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|Elementary kids get wacky at Wackadoo Zoo
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
HHS auditorium was filled with the sounds of zoo animals at the annual first- and third-grade music program Thursday evening, April 18.
Under the direction of elementary music teacher Marcia Dalton, the students took the audience to Wackadoo Zoo, a place where the animals aren't quite sure what sounds to make.
Fun songs included "The Strangest Zoo You Ever Knew," "A Smile can go a Long, Long Way," "Horrible Sounds," "Practice Makes Perfect," "Go Home Professor, Go Home!" and "Different Means Special."
Not only was it quite a zoo in there, the elementary
Third-grade lions Levi Dille and Kaison Kinnie put on big
The cast of wacky characters included the lions played by Mia Secrist, Zachary Ledkins, Rachel Krueger, Joey Telck, Levi Dille, Kaison Kinnie, Aidyn Shafer and Ethan Johnson.
The monkeys were Jelitza Bejarano Mendoza, Randy Nevarez, Marco Mendoza, Wendy Favela and José Astorga.
David Speicher, Juan Olivas, Dakota Pell and Nick Garcia played the pigs.
Ducks included Havyn Powell, Koby Way, Gage Sprague, Josie Schlachter, Emmanuel Vasquez, Kristin Vieselmeyer, Renee Rosales and Juan Diaz III.
Kyleigh Jaeger, Marysol Astorga, Arelys Arteaga and Wendy Chaparro Rangel were all cows for the performance.
Professors included Tucker Keith, Isaiah Brownfield, Tyson Mosenteen, Wyatt Sprague, Mason Vernon, Isaac Strauss, Lauren Herman, Danielle Wilkening, Kenneth Lindholm, Diego Jimenez, Theron Roll, Miles Sprague, Tristen Ferguson, Baylor Struckmeyer, Oscar Anguiano Mendoza, Dakota Widler, Cade Killin, Kailar Hayes and Austen Struckmeyer.
Just the sight of the black hats and mustaches worn by
Narrators were played by Anna Hayes, Braxton Speicher, Luke Sprague, Katie Marshall, Karlie Martin, Corben Rosales, Keegan Colglazier, Areli Murillo Mendoza, Leslie Carrasco Brown, Jennifer Castaneda, Bryson Crutchfield, Lexy Martin, Jorge Ramirez.
David Santiesteban, Ivan Castillo Ortega, Jorge Barajas, Natalia Rivera, Aleida Millan, Damari Fernandez-Perez, Jonathan Cruz Rodriguez, Carter Van Overbeke, Caden Sporhase, Cash Weber, Payton Ferguson, Edgar Avila, Chase Johnson, Hannah Lindholm, Katelyn Kropp, Tayla Martin, Adison Goldenstein.
Caiden Vowell, Jessie Owens, Blye McCallum, Yoselin Peña, Edel Ramos, Evelyn Mendoza, Xavier Morales, Eduardo Hermosillo Goytia, Andrea Marquez, Evan Legarreta, Omar Hernandez Ramirez, Jaime Avila, Joel Alarcon Ortega, Jonathan Quintana, Carlos Legarreta and Angel Martinez León.
Of course, the program wouldn't have been complete without bringing parents and friends on stage for the traditional Chicken Dance Medley!
Holyoke Enterprise April 25, 2013


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Andrea Earle scores her third goal of the weekend in Cal's win over Liberty
Andrea and Sydney Earle accounted for three goals and an assist Friday for California
California takes on Dartmouth Friday at 4pm in the home opener at Maxwell Family Field live on the Pac-12 Networks.
Junior goalkeeper Courtney Hendrickson has been named the NorPac West Defensive Player of the Week after a strong opening weekend for the Bears.
California displayed a gritty performance Sunday afternoon in an effort to post an upset, but No. 4 Connecticut was able to notch a goal in the final 10 minutes to run away with a 2-1 victory
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Andrea Earle ties game in 65th; Courtney Hendrickson saves 7 shootout strokes
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Tallahassee, FL - September 25, 2012
More than 250 concerned state and community leaders and advocates attended the first Florida Children and Youth Cabinet Human Trafficking Summit to learn about trafficking in Florida, what the state is doing to prevent it and what people can do to help victims in their own communities. Another 300 individuals participated in the online webcast of the event
Human trafficking is modern-day slavery through forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation. Statistics rank Florida as the third highest trafficking destination in the country, and half of all trafficking victims are children. Across America, almost 300,000 youth are at risk of becoming victims of commercial sexual exploitation. Many are being trafficked in our own communities.
"With tough new laws on the books, we are sending the clear message that we will not tolerate human trafficking in Florida," said Attorney General Pam Bondi. "Florida is third in the nation in calls to the national human trafficking hotline. We cannot allow criminals to exploit our women, men and children."
Attorney General Bondi participated in the summit with Department of Children and Families Secretary David Wilkins and Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Wansley Walters. The summit was held in partnership with the Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights.
"Florida's fight against human trafficking has made this state a national leader, especially concerning children who are victims," said DCF Secretary David Wilkins, who is also chair of the Florida Children and Youth Cabinet. "What's starting now is a real grassroots effort. Communities across Florida are coming together to help survivors overcome their past."
In June, Florida became a pioneer in the battle against this complex and difficult issue. Gov. Rick Scott signed House Bill 99, The Safe Harbor Act, which provides services to help victims who have been sexually exploited. In addition, Gov. Scott also signed House Bill 7049, which gives prosecutors the ability to better fight this despicable crime by imposing tougher penalties.
"Now we will have the types of facilities and services available to make these children whole again," said DJJ Secretary Wansley Walters. "We will wrap our arms around these troubled victims and bring them back to the life they deserve to have."
Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world. The goal of the Human Trafficking Summit is to start a statewide conversation among community leaders, child advocates, students and professionals about the status of human trafficking in our communities and find ways that communities can come together to stop it. Breakout panels at the summit included law enforcement, service providers, human trafficking experts and survivors.
Several Floridians were honored for their efforts to stop human trafficking and help victims.
