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Guinevere Eden is the Director of the Center for the Study of Learning (CSL). In addition, she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Neuroscience, as well as a member of the Center for Neural Injury and Recovery (CNIR) and the Center for the Brain Basis of Cognition (CBBC). Her focus is in the field of neuroscience, particularly developmental dyslexia. Her work has focused on characterizing visual processing in individuals with and without dyslexia using fMRI and extending this approach to other sensory domains, such as sensorimotor control. One of her goals is furthering the scientific understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms of learning disabilities with particular emphasis on dyslexia. Under her stewardship, the Center for the Study of Learning's (one of four national Learning Disabilities Centers funded by the National Institutues of Child Health and Development) research has focused on the neurobiological representation of reading and how it may be altered in individuals who are deaf or have dyslexia, and how it is affected by instructions or mode of communication. She is also involved in the Second Language Acquisition (SLA) program.
- PhD (1993) Oxford University, England, Physiology
- BSc (1989) University College, London, England, Physiology


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(WMC-TV) - Hundreds of old trees were completely uprooted in Bethel Springs, Tennessee during severe storms that swept through the area overnight. In addition to uprooted trees, structures were totally flattened and the property damage is extensive.
Power crews from all over the area are in Bethel Springs working to restore power, but they say it could be days before it is completely restored.
"My eyes flew open at 1:30 and it sounded like an air plane had landed in my front yard," said Stacy Wood.
Stacy Wood lives along Buena Vista Road in Bethel Springs. She and her husband, a town alderman, have been awake and out since 1:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.
For most of the day, they used chainsaws to clear away downed trees and clear the debris that littered the landscape.
"It looks like a war zone through here," she said.
Roads are still closed as crews work to clean up the mess left behind by the storms.
"I am cleaning up. My yard is a total mess. Gotta start and be done with it," said Wood.
The wind was strong enough to overturn a tractor-trailer on Sandy Flat Road.
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McNairy County's mayor says they are still trying to figure out exactly how many people are without power in Bethel Springs.
The power outages are also one of the reasons school will likely be out in McNairy County for the rest of the week.
Even though homes were destroyed, power lines remain down, many in the community are still counting their blessings.
"What do you say? These are all material things," said Lisa Hollins. "Things you work your whole life for are things that can be gotten back."
The mayor says several churches are stepping up and offering help to residents who lost their homes in the storm.
There have been no reports of serious injuries as a result of the storm.
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WITH the start of the school summer holidays just days away and warm weather Worcestershire, people in the county are being reminded of the dangers of swimming in open water.
Almost exactly a year ago 17-year-old Russell O'Neill of Ronskwood, Worcester, drowned at Gullet Quarry in the Malvern Hills and just days later 22-year-old Justas Juzenas of Three Crosses Road, Ross-on-Wye died in the same lake.
Figures from the Royal Life Saving Society UK show 85 per cent of accidental drowning happen in open water and every summer police receive calls about people jumping off bridges into rivers to cool off and getting into difficulty while swimming in reservoirs, pools, lakes, quarries and canals.
West Mercia Police Superintendent Mark Travis said taking a dip could be very appealing during spells of hot weather but could have tragic consequences.
"The deaths we have experienced locally over the past year are a stark illustration of just how hazardous it can be," he said.
"While those dangers are ever-present we are keen to highlight it now that the schools are breaking up for summer and children will have more time on their hands.
"A hot spell usually results in some youngsters making a beeline for stretches of open water and they need to be aware of the risks."
He said it was often difficult to judge the depth of water, the strength of currents and whether there were rocks, weeds or other debris beneath the surface.
The shock of suddenly being immersed in cold water can cause a condition known as vagal inhibition or reflex cardiac arrest, which can cause instant death.
Supt Travis appealed to parents to ensure their children were aware of the dangers of swimming in open water and kept an eye on youngsters when playing outside.
"We don't want to appear to be killjoys but people need to be encouraged to stay safe – we really don't want any more fatalities," he said.
"Unless there is adequate supervision and rescue cover our advice would be not to get into open water in the first place and if you need to cool off head for a public swimming pool instead."
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An elegant and powerful text editor that is easy to use.
Use Smultron 6 to create and edit any text document - everything from a web page, a script, a list, to every kind of text or code.
Smultron 6 only costs US$ 5! You can get it in Mac App Store
The new Smultron 6 has many improvements and new features:
Please note that Smultron 6 requires OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
For OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion you can get Smultron 5 instead.
For OS X 10.7 Lion you can get Smultron 4 instead.
For OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard you can get Smultron 3 instead.
Smultron is available in English, Chinese (Simplified), Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish
Smultron is the Swedish name for wild strawberry (fragaria vesca).
The full screen mode is unfortunately not available right now when using the Merge All Windows feature.
If a document window uses the full screen mode then you can't choose Merge All Windows (or if you only have one document open). Change that window to not use the full screen and then you can choose it.
Yes, you can do that in Preferences - Advanced. Choose the syntax in the menu and then add or change the extension in the text field next to the menu (a space between each extension and no dots).
You do this in System Preferences - Keyboard - Shortcuts. Choose App Shortcuts and then press + and then choose Smultron 6 and write the exact name of the snippet or command.
You do this in System Preferences - Keyboard - Shortcuts. Choose App Shortcuts and then press + and then choose Smultron 6 and write the exact name of the menu item and choose a new shortcut.
That is a standard system feature which is there to help you with pasting text. But you can turn it off if you want in the Edit menu, under Substitutions just deselect Smart Copy/Paste.
That is a standard system feature which is there to help you write those characters. But you can turn it off if you want in the Edit menu, under Substitutions just deselect Text Replacement. What exactly is replaced into what is decided by System Preferences - Keyboard - Text.
You do this by changing on of the themes in Preferences - Advanced and then you can easily change which theme you want to use in the View menu.
Select it and press Backspace on the keyboard.
When you are in the standard open dialog just press Command-Shift and a dot.
