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Kerry makes most explicit US case against Russia over Malaysia jet downing
US Secretary of State John Kerry today laid out what he said was overwhelming evidence of Russian complicity in the downing of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine as he made the U.S. case against Moscow in the most emphatic and explicit terms yet.
Delivering his points in a blitz of U.S. morning news shows, Kerry demanded that Russia take responsibility for actions of allied separatists suspected of shooting down the passenger plane and he expressed disgust over the rebels' "grotesque" mishandling of victims' bodies at the crash site.
Kerry threatened further sanctions against Moscow and called on European allies, who have lagged behind Washington in imposing penalties over the Ukraine crisis, to take Thursday's plane downing as a "wake-up call" to get tougher with Russia. He also raised the prospect of increased assistance to Ukraine's embattled pro-Western government.
But despite the angry rhetoric, Kerry offered no specific new plans to force Russian President Vladimir Putin, accused by the West of trying to destabilize Ukraine, to back down.
President Barack Obama's Republican critics responded by accusing the administration of being too restrained and called for broader "sectoral" sanctions on Russia's energy and banking industries, something Washington has avoided so far because of the potential damage to the European and global economies.
Kerry's words added to a chorus of anger from Western powers over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which killed all 298 people on board, and the subsequent problems gaining access to the crash site in an area of eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian rebels.
British PM David Cameron told Mr Putin he must ensure access to the MH17 crash site so victims of the disaster can hold proper funerals for their loved ones.
The Prime Minister spoke to the Russian president for the first time since MH17 was brought down, apparently by pro-Moscow rebels, in eastern Ukraine on Thursday.
Mr Cameron, who was left frustrated by Mr Putin's refusal to speak to him until today, said he had "made clear" his demands in the phone call which came as the European Union looked set to impose tougher sanctions on Russia over its support for rebels in Ukraine.
The Prime Minister said: "I've just spoken to president Putin. I made clear he must ensure access to the crash site so the victims can have proper funerals."
While stopping short of placing direct blame on Moscow, Kerry put forth the most pointed and detailed U.S. accusations so far that Russia provided pro-Moscow insurgents with the sophisticated anti-aircraft systems used to down the plane.
He said the United States has seen major supplies moving into Ukraine from Russia in the last month, including a 150-vehicle convoy of armored personnel carriers, tanks and rocket launchers transferred to the separatists several weeks ago.
He also said the United States intercepted conversations about the transfer to separatists of the Russian SA-11 radar-guided SA11 missile system it blames for the plane downing.
U.S. authorities have seen a video of a missile launcher - with a least one rocket missing from its battery - moving back into Russia from a rebel-held area, Kerry said.
"There's (an) enormous amount of evidence, even more evidence that I just documented, that points to the involvement of Russia in providing these systems, training the people on them," Kerry said on CBS's "Face the Nation."
Moscow denies involvement and has accused the Ukrainian military in the shootdown.
A U.S. official familiar with Washington's assessments of the incident said Russia was believed to have decided to reinforce the rebels with more advanced weaponry because of concern that Ukrainian government forces had been making gains.
The plane downing is widely seen a potential turning point in the Ukraine crisis that has taken relations between Russia and the West to a post-Cold War low. Kerry, who spoke to his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, by phone on Saturday, called on Moscow to publicly seek responsible action from the separatists, including access to the crash site.
"It is clear that Russia supports the separatists, supplies the separatists, encourages the separatists, trains the separatists. And Russia needs to step up and make a difference here," Kerry said on NBC's "Meet the Press" program.
He said foreign investigators have been given only limited access to the crash site. "Drunken separatists have been piling bodies into trucks and removing them from the site ... What's happening is really grotesque and it is contrary to everything President Putin and Russia said they would do."
U.S. officials have expressed hope that European anger over the plane downing would help unify the 28-member EU bloc, which stands to lose more by punishing Russia since it does 10 times more trade with Russia than the United States does.
Kerry challenged the Europeans to become assertive.
"It would help enormously if some countries in Europe that have been a little reluctant to move would now recognize this wakeup call and join the United States and President Obama in taking the lead, and also stepping up," he said.
American lawmakers also called on Putin to take action, with Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein saying on CNN, "Putin, you have to man up."
Kerry's sharpened charges against Moscow suggest that Washington could move faster to expand its sanctions. But the consensus in Washington is the next phase, if it comes, will involve more surgical targeting of Russian oligarchs and others close to Putin, not sweeping curbs on entire sectors.
