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Today on Context Florida: Nearly one million Floridians who thought they paid their debt to society remain banned from voting, says Martin Dyckman. Gov. Rick Scott and AG Pam Bondi only pay “unctuous hypocrisy to the virtues of civil-rights restoration.” Dyckman thinks U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder should draw them into court.
As the 2014 Florida Legislature getting underway, many unctuous voting rights laws from 2012 has made way to the courts, writes Mark Ferrulo. The problem is that many federal judiciary nominations remain unfilled, thanks to Congressional obstruction; leading to a backlog that is now a “judicial emergency.”
More than one in five ADA claims in the U.S. last year were filed in the Southern District of Florida, writes Tom Scott, and these shakedown lawsuits are having a detrimental impact on small businesses and job growth in Florida. Without meaningful legislative reform, the Sunshine State could become hostile to business.
Nothing irritates Mark Routhier more than watching a light turn yellow at the distance where it is unsafe to accelerate through it, because in Orlando, the lights stay red forever. He freely admits his road rage is comical.


Is 72 is the new 30? Advances in medicine keep us younger longer
Improved medicine and nutrition have expanded life spans into the eighties
Scientists are now saying that 72 years of age is the new 30. With advances made in medicine, health and nutrition, life spans have increased throughout the globe. The bad news is that unless you invest in a plastic surgeon, you're not going to wrinkle-free for the rest of your life.
At 72 years young, action movie star Chuck Norris shows no signs of slowing down. It's just proof that people are living longer and staying more active.
The life expectancy of a newborn baby in 1840, in a Western industrialized nation has risen by around three months each year.
The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany, says that modern healthcare and medicines are responsible for increased life expectancies.
To back this up, researchers studied the death rates of hunter-gatherers whose way of life has not changed for generations. Examining tribal people in Australia, Africa, South America and the Philippines, researchers found that at 30-years-old, these people had the same chance of dying as Japanese people aged 72.
"Hunter-gatherers at age 30 have the same probability of death as present-day Japanese at the age of 72," the authors, led by Dr Oskar Burger, wrote.
Hunter-gatherer death rates were in fact closer to those of chimpanzees than to citizens of Japan or Sweden, the research showed.
Life spans since 1840 in the longest-lived populations have increased by about three months per year, said the researchers. Most of the death-rate reduction had occurred since 1900 and been experienced by only about four of the roughly 8,000 human generations that have ever lived.
Up to the age of around 15, hunter-gatherers had death rates more than 100 times higher than those seen in modern-day Japan and Sweden. Across the whole of their life spans they had a more than 10-fold greater likelihood of dying.
Just for fun, a list of 72-year-olds who look good for their age and are still quite active today include Chuck Norris, Penelope Keith, Raquel Welch, Al Pacino, Martin sheen and Neil Diamond.
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Pope Benedict XVI's Prayer Intentions for January 2013
General Intention: The Faith of Christians. That in this Year of Faith Christians may deepen their knowledge of the mystery of Christ and witness joyfully to the gift of faith in him.
Missionary Intention: Middle Eastern Christians. That the Christian communities of the Middle East, often discriminated against, may receive from the Holy Spirit the strength of fidelity and perseverance.
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A single mum who has limited use in her legs after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis has described the difficulties of home schooling her 11-year-old girl.
Rachel Mellor, 43, who lives in the city centre, said it was "a shock to the system" when her daughter Bethany had to work from home on March 23.
But she said 'a positive attitude' was key to ensuring her daughter continued to get a good education while still finding time to rest from her challenging condition.
Miss Mellor is one of many parents who described their difficulties of having children at home during lockdown through our Great Big Parenting Lockdown Survey.
More than 300 parents described the heartbreaking challenges they were facing during the coronavirus pandemic.
Miss Mellor was diagnosed with MS 11 years ago.
Having worked in the care system, which she had to give up as a result of her diagnosis, she had always thought MS was an elderly condition but, in fact, it affects many young people.
After losing the sight in her right eye, she attended Queen's Medical Centre where the condition was discovered.
Her eyesight has been restored but she needs walking sticks due to problems in her legs and also suffers from fatigue.
Talking about life in lockdown, she said: "It was a shock to the system.
"I was used to having time to recuperate (from the condition) when she as at school and I have not had that now.
"But she is a dream. She is not a terror.
"The positive side of MS it that it has given me the chance to watch my daughter grow up. I have not missed anything with her development.
"The struggle is to get her to do work. It is like she is turning into a teenager early but the teachers have been amazing. There has been fantastic communication."
She said respite has actually come from hospital appointments with the chance to talk to other adults.
"I came out of the hospital feeling really good," she laughed.
"At times it has been tough but we have got into a routine with each other.
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"She knows when I am annoyed and I know when she is annoyed. You have to think it will end and have to keep looking forward.
"My biggest worry is the education they are losing."
Other stories were also shared with Nottinghamshire Live as part of the survey.
One person responded to our survey by saying: "Being a single parent and working evenings I found it extremely difficult.
"No childcare, no family members to look after my child aged 10 years. Had to leave my child home and ask a neighbour to look out.
"Had no other option. Also shopping has been horrendous, also had to leave my child home or sat in the car alone."
Another said: "It has been a real struggle trying to home school while working as a single parent.
"I am supposed to be getting married in June as well but don't know if that will happen yet. It's so hard to plan anything."
Another added: "As a single parent it has been difficult, as a key worker too. But it has brought us closer as a family unit. I'm shattered though. It's exhausting.
"But very thankful I can work from home."
Lockdown has not just affected single parents.
The struggles and strains of managing children are felt across all households.
One parent said: "Managing working full time from home, home schooling and having a one-year-old has been a huge challenge, one of the biggest challenges of our lives.
"I am not a teacher by any means, but we manage to work together to complete the weekly work that is set by the school and we have taught additional topics of our choice.
"I am gutted he is being robbed of his childhood to all intents and purposes however I will continue to work at home for as long as I possibly can."
Another parent said: "I'm currently on maternity leave and feel like I've missed out on a lot with my baby. I've not been able to spend time with just her, not been able to attend baby or support groups."
And a parent who is a teacher added: "I'm a teacher attempting to provide online work, work packs for those with no Internet access, mark work, complete paperwork tasks, going into school to teach key worker children, make welfare checks on my pupils and look after a three-year-old.
"Painting a picture of my profession as lazy has done nothing to help my mental health."
Another parent added: "My daughter is year 11 and should have sat GCSEs, these will now be estimated.
"We have no idea if she will ever return to school - work is set by school for her, but what's the point? The last letter we received said work was ‘optional'.
"I feel year 11s have just been dumped - would have been better to have them resit the year."
And one parent said the lockdown was affecting her sleep, having to juggle a demanding job as a midwife and home schooling 'two active boys.'
She said: "It's impossible. It is having an effect on how much sleep I have and therefore how I work. It is a logistical nightmare."


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Tariq Aziz Sentenced to Death
Via the BBC: Tariq Aziz, Iraqi ex-minister, sentenced to death.
Aziz was already in prison:
In March 2009, he was jailed for 15 years for the executions of 42 Iraqi merchants. Five months later, he was sentenced to seven years’ further imprisonment for his role in the forced displacement of Kurds.
Based solely on the scant information in the article, it is unclear as to the precise crime that brought the new sentence. Specifically it states: “He was convicted in connection with the persecution of religious parties, a statement said.”


