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Magnificent Milestones, one of our fabulous Chicago retailers, dreamed up this lovely, golden variation of our Alyssa suite. Blending our Sparkle Gold and our Bright White papers with our Tan and Transparent Gold inks created this warm, gilded suite. The Sparkle Opal paper used for the intricate laser wrap adds another dimension of warmth and elegance. Top it of with one of our jewels and it becomes a one-of-a-kind invitation fit for a sophisticated soiree!
I know I am starting the year off right given this latest magazine feature for Spark. With all of the New Year's resolutions I set each year, it is always at the top of my list to have our work covered in major publications. I think any stationer will agree with me that is a wonderful feeling to see something you've done shot beautifully for any magazine, let alone Martha Stewart Wedddings!
I couldn't be more excited to announce that our work is featured in the Martha Stewart Weddings Winter 2013 issue. If you check out page 418 in the All That Shimmers article, you will see a full suite of lovely, simple type done in a rose gold foil on soft white museum board in 2ply and 4ply. It is hard to discern in the photo, but the pieces also feature edge painting in a complementary color.
We can't say enough good things about working with the team over at MSW, and their efforts truly shine through in each issue. This Winter 2013 issue is no exception. It is their largest issue to-date and is jam-packed with everything a couple could need for planning a wedding and just to be inspired about all that is possible for the wedding of their dreams.
This invite suite is available for purchase through any of our fine retailers located around the United States and internationally, as well as through Spark directly. Please contact a Spark representative today to find out how we can customize this suite for your big day!
Creative Director at Spark
Happy Holidays!
All of us at Spark would like to take a moment and thank everyone – clients, vendors, happy couples and letterpress enthusiasts – for a successful 2012. We are truly lucky to do what we do each day and feel very blessed. Thank you to those of you who worked with us for the first time and to many of you who continue to come back with exciting projects. As a small, family business, we value the relationships we have with each of you.
Last week, all of the Sparklers and their families gathered together in celebration. It was a wonderful time filled with great food (we can share some favorite recipes), laughter and goofy photos. The family members of the Spark were a little teary at times because we feel lucky to have such a great staff. When you have the right team in place, anything is possible, and that means that 2013 should be the best year yet for Spark!
Happy holidays and cheers to a prosperous new year!
She Magazine: Spark Tablescape
This year we had the pleasure of creating a holiday tablescape for SHE, a local Sioux Falls women's magazine. When trying to decide what theme to go with we thought it best to steer away from the traditional reds and greens and try something a little out of the box. One of our outspoken sparklers blurted out, "why not make it a frosty Christmas – we live in South Dakota!" We decided on blues, whites, and crystals/sparkles for our dinner tablescape. Putting our heads together and gathering our resources we collected anything in blue hues that we had around our houses, Christmas related or not.
Alana, Spark's resident wedding consultant and avid dinner party hostess, had some tips about decorating to share. "When decorating for something, it's important to use what you have. None of your guests will know that everything wasn't purchased for that certain dinner party. Also, don't be afraid to mix and match styles and textures to add visual interest to your table."
To incorporate a little Spark flare we used our silver striped party papers: placecards, gift tags, and table signs. The final product was an inviting display good for a frosty Christmas party or a dinner party to ring in the new year.
Color Inspiration: Golden Honey
Fresh off the press: Kate Holstein Calling Cards
Our recent printing of Kate Holstein Photographs calling cards were printed with our cool gray ink on our eco-friendly cotton 2-ply paper. The multi-talented Kate used watercolor to get the background gray effect. Logo design by Meagan Tidwell.
Color Inspiration: Mint & Gold
gold vase • place setting • macaroons • head table • dishes • letters • dessert table • feather • dresses • succulent • necklace • polkadots • cake • confetti
Shop Small this Saturday at Spark!
Join us this Saturday, November 24th, as we sparkle in-store with a 20% discount on all products plus special clearance bins on paper, envelopes and more!
Enjoy cider and cookies while you SHOP SMALL this weekend! Spark Stationery, 524 N. Main Ave, Ste 100. Tri-State Creamery Building, 221-5997.
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The Village Invites - Midtown
Owner: Linda Schonfeld | Manager: Adrienne Kierans
10 East 39th Street, 2nd Floor | New York, NY 10016
Contacts: Adrienne Kierans, Ariel Markowitz
E-mail: email@example.com | Website: www.villageinvites.com | Phone Number: 212.220.6199
How long have you been in business?
8 years and counting!
When did you realize that the stationery business was the right one for you?
After working in the fashion industry for several years I loved the idea of creating a personal stationery wardrobe for stylish new yorkers...complete with the most current patterns, prints, colors and typestyles.
What part of working with new brides is the most exciting?
On our initial meeting we sit with the bride and have her describe how she envisions her big day. This is where all the magic happens and the brainstorming begins!
When people say, "well it's just paper…it's going to get thrown away anyway" what is your reaction?!
My first reaction is that we are probably not the place for you. However, if you recognize that your invitation is the first glimpse that your guests will have into your wedding day and that first impressions make a big difference, then you're speaking our language.
What do you do with cards and invites you receive from family and friends?
I display them on my mantle for a few weeks. Invitations will then accompany pictures from the party in a photo album. Special cards I will keep and if the design is unusual I hold on to it for inspiration.
What tip can you give a bride about the invites she might order?
The wedding should not only reflect the location of the ceremony but also your own personal style. Don't be afraid to include personal touches like patterned envelope liners, colors and fonts you love.
What is a color combo that you're in love with right now for invites this season?
Metallic gold and tiffany blue. Elegant and happy all at once :)
Do you find Pinterest and Facebook helpful when relating with potential clients and how do you utilize social media?
We've been so busy this past year and haven't had a chance to use social media as much as we'd like too. Stay tuned…we are planning a social media makeover this season!
Brides rarely have a clue what they want when they sit down for invites…how do you lead them in the right direction to find their dream invites?
If a bride is overwhelmed with the choices she has we start with simple questions…"Do you see your wedding day more modern or traditional in style? Formal or informal?" Then we take it from there and start painting the big picture.
What trend are you seeing this season for invites?
Metallic ink, edge painting in bright colors, bold patterns and hand calligraphy accents. Custom illustration is also very popular, brides love having their own personal work of art.
Best advice for bride or bride-to-be about finding the perfect invite suite?!
Choose a stationer who will get as excited as you are when you describe your wedding day. When you start brainstorming ideas you'll end up with an invitation suite that is more beautiful than you've ever imagined. This should be one of the most enjoyable parts of the planning experience.
