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SEOUL-Heavy rainfall on Monday killed at least five people and shut down a nuclear reactor in South Korea, pushing the country's populous southeast region to a near-standstill. Five other people remain missing, according to officials.
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Romania suspect's mom says she didn't burn art
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The mother of a man charged with stealing works by Picasso, Monet and Matisse has apparently backtracked on a confession that she burned the paintings in order to protect her son.
Olga Dogaru told a Bucharest court Monday that she did not burn the paintings in her stove, contradicting earlier statements, news agencies reported. The court was ruling on whether to keep her under arrest. Her lawyer, Catalin Dancu, said in televised statements that he did not believe that the paintings — stolen in a daring heist in the Netherlands — were burned. He could not be reached for comment.
Ernest Oberlander-Tarnoveanu, director of Romania's National History Museum told The Associated Press that he did not believe Dogaru's latest reported comments, saying museum scientists found "a large amount of paint, canvas and nails" in ash from Dogaru's stove.

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Former French president Jacques Chirac once commented on British food with supreme Gallic haughtiness: "One cannot trust people whose cuisine is so bad." He may perhaps have been thinking of the stereotype of pub grub - greasy fish and chips, leathery scotch eggs and vegetables boiled into mushy submission.
When he said it in 2005, it was likely already outdated, and is even more so now.
In more than two years of living in London, I discovered that British food in general is top-notch and the pub fare is often as fine as that found in so-called fine restaurants.
The French-based bible of gastronomy, the Michelin Guide, has awarded stars to no fewer than 13 pubs. One, The Hand and Flowers, received two stars.
"We're catching up on a great British tradition of food," chef and co-owner Tom Kerridge said.
On a rainy day , we took the hour's journey by train west from London to the village of Marlow to sample his work. With low ceilings and thick walls, the Hand and Flowers has all the appearance of the traditional watering hole.
Until you read the menu.
A scotch egg was on the list of appetizers. But it was a "smoked mackerel, parsley and garlic scotch egg with white onion soubise and charred English onion." The texture was more velvet than leather, the taste a subtle pleasure.
My main was a slow-cooked duck breast with peas, duck fat chips and gravy. Yes, chips made out of duck fat. They will never make it onto any Weight Watchers plan, but they did delightfully fill my stomach.
Kerridge said the Brits' bad food reputation emanated from the postwar years, grim times of shortages and rationing when everyone learned to get by on simple foods out of a can. The next stage was elitist, when all the best restaurants were French or Italian.
"We didn't look at what we had at home, which was actually fantastic British produce," said Kerridge. In the last two decades, the British have learned to appreciate the foods sourced on their own island and pubs have tapped into the desire to eat well in a casual setting.
The Harwood Arms is the only Michelin-starred pub in London. I visited with two friends who also happen to be food professionals. Visit Britain picked up our tab.
Roxane Shymkiw, a chef from Calgary, raved that the lunch was "familiar and inspired at the same time." She went for the short rib of beef with smoked bone marrow.
Carolyn Cope is a food blogger from New Jersey, a vegetarian who likes her meals unprocessed and local. "Our meal at the Harwood Arms was the real deal - sourced, prepared and served to let vibrant ingredients shine with just the right amount of help from a talented chef," she said after savouring a roasted root vegetable salad with a perfectly paired wine.
While many traditional pubs are being forced out of business, gastro pubs are in ascendance.


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Another Day, Another Loss For Broadcasters In Quixotic Campaign To Kill Innovation
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"We have just received the ruling, and while the judge found that Fox could prevail at trial on the merits of the case, she did not grant our preliminary injunction," says a Fox in a statement. "We disagree that the harms caused by Dish's infringing services are completely compensable by damages, and as a result we are looking at all options. We will file a response in due course."While the details matter, it seems pretty clear that (as the court has said before), even if DISH is found to have infringed (though it expresses some skepticism on the likelihood of such an argument working), the court doesn't see any irreparable damages from letting the technology move forward. This is a good thing. All too often, it seems that the copyright maximalist organizations view any possible infringement as "irreparable" harm, even though it's nothing of the sort.