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Second break-in for primary school’s shed
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A school’s forest school shed has been broken into for the second time.
Thieves stole equipment and a garden trolley used by Burlish Park Primary School, Stourport, to move materials to and from their forest school.
Police are studying CCTV footage of the theft, believed to have happened around 4am on Thursday, June 27, from a shed at the back of the main school building.
A group of males wearing hooded tops were reported to have been seen nearby.
Lynda Williams, forest school leader, said: “I can’t believe that people can be so mean as to steal from young children.
“Pupils were very upset when our forest school session was cancelled due to the break-in.
“Eco-council pupils and parents have only recently raised enough money to replace the trolley that was stolen in the last burglary.
“No other tools are kept in our shed so I feel that the thieves knew what they were looking for.
“The replacement trolleys will now have to be kept inside the school which will cause a lot of extra work for our volunteers and staff but we have no other option.
“School budgets are very tight and there is no money to keep replacing stolen items.”
Anyone who saw any unusual activity along Windermere Way or the Kingsway or who knows the whereabouts of the trolley is asked to call police on 0300 333 3000 with reference 81S270612 or contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
Any readers who may have an unwanted garden trolley they would like to donate please contact the school on 01299 823771.


Guerrilla Blows Himself Up, Kills Two Police
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) _ A black guerrilla pulled the pin on a hand grenade after police seized him today and killed himself and two white officers, authorities said.
Five hours later, a second guerrilla was shot to death when he hurled a grenade and fired an AK-47 automatic rifle at police who tracked him down in Mpumalanga, near Durban, police said.
Three residents were wounded by the gunfire, police said.
Police were searching for a third man and said all three were from the outlawed African National Congress, the main guerrilla group fighting South Africa’s white-led government.
The suspects were not identified.
The incident began at about 1 a.m. when police patrolling the black township of Mpumalanga spotted three black men, one carrying an AK-47 automatic rifle, according to a statement from police headquarters in Pretoria. The black men fled, and the policemen chased them, police said.
The first one to be caught set off the grenade and blew himself up along with two constables, police said.
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Freezing cream cheese filling is not recommended, as it separates and can become grainy in texture. But, does cream cheese freeze well? Can You Refrigerate and Freeze Blueberries? For example, she says, “If the cheese tray is out for two hours, soft, fresh cheeses (such as Queso Fresco, Brie, Camembert) should be discarded, but hard cheeses (such as Cheddar, Swiss, Gouda, Parmesan) can be wrapped well and refrigerated to use again. Of course, cheese lasts for a shorter period of time if it is not stored properly. "Leaving cheese out overnight may impact the quality of the product, but would not—in most cases—result in a food safety issue," explains Adam Brock, director of technical services at Wisconsin … For cream cheese filling, however, a few days in the refrigerator is the limit, due to the added perishable ingredients such as eggs, milk and whipped cream. Also, various brands may give different results after thawing. The most problematic of these is Listeria … A tip is to keep this time frame in mind when you are running errands. To fix the consistency, simply whip the cream cheese with a whisk or spoon to make it creamy again. Although many recipes state that you can store cream cheese brownies for a few days before they need to be refrigerated, it is a good idea to start out storing them in the refrigerator to maximize the freshness of the cream cheese. To defrost safely, do it overnight in the refrigerator. Freezing is absolutely a gold trick to rescuing leftover foods. Place the container in the refrigerator and store for up to one week. It can legally be up to 55 percent moisture, with sufficient protein and lactose -- milk's natural sugar -- to feed microorganisms. Cream cheese doesn’t last very long once you open the package. Once you find the one you like the best, stick with it. Cream cheese should be kept refrigerated after opening. However, the end result also depends on other ingredients. Though hard cheese can hold up at room temperature and often tastes better after sweating a bit, soft cheeses, such as brie and cream cheese, spoil quickly and need to be immediately placed in the refrigerator or thrown away if they have been sitting out unrefrigerated. Top 6 Substitutes For Celery To Make Amazing Dishes, Top 6 Substitutes for Harissa That Bring The Heat You Were Looking For. Place the container in the refrigerator and store for up to one week. Allow the brownies to cool completely after baking. Check the cream cheese portions to make sure they are cool and firm before attempting to cut. Dairy products, as a rule, should not be left out of the refrigeration for more than a couple hours, noted the Virginia Cooperative Extension. Bacteria and molds flourish in moist environments with plenty of nutrients to fuel their growth, and cream cheese delivers on both counts. After opening, cream cheese can be kept within 7 to 10 days in the refrigerator. Can you freeze spreadable cream cheese? The best way to extend the shelf life of your cream cheese, and make sure it lasts as long as possible, is to store it correctly—and that means keeping cream cheese refrigerated. You can add it for casseroles, cheesecake, frosting for carrot cakes or cinnamon rolls, and plenty of other recipes. (*). I can almost guarantee this would be how professional bakers would treat cream cheese (though can't speak from direct professional experience on that one). Can you cut the mold off the cream cheese? C.K. For opened cream cheese , you can transfer it into an airtight container or a freezer bag. When refrigerated, unopened bricks of cream cheese last a little longer than cream cheese fillings -- Virginia Cooperative Extension recommends limiting refrigeration of block cream cheese to about two weeks. Let’s touch upon how you can freeze cream cheese. Quality is the utmost concern when it comes to freezing cream cheese. Safe and easy. How long does cream cheese last at room temperature? // Leaf Group Lifestyle. So, when you have leftover cream cheese after making frosting or spreading on bagels, you’re wondering: can you freeze cream cheese? When you add cream cheese to the mixture, it just makes them that much better. If you ever freeze coconut milk or sour cream, you should be familiar with this occurrence. Freezing cream cheese is a way to prolong its shelf life for up to two months. Unrefrigerated cheese happens to the best of us, and the good news is that though you should store cheese in your fridge, you'll probably be able to still enjoy cheese that's been left out overnight. The amount of time cream cheese can sit at room temperature depends on the room temperature. Wren graduated in 2001 from Utah State University with dual degrees in history and technical writing. We’ve all been there. 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By now, we already addressed the pros and cons of freezing cream cheese. Suppose you handle it well without leaving out of the refrigerator for more than 2 hours, it should be safe to do. When refrigerated, unopened bricks of cream cheese last a little longer than cream cheese fillings -- Virginia Cooperative Extension recommends limiting refrigeration of block cream cheese to about two weeks. Foodsafety.gov, recommends to discard cream cheese after two hours of being at temperatures above 40 °F.At temperatures above 90 °F, the recommendation is to discard the product after one hour. These are dairy products and, therefore, need to be kept cold. As with fish, chicken and other perishable foods, cream cheese and other soft cheeses should not be left out at room temperature for longer than two hours… You can freeze cream cheese dips. It needs to be refrigerated, but different things can happen to cream cheese if it's not. Elizabeth Ireland began writing professionally in 1997 as a reporter and columnist with the "Lancaster (Pa.) Sunday News." Cream cheese, which often is added as a filling or topping to desserts, hors d'oeuvres and pastries to add flavor and texture, is made from dairy products and can spoil if left out of the refrigerator for more than a few hours. It has higher content and is less likely to become crumbly. One popular method that works with any food is freezing.
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The financial sector has an essential role to play in addressing the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. This column discusses the link between financial stability and restrictions on the mobility of capital along national borders of cross-border banking groups in the context of macroprudential capital buffers. It argues argue that apart from the direct absorption of systemic shocks, such macroprudential policies also enhance the performance of existing risk-sharing mechanisms, in particular in the case of synchronous shocks in the EU. The ESRB recommendation for restrictions of distributions during the pandemic contributes to the stabilising role of macroprudential capital buffers in the EU.
The unprecedented policy measures to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, such as the release of capital buffers, have been accompanied with communications by public authorities to financial institutions to refrain from dividend payouts or related actions. These initiatives reflect the essential role of the financial sector in addressing the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent recovery, as well as the efforts to maximise the effect of adopted policy measures. Given the need for broad-based and coordinated action at the EU level, the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has published recommendations on distribution restrictions during the pandemic that also address cross-border banks (ESRB 2020, Beck et al. 2020). These recommendations provided a (time-limited) compromise on the degree of internal resource mobility of cross-border banks as distribution restrictions were maintained at the EU group level and, where appropriate, at the sub-consolidated or individual level.
In a recent article (Konečný and Pfeifer 2020), we address the close and complex link between internal resource mobility of cross-border banks and financial stability in the EU. Our primary interest lies in restrictions on the mobility of capital and liquidity along national borders of cross-border banking groups as a result of the setting of macroprudential capital buffers, often referred to as ‘ring-fencing’. Ring-fencing of capital and liquidity tends to be perceived as an obstacle to the development of the ‘single market’ in financial services in the EU and as such a contributing factor to financial fragmentation (Nouy 2018). Moreover, ring-fencing is perceived to undermine financial stability by restricting the ability of cross-border banks to withstand financial stress (Bénassy-Quéré et al. 2018). We focus primarily on the latter argument as many policies with potential ring-fencing effects use the financial stability justification as much as the criticisms against them.
This inherent antagonism is particularly apparent in the case of macroprudential policies that aim to mitigate and prevent systemic risk in the financial system with the ultimate objective of safeguarding financial stability (ESRB 2013). In order to do so, macroprudential policies often rely on capital-based instruments that enhance the loss-absorbing capacity of banks in case of systemic events. While such instruments (primarily, capital buffers) might technically restrict the flow of capital within cross-border banking groups, they simultaneously help preserve financial stability across individual EU member states and thus financial stability in the EU economy as a whole.
We argue that apart from the direct absorption of systemic shocks, such macroprudential policies also enhance the performance of existing risk-sharing mechanisms, in particular in case of synchronous shocks. Especially to the extent that macroprudential policies prevent the amplification of shocks through the financial system to the real economy and hence reduce the need for a subsequent fiscal response, they fulfil an important stabilisation role that complements the existing risk-sharing mechanisms in the banking union. Equally relevant, however, might be an ongoing subdued relevance of the credit channel for private risk-sharing in the banking union (Alcidi et al. 2017, Cimadomo et al. 2020, Nikolov 2016). While the potential for credit-driven risk-sharing may be rather limited in EU member states where foreign penetration of banking sectors is relatively limited, it gains more traction in the EU states with substantial presence of cross-border systemic banks.1 In such instances, macroprudential policies that reduce procyclicality of credit supply support rather than undermine the currently subdued credit risk-sharing channel within the banking union.
The case for macroprudential policies with potential ring-fencing effects becomes even stronger when a systemic shock is synchronous rather than asymmetric. An asymmetric shock might be diversified away by transferring resources from parts of cross-border banking groups with relatively abundant capital. However, in case of a synchronous shock, as illustrated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the relevance of existing (public and private) risk-sharing mechanisms might be partly compromised by the simultaneous nature of the shock that limits opportunities for risk diversification and tests the adequacy of available resources. Capital buffers – both of a structural and cyclical nature – play a critical role in this respect as they are aligned with specific systemic risks across the EU.
These arguments aim to emphasise the close, positive, and dynamic link between macroprudential policies with potential ring-fencing effects and financial integration in the EU which seems to be somewhat neglected in the public debate. We consider it essential to acknowledge these synergies as they contribute to the stability and cohesion of the single market and ultimately support the mobility of capital and liquidity within the EU. By providing an additional loss absorption capacity and thereby improving bank resilience and credit provision, macroprudential policies not only contribute directly to the absorption of systemic shocks, but also enhance the performance of existing risk-sharing mechanisms, in particular in a case of synchronous shocks.
Authors’ note: This column relates to work Tomas Konecny undertook while at the Czech National Bank. The views expressed are solely those of the authors and should not be represented as those of the International Monetary Fund, its Management, or Executive Board.
Alcidi, C, P D’Imperio and G Thirion (2017), “Risk-sharing and consumption smoothing patterns in the US and the euro area: a comprehensive comparison”, CEPS Working Document No. 2017/04.
 In some central and eastern European countries, and Luxembourg, foreign institutions represent a significant share in (or even the majority of) designated O-SIIs. In eight EU member states, foreign institutions designated as O-SIIs hold more than 50% of total banking sector assets. See also ESRB (2019).

