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Rep. Eric Massa to resign
Democratic Rep. Eric Massa will resign from Congress on Monday, only days after reports first surfaced that the freshman New York lawmaker was under investigation by the House ethics committee for allegedly sexually harassing a male staffer.
Massa was preparing the news in the Corning Leader, his local newspaper, but several media outlets were already reporting the news Friday afternoon.
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In a statement released Friday, Massa directly addressed the ethics issue for the first time, acknowledging that he used language that might have made staffers uncomfortable. But he did not specifically address any specific sexual harassment allegations.
"I own this reality. There is no doubt in my mind that I did in fact, use language in the privacy of my own home and in my inner office that, after 24 years in the Navy, might make a Chief Petty Officer feel uncomfortable," Massa said. "In fact, there is no doubt that this Ethics issue is my fault and mine alone. But in the incredibly toxic atmosphere that is Washington D.C., with the destruction of our elected leaders having become a blood sport, especially in talk radio and on the internet, there is also no doubt that an Ethics investigation would tear my family and my staff apart."
Massa, who was elected in November 2008, announced earlier in the week that he would not be seeking a second term following a cancer scare in December.
He initially dismissed as "unsubstantiated" a POLITICO report that he was being scrutinized for improper advances to a junior aide in his office. In fact, he mentioned this report in his resignation statement Friday afternoon.
"At no point prior to this had any member of the Ethics Committee communicated with me directly - if fact I first read it on the internet," Massa said.
The ethics committee formally announced on Thursday night that Massa was under investigation by the panel, although Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Jo Bonner (R-Ala.), the chairwoman and ranking member of the committee, did not announce the reason for their probe.
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) also publicly acknowledged that his staff had told a former Massa aide that he should report the Massa harassment allegation to the ethics committee or else Hoyer would take it to the ethics panel himself. Ronald Hikel, Massa's former deputy chief of staff and legislative director, was then interviewed twice by ethics committee investigators.
Massa's assertion that he did not learn that he was under investigation by the ethics committee until after making his retirement announcement appears to contradict the facts of the case.
Joe Racalto, Massa's chief of staff, told a Rochester TV station on Thursday that he was interviewed by ethics committee investigators several weeks ago in regards to the sexual harassment allegations against Massa, well before the case became a public scandal or Massa announced his intentions to leave the House.


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In a time when a word as shaggy as "romantic" has been denuded of its rich and contradictory foliage of significance, it may be difficult for readers to appreciate the ironies at work in The Age of Wonder, Richard Holmes's history of science and culture in the early 19th century.
For many in our mechanistic and technologized age, the word refers to nothing more than the passions of sexual attraction. It's a telling fate for a word whose early exponents – such as Shelley, Wordsworth, and Coleridge – raged against the mechanical, rationalistic disenchantment of the world and the word.
To be sure, the Romantics were deeply troubled by the replacement of the ancient, the rank, and the mysterious with the new, the clean, and the rigorously explained. Not only poets, but painters, composers, and creators of all stripes began to oppose the implacable advance of the Enlightenment "philosophers" (the word "scientist" would not be coined until 1833, Holmes points out), who Keats famously warned would "clip an Angel's wings" and "unweave [the] rainbow." Wordsworth perhaps hymned the Romantic fears most pointedly, however, arguing (in "The Tables Turned") that "our meddling intellect/ Misshapes the beauteous forms of things; —/ We murder to dissect."
But Richard Holmes paints a different picture of the Romantic Age, one in which scientific discovery and artistic creation shared close company. Caught between the heady, gregarious early days of modern science and the buttondown, professionalized world of the late-19th century laboratory, the proto-scientists of the Romantic Age worked much like their poetical counterparts: largely alone, in the half-light, following inspiration and fancy as much as evidence and hypothesis. And the poets, despite the fear and disdain they expressed, were in fact besotted with science almost to a man. Natural and anthropological discoveries from far-flung foreign outposts inspired their verse; the vast distances and strange new worlds of the starry sky boggled their brains; the vantage points offered by both aeronauts in balloons and miners in the deep caverns offered perspectives on the planet which alloyed ancient stirrings with startling insights.
"The Age of Wonder" is as sprawling as it is dazzling. Holmes begins with Joseph Banks, who towered over the English scientific establishment in the 19th century. Wealthy and charismatic, Banks was a botanist, libertine, and scientific impresario (three words rarely associated, which together tell you something about Romantic science) who voyaged to Tahiti with Captain Cook, helped to usher in natural history's golden age, and inspired a "botanizing" rage among both the scientifically and the poetically inclined of the English upper middle classes.
Holmes's book is populated by a diverse number of similarly lively characters, including William and Caroline Herschel, siblings whose rigor and zeal transformed observational astronomy; Humphry Davy, autodidact chemist and inventor of the mining lamp; mathematician Charles Babbage, who all but invented the computer more than a century before the advent of the microprocessor; polymathic poet and physician Erasmus Darwin, whose spirit inspired his grandson to follow nature wherever it took him.
Holmes hardly stints on the poets, either, charting the work and opinions of Wordsworth, Southey, Shelley, Schelling, and Coleridge – who vowed to "attack Chemistry like a shark," and whose verse is filled with stellar imagery that is a legacy of its author's fascination with the Herschels' discoveries.
And not least he includes Mary Shelley, who imbued the pursuit of scientific discovery with the dark rhythms of Germanic folk tales in her strange, great, much-misunderstood masterpiece, "Frankenstein." In her protagonist Shelley showed that the Promethean ambitions of the scientist and the Orphic inspiration of the artist were twin passions. All but ignored alongside her well-known husband and the dazzling Byron, Mary Shelley captured the spirit and terror of Romantic science perhaps better than any author by inventing the genre we now call science fiction.
Holmes pursues his many-chambered nautilus of a tale with energy and great rigor, unearthing many lives and assembling remnant shards of biography, history, science, and literary criticism. It shouldn't surprise anyone that there are gaps in his fossil record. "The Age of Wonder" is frank in its Anglocentrism; the near-absence of such a towering figure as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is particularly puzzling; Holmes's otherwise terrifically helpful "cast list" archly and bizarrely describes the poet as a "German heavyweight boxer" who "went ten rounds with the ghost of Sir Isaac Newton." Similarly conspicuous is the invisibility of the American transcendentalists, whose engagement with science helped to spur a literary renaissance on this side of the Atlantic.
Such quibbles notwithstanding, "The Age of Wonder" will be rightly regarded as a magisterial treatment of an era which, in Holmes's words, "contained terror as well as wonder... [and] brought new dread as well as new hope into the world." As Holmes observes, it is this ironic predicament, as much as poetry, planets, and paradigms, which constitutes our Romantic inheritance.
Matthew Battles is a freelance writer in Jamaica Plain, Mass.

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Free Books!
NCLB Update
Measuring Progress, Realizing Results
Higher Education Opportunity Act
SAT Scores
FERPA and PPRA
Quote to Note
Upcoming Events
Free Books!
