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There were two Marcellos in Venice at the end of the seventeenth and the first half of the eighteenth centuries, and though both were outstanding figures of their time, it is the younger, Benedetto, who is best remembered now. Music was his diversion, not his calling, but he was so eminent a violinist and composer as to leave his mark for all time on the course it was to take.
Gerald Newton is a grocery assistant in Leicester. His annual holidays are short, but he is an enterprising person and makes good use of them by Continental travel. He has visited Scandinavia and most of the Baltic countries Apart from natural scenery, the Helsingfors Railway Station by night was one of the things which impressed him most.


A Boy-Meets-Girl story between Ookuni Raise, a high school boy who was left to fend for himself by both his parents, and the transfer student girl, Mikami Kamika. Due to an unfortunate incident, Raise ended up rubbing Kamika's breast, which in turn led to her suspicion of his being a molester. Starting from their worst encounter, the tale unfolds as they were flown into a mystical world.


Child Africa International is a product of Julie Solberg's burning desire to help children in her home country Uganda. The Norwegian registered NGO was co-founded with her husband and now Better Globe CEO Rino Solberg. So it was only natural to incorporate Child Africa in the Donation Package when Better Globe was conceived.
With funds coming from the sales of Donation Packages Better Globe customers have over the years contributed to the funding of Child Africa's schools in Uganda. Through the charity organization Better Globe has also renovated 2 schools in Kenya, one close to the Sosoma tree plantation and the other close to the Kiambere tree plantation. Many of Better Globe's customers also support Child Africa through various charity donations and by becoming sponsor parents to help more children in Uganda get an education.
For years what was to become Child Africa was run on private funds and the operation was only made possible thanks to volunteer work. Today the Ugandan charity organization cares for well over 900 children in Uganda, they have built 2 schools and a 3rd with a capacity of 2500 children is well on the way. The new school will also accommodate at least 200 deaf children that otherwise would not have gotten an education.
If you want to help Child Africa, the charity organization still needs funds for equipment, more school buildings and even bricks. There are also many children in need of sponsor parents in order to get an education. You can make a charitable donation on their website.
Child Africa already have good experience in working with deaf children and making sure they are well integrated. To help facilitate integration both the hearing students and teachers are taught sign language. A social inclusion project utilizing SMS messages on cell phones that Child Africa was a part of even got coverage by the National Geographic.
The work Child Africa does with deaf children is nothing short of amazing, something those of us who have visited the Ugandan charity have all witnessed. Deaf children in Uganda are at risk of being neglected and hidden away by their own families out of shame we have been told. Coming from poor families self-esteem is often the first thing Child Africa has to work on with both hearing and deaf children, as well as letting them know that they are loved and have people who care for them and will support them.
Communication is in many ways something that sets Child Africa apart as they also let sponsor parents communicate directly with their sponsor child. You can login to their page and both send and receive messages. You also get background information on your child with updates and can even follow the education of your sponsor child and see their school report. Your contribution is transparent and you will both hear and see the results of your ongoing support.
In 2010 Better Globe Forestry launched their high quality tree business magazine Miti for anyone interested in dryland tree planting. Soon after Child Africa launched Bingwa Magazine for the children of Africa. The Bingwa editorial team also works out of Better Globe Forestry's headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Better Globe CEO Rino Solberg is the Chairman of the Editorial Board for both magazines.
Bingwa Magazine is donated to schools in East Africa with the intention of reaching all of Africa. At first Bingwa Magazine was created to give kids a positive reading culture, which is much needed as many school children did not have access to anything but old and worn school books. Bingwa, which means champion in Swahili, teaches children about their rights, their culture, their place in the world, self-esteem, the environment and many other things local school books normally would not cover well, if at all.
The main objectives of Bingwa is now to build children's self-confidence in order to make them "Champions" with honesty and integrity that can fight corruption. Many African countries are plagued with corruption, which has a devastating effect on the ability to make social progress. Child Africa's strategy is to reach out to the young generation, who are the future leaders of Africa, and teach them about integrity as a tool to combat corruption both now and in the future.
As the author of the free e-book "PUT INTEGRITY FIRST - The right way to get success in Africa (and to fight poverty and corruption in the process)" Better Globe CEO Rino Solberg is well suited for the all out attack on corruption launched through Bingwa Magazine. Child Africa also has a high emphasis on teaching children integrity at school through role play and other forms of teaching. Their experience in teaching about the negative effects of corruption while instilling self-confidence and integrity is now being shared through Bingwa Magazine and other channels.
To promote corporate social responsibility we have created a Bingwa seal that can be applied for by companies, websites, blogs and even individuals that support Bingwa. Donating to the magazine is a effective way to help give children the foundation they need to create a better future for themselves and perhaps even their country.
Experience show that up to 100 children read each magazine, so that means that with the €20 it cost to donate 10 magazines to a school, you can make an impact on somewhere around 1000 children at a very low cost. Take a stand against corruption here with Child Africa and donate Bingwa Magazine.
In many ways 2014 was a breakthrough year for Child Africa. Competing with about 50 other charities and NGOs in Uganda Child Africa won their first international award. They won in the "Education" category, which was the biggest group of the prestigious Tumaini Awards Program that year.
Child Africa was also chosen to arrange "The Day of the African Child" in 2014. The same year they also got significant support from the Save the Children Fund, more commonly known as Save the Children. Child Africa received a donation of $50.000, helping them print 50.000 more copies of Bingwa Magazine, and with distribution help from Save the Children they also reached 5 new African countries with Bingwa.


