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Fraud Sucks, but when VISA-MasterCard Fraud happen to you -
Here at MischelleWatkins.com I received a valuable VISA-MasterCard Fraud SCAM ALERT that I want to pass on to you.
The information on this particular VISA-MasterCard Fraud scam can be verified on Snopes.com.
What makes it particularly disturbing is how frequently VISA-MasterCard Fraud is being used successfully.
I have copied and pasted this nearly word for word from my email so that I do not miss any important details you may need to know.
Please pass this warning on to your friends and family! It is a timeless rendition os a VISA-MasterCard Fraud scam that happens over and over through generations.
Visa-MasterCard Fraud:
Please be aware and very careful who you provide your credit card info to!
This one is pretty slick since they provide YOU with all the information, except the one piece they want..
Note, the callers do not ask for your card number; They already have it.
This information is worth reading because by understanding how the VISA-MasterCard Fraud telephone Credit Card Scam works, you'll be better prepared to protect yourself.
One of my friends employees was called on Wednesday from 'VISA', and he was called on Thursday from 'MasterCard'. 24 hours ago another friend was called from Microsoft using this same scam!
This is how the VISA-MasterCard Fraud Scam Works:
Person calling says: "This is (name), and I'm calling from the Security and Fraud Department at VISA. My Badge number is 12460 . . . ,
Your card has been flagged for an unusual purchase pattern, and I'm calling to verify. This would be on your VISA card which was issued by (name of bank).
Did you purchase an Anti-Telemarketing Device for $497.99 from a marketing company based in Arizona ?"
When you say, "No", the caller continues with,
"Then we will be issuing a credit to your account.
This is a company we have been watching and the charges range from $297 to $497, just under the $500 purchase pattern that flags most cards."
"Before your next statement, the credit will be sent to (gives you your address), is that correct?"
You say, "yes".
The caller continues – "I will be starting a VISA-MasterCard Fraud Investigation. If you have any questions, you should call the 1- 800 number listed on the back of your card (1-800-VISA) and ask for Security. You will need to refer to this Control Number."
The caller then gives you a 6 digit number and then says, "Do you need me to read it again?"
Here's the IMPORTANT Part on how the VISA-MasterCard Fraud Scam Works:
The caller then says, "I need to verify you are in possession of your card." He'll ask you to, "turn your card over and look for some numbers."
There Are 7 Numbers
- The first 4 are part of your card number
- The last 3 are the Security Numbers that verify you are the possessor of the card.
These are the numbers you sometimes use to make Internet purchases to prove you have the card.
The caller will ask you to, . . . "Read the last 3 numbers to them (him or her)." After you tell the caller the 3 numbers, he'll say, "That is correct, I just needed to verify that the card has not been lost or stolen, and that you still have your card. Do you have any other questions?"
After you say, "no," the caller then thanks you and states, . . . "Don't hesitate to call back if you do . . . ", and hangs up.
You actually say very little, and they never ask for or tell you the card number.
But after my friends were called on Wednesday, they called back. . . within 20 minutes to ask a question, and boy are they glad they did!
The REAL VISA Security Department told us it was a VISA-MasterCard Fraud Scam and in the last 15 minutes a new purchase of $497.99 was charged to their card. Our friends made a real VISA-MasterCard Fraud report and closed the VISA account. VISA is reissuing them a new number.
What the scammers want is the 3-digit PIN number on the back of the card. Don't give it to them.
Instead, tell them you'll call VISA or Master Card directly for verification of their conversation.
The real VISA told our friends that they will never ask for anything on the card as they already know the information – Since they issued the card!
If you give the scammers your 3 Digit PIN Number, you think you're receiving a credit; however, by the time you get your statement you'll see charges for purchases you didn't make, and by then it's almost too late and-or more difficult – to actually file a VISA-MasterCard Fraud report.
What makes this more remarkable is that on Thursday, Our friend got a call from a 'Jason Richardson of MasterCard' with a word-for-word repeat of this VISA-MasterCard Fraud Scam.
This time he didn't let the caller finish. He hung up! Then he filed a police report, as instructed by VISA.
|Fraud Prevention Techniques for Credit Card Fraud
The police said they are taking several of these reports daily!
Police urged our friends to tell everybody we know that this scam is happening.
Our friends dealt with a similar situation again – just this morning, with the caller telling him that $3,097 had been charged to his account for plane tickets to Spain, and so on through the above routine.
It appears that this Is a very active VISA-MasterCard Fraud Scam, and evidently quite successful.


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Our main issue was our cabin.. 1120 which was without a doubt the noisiest we have ever encountered. Both in the evening into the very late night and then again in the early am. I called guest services the first night to request a cabin change, they sent a person to come and listen to the noise.He said it was pretty bad, I said I can't be the first ever complaint..no comment.I then called the from desk again and they said they did not have any other cabins but if on the third day of the trip if one opened up they would let us know in the mean time they offered us earplugs..rally a three and four year old with ear plugs. The did give us a bit of a discount which I was not interested in and a voucher for 10% off the next cruise,which I will be sending that back to them.Indeed on the third day a cabin in another area of the ship came available. We choose not to move because of the kids and all their stuff. The noise never stopped. Maybe shame on us for not checking more carefully the placement of the cabin but at the time of booking we repeated we were traveling with the young children.Never ever had such an issue on any cruise.
Next issue.. food for small children. I did bring things they like to eat but did not bring apple juice. Big mistake, AJ is only served at breakfast. When the 3 yr old took the first drink of it he yelled this is poison.I tasted it and it was really bad.. way to thick and sweet, smelled like vinegar. Also chocolate milk was only available at breakfast.
Next issue.. The carving station on Lido served whole turkey to be sliced.. As I waited in line I watched the carver pull the raw innards out and put them in a stainless steal container next to the cutting board. He then proceeded to carve from the turkey which was indeed raw and offer the meant to a man in line. The man said this is not cooked and moved on. People ahead of me just passed the station, I said to the carver the turkey is not cooked.. He said to the person behind me he was waiting for another turkey.