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12 noon, Friday 24th June 2016
|Opened in September 2012, St. James Theatre is a unique, award winning arts complex in central London. With a 312 seat main house presenting plays, musicals and revues, and a 120 capacity Studio in cabaret style offering over 250 shows a year, the St. James has established itself as the vibrant cultural hub of the rapidly developing Victoria area and a major player on the wider cultural scene.
A theatre of choice for the best regional transfers, the perfect space for mid-scale musicals and musical revues, or the first stop for ambitious productions with designs on the West End, we stage shows that excite us, that marry great writing with visionary artists and that will appeal to theatregoers of all ages.
Details of the job
The St James Theatre is seeking an exceptional candidate to join our team as a Programme Co-ordinator. The position will support the Creative & Executive Directors with the planning and operation of the theatres programme as well as general office administration.
Previous administrative experience is essential and experience in an arts based office is preferred. This opportunity would suit a candidate looking for experience in arts management, programming and administration. It is not a production based role and therefore would not be suitable as a path into theatre production or producing.


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Paterson Press Letter: City resident accuses Councilman Sayegh of posturing
Regarding today’s article on the budget deadlock, as a 6th Ward resident, I am appalled by the lack of leadership and the political opportunism shown by the 6th Ward Councilman Andre Sayegh during the recent government shutdown. Having run for Mayor twice already, it seems he's gearing up again, and using the City budget as a launching pad.
Pitting homeowners and taxpayers against city workers, Sayegh voted against the budget which caused the city to shut down and resulted in closures of youth and senior programs, and much more. Clearly, Sayegh hasn't been effective in stabilizing taxes - they have steadily risen on his watch - including a mammoth 28% tax increase a few years ago.
Instead of working to cut the budget and reduce line-item costs, he only offers politically-motivated generalities aimed at the Mayor's office, and is unsure of the fiscal impact. Instead of leadership, he offers posturing. City government has real effects on real residents, and shouldn't be used as a political tool. Stable government and effective representation should be less important than one's political careerism. Apparently, Sayegh only is interested in representing a constituency of one - himself.

