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TEL AVIV (Jun. 18)
The head quarters of the U.N. military truce observers, under Count Folke Bernadotte's chief of staff; will be transferred from Cairo to Haifa within the next twenty-four hours, it was announced today. The transfer has teen decided upon because Haifa is more centrally located.
David Ben Gurion, Premier of Israel, today expressed regret over the fact that the Soviet Union is not represented on the staff of the U.N. observers. The main concern of the Israeli Government, he said, was to exclude the British from participating as truce observers, since they are involved in the Palestine situation. The fact that the U.S.S.R. has not been invited by the U.N. mediator to send observers is no ground for anyone in Israel to criticize other friendly governments, especially the United States, Ben Gurion emphasized.
The Israeli Premier, in summing up a debate started at a session of the Israeli State Council last night, declared that acceptance of the cease-fire proposal was not a military necessity for the Jews, but added that it did not harm the Jew. Addressing the session last night, he said that he does not know whether the Arabs and their British advisers want peace. "The truce," he said, "compels us to prepare for too things — for peace and for war. We will give all the aid to the U.N. peace messenger, hut we are not prepared to accept peace at any price."
Ben Gurion warned that if the Arabs will not recognize the existence of an Israeli state, then the U.N. mediator "is wasting his time." He emphasized that the Jews can only deal with the Arabs "as equals with equals" The British evacuation of 'Haifa, he warned, may "be seized upon "by the 'Arabs for a sudden attack on Israel from land, air and sea. "We, therefore, have to be prepared, "he told the State Council.
U.N. mediator Bernadotte is not at this time inviting the Jews and the Arabs to send representatives to a Palestine peace parley on the island of Rbodes, Israeli's Foreign Minister Moshe Shertok told the State Council. He made it clear that both sides are being asked only to station liaison officers at Rhodes to work with the United Nations mission.
The U.N. mediator will invite delegates to a peace conference only if he reaches the conclusion that there is a basis for acceptance of proposals on both sides, Shertok reported. Meanwhile, he added, Count Bernadotte has requested the dispatch of representatives who would be available for informational purposes and provide a liaison channel with their respective governments.
The State Council of the provisional Government of Israel last night fixed the rules for future Council sessions. The presidium will comprise the council's President, Dr. Cha## Weizmann, a chairman and three vice-chairmen, Members of the government cannot serve in the presidium.
Minister of Communication David Remez and Postmaster General Zvi Friedberg left today for abroad to arrange for the resumption of communications between Israel and foreign countries. The Israeli commander for the Tel Aviv area today ordered all building workers to leave their regular jobs for a week's time during which they will be assigned to building fortifications.


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The watercooler moment of Tuesday has to be last night's two-hour season finale of The Bachelor and the aftermath in the After the Rose live one hour special.
This had all the earmarks of a soap opera and in fact, it was with Juan Pablo being the most and painted as the most, despicable bachelor the show has ever seen, which actually made the whole thing more of a train-wreck than usual!
In the season finale, Juan Pablo after the helicopter date ride with Claire, apparently said some inappropriate and offensive things to the finalist. From all accounts it was something along the lines of "I don't know you that well, but I love hooking up with you."
Clare is upset about it and comes to the realization that maybe he is not truly in to her more than physically. Later, Juan Pablo comes to her hotel room, prior to the next day's final rose ceremony. Claire wants him to clarify if she is into her more than just having sex, to which he dances around the issue. She looks like she is ready to bolt and tell him to get out, but instead he someone convinces her with his minimal words of what she apparently wants to hear!
When it's time for the Rose Ceremony, Claire goes to meet him and he says, "You are an unbelievable, amazing woman. I wish the Earth sucked me today (HUH?) because this is the hardest decision ever. I appreciate you being here and trusting me all along. I got to find who I think is best for me and I have to say goodbye to you." And then came the drama with Claire finally lashing out and Juan Pablo: "This entire time I've stuck around because I believed in you and the other night on our last date, I needed that reassurance and I gave you the opportunity right then because I was scared to death. And for you to sit there and tell me that you could see yourself in Sacramento … I saved this moment for the man of my dreams and I thought that was you and I thought I knew what kind of man you were. I lost respect for you. What you just made me go through I would never want my children having a father like you." As Claire walks away, Juan Pablo utters, "I'm glad I didn't pick her!" Even the in-studio live audience watching this play out, applauded Claire for walking out on Juan Pablo!
As for Nikki the other finalist, she gave Juan Pablo a card with sweet sentiments in the hotel room, the night before the final rose ceremony! She told him, she loved him. She wanted Juan Pablo to say it in return. He said nothing, but gave her little kisses. She was left crying. Yet, she still continued to say, she knows how much he loves her and he is the man for her! WHAT?
In the end, Juan Pablo offers Nikki a rose, not a ring. He prefaced it with, "I listened to your dad and what he said to me: 'Juan Pablo, if you're going to propose to my daughter you have to be 100 percent sure.' And that made me think a lot. I have a ring here in my pocket and I'm not going to use it. I'm not 100 percent sure I want to propose to you, but at the same time I'm 100 percent sure I don't want to let you go."'
So after all of that, in the After the Rose live special, Nikki reveals Juan Pablo has yet to tell her he loves her. They have been dating for the last four months though. Juan Pablo tells host Chris Harrison to basically stop talking over him twice! And Juan Pablo still refuses to talk about any details of what his relationship with Nikki is. Former Bachelor, Sean Lowe is in the audience clearly annoyed at the behavior of his successor.
From a disrespectful bachelor, to women being needy, to women standing up for themselves, to a puzzling cliffhanger, was this finale truly the best soap opera of the month or the worst soap opera ever seen? Let us know your thoughts on Juan Pablo? Claire and Nikki? And if the whole series should finally go away?

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God is the source and justification of all existence and possesses goodness and wisdom to the full extent of possibility. God — who is free from erroneous perception — perceives clearly all consequences of goodness and wisdom. Love — as is fully understood only by God — is the ultimate consequence of goodness and wisdom. Since all God's actions are inspired by love, God is free from erroneous action.
Out of love, through love, and for the sake of love — God has created human beings in order to bestow his love upon them and in order for them to share in God's glory by loving God in return. To make it be so — God has pressed upon human nature the marks of his own perfect qualities like goodness, wisdom, and love. And to make it all completely glorious — God has given human beings the power of free will so that, in their autonomy, they are allowed to accept or reject the love that God has intended for them.
You are created by God and all your nature and all your capacity to suffer or be happy is fully determined by God. Since God created you with the intention of loving you, he also equipped you with the capacity to love him back; and he calibrated your perception of happiness and suffering so that it reflects the degree of love that you are accepting: the more you accept God's love the happier you are, and the more you reject God's love for you the more you suffer.
God has given you free will — an autonomous power to respond to the love that God is communicating to you by means of the events of the material world available to you for sensual perception and by means of your thoughts and emotions available to you through introspection. The events of the material world as well as your thoughts and emotions are in turn designed by God to incorporate your responses — to reflect your attitude, and to be both the expression of your free will and of God's call to you. All of this is entangled into one and constant entity called the Universe.
The first human beings were created in complete acceptance of God's love, but later, due to an abusive exercise of their free will — resulting in rejecting God's love — they have allowed the original human nature to be corrupted and, as a result, no longer so smoothly responsive to God's call. As a far-reaching consequence of this, all of their descendants are born with the corrupted nature and are thus prone to suffering and in need of being healed. (God has his own reasons for allowing the sin of the first couple to affect all their offspring but this is beyond the scope of this little article.)
As you experience the painful events of the material world and feel the burden of your thoughts and emotions, you suffer for two reasons. First of all, you do not recognize in yourself the inherited corruption of the original human nature and thus you accept it as your own, which results in your own state of rejection of God's love — which you have inherited from the first parents. Secondly, you are personally rejecting God's love in your own ways independent of the first sin, although the inherited original sin still plays a role by predisposing you to reject God's love much more than the first human beings were predisposed for rejection in the original state of being in complete union with God, when they felt his love unmistakably and reacted to his love gladly and instinctively.
