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MRB: Just as you've said your life has changed in some ways, stayed the same in others, how do you feel about Boston? It's a big city, so it's had to evolve. How have you seen that happen both in terms of clubs, and the city's image and culture over the past 15 years? After all, you have the Mandarin Oriental right across the street here, and that's been a big change for Boylston Street.
KC: It's interesting that you say that, because I just had a friend who moved to San Diego about 16 years back. We were hanging out and we're driving around town, and when I picked him up, he kept saying, "What's this? That wasn't there!" Yeah, there's been a lot of change. But like you said, any major city has to evolve and grow, and with the good economy we had, we had a lot of changes. There has definitely been a lot of change in the nightlife. Obviously for me, you're doing different things and going different places than you did in your mid-twenties. From a musical aspect, the landscape of the Boston club scene really had a huge impact on the band. I will go so far as to say the biggest thing that we had going for us – I won't say luck – is that we owe all of our success to the punk scene that was going on here in the mid-'90s in clubs like the Rat, which obviously was like our CBGB.
[NOTE: Just in case readers have already forgotten - which would be a sad thing in itself - the Rathskeller was the legendary club in Kenmore Square that was not only the home for Boston hardcore punk bands, but was also the launching pad for the Cars and the Pixies. After the Rat closed, the building was razed to make way for the Hotel Commonwealth.]
It afforded us the opportunity to have a place to play and develop our fan base, and it was just amazing to us. Take Jimmy Harold, who owned the Rat. He'd say, "You want to take the downstairs for a matinee? Fine, 200 bucks." And the reason I credit it with all of our success, was this is how we started to tour. The hardcore punk scene in the mid-'90s was huge in Boston. There were so many bands that could fill the Rat, and I'm talking bands that had nothing more than a single or two out. You had ourselves, Ducky Boys, Toxic Narcotic, Blood for Blood, and you'd start out with a 1 o'clock matinee, which would have six or seven kids, and a 4 o'clock matinee, which would have six or seven kids. Then you'd do an 18-plus night show, and you sold out the club. Every band on an underground level in the country wanted to play Boston, because they knew they would play to a full house. So what we used to do is put on these eight-band bills, all-ages matinees. We would headline. We still had our jobs and everything, so we would give all of the money we made to the out-of-town bands. So we would have a band from Chicago, a band from New York, and a band from Philly, and in a single one-day show here, we'd come out of that with seven bands from seven other cities owing us a show. They would have such a great show here that when we would go to their town, they would work so hard to get bodies in the room for us, saying, "We just went to Boston, and they're huge in Boston." That's how we got going. And ironically, it came a little bit out of that whole sports mentality – like "Our city is better than yours" – because people were really blown away by the Boston punk scene, by how intense it was, how many kids were coming to shows. We were going to all these cities; one weekend we'd do Baltimore, New York, DC, and then do Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, and we'd haul ourselves anywhere for 15 hours. You'd leave on a Thursday night and haul


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Oil Filters to avoid with NNBS 5.3L engines.
I have pretty much used AC Delco oil filters on both of my NNBS Silverados (AC PF48) since I owned them. I have been an OEM oil filter guy even when I owned an Explorer(Motorcraft FL-820S).
After doing some reading it appears that AC Delco is headed to make ALL their oil filters those el-cheapo E-cores. When/if that happens I will no longer use AC Delco oil filters. My last trip to Walmart it looked like all the AC Delco oil filters besides the PF48 were E-cores.
My question is are there any filters to avoid using on the 5.3L engines. Reason I ask is that when I had my 1998 Chevy C1500 with the 4.3L engine if I used certain filters the engine would rattle when I started it. The problem went away as soon as I put an AC Delco PF52 on it.
Now there are some over at Bob is the Oil Guy that say that AC Delco classic oil filters are only good for ~5K miles and if you want to get the most out of your synthetic oil to run a filter like a Fram Ultra, Mobil 1, Purolator PureOne, K&N, etc.
Just wanted others thoughts on the matter.
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reports are that you should not use E core filters . good for re-cycling bad when they explode !
Well since the change intervals are typically longer now with synthetic fluids and newer vehicles I would just look at a decent filter with the silicone anti drain back valve and synthetic media. Dont go for the cheap economy filter but doesnt need to be a 15 dollar filter either. Look at WIX or Napa gold (wix), fram toughguard or higher.David
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Im trying to figure out how the vehicles DIC determines when your oil should be changed.. I changed my oil at 3985 miles with Mobil 1 synthetic. I reset my DIC and I now have 11,450 and it still says I have 12% (+ or - 2%)oil life left. That is almost 7500 miles and still has more to go.. Im changing it now because 7500 is my comfort level on a synthetic oil change but how does the truck know what im using for oil? Is it determined by trip length and rpm's over the course of the trips? Is 8000 miles the preset oil change increment now a days with all oil? I dont know but my 03 escalades oil change interval was about 5500 miles before that was at about 0% oil life left.
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After the DIC crunches some numbers it comes up with your OCI.
Now the DIC has no idea if you are using Mobil 1 or Supertech conventional. The DIC for the newer trucks is programmed to assume you are using dexos licensed oil.
My 2013 Silverado it wants me to change the oil at ~8200 miles. Since I run Mobil 1 that is a reasonable figure.
