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Since the first enactment of this section in one thousand nine hundred seventy-two, the focus of public education has shifted from a reliance on input models to determine if education programs and services are providing to students a thorough and efficient education to a performance based accountability model which relies on the following:
(1) Development and implementation of standards which set forth the things that students should know and be able to do as the result of a thorough and efficient education including measurable criteria to evaluate student performance and progress;
(2) Development and implementation of assessments to measure student performance and progress toward meeting the standards;
(3) Development and implementation of a system for holding schools and school systems accountable for student performance and progress toward obtaining a high quality education which is delivered in an efficient manner; and
(4) Development and implementation of a method for building the capacity and improving the efficiency of schools and school systems to improve student performance and progress.
(b) Purpose. -- In establishing the agencies the Legislature envisions certain areas of service in which the agencies can best assist the state board in implementing the standards based accountability model pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and, thereby, in providing high quality education programs. These areas of service include the following:
(1) Providing technical assistance to low performing schools and school systems;
(2) Providing high quality, targeted staff development designed to enhance the performance and progress of students in state public education;
(3) Facilitating coordination and cooperation among the county boards within their respective regions in such areas as cooperative purchasing; sharing of specialized personnel, communications and technology; curriculum development; and operation of specialized programs for exceptional children;
(4) Installing, maintaining and/or repairing education related technology equipment and software with special attention to the state level basic skills and SUCCESS programs;
(5) Receiving and administering grants under the provisions of federal and/or state law; and
(6) Developing and/or implementing any other programs or services as directed by law or by the state board.
(c) State board rule. -- The state board shall reexamine the powers and duties of the agencies in light of the changes in state level education policy that have occurred and shall establish multicounty regional educational service agencies by rule, promulgated in accordance with the provisions of article three-b, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
The rule shall contain all information necessary for the effective administration and operation of the agencies. In developing the rule, the state board may not delegate its constitutional authority for the general supervision of schools to the agencies, however, it may allow the agencies greater latitude in the development and implementation of programs in the service areas outlined in subsection (b) of this section with the exceptions of providing technical assistance to low performing schools and school systems and providing high quality, targeted staff development designed to enhance the performance and progress of students in state public education. These two areas constitute the most important responsibilities for the agencies.
The rule establishing the agencies shall be promulgated before the first day of November, two thousand two, and shall be consistent with the provisions of this section. It shall include, but is not limited to, the following procedures:
(1) Providing for a uniform governance structure for the agencies containing at least these elements:
(A) Selection by the state board of an executive director who shall be responsible for the administration of his or her respective agency. The rule shall provide for the state board to consult with the appropriate regional council during the selection process;
(B) Development of a job description and qualifications for the position of executive director, together with procedures for informing the public of position openings and for taking and evaluating applications for these positions;
(C) Provisions for the agencies to employ other staff, as necessary, with the approval of the state board and upon the recommendation of the executive director: Provided, That prior to the first day of July, two thousand three, no person who is an employee of an agency on the effective date of this section may be terminated or have his or her salary and benefit levels reduced as the sole result of the changes made to this section or by state board rule;
(D) Appointment by the county boards of a regional council in each agency area consisting of representatives of county boards and county superintendents from within that area for the purpose of advising and assisting the executive director in carrying out his or her duties. The state board may provide for membership on the regional council for representatives from other agencies and institutions who have interest or expertise in the development or implementation of regional education programs; and
(E) Selection by the state superintendent of a representative from the state department of education to serve on each regional council. These representatives shall meet with their respective regional councils at least quarterly;
(2) Establishing statewide standards by the state board for service delivery by the agencies. These standards may be revised annually and shall include, but are not limited to, programs and services to fulfill the purposes set forth in subsection (b) of this section;
(3) Establishing procedures for developing and adopting an annual basic operating budget for each agency and for other budgeting and accounting procedures as the state board may require;
(4) Establishing procedures to clarifying that agencies may acquire and hold real property;
(5) Dividing the state into appropriate, contiguous geographical areas and designating an agency to serve each area. The rule shall provide that each of the state's counties is contained within a single service area and that all counties located within the boundaries of each agency, as determined by the state board, shall be members of that agency; and
(6) Such other standards or procedures as the state board finds necessary or convenient.
(d) Regional services. -- In furtherance of the purposes provided for in this section, the state board and the regional council of each agency shall continually explore possibilities for the delivery of services on a regional basis which will facilitate equality in the education offerings among counties in its service area, permit the delivery of high quality education programs at a lower per student cost, strengthen the cost effectiveness of education funding resources, reduce administrative and/or operational costs, including the consolidation of administrative, coordinating and other county level functions into region level functions, and promote the efficient administration and operation of the public school systems generally.
Technical, operational, programmatic or professional services are among the types of services appropriate for delivery on a regional basis.
(e) Virtual education. -- The state board, in conjunction with the various agencies, shall develop an effective model for the regional delivery of instruction in subjects where there exists low student enrollment or a shortage of certified teachers or where the delivery method substantially improves the quality of an instructional program. The model shall incorporate an interactive electronic classroom approach to instruction. To the extent funds are appropriated or otherwise available, county boards or regional educational service agencies may adopt and utilize the model for the delivery of the instruction.
(f) Computer information system. -- Each county board of education shall use the uniform integrated regional computer information system recommended by the state board for data collection and reporting to the state department of education. County boards of education shall bear the cost of and fully participate in the implementation of the system by using one of the following methods:
(1) Acquiring necessary, compatible equipment to participate in the regional computer information system; or
(2) Following receipt of a waiver from the state superintendent, operating a comparable management information system at a lower cost which provides at least all uniform integrated regional computer information system software modules and allows on-line, interactive access for schools and the county board office onto the statewide communications network. All data formats shall be the same as for the uniform integrated regional information system and will reside at the regional computer.
Any county granted a waiver shall receive periodic notification of any incompatibility or deficiency in its system. No county shall expand any system either through the purchase of additional software or hardware that does not advance the goals and implementation of the uniform integrated regional computer information system as recommended by the state board.
(g) Reports and evaluations. -- Each agency shall submit to the state superintendent on such date and in such form as specified in the rules adopted by the state board a report and evaluation of the technical assistance and other services provided and utilized by the schools within each respective region and their effectiveness. Additionally, any school may submit an evaluation of the services provided by the agency to the state superintendent at any time. This report shall include an evaluation of the agency program, suggestions on methods to improve utilization and suggestions on the development of new programs and the enhancement of existing programs. The reports and evaluations submitted pursuant to this subsection shall be submitted to the state board and shall be made available upon request to the standing committees on education of the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates and to the secretary of education and the arts.
(h) Funding sources. -- An agency may receive and disburse funds from the state and federal governments, from member counties, or from gifts and grants.
(i) Employee expenses. -- Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, employees of agencies shall be reimbursed for travel, meals and lodging at the same rate as state employees under the travel management office of the department of administration.
A county board member may not be an employee of an agency.