In his complete freedom, God is capable of putting an end to your suffering, while you yourself — due to the corruption in your nature — are unable to do anything effective about it except to appeal to God — with your free will — asking him to save you.
Since God has presented himself to us as one who loves us to the full extent of the meaning of love as we humans understand it, you can put your trust in God to save you if, after recognizing your situation, you will turn to him, humble and full of hope, asking for mercy and forgiveness.
As long as you are not aware of your situation regarding God, it is natural that you are not asking him for help. However, God wants you to know him and to respond to his love, so he is reaching out to you, taking steps to draw you closer to him. With all the possible respect for your free will, God is arranging the events of your life and inspiring your thoughts so that you will come to know him of your own free choice.
Because of his deep respect for your free will, God is waiting patiently, though actively, for you to turn to him rather than enforce salvation upon you. To save you against your will would violate God's idea of love. So God will do everything possible to save you on your own terms.
In other words, God — who knows the inclinations of your nature, and who knows where precisely you are going wrong — is giving you such experiences to go through and such thoughts and emotions to contemplate so as to appeal fundamentally to the source of your own personal way of rejecting God's love. God is doing all this with the purpose of bringing out the good in you and letting you correct yourself of your own accord and in your own way. Nevertheless, it is God's own decision to bring you back and the way you are being brought back is up to God's ultimate design. Although you cannot heal yourself without the touch of God's help, God is adjusting his design to honor you and respect you as a person.
In more detail, God wants you to understand deeply and in your own way — which you personally find convincing — where exactly you have gone wrong in your response to God's love. He also wants you to appreciate the hurt that you have created against God. And when you start to regret your decisions and allow true humility and sorrow in your heart, you will find that God is helping you to come up with a way to correct your mistakes and to try to live the rest of your life in union with God — preserving what was good in your ways and correcting what was bad by letting you make use of your good qualities.
Finally — this is what we all should hope for — you will be allowed to stay in God's presence forever. This means that you will feel God's love clearly, it will be evident for you that God is loving you, and you will be glad and eager to respond with total acceptance to God's love. You will find it pleasant and easy to show God that you love him because you will be no longer subject to the weakness of not knowing how to love God. You will be healed. You will be eternally and perfectly competent in your vocation to love your God.


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Are Natasha Lyonne and Fred Armisen dating?
Actors Natasha Lyonne and Fred Armisen have sparked rumors of a new romance after they were spotted locking lips while attending an Emmys after party together in Los Angeles on Monday.
The "Orange Is the New Black" star joined "Portlandia" comedian Armisen at the Chateau Marmont after TV's big night, and according to an eyewitness, the pair made no effort to hide a budding relationship as the actors mingled with Lyonne's co-stars Taylor Schilling, Laverne Cox and Dascha Polanco.
The source tells People.com, "(They) shared kisses and were very cozy together."
Lyonne and Armisen have yet to comment on the claims.
Armisen was briefly married to "Mad Men's" Elisabeth Moss, but their union crumbled after just seven months and the actress filed for divorce in September 2010. The split was finalized in 2011.
The funny man went on to date his fellow "Saturday Night Live" cast member Abby Elliott for a short period.
Fred Armisen recruited to lead band for Seth Meyers' talk show
Comedian Fred Armisen has been recruited by his former "Saturday Night Live" co-star Seth Meyers to lead the band for his upcoming "Late Night With Seth Meyers" talk show.
Meyers will make his debut as a talk show host on February 34, and he's bringing along a familiar face when the series debuts.
Armisen, who left the sketch comedy show in 2013 after 11 seasons, will curate and lead the band, Meyers announced on Twitter on Monday.
Here's the first photo of the new @LateNightSeth band! #8GBand pic.twitter.com/jR07bDIZXQ
— Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) February 10, 2014
The 8G Band will be named after the studio where Meyers will film his show at New York City's iconic Rockefeller Center.
Meyers is taking over the late night position from another SNL alum, Jimmy Fallon, who replaces Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show host on February 17.
Fred Armisen: 'I was a terrible husband to Elisabeth Moss'
Comedian Fred Armisen doesn't blame ex-wife Elisabeth Moss for ending their marriage after just eight months – because he was a "terrible" husband.
The couple separated in 2010, and Armisen confesses to Howard Stern that their break-up was largely his fault.
The "Portlandia" star says, "I think I was a terrible husband; I think I'm a terrible boyfriend."
The couple dated for one year before tying the knot, and Armisen admits he probably rushed into things too quickly.
He explains, "I want it all – fast. I want to be married … and then somewhere around a year, two years, I get freaked out."
But instead of breaking things off himself, the 46-year-old admits he sabotaged the relationship with the "Mad Men" star so he didn't have to confront his emotions: "You sort of withdraw and you sort of get into all the things you think make you weird, like, 'I'm really into playing Xbox … (or my) record collection.' You sort of disappear into the things that you think are just your hobbies.
"It must be so shocking to the woman because you're this guy who is so super-attentive in the beginning … and you are, like, the best boyfriend in the beginning, and then you become the worst boyfriend. I feel bad for everyone I've gone out with."
Armisen also opened up about his first marriage to English singer Sally Timms, insisting they wed "more for her green card" than out of love, and his recent brief romance with his former "Saturday Night Live" co-star Abby Elliott.
He continues, "(We) just fizzled. (We ended on) so-so terms. Once in a while, it would kind of be a little weird at work, but I have to say for the most part it was fine."
Elisabeth Moss wants to forget Fred Armisen marriage
Elisabeth Moss has opened up about her divorce for the first time, revealing she is desperate to forget her seven-month marriage to funnyman Fred Armisen.
The couple wed in October, 2009 after a whirlwind romance, but the "Mad Men" actress filed for divorce from the "Saturday Night Live" regular in 2010, citing irreconcilable differences.
The divorce, which was finalized last May, came amid rumours Armisen quickly moved on with his "SNL" co-star Abby Elliott, and Moss is now hoping to put her failed marriage firmly behind her.
She tells Page Six Magazine, "One of the greatest things I heard someone say about him is, 'He's so great at doing impersonations. But the greatest impersonation he does is that of a normal person.' To me that sums it up… I don't want to waste any more of my life talking about it."
When asked if they kept in touch after the split, Moss replies, "Oh, God, no."
'Portlandia' season 2 premiere
Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein celebrated the premiere of the second season of their cult sketch comedy "Portlandia" on Thursday at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. They were joined by a whole lot of Armisen's "Saturday Night Live" co-stars. Check out the gallery to see how turned up.
Fred Armisen splits from Abby Elliott
Comedian Fred Armisen has ended his romance with his "Saturday Night Live" co-star Abby Elliott.
The couple began dating last year, shortly after Armisen split from his wife of seven months, "Mad Men" actress Elisabeth Moss.
A source tells UsMagazine.com, "It definitely wasn't a dramatic break up. They had different schedules over the summer and are still good friends."
TV couple Elisabeth Moss and Fred Armisen separate
"Mad Men" star Elisabeth Moss has split from comedian Fred Armisen, less than a year after they wed in a secret ceremony.
The Emmy-nominated actress, 28, met the "Saturday Night Live" funnyman when she made a guest appearance on the hit sketch show, and Armisen proposed in January 2009 after a whirlwind romance.
They wed in October – but have since parted ways, reports Life & Style magazine.
A source tells the publication, "Fred and Elisabeth separated in May.
"Fred is currently in Portland, Oregon on the set of his new series "Portlandia." Elisabeth is in L.A. focusing on her career and spending quiet time with friends."
The marriage was Moss' first, while Armisen, 43, was previously married to British singer Sally Timms. They split in 2004.


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Authenticity of Provence, luxury and relaxation.