New! Holiday Photo Cards
Spark is proud to carry new designs from Tag & Company at our retail store front in downtown Sioux Falls! Check out their beautiful custom stationery for Holiday, Baby, Wedding, Save the Date and Special Occasions! Their stationery is eco-friendly, printed on thick, cotton stocks and matched with recycled envelopes - all at an affordable price. Visit us at 524 N Main Avenue, Suite 100, appointments are not needed so please stop by and take a peek.


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MISENHEIMER, N.C. - Pfeiffer University split a non-conference doubleheader with visiting West Liberty University on Saturday at Jack Ingram Field. The Lady Falcons notched a 4-2 win in the opener while Hilltoppers scored a 2-0 shutout in game two. Pfeiffer ends the day 7-15 on the year while West Liberty advances to 2-8.
Hannah Jackson got the Lady Falcons on the board in the first with a RBI-single that brought home Melanie Conklin. Celia Dew started a three-run fifth for insurance with a two-run single that plated Emily Workman and Tyresha Ellis. Dew would later score on Conklin's double. West Liberty would add two runs in the sixth on a two-run double by Felicia Hulslander.
Conklin grabbed the win in the circle with her complete game allowing just the two runs on five hits fanning a season-high 13 Hilltoppers. Workman finished with a pair of hits in game one.
In game two, the only two runs needed came in West Liberty's second frame as a RBI-single from Jennifer Young and sacrifice-fly by Jamee Burke would push two pair of runs across.
Pfeiffer's best chance in game two came in the fifth as Dew doubled and Conklin walked, but two-straight fielder's choices and a fly out to center ended the threat. Conklin would end game two with a 2-for-3 outing.
The Lady Falcons will now depart for Florida on Sunday to play five games in four days in the Orlando area.


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In late March, the ASPCA played a critical role in a three-state dog fighting raid that resulted in the rescue of nearly 100 animals. A few weeks after this intricately coordinated effort to rescue dogs in Texas, Missouri and Kansas went off without a hitch, we're able to update you on the dogs and the dog fighters.
The Victims
When we found these dogs, many were doomed to live their whole lives tethered by heavy chains—and on the day of the raid, many were left outside to suffer through a blizzard. Now, says ASPCA Vice President of Field Investigations and Response Tim Rickey, they're living in an entirely different world.
When the dogs arrived at our temporary shelter, our veterinary professionals, led by the ASPCA's Dr. Sarah Kirk, examined them quickly and thoroughly. Some dogs needed immediate care, while others require ongoing treatment which they are now receiving from ASPCA and local veterinarians.
An ASPCA behaviorist will be on the ground at the shelter throughout this operation, and while the dogs stay in our clean and spacious shelter, they will benefit from behavioral enrichment programs that incorporate toys, games and lots of fun interactions with people. The dogs will have regular access to one of several large exercise playpens, where they'll get to play with our responders and burn off excess doggy energy.
"Every day," Rickey says, "we're focusing on taking care of these animals and providing the best environment that we can for them."
The Suspects
The ASPCA continues to work to collect evidence and provide other support to law enforcement, working to ensure dog fighters pay for harming these animal victims. The charges are just starting to roll in:
Last week Pete Davis Jr. and Melvin L. Robinson, both of Kansas City, Kansas, were each charged in federal court with one count of transporting animals for participation in an animal fighting venture in interstate commerce. If convicted, they face up to five years in federal prison and a possible fine of up to $250,000.
"The case is not over yet—there's still a lot of work to be done on the investigation side," says Rickey, adding that he hopes to see more arrests in relation to this raid.
The ASPCA had been assisting the FBI, U.S. Attorney's Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies with the planning of this large-scale raid since November 2012. ASPCA Blood Sports Director Terry Mills provided his expertise to help these agencies maximize the operation's impact. Our next steps: continuing to provide top-notch care for these animals and working with authorities to secure the right to place dogs in loving homes.
If you've given to the ASPCA recently, from the bottom of our hearts: thank you. This raid is an enormous undertaking and a huge commitment, but we are dedicated to being there for animal victims of cruelty whenever they need us. If you haven't yet given lately, please consider doing so today. On behalf of animals across the country, thank you!
I'm so happy for these precious dogs. I hope they all find their forever homes with loving parents. But I don't think the punishment was enough! These scum bags should face a firing squad! They obviously have no compassion for anything except making a buck. May they rot in hell. God bless all those who had a hand in rescuing these dogs.
It is not only the inhuman that hold these events but I think they should get more then what they are getting, but we need to find away to do something about the people that go to watch this because they are just as guilty. They have to be finded big time also or they will just start one of these horrific blood baths with our very loveing animals. I wish I had a answer as what to do. I would give my life if it would stop this terrible terrible thing.
Those men deserve more than 5 years AND a bigger fine. While they are locked up, why don't we put them in chains the whole time they are in there. What they did to those dogs need to be done to them. I love animals. I also have a PIT myself. She is the most LOVEABLE and well manner dog that I have ever had and I have had many, many animals. PITS RULES AND SOME HUMANS DON'T !!!!!!!!!!!
They should get a death penalty for all the horrible deaths they have caused to innocent helpless creatures.
Thank you, I feel great that I'm helping a great organization. Now, for this people abusing this poor creatures , 5 yrs is nothing, they should be put away for at least 10 yrs or more.
Thank you for the wonderful work you to do protect these animals from a horrible fate. May your lives be blessed and filled with happiness. :)
While my sentiment lies close with those who have expressed their outrage violently toward those charged, I have a conundrum. They were charged with the transport of the dogs, not for setting up the fights or doing the violence upon them. If it is an eye 4 an eye, what punishment would fit transport crime only? We can't force them to drive around all day til exhausted, so jail time it is. As it greatly contributes to facilitating the fighting, I believe the time given should have been greater to discourage even what seems to be a passive participation in these heinous crimes. Most of these sops don't have any money which is why they took these gigs to begin with, so fines will get us nowhere. Except in the case of the actual organizers, who may have some funds. I also believe in using whatever methods are necessary to get info up the food chain from these bottom feeders by getting the names of those who hired them and keep on moving up the line til we reach the top. The real punishments belong to the orchestrators and those in the rings directing the madness violently. They are the ones who deserve the same punishments they caused directly or by being those that set it all in motion.
I second that motion...I enjoy mma but those guys want to be there, thats what they do...but to serve equal justice...may the punishment match the crime. I would be happy to be the duct tapper so all the bait boys and girls have no chance to defend them
selves, beat them, starve them, put an enormous tire chain on their neck so they cant hold their head up. The sadness is my whole life I have loved and done everything I could to protect and save animals. I have seen sooooo much hate and unbelievable stories of neglect and abuse...Honestly not only could I serve up some of that equal justice...but I just may enjoy it as well...and that scares the h e double hockey sticks out of me...