"The president is prepared to take additional steps," Kerry told Fox News. "We are discussing with the Ukrainians right now what they need, what else we can do." He said all options were "on the table" except sending in U.S. troops.
South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who is traditionally hawkish on foreign policy, said on NBC that Washington should arm "Ukraine so they can defend themselves." Obama has been wary of doing this fear of escalating the conflict and creating a proxy war.
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Fri, 3rd – Sun, 6th June 2016
Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland
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What's on at Ireland BikeFest 2016?
You can almost hear the rumble already, as fans from around the world mount up and head for Killarney on every make and model of motorbike you could imagine. Why? Because Ireland BikeFest 2016 is back for its 10th year on the weekend of Friday 3rd – Sunday 6th June. It's Ireland's only free open biker festival and it celebrates the freedom that can only come on two wheels.
Ireland BikeFest 2016 is music to everyone's ears
We're not talking just about the perfect notes of finely tuned engines here. Concerts and open air gigs will be rocking on three music stages – all of them free to rave to. Watch out for some of Irelands leading party bands entertaining the crowds from midday through to the small hours.
Bike Village is where to be
This will be right up every biker's street. Round every corner there'll be well-built machines being shown off by owners who'll go into every nut and bolt of the details. Families will love the atmosphere and fun zones and all the cool places to refuel with food and drink
Ireland BikeFest 2016 is based round Ireland's best hotel
The whole event is anchored round the internationally renowned Gleneagle Hotel. But you can break away on daily ride-outs around famous touring routes including the Dingle Peninsula and Ring of Kerry.
You oughta see the autojumble!
Loads of traders offering loads of bargains in parts, spares, tools, accessories, clothing and memorabilia. How will you get it all home?
Feel free to join us on the Carole Nash stand at the Ireland Bikefest 2016
Come up on our stand and fire away with any questions you might have about insurance. Our team will give the answers you want to hear – and enter you in our free prize draw for the chance to win an amazing biking prize^. Plus, wallet-pleasing on-the-spot quotes that can make everyone a winner. Can't wait to see you in Killarney!


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[…] news stories are too brief and superficial to supply detailed information about policy and political decision-making processes. Consequently, the news is also inadequate for serious citizen political activity, other than perhaps voting in elections. Knowledge is said to lead to power, but the knowledge we call news cannot do so. Nor can it bring about the greater participation in power essential to a properly representative democracy.
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Wait, I Have A New Favorite!
Obamamanian Art
Friday, February 27, 2009
Beat Steele My Heart
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Yes, It Is The Worst Pun Ever... And I Love It
Friday, February 6, 2009
Friday Logic Fast Post
By a vote of 73-24 on Friday, the Senate agreed to an amendment to the stimulus advertised as "ensur[ing] that taxpayer money is not lost on wasteful and non-simulative projects." Proposed by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), the amendment reads:None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for any casino or other gambling establishment, aquarium, zoo, golf course, swimming pool, stadium, community park, museum, theater, art center, and highway beautification project.
From a certain perspective, that does sound like common sense. Certainly, it makes enough sense on a superficial level that a fair amount of Democrats, perhaps scared of the political consequences of voting against the amendment, supported the change.
Then again, if you haven't seen it already, now would be a good time to go check out the roundup of New Deal construction projects that's up on the site right now. It's a reminder of how many of our national landmarks are an outgrowth of the New Deal, and of the kind of things that are prohibited under this amendment.
By the way, in case it needs to be said, money spent on a zoo can be just as stimulative as any other kind of funding. Fun things need someone to build them and run them, same as anything else.
