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Many of these sites have fare-tracking services that will automatically alert you by electronic mail when a new lower fare is offered. For example, if you think you'd like to vacation in Australia, the reservations engines allow you to enter the destination and alert you to airfare changes. It's like having your own online travel agent.
Booking hotel reservations? Look no further than TravelWeb (www.travelweb.com). Unlike travel agents' electronic reservation systems, this system is connected to hotel chains representing some 14,500 hotels in at least 133 countries. The company has signed a contract with Internet Travel Network to provide airline reservations as well.
Plenty more vacation information awaits you in cyberspace. It's the one place you'll travel without getting out of your chair.
Princeton holds the top spot in the latest U.S. News & World Report college rankings, the eighth straight year the private, New Jersey school has either tied or held the top slot outright.
Just like last year, Princeton was followed by Harvard at No. 2 and Yale at No. 3 in the controversial rankings. As usual, a few schools moved up or down a slot, but there were no major changes. Stanford was No. 4, followed by Cal Tech and the University of Pennsylvania tied for fifth.
Williams and Amherst were the highest-ranked liberal arts colleges.
The rankings, which hit newsstands Monday in the magazine's annual "America's Best Colleges" guide, are facing particularly vocal complaints this year from a group of colleges and educators working to develop an alternative to the system.
So far, the group led by education activist Lloyd Thacker hasn't formally enlisted any of the top-ranked schools. But the magazine has responded to one complaint: that the rankings punish schools for enrolling low-income students. For the first time this year, U.S. News is factoring the percentage of students receiving Pell Grants into its calculation of a school's "graduation rate performance."
Also new this year: The magazine has included the service academies. The U.S. Naval Academy is ranked No. 20 in the liberal arts college category, and the U.S. Military Academy is No. 22. The U.S. Air Force Academy leads the list of "Best Baccalaureate Colleges" in the western region.
The formula for the rankings includes variables such as graduation and retention rates, faculty and financial resources, and the percentage of alumni donating money to their alma mater. The biggest single variable — and the most controversial — is a reputation assessment by peer institutions.
Co-Organized by the Azerbaijani Embassy in Spain and the Azerbaijani Community in the country, an event to commemorate the 29th anniversary of the January 20 tragedy has been held in Madrid, Spain, AZERTAC reports. The ceremony brought together representatives of the general public of Spain and Azerbaijani citizens living here. Addressing the event, member of the Azerbaijani community in Spain Jalal Erkin briefed the participants on the tragedy, saying that it has become a symbol of independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. The event featured the screening of a documentary “20 January, 1990. Mass murder of peaceful civilians in Baku”, and a photo exhibition on January 20 tragedy.
The ceremony brought together representatives of the general public of Spain and Azerbaijani citizens living here.
Addressing the event, member of the Azerbaijani community in Spain Jalal Erkin briefed the participants on the tragedy, saying that it has become a symbol of independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
The event featured the screening of a documentary “20 January, 1990. Mass murder of peaceful civilians in Baku”, and a photo exhibition on January 20 tragedy.
Today the market started on the upswing, renewing investor confidence after last week's drubbing.
Hours later the major indexes were swinging back and forth like gauntlet. In the end, the Dow squeezed out a 76 point gain while the S&P500 and NASDAQ gained 7 points and 3 points, respectively.
Ford (F) was undoubtedly the star of the show, posting a nearly $1 billion profit which sent shares up more than 8% to 7.58. Oil was also on the rise, up 1.13 to 78.08.
Telecoms took a hit with most ending up with a loss. Healthcare remained relatively unaffectected. Apple, IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle all just about broke even. Financials didn't fare well either, but Citigroup (C) took a major hit, dropping below the magical 4.00 mark to close at 3.99.
Today's biggest losers include YRC Worldwide (YRC), down 60.82% to 1.43 and GTX Inc. (GTXI), which dropped 49% to 4.54. As for winners, Human Genome Sciences (HGSI) shot up 29% on news that its new lupus drug has had successful trials.
A new mega-union combining the CFMEU with dock workers has business groups worried it will control Australia's supply chains.
Businesses warn a new mega-union combining the CFMEU, dock workers and textile workers will leave Australia's supply chains at their mercy.
But the newly-christened CFMMEU - with the extra 'M' - says it will fight for workers to get pay rises and corporations to pay tax.