My girlfriend has a 2013 Malibu with the 2.5L engine. She bought the 3 years scheduled maintenance from the dealer and they want her to come back and change the oil and filter every 4K miles. I personally think that is too soon, but since it is all part of the package, let them do it more often.
For me, I am going to get a used oil analysis from Blackstone and see how everything is doing oil wise. I normally change the oil and filter every 6K using Mobil 1, but I want to see if I am doing it too soon.
Cool, Yeah I kind of figured it must do some sort of number crunching. Keep us posted on what info you get with the oil analysis. I would be interested in knowing what they can tell you from a forensic analysis (like csi can they tell if your trucks a female or male chevy or ford pregnant or not )
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Breaking News: Just got word that #LSU has also added a commitment from Jalen Mills.— Shea Dixon (@Sheadixon) July 20, 2011
Shea Dixon breaks that 2012 CB prospect from Desoto, Texas, Jalen Mills has also committed. Don't know much about him either... hoping to get a chance to evaluate both these guys and write longer writeups about them in the near future.


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CINCINNATI -- Jeff Karstens is ready to resume pitching after working his way back from a strained right hip flexor -- but he will not immediately rejoin the rotation.Rather, Karstens is due to be in the Wrigley Field bullpen for the upcoming four-game series against the Cubs, while Kevin Correia makes his next start in turn. As manager Clint Hurdle laid out his short-term pitching plans prior to Wednesday night's game here, of far greater interest was the strong implication that James McDonald would be pitching for his spot in the rotation when he starts Friday's series opener in Chicago. In confirming the rotation for the rest of that set -- following McDonald will be Wandy Rodriguez, Jeff Locke and Correia -- Hurdle added, "That will set up Wandy to pitch the third game against the Brewers at home." What about the first two against Milwaukee, on Tuesday and Wednesday? Leaving those spots unspoken probably was not an oversight on the manager's part. A.J. Burnett, who started Wednesday, would be in line to start one of them -- unless the staff decided to move him up to start the Monday finale against the Cubs on regular four days' rest. That would push Correia back for the Tuesday start in PNC Park. McDonald's second-half struggles have been well-documented, as he has posted a 6.91 ERA while the Pirates have lost eight of his 11 starts since the All-Star break. However, a possibly better indication of the lanky right-hander's regression is that he has reached eight strikeouts only once in his last 17 starts. Earlier this season, he punched out eight-plus in six straight outings. As noteworthy, Hurdle indicated being eager to give rookie Kyle McPherson a start. "If the opportunity presents itself," Hurdle said, "I'd like to give the ball for a start to McPherson."
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CINCINNATI -- Shortly before the start of Wednesday night's game against the Reds, third baseman Pedro Alvarez was scratched from the Pirates' lineup. His right wrist was not feeling right.A few hours later, it became clear how wrong that wrist felt: Manager Clint Hurdle could not even use Alvarez off the bench in a one-run game with a right-handed reliever on the mound. After left-handed hitter Jeff Clement delivered a two-out pinch single off J.J. Hoover, righty-hitting Jose Tabata pinch-hit and fanned to end the 2-1 loss. "It just started bothering me about 1:30 this afternoon," said Alvarez, holding up his heavily bandaged right wrist. "I have no idea what's going on. We'll take another look at it [Thursday, an off-day] and maybe have a better idea." "Pedro was unavailable," Hurdle confirmed. "He's not sure how he hurt the wrist. He just showed up at the park and complained that his wrist felt funny. The trainer worked on him a bit and he tried to hit in the cage, but it didn't respond at all. He could do everything but swing the bat."
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Andrew McCutchen started play Wednesday only two shy of the Pittsburgh record for home runs by a center fielder, 28 by Brian Giles in 1999. Nate McLouth also clocked 26 homers in 2008, the season before McCutchen inherited the position. Thursday's off-day, before they begin a four-game series in Chicago against the Cubs, is the Pirates' final scheduled bye of the season. They are due to play 20 straight games through the Oct. 3 finale in PNC Park against the Braves. In the four games following their seven-error debacle in Friday's 12-2 loss to the Cubs, the Bucs had committed a total of two errors.
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"We're a pitch, a play, a hit away from getting hot, and that's what I hold onto every day I show up. And that's what I continue to share with [the players], to get them focused in that direction."
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The accompanist/master of ceremonies is Dave (Chris O'Dowd), a broken-down mess who seems to have burned every possible bridge that once linked him to music, a job, his home in Great Britain or any semblance of self-respect. But he still knows the real deal when he hears it. As amateurish as they are, Dave sees what the sisters can become.
They ask him to come with them to try out for a chance to perform for American GIs in Vietnam for $30 a week. Soon they have reconnected with their cousin Kay (Shari Sebbens), switched from country to Motown, and passed the audition under their new name, the Sapphires. O'Dowd's shambling charm plays well against Mailman's protective ferocity, and the wartime background and struggles against bigotry add some heft to what might otherwise seem like a lightweight jukebox musical.
A girl group with four members under high-stress touring conditions means many opportunities for romance, adventure and power struggles, plus the inevitable rehearsal montages. "Can you make it sound blacker?" Dave asks at one point. He switches lead singers, guides them on stage presence and suggests some different songs. Both country and soul music are about loss, he tells them, but in country music, the lead singer seems to have given up. "With soul, they're still struggling." Dave's passion for the music and belief in the girls are scary but exhilarating. So is being away from home for the first time.