Obama Brings the Fire
[D]on't come to the table with the same tired arguments and worn ideas that helped to create this crisis. You know, all of us here -- [we're] imperfect. And everything we do and everything I do is subject to improvement. Michelle reminds me every day how imperfect I am. So I welcome this debate. But come on, we're not -- we are not going to get relief by turning back to the very same policies that for the last eight years doubled the national debt and threw our economy into a tailspin.We can't embrace the losing formula that says only tax cuts will work for every problem we face; that ignores critical challenges like our addiction to foreign oil, or the soaring cost of health care, or falling schools and crumbling bridges and roads and levees. I don't care whether you're driving a hybrid or an SUV -- if you're headed for a cliff, you've got to change direction. That's what the American people called for in November, and that's what we intend to deliver.So the American people are watching. They did not send us here to get bogged down with the same old delay, the same old distractions, the same talking points, the same cable chatter. You know, aren't you all tired of that stuff?They did not vote for the false theories of the past, and they didn't vote for phony arguments and petty politics. They didn't vote for the status quo -- they sent us here to bring change. We owe it to them to deliver. This is the moment for leadership that matches the great test of our times. And I know you want to work with me to get there...This isn't some abstract debate. Last week, we learned that many of America's largest corporations already laid off thousands and are planning to lay off tens of thousands of more workers. Today, we learned that in the previous week, the number of new unemployment claims jumped to 626,000. Tomorrow, we're expecting another dismal jobs report, on top of the half a million jobs that were lost last month, on top of the half a million jobs that were lost the month before that, on top of the 2.6 million jobs that were lost last year.For you, these aren't just statistics. This is not a game. This is not a contest for who's in power and who's up and who's down. These are your constituents. These are families you know and you care about. I believe that it is important for us to set aside some of the gamesmanship in this town and get something done...Understand the scale and the scope of this plan is right. And when you start hearing arguments on the cable chatter, just understand a couple of things. Number one, when they say, well, why are we spending $800 billion -- we've got this huge deficit? First of all, I found this deficit when I showed up. Number one. I found this national debt doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office.Number two, it is expected that we are going to lose about a trillion dollars worth of demand this year, a trillion dollars of demand next year because of the contraction in the economy. So the reason that this has to be big is to try to fill some of that lost demand. And as it is, there are many who think that we should be doing even more. So we are taking prudent steps...So then you get the argument, well, this is not a stimulus bill, this is a spending bill. What do you think a stimulus is? That's the whole point. No, seriously. That's the point.
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I am trying to prepare the best tools for efficient Data Analysis in Mathematica. I have a approximately 300 Columns & 100 000 Rows.
What would be the best tricks to :
"Remove", "Extract" or simply "Consider" parts of the data structure, for plotting for e.g.
One of the trickiest examples I could think of is :
Given a data structure,
Extract Column 1 to 3, 6 to 9 as well as the last One for every lines where the value in Column 2 is equal to x and the value in column 8 is different than y
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City of Eastvale, CAHome Menu
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Challenge a Parking Citation
The California Vehicle Code outlines procedures for contesting a parking citation (CVC Section 40215). You may view a copy of the California Vehicle Code at your local library or on-line at the California Department of Motor Vehicles website: www.dmv.ca.gov
If you request an administrative review of your citation by the Eastvale Police Department, that request must be made no later than 21 calendar days from the issuance of a notice of parking violation, or 14 calendar days from the mailing of the notice of delinquent parking violation. (The 14 day period ends on the morning of the 15th day of the postmark on the envelope. There will be no exceptions.) A Citation Administrative Review Form is attached.
There are only one of two outcomes of an administrative review of your parking citation. Either the citation will be dismissed or it will be held as a valid issued citation. In either event, you will be notified in writing of the results of the review.
If after the issuing agency review of your citation is conducted and you are still dissatisfied with the review's outcome, you may contact the Citation Processing Center to request a review or pay the bail/fine.
Any person who contests a parking citation is responsible for all bail/fines imposed unless you receive a letter from the City or Citation Processing Center stating the citation has been dismissed. There are certain remedies that the Citation Processing Center may take in the event you fail to pay a bail/fine. Staff of the Eastvale Police Department DO NOT maintain any lists regarding bails/fines and are not able to collect bail/fines.
Questions concerning appeals of administrative reviews made by the issuing agency shall be directed to the Citation Processing Center, P.O. Box 10479, Newport Beach, CA 92658-0479. You may contact the processing center by calling 1.800.989.2058 or www.CitationProcessingCenter.com.
This information is provided to inform the contestee of the administrative review process for a parking citation when that review is done by the issuing agency. It is not intended to replace current law. Failure to follow the guidelines of the California Vehicle Code Section 40215 could result in important time-lines not being met.
Failure to return the Parking Citation Administrative Review Form within 21 calendar days of the citation issuance, or within 14 days after a notice of delinquent parking violation is mailed, will result in your request for administrative review being denied. This also includes requests sent through the U.S. Mail.