· Rep. Erik Fresen – Florida Safe Harbor Act Bill Sponsor
· State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle – Prosecutor of the Year
· Tonja Marshall, Group Supervisor for the Department of Homeland Security – Law Enforcement Official of the Year
· Trudy Novivki, Executive Director of Kristi House, and Sandy Skelaney, Program Manager at Kristi House – Advocates of the Year
For more information about the summit, or to view the webcast starting tomorrow, please go to www.flgov.com/humantraffickingsummit. To see the Twitter feed from the event, search #trafficking2012. If you are aware of any individual who is being abused or exploited, please call the Florida Abuse Hotline at 1-800-962-2873.
Tallahassee, FL - September 18, 2012
WHO: Attorney General Pam Bondi, Department of Children and Families Secretary David Wilkins, Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Wansley Walters, Florida Children & Youth Cabinet, Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights
WHAT: The goal of the summit is to start a statewide conversation among community leaders, child advocates, students and professionals about the status of human trafficking in our communities. Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world and is a form of modern-day slavery. Several Floridians working to combat human trafficking in our state will also be recognized.
WHEN: September 24, 1-6 p.m.
· 1-2:20 p.m.: Welcome, Awards and Keynote
· 2:20-4:30 p.m.: Panels and Breakout Sessions
· 4:40-6 p.m.: Movie Presentation: "Very Young Girls"
WHERE: Turnbull Conference Center
Florida State University
555 W. Pensacola St.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Go to www.flgov.com/humantraffickingsummit for more information or to sign up for the interactive webcast if you cannot attend.
Whether you are in the conference room, classroom or living room, you can ask questions on Twitter by including #humantrafficking2012 and on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/QaWuyJ. Summit staff will monitor your questions and pose them to panelists at the end of each breakout session.
Tallahassee, FL - September 18, 2012
Attorney General Pam Bondi today launched a new webpage dedicated to raising awareness about human trafficking and recent efforts to make Florida a zero-tolerance state for human trafficking. Attorney General Bondi worked with the Florida Legislature to pass laws that enhance penalties and provide additional measures to stop human trafficking. To access this new webpage, please visit MyFloridaLegal.com.
"Human trafficking is an abhorrent crime that exploits women, men and children," stated Attorney General Pam Bondi. "We now have tougher criminal penalties and enhanced tools to help law enforcement, prosecutors and regulators stop these criminal enterprises."
Additionally, Attorney General Bondi will attend the Florida Children and Youth Cabinet Human Trafficking Summit on Monday, Sept. 24. The Summit is intended to start a statewide conversation among community members, students, advocates and professionals about the status of human trafficking in our state. For more information on the Summit, please visit:
Human trafficking is a $32 billion industry that exploits women, men and children. Attorney General Bondi is dedicated to partnering with federal, state and local leaders to end this crisis. Attorney General Bondi's Office of Statewide Prosecution will prosecute cases of human trafficking to the fullest extent of the law.


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Tossing your bicycle into the trunk/backseat/hatch takes up precious cargo space(especially if Fido likes to tag along). Hook up your ride with the stylish Kuat NV Core-2 Bike Hitch Mount Rack and you'll have a simple, effective, and easy way to transport your bicycles.
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I really like this rack just bummed that I can't add another 2 bikes. Lame they only sell one for the NV.
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Simplicity. That's the beauty of this guy. Now if they only designed a threaded LOCKING hitch pin , it would then be perfect. Get one.
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I've had my Kuat NV Core rack for a little over a year now and have been super pleased with how much easier it has made transporting my bike not only the trailhead, but everywhere else in between. The design is tried and true, super fast, and will work with whatever wheel size religion you belong to.
The NV Core, much like it's bigger brother the NV, boosts wide, long trays to fit kids bikes all the way to DH bikes with a long wheelbase. They look very similar, but there are some distinct differences between them. The Core is a lighter weight design based on the spacing between the trays and the lack of repair stand. I haven't weighed mine specifically, but I would say it is near 40 lbs and noticeable lighter than the NV (WAY lighter than a Thule T2). More on the spacing, it is 10.5" compared to 13" on the NV, I seldom run into handlebars hitting saddles on mountain bikes, but it can happen. I'm the type of person to remove the rack if I'm not going to be using it each day so I would rather have lighter weight that have to adjust a saddle height once in a great while. Next, the NV Core come equipped to work with either 1.25" or 2" receivers which is really nice in case you sometimes use different vehicles (or in my case, sell your SUV). Removing slop in the receiver is done via a threaded pin whereas the NV utilizes a tool-free adjustable cam. This rack offers extremely quick on/off's for the bikes which makes it super easy to get to the trailhead in a jif and home for dinner in time. I would highly recommend this rack to anyone looking for simple, no frills bike rack that is made to last for years to come.
Side note: I did add locks to mine for additional security. They can be purchased through Kuat directly for $39 (Pin & Cables). They slide into the rack so they are always there when you need them and make it simple if you have to stop for groceries on the way home from a ride and want some extra piece of mind.
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Awesome rack ... but wrong info.
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First things first ... the rack does NOT include the integrated cable lock as described here! That is a NV Core locking kit which can be purchased separately for $39 ($35 on some sites) ... however BC doesn't have it. I was a bit disapointed to find that out when I ordered it since I was counting on having that. All that was offered was the option to return the rack. Would have been nice to get a slight discount to cover part of the NV Core locking kit which I've now purchased separately on a diff site.
Now onto the rack itself. I've owned several hitch type racks, most recently the Thule T2 which was my fave upto now. The Kuat is hands down the best rack I've used. The quick release cam for tilting the rack up/down and out of the way for the hitch to open is amazing. Much better and easier to use then the T2 which requires a pin be removed if you want access to your trunk with bikes on (it does have a quick release latch to flipping it up/down without bikes though).
The weight diff (~20lbs) is significant, esp on a type 1 hitch like mine. The weight and it's distribution also seems to make moving the rack up/down much simpler and smoother.
When folded up the rack comes right up against the car about 1" away in my case (Golf TDi) which is perfect. With the T2 I had to cut a bit of the front wheel tray to get it to fit.
The price diff between this and the Thule T2 with locks etc is about $40 ... and it's more than worth it in my opinion! Other than the order screw-up this is a fantastic rack! All the tools come included (and even with a beer bottle opener).
Note: listing has been change to reflect the fact that the cable lock was not included.
Hey Bogdan, were you able to use a lock to secure the rack to the hitch? It says there's an anti-wobble pin used on the NV Core, but would the "Kuat Bike Rack Hitch Lock" negate the use of the anti-wobble pin?
