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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Pupil referral unit now making fair progress, find inspectors
A PUPIL referral unit that was judged inadequate by education inspectors is making satisfactory progress in tackling problems and raising the achievement of youngsters.
The New Horizons Learning Centre – until recently the Cotswold Education Centre – was found to be performing significantly less well than expected when the team from education watchdog Ofsted visited last September.
It was given notice to improve and has now been inspected again by a monitoring team.
As a result, inspector Sarah Mascall said: "Having considered all the evidence, I am of the opinion that at this time the school is making satisfactory progress in addressing the issues for improvement and in raising the pupils' achievement."
The pupil referral unit (PRU) provides for children who are not in mainstream schools for a variety of reasons.
Some have behavioural, emotional and social difficulties, while others have been excluded from school for short periods or permanently.
Teenage mums, youngsters with health problems and young patients in hospital are also part of the PRU, which has sites in Kingswood, Mangotsfield, Filton and Frenchay.
Executive head teacher Tania Craig had only been in post for three weeks before the previous inspection and at the time, Ofsted said she and other leaders were already making a difference.
Ms Mascall said Ms Craig and her team had ensured a clear focus on addressing shortcomings and had worked well with staff to bring about improvements. She said: "They have been supported by the local authority, which has provided an extensive range of training together with regular support. This is bringing about positive changes.
"Quick action by senior leaders has addressed the safeguarding concerns raised by the previous inspection."
Other areas for improvement that had been highlighted included improving teaching, especially at the Severnside campus in Filton for excluded pupils, and improving the attendance of older pupils.
Ms Mascall said: "In lessons observed at Severnside, pupils generally behaved well. Pupils only became unsettled when they were not challenged by the tasks or lessons were not well planned."
She said attendance levels remained a cause for concern, although for most individuals it was improving and it was still too early to fully assess the impact of new systems.
She said: "There is a clear sense of commitment on the part of staff as they are keen to bring about improvements.
"The good use of consultants and links with mainstream schools are doing much to develop staff skills."
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"Dancing With the Stars" avoids conflict with new cast
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Television ballroom contest "Dancing With the Stars" took a step back from controversy with its new cast unveiled on Tuesday, including tennis champ Martina Navratilova, several TV actors, an opera singer and Gladys Knight without her "Pips." 
Road deaths fall to all-time low
ROAD deaths in South Gloucestershire have fallen to an all-time low, with figures for seriously injured casualties also dropping dramatically.
Data has revealed there were two fatalities in the district in 2011 compared to 11 in 2010 and nine in 2009.
Police accident reports showed that by November, there had been 30 serious injuries in the year – down from 86 in the whole of 2010.
The figures echo those recently produced by the Department for Transport, which showed that South Gloucestershire had the lowest casualty rate among all British local authorities from 2007-2009.
In total, 33 people were killed or seriously injured per billion vehicle miles during the three years.
South Gloucestershire Council's transport chief, Brian Allinson, welcomed the data but said it could not afford to become complacent.
He said: "Two fatalities is two fatalities too many. The council takes road safety extremely seriously and we work closely with the police, schools and other agencies to identify where and why road accidents happen and what can be done to prevent them.
"We will make every effort to make sure South Gloucestershire continues to be one of the country's safest areas in which to live and work."
The council said police reports were used to target spending on areas where most accidents happened, and to protect vulnerable road users, including children and cyclists.
Source: http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Road-deaths-fall-time-low/story-15350406-detail/story.html
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Doings at the Pentagram
Just as the military dumped bodies destined for Robert E. Lee's stolen farm, Arlington, into a landfill, they did the same with 9/11/01 remains. But as Butler Shaffer might note, an org that spends all of its time killing people, or planning to kill people, or peeing on their corpses, can hardly be expected to [...]
Source: http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/106591.html
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FiberPhiladelphia Textile Art Festival Kicks Off March 2 With More Than 40 Participating Venues Throughout Philadelphia
FiberPhiladelphia, a citywide celebration of innovative, interdisciplinary fiber and textile art, kicks off Friday, March 2 and runs through the end of April. The festival is a collaboration of artists, curators, educators, galleries and cultural institutions promoting the best in the expansive textile and fiber arts fields by combining traditional arts with cutting-edge technology and [...]
Canadian Government On Attack: Tar Sands Pipeline Debate Heats Up
The Canadian government is pushing Northern Gateway, the "plan B" to Keystone XL, and attacking the country's environmental groups in the process.
