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Our Staff
We are delighted to present our staff. They are dedicated to Montessori and to providing a nurturing and loving environment for children. Although they are all Montessori trained for their specific role in our school, they each bring their own special life and educational experiences to our program. In addition to the required Montessori training, each staff member receives First Aid and CPR Certification every year.
Patricia Sue Cherry – Sue is the owner of the school and also a head teacher in the Primary classroom. She started in education by working as a teacher's assistant for the Livingston Educational Services Agency in 1977. There she worked with mentally, physically and emotional challenged children for four years. She discovered Montessori when her oldest of 3 sons Josh was 4 years old. First she was a Montessori parent, the next year an assistant and then in 1982, she took her Montessori Teacher's Training from Michigan Montessori Teacher Education Center and became an AMS Montessori certified teacher. She has also taken additional Montessori training in Math, Geography, and Language Development.
In 2003, after years of teaching at other Montessori schools, she founded the Maple Tree Montessori Academy in her home town of Brighton. Sue started Maple Tree Montessori Academy with a vision and dedication to provide the parents and children of Livingston County with a high quality Montessori Program that is true to the principles and philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori. Nurturing, developing empathy and following each child's individual growth. With this vision in mind Sue has supervised and mentored several Montessori student teachers both from Michigan Montessori Teacher Education Center and the Adrian Montessori Teacher Education Institute. She has sponsored several children annually with scholarships. Sue has hosted annual Diversity and other parenting workshops at little to no charge to the public and also sponsored prevention and response training for parents and caregivers, addressing the sexual abuse of children.
Sue's dedication to the Brighton community does not stop there. She serves as an executive officer on the board of directors for Child Connect for Family Success in Livingston County. Serving her second term as an executive board member for Child Connect (a child care resource and referral agency) , Sue has volunteered many hours helping to raise funds for the agency, providing advocacy on behalf of the early childhood workforce in Livingston County.
In the spring of 2012 Sue was awarded the "Power of One Award" which was specifically designed with her in mind. This award acknowledged Sue's single-handed dedication and commitment to the welfare of Livingston County's children. She has donated a tuition each year, since 2005 to The Family Resource Center Child Abuse Prevention/LACASA and single handedly provided over $18,000.00 to promote the welfare of our children and community. In the spring of 2013, Sue was inducted into the Brighton Area Women's History Roll of Honor for her work in education and for her community service. Patricia Sue Cherry believes that "Every Child should be a hope and a promise to mankind" and the work she continues to engage in with children and families in Livingston County brings reality to her belief.
Julie Harrison – We are pleased to welcome back Julie Harrison to again teach our Montessori Music program. Julie is an excellent Montessori Primary teacher with many years of experience. She took her Montessori Primary training from MMTEC in. In addition to serving on the board of the Michigan Montessori Society, Julie trains Montessori teachers at the Michigan Montessori Teacher Education Center. Julie has also taken Montessori Music training, Diversity training and is a certified Project Read instructor. She will also be teaching Project Read after school and is our lead teacher at the Primary level. We are delighted she has decided to return to our school!
Hema Paul – We are very excited to have Hema as our Lower Elementary teacher in the Elementary Program. Hema is a highly qualified and experienced teacher who has displayed her passion for educating children in the Montessori way for many years, and on many continents! Hema holds several distinguished qualifications including a BS, B.Ed, M.Ed, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Pre- Primary Education, as well as Primary and Elementary Montessori credentials. Hema provides a caring, nurturing and supportive environment in her classroom and is dedicated to providing your children with a strong academic foundation. We are delighted that after positions in India, Australia and more recently as a Director and Elementary teacher at Montessori Schools in Washtenaw County, that Hema is now a part of the Maple Tree staff.
Kyle Radcliffe – Kyle is our Upper Elementary classroom teacher. He has taken the Montessori 9 -12 year old training with the North American Montessori Training Center and we are happy that he is a part of our staff. Kyle is an experienced educator, administrator, social worker and an accomplished writer. Kyle first became passionate about Montessori when his daughter was a preschool student, becoming so involved as a parent that he sponsored and set up a Montessori program in Minneapolis which was funded by the Target Corporation (then operating as Dayton Hudson). Kyle holds an Associate's, Bachelor's and Master's degree to go along with ten years of teaching experience along with his time as a Social Worker, Group Home Director and Professional Writer. We are pleased to have Kyle and his caring and nurturing style at Maple Tree!