Hey Ken, sorry didn't see this reply ... there is a kit you can get. The rack comes with a bolt that threads in to keep it from wobbling, similar to the Thule T2 ... I ended up getting the correct locking kit from backcountry in the end so it worked out. It locks it on and there's very little wobble.
I also purchased the locking kit for the bikes which quite frankly is not worth it. With bigger bikes like 6" AM bikes or 8" DH bikes the cable is not long enough to thread thru both bikes ... kind of a bummer, but I just use a Ulock and cables to secure it.
Hey Bogdan,
I have 2 questions for you: 1. What kit do you get from backcountry for locking the rack to the hitch? 2. I have a 29er mtbike, do you think locking cable will be long enough?
Hey Patrick,
The locking kit I actually purchased straight from Kuat as backcountry didn't have it. You need the "Kuat Core Locking Kit" ... if you google it the first link is another retailer. Not sure if it would be cool to link it here.
It's a threaded bolt with a lock on the end and the cable locks that are inserted in the rack frame.
I'm not sure if the think will work for a 29er ... I have a 26" with big tires and its a 6" bike so the BB is a little higher off the ground . As a result it didn't really work for me. I just use a U-lock and a cable to lock it right to the rack itself which works great. I think for one bike the kyat lock will probably work, for me it does, but with two bikes it's not even close.
Think those run about $40 for the hitch and cable lock system ... so it's not too bad, but I'd say you have a 80% chance the locking cables will work for one bike.
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Love this rack
Got this rack after using a friend's NV model (slight upgrade from the NV Core). Very solid rack and is surprisingly light.
I would have gone for the NV if I was looking to get the extension to make it a 4-bike rack, but the NV core is perfect if just looking for the 2-bike rack.
Definitely advise getting the locking cables, which were really easy to install.
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June 1, 2016
United Airlines, reeling from two years of heavy losses and unable to pay off nearly $1 billion in debt due this week, filed for federal bankruptcy court protection Monday. It was the largest such filing in aviation history.
The Chapter 11 filing also was one of the 10 biggest ever among any corporation. The suburban Chicago-based company has lost $4 billion in the last two years due to a slumping economy, flawed business strategies and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The airline has promised to keep flying while it sheds costs under the auspices of a bankruptcy court judge and overhauls its business plan to try to become profitable again.
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While the bankruptcy filing likely will have no immediate effect on passengers, it will come at a steep price for the 83,000 employees who own 55 percent of the company. A bankruptcy court judge is almost certain to order wage and job cuts and could dissolve the employee stock ownership plan.
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Some anticipated but still very good news from the Dutch Bicycle Council (Fietsberaad):
Amsterdam: for the first time, more trips by bike than by car
"In Amsterdam the bicycle is the most widely used means of transportation. In the 2005-2007 period Amsterdammers averaged 0.87 trips per day by bicycle and 0.84 by car. For the first time the bicycle is used more often than the car.
In 2006, all Amsterdammers combined made around 2 million trips per day. This is 8% less than in 1990. This is because the number of trips per person per day has fallen from 3.6 to 3.1. Especially regarding trips within the ring road, known as Old Town.
The number of car trips compared with 1990 fell by 14% in all districts, while the number of bicycle trips inside the ring road has increased by 36%. In the center the bicycle was the dominant means of transportation (41% to 28% on average) and the car the least (18% to 28% on average). This is mainly due to the restrictive parking policy that was initiated in the early 90's.
In 1990 the Infrastructure and Transport Service Department registered about 235,000 in and out coming car movements through the Singel canal, in 2006 that number had dropped to 172,000, a decrease of more than 25%. In the same period, the number of daily bicycle movements rose from 86,000 to more than 140,000 (+60%). The most popular cycling routes to the center are the Ferdinand Bolstraat, Weesperzijde, Elandsgracht and Spiegelstraat."
Bold and initially unpopular measures, continuity, persistent measures on all levels will inevitably pay off. Both in the short and the long run.


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fairy ring in future flower garden?
I have a piece of lawn that I want to convert to a rock and flower garden. A small section (about 5 ft by 5 ft) of the lawn has been troubled for years (decades?) by fairy ring, which I have been able to control, but never get rid of. My question: does anyone know what problems I'm likely to encounter if I put flowering plants in this space? I'll certainly amend the soil, but don't intend to eliminate all the fungus-ridden soil harbouring the fairy ring spores/fungus/whatever. Does the fairy-ring only impact sod? Or will I find it extremely difficult to grow flowers here?
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I have a number of Fairy rings on my lawn that are on the edges of some of my flower gardens (and enter some of them). I have never seem any fruiting bodies in my flower garden and have never noticed any adverse effects. I'd say you will not have a problem, since the fungus does not attack the flowers etc.
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Port Tracker reports improving annual volumes, declining sequential volumes
November 08, 2010
Even though import cargo volumes at U.S.-based retail container ports declining on a sequential basis, they are up on an annual basis, according to the most recent Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates.
In September, the most recent month for which data is available, U.S. ports handled 1.34 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEU), which was down 6 percent from August's 1.42 million TEU and up 17 percent compared to September 2009. The report also noted that September marked the tenth straight month to show an annual gain after a 28-month stretch of declines that ended in December 2009.
The ports surveyed in the report include: Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Tacoma, Seattle, New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston, and Savannah.
As LM has reported, what is happening with these volumes is different from a typical year in which October is typically the peak month for import cargo volumes as shippers move cargo into the U.S. via ocean carriers in advance of the holiday rush. But what is happening now, according to the report, is that the peak month for volumes is being bumped up to earlier in the year.
The shift in the peak month from October to August is due to a backlog in cargo from earlier in 2010 when ocean carriers took their time to replace vessels taken out of service during the recession, coupled with retailers bringing merchandise into the U.S. ahead of time to avoid the potential of delays in the fall.
This year began with sequential gains in December and January, followed by a decline in February. March volumes—came in at 1.07 million TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units), which was up 7 percent from February's 1.01 million TEU and 12 percent year-over-year. April volumes at 1.15 million TEU—were up 7 percent from March and 16 percent year-over-year. And May hit 1.25 million TEU followed by June's 1.32 million TEU, July's 1.38 million TEU, August's 1.42 million TEU, and September's 1.34 million TEU.
