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Best things to do in Prague
Discover the city according to locals. Find the best things to do, places to eat, and get priceless advice from the people who live here.
"Prague Castle is beautiful and you definitely have to go through it. It also offers a beautiful view of Prague. As for food, I recommend refreshing below or outside the area."
412 locals recommend
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"PALLADIUM was built on a site of the former "Jiří z Poděbrad" Barracks on náměstí Republiky square in Prague 1 district. The Barracks had been under the army's ownership for more than two hundred years (1780s — 1996). There were many famous Czech personalities within the army crew, for example Josef Kajetán Tyl who wrote lyrics to a song that became Czech national anthem later on. The complex became dilapidated in the second half of the 20th century as the facilities were not used very much. While occupied by the army, the complex was completely closed to the public. It was not until the beginning of the 90s that the Ministry of Defence decided that the site should serve."
294 locals recommend
"The most famous bridge in Czech Republic with very rich history. Some tourist attractions are located on the bridge during your walking (e. g. picture painting of your face). In the morning is the best time you can visit :) Breathtaking view to Prague´s castle as well."
303 locals recommend
Monument / Landmark
"The Astronomical Clock, built in to one side of the Old Town Hall Tower, dates from the 15th century. To fully appreciate the clock's intricate construction, join the crowd in front of the tower to watch the procession of the Twelve Apostles: on the hour, every hour, a small trap door opens and Christ marches out ahead of his disciples, while the skeleton of death tolls the bell to a defiant statue of a Turk. "
164 locals recommend
"The Old Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí) is one of two main squares in Prague (Wenceslas Square is the other, just 5 minutes walk away)."
205 locals recommend
"Prague Zoo is a Zoo in Prague, Czech Republic. It was opened in 1931 with the goal to "advance the study of zoology, protect wildlife, and educate the public" in the district of Troja in the north of Prague. In 2013, the Zoo occupied a total of 58 hectares (140 acres) with 45 hectares (110 acres) in use for exhibits and housed about 4,200 animals that represented almost 650 species, including 132 species listed as threatened. Prague Zoological Garden has contributed significantly to saving Przewalski's horse. For many years, it was the biggest breeder of the species in the world. In 2007, Forbes Traveler Magazine listed Prague Zoo as the seventh best Zoo in the world. "
178 locals recommend
"Wenceslas Square is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a traditional setting for demonstrations, celebrations, and other public gatherings. The square is named after Saint Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia. It is part of the historic centre of Prague, a World Heritage Site."
157 locals recommend
"If you are afraid of heights, you can only look at the tower. The evening is beautifully lit."
283 locals recommend
"Dancing house is very special buildings in riverside with rooftop (bar) and gallery. "
178 locals recommend
"At the edge of the Letná park, in front of the National Technical Museum, stands the oldest floored carousel in Europe. The National Technical Museum is planning to restore the carousel's structural parts in the immediate future, which, however, will not be enough to restore the carousel to a fully functioning state. Therefore, a cooperative project between the district of Prague 7, the National Technical Museum and other nearby institutions has been formed to plan the restoration of the remaining portions, and return the carousel to fully functional status in the near future. This initiative is open to sponsorship by the public, that is, to anyone wishing to help restore the Letná carousel."
108 locals recommend
"Best beer in the city! Highly recommend It's a retro restaurants with typical czech foods and really best draft Pilsner Urquell beer"
229 locals recommend
"One of the two most beautiful parks in Vinohrady with panoramic views of the historic city center and pleasant garden restaurants."
263 locals recommend
"In the 10th century, 70 years after the establishment of Prague Castle, a church and fortified trading post were built on a cliff top overlooking the Vltava River, on the heights of Vysehrad. Although not much remains of the castle today, Vysehrad Park none-the-less makes a pleasant excursion out of the hustle and bustle of Prague's city centre. "
235 locals recommend
"You get a beautiful view on Prague from Hanavsky Pavilon. Great for running, in-line skating,cycling."
233 locals recommend
American Restaurant
"Welcome to the original American restaurant (or should we say "Diner"), that is located in the centre of Prague near the Old Town Square. Our restaurant is themed with authentic US diner style furniture which is inspired by Chevrolet Bel Air's armchairs from 1952. Immediately on entrance you will notice the monumental hand-made, 60 piece ceramic columns (mosaic) of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe. These artistic masterpieces took 3 months to create. Let's go back to the 50s! With jukeboxes, images of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean, our staff dressed in retro clothes, good food and music. Read more on the next slider."
104 locals recommend
Monument / Landmark
"The tower offers a beautiful view of Prague. Original spaces with an exhibition or audio-visual accompaniment. There is also a café and restaurant in the tower. There is a restaurant under the tower and in the winter months it is possible to rent skates and skate."
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio state lawmaker indicted on 49 charges of theft, corruption and money laundering goes on trial in January.
Authorities say state Rep. Clayton Luckie, a four-term Dayton Democrat, skimmed nearly $130,000 in campaign funds for personal use and failed to list campaign expenditures for six years.
Luckie, who has pleaded not guilty, announced he wouldn't seek re-election amid the investigation but declined to resign and remains in office until Dec. 31.
Legislative Inspector General Tony Bledsoe said the trial date was set for Jan. 22 after a pre-trial conference Thursday.
House Democratic leaders stripped Luckie of his committee assignments after he was indicted and he didn't return to the Statehouse for any votes.
Ohio's Republican chairman says Luckie's staying did a disservice to his district.


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Summary: Angela Edwards, posting under the alias "AngelaE8654" on the SEO digital point forums has made the following claim: Inner pages of a website carry the same weight in PR as the main page. Angela provides more information in her 25 page "report". Furthermore, Angela is accused of using the Digital Point Forums to harvest e-mail addresses by sending the report URL only to those that provide her with an e-mail address.
Challenger (Winner):
Whane The Whip
Representing: pbbg (PR4)
Style: Sabaki Do
Angela Edwards
Representing: Angelas Discount Market (PR3)
Style: Unknown (awaiting reply)
Victory Conditions
Any response should address each challenge element one at a time in order to facilitate the debate progress. Failure to accept the challenge will default victory to the challenger. Defender should post replies to the comment section that follows this challenge. Seo Dojo will moderate, judge, and declare a victor. (Yeah it's a little unfair in this case but I need to get the ball rolling) There are 3 primary elements in this challenge:
Challenge Elements
1) Angela has not shown any proof for her claim regarding inner pages. A claim is not made true just by stating it, it must be demonstrated and it must be repeatable. Google states that "When a user enters a query, our machines search the index for matching pages and return the results we believe are the most relevant to the user. Relevancy is determined by over 200 factors, one of which is the PageRank for a given page." Note the use of the phrase for a given page. Angela claims that Google is misleading us, and that this is not true. Angela must show that she is right and that Google is wrong. She must prove her claim, until then it is only a claim.
2) Angela claims to have a special formula for measuring PageRank. This suggests that she has privileged information regarding the 3 million factors that determines PageRank devised by Google. In this challenge element, Angela is asked to verify her credentials to prove that she has (or once had) access to the 3 million factors that determines PageRank. Or verify her credentials to show us that she is qualified to ascertain what those 3 million factors might be.
3) Using her claim in #1, Angela further claims that you can get PR10 weight from an adobe community forum profile page because the forum pages display member names with links to their profile pages. However, the member links as they appear on the main page of each sub-forum do not link directly to a profile page, but to a data base search. In this challenge element, Angela is asked to explain how PR can transfer from a static page to a non-static cold fusion data base search, then back to a javascript pop up "profile" of a member.
Closing argument. Angela cannot be right. If inner pages truly have the same weight as a sites home page but simply do not display correctly with the Google PR Toolbar, then why would sites linked to beyond that suddenly display the PageRank correctly? To summarize her claim: all home page PR is correct, all inner page PR is incorrect, all pages linked to from inner pages once again show correct PR. Or to put it another way, Angela is saying: "I cant get a link to your site from a PR 7,8,9, or 10 web page, therefore I'm going to pretend that the inner pages I link from are really the same PR as the home page that way I can sell link building services." Consider yourself sucker punched Angela, and welcome to the Seo Dojo. :o


