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Nicolson to Unveil Francis Bernard Papers
Colin Nicolson has sent news of the first volume of The Papers of Francis Bernard: Governor of Colonial Massachusetts, 1760-1769. It covers the years 1759 to 1763, when Bernard arrived in Boston as the new governor. The announcement says:
This 544-page book reveals much new evidence about the Town of Boston and the Province of Massachusetts at the end of the last French and Indian War. [Bernard's] correspondence with Lord Jeffrey Amherst, his reports to the Board of Trade in London, his messages to royal officials on both sides of the ocean tell us of a maturing society and economy in a growing conflict with its mother country.Many of these documents haven't been published before.
When Bernard (1712-1779) arrived in Massachusetts, he came from two successful years as governor of New Jersey. His Bay Colony predecessors, William Shirley and Thomas Pownall, were both popular locally, and people appear to have seen the same potential in Bernard.
But the new governor sided with the London government in one dispute after another. Soon after he arrived, George II died, and the Boston merchant community seized on the chance to challenge the legality of writs of assistance, used for searching for smuggled goods. Bernard also alienated the rising lawyer James Otis, Jr., by passing over Otis's father for a seat on the high court in favor of Thomas Hutchinson. Otis therefore resigned his royal post, allied himself with the merchants, and became the political leader of the Boston Whigs.
In the late 1760s, during the resistance to the Stamp Act and Townshend duties, Bernard sent his superiors many complaints about Massachusetts politics, riots, and how the colonial constitution should be changed. Whigs in London leaked those documents, causing Bostonians to view their governor as not simply a political obstacle but a back-stabber. When Bernard sailed out of Boston harbor in 1769, the town had a spontaneous public celebration. Still, Massachusetts remembers this governor in the name of Bernardston, which he modestly approved in 1762.
Nicolson, a Lecturer on U.S. History at the University of Stirling in Scotland, is author of The "Infamas Govener": Francis Bernard and the Origins of the American Revolution. He'll celebrate the launch of the Bernard Papers series on Thursday, 21 May 2009, at 5:30 P.M. at the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 87 Mount Vernon Street, Boston.


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Everyday hero: Maggie DeSantis, a dedicated Eastsider
DETROIT – As you travel some of the streets on Detroit's Eastside, it's possible to go for blocks and blocks and see nothing but vacant land and dilapidated buildings and houses. You say to yourself, "Somebody should do something about this." That somebody is Maggie DeSantis.
DeSantis was born on the Eastside and still lives and works there. She remembers how the neighborhood used to be. She has lived in this area all of her life, only spending time away early in her career for about three years, when she decided to go up north to teach.
But she says she missed Detroit and came back.
One might say that she is small in statue, but there is an awful lot of energy, brain power and dedication within her frame.
How would you characterize what she does? She is a community organizer.
"As a child, I always knew what I wanted to do, I just could not put it into words, but I just saw myself being busy within the community… doing something," said DeSantis.
Warren/Conner Development Coalition, where she has served as the Executive Director since it was founded in 1984, is the something that she knew she was going to do.
While working at New Detroit Inc, the nation's oldest urban coalition, she came across a job spec for a community specialist. Some organizations were coming together to fund and create a community development organization on the Eastside.
She thought, "Hey, this is me!" The rest is history and has become her true calling.
Under the tenacity and leadership of DeSantis, Warren/Conner has become one of Detroit's premier community organizations. The organization has been involved in a myriad of programs and projects, all designed to better the quality of life of Detroit residents.
As the employees went about their work, they recognized that the Eastside was losing residents and housing; burned down buildings were dilapidated and being abandoned; weeds and piles of garbage and stuff were rampant. They felt the problems and knew that this was not a quick fix.
They believed that this area was worth saving and decided that they could not let these occurrences become the nail in the coffin for this community that they so loved.
They decided to create LEAP (Lower Eastside Action Plan). Its mission is to reinvent Detroit's Lower Eastside with a focus on comprehensive, realistic planning on the sustainable reuse of vacant land found in their neighborhood.
At the table is a very diverse coalition of community development organizations serving Detroit's southeastern neighborhoods, along with service organization, universities, technical advisors and foundations.
Two phases of activities have been completed, which include surveying residents and businesses to see what they want and need in their neighborhood. Also, each organization has their own areas of specialty and has developed plans for projects in various communities for development.
Some might say, "Is this not the city's job to deal with this problem?" But others will say that the residents, also, have a responsibility to become active, come together and move to address the challenges of the neighborhoods; we should not wait for City Hall to solve all of our problems.
The organization has emerged with valuable lessons, which is a springboard as they relate to DetroitWorks and other city departments and plans relative to working with the City.
To plan and develop portions of the Lower Eastside is not an easy task. In order to get to success you have to work through adversity.
DeSantis has come a long ways and still has a long ways to go. She and her organization share an incredibly energy with others in her community.
Maggie DeSantis is an "Everyday Hero" who is Making A Difference in Detroit.
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The enduring symbol of John F. Kennedy's presidency, the image that defined America's romance with its heroic young leader and his star-crossed family, came from his widow, Jacqueline, a couple weeks after his assassination.
Struggling to come up with a literary or cultural analogy for their flash of time in the White House, the grieving former first lady settled on a Broadway musical.
"At night, before we'd go to sleep, Jack liked to play some records," she told Life magazine in December 1963, "and the song he loved most came at the very end of this record. The lines he loved to hear were: Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot."
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With that, the legend was sealed. The Kennedy administration would thereon be remembered as Camelot, with John the king and Jackie the queen, glamorous symbols of a nation's wealthy new idealism.