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I'm starting a stripper pole stage rental business. I need a cool logo with the words NaughtyPoles.com. I need something hip and cool. I want to be able to print on a t-shirt in the future, but I need it for my future website and branding on the stages. This is the company were I buy my stages so you get an idea what they look like. http://socalstages.com/home.html
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Strange Cemetary
Posted 04 November 2003 - 08:07 AM
Unfortunately I couldn't get clearance to go in after closing since they had a problem with vandals 2 months before, so at night, all we could really do is stick camera's through the fence and talk to the curious ones who ventured close.
The next cemetary was a shade newer, late 19th century, but DANG! I made sure both my camera and recorder had fresh batteries before getting out of the car, I ended up having to change batteries twice on both, but got the oddest ir readings...it was a cool night, 41 degrees, but right in front of the main gate, first my thermometer went blank, then it settled for 0 degrees in an area of about 3' "HOLY HECK!" I say to my older sister the skeptic. "Do you feel that?" She didn't.
The presences there were on the shy side, a few seemed very intrigued by us and a few even smiled when I took out my camera and asked if I could take their picture*LOL*I'm blathering again, has anyone heard of a cemetary like that, all stone and cement??
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Posted 04 November 2003 - 09:29 AM
what kind of readings / photos were you getting from the curious spirits?
sounds like you had fun on samhain!
Posted 04 November 2003 - 11:48 AM
late 1900's but as far as I know, no matter how prominent a role they held in their homeland, they were little more than manual labor, launderers, cooks, strong backs, so I'm at a loss, my friends
Hi, Owlie,
SLO's about 180 miles, give or take, south of San Francisco.
I recognized 1 Chinese name in the entire cemetary, primarily the names were Hispanic sounding, prominent families, too since I recognized a few street street names on the few sepulchers they had.
The disappointing thing was the second cemetary, which had 2 Civil War cannons*naval guns, I think*staked them out after a long talk with my civil war buff brother in law, but not even a mist...I don't think they saw action :'(
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Posted 07 November 2003 - 01:13 PM
Totally off the record, the Major in Custer's Stand was named Keogh
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Posted 09 November 2003 - 12:54 PM
You know,I got some really good stuff and some that just plain out creeped me out when I saw the pictures...it was a very intriguing night and I'm headed there for 4 days over Thanksgiving, I also want to reasearch it a bit to get a clue as to what may have happened there
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Posted 09 November 2003 - 04:53 PM
I'd love an opportunity to investigate in the Dakotas, but no, going up to San Luis Obispo, a little college town about 3 hours S. of SF
No, I don't, I'm afraid, I've never been that far up North, but given SF's past with the Chinese Immigrants...so, tell me about it ???
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When the new school year begins, I get giddy with excitement and anxious to see athletes begin working toward their goals with their teammates. It's always fun to see how the teams will take shape with the mixture of the new seniors. returners as well as incoming freshmen and others who come for tryouts.
As any fan would attest, new seasons bring a new hope. It doesn't matter what happened in past seasons, every team starts out with a clean slate. Athletes should bring more enthusiasm in anticipation of the possibilities. This is the time when they can make an impression on coaches, which goes a long way to increasing their role on the team. It's always important to listen to the coaches, but that's especially true in the beginning, when coaches are teaching terms, plays, systems and specific expectations. This allows for more building down the line, as well.
The ongoing quest for athletes to get better every day may sound cliche, but it's absolutely essential. It's what drives their competitive nature. That habit starts right away. Athletes should set a high standard from the get-go and get into a quality routine. Coaches want to see improvement on the practice field first and foremost.
We sports editors can have an interesting sense of humor sometimes. I treat my job in a similar fashion as athletes treat their sports. I work through certain preseason kinks to get ready for the season. I try to bring my A game when the playoffs or regional tournaments roll around. Most importantly, I strive to get better with each day, each season, each school year. I'm looking forward to covering stuff again (especially since the summer season dies down a bit).