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On 3/7/07, Senator Barak Obama (D-IL) and Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) introduced the Citizenship Promotion Act of 2007 (S. 795/H.R. 1379). The bill would authorize U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to request and receive appropriations to make up the difference between fees charged to applicants and the full resources needed to fund operations and infrastructure.
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I'm Miriam and I'm 34 years old. I was born and raised in Groningen in 1975 and I still live here. I am married to Leo since 2001 and we have a daughter (Rosa, 7 years old) and a son (Isaiah, 4 years old) and two kittens. I am a nurse by title, but I haven't been doing that work since my son was born. So now I'm a stay-at-home mom, but I started my own business called Two Grey Rabbits in 2007. I design children clothing and nursery gifts and I make them myself too. It's a fun thing to do, and I allows me to raise my children myself. My husband Leo is an artist, and he designs wensite exhibitions for artists. He's pretty good (my humble opinion). I love writing and photography, and I've made web blogs for and about my children ever since 2005. And now I wanted to make books out of them... It's a dream come true!
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Should state officials have to wait to take a job once they get out of government? A controversial new bill aims to stop the revolving door of state leaders and the private sector they regulate.
The measure has been dubbed by some the "Karen Marshall bill," for the Shumlin administration appointee who recently left her job to work for VTel, a Springfield telephone company that received major state and federal funding under her tenure.
The bill would require executive branch employees to wait at least a year before accepting employment in a private sector job in an area that they regulate. Rep. Kurt Wright, a co-sponsor, admits that while the bill's unofficial moniker is unfair, its aims are valid.
"It's a common sense move to make sure that there's no bad appearance to the public about somebody coming into government and then leaving a position where they are able to take a job where they may have just had some influence, regulatory authority-- perhaps it's to hand out millions of dollars to that company," said Wright, R-Burlington.
Under the bill, which has 80 bipartisan co-sponsors, a former executive branch employee could face a fine of up to $10,000 for any economic advantage gained by the change in jobs. The AG's office would provide oversight.
Karen Marshall has denied she used her position to influence the outcome of state grants, and there is no evidence to the contrary. Calls to Marshall for comment Wednesday were not returned.
Despite the public attention, the Shumlin administration has stood by her work.
"Ms. Marshall didn't do anything that wasn't allowable under the current process and she did a great job for the state of Vermont," Vt. Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding said.
Spaulding says while a conversation about ethics is worth having, he cautions that too much regulation could be counterproductive.
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Wright says whether it has been a Democratic or Republican administration, there have been several cases over the years that raise questions of impropriety. And that the measure introduced Tuesday has good government and transparency at its heart.
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NEW ORLEANS — As Atlanta smoothly moved down the field late Sunday afternoon, you would have been forgiven for thinking "not again."
The Saints defense, which had played so well for so much of the day, was on its heels, looking more like the unit from a season earlier than the one from earlier in the day.
"I'm pretty sure there were a lot of people at home panicking because Atlanta is a good offense," Saints defensive captain Malcolm Jenkins said. "But the situation was not too big for anybody that was on the field."
It most certainly wasn't.
Four plays inside the Saints 10 with 1 minute, 9 seconds to play netted only four yards for Atlanta and on fourth-and-goal, rookie defensive back Kenny Vaccaro made the right read, knocking the ball enough that Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez couldn't catch it.
Roman Harper's interception on the tip drill play sealed the Saints win and sent the more than 70,000 fans into a delirious release.
It also put the finishing touches on a performance that can give a defense that was verbally and physically abused a season earlier confidence that the tide has turned.
A season after giving up an NFL record 7,000-plus yards – yes, this still has to be brought up – the newly rebuilt Rob Ryan defense held an explosive Atlanta offense laden with weapons to just 17 points, 367 total yards (including 88 rushing yards) and 3 of 11 on third down.
To put this in perspective, Atlanta was the second-best third-down team in the NFL in 2012 and the league's eighth-best offense.
The Saints sacked Matt Ryan three times and hit him six total times.
"That was not their 2012 defense," Atlanta coach Mike Smith said, later adding that the new scheme allowed the Saints to make plays and get pressure on Ryan.
New Orleans was able to do it with a three- and four-man rush, something that has been missing for some time. Ryan didn't need to call exotic blitzes, allowing him to play coverage on the Falcons' bevy of playmakers.
Julio Jones had seven catches, but for only 76 yards, and he fumbled. Gonzalez had only three catches for 36 yards. Roddy White had two catches for 19 yards. And Steven Jackson had only 77 yards on 11 carries, buoyed mostly by one 50-yard run.
"Having a chip on our shoulder and going 7-9 and missing the playoffs, we knew that we had to come out here and dominate up front," hybrid defensive end/outside linebacker Junior Galette said.
But before we anoint the New Orleans defense as new and improved and championship-worthy, we can't forget the breakdowns.
The 50-yard catch by Harry Douglas that set up an Atlanta touchdown. Jackson's 50-yard dash that setup the Falcons' other touchdown. And Atlanta's ability to move 77 yards in 10 plays on the final drive, getting to within a batted pass in the end zone for the go-ahead score.
And we can't forget that if Jackson holds on to the pass from Ryan on third down, this isn't what's being written because he likely scores on the play.