Coup de coeur! Great private property, planted on 11,000 m2 of olive banks. Put on a sunny hillside, sweeping views of the village makes this place exceptional. www.villa-la-grette.com
ou can enjoy a large saltwater swimming pool 6x12 filtered and beautiful shores planted with olive trees.
Family and friends enjoy the quiet and authentic charms of Provence.
30 min from the beaches of the Riviera, the area offers excellent restaurants, beautiful walks, mountains and lakes.
Can accommodate 9 people, it has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, lounge, modern dining room of 60 m2 facing south, a pleasant summer kitchen overlooking the pool at the cocktail hour.
Fully equipped with all comforts, air conditioning, washer, dryer, 3 satellite TVs, French and foreign channels, DVD player and WiFi.
We stayed for 2 weeks with our 1 and 2 year old boys. We were very worried about pool security, however, the fence and gravel driveway (we took the boys shoes off) meant we could relax. The owner was very helpful and responded very quickly to our requests. Fantastic outdoor kitchen and eating area. Big garden with swing for little ones. Very close to supermarket and boulangerie. Market 3x week in Fayence. Great value villa. Great holiday. Would definitely go again.
Thank you Jean Pierre for such a beautiful property, friendly welcome and service. The large villa was clean, well equipped and maintained. What a setting, amazing views over to the hills and Fayence, which was conveniently only a short drive away. We loved the very well stocked Super U supermarket in Fayence! Plenty to do in the local area and easy to get to lovely sandy beaches (recommended by Jean Pierre, thanks). Yes, I would definitely recommend this villa to friends/relatives and we hope to return in 2016!
We, two families with in all four children from four to eigth years old, arrived late on a Saturday in June and were greeted by the owner, Jean Pierre, with wine from the local vineyard. That was nice after a long day of traveling.
The first thing I want to mention is that the place is actually as nice as you can see on the pictures. The view is fantastic, the pool was the expected size, the house and furniture is of high quality (no plastic or Ikea, and it actually looks like the outdoor furniture was upgraded since the pictures were taken), the grass is green and soft (not unpleasant and hard as you may find elsewhere) and the area is peaceful.
After arrival Jean Pierre sat down and helped us with some local facts, like where to find the grocery stores, places worth visiting, recommended beaches and good local restaurants (in several price ranges). We only visited two of the restaurants, but they were both excellent.
During our stay we didn't need to contact the owner at all. We didn't miss anything. Either we are very easy to please or the place was very well planned for visitors and has all we need to create a nice holiday. There was also a janitor (very funny guy) keeping the pool and place neat. Halfway through our visit the house was cleaned and we got clean sheets and towels. This was a much appreciated service. They even emptied the washing machine.
We have rented a few houses in France through the years, and this is the nicest place we've been to. After one day we were talking about when and with whom we would return. I hope we can come back once.
When we came back home we talked about what was the single best thing about the vacation. We agreed that it was the house.
Thank you!
We spent a great week in Fayence. The Villa is great and has everything in it. And if something is missing Jean-Pierre and Christophe will do everything they can to help you. The area and surroundings are great. If you like good food there are several great restaurants around, ask the owner (Jean-Pierre)!! If you like wines the place to try is Jas d'Esclans, 30 minutes from the villa, again a recommondation by J-P. Simply a very nice holiday, highly recommended. Otto.
I stayed at this villa in September it is absolutely beautiful, the owners are very welcoming and the views are wonderful, Fayence village is only ten minutes away and has some wonderful shops and restaurant's.
If your thinking about renting a villa I would highly recommend this one!
What a great place. This villa definitely lived up to our expectations based on what we had seen when booking. We stayed for 2 weeks in July 2011, with 3 young children, in ages from 3 to 7. We had an absolutely fabulous time. The villa was very well laid out and maintained during our stay. The owner was very accomodating and attentive in terms of welcome, anything we needed and advice on the area. The heated pool was fantastic for the kids and was of a good size with a lovely poolside area. The kids also enjoyed the garden terraces in front of the villa. Views of the surronding countryside and the town of Fayence (which was a very short drive) were wonderful.
Fayence itself is a wonderful place, with some great restaurants (La Table d'Yves, La France, La Farigoullette and La Temps de Cerises), taxis were easy to book and friendly. Very handy shopping in supermarkets nearby. Also the village of Seillans is also very close to the villa and has a wonderful square to sit out and have lunch with trees providing complete and natural shade. We also had excursions to Grasse, Cannes, the old town at Mougins, and the Lake near Montauraux, where we took the kids out on the water.
I could not recommend this property highly enough !
Between sea and mountains has something for everyone, children, young and older, the family as friends. The most beautiful beaches of the Riviera within 30 minutes from Cannes, Théoule, Nice, St Raphael, St Tropez and Ramatuelle, and entertainment day and night, the charm of the vineyards of the hills of Provence. Visiting the typical villages of the most beautiful in France (Seillans) via Lake St. Cassian 10 min. You can walk in the mountain ski resorts in 40 minutes. You can pamper yourself in the magnificent Spa at Canton, play golf on the finest courses (Four Seasons Provence Fayence, Grasse, Valbonne, Mandelieu), indulge in the thrill offered by the largest center of Soaring Europe and finishing in the wonderful restaurant that holds the soil. Thousand and one places to be discovered and plenty to do. All places and good deals are available.
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Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
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PENDLETON, N.Y. (WIVB) – Health officials are putting out a warning over concerns that some of the animals at Lakeview Animal Sanctuary may have had rabies.
The Niagara County Department of Health says animals that have the capability to transmit rabies were being housed at the clinic on Fiegle Road in the Town of Pendleton without proper licensing from the DEC.
Officials say volunteers fed and cared for the potentially infected animals that were harbored inside and outside of the property. Anyone who has helped at the sanctuary over the last six months is urged to contact the Niagara County Department of Health to discuss potential exposures.
Lakeview Animal Sanctuary responded to the health department's warning on their Facebook page, writing, in part, "While LAS is commonly known for taking in abused and unwanted animals, Sandi is also a wildlife rehabilitator. The farm animals and wildlife are never in contact with each other. All the livestock and companion pets are up to date on rabies vaccinations. The likelihood of someone from the general public, or even a volunteer here at LAS contracting rabies from out petting zoo animals is slim to none. Rabies is spread through the contact of saliva. Meaning, a direct bite from an infected animal to a non-infected animal. You cannot contract rabies from petting an animal."
Further information on rabies can also be found by calling health officials at 716-439-7444.


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- WSAQ-FM (Port Huron) (4.2km)
- populated place;
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Port Huron (0.5km)
- Sarnia (3.8km)
- Point Edward (4.1km)
Accommodation around Bluewater Bridge Marina
- point;
- a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.
- Bay Point (1.4km)
- Point Edward (3.5km)
- stream;
- a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Black River (0.4km)
- Stocks Creek (3.8km)
- administrative division;
- an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.
- Port Huron, City of (2.9km)
- harbor(s);
- a haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships.
- Sarnia Harbour (1.4km)
- meteorological station;
- a station at which weather elements are recorded.
- Port Huron Coast Guard Station (3.5km)
- hospital;
- a building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated.
- Mercy Hospital (2.5km)
- bridge;
- a structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across.