Staff was great, the situation with guest services and the turkey were really bad. I was offered ear plugs for the kids a second time and again asked are you really serious.
No more Carnival for us and that means several other people who we travel with.Their loss not ours.


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A woman shot one of two intruders as she hid in a closet in her home in Elm City Friday morning.
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A suspect, Christopher Devonte Joseph of Rocky Mount, approached the woman and she shot him. Joseph and the other suspect, Michael Daquarius Bynum of Rocky Mount, then fled the home.
The woman's husband said she was home that day because she was sick.
Joseph was found by arriving members of the Wilson County Sheriff's Office approximately 300 feet from the home. Bynum was found in nearby woods.
"A guy was laying down where
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Derrica Jean Pitts, 19, was booked by the Sterling Police Department on a charge of driving under restraint.
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W.O.D.: I S-INT Day 1 Week 1
ME: Chin Up
Post load to comments. Recover 5:00 - 10:00 then perform CFE S&C Wod
As Many Reps As Possible In 8:00 Of:
Pull Ups
Post number of reps to comments.
Perform 20-45min of skill/drills prior to Endurance WOD
3+ Hours Before or After CFE Strength & Conditioning WOD
Single-Sport (SS)
Choose ONE of the following sports:
Swim (TUE): Repeat 50m on 1:00 until form/pace deteriorates
Bike (TUE): Repeat 1k, spin/recover 1:00 until form/pace deteriorates
Run (TUE): Repeat 400m, recover 1:00 until form/pace deterioriates
Row (TUE): Repeat 500m, recover 1:00 until form/pace deteriorates
Ruck (TUE): Repeat 800m, 60# Ruck/Boots/Utes, recover 1:00 until form/pace deteriorates
Post sport, times, and number of completed intervals to comments.
Multi-Sport (3S)
Choose ONE of the following sports:
Swim (MON): Repeat 50m on 1:00 until form/pace deteriorates
Bike (WED): Repeat 1k, spin/recover 1:00 until form/pace deteriorates
Run (TUE): Repeat 400m, recover 1:00 until form/pace
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Comments (32)
on Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 06:36 pm
New formatInteresting idea, but a little more structure would be helpful. If you're not giving a fixed number of repeats or even a range (which I would greatly prefer) perhaps you could suggest an intensity level. For example, I could run 400s at 60% effort all day without much deterioration, but a handful of repeats at 99% of my max would cause a huge drop off in a short period. These scenarios both fit with the RX'd wod, but are totally different workouts.
|Jake Fisher
on Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 07:19 pm
RE: EthanI think you just solved or answered your own riddle, Ethan.
What would be the point of doing sprint repeats at a jogging pace? Sprint repeats should be at an all-out effort at which the athlete is capable of maintaining for the duration of training they have available.
The determination of the number of repeats and the intensity will also be personally dependent on the athlete's skill level and what their goals are.
on Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 07:30 pm
Power Speed Edurance on nookHas anyone downloaded this as a nook book? Does it work (do the pictures come out, etc.)?
on Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 08:21 pm
New FormatI agree, I like use of a range , the structure was nice, I think it keeps the person a little more honest
|Alan Pamayo
on Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 08:38 pm
VacationWish I was able to get to work with this new format but I am on a much needed vacation.
Then again this vacation is all for ice climbing in Colorado, so maybe I will still get a workout. If not on the ice, maybe at the local CrossFit .... maybe, but I am realistic.
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 01:25 am
RE: Power Speed Endurance on nookI downloaded it to my nook, it works just fine. The only problem I noticed, it's sometimes hard to make out the captions on the pictures. But other than that it's great.
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 05:25 am
Liking the CFE changesBeen doing CFE for over a year now for road cycling specific races. Before that, used to slave away at intervals and group rides and LSD's. No more! I like how CFE is not afraid to update and revise and thus improve.
I understand the concept of doing more reps if you got good form, but maybe if you can go beyond the RX'd rep scheme, you didn't go hard enough!
I'm good with the changes and I see the same thing at our local CFE affiliate, but for those here trying this on their own, don't think going for more reps on a short interval is better, GO HARDER and fail sooner. Now you've dicovered intensity.
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 07:06 am
e bookI have the nook app on my MacBook and iPad, the book looks beautiful
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 07:55 am
AgreeWhile I applaud the change to hug the thought process of until "form/pace deteriorates" which addresses how we should approach each workout; Providing a range is still recommended. If there is no range how can an athlete truly understand what the athlete is capable of when approaching the workout? Perhaps a minimum number of reps should be provided. If not, I see this still as 6-8 reps and if I am maintaining during those I will do more reps.
|charlie douthwaite
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 08:18 am
This is about quality not quantity, I like it.
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 08:32 am
PSE on KindleNgaudet, I haven't tried the Nook, but have downloaded the book to Kindle for PC. Most of the pictures look OK, but some of the tables with a lot of text need a big monitor to be legible. Not a problem for me, but might be an issue on a small tablet.
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 09:22 am
ebookThank you for your responses! I'm looking forward to the new format, but I think I'd benefit from the book even though I have experience with everything except swimming. My mobility will need tons of work.
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 10:21 am
re: FormatI like the change as it gives us the ability to program for ourselves within some limits. We're given a set time or distance, and we do it for as long as possible until form breaks down. Training for something short? Do fewer, go faster. Training for something longer? Go longer and dial the speed/intensity/RPE down a bit. Felt like you could've done more? Note that in your log book and make changes the next time the workout comes around.
I remember the big uproar when you did away with the Short, Long, and Ultra classifications, which was more structured than the training has been for the past year+. I'm sure there will be some confusion as people adjust to the new programming. Keep this bad boy as a 'sticky' and update the FAQ ASAP!
Looking forward to the upcoming programming!
|Kyle T
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 10:23 am
WODME: Chin Up
2x25#, 2x30#, 2x35#, 2x40#, 1x45#, 1x50#, 1x55# (barely)
WOD: 8min Pull Ups
132 reps
|Jody Bergeon
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 10:25 am
How to figure it out?I agree with Ethan, I like someone to say you will run this many at this intensity..but on a different question I have is I am new to the endurance part and am wondering do you do all above posted or 1 part only?? I am going to try and use this training format for a marathon. Thank you all!
