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Rob Chrane, president of Atlanta-based Workforce Resources, says members of his company's technology team have taken some of his ideas to match potential homebuyers with down payment funding programs further than he'd ever imagined.
One of the ideas is coming to reality in northern Nevada.
Workforce Resources and the Northern Nevada Regional Multiple Service Listing last week launched the Down Payment Resource program, which seeks to connect homebuyers with one of the many down payment programs, low-cost mortgages and rehabilitation loans available to them.
When home shoppers search for residences on agents' Web sites or the regional MLS, they'll see homes that qualify for any federal, state or municipal down payment funding programs. By entering additional information they can be matched with qualifying individual assistance programs as well.
"There are a lot of assistance programs for homebuyers in our market, and there has been for quite a while," says Shelley Specchio, chief executive officer for the Northern Nevada Regional MLS. "The challenge is sharing that information with the homebuyer, and keeping current with all the information."
Specchio says approximately 60 funding assistance programs are available to northern Nevadans. That posed a big challenge for Chrane's research team, which was tasked with gathering and managing that vast volume of data and presenting it online.
Researchers first scoured Internet sites for data on funding programs and then called each agency to review and revise their findings to ensure accuracy.
Once data is compiled, Workforce Resource contacts each agency once a month for any data updates.
"It is very labor-intensive, but the agencies are all thrilled because we are giving them very targeted exposure through listings, MLS sites and in front of Realtors," Chrane says.
Presenting that information, though, was even more arduous. Workforce Resources uses a software vendor in Atlanta that's developed a complicated program to filter data and match homes and buyers with qualifying assistance programs.
"They all have kind of left me in the dust," says Chrane, who spent more than 30 years in residential real estate and mortgage banking. "They know the system better than I do, and it is getting very smart on the back end. We have some pretty smart geo-matching going on in the background."
The biggest challenge now, says Chrane, is one faced by most startups: creating a market for something new.
Chrane says DPR has been launched in eight markets so far, with another two expected to come online by July. Operators of regional real estate listing services pay a one-time set up fee and monthly licensing fees to Workforce Resources for use of the program.
DRP will help spur home sales in northern Nevada by making it easier for homebuyers to gather the funds necessary for a down payment on a home, Specchio says.
"The programs have existed all along, but it was difficult to track them down through pamphlets and Web sites," she says. "This is just such a simple way for the agencies to be able to market the fact that they have funds available. We jumped on it because we thought it was such a great fit in our market, and buyers need as much help as they can get."
Approximately 90 percent of the homes listed on the Northern Nevada Regional MLS qualify for some type of funding assistance, Specchio adds. The idea for using Down Payment Resource locally crossed the path of northern Nevada MLS agents through a meeting with Chrane and consultant Warren Anrich of Incline Village.
Prospective buyers can see residences that qualify for one or more funding assistance programs by logging on to nnrmls.com and searching for properties tagged with the special DPR icon.


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About Westminster College
Westminster is a private, independent, and comprehensive university in Salt Lake City, Utah. Students experience the liberal arts blended with professional programs in an atmosphere dedicated to civic engagement.
With the goal of enabling its graduates to live vibrant, just, and successful lives, Westminster provides transformational learning experiences for both undergraduate and graduate students in a truly student-centered environment. Faculty focus on teaching, learning, and developing distinctive, innovative programs, while students thrive on Westminster's urban Sugar House campus within minutes of the Rocky Mountains.
Westminster is located in the eclectic Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah, and is within 10 minutes from the downtown business district and just 30 minutes from six mountain resorts. Westminster's 32-acre campus is comprised of 29 college facilities, including residence halls; a state-of-the-art, LEED-certified science center; a library; facilities for athletics and recreation; art and performance spaces, etc.
Student Profile
2015 First-Year Student Geographic Information
Faculty Profile
Costs and Aid
Thirteen graduate programs, over 42 undergraduate majors in four schools:
National Recognition
Westminster Athletics joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) in 2015 as a provisional member and was accepted into the NCAA Division II membership process.
Westminster currently has 15 varsity teams and two club teams, including: basketball (men's and women's), cross country (men's and women's), golf (men's and women's), lacrosse (men's and women's), soccer (men's and women's), track (men's and women's), and volleyball (women's). Men's and Women's Skiing will compete as members of the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA). Westminster's club Snowboard teams will remain as members of the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA).
Community Service
More than 1,900 students participate in service-learning activities sponsored by the college. Westminster houses the Katherine W. Dumke Center for Civic Engagement, which facilitates volunteer opportunities, student-run programs, service-learning, and other civic engagement activities for the Westminster community. In 2014–2015, Westminster students contributed more than 95,000 hours of community service.
Economic Benefit
Westminster contributes more than $180 million in economic benefit to the community annually, a 33% increase from 2009; and it provides the workforce with more than 900 well-qualified graduates every year.
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2012 Lockout Watch
Posted 12 August 2012 - 11:08 AM
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Posted 12 August 2012 - 02:11 PM
Edited by RyanBarnes!, 12 August 2012 - 02:13 PM.
"Empty-net goals are for homos" -Al Iafrate
Posted 12 August 2012 - 02:35 PM
Maybe the U.S. and Canadian goverments can come to NHL owners aide too since they are in such finacial trouble. (Eye roll)
- haroldsnepsts likes this
Posted 12 August 2012 - 07:46 PM
The article is a bit melodramatic but touches on what I think is the big issue and why I can't believe how insane the NHL's first proposal is.
Bettman playing dirty.
The NHL does not have a player cost problem. The NHL has a small-market revenue problem, one its initial parody of a collective bargaining proposal to the NHLPA doesn't begin to address.
Eight years ago, the NHL mounted a massive public relations campaign to justify its reach into the players' pockets, much of the appeal to the fans resting on a pledge that a hard cap would result in lower ticket prices.
There's no such attempt this time around. The league isn't even attempting to justify its position of demanding massive givebacks from the players in order to be allowed to play without interruption.
Everyone — and that includes Bettman, deputy commissioner Bill Daly, chief of staff Bob Batterman and the Board of Governors — knows the disparity of revenue between the powerhouse markets and the ne'er-do-wells is the critical issue confronting the NHL, but the powers that be either don't have the imagination or foresight or the stomach or political capital to attend to it.
The section I bolded is the heart of it. Bettman is a patsy.
Posted 13 August 2012 - 06:22 AM
Bettman going for the lockout hat trick.
Posted 13 August 2012 - 06:58 AM
Posted 13 August 2012 - 07:16 AM
"Mess up tomorrow, don't mess up now".
- Harry James Benson, CBE.
Posted 13 August 2012 - 08:44 AM
Uncle Gary's mantra: "The fans be damned".
You mean the Board of Governor's mantra, right?
I went to a doctor the other day, and all he did was suck blood out of my neck. Never go see Dr. Acula
- Mitch Hedberg
Posted 13 August 2012 - 09:02 AM
My Domain
Posted 13 August 2012 - 09:56 AM
That said, I'm honestly concerned about my own level of patience if we are subjected to another fiasco like 2004. Another season lost because of greedy owners who have made their beds with ballooned contracts and forcing failing markets, and yet refuse to sleep in them. If this season is in fact lost, Bettman and the Board of Governors will have averaged a work stoppage once every 6 1/3 years since 1993. That is unacceptable.
Another season lost, another year of Datsyuk and Zetterberg's careers down the tubes, might be just what it takes for many NHL/Red Wings fans not to come back.
Posted 13 August 2012 - 12:11 PM
"Mess up tomorrow, don't mess up now".
- Harry James Benson, CBE.
Posted 13 August 2012 - 01:23 PM
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Posted 13 August 2012 - 01:36 PM
i wonder if he takes a hit to his salary like the players lol? his salary inflated even more than the players'.
Interesting that Bettman's salary has risen from less than $3M before 2004-05 lockout to approx $8M today.
P.S. who would have the power to remove Bettman from his position? A vote by the owners?
You're a wizard Dylan!
Posted 13 August 2012 - 02:34 PM
Bettman is the voice of the owners is the labor dispute. What they want is what he has to try to sell to the NHLPA and public. Bettman is not the devil whispering evils into the ears of the owners. Its actually the other way around. He's just the front man.
Edit: actually Bettman is in quite a tough pickle now that I think on it. The owners are asking for quite a lot and under the current environment are coming of as unrealistic and greedy. If Bettman can't achieve these extremely lofty and completely one-sided goals (ie owners win, players lose (again)), he may be out of a job. I'm not sure if it would come to that considering the profits that the league has earned in the past decade, but its certainly not an appealing situation to be in.
Edited by Echolalia, 13 August 2012 - 02:42 PM.
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Posted 13 August 2012 - 05:58 PM
Posted 13 August 2012 - 06:25 PM
1. What I will find interesting is what will happen after this fiasco is resolved. Will the owners abide by their own concerns and be more fiscally responsible? Doubt it. Bettman doesn't sign the players to their contracts, the owners do, so we should be more upset with them then Bettman.
2. I wonder if there is any kind of 'Collusion' language in the NHL's past CBA's? Anyone know? If there is, I wonder if the players association could file suit if the Owners stop bidding or at least offering UFA's huge contracts?
Posted 13 August 2012 - 06:57 PM
"What we expect to do tomorrow is to put forth an alternative view as to what we should do next," Fehr said Monday. "That's the best way I can put it."