Kim Koehn – Kim is in charge of all of our office management concerns including, student files, payments, billing and registration. She brings with her great organizational skills and many years of business management experience. We are grateful to have her keeping us all organized and efficient.
Jacob McGraw – Jacob is a former Montessori student, has earned a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and is currently working on a Master's Degree in Public Administration with an emphasis in Non Profit Administration at the University of Michigan-Flint. He has taken Outward Bound training and is a certified Wilderness Facilitator. Jacob has worked extensively with troubled adolescents and teens at SUWS wilderness camps in Idaho and North Carolina. He has also tutored college bound students in a formal program In Marquette. Jacob has assisted in both our Primary classrooms and our Elementary program. He is both a substitute teacher and Ms. Sue's Administrative Assistant.
Iris Fryc – Iris is a daycare assistant and a much loved and animated story reader. The children are always eager to listen to her read. Iris has taken the Montessori Assistant Training. She is also an experienced mom and has worked in the corporate world, schools and often volunteers her time to the benefit of others in many ways. We are grateful to have her cheerful and always helpful presence.
Sandi Cherry – Sandi comes to us with many years of experience with children of all ages. Sandi has Montessori Assistant training from MMTEC and she is our lead caregiver in the daycare room. We are all grateful for her experience and her patience, especially in practical life skills, sewing and gardening.
Cecilia Mellem – Cecilia's native language is Spanish, a gift that she shares beautifully and with great love and enthusiasm. She engages the children, stimulates their interest and leads them to a better understanding and command of the Spanish language. Cecilia has just completed Montessori Teacher Training at MMTEC. She did a student teaching year at MTMA last year. She works diligently to incorporate the Montessori Philosophy into her Spanish groups and lessons.
Joel Parkkila – We are happy to have Joel return this year. In addition to 2 years of college, Joel has just completed Montessori Teacher Training at Adrian Dominican Montessori Teacher Education Institute. He did his student teaching year at MTMA and is now a fully certified Montessori Primary Teacher. Joel is a talented musician and artist; he is very creative and is wonderful with the children. He is training with Ms. Julie to teach Montessori Music, including rhythm, tone, note reading and composition through the use of Montessori materials such as the bells and tone bars. Joel is also offering Guitar and Drum Lessons at Maple Tree Montessori.
Jennifer Franczak – We are happy to have Jennifer's caring and calm presence at our school. Jenny has recently completed Montessori Teacher Training at ADMTEI and a yearlong student teaching internship with Maple Tree Montessori. She is now a fully certified Montessori Primary Teacher. In addition, Jenny has several years of experience in our Primary classroom. She is fun, kind and enjoys working with the children, both in the classroom and out on recess.
Andrea Meng – Andrea is Ms. Hema's assistant again this year. She has also assisted in the Primary Classroom, daycare room and supervises recess. Andrea is creative and gentle with the students and has taken a Montessori Assistant's course. She has completed a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts this past year and she brings wonderful creative abilities to our school. We are glad to have Andrea on our staff.
Sherri Marttila – Sherri is our Violin Instructor. She has extensive music and teaching experience and came to us very highly recommended. Sherri has been teaching students to play string instruments for 18 years. In addition to our program, she teaches at the Flint Institute of Music and also does individual lessons. Sherri studied Violin Performance at the University of Michigan and has performed with several Symphony Orchestras including Warren, Rochester and the Flint Symphony Orchestra. We are happy to have her experience and dedication to benefit our Violin students.
Aric Liljegren – Aric offers us a world of creativity through Drama. Drama class is an after school option, but Aric's experience is quite extensive. He has most recently been working on Drama Summer Camp programs at the Marquis Theatre in Northville. Aric is enthusiastic and creative, we are happy to have him bring the excitement of the theatre to our school.
We are a very complimentary and cohesive staff and we are totally united in purpose...to provide your child with the very best Montessori environment. We encourage all parents to come and observe our program in action and to witness the loving and caring atmosphere that we have established at our school.
In addition to our wonderful staff, Maple Tree Montessori participates in a shared time program with the Brighton Area Schools. They provide certified extra's teachers to our school including instruction in Art, Music, French, Computer Education and Physical Education. These teachers are all fully qualified and work with our staff to provide these areas of instruction to our Elementary students, fully integrated with our Montessori environment and philosophy.


