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Michael Williams made a smart move with his decision Tuesday to change some of how the state of Texas rates local campuses. Part of the revolt against the state's accountability system is over how the state ranks schools each year. Williams, Texas' education commissioner, has responded with a new system.
It would include scores from the new STAAR exam, including the improvement schools make on the test. But, notably, the new system would branch out and look at how schools are closing the gaps between its high-achieving and low-achieving students. It also would consider the degree to which the school is preparing its students for college.
Superintendents and others who have complained about the current system should like this change. The current system looks at annual test results, attendance rates at elementary schools, dropout patterns at middle schools and completion data for high schools. But this broadens the assessment even more. Put simply, the test is considered but is not the only marker.
That's appropriate. I hope this new system particularly puts a new focus on the gaps between low- and high-performers. In short, this means looking at how lower-achieving Latino and African-American students are doing compared to higher-achieving Anglo students. That's an important addition in a state where the vast majority of students are Latino or black.
This new rating system, however, needs to be transparent and understandable to parents and educators. They need to see exactly how well the school did in each category. Otherwise, the report will be goobledy-gook.
Also, the Legislature shouldn't wait to phase in this new system. The Senate has voted to wait another year for this system to take effect. But that is a mistake.
The state already has given the new STAAR system a year to kick in. As a result, schools received no rankings earlier this school year on the first round of STAAR tests. (The initial STAAR exams were given at the end of the 2011-2102 school year.)
Waiting another year would mean two years without any school rating. That would not do any service to families who want to know how well their child's school is doing. Nor will it help districts better understand where they need to focus.
Williams is on to something with this new system, but Texas doesn't need to wait another year before phasing it in.
I've just spent the last several days on the campaign trail in Colorado, and I'm glad to report that education has finally made it into the volley of ads the two campaigns are running in swing states like Colorado. For example, as part of a new "Forward" ad, President Obama focuses on teachers and small class sizes. He's running that to mobilize teachers, which are one of the core groups he wants turning out for him.
Along with last-minute ads, the third presidential debate had its share of talk about education, although the evening was devoted to foreign policy. I was just glad education made it into the discussion.
Education has been a disappointing second-tier topic in the campaign, although the progress of our K-12 campuses is clearly linked to the progress of our economy and the social mobility of students. There was a lot of post-debate griping about the candidates talking so much about domestic issues during a foreign policy session. But there is a strong argument that we can't sustain an international presence without doing better at home, including in schools.
Much of the education talk that has occurred so far has been about the affordability of college. For instance, Romney and Obama each had columns in Time recently about their plans to help families afford college.
There's no doubt tuition costs are a major family concern. Those costs are putting pressure on colleges to rethink how they serve students. That's a healthy development.
But the K-12 piece of the education puzzle is the biggest challenge. I've blogged here before that I was hoping to hear more about it during the campaign. But at least it has made it more into the conversation at the last. Romney, for example, has been including it in his five-point plan to juice up the economy.
For the record, here are the websites for each candidate. You can read more about Obama's education ideas at this link and Romney's at this one.
Here's a quick take on the UT affirmative action case that ended up in the Supreme Court yesterday. (For particulars about the case, read this DMN link and this NYT one.)
The best point that the University of Texas and other universities have going for them is that schools benefit from diverse student bodies. Students are exposed to a broader world by mixing with others who don't share their background, including their race. The exposure creates a deeper understanding of the way the world operates.
The second big point on the side of UT et al is that states need diverse leaders coming out of their universities. Businesses, governments, schools, hospitals and the many other institutions that draw upon college graduates need educated employees from all walks of life.
Kenneth Jastrow, a UT grad who once headed Temple-Inland, made this case in a persuasive Texas Tribune piece this week. Wrote Jastrow:
"Diverse leaders are better able to understand, anticipate and penetrate diverse markets. They more readily comprehend the variety of consumer needs and desires specific to particular groups, and therefore more effectively develop products and services that appeal to many different consumer markets. As the world shrinks, the need for diverse leaders grows even more acute."
Those big-picture views also coincide with the Court's latest affirmative action ruling from back in 2003. In a case involving the University of Michigan, a narrow majority embraced diversity as a larger good. To rule against UT would require the Court to overturn that precedent, which is a practice that John Roberts said during his confirmation hearings he would be reluctant to adopt.
Roberts, however, did raise a point yesterday that was the best one for those who oppose using race as one of different factors in admissions. At what point do schools develop a "critical mass" of diversity? he asked.
His question was germane and got considerable coverage because the Court said in its 2003 ruling that developing a "critical mass" of diversity was a legitimate goal for a university. The justices left it up to universities, however, to define what that means and when they reach it.
UT didn't provide Roberts a clear answer. But that is not necessarily the university's fault. It can't use numbers to define "critical mass" because that would be using a quota. And the Court has not allowed quotas.
This is a circular issue, so UT has some wiggle room here. But Roberts had a legitimate line of inquiry. And it applies to affirmative action in general: At what point should race no longer be considered in hiring and admission decisions?
I don't know the answer. But I don't think we are there yet, especially not in a state whose Hispanic population is exploding.
My friend Bill McKenzie put out four questions yesterday for the state's new public education chief, Michael Williams. Here are four more, from me:
1) What's your reaction to Arne Duncan's invitation to Texas to apply for NCLB waivers?
2) Will the agency step up enforcement on alleged cheating on state tests? (The reference point is the El Paso ISD scandal that the feds had to clean up.)
