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Corsicana —
Navarro was outhit in its doubleheader opener with Alvin Monday, but still managed to do just enough to pull out a victory.
Zach Hobbs scattered seven hits and gave up both runs, but Blake Griffin recorded the final two outs to get the win in a 3-2 victory in Game 1.
Alvin won Game 2, 8-7.
Hobbs allowed only one earned run, and he struck out three.
The Bulldogs actually trailed, 2-0, heading to the bottom of the fourth. They plated single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to tie, then pushed a run across in the seventh for the win.
John Clay Reeves, Campbell Cooper and Mason Salazar all had a hit and run in the opener. Drake Roberts, Byron Reichstein and Tyler Wilson each had hits and an RBI, including Wilson's game-winner in the seventh.
The Bulldogs were outhit, 7-6.
In Game 2, Navarro led 7-4 before Alvin erupted for four runs in the eighth. Reichstein, Roberts, Reeves and Grayson Lewis all had two hits each for the Bulldogs in the finale. Reichstein and Kaleb Goodell had triples for the Bulldogs, who used a three-run fifth and a two-run sixth to come back from an early 4-1 hole.
Jack Moffit started on the mound for the Bulldogs, and went four innings, allowing four runs.
Navarro, Alvin baseball split pair of 1-run battles
Corsicana —
Navarro was outhit in its doubleheader opener with Alvin Monday, but still managed to do just enough to pull out a victory.
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GC Football: Two-a-days: Back to Action
It's here.
When the sun comes up Monday morning it's not just the dawn of a new day, but the dawn of a new season — it's the beginning of two-a-days.
Eight of the nine schools in the Golden Circle will begin football practice Monday while Corsicana waits until Aug. 8 to start. The Tigers begin a week later because they held spring practice.
For last year's playoff teams such as Mildred, Blooming Grove, Kerens, Frost and Hubbard Monday begins a road back to the postseason and for everyone else its the start of a new march. For everyone, it's the most optimistic day of the year.
Morgan: ESPN was wrong in suspending Smith
I won't be watching ESPN this coming week. For a network that has been made into an empire by covering baseballs, footballs, basketballs, golf balls, soccer balls, tennis balls (I've never watched hockey, but I understand they have no balls), this network is much like hockey. They lack the things they are covering.
GC Volleyball Summer Tour:The tradition is back at Kerens
Breanna Baxter is back.
That's bad news for anyone facing the Kerens volleyball team this year.
But there is so much more than Baxter, an all-state player in volleyball, basketball and track & field who was the Golden Circle Female Athlete of the Year in 2014.
TTBBA: Mildred 14U repeats as state champs
The Mildred Eagles completed their season by winning back to back 14U TTBA state titles. The Eagles went 18-0 and captured the title in Hillsboro, where they won five games.
GC Volleyball Summer Tour: Dawson eyes playoffs
Nothing feels the same at Dawson.
It's not only a new season in a new district but second-year Coach Alica Sexton enters the year after having a full season with her kids — a season that revamped the program at Dawson, where they hadn't won in years.
Navarro Football: Nothing changes for success-minded Bulldogs
It didn't take long for Navarro football Coach Brian Mayper to deliver his preseason message at the SWJCFC Media Day Thursday.
"No surprises at Navarro,'' said Mayper, the first of the seven conference coaches to speak to the media. "We're running the same stuff. You guys know we're going to run the ball. And thank God, we're not changes defenses again this year.''
Mayper's real message is that life at Navarro is all about winning, and all about a culture that expects to win.
"We expect to win them all. If you don't, you're in the wrong business,'' Mayper said. "I think our kids expect it, too.''
GC Volleyball Summer Tour: Frost set for a big season
Everybody's back at Frost.
Yes, everybody.
"This will probably never happen again,'' said Frost volleyball Coach Elaine Woods, who returns every player from last year's team.
They are not only back, but they are talented — arguably the most talented group of volleyball players in Frost history.
Former Cowboy Keith Davis delivers motivational speech
Keith Davis believes in dreams.
He lived his.
That was one of the messages Davis, a former Dallas Cowboys safety, delivered to a standing-room-only crowd of youngsters Tuesday at the Boys & Girls Club, where he spoke with enthusiasm and energy about life inside and outside of the NFL.
TTBB: Wortham takes second at state tournament
The Wortham Bulldogs made an impressive run at the Texas Teenage Baseball Association High School Eligible State Tournament in Buffalo and took second in the state.
Tiger Sharks make splash at state meet
There are leaps and bounds, and then there's what the Corsicana YMCA Tiger Sharks did over the weekend at the Lone Star state swimming meet in Frisco.
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Administration and Student Affairs (ASA) Building
The Administration and Student Affairs (ASA) Building offers students a central location to register for classes, apply for financial aid, pay tuition, meet with academic advisors, and request transcripts. It houses registration for credit and non-credit students, Financial Aid, Finance, Student Records, Academic Advising, Job Training Student Resources, the Information Center, and the Offices of the President; Human Resources; Internship and Job Services; and Public Information and Government Relations. The Children's Learning Center adjoins the ASA Building, with a separate entrance on the side.
Advanced Technology Center (ATC)
The Advanced Technology Center (ATC) was established to provide college-level education and training in applied technologies needed by the citizens of Washington County and the neighboring quad-state region. The Center also endeavors to assist in regional economic development and in the transfer of technology to local industries. The College's technology and computer studies division is located in the ATC. The ATC's Distance Education Center includes facilities for teleconferences, upper division telecourses, and interactive distance learning. It also houses the offices of the Vice President of Administration and Finance and the Dean of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness.