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An overview of the Washington football players who were taken in the NFL Draft in the past 10 years.
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While they are not very good excuses; the summer heat, gardening, trying to get in extra walks, being distracted by the demise of my beloved Phillies, and going through my own change of employment all contributed to my absence from the blogging scene for a few weeks. Shame on me for not practicing what I constantly preach about never changing one's pace throughout the year, especially if you are in job search mode! I will admit that momentary breaks to recharge the brain are healthy just so you do not totally shut the engine down!
Summer time is a great period to switch things up and experiment a bit with your job search. If you have let your Linked In activity slip a little, summer is a great time to follow new companies, set up job search alerts, add new connections, and clean up your list of groups and perhaps join a few new ones. My recent personal experience is perfect proof that keeping your list of companies you are following fresh is invaluable. It is important to read the news posted by these companies each and every day as you never know when an incredible opportunity might pop up!
If you can afford a few days away, the change of location might do you some good. While visiting a different venue, pick up the local newspapers and scope out the job market. You might just find an opportunity worth pursuing and, while less likely, you may find a job in your home region posted out of town just because the company hopes to broaden the range of people noticing their needs.
Opportunities tend to appear when they are least expected. Even though it is perfectly natural to take a little bit of down time, please remember to keep your eyes and ears open each and every day!


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If you haven't done your taxes yet, you're almost out of time.
Whether you're doing them yourself or hiring someone, the deadline is April 15. That is next Sunday.
Last week, our "" poll asked readers where the best local spot was to get taxes done. Easton residents resoundingly said in North Easton Village Shoppes.
A number of other accountants were featured in last week's poll as well. If you'd like a full list,
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"Think twice before working here"
Pros – Hans Marrero is a great person if you get to meet him
Cons – All of the smart employees don't stay around very long. No loyalty between employees. No loyalty between employees and managers.. Mass lay-offs, weekly firings. Not to mention working with a product that by nature has many safety concerns.. that you will have to spin positive.. and it will leave you with many sleepless nights wondering..
Advice to Senior Management – find new gigs
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Retina MacBook Pro battery life sucks? Here's how to fix it!
You buy yourself a shiny new MacBook Pro Retina, and it comes with a pretty healthy claim on battery life. Especially, taking into account all those pixels that are being pushed around on that gorgeous display. You may also, like me, have noticed over time a pretty sizeable deterioration in your actual battery life. For example; this morning my 13-inch MacBook Pro Retina was showing 2 hours 43 minutes remaining on an 80% charge, and I've been struggling to get much over 3.5 hours total usage before needing a wall outlet. But, a bit of searching around and I found a couple of solutions that should see your battery life return to normal.
The first of these, is to clear the PRAM and NVRAM settings. This seems to be a favorite of Apple support staff, as I recall being told to try this on a couple of pre-MacBook era machines for various things. To do it is really simple:
- First, power off your MacBook Pro
- Then, when you power up, hold down the cmd+option+P+R keys all at the same time
- When you see it cycle round and you hear the startup sound again, let go and let your MacBook Pro boot up as normal.
This on its own may resolve the problem. The other method that runs in conjunction with this involves a little terminal:
- Open up Terminal on your MacBook Pro
- Type in cd ~/Library/Preferences/ then press enter
- Then type rm com.apple.desktop.plist and press enter
- Finally, type killall Dock and hit enter again
This command will delete the settings file listed in the second line, and restart your dock so you're not running with any faulty preferences anymore. It also seems to set your wallpaper back to the stock, Mountain Lion wallpaper, so that may be a good sign that you did everything right.
After all this, you should be seeing a noticeable improvement in your reported battery remaining time. My 2:43 at 80% charge almost doubled to just over 5 hours immediately after carrying out these steps, and so far at least the battery isn't running down nearly as fast as it was before.
Hopefully, this helps any of you guys out there that may have been getting extremely frustrated by a similar issue. If you have, shout out in the comments below, and do please let us know if these steps help to fix the problem for you. Likewise, if you've found any other tricks that work, let us know!
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The absolute best thing that helped me with my battery life was to install gfxCardStatus. Sometimes you just don't have a clue when the discrete GPU has kicked in. If it does and you aren't aware of it, you've only got a couple of hours of battery life at best.
