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What is a peer-reviewed article?
A peer-reviewed article is published in a peer-reviewed journal only after it has been subjected to multiple critiques by scholars in that field. Peer-reviewed journals follow this procedure to make sure that published articles reflect solid scholarship and advance the state of knowledge in a discipline.
These articles present the best and most authoritative information that disciplines have to offer. Also, through the careful use of citations, a peer-reviewed article allows anyone who reads it to examine the bases of the claims made in the article. Peer-reviewed articles lead to many articles in a chain of information.
One drawback to the peer-review process is that articles may not appear for one or two years after they are written. For this reason they are not the best sources to seek for hot, news-driven topics.Are scholarly and peer-reviewed articles the same thing?
Peer-reviewed and scholarly journals are related but not identical. Not all scholarly journals go through the peer-review process. However, one can assume that a peer-reviewed journal is scholarly.
- First of all, make sure it is an ARTICLE. Not everything that appears in a peer-reviewed journal is an article. Peer-reviewed journals also contain items such as editorials and book reviews, and these are not subjected to the same level of critique
- The presence of several of the following traits often indicates that an article is peer-reviewed:
- A lot of citations: these may appear in-text, and/or as footnotes, endnotes, works cited, reference list, bibliography
- An Abstract (brief description of the article)
- The organization of the article into discrete sections such as Methodology, Results, and Conclusion
- Charts, tables, or graphs
- Complex, formal language that is specific to the field
- Notes indicating when article was submitted and when it was accepted
- If you want to be certain that the journal in which the article appears is peer-reviewed, you can explore the Homepage of the journal on the Internet. Peer-reviewed journals are usually proud to announce that they are peer-reviewed.
Some databases allow you to select for "peer-reviewed" results only. This can be very helpful, but beware: not all these results will be ARTICLES or peer-reviewed. Some will be book reviews and editorials, and these are not subjected to the same level of critique.
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ICT Policies
Student devices on campus
Our Digital Citizenship Programme operates school-wide and teaches students to be aware of cyber-safety, inappropriate material, best practices and care of their devices.
HelpZone Support
Kristin's ICT Services team operates HelpZones to assist students. Normal support includes software issues, printing and network connection problems.
HelpZones are open Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm and are located within the Library Information Centre.
Backing Up Work
All students must regularly back-up their work (weekly as a minimum). We recommend Cloud Storage (i.e. iCloud or Google Drive) or backing up to student USB memory sticks or flash drives.
Monitoring of Devices
All devices are registered to the Kristin wireless network. This allows continual monitoring and filtering of inappropriate material and assistance with diagnosis, if a device develops a software issue.
If a student is thought to hold inappropriate material either on their device or on external drives/media an investigation will occur, led by the year level's Dean. If a device is found to be transmitting malicious traffic e.g. Malware or Viruses that could affect the School's networks the device will be removed from the Kristin wireless network whilst investigations occur before re-connection.
Kristin School reserves the right to request access to any device for investigative purposes only. Failure to surrender the device for inspection will be escalated to the appropriate disciplinary procedures. If an investigation is deemed necessary then the device in question will be removed from the network until a resolution has been reached.
Curriculum Site Licensed Software
During the course of the school year, specific curriculum-based software is installed onto student laptops. This is deployed using our software installation tool. please note our site licensed agreements do not allow the selling on of our software or for students to have multiple copies. Curriculum Site Licensed Software is installed at the beginning of term and your school account is charged an $80.00 one-off installation fee.
Loan Fleet
By adopting a BYO model, access to a like-for-like loan device is no longer possible to maintain with such a diversity of devices. However, Kristin is committed to providing a service that allows student access to basic school needs whilst their primary device is repaired. Therefore a fleet of iPad Mini tablets will be available for all students to use whilst their device is repaired. Alternatively, students may use an additional home device on a temporary basis, though curriculum software cannot be installed temporarily:
Scenario 1: A Year 6 student accidently drops their iPad and the screen is damaged. Parents arrange for a repair service with a preferred supplier (Note: Repair agent recommendations can be provided, if requested). The student collects an iPad Mini from ICT Services, while their own device is repaired off-campus. Whilst in use, the student's own Apps can be installed onto the loan and school-work (backed up to iCloud) can be accessed.
Scenario 2: A Year 9 BYO student's laptop is stolen. Parents notify ICT Services of their Police Incident number, and arrange for a new replacement device through a retailer, but there is a short delay in shipping. An iPad Mini is used by the student to access basic school requirements, whilst waiting for the new laptop to be delivered. At network registration of the new laptop, the loan iPad Mini is returned, with schoolwork backed up to iCloud. The student installs iCloud onto their laptop to access their saved work.
Scenario 3: A Year 10 student's laptop is accidently damaged. Parents arrange for a repair service with a preferred supplier (Note: Repair agent recommendations can be provided, if requested). The student registers a home laptop on a temporary basis, whilst their primary device is repaired off-campus. (Note: Curriculum software requirements cannot be installed onto temporary devices). Alternatively, an iPad Mini can be used by the student.
Scenario 4: A Senior student's hard drive is faulty. ICTS provides an investigation service, and whilst this occurs, the student can use one of their own secondary devices. Alternatively, an iPad Mini can be used by the student for the duration of the investigation.
Loan Programme Ratios
The school-wide iPad Mini loan programme is an assurance to allow your child access to the majority of school requirements whilst their own device is repaired. Students may borrow a loan device for a maximum of 15 school days during the course of a term. The ratio of loan iPad Minis to students will be 1:25 which is considerably higher than our recent laptop loan programmes over the last few years.
Loan Software
Whilst using the iPad Mini loan device, students will be able to access:
- Google - for gmail and other Google applications (including Google Drive)
- myKristin - for the school-wide Learning Management/Collaboration platform
- Pages, Keynote and Numbers Apps - for day-to-day school requirements
- iCloud - for storage
- Overdrive - for eBook publications
- eTextbooks - PDF versions of the available curriculum eTextbooks
- Internet and search engines
Note: Our younger students (who are part of the tablet programme) would have access to their curriculum-approved Apps whilst using the iPad Mini loan
The majority of our curriculum software will not be accessible during the loan period. The loan devices are not a like-for-like replacement, but a means for your child to access resources at school on a temporary basis.
Loan Device Damages
In the event of accidental damage to a loan device or power cable, costs for repair will be charged to the student's school account.


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News from the Committee to Protect Journalists
|CPJ campaigns to free journalists in Iran
In conjunction with Index on Censorship and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, CPJ organized a petition signed by 100 prominent journalists around the world calling for the immediate release of Maziar Bahari, Newsweek's Tehran correspondent, who has been in an Iranian jail since June 21. CPJ has campaigned on behalf of other journalists imprisoned in Iran, including Roxana Saberi and Iason Athanasiadis, a Greek freelancer.
While CPJ was able to help free some journalists, several still remain in prison. Iran became the world's leading jailer of journalists in the aftermath of the disputed June 12 election. Authorities made sweeping arrests, rounding up dozens of domestic journalists and at least three international journalists, including Bahari. Dozens of other journalists, including the BBC's Iran bureau chief, John Leyne, were expelled or confined to their offices. Iran jammed broadcast signals and blocked Internet sites. With 37 journalists still in jail, including who were arrested prior to the election, the number of imprisoned journalists in Iran now surpasses China. For more information, see CPJ's complete coverage of the election aftermath.
|CPJ presses impunity in advance of Obama's Russian trip
As part of our campaign to combat impunity in Russia, CPJ sent a letter in advance of President Obama's July summit meeting with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. Seventeen journalists have been murdered for their work or have died under suspicious circumstances since 2000 in the country. In only one case have the killers been convicted. In every case, the masterminds remain unpunished.