Register today at http://www.firstbook.org/register/ to access free new children's books through the 2008 Back to School Book Donation. Earlier this year, the Department teamed with First Book and Random House to launch the 2008 Summer Reading Initiative (see http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/05/05062008.html). This initiative was the first stage of a national distribution of over 850,000 free new Random House children's books to schools, libraries, and literacy organizations serving low-income youth across the U.S. This summer, 550,000 books were distributed. On September 4, the Department will announce the availability and subsequent distribution of the remaining 300,000 books earmarked for this campaign. Since 2006, the Department has partnered with First Book and major U.S. book publishing companies to distribute three million children's books. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/bookcampaign/. (Note: To be eligible to register with First Book, an entity must: (1) serve children where at least 50% are from low-income households, (2) be a Title I or Title I-eligible school, or (3) be a military family support program.)
NCLB Update
As school gets underway, Secretary Spellings continues to offer states the opportunity for greater flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act. Earlier this month, she reopened the differentiated accountability pilot program (http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/
account/differentiatedaccountability/). More recently, with a letter to Chief State School Officers (http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/secletter/080818.html), she again invited states to submit proposals that incorporate a measure of individual student growth into their current accountability system. "I view growth models as a key component of a common-sense approach to implementing No Child Left Behind," she said. "Growth models... create a more nuanced accountability system, while still adhering to the goal of 100% proficiency by 2013-14." So far, 11 states have been approved to implement their models under the pilot program. Proposals are due by October 15. Department officials will conduct an initial review of each proposal to make sure the growth model meets seven core principles and the state is making progress in specific areas. If they have any questions regarding a state's proposal, they will contact the state by October 24 and request the state respond by November 7. Then, those proposals determined to have met requirements will be forwarded to a team of peer reviewers, who will meet by early December. The Secretary anticipates reaching a final decision later in December. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/growthmodel/.
Concerning states, a new report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), "Public School Graduates and Dropouts from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06," presents the number of high school graduates, the Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate (AFGR), and dropout data for grades 9-12. Across 48 reporting states, a total of 2,649,001 public school students received a high school diploma in 2005-06, resulting in an AFGR of 73.4%. However, the AFGR ranged drastically; 14 states had rates of 80% or higher, while 10 states had rates below 70%. Similarly, the AFGR was much higher for Asian/Pacific Islander (89.6%) and white, non-Hispanic (80.6%) students than American Indian/Alaska Native (61.8%), Hispanic (61.4%), and black, non-Hispanic (59.1%) students. On the other end of the spectrum, once more across 48 reporting states, 579,000 public school students dropped out in 2005-06, resulting in an "event" dropout rate of 4%. Twelve states had dropout rates of less than 3%, while six states had rates of more than 6%. (Among those states for which comparisons could be made between 2002-03 and 2005-06, the event dropout rate increased for 27 states and decreased for 21 states.) American Indian/Alaska Native students had the highest dropout rate at 7.4%, followed by black (6.1%), Hispanic (6.0%), white (2.7%), and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.4%) students. For more information, please go to http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008353.
Need help with dropouts? The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) will shortly unveil a practice guide on dropout prevention. Developed by a panel of nationally recognized experts, practice guides consist of actionable recommendations, strategies for overcoming roadblocks, and an indication of the strength of evidence supporting each recommendation. In the meantime, explore WWC's latest guide, "Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices," with five recommendations to improve literacy among adolescents in the upper elementary, middle, and high school grades. For more information, please go to http://whatworks.ed.gov/.
Measuring Progress, Realizing Results
A Back to School edition of "Education News Parents Can Use" (September 16, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) will profile key strategies for improving student academic achievement and showcase schools that have proven successful in closing the achievement gap and helping all students perform at high levels. Educators know that what gets measured gets done, and information is a powerful catalyst for change. The more information one has, the better able one is to demand improvementand get it. The No Child Left Behind Act's focus on data dissemination and informed decision-making has helped transform the roles of parents and teachers. Parents now have the necessary information to be effective education consumers and advocates for their children. And, teachers have access to the latest data and scientifically proven strategies for helping students achieve. The outcome is a new, results-based culture in American schools. The broadcast will also spotlight the Department's Teaching Ambassador Fellowship program. The fellowsclassroom teachers on leave from their schools to work on policy at the U.S. Department of Educationwill give their perspectives on improving learning. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/edtv/. (You can watch archived webcasts at http://www.connectlive.com/events/ednews/.)
Higher Education Opportunity Act
On August 14, President Bush signed into law the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), reauthorizing the original Higher Education Act (HEA). The legislation covers most of the programs administered by the Department's Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) and Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA). Therefore, OPE has dedicated a new web site (http://www.ed.gov/policy/highered/leg/hea08/), with information on the Department's implementation of the HEOA. Some updates:
Dear Colleague Letter. The agency will be publishing a letter with a summary of each provision of the HEOA. However, affected parties are responsible for taking the steps necessary to comply by the effective dates established by the law. The provisions were effective upon enactment, unless otherwise indicated.
Negotiated Rulemaking. The agency will soon start the negotiated rulemaking process for parts of the HEOA. Negotiated rulemaking is required for the development of all regulations implementing statutory changes to Title IV of the HEA. Moreover, Section 201 of the HEOA added a provision to Section 207(c) of the HEA requiring negotiated rulemaking for any regulations the Secretary develops under amended Section 207(b)(2) of the HEA. This section prohibits a teacher preparation program that has had its eligibility terminated by the state from accepting or enrolling any student who receives Title IV aid.
Public Meetings. Starting next month, the agency will begin the negotiated rulemaking process by publishing a notice in the Federal Register announcing public meetings where parties can suggest issues related to the HEOA that should be considered for action by these rulemaking committees. (Of course, for anyone unable to attend a hearing, the Department will be accepting written comments.) Currently, the meetings will be held: 9/19 at Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX); 9/29 at the University of Rhode Island's Providence Campus; 10/2 at Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA); 10/6 at Johnson C. Smith University (Charlotte, NC); 10/8 at the U.S. Department of Education's K Street conference center (Washington, DC); and 10/15 at Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland, OH). Additional information on these hearings will be posted as it becomes available.
Be sure to check back often! As the Department moves through the implementation process, OPE will be updating the web site.
Also: This year's special supplement to NCES's "Condition of Education 2008" report (see http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/) provides a rich profile of the more than 1,000 community colleges in the U.S., analyzes the characteristics of students who entered community college from high schools, and examines the rates of persistence and attainment among community college students in general. It also directly compares public, two-year institutions with public and private four-year colleges and universities. Among high school seniors who enrolled immediately in a postsecondary institution in 2004, 30% enrolled in a community college. For more information, please go to http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2008/analysis/.
SAT Scores
Much like the ACT scores detailed last issue, despite a record number of students taking the testincluding a higher percentage (36%) of first-generation students than 2007 and a substantial rate (40%) of minority participationthe 2008 SAT national average composite score was 1511 (on a scale of 600 to 2400), the same as last year's score. Average scores for all three sections of the test were also identical to 2007: 502 in reading, 515 in math, and 494 in writing. (Each section has a minimum score of 200 and a maximum score of 800.) Females have narrowed the performance gap with males in reading, closing to within four points, and females outperform males on the writing test by 13 points. However, males still outperform females by 33 points on the math test. Meanwhile, according to multiple studies, writing has proven the most predictive section of the SAT for determining first-year college performance, both for all students and across all racial/ethnic groups, demonstrating that writing is a critical skill. For more information, please go to http://www.collegeboard.com/press/releases/197846.html.