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No, no! We can't just wallow in sadness. It's time to laugh again!
No, no! We can't just wallow in sadness. It's time to laugh again!
Cucks are getting flustered all over the shop with this one. It's Freddy Got Fingered!
Going through some of our favorite youtubers and why we love them so.
Welcome to the new format of our bad movie reviews! Flustercuck will be a *ahem* weekly show alongside the main TAG Podcast.
This week our cucks get flustered over M Night Shyamalan's truly terrible The Last Airbender. Prepare for some nerd rage.
Evil old woman considered frightful or ugly, 12 Down
Where is my mother?
This week's good review of a bad movie: Rocket Man
Who looks most like Uncle Oscar this year?


text: With the showroom about to undergo a fanastic renovation, we wanted to have a final look at the displays we've featured before they're removed. Whilst their style upholds, we wished to feature some new looks, and it will certainly be a shame to see them go. Our new designs, however, reflect recent kitchens that we have completed in Folkestone and Faversham, making it a perfect opportunity to visit the showroom in the coming weeks, to get an idea of what to look forward to!


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S · A: Special A (S·A スペシャル·エー) S·A (Supesharu Ē), also known as Special A or S.A, is a shōjo manga by Maki Minami. The series started serialization in the bimonthly magazine The Hana to Yume in 2003, and moved to the biweekly magazine Hana to Yume in 2004, after running for four chapters. The series ended after 99 chapters on March 19, 2009. The anime series was directed by Miyao Yoshikazu and produced by Gonzo and AIC. It was broadcast on the Chiba TV from April 6, 2008 and ended on September 14, 2008 with a total of 24 episodes.
The story revolves around Hikari Hanazono and Kei Takishima, as well as their Special A Poster friends and fellow members of S·A. Hikari Hanazono has always been second to Kei Takishima. When they were six years old, their pro-wrestling loving fathers introduced them to each other. Assuming that she was the best in wrestling, young Hikari challenged Kei to a wrestling match only to be thoroughly defeated by him. Ever since that fateful incident, Hikari swore to beat Kei in school grades, sporting events or any competition. To do this, she has enrolled in the same school as Kei since elementary. Now she attends Hakusenkan, an ultra elite school, that costs her carpenter father a lot of money. Hikari and Kei are the top two students in the school, with Kei holding firmly to that number one position. While Hikari considers Kei to be a rival and important friend, she is completely unaware that Kei is in love with her. The story primarily focuses on Hikari and her constant attempts to defeat her one and only rival, Kei, and how she finds love in their rivalry.
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Chocolate Eminence
This elegant cake is perfect for the most important occasion and makes a spectacular dinner-party dessert. And it can be entirely made, except for the cocoa powder finish on top of the cake, the day before.
One 9-inch cake, about 12 servings
Cake Batter
1/4 cup water
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
6 large eggs, separated directly into 2 mixer bowls
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
1/3 cup blanched (skinless) hazelnuts, lightly toasted and chopped but not ground
Milk Chocolate Mousse
4 large egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup dark rum
12 ounces milk chocolate, melted and cooled
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped to a soft peak
Finely chopped toasted hazelnuts for the side of the cake; Dutch process cocoa for the top
3 9-inch round layer pans buttered and the bottoms lined with buttered parchment
- Set a rack in the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
- For the layers, melt the chocolate and water in a large mixing bowl and set over a pan of gently boiling water, stirring occasionally until melted. Cool. Whisk the yolks by hand in the bowl of an electric mixer and whisk in half the sugar and the vanilla. Place on mixer with whisk and whip of medium-high speed until lightened, about 3 minutes. Scrape the yolk mixture over the melted chocolate but don't fold it in.
- Combine the egg whites and salt in a mixer bowl and whip on medium speed until white, opaque, and beginning to hold their shape. Increase the speed to medium-high and whip in the remaining 1/4 cup sugar a tablespoon at a time, until the egg whites hold a firm peak. Scrape a quarter of the whites over the yolk and chocolate mixtures in the bowl and stir together. Fold in the remaining egg whites.
- Divide the batter evenly among the prepared pans and use a small offset spatula to spread it evenly. Scatter a third of the chopped hazelnuts on each layer.
- Bake the layers until risen, fallen, and firm, about 12 to 15 minutes. As soon as you take them out of the oven, invert a layer to a cardboard, and lift off the pan, leaving the paper on the bottom. Replace the pan with another cardboard and invert again. Remove the top cardboard and let the layer cool on the bottom cardboard. Repeat with the remaining layers. Wrap the layers in plastic once they have cooled.
- Before starting the filling, have the layers and a medium offset spatula and a cardboard to assemble the cake on ready nearby. For the filling, whisk the egg yolks by hand in a medium mixing bowl. Whisk in the sugar and the rum. Place the bowl over a pan of gently boiling water and whisk until thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove the bowl from the pan and continue whisk until cooled to room temperature. Scrape the yolk mixture over the melted chocolate but don't mix it in; quickly fold in the cream until the filling is smooth and can hold its shape.
- Invert one of the layers (nut side down) to a cardboard, peel off the paper, and spread with a third of the filling. Repeat with a second layer and another third of the filling.
- Invert the last layer to the filling and peel off the paper. Cover the entire outside of the cake with a thin coat of the remaining filling. Press the chopped hazelnuts against the side of the cake.
- Dust the top of the cake with cocoa and use a serrated knife to trace a lattice pattern into it.
- Keep at a cool room temperature until ready to serve. For advance preparation, don't finish the top of the cake, wrap in plastic and chill. To serve, unwrap, bring to room temperature, and finish as in step 9.