Alumni Association Amphitheater
The Alumni Association Amphitheater includes a state-of-the-art theater, dressing rooms, orchestra pit, performer restrooms, paved parking area, 672 permanent seats with additional lawn seating, lighting, concession stand, ticket booth, sky boxes, public rest¬rooms, and handicapped accessibility. The amphitheater was a gift to the College from the alumni and friends.
Athletic, Recreation and Community Center (ARCC)
The Athletic, Recreation and Community Center (ARCC) was completed in 1988. The facility has a seating capacity of 5,230. In addition to sporting events, the ARCC accommodates large cultural, community, and social events. The building also houses the HCC Fitness Center and the Washington County Recreation Commission. Outdoor athletic facilities consist of tennis courts, a baseball field, a softball field, an eight lane all-weather track, a soccer field, and a cross-country running/jogging course.
Behavioral Sciences and Humanities Building - Closed for Renovation
Renovation of the Behavioral Sciences and Humanities Building (formerly known as the Classroom Building) began in Jan. 2012. Renovations to this building will provide improved classroom and instructional space, upgraded computer equipment, and updated faculty offices and meeting rooms.
The Behavioral Sciences and Humanities Building will also be home to HCC's new Fletcher Faculty Development Center. The goal of the new center is to provide resources that will strengthen the teaching skills of both full- and part-time faculty through professional development activities.
Career Programs Building
The newly renovated Career Programs Building was dedicated in 2009. It is now home to The Merle S. Elliott Continuing Education and Conference Center, with five conference rooms and an expanded Valley Eatery, a tiered lecture hall that seats 66 students, science labs, a comfortable atrium, an outdoor fountain, and outdoor seating area at the Valley Eatery. It is also home to state-of-the-art facilities for nursing, radiography and other health sciences programs, as well as the industrial technology program and HCC's Reprographic Services, IT department, and campus mail room.
Kepler Center
Featuring the renovated Kepler Theater and the new Performing and Visual Arts Education Center at Kepler
In Jan. 2012, HCC completed renovation of the existing Kepler Theater, which was first constructed in 1978. Renovation included the addition of the Performing and Visual Arts Education Center, which features a dance studio / black box theater, campus gallery, classrooms, practice rooms, art rooms, and faculty offices. The renovated 491-seat Kepler Theater renovation includes expanded dressing rooms, a costume shop, and extended wardrobe storage.
View the Kepler floor plan.
Learning Resource Center (LRC)
The Learning Resource Center (LRC) houses the William M. Brish Library, the Student Success Center, distance learning class¬rooms, a television and editing studio, classrooms, computer laboratories, and faculty offices.
The William M. Brish Library within the LRC, offers services to HCC students, faculty and staff, as well as the surrounding com¬munity. With over 50,000 books, 175 journals and magazines, 35 Web-accessible databases, 28,000 e-books, and a variety of audio and video recordings, the library offers materials for every subject taught at the College, plus a generous fund of recreational mate¬rial. The library also houses 75 public-access computers, two group study rooms, two conference rooms, and can seat over 140 people throughout its space.
Learning Support Center - Closed for Renovation
In January 2012, renovation of the Learning Support Center (formerly known as the Science Building) began. The building will be home to all developmental education and tutoring services, faculty offices, and three classrooms. The current science function of the building (lab and science instruction space) has been relocated to the STEM Building, which opened to the public in Jan. 2012.
STEM Building
The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Building opened in Jan. 2012. This five-story, 65,000 square-foot structure is home to all the science programs, as well as the alternative energy technology, cybersecurity, mechanical engineering, and mathematics programs. The building features green roof components, as well as solar, wind, and geothermal energy components.
View the STEM floor plan.
The STEM Building replaces the former Science Building, which is currently undergoing renovation and will reopen in Jan. 2013 as the Learning Support Center.
Student Center
The Student Center, formerly called the College Center, is the focal point of student life on campus. The Hilltop Grill, HCC Campus Store, Student ID Center, Student Government Association and HAWK (student newspaper) offices are housed here. Students can hold meetings in one of two conference rooms, relax on the outdoor patio or the lounge/game room area and access the Web via computers in the commons area of the building. The Student Center also houses the offices of the Dean of Student Affairs and TRiO: Student Support Services.
The Student Center will be undergoing renovation and expansion beginning in September 2014. Although portions of the building will remain open during the renovation, the HCC Campus Store (Bookstore) will be relocated to the Robinwood Center until renovation of the Student Center has been completed. More information will be made available in fall 2014.
Technical Innovation Center (TIC)
The Technical Innovation Center (TIC) is a full-service business incubator with a mission to help stimulate the growth of high wage employment. The TIC provides business development consultation services along with laboratories, office facilities, and flex space to life science, information technology, manufacturing, and other technology oriented firms. In addition to the center's myriad shared resources, clients of the TIC can gain access to other HCC resources and student interns and graduates.
As a business incubator, the TIC can provide a broad array of back office services so that the entrepreneur can focus on product and sales development. Each incubating client receives a package of support services custom tailored to meet the firm's needs. The TIC works directly with other local, state, and federal agencies to assist the firm in developing new technologies, markets, and funding sources. Existing businesses and entrepreneurs wishing to receive more information on incubation services should visit the Web site at www.technicalinnovationcenter.com or call the TIC at 240-500-2399.