TI sees its chips paving way for new health products
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Texas Instruments is working with makers of medical devices and sports accessories to develop new types of energy-efficient products, according to an executive at the company. 
TransCanada Begins Construction on Keystone XL, Obama Approves
Despite lacking a permit, the zombie Keystone XL staggers to life once more, this time in smaller chunks.
Monday, February 27, 2012
World Bank protest highlights China reform tension
BEIJING (AP) ? A protester briefly disrupted a news conference by World Bank president Robert Zoellick on Tuesday, highlighting tensions over the bank's recommendation for Beijing to reduce the dominance of state industry and promote free markets. Zoellick had just begun speaking at the event in the bank's Beijing office when a Chinese man in a pinstriped business suit stood up and shouted slogans including, "State-owned industry should not be privatized!" He handed out leaflets criticizing the proposed changes before bank staff ushered him out. Officials say such entities, supported by low-cost credit from state banks and shielded from foreign and private competitors, are helping to drive economic and technological development. Independent analysts say, however, that state companies are consuming massive subsidies while private companies create most of China's new jobs and wealth.
Source: http://www.chron.com/business/article/World-Bank-protest-highlights-China-reform-tension-3365593.php
It Is Only Murder When They Kill Us
I keep seeing reports in the media about the murder of two US military officers in Afghanistan. Two things. 1. Why is it only murder when they kill us? Has no one in Afghanistan been murdered by US forces? 2. I note in this story that Pentagon press secretary George Little says that defense secretary [...]
Source: http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/106396.html
METALS-Copper pushes higher with broader risk assets
* Copper bounces to firm finish with U.S. equities
* Copper posts second straight close above 200-day moving average
* Stoppage at Indonesian mine underpins copper prices
* Coming up: U.S. Durable Goods Orders data for January on Tues.
By Chris Kelly and Maytaal Angel
NEW YORK/LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Copper erased earlier losses to
end higher on Monday, buoyed by positive momentum in other risk asset markets, a
drop in the price of crude oil, and strengthening technical 
* Copper posts second straight close above 200-day moving average
* Stoppage at Indonesian mine underpins copper prices
* Coming up: U.S. Durable Goods Orders data for January on Tues.
By Chris Kelly and Maytaal Angel
NEW YORK/LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Copper erased earlier losses to
end higher on Monday, buoyed by positive momentum in other risk asset markets, a
drop in the price of crude oil, and strengthening technical
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/companyNews/~3/RjXi-pQDrvI/markets-metals-idUSL5E8DR65620120227
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New Wind Turbine Design to Generate Power from Low Winds
A new wind turbine design could radically expand the reach of wind power for both residential and commercial power.Source: http://www.treehugger.com/wind-technology/new-wind-turbine-design-generate-power-low-winds.html
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Saudi considers admitting women to religious police force
Saudi Arabia is reportedly considering allowing women to join the ranks of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice as religious police.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Maine's biggest lobster returned to Atlantic Ocean
(Reuters) - The biggest lobster ever caught in Maine, a 27-pounder (12.25 kg) nicknamed "Rocky" with claws tough enough to snap a man's arm, was released back into the ocean on Thursday after being trapped in a shrimp net last week, marine officials said. 
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/cKkxaD4Dq2E/us-usa-lobster-idUSTRE81N1T720120224
G20 to Europe: show us the money
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Leading economies told Europe it must put up extra money to fight its debt crisis if it wants more help from the rest of the world, piling pressure on Germany to drop its opposition to a bigger European bailout. 
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/Ika86ZpYX5E/us-g-idUSTRE81N1L620120226
Oh, What a Sirry-Wirry Wonkra
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Abu Dhabi?s TAQA prices $215 mln ringgit Islamic bond
DUBAI, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi National Energy Co
(TAQA) priced a 650 million Malaysian
ringgit-denominated Islamic bond, or sukuk, the company said in
a statement on Sunday.
(TAQA) priced a 650 million Malaysian
ringgit-denominated Islamic bond, or sukuk, the company said in
a statement on Sunday.
Source: http://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/02/26/abu-dhabis-taqa-prices-215-mln-ringgit-islamic-bond/
Golf collection set to fetch $3.2 mln at Christie's
LONDON (Reuters) - The global economy may be in the rough, but bidders are expected to chip in up to 20,000 pounds to buy an old golf ball at a major sale of golf memorabilia at Christie's in May.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
10 Rare and Beautiful Albino Animals
See these ten common creatures as never before.Source: http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/natural-sciences/10-rare-and-beautiful-albino-animals/
Carnival cruise passengers robbed at gunpoint in Mexico
On Thursday several passengers traveling aboard the Carnival Splendor were robbed at gunpoint in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Source: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/320196
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Showing rising confidence, U.S. funds ready to invest in Europe
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. fund managers who successfully called the bottom of their home credit market in 2008 are starting to put money back into Europe in a sign of returning confidence in the euro... 