You may mail or drop your completed Parking Citation Administrative Review Form (below) off at the Jurupa Valley Station, which is located at 7477 Mission Blvd. Jurupa Valley, CA. 92509. Also, you may email the completed Parking Citation Administrative Review Form to firstname.lastname@example.com


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Pulling no punches in San Diego last night (2 June), Clinton questioned Trump's credentials on foreign policy, diplomacy and the economy while raising alarm at the prospect of the Republican presumptive nominee becoming commander-in-chief of the US.
"Donald Trump's ideas aren't just different, they're dangerously incoherent. They're not even really ideas, just a series of bizarre rants, personal feuds and outright lies," she said, as she sought to effectively disqualify him as a credible candidate.
"He is not just unprepared. He is temperamentally unfit to hold an office that requires knowledge, stability and immense responsibility," she added. And Clinton did not stop in her evisceration of Trump there, but went on to warn of catastrophic security consequences for the US if Trump won the White House.
"He should not have the nuclear codes because it's very easy to imagine Donald Trump leading us into a war just because someone got under his very thin skin," said Clinton. "We cannot let him roll the dice with America."
She continued: "Imagine Donald Trump sitting in the situation room making life or death decisions on behalf of the United States. Do we want him making those calls? Someone thin-skinned and quick to anger. Do we want his finger anywhere near the button? Making Donald Trump our commander-in-chief would be a historic mistake."
Earlier this week, Clinton said she is in talks with Democratic rival Bernie Sanders' campaign to unite the party and "prevent Donald Trump from getting anywhere near the White House." Her speech last night was significant in that it was the first signal of the type of fierce tactics she will use to dissuade voters from backing Trump if she manages to edge Sanders out for the party nomination. Clinton is just 70 delegates shy of clinching victory to set up a head-to-head with the billionaire businessman.
She also blasted Trump's praise for authoritarian leaders, including Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong-Un. "I will leave it to the psychiatrists to explain his affection for tyrants ... If Donald gets his way they'll be celebrating in the Kremlin. We cannot let that happen," she said.
The former first lady added: "He says he has foreign policy experience because he ran the Miss Universe pageant in Russia."
At one point, Clinton also remarked that Trump was likely preparing a barrage of tweets in response to her criticisms – and they soon followed.
"Bad performance by Crooked Hillary Clinton! Reading poorly from the telepromter [sic]! She doesn't even look presidential!" tweeted Trump.
But a fiery Clinton was in no mood to field criticisms from Trump, and responded: "Imagine if he had not just his Twitter account at his disposal when he's angry, but America's entire arsenal."


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Inniscarra were defeated by Midleton at Balyanly on Thursday evening. Inniscarra scored only one point in the match courtesy of a David Linehan 65, but that dosent tell the whole story as the match was much closer than the scoreline suggests but Inniscarra just had no luck in front of goal. From the throw-in Inniscarra were on the attack straight away with Fiachra Wall finding Blaine O'Farrell who passed to Kevin O'Connell but his shot was just off target.A good clearance by Colm Ring found Max O'Leary who was fouled but David Linehans free shot from an acute angle was just wide.Another free followed after a foul on Robert Dooling but again the resulting free was wide. Brilliant defensive play by Sean O'Sullivan and William O'Connell got the ball to Joseph Moynihan and he transferred it to Ben O'Connell who picked out Tadgh Keohane who was through on goal but was fouled and a penalty awarded but again the penalty shot was saved by the keeper. The half time score was Midleton 1 - 4, Inniscarra 0 - 0. Inniscarra again played very well in the second half but the scores just wouldn't materialise. A good save by Ben Gleeson was cleared to James Fairtlough whose good play got the ball to Conor Earle who picked out Alex Neilan whose shot on goal was deflected out for a 65 which David Linehan duly converted for a point.Excellent defending by Ross Foley got the ball to Harry Lynch and with help from Conor Earle found Jack Scanlon but his shot on goal was saved. Inniscarra never dropped their heads and kept attacking to the very end so they can be satisfied with the performance and hopefully the scores will materialise in the next match. Final score MIDLETON 1 - 5 , INNISCARRA 0 - 1. Team, Ben Gleeson, Sean O'Sullivan, William O'Connell, Ross Foley, James Fairtlough, Colm Ring, Joseph Moynihan, David Linehan, Fiachra Wall, Robert Dooling, Ben O'Connell, Blaine O'Farrell, Tadgh Keohane, Kevin 'Connell, Max O'Leary, Conor Earle, Alex Neilan, Jack Scanlon, Harry Lynch.