Despite that, the union thoroughly examined it over the last month before deciding there was no true counter-proposal to be made. Fehr will instead offer up a "different kind of an approach" — one that no doubt includes expanded revenue sharing and more flexibility under the league's rigid salary cap system.
"It's how the players see the world," said Fehr.
This should be great.
"Mess up tomorrow, don't mess up now".
- Harry James Benson, CBE.
Posted 13 August 2012 - 07:20 PM
Posted 13 August 2012 - 07:28 PM
Posted 13 August 2012 - 07:48 PM
As much as I'm interested in the league at least exploring the idea of a soft cap or luxury tax, there's no way a majority of owners or Bettman will go for that. But it at least tries to address what is one of the fundamental issues in the NHL today: the financial disparity between the franchises.
Here are some rumors http://www.sportsnet...a_negotiations/
That's my biggest problem with the NHL's proposal. Their demands are not only idiotically extreme, most don't really address the fundamental problems. Taking greater and greater percentages of the players money is not really a viable long-term solution for the league. The rich teams will still find ways to use their financial advantage to lure star players away from small market teams.
My fear is that the two sides aren't even talking about the same problems, so it's not even really a negotiation.
It should be a very interesting day tomorrow.
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on November 10, 2012 - 6:35 PM
NORTH TONAWANDA – Bonnie Shaffer was at a low point in her life when she happened into the staff job as coordinator of the food pantry her minister, the Rev. Frank Wright, helped found more than three decades ago.
"My friend found this little article in her church bulletin: 'If you're looking for a part-time job, this would be very good for you,' Shaffer said of what led her to the position she's had for 10 years. "Come to find out, she sent me here. When I walked in, everybody knew me when I was young. My father was instrumental in founding this Twin Cities Outreach Program, and this was 25 years earlier. I truly believe things happen for a reason."
Winter is the most difficult time for clients. The ingredients the pantry supplies for holiday feasts make it a little easier. As the season begins, the pantry organizes two special extras for Christmas and Thanksgiving: about 150 boxes, still called baskets, with turkeys and side dishes.
"They appreciate that because they can't afford to buy extra things. We try to provide them with a full-course holiday meal, turkey, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables," said Shaffer. "I see the same thing every time of the year. Like a revolving door. Just a constant need. They need us every month."
Shaffer, 50, is newly married for the second time and a grandmother. She oversees the operation at Rich Street, where 2,640 client visits were counted last year. People who come include unemployed men, single-parent households and, in the last few years, an increasing number of older people who can't make ends meet with Social Security.
"All of these families are either eligible for food stamps or public assistance, disability, unemployment. I am also trying to accommodate the working poor working for minimum wage," she said. "I also try to accommodate those that have had emergency situations. For example, having their food stamps cut or having them revoked. If they call me and have three little kids – absolutely I'm not going to say, 'No' to them."
People are already asking about getting Thanksgiving fixings?
I think they look forward to it. They're asking, "Is it time for us to sign up for our basket?"
Are people hungry sometimes when they come?
There are some. You can tell. They want to come look at the bread right away. They want to eat.
What are some of the most popular things that people pick out?
Pancake mix, syrup, cereal, peanut butter and jelly. Any kind of frozen meat. Fruit, vegetables. It's mostly canned. Some of the farmers donate their fresh produce. Personal care products: shampoo, toilet paper, toothbrushes. These are items they can't buy with their food stamps. We try to provide baby food. Another item that is becoming more and more popular are pet food items. The list goes on and on. Those are just some of the top ones. We're always in need of turkeys.
Can you tell me a story of a memorable client?
I had a family, the mother was working, the father was in the middle of trying to get disability. The kids were in school. They didn't know anything about getting any kind of help. The mother came in, and she sat down and we go through the whole interview process.
She was so thankful and had come for quite a few months. Finally, her husband did get disability, and her income went up, and she turned around and started giving to us.
That's a pretty, happy-ending story. That happens, not a lot, but when it does, it's like playing it forward. It makes them feel good, and it makes me feel good. Hopefully they'll never have to use us again, but when they do, we're here.
Any funny experiences?
Sometimes you have to have a little, just a strange sense of humor. We have this area where they can kind of look through and take items where people donate. Bread, donuts, donated by local vendors.
Normally, in the past, we used to have so much that we never had to put a limit on the bread. They're cutting down. Now I'm having to tell the ladies, "Please tell the clients it's two breads and one sweet." This one particular woman. She forgot to tell the person.
We had a person with two big bags of stuff. When we approached him, he said, "Well, nobody told me."
He tried to take as much as he could possibility fit. We did have to ask him to please put some back. We did have to tell him to turn around and look at the waiting room, and the waiting room was full of people.
Can you tell me about the low point in your life you mentioned before you got this job?
It was a bad experience at a job. In my mind, in my heart, I believe that it was meant to be that I would be here.
I worked for 20 years as a hairdresser. When I was 30 years old, I decided I wanted to go to college and get an education, an associate's degree [to be a] paralegal. That was my training.
My degree has nothing to do with human services, but I think about things, analyze things, to see where we can make things better.
Is there something people should understand about the pantry, but don't?
A lot of times when I'm in social situations and talk about what I do and where we are and some people say, "Oh, I didn't even know that was there," and they've lived in North Tonawanda area their whole lives.
People don't know we're here unless they need us. That is one of the biggest things I'm trying to change. Whether it's for assistance or volunteering. We are located in the Twin Cities Outreach building. Right off of Payne Avenue, behind the North Tonawanda High School.
We service the Tonawandas area: Wheatfield, Pendleton and City of Tonawanda.
As a whole, I try to treat all of our clients with a certain amount of diginity so that they feel comfortable that they can come back on a monthly basis.
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Pool Admissions Policies & FAQs
Different pools may have different policies. All pools are different so it could be worth checking before you go swimming.
One pool may have water that is slightly deeper in the shallow end to another down the road.
Or there may be blind spots where the lifeguards cannot see all the bathers all the time.
Swimming pools are all different and come up with different policies, based on risk assessments, to reflect this to ensure your child remains safe.
Parents often find this confusing, so we have created this frequently asked questions (FAQs) section to help.
Simply click on the questions below to uncover the answer. Click again to close.
- I have just been turned away from my local pool for turning up with too many children. Why is this?
It is hard to say why you might have been turned away as it depends upon the policy of the pool you were visiting, the number of children you had with you, the age of your children and their swimming ability.
You should ask the pool operator why this has happened.
- Why has my pool just changed its policy so that I can no longer take my two children swimming?
It is not clear why your pool may suddenly have changed its policy.
They may have had an accident or an incident which alerted them to a problem. Or they may have just recruited new management staff who have taken a different approach to pool safety than previous managers.
The change will probably be to ensure your children are safer than before.
- The pool down the road has a different policy. How can this be right?
The pool down the road will be different from your local pool in some way.
It may be that at one pool the water is slightly deeper in the shallow end, or that there are sudden changes in depth or steeper slopes to the deep end.
It may be there are blind spots where the lifeguards cannot see all the bathers all the time, or they may have a history of more accidents to children swimming in their pools.
Each pool has to look at its own circumstances and undertake an assessment of the risks on site and the action necessary to control these risks.
Admission policies help to reduce the risk of children getting into difficulty.
- How many children can I take to the pool?
That will depend upon the pool. Each pool has its own risk assessment that it will do.
The Institute of Sport & Recreation Management (ISRM) is the leading national professional body for sport and recreational management in this country.
It states the pool must do a risk assessment but provided the children are in a non-swimmer area of reasonably shallow water and can swim, or are wearing approved armbands, it is likely that one adult can safely look after two children - where one or more is under the age of three - or three children four to seven-years-old.
These figures are recommended guidelines and not absolute prescriptions.
- What has age got to do with it?
The influence of age is likely to be on swimming ability, height in relation to pool water depth, maturity, behaviour, and the understanding of risk.
Younger children are less likely to recognise danger and to behave sensibly. They are more difficult to control.
They are also less likely to be able to swim and are more likely to be smaller, making it easier for them to get out of their depth.
If this happens, and they are not wearing armbands or accompanied by parents or guardians, they could drown.
- I am a lone parent of three small children. How can I take them swimming in line with pool policy?
You need to talk to reception at the pool about times when they offer special family sessions targeted at parents in similar situations.
You would find it very difficult to manage all three children on your own if they couldn't swim and weren't wearing armbands.
If they can swim well, or are wearing armbands, you could probably manage to safely supervise all three children provided you were all in a designated non-swimmer area and your oldest was able to stand up in the water.
- How do I know how many children of what age I can take swimming if pools have different policies?
You need to ensure that before you take children to swim in a pool you have never visited you find out their admission policy on the times you can take your children to swim.
They may have different policies for different times.
- Why is this decision being made by someone who doesn't know my children or their swimming ability?
Pool operators have a legal responsibility to ensure the safety of their customers as far as is reasonably practicable.
They are required to carry out a risk assessment and put in place appropriate control measures.
They cannot pass that responsibility on to anyone else or be excused that responsibility by the parents.
Even if you didn't sue in the event of an accident, they could be prosecuted in the criminal courts.
- My children swim really well. Surely they can be treated differently from those who can't swim?
Yes they can! Pool operators are encouraged to take account of swimming ability and to maximise access to pools.