Settings and data for Smultron are saved in your preference files and that can be found here: <your home folder>/Library/Containers/com.peterborgapps.Smultron6/Data/Library/Preferences/com.peterborgapps.Smultron6.plist. You can see that folder in Finder by choosing Go to Folder in the Go menu and then write: ~/Library/Containers/com.peterborgapps.Smultron6/Data/Library/Preferences/
Generally the language used is determined by your system setting in System Preferences - Language & Region (see http://support.apple.com/kb/PH6467 for more information). But that setting applies to all apps and if you only want to change the language that Smultron uses to e.g. English you can do this by writing this command in Terminal:
defaults write com.peterborgapps.Smultron6 AppleLanguages '(en)'
Yes, there is a basic command for Smultron 6 which you have to download separately as it cannot be included in the Mac App Store release. You can download it from here.
Yes, you can get multiple text selections in Smultron by holding the Command key when selecting (please note though that you can delete the selected text in multiple places but you can't edit or add text to it directly) and you can get rectangular selection by holding the Option key when selecting.
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Smultron has full support for storing your documents in iCloud so that you can access them on all your computers. When you save a document you simply choose iCloud under Where to put a document in iCloud. And you can open documents from iCloud by choosing iCloud in the top left corner in the normal Open... dialog. You can also handle your iCloud documents in System Preferences - iCloud. Smultron also syncs the Commands, Snippets and Themes to other Macs you have connected to the same iCloud account.
Smultron normally uses a single window for each opened document for flexibility. But if you want you can choose to merge all windows into one and change between the different documents within that window. You do that by choosing Merge All Windows in the Window menu. Please note that you can only choose that mode if no window is using a full screen and while in that mode you cannot make the window cover a full screen.
Smultron has syntax coloring support for 100 code languages. It automatically finds the correct syntax by looking at the file extension or the parts of the content to see if it that way can find what language the document is in (you can manually change it in the Text menu). If you want to turn off the colors you do it the View menu. If you want to change the colors you do it by changing one of the different themes in Preferences - Advanced (you can then change between the different themes in the View menu.
If you temporarily don't want to see a part of the document you can select it and choose Fold unde rText Folding in the Text menu. This replaces the selected text with a symbol (but only on the screen, the document still has all your text) so that you can see more of the parts of the document that you are interested in right now. In the same menu you then choose to Unfold that text by placing the cursor next to the symbol.
If you want to see two different parts of the same document you can choose Split Window in the View menu. If you hold option you split the window horizontally.
You can edit the document in full screen (nothing else is visible, not even the menu bar, but you can show it by moving your mouse to the top of the screen) by choosing the command in the View menu. Smultron fills 80 per cent of the screen with your document.
You can see a list of all the functions in your document in the Tools menu or with the toolbar item (if you have chosen to display it by using Customize Toolbar in the View menu).
Snippets are pieces of text that you use often or want easy access to. You create a snippet by using the command in the Tools menu. If you include one or several %%s in the text, they will be replaced by the current selection, if some text is selected when the snippet is inserted. And if you include a %%c the cursor will be placed at that position after the snippet has been inserted.
This tries to find the correct tag to close by calculating the number of tags that has been closed and opened so it will find the last tag that was opened but not closed. After it has found the correct one it insets the closing tag adding a / to the opening tag. Note that this feature only works with tags surrounded by < and >.
With this you can preview the content of the current document. Smultron opens the document in the app that has been chosen in the system (using Info in Finder) for that kind of document.
You can run commands from within Smultron if you e.g. want to compile some code or make a file executable, or if you want e.g. to validate an HTML document or insert e.g. the current date. If there is a result from the command it can be shown in the current text if you have chosen it to be inline or otherwise in a separate window. You can include %%p or %%d in your command to get the full path or directory of your current document. This means that you don't have write the path of the document but you can e.g. compile the current document easily. If you include %%s the selected text will be saved into a temporary file and %%s exchanged with the path to that file. With a sandboxed as Smultron 6 you cannot write to files which aren't open in Smultron 6 but you can write to a special temporary folder by using %%t, e.g. pipe output like this "> %%t/outputfile". You can also select some text and run that text as a command inline. E.g. if you write "date" (without the quotes) and select it and choose Run Selection Inline from the Tools menu it will be replaced by the current date.
When you choose Run Current Text in the Tools menu the text is saved to a temporary file and then ran with the command chosen in Preferences, normally /bin/sh. Any result is displayed in the Commands window.
You can set in the Preferences whether Smultron should suggest the completed word automatically. Otherwise you can press F5 or Option-Esc to get the list. If you don't find a match in what's been suggested you can press Esc or just continue writing.
Inserts whatever the syntax definition has defined as single-line comment for the current document, e.g. // for a PHP-document, at the beginning of the line if the first line of the selection isn't already commented, otherwise it removes the comments. The menu item is only available if the used syntax definition has a defined single-line comment.
Multi-document search and replace with the option to use regular expressions. The regular expression engine is ICU.
Shows a symbol for characters that are usually not seen, e.g. space, tab and new-line.
Removes any possible spaces or tabs after the text and before the line break.
Remove tabs and spaces to shift to selected text to the left or insert tabs to move it to the right.
If you want to see the whole path to the document you can show the path bar from the View menu. If it is a new document which hasn't been saved it shows the path to the root of the startup disk (/).
This changes all occurrences of &, < and > in the selection into &, < and > so that the text can be used in a XML-file.
In Advanced Find you can use regular expressions to find and to replace whatever you want. Regular expressions are very powerful but also quite complicated to use properly. Below is a short list of some expressions you can use when searching but for a complete list you can go to: http://userguide.icu-project.org/strings/regexp
|Start of a string
|End of a string
|Any character (except \n)
|0 or more of previous expression
|1 or more of previous expression
|0 or 1 of previous expression
|Matches any word character
|Matches any non-word character
|Matches any white-space character
|Matches any non-white-space character
|Matches any decimal digit
|Matches any nondigit
|Matches any single character included in the set
|Matches any single character not in the set
|Contiguous character ranges
|a or b
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Some preferences can be set in the Preferences window but others are either set automatically or set through e.g. the View menu. But there are a few other settings which some might want to set and they can be set in the Terminal app which can be found in /Applications/Utilities. Quit Smultron and then open Terminal and write the commands found below (please note that you need to be careful when writing the commands and you might need to delete the preference file and start from the beginning if you make a mistake).