The heated debate lost most of its steam. The Supreme Court has swatted back the big legal challenge. And November's presidential election has snuffed out opponents' hopes for an 11th-hour reversal.
Come Jan. 1, you — like almost every other American — will have to carry health insurance or pay a fine if you don't, as one of the final pieces of Obamacare falls into place. In return, you'll be guaranteed coverage, no matter your health.
For the 6 million residents of Massachusetts, though, not a whole lot will change. In 2006 then-governor Mitt Romney signed a health-reform law that contained a similar insurance mandate, plus tough rules for when employers must offer plans and the blueprint for a government-run online insurance marketplace, or exchange. What became known as Romneycare ultimately served as the model for the national plan.
Some six years into the Massachusetts experiment, the people who live in the state have had plenty of time to answer the kinds of questions you may be asking about Obamacare now: Will my premiums go up or down? Will my boss drop insurance? Will I face longer waits to see my doctor? Am I looking at a tax hike to pay for reform?
As a small New England state with a high-tech economy, the most doctors per resident in the country, and above-average health care spending even before reform, Massachusetts is not a perfect bellwether for the nation. The laws are far from identical, and the state only recently began tackling the costs of care. But the experiences of the locals can still tell you plenty about what to expect come Jan. 1 and what you might want to do to prepare.
So for a glimpse at the future of your health care, there's no better place to start than Massachusetts. Here are the six most significant results of this statewide experiment, along with a look at how reform may shake out where you live.
Even before the mandate took effect in 2007, only 8% of Massachusetts residents went without insurance — half the national figure today. The mandate, along with subsidies that make policies more affordable, has brought the Massachusetts uninsured rate down to 3%, the lowest in the country.
Now that firms with 11 or more workers are on the hook for insurance, small-business employees are less likely to go without. More low-income workers are covered. And the hard-to-persuade healthy 18-to-34 crowd has been brought into the fold: Only 6% of these "young invincibles" lack insurance today, according to the state's Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA), down from 18% pre-reform.
Some joined a parent's policy — under Romneycare, as with Obamacare, you have that right until age 26. Others accepted workplace coverage they might have otherwise skipped, sometimes to everyone's benefit.
In the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, the Barrington Stage Company, which employs 15 administrators, many of them less than a decade out of college, saw more workers sign up. "When I talk to them about insurance, their immediate response is, 'I don't really have a choice, do I?'" says Peggy Thieriot, director of finance for the nonprofit theater.
Those reluctant invincibles are paying off. With more people on the plan and a lower average age, the organization is paying slightly less for each worker this year.
Some of the state's newly insured have seen a payoff too. In 2007, Andrew Herlihy, then 24 and working without benefits as an afterschool program director in Malden, shelled out $150 a month for a catastrophic plan. He didn't appreciate having insurance — until he tore his ACL during a basketball game the next year and needed surgery that would have set him back $45,000 without coverage. Now Herlihy is literally a poster boy for the insurance marketplace, singing its praises in a video on the state's site.
The coverage that residents must get isn't paltry. When the law was being debated, consumer groups, initially reluctant to force everyone to buy insurance, fought for meaty policies.
"If you're going to require we buy this, it has to be comprehensive enough so that people with means weren't having to buy extra coverage, and people without means were going without," says Amy Whitcomb Slemmer, executive director of Health Care for All.
As a result, health plans are robust. Most policies must include prescription coverage and maternity and mental-health benefits. Since the law passed, legislators have made another dozen items mandatory for individual and some group plans, including orthotics and kids' hearing aids.
What's in store for you: The country is expected to fall short of Massachusetts' milestone: By 2017, 10% of Americans will still lack health insurance, estimates the Congressional Budget Office, down from 16% today. With less generous subsidies under the national plan and some states refusing to expand Medicaid, more low-income Americans may go without than has been the case in Massachusetts, says Tufts School of Medicine professor Paul Hattis.
Will your coverage get better? Workers at large firms with generous benefits may see no change, says Boston-based Mercer benefits consultant Susan Connolly. People who buy on their own probably will (for a price, as you'll learn).
A recent study found that 51% of solo shoppers are in plans that fall short of what Obamacare requires, which includes maternity and mental-health coverage and caps on deductibles.
Any Massachusetts business that employs fewer than 11 full-time workers can get out of providing health insurance today; bigger firms can opt to pay a fine of $295 per employee instead, which would almost certainly cost less than providing insurance. (Come January, Obamacare cut-offs may trump state rules.) With Romneycare making it easier for workers to buy affordable policies on the open market, the fear was that employers might have few qualms about closing the company plan.
The opposite happened. From 2005 to 2011, the percentage of companies with three or more workers that offer insurance rose from 70% to 76%, according to the Massachusetts Employer Survey.
"You have to give employers credit," says Slemmer. "They've hung in there and shared in the cost burden." Only 5% of private firms pay the fine, says CHIA. Overall, businesses didn't cut hours or lay off employees to skirt the mandate, a study by the Urban Institute found. Most workers in Massachusetts still get insurance on the job.
At big firms, it helped that reform didn't jack up insurance premiums: Total premiums for group family policies have risen by 6.8% a year since 2007, down from a 9% rate between 2000 and 2006.
"Employers had already made a decision to offer insurance to their workers, so we didn't get much pushback," says Richard Lord, president and CEO of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a trade group that represented the state's employers when the law was being debated. Still with more employees signing up, overall benefits costs rose — the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation estimates that businesses spent an extra $500 million in 2012 due to reform.
For small operations that can skip coverage, deciding whether to offer the benefit can be tricky. Michael Tow, a financial planner in Brookline, began offering a plan to his two employees in 2007 because he was worried they might jump ship. "At a small firm like mine it's important to keep your core team intact," he says. He pays $1,000 a month for his two employees.
During a brief window when Baker had no employees on the plan, she dropped it. New hires will be on their own.
What's in store for you: Don't count on this much buy-in. The industries that dominate in Massachusetts — education, financial services, and technology — need skilled workers who expect insurance, says Josh Archambault, director of health care policy at the Pioneer Institute.
Under Obamacare, your boss won't have to offer you insurance if the company employs fewer than 50; bigger firms can pay a penalty that starts at $2,000 a worker in lieu of giving you coverage. Will they? Early signs point to a wait-and-see approach: In a recent Mercer survey, only 6% of large firms said they were likely to have workers buy their own policies come 2014.
If you work for a company with a big low-wage or part-time workforce that's now uninsured — think retail and hotels — you're in for more uncertainty. A firm facing penalties that are below the plan costs or a workforce that's largely better off in cheaper, government-subsidized insurance might simply skip a plan, says Archambault.
After Christina Carico, now 46, of Newburyport lost her job as a corporate trainer in 2012, she was able to put one worry behind her: the fear of finding affordable health insurance.
She bought a $450-a-month policy on Massachusetts' Health Connector, the online exchange where residents can compare and sign up for policies. That price was about 25% less than what she would have paid to stay on her former company's plan under COBRA, and she can keep her policy for as long as need be — a godsend for Carico, who has since switched career paths.
This option to buy health insurance online the same way you might compare airline tickets is coming to all 50 states in October. In Massachusetts what you see on the exchange are primarily state-approved standardized plans grouped into four tiers: gold, silver, bronze, and young adults. Deductibles, co-pays, and co-insurance pretty much run the same across each tier, with the nine insurers competing on premiums, in-network doctors and hospitals, and customer service, says James Roosevelt Jr., CEO of Tufts Health Plan. The better the tier, the higher the price, and the lower the deductibles.
For a family of four, for example, you might pay $1,850 a month for gold, $1,500 for silver, and $1,050 for bronze. With diabetes, your annual out-of-pocket costs with a gold plan could be $510, estimates the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; with bronze, they could be $3,370. Only 8% of buyers go for the gold — more than half snap up bargain bronze plans.
You don't have to buy your plan through the exchange (unless your income qualifies for a subsidized premium), and only about half of unsubsidized buyers do, says Jon Kingsdale, who led the design of the exchange and now consults for other states. While exchange shoppers have proved price-sensitive, he notes, those who buy direct, where comparing plan features is harder, often end up in pricier policies from familiar names.
