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Ford Ranger Used Pickup Truck Buyer's Guide
In one of his most famous speeches, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said; "Longevity has its purpose." Assuming that statement to be true, the Ford Ranger must be one of the most purposeful vehicles on the market. In addition to having been around since 1983 — back during the days of the Thompson Twins and Duran Duran, the Ranger's basic design has only been updated once since its introduction.
Said differently, Ranger ran basically unchanged from 1983 to 1998. And while on the face of it, a statement like that would imply archaic architecture as well as an uncompetitive platform, the truth is the Ford Ranger was then (and through much of its life) the best-selling small pickup truck in America.
For 1998, Ford's engineers designed a completely new frame and a new front suspension system for the small pickup, which was the last significant mechanical change to the Ranger's platform — ever. In addition, the Ranger has only been mildly updated cosmetically, inside or out, in the years since.
Over the years, other contenders came along with more powerful engines, more spacious interiors and a broader array of configurations. But still, Ford's Ranger soldiered on. Ford has announced the truck will cease production in late December of 2011. No word yet on what will replace it, although we know there will most assuredly be one. Still, if, like Duran Duran, you're "Hungry Like The Wolf" for a super reliable pre-owned small pickup truck, Ford's Ranger will have you humming the Thompson Twins' hit "Hold Me Now". After all, limited changes also means proven hardware.
While much of what you're about to read here holds true for Ford Rangers built since 1998 in general, this article will specifically cover models built between 2001 and 2011.
Ford Ranger Used Pickup Truck Buyer's Guide
Used Ford Ranger: 2001
The 2001 Ford Ranger was the first in the vehicle's history to crack the 200 horsepower barrier. Thanks to its inheritance of the 207-horsepower/ 238 ft-lb, 4.0-liter V6 from the Ford Explorer, the Ranger suddenly found itself endowed with a 6,000 pound towing capacity and a maximum payload of 1,640 pounds.
The other engine choices for 2001 were a 135-horsepower/153 ft-lb, 2.3-liter four-cylinder and a 150-horsepower/185 ft-lb, 3.0-liter V6. Five-speed manual transmissions were available with all three engines; five-speed automatics could be had with either of the V6 engines. Four-wheel drive was available only with the 4.0-liter.
Two cab configurations and two bed lengths were offered. The cabs were regular and Super, the bed lengths were six feet and seven feet. The seven-foot bed was available only with the regular cab. Trim levels were XL, XLT, and Edge. A special appearance package was offered for Edge models with a monochrome paint job encompassing the bumpers and wheel lip mouldings.
Appearance updates for 2001 introduced a revised grille, new bumpers, and updated headlamps. The XLT 4x4 and Edge got a new hood and wheel lip mouldings as well. An in-dash, six-disc CD changer was offered as an option. ABS was included for all four wheels across the Ranger lineup as standard equipment for the first time.
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Used Ford Ranger: 2002
The Ranger FX4, an adjunct to the Ranger XLT Super Cab model and geared specifically to offroad intenders offered; a limited-slip differential, 31-inch BFGoodrich all-terrain tires, special 15-inch alloy wheels, tow hooks, skid plates, Bilstein shocks, special exterior trim, and sport seats. It was also the only way to get a five-speed manual transmission with the 4.0-liter V6 in 2002.
In other news for 2002, Ranger got a new anti-theft system that was called SecuriLock by the brilliant marketing minds at Ford. For those who loved to rock, Ford offered a salute in the form of a 485-watt audio system called Tremor. An MP3 player found its way into a Ranger for the first time in 2002 as well.
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Used Ford Ranger: 2003
For 2003, the Tremor audio system spawned its own trim line. You'll know the Ranger Tremor model when you hear it of course; but you'll also recognize it via its 16-inch alloy wheels and white-faced gauges on rear-drive SuperCab models.
To sum up the 2003 Ranger trim lines in general; Ford offered XL, Edge, Tremor, and XLT trims. XL was really basic. To demonstrate just how basic, one need only consider these offerings of the XLT package NOT available on XL models: carpet with front floor mats, a CD player, and air conditioning. Moving up to the Edge trim, things started to get a bit more civilized; color-keyed trim, foglights, an MP3 player, and cloth upholstery instead of vinyl. By comparison, the Tremor seemed absolutely luxurious with all of the above, plus its 485-watt Pioneer sound system, 16-inch alloy wheels, and white-faced gauges.
To up the content quotient, Ford employed special packages for the various trim sets. These included; Edge Plus, FX4 — for four-wheel drive XLT SuperCabs, the XLT Power Equipment Group , and the XLT Appearance Package.
Rangers with the Edge Plus package ran all-terrain tires, machine-finished alloy wheels and a six-disc, in-dash CD changer. The offroad-ready FX4 was kitted up two ways: Off Road and Level II. The Off Road used heavy-duty shocks, skid plates, tow hooks, all-terrain tires and a limited slip axle. Going all hard core with the Level II Off Road gear added a Torsen limited slip axle, 31-inch tires, Alcoa forged aluminum wheels, and stainless steel tow hooks.
If you wanted a more civilized Ranger, you could opt for the XLT Power Equipment Group's power windows, power locks and power mirrors along with remote keyless entry. To make the look match the gear, adding the XLT Appearance Package fitted larger tires and special wheels to XLT Rangers.
To add utility to the model, Ford's product planners also specified a bedliner, a tilt steering wheel, cruise control, a trailer tow package, and a sliding rear window to the Ranger's options list.
The engines were distributed as follows; XL and XLT rear-drive regular cabs got the 135 horsepower, 2.3-liter inline four-cylinder engine with 153 ft-lbs of torque. Four-wheel-drive regular cabs, Edge and Tremor, regular cab four-wheel drive, and SuperCab rear-wheel drive models got the 154 horsepower, 3.0-liter V6 with 180 ft-lbs of torque. The 207 horsepower, 4.0-liter overhead cam V6's 238 ft-lbs of torque went with all Ranger crew cab styles except Tremor. To get the 4.0-liter engine with the regular cab, you were limited to the XL trim. As before, the 4.0-liter was available only with a five-speed automatic transmission. But the 2.3 and 3.0 could be had with either a five-speed automatic, or a five-speed manual transmission.
On the safety front, in addition to the aforementioned SecuriLock anti-theft system, all Ford Rangers featured; dual front airbags, four-wheel antilock brakes, and a passenger airbag cutoff switch.