Clearly there are practical limitations to assessing ability on a case-by-case basis, but there are schemes for certifying good ability.
- Why must it be armbands and not buoyancy garments?
Armbands and buoyancy garments have been tested by British and European Standards agencies to assess what is safe and what is not.
We recommend you use a form of buoyancy aid that has been validated in this way and make sure that any aid you use for your children complies with EN BS 13138.
This can be either a buoyancy garment or an armband. However, experience seems to indicate that armbands are usually cheaper and more readily available than buoyancy garments.


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Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Located in the center of Mount Pleasant, new restaurant SOL will have a hip and sophisticated atmosphere that is casual, family-friendly and fun.
Its approach to food is simple, fresh and prepared to order using spices and flavors from the great Southwest. Staff feature a true "from scratch" kitchen with a wood-fire grill they've affectionately named Lola.
To support the community, they will source as many local ingredients as possible for their homemade marinades, sauces, spice blends, relishes and salsas.
The dining room is open and expansive allowing for flexible seating in case you see your neighbors and decide to join them.
And when the weather is right, you'll want to enjoy your meal or cocktails on the outdoor patio where you can choose a seat at the outdoor bar, comfy outdoor lounge or covered and uncovered patio. The new indoor/outdoor bar features a premium tequila selection with nearly 60 to be sipped slowly or enjoyed in one of the restaurant's signature margaritas. And if tequila is not your thing you can also enjoy a hand-crafted cocktails using fresh squeezed juices and exotic ingredients or choose from one of 16 craft beers on tap.
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GAHANNA - Mary Blair Murphy married Robert Ford Herron on May 19 at The Olde Gahanna Sanctuary.
The bride is the daughter of Dennis and Ellen Murphy, Gahanna.
The groom is the son of Attorney Robert and Diana Herron, Salem; and Dr. James and Angela (Garvey) Milligan, Lake Milton.
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Mary and Robert Herron
Music was provided by violinists from The Ohio State University School of Music.
Escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore a sleeveless, cathedral length ivory lace dress and matching veil.
Caitlin Murphy served her sister as maid of honor and Stephanie Messmer served as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Katie Capparuccini, Tasha Konkle and Stacy Wolken, all of Columbus; and Carson Herron, sister of the groom, Salem.
Performing the duties of best man was Rex Rager, Cortland. Groomsmen were Mike Woods, Ian Barkdull and Daren Sowers, all of Columbus.
A reception immediately followed at the Taylor Mansion, Columbus.
The bride is a graduate of The Ohio State University and is employed as a senior sales coordinator by Alliance Data at Easton in Columbus.
The groom is also a graduate of The Ohio State University and he is a certified financial planner/retirement specialist at Nationwide Insurance, Columbus.
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The majority of this material is available for consultation at the Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library reading room in the Sally Walker Building, Geelong Waterfront Campus. A small collection of predominantly local history items are held at the Warrnambool Campus Library.
Many of these collections have been acquired through the generosity of a number of benefactors.
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Although one of the main reasons for the proposed traffic switch at Willow Lane Elementary School in East Penn School District is to benefit the adjoining Lower Macungie Township fire station, the township's fire chief predicts it's going to make things worse.
"We could literally be shut down for two hours a day – one in the morning and one in the afternoon – or severely delayed in getting out the door," predicted chief David Nosal.
Nosal estimated his fire department handles about 450 calls a year. "If you do the math, and say 'how many calls happen between 8 and 9 in the morning and 3 and 4 in the afternoon Monday through Friday?' it's relatively nominal. But it still can happen. I need to make sure I can get my guys in and my apparatus out."
The problem is the fire station and elementary school share entrance roads off Sauerkraut Lane and Mill Creek Road.
Nosal made his comments late Thursday afternoon, when East Penn School District officials presented their plan for the traffic changes to a township commissioners' committee.
That plan was just approved Monday in a 4-3 vote by the school board
Paul Szewczak, the school district's engineer, explained the plan will change traffic circulation patterns at the school. People driving cars to drop off and pick up students will only use the rear entrance off Mill Creek Road, while only school buses will use the front entrance off Sauerkraut Lane. Szewczak said the entrance off Mill Creek Road can accommodate twice as many cars as the one off Sauerkraut Lane.
Manually-operated gates will keep bus traffic and car traffic separated during student drop-off and pick-up times.
Szewczak told township officials the "tremendous" amount of car traffic at the school is well in excess of what was anticipated when it opened in 2010.
He explained the school district was informed all that car traffic is creating problems with access to and from the fire station. Cars coming to the school now line up on the front entrance road, which passes the fire station, and even onto Sauerkraut Lane.
Yet the fire chief said the traffic congestion "is not too bad right now"
but claimed the school district's plan is going to make it worse. "You're bringing more cars in. It's only going to increase the problem."
Szewczak asked: "How does this plan bring more cars in?"
While Nosal didn't directly answer that, parents of Willow Lane children and township officials at the meeting predicted many more cars –perhaps hundreds more – will be dropping off and picking up children if East Penn buses fewer Willow Lane students in the next school year.
About 140 cars a day now pick up and drop off children every day at the school. Parents predicted that number will more than double if the number of buses (now 11) serving the school each day decreases.
While East Penn may reduce bus service and require more children to walk to Willow Lane Elementary, possibly from up to 1.5 miles away, one Lower Macungie official predicted more parents will just drive their kids to and from school.
Three of Lower Macungie's five commissioners heard East Penn's plans to reconfigure traffic at the school during a public meeting of the commissioners' planning committee.
Commissioners Douglas Brown and James Lancsek, who serve on that committee, repeatedly told school district officials the township wants a commitment from East Penn that more students will be walking to Willow Lane before Lower Macungie makes off-site improvements totaling about $100,000 to make neighborhoods around the school safer for children to walk.
Also attending the public meeting, but sitting in the audience, was Ron Eichenberg, president of the commissioners.
East Penn Superintendent Thomas Seidenberger did not attend. The school district was represented by Szewczak, operations director Lynn Glancy and school board solicitor Marc Fisher.
On Monday night, Seidenberger told his school board: "Once I feel reasonably assured the township is moving forward with their part of the plan, I will make my recommendation" regarding busing fewer Willow Lane students next fall.
The superintendent said if "someone balks at the township, they don't approve a plan," East Penn will continue busing as many Willow Lane children as it does now.
At the start of Thursday's meeting, Brown declared: "Contrary to what anybody in the audience has heard at school board meetings, the township has not received these plans prior to this, the township has not reviewed these plans, the township has not approved these plans." He said only a sketch plan was seen previously, which helped township officials determine the proposal could go through an expedited approval process.
The school district's plan will be reviewed by the township's staff, including the fire department. Township engineer Bill Erdman said that review should be completed by the next planning committee meeting on April 11.
After the committee reviews the plan, it will make a recommendation to all five commissioners, who could act on it at their April 18 public meeting.
Off-site improvements near the school will be made and paid for by the township.
They include two sets of flashing 15 mph school zone signals on Willow Lane and Mill Creek Road and five handicapped curb ramps, plus numerous crosswalks and pedestrian crossing signs.


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"...Tosca thrills and excites."
— John Stege, Santa Fe Reporter
"...a Tosca well worth seeing."
— James Keller, The New Mexican
Ah, Tosca! Bewitched by her glamour and charisma, even the hated Baron Scarpia called her la divina. See why Puccini's Tosca became the defining role for Bernhardt and Callas, and now the soprano Amanda Echalaz — whose performances as Tosca in London had European critics groping for superlatives. In her much-anticipated American debut in Santa Fe's new production, she is joined by debut artist Brian Jagde as Tosca's lover Cavaradossi. Thomas Hampson returns to Santa Fe after an absence of almost three decades. Raymond Aceto and Hampson share honors as the villainous Scarpia. Chief Conductor Frédéric Chaslin is on the podium.
8:30 pm performances: June 29; July 4, 7, 13, 20
8:00 pm performances: July 30; August 8, 11, 15, 18, 21, 24
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Sung in Italian with English and Spanish Opera Titles
On the run from secret police and political enemies, the activist Angelotti rushes into the Church of Sant' Andrea della Valle, hiding as the comical old Sacristan busies himself. Soon the dashing painter Cavaradossi enters to work on his portrait of Mary Magdalene based on a likeness of Angelotti's sister, the Marchesa Attavanti. Cavaradossi compares her fair beauty to that of his darker lover, the charismatic diva Floria Tosca ("Recondita armonia"). Angelotti emerges and is given food by his friend Cavaradossi, who rushes him back into hiding as Tosca calls out. She jealously questions Cavaradossi before praying, then reminds him they are to meet that evening. Once she leaves, he signals Angelotti to emerge from the chapel and the two friends, learning that the police have discovered Angelotti's escape, flee to Mario's villa.
Meanwhile, the Sacristan returns with choirboys who are to sing a Te Deum that day. Their excitement is cut short by Baron Scarpia, feared chief of the secret police, searching for Angelotti. When Tosca reappears, Scarpia plays to her jealousy, revealing a fan with the Attavanti crest. She swears vengeance on Cavaradossi and storms out as the church fills with worshipers. Scarpia orders his men to follow her to Angelotti's hideout; then, with the chanting chorus in procession behind him, Scarpia fantasizes aloud about sexually entrapping Tosca. His reverie continues until he suddenly remembers he is in church ("Va, Tosca!").