The nation honored JFK's legacy Friday on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. Several thousand in Dallas marked the day with a moment of silence and bell-ringing at a ceremony in Dealey Plaza, where Kennedy was shot as his motorcade passed through on Nov. 22, 1963. A planned flyover salute and a performance by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the plaza to honor Kennedy were canceled amid rainy conditions. In Boston the JFK Library and Museum debuted an exhibit featuring never-before-displayed items from Kennedy's funeral, while in Washington President Barack Obama was meeting privately with leaders and volunteers from the Peace Corps, the national service program Kennedy started, The Associated Press reported.
Kennedy's portrait remains indelible, even after revelations of adultery, mob ties and bought elections.
"What is remarkable is how durable this image has been surrounding John F. Kennedy all these decades since," said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics and author of "The Kennedy Half-Century: The Legacy and Influence of the JFK Presidency."
America's adoration of JFK still burns in part because he was cut down so early, at the height of his political and cultural influence. He was the youngest elected president, and the youngest to die. He was also the first president of the television age, and so, thanks to the painstaking curation of his image, he is forever frozen in memory as he was 50 years ago: handsome, charismatic, athletic, virile, inspirational.
"The assassination…converted an impressive but flawed man into a saint—an untouchable saint," Sabato said.
Kennedy made his share of highly dramatic political decisions—on civil rights, space exploration, the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis—but his cultural contributions were, arguably, more lasting.
Much of that has to do with the time and place of Kennedy's rise. A decorated war hero, Kennedy related with a generation of GIs returning home to a country exploring new financial, educational and technological opportunities; many of these returning troops became the first in their families to attend college. Kennedy became, in a way, their standard-bearer. His high-society, multilingual wife, regarded as an icon of grace and beauty, completed the picture.
"We're talking about a country that had come out of the war, that controlled the economy of the world. We were rich by any standards in those days, and people didn't really know how to act," said journalist Richard Reeves, author of two books on Kennedy. "I think the Kennedys, with their long hair and European-cut suits and languages, were the role models for a new America."
JFK, who secretly suffered from debilitating ailments and had been given last rites three times before becoming president, approached politics and his personal life with an impatience that seemed indicative of someone who expected to die young. With help from his powerful and wealthy father, Joseph, and his equally ambitious siblings, he took the White House by storm, leapfrogging over the political establishment.
"He lived life as a race against boredom," Reeves said. "He would not wait his turn. He was the first self-financed, self-created presidential candidate. He had it won before they knew what happened. If you want it, go after it. No one waits their turn now. That was largely because of Kennedy."
He was also a torrid womanizer, engaging in several well-documented affairs before and during his presidency.
After his death, his wife, family and inner-circle embarked on a campaign to burnish his legacy, which is a big reason why there are so many schools, buildings, streets, plazas and government facilities around the world named after him. No other modern president has enjoyed such treatment, except for maybe Ronald Reagan, Reeves said.
At the same time, the Kennedy family has been struck by a number of tragedies—accidents, illnesses, murder, substance-abuse problems—that gave rise to the notion of a "Kennedy curse."
Those who believe in such a thing point to a string of events that began before JFK's assassination: the wartime death of his older brother, Joseph; the botched lobotomy of a sister, Rosemary; the death of another sister, Kathleen, in a plane crash; John and Jackie's stillborn daughter; and the death of a prematurely born son.
The family misfortunes continued after JFK died. The first was a June 1964 plane crash in which the late president's youngest brother, Ted, barely survived. In 1968, another brother, Robert, was assassinated as he campaigned for president. A year later, Ted drove a car off a small bridge near Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, killing a young woman in the passenger's seat. Other members of the extended clan have been convicted of murder, suffered cancer, overdosed and died in other horrific ways. That includes JFK's son, John Jr., who perished while piloting a small plane near Martha's Vineyard in 1999.
But scholars scoff at the idea of a Kennedy curse. They point out that the family is so large and sprawling that bad things were bound to happen to some of them. Adding to the peril was that many of JFK's kin lived the way he did: at full speed, at high risk.
The perception of a curse exists because of that Kennedy mystique, which survives unabated to this day. The 50th anniversary of JFK's death has sprouted another wave of books about him.
Which raises the question: Will the glow over a president who served less than three years ever dull?
Reeves doesn't think so. If the negative aspects of his presidency and personal life haven't sufficiently tarnished him, they likely won't ever, he said.
The main enemy is time. Eventually, the number of Americans who remember watching John and Jackie in the White House — along with the historians and journalists who documented it — will diminish to nothing.
"They are still the king and queen, at least until my generation dies off," Sabato said. "It will eventually fade into history. And perhaps the view of the Kennedys will become more realistic. But until then, you're going to continue to focus on the mythology."


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The Brazilians have reached an agreement with two clubs believed to be Barcelona and Real Madrid and are now awaiting the player's decision
Santos have confirmed the club have accepted two offers for Neymar.
The two sides to have had offers accepted are widely reported to be Barcelona and Real Madrid.
"Santos FC announces that it has received two proposals for Neymar," said the club via its official Twitter account. "The Management Committee of the club decided to negotiate the [sale of the] player.
"Neymar and his father are expected in Belmiro to choose which proposal the player will accept."
The two-time South American Player of the Year, whose contract is set to expire in 2014, informed the club earlier this month of his desire to join Tito Vilanova's side.
This year's Spanish champions had seen two bids previous bids rejected by the Brazilian outfit but are now one step closer to sealing a deal for the Brazil international.
Big-spending PSG and their newly-promoted Ligue 1 counterparts Monaco have also been linked to the young forward who has already scored over 100 senior goals in Brazil.
The 21-year-old had previously said he intended to stay in Brazil until after World Cup 2014.