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Start 'em young, In shiny patent leather, the junior-sized Chelsea boot features an easy-on, easy-off inner ankle zipper along with a flexible outsole for growing feet. But it's the Doc's DNA — like a branded heel-loop and grooved edges — that'll make your little one the coolest kid on the playground.
A leather with a classic patent effect.
Care Instructions
[Patent] = Wipe clean with a damp cloth only, do not use leather cleaner on Patent Lamper this may dull or damage the finish.
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Bundy loves the Down Under Rally!
Bundaberg Regional Council is again pleased to partner with the Down Under Rally and provide support for an initiative that attracts visitors to our doorstep.
Showcasing our region to visitors, and in this case visiting yachties, is a role Council aspires to and one with which we engage with pleasure.
In recent times Council has found that promoting our region to outside interests has had a positive flow on effect, especially when the visits have proved to be extremely enjoyable for the participants.
Really. What is there not to like about the Bundaberg Region? People who enjoy a good time and a relaxed attitude to life seem to gravitate towards the Bundaberg Region.
It will be the pleasant task of those who have committed to supporting the Go West Bundy Rally to ensure our valued guests have a remarkable and memorable time.
Enjoy your visit. Take away magnificent memories and spread the great word about the Bundaberg Region.
Welcome ashore in the Bundaberg Region
It seems all paths lead to the Bundaberg Region.
We are certainly used to arrivals by road, rail or air but to have members of the sailing fraternity meander through Burnett Heads and down the Burnett River offers another dimension altogether.
Yachties should be warned that the only problem with dropping anchor in the Bundaberg Region is that it's always difficult to weigh anchor and leave!
The Bundaberg Region is 6400 square kilometres of magnificent diversity. Our glorious kilometres of open sandy beach, our pristine rivers and waterways and the majestic patterns of our hinterland ensure Nature's colour palette has been thoroughly utilised in creating our region.
I am certain those associated with the Go West Bundy Rally as part of the Down Under Rally can be assure the red carpet will be rolled out in greeting.
The Bundaberg Region has so much of which we are proud starting with our iconic brands including Bundaberg Rum and Bundaberg Ginger Beer through to our rich aviation history created through the deeds of our pioneering flight hero Bert Hinkler.
The climate is among the best in the world, the fresh fruit and vegetables and the catch from the oceans or the beef raised on glorious grasslands across our region ensures food and beverage are the equal of anywhere on the planet.
Rest assured visitors are honoured guest within our community.
You may arrive as visitors but you will leave as friends.
Jack Dempsey
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Regional Command Queensland | Strategic Border Command
Australian Border Force
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text: I currently have Warwick Thumb BO with the stock Mec electronics. I like the tone but the preamp has been replaced twice already and is going again. I could get it replaced again but why bother since Ive come to realize the mec electronics are crap. I asume keep the pickups since not much can really go wrong there and just replace the pre amp. The thing is I dont want to change the tone just have a better quality preamp. So what are you suggestions? PS, maybe this belongs in the pickups forum, but I figure itll get more views/responces here.


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Beta Channel Update for Chromebooks
Thursday, December 8, 2011
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when i reopen chrome, it always open pages that were opened last. while i didn't choose the option. and what's more, in the wrench option, i cannot add or modify the default page i want when i open chrome.
You already announced the release of Chrome OS 16 Beta once before... Isn't Chrome 16 due to be stable now?
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Toshiba takes bow for inventing NAND flash, wasn't always so
Written by: John Hilliard
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc., is giving itself a self-high-five for the invention of NAND flash 25 years ago – a technology that, among other uses, allows customers to store critical data in bananas or cake-worthy celebrations of industrial design.
But Toshiba isn't giving any kudos to the man credited with the invention, perhaps because he represents a part of the story the vendor would rather forget.
In the company's press release, Scott Nelson, a Toshiba vice president, called NAND flash a "game changer" and boasted "The cost/performance of NAND flash continues to stand the test of time. NAND flash is leading the way to thin and light hardware, has made the mobility of content possible, and is enabling 'green' storage in the data centers."
According to market research firm IC Insights, NAND flash sales are expected to hit $32.8 billion this year, an 11% hike from 2011, and it may top DRAM sales for the first time.
But many anniversaries include awkward memories that everyone wants to forget, and this has one for Toshiba. Toshiba's awkward memory here is its relationship with one of the experts credited with the invention of the technology, Fujio Masuoka. And no, Masuoka is not mentioned in Toshiba's announcement.
According to Forbes.com, Toshiba tried for a while to not take credit for inventing flash storage, gave the credit to Intel and downplayed the work of Masuoka in developing NAND flash.
"For his work, Masuoka says, he was awarded a few hundred dollars from Toshiba and only after a Japanese newspaper gave his new type of memory an award of invention of the year in 1988," Forbes reported in 2002, also noting that Toshiba "disputes" Masuoka's account (the company said he was promoted).
The dispute landed Toshiba and Masuoka in court. Masuoka sued Toshiba in 2004 for about $9 million, according to Business Week, and the case was settled a few years later for about $750,000.


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The aim of this conference is to bring collectively worldwide scholars working in the area of academic architecture within the broadest sense of the phrases. For all Drexel structure college students, work expertise obtained earlier than graduation can receive credit within the Intern Growth Program (IDP), which is a part of most state licensure necessities. Whereas it's doable to move between awards, for example after the third 12 months, this will be dependent on the faculty you progress to confirming that your final award will meet the necessities for a prescribed qualification in architecture.
It doesn't matter how realistic a chair appears to be like, if you don't have the producer and model knowledge no-one can value or order it. It just appears to be like pretty. As well as, the kind of drawing expertise required by an architect are different from those taught in Technical Graphics. The Master of Architecture is a professional accredited program providing the academic pathway to registration as an architect.
State licensing requirements might be found on the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). Even in case you don't possess the standard admissions necessities when it comes to qualifications, some colleges are blissful to judge a mature scholar on different grounds, corresponding to your experience and your portfolio. The RIAI Policy on Post-Graduate Professional Coaching is intended to provide info and steering on a graduate's practical expertise to students and graduates, RIAI members and practices, Colleges of Structure and of Architectural Technology, and State businesses with roles in education, coaching and employment.
All knowledge factors are taken from data offered by colleges and universities to the National Center for Training Statistics. Panorama architects are additionally discovered on the faculties in departments of architecture, art, planning and other related fields, and educating in group colleges and continuing education programs. The a hundred and twenty-credit score BSD in Architecture leads directly to the 2-year , a NAAB accredited skilled diploma (required to turn out to be an architect) emphasizing design and research geared in the direction of real and emerging challenges going through the constructed atmosphere.
College students searching for admission to professional packages might have an advantage if they have design expertise and an undergraduate training in humanities or art. The intern architect pupil is carefully supervised by a licensed architect or skilled in another discipline. For those who don't meet the admission necessities for this course, there could also be various pathways that will help you acquire admission.


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PASIG CITY, July 2, 2018 – Students of two Science High Schools in the Philippines recently toppled international opponents in the Hong Kong Students Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) held at the Hong Kong Science Park on March 10, 2018.
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Neil David Cayanan and Lucia Dizon of Angeles City Science High School (ACSHS) in Pampanga were awarded first prize in the International Division for their project entitled, "Verde: An Edible Alternative to Plastic Cutlery."
Felix Arthur Diosos and Coleen Quirim, students of Philippine Science High School-Southern Mindanao Campus (PSHS-SMC) in Davao also won first prize for their project entitled, "Pectin-carboxymethylcellulose Biocapsule for Potential Colon Targeted Oral Drug Delivery."
Another group of students from PSHS-SMC, Harriet Elaine Limpot and Yyoni Xandria Marie Tiu, bagged the second prize in the same division for their project, "GIS-based Suitability Analysis of Possible Nesting Sites of the Pithecophaga jefferyi at Apo Forests."
"We are thankful to our students, as well as their teachers, for bringing pride and honor to the country especially in the field of Science and Technology. Your innovations and inventions are proof that our schools do not only teach you to memorize facts and formulae but to think critically and logically so that you will be able to analyze and provide solutions to the problems that plague our society. Our warmest congratulations," DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones enthused.
Jointly organized by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, the Education Bureau, and the Hong Kong Science Museum, and supported by the Innovation and Technology Commission and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, the said competition has been one of the core government-supported programs for fostering the innovation and technology culture in Hong Kong since 1998.
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On its 20th year, HKSSPC added the International Division to foster academic exchange between global and local young Science talents. With the theme "From theory to practice: Develop Science potential," the competition enabled budding scientists to demonstrate investigative/inventive projects which shall be original, innovative, and applicable in real life
The Philippine delegates bested their competitors from Thailand, USA, Singapore, Turkmenistan, Macau China, and other participating countries.
Two other teams from ACSHS also participated as finalists: Shaira Gozun and E'van Relle Tongol , and Francine Icban and Ana Sofia Diaz with their projects entitled "Urban Vertical Farming: An Automated Hydroponics System for Vegetable Crop Production," and "Screening of the Anti-Quorum Sensing Property of Bioluminescent Bacteria Against Hospital-Acquired Pathogen Pseudomonas Aeruginosa," respectively.
The Department of Education (DepEd) formulates, implements, and coordinates policies, plans, programs and projects in the areas of formal and non-formal basic education. It supervises all elementary and secondary education institutions, including alternative learning systems, both public and private; and provides for the establishment and maintenance of a complete, adequate, and integrated system of basic education relevant to the goals of national development.