For me, there are several interesting storylines for each team that I will keep an eye on:
- Football: Perhaps no team is more affected by the change of schedule than the football team. The Orioles won't have to play Buhler, but they instead get Andale. They also don't have rival El Dorado on their schedule, which kind of matters around this area. Augusta still plays defending state champion Rose Hill during Districts, as well as Collegiate and Trinity Academy. That's pretty tough.
The big concern for a lot of people probably is the team getting a win after finishing winless last year. Augusta hosts Circle in the opener. The Orioles were one play away from beating the T-birds last year, so this could be a great chance for the team to start strongly.
- Volleyball: There's definitely a new vibe surrounding the volleyball team. Coach Heidi Dreiling was great, and new coach Rich Bishop is already building on a solid foundation. Depth shouldn't be a concern; the program has had quite the turnout so far. The Orioles will have some key seniors lead the way, but there's plenty of young blood that I foresee playing a key role.
- Boys soccer: Last year's team was incredibly talented, but it was very senior-heavy. With such a large loss, there will be plenty of shoes to fill. But this new group of leaders has a strong work ethic and potential to be really good.
- Cross Country: There were a lot of younger runners last year who were among the team leaders in times. They showed they could make an impact down the line. This season should be a good time to start that.
- Girls Golf: The team was a bit small a year ago, but the Orioles still managed two state qualifiers, one of whom is returning this year. This team got a lot better toward the end, so it'll be interesting to see if it carries that progress into this season.
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Top Five in Tech: Tumblr for the Win
The week's top tech stories includes a surprise deal for Tumblr, the reveal of the new XBox and Apple's high-profile testimony, Scott Austin reports. Photo: Getty Images.
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We already know the outlines of what
plans to say in his long-awaited jobs speech before Congress on Thursday night. He will propose a list of job-creation measures — tax cuts, infrastructure spending, aid to state governments, training for the unemployed — that will probably add up to about $300 billion worth of economic stimulus.
Obama is unlikely to use the now-discredited word "stimulus," of course; instead, he'll cast his proposals as "job creation." Even so,
in Congress are unlikely to embrace most of them.
The real aim of the president's speech is to reframe our national debate over economic policy, moving it to more favorable ground than Obama has encountered over the last year or so. His success or failure could determine whether he gets a second term.
In 2009, in the depths of the financial collapse, Obama persuaded a Democratic-controlled Congress to pass a $787-billion stimulus plan the administration said would both spur the economy and hold unemployment to 8%. When unemployment soared above 9%, Republicans pronounced the spending a colossal failure.
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Polls suggest that both sides "lost" in this summer's battles over debt reduction; public confidence in Congress fell far lower than confidence in Obama.
But when Obama runs for reelection next year, he won't be running against Congress; it's likely he'll be running against a governor or an ex-governor who will make it clear that the mess in Washington wasn't his doing.
Obama's Republican opponents have honed their message to a simple, endlessly repeated assertion: Federal spending and regulations are killing the economy. Obama has tried to turn the economy around with increased spending, but that failed.
For months, Obama has found himself in the position of responding with "yes, buts." Yes, federal spending needs to come down, but not yet; yes, some regulations are bad, but not all regulations. His positions are sensible, but complex; the Republican message — hammering on the president's failings — is much simpler.
The biggest surprise of Obama's presidency, especially after his brilliant 2008 campaign, has been what a poor politician he turned out to be once in office, especially after the wind turned against him. Perhaps his biggest shortcoming has been his failure to sell his achievements. He gave most voters a massive tax cut, but then neglected to tout it, leaving many recipients unaware they'd gotten it. His healthcare law included something most voters wanted — access to insurance for people with preexisting conditions — but he didn't highlight the change.
Now Obama hopes to turn a corner with a new tone — and, it appears, a new strategy. His rhetoric over the last few days has turned sharper and more partisan. He sounds as if he has taken at least some of the advice of liberal
who have been pleading with him to stop seeking compromise with the GOP and to draw bright lines instead.
