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The nine days recall the nine days that the Apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary spent in prayer between Ascension Thursday ((Luke 24:51; Mark 16:19; Acts 1:9-11) and Pentecost Sunday (Acts 2:2-4).
"After the Lord's Ascension, the apostles returned to Jerusalem, entered the upper room, and "all these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brethren". (Acts 1:14) There, about 120 people, led by Peter, prayed for nine days in preparation for the day of Pentecost, the fiftieth day after the Resurrection, when the Holy Spirit came to them".
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This retreat is sponsored by our parish and will be held at Immaculata Retreat House in nearby Willimantic, CT. ACTS stands for: Adoration, Community, Theology, and Service. If you're an adult woman ( college age, professionals / stay-at home moms, seniors) seeking a deeper experience in your faith-life then take advantage of this great opportunity. The cost of the retreat is $205.00 ( financial assistance is available, please inquire).
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DeKalb County school officials are forging ahead with plans to open a first-of-its-kind military-style public high school, despite a growing campaign by activists upset at the involvement of the U.S. Marines.
"It's the worst thing that's ever happened in Georgia education," said Michael Burke, a DeKalb resident and spokesman for the Georgia Veterans Alliance, a group that aligns itself with the work of the Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition, among others.
"The whole thing is just a ploy" to help the Marines recruit, Burke said. "We expect to fight it tooth and nail."
That response irritated DeKalb school system officials. They said it stereotypes the proposed Marine school and students who may be interested in it. The protests — mounted largely through e-mails and letters — have not deterred them, they said.
"This is not a training ground to send kids into the military," said DeKalb schools Superintendent Crawford Lewis, whose system, with 99,700 students, is the state's third-largest. "My job is not to look after a portion of children but all the children. One size does not fit all. For the mom who believes her child is capable of going to college but lacks discipline, this is a choice."
The DeKalb Marine Corps Institute will be the first of its kind in Georgia, and joins an expanding network of such schools nationwide. The first public military academy opened in Richmond, Va., in 1980, and more than a dozen now exist in places from New York to Wisconsin.
One proponent has been Arne Duncan, recently nominated as the nation's education secretary after leading the Chicago public school system since 2001. Chicago opened the nation's first public high school run by the Army's Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and now features six full-site military academies, among other military-style programs.
To use a military analogy, opponents of this school are fighting the wrong battle against the wrong enemy. Their real argument, I suspect, is not with the military as a profession or as an institution; it is with decisions by elected civilian leadership on how that institution has been used or, too often, misused.
But military service, if that's what kids choose, is a honorable and often wise career choice. For a lot of young people, a few years in the military acts as a useful bridge from adolescence to adulthood, particularly for those not ready academically, economically or emotionally for college. Even many high school kids respond well to the challenge and discipline of a military setting but might falter under some less structured system.
Attendance at the school is voluntary. It creates no commitment to later enlistment. I hope DeKalb officials stick to their guns … so to speak.
March 24th, 2009
12:13 pm
March 24th, 2009
12:14 pm
How is the Marine Corps suddenly in the business of running high-school education? Are they also going to be deployed to run the water-treatment plants and work on road crews? Will we have Marine dentists and bag boys too?
I thought the USMC had some sort of specific mission statement… something about "defending the country" or somesuch. What became of that?
March 24th, 2009
12:14 pm
I'm picking myself up off the floor ! A big Ooo Rah to Jay!
March 24th, 2009
12:15 pm
Marine "dentists" are Navy officers. We don't repair teeth – we knock them out.
March 24th, 2009
12:24 pm
Our armed forces? Poking their nose in the public school systems? Let me think…
hey, who's the Commander in Chief?
So long as the CiC's not a total dork I guess it's ok.
March 24th, 2009
12:26 pm
I'd been catching up in the old threads. Kind of astonished that our Corporal is on record as wanting to limit executive compensation.
March 24th, 2009
12:28 pm
Unfortunately they are limiting the admission to those already showing mastery in algebra, a more select group. Don't say they are not targeting for recruitment!
March 24th, 2009
12:29 pm
Jay-If it's ok to brain wash our kids to liberal idea's & agenda's in our public school's now.Why is it wrong to have a pubic military school? Seems like a good idea to have alternative views and values taught as well. I don't see a problem with it.
March 24th, 2009
12:29 pm
Dekalb County kids as well as Clayton County kids need some sort of discipline. Not only do these kids not have discipline, they also have low grades and test scores. If their parents or should I say, baby momas, can't learn them something then this school can.
March 24th, 2009
12:30 pm
DB, Gwinnettian:
This is not a "poking their nose". This is a Marine High School !
They will memorize stuff like this !
"This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My rifle, without me, is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I WILL…
My rifle and myself know that what counts in this war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, nor the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. WE WILL HIT…
My rifle is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. I will ever guard it against the ravages of weather and damage as I will ever guard my legs, my arms, my eyes and my heart against damage. I will keep my rifle clean and ready. We will become part of each other. WE WILL…
Before God, I swear this creed. My rifle and myself are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. WE ARE THE SAVIORS OF MY LIFE….
So be it, until victory is America's and there is no enemy, but peace! -Marine rifle creed …"
Ooo Rah!
March 24th, 2009
12:31 pm
DB, Gwinnettian:
Executive Compensation?
A little "tongue in cheek" and a little "hyperbole" ……….. )
March 24th, 2009
12:32 pm
Does Barack Obama know who the President of France is?
It's long been the case that the easiest way for an American and a Brit – whatever their respective political persusasions – to bond is to chuckle over something rude about the French.
Jokes about garlic, frogs' legs, surrender, duplicity, take your pick – it's safe ground. If Barack Obama had gone on Leno and made a barbed quip about our Gallic friends instead of the Special Olympics he'd have been home free.
So perhaps the new president is being devilishly clever by, as Le Figaro reports, writing to Jacques Chirac, former French president, that: "I am certain that we will be able to work together, in the coming four years, in a spirit of peace and friendship to build a safer world."
March 24th, 2009
12:33 pm
They are not. I was in MCJROTC in high school, and the overwhelming majority of my batallion did not enter into military careers after high school. Those who did, however, did so by choosing schools such as the United States Naval Academy or Virginia Military Institute or by winning ROTC scholarships at other universities.
MCJROTC teaches leadership and discipline. It is not a recruiting tool.
Those who know me know that I am as liberal as the day is long, and I support this decision. Personally, I think that more schools like this should be started in metropolitan areas.
March 24th, 2009
12:34 pm
And….more proof that democrats are hypocritical morons.
Dodd's Wife a Former Director of Bermuda-Based IPC Holdings, an AIG Controlled Company.
No wonder Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Conn) went wobbly last week when asked about his February amendment ratifying hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses to executives at insurance giant AIG. Dodd has been one of the company's favorite recipients of campaign contributions. But it turns out that Senator Dodd's wife has also benefited from past connections to AIG as well.
From 2001-2004, Jackie Clegg Dodd served as an "outside" director of IPC Holdings, Ltd., a Bermuda-based company controlled by AIG. IPC, which provides property casualty catastrophe insurance coverage, was formed in 1993 and currently has a market cap of $1.4 billion and trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol IPCR. In 2001, in addition to a public offering of 15 million shares of stock that raised $380 million, IPC raised more than $109 million through a simultaneous private placement sale of 5.6 million shares of stock to AIG – giving AIG a 20% stake in IPC. (AIG sold its 13.397 million shares in IPC in August, 2006.)
March 24th, 2009
12:35 pm
Corporal asks me: "Executive Compensation?"
Well, you said "We just need to get the salaries down." I have no idea why you feel that that needs to happen, is all.
March 24th, 2009
12:35 pm
Are they getting ready to handle the triage after all the followers of all things Bachman take up arms and start their revolution.
March 24th, 2009
12:36 pm
That one's already been discredited, Commie; nice try. Obama was writing IN REPLY to Chirac's earlier letter, and at no time did Obama address Chirac as president of France.
Just another cheap, badly-done smear attempt by the desperate right-wing media….