From his opulent office in the Palazzo Farnese, Scarpia plans how he will manipulate Tosca to serve his political and sexual ambitions. Scarpia's henchman Spoletta, having failed to locate Angelotti, brings in Cavaradossi; Scarpia questions him while Tosca can be heard singing a cantata elsewhere in the palace. She enters as her lover is being removed for more forceful interrogation. Unable to endure his screams, she divulges Angelotti's hiding place and the battered Cavaradossi is carried back in; realizing that Tosca has "talked," he denounces her. But when an officer interrupts to announce that Napoleon has defeated Scarpia's allies in Battle of Marengo, Cavaradossi's bitterness turns to exultant cries of "Vittoria!" and he is dragged off to prison.
Finally alone with Tosca, Scarpia flatters her beauty and suggests that her lover's life and freedom are in her hands. Tosca fends off his advances, turning to God in her despair ("Vissi d'arte"). Spoletta interrupts the standoff to announce that Angelotti, faced with capture, has killed himself. Cornered and without options, Tosca relents to Scarpia. He pretends to order a mock execution and sends Spoletta out, then jots a safe-conduct for Cavaradossi and Tosca. But the desperate, resourceful Tosca stabs him and removes the safe-conduct from his grasp as he dies. Placing candles at his head and a crucifix on his chest, she leaves.
The lone voice of a shepherd boy greets the dawn as Mario awaits execution at the Castel Sant'Angelo. He bribes the jailer to slip a farewell note to Tosca. Gloom overwhelms him as he writes ("E lucevan le stelle") until Tosca rushes in, excitedly recounting her escape from Scarpia. Mario caresses the hands that killed for his sake ("O dolci mani") and the two hail their future. As the firing squad appears, Tosca — ever the star — advises Mario on how to fake his death convincingly. The soldiers fire and depart. Tosca urges Mario to hurry, but when he remains motionless; she sees that Scarpia has outmaneuvered her one last time: the bullets were real. As Spoletta rushes in to arrest Tosca, she cries out to Scarpia to meet her before God, then leaps to her death from the castle's parapet.
Scarpia conveys his passionate lust for Tosca. He tells her if she surrenders herself to him then her beloved Cavaradossi's life will be spared.
Tito Gobbi (Scarpia), Maria Callas (Tosca), Victor de Sabata conducts the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro all Scala. To order this EMI Classics recording click here.
From his prison cell Cavaradossi writes to Tosca but becomes overwhelmed as the memories of their love come flooding back.
Giuseppe di Stefano (Cavaradossi), Victor de Sabata conducts the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro all Scala. To order this EMI Classics recording click here.
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tell me wat you think i wrote this this mornin lolDark Shine High!!based in a high school called Dark Shine there is 6 main charcters that noramly don't see eye to eye but they most become friends to help the school as there is werid things that happen every night .such as monsters, demons, ghosts, gouls and the white shine leader just might wont the students to help him in his path to take of the planet of Kessene.yes this school is for students who have dark shine powers but there not the bad guys unless they use there powers in the wrong way and turn there powers in to the white shine.anyways the school only take on students who have the dark shine oral this is the heart of there powers but not all the students know there true kick ass powers as they are different for anyone as u can have the power of fire, ice, water, earth, mind, sword or the spear and it depens on the students oral as it will come to them in different way so not all the students know what there true power is.so what will ur power be! Characters Ruki (aged 18)Sukio (aged 16)Osamu (aged 17)Li Li (aged 16)Mei (aged 17)Himiko (aged 19)Master Yi (N/A)White Shine Lord Liang (N/A) (evil)Diao (N/A) (evil)Liu (N/A) (evil) Characters detailsRuki: he is 18 and he is very smart and always well dressed and is very shy when it cmes to girls but will Mei change that, he is 5ft 10" with jet black hair and his dark shine power is mind as he is smart and he doesnt no yet but soon can mind conrtol and move objects also Sukio is his little sister they have always bin there for one and other ever from there mother died there he was 4.Sukio: she is 16 and she looks up to her big as he is the only 1 that as looked after her but will she always think like that, she is not as smart as her older brother but she will stronger than him he dark shine power as she is the strongest in the group is fire and soon will be able to control fires, and she has a inner power the power of the dragon which ones was the keeper of the sky will she use it for good or evilOsamu: he is the last and youngest of the boys but what he lacks in age makes up for in skill with the sword and spear he is the stongest in head to head combat but not in the group as he thinks he is the strongest in the group. is very big headed and always thinks he is the best at everthing and doesn't get on with Ruki.Li Li: she is the youngest of the group as she truned 16 two days before she went to Dark Shine High she is a bit oh a out cast of the group and she is very quiet and is very good freinds with ruki but am sure she wonts to be more, her dark shine power is the power of water and soon can call upon the seas to help and also maybe floods or even drouths.Mei: she is the possative and warmhearted and she secrtcly loves Ruki but she thinks that he is in love with Li Li as they are very good friends but she knows Li Li wonts to be much more, she is 17 and will always try and take the most mature path every time, her dark shine power is the power of earth she can cause earthquakes rock falls and even trun in to the spirt of the forset.Himiko: she is the oldest of the group and is very pretty but is there inmature and some times acts like the youngest of the group she is always very loud and very spoiled by her rich parents but she can't have everythin she wants but she has got cold blood and a kiss of ice and she cant always control herself to use her powers as she is not there mature, her power is ice and can call a blizzard or maybe even freeze u if she wants to.Master Yi: he is the teacher at Dark Shine and has mastered every dark shine power there is to learn as he teaches the students at the school and once was in the same class as the White Lord and they was very good friends but took different paths in life as Master Yi choice to teach people to learn the dark shine in the way of good, he is unknow to everyone and noone hows there he was born or came from.White Shine Lord Liang: this is the white lord the leader of the white shine and is the most powerfulest person or demon every to walk upon the land of Kessene believed to be half human half demon, he has many demons, ghosts, ghouls, monsters and even humans under his command but his two main officers are Diao and Liu.Diao: this is a office of the White Lord she is very beautiful and is excelling in the martail arts and unrivaled in archery she is known to be a little reckless.Liu: this human/demon is highly trusted by the White Lord this half human half demon is a mster of the sword and spear and has never lost a battle but also is the White Lord master of strategy. hope u enjoyed readin this!!!!
did you come up with this by yourself....ifso damn your good..i loved reading it.can you right more.....please?"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
yer i realy did its the 1st 1 ive ever wrote 2 of and yer i would write more or even different ones so u really did like it
wow that's sooo cool we want more!!