The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union, the Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia, and the Maritime Union of Australia will become one union from March 27.
The Fair Work Commission on Tuesday approved the creation of the CFMMEU, which has added "Maritime" to the name and will have around 144,000 members.
"Big business has too much power, we have record levels of inequality in our community, and working families are finding it hard to make ends meet," secretary of the new union Michael O'Connor said on Tuesday.
But the Australian Logistics Council's managing director Michael Kilgariff says the unions making up the "mega-union" have shown blatant disregard for the law.
"Allowing these two unions to combine their resources and their appetites for militancy is not in the interests of freight logistics operators, consumers or the wider community," he said.
The Australian Mines and Metals Association told the Fair Work Commission in January the new union would have revenues of almost $150 million a year, and more than $300 million in assets.
"It beggars belief that the intention of our workplace laws is to allow two unions with a history of law-breaking and many outstanding (legal) proceedings to merge," the association's Amanda Mansini said.
Workplace Minister Craig Laundy said it was not unreasonable to ask if unions who regularly break the law and aren't deterred by fines should come together.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said if the government was so worried about unions it should look after workers better.
WATCH ABOVE: An off-ramp that collapsed during an Alaskan earthquake was repaired in less than four days causing many to praise the road crews.
A collapsed off-ramp in Alaska’s largest city that became an iconic image of the destructive force of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake was rebuilt and reopened four days after its destruction.
The earthquake struck at 8:29 a.m. Friday, and was followed by a magnitude 5.7 quake. Aftershocks of 4.0 or larger were regular occurrences afterwards.
When rocking from the first quake stopped, highway officials recognized they had multiple breaks in “essential travel.” They identified eight sites of highest priority.
One was the off-ramp that carried traffic from south Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula to the state’s largest airport. A small station wagon on the ramp when it collapsed dropped down at least 6 feet (1.8 meters) but came to rest upright on a flat piece of roadway surrounded by jumbled sections of earth. No one inside was injured.
Temperatures in mid-November had dropped to single digits. But over the weekend, temperatures stayed near or above freezing.
WATCH (above): Washington State will soon hand out licences for legal marijuana shops. Jas Johal has the details.
Kash has gone to the kush.
Former B.C. solicitor general and police chief Kash Heed has gone from busting grow-ops to consulting on the legal medical marijuana industry.
Heed announced Friday his plans to advise B.C. and Ontario companies on how to keep their legal grow-ops secure from organized crime.
Although it’s a shift from his previous work shutting down grow-ops and heading up Vancouver’s drug squad, Heed says his past experience will help him in his new gig.
“[My goal is] to move that knowledge, combine it with what is needed to control the industry here in Canada under the new MMPR regulations, and to remove them from our neighbourhoods, put them into a responsible business, get organized crime out of this particular business,” he said.
Heed said he has been advocating for changes to the way marijuana is policed for 13 years.
“Marijuana prohibition has not been working… no matter how much we put towards enforcing marijuana, we’re not making any difference. The supply remains the same, the demand remains the same,” he said.
“It’s all about removing it from the illicit market, moving it towards a responsible corporate business here in Canada and that’s my goal is to ensure that that does take place,” he said.
Heed said he supports legalizing marijuana and believes that changing the laws will lead to a decrease in violent crime and keep it away from children.
“A lot of people are looking at this as a favourable response, especially when you look at what is happening outside of our borders… in Washington state, in Colorado.
After Washington State legalized marijuana for recreational use in 2012, more than a dozen businesses have reportedly applied to open pot stores in the state.
British Columbians may be able to purchase the drug as near as Blaine, Washington, which is just a 45 minute drive from Vancouver.
As an entrepreneur and a venture capitalist, Jeff Glass has seen his share of challenging companies. Now he faces perhaps his greatest task, as he leads Boston mobile-tech stalwart Skyhook through the perilous world of location technology.
Translation: We’ll sell when we’re good and ready.
I met up with Glass (pictured) recently to see how things are going after six months on the job. My first impression: he seems more comfortable in the CEO role than as a VC. Glass was previously chief executive at m-Qube, the mobile content-delivery company that was bought by VeriSign in 2006. Most recently, he was a managing director with Bain Capital Ventures for six years, serving on a bunch of boards, including Blip.tv, BuyWithMe, and Linkable Networks.
