text: 整理 资源来源网络(https://www.kuaiwen.net)" 金山区2013学年第一学期期末考试 高三英语试卷 (满分:150分 考试时间:120分钟) 2014.1 第Ⅰ卷 (共103分) I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. By bus. B. By train. C. By bicycle. D. On foot. 2. A. Do some cooking. B. How to become a Shanghainese. C. How to play chess. D. One day in Shanghai. 3. A. A pair of stockings. B. Some paper of high quality. C. A large quantity of books. D. A bookshelf. 4. A. It is not very difficult. B. He doesn't believe everyone's words. C. He finds the maths course too difficult. D. His score is very bad. 5. A. He made a lecture to the woman and the man. B. He has just graduated from the university. C. He is too shy to speak in the university. D. He used to be very shy, but now he has overcome it. 6. A. He declines the woman's offer. B. He doesn't like the food. C. He likes the pudding only. D. He will eat all the food on the table. 7. A. The key to the company's success. B. The changes on the market. C. The management of the woman's company. D. How the woman's company goes on. 8. A. Frank's car was accidentally lost. B. Frank was killed in a car accident. C. Frank fell out of a car. D. Frank survived a car accident. 9. A. 40 dollars. B. 32 dollars. C. 30 dollars. D. 16 dollars. P.F. Productions后期制作 10. A. There are too many centers already. B. They aren't really going to build one. C. She knew about the planned construction. D. She hasn't been to the other centers. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. In 1886. B. In 1856. C. In 1830. D. In 1950. 12. A. A doctor. B. A novelist. C. A housekeeper. D. A poet. 13. A. She often goes out to get some information. B. She is not a sociable person. C. She only communicated with her seven poems. D. She is not a productive person. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Slow drain. B. Cutting trees. C. Lack of money. D. Heavy rainfall. 15. A. Because they lack money. B. Because the bang is used for experiments. C. Because of some technical faults. D. Because people don't like it. 16. A. India. B. South Africa. C. Denmark. D. China. Section C Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer. The place of the conversation In the_________ (17)____________. The man Wanted a book on ______(18)_________. The girl In black ______(19)_________ have been waiting for the book for half an hour. The woman's suggestion The man should come in first tomorrow _______(20)________ Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. What kind of drink does the woman want? She wants a(n) _______(21)________. Who is Ben Jeffries? He is the woman's former _____(22)_____. Why was Ben Jeffries fired? Because he was often ______(23)______ and talked on the phone all the time. How can the woman find a new one? She will put an ad.________(24)________. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. ( A ) "Fire! Fire!" What terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, old, wooden house and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, opened the door and stepped outside the house. There was full of thick smoke. I began to run, but as I was still only half-awake, ____25___ ________ going towards the stairs,I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew___26____ (thick) and I could see fire all around. The floor became hot under my bare feet. I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window. But ____27___I could reach it, one of my feet caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up ___28___ (protect) my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave way under me and I crashed to the floor below with pieces of ____29__ (burn) wood all around me. As I reached the cold air outside, my bundle of clothes gave a thin cry. I nearly dropped ___30___ in my surprise. Then I was in a crowd gathered in the street. A woman in ___31__ night dress and a borrowed man's coat screamed as she saw me and _____32______(come) running madly. She was the Mayor's wife, and I had saved her baby. ( B ) Today, roller skating is easy and fun.But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn't exist. That changed because of a man___33_____(name)Joseph Merlin. One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. He was very pleased and a little excited. ___34___ the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think ___35____ to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he____36____(get) a lot of attention if he could skate into the room. Merlin tried different ways to make himself ___37___(roll). Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party___38____ wheels while playing the violin. On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone___39____ (amaze) to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror___40___ was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin's grand entrance for a long time! Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. permission B. particularly C. experiencing D. contact E. identified F. seek G. increasing H. obviously I. responsible J. guarantee K. access Camping wild is a wonderful way to experience the natural world and, at its best, it makes little environmental influence. But with ___41___ numbers of people wanting to escape into the wilderness, it is becoming more and more important to camp unobtrusively (不引人注目地) and leave no mark. Wild camping is not permitted in many places, ___42___ in crowded lowland Britain. Wherever you are, find out about organizations ___43___ for managing wild spaces, and ___44___ them to find out their policy on camping and shelter building. For example, it is fine to camp wild in remote parts of Scotland, but in England you must ask the landowner's ___45___, except in national parks. Camping is about having relaxation, sleeping outdoors, ___46___ bad weather, and making food without modern conveniences. A busy, fully-equipped campsite seems to go against this, so ___47___ out smaller, more remote places with easy ___48___ to open spaces and perhaps beaches. Better still, find a campsite with no road access: walking in makes a real adventure. Finding the right spot to camp is the first step to ___49___ a good night's sleep. Choose a campsite with privacy and minimum influence on others and the environment. Try to use an area where people have ___50___ camped before rather than creating a new spot. Always consider what influence you might have on the natural world. Avoid damaging plants. A good campsite is found, not made—changing it should be unnecessary. III. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Recent years have seen considerable growth in the number of children learning a second or foreign language, as the importance of being able to use a language other than one's first language has become recognized in an increasingly globalized world. In Asia and Europe ___51___, there has been a tendency to ___52___ the age at which school children begin to learn a foreign language, since it is believed that the earlier a child starts to learn a foreign language, the greater the ultimate achievement will be. In many countries, the language of education is not the same as the language of the home for__53__ children. Furthermore, in many countries, young language learners comprise the most rapidly growing segment of the elementary (primary) school population. ___54__ in some schools there is no extra support to help young language learners acquire the language of instruction, in most countries where there are large numbers of young learners, there is a ___55___ awareness of their special needs. There is ___56___ a need to identify the needs of young language learners, to ___57___ what level, if any, of proficiency they have in the target language to diagnose their strengths and areas in need of improvement. Language ___58___, whether this is informal, classroom- based, or large-scale, thus has a __59___ role to play in gathering the information needed for these purposes. Unfortunately, the vast majority of teachers who work with young language learners have had little or no ___60___ training or education in language assessment. Teachers are involved in assessment on a daily basis, as they ___61___ their pupils' classroom performance, and as they develop formal classroom assessments. Assessment should therefore, wherever possible, be familiar and involve familiar adults, rather than ___62_____. The environment should be safe for the learner. Teachers responding___63___ to the child's efforts is ideal for young learners. Such feedback maintains attention and ___64___. As children grow, they are able to work more ____65___ and for long spans of time without ongoing feedback. 