thanks you for the relpy of ans sorry no more till tomorrow so you liked it then
i thank anyone would.your amazing at wrighting.why don't you go public.i'm behind you all the way if you do.please right more...i would love to read it."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
i have one thing to say......sweeeeeeeeeeet."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
Dark Shine High Episode 1"The Meeting" it's 09:30 on a november morning it's snowing outside and as a gust of wind passes a old man walking down the road some snow falls of some surroundin trees then the old man stops and looks up and a bedroom window and walks down to the front door and knocks.there stand a fithteen year old girl in a dressing robe the old man asks to come in so the girl lets the old man in from out of the cold .the old man walks in and makes him self at home the young girl looks surprisedLi Li: hey what do u think your doingthe old man just looks at her and laughs.Li Li: w..whats so damn funny and what do u wontOld Man: oh nothing i want you to go and get dressed and then i will tell u why i am here.Li Li: WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!!!the old man looks at the the girl in shock and rises his right hand and mubles to herOld Man: Go and get dressed then he lowers his hand and next second the girl starts walking upstairs to get dressed(5 minutes later)Li Li walks down the stairs dressed Old Man: thats better now sit down Li LiLi Li: Who are you, how do you know my nameOld Man: i am Master Yi, Master of Dark Shine High and i now everything about you Li LiLi Li: what..what do u now about me howMaster Yi: becasue i been watching you very closely Li LiLi Li: Oh my god your a perv aren't you get out my house right this second or i will throw you out myself.Master Yi just sits there and looks at Li Li Li Li jumps to her feet and goes to grap Master Yi then Yi uses his mind push and pushes Li Li back on to the chair.Li Li: Ochies that hurt, What why cant i move,What are you doing to me.Master Yi: i have a power too Li Li, you didnt think you was the only one did youLi Li: what do you mean a power Master Yi: i no when you feel sad it rains and when your angry the seas are unclam i can help you learn how to use this power of your, you see am the teacher of Dark Shine High and the school isn't for any normal students it's for speical students such as yourself.Li Li: you mean there are more people like meMaster Yi: why yes i believe we have 91 students at Dark Shine now an...Li Li: SO WHY THE HELL ARE YOU HERE JUST TO TELL ME THERES MOVE PEOPLE LIKE ME, AND LET ME GO NOW!Master Yi: ok i will let you go and no the real rense why am here is to ask you to come to Dark Shine and learn your true power adn why you have it so will you come with me to Dark Shine.Li Li: i don't know how can i trust you how do i now that your not goin to kid nap me Yi: hahaha kidnap you why would i do that hahaha oh and you can trust me so what do you say.Li Li: ermmmm i don't knowYi: Ok i will let you diecide and if you diecide to come just go to this place.Master Yi stands up and leaves Li Li a card on the table by the door then opens the doorYi: I hope to see you very soon Li LiMaster Yi puts his pipe in his mouth and walks off in to the cold street just as he walks out of the door Li Li slams the door and runs to her room(2 day later 20:23 6th november)Li Li is in her room looking at the card Master Yi left herLi Li: there is more people like me so i wasnt the only one i wonder why he has been watchin me..hmmm i dont no what if he is lieinthere is a call from down stairs its Li Lis mother Luo Luo: Li your dinner is ready Li Li: ok am comingLi Li just the card on her bed and runs down stairs nearly falling down them and sits at th tableLuo: there you go LiLi Li: thanksLi Li graps her food and eats it as fast a she can.Luo: you most of bin hungryLi Li: yep thank youLuo: Li dont you want to talk about your day.Li Li: no not really i just want to go to bed mother.Li LI runs up stairs and into her bedroom and slams her door before her mother can shout good night thenshe picks up the card and looks at it againthe card readsDear Li LiI really do hope you diecide to come to Dark Shine to learn the true meaings of your powersIf you do diecide to come wait at the bus stop 2 block north of your house at 21:00 on the 7th Just bring a spare pair of clothes and pen we will give you everthing elsehope to see you soon Li Li From Master YI Li Li: its the 7th tomorrow should i go or not?Its the 7th the time is 20:15Li Li is writeing a letter to her mother saying mother i have gone to Dark Shine High to learn about my powers its hard to explain but i will when i find out how to explain dont worrie i will be safe and well looked after i love you Li Lishe packs her back and puts the note on her pillow and looks at the clock 20:27she climbs out of her bedroom window and goes to climd down the side of her house there she slips and falls in to the snow on the yardLi Li: Ochies i hope noone heard thatshe stands up and rubs the snow off her bum and runs to bus stop 2 blocks down the roadLi Li: i hope am not latejust then the bus comes around the corner Li Li takes one last look at the road she just ran down and gets on the busshe looks around to she if Master Yi or if anyone else is on the bus then she hears a guy and girls voice coming fom upstairs of the bus she goes up stairs to see who it is.Li Li: hey am Li Li she says to the guy and girl girl: hey am Sukio and this is my brother RukiRuki: h..hey nice to meet you Li..Li Sukio: Sorry he is really shy when it comes to girlsRuki: Oi you shut up no am not shy with girlsRuki starts to blush and trun red Li Li starts to laugh Ruki just sits there and carrys on workin on his laytopSukio: So are you goin to join Dark Shine High to.Li Li: Yep i didnt no if to come or not Ruki: i was like that the first time i was goin to go but it really good there am in my second year Sukio: Oh My God big brother thats the first time you have never paused when saying something to a girlRuki: NO ITS NOT AND AM NOT SHY OF GIRLS OK!Sukio: haha ok so how old are you then Li LiLi Li: sixteen i just truned three days ago what about youSukio: am..Ruki: am eigthteenSukio: i was speaking am sixteen to Li Li Ruki and Sukio: is it ok if we call you Li Li Li: yer sure its what me mum calls me there is a call from down stairs its the bus driverBusDriver: Oi you kids we are at Dark Shine now so get ur backsides off my busRuki: come on we bet get movingSukio: bloody hell he is abit of a moody assLi Li : hahahaha yer he isAll three of them run of the bus and into the gates of Dark Shine High and there at the gates is Mater Yi he waves to the three to come overRuki: hi again Master Yi Yi: hi Ruki, Li Li and Sukio.There is three other students with Master YiMaster Yi: Ruki, Li Li and Sukio i would like you to meet the other members to your class this is OsamuOsamu: Yo hows it goinMaster Yi: this is Mei Mei: hey thereAs Master Yi introdues them to Mei Ruki's jaw drops to the floor and eye popping out of his headRuki: h.h..h..h..h..hi thereSukio: Sorry he is shy when it comes to girl hahaRuki: NO AM NOT!Master Yi: ok children calm down now, this is the oldest and last memeber of your class this is HimikoHimiko: HEEEEEYYYYY!!!Master Yi: i will leave you lot to get to know each other i expect good things from this class Master Yi Puts his pipe in and wlks of in to the school mumbeling to hisselfSukio: am Sukio am sixteen and Ruki is my brother he is eigthteenRuki: h..h..hey (looking at Mei)Li Li: hey am Li Li and am sixteen to wat about you lotMei: hahaha am seventeen its very nice to meet you allOsamu: Yo dudes am seventeen tooHimiko: HEEYYYY AM NINETEEN!!Osamu winks at Himiko and blows a kissOsamu: hey thereHimiko: hahaha hmmm heyHimiko Walks over to Osamu and grabs himHimiko: if you do that again you will not have any for me to grab you got thatOsamu YES! (in a highy pitched voice)Rest of the group: owwwwww thats got to hurtHimiko skips in to the school singing to herself then Osamu falls to the floor Ruki helps him to his feetRuki: you ok Osamu that look like it hurtOsamu: owwww, yer it did hurt but oh well see she loves meRuki: what why you think thatOsmau: haha she just doesRuki and Osamu walk into the school followed by Sukio, Li Li and MeiSukio: is that girl mad or whatMei: hmmm what did you saySukio: hahaha never mind that. To be contined!
Dark Shine HighEpisode 2"White Shine" it's the 10th novmerber, There is two people walking down a dark hallway the only light is the light given off by the lava and the fires blown all the way down the hallway there are rooms full of people, torture chambers and bodies the two people keep walking down the hallway till they get too two huge doors as they are pulled open by two orcs on the other side the two people carry on walking and go up the stairs at the end there is someone sitting on the thorne just ahead of the peoplePerson 1: Lord Liang i bring news of the scout at Dark Shine High.White Lord Liang: What news do you bring of that place DiaoDiao: Master Yi has got his hands on some more students my LordWhite Lord Liang: Liu what do you think we sould do of this matterLiu: Father i think we should keep the scout there and see what else we can find outLord Liang: Very well is that everythingDiao and Liu: Yes my Lord.Lord Liang: Very well leave meLiu and Diao leave the White Shine Lord Liang's thorne room(mean while in Dark Shine High)there is a knock on a doorMaster Yi: come in its openRuki enters the roomRuki: Master Yi you wanted to speak to meMaster Yi: aaarrr yes i didRuki: may i ask whats it about MasterMaster Yi: It's about your class Ruki Ruki: what of it Master Yi Master Yi: hmm i would like you to be the leader of your class RukiRuki: Me why meMaster Yi: I've choosen you because your the most mature and the oldest apart from Himiko but she does not act like a leader Ruki: o...ok i understand thank you so much Master Yi Master Yi: Ok then we are done here then Ruki close the door behind you Ruki: Yes Master.Ruki leaves the room and closes the door behind him, as he heads towards the dinner hall he walks into Sukio and Mei, not looking there he is going and bumbs into Mei.Ruki: Am so sorryHe Looks at the person he has wlaked into and finding out it is Mei goes bright red and gets sweaty plamsRuki: A...am s...s...so sorry i did..didnt mean t..too.Sukio: bloody hell Ruki spit it out already hahahahaRuki: SHUT UP SUKIO.Mei starts to blushMei: hahahaha it's ok RukiSukio: Soooo where have you been all day big brotherRuki: hmmm what did you saySukio slaps Ruki around the headSukio: i said when have you beenRuki: Owwww that hurt and i went to speak to Master YiSukio: what about??the three of them walk down to the dinner hall as Ruki is tellin them what Master Yi said.Ruki: well he just wanted to ask me to be leader of the classSukio OMG really thats awesome!!!!Himiko over hears Ruki tell them that he is leader of the class and stroms over.Himiko: WHAT WHY THE HELL ARE YOU THE LEADER OF ARE CLASS!! Ruki: W...wh... what do you meanHimiko: You just said that Master Yi asked you to be leader of the class why did he ask you and not meRuki: b..because a..am more .......... MatureRuki closes his eyes and bites his lip ready to be hit by HimikoHimiko: WHAT THATS NOT FAIR BUT AM OLDER THEN YOU!!!Himiko truns around and walks off in a huffRuki opens his eyesSukio: i told you she was mental Ruki: i think your rightMei Yep me too.the three students arrive at the dinner hall and grab some lunch and sit at a table with Osamu, later joined by Li LiLi Li: hey guys can i join youRuki yer sureLi Li face ligths up and runs over to Ruki and sits next to himSukio: hey you two Ruki has somethin to tell youLi Li: Really what is itRuki: can't i tell them