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Friday, March 30, 2012
30 Jays in 30 Days - The 26th Man
Why: The Jays used 24 position players and 29 pitchers to get through the 2011 season, with 12 different pitchers starting a game for them. So again, you'd be right to ask: Who? It's likely that the last guys out will end up being some of the first ones back.
Below, you'll find a handful of the likely suspects. Some of these players may not make the team this year, and some may actually gain some tenuous hold on a spot before the team heads north. Heck, they may have even been released between the time that we're typing this out and when you read it.
In any case, it's unlikely that any of them play a major role on this year's team, but then again, who the hell really knows?
Mike McCoy: McCoy seems to be the most likely candidate to bounce back and forth between Las Vegas and Toronto on a pretty regular basis. McCoy is versatile enough to play pretty much anywhere on the diamond, though his bat (.291 OBP, .269 SLG) likely doesn't play anywhere.
Luis Valbuena: With Omar Vizquel making the team, Valbuena likely hits the waiver wire before the season begins. A .200 OBP in 37 spring at bats might allow him to slip through and make his way to Vegas.
Jonathan Diaz: A .462 OBP and .976 OPS in 21 spring games to go along with a very reliable glove up the middle might allow Diaz to slip ahead of McCoy or Valbuena should a bench role open up.
David Cooper: If Adam Lind's back gets tricky again, the Jays might bypass Travis Snider in the short term and look to wring a few starts out of their Quad-A first baseman.
Yan Gomes: Had an impressive spring (.382 OBP, .676 SLG, seven doubles and a homer in 34 at bats), and demonstrated intriguing versatility by playing third and first in addition to his catching duties. If either Arencibia or Mathis go down, Gomes might get the call before top prospect Travis d'Arnaud. Also, is a dead ringer for Arencibia, so Jays fans might not even notice the difference for a few weeks.
Aaron Laffey: Has an outside shot at the rotation, though the notion that the Jays would choose to subject Kyle Drabek to the PCL as some sort of character-building exercise seems a bit cruel and unusual.
Jim Hoey: Seven strikeouts versus one walk in eight innings this spring. He throws hard, and we saw him hit 97 M.P.H. on the radar gun in Dunedin which didn't seem overly generous to any pitcher.
Trystan Magnuson, Chad Beck, Evan Crawford: All relievers on the 40-man roster for the time being.
Some dude who arrives in a trade: Entirely likely that we'll see this guy, though we haven't the faintest who it might be. If you had pegged Colby Rasmus to be the everyday centre fielder last year, then would you mind filling out our lottery tickets for us this weekend?
And so, that's that. That's your 30 Jays in 30 Days preview. If we were evaluate our own work over the past six weeks, we'd say that there was some inconsistent play, but that we grinded it out and gave our all. Hopefully, you've enjoyed yourselves, and found a bit of fun along the way.
One name that you may have noticed was missing from the 30 Jays was Kyle Drabek, in part because our preview piece on him was reserved for Sportsnet Magazine. You should still be able to find it on a finer newsstand near you. And if not, ask a friend if you can swipe theirs. We kinda like the piece, and it is a treat to see our ramblings alongside the excellent preview pieces by Arden Zwelling, Mike Wilner and Stephen Brunt.
And now, onward into the season.
7 comments:
- Dave said...
Well done. Enjoyed the work.
- March 30, 2012 at 2:38 PM
Bravo Tao. You're work here on the 30 Jays in 30 Days project has been excellent. Take a rest. Real baseball starts soon!
- March 30, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Thanks it's been a slice! Crossing my fingers and toes to see daily content on here this summer (is that too much to ask?)
- March 30, 2012 at 3:02 PM
- yerouttaheah said...
Great work! Didn't always agree, but that's why they play the games.
- March 30, 2012 at 5:50 PM
Much appreciated!
- March 30, 2012 at 7:20 PM
Well done
Informative yet entertaining. You raise an interesting point with Gomes. Can he learn to play 1B? Can his bat play in the majors? Can his bat play at 1B?
Maybe I'm an alarmist but I'm really concerned that Lind is our first baseman and hitting behind Bautista. Can we just get a real first baseman? I'm not saying we needed to through an obscene amour of money at Feilder or Puhols for their declining years. But with the flood of OF in the system, could we not have dealt one of them for some hope at 1B?
I'd even be fine with just having Lind bat lower in the order.
- March 31, 2012 at 7:38 PM
This was a great series to read! Thanks for all the hard work
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Dennard, who was originally scheduled to appear in court this week on a probation violation hearing, had his court date moved to September 6, according to Lori Pilger of the Lincoln Journal Star.
In April, Dennard was placed on probation and sentenced to 30 days in jail after he was convicted of assaulting a police officer. At the time, the judge agreed to put off the 30-day jail sentence until after the upcoming NFL season, and said that if Dennard kept his nose clean he would get the opportunity to avoid jail at all. But in July, Dennard was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
The worst-case scenario for Dennard and the Patriots would be that the judge finds that Dennard violated his probation with the DUI arrest and orders him to serve the 30-day jail stint immediately. Going to jail for 30 days starting on September 6 would keep Dennard out for at least the first five games of the regular season.
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NEW YORK -- The Yankees hope to retain Joe Girardi as their manager and are set to open negotiations on a new contract, general manager Brian Cashman said on Tuesday.
Cashman said that he met for coffee with Girardi on Monday and has scheduled a meeting for Wednesday with Girardi's agent, Steve Mandell. Girardi's three-year, $9 million pact is set to expire in November.
"I'm not speaking for Joe, but I think if you're good at what you do, you'll have opportunities to stay," Cashman said. "He's definitely going to have that. We're going to give him a real good reason to stay. He's earned that."
