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Baidu Baike
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Type of site
|Internet encyclopedia project
|Available in
|Created by
|Robin Li
|Alexa rank
|5 (along with all other baidu.com sites) (February 2013[update])[1]
|Optional (required to edit pages)
|Current status
Baidu Baike [2] (Chinese: 百度百科; pinyin: Bǎidù Bǎikē; translation: Baidu Encyclopedia) is a Chinese language collaborative Web-based encyclopedia provided by the Chinese search engine Baidu. The test version was released on April 20, 2006, and within three weeks, the encyclopedia had grown to more than 90,000 articles, surpassing that of Chinese Wikipedia. By 2008, Hudong.com had surpassed both in article count. The encyclopedia self-censors politically sensitive content in accordance with the requirements of the Chinese government.[3][4][5][6]
As of October 2013, Baidu Baike has more than 6.2 million articles.[7]
- 1 Conception
- 2 Functions
- 3 Content restrictions
- 4 Formation
- 5 Scope
- 6 Copyright
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 External links
Baidu's William Chang said at WWW2008, the conference of the World Wide Web Consortium, "There is, in fact, no reason for China to use Wikipedia ... It's very natural for China to make its own products."[8]
The site is an open Internet encyclopedia espousing equality, collaboration, and sharing.[9] The encyclopedia, with two other services provided by Baidu ("zhidao" and "post") would form a trinity to complement the search engine.[clarification needed]
The articles are written and edited by registered users and reviewed by behind-the-scenes administrators before release. There is no formal way to contact the administrators. Registered users' contributions are rewarded in a credit point system. Although the earlier test version was named "Baidu WIKI", official media releases and pages on the encyclopedia itself state that the system is not a wiki. However, its operation is akin to a wiki and they occasionally use the word "wiki" internally.[10]
Style and interface
The visual style of the encyclopedia is simple. In articles, only boldface and hyperlinks are supported. Comments are listed at the bottom of each page. Among its wiki-like functions, the site supports editing, commenting, and printing of articles, as well as an article history function.
Users can access multiple extended editing functions, including:
- An image uploading system where files less than 2 MB can be added to articles in the Encyclopedia.
- A keyword tagging system called "open category" (similar to folksonomy). One article can be tagged with at most 5 categories.
- A separate edit box for references and external links.
Content restrictions
Articles or comments containing the following types of content are removed:[11]
- Pornographic, violent, horrible and uncivilized content
- Advertisement
- Reactionary content
- Personal attacks
- Content against morality and ethics
- Malicious, trivial or spam-like content
The Front Page
The present front page of Baidu Baike was put in use in September 6, 2012, and on the top of the page marked the slogan "Let all humanity learn the world equally", the present volume of users, net volume of entries; on the bottom-left of the front page presented selected knowledge contents, and the bottom right relative announcement, plannings and projects, etc. the front page information are usually of current hot topics, often related to featured news and other appendix. Beside those hot topics, there are also one sentence summaries to the news. Other than the front page, Baidu Baike also adds channels such as nature, culture, geography, and special topics such as core-users, digital museums, etc.
The entry pages of Baidu Baike includes calling cards, texts, and other supporting information. The earlier version allows users to comment on the page, but was nullified after September, 2008.[12] The language used are mainly simplified Chinese; traditional Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese will be automatically translated into simplified Chinese.
Calling Cards and Texts
Baike calling cards contain two parts: the description of an entry and the basic information. The former is similar to the preface of an article, which gives general introduction to the whole texts; the latter uses table to summarize basic information and statistics. Both are edited separately from the main body. The main texts are limited to 40 thousand bits, which is equivalent to 20 thousand Chinese characters[citation needed]. There are two possible levels of title, and the system will give a content accordingly. At the end of the article is the deceleration of exemption. The earlier version of the entry can only contains one image,[13] but now 20 images and 20 albums. The entry can also link to Baidu map, dynamic screenshots, and videos. Information cited are listed beneath the main text, which does not distinguish footnote from others. However, the image cited are not specified the source, but contains image directories.
Supporting Information
Most supporting information are located at the bottom or the right of the page, except scientific terms, which are pushed to the top. Supporting information are usually generated by the system automatically, with some edited by hand. Supporting information are presented as modules, such as scientific terms, Douban film commentaries, etc.
Supporting information on the right of the page contains personal information, statistics, today in history, contribution of honor, current trends, and pop-links. Statistics are of page viewed, numbers of editing, latest update, creators information, etc. Contribution of honor features complex editing,[14] user ID who has made excellent editing, and its links. The honor gives different kinds of medals. Current trends are used to present some current activities, and the pop-links are of advertisement, which generate some profits form Baidu company.
The supporting information on the bottom contain database, Baidu Dictionary, related entries, users recommendation, collaborated editors. Database are usually present at the film star's, which lists the single songs, albums, and related videos of them. When terms or phrases are listed in one product of Baidu, Baike will also give links to the explanation. Users recommendation are used to collect and count the positive response of the entry, or the number of vote to "this enty is helpful to me".
Image Page
Baidu Baike image page was put in use in September 2009. The left of the page is the image, the bottom is the explanation and user who up load the image but not necessary the author. However, the page give not source of the image, copyrights, or external database, etc.[15]
Contents and categories
Unlike a traditional encyclopedia, the information on Baidu Baike is broader, similar to Chinese Wikipedia and Hudong Baike. Baidu Baike also includes food recipes, film products, digital goggets, internet programs, and video games as its contents. However, unlike Chinese Wikipedia, Baidu Baike never gives strict definition on the difference between an encyclopedia and a dictionary. There are also many explanations on dictions and common phrases.
Beside formal contents, Baidu Baike also includes special entries:
- A Sandbox, or "编辑实验" entry, which gives user chance to practice editing.
- Help, which gives terminologies, basic settings, regulations, user titles, etc.
- User page, which is called "Baidu Authorized ID", similar to the one in Wikipedia. However, it is viewed as an encouragement of advanced users, and rarely does anyone have the privilege to form ones own.[16]
Baidu Baike holds open policies on the edition of entries, an support categorized search functions. The categorization is based on the characteristics of an entry but not the quality,[17] and there is no limit in categorization. Baidu Baike has now an elementary categorized page and tree, part of the open categorization can be set according to levels, but catalogs having similar meaning could not be merged or redirected.
Numbers of entries
According to the latest list of entries, Baidu Baike has an about 3800 increase in entries per day, which now has succeed 6 million. Here are some milestones:
|Jan 16, 2008
|故事海 (Kathasaritsagara)
|Feb 8, 2010
|章启群 (A professor in Peking University)
|Jan 12, 2011
|222年 (222)
|Nov 22, 2011
|乌天麻 (Gastrodia elata f. glauca)
|Jun 13, 2012
|桦南白瓜 (a cultivar of pumpkin planted in Huanan County)
|Mar 15, 2013
|Not announced
Baidu Baike's copyright policy is outlined in the 'terms of use' section of its help page. It states that by adding content to the site, users agree to assign Baidu rights to their original contributions. It also states that users cannot violate intellectual property law, and that contributions which quote works held under the Creative Commons and/or GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) must follow the restrictions of those licenses.[24] However, on the bottom of each page, the copyright "©2018 Baidu" is displayed, contradicting its own terms of use.
Baidu Baike has been criticized for violating the GFDL when using Wikipedia content, as well as other copyrights such as those belonging to Hudong.com, and encouraging plagiarism generally.[3][25]
See also
- ^ "Baidu.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
- ^ "The Baidu Story." Baidu. Retrieved on June 3, 2011.
- ^ a b Eva Woo (2007-11-13). "Baidu's Censored Answer to Wikipedia". Business Week. Archived from the original on 18 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ Jason Q. Ng, August 28, 2013, Who's the Boss? The difficulties of identifying censorship in an environment with distributed oversight: a large-scale comparison of Wikipedia China with Hudong and Baidu Baike, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
- ^ Han-Teng Liao, (2013). How do Baidu Baike and Chinese Wikipedia filter contribution?: a case study of network gatekeeping. Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Open Collaboration. doi:10.1145/2491055.2491082
- ^ Zhang Xiaoquan, Zhu Feng, (2011). Group Size and Incentives to Contribute: A Natural Experiment at Chinese Wikipedia. The American Economic Review, 101(4), pp.1601-1615. doi:10.1257/aer.101.4.1601
- ^ http://baike.baidu.com/
- ^ Graham Webster (2008-04-22). "Baidu's William Chang: 'No reason for China to use Wikipedia'". CNET News. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ^ "百度百科". Baidu Baike. Retrieved 2006-05-11.
- ^ Entering a keyword as of 2009-07-18, such as 猫 (cat), and clicking the button "search" will gave a page with a URL like http://baike.baidu.com/w?ct=17&lm=0&tn=baiduWikiSearch&pn=0&rn=10&word=%C3%A8&submit=search, which has the word "baiduWikiSearch" in it.