"The biggest takeaway of this report is that Peak Season came about six weeks early," said Ben Hackett, founder of Hackett Associates, in an interview. "Retailers are currently stocked up for Thanksgiving and Holiday Season sales. And when you look at current sales-to-inventory levels you can see there is a slight uptick there…which shows that shipments coming in now are for replacements. There is no big surge occurring to build excess stock."
The report said that the first half of 2010 came in at 6.9 million TEU for a 17 percent year-over-year gain, with the full year expected to hit 14.6 million TEU for a 15 percent improvement from 2009's 12.7 million TEU, the slowest year since 2003's 12.4 million TEU. 2008 hit 15.2 million TEU, the peak in 2007 was 16.5 million TEU.
Looking ahead, Port Tracker is calling for October to come in at 1.29 million TEU for a 9 percent annual gain. November is projected to reach 1.19 million TEU for a 9 percent annual increase, and December is pegged at 1.1 million TEU for a 1 percent gain over 2009. January is expected to hit 1.08 million TEU for a 7 percent increase, and February, which is typically the slowest month of the year, is slated to hit 1.06 million TEU for what would be a 5 percent decrease. And March is calling for 1.04 million TEU, which would be a ten percent decline.
The Port Tracker report pointed out that data beyond March has yet to be tabulated, but it said that a "solid recovery" is expected in the second and third quarters of 2011 following the typical winter slowdown.
"Retailers know shoppers still have the economy in mind, so they are being very mindful with inventory levels this year," NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said in a statement. "The cargo numbers show that retailers are expecting a much better holiday season than they have seen over the past two years, but the industry is still being cautious."
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Mr. Brooks
|Release Date: June 01, 2007
|Running Time: 120 mins.
|MPAA Rating: R
|Box Office: $28,476,219.00
|Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Summary:Consider Mr. Brooks: a successful businessman; a generous philanthropist; a loving father and devoted husband. Seemingly, he's perfect. But Mr. Brooks has a secret--he is an insatiable serial killer, so lethally clever that no one has ever suspected him--until now. Earl Brooks is a man who has managed to keep his two incompatible worlds from intersecting by controlling his cunning, wicked alter ego Marshall. But now, as Mr. Brooks succumbs to one last murderous urge, an amateur photographer witnesses the crime. Suddenly Brooks finds himself entangled in the dark agenda of an opportunistic bystander, as well as hunted by the unorthodox and tenacious detective Tracy Atwood. Can Mr. Brooks outs... Full Summary >>
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Excellent map! I see you used the same wavy texture for the ocean that you used for your challenge map. I like the more subdued color of the water you used here.
Ok here is a commissioned Map for an upcoming online Game, set in the Realm of Asmerath.
It was quiet fun to devellop the style on the fly, while mapping. I have learned some new tricks and styles the last couple of weeks and bound them all into this Map.
Hopefully there will be more soon to see of the new styles.
Comment & Critiques welcome.
Excellent map! I see you used the same wavy texture for the ocean that you used for your challenge map. I like the more subdued color of the water you used here.
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Looks good. I notice that right around the middle of the island, next to Valentair, it says "The Old Forst" instead of "Forest" Not sure if this is intentional, to give it a sense of whimsy, or if it's a typo.
Lovely work on this Schwarzkreuz, and congratulations on the commission.
Oh well Forest is a quiet German word, Same As house and so on, trace of the last time the Saxons conquered britain.
English was always a meshup Language from old German, Rome Latin, and some celtic snippets.
I like the general feeling of it and the color choice. The wave pattern is very nice too...
I thought the same thing when I saw "Forst" and also saw "Wacht", then realised Schwarzkreuz was German and did a google translate and they translate directly into "Forest" and "Watch" (and clearly there's a germanic theme running through the map with some of the other names)
I think this is a beautiful map, incredible line work from start to finish. The only thing for me personally that I wasn't as keen on was the sea monster. Whilst in itself it's a great quality drawing, it looks a little bit TOO comicy to sit with the style of the rest of the map.
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AMS 150 is not open to juniors or seniors except by special permission. AMS 205 and AMS 206 are not open to seniors except by special permission.
AMS 100 Special Topics. One to three hours.
Selected American topics for lower-division undergraduate students offered by American studies faculty members or supervised teaching assistants. Recent examples include Bluegrass Music in America, Contemporary American Youth, The Hollywood Western, Wealth in America, Love American Style, Psychedelic America, Oliver Stone's America, The Boys of Summer, First Freedoms, Murder She Solved, Race, Class, and Gender in Science Fiction, Gay/Lesbian Images in Popular Culture, The World of Robert Heinlein, Homicide: Life on TV, The Many Lives of Frederick Douglass, Murder in Miami, American Youth Culture, Civil War in Fiction, The Dukes of Hazzard, Mythology of Star Wars, Ellison's Invisible Man, Rock and Global Culture, and Tom Wolfe's A Man in Full, Black Masculinity, Jackie Robinson's Legacy, and The Blues.
AMS 150 Introduction to American Culture: Arts and Values. Three hours.
Exploration of the relation between the arts — popular, folk, and elite — and American culture in four selected periods: Victorian America, the '20s and '30s, World War II and the Postwar Era, and the '60s. Class presentations and discussions revolve around novels, movies, slides, music, artifacts, and readings about the periods. This course, team-taught by all the members of the American studies faculty, is generally offered in the fall semester only.
AMS 151 Contemporary America. Three hours.
An analysis of the changing nature of American cultural values by examining the creative expression of the American people from the 1970s to the 1990. Students examine a variety of cultural "texts" selected from both elite and popular forms of expression in order to explore the values revealed, affirmed, disparaged, or altered by these works. Offered spring semester.
AMS 200 Special Topics. Three hours.
Selected American topics for lower-division undergraduate students offered by AMS faculty members or Americanists from related departments. Recent examples include Baseball in America, the Contemporary South, African-American Performance, Fields of Dreams, Popular Music in America, Southern Lives, Technology and Culture, The American Western, Lives in the Black South, The Asian American Experience, The American Road, Multimedia and Local History, The Arts in America, and The Sporting Life.
AMS 201 Introduction to African-American Studies (same as AAST 201). Three hours.
AMS 205 American Lives. Three hours.
Lecture/discussion course focusing on individual American lives as they are expressed in the personal forms of autobiographies, oral histories, diaries, and letters in order to explore the ethnic, gender, class, and regional richness and diversity of the American experience. Offered fall semester.
