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Im glad you can access from any page now. It's a small thing but makes the user experience better.
Not the same for ipad tho... still trying to find spotlight on the ipad. swipe down shows notifications and calendar.
"drag your finger down anywhere on the screen." Technically, you'd be dragging down from anywhere other than the bezel as that would trigger the Notification Center.
Being able to access it from any screen is a benefit I didn't forsee. I like that.
such a tease i'm still trying to download it haha
i noticed you cant "search in safari" from the new spotlight
At any home screen, nice.
Nice tip! This tip was actually displayed the first time you access the homescreen after updating to iOS7, but I was so pumped up to try it, I just clicked "Dismiss".
I don't see any search and I swipe down. All I see is my notifications.
If you are seeing notifications you are swiping too high. Try swiping from the middle downward. If you swipe from the top like the old search was you will only see notifications.
Cute, but what a beast! Took (literally) hours and multiple reloads to complete and then with about a tenth of my apps (app junkie). Pleased over-all, not dazzled. My IPhone 5 doesn't have the (expected default)<wallpapers & brightness><dynamic><flat> options...at all. Will take probably a week to reorganize...
Well - here's one - when I swipe down from my home screen I get like calendar stuff and events with Today All & Missed across the top on a screen with a black background ?? Any thoughts ??
See above. (Try swiping downward from the second or third row of apps) :)
I thought I heard or read somewhere that Spotlight was available within apps by a similar gesture. Am I mistaken?
But how do I search for apps I don't have? I mean, I used to be able to search for a new app I wanted to download by category or by name. I tried typing in an app I know exists by swiping the screen up and typing it in the search box but it didn't come up. Do I really have to scroll through all the listed apps? They aren't even in alphabetical order. I will never find anything!


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CAREER SUMMARY: Wilson became the first Razorback in school history to be named first-team All-SEC quarterback when he was selected to the first team on the AP and coaches' teams in 2011. He is 344-of-547 passing for 4,378 yards and 31 touchdowns. He is the 10th 4,000-yard passer in school history and ranks sixth in career touchdown passes, sixth in career pass completions and ninth in career pass attempts. Wilson holds nine school records, including career completion percentage, and has produced three of the top five single-game completions marks in school history. He announced on Jan. 13, 2012 that he was returning to the Razorbacks for his senior season.
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Wilson led the SEC and ranked 16th in the NCAA with his average of 279.8 passing yards per game and led the SEC and ranked 23rd in the NCAA with his average of 279.6 yards of total offense per game. His completions total was the highest in the SEC and ranked 25th in the NCAA, and his 24 touchdown passes ranked second in the conference and 32nd in the nation. Wilson's pass efficiency rating of 148.35 led the SEC and ranked 22nd in the NCAA, and his completion percentage ranked third in the SEC. He ranked third in the SEC and was tied for 13th in the NCAA with his average of 13.13 yards per completion, and his average of 8.31 yards per pass attempt ranked second in the SEC and tied for 18th in the NCAA. He led the SEC and ranked seventh in the NCAA with 94 passes of at least 15 yards and led the SEC and ranked eighth in the country with 33 passes of 25-plus yards. His 61 passes of 15-plus yards in the first half led the conference and ranked fourth in the NCAA, and his 2,179 first-half passing yards led the SEC and was 10th in the nation. He also led the SEC and ranked eighth in the NCAA with 1,261 passing yards in the second quarter. Wilson opened the season with the ninth-highest single-game completion percentage in school history with an 18-of-24 performance for 261 yards and two touchdowns in a 51-7 win vs. Missouri State. He was 18-of-26 passing for 259 yards and one touchdown through the air and also added 48 rushing yards on five carries in a 52-3 victory vs. New Mexico. Wilson passed for 303 yards and two touchdowns while completing 23-of-36 passes in the 38-28 win vs. Troy. At No. 3 Alabama, he was 22-of-35 passing for 185 yards and two touchdowns. Wilson was named SEC co-Offensive Player of the Week after breaking the Arkansas school record with 510 passing yards while leading the Razorbacks from an 18-point halftime deficit to a 42-38 victory vs. No. 14 Texas A&M inside Cowboys Stadium. He finished the day 30-of-51 passing for 510 yards and three touchdowns, breaking the UA record for pass attempts and producing the fifth 500-yard passing game in SEC history and first since 2001. His passing yards total was the highest in the SEC and the fourth-highest single-game total in the NCAA in 2011. He also broke the Arkansas single-game record with 481 yards of total offense, which was the most in the SEC and 12th-highest single-game total in the NCAA, and with 57 plays of total offense against the Aggies. Wilson completed a career-high 18 consecutive passes in Arkansas' 38-14 win vs. No. 15 Auburn, which tied for the third-longest overall streak in SEC history and tied for the second-longest single-game streak in conference history. He finished the game against the Tigers 24-of-36 passing for 262 yards and two touchdowns through the air and also added one rushing touchdown. Wilson was 13-of-28 passing for 232 yards and rushed for two touchdowns in the 29-24 win at Ole Miss in which he led the team back from a 17-point deficit. He completed 27-of-43 passes for 316 yards and one touchdown in a 31-28 win at Vanderbilt, leading the Razorbacks back from 14 points down. He was 20-of-37 passing for 299 yards and two touchdowns, including a career-long-tying 68 yarder, in the 44-28 win vs. No. 10 South Carolina. He completed 16-of-26 passes for 224 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-7 win vs. Tennessee. Wilson was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Arkansas' 44-17 victory vs. Mississippi State in which he broke the school record with 32 completions, bettering the previous record of 31 that had stood since 1971. He finished the game 32-of-43 passing for 365 yards and three touchdowns. At No. 1 LSU, Wilson was 14-of-22 passing for 207 yards and one touchdown. He was named Offensive MVP of the Cotton Bowl after he was 20-of-31 passing for 216 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions while leading the Razorbacks to a 29-16 win vs. No. 11 Kansas State.