- ^ "百科协议". Baike Baidu. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ^ "《词条浏览页升级啦》". 百度百科公告. Retrieved 2009-09-14.在这次升级中评论被读者推荐代替,这篇文章后的评论中即有用户询问评论区为何取消,例如31楼、37楼和39楼
- ^ "《用词条图片记录历史——图片上传功能升级》". 百度百科公告. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ 参见 复杂编辑的定义。
- ^ "《百科图片页新鲜出炉!》". 百度百科公告. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ^ 百科领航员 (2011-01-20). "2011年百科权威认证ID名单公示" (in Simplified Chinese). 百度贴吧. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ "百科词条结构". 百度百科帮助. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ "《第1000000个词条诞生了》". 百度百科公告. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ "《百度百科词条数量突破200万》". 百科船长. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ "《【公告】百度百科词条突破300万啦!》". 百度百科公告. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ^ "《【公告】百度百科词条总数突破400万大关,感恩有你!》". 百度百科公告. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ^ "《百度百科词条突破五百万!》". 百度百科公告. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- ^ "<祝贺> 百度百科词条超过600万". cjycp32. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
- ^ "百度搜索帮助中心-百度百科帮助". Baike Baidu. Retrieved 2006-05-11.
- ^ Dan Nystedt (2008-08-26). "Baidu May Be Worst Wikipedia Copyright Violator". PC World. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
External links
- Baidu Baike (in Chinese)
- "Site launches 'Chinese Wikipedia." BBC. Thursday 11 May 2006.
- Liao, Tan-Heng. "Wikipedia in mainland China: the critical years of 2005-2008." Oxford Internet Suite. Oxford University.


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Airline Copa Airlines (Copa Airlines). Official site.
Country Airlines Panama .
The biggest airline company in Panama.
Year of occurrence airlines: 1947.
Compañía Panameña de Aviación, SA, which acts as an Copa Airlines - the flagship airline company in Panama, headquartered in Panama City, working in the field of scheduled passenger air transport on domestic routes of the country and beyond its borders, performing more than 280 daily flights 64 items 29 destination in South, North, Central America and the Caribbean.
Port of Registry aviation company and its main transit center (hub) - Tocumen International Airport in Panama City.
The airline company Compañía Panameña de Aviación (acronym - COPA) was formed 21 June 1944 year and began operating 15 August 1947 year. The founders of the company - a group of Panamanian investors with the support of a large North American aviation company Pan American, which received 32% ownership of the Panamanian carrier. Initially, COPA worked on domestic transportation, using a small fleet of aircrafts "Copa Airships B2" and "Copa Airships B1". The aviation company in the 1930-ies entered the international passenger transportation market, opening regular routes to Jamaica, Costa Rica, Colombia. COPA in 1941 year passed completely into the ownership of Panamanian entrepreneurs.
Until the beginning of the 1980-ies, until the trademark COPA was not widely known beyond the borders of Panama, the airline company was in serious competition from another Air Panama carrier. COPA in 1979 purchased its first jet aircraft, Boeing 737-100, almost simultaneously stopping completely regular passenger transportation on domestic routes. The airline next year opened regular flights to Puerto Rico (San Juan), Miami (Florida) and the Dominican Republic. Boeing 737 was the only liner in the company's fleet, until 2005 aircraft were commissioned in 190.
In 1998, 49% ownership of COPA was bought by the US mainland airline Continental Airlines, thereby launching a major marketing program to advertise the brand of the Panamanian carrier and integrate its route network into the American main network. Continental Airlines 19 May 1999 year brought the share ownership of COPA to 51%, after that the Panamanian aviation company changed its official logo and design of aircraft coloring for similar liveries and the logo of Continental aircraft and became a full operator of the bonus program to encourage frequent flyers OnePass. Continental Airlines in connection with the holding of a public offering of shares in December 2005 reduced the ownership of COPA to 27,3%, and next year to 10%. Partnership relations on the OnePass program between aviation companies operated until the merger of two North American highways United Airlines and Continental Airlines in 2010.
Copa Airlines in 2000 has opened regular routes to Cancun, Los Angeles, Sao Paulo and Orlando (Florida), and the following year - in Quito (Ecuador). The route network in 2004 was included John F. Kennedy International Airport in (New York). The company in August of the year announced the design of a code-share agreement with the Mexican aviation company Mexicana de Aviación, which was in force until the end of the year 2007.
Aviation company Copa Airlines 11 2011 June, marks the fifth anniversary of the date of placement of its shares on the New York Stock Exchange
Copa Airlines 1 June 2005 90% bought years working in the domestic market of the Colombian aviation company AeroRepública, producing a complete rebranding in future aircraft carrier, changing its official name to Copa Airlines Colombia and significantly increasing the fleet and route network of regular transportation subsidiary.
15 December 2005, the management holding Copa Holdings, SA has made the procedure public corporatization placing 14 million of its own shares on the New York Stock Exchange, thereby Copa Airlines was the fourth in a row Latin American air carrier after Chile's LAN Airlines and Brazilian airline TAM Airlines and Gol Transportes Aéreos, the shares of which have been released for free circulation.
Guide Copa Airlines in 2006 year announced the opening of six regular directions: in Maracaibo (Venezuela), Manaus (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Montevideo (Uruguay), Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic) San Pedro Sula (Honduras). In a similar aircraft, the company has commissioned two liner Boeing 737 and six aircraft and Embraer 190.
Copa Airlines in 2007 has increased its route network traffic regular flights to Guadalajara (Mexico), Cordoba (Argentina), Washington (DC, USA) and Punta Cana (Dominican Republic). The company's fleet was enlarged with two Boeing 737-800 and four Embraer 190.
Aviation company for 2008 year introduced five more new destinations - in Belo Horizonte (Brazil), Port-of-Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), Oranjestad (Aruba), Valencia (Venezuela) and Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia). The company in the same year acquired a Boeing 737-800 aircraft and four Embraer 190.
Continental Airlines in May 2008 4,38 has sold millions of shares of Copa Airlines 35,75 US dollars per share, the total revenue from this transaction amounted to 149,8 million. In a similar, the executive director of the aviation company Pedro Heilbron in a speech at the forum of the Association of Latin American air carriers announced the decision to leave the global airline alliance SkyTeam passenger and start accession negotiations in another Copa Airlines alliance Star Alliance.
More 50% of the air fleet of aircraft companies make airplanes Boeing 737. In the picture Boeing 737-800.
Copa Airlines at the beginning of the year 2009 officially announced its withdrawal from the SkyTeam after its partner air company Continental Airlines. The company in the same year received two aircraft Boeing 737-800 and announced that placed an order for more 13 aircraft of the same type with the trademark of Boeing «Sky Interior».
Aviation Company in 2010 year introduced a new regular route to Sint Maarten, acquired nine aircraft Boeing 737-800 and announced the end of negotiations on accession to the global airline passenger traffic alliance Star Alliance. Date scheduled for mid-year 2012, the guarantor has made former partner - main North American airline company Continental Airlines.
Corporation Boeing and Copa Airlines in November 2010 year announced the deployment of solid order 32 aircraft Boeing 737-800 with supply ships in the period up to 2015 2018 year, and extension option for ten aircraft of the same type. The total purchase price was thus 1,7 billion. This order is the largest in the history of Copa Airlines.
Aviation Company in 2011 year launched a new regular routes in Brasilia (Brazil), Toronto (Canada), Chicago (United States), Porto Alegre (Brazil), Montego Bay (Jamaica), Cúcuta (Colombia), Asuncion (Paraguay) , Monterrey (Mexico) and Nassau (Bahamas).
Copa Airlines in the same year opened a mobile version of the official site with the service «Mobile Pass» ^ e registration of passengers on flights of aviation companies and other features and announced the design of the code-sharing agreement with the flagship aircraft company in Ecuador TAME, which came into force from January next year.
Copa Airlines in 2012 has opened five new regular flights to Recife (Brazil), Las Vegas (USA), Liberia (Costa Rica), Willemstad (Curacao), Iquitos (Peru). The company also entered into an interline agreement with the second largest air carrier in Panama Air Panama for all flights between the tourist destinations of Latin American countries and Panama. This agreement came into force in June 1 2012 years and Air Panama launched from the same day flights from Tocumen Airport in Panama Colon and Bocas del Toro.
"Mobile Pass" is available on flights from Colombia, Panama, Guatemala, Santiago de Chile, Managua, Guayaquil and Montevideo.
Prizes and awards
- November 2002: «Best Regions of Latin America" - magazines Allen & Hamilton and Egon Zehnder International, Booz, «PODER Magazine».
- December 2002: «Tourism without Borders" - Prize Federation Chamber of Tourism of Central America.
- April 2003: «Developing Aviation Company of the Year" - award by AirFinance.
- April 2004: «Best Airline Company" - the authoritative British award in the category by Skytrax airline of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America.
- June 2004: «Among the best 25 Employers in Latin America" - the magazine América Economía.
- June 2005: «Best Aviation Company" and "Best Service on board" - Award of the British company Skytrax in nomination airlines Caribbean, Mexico, Central America.
- June 2006: «Best Aviation Company" and "Best cabin crew" - Award in the category of airlines Caribbean, Mexico, Central America.
- October 2006: «One of the ten best employers in Latin America" - the magazine América Economía.
- August 2009: «Achieving life" - the prize of the magazine Airline Business.
- 2010 year: "Best Aviation Company of Central America and Mexico 2010 years» - World Travel Awards.
- June 2011: «Fourth World 2011 Aviation Company of the Year" - the magazine «Summa Magazine».
- November 2011: «Best Aviation Company Mexico and Central America 2011 years» - World Travel Awards.