New Orleans' defense is still a work in progress, one that will likely give fans and coaches some more stomach-churning moments early this season.
The defense did what it had to Sunday, however, and that's what counts. It will give them confidence heading into a Week 2 matchup on the road at Tampa Bay.
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---- — The Plainfield Community School Corporation has named Plainfield High School German teacher Susan Ament as its most recent Teacher of the Year.
Ament has been at PHS since she began teaching 23 years ago.
Submitted nominations gave details on Ament's passion for sharing her love of the German culture and language with her students.
"She is an outstanding educator," PCSC Superintendent Scott Olinger said. "Susan not only exposes her students to international cultures inside the classroom, but she additionally has led students on eight international trips to German-speaking countries in an effort to widen [her students'] global perspective as well."
Ament earned a bachelor of arts degree in German, with a minor in Spanish, from the University of Michigan and received a master's in teaching from Marygrove College.


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---- — SALEM — A surge in membership and limited space and parking prompted selectmen to restrict the number of nonresidents who can visit the Ingram Senior Center.
The restriction took effect yesterday after selectmen voted unanimously Monday in favor of a recommendation by Senior Services director Patti Drelick to cap the number of out-of-town members at 400.
There are 381 nonresidents from approximately 20 communities who attend the center, Drelick said. That's 14.8 percent of the center's 2,569 members.
Three hundred registered last year, and 47 signed up last month alone, she said.
"We try not to turn anyone away," Drelick said.
She announced the news to approximately 60 seniors having lunch and playing bingo at the center yesterday afternoon. A notice posted near the entrance also informed members of the change.
"I know there have been a lot of rumors around here in regard to nonresidents," Drelick said. "You can only fit so many people into a building, you can only fit so many people in a parking lot. ... There are probably people out there right now, circling for a parking space."
Drelick said the cap was necessary because of safety concerns and out of fairness to current members, some of whom must be placed on waiting lists for trips and programs.
"We have to say, 'We're sorry, we have to put you on a wait list,'" Drelick told members. "That's frustrating for us as much as it for you."
The center averages about 300 visitors a day, and is only allowed to have 325 to 350 at one time, Drelick said. There are four employees, three full-time, one part-time.
Of the 381 nonresidents, 82 are from Methuen and 56 are from Windham, both communities that have their own senior centers, Drelick said. She said Ingram offers many programs that other centers do not, especially wellness and fitness activities.
Salem residents are given first priority because their tax dollars fund the center's $325,000 annual budget, she said. Although nonresidents must pay a $35 annual fee, they are the first to be put on a waiting list. Salem residents are not charged a membership fee.
Although expansion of the building and 92-space parking lot have been considered, Drelick said, they are not economically feasible. There were only six available parking spaces at noon yesterday.
"It would be difficult to ask the people of Salem to come up with tax dollars to do any one of these," she said. "You're looking at a lot of money that I don't think is available in this fiscal climate right now."
Many center members said they were surprised to hear Drelick's announcement.
But given the parking situation and the large number out-of-towners who visit the center, they thought it was a reasonable solution. That included nonresidents, who were relieved they could continue to attend.
"I would be disappointed if I had to leave," said Claire Duquette, 86, of Hampstead. "They have to set a limit. It's a problem with the parking."
Evelyn McPhee, 63, of Raymond said she visits Ingram at least once a week because the center in her town doesn't offer many programs.
Kathy Radford, 70, of Kingston said many nonresidents are frustrated to be put on waiting lists. She supports the move to cap the numbers.
"I think it's fair," she said. "The Salem residents are paying for it."
Some Salem residents, including Carol Casey, 75, questioned why nonresidents weren't visiting centers in their own towns.
"You can't find a parking space," she said. "Other people shouldn't start taking it over or we're not going to be able to come here. They should go to their own centers."
Another Salem resident, 98-year-old Bertha Clarke, said it was unfortunate a cap was necessary.
"I think it's a shame," she said. "The place is so popular, they had to do something."
Barbara Coish, who is in charge of Windham's senior center, and Al Baldasaro, Londonderry's Elder Affairs Committee chairman, said their towns' centers offer plenty of programs for seniors to enjoy.
Coish said she didn't believe 56 Windham residents go to Ingram. Windham's center, which has 75 members, charges residents and nonresidents $10 a year, she said.
"We turn no one away," Coish said. "If they want to exercise, they can exercise here."
Baldasaro said the Londonderry center has about 450 members, including nonresidents. Everyone pays a $10 annual fee.
"Our services are open to all areas," he said. "It's sad if a town is picking and choosing."


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Wake Countys middle schools are getting their first new science textbooks in nearly a decade, but theyre nothing like the paper textbooks of the past.
Wakes 35,000 middle school students will log into Discovery Educations Science techbook, an online site that includes a variety of interactive resources. Wakes first big plunge into digital textbooks, or techbooks, points both to the opportunities that the new technology provides and the equity challenges for low-income families who dont have Internet access at home
Science is just the first step, Wake County school board vice chairman Tom Benton said when the board approved the $875,000 digital textbook contract last week. This is the direction that were moving in as a society, I believe, and to me its an exciting direction if we can get over the hurdle of equity.