laterSukio: No tell them now unless you want the mental one to hear you againLi Li: please tell usRuki: ok ok well before Master Yi wanted to talk to me and....Osamu: whos the Mental onethe group look at OsamuOsamu: Ok never mind then carry onRuki: and he wanted to ask me to be group leader Osamu: is that it Sukio jumps over the table and slaps OsamuOsamu: What the hell was that forRubbing his headLi Li: i think its really good i think you will make a good leaderRuki: thanks Li LiSukio: mental one two o'clockHimiko walks in the dinner hall and as ahe is goin to pass the tableOsamu: Hey again baby hows it goingHimiko: what did you say to meHimiko slaps Osamu across the face and sits down by MeiOsamu: OwwwwwLi Li, Ruki, Mei and Sukio laugh at Osmau with two red hand prints of the sides of his face.Later on that night while the students are a sleep expect Osamu, then there is a noise coming from outside the room, Osamu gets out of his bed and walks to the door and opens it.as he opens the door a dark tall figure runs past in the dark and darts down anthogth hallwayOsamu grads a brom from the coner of the room and chases after to see who it is but as he get to the end of the hall way its nowhere to be seen.Osamu: what the hell was that thing There is a noise coming from above Osamu, as he looks there is red bright red eyesThe dark figure drops down and knocks Osamu to the floor.Osamu jumps up and start to attack the dark figure with the broom he picked up before just as he goes to hit across the head the broom snaps in half in Osamu's handOsamu: Thats not goodHe looks at the figure and throws the rest of the broom at the figure and punches him in the body doing nothing to the figure, he looks up to the bright red eyes and the figure picks Osamu up by the neck, then Master Yi walks around the coner with his pipe in his mouth.Master Yi: Demon put the kid down and be goneDemon: (deep pitched laugh) hahaha very wellthe demon throws Osamu into a wall knocking him out and waking the rest of the students up, as the demon throws Osmau at the wall runs at Master Yi screamingDemon: DIE YOU OLD FOOL!!!!Master Yi stand ther and take out his pipe and puts it in his pocket, Ruki and Himiko run over to Osamu and try to wake Osamu upall the other students are watching the fight between Master Yi and the demonJust then the Demon going to slash the Master down but he steps to the side and blows the demon thought the wall with a inferno ball sending the demon in to the courtyard, all the students cover there eyes from the dust and the wind off the inferno ball, Master Yi walks out of the hole in the wall into the courtyardMaster Yi: Demon be gone and never returnthe demon stands up covered cuts and bloodDemon: hahahahahaMaster Yi looks at the demon and pulls out a katana from his robes and runs at the demon to fast for the demon to react and takes off the demons head in one strike of his blade, as Master Yi puts his blade back a red line appers around the demons neck and starts to drip with blood, the Demon falls to his knees and his head side off and lands on the fall.Master Yi walks back into the school and walks ovther to Osamu, all the students are in shock for what Master Yi had just doneMaster Yi: Osamu can you hear me?there is a fliker of Osamu's eyes and he opens themMaster Yi: Osamu are you okOsamu: where am i?Master Yi: your in Dark Shine High your going to be ok, Rigth the rest of you go back to your rooms now!The rest of the students go back to there dorms and back to bed talking about what happenedHimiko: I hope Osamu is okSukio: I wonder whyHimiko: Whats that meant to meanSukio: Oh nothingRuki: What the hell was that thingMei: i dont no but it was hell uglyLi Li: hahaha yer it was i do hope he is okRuki: anyways we all better get some rest and see how Osamu is in the morning The rest of the students: yer ok night.Just as all the other students go to sleep Himiko gets up out of bed and goes to find Osamu in the nurse wing, and sits and sleeps at the side of his bed.The next morning the class go to see how Osamu isRuki: Hmmm i wonder where Himiko isLi Li: i dont no she might of gone outSukio: Or gone to see Osamu Mei: yer probally hahahathe students arrive at the nurse's wing and find Himiko asleep in the chair near Osamu's bedRuki: hey hows it goin manOsamu: hey am ok just a couple of cuts thats itHimiko wakes up and is in shock noticing the rest of her class around herHimiko: Osamu your awake are you ok!Osamu: see i told you she loved me hahaha (cough cough)Himiko: me love you hahaha dont make me laughSukio rolls her eyes Sukio: so why did you come here then last night Himiko: because i wanted to know if he was ok.Sukio: is that the only resonHimiko: YES!!!!Himiko gets up and walks out in a mood, just as she leave Master Yi walks inMaster Yi: aaaa Osamu your wake, ermmm students can i talk to Osamu in private pleaseRuki: yer surethe students walk outside and waitMaster Yi: Osamu you was very brave and stupid last night you could of diedOsamu: i know Master am sorryMaster Yi: i believe your close discovering your true Dark Shine power the power of sword and spear, Osamu: really Master YiMaster Yi: why yes Osamu oh and i dont think you need to stay in here any more do youYi and Osamu walk out together and as soon as they step out Himiko's face lights up and then she walks off. To Be Continued!
soooooooo...when is the next chapter???i'm,to tell you the truth,addicted to the storylineand i can't repeat can't get enough of it..."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
im working on it as we speak oh and thank you for your comments...i think u are one of me biggest fans
i would say i am...and i thank you,i got an idea from that...but the storyline is in japan year 17 A.D..it's main character's names are yoshimitsu the demonz the greatand yamano the hunterthe story is about how yoshimitsu became a demon and his lost memories.i haven't came up with a name to this story yet but i have the first 5 chapters done...it's in my openion very violent.if anythang i wood say its a 5.5 out of 10...yours is a 12 out of 10 so it doesen't compare to yours...so what do you thank??"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
that sounds really really good i would defo read it if it you put it on the site and i love animes with voilence and set in the pest with demons and stuff like that sounds awesome you should put it up on the site some time
i just have to put it in word format."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
that's not a long wait at all... enjoying reading it keep it up!! it would be nice if you can post the new chpater as a new post :) easier to follow and look for in the forum as well
that's not a long wait at all... enjoying reading it keep it up!! it would be nice if you can post the new chpater as a new post :) easier to follow and look for in the forum as well
do you know when you will make the next one?"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
It is really good, i hope you get published.
when you next one comming out?"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
what happend to dark shine high???"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
we are all looking forward for episode 3!!!
"people do not need violence to solve there problems."


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In fact, we think communication is so important that students at Hamilton must complete three writing-intensive courses — one of our few curricular requirements. Writing and presentation skills are practiced and honed throughout the curriculum. Students are as likely to have a paper assigned in Linear Algebra as they are in Literary Theory.
Classes are small, and students are expected to participate. In other words, learning at Hamilton is not a spectator sport! Students have opportunities to explore new ideas, challenge assumptions, pursue research — both independently and alongside faculty mentors — and demonstrate what they learn.
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Number of conferences offered in 2010-11 by peer tutors in Hamilton's Writing Center — 2,787
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All AWE+SUM camp participants will be housed on campus in Behnken Residence Hall. After acceptance, girls will have an opportunity to express roommate preferences.
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Jesamine is a vulgar creatures. She usually hates things like wrists and feet. Cringes easily and hates people touching her. Jesamines are usually attracted to much older men and try to find something attractive in everyone (Even the Grinch and the cat in the hat)
That girls with a man 10x her age, what a Jesamine.
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MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University has had numerous outstanding halfbacks in its storied football history.
But none got more out of his limited carries than Bob Moss, who lettered in the Golden Era of 1952-55.
The 6-foot-1, 194-pound Huntington native still holds the WVU record for both season and career average yards per carry. It was 8.2 for 1955 and 7.8 for his four-year career.
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Moss rushed only 185 times for a net of 1,439 yards and 13 touchdowns. For his senior season, he carried the ball 98 times and netted 807 yards and scored nine touchdowns.
On defense, Moss intercepted two passes for 42 yards and made nine tackles. He helped the Mountaineers to records of 7-2, 8-2, 8-1 and 8-2.
"I didn't carry the ball very much in those days, not nearly the number of times a halfback does today," Moss said in a recent interview. "Freddy Wyant, the quarterback, carried a lot and so did fullback Joe Marconi, among others.
"In 1954 and 1955, in particular, Freddy would take over any time we reached the 10-yard line. Then he would take it in for a touchdown from the 1- or 2-yard line.
"Freddy would call in the huddle 'shirt on two!' That meant quarterback sneak."
Moss explained that a Morgantown clothing store gave a free shirt to anyone scoring a touchdown. Wyant led the Southern Conference in scoring that season (1954).
Moss remembers that the longest rush of his career was 84 yards. That was in a 39-0 blowout win at Marquette.
"The weather was miserable that day," he said.
He thought Art "Pappy" Lewis was a good coach who was very fair and treated all of the players the same.
"I really admired that guy," he added.
The 26-6 upset of South Carolina was one of his favorites. It was the 1954 season-opener and played in Columbia, S.C., on a sweltering night. Moss had a couple really good runs in that game.
"I thought that '54 team might have been our best," Moss stated. "But we didn't have many backups."
Others think the 1955 team was better. But losing Wyant and lineman Chuck Howley and Gene Lathey at halftime of the Pitt game cost WVU a 26-7 upset loss.
"We lost to Syracuse by a touchdown the following week, too," Moss recalled.
He still cherishes the 16-0 upset victory at Pitt his freshman year. It was WVU's first all-time victory over a ranked opponent.
"I think the Panthers took us too lightly," Moss said.
"We had lost to underdog Furman and we had a freshman quarterback in '52, (Wyant)."
Moss, who scored twice and ran for more than 100 yards, led the way in the third straight win over Penn State in 1955.
Moss served in the Navy for 26 years and retired with the rank of commander. He retired in 1988 and still resides in Pensacola, Fla.
Bob, now 77, and wife Jacqui have a daughter who lives in New Zealand. He has three other children from a previous marriage.


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We have made a decision for your death. You have five days to leave Afghan soil. If you don't, you don't have the right to complain.