The route network
The route network of the aircraft on Copa Airlines in June 2012 years including 64 29 direction of the countries of South and North, Central America and the Caribbean.
The fleet of aircraft on Copa Airlines in May 2012 years 79 represented aircraft average age of 4,33 years.
The company has its own index corporation Boeing - V3, thus available for Copa Airlines aircraft have the prefix «V3» (for example, ships Boeing 737-800 are marked Boeing 737-8V3):
Air fleet of aircraft on Copa Airlines
Copa Airlines - launch customer aircraft Embraer E-190 in Latin America. Aviation Company also performs flights with the highest range in the world for aircraft Boeing 737-700, serving the route between Montevideo in Uruguay and Panama.
The average age of Air Force aircraft, the company is 4,3 May 2012 month of the year.
Copa Airlines in October 2004 year announced the order of ten new aircraft Embraer E-190 with an additional option for another 20 courts. Later, the amount of the option was extended for another five aircraft. Six planes delivered in the first quarter of the year 2007. In June 2007 has received the seventh Embraer E-190 and four more before the end of the year 2007. Beauty planes assembled 10-local business class («Clase Ejecutiva») and 84-local economic class.
Guide Copa Airlines 31 May 2007 years ozvuchalo intention to acquire four liner Boeing 737-800 and ten Embraer E-190 at list prices corporation Boeing, counting the total amount of the transaction in 1,1 billion.
Aviation Company in December 30 2008 year announced the awarding ordered four new Boeing 737-800.
Copa Airlines 16 2009 July it was reported an additional order 13 liners Boeing 737-800 with the new corporate interior passenger compartments «Sky Interior».
Boeing and Copa Airlines 30 2010 year in November announced the deployment of solid aircraft order 32 737-800 the planned delivery period of 2015 2018 years and an option for another ten aircraft of the same type. The total purchase price amounted to 1,7 billion.
Business Class
Business class passengers are offered such services, and services: private reception at airports, varied menu, wide leather seats in a special business class, a large selection of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, blankets and pillows, regardless of the duration of the flight and the extra mile for all participants Bonus program frequent flyer MileagePlus and access to the rooms increased comfort of United Club / Copa Club. The passengers on flights from Panama three fresh releases Panamanian newspapers.
In addition, each business class passengers on long-haul flights are given a set of towels, toiletries, hot water in individual bottles and a complimentary in-flight entertainment services, including broadcast several music stations, display series and films.
Economy Class
Passengers of economy class have access to certain services on board as in-flight entertainment system on the aircraft Boeing 737 (listening music radio stations, watch TV, movies). No extra charges for soft drinks and hot breakfast.
In-flight entertainment system
Passenger seats in the cabin of aircraft Boeing 737 aviation companies are equipped with in-flight entertainment system. All flights offer a wide selection of films, besides being on flights lasting 5,5 hours or more broadcast television series. Copa Airlines fleet is equipped with radio antennas for receiving 12 music radio stations. The passengers and flight magazine «Panorama de las Americas» aviation company, where you can find articles not only about its activities, but also reviews of the global economy, business and entrepreneurship, science and technology, and more.
In partnership with the main aviation company United Airlines COPA applies the bonus program to encourage frequent flying passengers MileagePlus. Participants of the program with the accumulation of bonus miles offers free airline tickets and an increase in the class of flight.
The program contains five status levels: «Premier Silver», «Premier», «Premier Platinum», «Premier Gold» and «Premier 1K». At all levels of the bonus program, passengers priority check airline tickets and special baggage.
Previously, Copa Airlines has been a full member of the program OnePass, and post-merger United Airlines and Continental Airlines from March 3 2012 years has moved to a common program united MileagePlus airline.
Companies that provide rental cars - Partners air carrier Copa Airlines:
Copa Club
Aircraft on Copa Airlines with United Airlines offers passengers their own service rooms increased comfort «Copa Club», which are located at international airports in Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo), Panama (Tocumen) and Guatemala (La Aurora). In addition, Copa Club card holders have access to the halls of the increased comfort of aviation companies - partners Copa Airlines of Star Alliance, and vice versa.
The code-share agreement
Copa Airlines, with the following air carriers have code sharing agreement (this list does not include a member of the global alliance Star Alliance):
- Cubana de Aviación
- Aeroméxico
- Gol Transportes Aéreos
- Condor Flugdienst
- Air Panama
Major airlines codes:
- IATA airline code: CM.
- ICAO airline code: CMP.
Copa Airlines (Copa Airlines). Official site:www.copaair.com
Contact details:
- Main airports airlines:Panama City Tocumen.
- The mailing address of airlines: POBox0816-06819, Panama-City, 1, Panama.
- City Airline Phone: + 5073042672.
- Airlines Fax: + 5073042082.
- E-mail Airlines:[Email protected].
- The mailing address of the Russian representation of airlines: Moscow, ul.Prechistenka d.40 / 2, str.1, pod.3, of.32.
- City phone Russian Mission Airlines: + 74957440490, dob.179.
- The airline has the following types of aircraft:Boeing737-700, Boeing737-800, Embraer190.
Such a flight like this one I want to repeat once more either. If I knew that everything would be so good for the first time, too, would be flying with this airline, but unfortunately bought a ticket from the others as a result, and departed with great delay. More precisely such a mistake I will not make.
Flew in peace and quiet. There are no scandals and quarrels. Staff are very friendly. I flew for the second time in my life so that I can not say that the service is bad. Simply insipid food, and everything is fine!
The delay before the flight was only 10 minutes, and that for the simple reason that neither they could not fly planes, standing in front. So that all my skepticism, based on the pre-read reviews about the company suffered greatly. It remains only to show gratitude to the employees of the company for the appropriate implementation of the commitments.
Stuarts polite, trying hard, but it can not hide the disgusting state of the cabin. Not only that the terms of the mud and had to sit down, to put it mildly, inadequate type. During this trip I namuchalas that for a long time would not venture to board the aircraft, not only the company but also the others.
The airline we flew in November 2012 city of Quito in Mexico City, make one change at Panama City. Great airline, the highest level of service. That's just the power did not satisfy our expectations. Aircraft clean, new. Transplanting was three hours. Although it is an hour would be enough. But there is time to run through the duty-free and purchased souvenirs.

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Haiti prisoners threaten to burn down building
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Prisoners at the Commissariat of Petit-Goâve jail, south west of here, Friday threatened to set fire to the building if the authorities do not adequately deal with overcrowding and a shortage of food at the penal institution.
The building, which is supposed to house 60 prisoners, now has a population of 224 and the angry prisoners speaking on Radio Préférence here said they are worried about sanitation conditions as well.
"We are hungry, this morning we were given something of poor quality that we refused to eat," one detainee told the radio station with others warning "if we are not given food, we will set fire."
The police have stepped up surveillance but the detainees have described the holding cells as inhuman, with some prisoners seriously ill and need to be hospitalised.
They also fear that some of the prisoners carry various diseases including the HIV/AIDS virus.
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ALBANY, N.Y. - ECAC Hockey today announced that Citizens Bank will for the second consecutive year serve as the title sponsor of the Governor's Cup. The 2007 Citizens Bank Governor's Cup featuring Colgate University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, St. Lawrence University and Union College, and will be played October 26-27 at the Times Union Center.
"Citizens Bank is pleased to once again join with the Governor, ECAC Hockey and the Times Union Center in presenting the Governor's Cup," said Robert M. Curley, state president, Citizens Bank, New York. "The Governor's Cup marks the unofficial kick-off to the college hockey season in the Capital Region. The tournament is primed to become a great annual tradition in ECAC Hockey with the continued and growing support of the league, the business community and the region's loyal fans."
Governor's Cup competition October 26 features St. Lawrence facing Colgate at 4 p.m., followed by Rensselaer versus Union at 7 p.m. The following day will feature the third-place and championship games. Rensselaer claimed the 2006 title, edging Colgate in a shootout.
"We are proud to continue the relationship and association with Citizens Bank, and eagerly await what certainly will be a great Governor's Cup tournament," said ECAC Hockey Commissioner Steve Hagwell. "We place tremendous value upon the relationship with Bob Curley and Citizens Bank.
"We also acknowledge the tremendous efforts of SMG, which manages the Times Union Center. Our partnership with SMG is a great asset to the League. We look forward to continuing our relationship and could not be more pleased as we prepare for the upcoming season."
The Citizens Bank Governor's Cup was created in 2006 as a way to showcase the league's teams at the beginning of the season and to generate excitement for the ECAC Hockey Championship, held annually at the Times Union Center. The 2008 championship will take place March 21-22.
"We celebrate the renewal of the (Citizens Bank) Governor's Cup to kick off the college hockey season at the Times Union Center, and salute Bob Curley and Citizens Bank for their continuing and tremendous support of collegiate athletic events at the Center," said Albany County Executive Mike Breslin. "The synergy between the Times Union Center, ECAC Hockey and the prominent sponsors like Citizens Bank make our facility one of the premier sports venues in the Northeast. We couldn't be happier or more proud."
Tickets are available for purchase at the Arena box office, online at www.timesunioncenter.com and via Tickets.com (1-800-30-EVENT or www.tickets.com). An all-session ticket, which includes all four games, is $30 for adults and $20 for children. Individual session tickets are $17.50 for adults and $12 for children.
