ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) today announced its acquisition of an 85% interest in The Shops at Sunset Place, a 515,000-square-foot, mixed-use center in South Miami, Florida based on a gross value of $110.2 million. The transaction includes the assumption of an existing $70.8 million mortgage with an interest rate of 5.6 percent and maturity date of September 2020. The Trust has acquired the property with local market partners Grass River Property and The Comras Company. With its recent acquisition of CocoWalk in nearby Coconut Grove, the Trust and its partners have invested approximately $200 million within a three mile area that is home to some of South Florida's strongest year-round demographics, high barriers to entry, and demand drivers including universities, hospitals and corporate headquarters.
Situated on approximately ten acres at the intersection of US1, Red Road and Sunset, The Shops at Sunset Place lies at 'main and main' within the thriving South Miami commercial district. The neighborhood sits amongst some of Florida's most affluent residential areas including Coral Gables, Pinecrest, and Coconut Grove. Approximately 100,000 people reside within three miles of the property, with an average household income of $120,000.
"As Miami becomes an increasingly urban and dense market, walkable, authentic neighborhoods like Coconut Grove and South Miami are becoming increasingly attractive destinations to live, work, shop, dine and be entertained," said Dawn Becker, Executive Vice President –Mixed Use Division, Federal Realty Investment Trust. "Like Cocowalk, Sunset Place presents a compelling opportunity to create value through integrating it with the vibrant streets that border the property, adding new tenants and delivering a mix of uses that meet the demand of the affluent, year round communities it serves."
The Shops at Sunset Place comprises 408,000 square feet of retail space, 107,000 square feet of office space and a 1,700-space parking garage. Tenants include AMC Theatres, LA Fitness, Barnes & Noble, Forever 21, Splitsville and Z-Gallerie. The Shops at Sunset Place benefits from close proximity to the University of Miami's main campus, South Miami Hospital, some of Miami's most prestigious private schools, and a number of corporate offices. The South Miami Metrorail station is one block away, providing direct access to public transit. The property enjoys a 96% walk score according to www.walkscore.com.
"The Shops at Sunset Place was always envisioned to provide a pedestrian friendly, streetscape environment, as an extension of South Miami's "Main Street" Sunset Drive," said Michael Comras, CEO of the Comras Company. "With the right vision, balanced approach and creative thinking, The Shops will complement the area's popular restaurants, cafes and boutiques, while becoming a vital retail anchor that caters to the locals and surrounding communities. We are looking forward to working closely with all to improve and evolve this vision together."
"Looking at the demand drivers in place and the demographics in the surrounding residential community, it's easy to understand why we see tremendous unlocked potential in The Shops at Sunset Place," Tom Roth, Principal at Grass River Property added. "South Miami is one of the best urban nodes in Miami-Dade County – it is walkable, with transit at its doorstep and has a well balanced mix of commercial and residential uses. Knowing this, it will be central to our plan to better integrate with South Miami's street grid, connect back to the community and improve the Sunset experience for those that want to shop, live, visit or work there."
Federal Realty is a recognized leader in the ownership, operation and redevelopment of high-quality retail based properties located primarily in major coastal markets from Washington, D.C. to Boston as well as San Francisco and Los Angeles. Founded in 1962, our mission is to deliver long term, sustainable growth through investing in densely populated, affluent communities where retail demand exceeds supply. Our expertise includes creating urban, mixed-use neighborhoods like Santana Row in San Jose, California, Pike & Rose in North Bethesda, Maryland and Assembly Row in Somerville, Massachusetts. These unique and vibrant environments that combine shopping, dining, living and working provide a destination experience valued by their respective communities. Federal Realty's 90 properties include over 2,600 tenants, in approximately 21 million square feet, and 1500 residential units.
Federal Realty has paid quarterly dividends to its shareholders continuously since its founding in 1962, and has increased its dividend rate for 48 consecutive years, the longest record in the REIT industry. Federal Realty shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbol FRT. For additional information about Federal Realty and its properties, visit www.FederalRealty.com.
Comras Company of Florida, Inc. is a leading retail leasing, investment and development company. The firm specializes in urban markets and provides services that include landlord and tenant representation, strategic planning, site identification, market analysis, lease negotiation, portfolio review, site acquisition and disposition. The Company was founded by Michael Comras in 1992 and has since grown to sixteen employees with seven brokers dedicated to retail leasing and sales. In addition to brokerage services, Mr. Comras has developed and owns a portfolio of street oriented retail assets in Miami's top markets. A sampling of these assets include flagship locations for Apple, Gap, Nike, Forever 21, BCBG, Sephora, and 24 Hour Fitness in locations along Miami Beach's historic Lincoln Road, Collins Avenue's "Fashion District", Coconut Grove, Wynwood, and Miami'sDesign District, www.ComrasCompany.com.
Grass River Property is a Coconut Grove, Florida-based real estate investment and development firm with investments across various asset classes, including residential, hotel, retail and office. Since inception, the firm has targeted investments in urban properties served by existing transportation infrastructure for high value-add residential as well as commercial and mixed-use developments stressing walkability, transit access and sustainability in increasingly dense urban settings. Grass River's principals, Justin Kennedy, Tobin Cobb, George Spillis, Peter LaPointe, Chris Cobb and Tom Roth have decades of experience working with some of the nation's largest real estate and financial firms, including LNR Property, Flagler, Hines, Bayview Financial, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs. Learn more at www.GrassRiverProperty.com.


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By Dr. Alex Jimenez D.C.,C.C.S.T	12,824
Each year, cases of liver disease developing without the instance alcohol abuse are increasing throughout the United States, the U.K, and Australia. Decades ago, fatty liver disease and cirrhosis were diagnosed due to excessive alcohol consumption. Currently, however, more and more adults and even children are diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a medical condition that is characterized by an excessive accumulation of fats within liver cells. More precisely, NAFLD causes normal, healthy liver tissue to become partially replaced with fatty tissue. Although it's common for the liver to have some fat, an accumulated amount of more than 5 to 10 percent of the individual's liver weight can create complications. Excess fat can begin to invade the liver, eventually covering healthy regions of the liver and decreasing the amount of healthy liver tissue.
According to statistics, approximately 70 million Americans may have fatty liver disease and not even know it.
The Function of the Liver
The liver is one of the most active and highly functioning organs in the body, working hard and tirelessly to maintain the body's overall health and wellness. The liver is in charge of regulating chemical levels and toxins in the blood as well as excreting bile. Bile is necessary to break down fats stored in the body. All of the blood which leaves the stomach and intestines must be filtered through the liver. The liver's primary function is to detoxify the blood. Other essential functions of the liver include:
Detoxifies chemicals and metabolizes (breaks down) drugs.
Manufactures proteins important for the regulation of blood clotting
Breaks down excess hormones circulating in bloodstream
Produces cholesterol (necessary for vitamin D and hormone production and for healthy nerves)
Stores and releases glucose, as needed
Stores iron
Converts harmful ammonia to urea (urea is an end product of protein metabolism that gets excreted in the urine)
Clears the blood of alcohol, medications, drugs and other harmful chemicals
Produces immune factors and removes bacteria from the bloodstream
Clears and removes bilirubin (excessive buildup causes jaundice -yellowing of skin and eyes)
The liver is also responsible of processing and storing important nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals and iron, in order for these to be more effectively absorbed by the body.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, has become a prevalent condition in the United States and western Europe as weight gain, obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes and metabolic syndrome have dramatically increased over the population. It is now the most common cause of liver disorders in the United States as well as in other western countries, such as Australia and the U.K. Approximately 1 in 5 people, amounting up to 25 percent of the population in these regions have NAFLD.
While some research studies have demonstrated that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease most commonly develops due to excess weight and obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes, studies have also shown that the excessive use of prescribed medications and pain killers can lead to fatty liver disease as well.