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Home Phone Tech
Reporter: Lynda Kinkade
The humble landline phone has just turned 100. Once the communication tool of choice, in the last decade the home phone has been enduring a slow, agonising death.
First we went mobile; Got lost in the worldwide web; and found the web could grant us free calls on SKYPE. No wonder that, along with the VCR and Tube TV's, our old landline became obsolete -- until now.
Telstra hope it's T-Hub 2 is a combination of a home phone and a tablet giving users internet access - it is like your old phone but with an added Android operating system. "While you're on a phone call you can play Angry Birds or you can browse Facebook or plan our calendar", said Narelle Charity from the Telstra Experience Store.
Narelle introduced us to the new technology. "Because it's a great quality home phone and it's a tablet, it has access to the internet and all the great features that come with tablets", Narelle said.
Like the T-Hub 1 its all touch screen. You can switch between screens, you can select your favourite applications and then you've got them at the click of a button -- so you can check the weather and the news.
The Quinn family has been trialling the T-Hub 2. Dr John Quinn says, "We've tried it for 3 days and we've been playing with it for 3 days, doing all sorts of things, in various parts of the apartment; using it as browser, sending and receiving emails -- doing all of those things".
"As a transition product I think it's pretty much on the money", said the Gadget Guy, Pete Blasina.
Pete says this could be the comeback that could reassert the home phones presence on the home front. "There is the opportunity here to offer a device that gives people the confidence of using a regular phone but all the features of the online environment at the same time. It is very much a multipurpose device and is more evolutionary than revolutionary", he added.
"Right now, this is the hottest phone in the world", said Tyler MacGee from Samsung.
He says it's not just the home phone getting a makeover. "The Galaxy S3 is our latest flagship smartphone. We launched it at the end of May and we've been very excited by the response we've had from consumers", he added.
Samsung's Galaxy S3 boasts several features that set it apart from the current batch. "I could be doing a text message to someone and start texting but then all of a sudden I decide I just want to call them because its taking too long. By lifting up the phone, I can actually just call and it will call them instead", Tyler said..
"Also when you look at Smartstay, as long as I'm looking at the screen the screen will stay on, it doesn't actually turn off", he added.
"We've actually tied up with Quickflix so you have the ability to basically download movies and TV shows on subscription basis. The phone call is way down on the priority list in terms of what you do in mobile phones, consequently it means a pure landline phone is almost redundant today", Tyler said.