About ECAC Hockey
ECAC Hockey boasts elite student-athletes and teams from 12 of the nation's most prestigious institutions - Brown University, Clarkson University, Colgate University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, Quinnipiac University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, St. Lawrence University, Union College, and Yale University.
For more information about ECAC Hockey, check out http://www.ecachockey.com/.
About Citizens Bank, N.A
Citizens Bank is a division of RBS Citizens, N.A., operating its seven-state branch network in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. It has 212 branches and 268 ATMs in New York.
RBS Citizens, N.A. is a subsidiary of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., a $159 billion commercial bank holding company headquartered in Providence, R.I. CFG's two bank subsidiaries are RBS Citizens, N.A. and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania. They operate a 13-state branch network under the Citizens Bank brand in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont, and the Charter One brand in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. CFG has non-branch retail and commercial offices in about 40 states. It is one of the 10 largest commercial banking companies in the United States ranked by assets and deposits. CFG is owned by RBS (The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc). CFG's Web site is citizensbank.com.


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Selena Gomez braved storm warnings to perform at the New York State Fair in Syracuse on Saturday night, but almost had to abandon her show.
As the state braced for Hurricane Irene fans turned out in droves to catch the singer/actress and her band The Scene at the fair.
All went well until a power outage forced her to take an unscheduled pause.
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Mark Ralston, AFP/Getty ImagesFullscreenPeople waitfor flights out of Tacloban Airport in Leyte, Philippines. Philippe Lopez, AFP/Getty ImagesFullscreenWorkers arrange body bags during a mass burial at the Basper public cemetery. Wong Maye-E, APFullscreenSoldiers help an injured man at the airport. Air Force at Tacloban airport. As long as I don't see any more improvements, we'll stay here," Aquino said, referring to his official team.
"This was one of the most ferocious storms to land " it literally leveled this area, a 90% devastation rate," causing damage comparable to Port-au-Prince after the Haiti earthquake, she said.
"It enabled us to airlift the goods and ease the pressure on us," he said.
"It's a pretty moving experience," said Wetherald of flying from hard-hit Tacloban city to Manila earlier this week on a plane packed with people evacuating their storm-wrecked homes.
The 19 C-130 cargo planes, plus other aircraft, from the USA, Philippines and other nations, "is just enough, but the struggle lies in the capacity of airports and runways to take in that amount of air assets," Okol said.
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TACLOBAN, Philippines " As the U.S. Jeoffrey Maitem, Getty ImagesFullscreenA man cover his face as he walks past dead bodies in Tacloban. Aaron Favila, APFullscreenSurvivors board a commercial airliner atthe Tacloban airport in Leyte, Philippines. Navy helicopter in the devastated town of Salcedo, Samar island province, Philippines on November 16. military helicopters transport relief supplies to survivors in Tacloban." data-id="">U.S. Dondi Tawatao, Getty ImagesFullscreenA survivor from Tacloban waits for a Philippine Air Force C-130 aircraft to leave at the Villamor Airbase. Jeoffrey Maitem, Getty ImagesFullscreenResidents stand near ships swept ashore during Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban. Chris McGrath, Getty ImagesFullscreenA resident surveys the typhoon damage from a roof in Leyte. 12 on Leyte island, Philippines." data-id="">Typhoon Haiyan survivors walk through a destroyed area on Nov. Kevin Frayer, Getty ImagesFullscreenA man walks across debris from homes destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban. Dondi Tawatao, Getty ImagesFullscreenTyphoon victims take shelter in a church in Tacloban. Navy helicopter in the devastated town of Salcedo, Samar island province, Philippines on November 16." width="80px" height="45px">Rescue workers removet a dead body. Bullit Marquez, APFullscreenPeople unload supplies from a helicopter on Homonhon island. Dondi Tawatao, Getty ImagesFullscreenA woman cries as she waits with other typhoon survivors to board a C-130 aircraft in Tacloban. Dondi Tawatao, Getty ImagesFullscreenA soldier tosses packets of bread to survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in Maraboth, Philippines. Malasig, epaFullscreenVolunteers repack relief goods at the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Manila for victims of Typhoon Haiyan. Nicolas Asfouri, AFP/Getty ImagesFullscreen
The focus remains on essential, live-saving supplies, including high-nutrition bars, but in a few days will shift to "early recovery" efforts, she said.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Aaron Favila, APFullscreenA typhoon survivor walks past a beached cargo ship in Tacloban. relief supplies at the airport in Manila." width="80px" height="45px">An entire neighborhood in Tacloban was destroyed by the typhoon. Kevin Frayer, Getty, European Pressphoto AgencyFullscreenPeople search debris of destroyed homes. relief supplies at the airport in Manila." data-id="">A man on an improvised wheelchair passes pallets of U.S. 16, in Tacloban, central Philippines." data-id="">Typhoon survivors wait for hours in the sun and rain for an evacuation flight at the airport, Nov. Francis R. Chris McGrath, Getty ImagesFullscreenA Filipino officer dispenses mosquito poison at a damaged residential area in the super typhoon devastated city of Tacloban, Leyte province, Philippines. Kevin Frayer, Getty ImagesFullscreenHelicopter crews return to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as they begin relief work near Tacloban after Typhoon Haiyan hit the east coast of the Philippines. The ships, set to arrive Tuesday night, carry bulldozers, earthmovers, jeeps, Humvees and surgical teams, Wetherald said.
"We shifted gears to humanitarian relief. Twenty pallets of blankets, sheets and towels were stacked floor to ceiling at the Lakeland home of Norma Zalamea, left, a retired nurse." data-id="">Members of the Memphis Mission of Mercy collect disaster relief supplies in Memphis, Tenn. 8 Typhoon Haiyan, which killed 3,974 people, according to the latest official count released Sunday. Dan Kitwood, Getty ImagesFullscreen. Dondi Tawatao, Getty ImagesFullscreenSurvivors pause at the side of a street in Leyte. military ramps up aid efforts in the Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III pledged Sunday to remain in the hard-hit Leyte province until he sees more of that aid reaching survivors.
Speaking to reporters during a visit to Tacloban, Aquino said that while there has been some progress in the aid effort, it is not enough.
USAID's donation of $20 million is already "having an impact," Lindborg said, referring to a USAID-funded project run by the United Nations that managed to return running water Saturday to 150,000 residents of Tacloban, a city of about 250,000.
The U.S. Navy personnel unload boxes of relief supplies from a Black Hawk helicopter in Tacloban." data-id="">U.S. Mohd Rasfan, AFP/Getty ImagesFullscreenDoctors from the Japan International Cooperation Agency carry medical supplies in Leyte, Philippines. military personnel sleep on aid shipments at Tacloban Airport in Leyte, Philippines. Guzman, U.S. 17. The run-down, single-story building with filthy floors at the ruined airport has become the area's main medical center. Philippe Lopez, AFP/Getty ImagesFullscreenBodies are lined up as officials prepare for a mass burial in Tacloban. 12 on Leyte island, Philippines. Dita Alangkara, APFullscreenThe town of Hernani in eastern Samar was destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan. arrival greatly boosted the relief effort, said Col. Jay Directo, AFP/Getty ImagesFullscreenA man cleans spoiled rice in a devastated area in Tacloban City, Philippines. 17. Dita Alangkara, APFullscreenA typhoon victim is evacuated by the U.S. Dondi Tawatao, Getty ImagesFullscreenA woman sits in her destroyed home on Leyte. Dondi Tawatao, Getty ImagesFullscreenA Filipino soldier carries an injured woman as she awaits evacuation at the Tacloban airport. 16, in Tacloban, central Philippines. Nicolas Asfouri, AFP/Getty ImagesFullscreenA coastal town on Eastern Samar Island was destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan. Francis R.Malasig, European Pressphoto AgencyFullscreen
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U.S. David Guttenfelder, APFullscreenStatues of soldiers at the General Douglas MacArthur Leyte Landing Memorial were not spared by raging winds in an area devastated by the typhoon. 16, in Tacloban, central Philippines." width="80px" height="45px">A woman runs through a heavy downpour with her child in Tacloban, Philippines. Philippe Lopez, AFP/Getty ImagesFullscreenFirefighters transport a body during a mass burial at the Basper public cemetery outside Tacloban. Aaron Favila, APFullscreenAn aerial view shows the destruction in Tanawan. Chris McGrath, Getty ImagesFullscreenA man plays his guitar. Wally Santana, APFullscreenRescuers carry a body bag in Tacloban. relief supplies at the airport in Manila. Ritchie B. Chris McGrath, Getty ImagesFullscreenMembers of the Hungary Emergency Response Team arrive at the airport in Tacloban. Odd Anderson, AFP/Getty ImagesFullscreenTyphoon survivors walk through the ruins in the streets of Tacloban as the volunteers and government officials work tohelp all those affected by the massive storm. 13." data-id="">A boy sits on the ruins of a building in Tacloban on Nov. Jeoffrey Maitem, Getty ImagesFullscreenA man searches through debris in Tacloban, Philippines. military V-22 Osprey aircraft prepare to transport humanitarian workers to typhoon-affected areas in Tacloban. Nearly every building in the city was damaged or destroyed by the Nov. Bullit Marquez, APFullscreenMilitary personnel carry a woman to an evacuation aircraft. Ted Aljibe, AFP/Getty ImagesFullscreenA police officer guards a road in Tacloban. The run-down, single-story building with filthy floors at the ruined airport has become the area's main medical center." width="80px" height="45px">People waitfor flights out of Tacloban Airport in the early hours of the morning in Leyte, Philippines. This is not their primary mission," he said of the personnel already at work in the central Philippines, praising the skills of U.S. Malasig, European Pressphoto AgencyFullscreenChildren who escaped after their village was attacked by armed men wait for social workers in Tacloban. Jay DIrecto, AFP/Getty ImagesFullscreenVolunteers load relief supplies onto a truck in Manila. Marine Corps Osprey aircraft flies over damaged buildings as it prepares to land with relief supplies in Guiuan, Philippines." data-id="">A U.S. Jay Directo, AFP/Getty ImagesFullscreenTyphoon Haiyan survivors ride through the ruins of Guiuan. Decaying corpses in the ruined city is a growing health menace." data-id="">Bodies are lined up in Tacloban. Vincent Yu, APFullscreenMarelom Cassanares, 37, who has five children and no home, cries at the grave of her husband in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in Palo, on the outskirts of Tacloban. Decaying corpses in the ruined city is a growing health menace." width="80px" height="45px">A typhoon survivor picks his way through a destroyed area in Tacloban. Agency for International Development (USAID) will take the lead on deciding how long the aid operation, facilitated by the U.S. The run-down, single-story building with filthy floors at the ruined airport has become the area's main medical center." data-id="">Typhoon survivors wait for treatment at a makeshift clinic at the airport in Tacloban city. Amadero Alvero said Sunday. Dita Alangkara, APFullscreenTyphoon Haiyan survivors walk past open fires, set to remove debris from the ruins of the village of Marabut, Samar Island, Philippines. military helicopters transport relief supplies to survivors in Tacloban. "We do this for a living, we can operate for as long as needed."