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 10:27 am
compromise?I agree with both sides on the until deteriorates vs putting a min/max number. Ideally though you would be looking to do it with correct form, so if you're pushing to do it 8 times incorrectly, then you're not really understanding the point of the work out. But at the same time it might be good to say 8 reps or until form deteriorates?
|Lindakatarina Ek
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 11:58 am
LindakatarinaI did my running drills this morning. I had my 2 kids with me today and therfore I ran 10x 1.30 (one of them sleept in here carrier so I wanted to be able to hear her if she woked up).
ME chin up 22Ib
AMRAP pullups 8 minutes
61 reps
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 01:09 pm
Day 115Strength (Rx):
S&C (Rx): 129 reps
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 01:29 pm
Please give additional "recommended number of reps"Excellent idea to add the "skills & drills" descriptions. I also like the idea of doing reps until pace/form detoriates. For the latter, I would prefer to have additional "recommended number of reps", though. For newbies, this would give a rough understanding of how many reps they should be able to perform.
|Brad Williams
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 04:09 pm
1/7/13 WODInterval swim this morning. Did swim drills to warm-up. Scaled distance to 25m on 1 min. 20x25 on 1 minute- 21-23 seconds. Did some more drill work to cool-down after. 8 Min. Pull-Up AMRAP a few minutes later- 77 reps.
Did a 45 minute endurance ride after school with pedal stroke drills. Pretty good training day today.
I like the new training format. I might have been able to get more reps today, but could feel myself getting sloppy with my stroke. I know for running/cycling my pace can deviate more than 5 seconds during the intervals because of wind, elevation, terrain, etc. I always go by form. When I feel like I'm fighting my form then I know it is time to stop.
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 04:49 pm
Please go backnot a fan....I need someone to tell me exactly what to do...thanks!
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 05:50 pm
WoD result5x5 Back Squats @ 210#
(From 12/21/2012) For time: 75 sit-ups, tabata air squats w/weight vest, 75 sit-ups
T=11:31 tabata reps w/20# vest (14,15,15,14,15,15,15,14)
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 06:48 pm
WODME Chin up
75 x 5, 90 x 3, 100 x 2, 110, 110, 110
Need some serious work on one tight calf. Could have pushed through, but I decided to take it easy.
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 07:00 pm
New formatI think the new format is exactly what CFE is about. If you have ever done the SWOLF test in the swimming drill section you have two performance measures to improve on, efficiency and speed Aka strength. By doing the workouts till your form deteriorates you are essentially doing the same test in other sports. Just keep track of your two numbers and hope to PR reps or time or both! Working out with bad form has zero benefit.
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 07:32 pm
88# chin-up (2 x 20K kb). 106# is around the corner.
120 pull-ups. Partioned into sets of 12 for movement integrity.
|Jake Fisher
on Monday, January 07, 2013 at 08:44 pm
Daily ResultsPullups (ME) 50 / 2RM
WOD = 137 Pullups in 8:00
>> went 15 pullups, rest 15 secs, for 5 rounds, then as many reps as possible w/ 5-10s rest between
|Oscar Ek
on Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 04:08 am
Running SIRan home from work yesterday and did some running drills and 10 x 400 m. Kept good form and speed the first 8 but lost pace the last two.
Did rehab workout for my shoulder on monday morning, hade a surgery in the end of october and I am just getting back to full movement and strength
|benjamin palmer
on Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 05:39 am
Strict chin up w/ 88#. (KB's on feet.)
120 pull-ups. partitioned into sets of 12 for quality.
|charlie douthwaite
on Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 08:12 am
ME Pullups: 40#x3 55#X2 75#x1 75#x1 80# F
WOD: 128 10 on :30 for 5 min then the wheels came off and it was as many as possible with 10+ seconds of callous pushing and hand slapping
on Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 05:04 pm
|Dan D.
on Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 09:20 pm
WOD75 lb. chin-up
80 pull-ups
on Wednesday, January 09, 2013 at 07:50 am
NewbieStrength: used 165 lbs on pulldown machine (BW+40)


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We've talked a lot about how the iPad is making Apple some space in the enterprise. On launch, critics slammed the device for neither being fit for enterprise use nor for use as a netbook replacement. They were wrong. With iOS 4.2 the iPad is an even better fit for business. I've taken a short look at what's coming inside the upgrade, and identified five high-level iPad apps for business users.
Apple recently confirmed 65% of Fortune 100 firms are already using the tablet, or at least trialling its use. This is just part of its powerful market share -- if iPad were counted as a PC, Apple would be the biggest US PC maker, bar none...
"I don't know about you, but I've never seen an adoption like this in my life in enterprise," said Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook last month. "Enterprise is historically much slower moving on adoption."
[This story is from Computerworld's Apple Holic blog. Follow on Twitter or subscribe via RSS to make sure you don't miss a beat.]The promise gets better. Even while we look forward to iPad 2.0, existing iPad owners can look forward to some interesting enhancements once iOS 4.2 reaches the iPad this month, not least an extremely simple print and audio streaming feature, and lots of additional improvements:
With the new software upgrade, iPad sure is looking more and more like a netbook replacement (install an app called Desktop if you want a more productive iPad), so what apps exist for business users?