51. A. in particular B. as a result C. for example D. in other words 52. A. shorten B. enlarge C. lower D. increase 53. A. the majority of B. the amount of C. the quantity of D. the number of 54. A. Before B. While C. As D. If 55. A. reducing B. watching C. growing D. slipping 56. A. however B. moreover C. instead D. therefore 57. A. discuss B. determine C. teach D. train 58. A. draft B. performance C. assessment D. arrangement 59. A. unnecessary B. uninteresting C. concrete D. critical 60. A. personal B. valuable C. professional D. approval 61. A. monitor B. master C. inspect D. control 62. A. students B. children C. strangers D. neighbors 63. A. quickly B. kindly C. rudely D. friendly 64. A. friendship B. relationship C. quality D. confidence 65. A. independently B. dependently C. roughly D. carelessly Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. ( A ) 1. Exercise Studies show that 30 minutes of mild exercise a day will increase your life span. This doesn't mean you have to run three miles or start jumping. Simple activities such as walking, gardening or taking exercise classes will work. 2. Enjoy people Contacts with family and friends help fight life-sapping depression and stress. Studies show that people socialize regularly live longer than loners. Interact daily with family members and friends. If you are isolated, make a point of joining social clubs or church groups so you can laugh and share life's joys. 3. Stay mentally active This is very important—use it or lose it! People who allow their mental faculties to decline run the risk of shortening their lives through falls and other injuries, and not being able to take care of themselves. Read the newspaper, visit the public library, balance your checkbook without a calculator, and exercise your brain by doing crossword puzzle. 4. Diet The key words are " high-fiber, low-fat". Cut back on red meat, salt, white flour, white sugar, alcohol and coffee. Start eating a balanced diet including lots of fruit, grains, raw vegetables and nuts. 5. Positive attitude By approaching life with a positive outlook you increase your chances of living longer. Stay optimistic—always search for the silver lining. Studies show people who see life as an enjoyable challenge, rather than a constant trial, cope better and prolong their life spans. 6. medication mix As we age, we are more likely to take medications. Sometimes this leads to over-medication, which can be disabling and even deadly. Ask your doctor if the drugs you take are really necessary. Make sure there is no danger of a bad drug interaction from your medication. Used correctly, medicines can help you live longer and more comfortably. 7. Volunteer Helping others increases your self-esteem and makes you feel like a valuable contributor. 66. Which of the following does NOT increase your life span? A. Staying happy about life B. Exercising as much as possible C. Exercising your brain frequently D. Enjoying your social life 67. People who do not stay mentally active are more likely to _________. A. become ignorant B. lose their minds C. shorten their lives D. become slow in movement 68. The underlined phrase silver lining can be replaced with __________. A. something made of silver B. new information C. good aspects D. long life span 69. Which of the following is correct about medication ? A. Appropriate medication is necessary. B. Medication is always helpful to you. C. Doctors suggest taking expensive medicines. D. Drugs are unnecessary because of side-effects. ( B ) "We are going to have to get rid of Bay this year," Meg's dad said. "That horse can't work another winter." It was October, and snow was falling lightly over their part of Montana. Meg knew the ranch needed strong, steady horses to bring the sheep back from pasture. Still, she could hardly take in the enormity of her father's words. "I know Bay's old," Meg told her dad, "but he is my horse. Won't you let me keep him? I'd feed him. He won't be a problem." "We use horses for labor," her dad said, "We don't keep them as pets." Meg understood. She thought about Casey, a dog she had once loved. He became lost when he chased a wandering sheep and never came home. Meg had been sad for weeks. She knew that on a ranch, animals come and go. You couldn't grow attached to them. Bay was different, though. The horse had a personality all his own. She went to the stable and stroked the old brown horse's head. As Bay nuzzled her hand, Meg tried to imagine what the ranch would be like without her favorite horse. The snow was falling faster, and dark gray clouds were settling over the peaks. Meg had an idea. She saddled Bay, put her foot in the stirrup, and swung up. "Let's go !" she cried, and nudged him with heels. They galloped over the meadow, onto a steep and narrow trail, and up a wooded slope. "We'll round up the sheep now, before the snow gets too thick," Meg said. "We will show Dad how well you work.". The sheep stood in a high pasture, bleating at the storm clouds. Meg heard a lone bleat from above. She looked for the lost sheep but couldn't see it. "It must be stuck in the bush above the rock wall," she thought. She got off her horse and began to climb up the steep wall. She was almost at the top when the heel of her foot slipped into a crack. She lost her balance and fell onto a rock. She tried to stand, but her foot hurt too much. Then Bay got into position under the rock. He was telling Meg to crawl onto his back! Painfully, Meg got her feet into the stirrups. Slowly and carefully, Bay carried her down the snow trail. On the way down, they met Dad riding his gray horse. "What happened ?" he asked anxiously. "Bay saved me." Meg told him what happened. Dad's voice shook when he said, " I wouldn't get rid of that horse for anything." 70. Meg's dad intended to ______________. A. trade Bay for sheep B. let Meg keep Bay as a pet. C. sell or kill Bay D. keep Bay working for another winter. 71. Meg hoped to keep Bay because______________. A. Bay was a good sheep-keeper. B. Bay was like a good friend. C. Bay was strong and beautiful. D. Bay was the only animal she loved. 72. Meg rode Bay to the pasture to ___________. A. look for a lost sheep. B. round up the sheep. C. climb over the meadow. D. meet her father. 73. Why does Dad change his mind about Bay? A. Bay found the lost sheep and Meg. B. Bay was such a good friend to Meg. C. Bay proved his importance by rescuing Meg. D. Bay proved that he had a personality all his own. ( C ) One picture in the Wonder Book of knowledge I had as a little boy showed a man reading a book while floating in the Dead Sea. What a miracle! How would it feel to lie back in water so thick with salt that it was impossible to sink? Fed by the Jordan River and smaller streams, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth's surface, and its water is ten times saltier than the Mediterranean. With evaporation its only outlet, salt and other minerals become super-concentrated. Earlier this year, I drove down the long, steep hill to realize my dream. The shoreline was a broad area of bare salt-mud, but the water edge was far out of sight. Had somebody pulled the Dead Sea's plug? I wondered. Eli Dior, an Israeli official, explained the problem: " The Dead Sea is drying up. Every year, the surface drops about one meter, and as the water level falls, shadow areas are left high and dry." Over the last half-century, the five neighboring countries have collectively diverted nearly all the water flowing into the Dead Sea to meet human and agriculture needs. Result: the Dead Sea is being emptied. With population in the region set to double at least in the next 50 years, there is little hope of restoring the water being diverted for human consumption. No country has a drop to spare for the Dead Sea, where they know it will just evaporate. To dream of opening the dams and restoring natural balance is plainly unrealistic. Yet one ambitious high-tech dream may turn out to be not only the salvation of the Dead Sea but also a ticket to peace around its shores. The " Red-Dead" is a proposed $5 billion project to bring sea water some 240 kilometers by pipeline and canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea. The Red-Dead may be the only solution, but even if the project is carried out successfully, the Dead Sea will be 10 to 20 meters lower than now and two thirds of its current size. Whatever the future holds, the Dead Sea's magical mix of sun, mud, sea and salt will surely survive. Many might complain that the Dead Sea is half empty—but for me the Dead sea will always be half full. 74. What's the passage mainly about ? A. Dead Sea—miracle of the world. B. Save the environment of the Dead Sea. C. Slow shrinking of the Dead Sea. D. Why is the Dead Sea so salty. 