(j) Meetings and compensation. --
(1) Agencies shall hold at least one half of their regular meetings during hours other than those of a regular school day. The executive director of each agency shall attend at least one meeting of each of the member county boards of education each year to explain the agency's services, garner suggestions for program improvement and provide any other information as may be requested by the county board.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, county board members serving on regional councils may receive compensation at a rate not to exceed one hundred dollars per meeting attended, not to exceed fifteen meetings per year. County board members serving on regional councils may be reimbursed for travel at the same rate as state employees under the rules of the travel management office of the department of administration.
(k) Computer installation, maintenance and repair. -- Agencies shall serve as the lead agency for computer installation, maintenance and repair for the basic skills and SUCCESS computer programs. Each agency shall submit a quarterly status report on turn around time for computer installation, maintenance and repair to the state superintendent of schools who shall then submit a report to the legislative oversight commission on education accountability. The status report for turn around time for computer installation, maintenance and repair shall be based on the following suggested time schedules:
Network File Servers.......................forty-eight hours
Local Area Networks........................forty-eight hours
West Virginia Education
Information System.........................twenty-four hours
Computer Workstations.....................three to five days
Printers..................................three to five days
Other Peripherals.........................three to five days
Agencies also shall submit an audit report to the legislative oversight commission on education accountability each year.
(l) Professional development. -- Pursuant to the processes and provisions of section twenty-three-a, article two, chapter eighteen of this code, each agency shall provide coordinated professional development programs within its region to meet the professional development goals established by the state board.
Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2015 Regular Session
The WV Code Online is an unofficial copy of the annotated WV Code, provided as a convenience. It has NOT been edited for publication, and is not in any way official or authoritative.


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Press Releases
Government-Led Efforts Targeting Eating Habits of Children Needed to Curb Worldwide Obesity Epidemic
Tax on Sugary Drinks, Limits on Marketing to Children Among Cost-effective Strategies
For immediate release: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 6:30 PM ET
Boston, MA – The global obesity epidemic has been escalating for three to four decades, yet long-term prevention efforts have barely begun and are inadequate, according to a new paper from international public health experts published in the August 25, 2011 edition of the journal The Lancet. The authors call on governments around the world to launch a coordinated effort to monitor, prevent, and control obesity, and the long-term health, social and economic costs associated with it.
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Boston High School Students Drinking Fewer Sugary Beverages
Following school district policy change, students drank fewer sodas, sports drinks and fruit drinks
For immediate release: Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Boston, MA – Two years after Boston schools prohibited the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages like sodas and sports drinks, local high school students were consuming significantly fewer sugary drinks, according to a new study published in Preventing Chronic Disease.
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In the Media
Boston launches ad campaign against sugary beverages
September 7, 2011
(The Boston Globe) — "Mayor Thomas M. Menino of Boston and public health authorities unveiled a public awareness campaign…that urges residents to reduce consumption of sweetened beverages…The campaign, which will include a media blitz, premieres a month before an executive order by Menino phases out the sale, advertising, and promotion of sugar-sweetened beverages in all city buildings…The…federally funded campaign will blanket Boston…[and] focus on black and Latino neighborhoods."
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Sugar Withdrawal
Boston high school students have fewer sweetened drinks
August 10, 2011
(The Boston Globe) — "The seven-year-old policy restricting the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages in Boston Public Schools appears to be paying off: Consumption dropped among high school students…The drop in Boston compares with very little change…among teenagers nationally…The Massachusetts Department of Public Health, at the direction of state legislators…proposed instituting a similar policy in all the state's public schools that would take effect in the 2012-2013 school year."
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Four Reasons Why I'll Lose Interest
1. You dont have a photo. Sorry if its shallow, but I want to know what you look like before I express interest. Now, if you have a profile that opens with a combination Calvin-Coolidge-Godzilla-Thomas-Aquinas joke, then Ill let the lack of a profile pic slide. The trouble is, without a profile photo I probably wont see it. Please, find a camera and use it; it shouldnt be that hard!
2. You have a photo, but I still have no idea what you look like. Giant sunglasses, pretty scenery, body-paint, ski-masks, and so on all have their place. Their place is not a profile picture on a dating site! Again, I want to know what you look like, not where you vacationed last fall. Im not looking for a date with Mt. Rainier. By all means have pictures showing the fact that youre into African Ceremonial Masks on your profile, but please have at least one photo that shows your undisguised face.
3. If your about me consists of about three sentences. I know, you want to be humble and talking about yourself feels weird. Believe me, I feel the same way. But look; I want to have some idea what kind of person you are before I decide to contact you. A single paragraph of which the only relevant information is Im nice and you can message me doesnt help much. Come on; this is one of the only times you can legitimately show off and talk about yourself without fear of being prideful. Go nuts!
4. If your three-sentence about me consists largely of any of the following information: Your name (I see it right up there under your picture), the fact that you are Catholic (its called CatholicMatch.com. Im going to assume youre Catholic unless you say otherwise, especially since I can also see the I accept all Church teachings icon right below your name), and/or the fact that you love your family (Im happy to hear it, but that doesnt tell me much about you). None of these things are bad to have, but if you have them youd better also have information on your interests, passions, dreams, personality, and so on. I.E. the stuff that isnt already assumed and that might give me an idea of what kind of person you are.
If you clear these hurdles, then were in good old fashioned any common interests/anything that really grabs me? territory.
Im not posting these to be mean or to make fun of anything, but because I really want all my Christian sisters to find the men they deserve and I worry that things like the above are probably hindering you in that regard, so I wanted you to see how things look from the masculine side of the equation. Hope this helps, and feel free to make your own lists!


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Fanfare-Colleges: A look at college and other sports news in brief
NCCU football on ESPN TV
NORFOLK, Va. — The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 2013 television football schedule announced Friday includes two nationally televised N.C. Central University home games.
NCCU's contest against South Carolina State, originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12, has been moved to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, as part of the ESPNU Thursday night broadcast.
The Eagles' Saturday, Nov. 2 noon matchup with defending MEAC champion Bethune-Cookman will be televised live on ESPNews. The noon start time reflects a schedule change.
NCCU head coach Henry Frazier III was excited about the scheduling. "It's awesome ... Last year our fans came out and packed the stadium for Thursday night on ESPNU and it was a sight to see on television," Frazier said. "For years to come, I want NCCU to be one of those programs that has multiple televised games each season."
Canes re-sign forward Dalpe
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms with forward Zac Dalpe on a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will play Dalpe $550,000 at the NHL level, or $125,000 at the American Hockey League level, with a guarantee of $150,000.
Dalpe, 23, played in 10 games with Carolina in 2012-13, scoring one goal, earning two assists (3 points) and averaging 12:18 of ice time per game.
Canes open at home Oct. 4
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes will open their 82-game regular season schedule at PNC Arena Oct. 4 against the Detroit Red Wings.
The Hurricanes will play six of their 12 games in October at PNC Arena, including matchups against the last two Stanley Cup champions, Los Angeles on Oct. 11 and Chicago on Oct. 15.
The Canes will be off from Feb. 9 through Feb. 27 as the NHL shuts down to allow its top players to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics on Sochi, Russia.
The complete schedule is available online at www.heraldsun.com.
'Jammin' on the Hill' finale
CHAPEL HILL — East Chapel Hill High School's annual summer "Jammin' On The Hill" high school basketball tournament at its main and auxiliary gyms continues today.