Symptoms of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
NAFLD is referred to as a silent disease. People with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease may initially experience no symptoms from the disorder, where they will often live with the condition for many years, even decades without a diagnosis. Eventually, however, several signs and symptoms may begin to manifest. These symptoms include:
trouble concentrating
pain in the center or right upper part of belly
bloating and gas
bruising easily
sweating, excessively
dry and dark patches on neck and under arms
If non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is left untreated for an extended period of time, it could eventually lead to the development of cirrhosis. Cirrhosis results when scar tissue develops in the liver, preventing the liver from functioning properly. This scar tissue can then block the normal flow of blood that passes through the liver and can also slow down the processing and absorption of nutrients, hormones, drugs and naturally produced toxins as well as the production of proteins and other substances produced by the liver. The symptoms of cirrhosis are usually severe and they include the buildup of fluid in the body, particularly in the abdominal cavity called ascites, muscle weakness, internal bleeding, yellowing of the skin and eyes, and liver failure.
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Diagnosis
Utilizing an abdominal ultrasound or a biopsy is the best way to diagnose fatty liver disease. Individuals with NAFLD often don't have elevated levels of liver enzymes, which is why blood tests generally appear normal. Elevated levels of liver enzymes do however indicate that there may be some inflammation in the liver due to non-alcoholic fatty liver disase or another more serious condition known as NASH.
Causes and Risk Factors of Fatty Liver Disease
There are numerous risk factors which may increase your chances of having NAFLD, including:
High levels of triglycerides in the blood
Underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism)
Underactive pituitary gland (hypopituitarism)
Hemachromatosis (excess iron accumulation)
A research study published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology in 2006 stated that NAFLD is commonly diagnosed in 84 to 96 percent of patients who are undergoing bariatric surgery. The study also recognized that the disease is most common in men but can increase with menopause in women.
Foods Which Can Lead to Fatty Liver Disease
High-Carbohydrate & Refined Foods
When we consume an excess of refined carbohydrates and other types of foods, insulin levels can spike significantly. Foods such as white bread and other carbs should be reduced or eliminated from your diet, even whole grains should be consumed in moderation as these can convert into sugar. Rice and corn should also be avoided. Insulin sensitivity is a major factor in the development of liver disease.
Sugary Beverages
Sports drinks, such as gatorade or powerade, soda, energy drinks and fruit juices, contain refined sugars and artificial sweeteners. When these substances are consumed in excess, they could eventually lead to fatty liver disease. The average 12-ounce can of soda, for instance, has about 10 teaspoons of sugar. The human body is not designed to be able to break down the elevated amounts of sugar the average American consumes on a daily basis and this can greatly impact the health of the liver. The average person consumes 20 tsp of sugar per day, equaling to about 66 pound of sugar per year.
The American Heart Association, or AHA, recommends that no more than 6 tsp of sugar per day for women and 9 tsp per day for men should be consumed. A child's sugar intake should not exceed 3 tsp per day.
According to a research study conducted at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, refined sugars, particularly fructose, are suspected to be a common contributor to the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Fructose has been demonstrated to cause extensive damage to liver cells. There have also been substantial connections between increased fructose consumption and obesity, dyslipidemia and insulin resistance.
Refined sugars, hydrogenated oils, convenience foods and lunch meats can be toxic to your body in the long run. Nitrates and nitrites, for instance, are commonly found in processed foods and they have been closely associated to the development of serious conditions, including cancer. The high fructose corn syrup found in processed foods is the single biggest cause of fatty liver disease. It's essential that you eliminate these products from your diet to heal liver disease.
Foods Which Can Improve Fatty Liver Disease
A research study published in the European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry revealed that natural enzymes found in fruits and vegetables as well as in plant extracts and herbs, can be utilized traditionally to treat various liver diseases. It's essential to add these foods into your everyday diet. Fruits and vegetables can be easily added into your diet through juicing.
When the proper function of the liver is impaired due to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and/or due to other liver conditions, juicing fruits and vegetables has the additional benefit of making these easier to digest for better absorption. Vegetables ideal for a liver detox include, kale, cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, beets and celery.
Beets can naturally cleanse and purify the blood, boosting the function of the liver and increasing nutrient production in the body. Beets are also rich in antioxidants, folate, iron, fiber and betaine, a natural digestive enzyme. Beets are great additions to juicing recipes and can also be added into smoothies. You can also daily shred some beets and toss them into your salads.
Broccoli and other members of the cruciferous family, such as brussel sprouts, cauliflower, arugula, cabbage, collard greens, kale and bok choy, are rich in fiber and glucosinolates, which help the liver naturally cleanse the body of carcinogens and other toxins.
Sweet potatoes, carrots, butternut squash and pumpkin are rich in beta-carotene, a natural anti-inflammatory. When an individual has a potassium deficiency, it can disrupt the proper function of the liver. Sweet potatoes, which are naturally high in potassium, can be tremendously beneficial because they help support healthy liver function. One sweet potato contains nearly 700 milligrams of potassium. Sweet potatoes are also rich in vitamins B6, C, D, magnesium and iron. These are also easy to eat because they're naturally sweet and their sugars are slowly released into the bloodstream through the liver, preventing blood sugar spikes.
Lemons are great for your liver. They provide a variety of antioxidants and can help the liver produce more enzymes to give you more energy and help with digestion. Lemons are also naturally rich in electrolytes. Although lemons are acidic, once they enter the body they become alkaline, which helps neutralize toxins and excrete wastes. Juice 1 fresh lemon, daily and drink it undiluted on an empty stomach every morning to enjoy its wonderful benefits.
With about 470 milligrams of potassium, bananas can also be great for cleansing the liver as well as for overcoming low levels of potassium in the body. In addition, bananas can help with digestion, helping to release toxins and heavy metals from the body, decreasing the liver's work load.
Garlic, Whole Cloves
Garlic is high in allicin and selenium, two fundamental nutrients for the liver. These function by cleansing and nourishing the entire body, especially the blood. Selenium is a naturally detoxifying mineral and allicin helps counter immune system invaders, also assisting to decrease the load on the liver. Garlic also activates enzymes in the liver which aid digestion and flush out toxins. Use whole garlic cloves instead of processed minced garlic or powder.
Ginger has powerful anti-inflamatory properties and it's also an excellent antioxidant. For people diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, consuming ginger can be fundamental. Ginger root can also drastically lower blood sugar levels. Insulin resistance and elevated glucose levels are major factors in the development of NAFLD. You can make ginger tea by boiling slices of ginger in green tea or water. You can also add ginger to a stir-fry, salad or smoothie.
Consuming leafy greens are a huge part of a balanced nutrition as these can be beneficial for just about any type of health issue. Spinach, kale, chard, romaine, arugula, and collards are all some of the most nutrient dense leafy greens to enjoy. These are rich in chlorophyll, which assists in liver function by purifying the blood, alleviating toxins, decreasing inflammation and promoting the healing of wounds. Chlorophyll is also amazing at neutralizing heavy metals, toxic chemicals, and even pesticides that can burden liver function.
Supplements Which Can Improve Fatty Liver Disease
Dandelion root contains vitamins and nutrients which are important to help cleanse the liver in order to allow it to keep functioning properly. Dandelions have also been known to aid the digestive system by maintaining the proper flow of bile. Dandelion root is a natural diuretic and it allows the liver to eliminate toxins effectively. Dandelion stems which can be brewed in a tea are also rich in vitamin C, which can help with mineral absorption, reduces inflammation and prevents the overall development of many diseases.
Milk thistle is a powerful detoxifier, aiding and supporting proper liver function. This supplement helps rebuild liver cells and removes toxins from the body which have been processed through the liver. According to a research study published in Digestive Diseases and Sciences, milk thistle has the power to improve mortality rates in patients with liver failure as it is capable of naturally reversing the harmful effects of excessive alcohol consumption and that of pesticides in our food, heavy metals in water supply, pollution in the air we breathe in and even poisons. A 2010 study showed that milk thistle benefits treatments of alcoholic liver disease, acute and chronic viral hepatitis as well as toxin-induced liver diseases.