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Today's Guest
Brad Burge is the Director of Communications for MAPS.org which is an organization founded in 1986.
The goal of this increasingly large organization is listed below.
The Show
The podcast is available to download and subscribe here on iTunes.
Today we discuss
- Psychedelic research in the medical industry
- The origins of natural substances and the associated benefits for treating PTSD and other mental disorders
- The future of the alternative health realm
MAPS furthers its mission by:
- Developing psychedelics and marijuana into prescription medicines
- Training therapists and working to establish a network of treatment centers
- Supporting scientific research into spirituality, creativity, and neuroscience
- Educating the public honestly about the risks and benefits of psychedelics and marijuana.
Resources Mentioned:
Medical Researchers, Scientists and the public's Psychedelic Science 2013 Convention located in Oakland, California.
Learn more about MAPS work—download the brochure.
Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies Website, Organization Information as well as videos, volunteer programs and links to all of the research studies.
Leave a Review for the show
If you would take 2 minutes to go to either of the links and write a review, it will help this information spread. Thank you!
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Femme Malheureuse's Fiction
Creative writing, including fan fiction, by Femme Malheureuse
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Femme d'une age
they say with a Gallic quirk of the eyebrow,
as if this sweetly whispered label
makes any damned difference
to those of us sandwiched between
adult children and death.
Women of a certain age,
you know, them,
the ones who are no longer first in line
and whose talents and achievements are recited
as if they were an old mantra
from now-defunct religion.
Donna di una certa età,
say those dark-eyed men with
twitchy fingers at the rumps of
younger women who do not yet
know better than to walk too close—
Sono ossessionati dai loro peni.
They, who wrap us in these words
before relegating us to the shelf,
do not understand the truth of this age.
There's a reason we witches are not
depicted as kittenish young girls,
but as sleek, powerful cougars.
We are only à mi-chemin,
a metà strada,
halfway through with you.
Copyright 2015 by Femme Malheureuse
Graphic: Fruit, c. 1897, Alfons Maria Mucha
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Monday motorcade moans
a mile away from where I lay
waking to lingering regret.
This is an anniversary
marked by many motorists
though they don't know
they weren't invited.
Built from a decade
of self-denial and sweat,
this house sits square
parallel to the highway.
Emerging from a field
the color of puffballs
surfacing beneath the soil
where corn once grew,
The frame assembled
then windows sealed
the snow and rain from
hearthstone inside.
Deer hunters' morning,
the sounds of men and trucks
faded with each window
falling into its sash.
Looking out the wet glass
over the sapling-studded grass
I knew in my bones
the trees would shield me.
But I was wrong,
each morning a reminder
that life doesn't stop
once a goal is attained.
Did the trees know
another truth in the earth
below them and this house
I built ten years ago?
They do not mask
the motorists' march a mile away
or failure's maudlin emotion
this side of the pane.
Copyright 2015 by Femme Malheureuse
Graphic: Regret by karmablue via Flickr
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015
hum of suburbia
widest riding mower deck
hovering over the greenest grass
whine of desert
widest wingspan
levitating over the sparest earth
plane parked
tarmac waits wetly
passenger trance along jetways
communications confused
technicians mouse warfare
weapons from too-distant screens
Copyright 2015 by Femme Malheureuse
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Monday, April 20, 2015
Rise, Again
The photograph lies, its thousand-word array in millions of pixels
portray a second from decades past.
Helmets and batons, shields and guns, teargas and dogs,
the city's summer streets of Sixty-Eight.
Soldiers, police weaponized, their attitude Spartan
against the Persians at Plataea.
Hoi polloi, angered, their attitude righteous,
rail against their impoverished, punishing serfdom.
But the photo lies, its focus betrays the scale
of victims' names drawing a larger, menacing picture.
Hone in on the details, jeans, jackets, all the attire
different than it was, now nearly fifty years ago.
Forty-seven years will not fit in this frame,
spilling over the asphalt like ageless smoke, as adolescent blood flows.
Copyright 2015 by Femme Malheureuse
Graphic: Baltimore, c. 28April2015, by Arash Azizzada via Flickr
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Sunday, April 19, 2015
Shades there be,
not those hues
ridiculed or ridiculous.
Reality spans
nearly nuclear white,
shy of midnight's black,
and all the universe between,
undefined, unnamed, oft unseen.
Shades of the past drawn,
my grandmother's furs,
the blinds on the windows,
the smoke and the ash,
the granite on her grave,
my inheritance in dust.
Shades of this day color
my mother's hair,
the foam on third coast waves,
the sunrise after the storm,
the fen's air at twilight,
my son's eyes at birth.
Shades of tomorrow toss
my own wind-blown hair,
the shadows on the wall,
the snow across the screen,
the light over the pond,
my daughter's pale face at dawn.
Unbidden, unwritten,
often unfolded, unending
Truth spreads
its whitening wings wide
over darkened day
where underneath
these shades be.
Copyright 2015 by Femme Malheureuse
Graphic: Scott Smithson via Flickr
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Saturday, April 18, 2015
The Two of You
Your presence at the edge of my lawn is both reassuring and odd.
I wish I could ask you so many questions and
have a reasonable expectation of a cogent response.
Why are you here — and why the two of you, together?
It's clear you're together-together, like a couple.
One of you watches while the other eats or rests.
Even when you both rest, one of you is always alert,
always watching out for the other's best interests.
Your attire gives nothing away, dressed in the same
comfortable uniform common to your kind.
I don't even know if you are male and female, and unrelated,
or siblings, cousins, or an old, long married couple
whose gender no longer matters because
the kids have long flown the coop, so to speak.
I don't even know if you're M/M or F/F,
though it really doesn't matter to me any more
than it appears to matter to you.
And why my lawn, this patch near the pond?
Naturally you do not prefer the treeline or the trees,
across the path away from the pond.
That's not your thing, and you're like-minded about
this preference.
Birds of a feather, as they say.
Will you be here long?
Should I plan on your company for the month,
for the rest of the spring and summer,
for the rest of the season?
Should I tell the neighbors so they avoid my lawn,
walk their noisy little yappy dogs far from here,
leave you in quiet, undisturbed?
The loss of their presence won't hurt my feelings.
Not one bit.
Should I tell the lawncare people
you will be here for weeks, or months,
so they exercise more care with scheduling their work
around whatever schedule you two keep,
doing whatever it is you two do,
besides eat, sleep, and watch?
I wish I could ask you these things.
I wish I could know what it is I should do for you.
But communications between our people are stymied
until you two learn to use cellphones,
or until we learn to speak goose.
Copyright 2015 by Femme Malheureuse
Graphic: Larry McGahey via Flickr
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Friday, April 17, 2015
Pink quartz sand, tinted afternoon warm,
cold water wash over pine needles,
broken cedar branches bowed by breeze.
With my eyes closed, I am 16 again,
my skin feels the same, my nose knows no different,
here on the beach stretched out on a blanket.
The coarse grass rustles at the top of the dune,
as it did decades ago.
Sugar plum trees sag, purple fruits sway,
wax wings whistle under the branches.
Sea gulls skree passing by overhead.
With my eyes open, I can see the same blue,
my sight finds nothing different in the passing clouds.
So long as I do not move, the world has fallen away
and back to the place where I was his,
as I was decades ago.
Lake waves lull, soft rapid rhythm.
Blue melds grey as surf susurrus shifts,
crows warn a northeaster coming.
But cooling air and raindrops demand the truth,
I am not a girl on a beach any longer.
There is only a woman, gathering a wet blanket,
who can see much further than Superior's horizon,
as she wished she could so long ago.
Copyright 2015 by Femme Malheureuse
Photo: Heidi Blanton via Flickr
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Hillside Sedona Shopping Center is celebrating love and all things red during the month of February.
Valentine's Day is just around the corner so that has people thinking and favoring the color red, so why not celebrate the color red at Hillside Sedona. With the multitude of boutiques and galleries, the options are unlimited when it comes to red purchases. Places like "A Step Up" have the latest in foot fashion with red shoes always making a statement. Boutiques like "Allie Ollie," "Diva" and even our newest boutique, "Judy Arizona," give guests lots of options when it comes to the color red. Whether it's an accent piece like a sweater, a blouse, scarf or perhaps a fancy piece of red jewelry, guests will surely be noticed in their red.
Galleries also have pieces to not only celebrate "love" but the color red. The James Ratliff Gallery not only has pieces on display that have red as the prominent color in their color scheme, you can also find art pieces that display love and hearts throughout. Stone Creations also has pieces that have the color red prominently displayed within them. Also, nothing screams romance more than strolling through the galleries arm in arm, surrounded by the ultimate red work of art, the red rocks of Sedona.
Guests can easily experience the color red even while they dine. At the Javelina Cantina red sauced enchiladas are always on the menu, The Hudson is serving up red meat with their prime beef dishes. With both of these restaurants guests can enjoy their meals basking not only in the glow of fire pits placed in and around each of their patios, but during the day the beauty of what Sedona is known for in their red rocks.
Conveniently located off of State Route 179 in Sedona, a heavily-trafficked retail area, Hillside Sedona is comprised by longtime tenants which include the James Ratliff Art Gallery, Tea Light Cafe' and The Bridge at Sedona wedding and event venue, among other boutiques, a salon and Mooney's Irish Pub.
Hillside Sedona:
In 1986, Shirley Caris developed Hillside Sedona, bringing to it the spirit of nature, artistic qualities and the essence of the town she now called home. An upscale retail shopping center, Hillside Sedona is home to fine art galleries, unique boutiques, a variety of restaurants, locally owned shops and the event venue, The Bridge at Hillside. The popular Northern Arizona destination is filled with sites and attractions that are sources of inspiration to many. In a setting with a view of the Red Rocks that surround the property, Hillside Sedona also is a perfect destination location for photography. http://www.HillsideSedona.net
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Where: Union Depot - St. Paul, MN
When: Tuesday, Dec. 9 from 12 – 3 PM
-The Downton Abbey "Big Sip" Tea Party is FREE and open to the public.
-The first 250 guests will receive a complementary cup of Downton Abbey Tea in a Downton Abbey cup with branded coaster and cup-sleeve.
-Guests will also be invited to take photos and interact with a Highclere Castle backdrop and Downton Abbey character cut-outs (Anna, Bates, Lady Mary and Carson will be there in cardboard form!).
-There will be a sign-up to win a pair of invites to the tpt Downton Abbey Holiday Festival, and invitations to the festival will be for sale at the event (with a special promotion only for Big Sip Tea Party attendees).
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The most famous British period ship The HMS Victory was laid down on the 23rd of July 1759 and launched on the 7th of May 1765 at Chatham Dockyard (Kent). HMS Victory was launched in 1765 at Chatham Dockyard and was commissioned in 1778. She was the fifth ship to be bear that name. The battle honours include: Armada (1588), Dover (1652), Portland (1653), Gabbard (1653), Scheveningen (1653), Four Days Battle (1666), Orfordness (1666), Sole Bay (1672), Schooneveld (1673), Texel (1673), Barfleur (1692), Ushant (1781), St. Vincent (1797), Trafalgar (1805).
She became famous when in October 1805 she served under Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson during the battle of Trafalgar. She carried 104 guns at Trafalgar and was manned by a crew of 821 ready for battle and sworn to defend King and Country at any cost. The gunners could fire and reload all guns within 90 seconds and fired solid rounds that could penetrate 3 feet of oak causing high casualty numbers due to wooden splinters.
In 1805, Napoleon ordered Admiral Pierre de Villeneuve to unite with other French ships at Cartagena in the Mediterranean. However, Villeneuve was aware that a fleet of 29 British ships of the line was in the area and that the Franco-Spanish fleet would suffer losses if battle ensued. Napoleon accused Villeneuve of cowardice so on October 20th the French admiral set sail from Cadiz. Nelsons fleet effectively prevented the Franco-Spanish fleet from entering the Mediterranean Sea and forced them into battle off Cape Trafalgar in southwest Spain on 21 October. Villeneuve had more warships than Nelson (33 to Nelson's 29) and was confident this would give him victory. He ordered his fleet to sail north in a single, irregular line. Nelson (in a prearranged plan) split his fleet into two squadrons and attacked the centre of the Franco-Spanish line at right angles.
The problem with attacking head-on was that the Franco-Spanish ships would be able to maintain a raking broadside fire on the bows of the leading British ships, to which the British ships would be vulnerable. Nelson was aware that French and Spanish gunners were ill-trained, and would have difficulty firing accurately on a moving ship. Nelson's plan was indeed a gamble, but a carefully calculated one. The HMS Victory will be forever linked with the famous message sent from Lord Nelson to the rest of the fleet before the battle : " England Expects that Every Man will do his Duty".
She then spearheaded and engaged the combined Franco-Spanish fleet. She engaged the Redoutable and fired double loaded rounds at close range causing total utter mayhem on the French vessel. From then on all hell broke loose. The crew on the Victory boarded the Redoutable and the battle lasted long. Wearing his full uniform and pacing the quarter-deck, Lord Nelson's intention was to lead proud Englishmen to Victory. However this highly visible display became the target of a French sniper posted on the mizzen of the Redoutable.
Nelson was shot in the upper shoulder and taken down to the orlop deck for the attention of Dr Beatty the ship's surgeon. Nelson received news of complete Victory over the Franco-Spanish fleet just before his death. The importance of this ship in military history is not only that she led the charge against the combined Spanish and French fleets but mainly due to the events that took place on the ship culminating to one of the most significant Naval Victory in History and the death of Lord Nelson.
In 1812, the Victory was retired from frontline duty and anchored in Portsmouth Harbour, on the south coast of England. For the next 110 years the Victory remained at her moorings in Portsmouth Harbour fulfilling a combination of practical and ceremonial roles. In 1922, amid fears for her continued survival, the Victory was moved into Portsmouth's Royal Naval Dockyard and placed in No2 Dry Dock. Work then began on restoring the Victory to her 'fighting' 1805 condition and continues today.
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Scott-Patrick Mitchell's poetry has been described by Bold Monkey's George Anderson 'as one of the most diverse and original emerging poets working in Western Australia today' whose poetry John Kinsella has called 'new ahead of the new'. His latest collection – the rutting season – was released through Mulla Mulla Press in 2012, with The West Australian describing it as poetry that 'endlessly inventive and brilliantly evocative'.
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Sometimes the most difficult part of the creative process is merely beginning. Merely showing up at the canvas or page or instrument and starting your work. For much of my own creative life, this was the struggle, where all my fears that I would have nothing to say, nothing to offer would rise to the surface and send me skittering away from the writing chair.
Years ago when I was first developing my writing life, I saw a short video about the phenomenally talented painter, Chuck Close. He said something that I carried with me, inside of me, like my Dumbo's feather of hope:
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who'll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you're sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that's almost never the case."
Madeleine L'Engle says something similar in Walking on Water. She says that we must serve the work (our art) in order to bring it to life. Serving the work involves showing up every day, working through our own issues and insecurities, and then just getting out of the way so the work can flow through us. So simple. So hard too, sometimes.
I love what they're saying, though. It's a job, like any other. You move forward, you produce, and you grow by punching in your timecard. And then, when the ideas hit, you've already got a pen (or paintbrush, or guitar) in hand. You never know what might happen if you just plunk yourself down and begin, inspiration or no inspiration.