March 24th, 2009
12:36 pm
come back of the ledge, Commie.
it's going to be all right.
March 24th, 2009
12:37 pm
And….another democrat with tax problems.
So does Democrat Pete Stark represent California or Maryland?
Oh-oh, looks like more tax troubles for another Democrat in Washington.
California's Rep. Pete Stark, a senior House Democrat who helps write the nation's tax laws, has been claiming a $1.7 million Maryland home as his principal residence in recent years, although he represents the Golden State's 13th District on the east side of San Francisco Bay.
March 24th, 2009
12:38 pm
"come back of the ledge, Commie."
Why? I think he looks swell there.
March 24th, 2009
12:38 pm
I know you libs. out there (with exceptions) just can't stand the idea of this high school ……… too bad we can't make ROTC mandatory again in our state universities.
"There is no better friend…
and no worse enemy than a United States Marine."
"I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front,
and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world."
- General Douglas MacArthur, US Army, outskirts of Seoul, 21 September 1950.
"Come on, you sons of bitches-do you want to live forever?"
- Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Daly, USMC, near Lucy-`le-Bocage
as he led the 5th Marines' attack into Belleau Wood, 6 June 1918.
"Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue."
- Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, US Navy, 16 March 1945.
"Retreat Hell! We're just attacking in another direction."
- Attributed to Major General Oliver P. Smith, USMC, Korea, December 1950.
"Don't you forget that you're First Marines!
Not all the communists in Hell can overrun you!"
-Col. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, USMC rallying his First Marine
Regiment near the Chosin Reservoir, Korea, December 1950.
"The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines.
Lord, how they could fight!"
-MGen. Frank E. Lowe, US Army; Korea, 26 January 1952.
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference.
The Marines don't have that problem."
- President Ronald Reagan.
"Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans,
because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean,
or skinny and mean. They're aggressive on the attack and
tenacious on defense. They've got really short hair and they
always go for the throat."
-RAdm. "Jay" R. Stark, US Navy; 10 November 1995.
"For over 221 years our Corps has done two things for this great Nation.
We make Marines, and we win battles."
-Gen. Charles C. Krulak, USMC (CMC); 5 May 1997
March 24th, 2009
12:38 pm
Commie, here is the rest of the article:
These kind of seem like the kind of words most suitable for a sitting head of state, not a former one. The use of the word "peace" is apparently being interpreted by the French newspaper as a tacit recognition of Chirac's strong stance against the Iraq invasion.
Some have interpreted the move as a one-fingered gesture to Nicolas Sarkozy, the current president of France. "So, if I understand well, Mister O., who has already despised Gordon Brown, behaving with him as if he did not know he is Prime Minister of Britain, does not even know the name of the French president," blogs Europumas.
"I wonder if someone had told him, when he came to France last summer, that the man he met was NOT Jacques Chirac!"
What better way to make up with Gordon Brown after the DVDs fiasco than to insult France's president?
Or perhaps it could have been payback for Sarkozy's supposed opinion that Obama's stance on Iran was "utterly immature".
But wait. The now online-only Christian Science Monitor reports that Obama was simply replying to a letter from Chirac "who was writing him as the head of his foundation – the Jacques Chirac Foundation for sustainable development and cultural dialogue".
Perhaps the hair-trigger settings of the Obama gaffe detectors are leading to a few shots going wide of the mark.
And here is the article from the Christian Science Monitor that your article mentions but you lack the gonadal fortitude to post:
Nice attempt at distracting from the topic at hand, by the way.
March 24th, 2009
12:38 pm
Copyleft, keep telling yourself that. Also, keep telling yourself that President Teleprompter didn't say that he's been to all 57 states.
Midori, I'm far from any ledge Midori. Thanks
March 24th, 2009
12:40 pm
To DB G.:
Because some of it is off the charts whether 20 million for an executive or a quarterback.
However, it should be done WITHOUT the interference of the government.
March 24th, 2009
12:41 pm
Joe- Imagine a school teaching our kids to read & write, but also respect and honor!! Boy,what a disater that would be for far left.
March 24th, 2009
12:42 pm
sorry bout spelling,dang public schools!!!
March 24th, 2009
12:43 pm
Joe, so why is the CS Moniter blog the only one reporting that President Teleprompter was writing to Chirac earlier?
you wrote: Nice attempt at distracting from the topic at hand, by the way.
This coming from a left winger who doesn't want to talk about what a horrible job President Teleprompter is doing with the economy.
March 24th, 2009
12:52 pm
March 24th, 2009
12:54 pm
Corporal, I'm not sure how you get those salaries down without government intervention. But, then, I'm not looking to limit anyone's pay.
Just FYI, here's one of several lists I turned up–this is from Forbes' 2008 Top 25 list of CEOs.
Looks like #25 still managed about about double A-Rod's average per-year take in his current contract.
March 24th, 2009
12:55 pm
Jay writes: Commie, you are gross
March 24th, 2009
1:00 pm
I think the kids in most DeKalb County schools could probably teach the military a thing or two about guns and how to shoot one.
March 24th, 2009
1:00 pm
Jay-You to just grossly sterotyped. You gave one example!!! I lived in clayton county for over ten years. I took my kids out of the public schools there because of how poor they were at preparing my kids for the real world. I commuted my kids to another county using a false address (until we moved) to get them out of there. There many,many other parents that have done the same!!
March 24th, 2009
1:01 pm
I don't either (public pressure?) ….. but I know I DON'T want the government involved.
March 24th, 2009
1:03 pm
Jay, you seriously need to hire a proofreader. Your daughter finished LOST? As in last, or maybe she was lost with the questions that the moderator asked?
Also, you wrote: Commie, you are grossly stereotyping.
Well oh well, Bookman. This coming from someone who consistently stereotypes republicans as "right-wing extremists." Yeah, you have room to talk Bookman.
DB, Gwinnettian, yeah, you are in need of an eye doctor. Quick.
March 24th, 2009
1:04 pm
ESR, the difference between Dekalb County thugs and the military is the military can actually hit their intended target.
March 24th, 2009
1:07 pm
caz1158, you gotta understand Bookmans psyche. You see, to Bookman a Christian is an abortion clinic bomber, a white southern man is a member of the KKK or had relatives who were and on and on.
March 24th, 2009
1:07 pm
speaking of "teleprompters":
March 24th, 2009
1:14 pm
Okay, I can't let this one go by me. Clayton County school kids should excel in mock trials, how many have they sat in, in their short lives?
March 24th, 2009
1:15 pm
Midori-one question- With so much about Obama fake,how do we know if he even knows of which he speaks? He's going to make a great "Made for Tv President" don't cha think??
March 24th, 2009
1:17 pm
I believe there are many young people who would benefit from this type of school.
March 24th, 2009
1:17 pm
ESR-Thats about the only time attendance is high!!
March 24th, 2009
1:18 pm
Jay Bookman, what were the topics of debate?
Here are my guesses:
Topic 1: Discuss why Kelly Clarkson has better teeth than Beonce Knowles.
Topic 2: Clothing of Paris Hilton.
Topic 3: The Hills vs. Beverly Hills 90210.
March 24th, 2009
1:20 pm
"With so much about Obama fake"
You're calling him fake? The lady who's on record as having defrauded a school district?
March 24th, 2009
1:21 pm
I love the idea!
In fact, I would like to see more specialization in high schools.
We have "schools of the arts" (my kids thrived in theirs) and technical schools…..
I believe the correct thing to say is ….Ooo Rah.
March 24th, 2009
1:24 pm
fake as in the fake ranch that Bush unloaded after he was finished using up you like minded "patriots"?
March 24th, 2009
1:24 pm
Bookman, I was pondering your misfire of an attempt to convince me to thinking that Clayton County has or had smart students. One, you choose to throw at me, a mock-trial team, which is what, 5-10 people? So, how do those 5-10 kids represent the entire school system of Clayton County?
March 24th, 2009
1:25 pm
Mrs. Godzilla,
you are 100% correct on that. We do need more specialized schools.