I agree with all of the comments made. Some of you have some workable ideas...5 years for EACH fighting dog plus 10 years for EACH dead dog would be a deterent. Getting millions of dollars out of these people is unrealistic...$250,000 is more realistic. ALL OF YOU can have a hand in changing the existing laws. People like Michael Vick should never have been allowed back into the NFL. Shame on our complacent society that allowed it. I am challenging every person who has written a comment to contact your individual State Lobbyists, Senators, Congressmen, Governors, and any other elected officials you can think of and demand realistic changes to the laws. Demand harsher punishments for these crimes against all animals. If we start voting our consciences and demand our elected officials listen to us we can affect immeasurable changes and get the harsher punishments in place. You have to get vocal with the right people and you have to do it continuously. Blogs, Facebook, newspapers, emails, phone calls...use all of these methods to get your voices heard. I have been doing this for 15+ years and it does work. We need to stop bitching to each other and we need to start screaming at the top of our lungs to make our voices heard in defense of all animal cruelty victims!
You are absolutely right. Now that all 50 states can charge aggregious animal cruelty as a felony,there is a basis for further action.We have to DEMAND,and keep it up.prosecutors,law enforcement,and law makers have to know that voters and citizens will not tolerate this.
All rights movements have used civic action to gain their goals.Political action is the way to go.


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Wendy's Whitecaps Soccer Clinics
Wendy's Whitecaps Soccer Clinics work with the local community clubs to provide free soccer clinics for boys and girls, ages six to ten (U-7 to U-11). Participants enjoy coaching from Whitecaps players and coaches, as well as autographs and fun prizes. Players from any club are welcome to attend.
Wendy's Whitecaps Soccer Clinics
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Vancouver Whitecaps next regular season game at Swangard Stadium is against the Minnesota Thunder on Saturday, April 26. Tickets for Saturday's match start at just $18 and are available at all Ticketmaster Ticket Centres, online at whitecapsfc.com or by phone at 604.280.4400. For more information on group rates, call 604.669.WAVE (9283).


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SUGAR LAND, Texas Sugar Land has turned down nearly $5 million to rename itself SugarDaddie.com for the next 10 years.
The dating website upped its original offer of $500,000, but Mayor James Thompson said thanks, but no thanks.
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SugarDaddie.com is a niche dating site that caters to affluent men who want to meet attractive, young women.
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SANTA ANA – A man who never knew his father was the missing link Santa Ana cold-case detectives needed to solve the apparent sexual assault and murder of a young mother and the shooting of her friend in 1978.
The case was solved earlier this month using DNA taken from crime scenes to identify family members of a suspected criminal.
California is one of three states that permit the technique, called familial searching. It has led to the 2010 arrest of a man suspected of being the "Grim Sleeper," a serial killer who terrorized South Los Angeles for two decades, and the 2011 arrest of a young man linked to the sexual assault of a woman at a coffee shop near the Santa Cruz Harbor.
The Santa Ana case marks the first time familial DNA has led to an Orange County crime being solved.
Mary Hong, a forensic scientist at the Orange County Crime Lab in Santa Ana, has been trying to solve the homicide of then 26-year-old Lynda Susan Saunders since 1996, when she developed a DNA profile of the perpetrator using semen left on the victim.
In the early 2000s, Hong retested the evidence using new DNA technology that provided a better identification of the suspect. The DNA profile was sent to the California Department of Justice's data bank and to the FBI's Combined DNA Index System, but there was no match.
The decades-old sexual assault and killing of Saunders and shooting of her friend, Michael Scott Reynolds, then 28, went cold. But in 2006, the Santa Ana Police Department's Cold Case Unit was formed to review more than 250 unsolved deaths.
Saunders and Reynolds, both managers at a Fiddlers Three Restaurant in Tustin, were attacked July 9, 1978, during a possible robbery.
While Saunders and Reynolds were sitting in a car, someone walked up from behind and demanded Reynolds' wallet. As Reynolds reached into his coat pocket, he was shot in the back of the head, Santa Ana police Detective Domingo Cabrera said. He survived.
Saunders ran from the car and was chased. Her body was found behind a nearby liquor store. She had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and head injuries and had been sexually assaulted.
With no leads in more than 30 years, cold-case detectives met with prosecutors in July 2010 and requested authorization to use family DNA in their investigation.
California limits familial searches to sexual assaults and homicides where there is a serious risk to public safety and all other investigative leads have been exhausted, said Michelle Gregory, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Justice.
The Saunders killing met the requirements.
Information developed from the state's familial search program suggested a man with a criminal history was a relative of the source of the DNA found at the scene.
Detectives tracked down that man, who had a brother named James Lynn Brown. Brown had a son, who willingly gave a DNA sample to Hong.


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verb ac·cred·it \ə-ˈkre-dət\
: to say that something is good enough to be given official approval
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ASRM Bulletins
February 23, 2015
The Fertility and Infertility Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), in partnership with the Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), intends to hold a scientific workshop on the relationship between fertility status and overall health in 2016.
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January 29, 2015
As part of a Media partnership with touchENDOCRINOLOGY, ASRM members receive free eBook access to touchENDOCRINOLOGY 'US Endocrinology' Volume 10 Issue 2
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January 15, 2015
This week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a new report,
Advancing Men's Reproductive Health in the United States: Current Status
and Future Directions.
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November 11, 2014
As part of a Media partnership with touchENDOCRINOLOGY, ASRM members receive free eBook access to touchENDOCRINOLOGY 'European Endocrinology' Volume 10 Issue 2
ASRM Bulletins
October 31, 2014
ASRM's newest affiliate society, the Society of Reproductive Biologists and Technologists (SRBT), has developed a communication to its members about the Ebola virus.
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October 20, 2014
Today, at the 70th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and Massachusetts General Hospital present their findings that the consumption fruits and vegetables with high levels of pesticide residue can affect sperm quality, while IVF fertilization rates are better for those men consuming more fruits and vegetables over all.
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October 07, 2014
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at HHS has asked us to help provide information to the health care community on Ebola.
Press Releases
July 24, 2014
French researchers have demonstrated the deleterious effects lymphoma treatment can have on spermatogenesis and found that, in most patients, sperm production recovers within two years post-treatment.
ASRM Bulletins
April 30, 2014
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Population Affairs and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new report, "Providing Quality Family Planning Services - Recommendations of CDC and the U.S. Office of Population Affairs." These new recommendations can play an important role in improving the reproductive health of all Americans.
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February 06, 2014
Please join RESOLVE and Avalere Health, a Washington, D.C. based company focused on healthcare business strategy and public policy, for a free event that will provide a comprehensive analysis of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its impact on state insurance mandates for infertility. Special emphasis will be given to key strategies the community should follow to ensure that the state mandates remain in place.