We feel confident. The material is seven months old; we reviewed it extensively. We held back 15,000 documents that we felt needed further review because the type of classifications they had. We've been publishing for four years a range of material that has caused the changing of constitutions and the removal of governments, but there's never been a case that we are aware of that has resulted in the personal injury of anyone.
quote: If the executed individual was in fact one of the leaked names than Assange (and Bradley) is fully responsible for their deaths.
quote: You probably don't understand exactly how the law works
quote: you are going to be convicted of that death.
quote: Any contributory act that leads to a deliberate murder can also be convicted of the crime.
quote: In theory this statement might be true. However, the vast majority of "contributory acts" are highly unlikely to result in a murder conviction. Driving the car in a drive-by is one case where you probably would get convicted. Driving someone to the location where they committed a murder is less likely.
quote: I think you are misinterpreting the use of the term "fully responsible". Perhaps "undoubtedly responsible" would fit you better?
quote: the blood is on the hands of wikileaks and the source behind these documents. blood also resides on the hands of al qaeda; but the latter has not changed circumstances by this development.
quote: Incorrect. If you knowingly drive someone to a place where they are going to commit a murder, you have a very good chance of being convicted of murder as well (guilty by association).
quote: However, the vast majority of "contributory acts" are highly unlikely to result in a murder conviction.


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To throw up into a toilet, with a death grip on the toilet seat at the 9 and 3 position as if it were the steering wheel of a bus. Most commonly done after drinking excessively.
Hey, what happened to Vinnie?
He had a few too many brews and is in the can driving the bus.
He had a few too many brews and is in the can driving the bus.
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To unintentionally drive a common route. To turn on the mental autopilot and arrive toward a location other than your desired destination. For example, if you set out to drive to the store, but after a few minutes find that you are halfway to your place of work.
If I'm not careful, I end up driving the bus to work on Saturday mornings.
by Don G July 25, 2005
The act of having sex doggie-style, where the man's hand is resting on the female's lower back or upper rear-end. The combination of the two often results in a motion which resembles using the large steering wheel on a school bus.
Hey Dale, were you driving the bus last night or did you just go missionary the whole way?
by Butt Masterson February 13, 2009
When having sex doggystyle, the male inserts a thumb in the anus and turns his hand to resemble making a turn while driving a bus.
while doing doogy she says "Ohh yea drive me home", so you lick your thumb, inert in butthole and turn to stimulate. You re then "driving the bus"
by Jrock c January 13, 2009
Holding onto the toilet bowl while vomiting. Also known as "driving the porcelain bus".
Ernie ended up driving the bus at the keg party. I drove the porcelain bus all night.
by garb agio August 30, 2005
Vomiting while kneeling and holding onto the rim of the toilet. So called because it resembles grasping the large horizontal steering wheel of a bus.
Last night after eight beers and an Irish coffee I spent an hour in the bathroom driving the bus.
by Albin Pahernik August 30, 2005
To vomit kneeling in front of the bowl of a toilette. Because you are holding the bowl with your hands, it looks like you are driving a bus.
Oh my gosh, Mary-Jane was driving the bus last night!
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014
School is out for another few weeks, but safety improvements are underway to keep kids safe once they return.
Berkeley County School District Safety and Security Officer Tim Knight said this is the time of year when the districts crisis manual is updated from lessons learned the previous year, and physical safety improvements continue without children in class.
I dont ever want to get complacent with safety so were always looking to improve, Knight said. All of those physical components are going to be really good and then you add in the training aspects.
The first day of school is Tuesday, Aug. 19.
During last school year, the district ran hundreds of lockdowns and two large-scale, multi-agency drills.
The biggest thing we learned is we need to improve our training for our administrators and teachers, and thats what we look to improve upon this year, Knight said. Along with updated crises procedure manual, we still need to update training We need to make sure our teachers and administrators know what our procedures are and implement those effectively.
The last year wasnt marred by any large incidents. The last safety threat to Berkeley County students came during spring 2013 when two women allegedly took a child from Westview Primary. The child was ultimately returned safely to her guardians. The abduction stemmed from a custody dispute.
We didnt have anything that would rise to that level this year, Knight said.
This coming school year, much of the training will be focused on lockdown procedures and implementing new visitor monitoring systems that electronically monitor all visitors and scan for police records across all 50 states.
Additionally, the last five schools in the district will have store fronts finished.
They should all be completed by beginning of the school year, Knight said. The main job that they do is restrict access to the school once you make it through the main entrance. It forces visitors into the main office area.
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Berry Sets 3s Record in Tough Loss to Bowling Green
MUNCIE, Ind. -- Jesse Berry broke the Ball State record for career 3-pointers Saturday, but Bowling Green got key stops in the final minute to escape Worthen Arena with a 66-64 win in men's basketball action.
Berry matched his career-high with six treys to bring his career total to 207, surpassing the previous record of 203 set last year by his former teammate Jauwan Scaife. The senior from Lafayette, Ind., led the Cardinals with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor.
Franko House finished with a career-high 13 points, while Chris Bond also scored 13. Majok Majok pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds for the Cardinals (4-19, 1-11 Mid-American Conference) in the loss.
Ball State grabbed a 64-61 lead on a 3-pointer from Zavier Turner with 1:20 to play, but those proved to be the Cardinals' final points of the night. A pair of Spencer Parker free throws cut the gap to one and then Anthony Henderson scored in the paint to put Bowling Green on top, 65-64.
The teams traded free throw misses, and Ball State had the ball still trailing by one with 20 seconds to play. But Turner's driving layup at the end of that possession was blocked, and the Cardinals had to foul. Richaun Holmes hit one of two free throws with four seconds left, and Turner had to force a contested jumper as the clock ran out.
"I'm disappointed," Ball State head coach James Whitford said. "That was our game to win. We certainly played well enough to win. They started the game scoring like crazy, but we defended great in the second half. They hit one big 3 from Richaun Holmes, which was a real dagger."
Parker led Bowling Green (11-14, 5-7 MAC) with a game-high 22 points, while Holmes posted a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds. The Falcons hit 28 shots from the floor to Ball State's 23, but the Cardinals were able to hang in because of their outside shooting.
Ball State connected on 10 3-pointers (10 for 21) for the second straight game, and it was Berry who was once again leading the charge. Berry entered the week in a drought from beyond the arc but has knocked down 11 treys in the past two games.
"I couldn't be more proud of Jesse with the way he has grown," Whitford said. "I thought he played his best game in a Ball State uniform since I've been here because it was a complete game. It wasn't just shots. He defended. He really stayed within himself. He executed the things we asked him to do. He really was a complete player."
Berry scored 15 of his points Saturday in the first half to keep the Cardinals in the game. Ball State trailed by as many as 10 in the opening half but cut the margin to 36-32 at the break.
The Cardinals grabbed their first lead on a lay-in from House with 11 minutes to play and led by as many as five points after Berry's final 3 at the 6:37 mark. Holmes brought the Falcons even on a 3 of his own with 3:07 left, and the teams went back and forth down the stretch.
Saturday's contest was the last of a three-game home stand for Ball State, which will head back on the road next week. The Cardinals will visit Central Michigan at 7 p.m. Wednesday in a game that will be televised by the Ball State Sports Network.


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Jan. 8 marks the third anniversary of a mass shooting that left former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords critically wounded. Today, Giffords continues to call for persistence in the fight for gun control and has revealed for the first time that she now has movement in her right arm. Look back at her miraculous recovery.
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If you look at your teens' IMs or text messages, they can be perplexing— part English, part foreign language, part alien. For help, check out this list of text lingo.
AAK Alive And KickingAAR At Any RateAAS Alive And SmilingADN Any Day NowAFAIK As Far As I KnowAFK Away From the KeyboardAFN that's All For NowAOTA All Of The Abovea/s/l or asl Age/Sex/Location - (used to ask a chatter their personal information)AV Avatar - Graphical representation (a picture) often used in chat rooms to depict a person that is in the room and chatting.
b4 BeforeBAK Back At Keyboard (I'm back)BBL Be Back LaterBBS Be Back SoonBCNU I'll Be Seeing You.b/f Boyfriend (also shown as bf, B/F, or BF)BEG Big Evil GrinBFN Bye For NowBMA Bite My A**boot To get kicked out of a chat room, or have to restart the computer because you couldn't talk in the chat room anymore.BR Best RegardsBRB Be Right BackBRH Be Right HereBSEG Big S**t Eatin GrinBTA But Then Again....BTW By The Waybtw BeTWeen you and me ...
chat room A web page where people gather using software that allows them to talk to one another in real time.CRS Can't Remember S**tCU See You - also posted as cyaCUS Can't Understand S**t (stuff)CNP Continued in Next Post (seen more on message boards than chat)CP Chat PostCUL8R See You LaterCUOL See You On LineCYA See Ya
dd, ds, dh Darling or Dear: Dear Son, Dear Daughter, or Dear Husband. Usually exchanged in family chats.DDSOS Different Day, Same Old S**tDEGT Don't Even Go There (I don't want to talk about it)DIKU Do I Know You?DIS Did I SayD/L, DL, d/l, dl Downloading, or Download it.