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ocserv (also known as OpenConnect server) is an open source command-line OpenConnect VPN (Virtual Private Network) solution powered by SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). It is designed to work on any GNU/Linux server that implements the AnyConnect SSL VPN protocol. The software is secure, configurable, portable, fast, small, and depends on standard protocols, such as Datagram TLS and TLS 1.2.
Features at a glance
Key features include full compatibility with the OpenConnect VPN client. experimental support for other Anyconnect SSL VPN clients, the ability to allow VPN users to authenticate using a certificate, a password authentication method or any combination of these two methods. An unprivileged worker process is automatically assigned to authenticated users, which will also obtain an IP and networking (tun) device from a configurable pool of addresses.
Among other interesting features, we can mention a management interface that allows you to monitor logged in users, support for TCP wrappers, support for both IPv4 and IPv6 network protocols, support for route pushing, support for storing the server key in TPM (Trusted Platform Module), on a smart card or on a HSM (Hardware Security Module). Another interesting feature is that it offers no support for compression (see the project’s homepage for more details).
Supports two concurrent VPN channels
It provides a dual UDP/TCP VPN channel and makes use of the standard IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) security protocol to keep it protected at all times. It also uses privilege separation, sandboxing, resilience and accounting to secure the OpenConnect SSL VPN channel.
Under the hood and availability
The program is written entirely in the C programming language and runs on a console/terminal environment, which means that it features no graphical user interface (GUI). It is available for download as a universal source archive, installable on any GNU/Linux operating systems that supports the 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. Users can also install it from the default software repositories of their Linux distribution.


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WEST MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A master of the creative makes his way back to his hometown in York County. Internationally-known sculptor Jeffery Koons spoke today, as an invited guest, at the Rotary Club of York. He talked about his childhood years spent in York County, and how the area has influenced his artwork, and that of several other artists.
"I feel so lucky. If you look at the state of Pennsylvania, it's produced a lot of artists," said Koons. "That's because there's a tremendous sense of connectivity, where you're connected to the past and history."
The artist cited Andy Warhol and Keith Haring among a list of renowned artists with ties to Pennsylvania.
Koons says his works are created out of spontaneous vision, but have no underlying messages. He is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore.
Rotary Clubs across the nation work to promote peace and health in their communities. The Rotary Club of York has been performing that work for more than a century, and has more than 300 members from the York area.


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The Department of Defense (DoD) today announced plans to award $18 million at 34 academic institutions in 19 States including Puerto Rico to perform research in science and engineering fields important to national defense.
Seventy-two projects were competitively selected under the FY 1998 Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR).
The DEPSCoR is designed to expand research opportunities in states that have traditionally received the least funding in federal support for university research.
The average award will be approximately $250,000.
University professors in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico were eligible to submit proposals under this competition.
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Army Research Office, the Office of Naval Research, and the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (Science and Technology Directorate) solicited proposals utilizing a Defense-wide Broad Agency Announcement (BAA).
The DEPSCoR BAA was published on the Internet and accessed by the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research State Committees, which solicited and selected projects for their state's proposal.
In response, 19 proposals consisting of 260 projects were submitted requesting more than $84 million.
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Device by JO Morgan (Vintage, £16.99)
The first work of prose fiction by the award-winning poet including the earlier book, The Martian’s Regress, reveling in sci-fi tropes, it is a thematically linked collection of short stories about the development of a matter emitter from a refrigerator-like cabinet to a vast network of stations carrying not only goods but people all over the world. The approach is almost primitive, focusing on a single idea that is rarely dramatized, only discussed. But the very banality of the characters and their conversations has a demystifying effect: in this context, carriers could just as well be airplanes or the Internet. The notion of progress, and where new technologies can take us, is a constant preoccupation in SF, whether utopian or dystopian. Morgan takes no approach as he gradually builds a picture of how easily and quickly some people adopt new ways of living, while others, regardless of objections, end up having it imposed on them. : living off-grid is a fantasy that few people can afford.
Holly Black’s Night Book (Cornerstone, £16.99)
Charlie Hall wants to cut to the chase, but scamming people, uncovering secrets and stealing valuable books is what she does. So when she learns that the Liber Noctem, a legendary spell book, has gone missing, she is brought back to the dangerous world of shadow magic. In her first adult novel, the best-selling children’s fantasy author has created an original and compelling universe in which a subculture of magicians called “gloamists” work their sorcery by tapping into the power of shadows, their own or those others. Shadows can provide power or take it, can be shaped, lost or stolen. It is a marvelous invention, well worked and original, but which exudes a deep mythical note, as the best fantasies can. Troubled, intelligent bad girl Charlie is a believable and likable character. With a gripping, perfectly paced story and a murderous ending, this dark fantasy feels like an instant classic.
The Pharmacist by Rachelle Atalla (Hodder & Stoughton, £16.99)
The setting of this gripping debut novel is a bunker where 0.2% of a British town’s population has survived for more than six months. The titular pharmacist, Wolfe, gives no details of the nuclear war that must have sent them underground. She thinks she’s lucky to have a place inside, and an occupation. The others are mostly politicians, bankers and wealthy businessmen close to “the leader”, and she is one of the few who had to abandon her family. During an unexpected encounter with the Chief in his heavily guarded lair, she notes that he still has access to art and other forbidden luxuries. The people who work for him also benefit, and when he asks her to report on her neighbors, she barely hesitates. But when her demands escalate, how far will self-interest take her away from morality? Reminiscent of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, this disturbing story is a nightmare for our age of doomsday preparations, heightened nuclear insecurity and political inequality.
Beautiful Star by Yukio Mishima (Penguin, £12.99)
Mishima was one of the most famous Japanese writers of the 20th century, but this 1962 novel has not been published in English until now – likely reflecting the low esteem in which science fiction was held in literary circles . The story concerns a family whose life revolves around flying saucer sightings and the belief that each member of the family came from other planets, before uniting on Earth in an attempt to save humanity from nuclear destruction. . Eventually, they encounter other aliens who think humans would be better off dead. Mishima had a deep interest in UFOs and belonged to the Japan Flying Saucer Research Association, an organization whose stated ultimate goal was world peace. This is a strange and rather awkward novel that moves from vividly depicted scenes of ordinary human life and the beauties of the natural world to arguments about human nature and whether peace is possible in this side of death.
Eversion of Alastair Reynolds (Orion, £20)
Reynolds is best known as an author of space operas based on hard science, but his latest novel begins aboard a ship sailing along the coast of Norway in the early 19th century. The mystery deepens as the same group of people, on a different ship with the same name, reappear in different places and times, still searching for the same mysterious building. It would be unfair to reveal more details about this wonderfully entertaining puzzle wrapped in an adventure story, which happens to be science fiction after all. A clever diversion from a writer who is still worth reading.