Recent research studies have shown that vitamin D deficiencies can often lead to NAFLD, or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Vitamin D deficiency has also been demonstrated to cause severe cases of NAFLD, including serious liver inflammation and liver fibrosis, or hardening of the liver. The research study also revealed that vitamin D deficiencies can lead to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. All of these factors can additionally play a considerable role in the development of peripheral neuropathy. Optimal vitamin D levels should be between 70-100 ng/ml for overall health and wellness.
Curcumin is the active component of turmeric and it's considered to be the most powerful herb on the planet, effectively helping to treat and reverse disease naturally. Currently, there are over 6,000 published articles emphasizing on the amazing health benefits of curcumin. Other research studies have also demonstrated that curcumin could prevent the progression of liver disease, helping to reduce the inflammation of the liver and the body alike.
Black seed oil can help speed up the healing process of people with fatty liver disease. A research study published in the European Review for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences measured black seed oil's ability to restrict liver oxidative stress markers. The results of the research study indicated that black seed oil can benefit liver disease patients because it's capable of decreasing issues associated with the gradual progression of liver disease.
Maintaining a healthy and balanced nutrition is the best course of action to treat fatty liver disease. Many people with liver disease are overweight and malnourished. A healthy diet can provide the body with essential vitamins and nutrients needed for the body to function. Weight loss along with a balanced diet can be an effective treatment for fatty liver disease as well. Exercising regularly for a minimum of 30 minutes a day and eating a healthy plant-based diet can ultimately help your overall well-being.
Can Fatty Liver Disease Cause Peripheral Neuropathy?
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, is considered to be the most common liver disorder in the western region . It's recognized as one of the most common forms of chronic liver disease across the world.
A research study published in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 2003 reported a connection between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and peripheral neuropathy. The research revealed that 73 percent of people with NAFLD could develop peripheral nerve damage leading to the symptoms of peripheral neuropathy.
As if the development of peripheral neuropathy wasn't bad enough, scientific evidence demonstrated that the longer you have NAFLD, the more likely it is to progress into liver fibrosis, or the accumulation of abnormal fibrous tissue, cirrhosis, or the accumulation of scar tissue in the liver, and NASH, or severe liver inflammation and cell damage.
Although, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is most likely to occur in people who are overweight with metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes, recently there are more and more cases of children with NAFLD. This is a direct result of the standard American diet. Pediatric NAFLD has been reported in children as young as 3 years old.
If you have been diagnosed with NAFLD or are overweight, suffer from metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance or diabetes, it's important to take action. The good news is, the liver is the only organ capable of fully regenerating itself. As long as at least 15 percent of your liver is working and functioning properly, your body can repair and regenerate your liver.
For more information, please feel free to ask Dr. Jimenez or contact us at 915-850-0900 .
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Motorhome hire is nowhere near as expensive as you'd think. While hiring a motorhome may seem like a lot of money, you simply pay for the vehicle instead of per person in a hotel. The only other cost is going to be petrol and also cooking gas if you need to fill it up. There may be fees to pay at camping grounds also so check out the Motorhome hire FAQS first.
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It's possible to go almost anywhere within the UK and Europe with a motorhome. Different companies have different policies, so it's important to check in advance to ensure that you're fully covered by looking at the Motorhome hire FAQS, and asking the company first.
With a motorhome you can transport as many people as there are seatbelts. The only rule is that you have as many seatbelts as you do passengers so that everyone can travel safely.
Is It Hard to Drive a Motorhome?
Driving a motorhome is a lot easier than you'd think. Anyone can drive a motorhome as long as they're 25 or over, and they have a full UK driving license. Motorhomes have power-assisted steering and many vehicles come with reversing aids as well. For more information check out the hire companies Motorhome hire FAQS.
Is it Hard to Maintain a Motorhome?
Taking care of a motorhome is actually really straightforward and the company should walk you through it with initial Motorhome hire FAQS when you go to pick up the vehicle. Essentially the vehicle is fully insured and covered so that if it breaks down you don't need to worry. All you're responsible for is ensuring the waste tank is emptied and that you don't run out of petrol!
As you can see from our Motorhome hire FAQs It's really easy to hire a motorhome. In fact, anyone can do it as it gives you the chance to experience the ultimate holiday. The great thing is you're in the driving seat, and your holiday can go wherever you want it to!


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What Can We Do to Curb Student Cheating?
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A 1998 national survey found that four out of five top students admitted cheating at some point. In another nationwide study, nine out of ten high school teachers acknowledged cheating is a problem in their school. Is cheating a problem in your school? Has the Internet added some new dimensions to the problem? This week, Education World explores the problem of cheating. Included: Ways in which teachers combat cheating!
The science students were working diligently on a tough test about the human circulatory system. As they worked, the teacher grew suspicious of one student who repeatedly examined her hands. Sure enough, when the teacher checked the student's hands, he found a diagram of the heart inked on one palm and test answers written on the other. The teacher confiscated the girl's test paper and wrote "0" on it. After the other students had handed in their tests, he took the girl to the office and photocopied her palms as evidence. The student claimed she had written the information on her palms just to study for the test and then forgot to wash it off. Later, the teacher called her parents to tell them what had happened. "My daughter only wrote the answers on her hands to study for the test," the father responded, "and, anyway, I think you're making too big a deal out of this." The teacher is left feeling frustrated and angry that the student will probably learn very little from the experience.
The situation described by a teacher in the above scenario is not unusual, nor is the reaction of the parents. That teacher told Education World that when he catches students cheating and brings it to their parents' attention, about two out of three parents support him. The others, he said, "either refuse to believe their child cheated or minimize the incident, saying their child didn't mean to cheat."
Cheating concerns teachers, but few want to speak for publication about specific incidents of dishonesty. "I don't want my name appearing in an article," one teacher explained. "It wouldn't look good for me or my school."
Many trend watchers think cheating is epidemic, usually beginning in middle school and extending through college. A 1998 national report by Who's Who Among American High School Students showed four of five top students admitted cheating at some point. In another nationwide study, nine out of ten high school teachers surveyed by the American School Board Journal (ASBJ) and the Education Writers Association acknowledged that cheating is a problem in their school.
According to a Los Angeles Times survey of 600 adults in Orange County, California -- a poll that touched on a number of moral and ethical issues -- people held conflicting views of what constitutes cheating. "Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed said it is acceptable for parents to help a child with a class project that is supposed to be done by the child alone," the Los Angeles Times reported. "Younger respondents were especially tolerant. Among adults 18 to 34 years old, 70 percent found such assistance acceptable, compared with 57 percent among people older than 35.
"Yet overall," the article continued, "four of five drew the line at students' obtaining test questions or copying another student's work."
THE INTERNET: A NEW TWIST ON OLD-FASHIONED CHEATING
Many students who cheat do it the old-fashioned way: by copying from an encyclopedia or reference book, "borrowing" a term paper or homework from a friend, or obtaining test answers from a student who has already taken the exam. The proliferation of sophisticated electronic technology, however, has added a new dimension to cheating.
Internet sites such as School Sucks and Cheathouse.com brazenly hawk essays to students. (Some Internet term-paper mills charge fees; others offer their product free and make money from advertising.)
Some of the sites run disclaimers, like the one from School Sucks, which says, "School Sucks is 100 percent against plagiarism." Simultaneously, School Sucks offers "custom essays," "prewritten essays," and "book reports." But Kenny Sahr, who founded the Web site three and a half years ago, says it is "a stupid place to plagiarize from. Students can't be sure it's accurate, and we don't grade the papers for quality." The site is better used, Sahr told Education World, as a place for students to "read different papers to get an idea of how they can research a paper themselves."
Sahr says teachers are partly to blame for student cheating. "What worries me is that educators are worried about School Sucks. A teacher who's giving original and creative assignments, who's reading the students' writing and knows what it's like, has nothing to fear from School Sucks."
There is hope for instructors who despair at the number of Web sites they would have to survey to nab a student who has plagiarized a term paper or an essay or "cut and pasted" different sections from various works to create one term paper. John Barrie, a doctoral candidate at the University of California at Berkeley, invented Plagiarism.org to help teachers quickly detect intellectual theft.