With so many people still buying directly, the exchange hasn't created the kind of competition that would drive down prices for unsubsidized plans, says Kingsdale. But another factor has: Even before Romneycare, Massachusetts guaranteed that no one could be turned down for insurance; healthy solo shoppers were grouped with the seriously ill when it came to setting premiums.
Reform merged that risk pool with the larger and healthier small-business group — to the benefit of individuals (and detriment of small companies). Individual plan shoppers are enjoying huge savings — premiums were 33% lower the year after reform than they would have otherwise been, says CHIA.
What's in store for you: Here, Massachusetts probably isn't a good guide. Your local insurance exchange may or may not look like Health Connector — states have until October to roll out their versions. Some, like California, have already announced they'll follow Massachusetts' lead and standardize plans to make shopping easier; others, including Texas, have opted out of creating their own exchange. Instead, the federal government will run one. So any insurer will be able to sell plans that simply meet minimum standards. And your prospects for savings if you buy insurance directly are murky at best.
You'll have a better sense of the price tag this summer, when states announce details about the exchanges, but early signs point to premium hikes.
"Insurers will err on the side of overpricing and then rebate funds if they have to," says Robert Hurley, senior vice president at eHealthInsurance.com. With a bare-bones policy now, you'll have to trade up to more comprehensive coverage required by Obamacare.
While the average family plan today costs $412 a month, says eHealthInsurance.com, a plan with a similar level of benefits would set you back $605 a month. What's more, the actuarial consulting firm Milliman predicts that an influx of sick people qualifying for coverage could raise premiums by 20% to 45%.
Not all will pay more. If you buy a solo plan in one of the four other states that already guarantee coverage — New York, Vermont, Maine, and New Jersey — your premiums could drop in 2014, as more healthy people join that pool.
Also, under Obamacare, insurers can't charge older buyers more than three times what younger shoppers pay (a 5-to-1 or 7-to-1 ratio is typical now). So while the young and healthy will probably see premiums rise, those 50 and older could catch a break. "Reform's winners will be early retirees," says Hurley.
For every delighted individual insurance buyer in Massachusetts, you'll find a disgruntled small-business owner. Premiums for small-business policies climbed by double digits four out of the first five years after reform, according to the Retailers Association of Massachusetts. Brookline planner Tow has seen small-business clients ax raises, bonuses, or similar perks to cover insurance. "They had to cut back on other areas that were not mandated," he says.
Rising health care costs in general are partly to blame. The risk pooling that brought down the price of solo plans nicked entrepreneurs. And business owners also point to the requirements that state legislators have added.
"Every specialty group in the state came out of the woodwork and said, 'You've got to make sure our coverage is included,' " says Jon Hurst, president of the retailers association. An analysis for CHIA estimates that up to 4% of insurance premiums go toward benefits that firms wouldn't otherwise cover, such as autism counseling.
Small-business owners, accustomed to using insurance brokers to tailor policies to their needs, haven't flocked to the standardized policies on the exchange, undermining any pricing pressure from insurers going head to head online.
At Mill City Environmental in Lowell, founder Brian Chapman has watched his company's premiums climb every year. With about a dozen employees when Romneycare took effect, the waste-management firm was just over the cutoff for avoiding insurance. So Chapman introduced a plan for his workers and their families, picking up 50% of the premium (the state typically requires 33%, but 50% is the insurer norm). He was able to swing the cost only because most of his workers already had coverage through their spouses. Only about a third signed up.
What's in store for you: One piece of good news for small-business owners: Few states will group you with individual buyers for underwriting purposes, and the benefits you'll have to cover may not be so far-reaching. Obamacare could also bring about a shift in how you offer insurance, though in this case Massachusetts is a cautionary example.
Starting in 2014 or 2015 small businesses can give employees a budget to pick from a few policies on a state exchange, cutting costs in the long run, the hope is, as workers opt for lower-cost plans. The Massachusetts small-business exchange was supposed to do the same, yet the program was killed after a limited yearlong run in which too few businesses signed on.
At Baystate Mason Square Neighborhood Health Center, a clinic near downtown Springfield, the wait for appointments hit six months after Romneycare passed. So the clinic began offering shared appointments for chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Patients chat individually with a doctor for a few minutes, then hear about treatment plans and prevention tips from a nurse or social worker as a group.
"You don't have to repeat yourself 10 times," says Elizabeth Boyle, the center's medical director. Today new patients wait less than a month to be seen.
Introducing 400,000 newly insured patients to a health system was a bumpy proposition, even in a state with more doctors per resident than any other. But the initial spike in demand has leveled off. In 2012, 19% of residents said they waited to see a doctor, according to a Massachusetts Medical Society survey, down from 25% in 2008 and in line with waits on the eve of reform.
To relieve the pressure, medical practices are increasingly relying on so-called advanced practitioners.
"Physician assistants and nurse practitioners, we think, will be the future of filling out our primary-care infrastructure," says Dr. Mark Keroack, who oversees Baystate Health's 450 physicians and 150 advanced practitioners in western Massachusetts. With a commonplace condition like an earache or pinkeye, you'll see an advanced practitioner; doctors focus on diagnostic puzzles and complicated conditions. Keroack says his doctors have seen little pushback from patients.
One place that's nearly as crowded, though, is the emergency room, where patients, despite having insurance, still show up with nonemergencies. "That is one of the biggest disappointments," says Jonathan Gruber, an MIT economist who consulted on both Romneycare and Obamacare.
Kevin Epstein, an internist in Springfield, has hung posters illustrating when to go to the ER on the back of every exam-room door. He even offers same-day appointments. But many of his patients haven't kicked the ER habit.
Even if patients are slow to change, doctors and insurers aren't sitting still. For good reason: After essentially leaving cost controls out of the 2006 law, Massachusetts is cracking down. Anticipating those changes, many in the medical community are rushing headlong into payment reform — rewarding doctors for providing high-quality care, not simply for performing costly tests.
Under one common new approach, insurers give doctors a budget for a group of patients. If certain measures of care are met and the treatment comes in under budget, doctors can earn a share of the savings. "It fundamentally changes how you think," says Keroack. Roughly 70% of Baystate physicians' patients are in an alternative payment system.
At Tufts Medical Center Physicians Organization in Boston, doctors are using electronic health records to track how well the practice is doing, says Dr. Michael Wagner, the group's CEO. Nurses call patients who are behind on care and check in after hospital stays. Nutritionists, social workers, and pharmacists educate patients on diet plans and medication regimens.
What's in store for you: In this case, Massachusetts is your future. In fact, you may already find yourself sitting with a nurse practitioner more often than with a doctor (keep in mind you can always insist on seeing an MD if you're worried, says Keroack). Private insurers nationwide are experimenting with alternative payment models, and Medicare is dipping a toe in the water.
To prepare for an onslaught of 14 million more insured Americans next year (27 million by 2017), lock in a doctor you're happy with now. Come 2014, you may have to make more calls to find one who'll take a new patient.
So how is Massachusetts affording all this? The state shifted some direct payments to hospitals and community health centers into individual insurance subsidies. A $1 tax hike on cigarettes was approved in 2008. After the recession added more residents to the Medicaid rolls (under both Romneycare and Obamacare, the poorest Americans stay on Medicaid), Massachusetts cut Medicaid payments to providers. Plus, the federal government kicks in toward the subsidies.
Yet high health care costs could create bigger funding problems ahead. Total per capita health care spending is $9,278, the highest in the country and well above the $6,815 national average. While the 2006 law did little to tackle costs, a 2012 one does so aggressively. Health care providers must keep overall spending growth below certain goals — 3.6% a year now. Failing that, the doctors and hospitals will have to devise cost savings plans and even possibly face fines. Insurers and medical providers have to post prices for medical services online, in the hope that more transparency will spur consumers to choose lower-cost care and providers to compete on prices.
What's in store for you: Obamacare attempts to control costs from the outset, encouraging the types of alternative payment models Massachusetts is experimenting with. Health reform also reduces Medicare spending by $425 billion over 10 years and establishes a board of 15 health experts that can recommend more limits on the program.
Come 2018, a tax kicks in on the most generous health plans, encouraging firms to pare back benefits and push more health costs onto you, which will, in theory, slow spending.