2010: He appeared in six games for the Razorbacks and finished the season 34-of-51 passing for 453 yards and four touchdowns with three interceptions. He became just the ninth quarterback in Arkansas history to throw for 300 yards in a game when he came on in relief of an injured Ryan Mallett in the second quarter at No. 7 Auburn. In less than three full quarters against the Tigers, Wilson passed for a then-career-high 323 yards, including a then-career-long 54-yard completion, and a career-high four touchdowns. His touchdown total was tied for the fourth-highest single-game output in school history, and his passing yardage was the 14th-best single-game performance by a Razorback. His four passing touchdowns tied for the third-highest single-game output in the SEC in 2010, and his passing yards were the 12th-best single-game total in the conference. His four touchdowns were the most the Tigers had allowed at home since 2000, and his 332 passing yards were the most given up by an Auburn defense inside Jordan-Hare Stadium since 2001. The next week, he again stepped in for an injured Mallett and was 3-of-5 passing for 71 yards while finishing off a 38-24 win vs. Ole Miss. He was 4-of-5 passing for 36 yards in the Razorbacks' 58-21 victory vs. UTEP. He completed one pass for eight yards in UA's 49-14 win vs. Vanderbilt and opened the season with one completion for six yards in a 44-3 victory vs. Tennessee Tech. He played the final two offensive series but did not attempt a pass in Arkansas' 41-20 win at No. 18 South Carolina.
2009: Wilson played in five games for Arkansas including action against Alabama. He finished the season 22-of-36 with 218 yards and two touchdowns. Wilson passed for a total of 138 yards on 13-of-19 passing and both touchdowns in the season opener against Missouri State. At Alabama, he completed 4-of-6 passes for 31 yards. He saw plenty of time in the victory over Eastern Michigan and was 5-of-11 for 49 yards.
2008: He played in two games, completing 11-of-22 passes for 69 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions. He was 4-of-7 for 27 yards with a touchdown and an interception against Alabama, and 7-of-15 for 42 yards with an interception the following week at Texas. He missed the remainder of the season due to an illness and received a medical hardship to make him a redshirt freshman. His touchdown against Alabama was a 10-yard toss to Michael Smith.
HIGH SCHOOL: He turned in one of the most prolific high school careers in Arkansas history, passing for more than 8,000 yards and 93 touchdown passes. He also completed 62 percent of his passes during his high school tenure. As a senior, he led Greenwood High School to its third straight state title-second with Wilson starting at quarterback-while passing for 3,939 yards and 42 touchdowns for coach Rick Jones. He was named the MVP of the 5A state championship game. He was also named as one of two quarterbacks on the Associated Press Super Team following his senior season after completing 294-of-473 passes. He also rushed 65 times for 199 yards and four touchdowns. He was recognized with the Landers Award as the state of Arkansas' top player and selected an all-conference and all-state performer. He was a 2007 all-state selection. As a junior, he completed 294-of-434 passes for 4,222 yards and 50 touchdowns. The No. 9 pro-style quarterback in the nation, as rated by Rivals, he was also ranked the No. 5 overall recruit in the state of Arkansas by the same scouting service. He was rated No. 10 overall in the state by the HawgSports.com Natural 21 rankings and No. 6 by Hawgs Illustrated. He was ranked, by Scout, as the No. 35 quarterback in the nation and the No. 7 player in Arkansas. He was also recruited by Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska.
PERSONAL: Born Aug. 16, 1989, he is the son of Don and Suzy Wilson. He is majoring in sports management and earned a place on the Athletic Department Honor Roll for his work in the classroom in the fall of 2009. He was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in the fall of 2011.
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RLD-Westover GarageSquare Feet: 760 Bedrooms: 1
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Full Bathrooms: 1Detached 3 Car Garage with a cozy apartment above is a nice complement to any existing house or does nicely as a stand-alone garage. The front elevation has a traditional gable and columns between the bays. Upstairs there is a bedroom with a full bath a living room dining area and a complete kitchen. Actual plan may vary from photos or renderings. Learn More
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Full Bathrooms: 1KEYES GARAGE This is a detached 3 car garage and apartment with a traditional exterior. The elevation is primarily clapboard siding with accents of stone and cedar shake. The first floor garage offers 3 bays, 2 of which are over 24' deep. Additionally, there is a workshop or storage space behind bays 1 and 2. Upstairs, one enters the common living area which is open to a full kitchen and laundry closet that can accommodate a stack-able washer and dryer. The bedroom has access to two closets and a full bath. This is a great addition to any property. Learn More
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Full Bathrooms: 1This is a great 3-car garage with a 2 bedroom apartment above. The traditional exterior works well as a detached garage to existing houses or is independent enough to stand on its own. The garage accommodates 3 cars or the single bay can be use for boat storage (size depending). The apartment upstairs is accessed from a covered entry on the main level and when upstairs opens up into a full kitchen and a living room and dining room. There are 2 bedrooms a shared bath including a separate tub and shower and a laundry room. Actual plan may vary from photos or renderings. Learn More
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November 15, 2012
The regular meeting of the Macomb Lions Club was held on November 15, 2012. Members gathered in the meeting room at Pondera Steak House on East Jackson Street with those members in attendance as shown on the Attendance Record and Guest Register. Transcribed below what happened at the meeting:
Attendance: Guests 00
Members 11
Percentage 24
Lead in the Pledge of Allegiance – Secretary Schoonover
Prayer – Lion Lueck
Guests – None
Song –
Birthdays –
Program - Provost Kenneth Hawkinson, WIU Dr. Hawkinson talked about himself and his background. He came to WIU from Chicago as an undergrad. Funded his education by using an ROTC Scholarship after getting out of community college. He did a bachelors and Masters both at WIU and got his PhD at SIU-C. Served in the Peace Corps and then came to WIU in 1988.
Challenges facing WIU –
Budget – The state currently owes WIU $31 million. For FY 13. Budgets have already been reduced over the past few years. We are currently doing OK at being fiscally responsible. Working hard @ keeping enrollment up, but hard when costs are going up and aid is down. The gap is widening.
WIU recently started the WIU Commitment Scholarship that is awarded automatically based on ACT.
The recession has been so long that more students are starting at community colleges rather than 4 year institutions. We are working with Spoon River College so not only do their credits pass to us, but our pass to them so a student can get an associate degree. There are increased mandates from the State. WIU has started a mentorship program to increase retention.