Plagiarism.org works simply: A teacher uploads a term paper to the site, and the paper is digitally "finger-printed." Then the paper is checked against a database of texts of other works on the Internet. Dubious sections, paragraphs, and sentences are cited for lack of originality.
Plagiarism.org has been negotiating with colleges and universities for contracts to check every term paper submitted in, for example, the spring of a given year.
BATTLING INTERNET RIP-OFFS
Cheating in school may be epidemic, but also widespread and intense are teachers' efforts to stop cheating. Teachers' anti-cheating strategies range from talking with students about their mistakes to giving cheaters zeros to simply structuring assignments so cheating becomes extremely difficult.
Ted Nellen, an English teacher at Murry Bergtraum High School of Business Careers in New York City, takes the last approach. He believes the Internet is a wonderful but often misused source. So Nellen helps stifle the temptation to steal from the Internet by assigning students to research on the Net and then requiring "Webfolios" from each student.
A Webfolio includes all the research a student has gleaned from the Internet and the student's own work. Each student-created Webfolio goes on the student's Web site and is checked by other students -- whom Nellen refers to as "scholars" -- in a process of peer review that makes each student's work public. Nellen designed this process to help students grow as scholars, not primarily to discourage cheating. But the stages of creating a Webfolio help curb cheating and also make it easier to catch someone who does cheat.
In one instance, for example, Nellen said, "One student pointed out how a second student had taken a Web site and put it on the second student's Web page [without attribution]. I wasn't aware [of the cheating]. It took a scholar to point this out since that scholar was so much closer to it."
What are the consequences for copying from the Internet without attribution in Nellen's class? "[We] expose it, have the scholar fix it, and move on. No big deal," Nellen said. "We try to make this a learning experience and not punitive."
HOW CAN YOU PREVENT CHEATING?
Teachers point out that their definition of cheating may differ greatly from a student's. Some students, for example, believe copying test answers or having another student write a paper for them is cheating but think letting another student copy their homework is simply helping a friend.
"I try to prevent cheating in my classes from the very beginning of the school year by discussing personal integrity and then going over expectations and logical consequences for failure to abide by class policy concerning cheating," said LeRon Ware, who teaches science at South Sevier Middle School in Monroe, Utah.
"Defining cheating to students needs to be done with great care," Ware explained. "If an activity is a cooperative group effort, answers by group consensus might be encouraged. I try to inform my students beforehand what is expected -- group work or totally individual work."
"Require each stage of a research project to be completed on schedule and handed in," another teacher advised. For example, a list of references that will be cited for the project is due first, along with brief notes on each reference in the student's handwriting. Next, a handwritten outline is submitted. Then students hand in a rough draft, which the teacher edits for content and grammar. Last, the final project is due. Completed projects submitted without the preceding work are not accepted.
Many teachers recommend using the essay form whenever possible in tests and homework assignments. Make it clear to students that they are to write their essays without consulting other students, they say. Clearly, assignments in areas such as language arts and social studies lend themselves to the essay form more readily than do subjects such as math. But even in math, requiring students to explain how they figured out their answers makes it more difficult to cheat on a test.
CHEATERS ARE LIARS!
Tell students caught cheating that they are liars. That's what teacher David Summergard recommended in "Calling It What It Is," an essay that appeared in Education Week (August 2004). Students tend to shrug off cheating by saying, 'It's no big deal -- everyone does it!" said Summergard.
"Connecting cheating with lying unmasks the 'sleight of mind' that allows students to think of cheating as a justifiable way to act," Summergard writes. "While not a perfect solution, the notion of 'cheating as lying' helps cast the moral argument more clearly. Students get it. Calling someone a liar may seem harsh, but that's precisely the point. For students to acknowledge that cheating is a problem, they must feel it as something which is truly wrong."
Among the other approaches to cheating that teachers have taken:
Remove underlying factors that foster cheating in the first place. "Often cheating is an expression of other problems," LeRon Ware said. "For example, a student's reading level may not be high enough for comprehension of what is being asked [on a test]. When this is the situation, I make modifications, such as letting someone else read the test to them." Ware believes that encouraging students to ask questions or express their concerns if they don't understand material in class also cuts down on cheating.
Give the student a zero for the assignment. The rationale for this consequence is that if students are motivated to cheat by an all-consuming desire for better grades, a zero on their work is, to them, the worst consequence of their deception.
In addition to giving the student a zero, involve parents in the consequences. Some students will shrug off receiving a zero on an assignment but hate having their parents learn they have cheated. And although some parents refuse to believe their children have cheated or offer excuses, teachers find that many parents talk to their children about why cheating is morally wrong and follow through with added consequences at home.
When a student is caught cheating on a test, throw the test away and have the student retake it at a time when at least one parent can come into the classroom to supervise. The teacher who advocates this method says it makes sense because the teaching of values is primarily the parents' responsibility.
When high school seniors are caught cheating, give them a zero on their work, and tell them the school will withdraw college application references it has given or agreed to give if a second incidence of cheating occurs.
ADS AGAINST CHEATING
Two groups recently joined forces to wage an all-out war on student cheating called Cheating Is a Personal Foul. The Education Testing Service (ETS), the world's largest private testing and educational measurement organization, and the Advertising Council, a nonprofit organization of advertising professionals that does pro bono work, have aimed this campaign at children 10 to 14 years old. The campaign features television, radio, and print ads. The ads show children tempted to cheat in everyday situations. A whistle blows, and out from a child's head pops an animated referee who says, "Cheating is a personal foul."
"With more than 50 years of experience in assessment ..., we felt ourselves to be the logical choice to spearhead a campaign against academic dishonesty -- cheating that goes beyond standardized tests," said Kevin Gonzales of ETS told Education World. "In addition to raising awareness of the issue through [public service announcements], ETS also is offering a brochure that is filled with tips for parents and educators to help them discourage cheating." That brochure, "The Time Has Come to Tackle Academic Cheating," contains tips on preventing and dealing with cheating. Among the many tips offered in the brochure are these:
Focus on kids' sense of pride. Encourage them to do work honestly so they can have the satisfaction of telling others, "I did that on my own."
Assure children that cheating is neither "normal" or acceptable. Many kids believe that "everybody" cheats and that parents don't care if they cheat and/or don't want to know about it. Make it your business to disprove that fallacy.
Ask children to consider where the world would be today if everybody cheated. How would they feel knowing that their doctor cheated on his or her medical exams or that one of their heroes (Sammy Sosa or Britney Spears, for example) cheated to get ahead?
Don't lose sight of the "education factor." Young children love to learn, merely for learning's sake. Focus on fueling that interest and on encouraging strong efforts, rather than obsessing over grades and scores.
The ultimate goal of the campaign is to "persuade children not to cheat and to not accept cheating among their friends," said a news release from ETS. Ads are designed to convey "the message that doing what's right brings a feeling of pride and a sense of accomplishment."
CAUTION TO TEACHERS
Parents and teachers interviewed for this article say that in teachers' zeal to expose and eliminate cheating, they must be careful to have proof and not just a suspicion of wrongdoing. "My daughter worked extra hard on a book report for school. She put a lot of effort into writing and rewriting," said one parent. "When her teacher read the report, he accused her of getting help from a parent. I knew the work was her own, and when I confronted the teacher, he backed down. But this experience left my daughter confused and frustrated. 'Why should I work hard?' she said to me. 'The teacher is only going to accuse me of cheating if I do my best.'"
Many teachers, like LeRon Ware, are sensitive to the possibility that students might be wrongfully accused. Ware says he invokes penalties only when he actually catches a student cheating, not when he thinks a student might have cheated.
In the end, no foolproof approach to preventing or exposing cheating exists. But teachers can structure assignments and classrooms to discourage cheating and ensure its negative consequences, always remaining careful to accuse only those students who have clearly done wrong.