75. The shrinking of the Dead Sea is mainly caused by _________ according to the passage. A. a severe reduction of the water flowing into the sea. B. rapid evaporation of the water in the Dead Sea area. C. the increasing quantity of water drawn from the sea. D. very low annual rainfall in the Dead Sea Area. 76. Which of the following is right according to the passage? A. With no outlet to any ocean, the Dead Sea has become by evaporation the saltiest on earth. B. Though burdened with the growing population, the neighboring countries haven't cut off the sources of the Dead Sea. C. All the countries in the area will consider diverting less water from the Jordan River. D. The Red-Dead Project has not only brought water to the Dead Sea, but peace to the area as well. 77. Which of the following statements will the author approve of ? A. If the Dead Sea dried up, great natural disasters would happen in the region. B. The Dead Sea will not survive no matter what people do to save it. C. The five neighboring countries should stop diverting water from the Jordan River. D. Though the Dead Sea is shrinking gradually, it will not die. Section C Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. However important we may regard school life to be, there is no denying the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom. Therefore, the great influence of parents cannot be ignored or discounted by the teacher. They can become strong allies of the school personnel or they can consciously or unconsciously hinder and frustrate curricular objectives. Administrators have been aware of the need to keep parents informed of the newer methods used in schools. Many principles have conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness program, manuscript writing and developmental mathematics. Moreover, the classroom teacher, with the permission of the supervisors, can also play an important role in enlightening parents. The informal tea and the many interviews carried on during the year, as well as new ways of reporting pupils' progress, can significantly aid in achieving a harmonious interplay between school and home. To illustrate, suppose that a father has been drilling Junior in arithmetic processes night after night. In a friendly interview, the teacher can help the parent sublimate (升华) his natural paternal interest into productive channels. He might be persuaded to let Junior participate in discussing the family budget, buying the food, using a standard or measuring cup at home, setting the clock, calculating mileage on a trip and engaging in scores of other activities that have a mathematical basis. If the father follows the advice, it is reasonable to assume that he will soon realize his son is making satisfactory progress in mathematics, and at the same time, enjoying the work. Too often, however, teachers' conferences with parents are devoted to petty (不重要的) accounts of children's misdeeds, complaints about laziness and poor work habits, and suggestion for penalties and rewards at home. What is needed is a more creative approach in which the teacher, as a professional adviser, plants ideas in parents' minds for the best utilization of the many hours that the child spends out of the classroom. In this way, the school and the home join forces in fostering the fullest development of youngsters'capacities. (Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements with NO MORE THAN 14 WORDS) 78. Why do parents also have great influence on children? _____________________________________________________________________________ 79. Through which ways can the teacher play an important role in enlightening parents? _____________________________________________________________________________ 80. According to the teacher, that parent should let the boy _____________________________ if he wants to sublimate his natural paternal interest into productive channels in teaching his son arithmetic. 81. A more creative approach is needed for _____________________of children out of classroom. 第Ⅱ卷 (共47分) I. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1.我不认为我今天所说的话能改变别人对我的看法。(attitude) 2.据说今晚公司将设宴招待澳大利亚专家。(honor) 3.很多人心甘情愿排长队买音乐会的票。( willing ) 4.当我在非洲做志愿者工作时,我的亲朋好友都盼望我早日平安归来。(anxious) 5.是时候采取行动控制私车数量以缓解高峰时期的交通压力。( relieve ) II. Guided Writing Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 高考将探索外语科目一年多次的社会化考试,学生可自主选择考试时间和次数。和目前的高考制度相比,你更喜欢哪种方式?请谈谈你的看法。 P.F. Productions后期制作 金山区2013学年第一学期期末考试 高三英语试卷参考答案 第Ⅰ卷 I. Listening Comprehension Section A 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. A Section B 11. A 12. D 13. B 14. D 15. C 16. C Section C 17. library 18. psychology 19. sweater 20. morning 21. orange juice 22. part-time employee 23. late for work 24. in the newspaper II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A 25. instead of 26. thicker 27. before 28. to protect 29. burning 30. it 31. a 32. came 33. named 34. As 35. how 36. would get 37. roll 38. on 39. was amazed 40. which/ that Section B 41.G 42. B 43.I 44.D 45.A 46.C. 47.F 48.K 49.J 50.H III. Reading Comprehension Section A 51-55 ACABC 56-60 DBCDC 61-65 ACBDA Section B 66—69 BCCA 70—73 CBBC 74—77 CAAD Section C 78. Because their children spend more time with them than with the teacher. 79. Through informal tea, interviews and reporting pupil's progress. 80. engage in activities that have a mathematical basis 81. the best utilization of the many hours 第Ⅱ卷 I. Translation 1. I don't think what I have said today can(will) change others' attitude(s)towards me. 2. It is said that the company will give a banquet this evening in honor of the experts from Australia. 3. Many people are willing to wait in a long queue to buy the ticket for the concert. 4. When I worked as a volunteer in Africa, my relatives and friends were anxious for my safe return soon 5. It is time to take action to control the quantity of(the)private cars so as to relieve the traffic burden during the rush hours. II. Guided Writing 听力文字: Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. W: How do you get to your office everyday? Do you walk? M: Well, It's too far to walk. I usually take a bus since the bus stop is just at the corner near my house? Q: How does the man usually get to his office? W: How about your trip in Shanghai? M: So marvelous! I took part in "One Day in Shanghai" and I did some cooking with a Chinese family and played chess with the boy. Q: What is the name of the activity the man joined in? W: I need to buy some high quality paper, but I didn't see any on that shelf. M: Let me go back to the stockroom to have a look. Q: What does the woman want to buy? W: Is the maths course as hard as everyone says? M: Worse, believe it or not. Q: What does the man imply about the maths course? W: I can't believe that Wilson is a lecturer in the university? M: Yes, he was so shy in the middle school. Q: What happened to Wilson? W: Won't you have another piece of pudding? M: All of the food is delicious, but I really can't eat any more, I'm full. Q: What does the man mean? 7. M: So Mrs Jones, we'd like to know how you can manage this company so well and make it into a large business. W: Well, I think sensitive feeling about the market and the strict management is the key. Q: What are they talking about? W: It's a miracle that Frank came out of the accident alive. M: That's true, but his car is a total loss, you know. Q: What do we learn from the conversation above? W: I'd like to know the price of the ticket for next Wednesday's concert. M: Madam, It's 16 dollars for each, and 30 dollars for a couple. And the price for the family is 40. Q: How much will the woman pay if she and her husband go to the concert? M: They are building a new shopping center near my house. W: Not another one! Q: What does the woman mean? Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. Emily Dickinson is one of the greatest American poets. She was born in Massachusetts on December 10, 1830. She was the second child of the family. She died in the same houses fifty-six years later. During her lifetime she never left her native land. And after 1872 she rarely left her house and yard. In the last years of her life, she dressed in white, avoided strangers, and communicated chiefly through notes and poems. The doctor who attended her illness was allowed to "examine" her in another room, seeing her walk by an opened door. She was thought of as a "strange" figure in her home village. When she died on May 15, 1886, she was unknown to the rest of the world. Only seven of her poems had appeared in print. But to think Emily Dickinson only as a strange figure is a serious mistake. She lived simply. According to Henry James, a famous American novelist, she was one of those on whom nothing was lost. Only by thus living could Dickson manage both to fulfill her obligations as a daughter. A sister, and a housekeeper and to write on the average one poem a day. She read only a few books but knew them deeply. Her poems are simple but remarkably rich, not until 1950s was she recognized as one of the greatest American poets. Now listen again please. Questions: When did Emily Dickson die? What is Emily Dickson? Which of the following statements about Emily Dickson is TRUE? Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. Residents of flood-hit northern England have been allowed to go back to their work, school and homes. The floods were caused by some of the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain. The cost of damage has run into "tens of millions of pounds". The large Hadron Collider, which is also known as "the big bang machine", has been restarted more than a year after it was shut down because of technical faults. Scientists hope to use the machine for new scientific experiments on the creation of the universe. Representatives from China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Sudan have agreed to a common position in a bid to put pressure on developed countries at the Copenhagen climate conference. They agreed to ask "developed countries to assume responsibility for emissions reduction targets in the second commitment period (from 2013)." Now listen again please. Questions: What caused the flood in England? Why is the big bang machine shut down? Which of the following country is NOT included to make the bid? P.F. Productions后期制作 Section C Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. W: Can I help you? M: Yes, I'd like to look for some articles that are in the library for psychology 311. W: Professor Gilers's class? M: That's right, how could you know? W: You are not the first person who was coming and asking for these articles. M: Well, as I haven't read any of them yet, it doesn't really matter which one you give me first. W: I'm afraid I can't give you any of them at the moment. They've all been checked out. M: You're kidding. All of them? W: Yes, all were out last month. I've asked professor Giler's twice already to bring in additional copies of the articles, but no sooner do I place them on the shelves than they are gone. See that girl in the black sweater? She's been waiting for half an hour for these same articles to be returned. M: Actually I was hoping to read some this afternoon. W: I'm sorry, but all I can suggest is that you come in first in tomorrow morning and try again, we open at eight. Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. M: Hi, Mary. What can I get for you? W: An orange juice. M: Are you OK? W: Well, no. I just fired Ben Jeffries. M: Your new part-time employee? What happened? W: He was late for work almost every day. And when he was at work, he talked on the phone all the time. M: Doesn't sound like a good employee. W: No, That's why I fired him. M: Finding good help isn't easy. W: Tell me about it. I have to look for a new employee. M: Someone more responsible? W: And someone who comes to work on time. M: I have Nike and Liz working for me now. W: I'm sure Liz is great. What about Nick? M: He is a really good worker. He does everything I ask him to. W: That's what I need! Well, I'll put an ad in the newspaper for someone. M: Good luck. W: Thanks. Ill need it. Well, I'd better head home. See you! Now listen again please. Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. ·14·


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While Michigan may not be known for venture funds, a new program released by the governor is helping to change that.
The Invest Michigan! program totals $300 million and will be divided equally between a Growth Capital Fund focusing on venture capital and expansion-stage companies as well as a Michigan Opportunities Fund targeting potential acquisitions and buyouts.
The program, which Granholm rolled out July 31, is being invested in by the State of Michigan Retirement Systems, which had assets of more than $57 billion at the time the program was announced. The program hopes to help create jobs while adding to the total assets.
The Michigan Opportunities Fund will be managed by Glencoe Capital, and the Growth Capital Fund portion will be managed by co-general partners Beringea and Credit Suisse.
"I think it's the state's way of continuing to support entrepreneurial growth in the area," said Chris Ahn, a director at Beringea.
"What we have is a very good source of venture capitalists in the state that are maybe doing earlier stage type of investing. When companies need growth capital, very often times they have to look elsewhere — meaning outside the state — in order to get that. And in most cases, companies will have to relocate because most of the venture capitalist firms want to have an oversight on those companies and be as proactive in managing them and assisting them as possible.
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The Amazon list for "Original Song" (2.16) is out; mostly stuff we already new, but there's one significant new piece of information.
There are seven songs in this episode, which is a pretty full set (though not completely unprecedented on the show, and competition episodes are probably the kind of place you'd expect this). The first six, which we already knew about:
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3. Get It Right
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5. Misery
6. Raise Your Glass
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Finished shooting my song for Glee. I kept making amazing horrible mistakes with the lyrics it was A Night In Bangkok- one example - Instead of singing "The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free" what came out of my mouth"The bars are prisons and the girls are free." It was hilarious. By the end we were all punchy from laughing. They asked me to do a dance. That was also enough to make you lose your lunch. This was an episode on neglected artists or works. This referenced the musical Chess. I'm booed off the stage before we get to [hearing him sing "I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine"]!!! - @Tobolowsky
The green-eyed monster has made its debut on Glee with Lea Michele struggling to contain her envy of co-star Dianna Agron.
Sources close to the two women, both 24, say Lea's livid and 'jealous as hell' that Dianna's become the unofficial face of Chanel haute couture.
'Dianna managed to get a Chanel dress for the SAG Awards and they loved how she looked,' says our mole.
Lea felt snubbed - the way she sees it, she works twice as hard as Dianna on the show
with all her singing and dancing, so she doesn't have the energy to network with these high-profile designers.
She feels Dianna - who's also starring in new movie I Am Number Four - may be more classically beautiful but, in her opinion, has nowhere near the talent yet is having the doors of the fashion community opened wide to her.'
Read about more celebrity catfights like Lea Michele and Dianna Agron's in Now magazine dated 7 March 2011 - out now!
"EW's Spoiler Room confirmed this Friday that Charice will make an appearance as Sunshine Corazon in "Sexy", Glee's 15th episode for the second season. This will be her first time to appear on the show this year after a long absence since the season 2 premiere."
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Mark's recent 'Remix' shoot, this is just the preview can't wait to buy the magazine!
Keeping up on the latest gossip, Dianna Agron was spotted stopping by a local newsstand in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday morning (March 3).
Bundled up in a puffy jacket while looking adorable, the "Glee" cutie scoured the headlines adorning various magazine covers before continuing forth with the day's agenda.
The sighting comes as Miss Agron's love life continues to make headlines - as she's most recently been linked to actor Chris Evans after splitting from short lived beau Alex Pettyfer.
Chatter of a burgeoning love came after the pair spent time together at the Weinstein/Montblanc pre-Oscar bash at LA's Soho House on February 26th, with a witness telling Us magazine, "They were definitely flirting."
The insider added, "Chris grabbed Dianna's hand and kissed her knuckles. It was sweet!"
Looks like the rumors of a third episode are true!
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The cast of "Glee" could be planning a Michael or Janet Jackson tribute — that's if "Glee" star Amber Riley can get her way.