Its an issue that will face all of North Carolinas school districts as they enter a world where digital textbooks become the standard. Last year, the General Assembly passed legislation saying that state funding for textbooks would shift from paper to digital-only content by 2017.
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Discovery Education, owned by the same company as The Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, provided school districts with free access to its techbooks in a trial last spring.
Wake ranked third-highest in usage nationally during the trial, according to Todd Wirt, Wakes assistant superintendent for academics. Based on the positive experiences, Wirt said the district entered into negotiations to continue using the science techbook thats been adopted by districts such as Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Orange County.
Wirt highlighted various features of the techbook program to the school board last week, including students ability to view the material in English, Spanish or French and to have the material read aloud to them by the computer.
The techbook software includes features such as lessons, videos, reading passages, tests, project ideas and vocabulary words that students can learn in multiple ways, including watching videos or animation.
The techbook also includes strategies for how teachers can work with special-needs students and students whose primary language isnt English. In addition, the contract includes training for teachers using the techbook.
Were not presenting this as the resource, but an additional resource for our teachers, Wirt told the board. I think you can see the value.
Wirt said they had given a demonstration to all Wakes middle school principals, and they support using the techbook.
New generation of students
Benton, a former middle school principal, said the techbook fits the learning style for this generation of students.
As a former teacher, Im excited about this way you can get students engaged instead of having them just read a textbook, Benton said in an interview Thursday. Textbooks arent the easiest thing to read.
Wake will pay $875,384 to use the techbook through June 2017. Wirt said Wake would pay $2 million if it was purchasing paper textbooks as it had in the past.
Because of cuts in state funding, the state hasnt adopted new science textbooks since 2004. Wirt said the textbooks no longer are aligned with the states current science curriculum.
But school board member Jim Martin said theyll have nothing after 2017 unless they renew the contract.
Were dependent on a new allocation of funds in four years, or we have nothing, he said. After four years we either go back to the 2004 data or we pony up. Thats just a fiscal reality that unfortunately is a challenge for us to deal with.
Access to Web a key issue
But much of the discussion at last weeks board meeting was over how students who dont have Internet access at home would be put at a disadvantage. Martin said the techbook makes the equity issue more pressing.
To the child that has the 15 minutes of access at the public library, theyre not going to be able to do much with this resource, he said. If were moving in this direction, we have got to work incredibly hard at increasing access.
Benton said theres also an equity issue on campus because some schools dont have a computer for every student.
Wirt said students can download material onto a flash drive or print out material to take home with them.
Orange County students who dont have home Internet access download the videos and reading material, according to Angie Veitch, the districts director of technology and media. The district provides laptop computers to every student in grades 3 through 12. The middle school and high school students take their laptops home with them.
Even with all the equity concerns, Benton said, the system needs to move forward with digital material while working on the access issue.
Im not saying that as a hurdle to stopping this because I very much believe that weve got to access these kinds of materials, he said. But it is incumbent upon us as a system to figure out how were going to make sure that every child has access.
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by fairleft2, Wed Sep 30, 2009 at 09:06:42 AM EDT
WARNING: graphic video
Where were the police when a gang of kids murdered 16-year-old Derrion Albert outside Chicago's Fenger High School?
A squad car was two blocks away. When what you see on the video happened, officers knew about the disturbance and decided not to respond, not to do anything at all.
The two cops were scared or didn't care. Probably the latter. The disturbance you see on the video or similar was a near-daily event, to be anticipated and prevented (see Fenger beating death: Violence, tension had been building over years). Get it, cops? Crime prevention. Where were you?
Why is no newspaper angry at the police? Why no editorials about this?
Where are the police this morning, two days later?
A TV reporter (the local Fox affiliate) at Fenger High School since 6 a.m. today reports at 8:30 that he hasn't seen a single cop car at the school.
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Wayne Harris, a man pardoned by Governor Haley Barbour last year, was involved in a shooting Thursday night in Calhoun City that left a man dead.
Calhoun County Sheriff Greg Pollan says Harris received a full pardon for the sale of marijuana.
Sheriff Pollan adds that Harris had been out of jail several years when he received his pardon.
Authorities say the shooting stemmed from an argument between Wayne Harris of Slate Springs and Chris McGonagill of Calhoun City.
Coroner Rocky Kennedy says McGonagill died during surgery at Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, in Oxford during surgery.
Harris is being treated at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. His condition is unknown.
Both men were shot several times.
Randy Walker was shot by a man who was pardoned by Barbour last year. After hearing of the Calhoun County shooting, Barbour came back to his mind.
"He's got to be somewhat responsible. No he didn't pull the trigger but he made it-be made a legal weapon accessible to a felon and that's the way I see it," said Walker.
What convicted felons would do with clean slate's was a concern for many during the long legal battle that eventually took the case to the Supreme Court.
"I have a real problem with people with these pardons that their slate's as clean as mine and I've never had anything outside of a traffic ticket," explained Walker.
No charges have been filed in the Calhoun County shooting at this time.
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Introduction to Poetry
English 131 3 Credit Dr. Gerard Smith
Item: 1300, Section 1DL; ONLINE Office: Room: CCW 225D
Summer 2007: Eight Weeks Office Hours: 12:30-2:30 M-Th
Phone: 992-6058
Text: The Norton Introduction to Poetry, 9th ed. by Paul Hunter.