ADDITIONAL 'CHEATING' RESOURCES ONLINE
The following is an example of the many sites that students use to find instant term papers:
Thousands of Papers
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Christmas around the world: Lessons and activities A world of activities and websites focused on traditions and holidays celebrated by people all over the globe. On Christmas morning, boys and girls around the world will waken early and run excitedly downstairs to see what Santa Claus has left for them... Well, that's not exactly how it goes -- for around the world children celebrate the Christmas holidays in many different ways. In Germany, the 6th of December is a special day: ...There's a special tradition all over Germany on December 6th. [On] the evening of December 5th you put your cleaned (big) boots outside the house in front of the door (or inside). Some people also put a plate there or on the windowsill. The bread in the plate is for the white horse of Santa Claus ... In the morning you see that Santa Claus really was at your house and put nice things into the boots or plates, e.g., all kinds of nuts, oranges, apples, sweets, chocolate, small presents ... But if you [weren't] well behaved the whole year you only get a switch so that your parents can punish you, but they don't!Kristine and Wiebke, Germany And in Italy, January 6th is a day long-awaited by many children: The 6th of January is the day on which the three Wise Men arrive at the Bethlehem cave in which kid Jesus is and give him gold, incense and myrrh and for this reason in Italy children receive presents traditionally brought by the "Befana," a good old witch who comes into their homes through the chimney. This is the last day to the Christmas holiday in Italy.Elisbetta, Italy In Sweden, December 13th is a special day that children look forward to all year long: Saint Lucia [Day] is celebrated all over Sweden on December 13th. The custom with the girl dressed in white with candles on her head has a complicated background ... In our school we celebrate Saint Lucia Day outside very early in the morning while it's still dark. Our Saint Lucia is coming in a carriage pulled by a very small horse. She is followed by Santa Claus on a big horse and a lot of girls and boys in white gowns and a lot of candles. They all sing traditional Christmas songs and read poems. After the ceremony we all eat ginger cookies and bread with saffron. To celebrate is very important to Swedish people.Class 4c in Nasbyparksskolan Want to read explanations of a few more December celebrations around the world? Click here to read about Christmas celebrations in Mexico, Denmark, and Australia. Then visit the Multicultural Calendar Web site for many more. On the site you can view holiday entries from around the world organized by month, by holiday, or by country. Other places to go for a multicultural view of Christmas Christmas traditions around the world (Santas.net) Christmas around the world (TheHolidaySpot.com) Christmas around the world (The-North-Pole.com) Christmas around the world (Christmas.com, an archived site) Celebrate Christmas around the globe with a "world" of Christmas activities! Art/Writing. If you could give any gift to the people of the world, what would that gift be? Draw a picture of your gift and write a sentence to explain what your gift is and why you chose it. Geography. Hang a world map in the center of a bulletin board. Invite each student to write on a card the expression "Merry Christmas" in a different language. (For a source, see How "Merry Christmas" Is Said Around the World. Or try this alternate source.) Attach yarn to each card. Invite students to post the cards around the map on the bulletin and to extend each strand of yarn from a "Merry Christmas" card to the appropriate country. Table reading. Provide table reading practice using one of two Teaching Masters provided. The TMs provide tables showing the ten most popular holiday greeting cards mailed in the United States. Choose the Primary TM (practice for younger students) or the Upper grade TM (for upper elementary students and above).Answer key for primary TM:1. Christmas, 2. 1 billion, 3. Mother's Day; 4. Halloween; 5. Thanksgiving; 6. 250 million, 7. Jewish New Year.Answer key for upper grade TM:1. Christmas, 2. 1 billion; 3. 50 million; 4, Halloween; 5. 75 million; 6. 1 million; 7. 250 million; 8. February, because many more cards are mailed for Valentine's Day than are mailed for St. Patrick's Day; 9. 2,700,011,000; THINK ABOUT IT! Accept reasoned responses (probably not as many as are mailed at Christmas, but more than are mailed at Easter). Gift ideas. Sometimes students don't have the money to buy a small gift for another family member. Giving of themselves is a great gift idea. Students might: Create a simple "coupon" or "gift certificate" form that children can fill in and give as a gift. The form should provide spaces labeled TO:, FROM:, and MY GIFT TO YOU:. Students might want to brainstorm gift ideas (ie., raking the yard, babysitting, serving breakfast in bed) before filling out their gift certificates. Create a "job jar" by decorating a large jar and putting inside it small folded slips of paper with odd jobs written on each. A few blank slips might be included so parents can write on them a preferred "job" for the student to do. Math/Cooking. Use one of the recipes from Christmas Recipes. Ask students to make a list of the ingredients they'll need to buy to make double the quantity called for in the recipe. If you teach older students, challenge them to list the ingredients required to make 10 dozen snowball cookies, enough spiced cider to serve 30 people, or large quantities of other recipes. These Web sites offer many recipes, so you could pair off students and give each pair a different recipe to double. If you can, prepare one of the recipes. Writing. Ask students to pretend they have pen pals in foreign countries. Their pen pals celebrate Christmas (or other holidays) in a way very different than they might do. Invite students to write letters to their pen pals to explain how their families celebrate the holidays. Research. Invite students brainstorm different symbols of Christmas or other December holiday celebrations. Christmas symbols, for example, might include the Christmas card, the star, mistletoe, the poinsettia, holly, the Christmas tree, and Christmas carols. Also students might research the different faces of Santa Claus, including St. Nicholas, Father Christmas, and Santa Claus. Students might use as their research starting point some of the "Other Places to Go for a Multicultural View of Christmas" that are listed above. More Christmas fun on the Internet Christmas tongue twisters "Seven Santas sang silly songs," "Running reindeer romp 'round red wreaths," "Ten tiny tin trains toot ten times," and many more! Christmas crafts and activities You'll find a recipe for Christmas play dough, instructions for creating recycled Christmas card garland, and tons of other arts and crafts ideas. The Christmas trivia quiz Learn all about the Christmas holiday while having fun with this self-correcting quiz. From the Education World archives Don't miss Education World's December holidays archive page. There you will find dozens of ideas for teaching about the holidays as well as craft activities, resources, and more. Article by Gary Hopkins Education World® Editor-in-Chief Copyright © 2016 Education World Education World® Copyright © 2011, 2016
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December: A Month of Multicultural Holiday Celebrations Do your students celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Three Kings Day? Maybe they celebrate St. Lucia Day. Chances are your class includes students who observe more than one of those events. Whether that is the case or not, December offers great opportunities for teaching about our multicultural world. Included: Handfuls of great teaching lessons and resources! Few months present the multicultural "teachable moments" that December does! The following multicultural events and celebrations are among those that will happen this year: Saint Nicholas Day (Christian) Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexican) St. Lucia Day (Swedish) Hanukkah (Jewish) Christmas Day (Christian) Three Kings Day/Epiphany (Christian) Boxing Day (Australian, Canadian, English, Irish) Kwanzaa (African American) Omisoka (Japanese) Yule (Pagan) Saturnalia (Pagan) At Education World, we've searched our archive for links to lessons and other activities to help you teach about December's "world of holidays." We've updated all the lesson plans to ensure that you won't find any dead links among them! You'll find the following articles full of lesson ideas. Holidays around the world: A festival of lessons 'Tis the season! Education World offers nine lessons about December celebrations, observances, and activities from several cultures. Included: Benne cakes and other holiday recipes How many ways can you say "Merry Christmas"? Christmas in other countries: A Venn diagramming activity Christmas-tree-shaped poems True or False? A Quiz About Four December Celebrations plus four more lessons! Christmas around the world A world of activities focused on the traditions and spirit of Christmas! Among the lessons you will find are the following: Christmas around the world map Greeting card graphing Christmas tongue twisters "Job jar" gift idea My gift to the world plus more lessons! Habari Gani? -- What's the news? Learn about Kwanzaa, the world's fastest growing holiday, with activities that include the following: Label an Africa map Make a Kwanzaa game Colorful flags Kwanzaa word search Weave a Kwanzaa mat plus more lessons! Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights Read aloud a simple telling of the Hanukkah story and follow up with a handful of across-the-curriculum activities, including the following: Hanukkah story listening activity Noah's Ark Hanukkah card Play the cassic Dreidel game Write a Hanukkah radio show Read aloud a Hanukkah book The history of Christmas trees In this lesson plan, students can read an article about Winter Solstice celebrations and "consider the symbolism of evergreens in winter and how different cultures have used evergreens in winter celebrations throughout history." Saturnalia The History Girls daily blog provides an overview of an Ancient Roman Christmas. This overview will allow students to: Discover which modern day Christmas traditions are linked to ancient Rome Discuss what holiday customs can teach us about about cultural values, both in ancient times and today Provide a starting point for further research into types of traditional food eaten during Saturnalia Complete extension activities with the suggested reading materials Updated: 10/30/2017