Sadly (weird way to say that!), so many apps use Core Animation these days that it just bumps to the GPU almost all the time.
I have to say my battery life hasn't been a problem so far, I get 6 hours even with loads of Chrome tabs open the whole time. The only notebook that seems like a close match is the Macbook Air, I've created a list of pros and cons at http://www.squidoo.com/apple-macbook-pro. Based on this you'll see that the features outweigh any glitches with the battery.
Richard Devine power up trick worked for me. But I also check gfxCardStatus based on Tigrao's tip I noticed that when using Chrome and websites that uses MS Silverlight the Nvidia always kicks. So it is good I idea to disable Nvidia if you are use some websites that requires MS Silverlight, I like in my country one of the TV station's web service does.
Will this work on other macs, like the Air?
Haha, nice one!
Terminal says file doesnt exist on my 2012 Macbook Air
Managed to do it, doesn't make any difference though
Hey richard cant find the option key on my mac to extend battery life on my new mac that last 9 hours
I was wondering this as well.
Hope someone replies.
Good Luck
I have to admit, while I've only had my MBPR since April, I can watch two or three movies before the battery even gets below 30%. But, I'll save this post for the day when my battery is worn out.
I tried it, went from 4 hours to 7 hours fully charged. yay! Thanks for the tips.
Thanks works great on my MacBook Pro from mid 2010
The Terminal instructions work! My MBP just kept indicating that file did not exist but I tried writing the instructions anyway. Again I have my battery levels where they should be now it correctly displays time remaining as before it always was in calculating mode. Now if I had a MBPR.... Soon, soon...
Sorry I forgot... THANK YOU Richard for the article and advice.
Curiously Appleish that a machine so expensive needs such fiddling about to get soemthing so basic working. As a Linux user, I am bit perplexed, to say the least. I guess my iP5 is not the only premium-priced Apple product that needs babying.
I have to agree with you and hope that they correct it in Mavericks.
I think, after a day, it reduced my battery life.
Didn't really work for me. Went from about 2:59 to 3:17 on a full charge! I guess I'll be taking it into the Apple Store.
Thanks for the tips! On a full charge was 5:10. After the tips application added +1 hour!
Hey Richard this sounds really helpful and i would like to ask you something..
since this is a 3 month's old post..and since I am experiencing some problems with my battery life (really shorter) after having installed mavericks, I'd like you to tell me if you believe i should follow your instructions? is there any possibility to work for me in the case that i described right above? I 've never performed anything by my own on my macbook pro so a pro's advice would be helpful..
thanks a lot !
worked like a charm!! thanks
I just went from 47% and 2:48 left to 44% and 3:52 left, thanks! (Early 2013 rMBP 13")
I typed rm com.apple.desktop.plist, but it says "no such file or directory"
What is the purpose of the command "cd ~/Library/Preferences/" ?.
It's a UNIX command line to change directory to ~/Library/Preferences/
How to undo the fix?
I followed the Terminal option..
I am so grateful that I cant help register a new account to thank you!
THANK YOU! bought a new rMBP 13' but the battery life had always been under 6 hours after a full charge.
Now its 7:56 at 88%! Thank you so much!
I wonder mine its showing 12:40 hrs!!!
Thank you!! I just got my new MBP 13 late 2013 today and noticed that its showing 5hrs after full charging, after i restart my MBP and used the first trick, now its showing 12:40 mins!!!! and slowly dropped to 12 hrs and then 11:30 with 95%...
Thanks for the tip and will monitor today how it gona behave....


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> Financing Child Welfare Services
CWLA 2005 Children's Legislative Agenda
Financing Child Welfare Services
Develop and advance new federal policies that improve the existing federal-state partnership that finances child welfare services.
Reject efforts to cap, or block grant, federal entitlement funding for foster care and adoption assistance.
Expand access to federally guaranteed prevention and support services for children and families in all states and communities.
CWLA's Call for Reform
The child welfare system needs reform. CWLA's top federal legislative priority in 2005 is to work with Congress and the Administration to develop and advance new federal policies that improve the existing federal-state partnership that finances child welfare. CWLA calls on Congress not to react to budget constraints by limiting federal supports for abused and neglected children, but to implement a true reform for the child welfare system to ensure better protection and support for our nation's most vulnerable children and families.