USAID has overcome major hurdles to get working systems in place, Nancy Lindborg, assistant administrator for the organization, said Sunday.
A family stand among debris in Tacloban in the Philippines on Sunday.(Photo: Odd Andersen, AFP/Getty Images)
Via a "hub and spoke" operation centered on Tacloban that spreads out to more remote areas, USAID has since Tuesday delivered plastic sheets and shelter kits to 10,000 families and hygiene kits to 10,000 families, Lindborg said.
"We really want to ease the burden of everybody as soon as possible. David Guttenfelder, APFullscreenA young man bathes in the rubble of his destroyed house in the devastated town of Tanuan in the Philippines. Wong Maye-E, APFullscreenA girl carries her brother as they wait to board a military plane. military personnel sleep on aid shipments at Tacloban Airport in Leyte, Philippines." data-id="">U.S. military personnel sleep on aid shipments at Tacloban Airport in Leyte, Philippines." width="80px" height="45px">A U.S.Navy MH-60S Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 drops supplies at Tacloban air base. military in Leyte." data-id="">Stranded American missionaries are evacuated by the U.S. Miguel Okol, a spokesman for the Philippine Air Force.
Philippine president to camp in hard-hit Tacloban
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Early Sunday morning, thousands of Filipinos remaining in the region flocked to Mass, including a service held in the half-destroyed Santo Nino church in Tacloban. Twenty pallets of blankets, sheets and towels were stacked floor to ceiling at the Lakeland home of Norma Zalamea, left, a retired nurse. Tongo, European Pressphoto AgencyFullscreenA man crosses a pile of debris in Tacloban. Francis R. Twenty pallets of blankets, sheets and towels were stacked floor to ceiling at the Lakeland home of Norma Zalamea, left, a retired nurse." width="80px" height="45px">Soldiers rush a typhoon survivor to a military transport aircraft. David Guttenfelder, APFullscreenelephanttube survivors attend Sunday mass in the devastated city of Tacloban on Nov. Marine Corps Osprey aircraft flies over damaged buildings as it prepares to land with relief supplies in Guiuan, Philippines." width="80px" height="45px">A boy pauses while searching for canned goods in Tacloban. 14 in Tacloban, Philippines." data-id="">A person peers from his makeshift home in an area heavily damaged by Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 17." width="80px" height="45px">Filipinos rush to get relief goods from a U.S. Vincent Yu, APFullscreenA boy carries a gallon of water in Tacloban. Jeoffrey Maitem, Getty ImagesFullscreenA woman passes a closed store. Mast Irham, European Pressphoto AgencyFullscreenVolunteers place a victim in a mass grave. Paula Bronstein, Getty ImagesFullscreenPeople signal for help and food in Tanawan. Mark Ralston, AFP/Getty ImagesFullscreenPeople ask for aid from a Filipino soldier as they wait for evacuation flights at Tacloban Airport in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. 17. 12 in Tacloban." width="80px" height="45px">A typhoon victim boards a Philippines C-130 army cargo plane as she and others are evacuated at Tacloban airport. military in Leyte." width="80px" height="45px">Filipino typhoon survivors attend Sunday mass in the devastated city of Tacloban on Nov. MC3 Ricardo R. Francis R. Wally Santana, APFullscreenTyphoon victims wait for an evacuation flight at the airport in Tacloban, Leyte island, Philippines. Kevin Frayer, Getty ImagesFullscreenMessages are painted on debris on a street in Tacloban. military V-22 Osprey aircraft prepare to transport humanitarian workers to typhoon-affected areas in Tacloban." width="80px" height="45px">A man sits on a packed C-130 aircraft after he and hundreds of other victims of Typhoon Haiyan are evacuated on Nov. military in Leyte. Aaron Favila, APFullscreenA coastal town on Eastern Samar Island was destroyed by the typhoon. Dennis M. Nicolas Asfouri, AFP/Getty ImagesFullscreenFilipino girls play under a plastic sheet used as temporary shelter in typhoon-hit Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines. Navy personnel unload boxes of relief supplies from a Black Hawk helicopter in Tacloban. Jeoffrey Maitem, Getty ImagesFullscreenVolunteers repack relief goods at the Department of Social Welfare and Development office in Manila. military helicopters transport relief supplies to survivors in Tacloban." width="80px" height="45px">A general view shows damaged houses and flattened trees in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in a village north of Tacloban. Wong Maye-E, APFullscreenPeople wait for an evacuation flight on a C-130 military aircraft at the airport in Tacloban. military V-22 Osprey aircraft prepare to transport humanitarian workers to typhoon-affected areas in Tacloban." data-id="">U.S. Chris McGrath, Getty ImagesFullscreenA wrecked minivan lies amid felled trees in Tacloban. Jeoffrey Maitem, Getty ImagesFullscreenPeople walk through a destroyed area in Tacloban. Mark Ralston, AFP/Getty ImagesFullscreenTyphoon victims walk along a street in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in Palo, on the outskirts of Tacloban. Nicolas Asfouri, AFP/Getty ImagesFullscreenA Typhoon Haiyan survivor puts up a plywood wall in his damaged house in Marabut, Samar Island, Philippines. More than 80% of the 90 million people in the Philippines are Roman Catholic.. The 22-year-old woman was washed out to sea from her house during the typhoon last week." data-id="">A relative of typhoon victim Cristile Cahutay watches her being put to rest in a grave in Palo, Philippines on Nov. 17. aviators "flying to difficult areas, into fields, surrounded by people."
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It is possible for you to find true and lasting love online. However, in the article "Online Dating Scams: What is Catfishing?" Paula Fleming of the Better Business Bureau advises that you be wary of whirlwind romances that move too fast too soon and online-only partners who ask you to send cash after only a short time has passed. There are several warning signs to watch out for which are prevalent in online scams.
Fake Profile
Discrepancies in the dating profile of your contact should be a major warning sign. According to the article "How To Tell If You Are Being Baited by a Catfish" on the website for Dr. Phil McGraw, if the height-weight combination does not match, the contact claims to be from the Unites States even though the profile indicates another country, or -- after having done an Internet search -- you find that bits and pieces of this profile were copied from other dating sites, then there is a serious possibility your online interest is running a scam.
Copied Profile Picture
Before you establish a relationship, it is important to know what your interest looks like. However, a scammer often does not reveal true identity. If you find that the profile picture is available on several other sites, such as modeling agency pages or social profiles for another individual, then you should be wary. Google is one of many websites that allows users to search by image.
Reluctant to Disclose Information
A dating scammer will probe you with questions to get to know you; however, this will be mainly a one-sided affair. You will find that you are getting far less information about your contact. This individual may come up with any number of reasons why the focus should be on you, such as that he or she has been hurt in the past and wants to know you better before giving away personal details.
Avoids Face-to-Face Contact
You may find that your contact always makes excuses why you cannot have face time together, whether through Skype, Gmail Chat or any of the multiple choices of video communication readily available today. Plans to meet in person may always be cancelled for one reason or another.
Lures You Away From Dating Site
A common practice among scammers is to derail their prey from contacting them through the online dating site. The attempt to contact you personally through emails, other messaging services or phone calls usually occurs in the early stages of interaction.
Hits You Up for Cash
Be very cautious of any online contact who requests that you send money. According to the post "Dating and Romance Scams" from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's website Scamwatch, some of the more common reasons scammers will cite when asking for cash include car repairs, a personal sickness or the medical bills for a relative, travel expenses related to visiting you or transfer fees needed to send you a particular amount of cash.