3) What elements of a school's activities, outside of test scores, need to be reflected and measured in mapping out the new STAAR accountability system?
4) What's your position on the mushrooming number of schools with oversized classes as the results of budget cuts? Is it hurting education, and does it need to be controlled?
Editor's Note: I meant to put this explanatory note up at the end of last week, but got detained on other assignments. Please excuse my tardiness.
The Education Front will merge today with the new Education Blog that DallasNews.com has launched. We are combining DallasISD and The Education Front into one blog, so readers can more easily access everyone's work and place their own comments in one place.
You will see some of the same faces and bylines there, as well as new names on the DallasNews.com roster, including Robert Wilonsky, formerly of the Dallas Observer. And starting today, I will blog at the new site: educationblog.dallasnews.com. Please put that in your list of favorites and check us out.
At one location, you will get news, analysis and commentary on education issues. I will continue to comment largely on policy topics, whether they originate in Dallas, Austin or Washington. That was the original mission of The Education Front, and it will remain the focus of my contributions. I also will continue to post interviews with educators, school leaders and interesting education thinkers.
Thanks for being a faithful reader of the Education Front for almost exactly three years, and see you over at email@example.com!
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I don't know how much Jennifer Sprague should make in her new job as head of communications for DISD. Her published salary of $185,000 strikes me as excessive, especially since White House Press Secretary Jay Carney makes less.
That said, I think Miles deserves a chance to play his cards and it's up to the rest of us to hold him accountable. So, let's see the job Sprague does.
What I do know is that Miles and Sprague must do a really good job of internal communications. Miles is coming in with a plan, which includes such changes as how the district evaluates teachers and how it can recruit stronger principals. To make this work, he's going to have to bake this into the culture of DISD.
I've said that here before, but I think this will be a huge part of his job. Educators need to own these goals as well. That's where internal communications comes in, explaining the priorities, listening to teachers and principals about them and adjusting where necessary.
So, for Sprague to earn her salary, she needs to come with ways to get the message out within the distirct. Communicating with the public matters a lot, but so does communicating with DISD employees. At the outset, it may count more.
Being selected as a Gates Millennium Scholar is an honor because only 1,000 of them are named each year. But it also is a big financial boon. The scholarship that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awards high school seniors covers all their college costs. All of them.
So, the award is a big deal. And seven students from the Dallas school district were selected as Gates Scholars this year. They are Jannet Barrera of Sunset, D'Wahn Kelly of Roosevelt, Jasmine Lucas and Crystal Nwannunu of Health Professions, Dayna Martin of Woodrow Wilson, Ursula Walker of Booker T. Washington and Joseph Reyes of W.T. White.
While all of the winners are a compliment to DISD, what is really significant is that four of them were from traditional high schools. They were not all from magnet campuses, which often serve top students.
To become a stronger district, DISD needs to grow its non-magnet highs into desirable alternatives. One way former Superintendent Michael Hinojosa tried to do that before exiting was to get every high school to come up with a particular mission.
I will be curious how new Superintendent Mike Miles tries to improve them. Strong principals and effective teaching will be part of his answer. But anything else?
Meanwhile, the fact that four of seven Dallas winners came from traditional high schools that mostly serve their neighborhoods is a plus. What's more, two of them — Barrera and Kelly — came from high schools in southern Dallas, where poverty often stands in the way of success.
That is an encouraging sign, even if there are many students still being left behind. Congratulations to those standouts — and all of DISD's Gates Scholars.
After reading the results of Tuesday's GOP primaries for State Board of Education, I was left thinking that the outcome may not be all bad, if it holds up through the November elections. There seems to be a good balance of power on the board between conservatives and moderates.
This could be a positive outcome for a couple of reasons.
First, the moderates led by Republican Thomas Ratliff are likely to retain the upper hand. They can keep the board from careening off into the social/cultural sideshows that conservatives like David Bradley and former SBOE member Don McLeroy have steered the board into on science and history standards. That's good for the board so it can avoid more overt political showdowns. It's also good for students, so the state's standards don't get hijacked by culture war debates.
Second, conservatives still have enough clout to press for rigorous assessments, which the moderates have been kind of wishy-washy about. Some moderates have seemed to prefer changes like district-by-district accountability, which would throw us back to the era when affluent, suburban areas were pursuing academic rigor but not poor, urban and rural districts. Conservatives have seemed more willing to insist on strong, clear accountability for all schools, which helps students. It does them no good to enter the world far behind in key areas such as math.
Of course, the balance of power could change in November. I don't want to see that. I would much prefer that moderates keep the upper hand. But I also would like to see enough conservatives to keep the state from going soft on assessments..
Now, here's a real dilemma for Texas: The Legislature will be without its top education leaders when the next session begins in 2013.
Florence Shapiro will have retired from the Senate, where she long chaired the Senate Education Committee. And Rob Eissler will no longer be in the House, where he had led the House Public Education Committee the last few sessions.
The Eissler news is the latest part of the fallout. The Houston-area Republican lost his seat in a GOP primary race yesterday.
While I didn't always agree with Eissler, he was smart and cared about students. Along with Shapiro, he also possessed plenty of institutional knowledge.
So, when the next session starts, there will be a knowledge and leadership vacuum on K-12 issues. And this will happen just when legislators will likely have to consider a new way of funding schools.
By January, there also will be a change at the Texas Education Agency. Robert Scott no longer will be in charge.
Change happens, but it also comes with risks. When it comes to education policy next session, there could be a steep learning curve.