- Blue Water Bridge (3.4km)
- bay;
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- Sarnia Bay (2.5km)
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- tunnel;
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- Blue Water Bridge bridge
- Port Huron, Michigan city city o
- Point Edward, Ontario city city o
- Sarnia (Chris Hadfield) Airport airport airport
- Saint Clair County International Airport airport airport
- St. Clair County International Airport airport airport
- Courtright, Ontario city city o
- Kenockee Township, Michigan city o
- Petrolia, Ontario city city o
- Casco Township, St. Clair County, Michigan city o
- Columbus Township, St. Clair County, Michigan city o
- Sombra, Ontario city city o
- Belle River (Michigan) river
- Ira Township, Michigan city o
Airports close to Bluewater Bridge Marina
Chris hadfield(YZR), Sarnia, Canada (11.4km)
St clair co international(PHN), Port huron, Usa (13.2km)
Selfridge angb(MTC), Mount clemens, Usa (61.8km)
Detroit city(DET), Detroit, Usa (93.6km)
Windsor(YQG), Windsor, Canada (105.5km)
Airfields or small airports close to Bluewater Bridge Marina
Oscoda wurtsmith, Oscoda, Usa (213.8km)
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By now, it's been established that we here at TSS are big fans of Eternia. From giving her latest effort At Last a sterling 4 Cigs, to sitting down with MoSS and her for a Smoke, to naming the aforementioned album one of the twelve most slept-on albums of 2010, we've ranted and raved about her talent for the world to see. So, it should come as no surprise that Eternia absolutely lit up the Southpaw in Brooklyn at her first live show of 2011.
Far too often, live Hip-Hop shows are not done to their fullest. Instead, they're reduced to one emcee, perhaps with a hype man, spitting over a pre-recorded beat. If there is a DJ, they're not actually performing a craft, but just spinning records one after the next. Hell, I've been at performances where they didn't even have a DJ. Is that acceptable? Perhaps, but it's definitely hit or miss.
But the recent "Ladies First" show @ Southpaw? There's no doubt that it was fire. Eternia's passion is clearly evident in this video, as she spits like her life depended on getting the crowd going. The live band brings MoSS' compositions to life, faithfully reproducing their head nodding appeal while adding their own distinctive spin. Chesney Snow, the beatboxer at Eternia's side, provides an homage to the days of yore by doing his thing. And, the estimable Rah Digga is the special guest of honor, teaming with Eternia to perform their blazing lyrical showcase "The BBQ." I can only wish that all hip-hop concerts had this kind of energy and lyricism. But, in lieu of that, I'm going to sit here, rewind this video, and wish that I was at the Southpaw on February 24th for this show.


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Penelope was clearly emotional as she picked up yet another gong for her role in Spanish flick Volver at the European Film Awards in Poland
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The best actress winner paid tribute to the film's director, Pedro Almodovar, citing his influence on her career and life
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An emotional Penelope Cruz has paid tribute to her Volver director and great friend Pedro Almodovar after scooping yet another gong to add to this year's already impressive haul of awards.
The Spanish beauty, whose feisty performance as Raimunda in the dark comedy is garnering Oscar buzz, picked up the Best Actress title at the European Film Awards in Warsaw. Wearing a glittering gold gown, the star held back tears as she talked about working with her mentor.
"Pedro, I love you so much," she said. "Thank you for believing in me. You're changing not only my career, but a lot of things in my life."
Prior to Volver Penelope last worked with Pedro - who won the best European Director award - seven years ago on 1999's Todo Sobre Mi Madre. More recently she has concentrated on Hollywood vehicles such as Vanilla Sky and Captain Corelli's Mandolin. Her role in the Spanish director's latest oeuvre has been hailed as a dazzling comeback.
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Bills vs. Jets: TV Schedule, Live Stream, Spread Info, Radio, Game Time and MoreSeptember 5, 2012
Football fans can rejoice, as the NFL is back and the Buffalo Bills against the New York Jets is just one of many fantastic games on the first Sunday of the 2012 NFL season.
This AFC East battle will establish the top contender for the New England Patriots' championship belt. The Pats look ready to run away with another division title unless one of these teams can get off to a fast start.
The Jets have been in the news all summer with their dramatic quarterback situation, while the Bills have remained out of the spotlight. However, important additions in Buffalo may be what the team needs to break a 12-year playoff drought.
Here is everything you need to know about the game.
When: Sunday, September 9, 1 p.m. ET
Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.
Watch: CBS
Listen: WGR AM 550, Sirius 106 (Buffalo), ESPN FM 98.7, Sirius 93 (New York)
Live Stream: NFL Sunday Ticket, NFL Audio Pass
Spread: Jets-3 (according to Sports Book)
Bills Injuries (via ESPN, as of Sep. 5)
CB Ron Brooks, Out, Foot
CB Terrence McGee, Probable, Knee
DE Mark Anderson, Probable, Groin
QB Brad Smith, Questionable, Groin
Jets Injuries (via ESPN, as of Sep. 5)
TE Dustin Keller, Probable, Hamstring
What's at Stake
Both of these teams started off the season with wins last year but went on to have disappointing years. Consistency will be important for both the Bills and the Jets this year, and a win or a loss in this game will not mean much by December.
Still, a division battle in the season opener makes this more than just a regular-season game. Both teams are looking to prove they are playoff-caliber teams, and this game will be their first chance to make their cases.
Fantasy Impact
Only desperate fantasy owners in deep leagues will have a Jets offensive player in their starting lineup. Shonn Greene is the Jet with a chance to produce decent numbers in this game.
For the Bills, the situation in the backfield must be monitored. Fred Jackson opened up the 2011 season as one of the best running backs in the league, but he is 31 years old and C.J. Spiller may begin to cut into his carries. Those with either player on their team will learn more about how Buffalo will use their backs this year.
Bills Player to Watch: Mario Williams, Defensive End
The $100 million man will start to earn his massive paycheck this Sunday, and the Bills will see if they got what they paid for. Williams has an extremely rare combination of size, strength, speed and agility that makes him capable of taking over a game.
Considering the Jets' woes along the offensive line, Williams may be disrupting Mark Sanchez frequently in this game. If he is a constant presence in the backfield, the New York offense will struggle.
Jets Player to Watch: Darrelle Revis, Cornerback
It has been nine months since the Jets played a meaningful NFL game, and this may have been enough time for many to forget just how smothering Revis is when covering wide receivers. He is a future Hall of Famer in his prime, and he will continue to put opposing players on Revis Island this season.
The Jets' star corner is the best football player in this matchup. Unless the Bills can use unorthodox formations to move Stevie Johnson away from Revis, the Buffalo wideouts will have few catches in this game.
What They're Saying
The New York Daily News' Manish Mehta brought up the question on everyone's mind regarding the Jets. If Buffalo gives Sanchez trouble, he will be in for a long month, as he will take the field against the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers and Houston Texans in the next 30 days.
Can Sanchez withstand Tebowmania? The fourth-year quarterback will have every opportunity to bounce back from a maddeningly inconsistent 2011, but will fans clamor for the ultra-popular Tebow if the Jets struggle? The schedule-makers did no favors for Sanchez, who will face four elite defenses in the first five weeks.
For the Bills, there is finally optimism surrounding one of the most downtrodden NFL franchises over the past decade. Mark Gaughan of BuffaloNews.com shares his thoughts.
Twelve years.
Everyone who follows the Bills knows the streak. It's the longest in franchise history, the longest current streak of its kind in the NFL.
A dozen years without a playoff berth.
Finally, the Bills and their fans think they have their best shot to return to the postseason since their last berth, in 1999.
Key Matchup: Jets Tackles vs. Bills Defensive Ends
D'Brickashaw Ferguson is still one of the better left tackles in the league, but the team should be worried about the other side of the offensive line. Austin Howard will be the starter after an atrocious season from Wayne Hunter.
Howard will have the remarkably difficult task of trying to block Mario Williams, and Conor Orr of the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports that the Jets' coaches are having Aaron Maybin line up offsides in practice to simulate the challenge the right tackle will face.
The Bills also brought in Mark Anderson this offseason, and he is a talented pass-rusher as well. Buffalo has the talent to take advantage of a depleted Jets offensive line, and losing the battle in the trenches will be devastating for New York.
Prediction: Buffalo 20, New York 13
With both teams boasting tough defenses and lacking firepower on offense, this will be a low-scoring game. As is the case with most NFL games, turnovers will make the difference, and Buffalo wins by making fewer mistakes.