March 24th, 2009
1:32 pm
Copyleft, Midori, and Corporal,
Thanks. And thanks for the hug Midori. He's been a good ol' cat. I might have to actually sweep under the table now after a meal – he was always good at getting the crumbs. He always loved it when we made chicken, I'd always give him the skin.
Anywho –
I think this is a good idea. I agree with Mrs. G. that it doesn't hurt to specialize schools – we see this in the charter school movement all the time, and I think it works well.
While me and my kids are public school born and raised, and my kids have done very well – and I'm married to a public school teacher, I don't see a problem at all with charter schools or specialized schools as long as the instructors are properly trained to handle kids and know their subject matter, and are held to the same standards as regular teachers.
March 24th, 2009
1:33 pm
What's up with Dick Cheney?
We've seen more of the Grim Reaper in the last month than in the 8 years he was in office.
The GOP is begging him to go back into hiding. They just don't seem to want his input.
March 24th, 2009
1:44 pm
Reading the comments is the funniest thing I have read in quite some time. Seriously tho, this idea for a public military school is brilliant!
March 24th, 2009
1:44 pm
Are you in kitty mourning? I'm so sorry.
When I lost my Uzi, a 25 pound black domestic shorthair, I was miserable.
March 24th, 2009
1:45 pm
As I understand it, no one will be forced to go to this school (unless by their parents and I'm cool with that). It will probably benefit the majority of those who go there. So if you want to go there fine; if you don't fine. Maybe this Michael Burke is just hunting an issue to get his name out there.
I agree we need more specialization in schools. Most schools are geared towards college prep. That isn't necessarily a bad thing but how many people go to college and get a degree but never actually use that degree? I know many people whose vocation has nothing to do with their field of study. I also know people all across the economic spectrum. Some went to college and some didn't.
March 24th, 2009
1:56 pm
Corporal; You remind me of the old soldiers who sit around at the Legion or the VFW who just can't let the old times go! Always blathering on about I remember when, I remember this, I remember that….What I remember most is I just want to forget that time in my life…
By the way as an old rotary wing pilot I might have missed something that was going on with you grunts, but I never heard anybody say Oh rah!
Did I miss something?
March 24th, 2009
1:58 pm
Mrs. G.,
Thanks for your well wishes, I'm not in mourning yet, but I will be soon. It's funny how your kids react to things like this – my oldest son whose in college, I called him last night to tell him things didn't look so good, and we talked for a minute, and then he said really quickly, "I've gotta go" I think he was getting choked up – we've had that cat since he was a little guy.
March 24th, 2009
1:58 pm
Well, all I got to say is if we had more Marine Corps high schools we wouldn't have so many kids walking around with their pants down around their legs. And none of them would be fat as a hog. And Dick Cheney, God bless him, if he had of went to one would of been a better shot than hit a hunting partner in the face with a shotgun blast.
March 24th, 2009
1:59 pm
Look! @ 1:44 – we made somebody laugh!
March 24th, 2009
2:01 pm
Redneck Convert,
i have to definitely agree with your 1:58.
I can't stand seeing that disgusting "trend" of the sagging pants.
March 24th, 2009
2:01 pm
Oh lord, why, oh, why did I drink a sip of Coke right before reading Redneck's 1:58 post?
March 24th, 2009
2:02 pm
I've not avoided any issues at any point in time. Ever.
I have, on the other hand, been rather busy at work. That's both a good and a bad thing.
caz1158, you wrote: "Joe- Imagine a school teaching our kids to read & write, but also respect and honor!! Boy,what a disater that would be for far left."
You obviously don't know me and didn't read the part of my post where I clearly stated that I'm "as Liberal as the day is long." So your concept is clearly not a disaster to me.
Liberals support strong public education, and this will improve public education, which therefore means that we liberals should support it, in my opinion.
I'm not sure where you get the idea that liberals don't believe in respect and honor, by the way. Must be another one of those silly myths that people like to spread but don't take the time to realize that they neither hold truth nor stand up to a simple logic test.
March 24th, 2009
2:04 pm
I really don't see how some can actually walk – really, what's the point? Why not just skip the pants and wear your underwear?
My middle son tried that once, and I told him that the fashion trend was started from prisoners who were the "women" in the jail, if ya' know what I mean. Didn't have a problem with him after that.
March 24th, 2009
2:04 pm
But Midori, as a Liberal, you clearly don't have any respect or honor, so why would sagging pants bother you?
March 24th, 2009
2:07 pm
"Must be another one of those silly myths that people like to spread but don't take the time to realize that they neither hold truth nor stand up to a simple logic test"
Ya think?
Oh lord, I hope you were busy working yesterday and didn't read anything that Paul, Taxpayer, and I wrote about Battlestar. We didn't put warnings up.
March 24th, 2009
2:09 pm
And I apologize to you too. I hope you are still enjoying the show.
March 24th, 2009
2:09 pm
Always good to scare kids out of an undesirable action by telling them people will think you are gay, or say you are dressing like a gay person.
March 24th, 2009
2:13 pm
I'll just bet that one didn't go through the censor test.
No, it's more like telling your kid they are dressing like a prison beyatch ho. Homosexuality has nothing to do with it.
March 24th, 2009
2:14 pm
I heard that theory explained on the Michael Baisden radio show.
a liberal who doesn't have any respect or honor
but seriously folks — I can't STAND THAT STUPID TREND!!!
It's disrespectful, nasty looking, and as Bosch says — why not just wear underwear in lieu of pants since they are so determined to show it to us?
March 24th, 2009
2:23 pm
Jay, the difference in Clayton County schools and everyone else is everyone else is not losing their accreditation.
March 24th, 2009
2:24 pm
so you were using the prison part?
Yet you were apparently hiding your own comments as you were not afraid to say prison but when it came to explaining what you meant by "women" in prison, then you scuttled around with a ya know what I mean.
Also if you are not trying to scare your son of homosexuals then is it women? Since obviously there is something you know I do not because I do not know what you mean.
Train your kid to do whatever you want.
I just thought it was going to be interesting to discuss using homosexuality as a means to attain desirable behavior from ones children. Since you made the statement then I thought I had found a parent who does use homosexuality against their child.
Sorry to upset you.
March 24th, 2009
2:25 pm
They will learn the Marine Rifle Creed, some off-color cadence calls, and how to blindly follow even the most corrupt and dangerous sociopaths into battle. Sir, yes sir!
All the while glorifying and justifying killing.
At least it's better than a Christian program.
March 24th, 2009
2:26 pm
"the old soldiers who sit around at the Legion or the VFW who just can't let the old times go!"
Well, he could be worse. He could be a UGA alum. talk about obnoxious; talk about not letting the old times go…
(ducking and running)
March 24th, 2009
2:27 pm
It has no more impact on your life than anything else so why let it bother you.
You sound like the republicans you make fun of so much. People can do wear what they want without having to receive fashion advice from you.
March 24th, 2009
2:29 pm
I dare say the Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition fears competition. After all, education is their little gated community.
Also jay, did your liberal contributors read the same WaPo piece I did? I saw a lot of praise for the mission in Iraq. I also saw criticism of an anti-war congress.
What —–>is<—– the real central front in the war on terror?
It depends on what the definition of "is" is.
When 'ya milk a cow, the cream rises to the top where it can be skimmed off.
I find it odd that Kilcullen's focus was on the Saudis, the Jordanians and the Syrians:
But one other factor here is external interference. What are the Iranians doing, what are the Saudis doing, what are the Jordanians and the Syrians doing? The Iraq part is not the problem, it's the regional security part that is the problem
No mention of Turkey? Iran? Russia?
So tell us……if the central front "is" in Pakistan, why is Obama sending troops into Afghanistan?
Could 'ya run down the hall and tell Jim Wooten his site is in lock down? He's got a good article over there but no one can comment.
March 24th, 2009
2:30 pm
I love the idea.
March 24th, 2009
2:30 pm
DB, Gwinnettian .. Well then we'll call it the double whammy because the corporal also claims to be an UGA grad!