Ten teams from area high school programs divided into two pools are competing. Admission to the ECH fundraiser is $5.
Main gym games begin at 10 a.m. today with ECH-Carrboro, followed hourly by Northern-Riverside, Lee-Carrboro, Person-Riverside, Northern Vance-Northern and winding up with Hillside A-Lee County at 3 p.m.
In the auxiliary gym today, it's Voyager-Northern Vance at 10 a.m., followed hourly by Person-Hillside B, ECH-Voyager and winding up with Hillside A-Hillside B at 1 p.m.
Hillside A is composed primarily of varsity hopefuls and Hillside B is composed of likely junior varsity players.
Semifinals will be held in the main and auxiliary gyms at 4:15 p.m. followed by the championship in the main gym at 5:30 p.m.
Three Eagles recognized
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Phil Steele's College Football Preview magazine has named three N.C. Central players to its Preseason All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Team.
Senior offensive lineman Charles Goodwin, senior fullback Gabe Smith and junior running back Andre Clarke were all named to the second team.
Pigskin Preview tickets available
RALEIGH — Football coaches David Cutcliffe of Duke, Henry Frazier III of N.C. Central, Larry Fedora of UNC, Dave Doeren of N.C. State and Ruffin McNeill of East Carolina will be featured at Thursday's 11th-annual Bill Dooley Triangle/East Pigskin Preview.
The event, which begins at noon and includes lunch, a coaches panel discussion and a question-and-answer session, will be held at the Embassy Suites Raleigh/Durham/Research Triangle in Cary.
A benefit auction is included.
Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. and lunch is at noon. Tickets are $60 for individuals. To reserve a seat, visit www.raleighchamber.org online.
Creamer leads LPGA event
SYLVANIA, Ohio — Paula Creamer shot a 3-under 68 for a share of the Marathon Classic lead with Alison Walshe and Spain's Beatriz Recari at 8-under 134.
Creamer, the tournament winner five years ago when it was called the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic, is winless since the 2010 U.S. Women's Open.
Recari, the winner this year in Carlsbad, Calif., had the day's low round with a 65. She climbed from a tie for 19th after opening with a 69. Walshe had a 69.
Jacqui Concolino was another shot back after a 68. The world's top-ranked pro, Inbee Park, and top-ranked amateur, Lydia Ko, were 6 under along with Chie Arimura.
NASCAR bans aerial cameras
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR suspended the use of aerial camera systems Friday, nearly two months after a Fox Sports cable snapped and injured fans and damaged some cars at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Ten people were injured during the Coca-Cola 600 when part of the drive rope landed in the grandstand. Three people were taken to hospitals, and were checked out and released soon after.


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Waist (all around): 38"
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Rated 5 out of 5Â by t0rrid beautiful Bought the XS in white (5'3, 102 lbs) and love it! Looks great with delicate jewelry or layered with loose shirts. The slip itself is a very lightweight piece, however the subtle shade of the embroidery and braided straps make it seem more expensive. The straps were long on my dress, giving some unwanted exposure, but that was easily remedied by knotting them. The dress fits relaxed, as shown on the models, and is not short at all ( although i would have liked for the asymmetrical edges of the hem to fall a bit lower) Will be getting the black next :) 10.2.2013
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World stock markets mixedBy PAMELA SAMPSON
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | February 19,2013BANGKOK Japans benchmark stock index jumped Monday after Group of 20 finance officials refrained from directly criticizing Prime Minister Shinzo Abes government for trying to force down the yen. Other stock markets were mixed.
Currency policy was center stage at the weekend meeting in Moscow of finance ministers and central bankers from the worlds 20 biggest advanced and emerging economies. Japans currency was of particular interest because Abe has repeatedly said that he wants a cheaper yen to help manufacturers compete. Japanese exporters have long been unhappy with the yens rise due to its status as a safe haven.
The absence of criticism left Abe room to pursue his agenda, analysts said.
The lack of specificity will mean that the G20 statement will allow further unobstructed yen weakness in the months ahead, Mitul Kotecha of Credit Agricole CIB said in a market commentary.
Stock markets in Europe fell in early trading. Britains FTSE 100 fell 0.2 percent to 6,314.92. Germanys DAX rose 0.1 percent at 7,601.67. Frances CAC-40 lost 0.2 percent to 3,652.35. Stock markets in the U.S. were closed for the Presidents Day holiday on Monday.
The Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo surged 2.1 percent to close at 11,407.87. Australias S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.6 percent to 5,063.40. South Koreas Kospi was marginally higher at 1,981.91.
Mainland Chinese shares were mixed after a weeklong break for Lunar New Year. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.5 percent to 2,421.56. The smaller Shenzhen Composite Index rose nearly 0.1 percent to 970.09. Hong Kongs Hang Seng fell 0.3 percent to 23,381.94.
Today there is some softening but not large selling pressure, said Linus Yip, strategist at First Shanghai Securities in Hong Kong. The U.S. stock market will be closed, so maybe market sentiment may be a little more cautious.
Among individual stocks, BlueScope Steel soared 15.4 percent after the Australian steelmaker reported a $12 million loss for the first half of the fiscal year, an improvement from a $530 million loss a year earlier. The company said earnings were expected to continue improving.
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Christmas/Holiday Gift Exchange (Secret Santa)
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Christmas/Holiday Gift Exchange (Secret Santa)
Who'd be interested in doing another gift exchange this year? Please indicate on here if you'd like to. We'll begin the process this weekend of expanding the thread and explaining more of how it works for those who don't know.
1) You sign up here with this form:
Favorite things about the holidays:
Favorite Actor/Actress:
Favorite Color:
Favorite Movie:
Favorite Quote:
2) Then wait until I assign by PM the person you will be making a gift for. You will receive his/her form they filled out just like you.
IMPORTANT! It's a surprise do not tell the person you are making something for them.
3) Make a gift.
4) The gift can be:
A movie on YouTube you make for that person.
A graphic(s) you make in Photoshop or CS.
A picture you find of something that person would really like.
A song you wrote for that person. (Lyrics or video recorded as well)
A virtual gift basket of gifts (pictures) of things that person likes.
Anything else you can think of that a person would like.
Hint: The easiest things people usually make are graphics but anything can be given as long as it's creative and decent. (Please no naked/inappropriate pics of men/women even if that person has fantasies )
5) On or maybe a few days before Christmas we will start posting our gifts on here with the person's name/username so they know it's for them and so everyone can see.
Have fun and make sure to sign up!
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RE: Christmas/Holiday Gift Exchange (Secret Santa)
Name/Username: Miranda/mirandaagirll
Age: 20
Favorite things about the holidays: The Christmas decorations
Favorite Actor/Actress: Zac Efron, Ryan Gosling, Leonardo DiCaprio
Favorite Color: pink
Favorite Movie: The Paperboy, Liberal Arts, and Titanic
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James "Cubby" Hayden Owens was born February 20, 1939 in Bentley to Berry Bud and Chrystal "Crick" Neomi (Martin) Owens. He passed from this life March 17, 2011 in Centerpoint at the age of 72. James, often called Cubby, married Dee Daniels on August 22, 1960 in Madill. He was a lifetime cowboy who enjoyed the outdoors, bird and coon hunting and playing dominoes. He loved his horses and dogs and spending time with his family and friends. James was preceded in death by his daughter: Della Marie Owens; and parents: Crick and Bud Owens.