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One thing that I love about this city is our unique boutiques. One of my top rated is jacflash in Toronto. I sat down with Jaclyn Genovese, the owner of jacflash to ask her a few questions.
The Fashion Spot: Tell us a bit about who you are, for those who don't know your background and how you started in the fashion industry.
Jaclyn Genovese: I was born and raised in Toronto, studied classical singing at Dalhousie University and soon after launched the store in 2007 out of my love for fashion. I created my own clothing line 'Jac and Gill' with her cousin Gillian Young and launched an "independent artist" listening section in the store, which includes artists from both Canada and the U.S.
TFS: You have amazing style. What are some of your influences when it comes to your style?
JG: My style comes from many of the influences around me such as traveling, many fashion blogs, and my friends around. I can transform to dark and edgy-chic, to feminine-boho. I brought this style to jacflash, which has drawn celebrities such as Jessica Alba, Shenae Grimes, and Rachel McAdams.
TFS: I know you have your hands in a bunch of stuff other than the store and the clothing line. What else takes up your time these days?
JG: I've thrown many weekly and one-off events at The Thompson Hotel, Nyood, 99 Sudbury, and Parts & Labour, drawing both Toronto and worldwide celebrities such as Hugh Grant, Uma Thurman, Drake, Shane West, Enrique Iglesias, Brian McKnight, Annie Lennox, K-OS, and local celebrities including Much Music hosts Matte Babel, Jesse Giddings, Liz Trinnear, Devon Soltendieck, the Raptors, and other sports celebrities.
TFS: Tell us a bit more about jacflash for our readers who haven't been yet, but need to get there in a rush.
JG: jacflash brings a men's and women's fashion retail environment that captures West Queen West's unique brand of eccentric, understated luxe with a mix of upscale rock and roll. Phillippe Starck meets The White Stripes meets Fred Segal, right here in Toronto.
The 2,500-square-foot store, located at 1036-1038 Queen Street West, is refreshingly free of hyperbole. Enormous floor to ceiling windows create a voyeuristic haven for the spectacular collections. The store's classic design, with a mix of eclectic, speaks to the labels it showcases. The design of jacflash offers a twist, blending classic architectural forms with contemporary materials such as polished chrome, lacquer paints, mirrors, raw woods, and acrylics. The store showcases an array of custom designed furnishings and fixtures, from armoire-inspired wall cases to custom rolling racks.
What we deliver is simple; fashion, music, and glamour to those seeking to look and feel great, either on the red carpet or just kicking around town.
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Adolphe is one of the few novels told in the voice of a person who cannot easily respond to another person's love (the only other book that comes immediately to mind is A Hero of Our Time). The narrator, Adolphe, is an intelligent young man, given to analysis and raised in a household without much affection, who begins a relationship almost as an experiment – and also because he understands that this is what people are supposed to do. The woman is already the mistress of a Duke, and has two children with him but no real rights as acknowledged by society. (The novel is two hundred years old, by the way, and in French.) Adolphe is familiar with the things that he is supposed to say and how he is supposed to act, and in doing these things almost convinces himself that he is actually in love – for a short time, in fact, he might feel something similar to the real thing.
Eventually, the woman succumbs, and as far as the reader can tell she is entirely in earnest. She gives up everything for him. Rather quickly, Adolphe's ardor entirely cools, but he feels unable to detach himself from her. He alternates between trying to be honest about his feelings and then, when he sees her getting more and more distraught, rapidly feigns emotions that he desperately wants to feel but no longer does. She is not really fooled but also cannot live with the truth, so she is continuously either furious or miserable.
It proceeds in this manner for some time. Constant apparently wrote the novel as a form of therapy, and had no intention of publishing it until he had some serious financial trouble and desperately needed the money. He is obviously depicting his own character in the narrator, as well as a combination of past relationships, but he is fair to everyone and honest about himself in a way that I cannot imagine was easy.
Constant is famous, to the extent that people know him at all, as a political philosopher; this is his only novel and he is clearly not a born storyteller. He has only a modicum of narrative skill; the story is mainly used to pick up the central dilemma – an imbalance of love – and turn it so that it shows a different face. What if the woman sacrifices even more, he asks, what if the man thinks he has a brilliant career waiting for him, what role does a lack of money play, or a surfeit of it? And then the narrator analyzes the situation again from this vantage point.