Campus Gardens
HCC is home to 40 campus gardens, many of which date to 1966 when Dr. Mable R. Walter, biology professor and science division chair, and a beautification committee began work to preserve the natural beauty of the land. Throughout the years, College employees, donors, and volunteers have contributed to the development of the gardens, which include a rock garden, rose garden, marsh garden, and several memorial gardens. The College receives donations to help in the maintenance of the gardens and to honor loved ones through various plantings.
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The primary use of College facilities is for the educational purposes of HCC students and faculty; however, there are occasions when areas may be rented for public use. The College sets competitive rental rates and reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of rental requests. For information, visit the Public Facility Rentals page.

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Playing the Past: The Officers of the London Garrison and the Theatre Royal
London's military garrison left a legacy not of war, but of culture — painting the first views of London, organizing balls and steeplechases, and building London's first theatre, the Theatre Royal. Join Mark Tovey and friends for a richly illustrated history of London's garrison and its theatre, with theatrical embellishments, and a behind-the-scenes peek at what is involved in re-enacting productions from the past.
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In this special lecture, presented a few days after Remembrance Day, Ian Mosby will discuss the importance of food and eating to Canadians' everyday experience of the war on the home front. He will look at some of the different ways in which ordinary Canadians mobilized food to both show their support for the war effort and also to deal with the ever-present reality of rationing and shortages. At the same time, he will explore the contradiction between popular memory of the war as a time of austerity and the reality that, throughout the war years, Canadians on the whole were eating more – and better quality – food, than they ever had before.
Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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Alan Ojiig Corbiere, former Executive Director of the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation in M'Chigeng, Manitoulin Island, comes to Toronto to detail his research, including interviews with elders, to uncover the names and experiences of Anishinaabe combatants in the War of 1812 – often left nameless in historical records.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bullying prevention will again be a key focus for Gov. Terry Branstad this fall, after a push for legislation meant to help school districts combat harassment on social media sites failed during the last legislative session.
In a few weeks, Branstad will host a second bullying summit in Des Moines. The event will feature panels with students, educators and lawmakers discussing how to make kids feel safe at school. Headlining the program will be journalist Emily Bazelon, the author of "Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy."
Looking ahead to the 2014 legislative session, Branstad's special assistant for education Linda Fandel said the governor's office is considering taking another pass at legislation to toughen the state's anti-bullying laws. The bullying bill offered by Branstad earlier this year would have updated state guidelines for school districts to include bullying that occurs outside school on social media websites like Facebook.
But while the bill received subcommittee approval in the House it never moved forward. The exact reasons it stalled remain unclear, though concerns from lawmakers over student free speech and the logistics of implementing the measure clearly played a role. Matt Carver, legal services director for the School Administrators of Iowa, which worked on the bill, said he thought there was confusion about the legislation.
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Stan Watson (D-Super Dist. 7) and Elaine Boyer (R-Dist. 1) will hold the second of three planned Super District 7 town-hall meetings Monday night to discuss redistricting and the proposed Georgia 2020 Transportation Act (HB277).
The meeting has been set for 7 p.m. till 8:30 p.m. at Tucker–Reid H. Cofer Library at 5234 LaVista Road. Speakers will include state Sens. Steve Henson (D-Dist. 41) and Fran Millar (R-Dist. 40), House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams (D-Dist. 84) and House Rep. Scott Holcomb (D-Dist. 82), and DeKalb County Public Works Director Ted Rhinehart.
"The purpose of these town hall meetings is to inform and educate my constituents of the potential impact that redistricting and the transportation reinvestment act may have. These are some very critical topics that have the power to change this county. Because of this, I will make it a priority to bring the experts with the information to citizens that I have been elected to serve," Watson said in a press release announcing the meeting.
Henson is a member of the Senate Reapportionment Committee. Millar is a member of the joint Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee.
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---- — HARTFORD, Conn. —Reigning SUNY Athletic Conference Female Runner of the Week Kelley Driscoll continued her streak of top-five finishes with a fourth-place finish to lead the Plattsburgh State women's cross-country team at the Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday morning.
Tufts ran away with the team title, boasting three top-10 finishers as well as a team score of just 52 points. Ohio Wesleyan was the next, accumulating 97 points. By amassing 282 points, the Cardinals recorded a 12th-place team finish in the 21-team field.
Taking part in her final tune-up race before the SUNYAC Cross-Country Championships, Driscoll ran her best race of the season so far, traversing the six-kilometer course in a time of 22:01. That particular time is the fastest 6K time for the Geneva product this season.
Complementing Driscoll's strong finish was Katie Ehmann, who put forth a top-20 effort of her own. Ehmann, who hails from Kingston, was clocked in a time of 22:40 to earn a 17th-place finish.
Bouncing back from a difficult race her last time out, freshman Lauren Perschetz recorded a 6K personal best of 24:33 en route to a 90th-place finish. Junior Amanda Joskow was right behind her teammate, as she registered a 91st-place finish in a time of 24:37. Joskow's 6K effort was her fastest of the season thus far.
Continuing the trend of personal bests, freshman Morgan Deming shaved nearly one minute off of her previous best with a 126th-place time of 25:06.
The Plattsburgh State men's cross-country team, meanwhile, posted an 18th-place finish.
Keene State exited the course with the team title after finishing with 74 points. Coast Guard accumulated just three more points (77) than the Owls to finish second among the 21-team field. Plattsburgh State collected 479 team points in the eight-kilometer race.