"I think it would be prolific for us to do Janet Jackson," said Riley, who stars as divalike glee club member Mercedes Jones.
Riley also said a tribute to the King of Pop is overdue.
"We did a mini tribute to Michael Jackson, but we really want to do a full tribute to Michael Jackson because his music is so timeless, so we really want to touch (on) that," she said.
The cast's sixth CD, "Glee: The Music, Vol. 5," will be out on Tuesday. It will feature covers of Michael's "Thriller" and "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)," as well as the original songs "Loser Like Me" and "Get It Right," a first for the Grammy-nominated act.
Adam Anders, the show's executive music producer, is more interested in covering "some ABBA because I'm Swedish."
"That would be a lot of fun (and I) love the harmonies," he said.
Anders also said it "would be really cool" to remake the 1983 No. 1 song "Africa" from rock group Toto.
The cast of the Fox TV series will kick off a 16-city North American tour on May 21 through June 18; they'll tour Europe for five dates in late June. The cast currently leads with most songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with 120 entries.
Though we start shooting the arc on Monday. Jane assembles the Legion of Doom to take down Matt and the kids, enlisting Steven, Cheyanne, Jessylin, etc.
Nothing better than former Glee coach turned petty pot dealer Sandy Reyerson as "Pink Dagger", Cheyanne as "Sgt Handsome", Jessylin as "The Shrew" and Jane as, of course, "Zod, rank to be determined".
Since the source was a message board I held back on posting, but Stephen Tobolowsky recently tweeted about working on Glee again and Cheyenne Jackson tweeted about being in L.A. and adoring Jane Lynch. That paired with Ausiello posting about Jessalyn Gilsig also being on set filming this week seems to indicate that this spoiler is legitimate.
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We're less than a week away from the much-anticipated return of Gwyneth Paltrow's Holly Holliday on Glee and EW has some juicy scoop to reveal about Holly's second stint at McKinley High. We already broke the news that she would be subbing for the school's sex ed teacher. But Holly's sex-pertise will not be reserved solely for the classroom: EW has learned exclusively that she will also be counseling one of the series' major couples. Which one? Newlyweds Emma (Jayma Mays) and Carl (John Stamos)."Holly ends up counseling them a little bit," says star Matthew Morrison. "It turns out their sex life isn't all that." Adds Morrison, "At the same time, I find out the glee club is having a lot of sex and they're not really informed as to what's going on. Holly and I come up with an idea to teach them through song about the dangers of sex."
Morrison adds that by the end of next week's episode, there's also potential for a Holly/Will romance. Says the actor, "By the end of the episode, we kind of get together. She has to leave again but there's a possibility of a future between Will and Holly." In fact, Paltrow is currently shooting yet another episode of Glee, her third this season.
Morrison adds that by the end of next week's episode, there's also potential for a Holly/Will romance. Says the actor, "By the end of the episode, we kind of get together. She has to leave again but there's a possibility of a future between Will and Holly." In fact, Paltrow is currently shooting yet another episode of Glee, her third this season.


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ALBION, Mich. - The Adrian College men's basketball team defeated Albion on the road 72-65 to start the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) season 2-0 for the first time since the 2014-15 season. Senior Justin Webster scored a career-high 32 points to lead the Bulldogs to the win.
Final Score: Adrian 72, Albion 65
Location: Albion, Michigan (Kresge Gymnasium)
Record: Adrian (11-2, 2-0 MIAA), Albion (3-10, 0-2 MIAA)
The score remained close throughout the first half as neither team was able to pull ahead further than four points. The score was tied five times and there were nine lead changes in the first 20 minutes. The Britons took the smallest lead, 33-32, into the locker room at the half.
Justin Webster scored 11 points on 3-6 shooting from the floor and hauled in four rebounds to lead Adrian in the first half.
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Adrian would build the lead to 11--the game's largest lead--twice in the game. The first time the score was 52-41 with 10:33 left in the game; the second was with 37 seconds remaining in the game when Webster hit a jumper to put the Bulldogs up 70-59.
There were only two ties and three lead changes in the second half. There were seven ties and 12 lead changes total in the game.
• Webster finished with eight rebounds and one assist to go with his game-high 32 points (23-54, 42.6% FG).
• Jeremy Kalonji scored 14 points on 5-6 shooting from the floor. He also tallied three rebounds and one assist in the winning effort.
• Jordan Harris recorded 10 points, six rebounds, and five assists.
• Tre'Shon Heard scored four points and pulled five rebounds. He also registered a game-high six assists.
• Jamezell Davis Jr. was the leading scorer for the Brits with 17 points.
• Jaylin Fordham and Quay Burks scored 15 and 13 points respectively. They both also had a team-high five rebounds.
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What's it used for?
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What happens during the test?
The tester will take a small sample of your blood. They will normally take this by using a needle and a syringe in one of the arteries of your wrist (or occasionally from the inside of your elbow). Sometimes some local anaesthetic is applied.
Some hospitals check blood gas by taking a blood sample from your earlobe. Your tester will put a special cream on your earlobe that helps increase blood flow. This makes your ear go red and feel hot. The blood vessels in your ear lobe will then contain about the same amount of oxygen as blood taken from your artery. After a few minutes the tester can take a sample by making a tiny cut and catching the blood droplet that forms.
The earlobe method can't usually be used if you need to have the test when you are unwell (such as when you're admitted to hospital with a flare-up of COPD symptoms).
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- Places To Visit
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- Tourist Essentials
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- Shopping / Nightlife
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- Cambodia
Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary is situated at the main area of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve. It is said to be the only single point breeding ground in the entire Southeast Asia. This sanctuary is spread over an area of 31,282 hectares at the tip of the Tonle Sap Lake. Birds like Milky Stork, Painted Stork, Black-headed Ibis, Lesser Adjuncts, Spot-billed Pelican, Grey-Headed Fish Eagle and many rare species of birds can be seen here. Flocks of migratory birds fill Prek Toal in the dry season and it is amazing to watch them here. To reach this sanctuary taxis and motors can be taken from Siem Reap to the boat dock. Boats are available to reach the sanctuary. Night accommodation is also available here for tourists who are interested in staying back to watch the early morning view.
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If you are not deep into the k-beauty skincare world, the concept of a cleansing stick is foreign to you, and that's ok. After you are done reading this post, you will more than likely add one to your routine because they are everything. I am not deeply engaged in the k-beauty world, but cleansing sticks are not foreign to me. I heard cries from around the world when Su:m37 discontinued their Miracle Rose Cleansing Stick, which peaked my interest in cleansing sticks in the first place. There is a clear hole in the skincare market for a dupe of this stick, and while St. Ives won't be the brand to remedy this issue, you can still discover cleansing sticks, and check my mini-review of St. Ives new cleansing stick. So let's get started.
What is a cleansing stick?
A cleansing stick is an oil-based solid cleanser in the shape of a stick. Though cleansing sticks are oil-based, they are not oil cleansers, because they contain ingredients that create soap (surfactants) They resemble lip balms in shape, but significantly larger. They are beneficial because they are typically not stripping, they are spill proof, leak proof, and travel-friendly.