Reverend Larry Keith Lewis was born October 15, 1951 in Hayward, CA, to Alvis and Rachel (Wisener) Lewis. He passed from this life March 14, 2011 in Hugo at the age of 59. Larry Keith Lewis married Rita LaGene Knight August 11, 1970 in Empire, CA, and together they raised two children. Reverend Lewis pastored churches in Nevada, California and Oklahoma. He had been a minister since the age of 17. He was a tax preparer for H&R Block in Muskogee for many years, and was an auctioneer since 1990. Larry was recently retired and living in Rattan.
James Lewis Lamar, 74, of Jumbo passed from this life on March 20, 2011 at the Paris Regional Medical Center in Paris, TX. He was born on January 11, 1937 to the late Curtis Lamar and Jonnie Crook Lamar in Woodville. James married Priscilla Henderson on July 17, 1958 in Hugo. James served in the United States Navy for 20 years before retiring as a chief. He then earned his bachelor degree and taught school in Beeville, TX. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Antlers where he served as deacon for several years. James enjoyed crafting woodwork out of cedar.
Laura Ellen Davis was born November 1, 1928 near Bethel in one of the early moving towns in Eastern OK, to Calvert M. and Gertie E. (Mouser) Smith. She passed from this life on Friday, March 18, 2011 in Hugo at the age of 82. Laura married Grobin Davis on May 10, 1947, in Fort Smith, AR. They were residents of Oklahoma for the past thirty years. Laura worked as a post office clerk in Wright City and different offices for 20 years; she retired as postmistress of the Rattan Post Office after 3 years.
Harlan Eugene Boyett was born October 20, 1935 in Glendale, AZ, to Odis and Eva (Barrow) Boyett. He passed from this life March 13, 2011 in Tulsa at the age of 75. Harlan married Dolores Terry on November 4, 1961 in Carson City, NV, and together they raised three children. He enjoyed "helping" the grandkids pick up rocks and prickly pears out of the yard and watching Gun Smoke. Harlan especially loved playing with his grandkids and spending time with his family and friends at Arpealer's.


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Recipe by Vicki
"This is the white chocolate lovers' equivalent to heaven. Creamy sweet fudge with pecans. Serve it alongside traditional chocolate fudge for a beautiful presentation."
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1 (8 ounce) package
cream cheese
4 cups
confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons
vanilla extract
12 ounces
white chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup
chopped pecans
I've made this fudge 3 for 3 yrs now. What has helped it work for me are:
1) Make sure the cream cheese is
beaten very smooth first.
2. Beat the icing sugar in gradually.I
used the full amount.
3. I added about 2 oz more of white
chocolate. I also toasted the pecans
and stirred in some dried
cranberries. This year it started
to set before I got it into the
Thanks for a great recipe!
The flavor of this fudge was very good, providing you like the taste of cream cheese or butter cream icing. Not quite what I was looking for. It set up extrememly soft, too. Perhaps add more white chocolate to give it a more fudgy texture. I found, however, that substituting white chocolate for the milk and dark in Aunt Teen's recipe on this site made a much better white fudge. It came out to be the right flavor and texture, while this was a bit like solid icing.
113 Ratings
I used guittard white chocolate chips to make this. It melted very nicely. I halfed the confectioners suguar to 2 cups because I felt 4 cups was too much, and would make it way to sweet. Freezing for a few hours, and using wax/parchment paper (in the pan to set in) also helps a lot. I also experienced stickyness when I'd cut the fudge (I think it may be due the the fact that I halved the confectioners sugar), but I'm rating this recipe based on the taste, and it is definately 5 stars. I think next time, I'll add 1 or 2 more ounces to make up for the 2 cups of confectioners sugar. I think that may make it less sticky and easier to cut. Thanks for sharing such an awesome recipe. Although we don't celebrate christmas, it gives me more opportunity to make it several times during the year. :) Definately 5 stars. Awesome taste!
This fudge was AMAZING! I couldn't believe how good it turned out because it was very easy to make! My only suggestion is that you use parchment paper to line the pan, then after you've chilled it, you can just take the fudge out of the pan with the paper and cut it into squares, it's a lot easier!
This is a recipe my grandma use to make. My daughter lost it and I'm glad it's located here! TO make it easier you can use white chocolate chips and melt them in the microwave (be sure to stir every 30 seconds until melted).
Great recipe! Thanks for sharing. Was quick and easy! Set in less than an hour. I did use a little less powdered sugar (about a cup less) and just melted the white chocolate chips in the microwave. I also used Oreo cookies instead of nuts like someone else recommended and it made GREAT cookies and cream fudge! I will try putting wax paper on the bottom instead of greasing the pan next time. I will definately be trying this recipe again! Thanks!
This recipe was very yummy! I rarely bake with white chocolate, and most certaintly haven't melted it, so when I noticed that the chocolate got creamy and cream-cheeselike instead of meltey, I was a little thrown off. But, it worked out well, and the batch was sooooo good after it chilled. I threw in crushed Oreo cookies into the batter before adding the chocolate and made cookies and cream fudge!
I try and add a couple new recipes to my holiday baking every year. This year it was this one and it did not dissapoint. I ended up making batch after batch as it was so good I just kept giving it away. I ended up making 3 batches to take to my veterenarians office, as every time I would take one they would ask me to bring another. I will continue to make this at the holidays.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Serving Size: 1/40 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 40
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 126
Calories from Fat: 55
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Tell Max that it concerns the Sandman....
A very junior agent answers Vladimir's call, but it could have been the Chief of the Circus himself. No one at the British Secret Service considers the old spy to be anything except a senile has-been who can't give up the game - until he's shot in the face at point-blank range. Although George Smiley (code-name: Max) is officially retired, he's summoned to identify the body now bearing Moscow Centre's bloody imprimatur. As he works to unearth his friend's fatal secrets, Smiley heads inexorably toward one final reckoning with Karla - his "dark grail".
In Smiley's People, master storyteller John le Carré brings his acclaimed Karla trilogy to its unforgettable, spellbinding conclusion.
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"... there are times when silence is a poem." - John Fowles, the Magus ^(;,;)^
"NEAR Perfect Ending for One Best Trilogies Ever"
Like with the Honourable Schoolboy, Smiley's People on its own is perhaps a 4/4.5 star novel. It is fantastic, but taken as an entire work, the Karla Trilogy is simply amazing
A near perfect ending for one of the, if not THE, best trilogies ever (LOTR perhaps). Is there a better summation for the place we find ourselves HERE and NOW in this the 21st century? Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was a fantastic spy novel that owed a lot to Graham Greene; The Honourable Schoolboy was another fantastic spy novel that owed lots to Joseph Conrad; but with Smiley's people, after reading/listening to it, you realize John le Carré owes nobody nishto now. He owns the genre.
Michael Jayston does an amazing job narrating le Carré. He belongs in the top shelf of audiobook narrators. His variation for voices is different enough to distinguished the characters, but subtle enough to not distract from the flow of the narrative or the melody of le Carré's prose.
