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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Greenland and Iceland Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Greenland and Iceland Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Europe Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Agaetis_ByrjunJoined: 12 Nov 2010Posts: 6 Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 6:45 pm Post subject: Greenland and Iceland Hey all, I am interested in working in Iceland and Greenland and am wondering if anyone has experience with either of these countries? Back to top GFJoined: 08 Jun 2003Posts: 238Location: Tallinn Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 6:51 pm Post subject: Why not Antarctica? Back to top Agaetis_ByrjunJoined: 12 Nov 2010Posts: 6 Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:12 am Post subject: i wish ... Back to top GFJoined: 08 Jun 2003Posts: 238Location: Tallinn Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:11 pm Post subject: I don't know anything about Greenland but I knew a couple of teachers who worked in Iceland in the early 2000s. Unfortunately, we've been out of touch for at least 5 years. Still, that shows there is some sort of opportunity there. Back to top spiral78Joined: 05 Apr 2004Posts: 11514Location: On a Short Leash Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:31 pm Post subject: Currently, the economy there has gone up in volcano smoke and I seriously doubt that the job market's got room for even one additional English teacher. Really Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15323 Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:33 am Post subject: No chance in either place. See you in Saudi ! Back to top Agaetis_ByrjunJoined: 12 Nov 2010Posts: 6 Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 5:31 pm Post subject: Yeah, I figured with the economy the last thing Iceland really intends to do is hire foreigners to teach English. However, I found an exchange program with Haskoli Islands that allows you to tutor English whilst studying Icelandic (work study) ... not exactly the same thing but I may apply. And theres the whole having to pay for the course thins, so really, it wouldn't be a real job, more like being a student again. As for Greenland, I don't even know where to look - I read a blog about someone who worked as an ESL teacher in Qanaaq but man, I have no idea where to begin to look - maybe I should try to get a hold of any schools I can find ... As for Saudi, if only I had the experience .... Mexico here I come? Back to top JLS89Joined: 17 Apr 2011Posts: 9Location: USA Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:55 pm Post subject: I just got back from Iceland. About 99% of the country speaks English and speaks English fluently. Their accents are pretty much non-existent, and they are so fluent that it would almost be less of an asset to hire a native English speaker who does not know Icelandic. Their English teachers are bilingual, which makes them more hire-able than someone who does not know Icelandic at all. Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15323 Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:29 am Post subject: Iceland, Greenland, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Sweden have no need of EFL "native speakers". Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Europe Forum All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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A little less glitz on Broadway this season
NEW YORK -- If Broadway last season was dominated by a glitzy Spider-Man, Broadway's new season seems to be shaping up more like his workaday alter ego Peter Parker.
A quieter, less risky year is in the cards, with fewer big movie stars hitting the boards and less razzle-dazzle in favor of more tried and tested material. Spidey's follies have given way to Sondheim's "Follies."
Last year's big celebrity draws -- Robin Williams, Chris Rock, Kiefer Sutherland, Daniel Radcliffe, Pee-wee Herman, Vanessa Redgrave, Ben Stiller, Edie Falco -- give way to seasoned stage stars such as Michael Cerveris, Matthew Broderick, Frank Langella, Alan Rickman, Bernadette Peters, Audra McDonald, Patti LuPone, John Lithgow, Lily Rabe and Cynthia Nixon.
Along with those established stars will be veteran writers: Arthur Miller, Noel Coward, Woody Allen, Athol Fugard, Tennessee Williams, Terence Rattigan, Theresa Rebeck, David Auburn and David Henry Hwang.
One of the most anticipated plays will be Katori Hall's "The Mountaintop," a fictional drama about the night before the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett. Two other emerging female playwrights also make their Broadway debuts. Lydia R. Diamond offers "Stick Fly," a drama about a well-to-do black family with Alicia Keys producing, and Lisa D'Amour brings her darkly comic play "Detroit" in the spring.
The first new musical -- and one of the few -- will be "Bonnie & Clyde," starring Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan as the bank-robbing lovers with music by Frank Wildhorn. The stars might not be household names, but they're old hands with gorgeous voices. Wildhorn, meanwhile, will be looking to bounce back from his last season offering "Wonderland," which was poorly received.
There will be four musical revivals: Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Evita"; Stephen Schwartz's "Godspell"; "Funny Girl" with Ambrose; and Sondheim's "Follies," which wowed the crowds in Washington, D.C., and kept the cast of Peters, Jan Maxwell and Elaine Paige for the drive north.
The musical about Eva Peron marks the first time the Tony Award-winning musical has been mounted on Broadway since it made its way there more than 30 years ago. Casting has been wily, with a mix that includes a celebrity (Ricky Martin plays Che), a theater pro (Cerveris will be Juan Peron) and an emerging talent in Argentine actress Elena Roger, who got rapturous reviews in the title role in London.
Laying the groundwork for the "Evita" revival will be the original stars together in concert. Patti LuPone (the original Eva) and Mandy Patinkin (her Che) will perform their touring concert at the Ethel Barrymore Theater. During the show, LuPone and Patinkin sing songs by Sondheim, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Jerome Kern and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Another show imported from London will be "End of the Rainbow," a play with music about Judy Garland's last few months alive, starring Tracie Bennett. From closer to home -- Chicago's Goodman Theatre -- comes the new comedy "Chinglish" by Hwang.
There will also be two reimagined works: "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" with a new book and with Harry Connick Jr. playing a dashing psychiatrist; and a new "Porgy and Bess" in December starring McDonald that has been revised by director Diane Paulus and playwright-librettist Suzan Lori-Parks.
"Porgy and Bess," by George and Ira Gershwin and DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, has a new ending and some character development. It also has some controversy. Sondheim heard about the changes and sneered, kicking up an unusual public spat for a show still in the works and months before its Broadway arrival.
In an odd twist, Gershwin songs will also be heard in another show this season -- "Nice Work If You Can Get It," a new screwball musical starring Broderick, directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall ("Anything Goes") with a book by Joe DiPietro ("Memphis"). It will be Broderick's first Broadway musical since "The Producers."
Cult films this season are helping fuel two shows: A musical adaptation of the 2003 Tim Burton film "Big Fish" and an adaptation of the movie "Once," about a Dublin musician who falls in love with a Czech singer.
James Earl Jones will bridge last season and the new one, going from the chauffeur in "Driving Miss Daisy" to playing a former U.S. president in a revival of the political play "Gore Vidal's The Best Man" in the spring, just in time for the new election cycle. Jones, who has won two Tonys for "The Great White Hope" and "Fences," is believed to have been the first black actor to play an American president in the 1972 movie "The Man."
Times Square will also be haunted by an adaptation of the Patrick Swayze-Demi Moore film "Ghost," making its way from London. The book was written by Bruce Joel Rubin, who penned the script for the hit 1990 music, and the music is by former Eurythmics musician Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard, who produced Alanis Morisette's "Jagged Little Pill." Casting hasn't been announced yet.
Another sort of haunting will take place when an adaptation of the classic Daphne du Maurier novel "Rebecca" makes its way to Broadway. The story, turned into an Oscar-winning film by Alfred Hitchcock, will have an original book and lyrics by Michael Kunze and music by Sylvester Levay. Though no cast has been named, Sierra Boggess, who just wrapped up "Master Class," is in negotiations to join.