Looking to the future, they are waiting for funds to be released to start construction on the Performing Arts Center. They hope this will be Spring 2013. The President has given more money for campus beautification and they are also looking at a visitors center.
1. Recap of Zone Meeting
2. Lion Lueck – Boys and Girls talked about the results of the Peace Poster Contest. Emily Hance got 1st and Natalie Neve got 2nd.
3. Lion Lueck – McDonough County Extension Office sponsor a Youth Leadership Group and Lion Lowell spoke to them about Lions.
4. Lion Bowen finalized arrangements for the Soup & More project.
5. Lion Dewitt said that 50 -70 coupons had been turned in at BWWs for our fund raiser.
6. Lion Westen stated that there would only be one meeting in December and that would be the Christmas Party on the 20th. Bring a food item to donate to the Salvation Army Food Pantry.
7. President Jan said the net from the Rose sale was around $1,650
8. President Jan stated we had received an award for being number 1 in our District for Candy Days in 2011.
9. President Jan also taked about Books for Boots Program. Collecting books for soldiers and their families.
Tail Twister Sweepstakes – $2.50 – Won by Lion Schoonover. Given back to the Admin. Fund.
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Mary Sue Schultingkemper, 72, of Edmond OK, loving wife, amazing mother, and wonderful sister and friend, went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ, Tuesday October 1st surrounded by her family and loyal friend Dottie. Sue was born February 19 1941 in Anson TX, to the late Roxie Mae Flood and Harvey Alvis Culver. Sue spent her life following her passion, selflessly attending to others, as a nurse. Sue's love for our country and her adventurous nature compelled her to serve our country in Desert Shield and Storm as a LT in the Army Nurse Corps.
She is survived by her husband Eugene Schultingkemper, son Chris Schultingkemper, wife Kathy; daughter Kim Schultingkemper Perkinson, husband Gary; Her grandchildren Megan Thompson, Morgan and Troy Schultingkemper; Mitchell and Paige Perkinson; brother Harvey Culver and wife Sharon.
Services will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 10am in St Joseph's Catholic Church in Ada,OK, followed by graveside services at Rosedale Cemetery.
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Join AWS as we plant trees along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River! Trees do great things for our watershed -- they provide habitat and improve water quality. Come be a part of this amazing process! All tools and supplies needed will be provided. Just bring a friend and be prepared to have fun!
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August 2, 2014
Posted Monday, January 8, 2013 --- 12:05 p.m.
Incident Report from the Madison Police Department:
Incident Type: Fraud
Incident Date: 01/26/2013 - 2:50 PM
Address: 341 State St. (Community Pharmacy)
Arrested: Dante K. Saunders, age 21, Beloit, WI
Mr. Saunders was arrested for Forgery, Resisting and Obtain Controlled Substance by Fraud.
Details: It was a sense of déjà vu for an alert downtown pharmacist. He had seen the suspect before. He had seen the stolen prescription pad before. Now the man was back Saturday afternoon, trying to illegally obtain more oxycodone from the Community Pharmacy, 341 State St.
The first time the suspect left with the pain reliever, as the pharmacist did not initially have reason to doubt the prescription presented this past December.
The pharmacies did some investigating, and soon learned the prescription had been written on a pad stolen from a Milwaukee area medical facility.
This weekend, when the suspect tried the same ruse again, the pharmacist stalled while police were called. When an officer arrived, the suspect took off running. His path first took him onto busy W. Gorham St. where drivers were forced to slam on the brakes to prevent hitting him. The foot chase went down State St., through Peace Park, across a church parking lot, over a wall, and eventually out onto a frozen section of Lake Mendota, where the suspect was captured.
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Posted Thursday, July 5, 2012 --- 11:50 a.m.
Incident Report from the Madison Police Department:
Incident Type: Damaged Property
Incident Date: 07/03/2012 - 5:43 AM
Address: 100 & 200 blocks S. Randall Ave./1300 block Chandler St.
Details: South District officers took numerous calls Tuesday morning from citizens regarding slashed or punctured tires. At least 10 vehicles that had been parked on S. Randall Ave. and Chandler St. had been damaged. In most cases, a single tire - on the driver's side of vehicles - had been flattened. Most victims estimated damage at around $200 each.


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Hike-A-Giant 2012
Sunday, June 2, was a wonderful day to end the Spring hiking offerings provided by Sleeping Giant Park Association.
At least most of the afternoon was sunny with lovely breezes. The drama came later when ominous, roiling storm clouds covered the sky, and a wind, much like in the movie, The Wizard of Oz, picked up leaves and dust and drove it horizontally across the trails. Fortunately, the hiking groups were back, or close to, before rain began to fall.
We only managed two groups this year, a hike for beginners, and a combination intermediate/advanced hike.
Beginners Hike - guest contributor Bobette Giorgi
~The Sleeping Giant Park Association likes to take hikers off the beaten path of the Tower Trail, allowing groups the opportunity to explore the park's diversity. The Nature Trail is perfect as a Beginner's hike, as it provides a compact view of this diversity, via the trails that it encompasses; mixed terrain, rises and descents, flora, fauna, with forty stations along the way, detailing interesting, sometimes fascinating, aspects of nature.
Our Trails Day participants for the Beginner's Hike included 15 or so Boy Scouts anticipating their first hiking badges, as well as several adults, including scout leaders. By the time we reached Station 28, several scouts had been begging for a rest, and I had overheard at least one adult exclaim "This is the Beginner's Hike?!"
This station provides seating, a view, and an excellent station description from the Nature Trail Guide for discussion. I enlisted one of the scouts to read from the Guide, as everyone gulped down water and happily consumed their snacks. Danny Brass, Hiking Committee Chairperson and our resident geology expert, took the discussion further with some interesting points.
Following our break I endured many pleas by the scouts to see The Tower. So at the Station 30 junction, we took the Tower Trail to its finality, where we all enjoyed the views, and some respite.