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March 31st, 2011
By The Study Gurus.
The Race To Nowhere film showed us that an increasingly significant number of high school students are feeling an unhealthy amount of pressure when it comes to school and their future. In some cases it's so extreme that it's not unheard of for 16 year olds to be popping pills to sacrifice sleep for more study.
Clearly, something's out of kilter.
Perhaps you're concerned your child is feeling a lot of pressure to get into the right university? Perhaps they're at risk of burning out before they even get there?
Well here's the question; what is it you want your child to value?
Success for the sake of success? Or happiness and career satisfaction?
If your answer is the former, then by all means do everything necessary to get your child into the 'best' school possible. But if it's the latter, then what are you so worried about? To achieve career satisfaction and happiness your child needs to have confidence in themselves and the right attitude, not necessarily an Oxford education.
The children who enjoy learning, have a good work ethic and a likeable personality are guaranteed to go far. And YOU can instil these characteristics into your child quite easily all on your own.
What are you talking about at the dinner table?
Do you spend more time over dinner obsessing over what school or university your child is going to get into, or more time having erudite conversation about current events? More time discussing what grades your child needs to get in their exams, or what they learnt today at school?
No wonder our kids are crumbling under pressure… all we talk about is grades, grades, grades!
But grades are important right? Of course – they can have a huge influence on a child's life after school. But we are saying that we need to emphasise both grades and the importance of learning and actually enjoying it.
The reason being, a student who enjoys learning will do well at school for all the right reasons – because they want to, because they're curious, because they're motivated.
Where should you start?
A technique we like to use to spark an interest in learning in our students is to steer conversation away from solely facts and equations, and more towards the real world context behind their subjects wherever appropriate.
For example, if they're reading a book for their English class, instead of just talking about what's going to be in the exam, we ask questions like, what's it about? What do you think the author was trying to say with the story? Are they enjoying it? Yes? No? Why not? What would they rather read?
Or with their maths and science subjects, we try and talk about how these are applied in real life. What does E = mc2 actually mean? Who figured it out? How did it change what we know about the world?
Open and topical questions like these that spark an interesting conversation will make your child appreciate their school subjects in a way that isn't necessarily attached to school. They'll be more interested in the content of their subjects, rather than totally consumed by grades.
Help your child find their magic study formula
Every student will have their own unique way of studying most effectively. This is why your child needs to figure out their study formula. This is their personal formula for academic success. It's the academic equivalent of a personally designed training regime for a top athlete.
Once your child knows what their study formula is, they will understand exactly what they need to do to get the most out of any study session. They won't have the stress of not knowing how to approach study, and they'll save time by avoiding study techniques that don't work for them.
There are a number of facets involved in understanding what your study formula is. Questions you and your child need to start thinking about might be:
• What sorts of techniques help them remember stuff well?
• What's their predominant Learning Style?
• Do they like writing long notes, or bullet-pointed short lines?
• Do they like drawing diagrams?
• Do they like watching videos?
• Do they learn best by actually doing things?
• Do they study best in the morning or at night?
• Do they study best with long periods or short bursts of study?
The list goes on…
Figuring out your study formula is a game of trial and error. It should be thought of as a constant work in progress. But very quickly it will enable your child to study efficiently and effectively, and will be something that will serve them well all throughout their life.
If you have a child who's motivated and who wants to succeed, you should be celebrating – not stressing.
Sure they're going to be nervous when it comes to exams and university acceptance letters – that's not a bad thing. But if your child has a good work ethic and enjoys learning they are 100% guaranteed to make a success of themselves.
It would be impossible not to.
The Study Gurus are Clare McIlwraith and Chris Whittington. Their aim is to show parents how they can help their children reach their academic potential. They're sharing their years of studying and tutoring experience at www.thestudygurus.com.
March 22nd, 2011
The Path to Somewhere
The Parent Practice is delighted with the response of our two screenings of "Race to Nowhere" earlier this month. If you attended a screening, we hope you enjoyed it. If you weren't there, we thought you might like to hear how the screenings went!
If you're unfamiliar with "Race to Nowhere", it is an American documentary that explores the pressures today's children are under to succeed. While the film is American in content, the themes are absolutely universal, and as we saw from the speed with which the tickets sold, it seems the concerns are shared by many parents in the UK.
While some children are able to thrive with pressure placed upon them by schools and extracurricular activities, there are also many that aren't able to deal as well. This film tells their stories. It raises so many questions: the benefits of standardised testing and early years' homework, getting into the 'best' school versus a school where that particular child may be better able to flourish, and redefining success.
We had initially planned on holding only one screening at Channel 4, and were bowled over by the overwhelming response which had that screening sell out within hours – and almost crash our website! The waitlist quickly grew, so we decided to host a second screening at the Clapham Picture House. Overall, the film screened to over 150 people. Both screenings were followed by a 30 minutes panel discussion which was led by Elaine Halligan of The Parent Practice, and included Bonnie Harris M.S. Ed, the author of the series of parenting books including What To Do When Kids Push Your Buttons; Heather Hanbury, Headteacher at Wimbledon High School; Charles Bonas, Educational Consultant & Commentator; Sue Kumleben, Facilitator with the Parent Practice, Holli Rubin (Psychotherapist), and Philippa Jackson (Headteacher of Hollymount School).
From the panel discussion, and conversations afterwards, it was apparent that all the parents attending have a clear awareness of the challenges and pressures their children face within today's education system. There is a collective sense of helplessness – many parents feel they are on a treadmill, and that if they decide to step off, they have in some way failed their children, despite knowing instinctively it may be the best thing for them!
Although our audience was just a small sample of parents, it was clear to us that that there is a considerable increase in parents' concerns about how their children are coping at school. At the same time, many parents don't believe they possess the appropriate knowledge, confidence or courage to support their children through school, and make the most appropriate choices for them.
If anyone is interested in hosting their own screening of the film we are happy to support you in doing so. It looks like there will be 2 or 3 more screenings in the London area this spring/summer.
We feel really thrilled to have brought this film to London and look forward to seeing what impact it will have for parents and educators alike. Some changes have already started to happen! A few days after the first screening, Wimbledon High School's Headteacher blogged that:
"We should beware of 'over-scheduling' children's lives: students need time just to 'be', to play, to 'hang out' – it's something we believe in strongly at WHS. Within our new timetable, which I am announcing soon as part of the outcome of the curriculum review, there will be more time at lunchtime to do just that. I want our students to enjoy extra-curricular clubs for their own sake, not in order, as they get older, to tick boxes on a UCAS (university entrance) form. I do think that busy teenagers are often the happiest. Those with interests and hobbies will gain confidence which will help them academically as much as socially. But those interests have to come from the girls themselves – we can't and shouldn't push them.
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Cameron F. Kerry, former acting secretary and general counsel of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has joined the MIT Media Lab as a visiting scholar. He will be working with Professor Alex (Sandy) Pentland and the Media Lab's Human Dynamics research group on issues related to privacy and personal data ownership and on Pentland's Big Data for Public Good research initiative.
"We are so pleased that Cam will be working closely with the Media Lab to better understand and create solutions around critical issues of Internet privacy and big data," Pentland says. "He brings to the Lab the experience of the U.S.'s chief international negotiator for privacy and data regulation as well as other issues of technology policy, and will be instrumental in bringing together key players, including governments, multilateral organizations, and multinational corporations."
"I look forward to working with Media Lab researchers and their colleagues across the MIT campus," Kerry says. "MIT and the Media Lab have been such vital drivers of innovation for the economy in Massachusetts and around the globe. I especially welcome the opportunity to work with some of the most creative thinkers in addressing the critical role that technology can — and must — play in ensuring individual privacy as we explore how information can help meet the challenges of the 21st century."
Kerry also recently joined the Brookings Institution in Washington as the Ann R. and Andrew H. Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Governance Studies.
He and his brother, Secretary of State John Kerry, were the first siblings to serve together in the Cabinet of a U.S. president. As general counsel at the Department of Commerce, Kerry served as the agency's chief legal officer and oversaw the work of close to 400 lawyers. He acted as the U.S.'s chief international negotiator for privacy and data regulation, and also as the Commerce Department's chief ethics officer. He co-chaired the commerce secretary's Internet Policy Task Force and the National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Commercial Data Privacy, which resulted in the administration's privacy guidelines. He also worked on patent reform and intellectual property, privacy and security, global trade, transnational bribery, and Internet governance questions.
Kerry received his bachelor's degree from Harvard College and his J.D. degree from Boston College. He was a partner in the Boston law firm of Mintz Levin before entering government service, and was a senior advisor for the 2004 Democratic presidential campaign.


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Behavioral symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia include withdrawal from social interaction and activities, emotionless communication, a lack of routine and proper hygiene, and difficulty staying on task, explains WebMD. A paranoid schizophrenic may also experience hallucinations, delusions, confused speech and thoughts, and repetition with movements that are jumpy.
People with paranoid schizophrenia may have delusions that fear is lurking and take unnecessary precautions such as checking their surroundings repeatedly when in public, refusing to talk on the phone in fear that someone is eavesdropping, or buying multiple locks for the door, explains Psych Central. It is common for paranoid schizophrenics to have heightened senses that lead to behaviors that seem overly precautious to others. Paranoid schizophrenics may attempt to self-medicate with mind-altering drugs to reduce fear or false beliefs and are more prone to abuse of substances such as marijuana, cocaine, alcohol or nicotine.