How to use a cleansing stick
- Remove the cap and twist the stick until you have a tad bit of product sticking out.
- Wet the face but let's note that it does not have to be soaking wet.
- Apply the cleansing stick to your wet face in a circular motion. You'll notice it is very soothing and relaxing, like a mini facial massage.
- Rinse, pat dry and finish up your routine
St Ives Cactus Water & Hibiscus Cleansing Stick Review
I'll start this review off by being fair and stating that before this review, I've never used a cleansing stick before. So the first thing I did once it hit my hands was sniffed it- very clean, very fresh. The scent was reminiscent of a body soap.
The packaging is just like all the other cleansing sticks- it's in a tube that rolls up and down like antiperspirant
I wet my face and rubbed the stick all over and I'll admit I'm in awe of how well it cleanses. I was left with very little dirt on my face when I moved on to the toning portion of my skin care regimen. When I tested with makeup, it removed most of my makeup except in those hard to reach places (crease of the nose) and even removed waterproof mascara. It rinses as well as it cleanses, and my face was not tight or dry.
The only complaint I have, which to be honest is not the brand's fault, but thanks to the unique structure of cleansing sticks (all of them for that matter), you have to be sure to keep the top of the tube as dry as possible, if that makes sense. Like bar soap, if you leave it too much water, it becomes soggy and you can't screw product up to the top of the tube because the wet soap at the top will stick to the sides, which makes the cleansing stick hard to use. So keep a paper towel handy to pat the top of the product dry after use.
It is also important to note that this product contains coconut and coconut derivatives, so if you are one of those people that suffer from acne or normally has adverse reactions to coconut oil, I'd recommend avoiding this stick.


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1: Contextual Factors Jennifer Crites EDU LAB December 5, 2011
2: Hettie Halstead Elementary Copperas Cove, Texas
4: Diversity within the School
6: Special Programs
8: 3rd Grade TAKS Scores
9: 4th Grade TAKS Scores
10: The Surrounding Community
11: Copperas Cove, TX This community is close to Fort Hood. It has many residential neighborhoods and parks, making this city family friendly.
12: It is important for teachers and future teachers to study contextual factors. Knowing and understanding about the surrounding community, special programs, and test scores can help teachers understand what factors can affect their student's learning.


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Aronson Capital Partners, LLC (ACP) is pleased to announce the sale of BDS Corporation (BDS) and IPA International, Inc. (IPA) to Athena Innovative Solutions, Inc. in two separate transactions which closed on May 8, 2006. The combination of Athena, BDS and IPA has created a dominate player in National Security market with a broad expertise in intelligence-related, professional services including counterintelligence, counterterrorism, operational and analytical support. With these acquisitions, Athena will have a diverse customer base comprised of the major intelligence agencies within the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. ACP served as the exclusive financial advisor to both BDS and IPA.
ACP is a leading merger and acquisition advisor to middle-market government contractors and professional service organizations. With an exclusive focus on the federal sector, Aronson Capital Partners is able to provide clients with a unique industry perspective along with access to long-standing relationships with key industry participants. We provide a full range of M&A and corporate finance advisory services to help our clients achieve their growth and liquidity objectives.
We believe in results.
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2017 Nordic Open Golf Day
02/06/2017 @ 07:00 - 15:00$40.00 – $135.00
We are pleased to invite you to a day of golf and networking for members of the Nordic business communities in Australia, the 2017 Nordic Open Golf Day.
The Nordic Open Golf Day is jointly organised by Chambers of Commerce from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, and will be held at Moore Park Golf on Friday, 2 June 2017.
Nordic business owners and senior executives, together with their suppliers and customers, will compete for a range of prizes and trophies. This is a unique opportunity to promote your brand and network with like minded business people.
Your participation, either a player or sponsor, helps keep the Nordic traditions of friendship, co-operation and fair competition alive.
The cost for players is $135.00 and includes:
green fee
complimentary range balls
bacon & egg roll with tea/coffee (in the morning)
use of a golf cart (2ppl /cart)
19th hole "Celebration" lunch at the clubhouse
The cost for non-players is $40.00 and includes:
complimentary range balls
lunch (preferably arrive around 11.00am, lunch starts 12:30pm).
07:00am – 07:45am
Registration & Breakfast
Shotgun start for 18 holes
Stableford (scoring via MPG app)
12:30pm – 3:00pm
19th Hole Celebration Light Lunch and prize ceremonies
Male winner by gross score (no handicaps)
Female winner by gross score (no handicaps)
Male winner by Net score (Max handicap 27)
Female winner by Net Score (Max handicap 36)
Longest Drive
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High Five Noodles
Also known as "Chicken Bacon Spinach Dip Pasta with Tomatoes." We were trying to come up with a name for the dish (since it was my concoction) during dinner. Stew gave me a high five after finishing two big portions and said it should be called "High Five Noodles." After some deliberation, I finally gave in because I love him so much (and it's a catchy name)!
I had leftover spinach dip and thought it would be good in pasta, because it would be kind of like hot spinach artichoke dip or pasta. I scoured the internet for "spinach dip pasta" and found a recipe to start from (here). It turned out so delicious and I'm glad I have a way to use up leftover spinach dip! I can feel a ranch dip pasta in the works too. :) This pasta is good enough that I'd make (or buy) spinach dip just for this if I didn't have leftovers! The Worcestershire give some oomph and is a must, and don't leave out the tomatoes or bacon; the tomatoes add some nice tang and the bacon some great texture and salt.
Here's the recipe for four servings, or a 9x9" pan
Penne or rigatoni pasta, half of a 14.5 oz box
6 chicken tenders
1 1/2 cups of spinach dip (honestly, I didn't measure, but I think it was about that much)
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, divided (or more if you desire)
Garlic salt, a few shakes
1 tsp dried basil
4 slices of bacon, chopped (I used Oscar Meyer fully-cooked bacon, it has less fat, but is still real bacon)
2 tomatoes, diced and seeds taken out
Cook pasta according to package directions, erring on the side of al dente.
While pasta is cooking, cook the chicken in a skillet with a sprinkling of garlic salt. Once cooked through, remove from pan and cut into bite-sized pieces. Combine spinach dip, Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, garlic salt and basil in a bowl and stir to combine. Cook bacon (unless you're using fully-cooked bacon).
In a 9x9" pan, combine cooked pasta, chicken and spinach dip mixture and stir to evenly distribute the dip. Add tomatoes and stir gently to incorporate.
Top with crumbled bacon (can be made up to this point and refrigerated if cooking later, that's what I did).
Cover with foil and bake at 325º for 30–40 minutes, or 350º for 20–30 minutes. Remove foil and sprinkle 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese on top and bake for 5–10 more minutes.
Serve topped with more cheese, if desired.
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Police, transgender groups building trust
Albany's law enforcement officials to rewrite protocol and procedures, create new training
ALBANY — A group of transgender people and crime victim advocates have been meeting monthly with Albany police and law enforcement officials to rewrite protocol and procedures and devise training for officers intended to preserve the dignity of transgender people who are arrested.