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Industry News: Independent Care Review: Charities and campaigners welcome cross-party commitment to keep the promise
Care sector charities have welcomed cross-party commitment to deliver improvements after a review found the system in Scotland "serves its own convenience" and failures cost £875 million a year.
The Independent Care Review, chaired by Fiona Duncan, looked into the economic and human cost of the system's failures for the first time.
It outlines a "radical blueprint for a country that loves, nurtures and cherishes its children."
Following Wednesday's publication of the review, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon pledged to "keep listening to and working with care-experienced people, because the case for transformational change is now unarguable."
Ms Sturgeon said she felt "very emotional" when reading the main premise of the report, adding: "The Scottish Government has already made some changes while the review has been doing its work — for example, by introducing the care-experienced bursary — but today's report leaves no room for doubt that we must do more, and we must do it more fundamentally, more systematically and more quickly.
"A radical overhaul is what the review demands, and that is what we have a duty to deliver."
'The cross-party support in the chamber was jaw-dropping'
Dundee-based charity Breakthrough partners care-experienced young people with trained volunteer mentors "to provide the guidance and opportunity that can transform lives."
A spokesperson for the charity welcomed the cross-party support the review received at Holyrood, saying: "That the First Minister accepted the findings of the review and made her own promise to implement the necessary level of change was positive; that she declared that tangible changes would be initiated 'at pace' on the back of the review was amazing — but the cross-party support in the chamber was jaw-dropping.
"Breakthrough promises to work closely with others in schools and local authorities who have a parenting responsibility for young people and we will get behind collective change — however challenging or scary it may feel.
"We will hold each other to account and we will always strive to do our best for our young people because they deserve it. It really is that simple."
Care groups welcome review
Duncan Dunlop, chief executive of Who Cares? Scotland said what the Scottish Government chose to do next is a "matter of life or death".
He said: "Care experienced people are capable, thoughtful and have enormous potential. What we have seen, unfortunately, are generations of people living with the consequences of a care system that focused on containing them then leaving them, rather than ensuring that they are loved and supported forever.
"We have also seen Scotland struggle to connect with how it can support care experienced people. With that in mind, we will now take the necessary time to reflect on the findings that have been published today and consider in what ways the recommendations realise our ambitions for change."
Mr Dunlop added: "In January this year, the Care Inspectorate published figures on the early deaths of care experienced people. They said that between 2012 and 2018, 36 people in the care of the state died unexpected or untimely death.
"We know from our own networks that this is an under-representation, with six young care experienced people in our network dying in December 2019 alone.
"The evidence shows that what the Scottish Government chooses to do next is literally a matter of life and death. We expect to see urgent action, in the next few weeks, that makes a tangible difference to young people's lives. Any further delay would be unacceptable."
"We have long had concerns that children are not being put at the centre of our hearings system and are being let down, and believe changes to its operation are critical."
— Joanna Barrett, NSPCC Scotland
Joanna Barrett, of NSPCC Scotland, said: "We are extremely heartened by this thorough and insightful analysis of our care system, with a wealth of important recommendations for its overhaul.
"We have long had concerns that children are not being put at the centre of our hearings system and are being let down, and believe changes to its operation are critical.
"We work with very young children in the care system and know that understanding early childhood development and behaviour is crucial to making the right decisions. And so, we are greatly encouraged that the review recognises the focus needed on this age group, which makes up the greatest proportion of those entering care.
"It is now vital that there is the will and the resources for us all to work together in implementing these changes."
Drug addiction and care
During the First Minister's debate, Dundee-based MSP Jenny Mara asked how the national drugs task force would work to prevent parents with addictions succumbing to their illness and forcing children into care.
She said: "Many Scots and children in Dundee find themselves in the care system because of a parent dying because of drugs.
"Indeed, I heard of one such case just before Christmas. Is the national drugs task force looking specifically at what can be done to prevent drugs deaths among parents? What can be done to increase the number of supportive care places in areas with high numbers of drugs deaths?"
The First Minister responded: "That should absolutely be a key focus of the drugs task force, although it has to decide its priority areas.
"More importantly, we must make sure that there is a proper link between the work that we are doing here and in other areas of work, such as the work that is being done around drugs deaths.
"Jenny Marra is right to point to the number of young people who will end up in care because a parent has died from drugs, so the connections between those vital pieces of work are important.
"One of the key priorities of the work that will be done over the next few weeks in getting the process right is to make sure that those connections are properly understood and happen as we want them to."
'Care Review 'is a remarkable effort'
Scottish Labour's education spokesperson, Iain Gray, said: "The First Minister is right that we have, over generations, let down far too many of the children in our care.
"We can indeed hear that in this report in the voices of those children and that is why it carries such power.
"Well done to the review chair Fiona Duncan, all her co-chairs and everyone involved. It is a remarkable effort.
"And well done too to the First Minister whose personal investment in this issue is very clear and much to her credit.
"I welcome the creation of the delivery plan team and agreement to the independent oversight body.
"But it is not the process of change which must start immediately – it is actual change."
Speaking following the First Minister's statement, Scottish Conservative North East MSP Liam Kerr said: "Although we will always offer robust challenge, the First Minister can be assured of our support in delivering the recommendations of this ambitious and vital report.
"Above all, I, too, extend our thanks to the more than 5,500 people who contributed—it cannot have been easy.
"Young people in the care system need a great deal more than simply the best wishes of this chamber. They need concrete action to transform their lives for the better and to live up to the promise that I expect and hope that every party here will rightly make today."
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Brexit needs to be avoided, claims a life peer
Remainer life peer remains under-confident Brexit will not happen
The House of Lords peer claims people were not 'informed' about Brexit
by Matthew Snape
A House Of Lords crossbencher has recently described Brexit as a disaster on live radio.
Baroness Meacher said the Government has utterly failed to prepare the country for the daunting task of leaving the European Union.
The crossbencher recently appeared on the Radio Times, attacking former prime minister David Cameron for failing to draw up contingency plans in case Vote Leave, the main campaign group supporting Brexit last year, won last year's referendum.
She said British citizens had no idea what they were voting for when 52% of the population opted for Brexit during June 23rd 2016.
But Baroness Meacher believes that public opinion is swinging back towards support for the European Union.
She said that the British people were totally ignorant about the consequences of this enormous constitutional change.
Lack of clarity
The crossbencher said the Department for Exiting the European Union were failing to provide a lack of clarity over how Brexit will be implemented.
These comments come as both Prime Minister Theresa May and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said the free movement of workers from the European Union will not immediately end once Britain has left the superbloc in April 2019.
This is not the first time the Foreign Secretary has recently hinted Brexit may take longer than expected.
He has said there could be a transitional deal post-April 2019.
This led to anger from Leave.EU, a pro-Brexit founded by former UKIP donor Arron Banks, that the Tories were planning to betray the country on Brexit.
During last year's referendum, this group lost out to Vote Leave to become the official Brexit campaign after a decision by the Electoral Commission ruled them out.
But the Prime Minister said at last year's Conservative Party Conference that Britain will be leaving the European Union in its entirety.