March 24th, 2009
2:32 pm
Marine-linked high school? I don't understand how this works. Marines are a part of our military system. What is their link to our educational system? Will Marines teach? Will they handle discipline? More physical education? Uniforms?
I have always had great admiration for the Marine Corp. Seems they are the first to be sent to tough situations because they are the "toughest". The American military is the finest in the world no matter what "part" is named.
There are expensive private schools designed with military leadership. The inpression I have had was that these are schools set up for children with various problems, mostly in the line of behavior or lack of parental guidance.
But a local high school with Marine-links? I really don't understand the organization plan here.
March 24th, 2009
2:32 pm
Oh, don't worry, I'm not upset – especially over a non-issue like you are trying to make this out to be.
Is there a topic you would like to discuss in a logical thought out fashion or would you like to continue randomly putting ill-conceived concepts together in a feeble attempt at a slap at my parenting techniques?
Or would you just simply rather ask me a question? I'd be happy to answer any concerns you may have.
March 24th, 2009
2:34 pm
What a ringing endorsement of our education system. Now our kids can get 'fast-tracked' into military service. This is a bad idea, and what's really funny is that Bookman wants you to think this is 'ok with us liberals'. Just because one aspect of our govt doesn't work in doing what its charged with doing, we'll send in the troops to do the job. Simplistic and stupid approach. I wonder what the opinion would be if this type of idea was floated by say, George W?
Anything to remove personal responsibility seems to play well in this pancake house.
March 24th, 2009
2:40 pm
JROTC programs have existed for decades, both at public and private high schools across the country. The only difference here is that all of the students would be in JROTC, which is not a bad thing.
The impression that I get from the article is that it would be just like any other magnet school with the addtition of mandatory JROTC. JROTC would be one extra class. Not a big deal, really. The students would learn a little more American and world history and they'll be taught leadership principles. Wearing the uniform will instill pride in themselves, their school, and their country. They'll develop respect and discipline.
Overall, not a bad experience.
March 24th, 2009
2:43 pm
Please provide evidence to support your (extremely faulty) argument.
Thanks in advance.
March 24th, 2009
2:44 pm
No Bosch,
There is nothing I would like to discuss.
See this is a blog.
You made a comment about how you control your teen by comparing him to a prison homosexual.
I told you I thought that was awesome then you got sharp with the prison byotch comment.
I made my rebuttal.
Don't be upset though that everyone now knows that in private you are a homophobe.
And you are correct sir, it is not an issue. Was only making a comment.
I forgot that some of us are just not good enough to make comments in your world Bosch.
by the way I was on an issue- there had been at least 4 comments about sagging before I ever chose to engage. There were even 3 comments before you decided to bring sexuality into the discussion.
Also note I never said anything derogatory about you, however you chose to call my attempts feeble with ill-concieved concepts.
Is that feeble in your opinion, or who decides if the concept is or is not ill-concieved? Is that your job again?
So not only a possible closet homophobe, but an elitist too.
Again sorry to have upset you.
March 24th, 2009
2:46 pm
And I wonder how you would have reacted say if Jim Wooten had wrote about it instead of Jay. Seriously, you need some therapy with your "I hate everything Jay Bookman posts, writes, or thinks."
March 24th, 2009
2:47 pm
Sorry Joe. I'm not here to hold your hand; I just grade the pancakes.
March 24th, 2009
2:49 pm
I wonder if little gay boys and girls will be welcome to attend this public school?
March 24th, 2009
2:52 pm
"I wonder if little gay boys and girls will be welcome to attend this public school?"
How absurd. By the time they're entering high school, they're really not little any more.
March 24th, 2009
2:52 pm
JW? Well, lets just say that if he bothered to even pay attention to his 'blog' he would find that his pancakes suck as well. Got to hand it to him in one respect though; at least his opinions are his, and not clipped from somewhere on this 'great, big internet.'
March 24th, 2009
2:52 pm
DB – That UGA remark was cold. Me thinks you are going to catch it for that one.
Bosch – very sorry to hear about your cat.
March 24th, 2009
2:55 pm
Corp, your 12:15 about Marine "dentists" still has me laughing!
March 24th, 2009
2:55 pm
So, your response is essentially, "Oh, snap! Someone actually called me out for being both unoriginal and full of fecal matter! Maybe if I resort to a personal attack, I'll feel better about myself AND I'll have the added benefit of not having to support my ludicrous claims…"
March 24th, 2009
2:55 pm
a gay high school was going to open up here in Chicago. Yeah, when word got out that taxpayers were going to fund it it never happened. If gays want to open up a private school then go ahead but taxpayers will not go for it.
March 24th, 2009
2:56 pm
And DB, your remark about UGA grads would have been funnier if it weren't so true!
March 24th, 2009
2:57 pm
Can someone answer a question for me?
Ok, what would be the point of a gay high school? I mean, a military style school provides discipline and hard work. But what of a gay high school. I just don't understand the point of it.
March 24th, 2009
2:57 pm
As a DeKalb County tax payer this type school could potentially save me money on my property taxes if they're allowed to bring their own gun from home. Stop picking on the students in Clayton County, where else can a kid with a 1.8 GPA be Class Valedictorian?
March 24th, 2009
2:57 pm
Yes drowning vicitim, the water is wet and kind of cold.
March 24th, 2009
3:00 pm
DB, Gwinnettian,
not all UGA fans or grads are obnoxious. Just the ones who graduate with C's and D's. That's because they focused on football rather than school. UGA has some wonderful programs.
March 24th, 2009
3:00 pm
Again, I am not upset at all, but it certainly appears you are.
When I have nothing to discuss, I usually don't write a long diatribe describing how I have nothing to discuss.
March 24th, 2009
3:00 pm
The point of a gay high school (BTW, I don't support a publicly funded sort of thing) would be a place where gay kids can feel comfortable. The thing is this: If parents and administrators (well, society in general, but at least those two groups) were to change their attitude towards gay people, there would not be anyone asking for a gay high school because the gay kids would not be singled out and beaten (for example) because they are gay. But until parents raise tolerant kids and until teachers and admins do their jobs and curtail that and other forms of bullying, this will be a problem.
March 24th, 2009
3:00 pm
Some 9th graders are little, especially the ones with late birthdays.
So does anyone know if the school will uphold the don't ask don't tell policy
March 24th, 2009
3:01 pm
ESR, you wrote: where else can a kid with a 1.8 GPA be Class Valedictorian?

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Valencia is Spain's third largest city. It is a host of a F1 grand prix, famous as the birthplace of paella and recently for the architectural project of Santiago Calatrava. But more than that, it is the beautiful Old City centre that has the most offerings for tourists. Being on the Mediterranean Sea, the city also offers some great beaches.
The first day of the visit was spent in just exploring the Old city centre. The old center has narrow streets, passing through which one can explore the Valencia Cathedral, the market- Mercat Central and the Gothic building-Llotja. It is easy to get lost admiring the beautiful houses along these narrow streets, most of which are lined with cafes and restaurants. The pastel colored buildings offer a picturesque look.
The Valencia Cathedral is a very impressive building. It houses one of the supposed Holy chalices in the world and the interior is similar to some other European churches with a beautiful mural on the ceiling.
The Mercat Central is the largest market in Valencia. There were nice fresh stock of fish and oranges. The dome structure from inside has some fine detailing on it.
After this, headed for lunch to a nearby restaurant and had some traditional Valencian paella, which contains only chicken when compared to the other forms which usually have seafood. It was delicious!
After lunch, visited the Llotja. This gothic building is a UNESCO world heritage site. It is an extremely beautiful building with gargoyles, fine columns in the interior and very intricate detailing characteristic of gothic buildings.
The symbols that one will frequently get to see all across the city are the bat and dragons along with the coat of arms. The symbol of the football club Valencia CF also has a bat. Later found out that the crown of the King who won back the town from the Moors had a dragon. Interestingly, the story goes that when they victoriously marched into the town, a bat came and sat on the flag so, the King replaced the dragon with a bat along with the coat of arms. The dragon symbol was also there at the entry gate of the Llotja.