AMS 206 American Character. Three hours.
Lecture/discussion class concerned with the question of an American national character. What are Americans like? Are there attitudes and values that are held in common? Major topics include individualism and the community, mobility and change, and materialism and the American Dream. Texts are drawn from classic American literature. Offered spring semester.
AMS 251 American Folklore. Three hours.
Survey and analysis of such genres of American vernacular expression as legends, ghost tales, humor, music, and sermons, as they express and shape particular regional and/or ethnic American identities. Course materials include ethnographic writing, sound recordings, film, and folklore scholarship. Attention also given to the competing and sometimes contradictory definitions of "folk" culture from the 19th century to the present.
AMS 270 Photography and American Culture. Three hours.
Investigation of the history of photography in America from 1839 to the present. Topics include the manner in which Americans and their varieties of experience have been recorded and defined through the works of photographers; the multiple social/economic uses of photography; the beginnings and evolution of the art-photography movement; and the medium's influences on how Americans have perceived the world.
AMS 271 Film and American Culture. Three hours.
Interdisciplinary investigation of American culture through motion pictures, film history, and relevant cultural/historical documents. Focus on the ways in which films have reflected and influenced prevailing American attitudes and values. Variable focus on a specified theme, a genre, or representations of a particular American region.
AMS 279 Popular Music in America: Jazz and the American Popular Song. Three hours.
Interdisciplinary investigation of the American popular music tradition with a primary focus on the evolution of jazz, blues, and the popular song in the context of American culture. Technical musical skills and training are not required.
AMS 280 Popular Music in America: Rhythm and Blues and Rock. Three hours.
An interdisciplinary investigation of the American popular music tradition in its commercial rhythm and blues and rock and roll idioms. Emphasis is on the relationship between these unique forms of expression and American culture and character. Technical musical skills and training are not required.
Prerequisite for 300-level courses: 6 hours in the department or permission of the instructor.
AMS 300 Special Topics. Three hours.
Selected American topics for advanced undergraduate students, offered by Department of American Studies faculty members or Americanists from related departments. Examples: Jewish-American Literature, Mobility in America, The American Folk Revival, Jazz and Jazz Life, Lesbian and Gay Cultures, The American West, Divorce and Stepfamilies, American Hobo Subculture, Southern Iconoclasts, Interracial Intimacies, World War II and Modern Memory, and African-American Folk Art.
AMS 301 The African-American Experience (same as AAST 301). Three hours.
An interdisciplinary investigation of the complexities of the African-American experience in American culture. The course explores important comparative questions about race and gender relations, the American education system, and the human condition.
AMS 302 The Black Church. Three hours.
A survey of mainstream Christian expressions of black spirituality as well as other forms of sacred collective consciousness. The study of local churches and theology is encouraged.
AMS 303 Education of Southern Blacks. Three hours.
The "miseducation" of Africans in American. This course explores education from West Africa at the middle of the second millennium and early American society down to the emergence of the separate but inferior school system of the 19th and 20th centuries.
AMS 304 Bob Marley: Alabama in Jamaica. Three hours.
A travel-study course that investigates the life of Bob Marley, with an emphasis on the arts of resistance to cultural and material domination as practiced and developed by the poorest people in the Black Atlantic. Immersion in Jamaican history and culture is essential methodology of the class.
AMS 319 P. T. Barnum's Century. Three hours.
Examines 19th-century American popular culture, as epitomized by the famous showman P. T. Barnum (1810-1891), by using Barnum as a prism to focus on how American culture offered spectacular possibilities for self-advancement and self-delusion.
AMS 330 American between the Wars. Three hours.
Explores the first two decades of America's "Modern Times" (1919 to 1941, when Americans redefined themselves and their society, embracing and debating (sometimes hotly) old beliefs, new conceptions, and the implications of a machine-driven modern mass society.
AMS 331 Writer and Artist in American Culture. Three hours.
Interdisciplinary exploration of key movements in 20th-century American literature and visual arts. Course materials will include selected works of literature (fiction, drama, poetry) and visual art (painting, sculpture, performance art), as well as position statements by writers, artists, and critics. Objectives include a better understanding of points of commonality and difference between artistic and literary treatments of similar themes, as well as the factors leading to transitions between distinctive cultural movements.
AMS 332 Popular Culture in America. Three hours.
The evolution of American popular culture since the late 18th century, considering the subject in its broad historical overview, defining and examining the origins of terms (popular culture, mass culture, elite culture, consumer society, culture producers, and culture consumers) and focusing in depth on historical examples that illuminate the content, forms, and functions of the popular culture of specific class, age, gender, and ethnic groups. Various media (theatre, movies, magazines, radio, television) and popular phenomena (manners, fashion, advertising, sport) are analyzed.
AMS 333 Contemporary American Filmmakers. Three hours.
An interdisciplinary investigation of American culture through the films of selected filmmakers working from the 1960s to the present. Their films reflect changes in the business of making films in Hollywood and reveal the changing behavior and values of Americans.
AMS 340 Women in the South. Three hours.
Examination of the cultural concepts, myths, and experiences of black and white Southern women from a variety of economic and social backgrounds. Special attention is given to the interaction of race, class, and gender in Southern women's lives. Texts include historical studies, autobiographies, biographies, oral histories, and novels written by and about women in the 19th- and 20th-century South.
AMS 345 WWII: The "Good War." Three hours.
Examination of selected topics from the American experience during the Second World War. Topics include the home front, the Holocaust, race relations, the emergence of American air power, and the impact of the war on American memory and postwar American society.
AMS 364 The Beatles Era. Three hours.
Interdisciplinary investigation of American culture from the Kennedy assassination in 1963 to the Kent State University massacre in 1970, using the popular cultural explosion of the Beatles as a prism that informs the whole.
AMS 367 The American Game. Three hours.
Lecture topics, readings, and classroom discussions pursue major connections between baseball and American society from 1880 to the present: 1) modernization of America and the rise of an urban, industrial game; 2) baseball and race; and 3) post-war America and the baseball.
AMS 380 Technology in American Culture. Three hours.
Investigates how computer technology changes the way Americans think about ourselves, interact with the world, and think about our cultural institutions. In turn, by thinking about the computer as a cultural artifact, we can help to shape it, rather than having it shape us.