She said the British people knew exactly what they were voting for and that meant leaving the European Union's single market and customs union as well.
She said she understood immigration was a priority to Brexit voters, promising to end the free movement of workers and drawing up a Free Trade Deal with the European Union.
Baroness Meacher said the UK will fail to draw up a free trade deal with the European Union in two years' time.
She said this is why she believes public opinion is swinging back towards support for remaining in the superbloc.
But in a recent Conservative Party broadcast for upcoming local elections, Prime Minister Theresa May said she is optimistic that 'Global Britain' can survive outside the European Union.
She acknowledged that last year's vote to leave the superbloc was a recognition for change and that people were frustrated at being left behind.
Brexit- what is happening?
Mrs May triggered Article 50, the mechanism for leaving the European Union under the controversial 2007 Lisbon Treaty, on March 29th.
The Prime Minister's ability to trigger Article 50 was finally approved by a vote in Parliament after Gina Miller challenged Mrs May's right to issue it without parliamentary approval.
The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, wept as he said he would not seek to punish Britain and that last year's vote was punishment enough.
Negotiations will begin in earnest next month.
But the European Union has recently issued some harsh red lines in its upcoming negotiations with Britain.
Who is Molly Meacher?
Before embarking on a career in The House of Lords, Baroness Meacher for social services and the Mental Health Foundation during the 1980s.
She also had links to Boris Yeltsin's Russian government during the 1990s as she worked as a chief adviser to them on employment.
She was also acting chair to the Police Complaints Authority until 2002.
Baroness Meacher was finally made a life peer for Spitalfields in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. She chose to opt to sit as a crossbencher rather than as a peer for one of the main political parties.
During her time in the House of Lords, she chaired a UK All-Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform.
She led calls for for the decriminalisation of drugs.
However, she also has links to the European Union as the baroness is leading an All-Parliamentary Party Group European Initiative on drug reform at the request of the President of Guatemala.
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Franny's Toasted Almond Gelato
Somewhere along the way, I lost interest in making ice cream. I didn't lose interest in ice cream, just making it. So if I were to have a dinner party, I might make brownies and hot fudge sauce for brownie sundaes (as I did for an upcoming episode of The Clean Plate Club), but I'd buy the ice cream at the store and that was that. I was happy. I'd been there and done that with ice cream. But then a cookbook showed up from one of my favorite restaurants in all of New York (maybe in all the land), Franny's, and there at the back was a recipe for one of the best ice cream/gelato concoctions I've ever tasted: their toasted almond gelato.
Franny's toasted almond gelato isn't just a thing you eat for dessert, it's a spiritual/emotional journey that begins with memories of the Good Humor toasted almond bar and ends with a trip to Italy. I knew I had to make it.
It's a very unusual recipe for gelato (or ice cream) in that there's no egg involved. Most of the ice creams I've made in the past involve creating a custard with eggs and then churning it in an ice cream maker. Here? You thicken milk and cream with Xanthan gum, the kind of ingredient you find on the side of a cereal box. What's it doing in a cookbook that emphasizes the importance of shopping locally and seasonally?
Well, turns out Xanthan gum is a powerful thickener that allows you to highlight the clean, clear flavors of the milk and cream that you use. It totally changes the mouthfeel of the gelato, which normally coats the tongue like a custard; this one kind of sits on your tongue and melts, though–and I'll get to this in a bit–I feel like the recipe could've used a little less Xanthan.
First, though, you make a praline with almonds. That means you basically cook sugar until it's caramel, add butter, baking soda…
And, at the end, almonds. Then you pour those on to a parchment lined cookie sheet.
Once that stiffens up, you smash it up with a hammer or rolling pin and then pulverize it further in a food processor.
Then you make your gelato base by cooking the milk, cream and Xanthan gum with sugar until it's thick.
Then you stir in almond extract and, if you can find it, almond grappa. I couldn't find almond grappa so I just used a little more almond extract. It worked great.
Refrigerate that until it's cold and then churn it.
Look, gelato!
You stir in your praline, freeze it up and in a few hours you have scoopable, life-changing toasted almond gelato.
Well life changing except for the fact that the texture was just a little too viscous for me. That's a nice way of saying it reminded me–just a little bit–of snot. BUT: the flavor was killer good. Like, just as good as Franny's good except for the missing almond grappa but really, I wouldn't have known that was missing if I hadn't made it myself. Everyone who had this loved it and I was the only one who kept bringing up the snot factor. So, my advice? Look at the recipe below, which is the one from the book, and maybe use a little less Xanthan gum. See what happens. My hunch is that it will still thicken up and be wonderful.
And this gelato is wonderful. It's all gone, it's that wonderful. I could've eaten the whole tub myself kind of wonderful. So spread forth, find yourself some Xanthan (they have it at Whole Foods) and be inspired to make gelato. It's the kind of recipe that makes me excited to make ice cream again.
Recipe: Almond Praline (for the Toasted Almond Gelato)
Summary: The first half of the toasted almond gelato recipe.
1/2 cup toasted skin-on whole almonds
To make the praline: line a rimmed baking sheet with a Silpat or greased parchment paper. Sprinkle a little of the sugar in the bottom of a heavy skillet and set it over medium heat. As it begins to melt and caramelize, add a little more and melt it, swirling the pan occasionally; continue until all the sugar is melted and the caramel has turned a uniform reddish brown.
Turn off the heat and stir in the butter and the salt. As soon as the butter is incorporated, stir in the almonds and baking soda. Immediately scrape the mixture onto the lined baking sheet and spread into an even layer. Cool completely.
Using a cleaver or a hammer (I used a rolling pin), break the cooled praline into chunks. Transfer to a food processor and pulse until corn-kernal-sized pieces form but it is not completely ground. Set aside.
Preparation time: 10 minute(s)
Cooking time: 10 minute(s)
Recipe: Toasted Almond Gelato
Summary: From the Franny's cookbook.
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons Xanthan gum
2 2/3 cups whole milk
1/8 teaspoon pure almond extract
1 tablespoon almond grappa, such as Nardini
To make the gelato base: in a large heavy bottomed saucepan, whisk together the sugar, Xanthan gum, and salt. Slowly whisk in the milk and cream over medium heat and cook, whisking occasionally, until the mixture thickens, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Chill the mixture until it is completely cold, either set over an ice bath or in the refrigerator. Once it is cold, whisk in the almond extract.
Combine the gelato base and grappa in an ice cream machine and churn according to the manufacturer's instructions. Scrape into a bowl and stir in the almond praline. Serve immediately or transfer to a quart-sized freezer container for longer storage; can be frozen for up to 5 days.
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Trailhead GPS Coordinates › N 37° 18' 42.65", W 105° 08' 19.99"
This trailhead would be primarily used for access to Trinchera and Cuatro summits. From Walsenburg, drive west on US 160 and take the turnoff for La Veta, on SH12. Drive through the quaint, small town and continue south toward Cucharas Pass. This very pleasant road takes you through gambel oak terrain, into ponderosa forest and eventually more typical higher elevation aspen and conifers. If you do road bicycling, this is a great ride! Drive on through the little townsite of Cuchara, past the turnoff for the old Cuchara Valley Ski area and just under 2 miles before reaching the summit of Cucharas Pass, turn west (right) onto FR422 and drive the steep, graded dirt road to the Blue Lakes Campground. At the 4-way intersection where you can turn down into the campground, turn left onto FR436. Drive a few yards and find a place to park if in a passenger car. Or, you might inquire with the campground host to see if there's a better parking option.
From Alamosa, drive east on US160 through Ft. Garland and over La Veta Pass. About 15 miles east of the pass, watch for the SH12 turnoff to the town of La Veta. Follow the directions as above.
For another longer but possible access to Trinchera & Cuatro, see the trailhead titled "Mt. Maxwell Trailhead." This access could also be used to reach summits like Mariquita and De Anza B.
There are two designated, Forest Service campgrounds; the Blue Lakes and the Bear Lake, just a few miles beyond Blue Lakes. Both are accessible by passenger cars. Just a short distance up FR436 from the Blue Lakes CG, there may be a couple of primitive spots if the FS has not closed them. Further up FS436, if you have 4WD, there are more primitive sites.