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text: News Archive Select a category, or browse all news stories below. Academics Arts Campus Improvements CORD Online Feature Events Faculty Home page features International Missions News Ortner Center Philanthropy Photogallery Podcast Publications Research Service Spiritual Staff Students Uncategorized Video Tip #1: Visit the Campus October 5, 2014 | Becky Daniel When deciding where you're going to spend the next four years of your life, it's important to visit the top 2-3 campuses to see which one really is the best fit. At Union, we offer opportunities for guests to become Union students during our Preview Days weekends, where they participate in the campus's social, academic and spiritual events. Two such visitors from this weekend shared their perspective and advice for high school students. Read more about Tip #1: Visit the Campus Welcome to Union College's Survival Guide! October 5, 2014 | Becky Daniel Being a parent of a college freshman can be overwhelming. There's a weight in your throat and heart when you drop off your child to college for the first time. You're left hoping that you made the right decision in which school to entrust your most precious treasure. You want to make sure your child can get a job, pay back any student loans and grow into a thriving adult. Afterall, this educational environment will help dictate what type of person this child will be for the rest of his or her life. Read more about Welcome to Union College's Survival Guide! Union College to host annual high school volleyball tournament October 6, 2014 Women's high school volleyball teams from around the country will soon gather at Union College on the weekend of October 16-18 for the annual Union College Invitational Volleyball Tournament 2014. Formerly known as the Mid-America Union Volleyball Tournament, the 2014 tournament will continue the seeded pool play format adopted in last year's event. Read more about Union College to host annual high school volleyball tournament Former GC President Paulsen to speak for church service October 2, 2014 | Stefani Leeper, student writer UPDATE: due to flight delays, Dr. Paulsen will not make it to vespers on Friday night. Dr. Jan Paulsen, former president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, will speak at Union College for Family Worship on Oct. 3 and give a sermon titled "Whatever Happens, it will be Okay," for both services on Oct. 4 at the College View Seventh-day Adventist Church. Read more about Former GC President Paulsen to speak for church service Olympic gold medalist to speak for Union's Leadership Symposium September 29, 2014 | Elena Cornwell, student writer As a Cornhusker linebacker, Nebraska native Curtis Tomasevicz faced barreling lineman nearly twice his size. But that's nothing compared to hurtling down the side of a cliff at 90 mph with nothing to protect you but a tin can. "Bobsledding is kind of scary," he said. "When you look over that cliff, you can't see more than 50 meters in front of you." Read more about Olympic gold medalist to speak for Union's Leadership Symposium No more needles: Union graduate develops inhalable insulin September 30, 2014 | Joellyn Sheehy, freelance writer For most asthma sufferers, an inhaler is a vital, often life-saving device designed to deliver much-needed medicine to lungs gasping for air. But Sam Shum, who developed a passion for chemistry and research while an undergraduate student at Union College, knew inhalers could be a lot more. Read more about No more needles: Union graduate develops inhalable insulin Class officers elected for 2014-2015 September 23, 2014 | staff writers Congratulations to the following students elected this morning as class officers. Read more about Class officers elected for 2014-2015 Iraq memorial service aims to begin healing, reconciliation September 23, 2014 | Ryan Teller, director of public relations "We received nonstop phone calls begging us for help," said Laila Khoudeida, a Lincoln woman whose Yazidi family immigrated to the U.S. when she was 12. "I cannot sit around and do nothing about what they are telling me." The Yazidi are a group of Kurdish-speaking people who live largely in northern Iraq. In early August, President Obama drew attention to the slaughter and persecution of Yazidis by ISIL in Iraq when he authorized food drops and air strikes to help save a UN estimated 40,000 people trapped on Mount Sinjar. Read more about Iraq memorial service aims to begin healing, reconciliation Writing Awards winners announced for 2014 September 23, 2014 | Natalie Bruzon, student writer Congratulations to the recipients of the fourth annual Union College Board of Trustess Writing Awards. They have each received a $1000 check to reward their excellence in writing. First-Year Research Writing Emily Wood, "Bridging the Gap: Yoga as a Treatment Method for Eating Disorder Recovery" Upper-Division Research Writing Michael Rohm, "Land of a Thousand Dreams" Expository Writing Read more about Writing Awards winners announced for 2014 Nursing chair honored by the Nebraska Action Coalition September 22, 2014 | Natalie Bruzon, student writer Nicole Orian, chair of the Division of Nursing, was honored as one of the "40 Under 40" by the Nebraska Action Coalition. This award honors 40 emerging nurse leaders in the state of Nebraska under the age of 40. A celebration of the nurse leaders was held in Union College's Woods Auditorium on the evening of Thursday, September 18. Read more about Nursing chair honored by the Nebraska Action Coalition Video: Finding a balance September 19, 2014 David Deemer, a junior biomedical science major, struggled to cope with all the demands of school and personal life. But thanks to the advice and friendship of dedicated professors and staff at Union College, David learned to live a balanced and successful life. Read more about Video: Finding a balance Experience the Great War: Library Fair September 18, 2014 September 18, 2014 | Sabrina Riley, library director The annual library fair will commemorate the start of World War I this year. For those of you new to Union College and unfamiliar with the annual library fair tradition, this is an open house event to which students, faculty, staff, and friends are invited to visit the library, enjoy food, experience learning activities, and perhaps win prizes while learning more about the library. This fall's fair will take place on September 18, 2014 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Read more about Experience the Great War: Library Fair September 18, 2014 Video: Project Impact 2014 September 12, 2014 | Steven Foster Union College students served at more than 60 sites throughout our community in Lincoln, Nebraska during the 34th annual Project Impact. For photos from the event, visit the Facebook gallery. Director: Steven Foster Lead editor: Steven Foster Videographers/Editors: Read more about Video: Project Impact 2014 My Project Impact September 12, 2014 | by Elena Cornwell, student writer It was cold. Really cold. So cold that when I rinsed my hands after eating my donut, they tingled under the water. But I didn't even question why I was outside at 7:30 on a Thursday instead of snuggled comfortably in my bed. The day is all about serving others. Project Impact would not be put off by a bit of chilly weather. Read more about My Project Impact The Ember Days to perform for Family Worship on Friday, Sept. 12 September 12, 2014 The Ember Days, an indie worship band originally hailing from New Zealand, will be leading out in Family Worship tonight at 7:30 in the College View Church Sanctuary. Read more about The Ember Days to perform for Family Worship on Friday, Sept. 12 Union College students to impact Lincoln ... for the 34th time September 9, 2014 | Elena Cornwell, student writer "It's incredible to watch the amount of people that come to serve each year," said Inonge Kasaji, the 2014 Project Impact coordinator. "Nobody ever walks away from Project Impact saying, 'Those were the worst four hours of my life.' Students volunteer each year because they want to connect; with each other, their community, and really do something good for others. That's how is should be all the time." Read more about Union College students to impact Lincoln ... for the 34th time Video: Alumni gifts make cutting edge research possible September 9, 2014 Brad Carlson and