Again, it was freshman Ethan Vinson leading the way for the Cardinals.
After seeing his eight-kilometer time rise into the 28-minute range in his previous race, Vinson shattered his personal best by producing a time of 26:44 (50th place). The previous personal best along an eight-kilometer course by the Newport product was 27:25.
The faster times continued down the line for the Cardinals, as 89th-place finisher sophomore Zach Rose produced a new 8K personal best time of 27:27. Brendan Connor was the third finisher for the Cardinals, and his 126th-place time of 27:58 was his second-speediest eight-kilometer time of the season.
Freshman Louis Castellani wasn't far behind Connor, navigating the course in a time of 28:10. After Castellani's 136th-place finish, Joseph Nichols was clocked in a 170th-place time of 28:45.


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smart choice warranty HELP !
lasa Posts: 1I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY W/SMARTCHOICE2000. I HAVE A 2001 GRAND PRIX W/56,000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. GM, PONTIAC WON'T EVEN STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT. ALL I HERE IS WE WILL SPLIT IT WITH YOU OR HERE IS 10%. I DIN'T KNOW I WAS SHOPPING ON A SALE DAY. I THINK I WAS THE LAST TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. I FEEL CHEATED.
wlbrown9 Posts: 835Well, looks as if Smart Choice warranty company has gone out of business. GM & Pontiac have nothing to do with that. The only one still around that you 'might' have any success with is the dealer who sold you this contract in the first place. Their position will probably be that they passed along your money to the warranty company (of course they kept a fair percentage for their profit). They are probably not legally responsible to you for anything, but I would ask them for some relief or assistance anyway. Worst they can do is tell you 'no' and I doubt that will upset you any more than you already are.
Depending on what the problem/repair is, you might get an independent shop to do the repair for less that the 1/2 the dealer repair that they seem to be offering. If not, them covering half or splitting it with you might be a reasonable offer. The big mistake was purchasing a 3rd party warranty. If you had purchased a GMPP warranty, then GM would still be on the hook. I guess some dealers push the 3rd party warranties because they get a better commission on them than the factory warranties.... Not a reason for any consumer to buy them, at least in my opinion.
Sorry for your problem, but you have probably learned and expensive lesson.
I'd take the 50/50 split and run. The dealer, GM, and Pontiac owe you nothing. Your deal, even though you went through a middle-man (the dealer), is with SmartChoice. Since they went out of business, you're basically up a creek. It's frustrating as you-know-what, but there it is.
As a side note, please don't post in all caps, it's very hard to read and is viewed as shouting.
zztop3 Posts: 23A bit confused here.
I was googling on extend warranties and came up with 1Source Auto Warranty on Edmunds's website.
Of course that caught my attention because of Edmuns reputation.
On edmunds.com , I could not figure out why the 1Source Auto Warranty quiting system would not let you put in a car newer than 2002 nor does it have a website that I could find.
So, I searched the forum on people's opinion of 1Source Auto Warranty and found out that 1Source Auto Warranty apparantly went out of business.
So whats the scoop - why is a reuputable website like Edmunds doing with an out of business warranty company?
Also, this now makes me question any reviews I may have read on warranty companies done on Edmunds so can anyone point me to a reputable warranty website for my use 2005 Chevy Colorado?
I alrady checked GMPP and all I can say is WOW, they are really expensive. Too expensive for me.
Thanks for any info anyone can provide
It looks like you found an old webpage, note the 2002 date on the bottom. Edmunds now advertises Warranty Direct. They need advertisers to keep this site running. I'd advertise anything if someone would pay me enough.
I can't find any reviews of service contract companies on this site, just the advertisement for WD.
I haven't found any unbiased reviews of service contract companies on the web. I've spent alot of time looking. There are a blue-million sites advertising assorted companies, but no unbiased ones. They are all ruled by the almighty dollar.
Buying a service contract is a crapshoot. Either you have enough claims paid to come out ahead, or you have wasted your money. You might get 'lucky' and have multiple problems with your 'GMC Colorado' and they'll all be covered. Or your might get stonewalled at every claim. Or the company might file bankruptcy. Or you wreck your truck and don't need the contract anymore.
Or you might actually have a good truck and never need to file a claim.
borjana Posts: 1HI, I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
I just found out that Smart choice 2000 is out of business, I bought my used car in march 2003 and I also purchased the warranty. SO I want to know when did they go out of business what year and date can somebody help me?
I have a problem with my car now in 2006 and nobody wants to help me to pay the repair. I talked to my dealership that sold me the car and he said to me that it is not his fault the smart choice got my money not THE DEALERSHIP.
I do not know what to do. I mean this is not fair WE all paid for it. CAn anyone help me I do not know what to do next, should I take legal action?
Thank you
tricia72 Posts: 1This is all too bad for us all that bought the warranty...I bought my car in 2001 and my extended warranty is good until 2007 and now my car needs to be worked on and I just found out that all this happened with Smart Choice, they didn't even send me a letter or anything...I have been calling everywhere I was told to call my State Insurance Commissioner so I'm waiting on some forms to fill out...I'm not sure if it's going to do any good, but it's worth a try...AND I just found out the Dealership I bought my car at is also out shut down...Kind of makes me not want to purchase another warranty again. I guess it is okay for warranty places to file bankrupt on other peoples money...
audia8q Posts: 3,138I guess it is okay for warranty places to file bankrupt on other peoples money...
Well its not ok....but it happens alot more than it should with aftermarket warranties. when considering your next extended warranty make sure it backed by an auto manufacturer and not some company that has no incentive to keep you as a happy customer.