One thing that impressed me was the very different street lights across the city. Most of them had a crown and they all added to the beauty of the old town.
Visited the bullfighting museum- Museo Taurino in the evening. The bullring was closed when we went so could not see the field but the museum was informative. The museum provided a detailed history of the first Valencian matador. Most of the rules and customs of this gory sport were laid in the 18th century and one could read about them as well in the museum. The suits of the bullfighters were on display. The bullfighting costumes have also changes over the years. Initially, the simple costumes worn served just to distinguish the professional bullfighter from amateurs who used to jump into the arena. Today, the elaborate designs of the suits are artistic works with a range of colors and embroidered decorations.
On the way back to the hostel, saw a couple of forts which were part of the city wall in olden times. Climbed atop the tower to see nice views of the entire city. The walls of the towers seemed to have taken quite some beating over the years.
Second day, the plan was just to visit the City of Arts and Sciences after going to the beach. The main beach in the city was nice but nothing too spectacular. There are more secluded beaches in the outskirts of the city. The number of people there were few owing to a bit lower temperature due to rain the previous day. Also, the visit was in August, a lot of the locals had gone on their vacations leading to fewer people pretty much across the entire city. The entrance to the beach had a nice boat styled fountain. The roads that are converted into a street circuit for the grand prix are adjacent to the road leading to the beach. Stayed at the beach for a while before heading to the City of Arts and Sciences.
The city of Arts and Sciences is located at the end of the reclaimed riverbed. The river Turia that flows through the city was diverted followed by developments like parks,fountains and football grounds on the reclaimed land. When flying out of the city, one can clearly see the blockage of the river and the shining buildings of the City of Arts and Sciences. This ambitious project by Santiago Calatrava was in many ways to bring attention to the city. It is located further away from the old centre. It is comprised of a Science museum, Planetarium, IMAX cinema and an Aquarium. The Aquarium- Oceanografic is the largest in Europe. It has sea life from all the oceans and seas of the world. It was impressive viewing those million fishes. There was a long tunnel way showing sea life of the Mediterranean Sea. In the other sections saw jellyfish, stingrays, squids, seals, walruses, sharks and even penguins.
The most impressive part of the visit to the Aquarium was the Dolphin show. They are held every two hours during the daytime. There are also special night shows along with synchronized swimming during summer.
After this, proceeded to see the other buildings. They were all huge and fine examples of great modern architecture. Went to Hemisferic, to check out the IMAX cinema. They played a documentary of orphaned elephants and chimpanzees due to poaching in Africa. It was not that good. The Hemisferic building is modeled on the human eye. The circle eyeball structure contains the IMAX screen. If one see the building from outside, the exterior surface of the building acts as the eyelids and the reflection of the whole building on the surrounding water completes the eye. A lot of people might have already seen most of these buildings in Rajini's Style song in Sivaji!
Swiftly, the visit to Valencia had come to an end. I really liked the place, mainly because of the old city center and the scale and ambition of the City of Arts and sciences project. The city is not that big and it still has a metro network. But, it is easy to cover much of the city center on foot and then use the buses to reach other places. I believe, it is just one of many wonderful cities that Spain has to offer!
This city has been described with every possible superlative in a number of works of art, literature and cinema. But, the real love with the city can only develop after visiting it! It is not only the Eiffel tower that makes a visit to this enchanting city memorable , rather it is the entire city itself. Every street has a beauty and story of its own.The perfect compliment to the city must be the opening montage of 'Midnight in Paris'.
Paris has a number of museums showcasing masterpieces like Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Van Gogh's Starry Night, Rodin's Thinking Man. My 3 day trip here spanned a visit to the museums housing these great works in addition to the Eiffel tower and the Notre Dame Cathedral. Since, the visit to the city was in the beginning of spring in early March, there was not the flooding of tourists in the city as in summer which facilitated in visiting a lot more places every day. The night we reached, we enjoyed the stroll down the Champs Elysees. This long road is also the final stretch of the Tour de France and a central location for huge celebrations- for instance the World Cup celebrations in 1998, when a projection of Zidane for President was shown on the arc! It was a long walk as we just kept going on trying to reach the Arc de Triomphe while taking in sights of the shops of major fashion labels, cafes and flashy cars along the way. We reached it finally and saw the flame under the arc burning for the Unknown soldier.
Day 1
The day began at the Place Saint Michel. The Fontaine Saint-Michel was dry as it was just the end of the harsh winter. The next stop was the Notre Dame Cathedral. This historic Gothic cathedral was the place where Napoleon was crowned emperor and where Victor Hugo's novel 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' was based in. But, the one sight I was really looking forward to was the gargoyles! Had to walk a long flight of stairs to see it though. The panoramic views of the city from the top along with the grotesque gargoyles was one to behold.
The next stop was the Pantheon. It houses a crypt that has the remains of distinguished intellectuals like Voltaire,Carnot, Braille, Victor Hugo and Marie Curie. The building itself has an impressive facade modeled on the Pantheon in Rome and is beautiful with its dome structure on top. The interior architecture was richly detailed and it also had a huge pendulum.
Next stop- the most visited museum in the world, the Louvre. The museum was true to all the reviews that said it would be impossible to try to see the whole of it. The massive scale of the museum and what all it covers is staggering. There is one wing dedicated entirely to detail the history of the museum. The beautiful glass pyramid greets all the visitors. There were luckily no lines to get in owing to the time of the year we were visiting the city. On entering it, the signboards were all in place for just one masterpiece- Mona Lisa. I am certain that a lot of visitors come just to see it so it is fair enough. But as we made our way through the galleries, I was disappointed to note there were no descriptions in English for most of the works which is the least one might expect for the most famous museum in the world. But, we continued moving around just having a look at the huge galleries with priceless works of art and reached the Mona Lisa. This was in some ways probably the biggest let down of the trip! I must admit I am not an art expert and must be really out of my mind to talk lowly of the greatest piece of art as the experts hail it. I have also read a lot pertaining to the painting and what makes it famous.But, I personally did not find it as breathtaking as what Michelangelo had done on the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel. The scale of that work was incomparable to any other work in my mind.
Note(Above): Mona Lisa, the green light in centre-right is the reflection of the exit sign on the bulletproof glass.
Followed by this, we saw a number of great works like the Venus de Milo, Winged victory monument, Code of Hammurabi. We then proceeded towards the museum shop near the exit when we came across the inverted glass pyramid, below which Robert Langdon found the grave of Mary Magdalene's grave.
The glass pyramid at the entrance looks even more beautiful at night.
At the end of the long tiring day, we proceeded to see the Eiffel tower in all it's glory at night. It was very beautiful and a sight worth remembering for a long time.
Day 2
The day started with a visit to the Pere Lachaise cemetry mainly to see the resting place of Oscar Wilde and JRD Tata. We had a hard time in finding them as it is difficult to get around the huge place but a kind French woman gave us the directions. It was rather impressive that she knew exactly where we had to go. Once we reached the place, we noted Oscar Wilde's legion of female fans had left their mark on his tomb. Recently, it has been restored.
The next stop was Rodin's museum. I have seen a lot of images of the Thinking Man in different forms, so it felt good to see the original piece. It was impressive as were the other works housed in the museum, which was actually the house where Rodin lived before.
This was followed by a visit to Napoleon's tomb. The gold dome structure does feature prominently when one looks at the Parisian skyline. It also houses a museum dedicated to the French army. The architecture of this building was also very impressive.
After this, we started our tour of the Eiffel tower. A close view of the Tower shows names of scientists whose presence has troubled a large number of people in their studies.
The best views of the city are seen from the top of the tower. So with great excitement, we proceeded to the top of the tower and it did not disappoint. Although, I must add that the views would have been more beautiful in summer when the trees are green. The weather also took a slight turn towards the worse as it became very windy and started to drizzle. There were some rooms playing videos and providing more information regarding the tower. There was a brilliant hologram of the Eiffel tower. It was well into the evening by the time we came down. We then saw the smaller version of Statue of Liberty on river Seine.