December: Multicultural Holiday Celebrations
The Epic Failure of Worksheets One of my favorite teaching memes depicts a bright-eyed child with the words, "I love worksheets! Said no kid, ever." The contrast of the child's happy face with what the meme communicates really hits home. I doubt very many of us would argue that worksheets have encouraged higher-order thinking in student learning processes. Still, we keep them in the rotation, probably owing at least in part to ease of use. After all, we don't have to worry quite so much about putting our content out there if we just hand it to kids on a one-sheet document. Still, there are better ways to check for understanding than a worksheet. Here are a few: Create a culture of inquiry. Instead of using worksheets to determine what students know, place the responsibility of asking questions on them. Early in my teaching career, I remember a student complaining to me about class discussions. "It's always the same," he said. "We read something, and then we look at a handout about the pages and discuss it." His feedback illuminated the need to foster more curiosity about learning. Every time I taught a concept after that, I would try to facilitate open-ended question processes, which had the added benefit of upping language production. For instance, students might sit in a circle with index cards, write a thoughtful question about the content on the card (a question that could not be answered with "yes" or "no"), and throw it into the middle of the circle. When students picked up someone else's question, they had to share it and we explored answers together. Strategies that place ownership for questioning the learning process on students results in higher engagement as well as classrooms that are safe spaces for healthy inquiry. Provide meaning through discourse. Instead of asking students to share their knowledge with a worksheet, get them talking so that their thinking is visible. One of my favorite teachers to observe has a classroom that appears chaotic, but if I listen to the conversations, students are focused on class topics. One day, students took turns impersonating notable historical figures while their partners interviewed them and recorded their responses. It was such an engaging way to see what each student knew about their assigned person of note, and the classroom was alight with enthusiasm. When I conduct class observations, chief among my typical recommendations is to include more discourse into planning with intention, rather than waiting for conversations (not the same as discourse) to occur haphazardly. Worksheets have the effect of shutting down student conversation, not encouraging it. Discourse that reflects equitable sharing and doesn't put students on the spot is ideal. Learn through narrative. The power of storytelling is significant, and connects people to ideas on a level that is profound. One all-time student favorite text is Trevor Noah's Born a Crime, which is a series of stories about his childhood in South Africa during apartheid. Rather than give students a handout about the book, I ask them to tell their own stories from childhood that connect to themes from Noah's book. That way, they engage with the reading on a personal level, and the words come alive even more, as does their understanding of the text. Instead of giving students a handout, engage them in the inductive and connective process of narrative. Let students take over. Why should adults get to create all the materials that determine student understanding? Let them take control of the process. A student once approached me and asked if, instead of the assigned project on memoir, she could create a graphic novel-esque depiction of her own experiences (complete with thematic components) that highlighted her skills as an artist. Her project was stellar, coming from a place of passion. Her language use and the skills she demonstrated were exactly in line with what the assessment standards indicated. In my experience, letting students decide how they want to make meaning of their learning almost always results in gains that cannot be met with more rigid structures. The truth is, teachers are inventive, but we don't harness all the creativity. When we let students work with us to make learning happen, the whole classroom community benefits. Are worksheets ever necessary? Maybe, but it's doubtful. Think about how they are typically used: to get a class focused (which is about managing behavior, not learning), to demonstrate understanding, or to be efficient. Then, think about how engaging worksheets are, and whether some of the strategies above might be a better option. When we let go of controlling every detail of how we see our course content, even a little bit, the results can be rewarding in the long term, ultimately creating a classroom climate of mutual respect and trust. Written by Miriam Plotinsky, Education World Contributing Writer Miriam is a Learning and Achievement Specialist with Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland, where she has worked for nearly 20 years as an English teacher, staff developer and department chair. She is a National Board Certified Teacher, and recently earned her certification in Education Administration and Supervision. She can be followed on Twitter: @MirPloMCPS
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THE FRENCH ELECTION AND ITS WIDER MEANING AFTER THE ELECTION!
May 8, 2017 Harry C. Blaney IIILeave a comment
The larger significance of the final round of the French election is that democracy and decency is NOT yet dead in France and perhaps is regaining ground in Europe also. There may also be now more hope to regain a sense of European and even Western unity and cooperative spirit with the win of former Socialist Economic Minister Emmanuel Macron.
The victory was by any account a win that was, in French election terms, overwhelmingly clear. Macron won by 66% to just 34% for the Fascist Marine Le Pen of the National Front Party which had Nazi antecedents. In his victory speech in Paris he pledged to act to redress the concerns of the French people. He said, wisely, that Le Pen backers had "expressed an anger, a dismay, and I respect that. I will do everything possible in the five years to come so that they have no reason to vote for the extremes.'
It is important that he supported the EU and France's place in keeping Europe united and "open" when it would have been "cheep grace" to pander to the xenophobia of the moment. He acknowledged the reality of diversity in French's society and said in the campaign: "There is culture in France, and it is diverse." Like the American Bernie Sanders of another age and place, he gained support of the engaged youth of France that had move beyond the narrow definitions and prejudices of the extreme right and racist nationalism.
In Macron's defeat of the French Euro-skeptics, such as Marine Le Pen, he overcame what may viewed with much fear the strong recent surge of authoritarian and racist parties. With the recent defeat, albeit narrow, in Holland and Austria of Alt-Right parties the populist tide was for the moment halted. Yet the win for these forces of reaction and hate of "the other" in Britain in the June 2016 vote, by a very narrow margin, shows still the strength of an appeal to nativism and narrow nationalists. The Brexit action is like a deadly strike against a united and cooperative Europe. It is a vote for Putin's dismemberment of Western democracy, no matter what line the British right-wing isolationist Tories or UKIP's Nigel Forage, or for that matter the Brussels EU leaders have all been feeding to their constituents about its impact. Europe without Britain is a Europe still diminished, and so is Britain without the EU.
The National Assembly elections in June will also be key to Macron's chances of truly moving France beyond a hopeless battle between the forces of reaction and anti-EU feelings, with the support of the growing dynamic diverse engaged citizens, and addressing the still alienated elements in society.
He must find a strong working coalition of existing parties who will support his program of moving beyond the old shibboleths of traditional party warfare and ideology and concentrate on uplifting the left-behind citizens of all types who have been too long ignore by all parties. They constitute a core of unrest and corrosive elements of French society and are at the mercy of the people who hate and exploit them especially from the far right.
The same goes for the EU which is not the indifferent bureaucracy with no caring for citizens often depicted by the Euro-skeptics on the right. Indeed its rules, which are so hated by the massive corporations and their lobbyists, have been overall protective of the environment, health, trade, and well being of Europeans. All this contrary to the right wing papers and media, especially those in Britain controlled by Rupert Murdoch who backed leaving with false promises of prosperity for the poor. The Leave Debate" argued an outdated narrow nationalism, played to racism. Now those dispossessed by these forces are going to be worse off than ever by all accounts.
What Marcron wants to accomplish for France is also what is needed in Europe itself, namely a sense of common purpose and care for all its people. Above all, everywhere the old party fights need to be put aside or indeed the far right authoritarian parties will come roaring back and dissolve fairness, justice, and democracy in Europe. With it their security and hopes will be destroyed.
But there is little room for complacency. The forces of the far right are backed by Russia's authoritarian and brutal Putin via financial support and false news elements. This provides underhanded support and efforts including hacking which is now attributed to Russian intelligence aimed at undemanding of democratic elections and politics. They are having an impact which should not be dismissed. Nor can the grievances of those that feel neglected and left behind who are angry as they are open to the ententes of the European Fascists as we in the U.S. have seen by a leader like Donald Trump.