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According to Milliman's monthly analysis of 100 of the United States' largest DB pension plans, October saw a $4bn drop in funded status. This was due to asset decreases of $7bn and liability decreases of around $3bn. The funded ratio fell by 0.3% to 75% over the same period.
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Milliman Inc has released its latest update to the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index, which consists of 100 of the nation's largest defined benefit pension plans. In November, pensions continued to face asset losses and, after adjustment for liability increases, surrendered a total of $95bn, dropping pension funding to almost 84.7%, an almost 20% decline from the funded ratio at the beginning of the year. Assuming no return and stable discount rates for the rest of the year, these pensions are on pace to reach an 84.1% funded ratio by 31 December, a pension deficit of $180bn and an annual surplus loss of $241bn.
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According to this survey, in a distinct turnaround from the recent past most large company defined benefit pension plans have become under funded because of market conditions. Of the 100 large plans surveyed, 87 were in a deficit position in 2002. This compares with 60 in 2001 and 20 in 2000.
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Synta Technology Corporation è un'azienda taiwanese che produce apparecchiature ottiche.

Storia

Fondazione
Synta Technology Corporation è stata fondata a Taoyuan, Taiwan intorno al 1980 dal progettista meccanico e ottico Dazhong Shen.

Synta Optical Technology

Nel 1992 Synta, insieme a investitori canadesi, ha fondato la Suzhou Synta Optical Technology Co., Ltd a Suzhou (Jiangsu), Cina (sobborghi di Shanghai) come impianto di produzione che produce telescopi per innumerevoli marchi, tra cui Celestron, Tasco, Orion, Sky Watcher e molti altri. Sky Watcher è un marchio creato proprio da Synta nel 1999 con sede a Richmond, Columbia Britannica, che distribuisce in Canada ed in Europa, e dalla fine degli anni 2000 anche negli Stati Uniti. Synta distribuisce prodotti (binocoli e cannocchiali) anche col proprio brand Acuter.

Acquisizione della Celestron

L'acquisizione della Celestron Corporation da parte della Synta è avvenuta nel 2005 dopo un'aspra battaglia commerciale con altri competitor del settore, e dopo che nel 2003 l'azienda rivale Meade Instruments Corporation ne aveva tentato senza successo l'acquisizione. Synta, già da anni fornitrice dell'azienda statunitense, ha mantenuto una piccola parte della produzione Celestron di alta gamma negli impianti statunitensi SW Technology Corporation, holding con sede nel Delaware, spostando la restante produzione negli impianti di Suzhou.

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Perel hopes to build on Silkmen debut
Jan 25, 2017 | Headlines
Macclesfield Town winger Omry Perel hopes that he can build on top of his National League debut, following the 2-1 defeat to Guiseley on Saturday.
The 22-year old started for the Silkmen on Saturday and showed signs of promise for John Askey's men.
Perel has been capped by Israel U19's before and had played for several Israeli teams, including giants Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Following appearances for Egerton and Droylsden, Omry told mtfc.co.uk that he enjoyed his first appearance in a Macclesfield shirt and feels confident within himself to improve further.
"I feel good. It's difficult to get used to the game in England but I feel confident that I can be consistent at this level.
"The fans supported me and have given me a lot of confidence for the future.
"It was disappointing not to get a result. We must take our chances in the future and get some wins in a row now."


Now, I understand that there's this little concept out there called "free will" that allows us to believe or not to believe in what we choose, yet religion is a dominant element pervading London regardless of whether a global leader of an organized religion happens to be in the neighborhood. It is further regardless of one's faith or lack thereof that this element continues to draw and inspire tourists and residents by the millions. Cannot an agnostic or atheist still appreciate the architectural grandeur of Wren's St. Paul's Cathedral? The artistic merit of the "Images of St. Paul's Cathedral in the 21st Century" exhibition presently celebrating the structure's 300th anniversary? The historical significance of the monarchs coronated and buried in Westminster Abbey?
This is a nation with a long history rooted in church and state being very much the same—Henry VIII, after all, renounced his Catholicism to create the Church of England so that he could divorce Catherine of Aragon and wed Anne Boleyn; thus, the controversy that surrounded Queen Elizabeth I's ascension to the throne when her legitimacy was called into question. We hear of historical figures like "Bloody Mary" and Guy Fawkes given the rampant persecution of religious dissenters in England, Catholics and Protestants alike. And, quite sadly, this tumult over religious differences persists locally into present day through the not-yet-entirely dormant "Troubles" in nearby Northern Ireland (that entailed decades of IRA bombings in London as well) and the Islamic terrorist bombings here only a few years ago.
But I'd rather not dwell on fear, but revel in beauty instead. The serenity of London's churches in silence or raised in evensong, the glittering of mosaics or gilded ornamentation, the fluidity carved into stone or the depths welcoming you into the brushstrokes of a painting…all this is a wonder to behold and reminds of what is worth celebrating in humanity; it feeds the soul and lifts it to a sense of Heaven whether you believe in souls and Heaven or not.
thus have more opportunity to venture about, might I also recommend St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle (where Henry VIII and the present Queen Elizabeth's parents are interred, along with other historic royalty), Temple Church near the Victoria Embankment (built in the 12th century by the Knights Templar), St. Bartholomew the Great near Smithfields Market (another 12th century church that has appeared in numerous well-known films, including Four Weddings and a Funeral), the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace (Jane Seymour's organs are buried beneath the altar), and the Chapel of St. Peter and Paul at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich. Outside of London, I recommend Bath Abbey (15th century, standing on the site of the original 8th-century church), Canterbury Cathedral (where Thomas Becket was martyred and the pilgrimage site referenced in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales), and York Minster (housing the largest medieval stained glass window in the country).


TV presenter Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen turned auctioneer to help two teams raise money for Richmond charities.
Whitton Business Association (WBA) went head-to-head with staff from Richmond's Poppy Factory as they took part in the TV show Auction Party, filmed at Richmond Park's Pembroke Lodge on Tuesday night.
Each team spent the past few weeks collecting items for the charity auction.