a team of faculty and students are currently researching a way to dramatically decrease the cost and increase the accuracy of detecting breast cancer. Thanks to Union College alumni and friends, the new Krueger Center for Science and Mathematics provides the space and the tools needed for their work. Read more about Video: Alumni gifts make cutting edge research possible Beccai to speak for first "Family Worship" of the year August 29, 2014 | Stefani Leeper, student writer Pastor Andreas Beccai will kick off the 2014-15 schedule of Friday evening "Family Worship" services tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of the College View Church. Beccai is the youth pastor at Green Lake Church, a Seventh-day Adventist community in Seattle, Wash. Although he speaks with a British lilt, his roots reach back to Accra, Ghana, the land of his birth. Living much of his life in countries where he is an ethnic minority, he has developed a passion for helping youth forge diverse networks of relationships. Read more about Beccai to speak for first "Family Worship" of the year Video: A parent perspective August 7, 2014 When Ingrid and Carlton Robinson sent their only son half way across the country to a school he had never seen before, they had no idea what to expect. What they found really surprised them. Come visit Union College for yourself. To find out how, check out www.ucollege.edu/visit Read more about Video: A parent perspective Video: Biomedical science major July 21, 2014 Dr. Frankie Rose launched a new biomedical science major designed specifically for students who plan to continue their education in medical school, dental school, or other medical preprofessional school. For more about science at Union College, visit www.ucollege.edu/science-and-mathematics Read more about Video: Biomedical science major Video: Meet Dr. Frankie Rose (Biology) July 21, 2014 Dr. Frankie Rose launched a new biomedical science major designed specifically for students who plan to continue their education in medical school, dental school, or other medical preprofessional school. For more about science at Union College, visit www.ucollege.edu/science-and-mathematics Read more about Video: Meet Dr. Frankie Rose (Biology) Video: Meet Dr. Corraine McNeil (Biology) July 21, 2014 Dr. Corraine McNeill love slugs and other creapy crawlies. Watch the video, and you might, too. 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Photos: Bizarre Border Busts
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Question, since they get checked coming in, if there were 4 people in a car and each one had a legal prescription for oxy, and they crossed every day, how coulod the border patrol stop them, that would be 400 - 600 pills per day, 30 - 50 k worth of garbage on our streets, per day
what is the law or laws regarding a person carrying a prescription across the border, it goes both ways, if an American crosses over into Canada, of course it is declared
should have sent the car to the crusher
almost 4 years ago
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Very intelligent? Let em in the U.S. he will be very productive here, we need more people like this in our prisons...
about 4 years ago
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LMAO@sewn into a car seat
about 4 years ago
about 4 years ago
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Why were their faces "fuzzed out"? It could be very possible that either of them might have some serious felony charges outstanding here in the US from another time that they were in this country illegally. Too many of these people have multiple on top of mutliple arrests for being in the US illegally. Had one guy who had 46 different alias' listed in NCIC alone.
about 4 years ago
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OMG really? The chair guy killed me.....
about 4 years ago
Oh did he have nerve,lol.
about 4 years ago
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about 4 years ago
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check that chair! it may be a person!!!
about 4 years ago
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What's going to happen when the Mexican truckers start hauling into AMERICA & their loads don't have to be checked? Yet if an AMERICAN want to go to Canada or Mexico, we need a passport.
over 4 years ago
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ha ha, favorite was the chair guy
The girl in the side of the truck was also rather clever...
The winner was the guy that was sewn into the chair. That's Hilarious. I wish I was there to see when they opened the car up.
over 4 years ago
28 Comments
Border Patrol Found 166 pounds of marijuana hiiden in their minivan. I guess whoever the Agent was assigned to that van had some 'splaining to do....


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Journal Articles
Consumer Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Intrinsically Motivated Online Content
2006, Journal of Management Info Systems
Alexandre B. Lopes, Dennis F. Galletta
Providing profitable online content has been an elusive goal, challenging many companies such as the New York Times, Disney/ABC/ESPN, and Microsoft/Slate. Charging for content has been hit-or-miss, attributable to a lack of generally applicable models of information value. Previous studies in the management information systems literature emphasized extrinsically motivated content (addressing tangible gains), while many sites target intrinsic goals such as entertainment or education. This study examines potential factors influencing willingness to pay for intrinsically motivated online content. Data from 392 college students indicate that even when analyzing content whose potential rewards are intangible and nonquantifiable, potential consumers focus on "expected benefits" as the main antecedent for willingness to pay. Other antecedents, such as perceived quality and provider reputation, only affected willingness to pay indirectly through expected benefits. Researchers are offered a baseline model for future study, and practitioners are advised to provide initial visitors a clear message about benefits of use to entice them to pay for content.
Lopes, Alexandre B. and Dennis F. Galletta (2006), "Consumer Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Intrinsically Motivated Online Content," Journal of Management Information Systems, Vol. 23, No. 2, Fall, pp. 203-231.
consumer assessment, e-commerce, information value, online content, service quality, service value


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THE HUMANS were formed in 2007 after Toyah was invited by the Estonian ambassador to tour Estonia. Highly experimental, the band reflects the distinctly different musical backgrounds and life experiences of its members. This creative formation marked a radical departure for Toyah who comments: "The songs are deconstructed down to the bones of raw experience, exposing human nature and irony". Dispensing with the conventional rock band line-up, the DNA of The Humans consists of the voice (taking much more of a role as instrument) flanked by two bass players, with no designated drummer or guitarist. Although recorded and live work can include programmed drumming, beats or guest guitar, the intention is to allow space for the vocal to sit above and alongside the soundscape rather than compete with the noise of a rock band.
To date the band have released two studio albums; We Are The Humans in 2009 and Sugar Rush in 2011. The Humans digitally release their third album, Strange Tales, digitally in March 2014, The Humans will play live gigs in support of the album release in the West Coast of America later this Spring. In a double-bill with Slow Music (Bill Rieflin, Robert Fripp, Peter Buck, Matt Chamberlain)), two live dates are confirmed for Seattle's Triple Door Club on 14 and 15 April 2014. This is followed by dates in Portland with details to be announced soon.
Strange Tales is now available digitally worldwide at iTunes / Amazon / Spotify
Recorded in Seattle, seven tracks make up the third album created by the transatlantic band comprising Toyah Willcox, Chris Wong and Bill Rieflin. Rieflin once again helmed production of the album. As previously stated, this third instalment in the musical adventures of The Humans adds more instrumentation into the mix with saxophone and violin featuring for the first time.