For America the results would be catastrophic with the demise of open and democratic states which are our key allies. They support a law based humane and cooperative international system. Russia and other authoritarian regimes would gain by Europe's disarray. This is a time of crisis since the leadership of our own nation has helped to ravage the unity and long held values of Western democracies.
Trump's support of harmful far right parties and brutal leaders has been a force of chaos. His bent towards destruction and his blind support of the most brutal regimes around the world have demoralized our best friends and undermined American constructive leadership. Perhaps Europe under Macron and whoever emerges as the leader of Germany this Fall will be able to re-balance the idiocies of Trump and our new myopic nationalism and bent towards dark malignant actions.
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THE FRENCH ELECTION AND ITS WIDER MEANING!
May 5, 2017 May 5, 2017 Harry C. Blaney IIILeave a comment
Last June and earlier this year I reported from London and Brussels on the issues, problems and trends of the critical issue of the unity of Europe and the fragility of also the Atlantic Community in the face of far right and Fascist forces. These corrosive forces would undermine and indeed destroy unity, democracy, and the key elements that have kept the peace, prosperity and democracy in Europe. The next great test for Europe will be the French final election between the two leaders of the first round election who will vie for the Presidential role on Sunday.
This Sunday election round will comprise first the moderate centrist (center-right) candidate who is without a traditional party Emmanuel Macron, who some polls show winning by about 20 percent. Against him is Marine Le Pen who's party The National Front, has neo-Nazi origins and expresses deep hatred of immigrants and the EU. These two have left behind all of the candidates for the presidency of the traditional French parties after the result of the first round of voting.
Now in France however, these values are again threatened by the Neo-Fascist and racist National Front Party and by its leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen. She threatened to, in effect, blow up Europe by getting out of the Euro Zone and perhaps even the EU and has attacked Germany who in the past has been the key partner on European unity and accused Chancellor Merkel as "dominating" Europe.
Le Pen has a close association with Russia's Putin who is trying to undermine the unity of Europe and separate it from American cooperation. A Russian associated bank has loaned her far-right anti-Europe party money to help her campaign of hatred for immigrants, for liberal democracy, and really decency. As a indicator of her intentions and affinity to far right "disruptive" forces she has been praised by Donald Trump who also seems to want a disunited Europe (he supported Brexit and admires the British Alt-Right racist politician Nigel Farage, and clearly has an anti-EU perspective and questioned in the past NATO.
This election is so important to the unity of the West that former President Obama has made his views known via a video in support of Macron. Here is some of the text:
"The French election is very important to the future of France and the values that we care so much about," … "Because the success of France matters to the entire world. … (Macron) has stood up for liberal values. He put forward a vision for the important role that France plays in Europe and around the world, and he is committed to a better future for the French people. He appeals to people's hopes and not their fears. … Because of how important this election is, I also want you to know that I am supporting Emmanuel Macron to lead you forward. En Marche! Vive la France!"
There are many possible outcomes from this election given the fractured nature of the French political landscape. There is no assurance, despite the polls, that Macron will win since many do not want to declare their public support for a far-right xenophobic party. And Le Pen has campaigned with venom against Macron.
Sadly the left candidate who came in third did not endorse Macron. If Macron wins he must at some early point reconcile with enough members of parliament and the key parties to govern with some effectiveness and authority. The outcome could either set a direction of cooperation within Europe despite Brexit or the start of the dismantlement of European stable peace, security, and unity and cooperation with the full Western democracies. And also effective dealing with the underground anti-democracy activities of Putin and his gang of hackers and "false media"of the Russian "active intelligence."
In contrast, center right and left traditional parties and others seeking responsible and decent goals could ensured if an alliance can be worked out with Macron, that there would be a strong voice in Europe for decency and cooperation around the world. Given in the West (and elsewhere) the disruptions of the last year or so and dysfunctional response of some governments to the needs of our citizens, with the rise of racial and national division, as well as moves towards in some cases hate filled political leaders, some united response by forces dedicated to democracy, justice, and true democracy is now required on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Our Riverside Park branch might be the location most well-known for rentals – it has been home to weddings, taekwondo black belt ceremonies, memorial gatherings, parties of all shapes and sizes, lectures and homeschool daycare – but it is not the only location where space is available to rent out. Just look to the west and south; we have great spaces available at Menomonee Valley and Washington Park as well!
At Washington Park our spacious 100 person capacity Stage Room has been used for birthday parties from 4 years old to 90, local business staff meetings and non-profit organization dinners to name a few. The room has a wall of windows overlooking the historic Washington Park Lagoon and park which is great for any season. When rented during our business hours the room is $75/hr and outside of business hours it is $100 (with an additional $100 security deposit). The rental fee includes use of our tables, chairs, dishes, full kitchen and A/V equipment such as a PA system.
If you are looking further south, our Menomonee Valley Branch has hosted many corporations, local businesses and nonprofits in our Flowerpot and Patio classrooms for all day retreats, meetings and luncheons. If you are in need of a little more space, the beautiful Valley Room has been used for bridal showers, parties and team building space. For an even larger gathering at MV, you can rent the whole building.
Last year we had our very first wedding at Menomonee Valley – it was amazing to see the building transformed into an interactive, unique celebration! The Valley Room started off as the ceremony space transforming into seating for dinner, the living room was the place to grab a bite or a drink and the Flowerpot room on the 2nd floor was bopping with beats for dancing. Even the animal room was utilized and at one point packed as Michael Espinoza, our Community Programs Educator, pulled out a turtle and talked about the native animals in the space!
Our classrooms at Menomonee Valley are $50/hr and the Valley Room is $75/hr during business hours, $100/hr outside of business hours (with an additional $100 security deposit). If you are interested in renting the whole building it is available on Saturdays for a flat $1000 rental fee ($300 security deposit) and you get the entire building from 5pm until midnight.
The rental fee includes use of our tables, chairs and A/V equipment such as a PA system or in house sound system.
Between all three branches, we have space to accommodate groups as small as 8 and as large as 200! Our staff is more than happy to chat with you about your room needs to find the space that will suit you best. All rentals help financially support our amazing programs and educational classes – and help keep our doors open for everyone to enjoy our 3 beautiful centers!


A Russian fund will invest in the construction of a large balneotherapy complex in Sapareva Banya.
A Russian fund will invest 18 million leva in the construction of a large balneotherapy complex in Sapareva Banya.
The capacity would be for about 2000 people and will include a centre for rehabilitation, prophylaxis and genetic studies. It will also include a SPA zone and sport facilities, resting areas and restaurants.
Sapareva Banya is known for the hottest mineral water in Bulgaria, with temperature of 102 °С, which gushes out as a geyser near the town. The water is recommended for treatment of various ailments of the musculoskeletal system, the peripheral nervous system and chronic intoxication with heavy metals.
It is expected that the construction will start by the end of the year on a 30 decare plot, provided by the Sapareva Banya municipality, which has set up a joint company with the Russian fund. The total capital of the company is 22.4 million leva, of which 16.8 million are of the Russians. The municipality participates with the aportionment of the land, evaluated at 5.6 million leva.
The fund "Law, justice and charity" has been set up to protect the social rights of the employees of the Russian judicial system.
This is the second similar Russian project. - Three years ago the Moscow municipality started the construction of a children's complex at the seaside, on 300 decares in the Kamchia reserve. The project was completed this year.


Forsbrook Parish Council is initiating the Neighbourhood Plan process for the area.
The Localism Act 2011 introduced statutory Neighbourhood Planning in England, which enables communities to draw up a Neighbourhood Plan for their area.
The plan is a community-led framework for guiding the future development and growth of an area. It may contain a vision, aims, planning policies, proposals for improving the area or providing new facilities, or allocation of key sites for specific kinds of development.