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If you remember this post from last week, you'll recall that I was set to go on a full-day Disneyland adventure with a four-year-old boy named Anthony (and his family), who would be experiencing the park for his very first time.
I'm proud to report that Anthony went, and Anthony conquered. Boy, did he ever.
Learn more, and see a bunch of photos from the day, after the jump.
I met up with Anthony and his family in the parking garage around nine in the morning. Immediately, he seemed excited. Not so much by the fact that he was about to walk into the Happiest Place on Earth for the first time ever, but more by the Mickey Mouse concrete pillar wraps that lined the level they had parked on.
"There's Mickey," he said. "And there he is, too. And there."
After about a hundred or so Mickey parking lot sightings, we boarded the tram. I have to be honest, Anthony looked a little nervous to me at this point. He's a quiet child, more of a thinker than a talker, so as we drove to the front of the park I began to think that it may already be too much for him to take in. I was hoping he'd find his groove and relax a bit as the day wore on. Otherwise, forget the fireworks… we might not even make dinner.
Well, at least there's always Trader Sam's, right?
We exited the tram, pulled out our tickets, and headed through the gate. Once inside the park, Anthony stopped dead in his tracks.
I don't think it's possible for kids to express what they're feeling or thinking on that first time in the park, but I translated Anthony's body language into something similar to "holy shit."
We stopped by City Hall and picked up our "1st Visit!" pin. I thought Anthony might be a little reluctant to actually wear it, but he quickly asked his father to help him pin it on his shirt.
Before we got into the park I explained to Anthony that he would be able to meet Disney characters once inside.
Shady: Who do you want to meet?
Anthony: Pluto. He's my favorite.
So when we walked in and found ourselves just ten feet from Pluto himself (and since his line was only a few people deep at the time), I figured Anthony would be excited to start off the day by meeting his favorite character.
Shady: Anthony, there's Pluto! Do you want to get a picture with him?
Anthony: No.
And who could blame him, really? It's already a hell of a lot to take in, and to walk in the gate and see a cartoon character you've only ever seen on television before standing right there in front of you, yeah, I guess it can be a little much.
I tried to convince him that there was nothing to worry about.
Shady: Pluto is very nice. And besides, it's probably just a little Asian woman inside of a suit. You're not scared of Asians, are you?
Of course, I didn't say that second part, but I really wanted to.
With some coaxing and convincing from his mother, Anthony slowly and cautiously approached Pluto. By the time I snapped the photo, I think he was well on his way to getting comfortable with this whole character thing.
We hit Main Street and stopped in at Blue Ribbon Bakery. I wanted a black coffee. Anthony wanted anything that had Mickey Mouse's face on it. We both got our wish.
We walked through Sleeping Beauty's Castle and into Fantasyland.
We waited a half hour for Peter Pan's Flight, which proved not to be that bad considering we were there in mid-August. Anthony expressed some concern over not wanting to see Captain Hook because he was a bad guy. I told him that he shouldn't worry because Captain Hook was also a small Asian woman.
He loved it. I mean, the ride is great, so what's there not to love?
Amazingly, we left Fantasyland directly after and never returned. To be
honest, because of Anthony's age, I assumed we'd be spending most
of, if not all of the day there because that's where the kiddie
are. But Anthony was ready for more, and so we headed to
We rode Jungle Cruise and had a great guide. (A good or bad guide can make or break that ride.) A leaf fell into the boat as we were passing a low-lying tree branch. The guide picked it up and handed it to Anthony, telling him that it was a free souvenir from Disneyland. He held onto it for the entire boat ride as if it were a stuffed Mickey Mouse doll.
We followed up Jungle Cruise with Pirates of the Caribbean, which Anthony loved. I thought he might be a little scared by the darkness or drops or loud explosions, but he took it all in stride. "If he can do Pirates," I explained to his parents, "the Haunted Mansion will be a breeze."
He showed no signs of being scared while we waited the thirteen minutes in line, but unless he had a terrible fear of Victorian architecture, why would he?
We walked into the holding area, and as soon as the sliding door opened into the sinking room, a serious look crept across Anthony's face.
His father, who was holding him at the time, said he could feel his
heart beating quickly in his chest. Still, he pushed through.
By the time he got off the ride he seemed fine, but I think it was clear that he wouldn't be coming back with his death certificate anytime soon. Still, he did it, and for that I give him a lot of credit. It's more than people can say about me and Tower of Terror, that's for sure.
Anthony is more of a Pixar fan than a Disney fan, meaning that he's more familiar with Lightning McQueen than he is with Goofy, so we decided to head over to California Adventure and take in some of the Pixar sights.
He got his bug eyes at It's Tough to be a Bug!
We also waited in line to meet Anthony's favorite Pixar character: Buzz Lightyear.
Unfortunately, Buzz is a member of the union, so he shuffled off to take his mandatory break before we got to the front of the line. Luckily, he gave Anthony a high-five as he walked by. Not as cool as a photo with him, but still pretty awesome.
We waited for the parade to begin before getting in line to see Mickey Mouse. Brilliant idea, as we ended up waiting only ten minutes or so to meet the biggest name in the park. By this point, Anthony, who literally almost peed his pants while waiting in line (his father had to run him out to the bathroom before we met the Mouse), was completely at ease with meeting characters.
We hung around Toontown for awhile as Anthony played in Goofy's Playhouse.
We then took advantage of Anthony's second wind and headed back over to California Adventure to check out Turtle Talk with Crush. As we waited for the previous show to get out, we all stood in amazement at the Toy Story zoetrope in the lobby. This is easily one of my favorite things in California Adventure. But you know what? It's in desperate need of a dusting! Call in the maids, Disney!
By the time we walked out of the building the sun had set. Anthony had done it! He had made it into the evening! Now if he could just hold out long enough for the 9:30 fireworks.
He started crashing fast, so his parents decided to rent a stroller for the last couple hours of the day. It was a smart move on the parents' part, and a bonus move for Anthony who got to watch the fireworks on Main Street from the comfort of a dad-pushed carriage.
Once the fireworks were over, he didn't last long.
I figured his parents would want to immediately take off, but they bought some hot chocolates and did some leisurely shopping while the kids continued to sleep. We left the park a little after 11:00 PM. Not bad for two parents who had been lugging an infant and a toddler around for fourteen hours straight.
The day after our visit I met up with the family to give them a CD of the photos I had shot. Anthony, now fully rested from the insanity of the day before, was wearing the Mickey Mouse hands his parents had bought him the night before.
Shady: So what was your favorite part of Disneyland, Anthony?
Anthony: The popcorn guy.
Huh? His parents had bought him a container of popcorn outside of the Haunted Mansion early on in the day, but both his parents and I recalled a woman working the cart. We were confused for a bit until it hit us.
Overall, going to Disneyland with a kid proved to be a much better time than I had anticipated. I'm sure it will be even better when I take my own kids some day, but even going with a child I don't share DNA with proved to be really fun. I found myself watching him way more than anything else around me.
Except for when we ran into Ariel, of course. I had a hard time not looking at her.
I guess that's just the kid in me coming out, huh? Yeah, Disneyland has a way of doing that to you.


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THE city may be branded "Incredinburgh" but the residents don't seem to be feeling it, with the Capital scoring badly on a wellbeing survey of people's happiness levels.
While areas such as Orkney and Shetland came out top in the UK-wide happiness and life satisfaction survey, the city of Edinburgh made the top ten list of areas where the fewest people reported a high sense of wellbeing.
The New Economics Foundation asked approximately 160,000 people four different questions aimed at rating their overall level of happiness across a range of dimensions.
Those surveyed were asked: "Overall, how happy are you with your life nowadays?", "Overall, how happy did you feel yesterday?", "Overall, how anxious did you feel yesterday?" and "Overall, to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile?"
Topping the charts were the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland, with 41 per cent. Their score has given rise to the idea of a "Scotland effect" – one tied to strong feelings of community and proximity to areas of natural beauty. By contrast, Edinburgh came joint fourth on the list of areas with the smallest proportion of the population scoring well on each question, with only 23 per cent.