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Human papilloma virus (hpv) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. It is estimated that 75% of sexually active individuals will have HPV-related infection in their lifetime.1 Of the numerous HPV subtypes, 15 are considered high-risk and lead to the development of cervical cancer.2 The subtypes 6 and 11 are considered low-risk and do not cause cervical cancer but do cause condyloma acuminatum or anogenital warts (AGWs).3 The 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of US women between the ages of 14 and 59 years of age showed an overall HPV prevalence of 26.8% (95% CI, 23.3%–30.9%). HPV vaccine type 6 was detected in 1.3% (95% CI, 0.8%–2.3%), HPV-11 in 0.1% (95% CI, 0.03%–0.3%), HPV-16 in 1.5% (95% CI, 0.9%–2.6%), and HPV-18 in 0.8% (95% CI, 0.4%–1.5%) of female participants.3
AGWs appear in the genital area within weeks or months after infection.4 They are normally flesh-coloured and appear in clusters, resembling a cauliflower and are either raised or flat.4 These are present in women on the vulva, cervix, vagina, and anus whereas in men, they appear on the penis, scrotum, or anus.4 In the majority of cases, these lesions resolve untreated. However, in some cases, AGWs can cause both physical discomfort and psychological distress resulting in the need for physician consultation and treatment. Clinic visits and treatment often occur repeatedly and as such, affects the patient's quality of life. Although surveys5–7 have been conducted to evaluate the impact of AGWs on patients, standardized questionnaires and the impact of this disease on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has not been well characterized in the literature. Therefore, we conducted a study to measure HRQoL decrements associated with genital warts using the Short-Form 6D (SF-6D) and the EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D).
Subjects with a history of AGWs were recruited using advertisements in newspapers in urban Vancouver, BC, Canada. Participants were asked questions regarding their sociodemographic and health status and were asked to fill in the EQ-5D and SF-6D HRQoL questionnaires considering the health state they were in while having an episode of AGWs.
The EQ-5D was designed as a cardinal index of health for describing and valuing HRQL.8–10 The instrument consists of a descriptive health state classification system and a visual analog scale "health thermometer" [the visual analogue score (VAS) component]. The descriptive health state classification system consists of 5 domains (Mobility, Self-Care, Usual Activities, Anxiety/Depression, and Pain/Discomfort), each with 3 response levels (no problems, some problems, extreme problems). The health "thermometer" represents a subjective, global evaluation of the respondent's health status on a scale between 0 and 100, where 0 represents worst imaginable health state and 100 represents best imaginable health.
Three types of data are produced for each patient: a health state vector or profile describing the extent of problems on each of the 5 domains, a population-weighted health-index based on the health state vector (the EQ-5D index or utility score), and the health thermometer.8,9 The scoring algorithm typically applied to the descriptive health classification system is the UK-based York scoring system.10 Scores on the EQ-5D range from −0.56 to 1.00 where negative values represent health states worse than death.
The SF-6D was created to derive a scoring algorithm to derive preference-based scores from the SF-36.11,12 The SF-6D revised the SF-36 into a 6-dimensional health state classifications system assessing physical functioning, role limitations, social functioning, pain, mental health, and vitality.
The SF-6D health classification system defines health states by a respondent selecting 1 level from each of the 6 dimensions. Each dimension has 4 to 6 levels and thus, 18,000 possible health states are defined in this manner.12 The boundaries of the SF-6D utility scores are from 0.30 to 1.00 with a score of 1.00 being indicative of "full health."
Comparisons were made to assess differences in HRQoL scores between males and females and between the scores we obtained and those published in the literature as population norms. These differences were assessed to see if they exceeded the Minimal Important Difference (MID). The MID can be defined as "The smallest difference in score in the domain of interest which patients perceive as beneficial and which would mandate, in the absence of troublesome side effects and excessive cost, a change in the patient's management."13 All analyses were conducted using SAS statistical software, version 9.1 (SAS Institute, Cary NC).
Seventy-five participants completed the questionnaires. Fifty-two percent of the respondents were female (52%) with a mean age of 40 years (SD 11.4). The majority of participants were white (60%), had some postsecondary education (66%), had no children (63%), and had engaged in unprotected sex within 6 months of the AGW episode (59%). At least 87% received treatment for their AGW, with liquid nitrogen (72%) being the most common modality. Most participants took longer than 2 weeks to clear the lesions (54%) and 61% had at least 1 recurrence.
The mean utility score for EQ-5D was 0.76 (95% CI: 0.72–0.80) and the mean EQ-5D VAS score was 65.1 (95% CI: 60.0–70.0), whilst the mean utility score for the SF-6D was 0.74 (95% CI: 0.71–0.77), indicating some level of impairment with quality of life. By examining the frequencies of the SF-6D attributes, most of the decrement was due to mental health and social functioning, with 67% of respondents believing that their health state was causing limitations "more than a little" in social activities and 89% feeling "tense or downhearted and low more than a little of the time."
There were no significant differences in HRQoL scores between males and females (P >0.05). However, when comparing the mean EQ-5D utility scores to age-matched, population norms (with a mean score of 0.82, SD 0.12, n = 330 for 35–45 year olds14), the respondents of our questionnaire had much lower EQ-5D scores on average (P = 0.0005). Similarly, when comparing the SF-6D scores from our respondents to those obtained from the general population (with a mean score of 0.83, SD 0.13, n = 110), there was a similar, significant decrement (P = 0.0001).15
This is one of the first reports to use 2 standardized measures to document a lower HRQoL associated with genital warts. The decrement we observed associated with genital warts was similar in magnitude to that seen with genital herpes.16 Our study showed scores from both the EQ-5D and the SF-6D, whereas the EQ-5D VAS reflected lower HRQoL. Compared to published EQ-5D and SF-6D scores from the general population, there were similar large decrements in HRQoL using both the EQ-5D and the SF-6D in our respondents. There were no differences observed between genders.