A Neighbourhood Plan relates to the use and development of land and associated social, economic and environmental issues. It may deal with a wide range of issues (like housing, employment, heritage and transport) or it may focus on one or two issues that are of particular importance in a local area.
Drop-in to find out more about Neighbourhood Plans, meet some of the steering group members, or pop in for tea and a chat.


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Shula's Steak House made quite an impression when it first opened at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in late 1995. High-end steakhouses featuring huge hunks of USDA prime meat were, um, rare. Christner's Prime Steak & Lobster, which was originally known as Del Frisco's, was a couple of years old. But Morton's — then called Morton's of Chicago — wouldn't open an Orlando location until 1996, and Ruth's Chris Steak House didn't enter the area until 2000.
I liked Shula's immediately. It was classy, service was first rate, and the food, though pricey, was excellent. In 2000, I even awarded it my Critic's Choice Foodie Award for Best Restaurant Overall.
The upscale brand was founded, of course, by Don Shula, the legendary coach of the Miami Dolphins. (It has always been easy to remember which hotel the steakhouse is in because why would anyone put Shula's into the Swan hotel?)
The first Shula's was in Miami Lakes and the second, if I remember correctly, opened in Tampa. Orlando's was third. Even after all these years, the company, Shula's Restaurant Group, has only eight steakhouses, though it also operates other more casual brands, including Shula's 347 Grill, which has a location in Lake Mary.
The company, now based in Ft. Lauderdale, has a new CEO, Bill Freeman, who previously ran the MINA Group of restaurants. So it may be that the brand is ready to take on the Ruths and Dels and Mortons of the world. Perhaps that's the reason Shula's Steak Houses are undergoing a brand-wide overhaul with a refreshed decor and a revamped menu from new corporate culinary director, Demetrio Zavala.
Orlando's Shula's is the first to be redesigned. I was invited to a media opening and then was asked to join a small group to have dinner with Don Shula and his wife, Mary Anne, who was the previous CEO and is the current chair of the board.
The new decor, by Florida design group Temper, is brighter and more open. A larger bar and lounge is just inside the entrance and is open to the main dining area. There are still touches of dark wood paneling but it no longer dominates. The feel is less old-style men's club and more welcoming and inclusive. Crisp white tablecloths remain, but their brightness no longer stands out in the dark.
The restaurant hasn't been entirely gelded. Photos, mostly black and white prints, of Shula's years in the NFL are the only art along the walls but provide plenty of manliness. The most prominent are three large color photographs depicting three stages in his career: being carried aloft after his record 325th win; with his first Super Bowl trophy at the end of the Dolphins' perfect season; and his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
It was melancholic to see the now 89-year-old former coach with his 1972 self in view behind him.
There are two other major changes to mention before we talk about the food. But these are food related, too, so let's just go right to it.
Shula's was known for its meat cart that was wheeled to each table of newcomers. The server would point out the various steaks and cuts, the size of the potatoes, the fresh asparagus and such. But most people couldn't take their eyes off the huge live lobster with banded claws slowing squirming and the cart's top.
The cart is gone, though it doesn't mean the lobster is necessarily off the hook.
Gone, too, is the original menu, which was so succinct that it could be printed on the side of a regulation NFL football, and was. In the days before it was common to find online menus, I had to surreptitiously sneak — ok, steal — menus for later reference. Shula's football remains the only one I was never able to spirit away. My throw was lousy and my dining companion fumbled halfway down the hallway and was tackled by a server.
I'm not sorry to see the football menu go; it was a bit kitschy. But the new concept isn't gimmick free. Now each table is set with a small knife block filled with different styles of steak knives. Choose your weapon. (I told one of my hosts that if the restaurant really wanted to make a statement about the steaks all of the blocks would contain butter knives.)
Meat is still champion here. Seafood, including that lobster, is still available, but I believe a steakhouse is for steak.
So I chose the Steak Tartare, which, like the other cuts of meat, is fashioned out of certified black angus steak. The disk of minced meat was blended with parsley and capers and topped with crispy shallots. It was served with brioche points but was wonderful to just eat it with a fork.
I chose the Dry-aged Prime Cowboy Ribeye for my entree. It was a beautiful piece of meat, glistening with fat and cooked to a gorgeous ruby red medium rare. The truffle butter, béarnaise, hollandaise and other sauces we were offered to sample added nothing to the good taste of the meat. There was a bit of sinew in the steak that I might have balked at had I been paying the $72 fee, but it was otherwise an excellent steak.
My fellow dinner mates and I sampled several of the side dishes, including creamed spinach and macaroni and cheese. I chose to allot my calories to another bite of steak.
I saved myself during dessert, too, though the Molten Chocolate Lave Cake — haven't seen one of those in years — was sufficiently oozy and rich.
Service was up to its usual standards. I was struck with how many servers approached me during the event to tell me they had waited on me in the early days of Shula's or at other upscale restaurants that are now long gone. It tells me that this serving staff considers their job to be a professional career, and it shows.
I don't know if I would still crown Shula's Steak House the overall best restaurant in the area; there are so many other contenders these days. But it's certainly among the best, and I'm delighted that it is still dedicated, even in its redesign, to fine food and service so many years later.
Shula's Steak House is at the Swan and Dolphin Resort, 1500 Epcot Resorts Blvd., Lake Buena Vista. It is open for dinner daily. The phone number is 407-934-1362.
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Australia's 10 most dangerous jobs
Broede Carmody / Sunday, October 19, 2014
Think being killed by an animal bite while on the job is a bad way to go? Then a career as a plumber or electrician is probably not for you.
This is just one of the findings from research published today which identified truck drivers, posties and warehouse workers as having the most dangerous jobs in Australia.
Comparison website finder.com.au has crunched the latest figures from Safe Work Australia and the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and revealed its list of Australia's 10 most deadly industries.
Sixty-five transport and storage workers were killed while on the job in 2012, which was almost one-third of all workplace fatalities in Australia.
Coming in at number two on the list was the agriculture, forestry and fishing industry, with 53 fatalities and 3815 serious injury claims in 2012. People working in this sector were more likely to die from drowning or heat exposure than any other industry.
Meanwhile, construction workers have to put up with the third most dangerous job in the country, with 30 construction workers killed on the job in 2012 and as many as 12,485 seriously injured.
Michelle Hutchinson, money expert at finder.com.au, told SmartCompany the research has clearly shown some jobs are more dangerous than others and employees should stay alert.
"A lot of the most common dangerous jobs were on the list and that wasn't surprising," she says.
"Transport, construction, mining and manufacturing are the ones people know are physically dangerous. What was also interesting was other jobs that appeared on the list that people may not realise are quite dangerous, including retail trade at number seven and even professionals."
Retail – which employs around 1.2 million people in Australia – saw six deaths in 2012, almost the same number of fatalities as the mining industry. The leading cause of serious injuries for people working in retail was lifting heavy objects.
Hutchinson says workplace accidents are not only restricted to jobs that involve handling heavy machinery, and in fact the majority of fatalities that occur while on the job happen on the road.
"It doesn't matter if you don't have one of the most dangerous jobs in Australia, you can still be at risk of being injured or killed while at work – especially if you drive," she says.
"Even if it is just to the station every day… you need to be careful on the roads."
Retail workers are not the only ones who should be staying alert, with lawyers, accountants, engineers and scientists also making it onto the list.
The professional, scientific and technical services industry saw six recorded deaths in 2012, as well as 2100 serious injuries. The majority of casualities were from car crashes, falling, being hit by falling objects and even electrocution.
Meanwhile, the leading causes of serious injury for professionals were falls, muscle strain and repetitive movements.
The research identified Australia's top 10 most dangerous jobs as:
1. Transport and storage
2. Agriculture, forestry and fishing
3. Construction
4. Manufacturing
5. Public/government administration, safety and defence
6. Mining
7. Retail
8. Professional, scientific and technical services
9. Wholesale trade
10. Electricity, gas, water and waste services
Broede Carmody
Broede Carmody is a former senior SmartCompany reporter. Before this, he was a co-editor of RMIT University's student magazine Catalyst.
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