FERPA and PPRA
This month, the Department's Family Policy Compliance Office issued its annual notification to states and school districts of their obligations under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA). FERPA gives parents the right to have access to their children's education records, the right to seek to have the records amended, and the right to have some control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the records. (When a student turns 18 or enters a postsecondary institution at any age, the rights under FERPA transfer from the parents to the student.) PPRA grants parents certain rights regarding the conduct of surveys, collection and use of information for marketing, and some physical exams. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/hottopics/.
Quote to Note
"Two centuries after Abraham Lincoln's birth, the nation is still in formation. The U.S. has grown and expanded. One cost of that growth has been a splintering of many parts of our society. Competing values, interests, and beliefs have complicated Lincoln's goal to find unity in our diversity. The bicentennial commemoration of his life and legacythrough various education programs, public forums, and arts projectswill be a bright beacon to completing our nation's 'unfinished work.'"
|Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (http://www.lincolnbicentennial.gov/)
Upcoming Events
The next Scientific Evidence in Education (SEE) forum is scheduled for September 17 (8:30-10:45 a.m. ET) at the National Press Club, in Washington, DC. The topic? Reinventing after-school programs using evidence-based research on after-school interventions. The forums are free, but space is limited, so register in advance online. For more information, please go to http://www.seeforums.org/.
Planning is underway for the Department's ninth annual International Education Week (November 17-21, coinciding with American Education Week). The week supplies schools, colleges and universities, and communities the opportunity to promote and celebrate the benefits of international education worldwide. This year's theme is "Fostering Global Responsibility and Leadership." Individuals and institutions are encouraged to join the listserv and submit a report on planned activities. For more information, please go to http://iew.state.gov/.
Over the next two weeks, the Department will be exhibiting at HopeFest 2008 in Chicago (August 30) and the National Council of Negro Women's Black Family Reunion Celebration on the National Mall (September 6-7). If you are attending either of these events, please stop by the Department's booth.
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[This is a review of The Walking Dead season 4, episode 4. There will be SPOILERS.]
Last week, Rick figured out that Carol had made a decision that impacted two lives rather negatively, in the hope of saving many, many more lives. Of course, that's in reference to the two people she killed in a fruitless effort to prevent a particularly virulent flu from spreading.
All of that leads up to the bigger issue in 'Indifference,' discussing the changes that've taken place in nearly everyone on The Walking Dead – or at least in the characters who've been around long enough for there to be a noticeable change. Early on in the episode, Carol and Lizzie have a fairly unambiguous chat about the concept of change and what it means in the world that they're in now. Lizzie's young and inexperienced enough to see some kind of hope in every little change, from her someday turning into an adult and hopefully growing stronger, to people turning into walkers, as that is – to Lizzie, anyway – an extension of the life that's too frequently cut short nowadays.
It's possibly one of the most overt conversations The Walking Dead has ever had, but at least it was an overt conversation about something that led to a more significant moment, and not just some dialogue intended to point out something that's literally happening onscreen the moment someone says it (which has been a problem for the show in the past). Still, overt or not, the conversation manages to throw in a few telling references to Carol's past that shed a little light on her current way of thinking about tough choices, and walking a very thin line between being strong and simply being ruthless. And, as Rick's actions at the end of the episode suggest, he's firmly in the Carol's actions were ruthless camp.
Rick justifies his decision of exiling her in much the same way Carol made her decision to kill David and Karen: by weighing the potential good of doing something bad against doing nothing at all. In this case, Rick essentially saves Carol's life in the immediate future by ensuring she's nowhere near Tyreese, as he also makes it pretty clear keeping her secret isn't going to be an option for him. It's another demonstration of how people can change, as not too long ago, Rick might've thought there was a way everyone could work past Carol being a killer.
But it's also in keeping with the other overt theme of the episode, in that characters are no longer in a world that affords them the luxury of holding onto things, no matter how much they may mean. Whether those things are emotional or physical, or both, depends on the individual. Newcomer Bob Stookey (Lawrence Gilliard Jr.) is certainly packing a lot of both, as the guilt over getting Zach killed in the season premiere seems to be haunting him as much as the quiet he's so desperate to drown out with drink.
In the end, 'Indifference' may have been the most accurate title of an episode yet, since despite the apparent dismissal of a major character, it feels as though the show was more concerned with making a series of thematic jabs than it was with landing a significant emotional blow. Perhaps that will be saved for when Rick comes back to the prison without a character the series has known for so long.
The Walking Dead continues next Sunday with 'Internment' @9pm on AMC. Check out a preview below:


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S&P 500 futures rose 5.7 points or 0.47 percent, the Dow Jones industrial average futures added 61 points or 0.59 percent, and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 15.5 points or 0.64 percent.
** APPLE INC , Friday close $667.10, up 0.73 pct premarket
Chief Executive Tim Cook apologized Friday to customers frustrated with glaring errors in its new Maps service and, in an unusual move for the consumer giant, directed them to rival services such as Google Inc's Maps instead.
** GOOGLE INC , Friday close $754.50, up 0.6 pct premarket
Google's shares, which have gained 65 percent since July 2010, could rise even further, business weekly Barron's said on Sunday.
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The company, stung by doubts that advertising on the social network delivers enough bang for the buck, is preparing to unveil data to counter its critics and show that "clicks," the current metric of choice, tell only half the story.
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|2006-05-29, 04:37
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Victory Gundam possible *spoilers*
I've just finished rewatching victory gundam and am still kinda of confused, peraphs more so then the first time through. What happened to the Halo, I mean it sperated then reformed, lots of Uso's friends got fired during the battle, Shakti was returned and things kinda ended. So what did the Halo do? I know it activated, spread some shining stuff that didn't stop the fighting like its suppose to then the halo accended to space. Anyone got an idea what thats all about? For that matter, what made that annoying chick Katejina I think thats her name, go all insane at the end, she was fine at the start of the show and I don't think she was brain washed or anything.
PS maybe its just me but I don't know why some many people complain that this show is depressing, I think its more realistc then the newer gundams where the casuality rates are insanley low. the show kinda reminds me of blue gender with its insanley high causlity rates 3 for 3 in one segment of V gundam.
|2006-05-29, 10:22
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: UK
Its been a long time since I last watched Victory Gundam, I cant really remember the show that well, but for Katejina and how she turned out a the end of the series, I think she was always like that from the start of the show, she'd slowly unveil bits of her real self thorughout the series as she gained more power untill you fully see her true self.
I really need to see this show again
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Hiding... don't try to find me.
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About Katejina, she believed the queen and probably did get brainwashed since Kagatie was pretty much using the queen (at least from what I can remember).
|2006-05-29, 11:39
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If my memory doesn't fail me, Angel Halo was the ultimate weapon of Zanscare Empire, since it had the power to turn all humans minds into a child's. The plan was to do that and conquer all the earth, but the queen fought that Angel Halo purpose was to bring peace and stop the war.
So that it could work, it was needed a huge amount of newtypes and someone who had very strong newtype powers. The first to control the Angel Halo was the queen, but after she died, the zanscare persuaded Shakti to control it (with the same talk of peace and stop the war).