Obama's meeting coincided with the fifth anniversary of the murder of Paul Klebnikov, the founding editor of Forbes Russia, who was gunned down outside his Moscow office on July 9, 2004. His case has received worldwide attention, yet no one has been convicted in his murder.
On the eve of his trip, Obama gave an exclusive interview to Novaya Gazeta, an independent Russian newspaper known for its investigative journalism, in which he said, "Americans and Russians have a common interest in the development of the rule of law, the strengthening of democracy, and the protection of human rights." Of 17 journalists who have been murdered in Russia since 2000, all in retaliation for their work, four of them worked for Novaya Gazeta.
|Russia: Kati Marton's analysis featured in Newsweek, CPJ to release report
The July 9 edition of Newsweek has printed an adapted version of CPJ board member Kati Marton's preface to an upcoming CPJ special report. The article, "Getting Away With Murder" examines the culture of impunity in Russia surrounding 17 murders of journalists in the past decade. The full preface will be featured in CPJ's report, "Anatomy of Injustice: The Unsolved Killings of Journalists in Russia," which explores in detail the press freedom climate and the ongoing struggle for justice in the murder cases. The report is scheduled for release in September 2009.
|CPJ Special Report: Nicaragua's president ignores the media, except to harass
Carlos Lauría, CPJ's Americas program coordinator, flew down to Managua earlier this month to highlight a CPJ special report about President Daniel Ortega's war on the media in Nicaragua. Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, who serves as a virtual prime minister, have employed a new weapon against the press: dismiss the private news media as direct political challengers and marginalize their influence by ignoring them. Ortega and Murillo have described the country's media as CIA-funded and controlled by an elite class.
Lauría brought together an unusual coalition of the president's critics and supporters to present the report, including prominent journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro, human rights lawyer Mauro Ampie Vilchez, and Roberto Larios, president of the pro-Ortega press group Unión de Periodistas de Nicaragua.
"When the information doesn't flow with transparency, democracy is hurt," said Chamorro. Ortega supporter Larios criticized the report, claiming it represented only the view of the "media owners that represent the oligarchy." His comments sparked a lively debate with journalists and activists in the audience that lasted more than 90 minutes.
Read more from Carlos Fernando Chamorro on the CPJ Blog.
|CPJ Special Report: 'Reporting, and Surviving, in Ciudad Juárez'
Mike O'Connor, CPJ consultant for the Americas, traveled to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to investigate why the city is one of the most dangerous in a country known for its deadly violence against journalists. More than 25 journalists have been killed in Mexico since 2000, at least 10 in direct reprisal for their work, and seven more have disappeared.
O'Connor's special report, "Reporting, and Surviving, in Ciudad Juarez," examines the threats journalists face in reporting the news in that city. He found that reporters who look into how extortion works or the reasons police don't solve crimes are at grave risk from the cartels, or from the police themselves. "We have learned the lesson: To survive, we publish the minimum," Norte de Ciudad Juárez's editor-in-chief, Alfredo Quijano, told O'Connor. "We don't investigate. Even at that, most of what we know stays in the reporter's notebook."
|CPJ Special Report: 'Journalists in Exile 2009'
At least 11 Sri Lankan journalists were driven into exile in the past 12 months amid an intensive government crackdown on critical reporters and editors. The surge from Sri Lanka accounted for more than a quarter of the journalists worldwide who fled their native countries in the past year after being attacked, harassed, or threatened with violence or imprisonment.
Nearly 400 journalists have been forced into exile worldwide since 2001, when CPJ began compiling detailed data. Illustrating the extraordinary dangers facing these journalists at home, more than 330 of them remain in exile today. Read more about journalists in exile on CPJ's Web site.
|CPJ joins in battle over preinstalled software for China
When China announced that personal computers sold from July 1 must carry Internet-filtering software pre-installed by the manufacturer, CPJ Deputy Director Robert Mahoney called the move "a flashing red light to journalists and defenders of free expression online."
"The implications of these findings for journalists and bloggers are chilling," wrote Mahoney. "If this fiat from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology goes unchallenged, how will PC makers react if ordered to install more sophisticated tracking technology to allow the state to keep an eye on users?"
In the face of opposition ranging from PC makers abroad to bloggers at home, Chinese authorities backed away from the requirement-but we will keep an careful eye on countries whose control over technology put freedom of expression at risk.
|CPJ Staff
Please welcome Sheryl A. Mendez to CPJ. She is an associate with CPJ's Journalist Assistance program. Mendez is a founding member of the "Crimes of War Project." In 2008, she was awarded the Every Human Has Rights media award by Internews and The Elders for documenting the experiences of Iraqi refugees and asylum seekers in the Middle East and Europe. Mendez is also a widely published radio and photojournalist previously based throughout the Middle East and Asia. She was the editor of photography of US News & World Report's New York bureau for six years and before that editor of story development and research for Magnum Photos.


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On April 20, 2011, MedShare was pleased to welcome His Excellency Dr. Victor Makwenge Kaput, Minister of Health, Democratic Republic of Congo and Dr. J. M. Kalonji, Multi-Sector Advisor, Ministry of Heath. They visited MedShare to discuss future container shipments to Congo. Dr. Makwenge detailed their current healthcare system and struggles, and his plans to improve it.
Global Atlanta's Ann Cantrell covered the visit, and we wanted to share her article with you.
MedShare Strengthens Ties With Congo-Kinshasa
By Ann Cantrell
The Democratic Republic of the Congo that has been ravaged by years of war and suffers from an inadequate health care system will be receiving much needed medical supplies from an Atlanta-based charity, which is strengthening its ties with the CentralAfrican country.
As part of its mission to provide poorer countries with surplus medical supplies from the U.S., MedShare International will be sending three 40-foot containers from Decatur to the impoverished country by the end of May.
Valued somewhere between $150,000 to $200,000, each container will have supplies such as sonographic and X-ray machines, patient monitoring systems and equipment used to administer anesthesia during surgeries.
Since 2004, MedShare already has sent 25 containers to the Congo, but even this sizable contribution has been woefully inadequate to serve the needs of the country's 71 million inhabitants.
"In the United States, $8,047 was spent on health care per person in 2009. By comparison, the Democratic Republic of the Congo spends $4 per person … Situations like this are why MedShare is here," David Pass, MedShare's chief advancement officer, told GlobalAtlanta.
In keeping with its growing relationship with MedShare, Victor Makwenge Kaput, the Congo's minister of health, and two other representatives from the ministry, visited the headquarters on April 20 to tour the facility and discuss future partnerships.
Nell Diallo, vice president of corporate and international relations, told GlobalAtlanta they are seeking corporate sponsors and have begun discussions with the Coca Cola Co., Western Union Co., and DHL Express, an international mail service, to assist with shipping and funding.
MedShare depends on corporate and private sponsors to fund its operations of gathering leftover medical supplies and equipment from hospitals in the U.S. and redistributing them in underserved communities. The organization has sent containers to more than 30 countries including Afghanistan, Chile, Ecuador, Haiti, Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
During his visit to the MedShare headquarters and disribution facility, Mr. Kaput outlined some of the health problems in the country to Ms. Diallo, Mr. Pass, A.B. Short, CEO and co-founder and other staff,
Each year, 350,000 children in the Congo do not live past five-years and 3,600 women pass away due to pregnancy complications, according to the health minister. "Each second, children die because of no medical care. Each second, women die because of pregnancy complications," he added.
According to Mr. Kaput, there are also 1 million people living with HIV/AIDS and many suffer from malaria.