This narrative method means that the novel has aged incredibly well; it only shows the passage of two hundred years in the short intervals in which the plot is relevant. Surprisingly, this penchant for analysis makes the novel no less moving. I read the novel in French (dictionary in hand) and found the end almost made me cry. The same was true, in fact, of Manon Lescaut, the only other book that I have read entirely in French. Part of the reason is that in English I am continually conscious of how the language is being used; in French – where I have no real aesthetic sense for prose – I can read like I did when I was child, purely for story and emotion.
In any case, read it in any language that you can manage. It is only about a hundred pages long – roughly the same length as He's Just Not That Into You, but with a great deal more wisdom. There was a passage from Sons and Lovers that I remembered only after I finished the book, which could easily serve as its epigraph. It is just a conversation between two adolescents, but it is an unsophisticated restatement of the same problem that animates this novel.
That same evening they were walking along under the trees by Nether Green. He was talking to her fretfully, seemed to be struggling to convince himself.
"You know," he said, with an effort, "if one person loves, the other does."
"Ah!" she answered. "Like mother said to me when I was little, 'Love begets love.'"
"Yes, something like that, I think it must be."
"I hope so, because, if it were not, love might be a very terrible thing," she said.
"Yes, but it is – at least with most people," he answered.


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In secret, behind locked gates, our Nation's Oldest City dumped a landfill in a lake (Old City Reservoir), while emitting sewage in our rivers and salt marsh. Organized citizens exposed and defeated pollution, racism and cronyism. We elected a new Mayor. We're transforming our City -- advanced citizenship. Ask questions. Make disclosures. Demand answers. Be involved. Expect democracy. Report and expose corruption. Smile! Help enact a St. Augustine National Park and Seashore. We shall overcome!
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Three cheers for Dr. Joseph Joyner, Ed.D., Outgoing School Supt.! -- He'd Make an Excellent Flagler College President.
St. Johns County School Supt. Joseph Joyner, Ed.D. deserves a lot of credit for his tenure at St. Johns County Schools. This career academy article (below) is a synecdoche of why he would make an excellent President of Flagler College.
Unlike St. Johns County's Nease High School, Flagler College has no news program -- none -- on its 10,000 watt radio station, WFCF (88.5 FM, "Radio with a reason.")
Under controversial authoritarian Flagler College Chancellor WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, Ed.D., the meanest man in St. Augustine, a/k/a "MASSA PROCTOR," Flagler College has no faculty tenure, no faculty and staff collective bargaining agreements and little or no respect for academic freedom. Professors are underpaid and can be fired at will.
Some people say that Flagler College Administration has long mistrusted its students' judgment and abilities, whether denying them the right to have students of the opposite sex visit in their dorm rooms, denying them any news programs on Flagler College Radio, or forcing them (and local residents) to fill out cards to ask questions of guest speakers.
Dr. Joyner would be a breath of fresh air as Flagler College President. Flagler needs a Gorbachev after years of iron-fisted Soviet style administration reminiscent of the Politburo, with rightists dominating the school, as exemplified by hacks like Prof. JOE SAVIAK, whose lying louche attacks on Mayor Nancy Shaver made the Flagler College Public Administration program a stench in the nostrils of academia.
Here's The St. Augustine Record article on St. Johns County Schools' career academies:
Posted November 12, 2016 12:02 am - Updated November 12, 2016 04:07 am
By EMELIA HITCHNER email@example.com
Career Academies gain popularity, offer hands-on learning to students
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The benefits of hands-on learning and project-based classes are gaining momentum in the St. Johns County School District, where 40 percent of the high school population has swapped traditional electives for Career Academy courses.
According to Chris Force, the director of career and technical education, more than 14,000 high school students are now enrolled in various Career Academy programs throughout the district, a 4 percent uptick over last year. She credits growing interest to students who are eager to dabble in professional interests away from the nuances of classroom lectures.
"It's a more exciting way to learn and because they're doing things rather than just sitting there, it's more fun," Force said. "They're more committed to their education."
But career learning isn't just about having fun, she said. Students can also earn college credits, industry certifications and plug into local businesses through internships and networking.
"And studies have proven career academies improve attendance, graduation rates and long-term relationships, specifically in marriage," Force said.