"extraordinary reading"
Michael Jayston has a remarkable way with subtle changes to his voice; I have been familiar with his acting work since I lived in England in the 1960s. I watched him in the original BBC production of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, where he played Guillam. In this reading of Smiley's People, his vocal work as the excitable Pole Toby Esterhaze is memorable. He gets JUST the right amount of twisted English to reflect the man's origins even though he has lived in England for many years. And his voice for George Smiley is perfect. One can see Alec Guiness's face (the original Smiley of the BBC classic) as Jayston speaks his lines.
The VOICES which are perfect!!
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"Solid Smiley, Solid le Carré"
This is the seventh book of le Carré's that I have read in the last six months or so, most on audiobook. And it is definatly in the top half. Not sure the exact position, but le Carré seems to get the right balance of telling the reading what we need to know, but keeping us just enough in the dark to keep the mystery present.
Smiley's People is better than the Honorable Schoolboy and I think a great conclusion to the Karla trilogy.
"nice round up of the Karla set"
excellent and well written, i enjoyed the entire Smiley series even though technically he's not the main character in some of them and only pops up intermittently.
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"the best"
smiley the character is one of the most enjoyable characters in fiction - he's a hero and so common at the same time
interrogation of gregoriev
karla in dehli jail
the reader jayston is just so good
Excellent!!! Narrator and story! I love Smiley and his 'circus'. Toby is especially good in this conclusion. Love it!
"Typical LaCarre, but that's a good thing"
As usual, a fantastic collection of people and stories that tie together at the end. The only issue I ever have with these as audiobooks is a lot of the foreign (especially Russian) names are hard for me to keep track of without reading them.
"So Nice I listened Twice !"
Suspense; drama and having lived the Cold War.
George is my fave; and not just because my name is also George ! George suffers in triumph while muddling through.
Tone, conviction and understated talent.
No, too heady for one sitting.
Wish audible would make a list of top rated reads available. THIS lives up to it's top score.
"My favourite le carre novel"
Yes, the story and the performance are both great
The ending, when Smiley met Karla.
George Smiley
Michael Jayston's performace is excellent. I don't think I can listen to another le Carre's novel that are not read by him!
The story is a virtual page-turner and the characters are so well developed. I'm a big fan of Le Carre and while this may not be my favorite of his, it's still really well written and performed here. Loved every minute of it.
He does an excellent job on bringing the characters to life and giving them their own personalities without sinking into making bad impressions of different characters. Really well done.
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Banks sees a winner in NCCU's Moton
Thing is, I didn't recognize Gene Banks the other night when he sat in front of me at the Morgan State-N.C. Central game.
He had a head full of hair the last time I'd seen him on TV.
But once told that the tall, bald brother was Banks, I was like, "Oh, yeah – that bad mammajamma from Duke!"
The 1978 ACC rookie of the year, who played in the NBA, is a scout for the Washington Wizards. Banks was in McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium to put his eyes on a kid from Morgan State, but he left liking what he saw out of three of NCCU coach LeVelle Moton's guys.
Actually, Banks liked what the Eagles in general were doing.
NCCU's tallest players are 6-foot-8 and 6-foot-7, while Morgan State had a 7-foot-2 guy in the starting lineup and brought a 6-foot-9 dude off the bench. So Moton spread the floor and dared the Bears to chase his smaller players, and NCCU won 69-61.
Uh, not that Banks was scouting coaches for the struggling Wizards, but he also left the gym thoroughly impressed with Moton.
"I've always liked him as a player. He's just smart, intelligent, worked hard," Banks said. "Then to find out and watch what he's done with this program, I'm not just impressed but I'm just elated to see what he's done.
"I watched how he coached. I watched how his players responded. I watched how he managed the game. I watched how he utilized different pieces and different situations."
Everybody has fallen in love with Butler coach Brad Stevens and Virginia Commonwealth coach Shaka Smart, who both run successful mid-major basketball programs.
Well, Banks would tell you that Moton is every bit as good as those guys.
"There's no doubt he has as much integrity, gamesmanship and knowledge of the game that he could be doing the same thing if he was at those schools," Banks said.
Duke beat Butler to win the 2010 national championship, and the Bulldogs also lost the same game to Connecticut the very next year.
But the point is that Butler cut in on the last dance on two occasions, and VCU waltzed in the 2011 Final Four.
Yet this season is just the second time NCCU even has been eligible for the NCAA tournament. Winning the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament next month would guarantee the Eagles a stop at the cobbler's shop to get fitted for dancing shoes.
Norfolk State won the MEAC tournament last year. The Spartans are undefeated in league play this season, but so are Moton's Eagles, who won at Delaware State on Saturday and tonight go to Maryland-Eastern Shore.
Banks on Moton: "He's got these players all buying in to playing together as a team, and he has a no-nonsense approach to where, 'This is how it has to be done. But if you're gonna try to do it your way, it ain't gonna work. It's gotta be done this way.'"
Sounds like that Polish gentleman who coached Banks at Duke.
"Exactly," Banks said. "Many people with their eyes, they just see wins and losses, crossovers and dunks. But I see what (Moton's) doing. These kids really, really buy into it and they feed on it, and that's the good thing that not many coaches have. We have coaches that are in the league now that have big programs, making big money, but they don't have that."
Raised by a single mama in housing projects in Boston and Raleigh, Moton can relate to the sort of budding basketball players who grow up fatherless and act like they don't want discipline but really do, Banks said.
Some of those kids could be brilliant players for NCCU, and Moton is the guy who can get them to the campus on Fayetteville Street, Banks said.
"If I'm Central, I would go in at the end of the season and I would lock him in, give him a guaranteed contract for the next three years -- guaranteed," Banks said. "His money needs to be upped at least another $35- to $50,000."
NCCU already has done some of that.
Moton was hired in 2009, inking a five-year deal with NCCU that was to pay him $100,000 annually. This past July, Moton's contract was extended a year.
Banks said NCCU needs to take care of Moton, homegrown, an alum whose squad is putting butts in seats.
"In real life, he's got a family, and he's got to be taken care of, too," Banks said.
Moton and his wife just gave their little girl a baby brother, and Pampers ain't cheap.
NCCU can't afford to say it has no extra money for Moton, Banks said.
"You're going to have to create a budget to keep a person like that, or you're going to lose out," Banks said.
A spokesman for Norfolk State said he wasn't aware of any coaching offers extended to Norfolk State coach Anthony Evans after his Spartans, a No. 15 seed in the NCAA tournament a year ago, beat No. 2 seed Missouri.
Banks talks like NCCU shouldn't take that kind of chance, even though Moton has yet to win big.
"I would say to Central, this is something you have to commit yourself to, because you've got a good product," Banks said. "Now what you have to do is keep putting money into the product and make it bigger and better."
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Chicago Wolves right wing Spencer Machacek has been named the team's Dan Snyder Man of the Year in recognition of his outstanding commitment to the Chicagoland community during the 2010-11 season.