There is a class action suit involving an extended warranty under several names. Mine happens to be Smart Choice. I was contacted by lawyers tracking my contract through
a purchase in Las Vegas NV and my relocation to New Mexico years ago. Perhaps all are located through their vehicle registration for updates on addresses of those who purchased such extended warranties. My advice is to do a search on the name of your extended warranty and "lawsuit" to find information regarding your State in which it was purchased. An example of the form to be filed on my behalf, here is the link:
http://www.gilardi.com/rocker/php/claim_edit.php?session_id=1320245b15be8f36004.- 24335537
Again, this is a copy of the Las Vegas NV case. There may be justice after all.
hearts Posts: 1I recieved a letter also, but lost it. I just had transmisson work done. My dealer cut me a deal, but still spent
I received a letter for lawsuit but lost it. I went to that web site and couldn't find any thing to help me out.the smart choice lawsuit was for stock purchases. It seems the one for the extended warrentaries has been taken down. If any one has the address that you mailed your letter to, I really need it.I just spent $$ on transmisson work and need a few more things done. my email address is firstname.lastname@example.com Thank you
Reply to Hearts:
In answer to your request for information on Smart Choice Warranty lawsuit, the letter I received was from the District Court in Clark County, Nevada. I had to fill out a
form to be part of the class action suit no later than
3/5/07. The two websites my letter listed regarding this was www.gilardi.com/rocker or www.bamlawca.com (click current class notices and then view Rocker et al. v SC&E etal) or write to "Rocker Class Claim at 2255 Calle Clara, La Jolla, CA 92037. Hope it helps. Sorry about the previous link I posted.
It is sort of funny when the credit card statement shows the payments taken out by Interstate National Dealer Service but they say SCP owes the money back to me. HMMMM but they took the payments. I have further my investigation about this issue. I even have the ladies name who processes the payments for INDS. All the info you guys have list sure does help. THANK YOU.
semerson Posts: 2I have fallen victim to Smart Choice Protection LLC Frank Amos of Saint Louis and Cumming GA 30040 as well. I have posted on ripoff report: http://www.ripoffreport.com/auto-warranty/frank-amos/frank-amos-smart-choice-pro- tec-f9f3b.htm
and complaint board: http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/frank-amos-scp-llc-c450198.html
I am trying to stop him from doing further harm. Here is the contact info I have:
1825 Jackson Court
Cumming, GA 30040
Frank Amos
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Saturday November 3 at 7:30 pm
Lovely Helen Holmes was best known for the Hazards of Helen railroad serial films made for the Kalem Company. She continued to work in dozens of films after those were made. The Lost Express (1926, Schlank) is an example of one of her later action movies. Directed by J.P. McGowan, the film also features Niles Essanay actor Fred Church. This seldom screened feature will be preceded by two shorts, The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912, Biograph) with Lillian Gish, and Our Daredevil Chief (1915, Keystone) with the great Ford Sterling.
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After the success of Grandma's Boy (1922), Harold Lloyd planned his next feature film, Dr. Jack (1922, Hal Roach Studios). Billed as "five reels of fun," it turned out to be his biggest hit to date. The Lloyd classic will be preceded by two shorts, The New York Hat (1912, Biograph) with Mary Pickford, and Bromo and Juliet (1926, Roach) with Charley Chase.
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In Block-Heads (1938, Roach), it's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the First World War is over. He's still patrolling the trenches in France, and shoots down a French aviator. Oliver sees his friend's picture in the paper and goes to visit Stan at the Soldier's Home. Thinking he is disabled, Oliver takes pity on him and takes him home for a nice home-cooked meal. But Oliver's wife has other ideas. Also on the bill are County Hospital (1932) with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, and Mike Fright (1934) with Our Gang.
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Saturday November 17 at 7:30 pm
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"Saturday Night at the Movies" with Frederick Hodges at the piano
Saturday November 24 at 7:30 pm
In The Three Ages (1923, Buster Keaton Productions), Buster Keaton and Wallace Beery battle each other across the ages - the Stone Age, the Roman Age, and the Modern Age - in this, Keaton's first independently produced feature. Margaret Leahy plays the Girl. The evening's entertainment includes Koko's Thanksgiving (1925, Out of the Inkwell) with Koko the Clown, and The Caretaker's Daughter (1925, Hal Roach) with Charley Chase.
For more info: The Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum is located at 37417 Niles Blvd. in Fremont, California. For further information, call (510) 494-1411 or visit the Museum's website at www.nilesfilmmuseum.org/.
Thomas Gladysz is a Bay Area arts and entertainment writer and early film buff, as well as the Director of the Louise Brooks Society, an internet-based archive and international fan club devoted to the silent film star. Gladysz has contributed to books on the actress, organized exhibits, appeared on television and radio, and introduced Brooks' films around the world.


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But wages are just one part of the equation — high prices in those East and West Coast cities mean the fat paychecks aren't necessarily getting the locals ahead. When cost of living is factored in, most of the places that boast the highest effective pay turn out to be in the less celebrated and less expensive middle part of the country. My colleague Mark Schill of Praxis Strategy Group and I looked at the average annual wages in the nation's 51 largest metropolitan statistical areas and adjusted incomes by the cost of living. The results were surprising and revealing.