In the end, Shakti was rescued by Uso, but returns to Angel Halo to stop it (since it had gone crazy) and sends it to space.
About Kateejina, well, let's say the war changed her. She started believing in the Zanscare beliefs at first, but later she just became a huge power hunger bitch. It happens LoL.
And the thing about V being depressing... well, this is true because of its "realism". Not only because of casuality rate, but because of how certain people got killed. For example, take all the Shrike (sp?) Team deaths... it didn't have dramatic scenes, long speechs or slow-motion action. it was *BANG* dead. It remembered some of the deaths of the original Gundam.
But for me, it was depressing because of the final moments. the suicide attack of the militia + feds was crazy, it felt like it was a true final battle, with both sides throwing (literally, in the case of the militia LoL) everything they had against each other.
And the death of Odelo was just OMFG. I think most of the people think V Gundam was depressing because of this. I mean... that was totally unexpected.
|2006-05-29, 11:42
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Kagatie: "Wait Uso don't shot! I have the queen as a hostage!"
Uso: "Uh well, that makes sense...."
Kagatie shot the Queen for not apparent reason (a smart move... really )
Kagatie: "Ooooooops"
Uso: "huh? No hostage, no party! Now, you die!"
Kagatie is reduced to dust.
A great scene! I was half choked from laughing....
|2006-05-29, 13:38
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yeah it was tassilo who shot the queen not Kagatie. Kagatie shot the chair the queen used not realizing that she was long dead.
As for Odelo, I was kinda expecting his death for some reason.
It might be the translation but the prayer Shakti was saying to me at least, sounded like she wanted what her mother wants so for a sec I thought she turned traitor too. I know it was suppose to put humans to sleep for a year or so (which will result in death for eveyone) and the thing seemed to have activated but it didn't work at all, humans neither slept nor did they stop fighting like Shakti wanted them to.
|2006-05-29, 16:10
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For Angel Halo, it wasn't supposed to stop the fighting, that's a lie Kagatie told Maria to get her to power Angel Halo. What it was really supposed to do was put the people of earth to sleep. Shakti's mother was never a bad guy, she wanted peace just as much as any of the good guys. But she was used as a figurehead by Kagatie.
The power of Angel Halo did make people sleep, remember the beginning of the episode where Usso beat Fuala? The Jean De'Arc was watching videos from unmanned camera planes and tanks, showing the people of earth being put to sleep by Angel Halo's power. Usso and company stopped this before it became permanent, though.
What happened at the end with Angel Halo was that Shakti and the Psychickers (however Sunrise wants us to spell it) "reversed" (sorta) the power of Angel Halo, then sent it to space so that it wouldn't be used again/wouldn't be used on earth.
Katejina was a bit selfish right from the start of the series, but that started to get worse when she met Chronicle and fell in love with him. Then it snowballed when she became a mobile suit pilot.
|2006-05-29, 19:09
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so what was that burst of light from the Halo? It only has one purpose and thats to basically kill people and it activated but it didn't do anything. it worked before on a smaller scale and made Uso see things but that was only testing, its kinda confusing.
as for Katejina, some of the crap she uttered made absolutly no sense, like who ever wins, between Uso and Chronicle she will love. I'm not quite sure she love Chronicle any more then she like Uso, she didn't care too much when Chronicle bites the dust, a bit selfish doesn't translate to going physco, and she didn't even see some of the worst parts of the war. Her character reminds me of Quess, though she is a bit more developed but made little sense in the end.
|2006-05-30, 00:24
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Angel Halo = getting drugged + degenerative effects while being drugged
Main purpose: Destroy or alter one's brain causing sleep and making them become like kids. Kagatie said that it would be easier to control earth if they're dealing with kids
Shakti made the Angel Halo go back using her newtype powers but since her desire to stay earth was manifesting, the halo or all its psychickers controlled the rings and sent Shakti back to earth.
As for Katejina: Love makes you do ODD things.
|2006-05-30, 01:57
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Besides...I think the human race as kids (unless kids = babies) would be even MORE rebellious in ways than grown humans XD
|2006-05-30, 11:37
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Odelo: "It's that kind of machine, so who knows what it can do." (a bit touchy on translation, but this is the general idea of what he said)
Usso: "That's right, because it's a psycommu system."
She did love Chronicle, but she had already basically snapped at that point, although you could still see she cared somewhat when she shouted out his name as he plummeted to his doom
She had already snapped from the effect of the Angel Halo's light, which had a different effect on her because of her different state of mind. She thought of it as Shakti and Usso looking down on her, but she had just gone crazy.
|2006-05-30, 13:59
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|2006-05-30, 14:58
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"One moment?" That was, umm, how long ago before episode 49? Katejina became a Zanscare MS pilot like at least 10 episodes after she said she wanted to be a spy, that's plenty of time to change. But most of all, what makes you think she was being completely honest when she said she wanted to be a spy? Why couldn't she have just lied to get off the hook from Usso and Odelo. (the later had her at gunpoint at the time, btw, so she most certainly could have said that to get off the hook) Anyway, she gradually changed from a friend to an enemy as the episodes went by and she fell deeper for Chronicle. It was by no means a "from one moment to another" change. It happened over the course of 40 episodes, 4/5 of the series.
As for a more definitive explanation for why she went insane in 49, Angel Halo obviously had some kind of influence on her, as to what exactly I don't know, but it obviously did.
|2006-05-30, 16:11
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|2006-05-31, 02:22
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..........dude, where were you when you were watching the series? How many episodes were Katejina and Chronicle together? All the way from when she was "captured" by him to the very end of the series. That's about 4/5 of the series. What the heck do you mean "not enough interaction"?
And buddy, it's clear that she was doing it for Chronicle the whole way. Her feelings for him set her on the path of a mobiel suit pilot. From there, she built an ego, and when Shakyi and Usso clashed with her ego, she snapped.
Anyway, you asked for an explanation, I gave you one. You said yourself you didn't understand how it happened, so how do you think you can correctly explain and refute explanations given by other people?
I'm calling it quits now. I try to explain something to somebody who says he doesn't get it, then he pulls a 180 and starts saying I'm wrong when, again, he said himself he didn't get it.
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In simple English: This ain't a chatroom. No simple one-liners or snazzy comments.
The next anime series will come out when it comes out. So until any official statement is made through anime mags, slips of animators' tongues on their blogs, or being posted on Moonphase the answer is: PROBABLY, BUT NO INFO IS OUT YET.
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|2005-12-29, 19:16
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I dunno why Sousoke should be using a glock, when much more superior pistols exist, surely a powerful organisation like mithril would be able to supply better weaponry. Unless that is one of those glocks which can bypass metal detectors and such which i dont think it is
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Trivia info: in the original novel, Sousuke's handgun is a Glock 19. In the anime versions, his handgun is a Glock 26.
|2005-12-30, 07:53
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|2006-01-01, 11:40
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I've got a few questions based on the books. Firstly, do we have definite ages for the cast? I know Souske starts 16 in the anime and it is mentioned later in TSR that he is 17; Kaname, Shinji and Kyouko are presumably the same age. The manga says Tessa is the same age as Kaname's class, but I think one of the translations on Boku-tachi said that she designed the TDD when she was 15. Is she 16 now [TSR timeline] and therefore a little younger than Souske? My main age issues are with Kalinin, Mao and Kurz. I'd like to do a bit of fanfic with Mao and Kurz, but I've had conflicting accounts as to his age. Oh, and does anybody know how old Mardukas is?