The confirmed track list is:
1. Slow Descent
2. She's Fast
3. Get In Your Car
4. Amnesia
5. Bedhead
6. Improbable Thing
7. Sleep Tight
SUGAR RUSH ALBUM REVIEW / elsey Valadez
The Humans' new 13-track album, Sugar Rush, is experimental, edgy in the simplest of ways, and nothing you can ready yourself for. It's the musical equivalent of a drive through a part of town you've never seen, and just when you think you've got the area figured out, you pass a sign welcoming you to the nearby town with restaurants of a different vibe, and even the sky looks a bit different. But don't consider driving back now, because you're on a one-way and the scenery stays intriguing.
The opening track "Titanium Girl", is gritty, with even grittier lyrics. Things slow down a bit on the second track, and steadily picks back up through "Sea of Size". A lot of the album has a deep, almost dark feel with primal drums that are never too complicated, and grungy guitars, with unforgiving vocals. But then the listener meets a track like "Put a Woman On the Moon", which features fast synth sounds, sounding like the soundtrack to a sci-fi movie about robots and space.
Other than this, Sugar Rush is a constant shifting of dark grunge and slower-paced haunts between tracks. Toyah Willcox's distinctive voice glides along each track in a majestic manner, while the album is carried by a consistent, prominent bass. These may be the only constants to the album, as each track has its own individual tone, and they all maintain that tone from the start of the track to finish–like chapters in a textbook, each has its unique role.
Sugar Rush has hints of a psychedelic sound with a grungy heart. There is enough experimentation to keep things feeling alive and never stagnant, but The Humans never overdo any of it. A hybrid of haunting and sweet, this album intrigues from start to finish.
CONCERT REVIEW / Financial Times, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney
* * * * The Humans are an art-rock band featuring two bassists and one, confusingly, is REM's drummer Bill Rieflin and Fripp on guitar. Willcox, in a black PVC top, a memento of her 1970s punk roots, led the line with expressive vocals, twirling dances and stylised stage movements: Stevie Nicks meets Brechtian cabaret.
The twin bass players, occasionally complemented by programmed beats, played sinewy, rumbling rhythms, a kind of twisted funk, with Fripp contributing a range of guitar effects, from gnarly riffs and a pounding cover of Hendrix's Purple Haze to delightfully subtle chimes. On this basis the work of Mrs Robert Fripp and Mr Toyah Willcox, as Willcox introduced herself and her husband, deserves a far wider audience.
SUGAR RUSH ALBUM REVIEW / earbuddy
The Humans have made that record we might have gotten if Tori Amos and Trent Reznor had ever come together for a full album in the late-nineties.
The band are a three piece, consisting of singer Toyah Willcox flanked by two bass players; Bill Rieflin and Chris Wong. Toyah's smoky jazz hall voice lays over the driving bass lines which are then fleshed out with electronic effects, drum machines, and the occasional guest guitar appearance (Robert Fripp does a bit of playing on this record). Sugar Rush is the group's second release, and it is a big one. This record sound like it could have escaped from the John Cale archives.
With the attitude of Tori Amos' best work (but not the raw emotion), Toyah's voice lays over these compositions that sound almost like Trent Reznor on The Fragile. The result is a record that feels slightly out of time, and comes with the necessary incongruities that come from such a melding. At times it feels like the vocal could have been recorded completely independent of the compositions and put together after the fact. Regardless, the diverging sounds are interesting enough apart and borderline amazing when they find their way to each other. Sugar Rush has the menacing and poignant feel of a jazz seance. On "Pebble", one of the moments where the whole performance sounds as one, Toyah's voice flutters beautifully on top of a downright scary bass drive that could have been lifted from any of the last three Tool recordings.
SUGAR RUSH ALBUM REVIEW / William Ruhlmann, Allmusic
Not to be confused with other acts of the same name, the Humans whose second album is Sugar Rush are veteran avant-garde rock singer Toyah Willcox and bassists Bill Rieflin and Chris Wong, a trio formed in 2007 to fulfill an invitation Willcox received to tour Estonia.
The singer-plus -two-bass-guitars line up may be unusual, but it is no more unusual than some of Willcox's other projects, and in practice, the music is augmented in the studio with other instruments, notably the guitar of guest (and longtime Willcox associate) Robert Fripp of King Crimson, who appears on every track of Sugar Rush. Still, drums and drum programming are relatively minimal in music that nevertheless has a strong rhythmic impetus.
It also has a strong flavor of the synthesized pop of the late '70s and early '80s as heard from such groups as Eurythmics and Yazoo, though Willcox is less angry a singer than Annie Lennox and less passionate than Alison Moyet. She has an ethereal, disembodied quality, even when the music is at its most aggressive, such as on "This Reasoning." The effect can even be mildly hum orous , as on "Sweet Agitation," which has something of a '50s rock & roll/doo wop feel. All of this makes the group name "the Humans" somewhat ironic. But it will appeal to fans of later King Crimson and some of the artier efforts of new wave rock.


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Grey Bloem recorded a 71-21 drubbing of rivals Grey PE while Affies eased to a 18-6 win over Glenwood.
Grey Bloem lead 38-7 at half-time, and continued their dominance in the second stanza for a 50-point win in Bloemfontein. The hosts have now won 13 of the last 15 rivalries. Affies did well to travel to KZN and cruise to victory.
In other results, Pretoria Boys' got over their hiding against Grey Bloem last weekend and downed Maritzburg College 34-24 while Noord-Kaap kept their unbeatened record against Langengoven Gimnasium.