On the way back down the Tower Trail, a storm was brewing, and the scouts had a baseball game at Amrhyn Field, so a rush down the trail ensued! I made sure to remind the group that at any time, should they wish to complete the Nature Trail in its entirety, it proceeds from the Tower Trail onto the Red Hex trail, and completes to Station 40 from there.
I encourage everyone to enjoy the Nature Trail at Sleeping Giant year-round. It may not be the easiest trail, but it is not the most difficult, either. You will get a great workout and learn a lot along the way. Thanks so much to my co-leaders Jean Incampo and Danny Brass, and to all of our Trails Day participants, for making our Beginner's Hike 2012 such a success. ~
Intermediate/Advanced Hike
Ten folks set off around the parking lot towards the Blue connector and on to the river. At an intersection I often think of as 'Grand Central Station' because so many trials converge there, we started a short climb up the Red Diamond. It's a good way to start a hike, gets the blood pumping.
We stopped for a short time in the Quarry, where Keith, the hike leader, shared some information about the quarry that operated there between 1911 and 1924. After that short respite, we headed up the Violet Trail.
Along this stretch, the path is fairly wide and relatively rock free … it was a 'road' constructed by the quarrying company in hopes of beginning to mine the north side of the Giant's Head. That trail soon narrows and becomes more of a woodland path.
At the Red Hex we turned right, climbing a bit, and dodging mucky spots, heading towards the Tower Path. After another brief rest, we turned right onto the Tower Path until we could head up the White Trail, a left turn.
I love this stretch of White, primarily because it climbs then levels, then climbs again, nice twists and turns for variety. In addition, there are the steps, some of which are still evident today.
When John Heaton purchased the cottage on the Chest, he had 350 steps built into the trail for ease of his visitors, who in those days (1890's) wore long dresses and suit & tie, even when hiking. Would they have envied us in today's hiking attire, or been scandalized?
On the ridge, aka the Giant's Chest, we could see all the way to Long Island. Just lovely! We could also see storm clouds approaching. Yikes!
We continued on White until it intersected with Orange and, where Orange turned right, we chose an 'historical' trail, once known as the Heaton Trail, which continues straight on, meeting up with the Red Triangle.
A quick walk on the Red Triangle brought us back to the Tower Path. As we headed back to the parking lot, we passed the turn off to White again. Strange, no one wanted to 'go around' again.
We made it back just as the wind picked up. Keith, 'out front', set a good pace; I had my usual job, that of sweep. For a time, we were assisted by Mike, Chuck, and Karen. It was a wonderful hike!


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No injuries reported after severe weather Wednesday afternoon.
According to Entergy Arkansas, more than 21,000 customers are without power.
23 counties have been designated as disaster areas, allowing farmers and ranchers to receive assistance to recover from losses caused by severe weather in the state.
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced a $1,013,495 National Emergency Grant incremental award to continue cleanup and recovery efforts in the wake of a severe storm that affected 14 counties in Arkansas on Dec. 5 and 6, 2013.
37 counties are included in watch in effect until 8 p.m.
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The event allows fans the opportunity to meet the Razorback football student-athletes and head coach Bret Bielema.
Women in central Arkansas have new tool in the fight against breast cancer.
The former Razorback has three LPGA wins this season.
Backers now have until August 18 to gather 15,107 more signatures to make the November ballot.
It reportedly happened after Garrett Cain threatened his grandfather with a knife and charged towards him.
The ongoing squabble over funding one of Arkansas's busiest jails came to a head again Tuesday night.
America is often called the land of opportunity and those who come here from places where destiny is predetermined, can often provide the best testimony.
Sculpture honoring Navy Seal Adam Brown will soon be delivered to Hot Springs.
Are you crazy for Otey, the Arkansas Travelers' new mascot? Minor League Baseball is asking fans to vote for their favorite mascots as part of 2014 Mascot Mania.
The June 16 incident left a detainee in critical condition while the culprit was released from jail two days later. Now, authorities are asking for the public's help in tracking him down.
It's going on Saturday (July 26) at Hobbs State Park.
The candidates for governor discuss the issues in Springdale and Eureka Springs.
This year alone, the Department of Finance & Administration has threatened to close thousands of businesses across the state for not paying up. The businesses are holding on to cash that could go to fund places like prisons or schools.
In 2010, Arkansas Navy Seal Adam Brown lost his life fighting in Afghanistan. He went from Lake Hamilton High School, to beating a drug addiction, to becoming a member of the elite team that killed Osama Bin Laden.
An Arkansas lawmaker says legislation requiring classrooms to lock from the inside could be filed for the legislative session next year.
Theresa Cates says there have been complaints about some of her work in North Little Rock and Jacksonville.
Fred Lee Williams, 51, is charged with abuse of a corpse and first-degree murder in the April 2013 death of 36-year-old Tangela Walton, of Warren.
76-year-old Nelma Darline Conklin was found dead inside her home on Sunday.
Kevin Duck is facing murder charges for the killing of his girlfriend Dawna Natske back in 2011.
Authorities say Ryan David Oyen, 30, of Cabot, had more than 16,000 images of child pornography on his home computer.
Suspect took cash from the Iberia Bank branch at 6420 S. University Ave. on June 10.
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U.S. Senate proposed bill covers federally-declared disasters from 2012-2014.
New security features that are being installed this summer include cameras plus entrances that require permission for visitors to get inside school buildings.
Wawona Packing Co. is voluntarily recalling peaches, nectarines, plums and pluots that were packed at its Cutler, California, warehouses between June 1 and July 12.
Damian Kelley, 21, is charged with kidnapping and second and third degree battery.
Improvement work is expected to take two more months.
It's a fierce rivalry between staffers of the senators.
Anthony Williams says he has big plans for his department.
Dylan Saltkill, 17, was found Monday night in Mountain Home.
The American Red Cross is facing a looming blood shortage, leading to an urgent need for donors of all blood types to roll up a sleeve and give.
A 76-year-old jogger is hit by a vehicle early Monday morning in Little Rock.
Newest KIDS COUNT Data Book also shows state still ranks poorly in economic well-being of children.
Tenants try to recover from a fire with and without renter's insurance.