After years of war involving half-a-dozen neighboring countries, he said the health care system was decimated. And even though the war officially ended in 2003, the conflict continued within the country particularly in the east, eventually killing more than 5 million people in the world's deadliest conflict since World War II.
Years of war destroyed the infrastructure of hospitals and clinics and the government only provides the Ministry of Health with $70 million a year for expenses, Mr. Kaput said, adding that $70 million would not even be sufficient to fund the construction of a single hospital.
Due to the lack of government funding, the ministry looks to non-profits, non-governmental organizations and religious groups for funding, equipment and physicians, he said.
More than 80 percent of its funding comes from these organizations, like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, bringing its budget in the Congo from $1 to $4 for each person per year, he said.
Mr. Kaput said he wants to increase this amount to $14 per person each year, repair damaged public hospitals, improve distribution of supplies to rural areas, bring more doctors to the country and re-develop medical research programs.
Working towards these goals, he added that the health ministry is working with South Africa to bring back thousands of Congolese doctors that relocated during the wars and increase their salary from $200 to $1,000 per month.
The health minister and his colleagues concluded their visit to Medshare with a tour of the warehouse and distribution center.
For more information, visit http://www.medshare.org.
Thanks to Global Atlanta for the great coverage! We look forward to working with the Minister to improve healthcare in the DRC.
To view photos of the Minsiter's visit, click here.


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We all typed really long responses to the latest dev log, but unfortunately we forgot to save them :/Vartul wrote:Psst. I hear this guy named Josh Parnell is making a procedural space game. Apparently he posts Dev logs somewhere around here every week or so. Can anyone point me to the discussion of the most recent log? Thanks. :D
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Lil' Pine Cones Mini-Camp: Magnificent Meadows
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Nature is a wonderful place for a young child to make new discoveries. If your child is ready to explore the world around them - trails, rivers, plants and animals - treat them to a mini-camp. Create nature crafts and learn nature songs. Investigate the woods through short trail walks and the night sky through planetarium presentations. We'll also get play time in our new outdoor Nature Place discovery zone. Ages 4-5 To register, call 410-313-0400 or click on the event URL.


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There Goes the Neighborhood! The Pirates Next Door: Starring the Jolley Rogers by Jonny Duddle
Matilda lived in Dull-on-Sea, a gloomy seaside town.
Too busy in the summer, and in winter it shut down.
Dull-on-Sea is a dull and boring place, only outdone in seaside soporificity by its French sister-city, Ennui-sur-Mer. Neat cookie-cutter houses located in the exact center of immaculate lawns stretch down the identical streets, a vision of real estate sameness--except for the house next door to Matilda's.
That house had been for sale as long as Matilda's memory stretched back, and Matilda, a different drummer sort, had secret hopes for that house:
She hoped a family would move in, with a girl her age, or maybe...
A boy! A PIRATE boy!
And then, one day a veritable pirate ship on wheels rolls down that sleepy street and pulls into the drive of the vacant house. It's a new family, all right, the Jolley Rogers, complete with peg-legged dog and salty parrot, and best of all, a boy just her age, named JimLad!
It seems even privateers need some downtime in drydock, and the rumor mills of Dull-on-Sea grind into overtime as the town takes in the idea of a set of scurvy buccaneers putting down roots in their sedate city. Back fence gossip buzzes with dire warnings of a pirate takeover of the town:
Before you know it, there'll be more--
We'll all have pirates right next door!
But Matilda and JimLad take to each other like salty seadogs to a seabiscuit. While the rest of the class are giving JimLad, nautically speaking, a wide berth, Matilda invites him to put down anchor in the desk next to her at school, and soon she's, er, showing him the ropes of landlubber life. JimLad himself is grateful and returns the favor by teaching her the ways of the sea.
Just as the restive city is roused to take action against the whole bunch of buccaneers, the Jolley Rogers finish refurbishing their ship, and one morning the town awakens to find them gone. That ship has sailed, all right, but the Jolley Rogers seem to have left a surprising thank-you--a treasure map of Dull-on-Sea with an X marking the spot of mysterious digging in each front yard. Could those part-time citizens have left part of their pirate treasure behind, along with a promise to Matilda from JimLad to cast their anchor again in the cove at Dull-on-Sea?
Jonny Duddle's latest pirate tale, The Pirates Next Door (Templar, 2012) follows last year's buccaneer blockbuster, The Pirate Cruncher, both of them carrying a cargo of jolly rhyming text and buoyant acrylic artwork on board that will cause pirate-loving readers to run the Skull 'n' Bones up the mizzenmast and salute. Put these salty sagas with Melinda Long's and David Shannon's How I Became a Pirate and Pirates Don't Change Diapers for some gloriously silly tales of those who sail the briny!
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Jewelry sale complaints should be made to the business involved. If the problem cannot be resolved, the consumer and the business may seek mediation through the Better Business Bureau. The consumer may have to resort to civil resolution, such as Small Claims Court.
The American Gem Society (AGS) is a nonprofit professional trade association of fine jewelers and jewelry suppliers operating in the U.S. and Canada. Will take complaints from consumers if jeweler is a member of AGS.
American Gem Society (AGS)
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Las Vegas, NV 89117
(702) 255-6500
(702) 255-7420 Fax
The Jewelers Vigilance Committee will accept any type of jewelry complaint. Will advise consumers about jewelry markings and investigate violations against marketing, advertising and related jewelry industry laws. Consumers must submit their complaints in writing.
Jewelers Vigilance Committee
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New York, NY 10036
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In the last few months, the controversy regarding the landmarked Manufacturers Trust Company building at 510 Fifth Avenue designed by Gordon Bunshaft for SOM came to relative conclusion both with the settlement of lawsuit between Vornado Realty Trust and the local activist group Citizens Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation, and the opening of the new Joe Fresh retail store.
While many have and some will continue to argue the specifics of the legal case, the reopening marks the remarkable return of the 1954 golden arbor screen sculpture by Harry Bertoia. The 70-foot screen along with a second Bertoia sculpture – a mobile representing a cloud, again occupy the space and provide separation between customer and employee areas.
The return of the Bertoia screen and mobile remind us of the importance of art in public spaces and the need to preserve that collaboration of physical space and art. As Docomomo US president Theodore Prudon writes in his article Art, Architecture and Public Space in New York, 1950-1970 in the Docomomo Journal 42 (Summer 2010), there was a great deal of fine art incorporated in corporate and public space in New York City. While much of that art can be still be found in and around Fifth Avenue, some have already disappeared including the Josef Albers mural entitled Manhattan from the former PanAm Building (now Metlife Building).
Noting the importance of the Bertoia screen and its restoration, a short film has been created about the restoration by Steven Sebring with help from Harry Bertoia's son Val Bertoia.
For more images of 510 Fifth and the Bertoia sculptures, visit our Facebook page.


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I would say though, still, that this was probably the third most effective brand I've tried with regards to actual number of pounds lost.
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Plus I heard that 80 HCA wasn't actually legal or possible (I'm not an attorney or a doctorscientist, so don't quote me on that - just passing along what I heard) The best so far for actual weight loss for me plus no nausea has been Pure GCE (I ordered mine through the site 'bestgarciniacambogiapills' dot com.
Again, if you don't mind the jitters and all that jazz, it may be worth sute time to check out the LipoVida brand.
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Much, MUCH better than Gatorskin. Much more supple, lighter and I'd even say that it's more pucture resistant (or it's just my good luck with them and/or bad luck with Conti). Great choice for commuting or training - the only other tyre that could compare to this one (or even be superior to Durano) is the amazing Krylion Carbon.