Congress must reject limited, shortsighted efforts that reduce federal support for children who have been abused and neglected, and focus instead on needed comprehensive reforms and ensuring that the federal government forges a stronger partnership with states, localities, and tribal communities to meet our fundamental obligation to America's most vulnerable children. Part of this reform effort must include a new state and federal investment commitment. This will sustain and strengthen the comprehensive community-based systems of care that secure the safety of our children and the ability of child welfare agencies to provide the highest level of service possible. This type of comprehensive approach provides for a full continuum of care, from prevention services to early targeted intervention and residential care and treatment.
Over the last several years, discussions and hearings in Congress have reviewed the current federal supports for providing services to abused and neglected children, their families, and others who are at risk of abuse or neglect. To gain greater attention for the system's current difficulties, CWLA has taken an active role in testifying at these hearings before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources. 1
In May 2004, the independent, nonpartisan Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care submitted recommendations to Congress for improving federal financing of child welfare services. 2 In July 2004, the Human Resources Subcommittee held a hearing to review these recommendations and to preview legislation subsequently introduced by Subcommittee Chair Wally Herger (R-CA), the Child SAFE Act. 3 This bill rejected the Pew Commission's recommendation to maintain the guaranteed federal funding for room and board costs for children in foster care. No companion legislation was introduced in the Senate. The House of Representatives did not vote on the measure last year. CWLA believes neither of these proposals adequately addressed the true child welfare financing reform needed.
The First Challenge of 2005: Budget Reconciliation
To focus on improving the child welfare system, Congress must first reject an effort to cap or reduce Title IV-E funding. This cap may occur as part of an overall effort in Congress to stem the growth of entitlement spending.
Title IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Assistance is an entitlement program, meaning it is available to anyone who meets the program's strict eligibility criteria. The federal government reimburses each state for a percentage of the program's overall costs. Federal funding for Title IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Assistance represents only one-half of 1% of all federal entitlement spending.
If federal funding for Title IV-E were capped or cut, the amount of money states would receive from the federal government for foster care would be fixed, regardless of their expenses.
To make it easier to cut entitlement spending, Congress is expected to pass the annual budget resolution with a special reconciliation rule. If reconciliation instructions are included in the budget resolution, directions will be sent to various congressional committees to cut entitlement programs to meet reduced federal spending targets.
The move to include a cap on Title IV-E funding as part of the effort to meet deficit reduction goals is being fueled by a recommendation in the President's FY 2006 budget to cap federal foster care funding. 4 The President's proposal would give states an option to receive a fixed, predetermined allocation, or block grant, for their foster care maintenance payments, administrative costs, and training funds, rather than the current open-ended entitlement funding based on the number of eligible children. 5
The President's budget proposal would also restrict the use of Medicaid to provide services for children in the child welfare system, and eliminate an expansion of the Title IV-E eligibility allowed in certain Western states as a result of a 2003 federal court case. 6 These proposals may also be included as part of the overall effort to reduce federal entitlement spending.
CWLA believes that any proposals to change the child welfare system should be based on efforts that improve and strengthen the system to better protect children. Efforts to lower the federal deficit must not come at the expense of services to our most vulnerable children. Reform efforts that only aim to cut costs will jeopardize the ability of the nation's child welfare system to protect our children. If the FY 2006 budget reconciliation process results in cuts to programs and services for children in the child welfare system, there will be no opportunity for debate and passage of the significant improvements needed.
Congress should reject child welfare proposals grounded in the budget reconciliation or deficit reduction process and instead pledge to develop and advance new federal policy proposals that improve the existing federal-state partnership that finances child welfare services.
The Next Step: Seeking Improvements in 2005
The next step is to begin addressing the comprehensive changes needed in the way our country provides financial support to help abused and neglected children and their families. CWLA looks forward to working with Congress on a comprehensive child welfare financing reform proposal. A truly comprehensive proposal must ensure that
adequate federal resources are available to help states and communities provide a flexible array of services to prevent child abuse and neglect, support children who are in foster care and those children who are reunited with their families from foster care, and support families who adopt children from the foster care system;
children and families involved in the child welfare system have access to medical, therapeutic, and treatment services;
federal foster care and adoption assistance is extended to more children;
federal resources support placements of children with legal guardians and relative caregivers;
a series of changes are implemented that will recognize the need to strengthen and build on the child welfare workforce, including expanded access to federal training funds so they can support training of private agency staff, related child-serving agency workers, and court staff working with children in the child welfare system;
direct access to federal funding is extended to tribes for the care and protection of Native American children who are victims of abuse and neglect; and
accountability is strengthened in the child welfare system by requiring better information about how funds are used and by continuing to focus and build on measurements provided in the federal Child and Family Service Reviews.