When you pull up to the pump and grab the nozzle to fill your tank, you're not expecting to have gas leaking down the side of the hose.
Little Rock's Parks and Recreation Department held the second annual bash for for the kids who participate in it's summer programs.
The convicted murderer walked away from his prison work station on June 21 and made his escape. Pine Bluff residents say they feel he's long gone.
People and businesses are begging officials to bring the deserted location back to life.
The most recent wildfires were ignited a week ago by a lightning strike and grew from strong winds in the area. They continue to burn in the Cascade Mountains in north central Washington State
It's part of a plan by the Arkansas Department of Correction to open 600 beds statewide to relieve jail overcrowding.
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It's not easy being a Vlad in the West. Trust me, I know. Eastern Europe remains trapped in age-old feuds, economic dysfunction, and social morass. Occasionally one is forced to flee depreciating currencies, pitchfork wielding mobs, or communists. In Carlos Fuentes's delectably blood curdling and final fiction, a retelling if not a sequel to Dracula, the ageless wanderer is transported to modern-day Mexico City, a town whose endemic lawlessness, moral dissipation, and shoulder shrugging indifference to the specific whereabouts of this or that citizen make it the perfect roost for the dispossessed revenant.
This obliquely modernized but not modernist reimagining of Bram Stoker's gothic classic is told from the perspective of a pedigreed and ambitious young lawyer, Yves Navarro, partner in a Mexico City law firm. Navarro is tasked by his boss, the enigmatic Don Eloy Zurinaga, to assist an old Sorbonne Law School friend with very particular tastes in procuring a house—one that is "easy to defend against intruders" with a ravine in the backyard connected to a dungeon by secret tunnels. Helpfully and not uncoincidentally, Navarro's doting young wife Asuncion is a real estate lawyer. The self-conceited young Bobo couple's nights are consumed by bouts of steamy sex, and their mornings by equally languid breakfasts. They have a lovely daughter and are a model family but for the tragic drowning death of their son, a lingering trauma that poisons the family idyll. When the hapless young lawyer is asked to drop by the haunted house, a hunchbacked butler named Borgo is of course not far behind (recall Jorges, the villainous librarian in Eco's The Name of the Rose, also named after the master).
As Dracula, that strigoli of semiotics, sinks his fangs into sex and class relations as often as he does the carotid artery, Fuentes's novella is an allegory for the strange suffocations of bourgeois family life. Bored Asuncion lusts after the prince of darkness in pleasingly frothy manner ("I enjoy being with Vlad. He's a man who instantly knows all a woman's weaknesses . . .") and sly references to the Dracula canon abound. The book offers some rather alluring instances of intertextuality to keep cadres of comparative literature scholars working, as well as setting out a mock fantasy lineage and believable East European alternate history.
The novella is morbidly funny and exquisitely readable. Fuentes takes an unmistakable pleasure in serving up disappearing castles and blood sausages (no garlic in the recipe—"We use pork dust, Maitre Navarro. From an old recipe that Saint Eutychius prescribed to expel a demon that a nun had swallowed up without noticing," the count tells us before reciting a bawdy tale to the horrified young lawyer). His death this past spring has left a gaping hole in the firmament of world literature. Having lost a friend, we must mourn and reread his books—and hope also that he does not return to us as a member of the Nosferatu.
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Niagara Gazette — Dear Mainland Gropers — Driving Pennsylvania two-lanes last Saturday at twilight, we stopped at an Amish produce stand. It was on the honor system. Since the Amish eschew electric power, and untended candles pose the hazard of conflagration, it was so dim we could hardly locate the payment can, let alone try to weigh the tomatoes.
Hoping we had left our fair share, we opened the homebound hatchback, forgetful that we had propped a sack of paperbacks against it. The bag tipped over, vomiting the volumes, one by one, onto the gravel of the Amish driveway, giving new meaning to the phrase "dirty books." As the Amishman drove by we swear we could heard him snicker over the clop of hooves and jingle of reins. The veggies, for the record, were delicious.
About 72 hours later, we got even closer to the Amish experience. Doug had just safely navigated the Biblical deluge which had washed away the Niagara Power's attempt at a season-ending baseball game to find Polly sitting in the garage, as we do many nights when the days are long. Two decades earlier we had sat in this very spot and, by helping him count the seconds between flash and boom, essentially cured a grandson of fear of storms.
"That was the worst thunder I ever heard," Polly said this time. "Our lights may be out."
One switch-flip confirmed her suspicion, igniting a strategic debate about the electrically-operated garage door. We had a release to let it down, but with our limited musculature, could we ever raise it again? As natural light faded, we tabled the motion and sat back to watch the increased pedestrian traffic as neighbors near and far hit the streets to investigate and socialize.
With the rain over, we saddled up the car that regurgitates romance novels and soon discovered that a power line had fallen onto an East River lawn, twitching and spitting sparks like a dyspeptic dragon. We left this to the authorities, drove far enough to identify the boundaries of the outage (the parking lot of a nearby bar-pizzeria was jammed with patrons who may have been in the dark even before the lights went out), cell-phoned family, located candles and settled in to wait it out.
As Doug toyed with the laptop to see if it does in fact work on batteries, there was a clicking of the fax machine and life as we know it was restored. Our timers were off and the TV was emitting strange codes, but there was nothing worth watching anyway.
If one must go Amish, two hours at a mid-summer twilight is the perfect time. Compared to the meteorological nightmares endured by many recently, we considered ourselves blessed.
Come visit. We've got a few veggies left and if you'd like a slightly scuffed paperback, well …Polly and Doug E-mail email@example.com


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— DALTON, Ga. — Chicken sandwiches and waffle fries crossing a fast-food counter were overlooked Wendesday as a group of middle-schoolers staged an unannounced public performance of Edgar Allen Poe's poem, "Annabel Lee."
Some Chick-fil-A patrons looked puzzled. Some smiled. Others took photos and video as a few Dalton Middle School students interrupted lunch by rising on their chairs to profess their love for a maiden who "lived with no other thought than to love and be loved by me."
As the poem progressed, other students stood to join the description of the beautiful Annabel Lee. By the end of the sixth stanza - and Annabel Lee's death - the pop-up middle-schoolers held the attention of everyone in the restaurant.
