season 1 high: Introducing his now-ex-girlfriend Marnie to his new girlfriend, Audrey, after his band's show at a big party in Bushwick. It seemed like such a huge victory for all of us who couldn't believe Charlie would accept all of the crap Marnie threw at him.
Season 1 low: Propositioning Marnie for post-breakup bathroom sex at Jessa's wedding, then claiming to be joking. We get it, man. You weren't joking at all. You were actually incredibly sad.
Season 2 predictions: Still sad. With more facial hair, though.
Ray Ploshansky (Alex Karpovsky)
At the start, he's kind of a weird fringe character, but Charlie's bandmate and Shoshanna's eventual love interest was indispensable by season's end.
Season 1 high: Doing the "slim leg" hand at Hannah while giving her fashion advice
Season 1 low: Getting kneed in the junk by Shoshanna after chasing her through the streets while she's high on crack
Season 2 predictions: A lot more getting it on with Shosh. This time, she probably won't be massaging his groin in a non-sexual way.
Elijah Kranz (Andrew Rannells)
He only appeared in a few episodes of the first season, but Hannah's now-gay ex-boyfriend from college is by far one of our favorite characters, who (thankfully) gets way more screen time in Season 2 when he moves in with Hannah and gives the apartment a much-needed makeover.
Season 1 high: "It was nice to see you. Your dad is gay." One of the best last-word lines we've ever heard, this one was dropped by Elijah after a conversation with Hannah that she intended to be about her recently discovered HPV, and that he intended to be about his newly accepted homosexuality.
Season 1 low: Slapping Marnie after a particularly thrilling conversation-slash-fight, in which she insisted his voice sounds like "a bag of dying babies." (Go back and re-watch this exchange after you see the Season 2 premiere. Mind-blowing.)
Season 2 predictions: Elijah and Hannah fight, like, constantly.
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In a game that has playoff implications, the Tennessee State University women's basketball team will return to action against Morehead State on Thursday, Feb. 28 at home. Tip-off for the midday contest is slated for 12 noon in the Gentry Center. Prior to the game, there will be an exhibition as a part of the Sport Girls Rock Experience that will also take place.
Tennessee State is coming off a hard-fought road loss to SIU Edwardsville on Monday night. TSU dropped the contest, 75-69, to SIUE on the Cougars' senior night. With the loss the Lady Tigers fell to 11-14 and 7-7 in the conference. The loss was the second straight for the Lady Tigers who sit in fourth place in the OVC East Division standings.
With the OVC Tournament approaching, each game down the stretch is crucial. The Lady Tigers have an opportunity to clench a berth in the tournament for the fifth consecutive season with a win over MSU on Thursday.
Tennessee State's three top leading scorers are Kesi Hess (12.4 ppg), Simone Hopes (11.2 ppg) and Jasmin Shuler (9.8 ppg). Hopes also leads the Lady Tigers in rebounding with 6.8 boards per outing.
As a team, TSU is averaging 60.9 points per contest while shooting 36.4 percent from the field and 29.4 percent from beyond the arc. TSU is currently connecting only 66.8 percent from the free-throw line while committing an average of 16.4 turnovers per game.
TSU averages 38.0 rebounds, 10.6 assists and 9.4 steals per game. The Lady Tigers are under first year head coach Larry Joe Inman.
The Tennessee State University women's basketball team let a double-digit lead slip away and couldn't connect late in the game as the Lady Tigers fell to SIU Edwardsville, 75-69, on the road. Jasmin Shuler tallied a season-best 25 points and Kesi Hess added 21 but it wasn't enough. Simone Hopes was held to only six points while grabbing eight rebounds. Rachel Allen also dished out nine assists before fouling out of the game with five minutes left.
Morehead State is most recently coming off a, 56-48, loss to Murray State. The loss dropped MSU to 9-19 overall and 5-9 in league play. The Eagles are currently in fifth place in the OVC East Division, just out of tournament contention. MSU will need to win both of its next two games in order to make the tournament.
In the Eagles' most recent loss to Murray State, MSU shot 83.3 percent from the free-throw line on 10-of-12 from the charity stripe. Terrice Robinson led the team with 18 points while Allie Turner added 11. Mackenzie Arledge finished the contest with a game-high 10 rebounds.
As a team, MSU is averaging 56.1 points per game behind a .375 shooting percentage. MSU is shooting .310 from beyond the arc and recording 28.9 rebounds per outing. The Eagles register 11.6 assists, 16.5 turnovers and 8.0 steals per contest.
Terrice Robinson is the leading scorer for Morehead State with 17.3 points per game. Almesha Jones averages 11.2 points per outing while Allie Turner (7.1 ppg) is the third leading scorer for the Eagles.