Cortado Corporate Server for iPad
Developed by ThinPrint, this solution extends the corporate network and desktop to the iPad, offering complete independence from location-bound workplaces. Essentially it is a secure VPN through which a user can access centrally-stored files and other resources, complete with user rights and security protection, and get to access pretty much anything they can on their corporate desktop from wherever they happen to be at the time. Additional features include:
Desktop Connect
Desktop Connect ($14.99) is another fantastic tool for enterprise users. It lets you connect to any computer from anywhere in the world -- you get to view and control Windows, Mac OSX and Linux computers. This is a complete desktop experience via your iPad. It supports VNC and Microsoft Remote Desktop. Communications are protected by 128-bit encryption. Additional features include:
WebEx for iPad
If your company goes in for WebEx meetings, then you'll be pleased to learn there's a free app that lets you join in these meetings using your iPad. This is a complete experience, you can share information and chat -- if you have a WebEx account you can even initiate a meeting. Additional features include:
MobileIron Sentry
Worried about security? Then you'll need MobileIron's Sentry software (the app is free). Using this, administrators with a MobileIron Sentry account can get a tight grip on security on an iPad, that's because the appdelivers real-time monitoring and response capabilities including:
Still worried about security? Then try Safe. This allows you to store and organise your sensitive data on your iPad -- and it is all encrypted with 256-bit AES security. This is handy because it means those incredibly secret company documents can be kept completely safe while you travel with your iPad. Lose your iPad and whoever has it will be hard-pressed getting at your data.
The app also lets you categorise all your bits and pieces of information, so credit card details can be kept separate from user accounts, for example. Additional features include:
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Texas abortions down, no longer 80,000 a year
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The World : Europe : Spain : Northern Spain
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Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
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WAUSAU (WAOW) - A Wausau store that has sold hobby and craft goods - from radio-controlled cars to cake-decorating supplies - for 50 years is closing.
"We are going out of business," Pope's Hobbyland owner Warren Pope said Friday. "We are having a retirement sale after 50 years."
The store will close Monday and Tuesday to mark down prices for the going-out-of-business sale that starts Wednesday, Pope said.
The business opened in 1963 and the current store on Third Avenue was constructed in 1976, Pope said.
"I started this thing because I was into model airplanes and flying radio-controlled airplanes," the 76-year-old Pope said.
As the store gets ready to close its doors, its inventory includes such things as beer- and wine-making supplies, kites, candy and arts and crafts supplies, the owner said.
"The radio-controlled car has probably been the best seller," Pope said.
The closing sale will run through Nov. 30, Pope said.
Pope said he and his wife Audrey have mixed emotions about closing the store.
"I feel sad and glad," he said. "I am sad that our good customers are losing out but I am glad for myself and my wife."
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Will O'Neill, a UMaine fourth-year men's hockey player, was profiled in the Boston Globe. O'Neill said the experience of playing at Alfond Arena resonated with him from his first game as a freshman, and that coach Tim Whitehead is "head-over-heels" committed to Maine hockey. In another story, columnist Bob Ryan toured New England's Division I men's basketball programs and visited Orono on Jan. 11 for a game against Boston University. In the story, Ryan notes that UMaine may have the best pep band in New England.
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RALEIGH — After pouring out a big bucket of lacquer thinner, Nate Sheaffer took up another bundle of bicycle chains and set to work.
Be careful what you ask for, he said, rubbing a chain with a rag. Every day, I think of that and laugh. I enjoy the complications of highly detailed things right up to the point where I have to actually do them. And they look great, but theres 50 hours of tedium to do something simple. So here Ive got 480 lengths of chain, which translates into 960 sets of screws to put up.
Still, the payoff would be worth it. Sheaffer was hard at work at Crank Arm Brewing Company, a new brewpub in downtown Raleigh. Funded in part by a Kickstarter campaign that raised $42,000, the brewery is an offshoot of Crank Arm Rickshaw, a transport service that gives people rides in bike-powered passenger carts. Not surprisingly, bicycle themes predominate at the brewery, down to brew names such as Rickshaw Rye and Unicycle.
With decor by Sheaffer, a local artist specializing in installations featuring neon and LED (light-emitting diode) lights, Crank Arm is also as much of an industrial art gallery as it is a drinking spot. The chains Sheaffer worked on were destined to form a backlit wall behind the bar, across from an interactive work taking up three 6-foot-by-12-foot panels. Turn cranks on the interactive piece, and bicycles travel across vistas fashioned of parts welded together from 70 bikes Sheaffer and his kids broke down.
Just another thing to confuse and befuddle the drunkards, which I like to think of as my lifes work, Sheaffer joked as he cleaned. The cranks are the same mechanism used in coin crushers in museums. Its stout with redundancies for safety, bolted to the wall and also cabled to the ceiling. Im overbuilding it, but drunks are drunks.
Dad, piped up Sheaffers 8-year-old son, Adam, from a nearby perch. Why did you have us take all those bikes apart so long ago? That was at least three years ago!
Actually, more like three months, Sheaffer told his son, pouring out another bucket of solvent.
Is that water? young Adam asked.
Fire water. Dont drink it.
You hear a lot about foreign competition taking over Americas industrial base, and thats exactly what put Sheaffer out of business in his previous career. Before reinventing himself as a full-time artist, Sheaffer ran a company that made commercial neon lights, stamping out identical duplicates of neon beer-company and retail-store signs by the thousands.
But manufacturers in China undercut the entire U.S. market for neon signs in the spring of 1999. Sheaffer went from the 15th-largest neon producer in the U.S. to out of business in a matter of months. By the end, Sheaffer and his brother were the last two employees down from a peak of more than 20 full-time workers. They shut the company down with one last custom sign out the door, and a six-pack of beer as a chaser.
Sheaffer was anything but bitter about it, however.
It was the best thing that could have happened to me, he said. I didnt realize how much Id come to despise what I was doing until taking a step back. I was wrapped up in every days task list, making payroll and everything else. Id gotten so far away from making art, it was hard to believe Id ever let that happen. I enjoy the prototyping and making the first few things of something, but not the mass production. And it had gotten to where mass production was all I did.
I turn things into other things
After going to work for a commercial construction company in Siler City, Sheaffer started putting as much energy as he could into doing art pieces on the side. Neon emerged as Sheaffers specialty while he studied art at UNC-Chapel Hill in the mid-1980s, when he started incorporating it into his sculptures. Nowadays, he uses as much LED lighting as neon.
Hes incredibly knowledgeable about the technologies, and he also has a pretty good artistic eye, said Craig Kerins, owner of Raleigh Architecture and Construction Companies and a regular client. Not everyone has both. Hes a real whiz at LED, color-changing lights, things like that.