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CMS released the long-awaited update to Nursing Home Compare. While we’re all pouring over the data and analyzing the changes, one thing has gone largely unnoticed: CMS also changed the staffing cut-points. (upward of course)
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The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) filed coordinated lawsuits against against four universities due to the schools’ speech codes, which FIRE says are unconstitutional.
Supporters of a bill that would create a federal shield law for reporters are pushing to get the legislation to the Senate floor following the Supreme Court’s decision to not hear New York Times reporter James Risen’s case on Monday.
More than 40 Senate Democrats have signed on to a constitutional amendment proposed by Senator Tom Udall’s (D., N.M.) that would fundamentally alter the right to free speech.
Republicans are attacking the proposal, which would “give Congress clear authority in the Constitution to regulate the campaign finance system,” even though it has absolutely no chance of becoming a reality.
As Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) explains in a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, Udall’s amendment is ridiculous:
A student at the University of Hawaii filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming her First Amendment rights were violated when she was ordered to stop handing out copies of the U.S. Constitution to fellow students.
A student who was ordered to stop handing out copies of the Constitution on Constitution Day filed a lawsuit today in federal court against the college district for violating his First Amendment rights.
Faculty members expressed alarm at new sexual harassment policies at the University of Montana approved by the Departments of Justice and Education.
President Barack Obama is at the vanguard of a coordinated effort to silence political opponents in an effort falsely sold as concern over good government, the Senate’s top Republican said on Friday.
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a letter today in response to mounting criticism over new sexual harassment guidelines that critics claim raise more questions than it answers.
The Obama administration’s Departments of Justice and Education earlier this month issued new guidance on sexual harassment on college campuses that is so broad it makes nearly every student a harasser, according to a nonpartisan group that specializes in campus speech codes.
A few weeks back, Mark Hemingway wrote an excellent cover story for the Weekly Standard on the growing scourge of “human rights commissions.” In it, Hemingway recounted how the owner of his favorite bar felt the eye of Sauron fall upon him for cracking a joke at noted racist Marion Barry’s expense. The First Amendment, you see, is no defense when someone’s feelings might be hurt:


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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:28:13 +0000 – The Secretary of the Senate has turned away Roland Burris, the man chosen by the embattled governor of Illinois to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, refusing to allow him to be seated. Read more about this story here.
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How those little monkeys love to learn! Watch them swing through the jungle, capturing letters with their tails and making words.
Three great learning games. Find A Word has little learners weaving words in and out of each other. Word Hunt sends them into the jungle looking for missing letters.
And Word Rocket has them blasting vowels into the sky to make words out of clouds of consonants. It's the fun and easy way to improve vocabulary skills.
* Three fascinating word games * One or two players * Developed in conjunction with The Children's Television Workshop
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THE ELECTRIC COMPANY WORD FUN cartridge.
- Fun for one or two players! 3 exciting games for children & adults.
- Animated figures add fun to learning.
- Simulated jungle noises add zip to the action.
- Highest score wins. Computer keeps score.
- Learning aid for elementary school children.
Contributed by Corn Popper (69260) on Aug 19, 2003.
Learning and play are wrapped up in one. The alphabet comes to life. Choose from 3 action packed games. Once letters pop on the screen, there's action a-plenty. Monkeys scamper through the jungle carrying letters on their tails. And it's fun to try new words when vowels rocket to the sky. Beyond the laughter and excitement. children are learning - and finding that words can actually be fun!
1 Crosswords: Unjumble your letters & criss-corss the words!
2 Letter Hunt: Make your monkey scramble for the letters.
3 Word Rockets: Blast off a vowel. Make a word in the sky!

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Chapters 2-4 Summary and Analysis
Peter Coffin: the owner of the Spouter Inn
Bulkington: a whaler in the Spouter Inn just returned from a
Queequeg: a pagan harpooner with whom Ishmael must share a bed
Ishmael stays over in New Bedford, waiting for a packet to take him to Nantucket. He searches the cold, dark streets for a place to stay. After accidentally going into a “Negro church,” he comes upon a sign, “The Spouter Inn:—Peter Coffin.”
The entryway of the inn reminds Ishmael of a “condemned old craft.” Dominating the scene is a large, enigmatic oil painting, which Ishmael interprets as a “half-foundered” ship in a...
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Three Republican presidential candidates are making their case to conservatives in Washington Friday on why they are the party’s best choice. Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich are speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference , also known as CPAC to tell conservatives who they should support. Marion County Republican Party Vice Chairwoman Angie Boyton talks about CPAC and what it will mean for the GOP presidential candidate field, as well as Florida voters.[audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/CPAC-QA.mp3|titles=CPAC Q&A]
On Wednesday, Gov. DeSantis signed a bill to create a sales tax holiday for hurricane supplies. The holiday will run from May 31 to June 6.