After dinner, we started walking along Pigalle. It is one of the notorious places of the city and all along the walk, a lot of the strip clubs were very keen on bringing us in by saying: "You're from India—come in , come in, Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan!" Don't know how anything was connected with the strip club!
Finally came across the Moulin Rouge…Hopefully someday can go in for a show as well!
Finally, wrapped up the day by going to the Sacre Coeur Basilica. It was another fine building, that also had some gargoyles! The glittering Eiffel tower can also be seen from here up in the hill. It is one of the highest points in the city.
Day 3
After 2 exhausting days, the 3rd day began with a trip to the Palace of Versailles. This pretty much broke down any energy we had remaining. The gargantuan scale of the palace and its premises took a full toll on our tired feet. It was quite a task to take in all the sights offered by the palace itself. The decorations on the walls, the ornaments on the fireplaces showed just how royal life in a palace would be. The hall of mirrors was beautiful as each window overlooked the gardens. There were a number of fountains and each had a particular story. But, the time we visited none were functioning. There is huge lake that leads to a summer house where the royal palace used to stay after taking a boat ride. The large spread of the place and the neat landscaping being maintained was quite a sight to see. After walking large parts of the surrounding area, we returned to the city still wondering about the excesses of royal life.
The next stop was the Musee de Orsay. This was the museum I liked the most. It was an old railway station building that had been converted to a museum. It housed works from the Impressionism and post-Impressionism era. Some parts of the museum were still being renovated. But, the best part was there were descriptions in English and the layout of all the works made it interesting. This museum houses Van Gogh's Starry Night. Photographs were not allowed to be taken in this museum, which made me wonder why it is so in places that house works of Van Gogh.
We then saw the Shakespeare&Co. where a lot of writers meet. It was an interesting place, though I did not get any book from there.
The last sighting in Paris on this trip was the Opera house. It was a resplendent building that had statues of the finest composers like Mozart, Beethoven.
At the end of three days, exhaustion set in. The charm and beauty that the sightings in the city had to offer kept us going. The metro network also made all points in the city accessible with ease. Though, the best way to enjoy most of the sights and take in more of the city is by walking. I had some of the best pastries of my life here and there a lot of options one has to sate the craving for these culinary delicacies in Paris.
Describing the city with superlatives will leave one lost for words. Simply put,Paris is majestic! Some of the buildings are regal and the museums house some of the best works of art the world has ever seen. Additionally, knowing a bit of French would help in conversing with the local people, but the map alone was more than helpful in getting around and finding the places we wanted to. So can't really add much to what a lot of people say: Paris is beautiful but its people are not , as I can only say I had a great time there and would love to visit it again.
I have definitely been blessed to have traveled so many places this year. Looking back at the photos and I can see a spread of memories filled with joy discovering some amazing European cities with loads of history. Be it Paris with its shiny lights, Berlin with its openness or Madrid with its never ending nights, they have all been a delight to explore. I have not updated this blog this whole year, so I thought of putting in all the places visited in one go now..atleast as much as possible!


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PITTSFORD, New York – Cristie Kerr knows the Wegmans LPGA Championship is going to feel different, not only because it's staged at a new golf course. The LPGA announced in May that the tournament was getting a new name, tw
After hitting his drive on the ninth hole Sunday, Tiger Woods suddenly withdrew from the Bridgestone Invitational, citing lower back spasms. His status for next week's PGA Championship is unknown.
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Hole-in-ones are so random, but they're so fun to watch. John Mallinger scored an ace Saturday at the Barracuda Championship in Reno, using a 9-iron from 155 yards at the par-3 11th. Here's the video:
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Brady Schnell shoots first 59 on PGA Tour Canada history
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RENO, Nev. -- Geoff Ogilvy got up-and-down for birdie from a greenside bunker on the par-5 closing hole to take a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Barracuda Championship.
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BLAINE, Minn. -- Kenny Perry eagled the last hole after waiting out a thunderstorm to take a one-shot lead Saturday after the second round of the Champions Tour's 3M Championship. Perry shot a 9-under 63 to reach 16-under 128 at TPC Twin Cities.
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AKRON, Ohio -- Tiger Woods went back to the driver he was using last year, except that it didn't help. He hit only six fairways -- up from four fairways on Friday -- and made only one birdie in a round of 72 that left him no chance of defending his title.
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If you liked the last-round drama at the Open Championship, you'll love Sunday's sequel. Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlroy will be paired up in the final group, with Garcia holding the advantage at the Bridgestone Invitational.
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AKRON, Ohio -- Sergio Garcia still had a three-shot lead when the third round finally ended Saturday at the Bridgestone Invitational. British Open champion Rory McIlroy made it feel a little smaller.
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Move over, Webb Simpson. Bubba Watson's playing through.
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Wooden clubs in golf have evolved to the point where there's no "wood" remaining. What used to be wood is now a metal clubface on a graphite shaft.
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How close did Keegan Bradley come to making an albatross Saturday morning at the Bridgestone Invitational? About the length of his shoe:
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You often hear the announcers on golf TV broadcasts say "it's a great day for scoring" when the weather is nice. I don't know if there was anything special going on meteorologically across North America on Friday but, man, it was a great day for scoring.
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HAYWARD, Calif. – Fabian Gomez shot a 10-under 60 on Friday night in the Web.com Tour's Stonebrae Classic, leaving a 25-foot birdie putt short on the final hole at TPC Stonebrae. "I wasn't nervous at all," Go
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AKRON, Ohio – The PGA Tour rebutted a published report Friday that Dustin Johnson has been suspended for failing a drug test. Johnson said in a vague statement issued by his management company that he would take a leave of abs
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RENO, Nev. – Nick Watney increased his lead to three points Friday in the PGA Tour's Barracuda Championship, scoring eight points in the modified Stableford event at Montreux to push his two-day total to 26. Players receiv
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Miguel Angel Jimenez – golf's "most interesting man in the world" – was at it again on Friday.
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BRYAN, Texas – Kristen Gillman of Austin, Texas, put together a record-breaking performance to win the girls' division, while Sam Burns of Shreveport, La., claimed the boys' division title on Friday at the 39th Junior PGA Championship presented by Under Armou
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BLAINE, Minn. – Tuesday qualifier Marco Dawson shot a 9-under 63 on Friday to take the lead in the Champions Tour's 3M Championship, leaving Bernhard Langer a stroke back five days after the German star's record-breaking victory in the Senior British Open.
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WASHINGTON--A Washington native has made the Forbes 30 most influential people in marketing under the age of 30 list.
Andrew Dumont holds a degree in Finance and Marketing from Western Washington University in Bellingham according to his biography on Moz.com.
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Dumont, 26, is the director of business development at Moz. Moz is a marketing analytics platform with more than 25,000 clients including Disney, FedEx, Starbucks and Boeing. Dumont is responsible for business development, according to Forbes.


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Funeral held for British broadcaster David Frost
Broadcaster David Frost dead at age 74
Sacha Baron Cohen won't play Freddie Mercury as planned
Mirren to reprise role as queen in play
Mirren to play Queen Elizabeth II again
Baron Cohen to play Mercury in film
Sam Mendes may direct next 007 flick
Morgan to co-write next Bond film
Michael Sheen may play Tony Blair again
Stacy Keach suffers a mild stroke
Howard: 'Frost/Nixon' suspenseful, funny
'Frost/Nixon' sets '08 box office record
Langella reprises 'Nixon' role in film
Sheen was advised against meeting Frost
Stacy Keach to play Nixon on stage
Peter Morgan (born 10 April 1963) is an English film writer and playwright best known for writing the films and plays The Deal, The Queen, Frost/Nixon, and The Special Relationship.
Morgan was born in London, the son of refugees; his father Arthur Morgenthau was a German Jew who fled the Nazis, and his mother Inga a Catholic Pole who fled the Soviets. His father died when Morgan was aged 9. He attended boarding school at Downside School, Somerset. He gained a degree in Fine Art from the University of Leeds.