When Sheaffers son was born in 2005, he quit working to be a stay-at-home dad while his wife, a pediatric neurologist, took care of the bread-winning. Once his younger daughter started kindergarten last year, Sheaffer relaunched himself into art full time, making one-of-a-kind indoor and outdoor signs and installations from his Raleigh house and Chatham County workshop. A business card advertises his wares as sculpture, illumination and Voodoo Upcycling.
I turn things into other things, he said. Sows ears into silk purses. I enjoy recycling. Not just because Im cheap, but because I like making things out of materials destined for the scrap heap.
Repurposing for cooler result
Some of Sheaffers more striking works include Eyecentennial, a series of 100 sculptures made from old streetlights, and a recently installed sign for the Springboard Innovation Hub at NCSUs Centennial Campus.
Crank Arm represents the most ambitious project during this stage of Sheaffers career, and it fits the brewerys overall mission of repurposing. The pubs brewing system is recycled from another brewery, and wooden beams from the old Dillon Supply Company building in Raleigh were used to make a low interior wall that Sheaffer decorated with industrial-sized gears.
We had some ideas about the interior, wanted to do some things, said Adam Echardt, one of Crank Arms partners. Nate ran with the concepts and brought them to exciting new extremes. It looks great.
A large part of Crank Arms vibe involves lighting and its reflection off of all of Sheaffers bicycle-themed pieces.
I look forward to drinking a beer here and basking in all the different light, he said. There will be lots of fun things going on, overhead and on the walls, and drinking a beer under that will be cool. Much cooler than seeing what I used to make, which was Miller Lite sign No. 200,736.
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Quantity and weight of products
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Packers and movers invest excellent quantity of cash on packaging products and moving. Remainder of the procedure include their very own solutions where they have some range of providing you price cuts or billing you a bit much less. They do not have any sort of control on products that they purchase from the market.
There are various top quality of packaging products and exactly what high quality and just what products will certainly be called for will certainly affect the price. Packers and movers might offer you alternatives and you could take a telephone call appropriately.
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Packers and movers business will certainly bill you the expense of transport and there is hardly any range of agreement. The majority of the moment the relocating business have their very own fleet advertisement if incase they need to work with a vehicle as each your demand, then the expense is nearly taken care of.
Also if the remainder of the procedure (packaging, packing, discharging etc) is exact same for lengthy and neighborhood span changing, the price differ de to the range in between both the places.
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Other than stuffing products and transport, remainder of the expense is for the solutions that a relocating business deals. Relocating firms are visiting bill you for packaging, discharging and packing.
Packers and movers firms additionally supplies add-on solutions like unpacking, re-arranging of items, making setups for your trip and so on. These add-on solutions are billed individually. Whether you wish these solutions or not is absolutely up to you and they will certainly readjust their fees correctly.
Perk Pointer: attempt and take care of re-arranging and unpacking on your own to conserve these fees.
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Songs is a terrific treatment and could recover several issues. It is likewise extremely beneficial for instilling self-control amongst children. Many moms and dads nowadays, consequently, like to offer their kids songs sessions. While several of the little ones visit go to courses at songs training camp, some are additionally being educated in your home. These residence schooled songs students should set up for their very own music tools. Music tools could at times be pricey and at the very first phases, it is most effectively to rent out musical instruments from an excellent tool rental firm.
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San Angelo Police Chief, Tim Vasquez, discusses the importance of the new weapons, but emphasizes the need for additional officers.
Connie Gonzalez reports...
Council approved over $160,000 to purchase new AR-15 rifles for the San Angelo Police Department at a discounted rate.
SAPD Chief Vasquez says through the rifle purchase program the city does not lose money, and this allows officers to purchase this expensive weapon.
"AR-15 is a very versatile weapon and after going through the rifle training program myself, it's probably one of the best tools that we have," Vasquez said.
Vasquez says with the added 160 rifles SAPD has the fire power necessary to perform daily duties.
"You're so much more accurate. You can put distance between you and the suspect, and with everything going on around the country we just want to be prepared and the AR-15 platform, it's just perfect for law enforcement."
Weapons are a necessary tool in this demanding job, but manpower is crucial.
In August, Vasquez approached city council requesting 19 additional officers totaling an additional $1 million (M) per year, but has yet to receive an answer.
"They don't sense the urgency. They're not feeling it, and my guys they're feeling it."
Vasquez says the department is below the FBI per capita officers for the local population.
Caseload is increasing daily, and in order to maintain the quality of life in San Angelo, officers are being overworked.
"We need the personnel to continue doing what we were doing before and it hasn't been easy."
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Mike Piazza's got a new autobiography in the bookstores, and I spent a week sort of semi-obsessed with it. I can't figure out precisely why this particular ex-ballplayer's memoir got inside my head. But I have a couple of ideas.
One, the book is exceptionally well-written, which isn't all that surprising, considering Piazza's co-author was Lonnie Wheeler, who's written or co-written a number of fine books over the years (in fact, I once spent a year living in the shadow of Fenway Park because of this one).
And two, Mike Piazza -- and I should be very clear that when I write "Mike Piazza," I'm referring to the character we meet in the book -- comes across as something of a case study in narcissism. Now, I can't honestly say that I really enjoyed all 347 pages; that's a lot of pages about a narcissist. But Piazza's pathology does give the book a quality that books of this ilk usually don't have. I don't remember a single thing, for example, about John Smoltz's book, or Tom Glavine's.
Speaking of Glavine's, I do want to tie up a loose end. Last week, I pointed out a passage in Long Shot in which Piazza referenced something Glavine had written in his book after they'd been teammates. Which seemed odd, since Glavine's memoir was published long before they were teammates. Glavine's book isn't indexed, but I've now been alerted to the passage that Piazza found objectionable:
What bothers me a lot is the misconception that athletes are born with a silver spoon in their mouth. I suppose some were. But that's not true for a lot of guys and that's not true for me. I wasn't afraid to get dirty and work hard even in the middle of January with the temperature ten below zero...