Prerequisite for 400-level courses: 12 hours in the department or permission of the instructor.
AMS 400 Internship. One to three hours.
Prerequisite: Permission of the departmental chairperson.
Offered pass/fail. An internship opportunity that combines independent study and practical fieldwork experience focusing on a particular problem or topic related to American culture and experience. Examples are internships in archival fieldwork, material culture fieldwork, museum management, and sound recordings, and internship with Alabama Heritage magazine. Credits earned in this course are not applicable to the major or minor in American studies.
AMS 402 Special Topics in African-American Studies. Three hours.
Selected African-American topics for advanced undergraduate students.
AMS 403 Honors Methods: American Studies and American Culture. Three hours.
Prerequisite: Sponsorship of a faculty member.
Internship opportunity that combines guided and independent study with on- or off-campus research experience involving a particular methodological approach to American culture and experience. Examples are social science methods, oral history, original manuscript research, and technology.
AMS 405:406 Directed Study. One to three hours each semester.
Prerequisite: Sponsorship of a faculty member.
AMS 430 Special Topics. One to three hours.
Selected American topics for advanced undergraduate majors in American Studies, offered by AMS faculty members or Americanists from related departments.
AMS 450 Women in America. Three hours.
A lecture/discussion course on the role of women in American culture focusing on some of the major social and cultural contributions of women from all backgrounds and walks of life. The class will question the historic roles of women in America and discuss how the status of women reflects on society as a whole. Most of the readings center on the 20th century and the relationships between individual women and the cultural networks in which they participate and which they help create.
AMS 485 American Experience, 1620-1865. Three hours.
Prerequisites: AMS 150, AMS 205, and AMS 206 (concurrent registration acceptable), or permission of instructor.
An exploration of the formative years of the American cultural experience, from early European encounters with the New World to the attainment of continental nationhood. The course will draw upon insights from many disciplines and will include several kinds of cultural evidence (for example: literature, art, and photography; religious, political, and social thought and behavior; economic, technological, and geographical development) as well as consideration of recent major synthetic works of cultural scholarship. Topics covered include the growth of colonial societies; the Revolutionary movement and the political foundations of the American republic; the Market Revolution and the rise of middle-class culture; the antebellum South and the emerging West; and the origins and evolution of American cultural diversity. Offered fall semester.
AMS 486 American Experience, 1865-1960. Three hours.
Prerequisites: AMS 150, AMS 205, and AMS 206 (concurrent registration acceptable), or permission of instructor.
An exploration of the development of American cultural experience since 1865, focusing on the major material forces and intellectual currents that helped to shape American attitudes, assumptions, institutions, behavior, and values. The course will draw upon insights from many disciplines and will include several kinds of cultural evidence (for example: literature, art, and photography; religious, political, and social thought and behavior; economic, technological, and geographical development) as well as consideration of recent major synthetic works of cultural scholarship. Topics addressed and readings assigned are chosen to enlarge awareness of the transformation of America to a diverse, metropolitan, industrial society. These will include the relationship between nature and the city, the industrial revolution and changes in the workplace, immigration, changing class and gender relationships, the rise of leisure, and the development and triumph of modern corporate/consumer culture. Offered spring semester.
AMS 491 American Period Seminar. Three hours.
In-depth study of a particular period or era in American historical experience. Recent examples include the Ragtime Era, the Jazz Age, the Great Depression, the Season of 1954-55, the '60s, Contemporary America, the Romantic Revolutionaries (1905-14), the Postwar Era, American Avant Garde, the South and '30s Expression, the Civil Rights Movement, the '50s, the American '20s, America between the Wars, the Colonial Period, and the Aspirin Age.
AMS 492 American Topic Seminar. Three hours.
Study of special topics within the American cultural experience. Recent examples include American Thought, Sports in American Life, American Perspectives on the Environment, Women in America, the Civil Rights Movement, the Picture Press, Music and Ethnicity, the Politics of Culture, Regionalism, the Changing American Family, Homelessness in America, American Autobiography, American Monuments, Southern Popular Culture, Politics and Culture, Historical Memory, America by Design, The Other in America, Women in America, and Race in America.


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Boxing the Frame - Super Strong Model A 'RailsWritten by on August 30, 2007 Boxing The Frame For Better Performance
Ron Werderitsch has been driving his '30 Model A coupe since he was a high school student. In the decades since then, he has maintained and upgraded the car slightly, but kept it traditional and mostly stock. The original engine has been replaced-not with a V-8 but with a souped-up '29 five-bearing four-banger, backed by a '39 Toploader and 3.54:1 rearend.
It's a stout and desirable engine, but kept breaking at the crank. Several shops had misdiagnosed the problem as lying somewhere in the engine itself.
Chad Blundell at Blundell Speed & Machine in Orange, California, figured out that the only thing wrong with the engine was that it was making a lot of power. When Ron dropped the clutch on the high-geared rearend with no posi, it was flexing the frame, straining the engine, and tearing up the engine mounts.
The Model A's simple frames were never known for their strength, which is one of the reasons why Model A owners frequently replace them with '32 'rails or aftermarket frames. In this case, however, Ron wanted to retain the heritage of the car he's been driving for so long. The body hadn't been off the frame since one of Henry Ford's assembly line workers introduced the two of them. The 'rails were in great shape, but a little tired after 77 years. So instead of going for an all new frame, he took the traditional approach-improving what was already there. In this case, that meant reinforcing the 'rails with boxing plates; closing the open side of the 'rails will greatly resist flexing.
Boxing plates can be found in various gauge sizes, but it's recommended that 10-gauge be used for V-8 engine applications, at least on the front half of the car where there is more weight. Here Chad used 10-gauge front and rear, which is stout enough to handle a small-block and will be more than adequate for Ron's built-up 'banger.
Now that the 'rails are boxed, Chad will continue by adding an X-member to the frame, fabricating new engine and trans mounts, and replacing the body mounting wood. When the body goes back on, it will be on a seriously stout frame.