Recently, Woodhall et al.17 published a report of 81 cases with genital warts who completed the EQ-5D and the VAS. The mean age was 26 years and 53% of their cases were males. The majority of their cases had a mild (43%) to moderate (31%) severity of genital warts (only 12% had a severe case). Their unadjusted EQ-5D score was 0.90 amongst all cases (compared to 0.91 for controls) and 72 on the EQ VAS (compared to 86 for controls). Like our study, these authors found a decrement in HRQoL, which was mostly due to deficits in the EQ-5D's anxiety/depression dimension with 4% of cases suggesting that they were extremely anxious or depressed. However, these authors utilized only 1 standardized questionnaire, whereas we utilized both the SF-6D and the EQ-5D. Although we found similar results with both questionnaires, the domains primarily affected in the SF-6D were social functioning and mental health. Because the EQ-5D does not measure social functioning, this is important information to consider in determining HRQoL.
The lower HRQoL associated with genital warts is substantial and similar in magnitude to well-delineated chronic diseases. Compared to age-matched EQ-5D scores from the general population and SF-6D scores from the general population, our participants report a HRQoL decrement that far exceeded the reported MID of each (the MID from the EQ-5D is 0.074 and the MID from the SF-6D is 0.041).18
Given these indicators of a meaningful reduction in HRQol associated with genital warts, the value of HPV prophylactic strategies seems important to affected people's well-being. Specifically, HPV Types 6 and 11, which are associated with 70% of AGWs, may be prevented by a FDA approved HPV vaccine.
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In a key scene in the new Coen Brothers Western True Grit, Damon, playing a boastful Texas Ranger, takes his costar Hailee Steinfeld – who turned 14 last week – over his knee and wallops her with a wooden reed. But that's a long way from Damon's real life with his four young daughters.
"I definitely don't spank 'em," the star, 40, told PEOPLE at the movie's New York premiere on Tuesday.
Attending the gala screening with wife Luciana, Damon said he and the filmmakers took precautions to make sure Steinfeld wouldn't actually get hurt filming the spanking scene.
"It's a scene in the movie that needs to be there for a whole host of reasons," he said. "And so, they just put a big pad on Hailee. And we practiced. And I said, 'Hailee, does that hurt?' And she said, 'I can't even feel it.' "
The whole family got to visit Damon on location for the Western, which was shot in New Mexico and Texas and stars Jeff Bridges as U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn, the role that won John Wayne a Best Actor Oscar in a 1969 screen version. This new take on the tale more closely follows the 1968 novel by Charles Portis. (The singer Glen Campbell played Ranger La Boeuf in the earlier version.)
"They were interested in seeing the horses," Damon said of the family visit to the set. "So, we got some pictures of them with the horses."
At home, is it tough to control four young women running roughshod? "Yeah, it's kind of nuts," Damon says. "The alarm goes off, and [expletive] starts flying."
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On a different note;
Do the stock tail motors just use copper whiskers for brushes, like the notoriously short lived 5#6, 5g6, Lama 2 motors?
The motors on the above birds never had carbon brushes, and instead used these terrible copper brushes that would blacken and normally fail within 20-30 flights.
If the v400 tail motor is like these, then breaking them in for longevity is pointless.
There is also a mod out there to convert all of these notoriously junk motors to use proper carbon brushes.
The main motor iirc uses carbon brushes so breaking in would help prolong its life.
Yeah, I'm sure thats what it is. If you turn V1 knob to the left it rate mode and LED is off. If you turn it from center to the right its head hold and the light turns on. I run mine at 75% Head Hold.
The V400d tail motor has brushes. I didn't know they made motors with copper brushes. So its copper to copper wearing together? Thats about as cheap as it gets. I'm suprised they last 20 flights.
The V400d tail motor it not that bad because the first tail motor in mine had 200+ flights on it and was still working fine. I just chaged it because I found a couple in my spares box and thought it would be a good idea.
The main motor is the one with the short life.
Once i added the mg servos it seemed to be off. So then i had to start loading my batteries from the front, i use to load from the back...my batteries are sticking out the front alot!
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This week has been a tough one for me. The good thing is i'm getting gigs again to help with my funds, but my time to work with the helis is short.
I was supposed to work on the 450pro tail section swap to get at least one of them flying. The wind has also detered me from putting a rush on the fix. It looks like, while the weather stays this windy day after day, the only heli that will fly comfortably is the 500.
Another thing is that tomorrow is the wifes birthday, i dont know how she will respond when i tell her i'm going to the field. With the time change its dark by 6 o'clock, so i was planning to take her for dinner or something 'romantic' that women like to dress up for.
I'll see how i feel after my gig tonight and if i have the energy, i'll spend some time on the bench so i can take a 450 with me tomorrow. If the wind would just go away i could take v400#2, i miss her....
I miss my 400 also. But at least i had my 450 today . My dad flew my coaxial in the house ,lol,and i showed him the power of the 450 in his field.now my backyard feels so small.the 400 Parts are coming asap from heliheli.
I added 18 more lights to my tail boom on my free spirit. Makes it really easy to see at night.