Northvaal/Northern Cape results:
Grey Bloem 71 Grey PE 21
Glenwood 6 Affies 18
Pretoria Boys' 34 Maritzburg College 24
Noord-Kaap 27 Langenhoven Gimnasium 5
Diamantveld 51 Upington 15
EG Jansen 50 Menlopark 20
Sentraal 29 Duineveld 18
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First Known Use: 13th century
verb \ˈrāz\
: to lift or move (something or someone) to a higher position
: to lift or move (something or someone) to a standing or more upright position
: to increase the amount or level of (something)
Full Definition of RAISE
transitive verb
: to cause or help to rise to a standing position
a : to set upright by lifting or building <raise a monument>b : to lift up <raise your hand> <raise sunken treasure>c : to place higher in rank or dignity : elevated : heighten, invigorate <raise the spirits>e : to end or suspend the operation or validity of <raise a siege>
: to get together for a purpose : collect <raise funds>
a : to give rise to : provoke <raise a commotion>b : to give voice to <raise a cheer>
: to bring up for consideration or debate <raise an issue>
a : to increase the strength, intensity, or pitch of <don't raise your voice>b : to increase the degree ofc : to cause to rise in level or amount <raise the rent>d (1) : to increase the amount of (a poker bet) (2) : to bet more than (a previous bettor)e (1) : to make a higher bridge bid in (a partner's suit) (2) : to increase the bid of (one's partner)
: to make light and porous <raise dough>
: to cause to ascend <raise the dust>
: to multiply (a quantity) by itself a specified number of times <raise two to the fourth power>
: to bring in sight on the horizon by approaching <raise land>
a : to bring up the nap of (cloth)b : to cause (as a blister) to form on the skin
: to increase the nominal value of fraudulently <raise a check>
: to articulate (a sound) with the tongue in a higher position
: to establish radio communication with
intransitive verb
dial : rise
: to increase a bet or bid
— rais·er noun
— raise Cain or raise hell
: to act wildly : create a disturbance
: to scold or upbraid someone especially loudly <raised hell with the umpire>
— raise eyebrows
: to cause surprise or mild disapproval
— raise the bar
: to set a higher standard <new software that raises the bar for competitors>
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Examples of RAISE
- Raise your hand if you know the answer.
- Raise your arms above your head.
- He raised his head and looked around.
- She raised her eyes from her book and stared at him.
- He raised the cup to his lips and drank.
- I raised the lid and peeked inside.
- Let's raise the windows and get some fresh air in here.
- We raised the flag to the top of the pole.
- I carefully raised her to a sitting position.
- She raised herself onto her knees.
Origin of RAISE
Middle English reisen, raisen, from Old Norse reisa — more at rear
Related to RAISE
: an increase in the amount of your pay
Full Definition of RAISE
: an act of raising or lifting
: a rising stretch of road : an upward grade : rise
: an increase in amount: asa : an increase of a bet or bidb : an increase in wages or salary
: a vertical or inclined opening or passageway connecting one mine working area with another at a higher level
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- <the school board approved a raise in the maximum family income for students qualifying for reduced-price lunches>
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ABC didn't find ratings success with 666 Park Avenue and cancelled the show. How will Red Widow in the same timeslot? Will it be cancelled as well or end up being renewed instead? Time will tell.
This TV series follows a widowed mom who finds herself indebted to the Russian mob and under scrutiny from the FBI. The cast includes Radha Mitchell, Clifton Collins Jr., Luke Goss, Sterling Beaumon, Suleka Mathew, Erin Moriarty, Jaime Ray Newman, Jakob Salvati, Lee Tergesen, Wil Traval, Rade Serbedzija, and Goran Visnjic. The show typically airs Sunday nights on ABC. The network has ordered eight episodes.
Here are the TV show's ratings for the 2012-13 season, the best way to tell if Red Widow is going to be cancelled or renewed for a second season.
These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark and return to this page:
UPDATE: ABC has cancelled this show after one season.
Final season averages: 1.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.93 million total viewers.
Episode 01-08: Sunday, 05/05/13
0.8 in the demo (+14% change) with 3.41 million (-2% change).
Season averages: 1.10 in the demo with 4.93 million.
Episode 01-07: Sunday, 04/28/13
0.7 in the demo (-30% change) with 3.47 million (-15% change).
Season averages: 1.14 in the demo with 5.15 million.
Episode 01-06: Sunday, 03/31/13
1.0 in the demo (-17% change) with 4.08 million (-10% change).
Season averages: 1.22 in the demo with 5.43 million.
Episode 01-05: Sunday, 03/24/13
1.2 in the demo (+20% change) with 4.55 million (+4% change).
Season averages: 1.26 in the demo with 5.70 million.
Episode 01-04: Sunday, 03/17/13
1.0 in the demo (-9% change) with 4.36 million (-18% change).
Season averages: 1.27 in the demo with 5.98 million.
Episode 01-03: Sunday, 03/10/13
1.1 in the demo (-27% change) with 5.31 million (-26% change).
Season averages: 1.37 in the demo with 6.52 million.
Episodes 01-01 & 01-02: Sunday, 03/03/13
1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.13 million total viewers.
Season averages: 1.50 in the demo with 7.13 million.
It was a poor start for Red Widow. Compared to last year's premiere of GCB, the network was down by 32% in the demo (vs a 2.2 rating) but was down by 6% in viewership (vs 7.56 million).
Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
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MADISON — Boone County schools and students are learning the ABCs of the state's new accountability system as student performance results were unveiled.
The new accountability system is the result of West Virginia receiving flexibility from the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act from the U.S. Department of Education. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) no longer exists.
"We are very proud of the efforts of all staff in all of our schools. This new accountability measure provides schools with a clearer picture of individual student growth, thereby increasing each school's capacity to support students throughout their education. The result being students who graduate from high school are better prepared for college or a career," said Boone County Superintendent John Hudson.
"The release of this data is important for our students, teachers and schools," said state Superintendent of Schools James Phares. "This year's results include a mixture of positive results as well as several areas that must be improved. Most importantly, we know our teachers and students should be applauded for their hard work and efforts because even though the statewide assessment became more intense in 2010, the majority of our students continued to show growth."
As part of the West Virginia Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Waiver, the state is using its own accountability system created by West Virginia education experts for West Virginia students. This accountability system more effectively identifies struggling schools, provides individual student growth data, better directs resources to struggling schools and recognizes schools that are doing well.
Under the new accountability system, Boone County schools and students receive a score for factors such as whether students are meeting grade level expectations, how much a school has closed its achievement gap between groups of students, and how much students are improving academically no matter their current level of performance. The different pieces of data lay the foundation for the West Virginia accountability system.
The new accountability system also designates every school as a Success, Transition, Focus, Support or Priority school. The My School Performance website is a quick and easy way for schools, teachers, parents and students to review specific school data: http://wvde.state.wv.us/esea/performance/
Of Boone County schools, 5 schools met both student performance and growth expectations and earned a Success designation. Another 7 county schools earned a Transition designation because they showed some progress in meeting either student proficiency or student growth goals.
"The data clearly show that although our educators are working very hard, there is still much to be accomplished," said Gayle Manchin, West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) president. "The WVBE will not be satisfied until every student is proficient, attending school regularly and graduating from high school ready for college or a career. We will continue to support our educators in making this happen. We hope families and communities will continue to do the same."
"It is important for our schools to understand that the new accountability system is not about comparing one school to another," added Phares. "The system is about keeping your eye on the finishing line despite where a student starts and moving that individual student forward to proficiency."
Teams from the WVDE and Regional Education Service Agencies (RESAs) will continue to work with Boone County schools to provide support and student achievement strategies as principals and teachers develop targeted improvement plans for students. In addition, Boone County and the WVDE will work together to identify how resources can be reallocated to areas of need.