Schwalbe's Durano is 'for mile eaters': a training specific tyre. As a dual compound, folding tyre and at 235g, it is slightly more than this, a true utility tyre but how does it fare?
The first thing you probably want to know about a training tyre is what its puncture protection is like. Included is Schwalbe's premium level protection: RaceGuard, a synthesis of rubber and nylon moulded into the standard rubber. Schwalbe say this adds very little to weight and rolling resistance.
At 235g you can't dispute the first point and I found the tyre to zip along nicely; still remaining supple unlike some heavily reinforced tyres.
Puncture protection is hard to test but just riding, but I rode these tyres for a few thousand kilometres and didn't suffer any punctures. Luck plays its part, and perhaps Schwalbe went around sweeping the roads of Bath before the review but as tests go, it is a glowing result.
Dual compound rubber is normally found only on race tyres but it allows for a better combination of rolling resistance and grip. For grip, you want sticky rubber, but grippy rubber doesn't roll as well, and wears out quickly.
A dual compound aims to give the best of all worlds, by combining grippy rubber at the sides for cornering with a faster rolling compound in the centre. With lightly treaded sidewalls, the resulting tyre handles well in the wet (plenty of opportunity for that in the last month!) but isn't a labour to keep moving.
In fact, handling on this tyre is a strong point. It feels more like a premium race tyre than other training rubber I have used. The bite is good and I could confidently throw the bike into corners – even in the wet – without the backend fish-tailing about.
Longevity looks promising. The tyre still looks to have plenty of wear left after 2,000km; the top hasn't flattened off too much and sidewalls look healthy.
The Schwalbe Durano is available in a range of colours of questionable taste (we had the standard black), in folding or wired bead and plenty of wheel size and widths. It is clearly intended as a 'one-stop' tyre option.
The folding 23mm wide version is a good option for those who don't want to spend ages researching different tyres or having to change tyres the night before an event in pursuit of better characteristics. You can stick these on your bike year round and they should keep you happy.
The £32.99 rrp is about right – comparable with a Continental GatorSkin – and the dual compound of the Durano is one better.
Grippy, durable and fairly light, a very good all-round performance training tyre.
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Schwalbe Durano tyre
Size tested: 700x23C
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
"For mile eaters. Durano is the right choice for high mileage purposes, because no other racing tire lasts longer. At the same time the Dual Compound offers great grip for training on wet winter roads. It has the proven RaceGuard protection belt. Folding tire. 235 g."
I'd say they've hit the mark there: basically a long lasting racing tire.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Dual compound rubber, 235g, folding bead, plenty of wheel sizes and widths, RaceGuard puncture protection which appears to work.
Taking it out of the bike and fitting it, it has a feeling of premium rubber. I didn't suffer any nicks or bead coming through either.
Strikes the balance of training tire and racer well. Good wet weather riding too.
After 2,000km still has life in it. Sidewalls in particular look healthy.
A Continental Gatorskin is around 220g so 30g less over a pair of tires; could do better.
A pleasure to ride and certainly doesn't test the nerves.
£32.99rrp is a few pounds more than similar offerings but this is a slightly racier tire.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Performs well: zero punctures but you don't pay the price in ride quality.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Zero punctures throughout the test!
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Can't think of much really. I personally would dislike lime-green, cream and chocolate brown colours on my bike but the option is there. Each to their own!
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
Anything further to say about the product in conclusion?
A solid contendor for a true all-round road bike tire.
About the tester
Age: 23 Height: 184cm Weight: 66kg
I usually ride: Orbea Onix (Carbon) - Summer, Orbea Asphalt (Alu) - Winter My best bike is: Orbea Alma G10
I've been riding for: Under 5 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Semi pro
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, time trialling, cyclo cross, club rides, mtb,
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My favourite tyre! Much preferred to any Continentals.
I ride the 25mm version which makes it comfortable as well, essential on audaxes. Never had a puncture despite doing the End2End (1020+miles) AND the front tyre still had the central mold line on it at the finish!
That was back in 2010 and I'm still riding the same set today on my Winter/Hack bike. Stunning value.
Word of warning - do not confuse with the Durano PLUS which has an extra layer of puncture resistance which I am told ruins the feel of the tyre.
This is slightly off-topic but I ride the Durano Plus (see comment by Simon above) year-round, mainly because I tend to ride quite a lot on rough stony tracks that would rip normal road tyres to shreds. I am not a very sophisticated rider but I have high confidence in the wet-weather grip of the 'Plus' on normal roads.
It is probably accurate to describe the Plus as bomb-proof despite the fact I have had two punctures in the rear tyre during the last six months - as a result of the abuse they suffer the tyre surfaces now sport a multitude of small cuts and on both occasions these have trapped a shard of flint that eventually penetrated the protective layer. The tyres themselves are about nine months old and have covered over a thousand miles with little sign of wear apart from the aforementioned cuts.
When these eventually wear out I will try a pair of the 'ordinary' Duranos for comparison. Maybe it will be a revalation!
I must have been unlucky with the Durano! I got 3 punctures within a month or so, and I'm only commuting in Melbourne so the roads/paths aren't that bad. I've since put the Durano Plus on the back and the normal Durano on the front. I can tell that it's a bit heavier but if I don't get any flats who cares. Other than the punctures they are a great grippy tyre.
The Durano Pluses aren't that bad. The rubber-foam layer makes them feel a bit dead compared to high-quality clinchers like Vittoria Paves, but they're vastly more reassuring in the wet than Gatorskins and don't puncture easily even on my commute past the top of Brick Lane (a sea of glass shards every Monday).
The Durano Pluses aren't that bad. The rubber-foam layer makes them feel a bit dead compared to high-quality clinchers like Vittoria Paves, but they're vastly more reassuring in the wet than Gatorskins and don't puncture easily even on my commute past the top of Brick Lane (a sea of glass shards every Monday).
Agree that they feel OK and grip well. Then again, they last so long that I've kinda forgotten what other tyres feel like!
Mind you, I've tried a set of Michelin Pro4 Endurance, albeit on another, not so good, bike recently and didn't notice any difference. I did notice the two glass punctures though, compared with my one per year on the D+...


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After writing a controversial open letter criticizing Iran's supreme leader, human rights activist Parvaneh Vahidmanesh knew her life would be in danger if she went home. After gaining asylum, she settled in Washington, D.C., where she is seen here on April 2.
This is story is part of NBC News' series "Immigration Nation," an in-depth examination of immigration in America
Immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship often run substantial risks for their chance at a new life, but none have more on the line than asylum seekers.
Parveneh Vahidmanesh, an Iranian student who was visiting the United States when controversial elections in her homeland triggered demonstrations and a bloody crackdown on protesters in 2009, typifies the stakes when political activism collides with authoritarian regimes.
When she learned of the crackdown, Vahidmanesh wrote an open letter in the Wall Street Journal criticizing Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – an expression of outrage that, in the estimation of U.S. authorities, would have immediately put her in mortal danger if she returned home.
"The article was my responsibility to my people and my friends," said Vahidmanesh, now 32. "I didn't think about the risk and danger to my future. I just wrote it."
The United States guarantees asylum – and a path to citizenship – to individuals who are in the country and can prove they have suffered persecution or have a legitimate fear that they will suffer persecution if they return to their home country, as a result of their politics, race, nationality or membership in a particular social group. There is no cap on the number of "asylees" who can be admitted annually.
(Separately, the U.S. grants "refugee" status to qualifying individuals outside the United States who are of "special humanitarian concern." Each year the president and Congress establish a ceiling for the number of refugees admitted. In 2011, for instance, the number was 80,000.)