The group has been discussing thorny issues surrounding the arrests of transgender people, including how body- and strip-searches should be conducted, how to handle confinement in police lockup and how to identify transgender individuals if they present and define themselves as female but their driver's license categorizes them as male.
The group is working against a backdrop of pervasive fear and mistrust of police on the part of transgender people. A recent national survey found that 29 percent of transgender people said they had been verbally harassed by cops.
Precise numbers are hard to come by because many transgender people remain underground due to social shunning, workplace discrimination, harassment and violence when they go public.
Experts have estimated there are about 700,000 transgender individuals in the U.S., or 0.3 percent of the adult population. In the Capital Region, there are an estimated 300 transgender people, based on the caseload of a local endocrinologist who specializes in transgender patients. Of those who identify themselves as transgender, a majority have taken some steps to transition from one gender to another, including hormone replacement therapy, voice modification training and gender reassignment surgery.
"The Albany Police Department has made huge strides on this issue and they're working in a positive way with community-based organizations such as ours to reform their procedures," said Tandra LaGrone, executive director of In Our Own Voices, a not-for-profit organization in Albany that serves people of color who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT.
The collaboration followed an August burglary arrest of a transgender woman who was identified in early police reports as a man, with the pronoun "he" used in a news release that was distributed to local media. The arrest of the 45-year-old was further complicated by the fact that the suspect was a volunteer at In Our Own Voices and spoke publicly as a transgender woman in transition before she was charged with third-degree burglary and petit larceny. An investigation found that she allegedly stole a television from the group's Lark Street offices in March.
"That was the spur to look at our policies and to work with our partners in the community," said Assistant Chief Brendan Cox, who has attended the group's four meetings at the request of Chief Steven Krokoff. "The issue came to a head with that incident, we reached out and said help us figure out what we need to do and let's fix it."
"Police want to change their protocol and to improve their relationship with the LGBT community. We're making good progress," said the group's leader, Katherine Romero, a social worker and LGBT crime victim assistance coordinator for In Our Own Voices.
To view the Times Union's multimedia series on transgender, go to http://www.timesunion.com/transgender
Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple and District Attorney David Soares also have been attending the meetings.
The group has been studying transgender protocols and policies already put in place by police departments in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles and may pattern their efforts on those cities.
"There has been a sea change around the country on transgender rights, and Albany police are now at the forefront," said Christopher Argyros, transgender rights organizer of the Empire State Pride Agenda, who is a member of the group. "I wouldn't say this is trailblazing, but we hope the Albany plan could become a model for other police agencies across upstate New York."
Argyros said the larger challenge is to foster a feeling of trust. "There is a history of distrust between transgender people and the police because they feel disrespected and harassed and don't report crimes to the police," Argyros said.
"Unfortunately, transgender issues are still the last frontier of awareness for police," said Phillip Burse, director of LGBT victim services for In Our Own Voices. The group provides services to about 3,500 people annually. Reports of crimes, most commonly domestic violence, rose from five incidents in 2002 to more than 15 this year, Burse said, and many crimes continue to go unreported.
Among the dozen or so transgender people who attend a support group at the Lark Street offices, all have shared anecdotes of being a victim of a crime, including sexual assault, domestic violence or harassment.
In addition to revising protocol for intake, booking and detaining transgender people after arrests, the more challenging issue of how and where to house transgender inmates at the Albany County jail and at state prisons will take longer to work out, LaGrone said.
More immediate plans are to create and distribute a Know Your Rights brochure for transgender people in the coming months and to begin awareness and sensitivity training for new police recruits, perhaps in the spring, Romero said. Revising the police handbook's protocol and policies likely will take longer because a thorough legal review is required.
"It's all about building a new and positive relationship between the transgender community and law enforcement," Romero said.
"We have a diverse community in Albany and our job is to make sure we recognize and respond to that," Cox said. "It's our duty to treat everybody fairly and equally, with respect and dignity as human beings."
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Twydall parents 'ecstatic' as academy plan rejected
Parents at a 'failing' primary school say they are "ecstatic" after its governors rejected a sponsor chosen by the government to turn it into an academy.
Twydall Primary in Gillingham, Kent was put into special measures last year after an Ofsted inspection.
The government wanted it to become an academy under the Thinking Schools Academy Trust (TSAT) but 89% of parents voted against the plan. Continue reading


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A step away from the Loire Valley …
Spend an exceptional moment in a private hamlet around a 15th century manor house.
We sometimes rent the whole estate for weddings, seminars, and business retreat in a manner which ranges from using the park and the manor as a décor or have the exclusive use of the estate for the event thus renting the park, the barns, the guest rooms in the manor house and the 4 outer buildings…all to make the venue a memorable moment.
Estate Venue Capacity
To organize an event and depending on the style to be, we have different venues possible :
Canopies and Marquees
Can be installed by a supplier -at a cost variable with size and types – on the lawn in front of the manor house, in the meadow by the river, by the Open Barn or the Byre.
The Open barn – Le Pailler
It has a kitchen facility section which can be used by guests who are renting all the self-catering houses and want to take their meals as a group.It can be used for events.
- As a stand-alone sitting dinner and/or cocktail it can host up to 80 people
- Adding a 5X5m dance floor the sitting capacity goes down to 50 people.- With the setting of a canopy/awning on the entrance side you can grow the free-standing / sitting/ outdoor seating and dining area. Cost upon request.
- Adding a larger dance floor it becomes only a dancing/bar space .With the setting of a canopy/awning on the entrance side you can grow the free-standing / drinking area. Cost upon request.
The Byre -La Grande Etable
This building can host 150 to 200 people depending on the chosen setting. – Cocktail or sitting dinner.
Estate Sleeping Capacity :
Le Manoir (adults only):
The outer-houses:
The maximum capacity in order to have quality and comfort for all is 27 people maximum.
We help you in the organization of your event :
Only provide the contacts of suppliers…. And all is managed by guests, ordered by them and paid by them. We only make sure that all is organized within the terms of a contract and our security rules. To make things very clear we do not take any commission on any suppliers' bill. All is paid directly by the client to avoid confusion and cash management problems
We manage all for our guests-according to their written brief and within a given budget. Our events planning fee is calculated – and billed -on a 15% basis of partners costs managed. All costs are paid by clients directly to partners on the basis of accepted price proposals. If our client wants to have their own events planner … it is absolutely fine.
If you have any questions about sound, lighting, aerial video, and projection video, please visit our dedicated website : http://musique.coolroche.com


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Monthly German Australian Business Networking Event at Jellyfish Restaurant
August 12, 2016 @ 4:00 am - 6:00 am| $ 7
GABA, Queensland's most established business organization serving the German-Australian community, is hosting its monthly networking meeting at a new venue with a special guest.
Honorary Consul to Germany, Professor Michael Rosemann will join us!