Unwitting diners included Jordan Rochstetler, of Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., who had stopped at the Chick-fil-A on his way to Atlanta, not at all expecting to hear of a maiden who was the envy of angels.
He cast a knowing smile as the recital commenced.
"It's a flash mob," Rochstetler whispered to a confused friend.
The performance was the brainchild of teacher Susan Ward, who had taught Poe for years before suggesting a flash mob to this class. Some of the Internet-inspired events involve strangers descending upon a given place at a given time for a predetermined stunt. Others involve elaborate, prerehearsed performances. The students' piece had been practiced.
Ward said she proposed a flash mob for the middle school's media center, but her enthusiastic students insisted on more public places. They hit a Zaxby's restaurant on Tuesday.
"People clap for them, some people record it. The students love it," said Ward. "Now the kids are thinking, 'Where are we going next?'"
Seventh-grader Samantha Tabares said the public's reaction to Poe varies.
"Some people kept on talking and laughed and were rude. Some people think it's just a joke," she said. "But a lot of people enjoyed it. I really did."
Rochstetler was among the fans of the performance of the poem, one of the last written by Poe before his death in 1849.
"I think it's a really great idea for kids to do this," he said. "I really enjoyed it. Wonderful idea. Great idea."
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What began as a way for Gene Messer to pass time has turned into a passion to teach others the dying art of whittling.
Through his YouTube Channel Messer has taught countless people around the world how to carve wood and even soap, transforming the items into masterpieces. His 1,576 videos have been viewed many times; the most viewed being on the topics of "whittling a face" and "carving the five minute wizard" which have upwards of 51,000 views.
An injury — which causes numbness and pain in his arm — has left Messer partly disabled and unable to carve wood. Carving soap is easier for him but for now he can no longer carve.
"It's a dying art. We, as older carvers, want to wish it's not dying," Messer said.
The Groves man is featured in the most recent edition of Whittling, which is a special issue of Woodcarving Illustrated magazine dedicated to the art and hobby of woodcarving and design. The issue will be on newsstands now through Sept. 9.
His popular videos which began more than five years ago show viewers step-by-step instructions, something he is proud to pass along.
"I stopped the videos a while back," he said of the last video posted three months ago. "I thank the Lord for this (videos) now that I'm not able to do them anymore. What I wanted is to leave something behind so this is not a dying art. I don't know how I ended up with 1,576 videos."
Standing in his garage in Groves, Messer pointed out a display of some of his work. Rows of hobos and hillbilly's and other characters, created from bass wood, were lined up as well as a section of his newer work created from soap. The soap ones were coated with an acrylic thus giving the pieces of art a gleam.
Messer began his love of wood carving in the early 1980's when his then wife was diagnosed with breast cancer and began to undergo treatments at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
"I was about to go crazy," he said. "I saw some carved figures and picked up some books. They didn't have videos back then," he said.
After his wife died in 1991 Messer was left with a small son to raise alone; he kept up the hobby. Through the years he noticed that people were fascinated watching him carve wood and around 2007 or 2008 bought a camera and learned to use a computer.
"I did my first video and thought 'this is it.' Then I started getting responses and people began wanting to learn how to carve wood," he said.
Messer uses the Scandinavian flat-plane style of wood carving in which there is very little rounding and tool marks are left on the figure.
"I have got messages from people all over the world; England, Russia, Sweden," he said.
Messer's deep faith in God is keeping him strong through his period of disability and nerve damage and although he cannot carve wood anymore he is comforted by the fact the YouTube videos exist to keep the dying at alive.
"Maybe I'll carve with my left hand one day," he said with a smile.
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Doing interesting things with electronic keyboardsOkay, just looked up YouTube, a few people demonstrating the unit, the best one to get an idea, so far, of what it can do is this - Yamaha PSR-6700 Keyboard 2 Demonstration Songs - YouTube. Note the range of sounds and effects - and, that what you are hearing is a straight capture of the analogue signal, NOT what is coming from the speakers - you can pick this because the camcorder switches back on with noise at the end.
Imagine an infinite combining and selecting of everything you can hear in that video, plus much more, to give one an idea.
Now as regards SQ, how it comes across from the inbuilt speakers almost perfectly matches how the video sounds, on my PC speakers. But, now imagine that running at serious high end speaker levels, near maximum volume, and still sounding as crystal clear - won't do it from cold, needs serious running in to make it happen ...
For a complete contrast, Kris Nicholson Demos His New YAMAHA PSR 6700 Arranger Workstation Video 1 - YouTube and the following videos show what it can do, but the sound quality is appalling!! Just listen to the first voice the chap plays, a grand piano - a million miles from anything worth listening to! So, why is it so bad? Firstly, the camcorder is picking up the sound from the speakers, there's no fudge involved, two losses of quality right there; but mostly the instrument has likely just been switched on, and no effort has been made to improve the quality of the internal sound system.
That grand piano sound ends up pretty damn good when the instrument is fully wound up to optimum tune; it won't fool anyone, but it doesn't sound like the tinny nonsense in that video ... and that's where the tweaking becomes very important ...
Posted Yesterday at 04:59 AM by fas42
Updated Yesterday at 05:29 AM by fas42
Doing interesting things with electronic keyboardsVery pleased at the moment ... without doing anything too specific to mitigate interference so far it's finally broken through the quality barrier - the essential trick was constantly running it, over many days, most of the time as loudly as was reasonable, allowing all the capacitors and circuitry to stabilise. Hence the quick follow-on update, this only just came about in the last hour or so ...
Basically this now allows the unit to run at full volume, and still sound extremely clean - the cymbals and drum strikes sound pretty authentic - remember, these are just sampled sounds - and all the layering of the instruments nicely separates, subjectively. Rock styles are very punchy and full, good clarity - even the boring, me-too rhythms work; meaning interesting to listen to - good signs ...
Posted Yesterday at 03:23 AM by fas42
Superregs for your line-level projectsHi David,
The answer is a few posts above this.
Also there is an extensive thread in the forum on customizing the output voltage.