One of the best little-engine-that-could stories this season will be "Lysistrata Jones," a joyful, youthful, basketball-themed musical written by Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn that was last seen at a basement gym in Greenwich Village. The musical is loosely based on "Lysistrata," the circa 411 B.C. classical anti-war comedy by Aristophanes. The feel-good spirit surrounding the show would be amplified if its producers chose to cast the same energetic, fresh-faced crew on Broadway.
In the play category this season, two offerings will make the prestigious jump from off-Broadway: Jon Robin Baitz's "Other Desert Cities," which premiered at Lincoln Center Theater starring Stockard Channing last winter; and last year's "Venus in Fur," which will let audiences see Nina Arianda, nominated for a best actress Tony for "Born Yesterday," again in the role that helped catapult her into stardom.
Two plays by respected playwrights make their way to Broadway for the first time in Margaret Edson's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Wit" and Fugard's "The Road to Mecca." Meanwhile, a ninth production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" arrives, this time with Blair Underwood and Daphne Rubin-Vega, and an eighth production of Coward's "Private Lives," now with Kim Cattrall.
Two established playwrights also return to Broadway. Auburn ("Proof") has a new play, "The Columnist," which makes its world premiere in April, and Rebeck's "Seminar" debuts starring Rickman, Rabe and Hamish Linklater. This year marks the centennial of Rattigan's birth and the Roundabout Theatre Company has revived his "Man and Boy" with Frank Langella.
Three playwrights combine for one show in "Relatively Speaking." Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Allen each contribute one-act plays that will be directed by John Turturro. Steve Guttenberg and Marlo Thomas are starring.
One of the most anticipated play revivals will be the spring production of "Death of a Salesman" starring Philip Seymour Hoffman as Willy Loman, under Mike Nichols' direction. The Arthur Miller classic American tragedy was last seen on Broadway with Brian Dennehy as Loman in 1999, 50 years to the day after the original arrived in New York.
Perhaps the biggest concentration of stars on Broadway will be the night that Anthony Edwards, Morgan Freeman, Cheyenne Jackson, Christine Lahti, Rob Reiner, Yeardley Smith and Marisa Tomei appear in a staged reading of Dustin Lance Black's new play "8'' about California's anti-gay marriage Proposition 8. It's a one-night only event, set for Sept. 19.


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Lea Michele: 'America the Beautiful' at the Super Bowl!
Lea Michele graces the stage at the Super Bowl to sing "America the Beautiful" at Cowboys Stadium on Sunday (February 6) in Arlington, Texas.
The 24-year-old Glee actress attended Audi's private dinner the night before along with her costar Jenna Ushkowitz.
After her performance, Lea tweeted, "OMG THAT WAS AN OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE!!!!! SO AMAZING!!! WHAT AN HONOR AND JOY!!!!"
The highly anticipated Super Bowl episode of Glee will air directly after the game on FOX!
FYI: Lea is wearing a Paul&Joe coat, forevermark jewelry, and Jimmy Choo shoes.
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New report! Making Education a Priority in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
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A new report on Education in the Post-2015 Development Agenda has
been launched as an outcome of the Global Thematic Consultation.
The report offers a summary of the main themes and messages that
have emerged from an inclusive and wide-ranging consultation
process on education around the world.
Equitable, quality education and lifelong learning for all emerged as overarching goals on education for the post-2015 development agenda.
The report draws from a variety of platforms and in-person consultations with the voices and participation of over 21,000 people from over 100 countries; meetings on the regional and member state level; a global meeting in Dakar, Senegal in March 2013; a consultation of NGOs; and private sector and donor agencies. In the 'My World' UN Global Survey, good education ranks as the #1 priority for the post-2015 agenda.
The thematic consultation was co-led by UNICEF and UNESCO, with support from the Governments of Canada, Germany and Senegal and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
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Emerging from three days of near-isolation from politics, I woke up today to this:
You know, normally when you turn on the light the roaches scatter and head for the cover of darkness. In this election cycle, the roaches of extremism, nesting in the brains of GOP candidates, not only don't scatter when the lights come on, they send for their friends.
I have found quite disgusting most of what Republicans have said and done this campaign season, much of that disgust registered on this blog since campaigning began. But I don't think I have been more disgusted by anything said so far as I am by the attacks on President Obama for trying to protect American soldiers, via his apology to the president of Afghanistan for inadvertently burning Qurans.
It is almost beyond words. Hillary Clinton, our Secretary of State, apparently has learned diplomat-speak very well, since she totally understated the problem:
I find it somewhat troubling that our politics would inflame such a dangerous situation in Afghanistan.
"Somewhat troubling"? She finds it somewhat troubling that candidates for the highest office in our land would "inflame a dangerous situation"—thus putting our troops at even greater risk? Well, I find it somewhat troubling that we should use such mild language to call out Republicans for their cynical exploitation of this issue.
Obama is the Commander-in-Chief, for Allah's sake. His responsibility in this matter is to do all he can to calm nerves and not expose our soldiers to even more danger than they already face. To criticize him for doing his job is really unbleepingbelievable.
When the roaches are out running around in the light, you don't just find it "somewhat troubling." You stomp your rhetorical foot on them—no, both rhetorical feet—crushing them, knowing that the uncomfortable crunch is the first step in stopping the infestation because, if you don't do it now, they will simply go back to their conservative nests and breed more extremist ideas.
When Rick Santorum says, "I don't believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute," you don't just find that "somewhat troubling" either.
We all should find that disturbing, frightening, terrifying. And we should say so. Loudly. And often.
When Rick Santorum, playing to the weird crowd that makes up his base, says, "President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob," he should be mocked endlessly, until his extremist ideas aren't even comfortable nesting in the brain of the host.
Santorum said to Glenn Beck, the father of a lot of extremist roaches, the following:
I understand why Barack Obama wants to send every kid to college, because of their indoctrination mills, absolutely … The indoctrination that is going on at the university level is a harm to our country.
Now, what do you do with such fanaticism but crush it? What do you do with such zealotry but turn on the light and start stomping your feet?


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In addition to the sources cited on the pages in this Teachers Guide, we would like to thank iEARN-USA and the following persons for helping create this Guide:
- Alexey Andreev, New York, iEARN-USA
- Celia Einhorn, New Mexico Online Internet Institute
- Betsy Frederick, New Mexico Online Internet Institute
- Carolyn Fulton, Florida, Florida State University
- Ed Gragert, New York, iEARN-USA
- Jay Holmes, New York, American Museum of Natural History
- Lisa Jobson, New York, iEARN-USA
- Diane Midness, New York, iEARN-USA
- Kristi Rennebohm Franz, Washington, Sunnyside Elementary School
- Adriana Vilela, Zapala, Argentina, iEARN-Argentina Co-Coordinator,
- Mark Wagler, Wisconsin, Heron Network, Randall School
- Ray Myers, US Department of Education
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate has rejected a National Rifle Association-backed proposal to let people buy handguns without undergoing criminal background checks.