CWLA's testimony at these hearings is on CWLA's website at www.cwla.org/advocacy/statements.htm.
A detailed description of the recommendations of the Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care is on CWLA's website at www.cwla.org/advocacy/pewcommission.htm.
A detailed summary of the Child SAFE Act and CWLA's concerns about the bill is on CWLA's website at www.cwla.org/advocacy/childsafeact.htm.
The President's FY 2006 proposed budget and analytical perspectives are www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2006available online.
As an entitlement, Title IV-E foster care is currently available to anyone who meets the program's strict eligibility criteria. The federal government reimburses each state for a percentage of the program's overall costs. A block grant reduces the federal government's commitment to share the costs of caring for abused and neglected children. The amount of funds a state would receive from the federal government would be fixed, regardless of a state's expenses.
Enedina Rosales and the California Department of Social Services v. Tommy G. Thompson (321 F.3d 835).
Additional information and materials about CWLA's call for reform, and a review of existing child welfare financing resources and legislative proposals, are available on CWLA's website at www.cwla.org/advocacy/financing.htm.
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A 10-year-old girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation drew public debate over how organs are allocated was getting a double-lung transplant Wednesday after a match with an adult donor was made.
Sarah Murnaghan, who suffers from severe cystic fibrosis, was receiving her new lungs Wednesday at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, family spokeswoman Maureen Garrity said. Murnaghan's relatives were "beyond excited" about the development but were "keeping in mind that someone had to lose a family member and they're very aware of that and very appreciative," Garrity said.


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ThinkLA Celebrates Teamwork with Shareable Award
The success of an advertising campaign, like a movie, can never be attributed to just one superstar. With this in mind, Saatchi & Saatchi LA has developed a new trophy design. The award is shaped like a cube that breaks down into seven different, individual pieces so each member of the winning team will receive a part of the award, complete with an engraving of each recipient's name.
Executive Creative Directors: Chris Adams & Margaret Keene
Creative Director: Erich Funke
Associate Creative Directors: Jerry Underwood & Michael Zulawinski
Copywriters: Joel Francke, Ben George & Jonathan Pelleg
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According to the above info-graphic shared by BKMag (pulled from Psychology Today,) most people in Americuhhhhhhhhh find love (or lust) at Wal-Mart. At least when it comes to "Missed Connections," that is. The info-graphic maps out the most common locations mentioned in Craigslist "Missed Connections" and it's all Wal-Mart everything (especially in red states.)
Just what in the HELL does a Wal-Mart missed connection read like? Apparently, there's an entire website dedicated to anonymous roll-back priced cat-calling, and I've pulled some of the highlights.
Walmart in Shelby, NC – w4m (Shelby, NC)
Date: 2012-06-30, 11:30PM EDT
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You waved at me in the parking lot. And you're deaf. I wanted to say hi but wasn't sure how… So I know it's you, what color is my hair?
• Location: Shelby, NC
• it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
looking for old guy from walmart this morning. – w4m – 19 (mech.)
Date: 2012-07-13, 1:34PM EDT
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looking for the old guy that was checking me out this morning. i was with my friend, pink shorties and stripe top, you were with your wife i guess, black cap like 70 maybe. everywhere i went you popped up, staring hard. put staring in the box.
• Location: mech.
• it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
in the stall at around 2 – m4m – 20 (west side walmart)
Date: 2012-07-13, 7:55PM MDT
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We were both in a stall in the men's restroom. I accidentally dropped my roll of toilet paper and it rolled into your stall. My heart sank. I had never felt as depressed as I had today. I was thinking about whether I should wipe with my hair, my gloves, or my jacket when you rolled my TP back under the stall. I never got the chance to say it, but thank you. You truly are a hero.
• Location: west side walmart
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galleria wallmart, masked man – w4m – 22 (matthews )
Date: 2012-07-21, 1:33AM EDT
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I was sitting outside walmart tonight in a gold saturn with the hazard lights on.
you were walking out around 12:50 am with a girl in an orange top.
you had on a mask and cape, black and blue. you were tall and lean with short black hair.
maybe we caught eyes for a moment… i desperately want to know you. you took my breath away.
if it was you tell me what color my hair was… or if you know him pass this message on please.