In addition to sizing the feedback resistor values you should also adapt the output series zener so that the opamp output is around half the Vout.
And of course make sure the electrolytics can withstand the voltages, and that you have enough input voltage for a few volts dropout reserve.
Posted 23rd July 2014 at 07:19 AM by jan.didden
Superregs for your line-level projectsHow do you modify this to get +/- 24v out?
best wishes,
Posted 23rd July 2014 at 04:06 AM by anystereo
ESI Juli@ analog card interface details1audio,
I do not read the blogs on a regular basis, so just saw this entry of yours. I believe I have the information you seek. Please contact me at my email, gstewtoo at gmail dot com so I can send you the datasheet.
Greg in Mississippi
Posted 20th July 2014 at 10:48 PM by Greg Stewart
Linsley Hood amp on TaobaoI saw the same amp on ebay with English description:
2014 Perfect Hood 1969 Gold Seal Pure Class A Finished Amplifier 10W 110V 220V | eBay
Even if some of the parts and assembly weren't up to scratch and needed fixing it would be a great quick way to get a very tidy JLH1969 setup.
I just made mine so I don't need another though. This would have saved me the fun and challenge of DIYing the heatsink and chassis :-)
Posted 18th July 2014 at 02:47 AM by zog666
NwAvGuy odac 24/96 DAC reviewI recently modified one for a friend isolating the +5V from the USB cable (cutting the pcb track) and using a salas BiB for the power supply.
Quite an improvement.
Posted 17th July 2014 at 10:17 AM by dimkasta
How good can the sound get?I was just reminded of a point worth repeating, which is an excellent marker for convincing, or 'correct' sound, as I call it - that there no optimum volume for the playback of a recording. In one sense there obviously is, being a level which would match live replay - an obvious example is solo piano, that it would correspond to a real instrument being played in your listening area. But there are many situations where you're not in the mood for that intensity of sound, or it's not socially acceptable to others in your home, at that particular moment, .
So, if the volume has to be way down low, what then for quality? Is the best solution at that time headphones? Well, as one who has no appetite at all for the latter, luckily there is no limiting issue - the sound can be dropped to the point where it is literally a single click from being muted, and the quality can still remain! Remarkably, if everything is in place, working as it should, then the sound emerging from the speakers is fully intact, no detail is lost - even with one's ear held as closely to the speaker driver surface as possible, the sense of the musical event remains consistent with that of its reproduction, heard at a distance, at more normal gain levels. Which means, that the speakers still remain "invisible", even at very, very soft sound levels.
Posted 17th July 2014 at 12:28 AM by fas42
Updated 17th July 2014 at 12:31 AM by fas42
The real story about closed vs open loop class D ampsHi miklos, no worries - your multitone results look promising. Is Phi6 a six-tone signal and Phi12, twelve tone? If so I suggest you build up more tones than 12, a minimum of 100. With 100 tones the crest factor could be up to 40dB.
I only put up results with a six-tone signal on my blog when I was developing my hi-end chipamp but I think the noise floor was already limited by problems with the DAC in that case. We are looking for noise floor changes - 'noise modulation'. To do decent measurements I'll need an ADC which doesn't suffer from noise modulation itself, i.e. an SAR one, not S-D as 99.9% are nowadays. I do plan to develop one eventually.
Posted 16th July 2014 at 10:56 PM by abraxalito
The real story about closed vs open loop class D ampsRichard,
I'm sorry to take you and Frank ,so to speak under one hat.
Actually I tried multi tones already. A year ago I purchased a QA400 analyzer to replace my old HP one. This new one is able to dig deeper ca. -130dB, instead of -90 with the HP. In the Cool Edit I made a test CDR with a set of test tones, among three Phi6, Phi12 and Phi3x4. the frequency's I took from Jon Rich's web page. The "Phi" frequency's are chosen so that the generated harmonics would not fall under the fundamentals and not be masked by them. I measured a bunch of CD players (ca. 35-40), Bernard was doing interesting measurements on DAC's 10 years ago and presented his result on Diyaudio. Looking at CD players and playing those tones to, going from Phi 6 to 12, I could see the noise floor (distortion) increase. Also tried a noise signal with a gap in it, but I'm not sure how good it is. I imagine the best would be a gated multi tone signal and see how the transition region would look like. Any case I would like to see your results on this interesting subject.
Posted 16th July 2014 at 06:39 PM by miklos
Fix it time for PC monitor speakersHave mentioned volume controls, on a number of occasions, and noted that many people have a horror of digital, or software versions of these. Anyway, having got the drivers back to good shape, I had to drop the volume back to almost zero, because my wife wanted to concentrate on some paperwork matters. The PC speakers now have no analogue pot, running at full gain, so the normal XP volume mechanism is doing it all.
Yet, with a jazz piece on at the moment with vibes, cymbals, at a setting one of two notches above dead silence, the sound, and treble, is clear, rings nicely across the room, and still is completely intact with my ear against the speaker - so, where are these "terrible digital volume control problems" ...?
Posted 15th July 2014 at 03:43 AM by fas42
Fix it time for PC monitor speakersPossibly the low bass issue, but it's filtered away below 100Hz, doesn't provoke the cone into movement. Unlike, the more ambitious looking Altec Lansing(!) unit I have here, which manfully tries to do something with lower than 100Hz signals, but just ends up sounding silly, !
The interesting thing is that I have driven similar types of drivers to much higher SPLs over extended periods, the Philips HT speakers are very much out of the same mold, and zero issues - hard driving in fact cleans up some distortion artifacts in those ones. The difference there is that the amplifiers were more capable, had higher voltage rails, better power supplies; with the PC speakers it's easy to hear the onset of sagging of the PS, which I normally keep happening to a minimum; but, that behaviour may have played a part in the driver problem.
Since all of this is an exploration, I'm not fussed about negative consequences, so long as understanding results ...
Posted 15th July 2014 at 03:22 AM by fas42
Fix it time for PC monitor speakersFrank, hopefully the lesson learned is "don't crank the amp to full volume!"
It may be voice coil damage, but it could also be damage due to excessive excursion. The particular track you played may have some high level low bass that has driven the poor little speaker past it's limits.