The 2013 season marked Girardi's sixth at the helm of the Yankees. Over that span, Girardi has compiled a 564-408 regular-season record, winning one World Series, but also missing the playoffs twice.
Girardi said during the Yankees' season-ending series in Houston that he has loved his time with the organization, but that he has not made up his mind about managing in 2014.
"It comes down to family," Girardi said on Sunday. "They are first, and whatever is best for the group of us -- not one individual, not me or just my wife or just one of my children -- whatever is best for us as a group, that's what we'll decide to do.
"And that's something I've put some thought into and I'm going to have to think about a lot of the next few days. But that's a decision that we'll sit down and make and decide what's best."
He has been mentioned in media reports as a candidate for the Cubs' managerial vacancy, as Chicago parted ways with Dale Sveum this week, but Girardi said on Sunday that his connections to the Windy City are not as strong as they once were.
Asked if he would grant the Cubs permission to speak with Girardi, Cashman declined to comment.
"We can't control what other options or interests may be out there," Cashman said. "If you're good at what you do, people are going to have some interest. You can't predict the future on that; you can only control your side of it. I feel we hired a good one.
"He's been a world-champion player for us, a coach, a broadcaster, and obviously a world-champion manager. We've benefited from having him and we'd like to do that going forward. We'll have to stay tuned and see how it plays out."
Cashman said that if Girardi returns, the Yankees would also be interested in retaining the entire coaching staff: bench coach Tony Pena, hitting coach Kevin Long, pitching coach Larry Rothschild, infield coach Mick Kelleher and outfield coach Rob Thomson.
"They're not technically free agents until Oct. 31," Cashman said. "If Girardi comes back, I would like to have our coaches back, and I think Girardi feels the same way. But ultimately, because of the way the process needs to work, the manager has to be decided first and then you can focus on the coaches."
Though the Yankees posted only 85 victories in 2013, their lowest total in a full 162-game season since 1992, Cashman said that Girardi has been "consistently tremendous" in making the most of his roster and keeping the club motivated.
"This year was unique in a lot of different ways and he was able to still maintain that leadership, keep these guys hungry and motivated and not give up," Cashman said. "They never did. I never saw that. Thumbs up. I thought he did a great job, him and his staff."


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After two years at the helm of the first-ever training school for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the military�s newest and most ambitious air combat weapons system to date, Air Force Col. Andrew Toth will hand over command to a new colonel at a ceremony today.
EGLIN AFB � Soaring high above the Emerald Coast in an F-35 on Tuesday, Air Force Col. Andrew Toth was soaking it all in: the perfect weather, the feel of the jet shooting through the sky, the student pilot training in the jet next to him, and that it quite possibly was his last time to fly the jet, maybe to fly for the Air Force at all.
After two years at the helm of the first-ever training school for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the military�s newest and most ambitious air combat weapons system to date, Toth will hand over command to a new colonel at a ceremony today.
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�The sweet part of it was that I was able to do an actual student sortie,� he said. �We did a formation and instrument ride with one of the guys going through the program, so I got to teach and instruct � all of the things I love doing � and that made it all the more special. The bitter part of it was knowing this will potentially be the last time I will get the opportunity to fly the F-35 or even in the Air Force again.�
Toth will take over as the director of assignments at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio.
For the last two years and three months, though, he has commanded the 33rd Fighter Wing, overseeing the training school for people across all branches of the U.S. and international militaries who are learning to fly or maintain the F-35.
When he arrived, the hangars and some of the school�s buildings were empty. No jets had been delivered.
It�s a much different picture today.
The wing boasts more than 1,875 people. They have flown more than 2,000 hours on over 1,500 sorties in the Marines and Air Force variants of the jet, and put more than 45 pilots and 900 maintainers though the school.
�We�ve seen incredible growth,� Toth said. �It has absolutely been an incredible experience being a small part of the team that has really taken this program from a paper aircraft to a fully functioning training weapons system.�
There were some challenges along the way.
Program delays pushed back timelines, some equipment issues had to be resolved and discoveries were made about how the aircraft functions that had to be accounted for.
�It�s extremely challenging, especially when we first stood up the wing and the expectation was the aircraft was going to arrive here and we were going to start flying,� he said.
That wasn�t the case. The first F-35s arrived in July 2011. They didn�t fly until the following March.
To keep up morale, Toth made sure everyone could see there was a next step: first engine run operations, then taxi operations, then continuing to verify technical maintenance data and eventually actual flight.
�As long as you continue to have a vision, morale seems to take care of itself,� he said. �Everyone here knew we would eventually start flying, so they were patient.�
That patience � and keeping in mind that the F-35 is still a brand new aircraft � was key.
Despite that, the program that has been in the works for over 15 years has made a lot of progress. The Marines have sent pilots and maintainers to Yuma, Ariz., where they will be ready to stand up the military�s first combat-ready force within the next two years. The Air Force also announced earlier this month that by 2016 it will have capability to conduct limited close air support missions, air-to-air missions and deep strikes into enemy territory.
Toth credits that in part to the work of the men and women at Eglin. He said one of his greatest experiences was seeing the impact that work has had on the F-35 program as a whole.
High-ranking Air Force and Defense Department officials visited the wing regularly, as did representatives from more than 40 countries.
He said that the international representatives often expressed surprise after seeing the maintainers repairing the jets, the aircraft flying in a pattern and students going through the academic training center. They told him they didn�t realize the program was that far along; they thought it was still on paper and in testing.
Toth said it takes coming to Eglin for many people to understand the training program is fully functional.
The representatives take that back to their countries. It has a positive impact on the progress of the program and helps to quell concerns about delays and setbacks.