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Ford Ranger: 2004
A styling update for 2004 gave the Ford Ranger a bit more aggressive countenance. New seats graced the interior, along with a new four-spoke steering wheel. A floor console was added as an option and the Tremor audio system was bumped up to 510 watts. The Tremor trim line got four-wheel drive. The FX4, just to up the ante now that the rockers could have four-wheel drive, got a shift on the fly transfer case.
If the Tremor's 510 watts of audio brilliance struck you as overkill but you still wanted a better than standard audio system, you could get a 290-watt audio system, also by Pioneer. Leather upholstery found its way into Ranger for the first time, for both the seats and the steering wheel. The white gauges, formerly reserved for the Tremor, proliferated through most of the Ranger lineup, with the exception being (of course) the lowly XL.
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Ford Ranger: 2005
The racy Ranger STX package was added to the lineup as a limited production model. Body-colored upper and lower grille surrounds distinguished its look with integrated fog lamps, a choice of black or chrome running boards, and a flared pickup box — contoured above the rear wheels.
Inside, bucket seats framed a center console and were available with either cloth or leather upholstery. Ranger STX could be had with both the regular cab and the SuperCab. Its instrumentation (speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge, and temperature gauge) was trimmed in silver against a black background.
The rear-drive only STX could be equipped with either the 3.0- or 4.0-liter V6 engines. Buyers could choose between the five-speed automatic and the five-speed manual transmissions. For those who wanted more "go" to accompany the show, the Ford Ranger Whipple Supercharger Kit was available through Ford Racing Performance Parts for the 3.0-liter V6. With it in place, the 3.0-liter engine was capable of 230 horsepower and 260 ft-lbs of torque. A lowering kit, comprised of two shorter front coil springs, two rear mono leaf springs, U-bolts and four stiffer shock absorbers, was also available through Ford Racing Performance Parts.
Ford Ranger Used Pickup Truck Buyer's Guide
Ford Ranger: 2006
The Ranger Edge name was dropped, presaging the arrival of Ford's new crossover utility vehicle by the same name (the Ford Edge) two years later. Ranger's Edge was renamed Ranger Sport.
Ford Ranger Used Pickup Truck Buyer's Guide
Ford Ranger: 2007
For 2007, Ford's product planners, struggling to keep the Ranger competitive against the onslaught of compact pickups from seemingly all directions, pumped up the standard equipment list to make the Ranger a more compelling offering. Dual-stage front airbags with a front-passenger sensor, a tire-pressure monitoring system and an anti-theft system were specified as standard equipment on every Ranger model.
CD players were made MP3-compatible, and all the stereo system head units — except the base AM/FM receiver — gained an auxiliary audio input jack. Sirius satellite radio was an option on all Ranger models except the XL. Strangely, the previously performance-oriented STX model was fitted with the 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine — making it pretty much all show and next to no go.
Ford Ranger Used Pickup Truck Buyer's Guide
Ford Ranger: 2008
A more aerodynamic front bumper, and a simplification of trim levels defined 2008 for the Ford Ranger. However, the lineup still consisted of regular-cab and SuperCab body styles; available in XL, XLT and Sport trim levels. The SuperCab could be had in FX4 Off-Road trim. As before, a six-foot bed was standard on all cab styles and trims, with a seven-foot bed optional for regular-cab XL and XLT.
The 2008 XL featured 15-inch steel wheels, a 60/40 front bench seat (vinyl with regular cab, cloth with SuperCab) and an AM/FM stereo head end unit. The XLT added chrome exterior trim, air-conditioning, and a head end unit for the audio system featuring a CD/MP3 player and an auxiliary audio input jack.
Ranger Sport shared Ranger XLT's gear and adding a distinctive look to the mix, along with a class III trailer hitch and Sport-specific wheels. Two-tone paint, 16-inch alloy wheels with all-terrain tires, heavy-duty shocks, a limited-slip rear axle, skid plates, full power accessories, keyless entry, bucket seats, a center console, a leather-wrapped tilt steering wheel, and cruise control distinguished the Ranger FX4 Off-Road.
A' la carte options for the 2008 Ranger XLT and Ranger Sport included bucket seats, leather upholstery, rear-folding jump seats for the SuperCab, full power accessories, cruise control, keyless entry, a tilt steering wheel, and upgraded stereos. Sirius satellite radio was optional for all 2008 Ford Rangers, including the XL.
Oh, and the Ranger STX was laid to rest.
Ford Ranger Used Pickup Truck Buyer's Guide
Ford Ranger: 2009
The 3.0-liter V6 was killed, leaving only the 2.3-liter four and the 4.0-liter V6.
Ford Ranger Used Pickup Truck Buyer's Guide
Ford Ranger: 2010
The seven-foot bed was denied to individual buyers as of 2010, when it became a fleet option only. The formerly optional Class III trailer hitch was incorporated into the Ranger's standard portfolio of kit. A/C was made a standard offering as well. Remote engine start, and Ford's keypad entry system were added to Ranger along with tinted rear glass and sliding rear window for the XLT and Sport option lists. Heavy-duty shocks and a stiffer rear spring set comprised the Payload Package #2, which was configured specifically for SuperCab Rangers running the V6.
Ford Ranger Used Pickup Truck Buyer's Guide
Ford Ranger: 2011
With the Ranger slated for discontinuation at the end of 2011, there were no changes for the 2011 model year. After all, why start now — right?
Ford Ranger Used Pickup Truck Buyer's Guide
Ford Ranger: Summary
One notable German manufacturer has proven it is possible to continue to build the same design for decades — as long as you keep it on a program of continuous improvement. This is why the term "venerable" applies to Porsche's 911, but the term "venerated" generally gets applied to the Ford Ranger. Essentially left to wither and die, with but few improvements and upgrades over its life cycle, the Ford Ranger is today thoroughly outclassed by its competition.
But hey, within this cloud there IS a silver lining.
Having been equipped with basically the same hardware throughout its lifetime, Ford's Ranger is one of the most reliable automotive devices known to humankind. All of its major components have been proven over literally decades and during that time, recalls for the tough little truck have been surprisingly few.