In first place is Houston, where the average annual wage in 2011 was $59,838, eighth highest in the nation. What puts Houston at the top of the list is the region's relatively low cost of living, which includes such things as consumer prices and services, utilities and transportation costs and, most importantly, housing prices: The ratio of the median home price to median annual household income in Houston is only 2.9, remarkably low for such a dynamic urban region; in San Francisco a house goes for 6.7 times the median local household income. Adjusted for cost of living, the average Houston wage of $59,838 is worth $66,933, tops in the nation.
Most of the rest of the top 10 are relatively buoyant economies with relatively low costs of living. These include Dallas-Fort Worth (fifth), Charlotte, N.C. (sixth), Cincinnati (seventh), Austin, Texas (eighth), and Columbus, Ohio (10th). These areas all also have housing affordability rates below 3.0 except for Austin, which clocks in at 3.5. Similar situations down the list include such mid-sized cities as Nashville, (11th), St.Louis (12th), Pittsburgh, (13th), Denver (15th) and New Orleans (16th).
One major surprise is the metro area in third place: Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. This can be explained by the relatively high wages paid in the resurgent auto industry and, as we have reported earlier, a huge surge in well-paying STEM (science, technology, engineering and math-related) jobs. Combine this with some of the most affordable housing in the nation and sizable reductions in unemployment — down 5% in Michigan over the past two years, the largest such drop in the nation. This longtime sad sack region has reason to feel hopeful.
Only two expensive metro areas made our top 10 list. One is Silicon Valley (San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara), where the average annual wage last year of $92,556, the highest in the nation, makes up for its high costs, which includes the worst housing affordability among the 51 metro areas we considered: housing prices are nearly 7 times the local median income. Adjusted for cost of living, that $92,556 paycheck is worth $61,581, placing the Valley second on our list.
In ninth place is Seattle, which placed first on our lists of the cities leading the way in manufacturing and STEM employment growth. Housing costs, while high, are far less than in most coastal California or northeast metropolitan areas.
What about the places we usually associate with high wages and success? The high pay is offset by exceedingly high costs. Brain-rich Boston has the fifth-highest income of America's largest metro areas but its high housing and other costs drive it down to 32nd on our list. San Francisco ranks third in average pay at just under $70,000, some $20,000 below San Jose, but has equally high costs. As a result, the metro area ranks a meager 39th on our list.
Much the same can be said about New York which, like San Francisco, is home to many of the richest Americans and best-paying jobs. The average paycheck clocks in at $69,029, fourth-highest in the country, but high costs, particularly for housing, eat up much of the locals' pay: adjusted for cost of living, the average salary is worth $44,605. As a result, the Big Apple and its environs rank only 41st on our list.
I love you Houston! Not just because you stretch my dollar. You have been a catalyst for the many amazing things that have happened in my life. I found my career, got out of debt, bought a house, fell in love, got married and can't wait to see the ways the future of this city will affect my life. Did I mention that we also have some of the most deliciously diverse food in the country. This I know to be true because I am a stew and travel to many yummy filled destinations!
In Houston, you have to get into your car and drive in order to go anywhere at all. Was the amount of money spent on fuel included in the calculations that placed Houston in the #1 spot?
Very true. Thanks for sharing.
I dislike lists like these, because there are simply too many variables involved.
Crunching numbers and putting it on a list does not tell the entire tale.
I moved AWAY from Houston to live in NYC, because my main problem with Houston was that it's economy was far too polarized, and it was impossible to find a job there.
Houston supports those who are either in healthcare or oil/gas industries, because that's what drives its economy. Good luck finding a job there if you are in the design business. Or any business other than medicine or petroleum, for that matter.
Another problem I found with Houston was that it does not support local, small businesses, and caters more to larger corporations. Mom and Pop shops are not welcome.
Sure, NYC may be more "expensive" to live in, but it's also far easier to find opportunities here, especially if you are an entrepreneur like myself.
I have to somewhat disagree with you, as Houston's economy has become more diversified in years, also the cost of opening a smaller business may be easier, since rents and cost of labor is lower, whether of course your business may be more successful depending on your field is different of course, and big corporation is not always a bad thing, although I'm not always a big fan. big corps can be efficient, and many mom and pop businesses are simply rehashed satellites of big corporations.
For instance your mom and pop bodega, diner, convenience store, supermarket, etc may get its supplies from a big corp and mark up prices, mom and pops may also resell services from big corps and take advantage of the lack of big corps(for instance you can criticize big banks which I do, but the lack of banks in poorer communities has been an issue in new york city, but is that cash checking mom and pop great?, a 99 cents store or dollar store has to make a profit, buy 4 toilet rolls for a buck, rather than efficiently sell 10 for $1.50).
Of course franchises can mirror a mom and pop, and are tricky, a local dunkin or popeyes many not be beneficial to the community or 7 eleven because you are simply recycling existing money, same is true of a mom and pop bakery or sports stadium that goldman sachs says in its ads,
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Moved to Houston. Thought cost of living was relatively low compared to Boston. It's NOT! You get what you pay for!
Lower rent apartments are OLD and you'll have issues due to upkeep. Newer apartments are more pricey as MANY 1B/1Bth apartments begin at/more than $1,000/month!
Houston is NOT renter friendly. Housing prices have risen but still affordable as lots of decent homes still sell ~$120k-150k, considering similar homes back in Mass. would generally begin in the $400k range.
BUT… Houston has floods and rot so foundation problems are "common". The hot weather is Not inducive for people to walk outside… no one really walks in Houston unless you live in the inner city or walk in parks, for the most part, unlike Boston.