In addition, Toth said it was amazing be a part of the first fully integrated wing, with Air Force, Navy, Marines and international forces working under one roof to fly and maintain a weapons system.
�It takes a lot of teamwork in order to get this ship going in the right direction,� he said.
As a leader, he worked hard to get whatever was needed to empower everyone to get their jobs done.
�I found that by doing that, our team was much more committed in getting this weapons system up and running because they felt like and could see that they were making a difference,� he said. �It wasn�t just a top-down driven thing. It was what they were doing, whether that was being an engine run troop and learning how to start the aircraft to standing up our communications network. Everyone had a job to do and they did it exceptionally.�
For Toth, it will be hard to step away from the program he helped establish and what drove and challenged him for the last two years.
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It will also be hard for his wife Cheryl and their children to pack up and leave Northwest Florida.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - TEFL course recommendations Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in TEFL course recommendations Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Czech Republic View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message PsuDaddJoined: 25 Nov 2012Posts: 5Location: Pittsburg, Kansas Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:24 pm Post subject: TEFL course recommendations I plan to come to Prague this summer to get TEFL certified. I want a good program. Can anyone recommend a good school. Any I should definitely avoid? My wife will be coming with me but not getting certified. What about housing in that situation? Back to top spiral78Joined: 05 Apr 2004Posts: 11534Location: On a Short Leash Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:46 am Post subject: All of the courses currently on offer in Prague that I'm aware of have been around for a while and have overall decent reputations. While it's always possible to dig up a negative post or two from over the years, that's really mostly a case of 'can't please all of the people all of the time.' A cert from any of them should be well-received in the region and so long as you highlight the fact that your course was 120 hours on site and included supervised teaching practice with real students, it's CELTA equivalent in the eyes of most employers, so the name brand isn't absolutely vital, either. So far as housing for a couple, you'll need to ask the training centres about that. They generally will provide housing for trainees during the course and possibly could come up with something for a couple, though I expect you'd pay a bit extra for it. Alternatively, you could always try to find something on your own, though that's far more difficult (unless you've got money to burn;-) In which case I've got a place for rent:-)). Back to top TEFLXpatJoined: 27 Sep 2012Posts: 8Location: Prague Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:51 pm Post subject: Get in touch with course graduates The one thing I'd add is that when you're researching TEFL programs in Prague and you want to get a sense of the overall experience of taking a particular TEFL course (as well as what life is like after the course), see if the program will get you in touch with actual graduates. This way, you can get a sense of how the grads liked the course, how they feel now that they're out in the teaching world, what types of job guidance resources were utilized, and the overall quality and experience of the TEFL course. The 120 hours on site and the supervised teaching are common amongst the quality TEFL programs in Prague, but this is a great way to see which one will better suit you personally. I'd suggest sending out a general email to the schools, express interest, get in touch with grads, browse some TEFL Prague websites, and then make an educated decision based on all of this. Best of luck! Back to top corijJoined: 03 Dec 2009Posts: 26 Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:52 am Post subject: agree with above,actually speak with recent grads Also be aware that at least 1 Prague course owner operates 1 or more tefl reviews website , this cons newbies with fake fantastic reviews of his course and at the same time deletes any bad reviews of his course . Back to top Chris WestergaardJoined: 14 Mar 2006Posts: 215Location: Prague Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:57 am Post subject: I agree with all of the above. More importantly with training (that is still really important though) is visa help if you're non EU. Without that, your chances of finding work are very slim. Contact the course and ask about the following. 1. A list of language schools where their graduates generally find employment 2. A list of job assistance services that the course does post course 3. A list of recent graduates who you can contact via email (Facebook is more ideal though) 4. The name of the accrediting body who accredits and externally moderates them. 5. Check to see if the school also helps with worldwide job assistance in case you're interested in working in Asia or other continents/countries. Base your decision on that. Overall, the mass majority of courses do a good job and you'll do fine. If you want to work in Prague though, the visa help is really important. Also note that courses can say anything on their website and it's up to you to check to make sure that what they say and what they offer is accurate. I hope that helps. 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This month I begin my year-long countdown to a milestone birthday. No, I haven't worked up the courage yet to write which milestone, but let's just say that I'm a Generation Xer who's awfully close to being a Baby Boomer. And as I near this new decade of my life, I'm feeling a kinship with my older friends in the Baby Boomer generation who are doing what they can to slow the aging process.
Overall, it's been great to follow the Baby Boomers throughout my life. Other than their drug "experimentation" in the 1960s and their fashion and disco missteps in the 1970s, they have rarely gone wrong enough for me to turn my back on them (although they came close with the disco fad). They are 78 million strong, the largest generation in our country's history. Their numbers have given them power — what business or politician wants this generation on their bad side? Women in that generation blazed trails in the business world so my generation of women had a wider path to follow. Men of that generation took a more active role in raising their children and doing housework than their fathers did. Civil rights increased under their watch and guidance.
Now, Baby Boomers face their "silver" years. The gray hairs have moved in along with the smile lines and the mid-section bulges. But Baby Boomers aren't aging without a fight. Unlike their parents, they were surrounded by fitness facilities for most of their lives, and they heard about the importance of exercise. Now, those who never before belonged to a gym are joining up with their gym-going brethren. Baby Boomers 55 years old and older are the fastest growing segment of new club members.
I doubt their interest in exercise will diminish as they grow older. Of adults 44 to 56 years old interested in active adult communities, 88 percent said they would be happier in retirement if they remained physically active, according to an International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) report.
That's especially heartening considering lifespans are lengthening. Baby Boomers may retire at 65, but now they may have 20 to 30 years of post retirement life to live. Most don't want to spend it dealing with health issues, especially if they could be prevented with a little exercise and sound nutrition.