Of course, few, does not equal none. It's still a good idea to research the recall notices issued for Ford's compact pickup to make sure any prescribed updates for your particular model have been carried out. Also, it's similarly a good idea to run a vehicle history report on the VIN of any used auto you're seriously considering, just to make sure it wasn't a Hurricane Katrina flood special, or something similar.
While you're at it, get a trusted professional mechanic, one thoroughly skilled in the ways of the vehicle of your choice, to conduct a painstaking pre-purchase inspection before you make an offer to buy. You know, just to make sure your seller isn't trying to abscond to Duran Duran's "Rio" with your hard earned money after filling your head with the Thompson Twins' "Lies" about the condition of your prospective Ford Ranger.


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As you are one of my eight friends in this forum Im sending this link specially to you It is found originally on the artwork thread.
I have post a video on Youtube called On the Rampart of the Verandah, it is a little pointless and bore, I know. But at some moment it seems to me necessary to do it.
This video is something which I still couldnt classify. Image produces the word that produces image! The song on this video is "Moonriver" incomparably sung by Morrissey. But please don't get too much inspired! Light still shines somewhere
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I am definitely getting the Camera I/O, but am now deciding between the Ego or the Super Ego.
The Camera I/O goes into the main compartment. However, I was wondering if there is enough room after I insert the Camera I/O to accommodate a 13 inch Macbook Air with Cache (not Brain Cell) into the main compartment as well. Has anybody tried doing something similar before?
If this can be done with the Ego, then I will get the Ego as I find the size more appealing.
If this can only be done with the Super Ego, then I will get the Super Ego, despite its size.
If this cannot be done with either, then I will get the Ego as I find the size more appealing.
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eleanor cilft isn't stupid, she's just a freakin' idiot.
i mean that in the nicest way possible.
JFK didn't die of a gunshot wound, but of excessive bleeding.
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That's just not frackin' believable.
No freakin' way would I be using a PLASTIC bag on that scumhag.
It would be good old OPAQUE paper!! TWO of 'em, in fact!!!
I saw the episode where she said this. I was thinking, "Did she say what I thought she said?" They then showed Pat Buchanan reaction right after. He had that look on his face that read, "You're a freaking idiot".
I'm surprised John didn't stop the show and had the panelists line up to punch Eleanor repeatedly in the face.
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Youth Week starts this Saturday and runs from the 19th – 27th May. Each year, Youth Week is a nine-day celebration of young people across New Zealand. This year the events around the country are focusing on the theme 'Love the Skin you're in'. More >>
National Youth Week Grant Allocation 2012
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The 2012 Youth Week grant allocations have stretched from Northland to Southland. The allocation process has been finalised with a total of fifty-two successful applicants receiving funding for Youth Week events. More >>
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While news of Asian fear-mongers National Front led by Chapman distributed flyers across neighborhoods in Howick and Pakuranga circulated, a group of Asian youth workers and volunteers got together to plot their next big invasion. More >>
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Youth Week 2011 (21-29 May) kicks off in Christchurch tomorrow with a huge free concert. More >>
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One word: Cobra.
I found one on the deck of an aircraft carrier…pretty large plane:
I thought the SR-71 Blackbird was retired in favor of the F-117?
No the F-117 is a fighter, not for intelligence/surveillance/reconnaissance (ISR). I'm pretty sure no aircraft (other than the predators) have been made specifically for ISR since the SR-71. It was retired, though, for costing too much to sustain. I saw a recent article that stated, as fact, that a replacement is on it's way soon. I can't find the article now, but I think the Lockheed Aurora was what the article described as the replacement.
from what I understand, they retired it, and then un-retired it, and they're still flying them for military uses. I know that NASA still maintains a small fleet of them too
Unfortunately, all the Blackbirds are retired. The first retirement was around '88, then 3 were brought back into service in the early 90's, but killed again in 97. The last flight of a Blackbird was in 99 by NASA. All of the aircraft, including the A-12, YF-12 , M-12 and SR-71 models are now in museums.
Check out the timeline and locations of the airframes at sr-71.org
She was a beautiful aircraft, but with the advancement of drones, digital images that can be relayed back in real time and all the other tech advancements, it didn't justify the estimated 100k an hour to operate it.
I live in San Antonio, and am priviledged to be able to go and see one of the last remaining non-degutted planes in existence.
There are three left in existence to my knowledge, and one that is still capable of flight. One of those three is located in Lackland AFB, in San Antonio TX.
This reminded me of the band.
Looks like they're possibly working on its successor, the SR-72: www.airforcetimes.com/news/2007/06/airforce_sr72_070617/
It'll be unmanned & capable of flying twice the speed of the SR-71, at about 4,000 mph. Damn, that's fast.
Looks more like the boat from McHales' navy, the_duck
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There will be a former UND player in the Stanley Cup Finals again. That is guaranteed after Matt Greene and the Los Angeles Kings ousted the Anaheim Ducks to earn a spot in the Western Conference finals.
The Kings will take on Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks next round in a battle between the last two Stanley Cup winners.
That series starts at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Providence forward Drew Brown, who would have been a senior, announced he will miss the season as he battles cancer. Here's the full release.
Brown's Friars are scheduled to come to Grand Forks in October. If I hear of any plans to do something for Brown, I will pass it along.
Holy Cross head coach Paul Pearl, who led the first No. 4 over No. 1 seed upset in college hockey history in 2006, is stepping down to take another job. According to USCHO, it could be the Harvard assistant coach position.
Pearl brought his Holy Cross team back to the Ralph, where it upset Minnesota, to play a two-game series against UND last season.
New Colorado College coach Mike Haviland has not announced his assistant coaches yet, but former Tiger assistant Eric Rud is a finalist for the St. Cloud State women's head coaching gig.
Rud was thought to be heir to Scott Owens, but was not hired by athletic director Ken Ralph.
There are actually interesting candidates for the Huskies, who hope to make the right decision this time around. Last time they had a head coaching vacancy, they passed up Brian Idalski and Brad Frost.
While Toews and Greene are still left battling for the Stanley Cup, three other former UND players are chasing championships in other leagues.
Andrew MacWilliam and the Toronto Marlies ousted Taylor Chorney and the Chicago Wolves on Friday night. MacWilliam and the Marlies are in the Western Conference finals.
MacWilliam, an alternate captain on the Marlies, missed his first game of the playoffs due to an upper-body injury sustained Wednesday. The Marlies are expecting MacWilliam back for Round 1 of the conference finals.