Whether Smultron should automatically save the documents or if you need to manually save them. Disabling this also disables Versions. The default is YES.
defaults write com.peterborgapps.Smultron6 AutoSave -bool NO
If you want to display a thin line after e.g. 80 characters. This only works correctly when you use a monospaced font. You turn this on in the View menu but with this command you can change at which it should be shown. The default is 80.
defaults write com.peterborgapps.Smultron6 ShowPageGuideAtColumn -int 80
How many spaces a tab equals in e.g. converting spaces to tab. The default is 4.
defaults write com.peterborgapps.Smultron6 TabWidth -int 4
Whether the word common English (or whatever language you are using) words should also be included in the auto-completion instead of just the words from current syntax definition. By default it includes them, turn them off by this command. The default is YES.
defaults write com.peterborgapps.Smultron6 AutocompleteIncludeStandardWords -bool NO
How long (in seconds) after the last pressed key that the list of matching words should appear.
defaults write com.peterborgapps.Smultron6 AutocompleteAfterDelay -float 0.5
To write a UTF-8 document with BOM use this command. The default is NO.
defaults write com.peterborgapps.Smultron6 UTF8WithBOM -bool YES
To change how much of the screen that should be used when in full screen mode in per cent. The default is 80.
defaults write com.peterborgapps.Smultron6 FullScreenWidth -float 80
When you choose Run Text in the Tools menu the text is saved to a temporary file and then ran with this command. The default is "/bin/sh". If e.g. you want to run it with it the php command you use the following command:
defaults write com.peterborgapps.Smultron6 RunText -string "/usr/bin/php"
If you want to show the position in the status bar, use this command:
defaults write com.peterborgapps.Smultron6 ShowPositionInStatusBar -bool YES
If you always want the Documents window to be above all other windows then use this command:
defaults write com.peterborgapps.Smultron6 DocumentsWindowOnTop -bool YES
If you want to turn off iCloud syncing for Commands, Snippets and Themes, but still sync documents, then use this command:
defaults write com.peterborgapps.Smultron6 SyncKeyValue -bool NO
If you want to turn off that Smultron moves and changes the size of the document that you choose in Documents, then use this command:
defaults write com.peterborgapps.Smultron6 MoveWindowWhenSwitching -bool NO


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Polish Electricity Market Investment Context, TheWorking Paper
Joshua C. House
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Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #31, August 2004
This paper is part of the wider Program on Energy and Sustainable Development study on the historical experience of Independent Power Producers (IPPs) in countries that are in the midst of transforming the industrial organization of their electric power sectors. The study seeks to explain the patterns of investment in IPPs and the variation in IPP experiences. The aim is not only to assess the historical record accurately but also to chart possible future paths for the IPP mode of power sector investment. This paper follows the research methods and guidelines laid out in the project's research protocol.
In terms of IPP history, fuel context, and economic and political environment, Poland is not unique among the countries of Eastern Europe. All three EU accession countries in Eastern Europe-Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary-are formerly centrally planned economies that are in the midst of liberalizing their power sectors. As seen in Figure 1, both Poland and the Czech Republic rely primarily on coal for electric power generation. Poland was selected for study because it is the largest market and because coal is an entrenched incumbent.
Parent Publications
- Experience with Independent Power Projects (IPPs) in Developing Countries: Introduction and Case Study Methods, The
David G. Victor, Thomas C. Heller, Joshua C. House, Pei Yee Woo
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #23 (2004)
- IPP Investment in Turkey's Electric Power Industry
Joshua C. House, Efe Cakarel
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #32 (2004)
Parent Research
- Political Economy of Electricity Reform
- Experience with Independent Power Projects in Developing Countries
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Topics: Coal | Electricity | Energy | Environment | History | International Development | Investment | Sustainable development | Central & Eastern Europe/Eurasia | Czech Republic | Hungary | Poland | Western Europe


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Whether it means anything or not, Jim Tressel has at least cemented his reputation enough with a couple peers enough that they were willing to speak out on his behalf. On ESPN radio, both Bob Knight and former Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez have had supportive words for Jim Tressel.
Speaking to Mike and Mike, Bob Knight said the following.
"There is no coach in college sports that's a better example, in my mind, of what coaching is all about and what it should be and how things should be done than Jimmy Tressel. He has done a great job at Ohio State, not because he's won a lot of games, but because he has won a lot of games doing things the absolute right way. And I think that he would be at the top of the heap when it came to picking guys that did things the way they were supposed to be done. There isn't anybody who is better in that regard than Jim Tressel is." [Read more...]


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Why Mothers Are a Girl's Best Friend
My Mother, My Friend
These days, I call my mother every morning, somewhere amid the chaos of waking, washing, breakfasting, and remembering the lunchboxes, of driving my 14-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son to the bus stop or to school, of tackling the e-mail, voice mail, and snail mail when I finally get to my office. It's our ritual, one that began after my father's death three years ago. Every time she answers, I'm struck by the unmistakable delight in her voice at the sound of mine. There probably isn't anyone else in the world who is as glad to hear from me, who is as sincerely interested in the details of my life, in my firsthand reports of what I have to do that day, or even in my secondhand account of what my young son thinks about the latest Red Sox game.
What are we doing, my mother and I, with all these phone calls? Staying in touch, letting one another know that another day is beginning and all is well -- no small thing anymore, in the world we live in. We are establishing our places, too: Whatever else I may be, I'll always be your daughter; whatever else you are, you'll always be my mom. But we're also becoming friends, both of us adults, independent of one another, yet deeply connected.
I have to reach back a long way to remember another time when every day began with my mother's voice -- all the way to my early teens, when the two of us lived under the same roof and our connection was far more troubled. It turns out that both phases of our relationship follow a rather classic pattern.