One reason the foundation cited for the "Scotland effect" is that more people north of the Border are employed by the public sector.
Public sector workers were shown to have a greater sense of happiness and life satisfaction overall than those in the private sector, with local government said to provide a higher sense of wellbeing than central government.
However, this could be less true in the Capital, with the city council having suffered a number of blows in recent years, including setbacks with the ongoing tram project, the property repairs scandal and the court case over equal pay for workers.
Deputy council leader Steve Cardownie said: "The result surprises me as Edinburgh always does very well in other surveys, and all the indications we have say the city is continuing to grow.
"People wouldn't be moving here and sending their kids to school here if they didn't like being here."
He added: "The only thing I can think that may be affecting people, in the city centre in particular would be all the roadworks connected to the tram project. But that should all be sorted in the near future."
Edinburgh tram critic John Carson is certainly one of those feeling the sad factor. "Right now Edinburgh is a shocking place to live," he said. "I'm not surprised by the results of the survey at all. Have you walked round the streets recently?
"The place is like an unrevitalised Communist bloc country before the wall came down."
Are you happy with your life in Edinburgh?
Alun Stein, 39, Montgomery Street: "I wouldn't say I'm entirely happy, no. In the current economic climate there are a lot of uncertainties."
Stephanie Wint, 56, Dumbiedykes: "I lean more towards happiness, but not completely as I'm awaiting surgery. The sooner I have a normal life, the better."
Brogan Beattie, 18, Darroch Court: "Yes, I'm very happy. I've got good friends, a boyfriend, and a lovely family, and I'm studying primary teaching, which is what I really want to do."
Jonathan Morley, 34, Meadowbank: "Yes, I'm happy because I'm in love."
Paul McCafferty, 38, Meadowbank: "Yes, I'm happy. I've just gotten a job I love after being made redundant."
Jules Derevycka, 37, Holyrood: "Yes. I have good friends, a nice family and a job that I enjoy."


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Evan Ayers struck out 12 Sullivan batters and scattered seven hits while picking up a complete-game shutout for the Washington Post 218 Junior Legion team Tuesday, 7-0.
Ayers threw 88 pitches to help Post 218 improve to 15-2 overall and 12-1 in Ninth District action.
"Our pitching and defense led the way in our second matchup with Sullivan," Post 218 Manager Phillip Kleekamp said. "Evan Ayers got the start on the hill and did a great job. Evan threw a lot of strikes and kept the walks to a minimum. Our defense was solid as well."
Washington visited Pacific Thursday. Pacific is the only team to defeat Washington in league action so far this season.
Washington's on the road this weekend with the Post 218 Senior Legion Tournament taking place here. Washington visits St. Charles Saturday at noon and then plays Sunday at Central at 8 p.m.
In Tuesday's game, Washington scored in the bottom of the second, but had trouble finding a way to push another run across the plate until the fifth.
"Sullivan threw two pitchers who were not there at our prior meeting," Kleekamp said, "They kept our hitters off balance for the first few innings. They played a much better game defensively. A rally in the fifth inning put the game out of reach. We didn't have a real great game at the plate. It should be a bit of a wake-up call going into our second game against Pacific."
Post 218 added five runs in that inning and another in the sixth to secure the win.
Washington had seven hits in the game and two players accounted for five of those.
Ross Seitter posted three hits with one run and one RBI.
Nathaniel Hillermann recorded two hits while scoring one run.
Nick Schumaker doubled and John Himmelberg added a single.
Himmelberg, who also was hit by a pitch, scored two runs. Seth Bollmann, Aaron Meyer and Max Diener also crossed the plate.
While Bollmann didn't get a hit, he did walk and stole three bases. He also put down a sacrifice bunt.
Meyer also drew a walk and stole one base. Schumaker also walked.
Cody McMeen went 4.1 innings on the hill before being relieved in the fifth. He allowed five runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out two.
Griffin relieved and allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and one walk over 1.2 innings. He struck out one.
Offensively, Andrew Shaw and McMeen each had two hits. Alex Crooks, Griffin and Englert recorded one hit apiece.


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Title: The Bruja and the Beast
Series: Delilah Devilshot #3
Author: Alana Melos
Genre: Weird West Erotica
Pages: 105
Heat Level: 3 out of 4 flames
Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Naughty Book Snitch: Mindy
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Review ~ The Devil and Delilah #1
In the Weird, Wild West…
Delilah's quest for vengeance is forestalled as she seeks weapons potent enough to confront her enemies… and secrets of the occult world of which she is now a part. In Mexico, she meets with a mexican witch, called a bruja, to gain what she requires… but the bruja's help comes with a price. Recruited to stage a jailbreak, Delilah's quest, and world, get larger as she travels through southern Mexico seeking a lost civilization to help a god ascend to his power.
This is a dark fantasy, weird west erotic novella. It contains violence and sexual situations and is meant for mature audiences only and is 33,000+ words.
Satan's balls, this is a damn good series and so far, The Bruja and the Beast is my favorite. I got the perfect mix of story, sex and adventure with a little bit of teasing about things to come! A lot of things were revealed in this one, but only enough to let you know that there is a lot more adventure waiting for us. Honestly… I'm considering pulling a Misery move on Alana Melos and making her finish this serious out as soon as possible.
Delilah is still trying to track gang of supernatural men that killed her family. She is also determined to learn more about herself and understand her powers and limitations. Delilah is now traveling with Cèlia to Cèlia's grandmothers, Marguerite (bruja or witch) house in hopes of learning how to kill these supernatural gang she is tracking. So, Marguerite can actually help Delilah but she needs her to do something for her first. She must free Nicolás from jail and bring him back to her, unharmed. Ready to move forward with Delilah's own goals, she agrees.
"Changing a point of view is the first lesson of the spirits and the start of learning to bend the world to your will. You see the world as you wish it, then use your will to make the change."
Once Nicolás is free, he has his own agenda for Delilah which turn out to be really enlightening, especially when he brings his friend Rose, along. That's all I'm going to say about that. I don't want to give away any of the juicy details. And, no… that is not a innuendo for sex. It's actually plot details that is moving this story in amazing and epic ways.
Azazel makes a few appearances and he is still a horny and sexy devil. I'm still uncertain about what kind of game he is playing. He is a shady fucker and I don't trust him. Actually, I don't trust anybody! Everyone has their own shit and seem to be in it for their own gain.
There is some sexy time in this book, but Delilah is "trying" to control her succubus urges. It's perfectly done. Sometimes giving into those urges and sometimes holding back or finding alternative ways to control it. But when she does give into those urges, you'll want to make sure you're in a cool area because your ereader is in danger of melting and your panties will burst into flames.
Overall, I loved it. I'm not sure you could tell from the review, but I did. I can't wait until the next book comes out. This book is big on adventure and it just makes me all giddy. It could almost be one of those pick your own adventure books. Flaming Satan's balls, that would be fucking epic! My only complaint is that I'm learning that I'm not really a fan of the female/female action. This isn't only f/f, but there are a couple f/f scenes. Maybe if there was some penis mixed in with the f/f I would like it more. I am a huge fan of cock. Bring on the penis party! Anyway, I would recommend this to fans of weird west and fantasy genres.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend"
Bring on book #4! I'm ready!!
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ALANA MELOS is a struggling author who found out writing erotica gave her much more freedom in writing than when she wrote the "serious" literary stuff. Since this discovery, she's endeavored to write the very best interesting, weird, plot-driven, and hot erotica she can. She sincerely hopes to just entertain people, whether they read for the plot, the weird factor, or the racy factor. Along with her loving husband, she lives with a crazy cat.


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NEW YORK, Jan 3 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve provided no liquidity to foreign central banks this week, the New York Fed said on Thursday.