Morgan wrote television scripts throughout the 1990s, including an episode of Rik Mayall Presents... and the Comedy Premiere The Chest. He wrote the screenplay to the romantic comedy Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence (1998) and had some success with the TV series The Jury (2002). He broke through with The Deal, a 2003 television drama about the power-sharing deal between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown that was struck in the Granita restaurant in London. He received his Academy Award-nomination for The Deal's follow-up, The Queen (2006) that showed how the death of Princess Diana impacted British Prime Minister Tony Blair and senior members of the Royal Family. His work on the film awarded him a Golden Globe from the Hollywood Foreign Press, and Helen Mirren won an Academy Award for Best Actress.


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This month community members and city leadership gathered at Holy Names University to discuss public safety in Oakland.
"We want to welcome the leadership of the city and our community neighbors to Holy Names University," said Vice President for University Advancement Richard Ortega to a standing-room-only audience of about 300 people. "We look forward to this event and other events as we celebrate Oakland, and, in our common interests, work together to create better lives."
Robert Wasserman, a consultant to the Oakland Police Department, outlined his suggestions for a crime reduction plan focused on neighborhood-based policing and community involvement. Mayor Jean Quan and Chief of Police Howard Jordan also participated in the event.
Wasserman emphasized a policing structure in which officers would work in particular geographic regions to increase police presence in neighborhoods and interaction with community members. He stressed the importance of strong neighborhood organizations and community involvement in police training. The downside of community policing is that officers may not be able to immediately respond to all requests. "In the best (policing) . . . , the community is brought into the process to be sitting there at the table as the problems of the neighborhood are discussed with the commander," he said.
In addition to community policing, Wasserman said that there is a need for domestic homicide research and greater problem solving that assesses long-term problems. He called for sophisticated training for field officers, victim support, community orientation for new officers, increasing the age of new recruits, and other "best practices" to address crime issues in Oakland.
The February 10 event was the first in a speaker series addressing Oakland's safety issues. The series is being organized by Oakland City Councilmember Libby Schaaf and will be hosted by Holy Names University.
"I think we would all agree that Oakland is a city worth fighting for—that every neighborhood, every resident, every family, every worker deserves to feel safe in this city," Schaaf said.
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- Just like a panda this store is divided in two colors. Not black and white. But black and yellow (Wiz Khalifa would love it).
- And then the clothes itself – same story. A sweater has two colors, just like the hats, even the stationary.
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This week I visited the Nahalal Youth Village so I could meet some of the Na'aleh students. I had a really wonderful time talking with these young and vibrant students!
I asked the students about their experiences at school and without hesitation they immediately said "I love it here!" It warms my heart to know that students are so happy in Israel and at Nahalal.
Na'aleh student, Masha
I made a special connection with two students, Diana and Masha. They were very warm and open with me about their experiences at school. Both girls confessed that they hope to make Israel their permanent home and that they would like their families to join them here. I was truly moved, hearing about the passion that they share for Israel.
This Zionism is something that I can relate to. I, like the Na'aleh students, am an Olah Hadashah, a new immigrant to Israel. Like the Diana and Masha, I wasn't born nor raised in Israel, yet we all feel a genuine connection to the country. Hearing the students speak about this reminded me of the reasons that brought me to making Aliyah. It meant a lot to me to make such a profound connection with the students.
When we said good-bye the students wished me a Shabbat Shalom and Shana Tova. I look forward to seeing them again in the near future and hearing more about their experiences in the Na'aleh Program, at Nahalal, and in Israel.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- About a year since they played together as the Louisville Orchestra and nearly two since the Orchestra filed for bankruptcy, the two sides signed a deal at the Kentucky Performing Arts Center.
Mayor Greg Fischer had to nudge a positive reaction from those watching, who had been used to months of negative contract discussions.
It happened against a backdrop of empty seats, and this agreement is music to the Louisville Orchestra's ears.
"We are ready to put the past behind us and look forward to performing again," said violinist and Louisville Musicians Association spokeswoman Kim Tichenor.
The contract is a one year deal and is a bridge to further negotiations.
The musicians will not be paid less weekly but will play less, a shorter 30-week season which will mean less overall salary. They will lose vacation and sick time. The once-bankrupt orchestra must hire up to 57 musicians, down from 71 in the previous deal.
An independent arbitrator will help the sides reach a longer multi-year agreement for the future, something about which both sides expressed confidence.
"A lot of the focus has been on the musicians, the number of musicians, the contract, and I think we got tied up in that language," said Tichenor. "We're very pleased at this arbitration process is really going to take a look at this process as a whole."
Now comes a challenge possibly more difficult than playing symphonies, filling the Kentucky Performing Arts Center seats again.
"We're one city," said Mayor Fischer. "We're one community, one family. Sometimes we have disagreements. Sometimes the fights are public, sometimes the fights are private, but at the end of the day it's us coming together to make it happen for the community."
The musicians hired a public relations firm and had help from Metro Council President Jim King, who says he got involved within the last two months, to get the deal done.
Many of the contract details are confidential, but it will cost the orchestra $1.6 million less than the previous deal.
The musicians are expected start playing again when the season opens later this year.


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DETROIT (WKZO) -- A 19-year-old man is suspected in the shooting death of his mother's fiance on Detroit's east side.
Forty-one-year-old Johnny Clyburn was murdered at his home on Woodhall Street Tuesday morning after he returned home from an overnight shift at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Detroit Police Deputy Chief Steve Dolunt says it appears that the person allegedly responsible had problems before the confrontation.
Clyburn was an active duty member of the 127th Air Force Security Forces Squadron. The teenager was due to move out of state in June to live with his father, according to Clyburn's family.


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I'm guilty of never using Bloodlust unless told to do so. The very first Northrend dungeon I did was the Nexus. Its about 2 weeks after WOTLK has come out and I'm the only one decked out in quest greens, so first the party snubs me for my gear. Then when I see were all about to die on the first boss I pop BL. The tank opens a new one on me for doing so and was such a horrible experience I didn't do a single dungeon until I was 78.
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If you pop Bloodlust when the DPS comes in on any given boss (assuming they gave the tank a second's headstart), you'll pretty much be beloved of most of your groups.


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It's the Green Lantern versus Captain America!
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My apologies for the lack of posts in the last month. Holidays and work issues have distracted my focus, but I am planning new blog entries for Q1 that I hope will be useful.
In the meantime, I want to share a posting by Alan Skorkin regarding IT Retention that I found very compelling.


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January 27, 2013 from 3pm to 5pm – Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts The Traverse Symphony Orchestra presents "Fireworks" on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 3:00 p.m. at Corson Auditorium in Interlochen. This spectacular performance sets the New Year ablaze with this program brimm… Organized by Traverse Symphony Orchestra | Type: music
January 27, 2013 from 10am to 9pm – Treetops Resort Jan 25th ~ Jan 27th, 2013 Join us this weekend and don't forget your best 80's garb. Prizes will be given at Jeff and Sue's Rock Show for those who look the best in their outfits. Hours of Operation… Organized by Treetops Resort | Type: sporting, event
January 27, 2013 from 10am to 4pm – Houghton Lake Area Tip-Up Town USA is 63 Years Old, this year's theme: Circus Under the Big Top. Friday, January 25 6-10pm Tailgate Party featuring Revolver at Beverage Tent; Family Skating with Hot Dogs & Cocoa Sa… Organized by Houghton Lake Area Tourism Bureau | Type: festival
January 27, 2013 from 1pm to 5pm – Leelanau and Old Mission Peninsulas Take a wine tasting tour of one of our beautiful peninsulas and leave the driving to us! Four hours of breathtaking scenery and great wine tasting with free pick-up and drop off at any Traverse City… Organized by Grand Traverse Wine Tours | Type: wine event
January 27, 2013 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Park Place Hotel Dome Warm up and lighten up with some happy music from the St. Louis Stompers. They bring the aura of "N'awlins" with its spicy overtones and toe-tapping beat. They bring the drive and enthusiasm of smoky… Organized by | Type: music


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The Pittsburgh Penguins have had a truly remarkable run of injuries since the start of 2011, both in sheer number – they're now down by nine forwards – and in the fact that their defensemen have remained largely unscathed.