"When girls are adolescents and launching themselves into the adult world, the relationship is demanding for mothers, but much later, when a mother's health declines, the relationship is demanding for daughters," says Karen Fingerman, PhD, associate professor of human development and family studies at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and author of Aging Mothers and Their Adult Daughters: A Study in Mixed Emotions. "However, during the period in between, which can last for decades, feelings of closeness between mothers and daughters reach their peak. At the same time, there are complexities and nuances in the relationship that allow both women to accept each other's negative qualities in the same way they might in a friendship. It's much more emotionally rich."
Part of the harmony stems from the fact that with the fractiousness of the early years behind them, both mother and daughter are on their best behavior, according to a 2001 study by Dr. Fingerman and Eva S. Lefkowitz, PhD, assistant professor of human development at Pennsylvania State University in University Park. The researchers asked 46 mothers, ages 69 to 93, and their middle-aged daughters, ages 32 to 60, to look at a photograph of a mother-daughter pair and write a story about it; mothers and daughters were then brought together and asked to prepare a joint story.
The researchers, who monitored the pairs' conversations during the process, found that no matter how the women performed the task -- some daughters simply submitted their own version or suggested their mother do so, while other pairs wrote a new story together -- their interactions were far more positive than negative: Rating the amount of negative behavior on a scale of 1 to 5, the researchers gave a 1.2 overall score for the mothers and 1.3 for the daughters. "We found that middle-aged daughters tended to dominate the conversations, which is the opposite pattern of what studies have found with adolescent daughters and their moms," says Dr. Lefkowitz. "But even though they structured the conversations, middle-aged daughters gave their moms plenty of encouragement and support."


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6:20am Thursday 5th July 2012 in Newport County By Michael Pearlman
PREMIER League outfit Swansea City are the headline name for a trio of friendlies that Newport County hope will get Rodney Parade rocking.
The Exiles had already announced that League Two club Bristol Rovers will be the first visitors on Parade on Tuesday, July 24.
The Argus can reveal that after a proposed clash with Aston Villa fell through, Newport managed to entice Swansea to Rodney Parade on Tuesday, July 31, with League One club Yeovil the visitors on Friday, August 3.
This will mark County's first season at Rodney Parade and all three clashes should be attractive to supporters.
Swansea are on a pre-season tour to America for the July 31 fixture that also clashes with the Olympics, but stand-in manager Alan Curtis has assured the Exiles some first team players will feature when the sides meet for the first time since their infamous FA Cup tie in 2006.
The Bristol Rovers match is certain to attract a bumper crowd with lots of visiting supporters expected and the match with Yeovil will give County fans the opportunity to say a fond farewell to Sam Foley, who joined the Glovers this summer after three years with Newport.
Foley was clearly excited by the news, tweeting yesterday, "So I will get to play at Rodney Parade after all!"


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WOW You folks on this list continue to impress me. I had no idea there was a science to lawnmowing, but I DO know all too well about thatch, the issue having occasioned a running argument bet. me & my husband, who has a 'mulching mower' 'cause he didn't want the trouble of bagging. I can attest that the 'mulching mower' is a good thing IF AND ONLY IF you mow often enough, before the grass (or do I mean weeds) gets up to your knees. If you don't remove the clippings in the latter case, the thatch builds up so the grass dies and then you get MOSS. (I'm referring to our former home in eastern CT, where the soil is hard-packed clay & glacial rocks & there's lots of shade & hardwood leaves.)
And SATELLITE PHOTOS I am in awe, truly. Did you get those off the web somewhere?
But now I have A CUB QUESTION: I love mowing 'cause I can practically do wheelies with the Cub by now, but I wonder what's better/worse for the engine, tranny, etc., especially since I've had a problem w/the engine running hot--I will often go into a tight spot to mow, then reverse out, so I do quite a bit of reversing. We have a slope on the property and I don't mow often enough (i.e., the grass is always too long) so I am in first gear most of the time while going fwd. I keep going w/out stopping until Lil runs out of gas. What do y'all think about the way you mow having more/less wear & tear on the engine?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Thanks, Jocelyn
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Hey Jocelyn,
You get moss when there isn't enough available nutrients or organic matter in the soil to support grass. Similarly, thatch buildup doesn't come from mulching mowers or grass clippings, it's a result of poor soil conditions with too much fertilizer and water. Basically the grass is growing faster that the soil can support the root system.
Mowing often is better for the grass plants.
I try to not back up as much as possible. Wastes time!
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I think Rudi means an acre wide as in 208.7 feet wide approx.
"Work Hard ,Play Often,Care Always"
You are not going to hurt the Cub with frequent reversals and running the engine for hours at a time. It's actually better for engine (less wear) to operate continuously rather than having frequent start ups and shut downs - warming up the engine then cooling the engine down. Most wear takes place during the engine's startup.
Mowing in 1st gear or 2nd gear. Most tractor PTO driven equipment is designed to operate at or near the engines maximum RPM - actually at the PTO's maximum RPM. So, keep the engine RPMs up and adjust the ground speed (1st or 2nd gear) and mower height to accomodate mowing and ground conditions.
I have an excuse. CRS.
I am going to agree with everyone here. Reason is, it is your place so do with it what you want, and everyone likes something different.
However, I ran a landscaping company for the better part of 10-years, during high school and college, which basically paid for my education.
I was mowing mostly residential property, 1/2 acre to about 2-acres, and had a couple of parks and road easements that I mowed in a private community. During my peak years, I had approximately 35 customers, and was able to mow all of them during 5 days of the week, between 07:30 and 3:00 in the afternoon, and figured that I mowed about 30-acres per week. I used evenings and weekends to make up for rain. I did all of the work myself, and only hired help during the spring and fall if I got behind, or needed help with leaf collection.
Here is what I learned early on in my career.
1. If you mow regularly (weekly, bi-weekly, etc., based on grass growth rate), and keep the grass long but mow off no more than about 1 to 2" at a time, the grass will stay green longer, and will choke out most weeds.
2. If you mow in alternating patterns each week, the lawn will not track, and the grass will not begin to lay in one direction, and will provide a better cut. I typicaly cut north/south one week, east/west another week, then alternated diagonal directions for the next two weeks. So, I rarely ran the same direction in one month.