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Edward Young was an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts, a series of philosophical writings in blank verse, reflecting his state of mind following several bereavements. It was one of the most popular poems of the century, influencing Goethe and Edmund Burke, among many others, with its notable illustrations by William Blake.
Young, Edward Quotes
Tomorrow is a satire on today, And shows its weakness.
A soul without reflection, like a pile Without inhabitant, to ruin runs.
By all means use some time to be alone.
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Some of these sculptures rise to heights of 60”. These pieces will be a prime attraction in a garden, living room, office lobby or entrance walkway. Inside or outside – any place is the perfect place for a Chavenelle sculpture. Both stainless steel and rusted finishes are both clean inside and can endure the elements outside.
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This rust Fly Free stands about 48-50″ high ( depending upon how high the bird flies).
Designed for the nature lover and birder, it has been given to document becoming “empty nesters”
Ask about the Gift version in 15″ stainless!
Seeing the other sports sculpture,
a tennis enthusiast requested Advantage.
Tennis ball is tossed ready for a serve.
48″ baked on powder coated yellow!
Your Band- Tapestry
Also add singers and Keyboarder
5-6″ stainless miniatures.
Create your group!
Sold individually or as group
The family that “runs” together, stays together.
More athletic than the Walkers.
30″ and 48″ in stainless, rust, color
A marathon runner available in gift size
This golfer gazes after the drive
as the sliced ball bounces along.
A one piece construction,
Golfer comes in 30″ and 48″ rust or stainless.
Add an optional base for inside, deck, or patio display
In 24 -26″, the kite flyer welcomes Spring.
Created in one-piece the rust figure runs
into the wind as the kite “takes off”.
A twist of a metal strip captures a childhood memory
as the 24″ rust figure prepares to “jump”
The fishing figure has caught the fish attached to his lower side.
There is no physical line.
Tension shown with the bend in the rod.
24″ & 30″ in rust patina
The new Fairy Series were inspired by my daughter…
who had a friend who loves fairies..
24″ Rust-She can be placed inside or out.
You share your love of Gardening…
Laser cut, stainless steel 12-15″
This 48″ custom sculpture was created for a couple
who wanted to show their love of gardening
and each other.
Seasonal Dancers was first created for a friend.
She wanted something more than a wreath on her door.
Extra ribbons or symbols of any season may be threaded among the dancing figures.
30″ stainless and rust
What an exciting time! The sculpture mom’s tummy curves.
The embracing dad’s arms curves to suggest the growing fetus.
The couple celebrate Spring –
with spirals and flowers formed from metal strips.
Heads turned back with additional flowers formed at the side,
this sculpture captures the joy of Spring!
48″ Rust and Stainless Steel
Gail’s daughter – in – law requested a set of “Seasons” for their new home.
She changes them for each season.
Here shown Fall as maple,oak positive and outlined leaves are held aloft.
48″ Rusted patina
Gail creates groups
to represent your ensemble or band!
The painter hold a palette with brush of twisted metal strips.
Again, this sculpture is all one piece.
Created in 30″,48″,and 60″ Rust.
Since each piece is made especially for an order by Gail herself….
is your artist right or left handed?
Jazz Wall Hanging
Many designers and collectors prefer
the wall hanging version
of the 30″ rust Jazz tri-figure.
This tri-figure Jazz group is really one piece!
A bass, sax and trumpet are 30″ rust patina.
Choose a threaded cast stone base.
A real favorite
A violinist and a bass player are part of Gail’s regular musician line…
She has worked with musicians to create a lute player,
a accordion player, and this Cellist.
Call her to create a custom musician “playing” YOUR instrument
Duet was designed for the principal violist of a major symphony.
His wife played the violin.
Gail would be happy to work with you
to create a custom duet of your choice and instruments.
Shown 30″ Rust
The final design of Chavenelle’s Garden Season series
is perhaps the most expressive.
Winter holds a snowflake aloft while its scarf floats behind.
A snowflake is cut from the chest and another turned nearer the base
16″X20″ rust patina expresses the enthusiasm of the cycling season.
The highlight is the sculptural positive/negative of the wheel design
as one cut fold back to form the back wheel.
As most Chavenelle sculpture, The Cyclist is one piece.
The 48″ naturalist is surrounded by three birds.
One lands on the hand, another sits on the shoulder.
Perfect for a garden focal point.
Shall We Dance
The 10-12″ stainless couple seems to glide.
Are they waltzing?
Whether a parent, an aunt, grandparent or significant mentor-
this is the thank you gift.
10-12″ stainless- self standing
Mother and Child
This favorite captures the intimacy of a mom and infant as she carefully lifts her child aloft in joy
The arm of the man forms into a heart of absolute love!
This has been a popular commemoration of engagements
or… Valentines Day.
10-12″ stainless self standing.
Made for your heights
I love this couple in intimate conversation.
A lover’s arms wraps in an embrace.
This self standing, stainless gift is 10-12″ in height
so can tuck onto shelves and special places.
Wonderful for Traditional and same sex marriages.
15″ Stainless- self standing Lovers embrace over a single blossoming soul.
The perfect wedding or anniversary gift or…. just because it’s Tuesday.
Catch the single heart version on Etsy from our homepage
Joie de Vivre
A celebration of life.
This joyous celebrating couple is the perfect gift.
10-12″ stainless self standing
This 15″ Stainless Family is a way to celebrate a new birth.
A perfect gift or…
honor the Holy Family in the holiday season.
This self standing stainless couple is one of Chavenelle’s most popular gifts.
Click on the Etsy link on the home page to see more versions!
Celebrate was first designed for a woman receiving her Phd.
It has since been used to celebrate jobs, promotions – successes.
I have just sent it to my Granddaughter to celebrate her accepting her first job as a physician after her completed residency!
This figure bending to pet the cat was designed as a gift for a vet.
We can create a sculpture featuring your loved pet.
From 24″ -60″, this one-piece dancer wears
a bent strip tutu in your choice of color…
30-48″rust, stainless and eye catching powder coated colors.
A horsewoman who trained jumpers suggested this sculpture.
Shown in stainless, Jumper can be created in 30″, or 48″.
Choose rust or color patinas too.
Choose a color for your dog to guard your gate
… or greet your guests!
24″X30″ rust or powder coated finish- self standing
A performer holds The Comedy and Tragedy masks.
48″ Rust patina
Choose red, blue, yellow – whatever the color-
use this self standing pup inside or out!
This 15″ stainless couple celebrates true love.
The self standing sculpture shares their heart!
Perfect for anniversaries, weddings,
or just to say “I love you!”
Stainless in 12-15″ heights,
these self standing angels can be displayed
on shelves, mantels and tabletops…
long beyond any holiday season.
Check out more designs!
Are you a violinist or a fiddler?
Wild haired or sleek headed?
Stainless or rust patina?
What do you play? Create a band!
Each is one-piece design,
rust and comes with a threaded base.
Each sold separately
Choose a trumpeter,violinist, or guitarist.
Each is one-piece design.
24″ rust and comes with a threaded base.
Each sold separately
This gentle, friendly dog of indeterminate breed
was first designed for a Humane Society fundraiser.
30″X24″ self standing in bright powder coated color.
I love the motion of Buckin with mane and tail flying!
30″ and 48″ Heights in rust, color and stainless.
Contact Gail about a 60″ size.
In 30″ and 48″, Rearing and the other horses
have captured the eye of horse lovers.
Rust,color and stainless
A Chavenelle sculpture captured this couple crossing the threshold!
48″ Rusted Patina.
Add an optional base for inside, deck or patio display
Walkers – Strollin’
30″ or 48″ Rust A couple holding hands turn toward each other as they stroll.
Are you a couple walking for exercise or to enjoy nature?
Choose and optional base for inside, deck or patio display.
30″ and 48″ rust, stainless or color…
This sculpture has been customized with
hearts representing number of children and grandchildren.
30″ and 48″ rust, stainless or color This sculpture has been customized with hearts representing number of children and grandchildren. Please Call
Together – Embrace
Two lovers Embrace.
Check Gifts for traditional and same-sex Embrace versions.
All Love conquers All!
The Kiss is also available in rust or
powder coated baked on color for long lasting outside display.
30,48,and 60″ heights.
The Kiss- Stainless
The Kiss was originally designed to celebrate
the day my husband kissed my hand.
30,48″ stainless finish. Optional base available.
Check out Gifts for a smaller, self standing version!
30″ Rust- 48″ Rust and Stainless
Gail wanted to offer this joyous sculpture from the past.
Two celebrate with one heart.
Please check Gifts for similar designs
30″ Stainless steel mounted on optional threaded base.S
Celebrate your family with this custom sculpture.
How many boys/girls represent your siblings?
Rust Patina with optional base
In this minimalist sculpture, the mother’s arm becomes the new baby.
24, 30, 48, and 60″ in rust, stainless and color.
Check Gifts for a smaller self standing version.
In 30″ and 48″ heights, mom carries the baby on her hip while attending a second child Rust Patina with optional base
In 24″, 30″ and 48″ heights,
a mother cuddles a child .
Rust Patina with optional base
24″,30″ and 48″ Rust Patina
Mother’s Joy captures a moment of love and fun.
Optional base available
All Chavenelle sculpture can be used inside or out!
30″ Rust or stainless Optional base available
Marriage Dance Stainless
Marriage Dance was first designed for my own marriage
30″ Height only . Shown Stainless steel
24″,30″,48″ Lovers available in rust or stainless.
Optional cast stone threaded base
Originally designed as a memorial to celebrate brotherhood.
24″ and 30″ Rust
Choose garden ready stake or optional base
Summer Garden Gift
At the height of the summer blossoms, the man lays a bouquet into her arms.
Always minimal, flowers are sculptured by a simple twist.
30″ Rust 48″ Rust, color, stainless 60″ Rust, color
Choose Garden ready stake or optional base
30″ Rust 48″ Rust, stainless 60″ Rust Choose Garden ready stake or optional base
Family of Three
Shown- 30″ Rust Garden ready stake or optional base.
First designed after her son and his two boys,
this has become an icon of Fatherhood.
Each sculpture is created to reflect your family.
Choose sex/ age of children.
30″ Rust 48″ Rust, stainless 60″ Rust
Garden ready stake/optional base
What is your family- traditional or two mothers or two dads?
How many children do you have? Boys or girls?
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On the occasion of Mohanlal’s birthday, the makers of his upcoming film Neerali have unveiled the theatrical trailer of the film and the visuals are quite intriguing. Directed by Ajoy Varma, Neerali will have Mohanlal playing the central character. Although the trailer gives us an initial feeling that it may be a breezy entertainer, things get intriguing as they proceed further. Said to be an action entertainer and a thriller, Neerali seems to have all the right elements to make it an interesting flick with an intriguing plot. Watch the trailer of Neerali starring Mohanla and Nadia here:
— Mohanlal (@Mohanlal) May 21, 2018
Mohanlal and Nadia Moidu wil be pairing up after almost three decades in a film titled Neerali which is being directed by Ajoy Varma. The makers had recently released a teaser of Neerali which gave us a glimpse of what the film would be all about. Mohanlal and Nadia shared a cracking chemistry in the teaser and one got to see a humorous perspective too in the film revealed in the teaser. From a lovely chemistry between Mohanlal and Nadia Moidu to a horrendous car accident involving The Complete Actor, the teaser has of Neerali it all and leaves you asking for more.
This Ajoy Varma directorial will have Suraj Venjaramoodu and Parvatii Nair in important roles. Nadia will be seen playing Mohanlal’s wife in Neerali which will be majorly shot in and around Mumbai. More details about the rest of the cast are yet to be revealed by the makers and is expected to come out in the near future. The film has a crew who have worked mostly in Bollywood which includes makeup artists who worked on 3 Idiots and Dhoom. Much to the joy of his fans, Mohanlal will croon a romantic single alongside Shreya Ghoshal which will be composed by Stephen Devassy.