Boomers aren't opposed to spending their wealth to fight aging. They account for $2 trillion each year in consumer spending. A wealthy population that doesn't want to grow old — smells like an opportunity for fitness facilities. Equipment manufacturers are getting into the act, making equipment with easier access and simpler displays. Health clubs also must jump in if they haven't already. Ninety-five percent of active aging businesses said that having a fitness or wellness center or a physical activity program targeting older adults attracted more residents or members, according to an ICAA report. Ninety-three percent said these programs helped retain their clients.
As children watch their grandparents remain active, it sends a signal that old age isn't about sitting on the porch watching the world go by. It's about being active and remaining as healthy as can be for as long as can be. That's a message that will change the way later generations age. A change for which we must once again thank the Baby Boomers.
So as I near my personal milestone, I will remember that millions of Boomers before me have survived the same birthday milestone as well as the encroaching crows feet, age spots, back pains, knee aches and other signs of an aging body, and they've done so with a mind towards healthy and active living 'til their golden years. I think I'll take their cue and follow right behind them once again.


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Manasquan, Nj — A fundraising effort for Augie's Quest that the staff of The Atlantic Clubs began a few months ago has turned into an industry effort that now involves 800 clubs (as of press time), according to Pat Laus, owner of The Atlantic Clubs, Manasquan, NJ.
Club owners participating in the fundraising effort will conduct an hour-long event at their clubs sometime before June 31 to raise money for ALS research. Augie Nieto, founder of Life Fitness, has been diagnosed with ALS, and the grassroots campaign is an effort to help him in his quest to cure ALS, Laus says.
The effort involves a large number of independent clubs of all sizes, says Laus, as well as multi-unit club companies, such as Life Time Fitness, Chanhassen, MN; Lifestyle Family Fitness, St. Petersburg, FL; Bally Total Fitness, Chicago; Xsport Fitness Centers, Chicago; Western Athletic Clubs, San Francisco; the Alaska Athletic Clubs, Anchorage, AK; and others.
The group has also begun developing strategic partnerships with equipment suppliers and consultants who are developing their own initiatives to become part of the effort. To participate in the effort, club owners can go to www.clubsforthecure.com.


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Many growers who plant PhytoGen brand cottonseed containing the WideStrike Insect Protection trait will not have to set aside a portion of their acres for a non-Bt refuge in 2008, Dow AgroSciences announced.
Dow said EPA has accepted the natural refuge option for growers in the area largely from Texas to the East Coast. The decision was based on studies showing that other crops and non-crop plants can serve as hosts for susceptible tobacco budworms, bollworms and other caterpillar insects in cotton.
Farmers in selected counties in Texas and in Florida south of Highway 60 must continue to provide a non-Bt cotton refuge as part of an insect resistance management program for cotton containing WideStrike.
"We're committed to maintaining PhytoGen brand cottonseed as an industry leader," says Joe Sobek, global business leader for cotton at Dow AgroSciences. "This natural refuge option allows growers to plant more high-yielding PhytoGen brand cottonseed while maintaining a strong defense against troublesome cotton pests."
WideStrike, which contains a trait that expresses the Cry1F and Cry1Ac proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis in cotton plants, provides season-long protection against leaf-, square- and boll-feeding worms.
The natural refuge for PhytoGen brand cottonseed containing WideStrike comes after extensive scientific research showed that a sufficient number of cotton bollworms and tobacco budworms — key pests controlled by WideStrike — were present on non-cotton crops and other plants, Sobek said.
"The presence of these pests outside of cotton, partnered with the dual-gene insect control efficacy of WideStrike, greatly reduces the chance that these pests will develop resistance to the technology."
Until now, farmers have been required to plant a 5 percent "unsprayed" or 20 percent "sprayed" refuge of non-Bt cotton for each 100 acres of WideStrike or Bollgard or Bollgard II cotton they planted.
The natural refuge option will be available for PhytoGen brand cottonseed containing WideStrike planted in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, parts of Texas and Virginia, beginning with the 2008 season.
The Texas counties of Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, Val Verde, Ward and Winkler are excluded from the natural refuge option.
EPA previously established prohibitions on the planting of Bt cotton in the Texas Panhandle counties of Carson, Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts and Sherman as well as south of Highway 60 in Florida. These restrictions still apply with the approval of a natural refuge for cottonseed containing WideStrike Insect Protection.
"Dow AgroSciences is excited to be able to offer many cotton growers a more convenient and economical approach to effectively manage important cotton pests by enabling them to plant PhytoGen brand cottonseed containing WideStrike without Bt cotton refuge requirements," says Sobek.
EPA said the current, structured refuge constraints will continue for pink bollworm resistance management in 15 counties in the trans-Pecos area of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California.