Light are from xheli.com , they are having a sale till midnight. 11% off
Hi Guys,
Just and update I have been working on the Fleebay Bird for the last two weeks and have finally given up. The brushless motor wont get the bird off the ground, so yesterday I s*it canned the whole brushless set up and threw it in the bin. Put a standard motor back in it today, and powered it up this arvo and still no lift. This bird is going to god as I have had an absolute gut full of the previous owners set up. Back to the 9053 at least I can enjoy some time in the air. Anyone wants to buy some parts PM me before it goes under my car wheels. The Brand New Bird I bought off Fleebay gives me some kinda hope as it actually flies....note to self....dont buy one second hand... off now to crack a beer.
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Hi all!
Nice day in Belgium, a peep of sun and almost no wind!
I flew 5 packs and was never so happy as today. Comfortable setting found at last on my 2603TX!
Small 'but'... For no clear reason I broke a EXI servo horn, second time allready and now I have to open another spare EXI servo. Soon I will have 10 new EXI's without horn!
Some say you can order them seperatly but no one has them in stock. So I ordered a lot of universal servo horns for 2$ at random places and expect them here in a few days. I hope there will be something usefull in it.
Are the HITEC 5055 mg servo horns sold seperatly? If so it would be a reason to put in these more expensive ones because they will pay back themselves in horns...
Aother watchout: 1 side of the tailmotor is showing black dust near the whole, I believe this one will go out one of these days but the motor is still running smooth without probs..
40 flights of 10min. non agressive flying on that one.
Charging now and flying again tonight!
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I have finally re-opened my v400 to see if i can fix it once and for all. It's been out of commission for a long time now while i've been working on and flying my 450's. The v400 is back on the bench now though, and I have new servos (fusonic) and new main bearing blocks to put in it. Hopefully i'll get to it sometime this week, and I hope even more that this works.
Bart, glad to hear you're finally getting some good flight time in!!
V400 Tail motor black dust
40 flights ,! Change it now , before the glitch of death.
My parts are out for delivery today ! Yehaw.
Yo coco,
lets see some test flying with tail mod . If u still have sucess, i may try again 1 day.
My problem might have been the red wire that we cut off speed controler i spliced into the orange wire. Im guessing u did not do this.??
Yes bart the 5055 have a seperate horn kit you can buy.
Good luck dil . Hows the 120 coming.
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Hey Heli B, the 120 has been sitting on the shelf waiting on parts for a little while now. The last time i flew it I smashed it into the wrought iron fence surrounding my veggie garden in my back yard. I pulled the plug on a huge heli order not too long ago that hopefully had enough parts to get all my helis up and flying including that one. I haven't gotten around to the v120 yet, but that'll hit the bench after the v400 is done.
I've also been sidetracked with an old trex 450 that my co worker bought about 10 years ago and gave up on before he ever really learned how to fly. He put it down after a crash, so i've been working to get that flying again for him, and take it out to the field to show him what it can do and hopefully get him back into it. It's been a real pain in the __ so far though.
I like your helicopter with the lights, especially since it gets dark so freaking early now (for those of us on this side of the equator..) It looks like you have pretty good control over it even in the dark. What kind of heli is that, coaxial, 4ch, or full 6ch? Also i cant remember, was that you or barnstorm that lost a heli up in the tree at night about a month ago?
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Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon Promises More Ghostly Locales, Abilities, and Humor
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The sequel to a fan favorite Gamecube game looks right at home on 3DS.
I've always admired the diorama effect in Luigi's Mansion for the Nintendo GameCube. Each room felt intentionally designed to pull me into the spooky settings and felt 3D in spirit, even though it came years before the technology became fairly common. So imagine my surprise when an Iwata Asks interview revealed that Nintendo built 3D-compatible circuitry into the GameCube and originally intended Luigi's Mansion as a showcase for the technology. Due to the costly nature of LCDs at the time, they quietly halted their plans to release a screen add-on that would bring 3D to GameCube games.
Nintendo's early 3D experiments live on today in the 3DS, so it's somewhat fitting that we finally have Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon; a sequel to the Gamecube original that reunites the odd couple of Luigi and Professor E. Gadd with the 3D technology intended for their first adventure. I recently spent nearly an hour with Dark Moon and, to little surprise, it feels right at home on Nintendo's 3D handheld. The use of 3D effects boosts the illusion of a little shoebox diorama, similar to Paper Mario Sticker Star and Super Mario 3DLand, and the developers utilize it to hide dozens of keys and collectibles across different locations.
But no return trip to the ghastly world of Luigi's Mansion would feel complete without the humorous inventions developed by Professor E. Gadd. So fans will be happy to discover new-but-familiar devices like the Dual Scream -- an original DS converted into a communication device that sports an adorable ringtone -- and the return of the phantom-picker-upper known as the Poltergust 5000. Capturing ghosts follows a similar pattern as Luigi's Mansion. First stun it with a flashlight, and then use the Poltergust to slowly bring down its health before sealing it inside your vacuum.
Dark Moon introduces new mechanics into your regular battles with the ghosts of Everglade Valley -- perhaps providing proof that the Poltergust isn't just another poor man's Proton Pack. For example, whenever a ghost gets caught in a jet stream, a small meter slowly fills up the longer you tug on an enemy. When it reaches full charge, a player can tap the A button and perform a stronger yank that should snatch low level ghosts out of the air fairly quickly. Previously, grabbing an enemy with the Poltergust left Luigi slightly vulnerable from projectile attacks, but now he can avoid damage by quickly tapping the B button. Luigi himself also benefits from the some new abilities as well. Now, he can now charge up concentrated light blasts that cover a larger area and stun nearby enemies. When he uncovers the Dark light add-on, Luigi can also illuminate hidden doorways and objects in the environment.