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Carlo Ancelotti led Real Madrid to Champions League glory in 2014 and now he is hoping to dump the holders out of this season’s quarter-finals as coach of Bayern Munich.
The two giants are familiar foes and they meet for the 23rd time — a record in European competition — at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday in the first leg of a heavyweight tie.
Madrid traditionally have fared very poorly in visits to Germany and Bayern are unbeaten at home in more than a year, winning their last seven on the bounce before their own fans.
Bayern fans will never forget their crushing 4-0 loss to Ancelotti’s Madrid in the 2014 semi-finals, however, the result remaining their heaviest home loss in Europe.
Having masterminded the Spanish side’s run to glory that campaign, Ancelotti was brought in to Bayern to take them all the way in a competition in which they suffered three straight semi-final losses under Pep Guardiola.
His opposite number this midweek will be Zinedine Zidane, his former assistant who led Madrid to Champions League glory last season.
“Your experience as a player is only partially useful when you become a manager, because you also have to study, you have to keep up to date and gain your own experiences, and Zidane has done that,” Ancelotti said in an interview with UEFA.com.
“He’s charismatic and the players really respect him, and that’s very important.”
The two sides, top of their respective leagues, both come into the game with defensive worries.
Already without Raphael Varane, Madrid saw Pepe suffer two fractured ribs in Saturday’s 1-1 derby draw with Atletico Madrid. Meanwhile, centre-back Mats Hummels is out after he injured an ankle in training on Sunday, a day after Bayern crushed Borussia Dortmund 4-1.
After their unforgettable comeback to beat Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16, Barcelona head to Turin for a clash with Italian champions Juventus.
The Catalans, who won the last of their five European Cups with a victory over Juve in the 2015 final, are not in the best shape heading into the tie after a 2-0 loss at Malaga on Saturday seriously damaged their La Liga title hopes.
This is Barcelona’s 10th successive appearance in the quarter-finals, a record, but they are without the injured Rafinha and the suspended Sergio Busquets against opponents unbeaten at home since August 2015.
When asked if Barca’s latest domestic setback would impact the tie, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri was dismissive.
“For me, it’s the same Barcelona. When you have players like Messi, Iniesta, (Luis) Suarez, and Neymar, you don’t mess up games very often,” Allegri told Italian media after seeing his own side beat Chievo 2-0 at the weekend.
– Atletico test Leicester revival –
Only city rivals Real have eliminated Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid from the Champions League in the last three campaigns, so last year’s runners-up are unlikely to fear a showdown with Leicester City.
The English champions have undergone a revival since Claudio Ranieri — who had an unhappy stint as coach at the Vicente Calderon in 1999/2000 — was replaced by Craig Shakespeare in February.
The Foxes beat Sevilla in the last 16 and had won six games on the bounce before losing 4-2 at Everton in the Premier League on Sunday.
“They won the English league and now they are a different side to when the draw was made. It will be a difficult game, tough, against a team who are similar to us in many respects,” warned Simeone.
Top of the French league, Monaco are still gunning for glory on numerous fronts as they go to Dortmund for the first leg of their quarter-final.
The tie brings together two of the most exciting attacking outfits on the continent, and Monaco were boosted by the return to their starting line-up of top scorer Radamel Falcao at the weekend — his goal secured a 1-0 win at Angers.
Thomas Tuchel’s Dortmund will look to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for inspiration up front, and it will be a special occasion for the forward against one of his old clubs.
Aubameyang played for Monaco on loan from AC Milan in the first half of the 2010/11 season, scoring twice in 19 appearances.
Source: Andy Scott