3. High vacuum mowers such as those made by Simplicity and the newer commercial mowers, actually pick up the grass before cutting, and will give the light/dark look like baseball diamonds. They do provide a much better cut than anything else, and the light/dark looks great, which makes really happy customers! Also, because they provide a better cut, you can mow faster, with a better finish look.
4. There is no need to bag grass if you keep on a steady schedule as mentioned above. Also, if you alternate directions, cut throw one way, return cut, cut clippings, and throw the opposite direction, you can mow some really heavy grass without leaving visible clippings on the lawn. The only time that I ever bagged grass was in the fall when leaves fall. Even then I mow the lawn first, on a high setting, mulch up the leaves, then attach my collection system and re-mow the lawn picking up the cuttings. This does a couple of things, provides a nice mulch for the lawn, and picks up the largest debris, both feeding the lawn and providing a nicely picked up look.
5. SHARP BLADES!!!!! I used to have 3 or 4 sets of blades, and I changed them out weekly. I always kept a couple of sets sharp, so I was never in a pinch, and could change blades in 10-minutes if I damaged one, or started seeing a poor cut.
6. Believe it or not, there is (my preferred) a best way to mow a lawn. String trim everything first. Push mow cutting in around trees, beds, and narrow areas where you cannot get the tractor. Then trim with the tractor around the outsides, then mow the middle. This does a couple of things. String trimming and cutting in with a push mower cause a lot of garbage. Tall weeds, mulch from flower beds, etc., get thrown into the lawn. If you do this first, these things disappear during the actual mowing.
That is basically it. "Bill's Guide to Lawn Mowing" It is a very proven method, and makes for a beautiful lawn. I still to this day tend to mow in this manner, even though my work, kids, hobbies tend to take up 99% of my time. Now, I try not to rush it. I will string trim one night, push mow another night, and break it up into smaller parts so I can do the lawn and relax. I still have the nicest lawn on the street!
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Here's another Bill who follows the same drill (with exception of
several sets of blades-ever buy blades for a Kubota )
Yes, it does leave a nice looking lawn and the trim, push mower, tractor
helps to break up the job and it's not so daunting a project with a
large yard.
Other than one horse pasture and the front yard everything I have is pie shapes and odd angles due the the creek that cutts kitty corner through my property. But boy does it look good when its all mowed
As to starting and stoping you are better off finding a way to mow that allows you not to. You are putting more wear on the through out bearing and clutch every time you start off.
Take care of your equipment and it will take care of you. 1964 cub. Farmall 100 and 130.
"Those that say it can't be done should not interrupt the ones who are doing it."
wow john, that picture looks so much different than what your place really looks like, at least to me it does.
As far as mowing goes, being in the lawn care business we vary what our patterns are for the most part. This is quite simple because we are using zero turn tractors instead of cubs or other tractors. It all depends on the yard really, size, shape and type of grass. Also depends on how many obstacles that there are in the yard. With a lot of things in the yard, it's extremely hard to try and have a certain pattern in the first place. Most of our yards can handle doing a criss cross pattern. I make it look awesome when I go over it both ways and make it look like a checkerboard. One way to make a yard look great easily is just striping it. With my zero turn mower i don't have a stripping kit on it yet but it does quite nice on it's own for now. We cut a yard for a lady last week and I went over it twice just going back and forth. Made it look awesome!! When you're cutting and you see different colors in the yard, then you know which way that you went. If it's dark color, then you just came from that way, light means that's the way that you're heading. Kinda confusing how i just said that but maybe you guys know what i'm talking about. Guess it just comes with practice. It annoys me when i see people mowing in a circle, my dad does it here at home, bugs the heck outta me. Anyhow, switching the pattern does make a yard look nicer and gives it a more clean look, at least in my opinion.
Happy cuttin'!
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By Jack Molitor
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ANDERSON, Ind. —
"It's constitutionally protected."
"It's a God-given right."
"Guns don't kill people."
These phrases are popular among proponents of gun ownership.
The Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights states: "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
Recent high-profile incidents involving firearms have thrown the meaning and wisdom of those maxims into controversy. The incidents have mobilized legions of opponents and proponents of gun-control and prompted a legislative arms race.
Gun stores can barely keep inventory on the shelf, and an underworld of illicit gun sales has emerged thanks to legislative loopholes and conflicting rules across state lines. In the fray, law enforcement agencies are working to stay a step ahead of an increasingly-armed public.
And people continue to be killed with guns.
In January 2011, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head during a constituent meeting in a supermarket parking lot in Tucson. Six were killed in the shooting.
In July 2012, 12 people were killed and 58 injured in an Aurora, Colo., theater. A sole gunman, dressed in tactical gear and loaded with ammunition, cut down swaths of people watching a movie premiere.
In December 2012, Adam Lanza killed 20 children and six adults with ruthless efficiency at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. Lanza also killed his mother and himself.
As the killings mount, a high-fear, low-trust atmosphere has emerged in America. In Madison County, as elsewhere across the country, the public has been left with a fundamental question: Should all guns be as accessible as they are?
President Barack Obama unveiled a historic proposal in January, the most strident gun control policy reform in a generation. The changes would make criminal background checks compulsory, eliminate armor-piercing rounds, provide mental health services in schools, limit ammunition magazine capacities and ban assault weapons.
A recent Gallup poll indicates a narrow majority of Americans approve of most of the proposed measures, with the exception being the ban on assault weapons. The proposals have drawn the ire of the gun lobby giant National Rifle Association. The NRA has been an outspoken critic of nearly every gun control measure of the past decade, and spokesman Wayne LaPierre counter-proposed better education on guns and a robust system of armed guards at schools and public places to stem the increase in violence.
Locally, business owner and NRA member Jay Stapleton feels extremists on both sides of the argument have turned the debate ugly.
"A gun is a deadly weapon, and deadly force should only be used as a last resort," Stapleton said. "If you're not in imminent danger, you don't have a right to fill someone full of holes because they're on your property ... if you're not in danger."