I solved a few puzzles in my time with Dark Moon but, in order to keep this preview spoiler free, I'll offer one piece of advice: Study your dusty environment carefully. Many rooms of the mansion offer secrets, but some puzzles require a careful eye in order to arrive at the correct solution. The map on the bottom screen helped point me in the right direction often, but if you're the type who likes to take your time and discover secrets, Dark Moon is just what you've been waiting for.
Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon offers more ghost-catching tomfoolery, but it's improved ghost-catching tomfoolery at that. At the end of my time with it, I'm left curious to see what else developer Next Level Games has in store. What I played feels solid and hints at plenty of secrets and surprises spread across different locations. Unfortunately, there's little information regarding a final release outside of Spring 2013. A downer? Possibly, but hopefully we won't have to wait much longer for a sequel to Luigi's Mansion.
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It's Time.Posted: Dec 29, 2012 12:00AM PST by WonderBread22
To get a 3ds
The Ghost of R&D1Posted: Dec 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by olias
Luigi's Mansion seems like the last arm of Nintendo R&D1's Wario Land style games, with money collection leading to different quality endings and freeform exploration with power ups. I felt the first game was very akin to Wario Land 3 or even Metroid, so I really hope the development team is aware of the Mansion's R&D1 roots game design philosphy!
Cool comment!Posted: Dec 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by william~curtis
Nothing to add! Thanks for sharing. :O)
I'm soPosted: Dec 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by XextralifeX
glad I got a 3DS as an early xmas gift.
Ahh!!Posted: Dec 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by DaBu777
3DS is really showing how much potential it has as of late. It's really going to take off with games like this too!! Wii U will be the same I'm sure. Piss poor launch with nothing to shake a stick at really but I'm pretty hopeful for the future of Nintendo.
I've always calledPosted: Dec 18, 2012 12:00AM PST by ngamer-90
This one Luigi's Mansion: Dark of the Moon lol but joking aside the game just sounds awesome. It's also surprising that it took Ninty to follow up with a sequel but I'm just glad it's a reality now, despite all the delays it's had. Didn't know Next Level Games was working on this, or I forgot but it sounds like they know what they are doing.
Gonna be great.Posted: Dec 18, 2012 12:00AM PST by Coarse_Limely
Hope it sells really well and gets a Wii U sequel as well!
Wish I had a 3DSPosted: Dec 18, 2012 12:00AM PST by Crisstokes
All these new games look great! Now I know what to buy myself for Christmas :D
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Children in the after-school program at the York Salvation Army will have plenty of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to eat thanks to the efforts of students, faculty and staff at Penn State York. The campus collected 305 pounds of the popular sandwich-making ingredients.
The Penn State York baseball team collected 140 pounds on their own with the rest of the campus donating the 165 pounds. A variety of jars, tubs, and other containers holding the ingredients of America's most popular sandwich were delivered to the Salvation Army earlier this month. The Salvation Army's after-school program feeds 50-75 children every day and peanut butter and jelly is one of their favorite sandwiches.
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What's the one thing you wouldn't do if you were charged with creating an add-on for a critically well-received game like DmC? Would you take the fast pace and scale it back? Would you reduce the number of weapons and abilities in your character's arsenal? Or would you try for something bigger and better? It appears that Ninja Theory has gone for the former in Vergil's Downfall, delivering a rather flat piece of content that fails to hit the same high notes that DmC did. It is however a slightly compelling epilogue to the main game's story that's worth a look. Be wary, there will be some light DmC spoilers past this point.
Taking place immediately after the conclusion of DmC: Devil May Cry, Vergil's Downfall sees Dante's sibling facing his own demons in a weakened state. If you were thinking about picking this add-on up before you've finished the main game's story, don't. It shows you where Vergil ends up after DmC's final chapter and continues the feud between Vergil and his more cocksure brother.
One of our favourite things about DmC: Devil May Cry was the speed and fluidity of the game's combat and the range of moves and abilities at Dante's disposal, so it comes as something of a surprise to find that for Vergil's Downfall, Ninja Theory has slowed things down somewhat and stripped away a lot of what makes DmC so enjoyable. It's all clearly in an effort to establish Vergil as the raging yang to Dante's relative yin, and his arrogant style is a stark contrast to his brother's speedy, versatile approach.
Vergil has his Yamato katana to begin with and the ability to impale distant enemies with his summon swords, but you won't really unlock his true potential until the DLC concludes. The best part of Vergil's Downfall is a second playthrough with the devil and angel Yamato abilities, Vergil's devil trigger spiral swords and his spectral doppelgänger. Having the full suite of abilities beats the hell out of the initially sluggish start in which you have to build up having essentially more then two moves.
There's a few neat twists on the DmC formula, some eye-opening hellbound vistas and Ninja Theory deserves praise for at least trying to make Vergil markedly different to Dante, even if it doesn't quite work. The animated cut scenes are slightly jarring too, but are well-drawn, stylish and in keeping with the dark tone of the story. Ah yes, the story. Vergil's Downfall sees the blue-coated one gradually developing into something more akin to the Vergil from the original Devil May Cry series, which will delight fans. And that's really the main draw for this DLC: setting up the next chapter, providing a satisfying coda to DmC's events.