The Senate voted 27-11 Wednesday for a substitute bill that makes it easier for people to apply for gun permits but retains the checks.
The state House earlier approved a bill to repeal the requirement to undergo a check before buying a handgun. Federal law requires checks before buying guns from licensed dealers but not for private sales.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg co-chairs Mayors Against Illegal Guns and says the vote shows the gun lobby can't always "give marching orders to Lansing."
The NRA says the bill falls short of its goals and says it will keep working to end Michigan's background checks in the Legislature's 2013 session.


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For most of his career, Wayne Chrebet has been the little engine that could, an undersized, underrated wide receiver repeatedly burning doubters. Sunday, Chrebet became the high hurdler who shouldn't.
With the game, the season and the New York Jets' playoff hopes at stake, Chrebet made a brilliant play that positioned his team for a comeback, catching a bullet from quarterback Chad Pennington. If only the film had stopped there. If only he hadn't actually jumped into the air trying to vault Bears defensive backs Mike Green and Larry Whigham.
When Cherbet landed, the ball was no longer in his arms, the Jets were no longer in the game and their season seemed unlikely to go longer than the end of December. They may not be mathematically toast for the playoffs, but they are virtual toast. After losing to the Bears 20-13 at Memorial Stadium, the Jets (7-7) need to win both of their remaining games and watch about 10 other teams lose two.
And Chrebet, the 5-foot-10-inch, 188-pounder who plays with as hard-nosed a style as anyone in the NFL, for once was admitting he tried too hard while committing the fumble that was the game's only turnover.
The Jets needed a touchdown to make up for starting the game with no zip and making other errors. Chrebet ran 22 yards to the Bears 14-yard line after the reception, and with 1 minute 19 seconds left, the Jets had plenty of time. But he was guilty of trying to turn an all-star play into a heroic play.
"I was trying to make something happen," Chrebet, an eight-year player whose alma mater, Hofstra, is nicknamed the Flying Dutchmen, something he wasn't Sunday. "That's how I play. It didn't work out. I was just running with the ball full speed. I didn't see an alley, so I jumped. My natural reaction took over. Obviously, it was the wrong one. I get paid to make plays. It cost us a game."
Although it was their most spectacular goof, the Jets also had a 97-yard kickoff return by Chad Morton called back on a penalty, were flagged for a 12-men-on-the-field call and saw defensive tackle Jason Ferguson slapped with a roughing-the-passer penalty.
"It's something I know better," said Ferguson, who said he thought the ball was still in Bears quarterback Chris Chandler's hand. "It was a stupid penalty."
The Jets arrived in Illinois convinced they needed to win out and finish 10-6 to make the playoffs. But they came out flat and were pushed around by the Bears (4-10), a team with no tangible reward in sight.
"It's a very disappointed locker room," said Jets coach Herman Edwards, who refused to blame his team's apparent deflated emotion on a midweek fight between players in practice. "Chicago just kept playing its game.
"Wayne was just trying to make a play. He thought he could jump over a guy. If he jumps and lands on his feet and scores, then no one says he's trying to do too much. They deserved to win. No excuses."
The situation was all too familiar for Ray Mickens. The veteran cornerback said the Jets, who have been in the playoffs twice since 1991, always seem to be facing win-at-all-costs end-of-season games.
"You kind of get sick of it after a while," Mickens said. "It's real frustrating. We can't get a win. It hurts emotionally to lose a game like this."
The Jets, led by running back Curtis Martin's 127 yards, were sure they were going to tie the game and win in overtime.
"No matter what the situation, no matter what the circumstances, I expect to lead the team to victory," Pennington said. "It's just disheartening for me. We don't control our own destiny now. Our goal is to be 9-7."
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How to Nurture Creativity Within Your Family
Hal Gregersen, professor of innovation and leadership, explains how to foster creativity within your children.
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The Lions of Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and the Magic of Mount St. Joseph were among the many girls basketball teams that went to work on Sunday at the Kobe Bryant Gymnasium in Ardmore, where Lower Merion High School staged its seventh annual Hoops for Hope Classic for the benefit of the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
Near the end of the morning's agenda, SCH succumbed to a fourth-quarter rally by Archbishop Ryan, losing 33-26, and at the end of the afternoon the Mount won the Hoops for Hope finale, beating Bonner/Prendergast High School by a score of 55-45.
A number of college coaches were on hand to observe potential recruits, including Chestnut Hill College mentor Laura Pruitt, and former Germantown Academy superstar Laura Kurz, now in her first year as assistant coach at Lehigh University.
Springside (9-10 overall) gave a creditworthy performance, particularly when one considers the results that the Lions and Archbishop Ryan each produced against St. Hubert's earlier in the season. Ryan beat the Bambies of St. Hubert's, who in turn gave SCH a 64-32 thumping.
Of course, Lions head coach Steve Purcell knows many of the Ryan players pretty well; he'd been an assistant coach for the Ragdolls immediately prior to becoming the SCH skipper in 2011.
Purcell's pride of Lions played a slow-paced, methodical game that resulted in a modest 14-14 halftime score. Freshman Lindsay Hiner got the scoreboard rolling by converting on a pair of offensive rebounds, and both she and senior Maddi Hinchey hoisted three pointers later on.
The Magic held Ryan's senior sharpshooter, Kalene Coffey, to just two points over the first 20 minutes of action, but when she hooked up from the three-point line with 3:25 left in the third quarter, it would prove to be a bad omen. That bucket tied the game again, this time at 17-17, and the Ragdolls edged ahead, 20-19 by the conclusion of the period.
In the first minute of the final frame, the Lions went in front one last time when Hiner hit a trey from the right corner, but after that Ryan responded with two triples by Coffey and one by teammate Alison Szyszko. The Ragdolls fouled a good deal and SCH got into the double bonus with almost five minutes still remaining in the game, but the Lions only shot two-for-seven in the fourth quarter.
Ryan's team depth began to show in the final stages, when most of SCH's shortcomings were simply the product of fatigue. Coffey, whose list of possible college choices includes Chestnut Hill, finished with a game-high 13 points in the Ragdolls' seven-point victory, and Szyszko added six.
Hiner led the Lions with 11 points and six rebounds, and five blocks were recorded for sophomore forward Olivia Byron, who scored two points. Senior guard Gianna Pownall, who was not quite herself following a hard first-quarter collision, finished with four points, as did junior forward Madi Sehn.
Prior to the SCH-Ryan game, the Classic had opened with a contest in which event host Lower Merion edged out Engineering & Science High School, 37-34. Right after the Lions played, fellow Girls Inter-Ac member Academy of Notre Dame, the league leader, squared off against defending PIAA Class AAAA champion Archbishop Carroll.
Notre Dame led much of the game, but left Drexel University signee Sarah Curran open for a shot in the final seconds. She tied the game for Carroll with a three-pointer, and the Patriots went on to defeat the Irish, 51-46.