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In 1947 William E. Schultz was living with his wife Emily at 913 North 8th Street in North Camden. He had been promoted to Sergeant by this time. He remained there till the 1960s, when he moved to Collingswood NJ. William E. Schultz passed away in October of 1986.
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"Chamby" Davis, former Haddon Heights boy, is a consistent pointscorer for the Indiana University swimming team ... Walter Hadke, who captained the footballers in his senior year at Camden High, is making a name for himself at William and Mary College ... Football and wrestling are his favorite, sports and he also is a fine student ... Merchantville High's new band gave a fine musical presentation at the doubleheader held at the Convention Hall on Wednesday ... It is one of the largest school bands in the state. Camden High's basketeers have not beaten a first-class team this season, and Mitch Mozeleski has his guns out, for Emerson High tomorrow night in an attempt to break the ice ... Ed Lobley, former Penn star and present coach of Woodrow Wilson's dribblers, will don a basketball suit in the preliminary game between the coaches and the referees.
The handball tournament of the Camden Y. M. C. A. will near a conclusion this afternoon, when two matches are scheduled to be played.
Bill "Fergie" McGrath and Bill Schultz, both Camden policemen, meet in the final game of the winners' bracket, at 1 o'clock, while Frank Finn and John Waldner meet in the final game of the losers' bracket just as soon as McGrath and Schultz finish their match.
The winners of the two matches will clash for the championship in 'the near future. The court at the "Y" has been completely renovated, new walls having been erected and a new floor laid.
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There are literally hundreds of different types of door locks and latches, but this section only deals with the most common types. Like all the other advice given on this website you will be encouraged always to use locks that are certificated to security standards. They do cost more, but you'll get what you pay for. Whilst the majority of the locks can be DIY fitted some do require a little know how, so if you are at all unsure use the services of a locksmith, preferably one who is a member of the Master Locksmiths Association.
All the way through this chapter are references to your fire safety and means of escape. Please heed the advice. As with all locks on doors make sure you know where the keys are in case you need to get out in an emergency. And make sure your smoke detectors are working.
The majority of keys we use in our locks at home can be copied down at the local heel bar or locksmith. If you want to prevent that from happening you can instead purchase locks and cylinders, which use restricted keys. These are keys for which the key blanks have a restricted level of distribution, so that the heel bars can't cut them. Contact your local Master Locksmith about upgrading your locks so you can use restricted keys. Restricted keys can only be cut by authorised locksmiths against a letter of authority and or proof of identification or both and many of them include special features that prevent their duplication at the heel bar. You can also ask your locksmith to install locks that are 'keyed alike' so that you only need one key to open both an outer and inner entrance door to your home.