In addition, the WVBE and the Office of Education Performance Audits (OEPA) have been working for the last year to create a unified accountability and accreditation system. The WVBE believes when fully implemented these two systems can work in concert to leverage improved student performance and to improve the quality of school operations and learning conditions. The board also believes that by unifying these systems, it can create a viable reporting process wherein the public can evaluate the total quality of their schools.
The new expanded accreditation system looks at the total operation of each school in West Virginia and issues an accurate rating on both student performance and the overall quality of the school. The new system will be linked to school improvement with each school being expected to do a self-study of (1) student performance, (2) operations and (3) conditions and to complete a strategic plan.
Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, all West Virginia schools will undergo a rigorous on-site review. The reviews will examine student performance, organizational management/efficiency and the quality of learning conditions. These areas will determine a school's composite accreditation rating.
For more information contact Assistant Superintendent Lisa Beck in the Central Office at 304-369-3131 or visit the www.boonecountyboe.org and click on "Accountability."
Additional resources:
ESEA Parent Information: http://wvde.state.wv.us/esea/esea_flexwaiver_brochure.pdf
ESEA FAQ: http://wvde.state.wv.us/esea/esea_faqs.pdf
ESEA Principal/Teacher Information: http://wvde.state.wv.us/esea/support/
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Northside's early road toward a possible state title looks more like the East Central 2-A Conference tournament rather than the state playoffs.
That's because the Monarchs (11-0) are joined by three other
"Back in the old ECC that used to be the way it was," Northside coach Bob Eason said. "It used to be like a conference tournament. We just have to play who are lined up against."
The Monarchs, who won their fourth ECC title Friday with a 21-14 win over East Duplin, earned the top seed in the East pod as well as the No. 1 overall seed in the 16-team East regional, meaning Northside will have home-field advantage until the state final.
The Monarchs open with ECC foe Croatan (6-4), the eighth seed in the pod and No. 16 seed overall. Northside beat the Cougars 41-13 on Sept. 28.
The Northside-Croatan winner will play the winner of No. 8 (overall) North Pitt (7-4)andNo. 10 Topsail (7-3), which finished third in the ECC.
On the other side of the pod's bracket is sixth overall seed East Duplin (9-2), which opens with No. 13 Southwest Edgecombe (5-5).
Five other area teams also qualified for the NCHSAA playoffs.
Jacksonville (7-4) is the seventh overall seed in the East and will travel to No. 6 Rocky Mount (8-2) in the first round of the 3-A playoffs.
Southwest (9-1) is the East's second overall seed and will host Camden County (6-4) in the first round of 1-AA. Dixon (7-3) is the ninth overall seed and visits Goldsboro (9-1) in 1-AA.
In 1-A, Lejeune (5-6) earned the seventh overall seed and will host No. 12 Rosewood (3-7) while No. 14 Jones Senior (2-8) visits No. 6 Southeast Halifax (7-4).
Eason said there are pros and cons to having conference teams in the same bracket with his Monarchs.
"You're familiar with each other and so there's not anxiety about facing a team you've never played," he said. "But in the same breath when you play different teams that adds to the excitement of the playoffs. But no matter what we have to play and let the chips fall."
Eason didn't want to look too far ahead, but he is aware that if Northside and East Duplin each win two games, they will play in the third round. East Duplin coach Battle Holley is also aware of that, but added his team can't overlook Southwest Edgecombe.
"That will never happen unless we take it week to week," Holley said. "If we don't take care of business this week, we will be packing it in. We just really need to concentrate on this week. Southwest Edgecombe is probably the toughest draw in all of them."
Speaking of tough, Southwest finds itself in a difficult pod.
Southwest, the Coastal Plains Conference champion, opens with a six-win Camden County team, and if the Stallions win, they will next play the winner of No. 8 Gates County (7-3)and No. 6 Ayden-Grifton (8-2).
Third-seeded Northampton (9-1) is on the other side of the pod.
"I don't look ahead like everybody else does, but it does seem like (the Stallions have a tough road)," Southwest coach Phil Padgett said. "We thought we'd be in this pod with these teams. The only good thing is we get to play at home."
Padgett added that playing tough teams could elevate the play of his team.
"For five weeks we've played we haven't been returning punts and not running some things on offense, and that's not fun," he said, referring to SWO's lopsided wins. "It'd be good to go back to trying to win football games and having each possession important."
Conversely, in the 1-A and 1-AA, the biggest loser had to be Dixon.
The Bulldogs have their first seven-win season since the 1960s — and second in the CPC at 4-1, and they have to hit the road to open the 1-AA playoffs against Goldsboro, which haven't lost since a 67-7 loss to 4-A New Hanover in its season opener on Aug. 17.
And making it all the worse for Dixon was that Lejeune, which the Bulldogs beat 33-12 Friday night, is at home in the 1-A playoffs against a team it beat by 26 earlier this year aboard Camp Lejeune.
"It seems to me that we would be at home. That'd be great," Dixon coach Ray Swaney said. "But it is what it is I guess, and we're just going to play by the rules, play by the system that's in place at this point and go play a football game.
"The thing that is so annoying about it is the kids worked so hard to put themselves in a position to be able to play a home playoff game and they can't. So you hate it for the kids"
Still, Swaney knows there's a lot of teams that are putting their gear up this weekend and would love to be in his team's position.
"Yeah, we're excited to be playing," he said. "Wherever the state tells us to go, we're going to go."
Lejeune, meanwhile, doesn't have to go anywhere. The Devilpups will play host to Rosewood in a rematch. Lejeune rolled past the Eagles 41-15 on Sept. 14 behind Jamaz Richardson, who had 338 yards rushing and five touchdowns.
Rosewood's three wins came against teams with a combined 4-27 record.
"It's always nice to have that (home playoff opener)," coach Darryl Schwartz said. "It's good for the school. It's good for the exposure. It's good for the program. The teachers like it. The kids like it. It's kind of fun. Everyone talks about it at school and things like that."
While the Devilpups had their way with Rosewood in the earlier meeting, Schwartz said the Devilpups are banged up.
"We did when we were a full strength. Now we're down a few kids with injuries. That does hurt, and the grind of the whole season," Schwartz said. "It's the 17th week we're in, or 16th week; it's a toll on a lot of these kids.
"A lot of my football players haven't played football before. They're new to the game. So they're feeling the grind. We're doing everything we can to alleviate that and get them ready for the game."
Jacksonville coach Beau Williams hopes his team is ready to open with Rocky Mount. This is the first time the Cardinals have made the playoffs with Williams, the team's third-year coach.
"I think its good we are in because that's what you strive for," he said. "The message will be …this time if you lose, you have to put your stuff up. We want to make someone else put their stuff up."