And long before that, Glass grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn, where he says he got “mugged in elementary school and stabbed in junior high.” His family’s cars were stolen on several occasions and their house was broken into. By comparison, this whole tech-executive thing must be roses.
Skyhook got started in 2003 and became a pioneer in the field of location positioning for mobile devices. The company’s technology uses a combination of GPS, Wi-Fi, and cellular signals to determine where a device is, and its software has been deployed in millions of devices, including iPhones.
Things got tough for the company around 2010, when Apple and Google began to push their own in-house location software into new devices. That summer, Skyhook filed a pair of lawsuits against Google alleging patent infringement and anticompetitive business practices. The legal battle is ongoing, with the first patent trial not even set to begin until 2014 at the earliest.
The other thing he did, which is typical of incoming CEOs, was go on a world tour to meet all of Skyhook’s customers, competitors, and potential partners. That was necessary to “develop instincts about the business,” he says, which you can’t get by just serving on a board or working with the management team.
GARETH BALE was on target as Real Madrid maintained their perfect home record in the group stages with a 4-1 win against Galatasaray.
Bale, the world’s most expensive player, missed a golden chance when he sent a shot wide with only the keeper to beat early in the match.
The Welshman made amends in the 37th minute when he took over free-kick duties from the rested Cristiano Ronaldo and scored with a swerving strike from 30 yards out.
Didier Drogba played in Umut Bulut for a Galatasaray equaliser one minute later but second-half strikes from former Liverpool full-back Alvaro Arbeloa, Angel Di Maria and Isco sealed the win for Real, who had Sergio Ramos sent off in the 25th minute.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic put his World Cup disappointment with Sweden behind him to help fire Paris Saint-Germain into the last 16 as group winners.
The striker turned in Gregory van der Wiel’s cross in the sixth minute to put PSG ahead against Olympiakos.
PSG’s Marco Verratti was sent off and the Greek side levelled through Kostas Manolas before Edinson Cavani fired a last-minute winner for the French side.
Defending champions Bayern Munich set a new record with their 10th successive Champions League victory.
Arjen Robben swept in the first at the near post against CSKA in Moscow. Mario Gotze waltzed through the defence to score the second and although Keisuke Honda pulled one back, Thomas Muller’s penalty after Robben had been fouled clinched a 3-1 win.
UEFA have begun disciplinary action against Celtic over a banner displayed by fans during their Champions League defeat against AC Milan.
Supporters displayed banners of Scottish historical figure William Wallace and IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands along with a set of lyrics as their side lost 3-0 to the Italians at Parkhead to end their participation in Europe.
A UEFA statement read: “Disciplinary proceedings have been opened against Celtic FC for an incident of a non-sporting nature.
STATEN, N.Y. -- A new original play aims to capture the vital role of youth and resistance during the Holocaust -- and why it still matters in today's society.
"In the Light of One Another: A Meditation on Resistance drawn from the Testimony of Survivors" will be performed at the Wagner College Stage One Theater at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 17, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 18. Admission is "a much appreciated donation of $10."
"Twelve Wagner College students have learned the testimony of six Holocaust survivors from Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania -- who all live or have lived on Staten Island," said director Lori Weintrob, who co-authored the piece with Obie-winning playwright Martin Moran.
The student actors will sing songs in three different languages including English, Hebrew, and Yiddish and will include two original pieces by composer David Dabbon.
anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, which began on the first night of Passover in 1943.
During the rehearsal process for the show, theatre professor Theresa McCarthy guided students as they came together to embody the survivors using testimony drawn from interviews by the Shoah Foundation, the Kleinman Holocaust Education Center and the Wagner College Holocaust Center.
"Students not only learned the words and accents of the survivors, but also the cadence, rhythm, and breath of each survivor," Weintrob said.
Holocaust survivors will be in attendance at each performance. On opening night, attendees can meet Rachel Roth who, as a teenager, stood face-to-face with the notorious Joseph Mengele at a selection in Auschwitz, not long after she smuggled a gun into the Warsaw Ghetto.
On Sunday, meet Romi Cohn, who aided 57 Jewish families in Bratislava, Slovakia and fought with the partisans. Auschwitz survivor Hannah Steiner also will attend Sunday.