Source: U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services; U.S. Justice Department; U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
To win asylum, candidates must prove their case – through interviews with immigration officials or by appearing before an immigration judge – or be returned to their country of origin. The burden of proof is high: 86,053 applicants sought asylum in the U.S. in 2012, but only 24,969 – about 29 percent – received it, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Within the asylum path to citizenship, there are two types of cases: affirmative and defensive. Affirmative cases are filed by applicants who are legally in the country at the time, while defensive cases are filed to prevent forcible deportation, possibly after being caught with false papers at a port of entry or being found in the country illegally or in violation of their immigration status.
Vahidmanesh's case is an example of an affirmative case.
A human rights activist who had already been hauled in for questioning by Iranian authorities months earlier for documenting the Islamic republic's dwindling Jewish population, Vahidmanesh was studying in the U.S. at the invitation of the University of Virginia when the post-election violence reached its peak.
'I just decided to do something'
She said that when she saw video showing the death of 26-year-old Neda Soltan, who became the worldwide face of the uprising after she was shot during a protest, she could no longer remain silent.
"At that time, I was very emotional," Vahidmanesh said from Washington, D.C., where she now lives and works. "Every day I cried. I see my country under fire and I just decided to do something."
Why is it so important to become a U.S. citizen? At recent swearing in ceremonies in Los Angeles, we asked our newest citizens that question.
That something was an open letter addressed, "Dear Ali Khamenei," in which she pointed out that the Iranian supreme leader's daughter – a former classmate of Vahidmanesh's who was nearly the same age as Soltan – was safe while the young protester was dead for trying to express her opinion.
Vahidmanesh sought asylum shortly after her letter was published by the newspaper, arguing that the Iranian government would be certain to target her for reprisal if she returned home.
She was fortunate to get an attorney – something many asylum seekers must do without – provided pro bono by Human Rights First, an independent advocacy group that matches lawyers with asylum candidates trying to navigate the immigration system.
Her case was persuasive, and she was granted asylum two weeks after her interview with an immigration official.
Vahidmanesh was spared having to plead her case in a courtroom-like proceeding before an immigration judge, the setting where defensive asylum cases play out.
Defensive applicants must present physical evidence, provide witnesses and document conditions in their home country – based on State Department reports – to prove they were persecuted at home or would be if they went back.
Many defensive asylum seekers are held in prison-like detention centers around the country before they get their day in court. The Department of Homeland Security detained 429,000 immigrants, including asylum seekers, in more than 250 detention facilities at some point during 2011, according to the ACLU.
Attorney Vanessa Allyn, who has advised in hundreds of asylum cases for Human Rights First, says the biggest pitfall for asylum seekers is lack of legal representation.
"They don't speak the language, and many have never encountered a legal system – much less a legal system like that of the United States – before," said Allyn.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency doesn't keep statistics on the number of asylum seekers who have legal representation, but Allyn said Human Rights First's pro bono lawyers win 90 percent of their asylum cases, while the overall success rate is about 25 percent.
At home in the uniform
Ahmed Fadiga, who fled his native Ivory Coast in December 2004, spent seven months in detention before he appeared in court. He won his case, then swapped the blue-on-blue uniform of the detention center for Army fatigues in order to get citizenship.
Courtesy Ahmed Fadiga
Ahmed Fadiga poses with his wife, Jocelyn, and sons Ismael and Ahmed Jr. in January at his welcome home ceremony at Fort Carson, in Colorado Springs, Colo., after a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan.
"The Army, it's like my second family," Spc. Fadiga, 34, said in a recent phone interview from Colorado Springs, where he is based with the Army 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, at Fort Carson.
Fadiga left his West African homeland in the wake of civil war. As a vocal member of the main opposition political party, Fadiga said, he was beaten, tortured and imprisoned by the ruling party's militia. He went into hiding, but military thugs who went to his home killed his mother when they failed to find him, according to documents presented in his asylum case.
Fadiga traveled to the United States with false papers – something he said he admitted immediately upon arrival -- and requested political asylum.
As far as Immigration Customs Enforcement officials were concerned, however, he had sought entry with a stolen passport, so he was thrown in detention in New Jersey until his case could be heard.
Again, thanks to pro bono legal counsel, Fadiga won asylum. But that's when his journey to become an American citizen really began.
Asylum is just the first step on a long road to citizenship. "Asylees" are authorized to work immediately and can apply for a green card granting permanent residence after one year. But they must hold the green card for five years before they can apply for citizenship. And they are not given preference in their application for citizenship, according to the USCIS.
After nearly four years of trying to make it in America – studying English, working menial jobs and taking classes at a community college – Fadiga decided to join the military to get citizenship more quickly, and for free.
Within six months of joining the Army, he became a naturalized citizen.
He is now a fuel specialist and recently returned from a one-year deployment in Afghanistan. His wife, Jocelyn, 27, joined him here from the Ivory Coast and is in dental school, when she's not taking care of their two sons, Ismael, 8, and Ahmed Fadiga Jr., 3 – both U.S. citizens.
Fadiga said he expected some discrimination in the Army – as an African and practicing Muslim – but that's not what he found. "We all get treated the same. That really surprised me. And at the same time, it made me feel like a true American," he said.
Was it all worth it?
"Absolutely," said Fadiga. "Besides getting to be a citizen, I got a job that helps me to provide for my family."
Vahidmanesh also feels a debt to this country. She now works at the Freedom House, a non-government organization that champions freedom around the world, on the Iran desk. She plans to apply for citizenship in five years when she becomes eligible.
She says the U.S. "saved my life, my future, my children" – even though she doesn't yet have any. "If I was in Iran, I would never try to be mother."
Related links:
NBC News' series: Immigration Nation
Through the obstacle course of immigration, many paths to citizenship
To get green cards, these immigrants must prove they are extraordinary
By the numbers: How America tallies its 11.1 million undocumented immigrants
Waiting half a life for a green card: Families languish in immigration line


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Sudan on Sunday cut diplomatic ties with its neighbor Chad, which it accuses of backing a Darfur rebel assault on Sudan's capital, Khartoum, over the weekend.
Although the Darfur rebels have little chance of toppling Sudan's regime, the advance is "the first time anyone has managed to take civil war to the doorstep of the [Sudanese] government, so it's a propaganda victory of sorts," says Richard Cornwell of the Institute for Security Studies in South Africa.
The move by the Justice and Equality (JEM) rebel group may expose the fragility of the Sudanese government by putting pressure on existing divisions, say analysts. But it also gives Khartoum a reason to ramp up its latest offensives in Darfur and raises the prospect of a border war between Chad and Sudan; both believe the other is using rebels as proxy fighters.
"The government has already begun to manipulate this," says Salih Mahmoud Osman, a Darfuri member of parliament, explaining that Khartoum now has the political cover it needs to step up its offensives in Darfur and to stall elections. "They are already blaming Chad, a number of people have been arrested, and they can say the country is under external threat."
A surprise assault on Khartoum
This weekend's rebel assault came out of the blue.
Several hundred JEM rebels launched their attack on Saturday morning having traveled more than 600 miles from their Darfur strongholds.
Sudanese armed forces responded with artillery and helicopter gunships as fighting raged through the day.
Sunday morning, President Omar al-Bashir appeared on state television, dressed in military uniform, to say the attack had been repelled and that he would sever ties with Chad.
"These forces are all basically Chadian forces supported and prepared by Chad and they moved from Chad under the leadership of Khalil Ibrahim," he said in a televised address, adding that he reserved the right to retaliate against the "outlaw regime."