But Stapleton, like most Second Amendment supporters, believes curtailing gun rights of law-abiding citizens will only affect people who follow the rules.
On the other side of the issue, Andrea Spiegelberg doesn't think it's a question of taking guns away, but rather a closer examination of what we do and don't need.
Spiegelberg, a mother and activist from Fishers, is the chairperson of the Indianapolis Chapter of One Million Moms 4 Gun Control, a group founded by Zionsville-resident Shannon Watts to fight aggressively for increased gun control.
"Guns are part of our history. We're a colonial country, and they've been used for hunting and self-defense throughout history, and that's fine," Spiegelberg said. "Unfortunately, the laws in our country give people a chance to accumulate so much more than what they need."
Spiegelberg said there are many responsible gun owners who are supportive of her organization and supportive of gun regulations.
"It's time we untied the hands of our lawmakers and officials and really start acting," Spiegelberg said. "Our organization wants to be about more than discussion: We want action."
Local gun violence
Betty Dietrich has lived a mostly peaceful life. She's never really been around guns. Not that she has a problem with guns; she just never felt the need for one.
But a tragedy last summer made her family an American portrait of domestic violence. And gun violence.
On June 9, Dietrich's granddaughter, Amanda Wiles, was shot in the head and killed by Roy Parmley in Wiles' house near Lapel. Parmley shot Amanda in front of her mother Terri Wiles, who had ended a relationship with Parmley.
Dietrich said she's not well-versed on the gun control issue, but she doesn't think guns are inherently bad.
"I'm not afraid of guns, and I don't think it's bad that people have guns," Dietrich said. "I think it's evil people that make them bad."
At the same time, Dietrich said she sees the need for some level of gun control.
"I see our military using some of the weapons they're talking about outlawing, and I honestly don't understand why people need to be using guns like that," Dietrich said. "We have guns to protect ourselves. There's a lot of violence, and I feel we have the right to protect ourselves. But I don't think we need those kinds of guns."
According to police reports, Parmley allegedly bound both women and told Terri he would "take away something dear" to her before shooting Amanda. Parmley's body was found later, and police suspect he committed suicide after the shooting.
One of the questions posed repeatedly after the recent mass shootings is how mental healthcare can be made more accessible. In nearly every instance, the shooter or suspected shooter is discovered to have a history of mental instability, leading many to conclude that the issue isn't about the guns.
Dietrich said Parmley was a deeply troubled and controlling man. She said he suffered from alcoholism and had anger issues. Could he have benefited from mental healthcare? Would Amanda be alive today if he had?
"Maybe," Dietrich said. "It could've helped him. I honestly don't know. He had lots of issues. The man who killed Mandy was an evil man. To kill a human being, to kill children — something has to be wrong."
American love affair
Why are guns so important to Americans?
At a ratio of nearly a gun to every person, according to the Small Arms Survey in Geneva, Switzerland, America is the most armed populace in history. A distant second is India, a country boasting three times America's population. The Second Amendment is a right, but it's not a reason.
Put simply, America has a love affair with guns, Stapleton said. He likens it to the same love affair Americans have historically had with automobiles. Like guns, automobiles are more prevalent in America than any other country in the world. Like automobiles, guns helped build America into a world leader.
"So if you think about it like that, we have a love affair with automobiles, and we've had guns much longer," Stapleton said. "We all want the freedom to use them however we want, whenever we want. They're part of our history."
Booming business
One of the side effects of recent shootings, introduction of President Obama's gun control proposal and backlash from the NRA include an increase in guns sales across the country, and Indiana is no different. The market has been flooded with firearms.
According to the FBI, the number of criminal background requests from Indiana gun retailers has ballooned from 187,000 in 2007 to 346,000 in 2012. The number is up nearly double since the time before Obama took office.
"We've been here for almost 25 years, and this has happened about three or four times," said Mike Clevenger, owner of Crack Shot guns on 53rd Street in Anderson. "Anytime there's a call to enact legislation against the Second Amendment, this happens."
Clevenger's business can hardly keep product in stock. Shelves in his store rest bare and as soon as he gets shipments in, they're moving out the door in the hands of new owners.
"It's the atmosphere of the public," Clevenger said. "When people feel like they're in danger of losing their guns or feel threatened, we get really busy."
It's much the same on the other side of town at Buck Shot Guns on Meridian Street. Owner Mark Cole, who's also an Anderson Police Department detective, said sales are through the roof for every product.
Cole thinks people are looking for safety in unsafe times.
"Across the country, police stations are cutting manpower, home invasions are up, there are drug problems and police are stretched thin," Cole said. "A lot of people are buying guns because they don't want to have to wait for police in case something happens."
Clevenger said the most popular items have been semi-automatic handguns, simple to use and popular for home protection.
Sales are up, but Clevenger said he won't sell to everybody. Like all legally run gun stores, Crack Shot and Buck Shot run FBI background checks on potential buyers. The checks take a month to six weeks to process, and there's a fee. Marks like criminal convictions and incidents of domestic violence help determine whether the buyer is approved.
Even if the background check is passed, Clevenger said, he wouldn't, and hasn't, hesitated to turn down applicants he finds suspicious.
"That's a judgement call for us," Clevenger said. "Someone may say something or might not act right, and we won't sell to them."
He noted that background checks can't include mental health history unless someone has been adjudicated as mentally defective, and he doesn't see that changing with new laws.
"I wish we could see in everyone's mind before we sold them a gun, but that's not going to happen," Clevenger said. "I don't see how any law is going to change that."
The laws
For someone without a criminal history, obtaining a firearm in Indiana is a simple process.
Once someone passes a background check, they can purchase any legal firearm. Handguns taken into public require a carry permit, which can be obtained at a local police department or sheriff's department and is processed at the state level.
Rifles and larger guns do not require a carry permit.
The Anderson Police Department processed 672 carry permit applications in 2012, nearly doubling a tally of 394 in 2011. Increases came after both the Colorado shooting and the Connecticut shooting.
Anderson Police Chief Larry Crenshaw said gun ownership is a right, not a privilege, and he does everything he can to make sure someone who wants a gun and is entitled to one is allowed to get one.