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In a decision that underscores long-standing rifts over how to teach mathematics, Texas officials have rejected one of the most widely used elementary textbooks in the country in that subject after complaining that it does not encourage students to memorize multiplication tables and solve problems without calculators.
The state board of education’s move last month to turn down the 3rd grade version of Everyday Mathematics echoes disputes that have inflamed educators, parents, mathematicians, and interest groups across the nation for years.
As a result of the narrow vote Nov. 16, districts won’t be able to use state money to buy the text, published by the Wright Group/McGraw-Hill.
The board’s decision disappointed supporters of Everyday Mathematics, who point to its popularity in states and districts around the country—as well as to studies showing its effectiveness, including a rare favorable review from the What Works Clearinghouse, a federal office that judges education programs based on a rigorous evaluation.
Developed by faculty members at the University of Chicago, Everyday Mathematics is used by an estimated 3 million students in 185,000 classrooms nationwide, according to its publisher. Several large districts in Texas use the program, including those in Dallas and El Paso, as do other major school systems elsewhere, including New York City.
Texas’ 15-member school board reviews textbooks for adoption. If a textbook is labeled “conforming,” districts can use state money to buy it. The board can also deem a text “nonconforming,” which still allows districts to use some state funds to cover its costs.
But the board last month rejected Everyday Mathematics outright, despite an earlier recommendation by a three-member committee of textbook reviewers that it be approved. As it now stands, that rejection means no state money can be used to pay for the texts. State officials say records of the meeting show the relevant board vote, taken after a long discussion, was 7-6 to reject, with one abstention.
Late last week, the Wright Group/McGraw-Hill petitioned Texas education commissioner Robert Scott to overrule the board’s decision and put the 3rd grade text on the conforming or nonconforming list.
Debbie Graves Ratcliffe, a spokeswoman for the Texas Education Agency, said the agency’s lawyers were consulting with Texas’ state attorney general about the legality of the publisher’s request.
“We’ve never had an appeal like this before,” she said.
The 3rd grade Everyday Mathematics was the only one of 164 elementary texts under consideration that the board rebuffed. All the other versions of the Everyday Mathematics series for grades K-2 and 4-6 were approved. Supporters of the math program have questioned the legality of the board’s decision about the 3rd grade text. Board member Geraldine Miller called the action “as unprecedented as it is shameful” in a Dec. 12 opinion piece in TexasInsider.org, an online journal.
Texas is one of many states that compose lists of approved textbooks for districts. Decisions made in Texas and California traditionally have had a strong influence on publishers, who tend to write texts to meet the demands of those big markets.
The Texas action came the same month that California’s state school board approved Everyday Mathematics for grades K-6, after rejecting the program in 2001. State officials in California were pleased with revisions made to the books over that time, said Tom Adams, the director of curriculum frameworks and instructional materials for the state education department there.
Texas board members who opposed Everyday Mathematics said they did not believe the series’ 3rd grade textbook grounded students sufficiently in multiplication, as called for in the state’s academic standards, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, or TEKS. One standard calls for students to be able to “learn and apply multiplication facts” through 12 times 12.
“I feel some very foundational elements that 3rd graders need are not in the textbook,” Gail Lowe, a board member who opposed the book, said during the panel’s discussion. “A text that doesn’t include sufficient coverage of the multiplication tables, and [the] ability to do that through the twelves, should not be on the conforming list.”
Board member Terri Leo said the book called for students to spend too much time “inventing algorithms”—procedures or steps for solving problems—“instead of actually doing them.”
A third member, David Bradley, questioned whether the textbook placed too much emphasis on the use of electronic calculators.
Officials from the Wright Group/McGraw Hill and the University of Chicago say the 3rd grade book does, in fact, require students to learn multiplication facts through 12 times 12, through tables, models, and visual displays—and meets every compulsory TEKS standard. The text, they say, helps students understand multiplication through concrete models, pictures, and other means. The lessons in Everyday Mathematics prepare students to develop a deeper understanding of multiplication, rather than simply memorize answers, they say.
“We’ve been studied, we’re rigorous, and we’re proven,” said Amy Dillard, a University of Chicago official who worked on the Texas Everyday Mathematics text. The text encourages students to understand the logic behind the math answers they come up with, she said. Ms. Dillard also disputes the idea that the 3rd grade text promotes an over reliance on calculators. While the 3rd grade textbook includes games for students, such as Beat the Calculator, the goal and end result of those lessons is that students realize they come up with answers more quickly if they commit certain number facts to memory, rather than relying on the hand-held devices, she said.
In some ways, the Texas decision reflects long-running debates over math instruction. On one side are those who argue that schools are not grounding students in basic math skills, such as being able to recall answers and perform simple tasks instantly and memorize basic procedures.
Others have emphasized that students will not understand math, and how to apply it, unless they learn to solve problems in many different ways, using different tools and common sense.
In recent years, numerous individuals and organizations have said those disagreements have been counterproductive. For instance, a recent draft of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel, a White House-commissioned group studying ways of improving instruction in the subject, says that “debates regarding the relative importance of these aspects of mathematical knowledge are misguided” and that a mix of skills is essential.
Supporters note that the Everyday Mathematics curriculum, on which the textbooks are based, is the only one of five elementary math curricula that was found to have “potentially positive effects” on student achievement by the federal What Works Clearinghouse.
Four other curricula studied under the clearinghouse’s demanding criteria were found to have “no discernible effect” on student learning. The clearinghouse is a division of the U.S. Department of Education that evaluates in-depth research on education programs, using rigorous criteria.
In a Nov. 29 letter to the Texas state board, lawyers for Wright-Group/McGraw-Hill argued that the board had a legal obligation to approve the book because its members had not shown that the text failed to meet state academic standards.
William F. Oldsey, the executive vice president for McGraw-Hill’s education division, said he was disappointed with the board’s decision, given that the state has a history of approving texts that adhere to its academic standards—as he believes the 3rd grade book does. He said there was no reason to believe the Texas decision would affect the appeal of the book elsewhere. “It’s doing better than it’s ever done,” he said.
The board’s decision also disappointed officials in the El Paso Independent School District, who for now intend to continue to use the 3rd grade text, even if they have to use district money to buy it, said district spokesman Luis C. Villalobos. The 63,000-student district has seen progress on state math tests scores at early grades, and the textbooks have been a factor, he said.
“We’ll continue to keep it,” Mr. Villalobos said. “It meets our needs very well.”
A version of this article appeared in the December 19, 2007 edition of Education Week as Texas’ Decision to Reject Math Textbook Reflects Debate Over Teaching Methods


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American superstar 50 Cent will play Winnipeg Arena on Sunday, Aug. 24, Winnipeg Enterprises spokesman Kevin Donnelly said yesterday. Tickets go on sale next Saturday for $59.50 at Select-A-Seat, 780-3333 or www.selectaseatmb.ca.
The multi-platinum urban artist, whose bullet-ridden debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin' remains on the Nielsen SoundScan Top 10 chart almost six months after it went on sale, will be the biggest hip-hop star to play a concert in Winnipeg.
If that sounds familiar, that's because two other major rap stars who announced Winnipeg concerts earlier this year did not end up playing here.
In March, DMX cancelled shows in Winnipeg and Calgary because he couldn't make it across the Canadian border.
That debacle was followed by the collapse of a Ja Rule tour which was supposed to stop in Winnipeg July 27.
A number of factors will prevent 50 Cent from suffering from a similar case of cancellitis, Donnelly said.
"He plays Fargo the night before, so this is an actual, routed tour. We have an experienced concert promoter in House of Blues, not somebody new to the business with fewer contacts.
"And for those who doubt his admissibility into the country, he's already played Toronto, on June 30. He's been to Canada and he's going to be back. He's sold 12,000 tickets for a show in Montreal on Aug. 18.
"We have every confidence that this will be as great as this is supposed to be. He's the biggest rap star on the planet after Eminem."
In several American markets, the Detroit rapper has been known to jump on stage at 50 Cent shows. While the chance of that happening in Winnipeg is close to the likelihood of J.Lo buying into the Sals chain, it's nice to know the city finally has one other major concert tour this summer, in addition to the July 31 Crosby, Stills & Nash show.
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One more music note: The next deadline for Manitoba Film & Sound demo grant and album loan applications has been extended from July 25 to Aug. 8.
That means Manitoba musicians looking for a little financial help have a couple of extra weeks to get their act together. Here's some free advice: A detailed marketing and distribution plan goes a lot further than a snazzy bio and a list of places you've performed.


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