The award is given to a Wolves player each season in memory of Snyder, who passed away on Oct. 5 2003, after suffering major head injuries in a car accident. Snyder spent two seasons with the Wolves from 2001 to 2003, and helped the team capture the 2002 Calder Cup Championship.
Wolves Chairman of the Board Don Levin, Vice Chairman Buddy Meyers and General Manager Wendell Young will present MACHACEK with the award before the team faces the Rockford IceHogs in their regular-season finale at the Allstate Arena on Sun., April 10, at 3 p.m.
"Spencer brings the same energy and enthusiasm to community endeavors that he exhibits on the ice every game," said Senior Vice President of Operations Courtney Mahoney. "His energy is infectious and reminiscent of Dan Snyder's. He is always a pleasure to work with and is very deserving of this award."
In his three years with the Wolves, MACHACEK has participated in multiple community endeavors, from hospital visits, to library visits, to speaking at Faith and Fellowship night, and has done so with enthusiasm. This year, he made several visits to local libraries as part of the Wolves "Read to Succeed" program, which has reached more than 500,000 children in 16 seasons. He also volunteered to visit with patients at local hospitals, and served as the player emcee for the live auction at the team's annual "Get Fed By The Wolves" event, which raised more than $16,000 for Chicago Wolves Charities.
The 22-year-old forward often went above and beyond to assist the team's community initiatives, offering to paint his helmet pink for Breast Cancer Awareness night, in addition to using a pink stink. He also served as a speaker at this year's Faith and Fellowship night, and stayed to answer questions about his faith and sign autographs for fans well after the event concluded.
MACHACEK was also one of 30 finalists from around the league for the AHL's 2010-11 Yanick Dupre Memorial Award, which honors the overall American Specialty/AHL Man of the Year and is given annually to one player who exemplifies a commitment to service in their community.
Previous winners of the Dan Snyder Man of the Year Award include former players Brett Sterling (2009-10), Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman (2008-09), Nathan Oystrick (2007-08), Brian Sipotz (2006-07), Karl Stewart (2005-06 and 2004-05) and Kurtis Foster (2003-04).


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Matador head coach Gary Victor begins his 18th season with the Northridge women's tennis program in 2015.
In the 2014 season, Victor and the Matadors finished with a 12-10 overall record and 3-5 mark in the Big West Conference. The team produced impressive victories over Air Force, Cal Poly, UC Riverside, Montana, UMKC, Boise State, New Mexico State and Cal State Fullerton. Individually, the Matadors saw several freshmen turn in strong rookie seasons. Freshman Mickey Hsu tied for the team lead with 12 singles wins and earned All-Big West Singles Second Team honors. She teamed with fellow rookie Kristen Poei to earn All-Big West Doubles Second Team awards. Finally, freshman Vivian Lin earned All-Big West Singles Second Team and then teamed with Criss Rodriguez to earn All-Big West Doubles Honorable Mention.
Victor and the Matadors posted a 10-11 overall record and 4-5 mark in Big West Conference play in the 2013 season. As a team, CSUN produced impressive victories over New Mexico State, Eastern Michigan, Pacific, New Mexico, UC Davis and Cal Poly. Senior Anna Yang led the Matadors in singles play with an 11-8 record while she and fellow senior Sabrina Man-Son-Hing earned All-Big West Doubles First Team honors. Maria Pistalu and Lorraine Cheung earned All-Big West Doubles Honorable Mention honors while Pistalu earned All-Big West Singles Second Team honors.
Led by a strong group of returners, Victor and the Matadors produced another season full of milestones in 2012. Victor won his 200th career match, a 7-0 sweep over Gonzaga, as the team finished 12-9 overall and 3-5 in Big West play. On the court, seniors Jennifer Sher and Nigora Sirojiddinova earned All-Big West Singles Team honors, while the tandems of Sher and Sabrina Man-Son-Hing and Sirojiddinova and Anna Yang recieved All-Big West Doubles Team awards. The Matadors recorded notable victories over UC Santa Barbara, Pacific, LMU, San Diego State, UTEP, Furman and Portland throughout the year.
The 2011 season represented yet another memorable campaign for Victor and the Matadors. The team finished the season with a 16-10 overall record, but made waves in the Big West Tournament by knocking off a nationally ranked Cal Poly squad in the tournament's quarterfinals. The team also posted notable victories over a nationally ranked San Diego State squad on a neutral court, Nevada, LMU, Pacific and Columbia. Individually, Victor saw Brooke Doane earn her third-straight All-Big West Doubles First Team award, teaming with Jennifer Sher to go 16-2 on the season. Both Sher and Doane also earned All-Big West Singles First Team honors and Maria Pistalu received All-Big West Doubles Honorable Mention for her work with Doane.
Victor and the Matadors turned in another impressive spring campaign in 2010, finishing with a 12-8 overall record and 4-5 mark and fifth-place finish in the Big West. The Matadors recorded impressive victories over No. 60 Washington State, Wyoming, Hawai'i and at UC Davis and Pacific. Individually, the team saw several new names join the ranks in the school's history. Nigora Sirojiddinova finished 16-3 in singles action, the fourth-best winning percentage in school history. Brooke Doane continued to play outstanding No. 1 doubles, earning All-Big West First Team honors with Anna Yang, her third partner in three years. Doane also played well at No. 1 singles, earning her first career win over a nationally ranked opponent and earnng All-Big West Second Team honors. Finally, Nina Jawoworksi also received Second Team honors in singles for the second-straight year after a solid season at the top two draws. Finally, she and Whitney Paluch amassed a 13-6 doubles mark at No. 2, earning Honorable Mention accolades.
In addition to his duties at Northridge, Victor helped guide the San Fernando Valley Competition Training Center to a team championship in the 2009 Southern California CTC Team Cup. The title was the San Fernando Valley's first in the history of the event. The team, comprised of children from ages nine to 13, defeated squads from Bakersfield and San Gabriel Valley to reach the semifinals, where they recorded a win against the contingent from San Diego. CSUN women's tennis assistant coach Zbynek Mlynarik served as an assistant coach on the squad as well. Victor was also named the Chair of the Western Region ITA Coaches' Committee in the summer of 2009.
After serving on the committee for two years, the appointment will allow Victor to have extended responsibilities, which include handling regional rankings, voting on All-American candidates and representing the region during the NCAA Tournament selection process.
In the fall of 2008, Victor teamed with Mlynarik to capture the USPTA International Doubles Championship with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over No. 1s Marcin Rozpedski and Andrew Scorteanu in the championship match. Victor and Mlynarik were an unseeded team in the tournament and also defeated the No. 2 team in the semifinals.
The 2009 season proved to be another banner year for CSUN and Coach Victor. The team finished the season with a 11-13 overall mark and a 5-5 finish in the Big West Conference. The doubles team of Brooke Doane and Evgeniya Vertesheva went 19-2 on the season at the No. 1 draw, earning All-Big West First Team honors in the process. Vertesheva then went 11-12 in No. 1 singles play to earn a spot on the All-Big West Singles First Team and Nina Jaworoski's 14-8 record, primarily at the No. 2 draw, helped her earn a place on the All-Big West Singles Second Team.