"However, if someone has been arrested or been looked at a few times, even if he isn't convicted of a crime, we have to take a second look at that," Crenshaw said.
Prior to the Connecticut shooting, Madison County Sheriff Ron Richardson said his department processed about 10 gun permits a week. After the shooting, in just the seven business days remaining in the year, the department processed 80 applications.
After just 20 business days in 2013, the department reported an additional 197 applications.
Richardson, a former member of the NRA and a hunter, said he's in favor of making communities as safe as possible, but that responsible ownership shouldn't be threatened by the actions of others.
The loopholes
Federal law requires criminal background checks for licensed firearm dealers like Clevenger and Cole. However, according to the FBI, sales from licensed dealers account for only about 60 percent of all gun transactions in the United States.
Other sales come from gun shows, which are unregulated in 33 states, including Indiana, and allow purchases without background checks. Only six states require universal background checks at gun shows.
In a Feb. 17 case believed by police to be gang-related, college student David Lewisbey of Indiana was arrested after allegedly attending gun shows in Indiana, loading up a duffel bag with purchased guns and then passing them on to his alleged accomplice, Levaine Tanksley, for sale in Chicago, where gun laws are far more stringent.
The Internet is another avenue for gun sales. More than 4,000 websites offer guns for sale, according to the Department of Justice. It is illegal for guns to be bought and sold unless the transaction occurs between a legally screened owner and a licensed seller. But Americans have found work-arounds.
Online gun dealers were linked to both the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre that killed 32 people and the mass shooting at Northern Illinois University in 2008 that left five dead.
Guns and safety
According to a 2005 Gallup poll, 67 percent of gun owners said having guns made them feel safer in their homes, and a plurality of 47 percent of Americans in the same poll agreed that having a gun in the home makes them safer.
But are you really safer?
Strictly by numbers, having a gun in your home significantly increases your risk of death.
According to information from the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, the opportunity for a law-abiding gun owner to use a gun in self defense will happen perhaps once or never in a lifetime. Many more opportunities will arise for regular gun use to result in an accident.
Guns kept in the home for self-protection are 43 times more likely to kill a family member, friend or acquaintance than to kill an intruder, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Guns on the street make us less safe. For every justifiable handgun homicide, there are more than 50 handgun murders, according to the FBI.
Still, proponents of gun rights say they feel safer when they are armed. They argue that one opportunity in a lifetime could make the difference.
But some gun owners and supporters of the Second Amendment agree it might be time for tighter laws.
Doug Watkins of Anderson owns guns and said he simply loves to shoot for fun. But when regular people can't even go to the movies without worrying about a tragedy, something needs to change, Watkins said.
"We probably need a little more accountability, especially with the larger magazines," Watkins said.
One possible solution could be to manage gun use similar to car use, Watkins said. He proposes basic licenses for basic firearms, and increasing restrictions and more expensive ammunition for more exotic weapons.
What police face
"There's a potential for that, but it really depends on each scenario," Crenshaw said, when asked whether local police are sometimes outgunned by suspects.
Crenshaw said he's working to change traditional methods of dealing with crime in an increasingly unconventional world. It's not enough to train public safety officers in static, unchanging conditions.
"That's not real life," Crenshaw said. "We're trying to train our officers in combat-type shooting and high-stress conditions because that's the potential."
All Anderson police officers wear bullet-proof vests while on duty. These provide protection from most handguns, but not military-style machine guns.
Crenshaw said his officers have good protection, but it's impossible to be completely protected.
"Does the danger exist? Yes. Will laws reduce it? Maybe. But criminals act irrationally," the Anderson police chief said.
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3.75/5 rDev +4.7%
08-18-2014 03:46:50 | More by little_star
4.25/5 rDev +18.7%
07-06-2014 23:56:24 | More by GClarkage
3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
06-06-2014 23:19:41 | More by od_sf
3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
05-03-2014 02:07:57 | More by bostonryan
4/5 rDev +11.7%
This pours a cocoa colored foam with a dark roasty-chocolate color. There's a roasty aroma of dark chocolate. The flavor has a dry roasty-char charcter to it, of dark chocolate and heavy coffee. It reminded me of a Mexican coffee, that is the chocolate notes in a Mexican-origin coffee. I liked this character that came through in the beer, however I wish it had more of a body to support it. A mixed bag but one I'd have again on a cold, foggy night.
05-30-2013 09:16:00 | More by elNopalero
3.75/5 rDev +4.7%
04-21-2013 02:43:23 | More by MarioM
3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
11-22-2012 02:29:33 | More by t0rin0
2.75/5 rDev -23.2%
05-07-2012 17:03:48 | More by baysider15
3.25/5 rDev -9.2%
04-25-2012 19:21:41 | More by brotherloco
3.35/5 rDev -6.4%
Served on-draught into a half-pint glass. Reviewed from notes.
A: Pours a half-finger head of tan colour, light cream, decent thickness, and poor retention. Colour is a solid black.
Sm: Heavy caramel, light chocolate, and cream.
T: Rich chocolate, heavy caramel, and light roast. Deep but not complex. Really nicely built for what it is. Balanced. I do wish they tried for more; it's boring and simple but could be so much more. The richness is magnificent.
Mf: Smooth and wet; more porter than stout. Lacks cream. The thickness is nice. In spite of the oats, it should be coarser and dryer.
Dr: Very drinkable for a stout at the cost of proper mouthfeel. It could be so much better than this.
12-20-2011 03:13:50 | More by kojevergas
3.68/5 rDev +2.8%
On-tap at Magnolia
A: The pour is nearly black with a towering mocha colored head that slowly dies down.
S: Quite chocolatey to begin with, offering up both dark and milk chocolate aromas. There's a bit of a creaminess to the nose and a nice roasted malt note, with perhaps some burnt sugar.
T: Starts off with the roasted malt flavor. Some molasses and dark chocolate follow and coming through a little bit later is a sweeter, creamier, milk chocolate. Not too bitter, but there is some earthy hop flavor.