The play also captures the tragic journeys and resilience of Egon Salmon, Gabi Held, Margot Capell and others. Their stories showcase various kinds of "Amidah (standing up)" or resistance, from mutual aid to partisan activity.
SILive's own multimedia specialist, Shira Stoll, has worked with Wagner College Holocaust Center and the Jewish Community Center to do additional interviews with over a dozen Holocaust survivors on Staten Island. These videos will be available on SILive starting April 11 for Holocaust Remembrance and heroism day.
In addition, Advance Executive Editor Brian Laline will join in presenting Stoll's work, "Voices on Video: A Tribute to Staten Island's Holocaust Survivors," at Wagner College at 6 p.m. April 10.
Anyone interested in attending may do so by contacting Director Lisa Weintrob at lweintr@wagner.edu or by phone at 718-390-3309.
It's been 21 days since Amy Van Dyken-Rouen was injured in an ATV accident that severed her spine and left her partially paralyzed.
It's been 21 days since Amy Van Dyken-Rouen was injured in an ATV accident that severed her spine and left her partially paralyzed. But the Olympic swimmer continues to display an amazing spirit in her recovery. She gave a behind-the-scenes look at the TODAY Show's Matt Lauer about keeping up a positive attitude and how she's tackling her rehabilitation.
Van Dyken-Rouen also spoke, along with her husband, about the night of the accident — something she says she doesn't remember. "There's no time for that," she said, when asked if she does any 'what-ifs'. "What if is done and over with. Poor me is done and over with. The what-ifs didn't happen, this is what happened."
Van Dyken-Rouen is rehabilitating at Craig Hospital in Denver.
States that, “at the earliest possible time, all of the Indian tribes and the individual members thereof located within the States of California, Florida, New York and Texas, should be freed from Federal supervision and control and all disabilities and limitations specifically applicable to Indians”.
The Klamath of Oregon and the Menominee of Wisconsin were terminated, as well as many smaller tribes from West Coast reservations (Deloria & Lytle, 1983). These tribes were ordered to distribute their land and properties to their members and dissolve their governments, and federal benefits and services were terminated (Pevar, 1992).
California rancherias were phased out. These tracts of land were established during the Depression as reserved land for homeless Indians (Deloria and Lytle, 1983, p18).
Over one hundred tribes were terminated from federal assistance.
1953 Public Law 280 Allowed state governments to assume criminal and civil jurisdiction over Indian reservations in California, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Wisconsin, and the territory of Alaska, but states were not given rights to tax Indian lands (Deloria & Lytle, 1983).
Preserved hunting and fishing rights to tribal and federal protections.
It was not until 1970 that the policy of “termination” was officially ended by President Richard Nixon, although most federal termination activities had ceased by 1958.
Note: At the same time the federal government was terminating its responsibilities to tribes, Congress included Indian reservations in federal education programs created by Congress (1950), in the school construction programs (PL 815) and impact aid programs (PL 874), resulting in increased federal involvement in Indian education by 1958 (Deloria and Lytle,1983, p19).
The Transfer Act transferred all functions and duties of the Department of the Interior concerned with the maintenance and operation of hospital and health facilities for Indians to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now the Department of Health and Human Services). (John & Baldridge, 1996.) Hospital, health facilities, property, personnel, and budget funds of the Indian Health Service were transferred to the US Public Health Service.
There were four relocation sites in California: Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland, as well as the cities of Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Dallas, and Denver. Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area were designated as vocational training centers. Thousands of Indians were moved off reservations to the cities in an effort to force assimilation.
Many of today’s elders in urban areas were relocated during this period. BIA relocation programs looked at least hopeful to Indians for a better future, and most intended to eventually return to the reservations. Adjustment to urban dominant society living was very difficult for most Indians, and many returned to the reservations without completing the relocation program.
Urban Indians suffered the same racial discrimination and inner city dysfunctions as other minorities. Some of those who stayed established Indian cultural communities within the urban environment, and helped create the urban Pan-Indian movement of today.
Supreme Court ruled that the Minominee retained its fishing and hunting rights even though Congress had “terminated” its reservation. Affirmed the principle that every tribe retains its hunting and fishing rights unless specifically extinguished by Congress (Pevar, 1992, p.191).
42,500 American Indians served in Southeast Asia. Veterans are especially honored and carry the colors at the invocation of most Pow Wows today.

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