Study: Ron Paul would be the only candidate to shrink the federal debt
All four Republican candidates decry the federal deficit and promise to cut spending. But will they cut the debt? A new, nonpartisan study found that three of the four Republican presidential hopefuls would actually add to the federal debt over the next decade. The one true fiscal conservative in the lot: Ron Paul. The Committee [...]
Friday, February 24, 2012
Solar Innovators Grow In SunShot Incubator
The solar industry is getting a $12 million boost, thanks to a special program from the Department of Energy.Source: http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/solar-innovators-grow-sunshot-incubator.html
Apollo agrees $7.2bn deal for El Paso unit
The purchase marks a revival in dealmaking by private equity as the economy recovers and rivals the $7.2bn acquisition of Samson Investment by KKR
Source: http://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/02/24/apollo-agrees-7-2bn-deal-for-el-paso-unit/
Say Goodbye To Reward Project This Weekend By Shopping The Boutique?s Warehouse-Style Closing Sale
We?re sad to report that Reward Project will be closing its doors after a three-and-a-half year run in Old City. Owned by Shari Roulin, the N. 2nd Street boutique was always ahead of the trends, with racks brimming with clothing and accessories from unique, emerging labels. Reward will be liquidating its remaining inventory with a [...]
Life in the TSA-USA
Writes Ryan Alford: I travel weekly for work and always choose to opt out of the naked body scanners. (I don't know what's worse, the pat down or radiation exposure, but there's something liberating about saying "opt out.") Anyway, this week I was asked by an agent, "Why did you opt out?" to which I [...]
Source: http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/106105.html
AIG posts huge 4th-quarter profit on tax benefit
(Reuters) - Bailed-out insurer American International Group reported a $19.8 billion profit for the fourth quarter, after an accounting change that allowed the company to record an enormous one-time benefit. 
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/dsHCeSCD000/us-aig-idUSTRE81M21E20120223
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Second judicial review into Ashton Vale stadium is given the green light
The future of the proposed new Bristol City stadium at Ashton Vale could still be in jeopardy after a second judicial review was granted by the High Court.
On Monday, the anonymous resident behind the first review wrote a letter to the court to say he was withdrawing his application and refused permission for a replacement. However, today another review has been granted into Bristol City Council's decision to partially turn down a bid to make Ashton Vale a town green, paving the way for the 30,000-seat football stadium. Judicial reviews normally must be submitted within three months of the decision which is being disputed. But Judge Anthony Thornton has allowed the second review to take place – despite the fact that the stadium was initially granted planning permission in 2009. An independent inquiry later said the land should be made a town green. Campaigners fighting to stop development at Ashton Vale claimed that the resident behind the first review – who cannot be named for legal reasons – had dropped the case because of harassment. However, the Evening Post has reported that in a second letter to the court he makes it clear he was not persuaded or coerced into withdrawing his challenge. Following the news of the second review, lawyers acting for anti-stadium protesters said: "Clearly, reports of the demise of the judicial review of Ashton Vale were premature."
On Monday, the anonymous resident behind the first review wrote a letter to the court to say he was withdrawing his application and refused permission for a replacement. However, today another review has been granted into Bristol City Council's decision to partially turn down a bid to make Ashton Vale a town green, paving the way for the 30,000-seat football stadium. Judicial reviews normally must be submitted within three months of the decision which is being disputed. But Judge Anthony Thornton has allowed the second review to take place – despite the fact that the stadium was initially granted planning permission in 2009. An independent inquiry later said the land should be made a town green. Campaigners fighting to stop development at Ashton Vale claimed that the resident behind the first review – who cannot be named for legal reasons – had dropped the case because of harassment. However, the Evening Post has reported that in a second letter to the court he makes it clear he was not persuaded or coerced into withdrawing his challenge. Following the news of the second review, lawyers acting for anti-stadium protesters said: "Clearly, reports of the demise of the judicial review of Ashton Vale were premature."
Republican candidates back arming Syria rebels
MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich on Wednesday lent their support to the idea of arming the Syrian opposition in its fight to topple President Bashar al-Assad.