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my car walmarts parking lot – m4w – 35 (shadle)
Date: 2012-06-16, 8:20PM PDT
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we were flirting in walmart i feel stupid posting this even stupider losing the piece of paper i wrote your address on but you were younger then me and we fooled around in my pickup behind safeway email me please id like to meet up again
Woman blowing kisses at Wal-Mart – m4w – 36 (Lawton)
Date: 2012-5-09, 8:30PM MDT
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I'm looking for the perverted women that was blowing me kisses at Wal-Mart, then you licked my neck and walked away! Tell me what I was wearing so I know it's you!
Re: Walmart kisses – w4m – 36 (Lawton)
Date: 2012-05-09, 9:46PM MDT
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I believe you were wearing a fishnet shirt and red parachute pants. Your neck tasted like a combination of hazelnut and oranges. The man purse in your cart had Waldo stitched in green shiny thread. I wanted to compliment your yellow sandals but I'm a hater


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Atlanta's Tech & Startup Week continued yesterday with the highly anticipated 6th Annual Startup Riot at The Tabernacle, where Excelegrade, Ten Eight and Spensa Technologies were named Atlanta's top startups from a select pool of 30 early stage companies.
Here's a breakdown of the winners:
- Founded by Harvard Business School graduates, first place winner Excelegrade makes K-12 classroom assessments digital by replacing paper-based tests and assignments with assessments on tablets, smart phones and laptops.
- In second place, Spensa Technologies designs, develops and delivers novel technologies for the agricultural industry that reduce reliance on manual labor, foster eco-friendly farming, and enhance crop production efficiency.
- In third place, Ten Eight is the first ever virtual and interactive tour booklet app that allows real estate brokers and their clients the ability to store floor plans and flyers, rate commercial properties, take pictures, take notes, and evaluate building options side by side.
"We're thrilled that the judging panel and crowd of attendees selected Excelegrade as Startup Riot's winner," said Lauren Miller, co-founder of Excelegrade. "Our vision and hard work were validated today, and we're confident that our prize package will give us the financial, operational and marketing edge we need in the marketplace."
Excelegrade will receive a $5,000 cash investment, eleven 30-minute meetings with venture capitalists and $16,000 in professional services ranging from accounting to web design. Spensa Technologies and Ten Eight will also receive meetings with venture capitalists thousands of dollars in professional services.
"For six years, Startup Riot has served as a platform to showcase the most promising emerging technology companies – and this year was no exception," said Sanjay Parekh, successful entrepreneur and founder of Startup Riot. "Congratulations to all 30 companies who presented today, especially our top three winners. We look forward to watching each company continue on a successful path of entrepreneurship and innovation."


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Nashua murder trial delayed until August
Packer, 20, was scheduled to face trial on a first degree murder charge and two alternative counts of second degree murder this May. However, court records indicate that Packer will now be tried on Aug. 20, allegedly for killing Paul Frontiero III during a fight Oct. 9, 2011 on Spruce Street.
Last month, Judge Diane Nicolosi granted a motion by Packer's defense attorneys seeking to interview one of Packer's former cellmates. The trial was postponed to allow more time for deposition of the potential witness, says court records.
Meanwhile, prosecutors Michael Lewis and Jeffery Strelzin have withdrawn their names as counsel for the state. Instead, Peter Hinckley and Benjamin Agati of the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office will represent the state as prosecutors during the trial, which has been scheduled to last up to three weeks at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua.
Since Packer's arrest, prosecutors have filed nearly 2,000 sealed pages of discovery following depositions with multiple individuals, including one of Packer's former cellmates, according to court documents.
Representatives from the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office interviewed Robert Ryan, who bunked with Packer during the summer of 2012 at the Hillsborough County House of Corrections.
Now, Packer's defense team will depose Ryan as well, questioning his motive for sharing information with police, says court documents.
Packer previously told authorities that he took out a six-inch pocket knife, but only after being punched in the ear by strangers in the fall of 2011. During a former probable cause hearing, the lead detective in the murder case told a judge that Frontiero died after allegedly being stabbed by Packer 16 times, including one puncture to the heart.
Other vital organs, including Frontiero's lung, left kidney, diaphragm and spleen were damaged from the knife wounds, according to Det. Daniel Mederos.