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Good Morning and Happy Monday Everyone! Today I would love to share some Misc. Me pages with you featuring the new Juliet Collection. My husband and I love to take mini holidays, a few days here and there, just to get away from the hustle and bustle. So I thought this binder would be a perfect way to document some of our trips.
First up, I took the 8x9 White and Kraft Binder and did a little decorating. The Noteworthy Package has the sweetest elements in it, so I chose a few for the binder along with the pocket squares in the collection.
I had so much fun with the 8x9 page protectors, deciding which of the pockets squares to use. For the large square I used 4 of the large pocket squares together to create the larger square.For the smaller pockets I just popped in some of the small squares.
For the large pocket, again I took four of the larger squares to make one large piece. Then I had some fun with some stamping using the Wall To Wall Textures Stamp and the It is Written Stamp sets.
On some of the little cards I added some stickers and a little clock from the Timepiece Laser Chipboard set. Even the little cards can have a little something extra!
For the larger card from the Journaling Contents I added the roses from the Noteworthy pack to frame the photo. I also tucked one of the laser cut chipboard pieces from the Butterfly set onto one of the little cards. I find with Misc.Me that each card is like a little individual piece of art. Mixing and matching all the cards is so much fun!
Thank you all so much for joining me today. Remember that we love to see your projects, so please share your Misc.Me pages with us on our Facebook page. Until next time....
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Safer Inernet Day 2018
February 6th was Safer Internet Day. The E-Safety Champions presented an assembly entitled 'Create, Connect and Share Respect: A better internet starts with you,' to help us to think about how we behave online and the effect it has on others.
There are lots of resources for parents and carers at www.saferinternet.org.uk
Children in all classes will be doing some internet safety activities this week.
Next week, the E-Safety Champions will be doing a short presentation to parents at the homework event, letting parents know about the sorts of things the e-safety champions do and giving some tips to parents about how to stay safe online.


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For people just getting to know me, I am a bit adventurous with a slight twinge of crazy.
It runs in my family.
The Friday after my nephews Alexander Thomas and Wesley Oak were born my cell phone rings at work. It was my dad. Now my dad, mom and sisters all have some wild texting threads going all the time. They pertain to anything and everything. Of course since Alexander and Wesley's arrivals, on the same day I might add, it had been lots of newborn pictures and my dad and I trying to figure out how we were going to get to see at least ONE of our new family members that weekend.
So back to the phone call.
I answer the phone and my dad says, "Do you wanna do something crazy?"
"How crazy?" I replied.
"Well, let's go to Charlotte on Sunday."
"Let me call Mike to see if he can come, but I am in."
And then it was a flurry of phone calls. To Mike, and back to my dad, and then Mike called my dad and all this is happening on my busiest day of the week at work. Once we settled into the plan it was all hands on deck. Mike had a youth fundraiser on Saturday and I had a wedding to shoot, so we made sure to pack that morning and we drove to York and spent the night at my parents house. By 4am, we were on the road to Charlotte in my dad's truck.
I think it was the most chipper I have ever been at 4am, ever.
I got to spend 16 hours in my dad's truck with the two men I love most in this world over the course of the 36 hours. My dad and Mike. On top of it I was going to see my new nephew, Alexander Thomas, my sister Tiffani and her husband Benjamin for 6.5 hours in between that time. My heart was overflowing. It has been for awhile.
There is something so crazy about family. It just fills me up.
While we were at Tiffani and Ben's, Tiffani laid down for a few minutes and so I took a few minutes to take some quick pictures of Alexander. Newborns are so tiny, and it made me so nervous, but I gave it a try. Here are a few photos from that day and you can see the rest at this link: http://chelseafoster-hilt.pixieset.com/alexanderthomasspangler/ (Family members, you can buy prints right in that gallery :))
And now... Mike and I are trying to plan our trip to Florida to give big hugs to Rachelle, Dan, Will and snuggles to Wesley Oak. <3 Oh, and I will totally have my camera on that trip too :-P