Delusions may cause paranoid schizophrenics to falsely believe that people or government agencies are out to get them or trying to communicate with them via electronic devices or television, according to WebMD. Some patients take on a persona of another person or believe that they have superpowers.
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A group of up to 5,000 Canadian citizens marched on Canada's capital on Saturday in support of U.S. President Donald Trump's conservative agenda and against the liberal agenda of their own Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. The marchers gathered to protest the country's spiraling tax rate, its recent attacks on free speech, and the government's wild over-
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Habitat: A look back at some of our favorite homes from the series
NORWALK — From midcentury marvels to historic homesteads to country cottages and island oases, Norwalk and its surrounding towns are home to some of the most interesting and diverse real estate in the country.
Through our Habitat series, The Norwalk Hour went behind the scenes on more than 40 properties this year, meeting the people that make a house a home and telling their stories.
Some are on the market, some are just plain interesting. Here is a look back at some of our favorites from the Habitat series.
Demolition on Flax Hill
The property at 319 Flax Hill Road, on the corner of Scribner Avenue, first made headlines when a demolition sign appeared in the yard of the circa-1770s home.
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It was one of the oldest homes on Flax Hill and it sat on three zoned buildable lots. That spelled doom for the house, which despite the best efforts of the Norwalk Preservation Trust and the Norwalk Historical Commission, was demolished in February.
In its place stand three new homes that are hardly unique, but come at affordable price points for the area.
The one that retains the original address at 319 Flax Hill is still on the market for $600,000. The other two have already sold in the same price range.
"Of course the documents can't replace the real thing and demolition is permanent, there's no going back now," Tod Bryant, of the Norwalk Preservation Trust, said in February. "But what this tells us is that we need to be more vigilant in listing historic properties here in Norwalk and the Preservation Trust is certainly going to start an initiative to identify and list as many properties as we can."
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A newly renovated home on the edge of SoNo welcomed first-time homeowners this fall thanks to the Norwalk Redevelopment Agency.
Through grant funding and the South Norwalk Renovation Program, the agency purchased the multiuse building at 24 Haviland St. for $220,000, committing to return the former thrift shop to its original, zoning-approved, residential purpose.
The home is the second renovation completed by the Redevelopment Agency as part of the South Norwalk Renovation Program, in which the agency purchases homes, renovates and sells them as an opportunity for first-time homebuyers.
The house is deed restricted, based on a formula, to remain affordable for at least 20 years and must be owner-occupied, a restriction put in place to deter absentee landlords and ensure the agency's mission for the project is fulfilled.
In a county and city where home prices have skyrocketed in the past decade, pricing out many first-time buyers who are strapped for cash, the renovation was a welcome addition in SoNo.
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gets new life
Kevin Shea was brought to tears when he saw the immaculate renovation of his childhood home completed.
At 250 Chestnut Hill Road, the home was brought back to life by contractor Michael Gurnari, who was hand-picked by the Shea family to restore the circa-1850 home.
The 3,300-square-foot home sits on just over an acre, enough room for a batting cage, tire swing and yard to spare. It was the quintessential New England home, filled with love and memories and, for many years, the neighborhood hangout for the Shea children and their friends. Gurnari spared no expense in the renovation, and the result is stunning.
Though Gurnari originally thought he and his wife would be next to call it home, they realized it was too much house and listed the property in September for $949,000. The house is still listed for a slightly lower $899,000.
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Aptly dubbed Magic Mountain — by whom is unclear — the property at 121 Middlebrook Farm Road is said to be situated atop the highest point 10 miles from the coast on the entire eastern seaboard, that is according to the race car driver and original owner Bob Sharp and "a random mailman."
Inside, the home is anything but subtle. Not three steps in the door, visitors are greeted by sweeping views of the meadow and the Sound beyond, framed by floor-to-ceiling glass sliding doors. A massive skylight illuminates the indoor saltwater pool that is the focal point of the open-concept living room, and floods the rest of the living space with natural light.
The 6,300-square-foot home runs on geothermal and passive solar power, and draws heavily on the midcentury modern concept of blurring the lines between the outdoors and indoors.
The home's owners are empty-nesters looking to downsize, and after 189 days, the house is still on the market for $7.5 million, but it is no longer Wilton's most expensive listing. That title goes to the 153-acre property at 144 Huckleberry Hill Lane, which is up for auction but listed at $17 million.
Where the wild
things lived
Hidden in Weston is a compound where creativity came to life at the hands of Morton Schindel.
Known as the Weston Woods, the namesake for Schindel's Norwalk-based animation studio, the 22-acre property comes with 10 structures — five houses, including the main house where Schindel lived until his death a year ago, five additional outbuildings and eight buildable lots.
Schindel — or Mort, as he was more affectionately known — acquired the original ramshackle log and stone house and nearly 3 acres in 1950 for $23,000 from a local artist named Carl Godwin who built the house in 1930. Through the years, Schindel acquired adjacent properties and hosted thousands of teachers, librarians, storytellers and illustrators for conferences and brain-storming sessions.
Weston Woods produced more than 350 motion pictures and 450 recordings, many of which are still used in schools today. The studio's best-known adaptations include Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are," Ezra Jack Keats' "The Snowy Day" and William Steig's "Doctor De Soto," which was nominated for an Academy Award for best animated short in 1985.
The property is listed by Schindel's longtime friend and realtor, Vickie Kelley, of Camelot Real Estate. The original asking price was $2.15 million, but it has since been re-listed at $1.6 million.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Although 2013 will soon come to a close, construction activities related to the DAYTONA Rising project continue to accelerate. Daytona International Speedway is also preparing for the 52nd Anniversary of the Rolex 24 At Daytona and Budweiser Speedweeks 2014 to ensure that the facility is "race ready" for fans.
Here is a recap of key construction activities since the last update in November:
- Initial steel installation near the east end of new grandstand footprint
- Completed pile cap installation
- Operationalized domestic water and fire lines
- Began asphalt paving near the west end of new grandstand footprint
Upcoming construction activities:
- Ongoing steel installation
- First Slab on Metal Deck (First Elevated Concrete Pour)
- Masonry work commences
About DAYTONA Rising
DAYTONA Rising is a $400 million reimagining of an American icon – Daytona International Speedway. Five expanded and redesigned entrances, or "injectors," will lead fans to a series of escalators and elevators, transporting them to three different concourse levels. Each level features spacious social areas, or "neighborhoods," along the nearly mile-long frontstretch. At the conclusion of the redevelopment, Daytona International Speedway will have approximately 101,000 permanent, wider and more comfortable seats, twice as many restrooms and three times as many concession stands. In addition, the Speedway will feature over 60 luxury suites with track side views and a completely revamped hospitality experience for corporate guests.
DAYTONA Rising: Reimagining an American Icon, expected to create 6,300 jobs, $300 million in labor income and over $80 million in tax revenue, will be completed in time for the 2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona and DAYTONA 500.
Barton Malow is serving as the design-builder for the project. In addition to DAYTONA Rising, Barton Malow has renovated the University of Michigan "Big House" and the Rose Bowl.
ROSSETTI, an award-winning architectural design and planning firm for the past 40 years, which headed the design for Ford Field NFL Stadium, University of Notre Dame Compton Family Ice Arena and five Major League Soccer Stadiums, is leading the master planning of the DAYTONA Rising site.
Race fans can follow the progress of the DAYTONA Rising project by visiting www.DAYTONARising.com and connecting with Daytona International Speedway on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.
For tickets and more information on Daytona International Speedway events, visit www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or call 1-800-PITSHOP.
About Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is the home of "The Great American Race" - the DAYTONA 500. Though the season-opening NASCAR Sprint Cup event garners most of the attention - as well as the largest audience in motorsports - the approximately 500-acre motorsports complex boasts the most diverse schedule of racing on the globe, thus earning it the title of "World Center of Racing." In addition to eight major weekends of racing activity, rarely a week goes by that the Speedway grounds are not used for events that include civic and social gatherings, car shows, photo shoots, production vehicle testing and police motorcycle training.
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Current students take notice! You could win an iPad or a FREE three credit course just by registering for summer and/or fall semester. WMCC is gearing up for the 2015 summer and fall semesters, and the week of March 23 through March 27 is Registration Week. All current students who register for summer or fall courses during Registration Week will have their names put into a random drawing. Two iPads will be given away, and the top prize will be a FREE three-credit course at WMCC, a value of $651. Please meet with your faculty advisor to register for summer and fall classes by Friday, March 27, if you want your name to be in the drawing. If you do not know who your advisor is, please stop by the Student Services Office, Room 100, for assistance.


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With a Republican majority in Congress, many Democrats fear that their plans to investigate President Donald Trump's alleged ties with Russia and his failure to completely break from his real estate empire will never be fulfilled.
While the House Intelligence Committee has allegedly begun to investigate Russia's reported involvement with Trump's campaign, Democrats are concerned that the president's business ties still represent a conflict of interest, warranting a probe into the matter.