New, inventive enemies like the Wisp and the Imprisoner provide new challenges, while there's new collectibles to track down and a range of upgrades to unlock. If you're hoping to max out the new achievements, you're in for repeated playthroughs on each difficulty level from Son of Sparda to Hell and Hell, as well as clocking up a 100% completion statistic and SSS ratings on all six missions playing on Nephilim difficulty. It's a rather unimaginative and uninspiring achievement list in all.
You can rip through DmC: Vergil's Downfall in just shy of three hours, meaning any real longevity comes from replays on different difficulty levels or unearthing all of the lost souls and cross fragments to achieve that elusive 100% statistic. As a self-contained expansion, you might not feel all that motivated to completely upgrade Vergil in Vergil's Downfall either, as there's only the six missions to revisit. Had there been an option to take Vergil into the main DmC campaign (despite the complete lack of sense that would make) or even into a few new secret missions, that might have provided some added impetus.
It starts off incredibly slow and can be hair-tearingly frustrating at times, especially during some of the shoddy platforming sections, and Vergil's Downfall simply doesn't offer enough bang for your buck. That said, its story might just prove essential for fans, revealing how Vergil came to gain the formidable power that transformed him into a worthy DmC antagonist. Just don't go expecting the same kind of frenetic thrills that came with Dante's journey in DmC. Vergil's Downfall is something of a disappointment.


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We have surveyed ~3 square degrees in the central region of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) using the ESO 2.2-m CCD Mosaic imager (WFI) to search for faint planetary nebulae (PNe). Initial results indicate that our [OIII] \lambda5007 images extend the identifications ~2 mag fainter than the previous faintest survey (Jacoby 1980, ApJS 42, 1). This deep survey should increase the number of known PNe in the observed regions by a factor of 2-3, adding 50-100 PNe to the ~70 PNe currently in SMC catalogs. Many of the new faint PNe are extended, having diameters exceeding 5 arcsec (~1.4 pc), as expected for a population of old, faint, PNe.
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NEW CUMBERLAND - Parents have joined with some Hancock County school bus drivers to express their displeasure with a decision to move all Weirton buses to the New Cumberland garage at the start of the new school year.
Joseph and Carolyn Thomas, of Weirton, took their concerns to the school board on Monday, saying they think the drive time from New Cumberland to Weirton is too long and could possibly pose a threat to student safety.
The Thomases have four children, three of whom attend Hancock County Schools. On Monday, they presented a petition that they said has the signatures of 907 Hancock County residents who are dissatisfied with the busing decision.
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The New Cumberland school bus garage will house an additional 14 buses from Weirton starting in the 2014-15 school year. Some bus drivers and parents are not happy with that decision. (Photo by Stephen Huba)
"I am concerned about my kids," Joseph Thomas said. "Putting the buses in New Cumberland is a safety hazard."
Thomas said it will take the buses too long to get to Weirton in the event of an emergency. He also said he believes the New Cumberland bus garage is not equipped to handle the 14 buses from Weirton and that putting them all in one location will lead to increased mileage and fuel costs.
In doing so, Thomas was reiterating concerns first raised by representatives of the Hancock County Educational Support Professional Association in January and again in May.
Weirton bus driver Terryn Risk, who attended Monday's board meeting with his wife, Diana, also a bus driver, said making the Weirton drivers operate out of New Cumberland is wasteful and inefficient.
"Running 14 buses back and forth twice a day is a huge mismanagement of funds," he said. "In the event of an emergency, in order for us to evacuate the students, the Weirton drivers would have to go to the Career Center to get the buses, which would keep the children in harm's way that much longer."
But Superintendent Suzan Smith said it makes sense to have one bus garage because of Hancock County's small size and the central location of the New Cumberland garage, which sits across the street from the John D. Rockefeller IV Career Center at Rockyside Road and state Route 2.
She said the issue was studied by the district's transportation and maintenance departments.
"We have looked at all of this," Smith said. "We did look at the different options, but the most economical and best option is for us to have one bus garage."
The fact that there will be only one Weirton elementary school, instead of three, starting in the 2014-15 school year will simplify things greatly, she said.
Smith said Brooke, Ohio and other, larger West Virginia counties have single, centrally-located bus garages. Previously, Hancock County had a bus facility next to the old Jimmy Carey Stadium in Weirton, in addition to the one in New Cumberland.
The school board sold the Weirton property, along with Newell Memorial Field, to the Hancock County commissioners in December 2012. That sale prompted the decision to move the Weirton-based buses, as well as the construction of a new maintenance facility behind the Career Center, she said.
Smith said the New Cumberland garage is equipped with sufficient lighting, fencing and cameras and soon will have a wash bay. "We feel it's the best place for the buses," she said, noting that the mechanics also are located there.
As he did in May, school board President Jerry Durante defended Smith's decision on Monday, saying it was outside the board's purview. "I just don't want to get into the mechanics of this because, frankly, we don't know enough about it," he said.
Durante said the board, however, will monitor the policy once the school year starts. "I can assure you that the board of education is very interested in the safety of the children," he said. "We will hold (Smith) accountable for every decision. ... We do like to know if decisions are made that are detrimental to the county."
Thomas said he also is concerned with the decision to combine middle school and high school bus routes in the 2014-2015 school year, calling it a "grave mistake. ... I do not want my children to be influenced by high school seniors and juniors."
Smith said Hancock County's drop in enrollment in the past two years makes joining the middle school and high school routes a possibility because it creates more space on the buses.