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THURSDAY: Community members to share personal experiences of police profiling with Oregon's Attorney General
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Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum will hear input from Southern Oregon community members about the effects of police profiling and public suggestions for addressing the issue
Police profiling continues to be a serious problem that affects Oregonians in communities across the state. Incidents of profiling can result in negative emotional, psychological, physical and financial trauma that disrupts lives and creates ripple effects for families.
On Thursday, members of the community will share their personal experiences with profiling with Oregon's Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum. During the listening session, Attorney General Rosenblum will also share a summary of the Oregon Task Force on Law Enforcement Profiling's work to date and community leaders will offer guidance for an effective process to investigate incidents of profiling and end the practice among law enforcement in Oregon.
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Oregon Action Board Member Ricardo Lujan and other members of the community will statements of personal experiences with police profiling.
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Currently in Oregon, each law enforcement agency is left to decide their own definition and process on profiling. Profiling occurs in every part of the state and impacts many different communities, and until the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 2002 in July 2015, there had been no coordinated state policy to address it.
House Bill 2002 banned the practice of profiling as a law enforcement tactic. It also created the Law Enforcement Profiling Work Group—a governor-appointed committee that includes the Attorney General, law enforcement, community groups and members of the public—tasked with following up on transparency and accountability. The next step is for that workgroup to propose a process to identify patterns or practices of profiling, identify methods to address and correct these practices and biased policies, and prepare a report identifying any additional statutory changes that are needed to achieve these goals.
People in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color are targeted the most, leading to higher arrest and conviction rates among people of color generally—and African-Americans specifically. Many are already struggling to make ends meet and risk harsher penalties and extra fees when they can't afford to pay the fines that often result from unfair profiling—putting their jobs on the line and their families at risk.
While the Oregon legislature passed legislation to ban police profiling in 2015, there is still no structure in place to effectively identify, record, and correct any profiling practices by Oregon law enforcement agencies.
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SEATAC, Sept. 23.—The big difference between the two candidates for governor this year on K-12 education was something you could hear Friday as Republican Rob McKenna and Democrat Jay Inslee squared off late Friday before the state school directors association. You had to listen pretty closely, though – it wasn't something anyone said, but rather what one of them didn't.
McKenna has a plan to pump more money into the state's schools. By 2019-21, it will raise some $3.7 billion without raising taxes – as long as the latest budget projections from the governor's office hold true. Inslee also has a plan, and he also says he doesn't need a tax increase. It's just that how much it would raise and when, and exactly how it would work — he isn't saying.
In a way the joint appearance before the state's elected school board members offered the clearest delineation yet of the differences between the two on education policy, better than any of the myriad thumbsucker pieces and editorials that have appeared in the press this election season. It wasn't what could be termed a debate – each spoke for about 15 minutes and then fielded questions from the audience. Attorney General McKenna pushed hard on reform – offering support for charter schools and a teacher evaluation program considerably stronger than that passed by the Legislature this year. Former Congressman Inslee says he is a no on charters and wants to stay the course on teacher evaluations – and he said nothing that might have gotten him in hot water with the Washington Education Association, the state teachers' union that has put its money behind him.
But on the big, over-arching issue facing education – school funding and a recent Supreme Court decision that will require $1 billion in new spending at a time when the Legislature is strapped for money – you don't find any disagreement on the need for more money. It's just that McKenna's plan appears to be more of a road map; Inslee says you can trust him to get there.
McKenna called it a choice between reform and the same old way of doing business – a status quo that has delivered platitudes and an ever-shrinking share of the state budget to education, while beefing up spending for Medicaid and state-employee health insurance benefits. "You have got a clear choice here in this election," he said. "On the other side are the forces that have controlled education policymaking in the state for a long, long time, the ones who oppose the kinds of reforms I am talking about. And I am offering you a different path, a new direction for education funding."
Inslee Says He's Different
One of the more striking things about the joint appearance was that the two candidates agreed on something – that the declining share of the state budget going to education is a problem. Inslee's acknowledgement might be taken as an implied criticism of the spending decisions his party has made during its 28-year lock on the governor's mansion, the longest current winning streak for any party nationwide. The dramatic decline in education spending has become the core of McKenna's stump speeches: Twenty years ago the state spent 48 percent of its budget on K-12 education and 16 percent on higher education; today it is 39 percent and 8 percent respectively. Back then the state spent twice as much on higher education as it did on Medicaid; today the positions are reversed. And the problem has come home to roost in the form of higher college tuition and the Supreme Court's McCleary decision, which held that the Legislature isn't spending enough on basic education. The court basically ordered the state to find the money to implement a basic-education bill it passed without funding in 2009. Cost in the 2013-15 budget cycle is expected to be $1 billion, at a time when the governor's Office of Financial Management maintains that the state already is about $1 billion in the hole.
Inslee said, "I have a plan to backfill what we have lost." It involves health care reform, closing corporate tax loopholes, incentives for green-energy and high-tech businesses, and government-efficiency techniques known as lean management. He advised the audience to check his website, www.jayinslee.com, for further details. Yet there's an important one missing from the website – a dollar figure. Not even Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire, an ardent advocate of lean management, has dared put a cost-savings figure on the currently-fashionable management approach. She has argued that savings from ending tax incentives are likely to be slim, and that the only way to do the trick is to raise taxes.
Inslee said he could do it — speaking generally, of course. And he appeared to say he thought prior spending priorities have been a mistake. "We have got to embrace real health care reform so that we can stop draining money out of the educational budget and putting it into the health care budget," he said. "That is what has been going on for the last decade. We have rates of inflation of 5 and 10 percent in our health care budget that should have been going into our educational budget."
He said he is more likely to achieve savings in health care because he fully embraces the Obama Administration's health care reform program. And he said state incentives for selected tech and energy businesses will create new jobs, without saying how many or when. "First we have to diagnose the problem, and the problem is pretty obvious," he said. "There are 300,000 people out of work. When there are 300,000 people out of work, your revenues take a dive over the cliff and you can't finance education. …I have an economic development program that will get these people back to work."
McKenna Uses Numbers
It's not that McKenna is dissing lean management or downplaying job creation, though he says the latter might be better served by efforts that serve business as a whole rather than a single corner of the economy. But his education plan depends on neither. At its core it's pretty simple. He would put a cap on spending increases in most areas of the state budget – 6 percent a biennium, enough to maintain current programs. K-12 and higher education also would get that 6 percent. Everything above that would be directed to education as well. Over time it's going to be a substantial amount.
By holding the line, McKenna is likely to antagonize interests hungry for additional state spending – particularly social-service advocates and public employee unions. But McKenna said it's a fundamental spending decision. "There are specific things we need to do to bend cost curves in other parts of state government because those other parts in some cases have been growing so rapidly that they have resulted in the cannibalization of funding [for education]."
The key question was put to both candidates by Troy Maxey, a member of the state Board of Education. If the money doesn't come, what's Plan B?
McKenna said it's not so black and white. Current projections from the governor's office show state revenues will grow $11.3 billion within eight years, without a tax increase. Maybe it'll be more, maybe it'll be less, he said, but the growth above the baseline still goes to education. "You can't keep growing non-education spending the way it has been growing and expect to have money available to adequately fund our schools," he said. "It is not going to happen. The governor has said we can't do it without raising taxes. Well, Congressman Inslee and I have both said we are not supporting raising taxes, so we need to live within the means we have. If the forecast is right and we see a 36 percent increase in revenues, that's a lot."
Inslee's answer also managed to avoid the deadly T-word. But it made clear that he is counting on the success of his green-energy and high-tech promotion program. Also on one other detail: Winning the election. "There are only so many plans you can have at a time, but I will tell you what my plan is," he said. "My plan is to be elected governor so that we have a governor who knows economic growth. And I will tell you, I am a governor who knows that."