Names. I've seen a few sheets of character roughs for the anime that gives the names of the characters in kana script. Now I'm none too great at reading Japanese, but it would seem to me that 'Theresa' was definitely a more logical translation than the standard 'Teletha'. Opinions? Anything definite one way or the other? And why is Kurz's name so often given as 'Kurtz'? In the dub the characters are clearly pronouncing it with a 't', but the same DVD subs it as 'Kurz'. Again, is one more accurate than the other? Are there any other name issues? I know there's been a few ways to spell 'Gates', and Garoun's name seems to be all over the shop.
Nationalities? I read in the other sticky thread that Kurz lived in Japan until he was 14. He must be a gaijin though- is it ever mentioned what nationality his parents were? (I always assumed German, but I'm not sure why). Does he speak any other languages? Exactly what nationality is Souske? Afghani? If so, where did he learn such good Japanese?
On board the TDD, what language are they speaking? Official documents in the anime are written in English. I think somebody once mentioned that Kalinin signs his name to Souske's school documents in Russian? Can anybody confirm this? I wondered if they're meant to be speaking English, since they write in English.
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|2006-01-07, 01:51
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tessa - ~16 - it's quite possible for students to be one year younger/older than "the norm"; in my senior year @ high school, when i was 18, one of my friends had turned 17 just two months before graduation
kurz - 20-24 - successfully passed himself off as a research assistant during the onsen trip in fumoffu, yet still interested in high school-age girls (FMP first few episodes) any older and others would note the creepiness (imo at least)
mao - 27-32 - her rank as sargeant; also, the fact that her dad had tried to marry her off, something that would happen while she is still relatively young + time as marine PLUS mithril
kalinin - early 50s - extensive battle experience in afghanistan plus appearance and build forms lower limit of late 40s; however, his combat skills and general fitness (FMP behemoth episode) sets the cap around 54.
mardukas - mid 40s - commanded a british submarine for a while, plus experience with mithril; the british do not tend to fast-track the careers of submarine men.
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Cheers! You've been a great help. I wouldn't have changed the language for fanfic or anything (that would just get confusing...) I was just wondering if it was anything like Trigun, where everyone appears to speak Japanese but all signs and names are given in Western style, and Vash clearly can't read kanji.
Are there really no definite ages for at least Mao and Kurz? I think Wikipedia or similar gave concrete ages, but they conflicted with other sources. I was sort of wondering where they could have got the impression that there was a definite age for each character if there wasn't. Mind you, I was of the distinct impression that Kurz was 24 until a friend of mine turned round and said she thought he was 19. Weird.
(Speaking of creepiness... episode one. Just look at his face when he sees that photo of twelve-year-old Kaname. He might say "in a few years"... but I'm pretty sure that wasn't what was going through his head. Not that I think he's a paedophile. I see him as more of an aesthete. )
Glad to hear I was right on the German thing. I thought the name was German, but I only studied German for a year, and I can barely remember a word of it. (Der katze ist hinter der table...) Another friend, who took German for five years, is pretty sure Kurz means 'short' in German. I have got to look that up. *giggle* (My shaky memory suggests it might be 'Kurtze,' but the pronounciation is the same...)
And Souske is Japanese. Cool. Thankyou. I just read too much into the Helmajistan episodes I guess. That and he's pretty dark of countenance compared to the students at Jindai.
Thanks again!
Um... one more question... Wikipedia and anime database sources note that Kurz has a girlfriend in hospital whose treatment he pays for. Where does that come from? Is it true? I can't seem to find anything to back it up anywhere (mind you, I haven't been able to even finish watching Fumoffu? yet, so it could be in there for all I know). That wasn't at odds with anything I'd seen in the anime up until Episode Five of TSR (Lovely Sicilly- I am getting obsessed with that episode!) when he waffles on about goddesses and says the moon makes him think that he might spill his hidden love for the goddess of night. He seemed pretty serious there.
|2006-01-09, 08:32
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@Pippin4242. kurz does have a girlfriend that is in the hospital and he does pay for her medical stuff. go here http://www.full-metal-panic.com/roster/kurz.php
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Hello. I got into the argument with a friend of mine about true id of Wraith. He told me that Melissa and Wraith are the same person (judgeing by her appearance) but to me she is so not. Could someone who has read the novels please give info on that subject?
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I'll keep walking.
Although Wraith is portrayed at the beginning like an old guy, which was only a disguise that went off after he (she =p) was shot.
And about the Mithril topic, it's an International Military organization, it's been pointed out before in the series, which leads us to believe that their "main" language IS indeed English. They speak Japanese because, wow, it's a Japanese anime =p. Even today, most "International" corps are treated in English, for example Airports. A flight in Italy, between Italian personel, has to be done in English.
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If there is a student in the class who is experiencing from hair loss, be very sensitive to the topic. It may be necessary to skip the questions asking whether the students know anyone who has lost hair. During the activity, if the student clearly feels uncomfortable or clearly has alopecia, have the student write down how they feel, but do not pressure the student to share or participate.
3 min 1. Ask students if they have ever seen anyone without hair on their head. a. If students say "Yes," ask, "Who?" b. If students say "No," or are unresponsive, ask pointed question such as, "How about an old man! Your grandpa? Or an uncle? Or someone from TV?" 2. Ask, "Why do you think those people lost their hair?" a. Briefly discuss.
10 minutes Materials: Why Are You Losing Your Hair handout 1. Ask students, "Can women lose their hair?" and waits for students to respond. 2. Then ask students, "How about kids? Can kids lose their hair?" a. Regardless how students answer, ask them "Why?" and have a brief discussion. 3. Explain, "Actually. Anyone can lose his or her hair. Kids. Adults. Young men. Old men. Young women. Old women. Boys. Girls. Anyone." 4. Then to reinforce material, ask, "So can women lose their hair?" a. Students should say, "Yes." b. If students say, "No," go over that anyone can lose his or her hair again. 5. Then to reinforce, ask, "Can kids lose their hair?" a. After students should say, "Yes." respond, "Right! Anyone can lose his or her hair!" b. If students say, "No," go over that anyone can lose his or her hair again. 6. Distribute Why Are You Losing Your Hair handout and go through each point with students. a. Make sure to explain that this is not always something we can control, especially with alopecia, cancer treatment, and nutrition. 7. Answer questions.
5-10 minutes Materials: White board and marker (Optional) 1. Open a discussion with students by asking, "I'm sure you all have a favorite aunt or uncle. Or a friend. What makes them a good person? A good friend?" a. If students are unresponsive, ask questions like, "Do they make you laugh? What are some reasons you think they area good friend? Why do you like your uncle or aunt?" b. Discussion should not be too long, but long enough so students have an idea of some adjectives they would use to describe a friend or family member they like/love. c. If there is a white board, write some of the adjectives on the white board.