Course Goals: To achieve competence in writing different forms of academic writing,
To learn to write about literature,
To improve writing skills,
To improve editing skills,
To learn proper use of sources,
To improve reading skills,
To improve one's analysis of literature,
To understand the vocabulary of literature,
To increase aesthetic awareness.
Course Projects: Sixteen Responses to Discussion Questions, Three Academic Papers, Three Tests.
Discussion: 25%
Papers: 45%
Tests: 30%
Final Grade Breakdown: 10% for each letter grade on a 100-point scale
Use the following checklist for each assignment, trying your best to achieve the criteria for the assignment. Note: Late papers will be docked 10% per day late.
Online Discussion Checklist
1. Must fully address the questions assigned during that week
2. Must show an increasing understanding and exhibit the use
of poetic terminology
3. Must reveal that the student understands the general theme
of the poem, and poetic techniques used by the poet
to explore that theme
Discussion/Attendance Rubric
Your participation in the discussion board represents attendance, classroom participation, and weekly evidence that you are making progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the class. Each discussion thread will be worth sixteen points. Your participation will be graded using the following criteria:
Response to discussion prompt:
10-8 points for using poetic terminology correctly, providing accurate examples, and clear and precise explanations.
7-5 points for using mostly the correct terms, mostly providing accurate examples, and for providing reasonable explanation.
4-0 points for incorrect terms, inaccurate examples, and shallow explanations.
Replies to others:
6-5 points for being polite, engaging, and thoughtful
4-3 points for being polite, engaging and not so thoughtful
2-0 for being polite and a bit shallow
For being impolite, rude, aggressive, insulting or otherwise disruptive, removal from the class.
Paper Checklist
1.___An original title
2.___Proper essay format: See Paper Guidelines
3.___Clear thesis that deals with a central issue in the author's essay
4.___A clear preview of main ideas
5.___Key words used to create topic sentences and transitional statements
6.___A clear pattern of organization established in the introduction
7.___Sufficient evidence presented in the essay body to support conclusions drawn
8.___Effective use of information from the poem under analysis
9.___Free of sentence structure errors
10.__Free of grammatical and mechanical errors
11.__Double Space
Paper Evaluation Criteria: The basic skills and concept necessary to achieve proficiency in academic writing.
Audience Awareness
Theme Structure
Sentence Structure
Word Choice
Grammar and Mechanics
Outcomes Assessment
On the examinations students should achieve the following:
1. Exhibit understanding of all poetic terminology
2. Exhibit an awareness of cultural approaches to poetry
3. Correctly interpret passages of poems for ambiguity, diction,
imagery, figurative language, allusion, and
4. Clearly explain passages using the correct terminology


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After the Plainswomen defeated the Mavericks 91-54 back on Nov. 9 to earn their first home victory of the season, NJC completed the season sweep over the non-conference foe on Monday with another dominating performance as it rolled 80-51.
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All 14 players on the NJC bench logged minutes on Monday and 11 different players tallied at least one point on the night.
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"Lots of kids hit some shots (Monday) and we shot the ball really well as a team," Huss said. "It was good to get everybody in the game and to see all the girls get a chance to play and play well."
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The giant indoor ice climbing walls feature a range of ice climbs to cater for complete beginners through to the most hardened winter mountaineer, including:
- Slabs. Easy Angled walls (approx Grade III), for warm up / learning to place crampons and ice axes.
- Walls. Steep 85/90º walls (approx Grade III/IV)
- Arrêtés. Climbing on the edges of wall/slab (approx Grade IV/V)
- Gully / Corners. Climbing through narrow sections / classic Scottish Winter Climbing (Approx Grade IV/V)
- Huge overhanging / dry tooling wall (approx M6/M7) climbing on features on the 120º overhanging wall.
With over 40 ropes the new indoor ice climbing wall is the world's biggest urban ice climbing facility. (The overall biggest indoor wall remains at our sister site in Ice Factor Kinlochleven (http://www.ice-factor.co.uk/activities/indoor-ice-climbing.php)).
How do I get to climb the new Ice Walls?
Option 1
I am a complete beginner, I don't want to learn all the skills, I just want to experience Ice Climbing and see if its for me! Join us on our Ice Taster Class - £30 for 90mins
**Please note that sessions will not go ahead if there is only one participant, as during the lesson participants are expected to practice their climbing AND belay skills on each other.**
Option 2
I am a rock climber, but I have little / no recent ice climbing (Grade III and above) experience, I want to get the skills and training to allow me to climb steep ice, unsupervised in the future for £10 a session. Join us on our mandatory Introduction to Ice Climbing for Climbers Course- £30. for a 90 minute Instructed Induction Course, followed by 90 minutes additional climbing.
**Requires a minimum of 2 people - if you are booking solo, please call us on 0871 222 5672 to discuss your requirements.**
Option 3
I am a competent ice climber and have recent experience of climbing Scottish grade III or above or have completed the Ice Climbing Course at Ice Factor. Turn up, bring your kit, fill out your registration form for a day membership pay £18 and climb!
Option 4
I am a member of Ice Factor / AMI / IFMGA / UIGM / BMG or have completed the Snow Factor Ice Climbing Induction Course. Turn up,bring your kit, fill out your Member Registration form and pay £10 to climb.