The Federal Reserve has established swap arrangements with the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Swiss National Bank, and the Bank of Japan.
The swap facilities respond to the re-emergence of strains in short term funding markets in Europe. They are designed to improve liquidity conditions in global money markets and to minimize the risk that strains abroad could spread to U.S. markets, by providing foreign central banks with the capacity to deliver U.S. dollar funding to institutions in their jurisdictions, according to the Fed.
The swap lines with the ECB, BOE, SNB and BOJ will provide these central banks with the capacity to conduct tenders of U.S. dollars in their local markets at fixed local rates for full allotment.
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Two new charter schools are cleared to open in Metro, but the school board delivered its biggest statement Tuesday by denying the district's most controversial charter applicant: Great Hearts Academies.
The Metro school board gave charter authorization Tuesday to Intrepid College Prep, conceived as a fifth-12th-grade school in Antioch, and Nashville Classical, a K-eighth-grade school set to eventually serve students in North Nashville. When the two schools open in the fall of 2013, Nashville will have 15 operating charter schools.
The school board denied the applications of eight charter organizations, however, including KIPP Academy, one of Nashville's most celebrated existing charters, which had proposed launching a new middle school in Whites Creek. The vote to deny KIPP's request, which surprised most observers, came despite a review committee's recommendation for approval.
"We will appeal this decision and not go quietly into the night," KIPP Nashville Executive Director Randy Dowell said late Tuesday.
Yet the most debated decision could be the board's rejection of Arizona-based Great Hearts Academies, an organization backed by local political heavyweights that had proposed a network of five charters in Nashville. With plans to take advantage of the state's open enrollment law, Great Hearts would welcome students from upper-class families –– a first for a publicly financed, privately led charter in Metro.
Scores of parents have rallied behind Great Hearts as a remedy for overcrowded schools on the city's west side and a magnet school system with limited capacity, but Metro's charter review committee pointed to concerns with diversity. The school board agreed with the criticism, voting unanimously to deny Great Hearts' application.
"It had some real strengths in curriculum," Director of Schools Jesse Register said of the Great Hearts application. "But when you look at some of the guiding principles that the board has adopted in looking at charter schools, there were some unanswered questions there that were very serious –– for example, the diversity plan, the lack of a concrete plan for transportation, and the lack of a concrete plan for the location of schools."
Register also pointed to Metro's position as a defendant in the federal suit, Spurlock v. Fox, in which the district is the subject of a suit based on allegations of re-segregation. He suggested approving Great Hearts could compromise Metro's case. "It's been discussed –– the impact of an application like Great Hearts on the diversity in the school system," he said.
Exiting Tuesday's board meeting, Peter Bezanson, chief academic officer of Great Hearts, told The City Paper he's "disappointed" in the board's decision but declined to comment further.
Bezanson also declined to say whether Great Hearts would appeal the board's rejection.
Denied charter applicants have until June 13 to make changes and resubmit applications to the school board. They can then appeal Metro's decision to the state board of education, which could effectively override Metro's vote.
Officials of Great Hearts, who manage 12 schools in charter-rich Arizona, arrived in Nashville over the winter following a parent-led push for a new charter school on the more affluent west side of town. In their application, Great Hearts officials did not identify where they would place each school, but many critics assumed the first would be somewhere west of town.
Alan Coverstone, Metro's director of charter and magnet schools, said not only did Great Hearts not identify a location, "they also didn't commit to a criteria for determining the location or a timeline to determining the location." Moreover, he said Great Hearts did not make it clear whom they would serve.
Coverstone, who oversees Metro's charter review committee, said Great Hearts outlined a "neighborhood-schools approach to diversity," which doesn't align with Metro's policy. Unlike existing Metro charters, Great Hearts would not offer transportation to its students.
Coverstone also said the district is not in position to award approval of all five of Great Hearts' proposed charter schools without observing the performance of its first.
"They want to have five schools, and we don't have a process in place to grant them an application for one school that would then be followed up by subsequent approvals," he said. "They didn't propose benchmarks that we should use in making those decisions."
Leading up to Tuesday's vote, supporters of Great Hearts had collected nearly 1,000 signatures through an online petition that urged the board to approve the application. Several backers were on hand to watch Great Hearts' proposal go down in defeat after no board deliberation.
Great Hearts is also considering an expansion to San Antonio, and a final rejection in Nashville might steer the group to Texas.
The decision on KIPP Academy –– which enjoys a high-profile board of directors and frequent support of the mayor's office –– shocked many Tuesday. KIPP, which operates in East Nashville, is hoping to expand to North Nashville.
Mark North, a charter critic who represents parts of Madison on the board, unleashed a series of concerns with the academic performance of the existing KIPP, which ultimately set the tone for the board's rejection of its expansion proposal.
"It had a bad year in 2010-11, and the test scores show it," North said. "It did not perform up to standards for a middle school in Metro Nashville Public Schools."
North said KIPP's value-added scores for social studies were "the worst" among all Metro eighth-graders. "And their science score is worse than that."
Dowell, KIPP Nashville's executive director, defended the academic reputation of his school as he vowed to appeal. "Last year, our KIPP Nashville middle school students had the largest growth in reading for any middle school in the state serving a similar population of students from low-income families," he said.
Defending both Great Hearts and KIPP was Matt Throckmorton, executive director of the Tennessee Charter Schools Association, the state's chief charter lobbying organization.
"With KIPP, the disappointment there is the review committee went through the process in detail and recommended approval," Throckmorton told The City Paper. "The board voted 'No.' "
Besides Great Hearts and KIPP, the school board also denied the charter applications for: Antioch Together Prep, Excel Academy, Fusion Connection of Nashville, Gifted Achievers University School, Purpose Prep and Genesis Transition.
"We know KIPP and we like KIPP. KIPP is a good charter school."
Who said that?
Answer: Mark North, before he proceeds to lead the board to deny KIPP, based on a serious misrepresentation of KIPP's academic performance. Forget the whole process MNPS had established where a team of independent reviewers had spent a month looking at KIPP's application and voted to APPROVE THEM.
If you're using testing as the only gauge of a school's success, which is apparently Mr. North's standard, KIPP outshines nearly every middle school in 2011 TVASS growth measures (state & Nashville). See for yourself:
Ahead of 35 MNPS middle schools in math growth:
Ahead of 36 MNPS middle schools in reading growth:
When you compare KIPP to other middle schools that serve primarily poor kids, they are near the top.
Mark North's decision was politically motivated. Pure and simple. He should stick with writing kids books, even though he's not good at that either.
I'm giving up on the idea that people make decisions for the best interest of kids in the MNPS school system, it's clearly about making selfish greedy decisions.
Mark North needs a new line of work.
The way to fix our schools is with Vouchers. Forcing poor families to send there children to a low performing school will only ensure jobs for under achieving school personnel and future poor family's.
A good education is the best way to succeed in life. It's a shame that the poor must suffer.
The diversity argument is ridiculous. We need to get school board members who care about the education of of the kids. Every year, families with higher incomes and in higher tax brackets flee Davidson Co and cram into Williamson because the of the schools. This leaves the remaining middle to upper class in Davidson sending their kids to private schools. If you are like me, you can 1.move to Williamson Co 2. pay 11-15,000 a year in tution for one kid 3. send my kids to a public failing school. we are not zoned for any other options. just one failure.
There is already a great divide and the school board is doing nothing to remedy this. Give families more options- not just options to the the low income families. Give options to everyone. Turning down a school like Great Hearts was just another failure by this school system. Wake up and smell the coffee.
Only those familiar with culture could have predicted the ultimate outcome of the 1954 Supreme Court decision.
First, professionals, who are appointed, are needed to run the school board doing away with the notion that parents know what is better for students. Has there ever been a more dysfunctional entity, funded with taxpayer money, than this current board? It is simply painful to watch a board made up of unqualified parents overseeing a totally bloated school system that continues to parley away more and more funding, always achieving poorer results. About the only thing it can do is lowering the standards of accomplishment to seemingly show improvement.