M: The body is maybe a little on the thin side and the carbonation is medium.
D: Not quite as rich as many oatmeal stouts, but still a pretty decent beer. Wouldn't mind ticking this one on tap again.
12-27-2010 08:58:29 | More by womencantsail
New York
4/5 rDev +11.7%
Poured a deep black hue with a one finger foamy tan head. There was good retention and lacing.
The smell featured a roasted malts, lactose and charcoal.
The taste consisted of dark chocolate, cafe au laite and a smooth smokiness.
The mouthfeel was toward the fuller side of the style.
Overall a tasty and robust oatmeal stout.
10-16-2010 18:53:51 | More by plaid75
4/5 rDev +11.7%
had this at the gastropub as part of a flight along with their highwayman ale, proving ground ipa, wit rabbit, half step hefe and a stone levitation pale ale.
good beer with hints of oat and roast.
i paired this flight with a fried chicken sandwich.
not counting the stone, i rank the beers in this flight...
1) wit rabbit
2) highwayman ale
3) half step hefe
4) stout of circumstance
5) proving ground ipa
06-26-2009 20:42:22 | More by GPHarris
3.6/5 rDev +0.6%
On tap at the pub.
Dark brown, not quite black with a small head skim across the top. Forms tiny bubbles around glass. Looks more like a porter.
Has a mild roasted scent with some chocolate & coffee aromas.
Big roasted coffee flavor with a considerable bitterness. Some faint chocolate & sweetness as well.
Feels smooth & creamy. Lingering roasted finish.
I'd gladly have again.
08-17-2008 18:20:15 | More by bbothen
2.5/5 rDev -30.2%
Great black color with a khaki-colored head that stick to the edge of the glass like a spiderweb.
Lots of bitter chocolate in the smell and a tiny bit of roast.
This is where things get weird. There is a huge crayon wax/plastic flavor that takes over everything except an oddly sour roast flavor. I have to suspect infection or something because I got nothing like this in the aroma and have never tasted anything like it in any stout.
The mouthfeel is wonderfully creamy regardless of the flavor.
I can't say it any other way than I did not enjoy the flavor of this beer at all.
09-09-2007 19:35:35 | More by bboven
3.25/5 rDev -9.2%
I had this on tap at the Magnolia brew pub in San Francisco, CA. It was a deep brown color with no head at all. It had an aroma of roasty barbeque, and was very flat with a strong roast taste. It wasn't very thick, more like a porter. Overall roast was the dominant flavor and aroma, and I felt that it was served a bit too warm for the tastes also.
03-13-2007 21:52:02 | More by kdoc8
3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
Dark brown to black in color, light haze, topped by a creamy tan head that leaves a nice lace. Dark roast malt aroma, a little espresso, touch of dark chocolate. Rich, dry aroma. Just as I would expect from this style. Flavor has a nice sweetness up front from the oatmeal., roast malt, some bitter chocolate, orange citrus bitterness. Slick and smooth mouth feel. Very drinkable. Really nice example of the style.
10-22-2006 22:06:08 | More by carln26
3.63/5 rDev +1.4%
Had on tap at the Magnolia brewpub. The appearance is dark brown, almost black color. The aroma is mostly roasted malt with a hint of chocolate. Flavor is the same but a little tiring, it gets old quickly. The moutfeel isn't as silky smooth as other oatmeal stouts I've tried, and while I'm at it I'll say that the carbonation seemed weak. Not the best beer I tried at Magnolia.
07-23-2006 14:24:59 | More by TurdFurgison
4.03/5 rDev +12.6%
This arrived as a mostly black color with little head. The lacing is minor.
The smell and taste are in-tune with each other and good on their own. A touch of chocolate rounds out the oatmeal and malts. As for the finish, it is actually fairly dry. This beer feels very nice in the mouth and goes down easily.
12-07-2004 19:52:27 | More by watermelonman
United Kingdom (England)
3/5 rDev -16.2%
Tap, Magnolia Pub and brewery, San Fransisico. Nothing spesh. Standard roast and choc, medium bittreness, decent flavours, but perhaps a little too subtle. A bit short and thin, especially for a stout of around 6%ABV, i suppose i expected a bit too much after having some very nice US stouts previously.
09-17-2004 10:57:18 | More by rastaman
4.4/5 rDev +22.9%
This beer is amazing. It pours a deep black with a thick tan head on top. It smells amazingly of both coffee and chocolate with some huge malt undertones. The stout is very full and amazingly tasty, finishing smoothly. The hops in this one make it unique for an oatmeal stout, giving a little finish of hob bitterness after the full body of the oatmeal taste. Like it and recommend it, the taste is very different.
05-20-2004 03:18:53 | More by chugamugofsud
Stout Of Circumstance from Magnolia Pub & Brewery
82 out of 100 based on 21 ratings.


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I wonder why they dont just remove the island in the middle of that road to make it wider?
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that could prove a bit costly for drivers...wouldn't driver need to have wider tires so as not to steer off the road? duh...
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North Carolina's top education officials now say charter schools must publicly reveal salaries, reversing a March announcement that the independent public schools are exempt from that requirement.
"Public charter schools should disclose how they spend all tax dollars, including salaries paid," State Board of Education Chairman William Cobey said in a recent email.
"Charter schools are set up and organized as public schools. Therefore I believe salaries are to be open to the public for review," state Superintendent June Atkinson said Monday.
Atkinson said that when the N.C. Department of Public Instruction said in March that charter salaries are not subject to public disclosure, "our attorneys misunderstood the question."
As part of its annual reporting on public pay, The Charlotte Observer has requested salaries from 21 Charlotte-area charter schools, which receive millions of dollars in state, local and federal money and are governed by nonprofit boards.
The request was placed as enrollment and investment in charter schools are booming, especially in the Charlotte region. This year, the state is spending $304.5 million for 127 charter schools that serve about 58,700 students, with counties required to kick in millions more. Twenty-six more charter schools will open in August, 11 in or near Mecklenburg County and six in the Triangle.
So far nine of the schools contacted by the Observer have provided the information or say they are preparing it.
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