There are players like Mike Piazza, whose father is a multimillionaire businessman (and Mike probably never had to work a day in his life), but he loved the game and through hard work has become one of the best hitters in baseball. Not bad for a sixty-second-round pick.
Okay, so that's a bit of a backhanded compliment. Glavine not only singles out Piazza as one of the silver-spooned kids, but also lauds Piazza for his hitting but doesn't mention his defense at all. Granted, as near as I can tell from his book, Piazza never did work a day in his life. Well, except for all that hard work he did to become a great baseball player. And he did a lot of work on that. Anyway, Glavine's book was published in 1996, seven years before he and Piazza joined up on the Mets.
Again, here's Piazza's response to what he imagined, or remembered, or was told was in Glavine's book:
At any rate, I certainly respected his professionalism, and for the most part we managed to get along well enough, I thought. He's Catholic, and we often went to church together on the road. Frankly, I was a little surprised when Glavine later took a backhanded swipe at me in his book Home of the Braves, implying that he'd grown up with a lot less privilege than I had. I thought I'd gotten past all that.
Glavine wasn't implying anything; he stated it quite directly, and he was absolutely correct. What's odd is that Piazza still gives a damn.
But then, that's the theme that runs throughout the book: Mike Piazza really, really, really gives a damn what everybody thinks about him.
He really wants you to think he was a great hitter. Piazza hit 427 home runs in his career, and he mentions something like a hundred of them. He's got the record for the most home runs by a catcher. And right after the section where he talks about breaking the old record, he launches into an extended discourse about what a great player he was. Like he's trying to convince us, yes ... but also as if maybe he's trying to convince himself.
He really wants us to think he's not gay, and that beautiful women -- Playboy models mostly, and Baywatch actresses -- find him incredibly appealing. I wish the otherwise-estimable index listed mentions of "Playmate", "Baywatch", and "actress". But there are a lot of them in there. And when relating how he met his future wife Alicia, he simply describes her as "a Baywatch actress, and a former playmate, to boot." Later, he writes about becoming more sensitive, and feeling vulnerable, and realizing that a world with Alicia would be "a way better world than the one I'd been struggling through." It's a touching passage, followed by:
There was also this: The week of the wedding, the Daily News conducted a poll on baseball's hottest wife. In a close vote over Anna Benson -- the former stripper whose husband, Kris, was a starting pitcher who had just signed with us as a free agent -- Alicia won.
In 1993, Piazza was on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Inside the magazine, there was a photo of Tommy Lasorda -- Piazza's patron saint, baseball-wise -- pinching him on the cheek. Piazza now:
Honestly, I was bitter about that subject. Wherever we went, I kept hearing it over and over, in all forms -- the godson (which I wasn't), nepotism, the silver spoon, growing up as a dilettante, all of that. People assumed I spent my childhood taking violin lessons; that somehow my family bought my way to the major leagues. Nobody would give me credit for, one, being a pretty good ballplayer, and two, working like hell to get there. I know that credit shouldn't matter, really. But it did. In my experience, it would always be the hardest thing to get.
And there you have it. Piazza's smart enough to know that credit shouldn't matter, but he's not emotionally healthy enough to keep his desperate cries for credit and respect from showing up on nearly every page of his book. Which is, again, why I really can't recommend this book to readers. Again, it's well-written. But there just isn't enough material that isn't Mike Piazza begging for validation. There's actually not a great deal of baseball. All those great pitchers Mike Piazza caught? There's not much about them. The managers Piazza played for? There's not much about their managing, although Piazza does make it clear that Bobby Valentine wasn't his favorite. Piazza does refer a few times to a supposed conspiracy among the Hispanic players against him.
Really, the only reason to read Long Shot is to learn what makes (or made) Mike Piazza tick. And you can learn just about all you want to know about that in the 11-page epilogue, in which he essentially summarizes all his fears, all his desires for validation. I really do recommend all 11 pages, but here's the one paragraph that best encapsulates Piazza in all his pleading, narcissistic glory:
I'd be less than truthful if I didn't admit my legacy is something I ponder quite a bit. Mostly, it bewilders me. I honestly don't know why it is, exactly, that, from start to finish, I've been the object of so much controversy, resentment, skepticism, scrutiny, criticism, rumor, and doubt. I've thought about it quite a bit. Maybe it's because my dad was rich. Maybe it's because Tommy Lasorda looked after me. Maybe it's because, off the field, I didn't make much news on my own account and the press figured it had to latch on to something that resembled it. Maybe it's because I was a jerk from time to time. Whatever the reason, I suppose I might be a little oversensitive about it all, except that I feel I'm defending more than just my reputation. I'm standing up for what I consider to be -- deeply wish to be -- a fundamentally and triumphantly American story.
That's some speech. I doubt if those words came straight from Mike Piazza's lips. Which is one reason I'm reluctant to engage in psychoanalysis (the other is that I'm incredibly unqualified). But the "Mike Piazza" within the pages of this book is a sad, lonely man who seems little closer to adulthood than the brat who blew off Roy Campanella's funeral 20 years ago.
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CATEGORIES MoviesI grew up in a Jewish household, where my family liked to keep all the yarmulkes (for all you gentiles, that's the shiny piece of cloth you wear on your head during services) in a drawer in the dining room. So when Jason Segel tells Emily Blunt -- in this new clip from "The Five-Year Engagement" -- about a drawer exclusively dedicated to his religious belongings, know that it's based in truth. (Also, his mutha would be so proud!)
The upcoming Judd Apatow-produced comedy follows Tom (Segel) and Violet (Blunt), a couple attempting to get married, only to have many, many obstacles get in the way. In this scene, Tom and Violet's respective families sit down to discuss the religious customs that will be taking place at the wedding. However, because Tom was raised a Jew, and Violet a Christian, it makes the preparations slightly complicated.
Should the men wear yarmulkes? Yes, but then non-Jewish guests will have to receive communion. ("Wait, that's not happening at my son's wedding!") You can see the rather awkward exchange go down in the video above.