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After the 'rails are boxed, there will be no way to reach the nuts that tighten the body mount bolts, so cage nuts (retainer weld nuts floating in square housings) were welded to the inside upper edge of the 'rails. This will eliminate the need to cut a hole in the boxing plate. In addition, the floating nuts allow some flexibility when lining up the fenders and the body.Chad started by removing the front and rear suspensions and sandblasting the frame to remove the decades of dirt and rust that would contaminate the weld. He welded a steel bridge to the frame to locate the engine, and was in the process of removing the stock center crossmember. The bridge had been tacked to the engine block to hold it in the correct position when the mounts were removed. Engine position (left to right, height, and angle) is critical for proper drivetrain geometry. The engine and transmission were removed once the proper locations for the new motor mounts were established.Chad confirmed which holes in the frame were the body mounting holes by measuring the body and then marking the frame. Each side will require two 1/2-13 nuts for the body (the stock size is 7/16, but 1/2-inch cage nuts work fine), one 3/8-24 nut for the front cowl mount, and three 1/4-20 nuts for each fender. The mounting bolts on the outboard side of the frame don't need cage nuts.The frame was flipped over to make it easier to MIG weld the cage nuts. The bolts held the nuts in place.The insides of the 'rails were finished with 3M Weld-Thru II weldable primer (PN 05917) to protect the metal from corrosion. Each boxing plate was cleaned with acetone lacquer thinner to remove any factory coating, and given a shot of weldable primer on the inside surface.Before welding in the boxing plates, Chad and Greg Gillaspy took measurements corner to corner, and from the center of the front crossmember to the rear corners of the 'rails to check that the frame was square and the crossmembers parallel. They were; the dimensions on this frame were within 1/8-inch. Pretty good.
The boxing plates typically require some trimming for length. On the front plates, Chad measured forward from the point where the 'rails start to taper upward toward the front. A few inches will have to be removed from the front of these plates. And since Ron's Model A retains the original front crossmember, the plates will also need to be cut and notched to fit around the narrow pan at the rear of the front crossmember. After careful measurements, this plate was ready to be cut.With the first boxing plate cut and clamped into position, Chad began tack welding it into place. He did some additional MIG welding in the front where the plate meets the crossmember to provide some extra structure in the gaps. Since the 'rails had gotten out of shape over the years, some hammer and dolly work was required to make the plates fit perfectly.The rivets had loosened at the front crossmember after more than 75 years of use, so Chad TIG welded them where the 'rails meet the crossmember.A portion of the boxing plate on the front driver side of the frame needed to be removed to accommodate the steering box.On the outside of the 'rails, Chad scribed a line at the outside perimeter of the mounting holes, and continued it over the top of the frame. On the boxing plate, cut lines were marked 3/8-inch on the outside of each mounting hole location to allow room for the steering box flange.Rather than cut straight vertical lines, Greg cut C-notches, which look better and still allow the steering box to fit perfectly.With the front boxing plates tacked in place, the rear plates were positioned. The front of the rear plates overlapped the front plates by approximately 1 3/4-inch and needed to be trimmed.Instead of butting the front and rear plates together, Chad left a 1/16-inch gap, which will provide a space for the weld to penetrate into and where it won't get ground off. Also, look closely at the point where the plate meets the upper portion of the 'rail (arrow). The plate wasn't pressed flush into the frame, but meets it corner to corner. This provides a little right-angle chamfer for the weld.
The 'rails were TIG welded; afterward, they will be ground and eventually painted. When TIG welding the frame, it's not recommended to work your way down the 'rails from one end to another, but to keep moving from spot to spot around the frame. This will prevent the 'rails from getting too hot and possibly twisting or going out of square.Cool Framehorn CoversThe framehorns will not be boxed on this Model A, but they may be on yours. If so, take a look at these great-looking framehorn covers from the Ionia Hot Rod Shop, available for both weld-in and bolt-in spreader bar styles. According to Matt Lesky, up in Ionia, both styles are offered for most applications. "All of the frame manufacturers-from Ford itself to Dearborn to Lobeck's to the rest of the aftermarket-are a little different. This is a universal part you can grind to fit your particular frame. They are designed long to fit stock or forward locations. You can trim the back to fit against the crossmember and grind the upper and lower edges to fit the contour of the frame-and either flush mount them or send them in." For more information, contact Matt or Dennis at Ionia Hot Rod Shop at (616) 527-6051.


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This past spring at Canada Blooms, I attended one of Marjorie Mason's seminars where she spoke about xeriscaping. It was inspiring to hear how some of Marjorie's land was originally very sandy and through continuous mulching she was able to feed her soil and make things grow. Part of the magic is also knowing which plants will thrive in drier conditions. That's where xeriscaping comes in — choosing plants that can adapt to a dry environment and finding native varieties that have already adapted to the growing conditions in your particular area. This was a really helpful seminar for me as the soil tends to be very sandy in front of my house and I came away with some great ideas.
Succulents, such as hens and chicks, do very well in dry conditions as they retain water in their leaves, stems and roots. Last year I planted some hens and chicks out front in an area that gets a lot of sun and that can become rather dry. I've included a photo to show how they've spread and spawned (I say `spawned` because these sweet alien-looking flowers sprouted out of my little cluster and 'spawn' seems to be an appropriate description).
You can look for your own interesting succulents and cacti this weekend at the annual Ontario Cactus & Succulent Society (OCSS) Show at Sherway Gardens. Hundreds of rare, unusual and expertly grown cacti and succulents will be on display and there will be experts available to give you more information about xeriscaping and to provide valuable growing tips. Maybe you, too, will be able to find that perfect succulent for a dry spot in your garden.


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Well, this is the thread where I shall post of my trek across thy Earth to find the land that is known as "PD."
I was going to do a Bible reflecting PD, but you know....
January 23, 2007
"My first location on my search for my father, was in a land of thy strange... California. During my scan of a "convention center" in this Los Angeles, I fell apon something they called an "anime convention."
This was thy wierdest assembly of thy insane. In public, people dressed in what is called casual wear, but in here, people wore strange clothing. The most prominant was a long, blonde haired boy in a red oversuit. They wore white gloves and had a strange design on the back. When someone was dressed like this, women flocked to it. I learnd this thy hard way as I was attacked by thy savage beast of female. They acted as if this man was a holy man. Once I said he was too small, meaning too young to be such, they all chased me out.
It truly was the most terrifying day of my life."
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|The Laughing Mom: humorous tales of motherhood
|Written by Susan Pfaltzgraff
Daddy to the rescue
I'll never forget the day my husband did his first toy rescue operation.