Next up was an Episcopal Academy squad that had knocked off Springside Chestnut Hill earlier in the week. Facing 2012 Class AAA state champ Archbishop Wood, the Churchwomen had a much tougher time, especially when Villanova-bound center Megan Quinn got into foul trouble. They were only down a point at halftime (15-14), but their offense dried up in the third quarter and Wood won, 38-27.
After that, Friends Schools League leader Shipley School, the reigning Pa. Independent Schools champion, nipped North Penn High School, 38-36.
The Gators won on a buzzer-beating jumper by junior guard Tamesha "Sox" Alexander, a St. John's recruit who is an AAU basketball teammate of the Mount's Alex Louin.
North Penn, second to Central Bucks West in the Suburban One League Continental Division, is coached by Maggie deMarteleire, mother of former Chestnut Hill College coach Jackie deMarteleire.
Finally, Louin and the MSJ Magic took the court against Bonner/Prendergast. This is a combination school concocted from the old Monsignor Bonner boys' school and all-female Archbishop Prendergast, and traditionalists still view the girls basketball squad as the Prendie Pandas. Small, quick, and deadly from the three-point line, the Pandas had pounded St. Hubert, 74-52, earlier last week, while at the beginning of January the Mount had a much closer five-point win over the Bambies.
A former faculty member at the old Bonner, MSJ coach John Miller told his team about Prendie's long balls, but it still took his charges time to adapt to just how quickly the Pandas could speed to their spots on the arc and release the ball.
Starting out with an old-time three-point play from senior guard Adrienne Cellucci, the Mounties had Louin, junior forward Carly Monzo, and freshman guard Libby Tacka join in the scoring as they opened up a 10-2 lead in a little over four minutes. Prendie sophomore Alyssa Monaghan then plunked in the first of the Pandas' eight three-pointers in the game. The Drexel Hill ballclub caught up quickly, and at halftime the teams were locked up at 25-25.
Monaghan's sister Sarah, a junior who shares the three-point gene, struck from the loop to launch the second-half scoring, and two free throws from her sister made it 30-25 in favor of the Pandas. However, the Magic would limit Prendie to just two more treys the rest of the game, and the second one came with only 20 seconds to play – too late to matter.
With Louin penetrating and senior forward Meg Geatens scoring inside, the Magic ran off 11 straight points and led the rest of the way. A lay-up and free throw by Alyssa Monaghan got the Pandas back within three points (39-36) in the first minute of the fourth quarter, but Geatens, Louin, and Monzo widened the gap again. The Magic got into the foul bonus with 3:38 remaining, and proceeded to shoot eight-for-12 from the from the free throw line.
Guards Louin (six rebounds) and Tacka put up 20 and 11 points respectively. Exploiting a relatively rare height advantage down low, Monzo (four rebounds, four assists) and Geatens produced 10 points apiece for the 15-2 Magic. Aylssa Monaghan piled up a game-high 21 points for Prendie (10-4), and sister Sarah scored 11.


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Times columnist Helene Elliott rates the pluses and minuses in the NHL from the previous week:
+ Kudos to the St. Louis Blues for detouring during an East Coast trip to practice at Yale on Friday and attend a women's hockey game in honor of Mandi Schwartz, the late sister of Blues forward Jaden Schwartz. The team's presence helped raise awareness and funds for a foundation established in her name. Mandi, a former Yale hockey player, died of leukemia in April 2011.
+ The Winnipeg Jets are enjoying a post-coaching-change bounce. They've won six of seven games since Paul Maurice replaced Claude Noel and their victims include the league-leading Ducks — Anaheim's only regulation loss at home this season — and the No. 2 Chicago Blackhawks.
+ Good news for fans of the U.S. Olympic team: San Jose Sharks forward Joe Pavelski just had a scoring spree of six goals in three games and 19 in 21. He paused Saturday to dish off a couple of assists to Joe Thornton. Through Sunday's games Pavelski led all Americans in the NHL with 28 goals.
- The Montreal Canadiens held a closed-door meeting Saturday after a 5-0 loss to the Washington Capitals, their fourth straight defeat. Goaltender Carey Price was "mercifully" pulled for the second time in three games, according to Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette, because of "a rudderless lineup in front of him throwing him a cement life raft." Ouch.
- Playing their last game at the United Center until March 4, the Blackhawks on Sunday scored the first goal but gave up the next three in a 3-1 loss to Winnipeg. They have a six-game trip before the Olympic break, another game on the road afterward, and a Stadium Series outdoor game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Soldier Field on March 1.
- After seeming to solve their eternal goaltending problem, the Philadelphia Flyers are shaky again. Steve Mason has been pulled twice in three games since he signed a three-year, $12.3-million contract extension and has been pulled in three of his last six starts. The Flyers have lost three straight and seven of their last 10.


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SOUTHHAVEN, Miss. – The Lipscomb Lady Bisons pounded a season-high 18 hits in a 9-2 win over Appalachian State Friday afternoon in the opening round of the Blues City Classic.
Gracey Aguirre led the Lady Bisons with four hits, her personal season high. Rena' Cothron added three hits. Brianne Welch, Bridgette Begle. Mimi Cartwright and Kristen Sturdivant each added two.
The Lady Bisons have won their last three games and are 9-1 for the season. Appalachian State slipped to 1-7.
The Lady Bisons struck first with a run in the first, but Appalachian State answered in the bottom of the first with a two-run homer by Lindsey Loudermilk.
Lipscomb took a 3-2 lead with two runs in the third. The Purple and Gold added three runs in the fourth and three more in the seventh.
Begle, Aguirre and Neely each had a double.
Heather Parker, after giving up the two runs in the first, shut down Appalachian State the rest of the way. She scattered six hits and struck out five.
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Red Sky Over Miami
12 February 2011
Miami, Fla. - (2010 Feb. 12) - More than 30 Melges teams raced on a quite cooler than expected Biscayne Bay today, putting four races on the official scoreboard at the 2011 Miami Winter Regatta, hosted by Coconut Grove Sailing Club (CGSC). Leading the Audi Melges 20 fleet is Paul Reilly on Red Sky Sailing Team cashing in big with a phenomenal 2-1-2-1 performance. In second is Tony Tabb on Elevation Racing. Jason Carroll climbed aboard his Argo charter boat to finish third. In the ultra competitive Melges 24 division, to no one's surprise Riccardo Simoneschi on Audi is in first, the lovely Kristen Lane is second racing Team Brickhouse 812 and in third, Cary Siegler on Rock Steady.
Over relatively flat seas, with a solid 10-15 knots of breeze, teams went racing under overcast skies with crisp temperatures in the low sixties. Despite the cool air, the competition was really hot. Short but sweet, one mile beats, course 4s and the last being a 5, Miami delivered the goods.
Reilly is a long-time Melges owner and just this past August, leaped head first into the heavy duty competition of the Audi Melges 20. His first class event was the U.S. Nationals in Macatawa Bay where he finished fifth overall. By the looks of his streamlined performance in Miami, Red Sky Sailing Team is here to stay and quickly becoming a force to reckon with. At the end of the day, Reilly is in first place, eight points ahead of Tabb in second and Carroll is third both with fourteen points each.