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Volume 3 of Madison's writings in 9 volumes edited by Gaillard Hunt in 1900-10. This volume contains part I of the Journal of the Constitutional Convention.
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In this clip from the upcoming home video release of the documentary, "Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics," find out how the villains of the DCU function as mirrors of their heroic counterparts. "Pacific Rim" and "Hellboy" director Guillermo Del Toro offers his own take on what makes an effective bad guy: "I think a good nemesis for a hero needs to have some of the hero in him." He adds "You are defined as much by the darker side of the mythology as you are by the light side of mythology.
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"Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics" explores the thin line between right and wrong, the nature of evil and how super-villains can reflect society's dark side as well as our own personal fears. It also offers keen insight as to the reasons why comic book fans are so fascinated by the very characters they hope to see defeated. Featuring interviews with such luminaries as directors Richard Donner (Superman), Guillermo del Toro (Pacific Rim) and Zack Snyder (Man of Steel), the film focuses on DC Comics' most terrifying villains, including The Joker, Lex Luthor, Bane, Black Adam, Black Manta, Catwoman, Darkseid, Deathstroke, Doomsday, General Zod, Sinestro, the Suicide Squad, and more.
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Thanks Dave (Mr. Black). Today we finished up our discussion of the development of the origin of the Moon theories and I used these great drawings done by Dave Black a former colleague. Dave did this as an overhead–it was scanned and made into a pdf to import into a Smart Notebook page. I can add notes to the drawings on the Smart board and save the file for absent students. Dave would be amazed! I worked with Dave for 10 years until his retirement in 2003 (at age 56 and 35 years of teaching). Dave was an artistically creative teacher who made the coolest paper models for students to build (coastal geology, alpine glaciers, cave morphology to name a few). He passed away suddenly in 2006 and we all miss him. Every time I use one of Dave's diagrams or models I am reminded of his love of Earth and Space science.
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We've been very busy this week – 5 "weeks" of a course jammed into 5 days of class. A whirlwind to say the least, but we're surviving. I remind myself each year that I taught this course one time while 9 months pregnant with a sprained ankle (I can do ANYTHING!). Bug was born the day of the final exam for this course nearly 3 years ago now… I can't believe it. Time has certainly flown…
Someone recently asked her what she wanted for her birthday. She said cheesecake – we have made several of these in the last few months for other people. She likes to hold the eggs and eat some of the chocolate chips.
In the last few days she has added that she wants presents – I asked her 'what' presents. Her answer: blue presents. 🙂
We've made some progress on all fronts – the garden is enjoying the rain, but aches for some seasonably warmer weather than we've been having. I've made progress on three projects: the stained glass crochet scarf
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A structural engineering firm was breaking away from a larger franchise to become more boutique.
The key ethos was that the engineering of the structure is the foundation of any building process, the cornerstone - as what they do holds up and supports everything else. With a tight knit family feel to this business the owners were very hands on with support and care for their staff and this ethos needed to follow into the company ideals.


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This guest post is in honor of the fact that my family got three beautiful baby chicks and one cute baby rooster this weekend… so I was quite excited when this post came thru to be added to the site! Once again, thanks to Michelle at www.singlemompreparedness.blogspot.com for knowing all kinds of awesome things!! I am forever learning from her! ENJOY!!!!! Happy Parenting! Love, JL~
I'll admit, I was very scared to get chickens. People told me taking care of them would be easier than taking care of the cat, but I didn't really believe them. Finally I took the plunge. I built a coop I got the plans for online called the "coop-de-ville". It looked great! I shopped around & got the chickens. And guess what?! They really are easier than the cat! We fill the food & water about every 5 days. Twice a year my son cleans the coop. During the winter I put the coop on top of my garden so it's getting fertilized. And we gather eggs every day! I feed them a lot of my leftovers that would go to waste, to cut back on feed costs.
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Several inaccuracies in the claims made by BARC and in the articles published in the press, including The Hindu, on Pokhran-II need to be corrected. We have hard evidence on a purely factual basis, to inform the nation that not only was the yield of the second fusion (H-bomb) stage of the thermonuclear (TN) device tested in May 1998 was not only far below the design prediction made by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), but that it actually failed. Read the article
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Pokhran II: Nailing the lie
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But this wont shut people up. Santhanams detractors are now going to town saying that Santhanma should be tried under OSA. talk about sorelosers...
- manoj joshi said...
Santhanam is a clever man. Nothing he has said is liable to get him under OSA.
- maverick said...
Dear Manoj,
I doubt the OSA will be used against Sri. Santhanam.
Firstly - there is no new information in the paper by Sri. Santhanam and Sri. Parthasarthy. A number of 25 +- 2 kT has presented for the seismic estimate. The exact source of this is not mentioned. It is left to the reader to assume that this information is from DRDO's close in measurements. The lack of a shaft collapse and the "A-frame" not falling is unverifiable. There is no A-frame in the photo you have posted. Also the tower used to lower stuff into the fission only device shaft appears to be intact in the available photos so clearly the nature of surface disturbance caused right above the shaft isn't trivially correlated to the yeild.
No data is presented at all in the article. An unsupported aspersion is cast on the radiochemical analysis from BARC for the 1974 explosion and then that allegation is used tar the radiochemical analysis from the 1998 tests.
The article itself makes claims that are incorrect like globally the geology doesn't change between two points that are that closely spaced. The inaccurate nature of this sweeping claim can be evidenced by a simple interview with someone in the oil drilling industry.
In general - neither Dr. Santhanam nor Sri. Parthasarthy are career seismologists - so neither can offer insight into the *accuracy* of such measurments. I also find the claim of a 10% error bar on the 25kT estimate of the yeild very curious.
The article however represents a cogent and direct attack on the DAE leadership specifically Dr. Chidambaram.
The authors make no viable prescription to protect sensitive design information in their verification scheme. Neither do the shed light on how any verification scheme will succeed if the scientists themselves are not to be trusted.
The authors use their inaccessible personal service records in Kao-era RAW operations to bolster their claims which frankly is not very scientific.
Forgive me - but - all this ends up looking like is a very badly run smear operation.
Dear Manoj,
It is clear that the instrumentation/seismic studies have not been carefully conducted for the quick work of Pokhran II....It is not easy to develop instruemtns to measure the nuclear blasts at close distances of a few kilometers.How much data on radioactive measuremtns of debris Santhanam has seen or had access to ,I do not know...These measurements are better and more accurate method of measuring or estimate yield than seismic or instrumentation...this is my considered view...Most probably Santhanam is jumping to conclusion on limited data...How did he arrive at 25kT estimate?.....If it was 25kT, why no crater according to him!
In any case, Santhanam should not go public on these but discuss with def minster/PM only..