Houston has terrible traffic and a very poor bus transit system as there's an inner rail only in the inner city but rail system anywhere else so traffic is really bad. Also, Houston drivers are just as bad as drivers from NY/Boston, which is saying a lot! Credit it to people who take NO responsibility for their actions (Texans Pride themselves on Freedom (to do whatever they darn well please)) and there's a large immigrant population here that contributes to the bad drivers! The public infrastructure is NOT built for an ever expanding population and Houston urban planners, like most modern urban planners in more modern cities, have NEGLECTED to add a public transit system that is sorely NEEDED, which would have helped ease the traffic congestion.
Most of Houston is generally middle-class with a large immigrant population but their education system has taken a pounding due to local budget cuts. Houston does have a large medical community and some educational institutions but does it compare as well as other cities with better medical facilities or educational institutions like NY, Boston or CA? Not quite yet!
Houston has to deal with it's growing pains of an increasing population boom with it's terrible roadways and traffic and hot weather. Let's not forget that Texas has it own sets of crazy laws. There are lots of things to pay sales taxes on since there's no individual income tax so expect lots of cops to have quotas to fill as well.
You'd do well if you're a physician, engineer or know anything about oil/gas. Otherwise, you won't earn as much in Houston, much less in Texas.
A couple points here, does the undesirability of living in Houston drive up wages a bit? Using boston is a poor comparison, its cost of living and issues can be just as bad as houston, you have to deal with the weather.
Houston and Texas's economy has also diversified since the 1980s. Houston is built in being a car city as an alternative to the smart growth transit orientated cities because of space issues and the fact that suburbs are also mini-cities in Texas particularly in the dallas area.
Roads are not great in new york, either, of course I'm not saying Houston is desirable as forbes and other articles tout it. yes housing is offset by weather and other issues and high property taxes and its not completely renter friendly, but your comment needs to go further to support your criticism, also texas has many highly rated universities from rice to the ut system.
You do realize that using the mean instead of the median makes this list inaccurate right? The mean is highly influenced by the rich people in areas like San Jose, making the "average salary" much much higher than what most people earn. You should republish this using the median salary.
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Not Fade Away: Set in suburban New Jersey in the 1960s, a group of friends form a rock band and try to make it big. Rated R for pervasive language, some drug use and sexual content. (HOR)
Promised Land: A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources. Rated R for language. (GT-9)
Texas Chainsaw 3D: A young woman travels to Texas to collect an inheritance; little does she know that an encounter with a chainsaw-wielding killer is part of the reward. Rated R for strong grisly violence and language throughout. (HOR)
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Cirque du Soleil — Worlds Away: Two young people journey through the dreamlike worlds of Cirque du Soleil to find each other. Not rated. (HOR)
Django Unchained: With the help of his mentor, a slave-turned-bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Rated R for strong graphic violence throughout, a vicious fight, language and some nudity. (HOR)
Jack Reacher: A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims. Rated PG-13 for violence, language and some drug material. (HOR)
Les Miserables: In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole, agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's daughter, Cosette. The fateful decision changes their lives forever. Rated PG-13 for suggestive and sexual material, violence and thematic elements. (HOR, ER)
Lincoln: As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves. Rated PG-13 for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage and brief strong language. (ST, HOR, GAR)
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This is 40: A look at the lives of Pete and Debbie a few years after the events of Knocked Up. Rated R for sexual content, crude humor, pervasive language and some drug material. (GT-9)
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Should your CEO handle press relations? Maybe not, as Elon Musk of Tesla has shown this week.
The new Tesla Model S has been a media darling since the all-electric was revealed to the world at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. Both Automobile Magazine and Motor Trend named it their car of the year for 2013. Other magazines and websites – from CNET to Wired lavished praise on it. Then, on February 8th, John Broder of the New York Times wrote a review titled "Stalled Out on Tesla's Electric Highway" where he described a trip he'd taken in a Tesla Model S from Suburban Washington, D.C. to New York City via Milford, CT.
Broder detailed a disappointing drive in cold weather where the real world driving range of the Tesla Model S failed to meet the published estimates. He eventually ended up having the car towed on a flat-bed to the final charging station. Broder chalked it up to new technology and cold weather and he noted:
Tesla's chief technology officer, J B Straubel, acknowledged that the two East Coast charging stations were at the mileage limit of the Model S's real-world range. Making matters worse, cold weather inflicts about a 10 percent range penalty, he said, and running the heater draws yet more energy. He added that some range-related software problems still needed to be sorted out.
This was an unfortunate review. The New York Times is an enormous, very influential media outlet with a millions of readers, many of whom are target buyers for Tesla's 65,000 and up model S.
But it was just one review. And even The New York Times had already written a positive review of the Model S.
As a car enthusiast, my reaction to reading Broder's review was "I would never make that trip with an electric car." In many ways it was the ultimate torture test for an electric vehicle. Most of us drive our cars under 60 miles a day in traffic conditions that make electric cars ideal. So the New York Times review wouldn't have put me off buying a Tesla.
Then Elon Musk intervened. Musk is certainly brilliant – besides Tesla he's responsible for both Paypal and Space-X. The Model S is an astounding car in many ways. Musk may change the face of transportation with Tesla and the Model S is the most important product they've produced.
But Elon Musk is not a public relations guy. He's an entrepreneur.