There are 19 academies scattered throughout district high schools, nine of which focus on science, technology, engineering and math. Nearly 3,000 high school students are enrolled for the 2016-17 school year in STEM academies, up 30 percent from last year.
Force said Career Academies are unique to each high school, based on need and student interest. The structure of the courses relies on the collaborative efforts of the district, local businesses and CTE directors in other counties to target "hotspot" professions.
"We all meet together to ensure we're aligned for economic development, workforce development and that we're offering programs with an industry willing to support it," Force said. "That's where we get our business partners from and we can collaborate on internships for students and curriculum and externships for teachers."
Superintendent Joe Joyner said such programs have come a long way in the last several years, especially as parents shed their mindsets about vocational training and discover the benefits of hands-on learning for their children.
Plus, he added, students thrive academically and emotionally when concentrated courses of study relate to their interests.
"I think it's been a big contributor to us having a four-year graduation rate over 90 percent because once you focus students in high school and they see that purpose and opportunity, it helps them stay engaged," Joyner said.
Schools also benefit from the success of students in Career Academies. For every industry certificate a student earns, a portion of that student's full-time equivalency is funneled from the state into the school to expand its program. More than $1 million has cycled back into the district's Career Academies since 2011.
"Our students are constantly bombarded by questions about what they're going to be when they grow up," said Jamie Combs, the career coordinator at Nease High School. "They see Career Academies as a viable way to explore any career passion they might have."
Combs graduated from Nease High School before Career Academies were established, but she said her experience with a project-based production elective guided her into a career choice in sophmore year. Her personal experience has made her a firm believer that students need opportunities to plug into their passions as well as determine what doesn't work for them.
"It's just as important for our students to find out what they love as much as what they don't love," she said. "If they go into an academy and realize it's not for them, it's so much better for them to figure out as sophomore in high school than as a sophomore in college."
Nease has three academies, the most popular being its Communications Academy with an enrollment of more than 500 students.
Its Stellar Academy of Engineering is the second largest and allows students to experiment with several tracts of engineering throughout their high school years. The last program and also Nease's newest, the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism, appeals to social-minded students interested in Florida's tourism industry.
"Students are never asking, 'Well, when am I going to use this?' because they get to use it immediately and in tangible ways," Combs said. "That's why there are so many students flocking to academies — it's their chance to not only learn about careers they're passionate about, but really get hands-on in those careers."
Combs said interested students must enroll in CTE programs in their freshman year because the academies are structured around three years of courses. Students aren't, however, required to stay in an academy.
Enrollment for Career Academies begins in January, kicking off with a high school showcase hosted at the World Golf Village Convention Center on Jan. 19.
Many programs offer industry certification exams. Those passed are listed on the high school transcript and may count as college credits depending on the college or university the student attends and the major the student pursues.
Middle school students can also enroll in CTE and Digital Tool courses to earn technology-related certificates in social media, programming and computing. There are currently 5,682 middle school students enrolled in CTE classes and more than 7,000 middle through high school students are enrolled in computer courses.
Around 95 percent of course applicants get first choice of program. Parents and students interested in more information regarding Career Academies should contact the coordinator at their middle or high school.
Joyner said ending his nearly two-decade tenure as the district's superintendent knowing Career Academies and hands-on learning courses are gaining momentum is extremely gratifying.
He's confident, he said, that it will not only benefit the future job force, but encourage kids to enjoy learning throught the application of real-world experience.
"All kids have some sort of desire or interest in certain areas. It might be engineering, it might be medical, it might be teaching," he said. "It's the benefit of applied learning; when a student can't make that connection between Algebra class and a career, that's a motivator for learning."
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Sorry, but because he was hand picked and 170 other, more qualified, candidates were passed over, it means that he will be as much the Stalin as the others. The board has ensured as much.
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It's another long day of dance photos today. They're fun, but…well, long.
One of the middle-school groups on Saturday is dancing to "Don't Tell Mama". It was the funniest thing listening to the girls refer to the positions for the photos by the lyrics they went with. Needless to say, they didn't fit with any of the choreography I've seen for the song.
At one point, the instructor stepped back out of the way after posing one of the girls.
Using my low voice, I asked, "So, you've had a little discussion group with the dancers to make sure they all understand what the song's about?"
She didn't miss a beat. "Oh. Yeah." Complete deadpan.
And on we went.
One more, gender-swapped for good measure, and because it's Alan Cumming.