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#14 Eddie Ard
|LaPlace, LA (Archbishop Rummel High)
2006-2007:Second Team All-Atlantic Sun selection. ...Named A-Sun Player of the Week for Jan. 15. ...Led team in scoring (464 points), scoring average per game (15.0), field goal attempts (372, 12.0 per game), field goals made (152, 4.9 per game), free throws made (122, 3.9 per game), free throw attempts (146, 4.7 per game), free throw percentage (83.6), rebounds (180), rebounds per game (5.8), defensive rebounds (132, 4.3 per game). Tied for second on team in blocked shots with 14. ...In the A-Sun overall he finished first in free throw percentage (122-of-146, 83.6 percent), fifth in scoring (15 ppg), eighth in rebounding (5.8), 15th in steals (43, 1.39 per game), and sixth in defensive rebounds (132, 4.26 per game). ... In A-Sun Conference games only Ard was fifth in scoring (14.9 ppg), 13th in rebounding (105, 5.8 per game), second in free throw percentage (79-of-94, 84 percent), 12th in steals (27, 1.50 per game), and eight in defensive rebounds (76, 4.22). ...Led Bisons in scoring 10 times, tied for lead once. ...Scored in double figures in 25 games....Scored more than 20 points six times with a season-high 25 twice (at Kennesaw State Jan. 2 and against Stetson Jan. 7. ...Led the Bisons in rebounding six times, tied for the lead eight times. ...Season-high 10 rebounds at against Jacksonville Nov. 30. ...Led Bisons in steals eight times, tied for lead four times with a season-high four steals against Winston-Salem State Nov. 27. ...Led the Bisons in blocks three times, tied five times. ...Twice made two blocks in a game against Belmont Jan. 2 and ETSU Jan. 27. ... Finished with perfect efforts at the free throw line three times with season-high 13-for-13 at Liberty Dec. 21 and eight-for-eight shooting against North Florida (Dec. 2) and ETSU (Jan. 4). ...Only returning player, and one of only two players, to start all 31 games.
2005-2006: Named First Team All-Atlantic Sun. ...Named to A-Sun All-Tournament Team. ...Named A-Sun Player of the Week (Jan. 16-22). ...Recorded four double-doubles with 17 points, 14 rebounds at East Tennessee (Dec. 3, 2005), 25 points, 11 rebounds vs Belmont (Jan. 20, 2006) and 26 points, 10 rebounds at Campbell (Feb. 16, 2006). ...Scored in double figures in all three games against Southeastern Conference teams (Kentucky, Auburn and Tennessee). ...Scored in double figures in 28 of 32 games played. ...His 26 points at Campbell is a career-high. ...Has led team in scoring 14 times. ...Season-high 14 rebounds at East Tennessee (Dec. 3, 2005). ...Twice made 10 field goals in a game (vs North Florida Feb. 6, 2006 and at Stetson Feb. 6, 2006). ...Made season-high 19 field goal attempts at Campbell (Feb. 16, 2006). ...Twice made four 3-point field goals (at Mercr Feb. 4, 2006 and vs Campbell Jan. 4, 2006). ...Made season-high 11 free throws vs Belmont on a season-high 12 attempts (Jan. 20, 2006). ...Made three blocked shots vs Northern Colorado (Nov. 13, 2005). ...Season-high 39 minutes vs Belmont (Jan. 20, 2006). ...Six steals vs East Tennessee (Feb. 24, 2006). ...Led team in scoring with 16.2 points per game, one of only three players to average in double figures. ...Second in rebounding, and the top returning rebounder, with 5.4 per game.
2004-2005 Season: Named to Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team. ...Tied for fourth on team in scoring with 7.3 points per game. ...Also averaged 3.4 rebounds per game. ...Led team in scoring three times with 17 at Mercer (Feb. 11), 16 at Georgia State (Feb. 3) and 16 vs Belmont (Feb. 22). ...Led team in rebounds vs Gardner-Webb with 12 (Feb. 19). ...Recorded only double-double of season vs Gardner-Webb (Feb. 19) with 17 points, 12 rebounds. ...Set new school record for blocks in a game with 9 vs Campbell (Feb. 17). ...Led team in steals 3 times. ...Led team in assists two times. ...Led team in blocked shots three times, tied for lead seven times. ...Started nine games, played in 24. ...Averaged 18.2 minutes per game with a season-high 34 vs. Belmont (Feb. 22). ... Finished 10th in A-Sun in blocked shots with 23, an average of .96 per game.
2003-2004 Season: Spent the year as a medical redshirt due to a broken femur bone. ...Learned a great deal by watching Atlantic Sun teams in action as he prepares for his first college season.
High School: Averaged 20.1 points and 9.8 rebounds per game as a senior at Archbishop Rummel High School. ...Named MVP of the District 9-AAAAA Tournament. ...Named to City of New Orleans All-Metro Team. ...A three-year starter.
Personal: Graduate of Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie, La. ...Majoring in marketing. ...Born June 28, 1985. ...Parent is Eddie Ard.
Reason he chose Lipscomb: Wonderful coaches and environment.


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Think about it: Plan how, not what
DRAWING BY DEBORAH DERR McCLINTOCK
Q. Mental rehearsal has been used successfully by golfers (Jack Nicklaus said he "watched a movie in his head before each shot"), baseball players (before each turn at bat during his 70-home-run season, Mark McGwire "imagined smashing the ball with his Paul Bunyan swing"), pianists (imprisoned seven years during China's Cultural Revolution, Liu Chi Kung daily "practiced every piece I ever played, note by note, in my mind," later was back on tour playing better than ever, said the critics), figure skaters, dart throwers, and on and on. But what's a key pitfall here, and how can it be avoided? –R. Rotella
A. When college students facing exams were told to visualize scanning the posted grade list, seeing their "A" then beaming with joy, and to do this five minutes every day, their scores averaged only 2 points better than those of a control group, says David G. Myers in the 7th edition of Psychology.
But another group focused on the process of studying, envisioning themselves reading the chapters, taking notes, ignoring distractions, declining to go on a date, etc. These test-takers started studying sooner, stayed with it longer, and wound up beating the controls by eight points. Advises Myers: "Better to spend your fantasy time planning how to get something than to dwell on the imagined destination."
Q. Did the classic James Bond movie Goldfinger get it right when Jill Masterson (Shirley Eaton) died after being dipped in liquid 14-carat gold? Could skin suffocation really happen? –P. Galore
A. This is largely urban legend, though Shirley Eaton's autobiography explains that the filmmakers believed their own script, for they left a patch of her abdomen unpainted, says Steven Connor in The Book of Skin. "She died of skin suffocation," said Bond to his spymaster M. "It's been known to happen to cabaret dancers. It's all right so long as you leave a small bare patch at the base of the spine to allow the skin to breathe."
Actually, the skin doesn't breathe and does not draw its oxygen from the air. If it did, wearers of tight support stockings for varicose veins would be in trouble, as would swimmers who stay mostly underwater for long periods. And occlusive ointments such as Vaseline are frequently prescribed to cover the entire body, but no one dies.
The germ of truth to the Bond tale, says University Of Pennsylvania dermatologist Dr. Michael S. Lehrer, is that such a covering can prevent sweating and cooling, and thus bring on heatstroke and death. Or the toxic chemicals in the gold or paint might themselves prove fatal. But that's hardly the stuff of silver-screen legends.
Q. If moonlight (moonshine) is sunlight reflected off the moon to Earth, what is "Earthshine," and where would you have to go to see it? –L. Abner
A. No farther than your own backyard for that one too. Whenever there's a thin crescent moon, you may see the dark portion alive with a ghostly glow, "the old moon in the new moon's arms." This is sunlight taking a triple voyage, from the sun to Earth, then bouncing to the moon, then back to your eyes, says astronomer Bob Berman in Secrets of the Night Sky.
Of the universe's trillions of celestial bodies, our moon alone is near enough to serve as a mirror to us, reflecting our own brilliance for our skygazing pleasure. "If you lived on the moon, you'd see beautiful Earth dominating the night sky, four times bigger and at least five times shinier than the moon appears in our own sky."
Is there practical use to Earthshine? By gauging Earth's sunlight-reflectivity, astronomers are gaining clues to changing cloud covers here and possible climate changes. Eventually, says Physicsweb.org, similar analyses may shed light on extrasolar planets, and possibly even help determine a "reflective signature" to life elsewhere.
Send Strange questions to brothers Bill and Rich at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Modest Rise in Number Saying There Is 'Solid Evidence' of Global Warming
More Moderate Republicans See Evidence of Warming
The percentage of Americans who say there is solid evidence of global warming has increased modestly over the past two years. Currently, 63% say there is solid evidence that the earth's average temperature has been getting warmer over the past few decades. In October 2009, 57% expressed this view.
The number saying global warming is a very serious problem also has ticked up – to 38% currently from 32% last year; 35% said this in 2009.
Nonetheless, substantially fewer Americans say there is solid evidence of global warming than did so from 2006 to 2008. And in those years, higher percentages viewed global warming as a very serious problem than do so today.
The national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted Nov. 9-14 among 2,001 adults, finds that nearly four-in-ten (38%) say that global warming is occurring mostly because of human activity, such as the burning of fossil fuels, which also is slightly higher than last year (34%). From 2006-2008, 47% said global warming was mostly caused by human activity.
The survey finds a continuing partisan divide in opinions about global warming: 77% of Democrats and 63% of independents say there is solid evidence that the average temperature on earth has been getting warmer over the past few decades. Just 43% of Republicans agree.
There also is a large partisan gap in views about the causes of global warming: 51% of Democrats and 40% of independents say the earth is getting warmer mostly because of human activity. Just 19% of Republicans say rising temperatures are mostly attributable to human activity.
GOP More Internally Divided
Since 2009, there have been sharp increases in the percentages of independents and moderate and liberal Republicans who say there is solid evidence of global warming.
Currently, 63% of independents say there is solid evidence of rising temperatures, up from 53% in October 2009. The shift has been more dramatic among moderate and liberal Republicans, who comprise about a third of all Republicans. More than six-in-ten (63%) now see solid evidence of global warming, compared with 41% two years ago.
Opinions among conservative Republicans have changed little since 2009; currently, just 31% say there is solid evidence the earth is warming. The gap between conservative Republicans and the party's moderates and liberals has increased from nine percentage points in 2009 to 32 points in the new survey.
College graduates and older Americans also are more likely to see solid evidence of global warming. Two-thirds of college graduates (68%) say there is solid evidence of rising temperatures, up 10 points from 2009. And 61% of those 65 and older express this view today, compared with 50% two years ago.
Most See Warming as Serious Problem
A majority of Americans (65%) say that global warming is either a very serious (38%) or somewhat serious (27%) problem. A third (33%) views global warming as not too serious a problem (16%) or not a problem (17%).
The large partisan and ideological gap over the existence of global warming is reflected in opinions about whether it represents a serious problem. Nine-in-ten (90%) liberal Democrats say global warming is at least a somewhat serious problem, with 64% calling it very serious. Nearly three-quarters of conservative Republicans (73%) say global warming either is not too serious a problem or not a problem; 44% say it is not a problem.
Both parties are internally divided, though the differences are more pronounced among Republicans. While 73% of conservatives say global warming is not much of a problem, only 34% of moderates and conservatives agree. Liberal Democrats are more likely than the party's conservatives and moderates to view global warming as a very serious problem (64% vs. 50%). And about twice as many conservative and moderate Democrats as liberals say it is little or no problem (21% vs. 9%).
Tea Party Republicans and Global Warming
The GOP's divisions over global warming also are seen in how Tea Party Republicans and non-Tea Party Republicans view the issue.
Among all Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who agree with the Tea Party, 30% say there is solid evidence of global warming and 11% say it is mostly caused by human activity. A majority (56%) of Republicans and GOP leaners who do not agree with the Tea Party see solid evidence of global warming, and 28% say it is mostly caused by human activity.
And while more than half (55%) of Republicans and leaners who do not agree with the Tea Party view global warming as at least a somewhat serious problem, just 27% of Tea Party Republicans agree.