In 2008, the Matadors posted a 14-8 overall record and a 7-3 mark against Big West opponents. The Matadors placed third for the second-straight year at the Big West Championships and placed Kanykey Koichumanova, Canna Furuta, Brooke Doane and Victoria Brymer on the All-Big West team. Additionally, Koichumanova teamed with Brooke Doane to compile an 18-2 doubles record for the season.
Victor led the 2007 team to its highest final national ranking since 2003 and finished 11-7 and tied for third in the Big West Conference.Behind the play of All-Big West honorees senior Silvia Gutierrez and juniors Canna Furuta and Kanykey Koichumanova, CSUN finished 69th in the final according to the final FILA/College Tennis Online Poll.
The 2006 Matadors finished 16-7 overall record and a third-place finish at the 2006 Big West Championships. Victor holds an overall record of 133-93 at Northridge and coached four Matadors to All-Big West Conference honors in 2006. The quartet of Canna Furuta, Silvia Gutierrez, Kanykey Koichumanova and YuYu Myinttun each earned spots on the all-league squad.
In 2004, Victor earned his 100th win at CSUN with a 5-2 triumph over Lewis and Clark State on Jan. 30, 2004. Northridge ended the 2003 campaign with a 14-9 overall record and finished as the 65th-ranked team in the nation, the highest year-end ranking in school history. Victor was named Big Sky Coach of the Year in 2001 after the Matadors (22-9) won the Big Sky Conference Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
A Matador assistant during the 1995-96 season, Victor was hired as the head coach of the CSUN women's tennis team on Aug. 29, 1997. He was later named the Director of Tennis on Oct. 15, 1998.
During his collegiate years, Victor was a four-year starter at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., playing at the No. 1 singles position during the 1989 and 1990 seasons. During those years, he defeated five All-Americans and reached the Atlantic 10 Conference singles finals. He was the Most Valuable Player for the Scarlet Knights in 1989 and '90 and was also a two-time team captain. Victor graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in journalism and mass media from Rutgers in 1991 and was on the Dean's List in 1988 and '91.
After graduation, Victor worked as a producer of the American Gladiators and Gladiators 2000 television series. He has since earned 24 credits towards his master's degree in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling at Northridge. Victor earned a degree as a specialist in the USTA's High Performance Coaching Program in 2001. He was also the head coach of the San Fernando Valley Competition Training Center Team.
Victor was named USPTA's California College Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2003 and coached the Southern California 12's Zonals Champions in July 2005.
Victor and his wife Shirley have two children, Emma (7) and Kyra (5), and reside in Thousand Oaks.


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CONCORD, N.C. – Kart teams from across the United States are headed to Kershaw, S.C., for this weekend's Zoom Zoom Nationals and Johnny Jacumin Memorial doubleheader at Carolina Motorsports Park, where the second rounds of the Mazda / Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series and Vega / TS Racing Road Racing Series driven by Mazda will take center stage at the popular venue located about an hour and half south of WKA headquarters near Charlotte, N.C.
The four-day event will see around 300 drivers in action between the 0.7-mile CMP sprint track and the 2.3-mile road course.
Pre-entries are up from last year for both events and there's good reason to believe the Man Cup's Zoom Zoom Nationals could hit 600 total entries, which is unprecedented for a Man Cup national over the past 20 years outside the state of Florida.
Zoom Zoom Nationals
The Manufacturers Cup Series returns to competition for the first time since Daytona KartWeek Dec. 27-30. This weekend's Zoom Zoom Nationals kicks off the first of two national events in seven weeks. The series will visit Pittsburgh Int'l Race Complex (formerly BeaveRun) May 4-6 for the CRG America Nationals.
While the Manufacturers Cup Series hasn't run since Daytona, many WKA regulars have been racing all winter at Formula Kart Productions' Florida Winter Tour events taking place over six different weekends at tracks throughout the Sunshine State.
Racers now turn their attention to the "regular" racing season, if you will, and teams should be ready for a hot one in Kershaw. Temperatures in the Carolinas have been in the reached over 80 degrees nearly every day for about two weeks now, and this weekend's Kershaw forecast shows highs in the upper 70s and low 80s.
This weekend's show marks the second Man Cup national at the CMP sprint track and the third WKA national at the track in its four-year existence. The RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series shared the card with the Road Racing Series in 2010 before the Man Cup Zoom Zoom Nationals featured over 540 entrants last year.
Johnny Jacumin Memorial
On the Road Racing side, this weekend's show marks the 13th straight year WKA's national enduro-style tour will visit Kershaw, which makes it the longest running consecutive-year venue on the circuit.
The CMP Road Racing national, which has been held in the spring every year, was once a 400- to 500-entry show until attendance began to slip in 2006. The last three years have seen about 225 entries each season on the Road Racing side, however, the pre-entry count is the best it's been since 2008 and officials are anticipating in excess of 250 entrants for the first time since the '08 event.
This weekend's event is named in memory of the late Johnny Jacumin, whose Karolina Karters group promoted Road Racing events at Kershaw and other tracks for a number of years. Many members of Jacumin's team still work the Johnny Jacumin Memorial as corner workers and other officiating roles, which is why the race's entry blank continues to say "Event Hosted in conjunction with the Karolina Karters."
While 2-cycle sprint racing is the lone genre of karting at the Man Cup's Zoom Zoom Nationals, the Johnny Jacumin Memorial will feature a wide variety of karts, including 125cc shifter enduros, 125cc sprint shifters, TaG sprint, traditional 100cc laydown enduros and 2- and 4-cycle sprint-enduros.
The Animal Sprint divisions appear they'll be the best attended this weekend with about 25 Briggs racers already entered in the several 4-cycle classes offered.
CMP is open for parking, registration and pre-tech Thursday before a full day of practice for both series Friday and racing Saturday and Sunday.


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NY Giants Devin Thomas Shows Off His Beautiful Body and Reveals Meaning Behind Tattoos
Well how about this eye candy for lunch..
New York Giants wide receiver Devin Thomas recently showed off all his well-sculpted and inked up body parts for the Wall Street Journal while revealing the meaning behind his body art. He's all ready to go hard at Super Bowl XLVI this weekend against the New England Patriots but aside from football, getting tattoos has been a good and alternative way for him to "vent".
It's been nine years since his first tat and he has created a work of art. The tats include a spartan, a Wolverine (name of the college team in his hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan) , a prayer that use to be located on his mom's wall (he had it inked after she passed away) and a scene from ancient Egypt. He also had a Broken Heart and HK (Heartbreak kid) inked behind his ear after his heart was broken by a girl during his second year in the NFL, a cartoon warrior name Goku on his back (to protect him) as well as the words 'Love, Live Life' (to represent his key to happiness: "Love and then you'll be able to live life").
"Obviously, being in D.C., it was very stressful. After the season, I was ready to get to a needle." He's now, with the Giants team, happier than he's ever been, he said, and so "I don't have to express my anger so much." The tattooing has slowed and is more subtle, but that's not a precursor to the complete end of his inking.
On Getting a Tattoo If the Giants Win the Super Bowl
"I can't tell you what I'm going to do, but I have to do something. This is a lifetime dream and I want to mark it."