Independent practice 10 minutes Materials: Recipe For A Friend worksheet, coloring utensils 1. Distribute Recipe For A Friend worksheet to the students. 2. Explain directions: a. We just talked about what makes someone a good person (Give some examples of the adjectives they came up with as a group.) b. Now on the worksheet you have, we are going to write down the recipe for a friend. What are the ingredients? We just talked about some of the things that makes a good friend. c. In each box, you can write down an ingredient for a good friend. Maybe "funny" is something that is important, or "nice." Then draw a picture to represent that word. d. We will go over these at the end of class. 3. Pass out markers, crayons or colored pencils.
10 minutes 1. Ask if anyone would like share his or her recipe and show the pictures. a. After maybe two students (depending on time), move to Step 2. 2. Remark, "So you know what I noticed? Most [hopefully all] of these don't include one thing…hair! Hair doesn't seem to be important in a friend or family member. Why is that?" a. If students are unresponsive, try rephrasing question. b. Hold brief discussion reinforcing the idea that, hair does not make someone a good friend—it's who they are and their personality that does.


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In celebration of Black History Month, the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grantees pay tribute to the contributions of African Americans to our nation and its history with numerous events and cultural programs.
Below is a list of NEH-supported events, exhibitions, and resources focusing on African American history and culture taking place around the country this February.
Television Programs:
Slavery By Another Name
Produced by Twin Cities Public Television, St. Paul, MN
PBS broadcast on February 13, 2012 at 9 PM / 8 PM CT
Slavery By Another Name is a ninety-minute primetime PBS documentary based on the 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same title by Wall Street Journal reporter Douglas Blackmon. The program recounts how in the years following the Civil War new forms of forced labor emerged in the American South keeping hundreds of thousands of African Americans in a brutal system of neo-slavery that would persist until the onset of World War II.
In addition to the national broadcast of Slavery By Another Name on February 13th on PBS, screenings of the documentary will take place in:
- New York, NY: Sidney Hillman Foundation Screening at CUNY Graduate School
February 2 at 6 pm
- Albany, NY: NY State Writer's Institute Screening at the University at Albany
February 3 at 7 pm
- Cleveland, OH: KeyBank Preview Screening at Karamu Theatre
February 8 at 7 pm
- Atlanta, GA: Coca-Cola Community Event at World of Coca-Cola
February 9 at 5:30 pm
- Los Angeles, CA: Pan African Film Festival
February 11 at 6 pm
- Fairfield, AL: United Mine Workers of America at Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church
February 12 at 2 pm
- Minneapolis, MN: General Mills & Black Champions Network Screening
February 17 at 11:30 pm
- Charlotte, NC: Levine Museum of New South/Gantt Center Screening
February 21 at 6 pm
- Minneapolis, MN: Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Cowles Auditorium
February 24 at 2 pm
- Upper Gwynnedd, PA: Merck & Co, Inc.
February 28
The Loving Story
Produced by Augusta Films, Nancy, Buirksi, Producer
HBO broadcast on February 14, 2012 at 9 PM
The Loving Story documentary film tells the dramatic story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple living in Virginia in the 1950s, and their landmark Supreme Court Case, Loving v. Virginia, which ended state laws against interracial marriage.
In addition to the national broadcast of The Loving Story on February 14th on HBO, screenings and public programs around the documentary will take place in:
- Caroline County, VA: February 4th
- Sedona, AZ: Sedona Film Festival, February 18th – 26th
- Nyack, NY: Rivertown Film, February 22nd
- Fayetteville, NC: Chatham Arts Sustainable Cinema, February 26th
For All The World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights
For All The World to See examines the role that visual culture played in shaping and transforming the struggle for racial equality in America from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s. Civil rights leaders and activists were often exceptionally skillful image-makers, adept at using the authority of pictures to edify, educate, and persuade.
Traveling exhibition organized by the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County in partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, TN
Jan. 12 - Aug. 20, 2012
Pride and Passion: The African American Baseball Experience
Pride and Passion: The African American Baseball Experience examines baseball as a reflection of race relations in the United States, looking at how the sport has influenced, and been shaped by, national identity and culture. Photographs and baseball memorabilia evoke the story of black participation, from the integrated leagues of the nineteenth century, to the creation of the segregated Negro Leagues of the Jim Crow era, to Jackie Robinson's breaking of the major leagues' color barrier in 1947.
Traveling exhibitions funded by Small Grants to Libraries awarded through the American Library Association, Chicago, IL. www.ala.org/publicprograms
February 8–March 16, 2012
Colorado State University, Pueblo Library
Pueblo, CO
February 29–April 13, 2012
Spartanburg County Public Libraries
Spartanburg, SC
Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War
Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War offers an innovative perspective on how Abraham Lincoln struggled to resolve the political and constitutional challenges posed by the outbreak of war. It explores how he deployed the Constitution to resolve three major intertwined crises – the secession of the Southern states, abolition of slavery, and the protection of wartime civil liberties.
Traveling exhibitions funded by Small Grants to Libraries awarded through the American Library Association, Chicago, IL. www.ala.org/publicprograms
January 25–March 9, 2012
University of Florida, Smathers Libraries
Gainesville, FL
January 25–March 9, 2012
North Georgia College and State University Library Technology Center
Dahlonega, GA
Until February 17, 2012
Daphne Public Library, Daphne AL
Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville, FL
Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
Wilmington College, Wilmington, OH
Aurora University, Aurora, IL
Willmar Public Library, Willmar, MN
Rancho Cucamonga Library Services, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Lone Star College CyFair, Cypress, TX
February 29, 2012 – April 13, 2012
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Lawton Public Library, Lawton, OK
Pace University, White Plains, NY
Medina County District Library, Medina, OH
Orion Township Public Library, Lake Orion, MI
Indiana University South Bend, Schurz Library, South Bend, IN
Community Library Network, Hayden, ID
Grant County Public Library, Milbank, SD
Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity
Wrapped in Pride explores the changing meanings of Ghanaian Kente cloth, both in Africa and the U.S. In Africa the specific patterns woven into the cloth originally represented social identity and status, but as its use became widespread in the U.S. it acquired additional layers of meaning tied to ethnic identity and racial pride.
Organized by the Fowler Museum at UCLA
Currently at the Cab Calloway School for the Arts, Wilmington, DE until March 16, 2012
Grass Roots: African American Origins of an American Art
Grass Roots explores the complex history of basketry in the Carolinas. The Africans imported as slaves to that part of North America wove baskets that were used in rice cultivation, and since rice was grown in the Carolinas that tradition continued. As tourism became more important to the local economy the basket makers changed styles to meet the new demand, resulting in a vibrant artistic tradition unique that continues to define the region.
Organized by the Museum for African Art,
Currently at the Cape Fear Museum, Wilmington, NC until March 16, 2012.
Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)
Philadelphia, PA
This major traveling exhibition and catalog take a new and comprehensive look at the career of Henry Ossawa Tanner, one of the first African American artists to achieve international fame. Well-known African-American artist Faith Ringgold has written and illustrated a children's book, Henry Ossawa Tanner: His Boyhood Dream Comes True, for the exhibition, which opened at the Philadelphia Academy of Art in January, 2012, and will travel to the High Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas. http://www.pafa.org/tanner/
Exhibition runs January 28 - April 15, 2012 at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)
Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story. Carnegie Institute Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.