The administration's aim is to force Republicans to either embrace his proposals or reject ideas most Americans are likely to support, such as an extension of the payroll tax cut, tax breaks for employers who create new jobs and a public-private "infrastructure bank" that has the backing of the largely Republican Chamber of Commerce as well as the
Obama gave a preview of his new tone on
, when he delivered a surprisingly partisan and aggressive speech to union members in Detroit.
"We're going to see if congressional Republicans will put country before party," he said. "You say you're the party of tax cuts? Well then, prove you'll fight just as hard for tax cuts for middle-class families as you do for oil companies and the most affluent Americans. Show us what you got."
Instead of trying to defend his own record, he's trying to put Republicans on the defensive.
And there are signs that Obama's aggressive stance has gotten their attention: House Speaker
(R-Ohio) and Majority Leader
(R-Va.) sent the
a letter this week asking to meet with the president before his speech — to explore issues on which bipartisan cooperation might work. Obama declined.
Republicans are complaining that Thursday's speech is the first big event of Obama's 2012 reelection campaign. They're right. And after his address to Congress, Obama plans to take his new pitch around the country, beginning with a speech Friday in Richmond, Va., Cantor's hometown.
The president is banking on the premise that Republicans in Congress have overstepped whatever mandate they won in 2010. The reaction to Thursday's speech may provide the first indication whether he's right.


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Graduate Programs in Education
Education graduate programs help future and current teachers and educational administrators develop advanced skills and strategies, study education research, and build a solid foundation for a new or expanded career.
Graduate programs in Education are available in a wide range of topics, such as Curriculum and Instruction, Higher Education, TESL/ESL, K-12 Education, Special Education and more. What unites them is a committment to preparing educators to better serve students and build a stronger, more effective educational system.
Education Graduate Programs: Subject Areas & Concentrations
Education graduate programs are often designed to focus on a specific area in the vast education field. This may allow teachers to concentrate on concepts and methods that more closely align with the types of students they wish to serve. Graduate programs in education may also be designed around a specific function or career.
While not every education grad school may offer programs in all these subjects, below are a few common areas of study to consider.
- Adult Education – Learn about needs of adult learners, and prepare to help adults achieve educational goals like language acquisition, earning a GED, developing career skills, and more.
- Curriculum & Instruction – Develop your skills in curriculum and instructional design, to prepare for roles in and out of the classroom and help educational communities become more effective.
- Early Childhood Education – Study the unique needs of children ranging from infancy to third grade, including topics like developmental psychology, social and emotional, development, motor skills, reading, etc.
- Education Leadership & Administration – Develop skills to support your current or potential future leadership positions within a school community, or district, educational policy, and other related roles and responsibilities.
- Education Technology & Online Learning – Learn about how to use technology in educational contexts, to support student engagement, curriculum design and differentiation in the classroom or in online school contexts at a variety of grade and university levels.
- Environmental Education – Prepare yourself for a unique career educating your community about environmental conservation and change, both in and out of the classroom. This might include topics like ecology, earth science, and sustainability.
- Educational & School Psychology – Prepare to conduct psychology research and apply research findings at the institutional level as an educational psychologist or to work with students directly in a school counseling or school psychologist role.
- ESL/TESOL – Learn about strategies to encourage English language acquisition for primary speakers of other languages, at a variety of grade and age levels. Programs may focus on several educational contexts, or even teaching abroad.
- General Education – Develop your general teaching and education skills to support a variety of roles, both in the classroom and in administrative contexts.
- Higher Education – Prepare yourself to help students succeed in post-secondary contexts such as colleges and universities, to be a more effective university professor or assist students in non-teaching roles.
- International Education – Learn more about teaching in an international context. Study topics like multicultural education, educational policy, communication skills, community development, study abroad programs, and more.
- K-12 Education – Study in a program related to your current or future certification level, looking at the needs of certain grade levels, or at subject areas like teaching reading, mathematics, science, technology, foreign languages, etc.