Morehead State is third in the OVC in free-throw percentage while Robinson and Jones rank among the league's leaders in scoring and steals, respectively.
TSU vs. Morehead State
Tennessee State and Morehead State will meet for the 49th time in the series history. Although TSU has won the last two games, MSU holds a 30-18 series advantage. Last month, the Lady Tigers claimed the first meeting between the two teams, 68-56, in Pete Mathews Coliseum.
Live video of TSU vs. MSU will be available on OVCDigitalNetwork.com.
TSU will close out the regular season at home on Saturday, March 2 against Eastern Kentucky. Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m. in the Gentry Center.


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Tenofovir Plus Entecavir vs. Tenofovir in Adefovir-Resistant Chronic Hepatitis B (IN-US-0205)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01639066
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 12, 2012
Last Update Posted : February 20, 2018
|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date ICMJE
|July 10, 2012
|First Posted Date ICMJE
|July 12, 2012
|Last Update Posted Date
|February 20, 2018
|Actual Study Start Date ICMJE
|September 25, 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|September 22, 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Proportion of patients with complete virologic response [ Time Frame: at week 48 of treatment ]
The proportion of patients who achieve complete virologic response (serum HBV DNA concentrations below 15 IU/mL)
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01639066 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Tenofovir Plus Entecavir vs. Tenofovir in Adefovir-Resistant Chronic Hepatitis B
|Official Title ICMJE
|A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Open-label Trial of Tenofovir Plus Entecavir Combination vs. Tenofovir Monotherapy in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients With Genotypic Resistance to Adefovir and Partial Virologic Response to Ongoing Treatment
|Brief Summary
With the availability of potent nucloes(t)ide analogues (NA), such as tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) and entecavir (ETV), suppression of serum HBV DNA to undetectable levels by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays became achievable in most NA treatment-naïve patients. Until recently, however, many patients commenced antiviral treatment with inferior NAs prior to the availability of TDF or ETV, such as lamivudine (LAM) or adefovir (ADV) which has a low genetic barrier to resistance.
For patients who developed genotypic resistance against ADV, the efficacy of TDF monotherapy is controversial. In recent studies, TDF monotherapy produced significant suppression of HBV replication. However, only half of patients with initial ADV resistance achieved an undetectable viral load (<15 IU/ml) with 48 weeks of therapy.
On the other hand, there was a retrospective cohort study reporting that, with the combination of TDF and ETV, most of patients became HBV DNA undetectable after median 6 months of treatment. Probability of reaching complete HBV DNA suppression was not decreased in patients with ADV or ETV resistance.
Together, these observations indicate that there is a controversy about the efficacy of TDF monotherapy in patients with genotypic resistance to ADV.
Thus, in this clinical trial, the investigators will clarify whether tenofovir monotherapy is effective in inducing complete virologic response compared with tenofovir plus entecavir in CHB patients with genotypic resistance to ADV and partial virologic response to ongoing treatment.
|Detailed Description
A multi-center randomized active-controlled open-label trial
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
|Phase 4
|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Condition ICMJE
|Chronic Viral Hepatitis B Without Delta-agent
|Intervention ICMJE
|Study Arms
|Publications *
|Lim YS, Yoo BC, Byun KS, Kwon SY, Kim YJ, An J, Lee HC, Lee YS. Tenofovir monotherapy versus tenofovir and entecavir combination therapy in adefovir-resistant chronic hepatitis B patients with multiple drug failure: results of a randomised trial. Gut. 2016 Jun;65(6):1042-51. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308435. Epub 2015 Mar 23.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Actual Enrollment ICMJE
|Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Same as current
|Actual Study Completion Date
|September 22, 2017
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|September 22, 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria: All of below
Exclusion Criteria: Any of below
|20 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
|Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
|Listed Location Countries ICMJE
|Korea, Republic of
|Removed Location Countries
|Administrative Information
|NCT Number ICMJE
|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
|Not Provided
|IPD Sharing Statement
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|Young-Suk Lim, Asan Medical Center
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Asan Medical Center
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Investigators ICMJE
|PRS Account
|Asan Medical Center
|Verification Date
|February 2018
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DHAKA, Bangladesh, April 8 (UPI) -- Bangladesh's prime minister says she has rejected a demand by Islamist groups that the country institute a law to punish those who speak out against Islam.
"We don't need it," Sheikh Hasina told the BBC Sunday in an exclusive interview addressing the demand. "They should know that existing laws are enough."
Reaffirming Bangladesh's stance as a secular democracy, Hasina added that "it is not fair to hurt anybody's religious feeling. Always we try to protect every religious sentiment."
Hundreds of thousands of Islamists rallied recently in Dhaka to call for the death penalty for blasphemy.