The Melges 24 division pulled out all the stops with impressive, blistering speed sprints that were so cool to watch, and for those that have sailed a Melges 24 know just how much fun the downwind run can be. Simoneschi, K. Lane, Seigler, Guy Mossman on Battle Rhythm, Brian Porter on Full Throttle and Peter Lane on Team Brickhouse 623aggressively vied for position at the starts and electrified the course with upwind speed in every race. Simoneschi clearly had the stronger day, but Lane improved her score race-by-race, putting her team five points out of the lead. USMCA Northeast District Governor Seigler has had a very nice event thus far winding out the day in third. In fourth and fifth respectively, Kristen's husband, Peter Lane and Mossman separate themselves by one point. Rob Butler onThe Beaver is the Corinthian division leader.
More racing is on the way for Sunday. Although the morning hours are going to be cool once more, the warm Florida sun is scheduled to make an appearance.
Full race reports, interviews and photo galleries will be posted online each day after racing. Stay tuned to the official class web sites for the Audi Melges 20 and Melges 24 as well as Melges.com for all the latest details. You can also friend the Audi Melges 20 and U.S. Melges 24 on Facebook. Updates from the course will be posted every day.
AUDI MELGES 20 (After 1 Miami Winter Series Event)
1.) Paul Reilly, Red Sky Sailing Team; 2-1-2-1 = 6
2.) Tony Tabb, Elevation Racing; 5-5-1-3 = 14
3.) Jason Carroll, Argo; 1-4-5-4 = 14
4.) Michael Kiss, Bacio; 6-3-6-2 = 17
5.) kent Haegar, Mach Schnell; 11-2-3-5 = 21
MELGES 24 (After 1 Road To Corpus Series Event)
1.) Riccardo Simoneschi, Audi; 1-2-1-2 = 6
2.) Kristen Lane, Team Brickhouse; 812; 2-5-3-1 = 11
3.) Cary Seigler, Rock Steady; 6-3-5-3 = 17
4.) Peter Lane, Team Brickhouse 623; 3-6-4-4 = 18
5.) Guy Mossman, Battle Rhythm; 4-4-6-5 = 19
Visit the 2011 Miami Winter Regatta Official Event Website for full entry lists and complete results.
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Lincoln man accused of making bomb gets jail time
Lincoln man accused of making bomb gets jail time
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A Lincoln man accused of making a bomb and keeping it in a bag at his mother's home has been given jail time.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports 32-year-old Aaron Finnell was sentenced Tuesday to 300 days in jail. He will serve about two weeks because of credit for good time and time he's already served since his February arrest.
Authorities say Finnell told his mother in February that he wanted to kill himself and anyone that came near him. His mother contacted police, and authorities confiscated a bag at the home that belonged to Finnell. It had a homemade bomb that an explosives technician had to render safe.


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The pharmaceutical industry's new molecular entity (NME) submissions to the U.S. FDA and new active substance (NAS) submissions to the European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA) rose to five-year highs in 2004, according to PAREXEL's Pharmaceutical R&D Statistical Sourcebook 2005/2006.
The FDA received 31 NME submissions in 2004, while the EMEA received 45 NAS submissions under its centralized registration procedure, through which a drug can gain access to all 25 countries in the European Union via a single approval.
NME/NAS submissions at the FDA and EMEA, which are the regulatory gatekeepers to the world's two largest pharmaceutical markets, have risen in each of the past two years after bottoming out in 2002.
The NME/NAS submission metric peers further back into the pharmaceutical industry's new drug development output than the more commonly quoted metric: NME/NAS approvals. And since it is generally accepted that over 80 percent of the NMEs submitted to the FDA are ultimately approved, it provides a preliminary benchmark of likely new drug approvals by the FDA and EMEA in upcoming years.
In the United States, the pharmaceutical industry's 31 NME submissions in 2004 represent a 23% rise from the many-year low of 24 in 2002. And although the 31 NME submissions equal a five-year high (matching the number in 2000), they remain far off the record levels seen in the mid-1990s.
Annual Number NMEs Filed with U.S. FDA and
NASs Filed with the EU's EMEA,
1995 48 --
1996 45 --
1997 42 --
1998 43 --
1999 38 --
2000 31 40
2001 30 40
2002 24 26
2003 28 36
2004 31 45
Source: PAREXEL's Pharmaceutical R&D Statistical Sourcebook 2005/2006 (www.barnettinternational.com)
The two-year rise in NAS submissions to the EMEA has been far more dramatic. NAS submissions rose 25% in 2004, and are up 73% over the last two years.
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Drummer Chris Adler: Lamb of God 'Bankrupted' by Randy Blythe's Legal Fees
Lamb of God's singer Randy Blythe's world was turned upside down when he was arrested last summer on manslaughter charges. And while he was acquitted of any wrongdoing earlier this year, the legal case has had a lasting affect on the band, not only emotionally but financially. In a new interview, drummer Chris Adler reveals that Blythe's legal fees bankrupted the entire band.
Blythe was arrested in late June of 2012 in the Czech Republic, where he was charged with manslaughter in the death of a 19-year-old fan stemming from a 2010 concert incident. The Lamb of God singer's ordeal was well documented, as he spent five weeks in prison last summer before finally standing trial earlier this year. He was cleared of all charges on March 5 and the verdict was upheld earlier this month.
In a new interview with the Virginia Pilot, drummer Chris Adler talks about the financial strain that Blythe's legal battle put on the band. "Not only were we not able to generate any income, but we ended up having to pay more than half a million dollars in legal fees," reveals Adler. "It bankrupted the entire band, no money left for any kind of payroll or anything. When Randy was acquitted, everything was on the line at that point. Either it was completely over, or we had a chance to get back out there and pay these bills and get ourselves back on our feet."
Adler also worried about his career and the future of Lamb of God. "We have kids now, and it was nice to spend that time at home. But in the back of your head, it's always nagging you: Is my career over? What am I gonna do now?" Adler adds. "I love this job. Every night is a Friday night, and when that's threatened, you get scared."
The drummer ended up recording drums for the new Protest the Hero album during his downtime from Lamb of God. Now, with Blythe a free man, Adler is back to his main gig as Lamb of God just wrapped up a North American tour. They will be hosting the Metal on the Mountain retreat in upstate New York in July.


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Skip to comments.Government-owned Utility Fails on Long Island (Thousands still without power)
Posted on 11/14/2012 7:26:55 AM PST by SeekAndFind
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, once considered a rising star Democrat, is facing a storm of criticism over the dismal performance of the state-owned electrical utility, Long Island Power Authority, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Even today, over ten thousand Long Islanders remain without power.
The danger signs were obvious well before Sandy hit. The New York Post wrote:
A state-authorized independent analysis undertaken after Hurricane Irene last year found LIPA to be an outdated, barely competent organization.
The agency had ignored a 2006 recommendation that it update its management system, which runs on an obsolete 25-year-old computer language.
During Sandy, LIPA used memo pads and dial-up Internet access - rather than smartphones and tablet computers - to track power outages.
For years, the agency has neglected such critical tasks as maintaining rotting poles and trimming trees around power lines.
In the wake of Irene, what did Cuomo do?