Option 5
I am Option 3 but wish to take out annual membership. Call Ice Factor and registor as a member with them (01855 831 100) Ice Factor Membership-£15 allowing you to pay £10 each time you visit to climb.
Equipment is available to hire at Snow Factor for additional fee.
Introduction to Ice Climbing for Existing Rock Climbers
£30 for a 3 Hour Instructed Induction Course delivered on the same day as two 1.5 hour sessions. Participants must be aged 14 years and over.
1.5 Hour Instructed Induction Course (includes all technical equipment if required),
Registration and Membership Card (allowing you to climb for £10 on future sessions) immediately followed by 1.5 Hours additional climbing allowing you to consolidate what you have learned, and benefit from additional coaching if necessary.
Ice Climbing is a totally different discipline to rock climbing, and our over riding concern must always be the safety of our customers and staff. We want you to get the most out of the Ice Walls, by being able to tackle any of the routes in a way that is safe for you and other climbers.
Over the last 12 years at our sister site in Kinlochleven, we've probably taught more people how to climb than any other company on the planet! In that time we've seen climbers of possibly every vintage and ability.
A consistent observation has been that many climbers (even those who can winter climb to a reasonable standard) would benefit from some specific coaching to enhance their techniques and skills.
During the Introduction to Ice Climbing, we can rapidly transfer the skills to ensure every climber will benefit, allowing you to climb safer, slicker, faster and harder. Think about our instructors as being a bit like golf pros - you may be able to swing a club, but they can enhance your grip/stance and greatly improve your game. It's exactly the same on the ice wall.
Our sessions are designed to quickly build on the core skills of:
- Rope Work - harness fitting/adjusting, best practice for tie in, knots and belaying
- Footwork - fitting and adjusting crampons, learning how to front point to best effect
- Ice Axes - using leashes, learning how to plant, hook or pick the best placement.
- Balance - learning how to work from a stable, balanced base, resting between moves
- Mixed Terrain - moving from moderate to steep and overhanging ice/mixed
- Ergonomics - how to ice climb, long sustained ice pitches whilst conserving
After this session, you will have the skills and knowledge to use the walls as a competent ice climber, after completing your registration the cost for every subsequent visit is only £10.
This registration will also qualify you for membership at our sister site at Kinlochleven, where you can further hone your ice skills on the more challenging ice walls.
Ice Taster
£30 Per Person
Max Ratio 1 Instructor to 4 Students aged 12 and over (the particpant must have size 5 feet or over).
1.5 Hours Duration - includes gearing up time
Become an Ice Warrior! Experience the challenge of climbing up steep ice at the world's biggest urban ice climbing walls at Snow Factor, Soar INTU Braehead. Your instructor will coach you on the basic skills required and supervise your session throughout to ensure your safety and enjoyment. Starting on easy angled slabs, you will get the opportunity of climbing and belaying (holding your climbing partner's rope, through an approved belay device and helping lower them slowly back to the ground) with as much climbing as you can handle during your session.
Your instructor will issue you with boots and crampons (the metal points for climbing up the ice), ice axes and harness/helmet. You should bring warm clothing with you (clothing can be hired on site if needs be).
The session is not a skills session, the emphasis is on fun and enjoyment.
Key Fobs are available with commemorative photographs of your visit.
Class numbers will dictate the lesson length-
Upto 4 people 1.5 hours
Why is there a mandatory ice climbing introduction. I know what I'm doing?
That may be the case for you, but how do we find out? After you've been on the walls!
Our over riding priority must always be the safety of our customers and staff. The induction course will ensure that every user of the wall has been equipped with the skills to ice climb to a very good standard.
If you are an existing winter climber, that will become quickly apparent to the Duty Manager, and the focus will be on giving you any additional coaching tips, before progressing onto your registration and allowing you thereafter to climb.
What's the registration process and why do I have to do it?
Our sister site is the National Ice Climbing Centre, and we are full members of the Association of British Climbing Walls (http://www.abcclimbingwalls.co.uk/). This means we implement and follow industry best practice with regards to new member registration process. This registration ensures that every member is aware of the risks associated with climbing and mountain sports, and has personal proficiency in the required areas.
After completing the Registration Process, your details will be recorded on our data base (we never pass your details to other companies) and you will be issued with a member's card. When you next return, you show your card, pay £10 and climb. Simples....
So, after I've done this induction course, how much to climb thereafter?
£10! The entry price for climbers will be £10 and we are looking at block tickets / monthly passes and will update if there is demand.
How long do I get on the wall for my tenner?
Up to you! You are welcome to stay on the walls as long as you are able. If demand pushes this, then we will review and may ask for you to move aside to let new climbers on. There is a link bridge to Barvaria Bier Halle and Restaurant, a great place to warm up / chill out. With viewing gallery, beer and food, coffee and waffles. Barvaria stocks a huge supply of authentic German Beers (please note, if you have more than one beer, you will not be able to continue climbing, so keep the thirst till later),
see http://www.snowfactor.com/activities/bar-varia.php
I've got my own gear, can I use it on your walls?
Absolutely, providing your equipment is fit for purpose (B3 boots - Scarpa Mont Blanc, Phantom Guide or similar(fully rigid) and C2/3 Crampons Rigid Grivel Rambo or similar.
Your Ice Axes must be technical winter climbing axes (with the hammer and adze capped with resistant stopper / material to prevent injury from bounce-back).