Carter Rowney and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are tied 2-2 in their series with the Providence Bruins. Rowney played in Game 1 of the series but has missed the last three.
In the ECHL, Evan Trupp continued to stay red hot in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. With his Alaska Aces team trailing 1-0 in the third period, Trupp scored the tying goal and assisted on the game-winner to give Alaska a 2-1 victory.
To add insult to injury for the opponent, the Bakersfield Condors, they are the team that traded away Trupp last season. Trupp has five goals and seven points in the last five playoff games for the Aces.


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Peter Jackson says about the filming…
When we were going through the schedule for The Hobbit, I felt a terrible drop in my stomach when I saw that we'd be shooting for 254 days. We're only 12 days short of The Lord of the Rings even though we're only doing two movies. When I saw that, I had to sort of pick myself up off the floor and carry on.
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What great pictures! I'm looking forward to seeing this movie.
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Dr. Watson is officially a hobbit. Wonder what they're going to do with Sherlock? It's rumoured he's in this too.
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He's officially the voice of Smaug the dragon, which is perfect.
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Cool. It's nice to see that they are resting before they start filming the 7 hour director cut of "walking"
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My heart is *almost* breaking for him. I bet it'd be easier on him if he followed the book instead, y'know, The Hobbit.


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Tarrant County 4-H strives to serve the youth of Tarrant County, at the present time we have 19 community & project clubs .
4-H is for kids of almost any age. If you're in kindergarten, first grade, or second grade, you can be in Clover Kids. From third grade to age 19, you can be in 4-H.
A Little Bit of Everything 4-H
a homeschool club serving the Burleson, Mansfield area Contact DeeAnn Cheatham email@example.com
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Serves homeschool kids in the Benbrook and surrounding areas-Contact-Gina McGee at firstname.lastname@example.com for questions regarding this
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Regulation of sexual life is closely related to different ways in which sexuality is considered. The discussions about the prohibition of the prostitution have filled the newspapers headlines in France and in other European countries where sexuality-related prescriptions equally affect its representation. Thus, in year 2009 Frederic Mitterrand was accused of pedophilia as a consequence of the disclosures made by the narrator of his novel La Mauvaise Vie (The Bad Life), which is thought to be an autobiography though some other critics define it as autofiction. Some years before, in 2000, Henri-Claude Cousseau, Bordeaux Contemporary Art Museum Manager, was accused of spreading violent and pornographic messages in the opening of the exhibition "Présumés innocents" (Alleged Innocents).
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Dear dishwasher,
Is it right? I really think my sister is very attractive, were both in
our early 20's I touch her and she does it to me sometimes. Like, is
this normal? Or What?
Dearest Normal,
Sexual feelings are normal, in all the unusual surprising and "not
normal" ways they get expressed, especially during those years before a
good relationship takes over. It's not the physical acts themselves that
cause trouble, but the psychological soup that stirs itself into a mess
you have to worry about. You have to above all concern yourself with HER
feelings and protect her from the disasters in her mind that would
prevent her from a healthy normal marriage. Brothers protect sisters.
Raw sex is not about love and there's nothing inherently wrong about
sex. You must stir the compassionate soup in your heart and think first
of the well being and love of your sister. It's important that your sex
play not grow into having sex because you would be navigating a very
difficult path that would threaten not only your future good
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in marriage. In short, it gets very complicated very quickly and most
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So, your question: "Is it right?" means morally
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From here you can either get 1 micron CBN or Diamond , or the 16k
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That will give you a nice clean progression leading to your .25 diamond spray. Leaving you with a true.25 micron finish , instead of a polished 8k finish. 8k-60k is too big of a jump.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship-approved "UFC Encyclopedia" hit stores earlier this year, and the book remains a popular seller through the holiday season.
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The 400-page book, published by DK Publishing, covers the organization's full 18-year history through this past May's UFC 130 event.
The "UFC Encyclopedia" is penned by UFC.com editorial director and veteran boxing writer Thomas Gerbasi, who has also autographed the copies we'll be giving away.
Today, readers have been given three chances to win a copy of the "UFC Encyclopedia" by answering simple trivia questions. Two more will be given away on Christmas Day. Two books have already been given away, so let's get to the third and final question of the day.
At UFC 24, three different competitors fought for the final time in their professional MMA careers. Two of them went on to distinguished MMA careers outside of the cage. Who were the two men, and what did they do in their post-fighting careers?
The first correct answer (including the names of both fighters and what they're best known for in their post-fighting careers) posted in the comments section below wins a copy of "UFC Encyclopedia."
The full-color title includes "unprecedented access to the most dynamic fighters in the world, through profile and action photos, detailed biographies, win/loss records, vital stats, and titles held in the organization," according to the book's official press release.
DK Publishing secured a world language deal and also plans to produce the book in multiple languages.
"Very few people keep their thumbs on the pulse of the UFC like Tom Gerbasi, the author for the 'UFC Encyclopedia,'" stated Christian Sumner, project lead for the "UFC Encyclopedia." "His event coverage will make readers feel like they were cageside, and his detailed fighter profiles are punctuated by quotes that he's gathered through years of interviews, which will give fans unparalleled insight into their favorite fighters' psyches. This kind of in-depth and behind-the-scenes access is what every UFC follower is looking for, and we are proud to be playing a part in bringing it to the fans."
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Full Potential monitors and reports on 10 preventable health threats that are prevalent and pressing for Franklin County children. These threats are "indicators" of the health of all our children – and of our community.
In 2010, multiple years of data have been tracked for each indicator, providing a clear view of progress in Franklin County, as well as how we stack up against Ohio and the United States. The progress report below is based on these statistical trends as well as the programmatic developments covered in Full Potential that shed additional light on how our community is doing in addressing these threats.