Devin tells the WSJ that he had his first tattoo inked when he was just 16:
His mother had two sons and had decided her third pregnancy would be her final one. But then that third baby, a girl already named Starlight, died in the womb. Because of that, Thomas's mother had one more child: Devin. "My sister was sacrificed so I could be here. So to me, I always felt my life had to have a purpose," he said.
In other news, Whew! Now that's a nice piece of beautifully sculpted art right there.
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The Main and Hazard families clash on and off the Civil War's battlefields as they grapple with the violent realities of a divided nation.
America's master storyteller continues his reign with Love and War, a story steeped in passion and betrayal. With the Confederate and Union armies furiously fighting, the once-steadfast bond between the Main and Hazard families continues to be tested. From opposite sides of the conflict, they face heartache and triumph on the frontlines as they fight for the future of the nation and their loved ones.
With his impeccable research and unfailing devotion to the historical record, John Jakes offers his most enthralling and enduring tale yet.
©1982 John Jakes (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
"Can't believe I haven't read this before..."
Others have criticized book 2 in this series as not as good as the first. I disagree, and found the story a natural extension of the first. It is, however a fairly dark story, but entertaining and captivating nonetheless.
The story was very well done. Well researched, it is what I would consider as accurate as far as can be in a work of fiction. Be forewarned, however, that this also means that terminology and attitudes of that era are also presented the same way. For those with a thin skin, this could be somewhat shocking.
Although my favourite narrators tend to be Brits, Mr. Gardner is well matched to this series. I thoroughly enjoyed his pace, inflections, and interpretations of characters.
So, keeping things short, if you have any interest in the Civil War era, and perhaps a glimpse into how the US has evolved into what it is today with regards to politics, this series may be of interest to you while simultaneously providing a darned good story.
The American civil war and its many component intrigues me. I have listened to many books about this era however John Jakes has done a splendid job in his books – North and South, Love and War. Apart from just enjoying the books, I also learned something about the North and South that I never knew.
I love the story lines- mixing history with some make belief. You feel as if you were there. Both books (since they are connected) as a whole have left a deep impression in my heart about valuing relationships. I am glad a few characters in the book got what they deserved and also very sorry that one of the main characters died. I guess the story will not be realistic if this did not happen.
I have already pre-ordered the last book – Heaven and Hell. I would like to see the three books made into a movie :)
The narrator - Grover Gardner could not have done better - good job
When Orie died or when Charles found his son
I loved every part of his performance. Loved the way he could switch from one character to the other
movie - perhaps?
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"The second is as good as the first!!!"
Let me start off by saying this is a great book!! The book is better than the mini series!! John Jakes does a great job with the civil war and the family events!! I hated to lose some of the main characters but all great things have to come to an end.. With the end of the war and the start of the rebuild of Mont Royal and Charles trying to find his way with his new life and his new love this should be a great way to start the third book!! Can't wait!!!
"Loved it as much as the first book"
Captivating, intricate, occasionally predictable
I would compare to Outlander in that both sagas are captivating and the character development is extraordinary.
The series is so in depth it is difficult to pick just one.
Madeline Mayne (funny how on audiobooks you are unsure of spelling of names) is compelling.
I couldnt stop listening to this series
"Not your average Civil War book"
I will definitely listen to Love and War again. If history class had been this interesting in school, I probably would have paid more attention! This is NOT another factual account of Civil War battles. This is a look at all the things you didn't learn in history class tied together in a story line that will let you see and feel both sides of the the most atrocious event in American history. The characters were so real. You loved them, you hated them, you understood them, and you didn't. You come away from it feeling like you have lived through that period in history.
Obviously, North and South, however, I liked this one much better. Often you think you will be disappointed by a second book in a series, or by a book that has been made a movie or t.v. show, but this one will change your mind.
Without spoiling anything, it involved Sport, the horse.
Impossible due to the length, but I listened non-stop for days!
If you like historical fiction, don't miss this one! I was very moved by it. It is definitely one of the best uses of my credits in recent years. I can't wait for the third installment in this series to be released in Audio!
"The Civil War brought to us on a personal level."
Love and War is the dark part of the North and South Trilogy... the storyline is during the deepest parts of the War and therefore has the burden of telling that story.
I appreciate the use of the Horse as a metaphor for the mind numbing losses that took place during the conflict.. it is hard to imagine the wide scope of such an immense happening in our history... but to feel the pain of the loss of your closest companion and most valued and irreplaceable tool brings the loss to a level that can be felt even in such a small increment.
The story at this part shows well the struggle of Love ... love of family.. love of our ideals... right or wrong as they may be... love of friends.. and love of our ways... again... right or wrong.
We also see the destruction and the encroching upon our thought processes of
Evil.. how subtle a game can be played when good men do not stand.
No!!! This is a story that I needed to think about as it unfolds... the depths of the lessons that our history has to impart to us it too widespread to gulp. It needs to be savored and pondered over to actually learn anything.
If we cannot learn from our past......
Start with North and South and take the journey. It is worth the travel.
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"Not as strong as Volume 1, but good"
I was literally counting the hours until my pre-order of this book arrived. It was certainly compelling, but not as strong as the first volume, in my opinion.
The plot got very complicated -- yes, the Civil War was complicated, but the battles and plot twists were sometimes hard to follow -- and as another reviewer mentioned, some of the dialogue was long-winded.
What I felt in this book was that characters that were quite well-drawn in Volume One became a bit more stereotypical in this book. The "villains," Ashton and Bent, were somewhat ridiculous in the first book -- I thought heaving bosoms and nymphomania were the stuff of really bad romance novels -- but became very caricatured in this one. The sex scenes were cringeworthy.
But even well-drawn characters like Charles and Orrie lost some luster here.They often fulfilled the stereotype of the Southerner as "hot-blooded" and "impetuous" -- if they'd been horses they might have stomped their feet!
I generally like Grover Gardner as a narrator, but he's pretty weak on accents.
Having expressed these reservations, it's still a really engaging and moving story, and gives a sense of the human bravery and sacrifice that shaped this terrible period in American history.
Now counting the days and hours until Part 3 arrives!
"Real life during the Civil War"
This one is so very enjoyable because it gives an inside view of life during this critical period of history while keeping historic events in order.
Haven't finished it yet.
He has a way of distinguishing his voice to make different characters come to life even in a rapid conversation
"Long and boring"
I had enjoyed North and South, and looked forward to this sequel. The reader was good, and I enjoy historical novels and the Civil War in particular. I stayed with this story for about 14 hours before I decided that I was too bored to go on. At first, I thought that it was the long recap of the first book that made it dull. This book had too many characters doing too many different things to keep momentum going. Too little happened in the "war" parts, and the "love" was pretty sparse and unengaging. Maybe it would have gotten better, but I was not going to waste any more time. The fact that I considered listening to more is the reason I gave it two stars. I had cared about some characters from the first novel, but this one did not sustain that interest.
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"Very good story --- but not equal to vol. one!"
Though this second volume was very good it seemed to fall short of the first. There is a great deal of unnecessary dialog that I felt was to NO point or purpose in the story! The aforementioned seemed to make the story/book a bit to looooooong.
Irrespective of the above comments I GENUINLY look FORWARD to volume three!!!
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