Please note, we positively encourage dry tooling techniques, but for operational safety these must be attached using leashes / clippers or springers to the rope- anything appropriate to stop them falling onto other climbers / belayers.
Helmets are compulsory within the Cold Zone.
I've got my own harness and helmet, but I don't have any ice kit, can I hire it?
Your equipment will be provided as part of your induction course. Thereafter, equipment can be hired. We have just brought in some funky kit from Scarpa, Grivel and DMM, so there is some superb kit. On site at XScape there is Ellis Brighams who stock a wide range of climbing hardware, see http://www.ellis-brigham.com/stores/braehead-ski-glasgow/
How many ropes are there?
There are 40 ice climbing ropes on the walls at Snow Factor, XScape, Braehead. We do not allow lead climbing (again this is a safety issue to prevent climbers dropping / swinging onto other climbers / belayers). We will limit the max number of climbers to 30 in any session, to ensure that there are always lines in operation.
I'm not a current climber, but I'd really like to learn, can I do that at Snow Factor Braehead?
Not yet I'm afraid. However, you can take a trip up to our sister site at Kinlochleven. Check out their website by clicking here.
Do I need to pre-book?
Pre Booking is essential for all courses and taster lessons. We will do our best to accommodate you, but in normal circumstances, all lessons are full. To avoid disappointment, please book ahead on 0871 222 5672
What about clothing?
Please bring warm clothing, the temperature is about -6º Centigrade. Ideally you should bring 2-3 layers of clothing rather than single big bulky layers (they will get in the way when you are climbing, but are great for belaying in the cold). You must wear gloves at all times when your using the ice wall (to protect your hands from damage from the ice).
Clothing can be hired from Snow Factor for a nominal fee and gloves can be purchased at the ticket desk.
What about spectators, can they come in and watch?
Absolutely, there is a dedicated viewing balcony and there are 140 seats in Bar Varia - stay warm / sip a great gourmet coffee / read a book in Kindle Corner. Please note, only registered climbers or students under instruction can enter the main cold zone.
What about showers / wc's
There are changing rooms inside the changing village and hot showers available throughout. There are security lockers for your kit (£1). Don't drink too much, especially coffee before your session.....
Which articles would you recommend reading for climbers looking for tips?
Lots, but a fantastically put together piece by the 'maister' George MacEwan the instructors' instructor, can be found at UKCC, it's a superb article bang up to date - and feature images from our other indoor ice climbing wall at Kinlochleven (and images of our previous Assistant Centre Manager, Isi Oakley, on very steep water ice in Norway).
All the key points are covered off really clearly in this article
Anything else I need to know?
There is a fantastic rock climbing wall at Climb Zone at the entrance to XScape Braehead. We are discussing with Derek and Neil who also own the fabulous Glasgow Climbing Centre, about doing a link ticket so you can rock climb and ice climb in a single evening. Keep referring to our facebook sites -
Snow Factor
Ice Factor
What about climber evenings?
We have 3 conference rooms at Snow Factor, XScape Braehead. We hope to have regular work shops, master classes and lectures. We'd love to see a regular club night at the place.
How is the Indoor Ice Climbing Wall Built?
The indoor ice wall at Braehead was designed by Jamie Smith, founder and MD of the Ice Wall. The engineering design was tested by an external structural engineer. The walls are built, using galvanized triangular steel, over this is laid a mesh of Glycol Coolant Pipes to cool the wall from behind.
The steel rests on concrete pilings to absorb the weight. A heat coil layer is applied under the floor to prevent ice frost damaging the building founds. Heat Transfer pads are inserted between the galvanized sections of steel, to prevent thermal transfer. Two layers of steel mesh are then laid over the structure and packed with hard / glacial type ice. On top of this a layer of water ice and neve is added (deep fresh snow). A further rebar metal grid, then protects the ice. Onto this is packed the 'sacrificial' climbing surface. This is then soaked and we atomize water at very high pressure to create fresh snow.
The huge area of Snow Factor, the UK's Biggest indoor real snow slope, allows for a very dry, cold atmosphere. There is a gantry which holds all the snow guns, and fresh snow is blown nightly onto the slope, thus we have a near perfect environment for creating the ice wall. This has allowed us to have a much bigger belay area and a lot more space for beginner slabs.
Keith Johnson, Slope Manager, Engineer and all round good guy, played a seminal role in creating the wall, with the engineering team, working mega shifts from January till May to get the wall into shape. Jamie Bankhead, who was Ice Factor Manager for 6 years, has been on site throughout the commissioning period, and will be on hand to deliver the first Ice Intro Courses.


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The FENDI CASA HOME COLLECTION was created in 1989 with an aim of 'dressing up' rooms in a way very similar to how FENDI designs its furs, clothes, and accessories. FENDI CASA offers pieces for the entire home with a complete collection ranging from contemporary, modern, and classic. Furnishings are characterized by incredible manufactures and fashion details, which include the iconic double 'F' logo and the unique spy bag fastener. All Italian made, FENDI CASA's craftsmanship and attention to detail are surpassed, giving you the opportunity to choose furnishings that are as original as they are extraordinary.


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Definition: 'Parabiotic'
parabioticType: Term
Pronunciation: par′ă-bī-ot′ik
1. Relating to, or characterized by, parabiosis.
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