The Model S is not a product to Elon Musk – it's a child. Musk reacted to Broder's story the same way that a proud father would if he heard someone call his daughter ugly at the school play. He effectively asked Broder to step outside. First he tweeted, then he blogged. There was evidently no adult supervision to keep Musk from responding directly to The New York Times. By doing so, Musk unwittingly created three new problems:
This is not to say that Tesla should have let the New York Times review go unanswered. Every driver knows that a car – any car – will eventually fail in some small or large way and require service. Consumers want to see a car company willing to admit mistakes and eager to fix them. If Tesla had followed four simple principles, the media reaction would have been fundamentally different:
Following these four steps would have defused the negative review, maintained good press relations and shown Tesla to be a friendly, responsive brand.
Of course, if Tesla really believes that outright fraud was committed during the review process, they need not have stopped there. Presenting evidence to a neutral party like The Consumerist (Consumer Reports) or 60 Minutes might have elicited a brilliant counterstrike. By confronting the reviewer publicly and openly though, Tesla has muddied the waters. Many people who support Mr. Musk personally will see a conspiracy, championed by The New York Times against Tesla and electric vehicles. Their voices will certainly be the loudest online. But the more important voices will be those who don't rant on blogs or tweet – average consumers and prospective buyers who are inclined to trust both Tesla and The New York Times and will just stay away. They would be better served by a neutral review of the claims published in the Times.
The most inefficient coal plants are 32% more efficient than gasoline engines. As super clean coal plants come on line this will obviously get better. Coal is only responsible for 22% of energy generation in USA and dropping.
Clean natural gas is far more and increasing all the time and does not need to be imported. Electric cars are almost always charged at night when power requirements are the least but the electric plants still need to be kept on line. Nuclear and renewables such as hydro, wind and solar along are responsible for 40% of energy generated. So the idea that the electricity produced to run electric cars is as dirty as the ICE vehicles is a red herring. As a side note, if the USA gets off its butt one day they might achieve Germany's 20% energy generation from renewables.
Fantastic article. David penned a well-thought out alternative to Musk's reply. No doubt Musk is a brilliant and incredibly successful entrepreneur, but why not show your potential customers that you're willing to bend over backwards to make them happy? You can still acknowledge room for improvement while defending your brilliant product.
I am both a fan of Elon Musk and this article. Yes my fellow posters, it doesn't have to be black or white. Thank you for sharing this with us David.
P.S. I'm amazed at the grace and poise with which you handled many of these belligerent posts.
im really curious as to the true life-cycle of these battery systems. most of the statements ive read from A123, Boston Power, Panasonic, LGChem et al, is that the performance and life of these systems is a known quantity; that the ability to perform consistently over a 'high-cycle' life is a curve with predictable behavior. it is the same reason that any data logging system needs to know what loads are carried by the system, for the sake of determining the life of the battery; it is the basis of electric systems, the ability of the system to charge and its rate of discharge. using the heater and other systems discharges energy from the batteries. any and all work performed by the car, discharges the batteries. so as to say, can we revisit the concept of 'reliability' when these systems perform at 80% of their maximum charge after, say, five years of usage? loss of 20% charge capacity is an ideal value, there is a good chance that 1% of the vehicles [six sigma] will have complete battery failures. as an engineer i expect these values to represent real-world-factors…
last i checked, battery replacement for the Tesla two-seater was as much as a brand new Honda Civic… i am hopeful that electric vehicles will become ubiquitous for the mid-range commuter; if only to bring about automated vehicles and negate the insurance-oligarchy…
i have always been a skeptic, but only from the idea that i know what groups make batteries and the state of their technological advancement… i do want electric vehicles to succeed, but i want people to know their limitations and im not apt to think that because it comes from silicon valley, that it is some magic bullet. a man named Mike Strizki in NJ created his own self-producing-hydrogen power system. he doenst answer to oil, or coal or anyone else's energy system. its a known, available-today, technology that NO OTHER BILLIONAIRE has at their own homes [as far as i know]
so when you uplift these supposed 'brilliant' people with more money than sense, you will have to excuse my blatant-obstinance. the solution is decades-old, obvious and apparently oblivious to anyone that wants to sell you their solution as the ONLY solution. aka SillyCon Valley Perception Salemen.
just. spare. me.
It is no secret that outside climate conditions penalise performance and efficiency in almost all type of vehicles, regardless of the powertrain type, but the effect is much more evident in electrified vehicles. On an average, electric vehicle range can suffer deterioration up to 25%-30% in extreme weather conditions, which is why longer trips in such vehicles would require some advanced planning, unlike gasoline vehicles where it is not a hassle, thanks to a ubiquitous network of filling stations. While Tesla has been quite upbeat about the prospects of its Supercharging network making longer trips quite convenient and comfortable, Broder's review points out that relying only on the supercharger network and without taking pains to use the several range-maximising techniques that the vehicle is capable of, longer trips in Model S wouldn't be as hassle free as claimed.
I agree that having PR people review any response would always a great idea.
This truly visionary and brave company exists because of Elon Musk, and it still has an uncertain future. Some of the brightest minds work here, mistakes get made, things happen.
But at this stage of development, any reporter working for a major news organization which prints sloppy or derogatory reviews to generate viewership is worse than misguided and awkward malice. It may hobble one of the precious few US companies that need to survive in a competitive environment where our reduction of imported high-dollar/high-technology goods is imperative.
I feel that Elon Musk has every right to defend Tesla from any cowardly incompetent journalists that carelessly defecate on a thing of great inspiration to many here in the US. It is magical to have such a company create a world-class US produced electric sports sedan.
Go Elon, go…


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