Mr. Ibrahim, who leads JEM, is from the same Zaghawa tribe as Idriss Deby, president of Chad.
Although he denies being backed by Chad, the ties are an open secret.
In February, JEM fighters traveled from Darfur to Chad to protect Mr. Deby from rebels pouring into his capital, N'Djamena.
At the same time, links between Khartoum and Chadian rebels are barely disguised.
Visitors to the West Darfur capital of El Geneina routinely see Chadian rebels picking up supplies in the town's market alongside the Arab janjaweed militia and their allied Sudanese troops.
Their use of the French language and distinctive, open-topped pickups make them easy to spot.
Proxy war payback
The attack on Omdurman, a twin city to Khartoum, was the latest salvo in this proxy war, according to Amjad Atallah, of the Save Darfur Coalition, an alliance of humanitarian groups.
"It seems that, at least in part, this is payback for [Sudan's ruling National Congress Party's] support for rebels in Chad who almost toppled the government there in February," he said.
With the rainy season just beginning in Darfur, it was also one of the last chances for JEM to strengthen its hand before hunkering down for the next few months.
Security sources in Khartoum, speaking on condition of anonymity, estimated that about 200 rebel technicals – pickups mounted with heavy machine guns – made the three-day journey from their strongholds in the Jebel Moon region of West Darfur.
They crossed into North Darfur and then Northern Kordofan using areas controlled by sympathetic tribes.
They picked up reinforcements along the way, before approaching Khartoum from the west via its historic neighbor Omdurman.
The city is well-defended with machine gun emplacements along all major arteries and around strategic position such as airports and government buildings.
Bridges across the Nile were closed as fighting began.
Suleiman Sandal, JEM's deputy chief of staff, told the Agence France-Presse news agency that his forces had struggled to adapt to urban warfare.
"Our troops came from Darfur," said Sandal, who claimed he was still in Omdurman on Sunday. "This is the first time for them to fight in towns and now we are gathering our troops and thinking about what we're doing."
Latest United Nations estimates put the death toll in Darfur at 300,000 since rebels took up arms against what they see as an Arab-dominated government in Khartoum.
Yet after five years the fighting has had little impact on the capital, where an oil-fueled building boom has seen new hotels and office blocks springing up beside the Nile.
A foreign aid worker, who is not authorized to speak to the media, says the latest attack had changed all that.
"People here are very frightened. It always seemed as if the war was hundreds of miles away – which it was," he says.
By creating fear in the capital, the rebels might also hope to point up the fact that the government is divided and that the city contains opposition elements made up of southerners and Darfuris, says Mr. Cornwell. But the result is likely to be "a crackdown by the authorities" on the opposition.


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I am in the middle of a thousand books, a thousand nonfiction pieces, a thousand tasks, a thousand conversations--c'est la vie, non? I can't decide if I would rather the next two weeks before graduation slow way down or speed way up; it doesn't matter either way, since time will proceed as it pleases. What a strange, strange time in my life. All I can do is put my heart into everything I do, and know that the future will unfold exactly as it is supposed to. And, perhaps, finish a few books. xoxo!
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The Port Theatre opened on September 4, 1949 and has a unique nautical exterior fitting to its location close to the Pacific Ocean. It had been an independent for most of its life, playing first-run movies. From 1989 until its closing on August 20, 1998, it was operated by Landmark Theatres as an art house.
The Port Theatre had a local and loyal customer base but unfortunately it sits at the side of busy Pacific Coast Highway and has no off-street parking to make it convenient for out-of-area patrons. To bring the theater back, a heavy investment would be required including the addition of an air conditioning system and repair of the roof. Its large balcony seats 350. In 2007, a permit for demolition was granted.
The Port Theatre is located a few miles from the historic Lido Theatre and Balboa Theatre in Newport Beach. An investor saw the potential of the Port Theatre and it was renovated and reopened in fall of 2012 as the New Port Theatre.
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It just looks like so many theatres built near the Ocean.East or West coast.
A photo from November 2010:
According to a a newsletter recently sent by the councilwoman who represents the Corona Del Mar area, the seismic retrofitting and other improvements are progressing and that she expects the theater to reopen by the end of 2011: View link
Great that councilwoman Gardner made the effort to keep everyone informed and the Port in the news; not so great that she throws in the "count me out" and "I'd just as soon watch it on my tv" comments, in reference to food service being added.
The new facade looks like soundproofing material,well at least they are fixing it up.
L.A. Times article
Glad to hear it's being used again. It's in such a beautiful area. I used to pass this theatre on the way to Laguna Beach in the 90's.
Reopened now as a luxury cinema: http://portnewport.com/calendar/
I'll be there for the Lord of the Rings marathon… can't wait… loved this theater back in the day… thrilled to have it back!
interesting detail,
when the theater closed in 1998, "Rosebud" was lettered on the Marquise, it remained there for many years. The theater is now re opened, newly remodeled, and serving food, with the movies. I have not been there since it re opened.
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Title: Israel, My Personal Journey
By: Carol A. Krejci
Review Date: July 17, 2013
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Israel – My Personal Journey by multi-published Christian author Carol A. Krejci presents a fascinating 40-day contemplative devotional through the land of Israel. Taking readers on a discovery tour of Israel, the author has chronicled her adventure beginning from modern-day Israel that concludes in Jerusalem during the time of Jesus. Each chapter offers insights and Scripture inspired by the Holy Spirit that will touch the soul. Traveling through historical sights such as Jerusalem, the Western Wall, the memorial of Yad Vashem, Bethlehem and the Garden of Gethsemane, the author relates her experiences and gives refreshing and often enlightening biblical insights through each chapter. Presenting reflective wisdom from many past occurrences, such as the exodus and life of the Israelites, this 40-day devotional offers a unique adventure through Israel that will ignite faith, passion and trust in God. Israel – My Personal Journey is a delightful 40-day journey that will challenge readers to grow spiritually in their walk with the Lord as they gain deep insight into Israel's past and God's mercy, love and forgiveness that is offered to all.
The landscape, history and geography of Israel leads way to timely comparisons, presenting different historical time periods that literally bring the Bible and Israel to life. This devotional comes highly recommended for those that have a deep love for Israel and the Lord, or may be used as a personal devotional, giving hope and encouragement for the day, as well as in a group setting.
Through the pages of this book, one will learn of the love and faithfulness of Almighty God to His people, through the land of Israel. The author also portrays through the leading of the Holy Spirit a sense of the Father's love to the reader, calling Him "Abba" meaning a childlike "Daddy." If you are a lover of Israel, the Bible and the Lord, you will certainly be refreshed as you enjoy this spiritual historical journey through the land of Israel. Uplifting and inspirational, author Carol Krejci has shared her tour of Israel in such a way that has the ability to change your life as you reflect on your own personal journey with the Lord.
~Carol~Shower of Blessings~ Ez. 34:2
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Education is a vital human right and plays a key role in human, social, and economic development.
Education is a human right
Despite great progress in the last few years, millions of children are still denied their right to education. Restricted access to education is one of the surest ways of transmitting poverty from generation to generation. Education is a vital human right, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Every girl and every boy should have the right to a quality education so that they can have more chances in life, including employment opportunities, better health and also to participate in the political process.
Investing in education yields significant development benefits
Education reduces poverty, boosts economic growth and increases income. It increases a person's chances of having a healthy life, reduces maternal deaths, and combats diseases such as HIV and AIDS. Education can promote gender equality, reduce child marriage, and promote peace. In sum, education is one of the most important investments a country can make in its people and its future.