With that concern in mind, Democratic lawmakers decided to put together a resolution that would force the disclosure of Trump's ties with Russia and his business. If the resolution hadn't been assigned to a committee, then Democrats could have presented it on the floor for a full House vote. Fearing this would be the case, House Republicans decided to send the proposal to the House Judiciary Committee with the help of Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.). The resolution will be subject to a panel vote and, according to Politico, Republicans are expected to kill the proposal in the committee.
Scheduling the vote on Tuesday, Politico adds, makes it easier for Republicans in Congress to bury the story since Trump will be addressing lawmakers that same day for the first time.
But if for some miracle the resolution passes by a committee vote and is presented to the full House, government agencies may be forced to give lawmakers private records down the line, allowing for Washington to investigate Trump's alleged conflicts of interest.
Nadler said he plans on asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions to hand over "any document, record, memo, correspondence or other communication" being reviewed in "criminal or counterintelligence investigations" associated with Trump or any members of his staff and business to Congress. But if the resolution does not see the light of day, this request won't be heading to Sessions' desk any time soon.
To the Republicans in the Judiciary Committee, saying no to the resolution may prove complicated since many conservative lawmakers are already under great scrutiny over accusations of steering the agenda to protect the president. Rep. Jason Chaffetz is one of them. Recently, he suffered a great deal of attacks for failing to investigate Trump's tax returns.
Despite the bleak outlook, there might still be a chance that Republicans in the committee reviewing this resolution will fear backlash for killing it. And that might be the only hope for critics of the Trump presidency. If committee Republicans decide to pass the resolution, these issues will have a chance of being addressed by Congress.
Regardless of how this ends, the public may still discuss these matters and make some noise on their own, bringing attention to Trump's business ties in different ways.
Across the country, activists have been holding rallies and several other events to protest Trump's policies. With some commotion online, Americans could be able to organize similar protests to press Congress to investigate this matter, thus catching the media's attention and forcing the nation to start a much-needed debate.
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Movie News: 'Justice League' Gets a Writer; Watch a Trailer for 'The Death of Superman Lives'
Justice League: Reportedly, Warner Bros. wants Chris Terrio, who won an Oscar for Argo and recently completed script work on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, to write the screenplay for Justice League. Terrio was brought on to Batman v Superman after David S. Goyer (Batman, Man of Steel) became "too busy" with other projects to do another rewrite, and now Warner Bros. wantsTerrio to get its next important superhero team-up off to a good start. [Deadline]
Money Monster: TriStar Pictures is "nearing a deal" to pick up Jodie Foster's Money Monster, starring George Clooney. The studio would finance the picture -- a $30 million deal in itself -- and also distribute it. Jodie Foster is directing; Clooney is set to star as a TV personality who is kidnapped, live and on the air, by a viewer who blames him for bad financial tips. The project will film early next year, after Clooney completes work on the Coen brothers' Hail, Caesar! [The Wrap]
Grasshopper Jungle: We just heard that Edgar Wright will next be directing Baby Driver, and now comes word that he's set another project as well. Grasshopper Jungle is based on a young-adult novel by Andrew Smith, published earlier this year, that wonders what will happen when six-foot-tall praying mantises are unleashed upon mankind. Scott Rosenberg (High Fidelity) is writing the screenplay; Wright will tackle this one after Baby Driver. [Variety]
The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? Trailer: We first heard about Jon Schnepp's documentary The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? last year, and now the film is nearing completion. It explores a famed (and never produced) version of Superman, featuring a screenplay by Kevin Smith, and includes interviews with Smith, director Tim Burton and many more. A new trailer has now been released. [Schnepp Zone]
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Karmin 'Acapella' Music Video
Karmin dropped their new single "Acapella" about a month ago, but now we're finally getting a look at the music video! Staying true to their funky cool style, the video features the duo in an all white back drop, as they stand out in bold colors such as blue, green, and red. Simple, but makes a statement for sure!
They even throw in some sweet dance moves! Check out some of the song's lyrics below.
Used to be a baby, used to be a lady
Thought you were the perfect lover
All the harmony went falling out of key, so
Now you gotta find another
Now you're talking crazy saying that you made me
Like I was your Cinderella
You and me are through, though, watch me hit it solo
I'mma do it acapella (x2)
Once upon a time, I met the perfect guy
He had that Colgate smile, he had that suit and tie
Mama always said get a rich boyfriend
You don't gotta love 'em, girl, you can pretend
You better totes believed her, yeah, every word she said
Thought he was gluten-free, but all that I got was bread
Mama always said nice guys finish last
Beat 'em at his own game, honey, take the cash
Ooh, and what a lucky girl you will be
But no, he didn't do jack for me
I want a bean with the beanstalk
And if the magic ain't right, time to walk
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I'mma do it acapella, yeah
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I profoundly disagree with the language of "privilege". The discourse seems inadequate to the complex realities of racial, gender, and national inequalities for example. It also tends, in concrete politics, toward an unhelpfully moralistic language – checking your privilege, and so on. However, I don't think one should be afraid of it. Not just for macho reasons – though it's true that I am quite a big boy now, and can stand to hear things I disagree with. Rather, like many problematic-yet-persistent concepts, it's getting at something real. And when "male privilege" and its effects are raised in this context, to explain how implicitly sexist assumptions can be reproduced without much thought, it does seem to be addressing a real problem (this is not a comment on Owen Jones; I'm speaking generally).
I am reminded of Stuart Hall's discussion of the implicit "white eye" view in the media. It is not that every white person equally shares in this point of view, or is equally responsible for it, or is equally implicated in it. Far from it. This implied perspective arises from complex sets of ideological representations that are largely produced in the ideological state apparatuses by the ruling class and its allies. Naturally, since ideology is a field of struggle and contest, these ideological representations must also incorporate "popular" elements if they are to be effective. But the "white eye" is not the "eye" of an essential "whiteness"; it is the "eye" of a historically produced mode of domination, from which a minority of ruling white men derive most of the benefit.
The "white eye" is not what is seen, moreover. It is outside the frame, but seems to shape everything in it: a present-absent cause, it exerts a gravitational pull around which a discursive field of racist assumptions is organised. The implied perspective, simply because it is implied and never explicated, forms a "common sense" so that those articulating it speak with great assurance. The onus is on those disputing it to disprove its assumptions – to prove that immigrants aren't deviants and leeches, the black families are not dysfunctional sources of crime, that "Islam" is not a particular solvent of values or security menace, etc.
So it might be with "male privilege" referred to in this sense. Adapting Hall, one might speak of "those apparently naturalised representations of events and situations relating to sex and gender, whether 'factual' or 'fictional', which have sexist premisses and propositions inscribed in them as a set of unquestioned assumptions" and which "enable sexist statements to be formulated without ever bringing into awareness the sexist predicates on which the statements are grounded." It is obviously not the case that this "malestream" perspective is one simply shared by all men, and no women. The "male eye" view is one organised around gender stereotypes that subordinate women, the "second sex", in a way that benefits a determinate class of men.
What is called "rape culture", which has been the focus of the recent radicalisation of women's struggles, is but one particularly obnoxious variant of this phenomenon. Take some of the usual tropes: "women ask for it sometimes"; "only bad girls get raped"; "women get raped because they get drunk and show off their bodies"; "women cry rape because they've been jilted, or have something to hide"; "women's bodies, if they genuinely don't want sex, shut down". Underlying these are various fundamental gender binaries: male activity v female passivity; male rationality v female hysteria; male seriousness v female deviousness; and so on.
Notably, these tropes mostly don't explicitly condone rape. Rather I think they can be related to the three categories of denial identified by Stan Cohen: 1) literal denial, wherein it is asserted that no such thing happened, and the woman must be a liar, a fantasist or unwell; 2) interpretive denial, wherein some of the facts are admitted, but it's suggested that in context it's not as bad as it seems, because the woman was drunk, or drugged, or is likely a prostitute, or was dressed provocatively; and 3) implicatory denial, where it's admitted that the facts are as they're said to be, and very bad indeed, but, well, there's nothing that can be done about it anyway, rape is just a part of life, the best thing is for women concerned is to dress down, not stay out late, not drink, etc. Things are much worse overseas, anyway: you're lucky you don't live there. The result of such strategies of denial is to mobilise implicit assumptions about women into a story, as narrated from a "male eye" view, which normalises and naturalises rape, and blunts the force of any challenge to it.
It would be grotesque to say that enabling the perpetuation of rape thereby preserves or protects any "privilege" for men. But clearly the gendered tropes that are pressed into the service of rape culture are bound up with the ostensible compensations of "maleness", this "psychological wage" as Du Bois put it in a different context. Of course, these compensations are not simply "psychological". They are an iteration at the level of ideology of various realities – the wage gap, male household dominance, the orientation of mass culture toward encouraging women to be "man-pleasing", and so on. In the total, longer-term view, all of these realities actually cost men. The wage gap, for example, is part of maintaining a stratified labour system that undermines the bargaining strength and political cohesion of labour, and thus reduces the overall wage claims of both men and women. But social interests are always construed through social representations, and one might say that the implied "male eye" view of a great deal of mass media and academic output provides the appropriate grid through which these compensations can be perceived and lived as a real privilege.
This "psychological wage", which some might still prefer to call "male privilege", is necessary to explain the investment that too many people have in these strategies of denial, which otherwise serve to reinforce a deeply harmful pattern of sexual violence and hypocrisy, a combination of prurience and puritanism that leaves no one better off. Necessary, I should add, but not sufficient.