Baseline from 2008 Report
Franklin County Progress
GREEN LIGHT – indicator has improved
YELLOW LIGHT – indicator shows improvement, but concerns remain
RED LIGHT – concerning indicator worsened or stayed the same
|Asthma rates have increased and are higher than Ohio and the U.S. Our community's healthcare system needs to improve asthma identifi cation in children and treatment follow-through.
|Teen smoking declined slightly from 2006 to 2009, and Franklin County rates are better than national rates. This is an indicator to watch, because the rate of decline nationally has slowed, possibly due to states using tobacco settlement funds for purposes other than anti-tobacco campaigns.
|While the teen birth rate dropped slightly from 2007 to 2008 in the 15 to 17 age group, it increased for 18- to 19-year-olds. Overall, teen birth rates are unacceptably high, and significant disparities exist in minority populations.
|While no trends are discernible in the county data, death rates in the 15 to 24 age group are lower than Ohio and the U.S. Central Ohio has an effective trauma system that is continually improving, and legislative progress has been made with booster seat and graduated driver licensing laws now in place in Ohio.
|The suicide rate among 15-to-24-year olds is higher than in Ohio and the U.S. Per capita, inpatient psychiatric hospital beds have decreased for children under age 18 and for adolescents age 18 to 24. Additional and more effective safety nets for high-risk patients are needed.
|In 2008, the homicide rate in the 15 to 24 age group was double the Ohio rate. In addition to police activities to combat gangs, more community- based activities that offer attractive alternatives to gang life for high-risk youth are needed.
|The percentage of children who don't have health insurance coverage dropped dramatically between 2004 and 2008. This is an indicator to watch as mandatory coverage becomes effective and the emphasis shifts to ensuring access to services.
|Infant mortality and preterm birth rates are higher than in Ohio and the U.S Non-Hispanic black babies have significantly higher infant mortality and preterm birth rates than Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites. A cooperative effort (Ohio Better Birth Outcomes) is having initial success in addressing the causes and consequences of preterm birth.
|Immunization rates in Columbus suburbs have improved. The City of Columbus, however, has much lower rates than the suburbs – 22 percent lower in 2008.
|Pediatric obesity remains a local emergency. While there has been improvement in kindergarteners and third graders, the number of fifth graders who are overweight or obese has not improved. Many initiatives are underway to address pediatric obesity, and a coalition co-led by Nationwide Children's drove landmark legislation to reduce calories in school and increase activity.
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Taking Action for the Health of our Children: A letter from Steve Allen, MD, CEO, Nationwide Children's Hospital
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FORT BRAGG, N.C., Sept. 21, 2011 -- Task Force Bragg's Assault Command Post took part in a Joint Operational Access Exercise near Sicily Drop Zone Sept. 11-12. While the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade conducted a night mass tactical airborne insertion and seized the airfield -- simulating a forced entry operation into a hostile foreign country -- the ACP personnel battle tracked the entire operation, following the Joint Operational Access Exercise, or JOAX, from start to finish.
The Assault Command Post, or ACP, is comprised of about 40 service members from XVIII Airborne Corps headquarters, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, 16th Military Police Brigade, 20th Engineer Brigade, 44th Medical Brigade, and the Air Forces' 18th Air Support Operations Group and the 18th Weather Squadron. Formed about seven weeks ago, the ACP personnel have been training and preparing for the JOAX by conducting systems checks, communications training, military decision making process training, first aid, media relations and ACP operations training.
Using the JOAX to validate their preparedness and overall readiness capability, Task Force Bragg's ACP set up a tactical operations center and became fully operational in less than two hours. Long before the more than 1,100 paratroopers from the 3rd Brigade were airborne, the ACP was prepared and fully capable of monitoring all communications -- to include FM Radio, Tactical Satellite and Internet Relay Chat -- during the JOAX, both on the ground and in the air.
Spc. Don Donaldson was one of the military police Soldiers assigned to the ACP as part of its security element. By day, Donaldson is assigned to the 118th MP Company (Airborne), 503rd MP Battalion (Airborne), 16th MP Brigade. Depending on what cycle his company is on, he stays busy doing road patrols, weapons training, details and a multitude of other missions.
Donaldson said working for Task Force Bragg's ACP has given him a better perspective on how the planning processes work and how all the different key elements work together in order to pull off a large scale operation and training mission like a JOAX.
Some of things Donaldson said he trained on as part of the ACP included learning how to operate several different types of communications systems, courses of action planning, logistics tracking, and briefings and presentations.
"Before we started this training, I had never heard of an ACP," Donaldson said, "but I'm glad I had a chance to do this. It's given me a broader perspective on how things work at the command level. When we go back to our unit, we can teach other MPs what we learned here."
"It's my first time being a part of a Corps ACP," said Staff Sgt. Dane Sebring, a radio transmitter operator who jumped his first radio a couple weeks earlier during an airborne training mission as part of Task Force Bragg's ACP operations. He said he understands the importance of a good communications plan and package.
"You know what they teach you in basic training -- shoot, move and communicate," said Sebring. "If you can't talk amongst yourselves or track what is going on outside your contingent, you can't be expected to get your plan or platform off the ground."
This team rapidly trained and executed individual through collective task skills needed to make a functional ACP that can provide anticipatory and reactive support, said Lt. Col. Robert Neitzel, the ACP chief of operations.
"The troopers assigned to support the establishment of the ACP demonstrated the essence of what makes our Soldiers special," Neitzel said. "I am very proud of their hard work and dedication."


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Interdisciplinary Opportunities
Besides the experiential component engendered in Site activities, a major contributor to student success is found in networking. This aspect of education is addressed in our companion program, "Support for OCE REU Students To Attend Ocean Science Meetings." also recently approved for 3-year renewal. We believe that the Broader Impact of our greater work (that is, all OCE REU Sites and supporting programs) is summarized in the sentiment of an email response to follow-up queries received recently:
Without the REU program I
would not be where I am today.I went to a small private college for a BS in
physics and marine geophysics.Without the REU
Programmatic Aspects:
Mentors: The availability of REU students to mentors is based upon our perceived success of the mentor's laboratory and academic environment as it pertains to the REU experience.By these criteria, mentors who actually come in on a regular basis year-'round and who spend significant time with their students in the lab, field, and office are considered potentially superior. Two mentors who themselves are "too busy" for extensive direct interaction with students but who have vigorous laboratories with skilled Post-Doctoral investigators and senior graduate students working in highly viable research areas are also regulars. Each of these people has had long-standing, positively-reviewed REU activity and reliably take on summer students.Among our available top quality, reliable mentors are:
Carmen Aguilar
J. Rudi Strickler
Animal Bioenergetics,
Behavior, Fluid Dynamics
Fred Binkowski
Fisheries Biology
J. Val Klump
(Institute Director)
Bruce Brown
Geology, Geochemistry
John Janssen
Fish Physiological Ecology
Russell Cuhel
Chuck Wimpee
Molecular Biology, Symbiosis
Timothy Ehlinger
Ecosystem Dynamics
Paul Roebber
Physical Oceanography
Newly Added Faculty/Staff as yet untested but interested in Mentorship
Erica Young
Phytoplankton Physiology
John Berges
Phytoplankton Physiology
Matt Rise (12/03)
Fish Genomics
Rebecca Klaper
(Nov 03)
Environmental Policy
Among these sufficient diversity is available to support the proposed interdisciplinary REU site with 9 students per year. Not all mentors are available all years (faculty often leave during the summer, for example, but many of our mentors are Ph.D. academic staff with vigorous research programs) and some work every year, but mentor burn-out is not significantly worse than that reported by other programs. Part of the reason is that we have seriously weeded out those faculty who are unsatisfactory as mentors. Based on exit reviews and first-hand observation, a name or two has been removed from action each year until the lean but real cadre of caring individuals reached maturity. Several adequate mentors, not listed, provide reserve capability, and several new hires pending at the main campus may join Ehlinger, Young, Wimpee, and Berges.