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Blasted (Malthouse) – theatre review
Blasted is a remarkably insightful and deeply traumatising work from British playwright Sarah Kane, first performed in 1995.
Ian (David Woods) is a broken, middle-aged journalist. He's brought a much younger woman, Cate (Eloise Mignon) – who he's known for some time – to an upmarket hotel room. But when she resists his advances, he takes matters into his own hands. Overlaying the violence which ensues is the equally horrendous horror of war; manifested as a merciless soldier (Fayssal Bazzi).
Woods trawls the depths to breathe life into the depraved journo, who has well and truly lost his way. As soon as he opens his mouth you loathe him … and, of course, that's the point. He professes his love for Cate. But his violent actions and the racist, misogynistic, homophobic bile he sprouts suggest the complete opposite.
Mignon inhabits Cate with a mixture of naïveté and fragility. Cate cares for – and detests – Ian. While she knows he's bad news, she's nonetheless drawn to him. Bazzi is the personification of pure evil. The character is so traumatised by what he's seen and done in combat that nothing is too sick any more. His barbarity knows no bounds. He speaks openly about it; like a badge of honour. Underneath is deep self-loathing, but he's well past the point of caring.
The staging (the set and costume designer is Marg Horwell) is a work of genius, save for a single large video screen, revealing close-ups. That could have been done away with altogether without in any way affecting the impact of the play. As it was, its positioning above the hotel room, where all the action was set, didn't work. It was far too high for those in the seats close to the stage, such that one barely glanced at it.
But let me focus on the positives. The hotel room itself serves the purpose well. But it's what happens at the midway point of the play, when the atrocities of war are introduced, that sees the staging elevated to rarefied air. The room becomes a battleground within a battleground. I hesitate to say any more without destroying the element of surprise.
Clearly such strong and unrelenting material will be too much for some. As social commentary, I regard it as shedding an important light on critical issues. All associated with Blasted have done a superb job with Kane's intensely affecting prose. Directed by Anne-Louise Sarks, Blasted is at the Merlyn Theatre at Malthouse Theatre until 16 September 2018.
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20 Most Impressive Historic College Campuses in the U.S.
Ranking the 20 Best College Campuses in the US for their History
History buffs are in their element when surrounded by the mystique and intrigue of a great historic site. Who frequented this spot? What were their names? What was their business?
And U.S. history buffs can't do better than to study at a college boasting National Historic Register sites. But let's be honest. Some historic areas are more impressive than others — more beautiful, well-kept, and inspiring to the spirit. So for our ranking we took the extra step to find you the schools with multiple historic sites that also prided themselves in a remarkable campus aesthetic experience.
Our initial pool of 50 colleges had to have at least three historic buildings, landmarks, or historic districts according to the National Register of Historic Places Listings at Colleges and Universities in the United States on Wikipedia. From there we narrowed the pool down to 20 finalists based on the 10 criteria below. In the case of a tie, the school with a greater number of these criteria was ranked higher, with a rare further tie being broken by the school judged to be of greater historical intrigue.
Intriguing historical circumstances or figures: 5 points
Uniformity of architectural style: 5 points
Mountain views: 4 points
Remarkable green spaces: 4 points
Exceptional climate: 3 points
Adjacent bodies of water: 3 points
Varied campus terrain: 2 points
Arboretum: 2 points
Other impressive flora: 1 points
Student enjoyment potential of campus natural/historical resources: 1 point
Interestingly, beautiful historic campuses were found in all regions of the country. Our finalists include large public universities as well as small liberal arts colleges, from the Midwest to the deep South, and from New England to the Pacific coast. Campus images reflect both beautiful historical structures and natural surroundings.
20. Yale University
N ew Haven, CT
Yale's largely Collegiate Gothic campus includes several beautiful 19th century mansions along Hillhouse Avenue. Charles Dickens called this row "the most beautiful street in America." Of special interest for sports enthusiasts is the Yale Bowl (1913), named a National Historical Landmark as the first bowl stadium in the United States, and boasting a capacity of 61,446.
19. University of Oregon
The Eugene campus of the University of Oregon is itself an arboretum with over 3,000 trees of 500 different species. Located along the Willamette River, the campus is nestled between the Cascade Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. The University's first building, Deady Hall (1893), is one of the several National Historic Places on the tobacco-free campus.
18. Cornell University
Many historical buildings and a national historical landmark are found atop Cornell's East Hill amidst the varied terrain of the Finger Lakes region of New York. The beauty of glacial Cayuga Lake inspires faculty and students, its deep waters being used to air-condition campus buildings. Two gorges provide excellent, though officially discouraged, swimming holes, while the 2,800-acre Cornell Plantations offers the Cornell community an arboretum, botanical gardens, ponds, and walking trails.
17. Northfield, MN
At this top-ranking and highly selective liberal arts college founded in 1866, Carleton's 2,000 students enjoy their hilltop setting and arboretum overlooking the Cannon River. Students call the center of this hill the "Bald Spot" – an ice rink in winter and an ultimate frisbee field in summer. One of Carleton's several historic sites is the Goodsell Observatory (pictured), built in 1877 as the largest observatory in the state of Minnesota.
16. West Virginia University
West Virginia's downtown Morgantown campus boasts eight academic buildings on the Register of National Historic Places. The majestic Woodburn Hall (pictured) is the oldest building on campus and a well-known University icon. With the Monongahela River and National Forest located right next door, students have easy access to hiking, biking, skiing, and whitewater rafting.
15. Western Kentucky University
The Western Kentucky University campus offers a commanding view of the Barren River Valley from its vantage point on the hill known as College Heights. The campus then continues down the north, south, and west sides. New Deal-funded Cherry Hall, serving as center and icon of the University, is recognized by the National Register of Historic Places. A historic heating plant, completed in 1927 and still in use, is also on the Register.
14. Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden Sydney, VA
The motto of Hampden-Sydney, an all-male college founded in 1776, is Come here as boys so you may leave as men. A distinctly colonial feel dominates the campus, unified architecturally by the Federal-style motif. A Civil War skirmish was one of only five times that classes have been interrupted since 1776. The College has two buildings on the National Register of Historic Places as well as a U.S. Historic District.
13. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Founded in 1824 Rensselaer is known as a technological research university with a long tradition of scientific excellence. Sitting on a hill in the Upstate New York town of Troy and overlooking the Hudson River, much of the campus architecture is unified by the Colonial Revival motif. Among its buildings are nationally registered historical places built to be devoted to scientific progress.
12. University of Wisconsin, Madison
While one might not normally think of a large public research university as having a beautiful and historic campus, UW Madison is undoubtedly among the best by virtue of its natural setting, flora, and historical sites. Located between Lakes Mendota and Monona, UW Madison has an impressive number of buildings that are National Historic Landmarks. The school also claims the most archeological sites of any American university, with four distinct areas where effigy mounds are clearly identifiable. Nature lovers can learn about native ecosystems at the UW Madison Arboretum.
11. Emory University
Founded in 1836 as a private research university, Emory offers an exceptional site heavily forested with pine, maple, oak and magnolia trees and a creek running through campus. A Spanish tile motif unifies many campus structures, and the Carlos Museum boasts the largest collection of ancient artifacts in the Southeastern United States. Emory's original campus core, now the site of Oxford College of Emory University, contains a historic district recognized by the National Register of Historic Places.
10. University of Oklahoma
The unique architectural style of the University of Oklahoma's buildings has been called Cherokee Gothic, an offshoot of Collegiate Gothic informed by the Native American influences at play since the institution's founding in Oklahoma territory in 1890. The Bizzell Library, a National Historic Landmark, was built in 1929 in this style and sits at the heart of the campus. Stately trees, landscaped gardens, and statues and sculptures arranged around campus ovals are the pride of the University community.
9. Princeton University
Princeton's picturesque setting between Philadelphia and New York City is highlighted by its predominantly Collegiate Gothic architecture. The stunning Princeton University Chapel is the crown jewel. Generous green spaces create a sprawling ivy-league feel. The oldest building on campus, Nassua Hall (1756), was at one time home of the New Jersey legislature, as well as the sight of British capitulation to the American troops after the Battle of Princeton.
8. University of Virginia
Founder Thomas Jefferson wanted the University built around the Rotunda, now a National Historic Landmark, instead of the campus chapel, as was typical at that time (1819). The entire campus core, called the Academical Village, was designed around a series of green spaces, of which the Lawn is the largest and best-known. Opposite the Rotunda, the southern end of the Lawn was designed to extend to the fields of the south without the obstruction of buildings, symbolizing Jefferson's vision of an agrarian-based society. The beauty of Jefferson's design has since served as a model for many other university campuses.
7. University of Utah
On the east side of the Salt Lake Valley, in view of the Wasatch Mountain Range, lies Utah's flagship educational institution, the University of Utah. The varied terrain of the 1,534-acre campus calls for a division into upper and lower sections, where students enjoy the abundant sunshine and dry air of the region. One of the University's National Historic Places is Fort Douglas (1862), which protected the Central Overland Route's mail and telegraph routes when Federal troops withdrew to fight in the Civil War.
6. University of Arizona
The University of Arizona campus is itself an arboretum, including hundreds of olive trees and the Crutch Cactus Garden. Visitors strolling down the spacious sun-drenched Mall notice the red-brick motif that unifies structures across the 380-acre campus. Old Main, completed in 1891, is one of the oldest educational buildings in the western United States.
5. Indiana University Bloomington
A large public research university dating back to 1820, IU Bloomington offers nature lovers several notable attractions, including abundant green space, a stream flowing through campus, a university arboretum, and hiking/biking trails connected to a 1,200-mile system. Many IU buildings carry the Indiana Limestone motif, built as a public works project during the Great Depression. The University also maintains several 19-century homes recognized by the Register of National Historic Places.
4. University of Arkansas
Founded in 1871 on a hilltop farm overlooking the Ozark mountains, the University of Arkansas boasts 11buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. Of these, Old Main (1875), built in the Second-Empire tradition, serves as campus centerpiece. Also of historical note is that the University of Arkansas was the first major southern public university to admit an African-American student without litigation (1948). The campus community enjoys the natural area surrounding Old Main, which is an arboretum that contains many of Arkansas' native trees.
3. Louisiana State University
LSU's 650-acre campus core sits on a plateau along the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge. There the Italian Renaissance style unifies over 250 buildings built in the 1920s with walls of tan stucco and rooftops of red tile. Over 1,200 oak trees grace the campus, along with magnolias and azaleas. Ancient history buffs will want to check out the 5,000-year-old LSU Campus Mounds.
2. University of California Berkeley
Berkeley students enjoy a number of the best features that nature has to offer in the Bay Area's temperate Mediterranean climate. The 1,232-acre campus has an 800-acre ecological preserve, the University of California Botanical Garden, and the Recreation Center in Strawberry Canyon. Tree lovers enjoy the many campus trees dating back to the 1870s, including the tallest stand of eucalyptus trees in the world. The campus core boasts a series of national historic places in the Beaux-Arts style.
1. Utah State University
Founded as an agricultural college in 1888, Utah State has a full range of majors at all levels of study. Situated on a high point above the town of Logan in northern Utah, the campus offers amazing views of Mount Logan and the Bear River Range amidst abundant sunshine. Logan Canyon students have access to ample camping, hiking, and water sports. During WWII, Utah State was one of only six colleges selected as a site of intensive US Navy training of elite students in electrical engineering.
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Jason Jordan Segel (n. 18 ianuarie 1980, Los Angeles, California) este un actor american, scenarist, compozitor și cântăreț. Este cel mai cunoscut pentru serialele Freaks and Geeks și Undeclared produse împreună cu  Judd Apatow și filmele Forgetting Sarah Marshall; Knocked Up; I Love You, Man; Gulliver's Travels; Bad Teacher; Despicable Me; The Muppets și The Five-Year Engagement. De asemenea este foarte cunoscut pentru rolul lui Marshall Eriksen în sitcom-ul CBS ''How I Met Your Mother.

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