"The Five-Year Engagement," starring Segel and Blunt (and directed by Nicolas Stoller of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" fame) will hit theaters nationwide April 27. L'chaim!


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The Rockies' rotation, once so stable and full of homegrown pitchers, is in a weird, transitional state of flux. Jeff Francis and Aaron Cook are long gone, and Ubaldo Jimenez, the team's ace since his first full season in 2008, is a Cleveland Indian after last summer's trade. Some of their veterans remain, but to fill the last few spots in the rotation, Colorado has acquired pitchers left and right. The plan seems to be to throw them all against the wall and see who sticks -- most likely in order to keep their top pitching prospects in the minors longer -- but the kind of pitcher they have stocked up on goes against the idea of nearly every successful starter the Rockies have employed.
To understand the why, a little explanation is in order. This isn't new knowledge, but Coors Field is an extreme hitter's park. In 1999, the Rockies ranked second in the National League and fourth in the majors in runs scored, but after adjusting for park, their offense was actually 14 percent below-average (86 OPS+). The introduction of a humidor, in which baseballs were stored in order to counteract the dry, thin air of Denver, slowed offense considerably. But even with that, Coors remains baseballs most inflated offensive environment, as extreme and friendly towards hitters as Petco Park is to pitchers.
The humidor helped counteract homers to a degree, but there is only so much it can accomplish a mile above sea level. According to Statcorner, which uses three-year park factors broken down into component stats like singles, doubles, etc., lefties hit homers 13 percent more than average at Coors, while right-handers go yard 17 percent more often. Even Coors' post-humidor state puts the park in the same territory as the Ballpark in Arlington in terms of the long ball.
It's not just homers that the pitchers need to fear in Colorado, though. The ballpark's dimensions make outfielders cover a ton of space. Because of this, batting average on balls in play is higher than league average. In 2011, the league average BABIP was .295, but Coors was at .312. In 2010, the league sat at .297, Coors at .326. 2009, .299 and .317. These are all post-humidor years, too.
This kind of environmental disadvantage is why James Click, formerly of Baseball Prospectus but currently the Director of Research and Development for the Rays, introduced a park-adjusted Defensive Efficiency (PADE) back in 2003. The Rockies, who were close to the bottom via standard Defensive Efficiency, all of a sudden looked to be near league-average after park adjustments. That's a major difference, and a reminder of how important context can be when evaluating a team.
To bring it back to the Rockies' off-season, context seems to be what's missing in these moves. In this massive ballpark, where the combination of dimensions and thin, dry air is out to hinder pitching and help hitting, there are two routes to go that can make for decent pitching: the ability to strike hitters out, and a tendency to induce groundballs. Groundballs go for hits more often than flyballs in terms of BABIP, but are less problematic at altitude, and aren't going to accidentally become a home run. Missing bats means the defense doesn't even need to get involved, avoiding the pitfalls of the park completely.
The Rockies have basically avoided both strikeouts and groundballs this winter. Kevin Slowey was the first "Huh?" acquisition. While Slowey might be a decent enough starting pitcher in the right environment -- he walks almost no one, helping to counteract his below-average punch out rate -- Coors is not the right place for a pitcher with a groundball-to-flyball ratio of 0.7 (league average is around 1.1 to 1.2). And, while it's tough to draw conclusions on BABIP from just 532 innings, Slowey has a career BABIP of .310 -- not that surprising for someone who lives in the strike zone and relies on contact, and potentially problematic in a park where BABIP is inflated.
On Monday, the Rockies traded Seth Smith to the Athletics for Josh Outman and Guillermo Moscoso. Moscoso has had some decent strikeout numbers in his minor league career, but looked to be more average in that regard in the high minors with the Rangers. He struck out just 5.2 per nine in 2011 with the Athletics over 128 innings, and, as if that weren't enough, induced groundballs just 27 percent of the time. He leaned just as extreme towards flyballs in the PCL, as well, and if you want to use Minor League Splits' numbers as a rough estimate, 2011 wasn't the first time he eschewed grounders for air balls, either.
In Outman's 151 MLB innings, he has also been an extreme flyball pitcher, but his minor league numbers are a little more all over the place. Still, it's unlikely he'll lean groundball, and he doesn't miss a ton of bats. At least he knows there will be issues.
The Rockies aren't stopping there, as they have offered a deal to 49-year-old Jamie Moyer. That's the same Moyer who has given up 1.3 homers per nine since 2006 in a hitter's park less extreme than Coors and the same Moyer who has a G/F ratio of 1.0 since 2002, with one season that ever so slightly leaned more groundball than flyball in that stretch. Moyer, who has struck out 5.3 batters per nine and relied almost entirely on his change-up and guile over the years, will now have to contend with a park that was built to destroy pitchers like him. It's just a minor league deal, so it's not as if he is guaranteed a job, but if not Moyer then it's going to be another flyball-oriented hurler in the role.
In the long run, these arms don't matter. They are acting as a bridge towards the pitchers who do: Drew Pomeranz, Tyler Chatwood, Alex White, and Juan Nicasio. It's just disturbing in the short-term, if you're a Rockies fan, to see temporary bridges built with such a disregard for the environment they're placed in, especially after the team had the success they did with Jimenez, Cook, and present-day starters like Jorge de la Rosa and Jhoulys Chacin. In a division as winnable as the NL West, what appears to be a lack of effort to respecting context just might cost the Rockies in 2012.


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Train company responds to strike threat
– Greater Anglia spokesperson.
"We're disappointed that the RMT Union is intending to organise a [strike] ballot. We will continue to progress the constructive discussions that are taking place over this matter with the RMT and our staff representatives."
The Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) is balloting its members in a row over bonus payments for staff working during the Olympics.


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Mark Verdun
Mark is an Ambassador who studied abroad in London
Why did you choose to study abroad and how did you decide on this program?
I chose to study abroad because it gave me an opportunity to experience something different. I decided on London because I was able to do an internship while abroad, travel was relatively easy to other parts of Europe, and I got to see a few soccer matches.