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Good job, Andy.
Another fine example of "Your Tax Dollars At Work". LIPA = CRAP.
Ironically National Grid has one of the best Outage tracking systems that can zoom to street level.
It would seem there should be two sides to this story.
Were they denied rate increases to modernize? If so by whom?
What incentive was there to modernize?
Who monitors or has oversight of this utility? Aren't they in the end culpable?
Not to misdirect your topic, but as bad as things are on Long Is. my understanding is they are TEN times worse on Staten Island. Very little assistance has arrived. Media dropped the ball on this. to be expected all things considered...
Not to misdirect your topic, but as bad as things are on Long Is. my understanding is they are TEN times worse on Staten Island. Very little assistance has arrived. Media dropped the ball on this. To be expected all things considered...
Places by the water on LI are just as bad...
There is nothing that is done poorly that cannot be done much more poorly using union labor.
Those goons need competition, but they don't have to worry about that in a blue state.
And - until they realize that and shove the union workers up their own smelly Obamas - they'll continue to freeze to death in the dark.
In 1983, the Suffolk County Legislature voted that the county could not be safely evacuated in the event of a serious nuclear accident at the plant, and governor of New York, Mario Cuomo, ordered state officials not to approve any LILCO-sponsored evacuation plan.
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Well, the answer is obvious: beat up any Florida lineman present who might actually have the experience and competence to get the power restored.
no gubmint-owned facility is ever a failure. it's just "underfunded".
"The closest thing to eternal life on earth is a government program." — Ronald Reagan
"Long Island residents sue utilities, charge 'gross negligence' after Sandy"...
RE: Long Island residents sue utilities, charge gross negligence after Sandy
Might as well sue the tax payers. Even if they win, who do they think will pay them?
LOL; from one pant's pocket to another. They don't care. They just want to ***sue someone/something*** for their predicament.
"And - until they realize that and shove the union workers up their own smelly Obamas - theyll continue to freeze to death in the dark."
HUSH! Frozen, dead Democraps don't vote as much as unfrozen dead Democraps.
And, winter is approaching.
It's government owned. What more can we say?
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Baltimore police on Monday charged a 37-year-old man in connection to a police-involved shooting over the weekend that left two wounded.
Police said Theodore Smith, who lives on the 500 block of Rossiter Ave. in the Wiinston-Govans neighborhood, fought with an officer who was trying to clear a crowd outside a Homeland neighborhood take-out business early Sunday.
The officer moved to disperse the crowd that had gathered in the 5400 block of York Road when he got into a physical struggle with Smith, who refused to show identification, police Det. Jeremy Silbert said. During the struggle, police said the officer fired his weapon.
Two people were struck after the officer fired a single shot, according to police, including a 21-year-old man who was expected to survive and a 37-year-old woman who may have suffered a graze wound. Police did not identify the wounded, and said they would not release the name of the officer involved until 48 hours — a department policy.
Homicide detectives are investigating, as is customary for all police shootings. Smith faces charges of first degree assault, two counts of second degree assault and resisting arrest.
In 1992, Maryland court records show, he was arrested but not prosecuted on charges of assault with intent to murder, assault, handgun and reckless endangerment charges. He also pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and use of a handgun in 1993 for a crime in which he was listed as a co-defendant in court records. He received a 30 year sentence with 15 years suspended, records show.
Then 17, police said Smith was the ninth person arrested for an Aug. 23, 1992, shooting that left two people dead and six others wounded. Donald Daneman, the Baltimore attorney who represented him, did not remember the details of the two-decade-old case. It was not known who was representing Smith on Monday and an attempt to reach a relative was not successful.


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6"Naa mee e kkite kootou nei e takoto tana saaita ma ki oti ku seua hakkaatoa, see hai hatu ma ki mmau i aruna aaraa hatu."
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Economy be darned, we'll fantasize if we feel like it over rooms with walnut paneling and marble floors, boudoirs hung with crystal chandeliers and reading rooms furnished with silk-upholstered easy chairs. April 18 through May 16 marks the return of our annual fantasy-estate time, when the Pasadena Showcase House of Design is up and open so we plebes can see just what it would be like to have (this year) a landmark 50-room estate decorated inside and out by around 30 of our favorites designers.
To judge from photos taken while the showcase rooms were still under construction, we can tell you that one thing this Showcase House, the 1930 Cravens Estate, won't be is minimalist. It was, after all, inspired by the French chateau that also inspired Versailles.
See the outdoor kitchen and kitchen-garden terrace by Yorkshire Kitchens, Inc. of Pasadena, the morning garden by Carson-Magness Landscapes of Glendale, the solarium and organ hallway by Parker West Interiors of South Pasadena, the upstairs retreat and balcony and mud room by Tocco Finale of San Marino, the eco kitchen by Cynthia Bennett and Associates of South Pasadena — and, as they say, much more.
Proceeds benefit 42 local music organizations. Awardees are honored at the Gifts and Grants reception at the Showcase House April 21.
Pasadena Showcase House of Design, April 18- May 16. Tickets for weekends and from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Tuesday through Friday are $35 in advance, $40 at the door. Tuesday through Friday afternoon tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. For tickets, go to www.pasadenashowcase.org or call 714.442.3872, Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free parking and shuttle from the Rose Bowl Lot 1 at 360 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena except on April 18, 24 and May 15, when visitors should park at Parsons Corporation, 100 W. Walnut, Pasadena.


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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - A tentative three-year agreement has been reached between Transport Workers Union Local 100 and First Mile Square bus amid threats of a driver's strike on Monday.
Union officials from Transport Workers Union Local 100 announced on Thursday that school bus drivers would go on strike beginning on Monday if they couldn't reach an agreement on a new contract with their employer, First Mile Square.
On Friday, it was announced that an agreement has been reached, reportedly with a 3 percent pay raise, guaranteed 25-hour work week and one additional paid sick day per year. Local 100 represents approximately 600 bus drivers, monitors and mechanics, who had been working without a contract for months.
First Mile Square has bus routes in Yonkers, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and Mamaroneck.
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Sen. John McCain basically made four points in the foreign-policy sections of the first presidential debate: 1) He was for the surge (which "has succeeded") while Sen. Barack Obama opposed it; 2) he has experience, while Obama does not; 3) he wants to form a League of Democracy to impose sanctions on Iran; 4) Georgia and Ukraine should be admitted to NATO.
Obama dealt with those points—in some cases not as strongly as he might have, but probably well enough—and made several of his own: the need to improve our standing in the world, to wipe out al-Qaida in Afghanistan, to focus on creative diplomacy and not just bluster to solve problems, and to devise a sound energy policy in order, not least, to blunt Russia's resurgence.
McCain did little to rebut those propositions except to say that he knows how to do these things and that Obama's thinking is naive and dangerous.
Scored on debaters' points, the match was close. Judged on the substantive issues, especially on which candidate has the more realistic view of the world, Obama won hands down.