EG Evil GrinEM E-MailEMA E-mail Address (example: ?ema or ema? = what is your email address)EOT End Of Thread (meaning end of discussion)ez or EZ easy (one of the really old ones)
F2F Face To FaceFAQ Frequently Asked QuestionFISH First In Still Here (someone who is on line TOO much)FITB Fill In The Blanksflame to insult someone. Used when a person asks a stupid question, or says something rude to irritate the users of a chat room or message board.FOCL Falling Off Chair - Laughingforum What today's message boards are called. Often using php as defining language to quickly write "real time" messages and replies to a web site (or page)FTS F*** This S***fu f*** you (If you can't figure this one out, you shouldn't be online)FUBAR "Fouled" Up Beyond All Repair/RecognitionFUD Fear, Uncertainty, and DoubtFWIW For What It's WorthFYI For Your Information
GA Go AheadGAL Get A Lifegest Gesture…a small multimedia file played over the internet, usually expressing an emotion or comment.g/f Girlfriend (also shown as gf, G/F, or GF)GFN Gone For NowGGOH Gotta Get Outta HereGMTA Great Minds Think AlikeGR Gotta RunGR&D Grinning, Running, and DuckingGTR Got To RunGTRM Going To Read Mail (leaving chat room to check email)
H&K Hugs and Kisseshack person who breaks into software, or disrupts a chat room.HAGD Have A Good DayHAGO Have A Good OneHB Hurry BackHosts Refers to the people that are running the chat room, they usually have the ability to kick a person off due to rude behavior.HTH Hope That Helpshuggles Hugs
IAC In Any CaseIB I'm BackIC I SeeIDN I Don't kNowIDK I Don't KnowIDTS I Don't Think SoIANAL I Am Not A Lawyer (expect an uninformed opinion)IC I SeeICQ I Seek You. A computer program used to communicate instantly over the Internet.ILU or ILY I Love YouIM Instant MessageIMHO In My Humble Opinion (or In My Honest Opinion)IMO In My OpinionIOH I'm Out of HereIOW In Other WordsIRL In Real LifeIYO In Your Opinion
JAS Just A SecondJIC Just In CaseJK Just KiddingJMO Just My OpinionJW Just Wondering
k, K, or kk O. K.KIT Keep In Touch
L8R Later (an early one, kind of outdated with current "young geeks")LMAO Laughing My A** OffLMFAO Laughing My F***(freak)ing A** OffLOL Laughing Out LoudLTNS Long Time No SeeLTS Laughing To one's SelfLY I Love YaLYL Love You Lots
Message Board A web page where people write comments, and those comments are than added to that web-page for others to view. Used to carry on conversation, request information, and relay messages.MUG Refers to a new user of that chat program, goes back to Excite VP days when the AV (or icon) that represented someone new was a picture of a coffee mug.
NE1 Anyonenewbie refers to a person who is new to an area or technology. Also seen as nube, nooby, nubie, nb, etc.NFW No Feasible (or F***ing) WayNIMBY Not In My Back Yardnm, or NM Never MindNP, np No ProblemNRN1. No Response Necessary 2. Not Right NowNT No Thanks
OBTW Oh, By The WayOIC Oh, I SeeOF Old Fart, someone who has been around for a whileOJ or OK Only Joking or Only KiddingOL the Old LadyOM the Old ManOMG Oh My Gosh (although it's usually used with the Lord's name in place of "gosh")OT Off Topicoth or OTH Off The Hook: Something is really popular, or hot. Very exciting.otr or OTR Off The Rack: Saying that something is outside the ordinary.OTE Over The Edge (beyond common sense or beyond good taste)OTOH On The Other Hand...OTOMH Off the Top of My Head...OTW On The Way ... I've sent a file to you, it's "On the way"
P911 My parents are in the room. P=Parents, and 911=emergency, in other words either drop the subject, or watch the language.PANS Pretty Awesome New Stuff (often referring to computer technology)PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Cards International AssociationPCMCIA People Can't Master Computer Industry Acronyms (slang)PEBCAK Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboardpeeps People. example: "There sure are a lot of peeps in this room" - meaning a lot of people are in the chat room.peep this Hey, listen to this, I've got some interesting news.PITA Pain In The A**PLZ PleasePMJI Pardon Me for Jumping In (when you enter into a new conversation)poof when someone leaves a chat room, often seen as *poof* as in boy he *poofed* in a hurry.POTS Plain Old Telephone ServicePOS Parents are looking Over my Shoulder.POTS Parents Over The Shoulder - (My parents are watching, I can't really talk)PPL People
QT Cutie
RFC Request For Comments (used more in newsgroups, a page or pages that supply technical information)rl or RL Real Life (as opposed to being online)r m or RM Ready Made: pre-existingROFL Rolling On Floor, LaughingROTF Rolling On The Floor (laughing is implied)ROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A** OffROTFLMFAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My F(***ing) A** OffRSN Real Soon Nowr/t Real Time (also: RT, or rt)RTFM Read The "Flippin" Manual (response to beginner question on net, chat, newsgroups, etc.)RU aRe yoU?
SEG S**t Eating GrinSH Same HereSMS Short Message Service (more cell phones and pagers than chat rooms and the Internet)SN Screen Name. The name or moniker selected by person in an IM or chat program. ex: My "SN" in vp was "-lone.wolf"SNAFU Situation Normal , All "Fouled" UpSO Significant OtherSOL S**t Out Of LuckSOS Same Old S**t (stuff)SOTA State Of The Art (latest technology)SPST Same Place, Same TimeSSDD Same S**t, Different DaySTR8 Straight (can refer to sex, or DSTR8 as in Damn Straight)STW Search The WebSY Sincerely YoursSYL See You Later
TAFN That's All For NowTC Take CareTFH Thread From Hell (a topic or discussion that won't stop - esp. newsgroups)TGIF Thank Goodness It's FridayTHX Thanks!TIA Thanks In AdvanceTM Text Message (often refers to communications with text over cell phones)TMI Too Much Info. (information)TNT 'Til Next TimeTPS That's Pretty StupidTPTB The Powers That Be (can sometimes refer to the people that are running the chat room or server)TRDMF Tears Running Down My Face: Can be with either laughter, or due to saddness.TS Tough S**tTSFY Tough S**t For YouTTFN Ta-Ta For NowTTTT These Things Take TimeTTYL Talk To You LaterTY Thank YouTYT Take Your TimeTYVM Thank You Very Much
US You Suckusa or USA Until Sides Ache: Usually used with one of the laughter acronyms such as "lolusa" Laughing Out Loud Until my Sides Ache. I've also heard that some folks substitute ush for "Until Sides Hurt". rotflolush = rolling on the floor, laughing out loud, until my sides hurt.UV Unpleasant VisualUW yoU're WelcomeUY Up Yours
VPPH Virtual Places Page Host
WB Welcome Back (you say this when someone returns to a chat room)WC WelComeWEG Wicked Evil GrinWEU What's Eating You?WFM Works For MeWIIFM What's In It For Me?WTG Way To GoWTF What The F**KWT? What The ...? or Who the ...?WTGP? Want To Go Private? (move to a private chat room)WWJD What Would Jesus Do?
YAA Yet Another AcronymYBS You'll Be SorryYL Young LadyYM Young ManYMMV Your Mileage May VaryYR Yea, Right. (sarcastic)*ys* You StinkerYVW You're Very WelcomeYW You're Welcome


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The Pianobar greatly enhances a pleasant atmosphere by combining the attributes of a splendid instrument with comfortable seating. It was given an automatic playback system into this piece, co you can listen to your favourite compostions and songs even when the pianist is not present.
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The woes of a new grocery shopping experience
I have a method for shopping around Christmastime that works like a charm.
The more crowded the stores get, the slower I move.
So, yes, I'm that guy who cheeses you off by creeping along and blocking valuable merchandise, while you're trying to snatch up those last-minute gifts.
The reason my method works, I have explained to my daughter many times, is because, by moving slowly, you aren't caught up in that stressful mad dash. Meandering around a store or the mall while everyone else is flying about calms me, in a strange sort of way, and I always end up getting what I need without giving myself chest pains.
I have learned, however, that this method does not work at a certain Erie-area grocery store.
My wife and I have recently started shopping at this store because it has everything a person could possibly think of, and it's fun to explore the aisles and try some new things.
The store also sells a lot of food in individual portions, which makes dining easier for a couple whose tastes don't always match up.
But I get the sense that many other people who shop at the store don't appreciate being held up by a couple of slow-moving gawkers.
There is apparently a method to shopping at this store that I have not yet figured out. But it goes something like this:
Grab a cart, walk through the entrance and then fan out through gaps between some produce displays, pushing the cart as fast as its squeaky wheels can go.
Head too far to the left, and you end up in another produce area where a shopper can get stuck for hours if he or she doesn't follow the clockwise flow of traffic precisely.
Go too far to the right, and you end up in a line of people trying to buy prepared foods. Pick the wrong gap in the center, and you're heading the wrong way in the bakery section.
Trying to zigzag the aisles from right to left appears to be the preferred method of shopping here. But you get a lot of nasty stares if you linger too long near the deli counter, or if you don't move at the appropriate speed while passing the meat cases at the back of the store.
I've also found myself being scowled at for failing to yield the right of way to shoppers who cut through the main center aisle, or for opening a freezer door without giving some sort of appropriate warning.
I told my wife the last time we shopped there that I hate walking out of the place like I had just been chased for the past half-hour.
But hey, at least I made it out alive, with some of those tasty sausage-stuffed peppers to calm my nerves.
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