Introductory Components: Introduction to the program
and mentors will occur during the first two weeks in early June. At that time,
students will decide what research specialty they wish to pursue with their
laboratory, develop an understanding of the study in which they will
participate, and become familiar with necessary techniques.On the first day, we
have an extended meeting in which we distribute a variety of materials
pertaining to the Site, local activities (Summerfest and weekly ethnic
festivals are very big social opportunities), campus facilities (library
access, health center services provided, email accounts, etc.), and the
"Curricula in Oceanography and Related Disciplines" (Marine
Technology Society). In the afternoon, personnel from Environmental Health and
Safety provide workshops on laboratory safety practices, emergency response,
and radiation safety. One-day introductory cruises aboard our vessel, the R/V
Neeskay, give exposure to a wide
By the middle of the second week they will have had time to write a required one-page research proposal.This is used throughout the program to make sure students are staying on track with their project.Over the first two weeks seminars on the interdisciplinary nature of research as it applies to active programs will be given by mentors and graduate students at CGLS.This intensive period will be strongly supported by the PI's, our two full time Research Specialists, and individual laboratory staff within the specific programs.These people are all skilled bench scientists, well versed in the analytical techniques required for the ongoing studies.Academic and conceptual mentorship will be provided by the PI's and mentors through group and individual conference and assimilation of proposal content for the chosen program.
Oceanographic-Scale Research Experience
(Extended Shipboard Activity): During the third or fourth week, recently-acquired
skills may be put to the test on an oceanographic expedition to a seamount, the
Mid-Lake Reef Complex (MLRC), aboard the US Environmental Protection Agency's
vessel R/V Lake Guardian (pending competitive proposal success). If
awarded, a broad variety of students (REU, local college students, and teachers
from the NSF Teacher Aquanauts
The cruise provides much more than a structured shipboard research experience.Each participantchooses a specialty related to their perceived area of expertise and learns it to a functional level (component accumulation, set-up, and analysis execution).Initially each student performs their part, with near-real time integration of results during transit and/or multibeam mapping.Later, students rotate stations to learn each analysis and its application.Following some experience, each student gets one or two chances to be "Chief-Scientist-for-a-Station", fostering teamwork and leadership skills.To quote Noah Kopp (2001): "The option to be chief scientist for 1 station on the Laurentian was a very valuable experience." This event has always been highlighted as a major "life experience" in exit questionnaires (they are young yet).Due to the level of actual sampling, a request for actual use items (filters, solvents, single-use containers, cruise-specific student project expendables) is included in the budget.
Interdisciplinary Research Experience:Our new twist makes its entrance after the REU cruise.At this time, two or three groups of students will partition for the next phase.Depending upon the distribution of disciplinary and subdisciplinary interest, teams will prepare for participation in one of our larger programs.By way of example only we will use the just-finishing Life in Extreme Environments: Microbial Life In Freshwater Hydrothermal Vent Systems work (2001-2003; Aguilar, PI/PD; see also Prior Support) from NSF's LExEn panel. We assembled teams (3-5 students) containing (as possible) students interested in (1) analytical chemistry; (2) robotics or mechanical/electrical engineering; (3) geology/geophysics; (4) microbiology; and (5) geochemistry (see titles table). These students applied their talents to facets of the research program in an actively interdisciplinary atmosphere.PI's on site represented several institutions or agencies in a wide variety of interests, including our own Institution, Marquette University, the US National Park Service, the US Geological Survey, and Eastern Oceanics, Inc.
The operative concept here is: concurrently.Every day, each of these investigators or their skilled representatives were plying their trades in a cohesive effort to elucidate the role of geothermally-altered water on the chemistry, microbiology, and ecology of Yellowstone Lake.Opportunities for participation in water column and sediment sampling, vent sampling with an elaborately-appointed Remote Operated Vehicle, and on-site analytical work-up with state-of-the-art equipment were routine.Interaction with National Park Service personnel broadened the view of career opportunities and what they actually entail.Regular meetings of the scientific staff promoted awareness of the results of activities in each specialization and served to facilitate compatible sampling plans to maximize interaction.
Other Large Program Opportunities: Aside from the Yellowstone project, several other large-scale projects are currently funded and are suitable for team efforts such as those described above.A long-term study of biogeochemical cycling in smaller inland lakes (Cuhel, Aguilar, and Brown) also provides opportunities in virtually all disciplines.A continuing Coastal Monitoring programprovides frequent cruises and a strong base for individual projects within a coastal team effort.Recently CGLS has become involved in NOAA's "Ocean Exploration" program at the MLRC, and Janssen has numerous activities at that site relating to lake trout ecology. Wisconsin Sea Grant is gearing up some major work on the Quagga Mussel invasion. Altogether there are sufficient opportunities for multiple small team (2-3 students and 1-2 PIs) projects.
There remain many areas in which individual, focused mentorship and research are most appropriate. Molecular biology, classical geology, physical geochemistry and other project areas remain as assets frequently enfolding individual REU students. These continue, and evaluations indicate no resentment among students involved in either team or individual pursuits to date.