It was odd that McCain put so much emphasis on Iraq. Yes, he supported the surge, which has played a major—but far from the only—role in reducing the violence in Iraq. But Obama could boast that he was against going into Iraq in the first place—which speaks more to the next president's judgment about getting lassoed into future conflicts. And Obama was correct that the surge was always, even on its own terms, a means to an end—a way to reduce the violence so that the Iraqi leaders could form a unified government. It was in this sense that Obama meant that the surge was tactics while the political goal was strategy. McCain overshot when he kept saying that the surge "has succeeded," that the troops will come home with "victory"—a word that McCain's demigod, Gen. David Petraeus, has many times explicitly declined to invoke, for good reason.
Obama also did well in countering McCain's proposal for a League of Democracy—a group of democratic nations that would confront Iran when the U.N. Security Council can't because of Russia's and China's veto power. The problem with this idea, as Obama noted, is that sanctions wouldn't be very effective without the cooperation of Russia or China. The issue at stake—keeping Iran from building a nuclear bomb—has nothing to do with democracy and everything to do with common security interests. Russia can't be coddled on the matter, but cutting them off through a new Cold War is a counterproductive idea. Besides, the other democracies—mainly Germany, France, and England—don't like the idea, so it's a nonstarter. It's a fantasy on every level.
The two candidates weren't far apart on the question of letting Georgia and Ukraine into NATO, but their differences, while subtle, were telling. McCain wants to let both countries into NATO right away (which would mean war with Russia, if the treaty were taken seriously). Obama says they should be allowed to start the application process and should be admitted "if they meet requirements." The catch is that Georgia can't meet the requirements, one of which is that a member must have borders that are agreed upon. Georgia's borders have long been in dispute. This isn't just a loophole; an alliance can't agree to defend a member's borders if the borders are in contention from the outset. Again, it's a nonissue: Georgia is not going to be let into NATO under the current circumstances, no matter what McCain says.
McCain's fiercest rhetorical points were the ones that I thought Obama didn't answer firmly enough. The first was that if we were to impose a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq, as Sen. Obama has proposed, the war would be lost. Obama could have noted two things. First, he is not talking about a total withdrawal. Second, and more to the point, the person who is insisting on a withdrawal timetable as a condition of any U.S. troop presence beyond the end of this year isn't Obama—it's Nouri al-Maliki, the prime minister of Iraq. Even the Bush administration has conceded this point. Does McCain want to keep troops in Iraq over the objection of the Iraqi government?
McCain's second point was that he has experience. Several times (at least four), he noted that he has been "involved" in every national-security decision of the past twentysome years. He also took every opportunity to say, "I've been to Afghanistan, I know the security needs. … I know how to heal the wounds of war," etc., etc. At one point, he said, "There are some advantages in experience and judgment," then added, "I don't believe Senator Obama has that knowledge and experience."
Obama didn't answer these charges directly—but maybe he didn't have to. I have never been any good at gauging how "the American people" view these sorts of things, but was McCain protesting too much? My guess (and it's just a guess) is that by talking sensibly and coherently about issues of war and peace, arguing with McCain at his own level or higher—simply by holding his own—Obama may have effectively rebutted the charge and made McCain's condescension seem prickly. One could ask: If McCain has had all this experience, how did he get snookered on invading Iraq in the first place? If Obama's so naive (the tag that McCain threw at him several times), how did he see through it?
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I'm noticing an interesting trend in the amount of time it takes for a home to sell in the current market. We've been talking a lot lately about how few homes are available for sale. The inventory is strikingly low, and it's creating a strange divide right in the middle of the market.
It's beginning to look like there are two separate categories of homes for sale. There are those that sell right away, and those that may not sell at all.
The numbers on quick home sales speak for themselves. Homes listed near the major metropolitan areas of Seattle are selling in less than 2 months, 60% of the time. Those are quick sales. When half of the market's inventory is turning over that fast, buyers begin making frenzied attempts at purchasing the next best thing, as soon as it comes on the market.
Then, there are the homes that don't sell in the first two months. There are quite a few of them, but not many at the 3 month or 4 month stage. When we get up to 5+ months, they start adding up. The number of homes that have been on the market for more than 200 days often outnumber those on the market less than 200. Between 90 and 120 days, there are just a few homes.
As an example, I picked a few small markets.
On the Eastside, there are 28 active waterfront homes. Four are under 60 cumulative days on the market (CDOM). Eight are between 60 and 120 CDOM. Fifteen listings are more than 200 CDOM.
The luxury market certainly has some unique characteristics, so I also looked at the Green Lake neighborhood in Seattle, and looked at all homes for sale. The numbers were similar in that the "middle-aged" listings were missing.
Around Green Lake, out of 20 listings for sale a full 14 have been on the market for less than 60 days. 11 have been on the market less than 1 month. These listings will probably be sold soon.
Meanwhile there is only one 60-90 day listing, and one 90-120 CDOM listing. However, four listings are between 173 and 215 CDOM. Clearly, most of the listings are selling right away, and those that don't, sit on the market long-term.
Wallingford, just to the South, was the same. 9 listings under 2 months. 2 homes at 161 and 285 days. Nothing in the middle.
This seems to replay in a lot of markets, and it probably has to do with the current buyer market and its mentality. If the best deals are all getting scooped up quickly, old listings start to take on a "there must be something wrong with it" label. While this may or may not be true, it's one of those cliches that still pervades many buyers' minds, especially in a hot market.
Why do these homes languish? In a hot seller's market, there are only 3 reasons:
- The price is too high
- The home isn't visually prepared for the market
- Not enough people have seen the home
If your home seems to be languishing on the market, it takes an honest re-evaluation to get that kind of home back in front of the willing buyer market. Look strongly at your pricing and be realistic. Make sure the home invites a buyer into a fresh, clean, bright, warm feeling as they enter the most important rooms (entry, kitchen, baths, living, master suite). Get as much visibility online as you can. 90% of buyers are online. Stick to the basics, and you'll be making the most effective use of your time and money.
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Shimano, Bont and Louis Garneau all have new heat mouldable shoes for 2011, so finding well fitting cycling footwear shouldn't be a problem – although this technology doesn't come cheap.
Trick new upper materials from Shimano
Early heat mouldable technology adopters Shimano have revamped their top-end customisable models with a new upper material called Rovenica. While not heat mouldable itself (five separate panels in each shoe perform this duty), the material lends a much more supple feel to the new SH-R315 and SH-M315 models that previous versions lacked.
According to Shimano, the softer material offers a better fit straight out of the box than before and also give the shoes a less 'wooden' feel when worn. The company say durability hasn't been sacrificed, either, and breathability has improved.
In addition to the new materials, the SH-R315 road shoes boast a more streamlined shape than before with a more cleanly integrated plastic toe cap (necessary to keep the toe box from collapsing during the moulding process), a tidier fixed-position buckle, and a new wraparound external heel counter to help stabilise the foot. Shimano will offer the SH-R315 for US$379.99 from November in sizes 38-48, with half sizes from 40-5-46.5 and E-widths, too. Claimed weight is 523g per pair.