This is a multimedia traveling exhibition examining the work of African American photographer Teenie Harris of Pittsburgh. The exhibition examines Harris's photographs in the context of African American culture, politics, and community life. In addition, a smaller exhibition with 120 photographs accompanied by an audio guide and interactive website will travel beginning in February 2012. http://web.cmoa.org/?page_id=327
The exhibition opened at the museum October 29, 2011. It runs through April 7, 2012. Then exhibition will travel around the country. It is now at the Chicago Public Library until June 4, 2012.
Domestic Life and the Plantation Community at Jefferson's Monticello. Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc.
The exhibition presents the thirteen dependencies near the main house at Monticello using a combination of interpretive techniques. Through these dependencies visitors learn about the hardships of domestic life at Monticello and the people—slave and free—who accomplished the everyday work at one of America's most consequential plantations. The restored and interpreted spaces include: the wash room, kitchen, smokehouse, dairy, storage cellars, ice house, ware room, wine cellar, and living quarters for slaves.
Boston Black
Boston Children's Museum
Designed to prompt discussion and dialogue about race, culture and identity, this permanent exhibition explores the cultural diversity within Boston's black communities.
The Power of Children: Making a Difference
Indianapolis Children's Museum
This long-term exhibition examines the lives and experiences of three children in the 20th century who have become symbols of the fight against injustice: Anne Frank, Ruby Bridges, and Ryan White.
From Field to Factory: Afro-American Migration, 1915-1940
Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Services, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
This exhibition interprets the complexities and effects of the Great Migration, a vast movement of more than 1 million African Americans who moved from the South to the North between 1915 and 1940 in search of a better life. It takes an in-depth look at the hardships and strengths of southern life; at the personal decisions to leave; and at city life in the North, where jobs were often menial and housing overcrowded, but where new communities and new racial pride emerged.
On-going exhibition at Smith Robertson Museum & Cultural Center, Jackson, MS
Teacher Resources:
EDSITEment, the National Endowment for the Humanities' website of teaching and learning materials created by specialists in literature, history, and other fields in the humanities, contains numerous resources, activities, and lesson plans for teachers, students, and parents on African American authors, artists, scholars, storytellers, and historical figures.
Featured this month on EDSITEment are materials on the rise and fall of Jim Crow laws, a lesson plan on Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, and "Flight to Freedom," a new NEH-supported educational game produced by WNET Thirteen that teaches young people about the Fugitive Slave Act and the Underground Railroad.


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Here Comes the Queenby Catherine Gehm
Start planning now for 2004,
Although the new ship won't begin to sail until January 12, 2004, there is already a list of people waiting to reserve space. Four early cruises have been designated "maiden" voyages--but from a sentimental point of view, the fourth will be the best. That's set for April 25, 2004, when both ships will depart New York--QE2 on her final eastbound crossing and QM2 on her first, passing the torch from one era to another in transatlantic sea travel. At the end of the voyage, QE2 will begin another phase of her long life, cruising from Southampton.
Here's the scoop on this much-anticipated vessel. She will be 1,132 feet long, measure 237 feet high from keel to funnel and have a draft of 32 feet. At approximately 150,000 tons she is slated to become the largest passenger liner ever built. The QM2 will have 13 decks and every amenity imaginable, and Cunard will offer pre- and post- cruise hotel packages so travelers can enjoy time in New York and London.
Almost three-fourths of the staterooms have balconies. Those cabins are spacious, at 248 sq. ft.,
Thanks to computer-generated images with fabric and furniture designs, we can get a realistic impression of what the ship's interior will look like. Britannia, the main restaurant,
Theoretically, there will never be a line, and the service will be pure luxury. To that end, there will be one crew member for every two passengers. Wow!
After dark, the King's Court, a daytime buffet venue, will morph like Cinderella's pumpkin into four distinct restaurants: Asian, Italian, the Carvery, and the Chef's Galley, where diners will watch and listen as the chef prepares the evening's dishes before they enjoy the final creation. The Golden Lion Pub returns, as do the Queens and Princess Grills for suite passengers.
Queen Mary 2 will have five pools, including a family/children's pool and play area, and a terrace pool limited to adults only. Another will be an all-weather pool with the return of the innovative magradome, first introduced on QE2.
The largest dance floor afloat and a full dance orchestra highlight the new Queens Room.
Imagine New England in the autumn aboard this magnificent new ship, or Carnival in Rio from Fort Lauderdale. But I still think transatlantic is best. I guess that's the romantic in me.


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One thing I love about the art of storytelling, radio, and this platform is its ability to give voice to those who don't always have a voice. With that said, I'm a former skateboarder. I say former because once I was at this six stair rail at the old Amoco building in Chicago and I did this awesome trick where I broke both my ankles. So now I write and tell stories rather then hopping on a board. I want to still be able to walk when I turn 30.
Skateboarding started in the West Coast. The rolling hills helped. During droughts skateboarders often skated empty swimming pools which eventually lead to the birth of the half pipe. Skateboarders out west quickly got organized...skate teams, competitions, parks, etc.
In the Midwest we didn't have any of that. It's all flat land. We were continually getting kicked out of bank parking lots, school playgrounds, and the like. So being a skateboarder in Chicago meant we were continually looking for a place to exist.
I'm working on a series of stories and poems about what it means to be a skateboader from the Midwest, and more specifically from the near west suburbs of Chicago in the late 90's. The attached recording is a story entitled "ADIOS" about me and a friend skating to the local Harley Davidson dealership to buy chain wallets and maybe biting off a little more then we can chew in regards to a generational and sub-cultural gap.
I hope you enjoy!
Dan "Sully" Sullivan


text: Some of the Met's revivals this season have been somewhat dispiriting for audiences and critics, so I am particularly grateful for Elina Garanča. Her interpretation of the Gypsy in Richard Eyre's production of Carmen, which I saw again last Tuesday night, has only improved with further outings. She has been criticized for "under-acting," but I find her calculating, fatalistic Carmen gripping. Garanča is at her best in Act IV: I have never seen a Carmen who physicalizes the final confrontation so breathtakingly. The way she works the train on her dress, whipping it through the rose petals strewn for the toreadors or collapsing into it when Don José tackles her to the ground — it's an achievement in itself. OUSSAMA ZAHR


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Another Christmas has arrived in the life of Odooproject, and we have a pretty intense year behind our back again. But we leave the nostalgy for New Years Eve, at this moment we wish you a merry Christmas!
Odooproject has received its latest recognition at the 17th edition of the Day of Hungarian Building Service Engineers and at the subsequent Ball which is foremost the main annual event of this profession.
The Students' Scientific Conference 2012 was held on Wednesday, November 14, at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Many of us from the Odooproject team participated in the scientific competition and achieved good results, therefore we would like to kindly give you a brief report about our team members' achievements.
Joakin Perez and Moises Hidalgo, architecture students from ITESM, Mexico contacted us related to their course in the faculty.
The members of the Odooproject received praise from the BME's rector for the work of the last 2 years and our results in Madrid.
We assembled the house for the last time in the next 1,5 years….