Posted 15th July 2014 at 02:53 AM by wintermute
Fix it time for PC monitor speakersOkay, lesson learnt. The physical manipulation worked, and stayed working. Next morning, from cold, here was the fuzziness again; so, immediately, reasonably energetic manipulation of the suspension with the fingers, and away went the fuzziness!
Other people have mentioned that the voice coil getting pretty hot can cause it to deform, go out round; this might be the cause of my bzzz'ng - in any case, a good massage when starting irons out the noise issues ... all's good!!
Posted 15th July 2014 at 01:53 AM by fas42
Fix it time for PC monitor speakersVeeeerrry interesting - the problems I mentioned in the last post appear, I repeat, appear, to be caused by classic Rub and Buzz issues with the speaker driver. I might be on a learning curve here - on impulse, I started prodding the speaker cone while it was working at low volumes, basically distorting its shape, and pushing it around on its suspension, in directions it normally wouldn't feel forces acting upon it. Lo and behold, the fuzziness cleared up dramatically - so, for once, , the audible problems were of a physical nature, associated with the cheap construction of the driver.
At high volumes, these problems evaporate, the cone is moving too vigorously for the sound to be audibly affected. This is the first time I've experienced, noticed this sort of behaviour, I'm wondering whether it's an age thing, the colder temperatures at the moment or an overall effect of driving them hard - any thoughts? In any case, I'll have a look around, see if anyone has mentioned such ...
Posted 14th July 2014 at 03:59 AM by fas42
The real story about closed vs open loop class D ampsIf a normal volume control was close to an ideal resistive divider then I wouldn't have issues with them - but they're not, they typically also contain two poor quality sliding contacts - and that's where the damage is done.
Simple way to test it. Set a pot to give the right resistive division, measure that setting out of circuit - then swap in and out either the pot, or pure resistors that match the pot setting. I did the equivalent decades ago, and the quality compromise was too great ...
miklos, what I'm after is that the heard quality doesn't depend on the recording 'quality' and media - the goal is that 100% of everything I put on hits the spot. Led Zeppelin I is an amazing recording, it has a massive acoustic which is immensely deep, that makes normal, "audiophile" recordings sound pretty pathetic - it would be a huge shock to many people to hear it reproduced properly, at realistic volumes ...
Posted 14th July 2014 at 12:22 AM by fas42
Fix it time for PC monitor speakersBit concerned at the moment - I may have overcooked the poor little amp in the speakers ... or it may be the colder weather we're having at the moment, causing longer times for the electronics to condition themselves. The sound at low volumes is very "fuzzy", the noise modulation I mentioned elsewhere is very bad, on both channels - is the DAC "wearing out"? High level sound is fine, I'm listening to a harpsichord at the moment, at max. volume, and there are no problems, earlier on I had high energy rock running also at close to max, and didn't pick any issues. But, with normal classical, say solo piano, with plenty of "space" between the notes the fuzziness was quite bad on softly played notes ... hmmmm, will see how it goes with more playing ...
Posted 14th July 2014 at 12:02 AM by fas42
Multi Channel Amplifier with DSP Crossover - Retro stylinglooking forward to the finished pics googlyone
Posted 13th July 2014 at 09:50 PM by wintermute
The real story about closed vs open loop class D ampsPerhaps you are assuming that because Frank shares something here that I find the same as he does? No, I've yet to experience the 'degradation' of a resistive divider and I use them to set the right levels between my DAC and amp when I'm too lazy to wind a new trafo with the right turns ratio.
No, I don't so much mean the decays of bass (organ) notes rather the whole LF 'bloom' or ambience which sets apart holographic soundstaging from the merely decent.
As for how low, no there's no number as I've yet to decide a measurement. I'm sure its measurable though, just requires some ingenuity. Playing back a single tone - no, that wouldn't be a worthwhile exercise as its so unlike music. The test stimulus really does need to be as music-like as possible, if you've not come across such a stimulus I suggest you search on 'MTPR'.
Posted 13th July 2014 at 01:00 PM by abraxalito
The real story about closed vs open loop class D ampsMaybe you two have way to sensitive ears (and I thought I have to) and very high demand on your electronics.
It is much easier for me, once i have a pair of relative good speakers ,the sound quality is depending on the recording and a media carrying it. For example I don't understand how a simple, or a set of resistive dividers can degrade the sound so much at this would bother me. Not sure of the LF ambiance either, you mean like a bass pipe decaying in a church? The "dynamic noise (noise modulation) as low as possible" How low, is there a value, a number here? How would one measure if a DAC can retrieve the low level information, or not. Is playing back a -70dBFS tone and analyzing it would be good enough, or would one need a digital storage scope to see the decreased S/N on a dynamic signal? It's a surprise to me that the Led Zeppelin I would be any good for testing audio, other than maybe amplifier power output, no acoustic instruments in it, other than the drums.
Posted 13th July 2014 at 11:03 AM by miklos


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Sunday, 7 p.m.
Elwood Schools are CLOSED Mondat and Tuesday.
From the District website: All after school activities will be cancelled including the PTA Reflections event. On Tuesday, school will be closed for superintendent's conference day, as previously scheduled. The Superintendent hopes that all schools will be open on Wednesday Nov 6. He will make this decision no later than 5 pm Tuesday evening and inform you of same soon thereafter. This decision will be influenced by local road conditions which must allow for the safe transport of students on our school buses, along with our staff's ability to commute to work. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we try and move toward normalcy. Please check the district website for any updates.
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Northport-East Northport School District Superintendent Marylou McDermott reportedly issued a ConnectEd call to parents revoking her initial decision to reopen schools Monday and Tuesday.
According to parents reporting on Northport Patch and Facebook, the ConnectEd message said schools are now CLOSED Monday and Tuesday. The school district reportedly revoked the decision after becoming aware that it is illegal to open public schools without bus service.
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Parents have voiced concern over Northport Superintendent Marylou McDermott's decision to reopen schools, citing dangerous road conditions and gas shortages that may prevent some from driving their children. Some students will reportedly have to be relocated to other schools due to continuing power outages.
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