- Literacy and Reading Specialist Studies
- Secondary Education
- Special & Gifted Education – Study to better serve students with unique needs, such as those with learning disabilities, communication disorders, behavioral or emotional disorders, gifted students, or members of underserved populations.
- Teacher Education – Develop your skills as a classroom teacher. Explore instructional strategies, classroom management, strategies for differentiation, unique learning styles, subject and grade or age-specific programs, and more.
Earning Master's Degrees in Education
Education master's programs are typically two year programs which explore advanced concepts in a specific area of education. Some Masters in Education programs may also be designed to prepare teachers for additional credentials or certification exams.
Most programs include core and elective coursework, a practicum and a final project or thesis. Within their masters of education program, students may also be able to choose a specific concentration or specialty area. Concentrations may focus on teaching a specific topic, like Math or English, or on teaching in a particular setting.
Types of Masters in Education Programs
Master's in Education programs might include: Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), Master's of Education (M.Ed.), and Master of Science in Education programs, among others. You might also consider degree types specific to certain specialties, such as Master of Psychology in Educational & School Psychology programs.
If you're new to education altogether, you may want to look for Masters of Education programs that include some or all of the requirements for certification in your state. These are created for students with little to no professional experience and may not require a bachelors degree in education or a related subject area.
Other education masters programs are designed for experienced teachers and may require a teaching license. They may help teachers prepare to earn additional credentials, explore new subject areas or further develop skills to enhance their teaching practice.
Experienced teachers may also wish to pursue an additional higher distinction on top of a masters degree, such as the Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) or Psychology Specialist (Psy.S.) credential. These types of masters degrees in education are sometimes seen as being a step between the master's and doctoral program levels.
Contact your preferred Masters in Education programs to learn more about requirements, curriculum and areas of focus to determine which might be a great fit for you.
Doctorate in Education Programs & Schools
Similar to education master's programs, education doctoral programs might include a few different degree types, such as Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Ph.D. in education programs, or even Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) programs, depending on your concentration area.
The specific differences between each might vary depending on the school in question and the subject area. They may also be designed to prepare graduates for different roles such as education research, teaching at the university level, or administration and leadership.
However all of these education graduate degrees are considered terminal degrees, meaning they are the highest level of study in the field. They also often include a research component and may require a dissertation.
Read program listings for doctorate in education programs or inquire with your preferred school for more details.
Education Graduate Certificates
Graduate certificate programs in educationare typically shorter programs, and may focus on a narrow topic within your preferred subject area. They may be available at the master's or post-master's level, and provide a brief introduction to a subject area or focus on one specific topic in depth.
Some certificate graduate programs in education may also be designed to help finish requirements for teaching licenses or certifications. However these vary by state or institution to it's best to research each program carefully.
Education Graduate Degree Program Formats
Whatever your preferred subject area or program level may be, education graduate programs might be available in several different formats. That means that you might be able to choose a program whose schedule and design works with your learning style and preferences, and with your life.
Programs might be offered in the following formats.
- Education Graduate Schools – Studying on a local campus may have a number of advantages. In addition to a traditional classroom experience, education grad schools may offer access to campus facilities and resources. Plus faculty may have knowledge of the local educational community.
- Online Graduate Education Programs – Whether you prefer learning independently or need to fit your education into a hectic schedule, online programs may offer the education you want with the flexibility you need. Coursework is typically available 24/7 through an online learning format. Chatrooms, local practicums, video, and digital libraries may also help bring the traditional education grad school experience to you.
- Hybrid Graduate Programs in Education – Sometimes called partially-online or low-residency, hybrid education graduate programs bring together the advantages of classroom learning on a local campus and the flexible nature of an online program. Short campus visits or residencies may augment the online learning format, though every school designs this slightly different.
Find Graduate Schools in Education
Are you ready to begin your search for education graduate programs? Start by browing the many graduate programs and schools in education listed here.
If you're curious about studying a certain subject, or earning a specific degree, select the appropriate menu filters to read more about those programs. You might also search based on program format or campus location.
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