Academic Support:REU students with Junior standing are particularly concerned about the next step in their careers.Due the variety of agencies housed within the newly-designated Great Lakes Wisconsin Aquatic Technology and Environmental Research Institute (WATER), REU's are able to interact first-hand with professionals in many types of career options.These include a fisheries wing of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Wisconsin Aquaculture Institute, the Southeast Wisconsin Regional Sea Grant Advisory Services office, and the Aquatic Biomedical Core Facility of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.The Great Lakes EPA vessel Lake Guardian berths at our dock. During the first few weeks we hold a workshop on career options, drawing on the varied backgrounds of CGLS scientists, graduate students, and affiliates.In addition we use current job advertisements from a wide variety of sources including B.S. to faculty openings in industry (rare, but they exist); local, state, and national government agencies, research, and teaching. A particularly well-received component is the Friday brown-bag lunch, including sessionswith the two graduate students and one staff scientist who were REU students at our site previously.We further stockannual reports and curriculum bulletins from many Oceanography graduate schools.This gives them the opportunity to discuss their future options with our professionals later in the summer.
Social Environment: Besides an immersion research experience, social interaction and peer support are extremely important in the success of the summer internship.During the first few weeks, a great deal of academic activity is spiced with Brown Bag Lunches.These may include slide shows of the lighter side of oceanography, tales of oceanographic expeditions, and career progressions of current graduate students recruited from the REU program.At least two barbecues are held on weekends at the home of the PI's. Most live together in the College of Nursing dorms (see Budget Justification), and comaraderie is encouraged through group participation in a variety of available events.Milwaukee is also one of the "Summer Festival Capitals of the US", and REU students spontaneously tend to party together at such events.
Coordination with Other Programs: Our Site has always been active in exchange of information and student applicants with other OCE Sites.Few other locations need any additional applicants, but we stay in close communication near deadline time.Last year we were able to provide two minority applicants with successful placement at other sites.Dr. Aguilar (Hispanic) and I (white hippie) have both been vigorous mentors for Dr. Cuker's CURMLO program and numerous other minority-serving programs and events locally and nationally.Our work as coordinators of the Ocean Sciences OCE REU Meeting program and Special Sessions on Undergraduate Research is strong evidence of our interest in inter-Site connections. With the added administrative capability afforded by two working PIs, we will continue to enhance interaction of our Site with other Sites and programs.
Evaluation and Follow-up: Several levels of evaluation and follow-up are undertaken. In real time, student progress and focus is monitored by the PIs. At the conclusion, an exit evaluation is provided as well and is show below, with examples of pertinent results. Between these two we are able to assess the competence of mentors, determine favorite and undesirable program elements, and minor operational details or needs. IF YOU HAVE BEEN IN EITHER OF OUR PROGRAMS, PLEASE DROP US AN EMAIL WITH YOUR CURRENT ACTIVITIES!!! mailto:email@example.com
Summary: We have persistently tried to achieve a balance between extreme hands-on research education and integration of that research into the fabric of global living and personal responsibility. Our Site provides a good level of exposure to a diverse variety of interdisciplinary projects, while maintaining the personal atmosphere peculiar to relatively small (in personnel) institutions.We have been approved to continue offering these opportunities to 9 nationally-recruited, exceptionally talented undergraduate students for three more years (2004-2006).


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The disassembly-line workers hammering, drilling, snipping and shredding in a north Denver warehouse each morning are pioneers in new urban mining.
End product: gold, silver, copper, aluminum.
Men wearing Kevlar-plated arm gear and safety goggles rapidly pick the valuable bits from cast-off computers, TVs, printers and home appliances that otherwise would be tossed into landfills or shipped overseas — often with still-retrievable stored data.
Traditional mining to extract minerals from deep underground pays as little as $35 a month and releases toxic pollution that poisons people, said Noah Amoah, 42, referring to gold mines in his native Ghana.
"Going under the ground, you never know if you will come out. This is better for the environment," Amoah said Thursday as he pulled up a circuit board glinting with gold.
Today he earns $10 an hour at the 75-worker Metech Recycling plant — one of two electronics recycling businesses in north Denver. At Metech, a second shift is planned, with 15 more workers each harvesting 1,200 pounds of materials a day, executive vice president John Miller said.
"There's gold here," Miller said. "We already took it out of Mother Earth once. Why would we want to throw it back into a landfill?"
Over two years, jobs have grown here and at 30 other certified "e-steward" plants nationwide. Healthy commodity prices — gold goes for $1,700 an ounce — make this mining more profitable. Traditional hard-rock mining of the minerals needed to make computers, smartphones and other gizmos is becoming more complicated, with host governments and communities concerned about environmental costs.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials are encouraging this alternative.
"Why wouldn't we do this?" said Jim Martin, the EPA's regional administrator, who recently checked out the Electronics Recycling International plant nearby, where 25 people work. "Building a mine these days is a process that takes years, a process that requires us to build in all kinds of safeguards to make sure we're protecting water and air quality. This is far cheaper, faster and easier."
But Colorado lacks a law to match those in 17 other states that prohibit e-waste in landfills — measures that drive more material into recycling so that plants can expand.
Colorado Association for Recycling members today were planning to review draft legislation they're hoping state lawmakers will embrace.
Colorado recyclers also are urging state government agencies to send e-waste to local companies instead of selling it on pallets to brokers who then export whole computers for break-down abroad.
The stuff sent abroad often ends up in low-income communities where "they don't have the right tools," ERI president John Shegerian said. "They burn off the plastics. That throws noxious fumes into the air. They'll create all sorts of chemical mixes to try to get the metals off. Typically there are human-rights violations."
The workers in U.S. plants wear masks when appropriate — around batteries, for example — and can pick apart a laptop in less than five minutes, separating copper, circuitry and aluminum.
"Once you learn how to take it apart, then you build up your speed," Metech worker Chris Buckley, 41, explained.
The salvaged materials are hauled away to be melted in smelters for eventual reuse in manufacturing.
No major metal smelters are available in the U.S. because of environmental controls. Smelting companies in Canada, Denmark and Japan capture that part of the growing business.
Around Denver, corporations, universities and hospitals send e-waste to the new recyclers. Because of concerns over private data, hard drives are shredded.
Miller said black markets pay $1 per Social Security number, but the cost to organizations that reveal them can be much higher.
A local university recently discarded computers that contained hundreds of thousands of names, Social Security numbers and other information, Miller said. The mistake cost the university about $500,000 to deal with the consequences by sending warning letters to students and former students.