My daughter Melise had a little rattle that came to us as a hand-me-down. It was a white plastic moon with a smiling face and a set of dangling celestial shapes. Being not-too-pretty, I probably would have overlooked it amongst the other hand-me-downs except that it had a button. I pushed the button and was very sorry I did after five minutes of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" played in tiny music. It just wouldn't stop!
I buried the rattle under some coats, but the darn thing played into the evening when I had to explain it to my husband Roy. Being a handy man, he unburied the toy and tried to fix it with various slaps and shakes. Finally, he decided it was a futile attempt and allowed me to bury it again with the belief that eventually it would die.
One thing I've learned since having a child is nothing in the house will remain stationary. Little hands will find anything and reorganize it for you. Melise seems to have the qualities of an electromagnet that turns on in the vicinity of a toy and doesn't let go until she has found a new residence for it. That is how the moon rattle resurfaced.
It was a quiet afternoon when I heard that moon singing again. Melise had her finger on the button and looked so impressed at the noise coming from it. I, on the other hand, was horrified. We both stared at the little rattle until it reached the end of its song. Silence.
Well, I was relieved and Melise seemed so happy with her newfound toy. I even added to the fun by singing along with it. Melise got a big kick out of making mommy sing. Sometimes she would make me breathless by hitting the button over and over and over!
Then, one day, it suddenly stopped. Melise picked it up, aimed her little finger at the button—I took a breath to prepare for singing—and nothing happened. Melise looked indignant. She passed it to her other hand so she could try a different finger (what a problem-solver!). Nothing again! Melise looked at me with bewilderment. I tried pushing the button myself with no luck, so I passed it on to Roy.
Roy pushed the button and tried the slaps and shakes again. He managed to get a sorrowful "twinkle, twinkle" sound that lost its pitch before trailing off into nothing. He said the battery was dead and gave it back to Melise. When she heard the strange sound, she looked disappointed. What parents can stand that look on their child's face?
Roy said he could try to replace the battery, but he might just brake the toy permanently. I gave him permission to proceed. With a sickening crack, he opened the moon up to find the battery was corroded. After cleaning it off, the song played perfectly! But he couldn't put it back together again.
We brainstormed ideas of putting the music device in another toy, but didn't get very far. Then Roy disappeared off to another room. When he returned, the moon was all one piece again, thanks to the black electric tape wrapped around it in two places! It looked as if someone had put a blindfold and a gag on the poor moon's face. But when Melise pushed that little red button and mommy sang along to the tiny music all was well in the world again!
And Daddy was our hero!


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Year-round school? Yuck!
Click here to see how Kanawha County's year-round schools break their calendars down vs. traditional schools.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- As obvious as the name, year-round schooling is education that takes place all year. For as long as many middle and high school students have been in school, there has been talk about year-round schooling.
A normal school year averages 180 days a year, with nine or 10 weeks of summer vacation. Students with year round schooling still go 180 days a year, but they get several three-week vacations spread throughout the year.
Taylor McCormick, a former West Virginia student now living in Florida, said, "Year-round schooling has its pros and cons, but from my point of view, mostly cons due to the fact that students would be attending school throughout the year."
As for the pros, she commented that even though school would last all year long, the subjects in school would be more elaborately covered.
For many teachers and students, a major flaw in the year-round school system is not having a three-month break each summer. Not everyone thinks getting rid of this is a bad thing, though.
"Three months off is a complete waste of learning time," said Judy Sanders, whose daughter, Breanna, is a sophomore at Scott High School.
"With year-round schooling, teens still get a great deal of miniature breaks in substitute of the large summer break," she added.
Parents aren't the only ones who believe year-round schooling will keep students on top of their schoolwork without any distraction or loss of knowledge due to summer vacation. Some teens feel that way, too.
"I think year-round schooling would be more beneficial because our schedules would be more flexible, and we wouldn't have to worry about forgetting important information during summer vacation," said Brittany Whitt, a sophomore at Scott.
During the long weeks of hard work put into a year's worth of school, students learn many things that aren't always reviewed before the end of a school year. A number of teenagers complain that at the start of a new grade, remembering what they were taught in the previous year is problematic.
"Three months is a long time," declared Breanna Sanders. "If we went to a year-round school, think about how much more education would be covered."
The thought of year-round schooling isn't a pleasant one for Scott sophomore Paige Booth. However, she can understand its benefits.
"I don't think year-round school is a good idea. We wouldn't get summer break like we do now," she said, but admitted, "It would probably be better for our education because usually teens forget what they learned the year before when they come back from summer break."
Besides losing summer vacation, there are other downsides to year-round schools, including cost. If school is in session all year, operating and maintenance costs will increase.
With the extra money being spent on that, other things like sports, extracurricular activities and arts programs may not have enough funding to survive. Many are already struggling as it is.
However, academically, year-round schooling can have a positive effect on students who may be struggling with their education -- even if a more spread out school year makes them feel as if school never ends.


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Staff Report
Published Jan. 15, 2013
Cabela's Inc. said Tuesday it plans to open a store in spring 2014 at Magnolia Park, the site of the former Greenville Mall on Woodruff Road.
The retailer sells hunting, fishing and other outdoor gear.
The 100,000-square-foot store will be Cabela's first in South Carolina. The store is expected to employ approximately 235 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees.
"South Carolinians are part of an exceptional outdoor tradition and share the Cabela's lifestyle and values. We wanted to build a store in the Greenville area to recognize that," Cabela's CEO Tommy Millner said in a news release. "We are also excited about the opportunity to expand our retail footprint in the Southeast."
Cabela's currently operates 40 stores in the United States and Canada, with the closest being in Charleston, W.Va.
The construction date is not determined. The building will feature log construction, stonework, wood siding, metal roofing and a large glass storefront.
Magnolia Park, being developed by Menin Development, already includes Costco, Regal Cinemas, Rooms to Go, Cheddar's and other retailers and restaurants, with plans for expansion. Two companies recently announced plans to locate at Magnolia Park as well — Dave & Buster's restaurant and entertainment complex and Bad Daddy's Burger Bar.
"We are pleased and proud that Cabela's has chosen Magnolia Park as their point of entry into the Southeast," Menin President Craig Menin said in a news release. "The fact that Cabela's, with all of the various options available to it, chose Magnolia speaks directly to the quality of our market and of our project."
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