Mademoiselle is no longer an official French woman
PARIS (Reuters) - Official French documents will no longer force women to reveal their marital status by requiring them to choose the title Mademoiselle or Madame. 
Exclusive: The Cruel Reality of the Global Shark Fin Trade, in Pictures
Oceana CEO Andy Sharpless takes us inside the brutal world of shark finning.
American Airlines aims to bolster routes, fleet
(Reuters) - Bankrupt American Airlines aims to boost revenue by $1 billion annually by beefing up its international routes and fleet to lure more well-heeled business travellers, the company said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Sick Santorum
If you haven't seen this video clip yet, here is another look into the startlingly sick mind (what little he has of it) of Sick Santorum. He's happy that people?who have been charged with NO CRIME?are being murdered because, in his sick mind, the same "authorities" that informed us that there was "proof" of Weapons [...]
Source: http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/106054.html
At Arizona debate, Santorum to get his turn in spotlight
MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - After months on the sidelines, Rick Santorum finally gets his chance at center stage in a debate of Republican presidential candidates on Wednesday, as well as the increased scrutiny that comes with it. 
BAA profit boosted by Heathrow growth
LONDON (Reuters) - British airport operator BAA posted a 17 percent rise in full-year profit as it squeezed more growth from London's Heathrow even though it had to turn away airlines eager to fly to new markets from Britain's busiest airport.
NYPD built secret files on NJ, Long Island mosques
For months in mid-2007, plainclothes officers from the NYPD's Demographics Units fanned out across Newark, taking pictures and eavesdropping on conversations inside businesses owned or frequented by Muslims. According to the report, the operation was carried out in collaboration with the Newark Police Department, which at the time was run by a former high-ranking NYPD official. Police have built databases showing where Muslims live, where they buy groceries, even what Internet cafes they use and where they watch sports. Dozens of mosques and student groups have been infiltrated and police have built detailed profiles of ethnic communities, from Moroccans to Egyptians to Albanians. If police got a tip about an Egyptian terrorist in the area, for instance, they wanted to immediately know where he was likely to find a cheap room to rent, where he might buy his lunch and at what mosque he probably would attend Friday prayers. ? "Owned and operated by an African Muslim (possibly Sudanese) male named Abdullah Ddita" was the summary from another dollar store in Shirley, N.Y., just off the highway on the way to the Hamptons, the wealthy Long Island getaway. On Tuesday, following an AP story that showed the NYPD monitored Muslim student groups around the Northeast, school leaders including Yale president Richard Levin expressed outrage over the tactics. There are no allegations of terrorism in the Demographics Unit reports and the documents make clear that police were only interested in locations frequented by Muslims. "No Muslim component within these communities was identified," police wrote, except for one business owned by a Brazilian Muslim of Palestinian descent. The Muslim community, however, has called for Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's resignation over the spying and the department's screening of a video that portrays Muslims as wanting to dominate the United States. "Come, look at yourself on film," Abdul Kareem Abdullah called to his wife as he flipped through the NYPD files at the lunch counter of their restaurant, Hamidah's Cafe. An American-born citizen who converted to Islam decades ago, Abdullah said he understands why, after the 9/11 terror attacks, people are afraid of Muslims. Ironically, because officers conducted the operation covertly, the reports contains mistakes that could have been easily corrected had the officers talked to store owners or imams. If police ever had to rely on the database during an unfolding terrorism emergency as they had planned, those errors would have hindered their efforts.
Source: http://www.chron.com/news/article/NYPD-built-secret-files-on-NJ-Long-Island-mosques-3348455.php
Robert Mugabe birthday party makes Nero's orgies look tame
Robert Mugabe turns 88 on Feb. 21 and, as has become tradition, will celebrate in tremendous style with literally millions being spent on ensuring the dictator has a day to remember. Meanwhile, the people of Zimbabwe are starving and dying.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Cantina Feliz And Its Newly Opened Sister Restaurant La Calaca Feliz To Celebrate National Margarita Day February 22 With $5 Drinks
In honor of National Margarita Day tomorrow, February 22, Cantina Feliz in Fort Washington and the newly-opened La Calaca Feliz in Fairmount will serve their signature Feliz Margaritas for the reduced price of $5. The two restaurants, owned by Brian Sirhal and Chef Tim Spinner, serve more than 50 types of tequila, including tequila flights. [...]
And She Will Always Love You
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Obama to meet Netanyahu at White House on March 5
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 5, the White House said on Monday. 
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/gxYBv6qOm-o/us-usa-israel-idUSTRE81J11P20120220
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