Islamists have set a three-week deadline for the government to meet their demands.
In her interview, Hasina also defended the government's decision to arrest four atheist bloggers on charges of harming religious sentiment.
She denied accusations the arrests were made to appease Islamists, BDNews24 reported.
"We amended our constitution to ensure equal rights for all our people to practice their religion," Hasina said.


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Developing the agenda for the Community's external aviation policy
Following the "open skies" judgments, Member States cannot act in isolation when negotiating international air service agreements. These services must now be treated as a subject of Community interest. By developing an external aviation policy, the European Union (EU) can take steps towards reforming civil aviation and opening up markets to fair competition.
Communication from the Commission of 11 March 2005 - Developing the agenda for the Community's external aviation policy [COM(2005) 79 – not published in the Official Journal].
The so-called "open skies" judgments of 5 November 2002 of the Court of Justice of the European Communities marked the start of a Community external aviation policy which this communication is seeking to develop in terms of the economic issues at stake for European industry.
This case law testifies to the Community's powers in the field of international air services, whereas traditionally these services had always been governed by bilateral agreements between States.
The "open skies" judgments identify three areas coming under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Community: computerised reservation systems, intra-Community tariffs and time slots, each of which is governed entirely by Community legislation.
Bilateral negotiation by a Member State, as covered by Regulation (EC) No 847/2004, means that existing agreements can be brought into line in the context of the regular ongoing contacts between Member States and their partners. Bilateral negotiation at Community level in the framework of the so-called "horizontal mandate" which, on the basis of an agreement negotiated by the Commission, permits the insertion of the necessary standard clauses in the whole range of agreements concluded between the Member States and a given third country. By virtue of requiring just one single round of negotiations, an agreement of this kind has the advantage of enabling a third country to cut down on a series of individual negotiations with the Member States with which it is linked.
The roadmap for implementing the Community's external aviation policy incorporates two complementary objectives:
A first group would include the countries engaged in pan-European cooperation with a view to accession. While negotiations to this end have already resumed with Romania, Bulgaria and the Western Balkans, steps should be taken to ensure that Turkey is also included.
A second group is made up of the countries bordering the Mediterranean whose key objectives are to open up markets, create fair operating conditions but also to boost security, safety and environmentally-friendly behaviour.
Russia is a priority, on both an economic and political level. Given the extent of its traffic to the outside (75% of which is directed towards the Community in the case of passenger traffic), it should be offered a wide-ranging agreement encompassing several specific strands and seeking to promote both economic openness and cooperation as a means of bringing markets together and developing industrial potential.
China and India are target countries for Community policy due to their huge populations and rapidly growing economies. Similarly, Japan and South Korea, both with prosperous markets, should also be considered as desirable partners.
Lastly, aviation negotiations with other third countries, such the United States, Canada, Chile and Mexico could create economic as well as political advantages.
Communication from the Commission of 1 October 2008 called "Common aviation area with the Neighbouring Countries by 2010: progress report" [COM(2008) 596 Final – Not published in the Official Journal].
The creation of a planned common aviation area (CAA) with the EU's eastern and southern neighbours should lead to the creation of new market opportunities and the introduction of a harmonised regulatory environment. This initiative complements the objectives of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and the Union for the Mediterranean.
The approach adopted takes into account the situation of each country and its capacity to integrate progressively into the CAA. The Commission supports this integration and in particular:
The development of the CAA and the harmonised implementation of the existing aviation acquis should help to ensure:
The Commission proposes to accelerate the negotiation process and the ratification of bilateral agreements. However, it is unlikely that the objective of an enlarged CAA will be achieved before 2010. In 2007, more than 120 million passengers travelled between the EU and its neighbouring countries.
Communication from the Commission of 12 September 2005 - Developing a Community civil aviation policy towards New Zealand [COM(2005) 407 – not published in the Official Journal].
Communication from the Commission of 5 September 2005 – Strengthening aviation relations with Chile [COM(2005) 406 – not published in the Official Journal].
Communication from the Commission of 14 March 2005 - Developing a Community civil aviation policy towards the People's Republic of China – strengthening cooperation and opening markets [COM(2005) 78 – not published in the Official Journal].
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council of 14 March 2005 - A Framework for Developing Relations with the Russian Federation in the Field of Air Transport [COM(2005) 77 – not published in the Official Journal].
Regulation (EC) No 847/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the negotiation and implementation of air service agreements between Member States and third countries [OJ L 157 of 30.04.2004].
Communication from the Commission on relations between the Community and third countries in the field of air transport [COM(2003) 94 final – not published in the Official Journal].
Communication from the Commission on the consequences of the Court judgments of 5 November 2002 for European air transport policy [COM(2002) 649 final – not published in the Official Journal].
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