Saturday, 3a.m.: the trucks with the modules of the Odoo house finally arrived to their final destination: next to the central building of our university, and we could start the last craning process of this season.
This is the summary video of our adventures and experiences in Madrid. In the third episode you'll see scenes of the contests and awards and we'll explore the built-n-ready Odoo house. (For subtitle click on right bottom icon) Videó, editing: Bence Pásztor
It seems that the adventurous trans-European trip of Odooproject has come to its end, the house is going to arrive to its destination: to the university.
The competition and the testing (monitoring) is officially over, the closure ceremony too, but our decathletes can not relax if somehow the house 'went' to Madrid is the same way to transport it home …
On the weekend the Solar Decathlon Europe 2012 competition was officially ended and on following Monday morning the assembly process started. But before we assail everyone with the past competition events, let's show you a picture report about the closing ceremony.
The competition on Saturday night was officially over. Report, Contest Week, monitoring results.
He has been invited by the Portuguese team, but he had the time and patience to visit three more houses, that's how he arrived to us in the afternoon. But while he was in the houses he took pencil in his hand and draw only one house: that was the Odoo.
Today the Villa Solar is open to public, which means that the day before yesterday we (and all the other teams) officially finished the building works and the organizers took the houses over. It was an amazing moment.


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Dr. Vaughan is simply the best there is in his specialty. I went to him several years ago to correct a surgical mistake made by another doctor that was causing constant sinus infections. Since then he has been my physician for all sinus and throat related issues. Highly recommended.
Dr Vaughn was very helpful and I was happy that he insisted that I do not have surgery, but rather use medicine at first to see if it helps. I hear stories from people who were advised by doctors directly into unneeded surgeries, but Dr Vaughn is not one of those doctors. I thought he was kind of tough with me, but in the end he was right. I am glad I did not do the surgery, because the medicine really helped. I always recommend him to my friends.
Staff - 5/5 rating. They set up an appointment very quickly, given that Dr. Vaughan is the founder of the California Sinus Institute. Jayna also sent me the patient information form via e-mail so I could fill it in at home and set up an appointment for me with a CT scan facility right before the appointment with Dr. Vaughan. They also admitted me even though I had forgotten my insurance card (I just had to fax it in afterward). Most of the visit consisted of talking with Dr. Roy about my condition, history, and CT scan images. He also introduced a video camera in my ears and nose, and I could watch on special goggles what the camera was seeing. Very cool. Then Dr. Roy went out of the room, presumably to talk with Dr. Vaughan. At the end of the visit, Dr. Vaughan entered the room and told me exactly what medication to take and to consult an allergist. That felt a bit rushed but given that Dr. Roy conveyed him the information about me, it was probably simply the most efficient.
Dr. Vaughan has treated me for almost ten years. He did the last of three surgeries with the best possible results. Contact with him or his nurse is close to immediate. One could not have a better doctor. I rate him a "10" on a scale of five.
Dr. Vaughn has been my ENT since 2001 and before I finally came to him when he was the Director of the Sinus Dept. at Stanford, I had serious sinus disease with six surgeries by 4 previous ENT's. Dr. Vaughn performed my 7th and final surgery, cleaning up the mess from the previous ENT's. I have required no further surgeries, and Dr. Vaughn has kept me relatively infection free by his diligence in managing my condition (even MRSA). He is a brilliant doctor and surgeon with a wonderful, caring, understanding personality. When he left Stanford to form California Sinus Institute, I followed him and will remain his patient as long as he will have me.
Very knowledgeable and professional. State of the art office facility with pleasant staff.
He successfully treated my sinus problems after serveral doctors could not find the source of my problem. Is very thorough and caring even though he is very busy. His entire staff is VERY knowledgeable, courteous and professional. The nurse practioner took my history and I saw the doctor working on a fellowship as well as Dr. Vaughan on my first visit. Have been seen by both Dr. Vaughan with the nurse practioner assisting in each of my follow up visits. I highly recommend Dr. Vaughan!
He had his assistant review my files, but he also reviewed my file with me. He was honest and very detail oriented. I thought I needed an operation asap and he helped me find a better way , even though he could have easily charged me. The clinic was very nice and so were the receptionists. Go in there with you information it helps. Good luck!
When no one else could fix by sinuses after three surgeries - he did and I have been well now for 3 years.
Had his assistant review my medical history. Was very disinterested in my plight with sinus infections. HIGHLY ARROGANT! Told me I should see a therapist to control my "nerves" and discounted my pain! Went to see a TOP NOTCH ENT specialist at the MAYO Clinic who reviewed in detail my lab tests, CT/MRI scans, and did a thorough physical/endoscope in office. Received the BEST care and treatment. Now I'm almost back to normal! NO THANKS to Dr. Winston Vaughan.
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The city is expected to finalize a number of budgetary items and also hear a presentation from its Budget Review Committee during Monday's regular city council meeting at city hall.
The Cape Coral City Council will hear from Russel Bell, vice-chair of the BRC, who will inform the council of its agreement with City Manager John Szerlag's proposed three-year budget, as well as the fiscal year 2014 budget.
Items include the funding of capital improvements, management of its debt and its use of employees through best practices.
The advisory board also will endorse the prudent use of reserves to balance the budget while maintaining the two months of undesignated reserves.
It will also endorse revenue diversification and explore revenue alternatives, such as encouraging the Board of County Commissioners to consider a referendum to raise the Local Government Infrastructure Surtax by .5 percent, evaluate and increase fees where needed and ensure the city is earning an equitable share of incentives from the Horizon Council.
Councilmember Rana Erbrick said this is the first presentation of this relatively new group after the former Financial Advisory Commission was disbanded last year.
"Last year we had just put them in place so it wasn't fair to expect a comprehensive report from them," Erbrick said. "They've been online for 15 months so they should have a handle on things."
The city also will decide on an ordinance to authorize $1.5 million in Fire Protection Assessment Revenue notes to fund equipment and vehicles related to fire services.
This would authorize Szerlag and the bond counsel to begin the bond validation process and the parallel track to secure financing through an RFP for a bank loan and the preparation of a supplemental ordinance to be timed to correspond with the expiration of the appeal period for bond validation.
Szerlag listed items the fire department needed totaling $1.34 million, with much of it set aside for a new ladder and two brush trucks.
Along with that is the resolution for the official imposition of the fire assessment.
But that doesn't appear to be a slam dunk. Although six of the eight voting members approve of the fire assessment, they are split on how to do it.
Four members, approved a methodology with a 38 percent fire assessment with a .25 millage reduction, while two others, Erbrick and Derrick Donnell, want no assessment this year, leaving the city with only the public service tax for this fiscal year and allowing the fire assessment to give into effect in FY2015.
Mayor John Sullivan and Chris Chulakes-Leetz are in favor of no taxes at all.
"We're now at a 4-4, so we're going to have good dialogue and work out a compromise position," Erbrick said. "The public may have a lot more sway here than they realize."
In other business, the city council will hire a legislative assistant to Mayor John Sullivan to replace Kelley Fernandez, who became assistant city clerk.
The two candidates for the position are Pearl Taylor as the first selection at a proposed $37,710 annual salary, and Rebecca Perry at $35,880 annually.


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