Briefly describe a specific cultural experience you had on your program that made a lasting impression.
On a weekend a group of us decided to go to a market that was mainly comprised of food vendors. There were massive crowds of many cultures, to go along with the various types of food. It showed us, truly, how multicultural London has become. Some friends got curry, others tried the Thai, and countless other dishes to try. I stuck with the crepe.
Describe your overall study abroad experience.
The British Life and Cultures class, for me, helped to enrich the overall experience abroad. Each time we went to class we learned something new, whether a story our professor told, something on his lecture, or our own experiences which we shared. Our collective curiosity led us to continue to explore, and I attribute a great deal of that to my own study abroad experience.
Based on your experiences abroad, what are some of the benefits of spending a semester abroad? How has studying abroad contributed to your personal, academic, and professional development?
Studying abroad brought me out of my comfort zone enough were I was growing personally and placed in unfamiliar or uncomfortable situations, but not enough to break me. This helped strengthen inner confidence to be able to succeed, even in the face of an unknown situation. I was able to get to know 24 new people in the four months of living with them, which also helps in learning patience and group cohesiveness with housemates. Having an internship allowed me to get a glimpse of what working in a small business firm abroad may look like, and it provided me with working experience that I can then use upon graduation. Finally, it renewed an academic interest, in that we were learning about our environment, which allowed us to take what we learned from the classroom or on our field trips and apply it to our own time in London.
What advice can you offer for CSB/SJU students who are considering or planning to study abroad?
Save money before hand, and do not feel the need to spend it within the first month abroad. Pick a program based on the values and interests of yourself, and not on others. Plan your academic schedule with space to allow study abroad. If you cannot do a full semester check out the May term and ABE opportunities (they are just as rewarding). Do well in school now, it will show you can do well later (when you are abroad). Stay out of trouble (assume it will follow you abroad, which is bad). Apply! Go to the information sessions, talk with people who have been abroad to gain insights, and check out the Career Resources to help with the study abroad resume and interview.
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Good News for Antwerp Local School District Property Owners:
The Paulding County Budget Commission, which consists of the Paulding County Auditor, Paulding County Treasurer and the Prosecuting Attorney, met and reduced the Antwerp Local School Bond millage from 4.95 mills to 3.00 mills for the 2014 tax year. This will result in an estimated savings of $68.25 annually on a $100,000 valuation for the Antwerp Local School District Residents.
On November 7, 2000, the Antwerp Local School District voters passed a 4.95 mill, 23 year bond issue for the purpose of: to pay the local share of school construction under the State of Ohio Classroom Facilities Assistance Program. Meaning a bond levy was passed to generate revenue to pay for the construction of a new K-12 School. Those tax monies collected can only be used to pay for the debt of the construction of the new school building. This tax revenue cannot be used for general operating expenses, including salaries and benefits.
Because the interest rates were at an all-time low, the Antwerp Board of Education approved a bond refinance last year. Basically, it is just like your home mortgage loan and when the current interest rates are lower than the interest rate was when you took out the loan, you refinance your home mortgage loan and save yourself on interest that you would have paid over the life of the loan. By refinancing the bond issue, it saved the taxpayers of this district approximately $234,042 in interest that they would have had to pay on that higher interest rate. That money could only have been used to pay-off the debt of the school building.
The Paulding County Budget Commission annually reviews the cash balance of the bond fund, the estimated bond tax collections from the taxpayers, and the principal and interest payments that the district must pay-out annually. That Committee felt that our bond fund balance is high enough to lower the amount collected by the taxpayers from 4.95 mills to 3 mills for the next tax collection year. This is not to say the mills collected will stay at 3 mills. The Budget Commission may look at this again next year or future years and it could be possible that the delinquent taxes are higher than normal and Budget Commission would have to increase the mills to be able to have enough tax revenue coming in that we have enough in that fund to cover our principal and interest payments.
When this debt is finally paid in 2022, we will no longer have a bond levy and will no longer receive tax revenue for this bond issue. The County Auditor will make sure the collections in the last few years will only be enough to cover the payments due. At the end of this loan, the balance in this fund would be zero.
This is not saying that the Antwerp Local School District is a "wealthy" district. In fact, the district is considered a rural - low poverty district by the Ohio Department of Education and the district is at 37% free and reduced rate. The Antwerp Local School Board of Education, Administration, and Staff are continuously looking for ways to reduce cost and to be fiscally responsible for all funds managed by the school district. We work very hard at providing a top-quality education on a very low budget.
What exactly is a bond issue and how is it different from a regular tax levy?
Bond levies and tax levies are among the ways Ohio school districts can fund education. Both bonds and tax levies are paid through property taxes and both require approval from voters who live within the district's boundaries. Under current Ohio law, voter-approved levies do not increase with inflation.
A bond levy raises money that, by law, can be used only for capital costs —building construction and/or renovations, and vehicle and equipment purchases. The district sells bonds to investors, uses that money and then pays it back to investors over a specific period of time (such as 30 years). Bond Issues do not pay or provide for staff salaries or any general fund or other fund expenses. A regular tax levy generates money to pay a district's operating costs, such as salaries, equipment, utilities, etc. under Ohio's system of school funding.
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Saturday, August 23
* Cross Country @ Defiance HS Inv. - 9:00
* Varsity Volleyball w/ Lincolnview - 5:30
Monday, August 25
* Boys' Golf w/ Edon/Stryker - 4:30
* Girls' Golf @ Tinora - 4:30
Tuesday, August 26
* Cross Country @ Wayne Trace Inv. - 4:30
* Girls' Golf @ Edon - 4:30
* JH Volleyball @ Lincolnview - 4:30
Wednesday, August 27
* No Activities Scheduled
Thursday, August 28
* Varsity Volleyball w/ Edon - 5:30
* Girls' Golf @ AV/Tin/Elmwood - 4:30
* JH Volleyball @ Edon - 4:30
Friday, August 29
* Varsity Football w/ Edon - 7:00
Saturday, August 30
* Cross Country @ Columbus Grove Inv. - 9:00