Michael will be sharing his vision for improving collaboration and bonds between Queensland and Germany. Importantly, GABA members and attendees will have an opportunity to ask him questions about their specific concerns and interests.
Jellyfish Restaurant, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane CBD.
GABA members free – Non-GABA members $7
Parking option:
- Free parking at GABA Offices, 102 Main Street, Kangaroo Point. Walk to Holman Jetty, catch free City Hopper ferry to Eagle Street Pier.
- Park at Eagle Street Pier, flat fee; $15
- Park across street from venue, flat fee; $10.


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Welcome along to the Alive & Amplified blog, again apologies about the lack of blogs in the last couple of weeks, it has been very busy round here mainly because of Alive & Amplified presents… Aaron Wright & The Aprils + … Continue reading
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Blog 1 of 2 this week with The Sundancer, Haddow Fest, The Leith Festival and The Sunday Sessions Playlist 30/01/11
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In 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 it appears that some in the Corinthian church were asking Paul for a letter of recommendation in order to bolster his credentials. Paul told the Corinthians that they were his letter of recommendation since Paul founded the church in Corinth. They were the fruit of his ministry. As Paul defended his ministry in this way we can see 2 things about all ministry that we can apply to how we serve others.
1. The Fruit of Ministry
In verses 1-3 Paul described the Corinthians as a letter of recommendation. Their existence as a church was the fruit/proof of Paul's ministry. The fruit of Paul's ministry was people. While our ministries will never look the same as Paul's, we too are called to minister or serve others in order to help them grow to be more like Jesus Christ. The fruit of our ministry should be people as well. Are we seeking to be used by God to make people more like Jesus?
2. The Foundation of Ministry
In verses 4-6 Paul said that the foundation or source of his ministry was the Lord's power, not Paul's. Paul was not sufficient for such things, but the Lord is. We can rob God of glory in ministry in one of two ways: 1) by refusing to be involved in ministry at all; 2) by being involved in ministry and then taking credit for ourselves. We are called to boldly minister to others in reliance upon the Lord. How do we minister to others while relying upon the Lord? We pray! Prayer is the fundamental way in which we rely upon the Lord's resources and not our own. A ministry that lacks in prayer is a ministry that seeks to be accomplished without the Lord's resources. May we all minister to one another in the power of the Holy Spirit within us!
Here are the discussion questions from Sunday: 2 Cor. 3.1-6 Notes.
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On December 16 2012, the horrific Delhi gang-rape took place. Nationwide protests centred in the Capital erupted immediately. The Justice JS Verma judicial committee was set up on December 22. It submitted its recommendations on January 23, 2013.
The Cabinet approved the subsequent Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance in February, the Parliament passed it in March and the President signed it into force in March. It is now an Act.
One has to agree that by Indian standards, that's lightning fast.
Acid attack, stalking, voyeurism and public disrobing of a woman are new offences. Physical contact, sexual favours and even things like forcibly showing women pornography have all been included.
Of course it has some shortcomings too. Marital rape has not been included. Age of consent was another controversial issue.
There is also no forward movement AFSPA, where an exception could have been made for just heinous crimes against women. Ironically at the same time long-time activist Irom Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike to protest the same from 2000, was arrested for attempt to suicide!
Still, one must laud whatever forward movement has taken place and keep pushing for more and more reforms in the years to come. The anti-rape agitation is not a one-stop solution, but it is a lifelong movement.
More and more solutions should be considered to make the lot of women safer in this country. Some could be legal and others outside the legal framework too.
Some more ideas that could be considered…
1. 33% reservation in police force: Some time back there was a proposal to have 33% reservation in Parliament. But with the way things are going, this looks to be next to impossible, with parties like the SP fighting it tooth and nail.
One idea could be to have 33% reservation for women in the police force at all levels. The Indian police forces are predominantly male in numbers and this shows up in the overall attitude. India got Independence in 1947, but it was only 25 years later in 1972 that Kiran Bedi became the first woman IPS officer!
That itself tells a tale. We can have a pink revolution in the police forces and this will lead to an overall change in attitudes and might help women victims of crime in the long run.
2. Compulsory video testimony: One big downer for rape victims is that they have to keep repeating their story time and again: First in front of various police officials and then in the courts especially if the appeals keep going in higher and higher courts.
Technology should be used and like an FIR, there should be a First Video Testimony which should be used at all levels instead of having the rape victim keep repeating her story and getting humiliated in the process.
3. Pepper spray and guns: While rapes that are committed within the family and those by known people are extremely complex issues to be solved, measures can be taken place to avoid instances like the Delhi gang rape case.
While there should be demands for more lighting in unsafe areas and more night services, the carrying of pepper spray by women should be encouraged.
There was one case of a woman jumping out of an auto to avoid harassment. In another case, the foreigner jumped off a hotel balcony. These are some cases where a pepper spray might have helped.
We can explore the option of giving gun licenses to women easily so that they can defend themselves. While a similar opinion was expressed by Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Tejendra Khanna that was seen as an off-the-cuff remark and a more serious and structured proposal could be looked into.
4. Compulsory martial arts training: Nothing beats self-defence. While women have proved to be as good as or even better than men in each and every field there is, they only lose out in raw muscle. The Government could introduce one year of martial arts training any time during the college years. This could be a small beginning.
5. Chemical castration: There have been cases of sexual offenders who were out on parole committing more offences. Chemical castration could be introduced to prevent repeat offences. Though this is a tricky issue, it is less controversial than surgical castration.
6. No bail: Bail could be denied only for a certain timeframe to prevent the accused from intimidating the victim.
7. Special rape centres: The rape victim many a times finds a hostile world and it becomes very difficult to fight for justice. Even the police can be antagonistic at times. Helplines should be strengthened and special rape centres should be set up all over which will help victims by first listening to them and then helping them file complaints with the police.
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The author is a Bangalore-based journalist and blogger.
He blogs at http://sunilrajguru.com/
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Want to book an affordable UK based family holiday this summer? Of course, here at Welcome to Cornwall we would highly recommend Cornwall as the holiday destination this summer. If you are yet to spend a summer in Cornwall, then you are certainly in for a treat. To book your Cornwall holiday online, continue to our website and see the varied selections of Cornwall holidays we recommend.
Why book a Cornwall holiday?
Although England is known for its disappointing summer weather, a holiday in Cornwall will always have no trouble in creating memories for you and your family. It's an extremely friendly, idyllic and peace location of our beautiful country, offering sizzling (occasionally damp) beaches, mouth-watering food choices and breath-taking countryside views. As amazing as that sounds, these kind of interests may not quite entertain a child; but that's what so great about holidays in Cornwall – there is something for everyone. With a great selection of holiday parks, holiday cottages and hotels across Cornwall, they alone can offer you certain activities for you and the family to enjoy for the day, as well as local areas worth visiting.
To help you plan your holiday in Cornwall, visit our website. We have experience of Cornwall holidays and we've taken the time to document everything on our website – even places in Cornwall that children would enjoy – My daughter's favourite places.
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