@westisbest at least you already have options. Most kids and families don't. Be thankful. #upperclassproblems
You could always win the lottery and get into the 4-6 metro schools that don't suck. They are quite proud of them being ranked, it distracts from the 96% of schools that suck like a Korean massage parlor.
i am glad metro denied kipp it is out dated eye sore it should be torn down and a new school built it should be made back into a metro school not a charter school
We need to go back to appointed school board members. Where the right ones are on the board. We have tried electing them, but they are not always the best fit for education. After all is said and done, Charter Schools will fall by the way-side and public school will again take center stage. Charter Schools have been tried for years, and then they go back to where education of all takes place. Public education offers the child every advantage of interest and that helps the child to succeed. The GOP has for years wanted to get out of the business of educating the masses. If that happens we will truly become a third-world country. Education has been the strength of America. Mitt wants to get rid of the Dept. of Education. Think about that! All that would do is to weaken the education systems across our country. There would be no rules or regulations.
You're right on target, westisbest. "Diversity" is code for, "few, if any, whites". Diversity means that white kids don't get the opportunities offered other kids. In Metro Schools, opportunity means that if you are black or some other "color", then you are given greater chances to improve your life through superior education. Middle class white kids are on their own. Great Hearts offers a fantastic opportunity to ALL kids. If you meet the admission standards and can find transportation to the school, you're in! Magnet Schools and specialty schools don't offer transportation to the schools, so why should a Charter? There are just so many bogus arguments against Great Hearts, that I hope they appeal directly to the State Dept. of Ed. Even rich white kids deserve opportunities at a public school, whether it's a Charter, Magnet, or traditional. EVERY kid deserves that same opportunity..."diversity" be damned.
@pswindle: Charter schools ARE Public schools. The things that need to "fall by the wayside" are BAD public schools.
The school board we elected has once again let our city and children down. They claim to push for education excellence; but, when a school such as Great Hearts comes to town that clearly demonstrates excellence and a history of success, they turn them away because they don't fit into the current mold of our system. A mold which is clearly and definitively broken! Coverstone even admitted to the success of Great Hearts and then produced a recommendation of denial!! The diversity argument is ridiculous, unless diversity only comes from low income neighborhoods. The media and critics of Great Hearts continually label West Nashville as an affluent white upper class neighborhood. Does this mean we should not be afforded the same opportunity to a quality publicly-funded education? To set the record straight everyone that lives in this area does not make enough money to send their children to private school. We actually pay more taxes in our area which are used to fund these public options and we should be afforded the same opportunity to take advantage of them as in any other part of town or income bracket.
The diversity argument is ridiculous and seems to be a cover story for some political agenda. Great Hearts intended to open schools all over town giving every family the opportunity to lottery in. A lottery system does not give an advantage to one race or socio-economic status over another. Realistically, a west Nashville neighborhood association is responsible for recruiting Great Hearts in the first place. In all fairness, West Nashville should receive the first installation of this new education system. The entire reason this recruitment initiative was started in the first place is because our current options are so extremely limited. I have twins starting school in the Fall of 2013 and I am currently faced with sending them to a sub-standard public school, moving to a different county (I have lived in this neighborhood my entire life and have no interest in moving), or paying 20-38k in tuition alone for my children to attend a private school. Is it really in Davidson County's best interest to drive families with higher incomes and higher tax brackets to other counties? I think not. The root of the problem is the lack of performance in our public school system and the failure of the school board in implement the right kind of solutions to address and fix the problems.
Of course Charter Schools take money from the public schools. But so far they have not been successful, and they cannot offer anything near what public schools can offer. One thing, every empoyee does not need the right credentials.
Before I had children, my tax money was supporting public schools. Now that I have children, I should have the choice to fund either public or charter schools. As far as public schools offering something charter schools do not, what would that be. MNPS are not exceeding or for that matter even meeting the bench marks they place on them self. That is the reason to support Great Hearts, they have a proven track record.
@pswindle: Charter Schools do not "take money from the public schools." THEY ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. And because they can set their own curriculum and hire/fire their own teachers, they are held to MUCH STRICTER ACCOUNTABILITY standards than the non-charter public schools. Bad ones can be closed. Good ones succeed.
@pswindle: Charter schools are PUBLIC schools. Anyone who is interested in the basic facts can check out this short video for more information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkzzw05Q1_k&list=HL1337016041&feature=mh_lolz
Of course they use public funds for Charter Schools. You need to check and see where all of the money goes. They fail because of the lack of money. Where, oh where, does all the money goes? They sound great on paper!
I think pswindle is just trying to get a rise out of everyone, because I can't seem to figure out what point they are trying to make. Charter Schools are essentially new public schools which are going to educate the same children that would previously have gone to public schools. The same tax payers' kids are getting the same tax payer money.
Either way, this is a tragedy that all of these charter schools are being rejected. Every time I think that Nashville is taking steps toward accountability in the school system (dismantling automatic tenure, pushing back on the unions) they turn and do something backward and counterproductive.
You would think the idea of a neighborhood school would strike a positive chord in this "green" era. Kids walking to school and living on the same street as their classmates doesn't sound that terrible, does it? God forbid we ever have a sense of community.
Diversity is a fun concept as well. It has been a rally cry to make irrational decisions for years but no one ever stops to think about what it actually means. Is every Nashville Public School supposed to reflect the exact racial demographic breakdown of Nashville? What about socioeconomic status? What about religion? What about parent's marriage situation? What about parents careers? What about artistic talents? What about academic skill set? What about sports abilities? What about eye color?
If we have schools that are exactly reflective of Nashville as a whole, will they then be better at teaching students? Or is it based on the idea that if we force people to interact then one day everyone will love everyone?
This is all based upon the flawed concept of equality which has proven disastrous as a model for public schools. Not everyone is equal. Dare I say that some people are smarter than others. Some students learn by doing, others learn by reading, still others learn by listening.
Charter schools allow a rigid, ineffective yet equal socialized education system to be adaptable to different learning styles giving every child a better chance to succeed. Applying failed principles and theories to everyone is not noble just because it is equally ill-advised for all students.
"Think", your comments about diversity is well thought out, so to speak. And though it's true that some Charters do not succeed as advertised, they are more likely to succeed that the typical standard school. But Great Hearts has a wonderful track record of success. MNPS, with Jesse Register and his toe-sucking underlings including Alan Coverstone, does not want to have to admit that an innovative school like the Great Hearts Academy has a better instructional plan than MNPS. Register is bringing MNPS down like he did Chattanooga, and these blind school board members just can't see it.


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Here is your chance to enjoy a free, exclusive 100 word story in the Newbury and Hobbes series, so without further ado here you go:
They met inside the redbrick grandeur of the Natural History Museum, by the skeletal foot of a Tyrannosaurus rex. He wore his customary black suit, and she a gown of flowing mauve. She smiled sweetly, but he knew he could not trust her. She appeared to be unarmed, but once before he had seen her wield a hatpin as a deadly weapon.
Anything was possible.
"Isn't it remarkable that creatures such as this once ruled the world?" he said, regarding the ancient beast.
"Creatures like this still rule the world," she replied, wryly. "That's exactly what I'm trying to change."
Newbury and Hobbes Investigations: The Executioner's Heart is released today (12/07/13) from Titan.


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Brad Braxton appears in the following:
Riverside Church
Friday, December 19, 2008
Rev. Dr. Brad Braxton talks about his new position as senior minister of Riverside Church and progressive Christianity.
Taking it on Faith
Friday, December 19, 2008
Bob Frick, senior editor of Kiplinger's Personal Finance, talks about how scammers are using the economic crisis for gain by playing on fears about credit card debt, bank buy-outs and home foreclosures. Plus, Rev. Dr. Brad Braxton, the new minister at historic Riverside Church in Harlem.