The defense plans to introduce evidence that Packer was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder at the time of the attack, and has filed a notice of defense claiming Packer was legally insane during the stabbing, according to court records.
Frontiero was reportedly trying to protect two females when the stabbing took place. Jill Arnold and Kathryn Libby, both of Nashua, were injured in the attack, as Packer also is accused of assaulting them. He has been indicted on related charges of first degree assault, second degree assault and attempted murder.
Frontiero worked for EasCare Ambulance Service out of Dorchester, Mass., and was training to become a paramedic He planned to leave for the Dominican Republic for his second medical mission trip just days after his murder.
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Big shout out this morning to heinnews, who's provided BallinEurope with a translation of the Minnesota Timberwolves manga-type comic strip that recently appeared in the Japan-based Dunk Shot sports paper. Read along, panel by panel, below the break — hilarious stuff, really … and who knew Nikola Pekovic had such problems with the ladies?
Podcast: On Tracy McGrady, other names in China; bizarre Japanese ball; awesome Hong Kong film
Episode number (sexy and) 17 of the Taking the Charge podcast series is now online. Admittedly, BallinEurope and heinnews deviate a bit from the Continental hoops with this show's emphasis on Asia. However, our return interview with Jon Pastuszek of China-based NiuBball is certain to be of interest to any fan worth his/her salt. Get the lowdown on the progress of a number of notables playing in or coming from the big country, including:
• Tracy McGrady, he who wanted to increase the potency of his brand with the Qingdao Eagles;
• Now three-year CBA veteran Stephon Marbury;
• Gilbert "Agent Zero" Arenas (and yeah, BiE's still using that moniker under the believe that, when one prolifigates one's own nickname, one is stuck with it forever);
• Quincy Douby, formerly of Rutgers, the Sacramento Kings and UCAM Murcia, who recently set the CBA record with 75 points in a single game;
• Charles Gaines, who contributed a 60-point, 29-rebound performance for the opposition in Douby's record effort; Continue Reading…
Albert Schweitzer youth tourney this weekend
The 25th annual Albert Schweitzer youth tournament tips off this weekend in Mannheim, Germany, with 16 teams from all six continents participating: The countries of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Croatia, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, Turkey, and of course 10-time champion Team USA join two squads from Germany to comprise the field.
The US military publication this week ran an extensive article on the 2010 boys' All-Europe basketball team, which is made up mostly of high schoolers living in Europe and chosen by the DODDS; many of these players will see action for Team USA at the Schweitzer tournament. Jamal Tuck and Dillon Wadsack are the headliners for the red, white and blue, with back-to-back All-Europe Team nods for each.
Disappointingly, Team Turkey will not be bringing Enes Kanter, who amazed observers at last year's FIBA U18 championships by generally just being a man among boys and dominating the tournament. (Perhaps he'll be on the squad for Turkey in the 2010 FIBA Worlds…?) And the Team Spain roster will be without Miki Servera and Malick Fall in the tournament.
On the positive side, Greece is naturally bringing a truckload of talent, with players like Marios Dermitzakis, Vasileos Kavvadas, Ioannis Molfetas and Spiros Motsenigos among others looking to makes names from themselves on the international stage. Team Germany's U18 team should makes some waves, too, with Philipp Neumann, Patrick Heckmann and Kevin Bright out there.


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Palestine Herald-Press
Graveside services for Kenneth Edward Mitchell, 52, of Red Oak, and formerly of Palestine and Athens, were at 10 a.m. today in Athens Cemetery with Dan Manuel officiating.
Kenneth died Sept. 27, 2013 in Dallas of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Sept. 23, 2013.
He was born July 19, 1961 in Palestine to Jimmy Ray and Wanda Joyce Hudson Mitchell.
Kenneth graduated from Athens High School in 1979 and resided in Red Oak since 1985. He served a 28-year tenure with Atmos Energy where he was a senior service technician. He was a motorcycle enthusiast.
He was preceded in death by his father in 1965; and stepfather, Richard Alan Carroll, in 2011.
He is survived by his wife Betsy Mitchell of Red Oak; son, Seth Alan Mitchell of Red Oak; daughter, Kelsey Elaine Mitchell of Red Oak; mother, Joyce Carroll of Athens; and brother, Steve Mitchell of Athens.