Education is essential to the success of every one of the 17 global goals
Formally adopted at the UN General Assembly in September 2015, the Global Goals for Sustainable Development frame the global development agenda for 2016-2030. The Global Goal 4 on education aims to "ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all."
Education is critical during times of conflict
In times of conflict and crisis, children are forced out of school, which contributes to higher drop-out rates and lower completion rates. Having a strong focus on education in these countries is critical, since education promotes stability, good governance, and peace. It can also provide a visible sign of a return to normalcy for children.
A poor quality education is almost like no education
Great progress has been achieved in enrolling children in school around the world. But it's not enough to get children in school, we also need to ensure that they learn to read, count, and acquire the necessary life skills. A special focus has to be given to the most vulnerable and marginalized groups (including children living in fragile and conflict-affected countries, children with disabilities, and girls) who are most likely to be affected because of a lack of well-trained teachers, inadequate learning materials, and unsuitable education infrastructure.
Good teachers are essential to achieve quality education
Good teachers are essential to solving the global learning crisis and closing the gap between poor and good quality education. Therefore, it is vital that all children have teachers that are well-trained, motivated, are able to identify weak learners, and are supported by well-managed education systems.
Achieving the Global Goal for education by 2030 costs US$1.25 a day per child in developing countries
It costs on average US$1.25 a day per child in developing countries (low and lower-middle income) to provide a full cycle of pre-primary through secondary education (13 years). The largest share of this cost, 88%, is borne by the developing countries themselves. The international community should help in filling the funding gap of just 15 cents a day per child.
Educating girls has a multiplier effect
Educated girls and women tend to be healthier, have fewer children, earn more income and provide better health care for themselves and their future children. These benefits also are transmitted from generation to generation and across communities at large, making girls' education one of the best investments a country can make.
Children with disabilities are often excluded from education systems
In many countries, a combination of discrimination, social attitudes, poverty, lack of political will, and poor quality of human and material resources leave children with disabilities more vulnerable to being excluded from education. It is essential that societies adapt their education systems to ensure that these children can enjoy their basic human right without discrimination of any kind.
Early childhood education is vital to lifelong success
Investing in quality early childhood education brings the highest returns from individuals, societies and countries. Children who have access to quality early childhood programs do better in primary school and will have better education outcomes later. It is vital that low and lower middle-income countries invest more in affordable early childhood programs.


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This blog is to tell the stories of the lives of our ancestors; the people, places and events that shaped our lives today.
Monday, 17 March 2014
I often think of my Irish ancestors but today on St Patricks Day 2014 I give a special thought to my roots way back on the Emerald Isle.
My directly connected Irish surnames are -
I actually have two lines of Hannan family, but still after years of searching I have not proved or disproved a connection between the two. Margaret Hannan was born in Chesterfield the daughter of John Hannan and Ann Manion. She married Michael Hannan on 22nd April 1878 at the Roman Catholic Church Of The Annunciation in Chesterfield. Margaret's parents John and Ann were born in Ireland but I am not sure which County they originate from.
John Hannan travelled to England with his father John and siblings, they came via Wales which leads me to believe that this side of the Hannan family may hail from the South of Ireland. Both John snr and John jnr were Master Cordwainers (shoemakers), they had a trade which meant that they could gain employment along the way. They can be found on the 1841 census in Wales so they probably left Ireland amidst the Great Famine.
Michael Hannan on the other hand is from a small hamlet named Attymachugh near Foxford in County Mayo. The hamlet is nestled under the Sligo mountains so it is possible that the Hannan family cross over the to County Sligo also. He was born sometime around 1858 indicating that the family stuck out the terrible years of the famine to remain in their homeland. Michael was the son of Michael and he was a coal miner. The first positive identification I have of Michael jnr in England is on his marriage certificate to Margaret Hannan. Michael and Margaret's story can be read here.
The Manion family are another family which I have not been able to trace back to Ireland. Ann Manion was the daughter of John Manion. There were several Manion families living in Chesterfield in the 1840's to 1890's then the name seems to die out in the town. The spelling can vary from Manion, Mannion, Manyon, Manning on various documents.
My connection to the name Flanigan is based on one source at present, but one to bear in mind when I look for my ancestors. Mary Ann Hannan was the sister of John Hannan. Mary was born when the family had arrived in Chesterfield. She was born in 1844 and baptised on 28th April 1844. The baptism register gives her mothers name as Maria (Latin for Mary) Flanigan and her father as Joannis (Latin for John) Hannan. I have no proof whether or not Mary and John Jnr share the same mother, but for now it is a hypothesis to follow.
My McCully roots are from my paternal grandmothers side of the family tree. Frances McCully was my grandmothers grandmother. Frances was the daughter of William McCully and Frances Bull. She was born in Stepney, London on 31st January 1858.
Frances's parents married on 2nd November 1856 at St Andrews's Church, Holborn, London. William was a flax dealer and both parties were of full age and lived at Dean Street, Holborn. William recorded his father as James McCully a teacher.
From census returns I have found that William was born in Belfast, Ireland. I do not know whether he came with his father to England, what his faith was or who was his mother or siblings. He was born sometime around 1829.
If anyone reads this blog and thinks that they may be connected to any for my Irish lines then I would love to hear from you.
I hope that on St Patricks Day 2015 I will be able to update my Irish ancestors family history with much more information......
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A 52-year-old Escondido woman has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for bank and tax fraud tied to an eight-year real estate scam, authorities said.
A U.S. District judge in Los Angeles on Monday ordered Safieh Fard, who owned a jewelry store, to serve 63 months in prison and pay $549,000 to the
Court records say Fard, her sister and two sons obtained mortgages by overstating their incomes and assets to banks from 1997 to 2004. They used the mortgages to buy several higher-end homes in Newport Beach, which they sold and transferred ownership among themselves, investigators said.
Eventually they sold the homes to others and turned nearly $4 million in profits from those sales, court documents say. Those gains, which came in lump-sum checks or wire transfers, were not reported to the IRS.
Those gains were put into several bank accounts and reinvested in more properties, authorities said.
A jury in Santa Ana convicted Fard in November on one charge of tax fraud and one charge of laundering proceeds from bank fraud.
Fard's sister, Sedigheh Bahramian, and two of her sons, Mohsen Kikalaye and Ahmad Kikalaye, were sentenced in 2010 for bank fraud.
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You can never have enough gauges!
When rebuilding your classic truck the subject of the dash always comes into play. This month we will take a look at an enhanced dash pad that provides a mounting point for three gauges and an upgraded radio speaker. The '67-72 Chevy/GMC truck offered an instrument package in the early days that were very good but now you can make it better.
In restoring the dashboard in our Super Sub, a '72 Suburban, we have installed a new full-cover, padded-dash pad as part of the project but we thought there must be more we can do. (In a later issue we will show you how we upgraded the stock instrument panel, which included the addition of a tachometer.) So, we combined a clock and two gauges plus a wiring kit from Auto Meter Products, a Custom Autosound speaker, and a full-cover, padded-dash pad from Just Dashes.That's right, combining gauges and a dash pad. You are probably looking at your truck right now and saying how do you get gauges to adapt to a stock dash pad? Well, we didn't and we don't expect you too either. Just Dashes has introduced a new full-cover dash pad. Instead of using the stock or a replacement dash pad that only covers the wrap around area of the dash we opted for the new full-cover padded-pad from Just Dashes.