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Nice set of pics again Pete. Cliff looks a bit different to the day we were there! Steep wee cliff eh?
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Cheers Sonya, Great crag with really good conditions. So much to do just now and not enough free days to do do it!!
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Maybe its a matter of more medicine or time, who knows.
Maybe the norepinephrine part of pristiq and remeron is bothering me, but then again Lexapro didn't do everything I had hoped for either this time around.
Plus no palp has killed me yet,
Sometimes I wish my whole block was full of people like me (who knows, maybe there are a few) and we could just keep each other company when we are freaking out, but the world is not like that.
If I were to switch I could always try Lexapro again, hoping that my time off it might have allowed my body to become sensitive to it again in a good way, or Zoloft, which I haven't taken in years but which worked twice, though it was rougher the second time around (then again I was cross tapering with serzone which failed after several nice years)
when you described what you went thru with the lung thing, I had to say to myself, damn, you're brave, makes my HA look so silly, but then again I guess HA is really silly, except for those of us who feel the pain of it
I would have to drive home and if it made me sleepy would not be good. I have had it for 3 wks never taken yet.
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Welcome to Christmas Week, a multi-blogger event co-hosted by Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Jen of Juanita's Cocina. Each day we will be celebrating a new holiday baking theme where each blogger makes a dish they love. We hope you enjoy this fabulous event. Tune in each day starting Monday December 3rd and ending Friday December 7th.
Today also happens to be the December #ChocolateParty, where our themed ingredient was peppermint/mint. Considering chocolate and mint are my favorite combination this time of year, this was easy for me!
I can't even tell you how good these cookies were. I took them into my son's school for the teachers, and I had an email right away asking when I was posting the recipe. I made these over a month ago, so I had to send the recipe ahead of time. These were that good, they couldn't wait. Pudding is magic in cookies, I have said that before. But it still makes me happy every time I use it They are just so soft and chewy, even days later!
I made a similar cookie last year using Andes Mints, but this time I used the baking bits. The bits are perfect, you get a little mint in each bite. If you can't find the bits, you could just chop up a the regular sized mints. That might even be better, because then you get bigger chunks If you are a fan of chocolate and mint, trust me when I say you HAVE to try these!


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Concert Band / Concert Jazz Band
The Concert Band/Concert Jazz Band course is a year long two-part course. During 1st semester the class rehearses and performs traditional concert band literature; such as classical, and movie soundtrack music. During the 2nd semester, the course title is "Concert Jazz Band" and the group rehearses and performs Jazz band literature ranging from traditional jazz to pop. The class develops and strengthens basic technique through scales and music literature ranging from basic to intermediate levels. The Concert Band plays two required concerts per school year.


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Schaaf sisters lead El Dorado Springs to title
Saturday, March 15, 2014
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Alexa Schaaf scored 20 points and her sister Kameron Schaaf added 18 to help El Dorado Springs hold off Ash Grove 66-56 for its first Missouri Class 3 girls championship.
Trailing 54-52 with 2:30 remaining Saturday, Alexa Schaaf converted two free throws that sparked a 13-0 run — with only one field goal — to put the game away for El Dorado Springs (28-3).
The Bulldogs shot 55.6 percent (20 of 36) from the field and finished 19 of 23 at the charity stripe.
Morgan Allred scored 13 points and Katie Skelton grabbed 13 rebounds for Ash Grove (28-5), which used an 18-2 second-half run to take a 49-44 lead with 5:17 left.
The Pirates outrebounded El Dorado Springs 30-20 but made only five of their 11 free throw attempts.
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7 Ideas to Score Higher Marks for Your Advertising Campaigns – Career College CentralWritten By: Jeanne Landau
CareerCollege Central, January/February 2010
This year you may have a stronger focus on improving your school's return on marketing and advertising investments.
As many businesses are facing the prospect of leaner budgets, often one of the first areas to be reduced is advertising. Unfortunately, reducing the ad budget is an unavoidable reality for many, making it all the more important to ensure that those remaining ad dollars are going as far as possible. Whether you face reduced budgets or not, ensuring your marketing dollars are working hard for you is essential.
Seven Ideas:
1. Commit to an advertising campaign that integrates several media formats but maintains the same call-to-action throughout all pieces of the campaign.
2. Clearly state a call-to-action. What is it that you want people to do? For instance, "Visit our web site to learn more about our accelerated culinary programs." "Log onto (SPECIFIC URL)
and find the program that is right for you." "We can offer you specialized programs based on your desired career path and offer you a free consultation to find the best program for your culinary passions." "Acquire new skills to set you on the path to success: visit (specific URL) today."
3. Use a direct-response tool in all pieces of the campaign that is easy for buyers to remember and easy to track, like a toll-free vanity 800 number with call tracking services.
4. Analyze the response rates to your overall advertising efforts by monitoring your campaigns and accessing call tracking to measure how many calls come into your admissions department as a
result of your ad buys.
5. Track the cost-per-lead of your campaigns based on the cost of the overall campaign versus the number of leads the campaign generates. This will show which marketing efforts were most effective and where you can make adjustments in your spending. You can better determine what mediums your leads are responding to and perhaps tweak your creative
approach to reach them.
6. Build a strong lead database, learn more about your prospects and market directly to these contacts. Research tells us that people are using more than the Internet to research continuing education programs. A toll-free service with a call-tracking system will capture each incoming caller's name, address, and demographic profile, including average home value and household income, based on the caller's location.
7. Stay top-of-mind. Instead of a one-time splash, develop campaigns that keep your name in the marketplace and in front of people on a regular basis. If you have to cut back somewhere, buy smaller newspaper ads, mail postcards instead of letters, or run shorter radio and television spots during non-peak hours. Smaller ads and shorter spots allow you to stretch budgets and maintain a presence in the media for a longer period of time. And repetition is the key to retention!
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Related Services meeting schedule
Thursday, October 7, 2010
The Moniteau County Related Services meeting is set for Oct. 14, from 12-1 p.m.
Speakers for the group meeting will be Melinda Cardone, Program Manager, from the Independent Living Resource Center and Diane Coffman, Community Policy Specialist, will discuss smoking cessation programs, second hand smoke and policy change.
All area agencies as well as the public are invited to attend. Please use the west entrance to the Moniteau County Health Center. The center is located at 401 S. Francis St., California.
For more information please call 573-796-3412.
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