The law of averages dictated that the latter was bound to change eventually.
Sunday, first-year Penguin Paul Martin suffered an upper-body injury after a hit from Chicago's Patrick Sharp and has been day-to-day since then. He expects to return sometime during Pittsburgh's five-game road trip.
But the news isn't nearly so good for fellow blueliner Brooks Orpik. After blocking a shot from San Jose's Patrick Marleau in a heartbreaker of a 3-2, overtime loss to the Sharks Wednesday, Orpik will be sidelined for 4-6 weeks with a broken finger, leaving Pittsburgh without its most physical defenseman for most of the rest of the regular season.
How much more can this team withstand and still expect to compete with quality opponents?
"We're going to show you," said head coach Dan Bylsma. "When Brooks did not come back [after the first period], we fully planned on going out and winning that darned game. A little disappointing not getting the win, but we have every intention of going out and playing a certain way and playing to get more wins, starting [Friday] in Carolina."
"It's been crazy, no question," said forward Jordan Staal. "It's something that, obviously, you can't explain; we've been hit pretty hard. It's tough to see those guys go out when our D core has been pretty solid all year long.
"It's just a matter of other guys stepping into bigger roles and playing bigger minutes, and it doesn't mean our D core has to change their game because Brooks is out. Every player's going to play the same way they have been, and we'll deal with whatever happens from there."
Problem is, although the players have been committed to playing the Penguins' system and working hard doing it, they're not getting the results. Pittsburgh has now dropped seven of its last nine contests and come out on the wrong end of three consecutive, one-goal games.
New acquisition James Neal should make a difference in some of those games going forward, especially as he becomes more comfortable with Pittsburgh's style of play. And, Thursday, GM Ray Shero added another player with the potential to rack up a few points.
Alex Kovalev, acquired from Ottawa in exchange for a conditional, seventh-round draft pick, will have to acclimate himself to the Penguins' system, but not to Pittsburgh. The 38-year-old Russian may be enigmatic, but there's no denying that he had some fine years in his first stint as a Penguin, scoring 149 goals and 347 points between 1998 and 2003.
"Where our team is right now, with the injuries that we have, we've talked about the need to add some skill to our lineup. And for the cost, in terms of assets, we thought it was worth the risk," Shero said. "We're hoping he'll get back to playing some of his better hockey here. You can see what we're missing on the ice with some of these guys [out], so we're hoping that, in the short term, he'll be energized. When I talked to him this afternoon, he was very, very excited to be coming back to Pittsburgh."
Kovalev brings puckhandling skill, which could help the Penguins settle things down on the power play, Shero said.
"I would anticipate him, with what we're missing on the half wall on the power play without [Evgeni] Malkin and [Sidney] Crosby, up high, he's a guy who can create some offense and open things up, because he's got the hands and patience with the puck. He still has that, he can still shoot it. We've got guys that have a good net-front presence on the power play and, certainly, to get a guy who can handle the puck and make some plays, he'll be a nice addition for us."
The Penguins have two games over the next two days – Friday at Carolina and Saturday at Toronto – and they expect some of their injured players to start making their way back into the lineup. Rookie standouts Dustin Jeffrey and Mark Letestu should be back soon, with Jeffrey a possibility as early as Friday. Martin should be back by next week, and forward Chris Kunitz is a week or two away.
That doesn't mean, however, that Shero is done trying to make his club better before Monday's 3 p.m. trade deadline, especially when the Penguins' injury situation seems to change by the day. "We are getting guys closer but, as we've seen, as soon as we play a game we lose another guy, usually," he said.
But it doesn't mean that he'll feel pressured into making a move or giving up too much, either.
"You never say never, but that's not what I'm looking to do. I'm not sure if there's a player out there that will make me give up a first-round draft pick or a top prospect. We are happy with our group here, and I envision this group going forward to next year with the addition of James Neal and getting Crosby and Malkin back and Staal, that type of lineup.
"I think we're just looking for little, incremental changes, if we can make those, to round off our lineup. But, if not, we are going to go with the group we have."


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DONGAN HILLS, NY (PIX11)—Even after their daughter committed suicide following a campaign of harassment, a Staten Island family is still plagued by hateful cyber bullies posting despicable on-line messages by the thousands as they prepare to lay the 15-year-old to rest.
Tears and hugs were on display on Staten Island at the A. Azzara Funeral Home Thursday, as the Cummings family said their final goodbyes at the wake of young Amanda Cummings. The high school sophomore succumbed on Monday to injuries she sustained after attempting suicide two days after Christmas by stepping in front of a bus.
One teen girl, dressed in somber black, trying to compose herself, worked to find the words to honor her friend. "She always forgave people that treated her badly. She didn't deserve anything," she managed to utter before the tears took over and she sought the solace of a friend.
Amanda's family for several weeks has been working with police to identify who bullied her so mercilessly that it drove her to suicide. Family, including her mother and sister, knew fellow students were tormenting her with text and Facebook messages for years, but chose not to report it to school officials at Amanda's urging. They have broken their silence now.
Amanda's uncle Keith Cummings, has lead the charge. A proud man who seems as though he would rarely shrink from a fight, still struggles to control his emotions as he grapples with the loss of his beloved niece, close in age to his own three children.
"We need to find these bullies. Somebody needs to gets brought to justice. Somebody," Cummings implores.
The family contends it was a dangerous cocktail of cyberbullying, heartache over losing a boyfriend, and the emotional turmoil that often arises during teen years that drove Amanda to such a level of despondency she penned a suicide letter, tucked it into her pocket, told her mother with a smile she was going to visit a friend and then jumped in front of a moving bus on December 27th.
Hateful messages have continued to plague Amanda and her family -- one page set up as a tribute to her has been overrun with ugly messages -- there were 7,500 contributors, some leaving posts about Amanda's death with the phrase LOL. Police continue to maintain that bullying is not the cause of Amanda's death -- friends are begging them to keep investigating.
One family friend and mother of a teenager was outspoken. Michelle Gatti had a simple solution to finding the cyber bullies. "Put an undercover cop in New Dorp High School for a day, a week, and they'll see plenty."
And a high school senior, Mike Leckow, spelled it out as well, "The police claim they have so much technology, go behind the IP addresses and I guarantee they'll lead back to New Dorp High School."
Amanda's family closed her Facebook account after her mother claims someone hacked her own login to write an angry message yesterday wishing that people would die and suffer.
Her Uncle Keith has seen more than he wants. "One girl went out there and said I hate her f'ing guts. It's real simple to figure out who these people are."
Does more police work need to be done? "Without a doubt," he answered. "Without a doubt."


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As Congress gets set to
take on immigration reform, lawmakers from our region want to make sure the new
laws include protections for dairy farmers.
Migrant workers are often
the only people farmers can find to work low-wage dairy jobs. As many as 2,000
foreigners are believed to be employed on Vermont dairy farms. Many of them are
here illegally, facing the constant threat of deportation and leaving farmers
uncertain about their workforce. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, Rep. Peter
Welch, D-Vermont, and Rep. Bill Owens, D-New York, are trying to change that.
Their bill would add dairy farming to the list of businesses allowed to offer
temporary visas to foreign workers.
"So you'd have a
situation where the farmers knew that they could have steady workers who were
going to be there for a sustained period of time to milk the cows. The workers
who were there working would be totally legal and you take this program out of
the shadows," Welch said.
Under the proposal,
migrant workers could get three-year visas and have the option to renew for
three more years.
The idea has not gained traction in the past,
but the delegation is hopeful it will be included in any comprehensive
immigration overhaul.
Two other gubernatorial candidates shared the gazebo with Scott Milne and Gov. Peter Shumlin for Saturday's debate.
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