Shimano's new SH-M315 mountain bike shoe flagship (left) boasts lighter weight materials and a more supple feel while the new SH-M240 sticks to more traditional materials
The SH-M315 mountain bike shoe upper is virtually identical to the R315 but here it's bonded to an all-new carbon outsole with more aggressive lugs for surer footing. More rubber has also been applied to the area behind the cleat pocket, for better security when you're not quite clipped in. Available in December, the M315s will come in a generous 38-48 size range, with half sizes in 40.5-46.5 and E-widths. Suggested retail price is $349.99 and claimed weight is 686g per pair.
There are major changes at the non-heat-mouldable mid- and entry-levels, too, with at least four other new road models, two new multisport models and a whopping seven new mountain bike shoes for 2011. Highlights include the SH-R077, with its three-strap Velcro upper and three- or two-bolt cleat compatibility; the SH-TR52 with a broad single reversed strap and giant heel loop for faster transitions plus an aggressively vented upper for quicker drying; and the SH-AM45 all-mountain shoe with a higher-cut inner ankle and more heavily bolstered outer edge to protect against impacts.
Shimano beef up the middle of their road range with four new models for 2011
Bont's new Vaypor model borrows from Cervélo TestTeam development
Bont continue to come on strong, with far more pro riders – sponsored or otherwise – using the distinctive-looking shoes this past season thanks to their ultra-rigid carbon fibre bathtub-style soles, superb heel hold and fully heat mouldable uppers. New for 2011 is the Vaypor, which borrows heavily from the ctt-one road shoe that was developed in conjunction with the Cervélo TestTeam.
The Vaypor shares the general overall style and strap layout – including Bont's new single Z-strap forefoot setup – but with a carbon fibre bathtub chassis that's cut a little lower down on the sides of the foot for a slightly less constrained feel. Upper materials have also been updated for a more premium, glossy look and additional ventilation around the toe box and tongue.
Bont's new Vaypor model is based on the ctt-one designed in conjunction with the now-defunct Cervélo TestTeam but with a slightly lower-cut carbon fibre bathtub
The mid-range a-two model also receives a lowered bathtub chassis for 2011 but retains its familiar single buckle-plus-twin forefoot strap layout. Substituting some fibreglass for carbon fibre increases the weight and stack height just a tad relative to the a-one or Vaypor but still remains outstanding at just 572g per pair (size 44, actual weight) and 4.4mm, respectively.
Though not new for 2011, one of our favourite Bont models remains the surprisingly attainable a-three, which offers virtually identical levels of rigidity and foothold to the upper-end models but at less than $200 retail. Changes include fibreglass composites instead of true carbon fibre and three broad Velcro straps instead of a ratcheting buckle but still remaining are the bathtub-style construction, vice-like hold and full heat mouldable capabilities.
Bont's a-three costs less than $200 and yet is fully heat mouldable and supposedly just as rigid as the top models, only with more weight and a slightly thicker stack height
Louis Garneau expand on mouldable footwear for 2011
Louis Garneau will offer two new heat mouldable models for the 2011 season – the CFS-300 road and T-Flex-300 mountain models – both of which are repeatedly mouldable at home using a conventional oven.
The CFS-300 ($299.99) offers a mouldable toe box, inner and outer forefoot, and heel cup. The shoe features a main ratchet closure that is both vertically and laterally adjustable without the use of an intrusive instep attachment. It also sports Louis Garneau's HRS-100 system, a band that runs around the upper part of the heel cup and works to increase heel security along with the 'cat's tongue' liner material.
The $299.99 CFS-300 is heat mouldable at home and weighs less than 300g per shoe
The upper is mounted to Louis Garneau's Exo Jet Carbon outsole, highlighted by a moulded-in arch support. Two Coolmax Ergo Air insoles are included for use in hot and cold conditions, as well as a set of winter/aero external toe covers. Claimed weight of the CFS-300 is 290g per shoe in a size 41.
The T-Flex-300 ($199.99) offers a similar level of mouldability as that found in the CFS-300, but to off-road riders. Features include an adjustable ratchet positioning system and a removable carbon fibre sole plate that allows the rider to customise the shoe's flex and level of ventilation. The tread is updated from the original T-Flex with a new lug design and dual compound rubber. Claimed weight is 350g per shoe in a size 41.
Louis Garneau's new heat mouldable mountain bike shoe, the T-Flex-300


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It's here! The season for peace, love, joy ... and roasting, sampling and baking.
The air is filled with the scents of Christmas blend coffee and spiced wassail. Many of us likely will participate in a Christmas cookie exchange. A friend of mine even is going through the intensive process of making a traditional English Christmas pudding (it boils for hours!).
Food is an integral part of the Christmas season — and it provides a wonderful opportunity for us to gather together, share a meal with loved ones and thank God for his abundant blessings.
This season, however, we are being challenged in a new way to do more than simply consume. On Dec. 10, Caritas International, along with the full support of Pope Francis and the partnership of Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Charities USA, launched a campaign against global hunger.
Titled "One Human Family, Food for All," the effort kicked off with a "global wave of prayer" at noon in Samoa and traveled around the world. The goal: to rid the world of hunger by 2025.
In a heartfelt video message, Pope Francis lamented that more than a billion people in the world suffer from starvation.
"We cannot look the other way and pretend this does not exist," he said. "The food available in the world is enough to feed everyone. The parable of the multiplication of the loaves and fish teaches us exactly this: that if there is the will, what we have never ends. On the contrary, it abounds and does not get wasted."
Catholic Relief Services offers 10 ways to enter more fully into this effort by fighting hunger:
1) Host a meal-packaging event through CRS' Helping Hands endeavor.
2) Donate nonperishable food items to a local food bank or shelter through Catholic Charities.
3) Pray for those who don't have enough.
4) Shop with moderation and find creative ways to use leftovers.
5) Buy fair trade goods that will help farmers in developing countries earn a fair wage.
6) Support your community by buying local, in-season fruits and vegetables.
7) Get involved politically. Urge your senator or representative to take the issue of hunger seriously.
8) During Lent, participate in CRS' Operation Rice Bowl effort.
9) Educate yourself by learning how hunger is fought in developing countries.
10) Spread the word. Tell your friends and family what you've learned, why it's important and how they can get involved.
This week we celebrate the incarnation of the One who told us we only get to heaven by serving the least among us. Participating in this campaign is one way we can get started.
Merry Christmas!
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From Bangladesh to the World: How Knowledge Sharing has Changed Resettlement Training
I admit when I started the whole idea of setting up a course on resettlement at a local Bangladeshi university I thought it was going to be a long shot in the dark. I had a gigantic portfolio to look after in terms of safeguards support, and that left little time to do anything else. I also it would be difficult to show results quickly and make a convincing argument that this was worth the effort. But stubbornness at times is a key ingredient to achievement, i.e. persistence and resilience.
The course (now known as MLARR – Management of Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation) started out as an effort to train of a cadre of professionals to better manage the social risks associated with land acquisition and resettlement in Bangladesh. Given the population density and land scarcity, resettlement in Bangladesh continues to be a huge challenge for its development, as virtually all infrastructure requires moving people. Supported by AusAID and DFID, The first course was designed and delivered in 2009. That was the beginning, and what I'd like to focus is how far we've come from that first shot in the dark: