First, I would like to thank and applaud Kirk for reading and reviewing the book, unfortunately in seems like much of what LDS people are reading these days has more to do with vampires than Book of Mormon research.
There are a few points that do warrant a response, most having to do with data and results that were not necessarily favorable to Magleby's personal geographic model.
The review seems to imply that I am asserting that the city of Jerusalem is found in the land northward. The section involving one approach to textual construction might indicate that there may be a city called Jerusalem located in the land northward, it was indicated that if that was the case it would have to be a different city named Jerusalem. I do not subscribe to that particular location, the book provides an alternate textual construction that indicates that the list of cities was principally grouped by the method of destruction, only secondarily by geography. The destruction of Jerusalem in the land southward where Sorenson has located it does appear to be geologically possible, however there just isn't enough data at Lake Atitlan to determine how the inundation actually happened.
the people of Nephi, round about the temple which was in the land Bountiful; and they were marveling and wondering one with another, and were shewing [conversing] one to another the great and marvelous change which had taken place.
The problem is that if "shewing "means "conversing" instead of visually demonstrating than the sentence would have to have an "about" in it, just like verse 2. The verb shewing requires an object, verb conversing cannot. In addition, since a principal purpose of most Mesoamerican temples was to gain elevation, the implication is clearly that the temple was a vantage point for demonstrating the destruction still present. The reading given to these verses in the book is straightforward, easily understood, and consistent with the Book of Mormon itself, not skewed to defend a preferred geographical model.
In an attempt to deflect the geologic deficiencies in the location selected for Ammonihah, Magleby asserts (without any supporting data) that the prison that collapsed must have been located on ground that was subject to liquefaction which by implication would mean that his chosen location of low magnitude earthquakes would then be acceptable. Even assuming that the soil was susceptible to liquefaction, river deposits would not be expected to increase the shaking intensity by much above 2 points on the Mercalli scale. As Magleby's own data presented show, the largest earthquake one would expect at his location that would occur once in 500 years would be a Level IV. Adding 2 points to this number accounting for liquefaction one would arrive at a shaking intensity of Level VI, not the Level VIII described in the Book of Mormon causing the collapse of the prison. A Level VIII earthquake is 3 times stronger than a Level VI. Magleby does make a reasonable interpretation that the prison took more damage than the town, which could be based on soil factors or perhaps on proximity to the fault. A Level VI earthquake at the town with a level VIII at the prison would be consistent with the description given in the Book of Mormon. This location for Ammonihah is still not a best fit based on geologic criteria, even considering all conditions favorable to Magleby's interpretation.
Magleby also asserts that the "great noise" was not in fact a noise generated by the earthquake but was primarily from the collapse of the prison. While the Book of Mormon textual language is not definitive, by placing the prison some distance from the town, Magleby makes it more difficult to support that argument, as the farther away from town to the prison location, the less likely it is that the sound of a prison collapse would be a "great noise" heard in town.
Magleby implies that the book limits the interpretation of the "plains of the earth" to the Tabasco Coastal Plains. I am not aware anywhere in the book where there is such an assertion, in fact the figures all show potential earthquake and potential liquefaction impact (in fact the most impact) to the land northward which would potentially include many more "plains" than those located in Tabasco. The only assertion made is that the plains that are broken up do not appear to be the narrower strip of coastal plains on the Pacific side of the Isthmus.


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Francisco P. Moya, Chair
Remote Hearing
I am Adam Friedman, Director of the Pratt Center for Community Development and I appreciate the opportunity to testify in opposition to the rezoning of Industry City.
Pratt Center opposes this rezoning because the world of real estate has changed and the city should not be building on the needs and real estate assumptions of the pre-Covid era.
Despite our clear opposition to this land use action, there are many things that Industry City is doing right as a business entity: their efforts to support workforce development and to build a bridge between their tenants and residents should be standard for all large-scale commercial development.
The City needs to act to revive its economy. But rather then acting "boldly" it needs to act deliberately. The City needs to acknowledge how much is uncertain about its future land use needs, and heed the community voices who have been championing a long-term vision rooted in the future of work.
Two quick illustrations of economic assumptions in this land use action that are outdated:
First, the city needs to rethink its industrial policy to consider not only the high-quality jobs manufacturing provides but the importance of production capacity, especially during a crisis. During the pandemic, local manufacturers were called upon by Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) to produce an amazing number of isolation gowns, masks and face shields every week—600,000 each! Local manufacturers were organized into hub and spoke clusters to achieve these goals. Two of those hubs were in the Garment Center and one was in Industry City.
The Garment Center has already been rezoned and we can expect displacement there, diminishing their capacity to produce essential personal protect equipment (PPE.) The proposed rezoning of Industry City would undermine another cluster of essential PPE production. If the pandemic had occurred two years later - after these zoning changes, after the displacement of their manufacturers, the City would not have been able to close the gaps in generating PPE as well as it did.
Second, the real estate market for office space in Manhattan has collapsed. I am testifying to you from 100 miles away because of a personal high-risk health condition. Lifelong New Yorkers, deeply dedicated to the city, do not want to get on a subway or ride a bus unless it is absolutely necessary. The "temporary" (2-5 years) changes to which we are adapting in the pandemic will permanently change our concept of "the office," radically changing patterns of use and consequently, market demand, in the long-term. Opening up more office space in Brooklyn that is highly dependent on mass transit will not change this fundamental reality.
It is important to send the message that New York is ready for business. But the message should be that New York is ready for the businesses of the future. It should be that New York City is safe as a result of thoughtful planning to confront whatever new emergency arises in the future whether that is sea level rise or a pandemic.
If what happens in the Sunset Park community and the message it sends is of citywide importance, the Mayor needs to ensure that the resources invested in the area meet community needs and support their vision – which it currently dramatically fails to do.
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Europa Cinemas November 23, 2019 Lisbon Europa Cinemas Network Conference, Network Conferences
Day 2, Workshop 4: Getting into the Mindset of New Generations
Michael Gubbins opened the session with the hope of dispelling myths, "A lot of lazy assumptions need to be challenged about what "young people" might be," he said, "The assumption that there is something clear about behavioural patterns is also something that needs to be challenged." What followed were four presentations that never made assumptions and, instead, took engagement as their lesson, presenting their findings with passion and enthusiasm.
Mathias Fournier (Project Coordinator, Cinéma De Contis, France)
Mathias Fournier from Cinéma de Contis began by outlining their experience with VR. Owing to the format's "immersive" nature, Fournier sees VR as a tool for engaging younger audiences; a welcome change from other short-term attention grabbing experiences and platforms. Furthermore, Fournier said, VR is a shared social experience and that, as such, cinemas do have a role to play in its development. The aim is not to enclose people in a practice that is just Virtual Reality, rather, it's a way to get them into the cinema where they will hopefully then watch and engage with other content.
Stefana Dragan from MUBI talked about the platform's UK theatrical partnership program, MUBI Go, where subscribers to the platform receive a weekly voucher to see a film at a participating cinema (if they have programmed the selected film). Much like Yorck Kinogruppe and Cineville who had presented their subscription models earlier in the conference, MUBI's initiative shows an increase in cinema attendance among subscribers – seven times the national average, in fact. Furthermore, that more than 50% of the take up are young audiences and that 80% are under age 44.
Left to right: Greta Akcijonaite (Coordinator, European Film Challenge, Lithuania), Michael Gubbins (Partner, Sampo Media, UK)
Dispelling lazy myths with aplomb, Michael Gubbins also suggested, "There's a feeling that a young generation want to watch fifty screens all the time but no matter what age, you want recommendations – film is seen as something you give time to." Dragan agreed and said that MUBI's findings were that the barriers aren't the films but pricing and accessibility which is why they've put resources into making the model affordable and the app easy to use.
Removing barriers to entry was a common theme. Greta Akcijonaite, Coordinator for the European Film Challenge, where participants watch ten European films in ten weeks in the hope of winning a ticket to a major film festival such as Cannes or Berlinale, said that participation and community building are absolutely key in fighting piracy & creating new cinema-going habits. Rewarding young audiences who share their initiatives with incentives like the European Film Challenge creates buzz and requires genuine engagement of its participants.
Also targeting young audiences, Kinodvor presented the findings of their Kinotrip programme, a year-round project that is created "by the youth for the youth". The participants manage the project in its entirety; from curation to communications and including the hosting of events and Q&As and introducing films. "They are," Metka Dariš said, "the best communicators and ambassadors as they can reach their demographic in a way that we simply can't."
Metka Dariš (Director, Kinodvor, Slovenia)
For Kinodvor it was both incredibly challenging and extremely rewarding,
It is very unpredictable, time and resource heavy, and a real challenge is that you have to lose control. Our environment is very structured and organised but you have to trust them and hope it works. Continuity is essential, and we have significant results after just three years.
But the results speak volumes. The programme offers a way for the cinema to foster lifelong filmgoing values and, in addition to this, skills development. With an eye on the future, Kinodvor know that cultivating skills in passionate audience members can also become an industry pathway. Always on the lookout for future cinema operators, Kinodvor very much see the programme as a talent and skills development programme for its own future – especially with their current plans to build a miniplex in the city where that they can extend their already diverse programme offer. The key to success in this area, Dariš says, is that "They have to have the feeling that the cinema is theirs."
Photographs courtesy of Joana Linda.
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Day 2, Workshop 3 : Making Cinemas More Open, Inclusive and Sustainable


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Court battle will determine if Basalt Town Council is properly holding closed meetings
Basalt Mayor Jacque Whitsitt, shown at a meeting earlier this year, testifed Thursday about retention of emails and texts about government business.
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The judge in a court battle over the propriety of Basalt Town Council's executive sessions and retention of public records opened the hearing Thursday with terse questioning over the need for the litigation.
Eagle County District Judge Russell Granger asked the four attorneys — two for the town government and two for citizen Ted Guy, who filed the lawsuit — if they tried "talking" out the issues and finding a resolution rather than spending "thousands and thousands of dollars" in the fight.
Granger also questioned what the remedy would be if Guy prevailed and proved that the Town Council held improper executive sessions, which are closed to the public, and didn't retain all the records as required.
"What is it you're really seeking?" Granger asked Guy's attorneys, Steve Zansberg and Michael Beylkin.
"When attorneys litigate for sake of attorneys' fees, that's not going to go over well." — Judge Russell Granger
He said he hopes the dispute doesn't just boil down to which side will have to pay the other's legal fees.
"When attorneys litigate for sake of attorneys' fees, that's not going to go over well," the judge said.
Lawyers stake their claims
Zansberg said a ruling that the town is conducting public business improperly and forcing corrections is the desired remedy.
"Our position is there were four meetings that were closed improperly," Zansberg said. In addition, he claimed, there are public records that were illegally kept from Guy either by being withheld or deleted.
"The court's declaring of that is the remedy," Zansberg said.
Steve Dawes, the lead attorney for the Town Council in the case, countered that the town turned over all public records sought by Guy, except when they don't exist.
"I'm not sure what they think we have that we didn't produce," he said.
He also contended the four executive sessions in question were properly noticed because they involved sensitive personnel matters involving former Town Manager Mike Scanlon.
Scanlon's employment contract said the council couldn't review his performance in public. The town formally noticed the meetings as "personnel issues" without specifying they were on Scanlon.
Zansberg and Beylkin duked out the issues with Dawes during a 6½-hour hearing. It featured intense grilling by Guy's attorney of Town Attorney Tom Smith over the executive session policy and Mayor Jacque Whitsitt over her retention of emails and texts where town business was discussed.
Executive session disclosure
Zansberg repeatedly pressed the point that the Colorado Open Meetings Law requires that a government provide as much information as possible about an item to be discussed in executive session without undermining the talks.
For example, if it is known that a local government is actively trying to buy a specific piece of ground, it should identify the property when it goes into executive session. If the government is attempting to beat a private developer to the punch with a property purchase, the property doesn't have to be named.
Zansberg grilled Smith on whether he ever asked Scanlon at the time the executive sessions were held if he objected to having the agenda identify him as the subject of the personnel meeting. Smith said Scanlon clearly didn't want the meetings held in public. The town proceeded with caution and didn't identify Scanlon as the town employee being discussed.
Zansberg claimed the meetings were improperly noticed and any audio recordings and council members' notes should be open to public scrutiny. The hearings in question were on April 26, May 24, Aug. 9 and Aug. 11. At least three of the meetings featured discussions about Scanlon, who quit his position and is now preparing to fight the town over a severance package (see related story on A6).
Dawes contended the meetings were lawfully held and audio recordings weren't made at two meetings and a portion of one. When the purpose of an executive session is for the council members to get legal advice from their attorney, it is considered attorney-client privilege and doesn't have to be recorded, Smith said while under oath.
Granger repeatedly questioned Zansberg about Scanlon's rights to have personnel matters handled in private. He questioned if Scanlon's rights to privacy were waived if the executive sessions weren't properly noticed.
"Are you saying your client's rights supersede those of Mr. Scanlon?" Granger asked.
Zansberg said the improperly noticed meetings were, in fact, public meetings, so the public had a right to the discussions, even if Scanlon would prefer them private.
Whitsitt quizzed on texts
Roughly two-thirds of the hearing focused on the executive sessions and most of the remainder on Whitsitt's retention of emails and texts. Zansberg and Beylkin tried to establish that Whitsitt continued to delete texts about town government business after she was made aware that she must retain them as public records.
The poster child of texts was one Whitsitt sent to Scanlon in July, when he was still town manager. She raised an issue with the Pan and Fork property in Basalt, which was on the follow evening's agenda, and noted she had discussed the issue with other members of the council.
Zansberg said that text proved that Whitsitt and others conduct public business in private and that she deletes texts that should be retained.
Whitsitt contended that the requirement on texts wasn't made clear until last month, when Smith brought additional information about retention of public records to the board. She said saving texts wasn't "clear-cut" prior to November.
"I never did intentionally delete anything that I thought was important to town business," she said.
Zansberg countered that the July text, where the mayor was lining up votes, was clearly important town business. Cross-examination by Beylkin was intended to show Whitsitt was careless with records retention and that she had received guidance on preserving texts and emails on her personal accounts well before November.
Granger didn't make a ruling Thursday. He directed the attorneys to submit proposed final orders by Dec. 19. He said he would make a ruling as quickly as possible but set no deadline.
Guy said after the hearing that his goal is to force the council to follow the Colorado Open Meetings Law and Colorado Open Records Act. The purpose of the suit isn't to find fuel for a recall effort against council members, he said, although a favorable ruling could be used if any such effort is launched.
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Siteri Tikoca joined the NatureFiji-MarquetiViti team as a Conservation Officer in 2016. She is a specialist in moths, studying how their diversity and distributional patterns are influenced by habitat types and seasonality. But she also has broad experience studying both plants and animals in the marine, coastal and terrestrial habitats of Fiji. She currently manages multiple exciting projects, including: Fiji's Bat – Brink of Extinction; Establishing a Site Conservation Plan for the Endangered Fijian Free-tailed Bat at Nakanacagi Cave; Red Listing of Fijian Tree Species; and Save Our Species –Conservation of the Fiji Acmopyle, a Forgotten National Icon.
Siteri earned her Master's Degree in Biological and Chemical Sciences from the University of the South Pacific (USP), where she specialised in macromoths (Lepidoptera) in lowland forest habitats on Viti Levu, Fiji Islands. Before that, she worked with the South Pacific Regional Herbarium, where she was involved in specimen identification and curation, fieldwork for environmental impact assessments and biodiversity assessments, as well as community awareness. Siteri earned a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Marine Biology from USP in 2009.
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Today's clean eating recipe is a pineapple and berry smoothie. It's simple, it's packed with vitamins and other antioxidants and it tastes wonderful.
Now, before I reveal the simple recipe, I want to share the health benefits of the basic ingredients of my smoothie.
Pineapples are rich in vitamin C, vitamin A and B-complex group of vitamins like folates, thiamin, pyridoxine, riboflavin and minerals like calcium, phosphorus, potassium, copper and manganese. Potassium (K) is an important component of cell and body fluids, helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure. Copper (Cu) is a helpful cofactor for red blood cell synthesis. Manganese (Mn) is a trace mineral your body needs to build bones and connective tissues, and it also is a co-factor for an enzyme which battles free radicals.
Since pineapples have these anti-inflammatory qualities, eating pineapples can greatly ease the pain of arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome and gout.
Pineapples are also the source of bromelain (a mixture of protein-digesting enzymes). Bromelain helps regulate the secretions in the pancreas to aid in digestion, and it neutralizes acidic fluids in the gastrointestinal tract.
Pineapples are 94% carbohydrates, so if you're on a carbohydrate-restricted diet, keep your pineapple intake at one cup per day.
Always go for fresh pineapple when you have the chance. Here's a great seven-step wikihow article on how to tell if a pineapple is ripe.
Lingonberries are supposedly one of the richest sources of polyphenols. The little red berries are an excellent source of vitamin A, B and C and are packed with minerals like calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, copper, sodium and potassium, and also flavonoids, especially quercetin. Quercetin has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, but it also has antihistamine properties that help alleviate allergy symptoms.
Lingonberries contain tannins that help boost the walls of blood vessels, resolve mineral metabolism and neutralize toxins. Like other dark red and blue berries, lingonberries boost the levels of good cholesterol and improve blood pressure. Also, lingonberries contain a berry biocomplex that reduces hardening of blood vessels. Lingonberries are and excellent addition to a diverse diet, since it improves heart and circulatory health. Apart from being rich in essential nutrients, lingonberries are also a good source of Omega-3 fatty acids.
The nutrients in blueberries include selenium, iron, potassium, copper, zinc, manganese, anthocyanin, vitamins A, C, E and B complex. Several studies show that blueberries can improve brain function and prevent (or slow) the progress of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Blueberries also improve glucose and insulin levels, and reduce abdominal fat. Like lingonberries, blueberries are a heart-healthy superberry. They also boost your immunity, since they are packed with enzymes with antibacterial and antiviral properties. The blue shade of blueberries provides anthocyanin, which is rich in bioflavenoid and antioxidants.
Both lingon- and blueberries are excellent to use both fresh or frozen.
Tip #1: I use this as an addition to my breakfast omelette. In case you plan on having just a smoothie for breakfast, make sure you get enough proteins. The protein count of this smoothie is really low, so feel free to add a protein powder or quark to the mix.
Tip #2: Since pineapples are diuretic (drive water out of the body), make sure you drink plenty of water with your smoothie.
Tip #3: For an added "superfood effect", add a tablespoon of maca, a teaspoon of Opti-MSM and a teaspoon of lucuma to the smoothie.
Now, I'm a regular multitasker in the mornings. I brush my hair while I let my dog out, I get dressed while my omelette is cooking and I enjoy half of my breakfast in the car on my way to work. Today I poured my smoothie in a protein shaker and drank it whilst commuting. It ain't pretty, but I got to get my natural vitamins in the morning!
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According to a recent Wall Street Journal article support among Democrats has slipped for Medicare for All. While this may be so it's rather meaningless if what is entailed by Medicare for All is not fully understood by the people being polled. Moreover, some who tout Medicare for All, and some who vehemently oppose it, fail to have a basic understanding of what it means and what repercussions it will have.
Medicare for All would expand Medicare to all U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents and abolish the current system of employer-provided coverage, which would de facto establish a single payer system in the U.S.
Pointing to single payer systems Medicare for All proponents' common refrain has become "let's do what the rest of the [industrialized] world does" to provide universal access and contain costs. But, such blanket statements brush over the fact that many healthcare systems that provide access to all citizens and manage to temper cost growth are not single payer.
And the problems of misconception are not confined to the left. On the right, there is also the widespread belief that "European healthcare systems" are all single payer. Moreover, the right often falsely equates single payer health insurance systems with socialism.
France and Germany are examples of hybrid systems with predominantly public funding, but also private healthcare financing, combined with a public-private mix in the provision of healthcare services. Health priorities are set at the national level. And, most drug pricing and reimbursement decisions are left to national entities whose mandate is to provide evidence-based assessments of newly approved drugs and make recommendations accordingly.
All four countries require residents to purchase health coverage, from private payers in Switzerland and the Netherlands, not-for-profit "sickness funds" in Germany, and government insurance in France, which can be topped up with optional supplemental private insurance. The insurance mandates serve to efficiently pool good and bad risks, mitigating the potential for adverse selection.
In the U.S. lessons can be drawn from each system. For example, in certain ways the German multipayer model builds naturally on the American health insurance system. Workers and employers share the cost of insurance through progressive payroll taxes, while the government finances coverage for children, the unemployed, and disabled. Most salaried employees are automatically enrolled into one of approximately 110 not-for-profit "sickness funds." Financing of the sickness funds is community-rated, and paid for with joint employer-employee contributions. Here, the employer pays half of the contribution, and the employee the other half. Sickness funds must provide an essential health benefit package, and may not reject beneficiaries or discriminate on the basis of pre-existing or existing conditions. Social welfare recipients are also enrolled in sickness funds. Higher income residents, students, and civil servants can opt for private health insurance.
The French model of national health insurance co-exists with private health insurers offering supplemental policies for those - 90% of the French population - who want additional coverage. Also, patients in France are not faced with gatekeepers, that is, they may choose to go directly to a specialist without getting a referral from their primary care doctor.
As those healthcare reformers who favor heavier government involvement ponder possible expansion of Medicaid and Medicare they may look to France for lessons, particularly regarding optional buy-in purchases of supplemental private insurance. Alternatively, healthcare reformers who are more inclined to seek solutions in the private sector may find the Swiss and Dutch systems instructive. The Dutch system in particular demonstrates that having a public option of any kind may be superfluous. It offers beneficiaries - young and old alike, employed and unemployed, poor and wealthy - a choice of private insurer. All insurers have fully integrated pharmacy and medical benefits.
Alternatively, reformers may consider changes to existing structures, such as the Affordable Care Act. A practical example would be to simplify insurance and allow insurers to sell policies across state lines. This is especially relevant on the individual market, where those without employer plans or government plans like Medicaid buy their own coverage.
So, besides Medicare for All many options are available to health reformers. Rather than taking its cue from our northern neighbors, or the British National Health Services, it makes more sense for the healthcare reform movement to consider what is being done on the European continent.
Of all reform options, single payer is the least consistent with American values and the structural diversity of the current U.S. healthcare system. Ultimately, incremental changes can retain the pluralism, autonomy in regard to choice, and some of the distinct advantages of the U.S. healthcare system.
It's not fashionable to be centrist these days, or even pragmatic. Yet, in order to get things done one must compromise. Ideology isn't going to win the day when it comes to healthcare. Practical steps will. For some practical steps there are lessons to be learned from overseas healthcare systems that are more closely aligned with the U.S. than the single payer model.


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Three times as many academy schools
One in six secondary schools now an academy, figures show
Michael Gove envisages that the majority of schools are expected to turn into academies in the near future. Photograph: Sang Tan/AP
Jessica Shepherd, education correspondent
Thu 7 Apr 2011 10.00 EDT
The number of academy schools in England has trebled over the last year to one in six secondary schools, government figures show.
Statistics from the Department for Education reveal that the majority of secondary schools are academies in six local authorities. These include Southwark and Bromley, in south London, and Plymouth and Reading.
Academies are schools that have opted out of the control of their local authority and may receive funds from charities or corporate sponsors.
Under Labour, the academies programme focused on turning weak or underperforming schools into academies. Michael Gove, the education secretary, envisages that the majority of schools will turn into academies in the near future. He used anti-terrorism legislation - a law designed to pass other laws quickly - to push through a change the law so schools could becomes academies.
Academies can set their own pay and conditions for staff, set aside parts of the curriculum and change the length of the school day.
The statistics show that the academy model is far more popular in secondary schools than primaries. Some 547 secondary schools are now academies – 16.5% of the total. But just 82 primary schools are academies – 0.5% of the total.
There are now 629 Academies open, compared to 203 in May last year.
In London, the south-west and the east of England, schools are particularly likely to become academies. They are least likely to convert to become academies in the north-east of the country.
The government said it would now consider applications from schools for children with special needs that wanted to become academies.
Lord Hill, minister for schools, said that "by setting good schools free and improving performance in weak schools, we will raise standards for all children no matter what their background".