As with any dash pad, the old one must be removed. This can be a painstaking project, as you must remove dash appointments such as the radio and its speaker, air conditioning controls and vents, as well as the defroster vents. We also removed the instrument panel and glovebox, both easily accomplished. All this dismantling is necessary to get to the mounting studs and accompanying nuts on the stock pad.With the dash sheetmetal and mounting points exposed it's now time to prep the Just Dashes full-cover pad. The new pad not only covers the same area as the stock pad but also covers all the sheetmetal on the dash up to the base of the windshield and the full width. The new dash pad also has mounting studs but they used different holes than a stock pad.
The new pad will accept three 2 1/16-inch diameter gauges and has provisions for the two defroster vents and the center mounted OEM speaker. To fill out our new pad we went to Auto Meter and selected a clock, an engine temperature gauge, and a transmission temperature gauge to fill out the three center mounted and angled holes for gauges in the dash pad. We went for the these gauges since our truck came from the factory with the upgraded instrument package but none of these instruments were included.
We used the Auto Meter Traditional chrome gauges: a 250-degree transmission temperature; analog clock; and a 300-degree engine oil temperature gauge as well as senders. To this we also added a selection of 18-gauge electrical wiring from Auto Meter as well.
Since we did have the dash sheetmetal exposed we added the Custom Autosound Dual Voice Coil, 120-watt speaker which fits the OEM mounting point. The speaker is technologically advanced over its OEM predecessor as it has two channels and provided more cone area, affording cone base response. (We also added a Custom Autosound radio but more on that later.)
Follow along with the photos and we will show you some tips to making this installation less of a challenge and making sure your gauges are properly wired.
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Really…It's Gonna Be a Daily Driver
It seems to be a very common story. A guy buys a truck to drive back and forth to work every day and then it ends up on the show circuit. David Clines bought a '67 Chevy C10 from a buddy of his after a tree had fallen on the cab, essentially totaling the truck. After looking at it for a while, David decided the truck was probably beyond his abilities, so he pawned it off on his brother Paul. Isn't that what brothers are for?
Paul purchased the truck with the intentions of fixing it up enough to be able to drive it back and forth to work and that would be it. The tree falling on it required that a roof skin and a front driprail from another truck be installed. With that done, Paul was happily driving the truck every day as his daily driver. On one of those daily commutes, one of the windows came out of the window channel that the glass rides in. That should be a simple fix, so Paul pulled the truck into his shop and started to fix the window. What began as simply pulling the door apart ended up as having the truck stripped down to just the frame and the cab; So much for driving it to work tomorrow.
With this new perspective of the condition of the truck, Paul realized that the longbed frame was bent. Soon thereafter, he found a shortbed frame and began reassembling the truck. Of course, he kept telling his wife, Tina, that it was going to be a daily driver. Paul had owned other daily drivers as well, like a '57 Chevy hardtop, a '67 Chevelle, a '69 Chevelle, a '68 El Camino, a '71 Chevy C10, and a '67 RS/SS 350 Camaro, so she had probably heard that story before. The fact that Paul owns Clines Customs should have also been a clue that this was not going to be just an ordinary daily driver.
While much of the truck utilizes stock components, the detail with which they are assembled makes this truck a winner. With the shortbed frame in hand, Paul used the stock front suspension. He did, however, use 2½-inch dropped spindles from Early Classic Enterprises, KYB G2 shocks, and stock, small-block springs to get the front closer to where it should be. He also replaced the front brakes with disc brakes from a 1971 Chevy C10. In the back, Paul mounted a GM 12 bolt rear end with limited slip and 3.07:1 gears with the stock trailing arms, but with four-inch dropped springs from Early Classic Enterprises. Painted Rally Wheels from Wheel Vintiques (15×8 front and 15×10 rear) shod with P255/60-15 and P275/60-15 rubber all combine to give the truck a nice stance.
To get this project up and running, Paul used a 1972 vintage Chevrolet 454 block as his starting point. After machining was completed by Gary Anderson at Andlo Machine, in Pacific, Missouri, the block was filled with 10:1 Keith Black pistons, a Competition Cams Xtreme Energy cam with 284/296 duration and 574/578 lift. GM LS6 NOS casting of rectangular port heads with stainless steel valves are capped off with Billet Specialties valve covers and breathers. A polished Edelbrock dual-quad intake manifold mounts a pair of 600-cfm Edelbrock four-barrel carbs. Accel 8.8mm wires transfer spark from an MSD 6AL ignition control box to an MSD Pro Billet distributor to fire off the air/fuel mixture. The engine is kept cool with a Flow Kooler High Volume water pump and a 16-inch Be Cool electric fan. Exhaust is disposed of through Hooker Super Comp headers and Walker Trufit mufflers. Power is transmitted to the rear end through a GM Turbo 400 of 1967 vintage that utilizes a 9-inch 3500-stall convertor and a B&M Transpack. Shifting is done with a B&M Truck Mega Shifter.
Since this truck was just going to be a daily driver, Paul kept the body modifications to a minimum. A reproduction steel cowl-induction hood from Dynacorn was installed, along with reproduction front and rear bumpers from LMC. Those bumpers and several stock items have been chrome-plated. Paul used Transtar basecoat/clearcoat for the Seafoam Green paint.
Paul had the stock seat covered with black vinyl and black loop carpet installed by Rags To Riches, in Cuba, Missouri. The stock AM radio still works and was left as is, because as Paul puts it, "My big-block is my tunes." With the help of his son Brandon, Paul Clines has stayed true to his word. They drive this truck every day, smiling all along the way. CCT


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Amazon suspends sales of SimCity video game
Ongoing problems with the latest version of SimCity led Amazon to briefly stop selling the game.
The web retailer stopped sales late on 7 March as players reported continued problems with the city building title.
The latest version of SimCity was launched on 5 March and, like many current games, demands players stay online as they play.
EA has also taken steps to fix login delays by turning off some features to lighten the load on game servers.
Prior to this latest release, SimCity was a stand-alone game, but EA has added the online element to infuse the title with more realism.
Now player cities exist as part of online regions and share some characteristics of those virtual environments such as pollution, crime and essential resources.
The online requirement is also seen as an attempt to curb piracy of the title as a web connection is required even if a player shuns the chance to connect their cities to others.
However, the requirement for all players of the game to be connected has led some to wait 30 minutes or more to play. The server problems have led to sluggish response times, crashes and other bugs.
Amazon's sales suspension of the downloadable PC version of the game only lasted a few hours, but it has put a warning note on the product page about the "issues" with the game. These have contributed to the one-star score purchasers have given SimCity on Amazon.
In official discussion forums and on its Twitter feed EA has apologised for the trouble players have had.
In one of its latest messages, an EA spokeswoman said it had added server capacity and rolled out a quick fix to SimCity servers to speed up game play and get more people into the game.
To lighten the load on its back-end servers, EA turned off some features including leader boards and achievements. It has also removed the option to run the game at its fastest setting, known as "cheetah speed". Instead, all cities will now run at the lower "llama speed".
In a message posted to the official EA discussion forums, SimCity's senior producer Kip Katsarelis said the launch week had been "challenging" for the company.
'Growing pains'
However, he added, there was a positive side to the delays.
"What we saw was that players were having such a good time they didn't want to leave the game, which kept our servers packed and made it difficult for new players to join," he wrote.
Games journalist Nathan Grayson, writing on the Rock Paper Shotgun website, praised EA for keeping players informed through Facebook, Twitter and discussion forums about the problems. However, he wondered why games firms were still so unprepared for the launch day deluge of players.
Games makers may laud the always online requirement as the future, he said, but so far no studio had got it right or used that permanent link to do more with a game.
"I haven't seen a single one of these things stick their initial landings or catapult a pre-existing series to new heights," he said. "I have quite a bit of trouble declaring these things 'growing pains' when I barely see any, you know, growth."


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