"We feel we can consolidate the runs and save a tremendous amount of money," Smith said. "It is going to lessen the wear and tear on the buses, and it will save on fuel."
Smith said some routes already put elementary school and high school students on the same bus, and no problems have been reported.
Combining routes means Oak Glen Middle School and Weir Middle School students will start their days an hour earlier and get out earlier, Smith said.
High school students will arrive at approximately 7:10 a.m. and depart at 2:40 p.m., while middle school students will arrive at approximately 7:15 a.m. and depart at 2:45 p.m., she said.
Elementary school students will arrive at approximately 7:40 a.m. and depart at 2 p.m., she said.
Smith said most buses will arrive back at the New Cumberland bus garage by 3:30 p.m., which will improve convenience for after-school extracurricular activities.


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Humans experience the world through our bodies. We form understandings for how to interact with environments through bodily senses. The advent of new low-cost, low-power sensing technologies create the potential for new modes of interaction and communication. New interface ecosystems can sense, recognize, respond to, and represent nuances in our environments and in our bodies. The Interface Ecology Lab is emphasizing processes of human expression, ideation, and social interaction as we develop sensory interfaces that involve embodied awareness of the human body and the physical world.body-based diagramming
We are investigating how body-based interfaces support creativity, expression, and We are particularily interested in the context of ideation in design. Design processes are supported by embodied representations, including gestures, tangibles, and diagrams, which have been found to help people think. A diagram is a design thinking tool that enables and stimulates imagination, facilitating conceptualization. Diagrams mediate exploration of relationships between concepts, using ambiguous visual representations to foster varied, flexible interpretations. We use a form of diagramming called, information composition.
We are developing a new creativity support environment, Body-based IdeaMÂCHÉ, that enables designers to express, collect, organize, and reflect upon ideas using pen + touch interaction. The kinematic chain model for bimanual interaction serves as a basis for the design of new gestural interaction techniques. In the kinematic chain model, interactions with the non-preferred hand function as a frame of reference for actions with the preferred hand. For example, when drawing on paper, the non-preferred hand positions the paper for drawing with a pencil in the preferred hand. We seek to support expression and ideation by enabling designers to fluidly switch between and manipulate parameters of diagram transformations with their hands.cross-surface interaction
We are developing new methods for cross-surface interaction, that is interaction across multi-touch surfaces. Embodied cognition is key. We inform our designs through the use of culturally based design, a method that draws from the embodied experiences of activities embedded in culture. By mimicking these well established activities, interactions activate people's embodied mental models. This makes the interactions intuitive and familiar, as they draw from prior experiences. Our culturally based designs draw a variety of contexts, ranging from card playing to sharing and exchanging photographs.
Our long term objective is to give people interactive experiences in which embodied gestures performed by the human hand are mapped to actions in ways that are natural, meaningful and intuitive.
We have also worked on innovative hardware designs to support body-based interaction, such as the ZeroTouch sensor, which detects visual hulls, in a plane, in free-air or in proxmity to a surface.


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Let's be honest. The days of giving a sheepish grin when someone asks if you're "on Facebook" are long gone. This is a new era, and social media is the new telephone. Like it or not, welcome to the age of cyber communities.
Welcome, not merely to lounges or coffee shops, but to school - a school where everyone is a teacher and a student, and where the learning never ends.
The rapid adoption of this cultural shift may surprise some, but it has not shocked those in the educational community. Since the early days of online learning, digital communities have played a major role in information and knowledge sharing. But with the rapid growth of social networking venues such as MySpace and Facebook, groups can be formed for any possible reason, allowing people with similar interests to communicate about the things that motivate them. The corporate training profession needs to take notice.
This is not to say that workplace learning professionals have ignored the trend. Indeed, responses range from knee-jerk reactions of, "we're the only ones not on Twitter" to a laissez faire attitude of, "the fad will soon be over." Neither reaction is wise. Your training department must join the cyber community, but it must do so very deliberately or risk failure. Doing so now will help to position your training department on the forefront of the Web 2.0 learning frontier.
Social media: enabling constructivism
According to ASTD's 2009 State of the Industry Report, only 8.7 percent of respondents actively use blogs, podcasts, and social networks in their training functions. If the training department is part of an industry that typically lags behind in the use of technology, social media may present an even larger opportunity for learning professionals to take leadership roles.
The basic premise behind the educational success of social networking is a philosophy referred to as constructivism. Constructivism, in its simplest form, allows an instructor to guide students toward multiple sources of knowledge, rather than acting as the only source of knowledge. It also acknowledges that adult students often come to an educational environment having already accumulated a significant amount of knowledge. In a technical training course with eight to 10 trainees, for example, the students' combined years of experience in the particular field will almost always outnumber the instructor's.
Allowing students to apply concepts and technologies in vitro will enhance the class and provide learner-to-learner interaction. Online interactions can take place after the formal learning experience and are a practical and ongoing way to apply constructivism in technical training.
Asking the right questions
Two basic solutions must be met for an online training community to work: the network must benefit the individual and it must benefit the company. Albeit basic, if you cannot find a way to produce these results, you should look to other endeavors. Use the following questions to determine whether or not the social media tool will work for your particular training initiative.
1| Where are they? If your company is considering creating an online community, you must first research where your target audience is located. This is important because it emphasizes an understanding that we must go to them, not ask them to come to us. That is the biggest difference between a website and a social networking tool.
My company sells a wide variety of products to vastly different markets. Our mass notification paging system is not likely to garner many fans on Facebook. Our popular microphone and speaker line, by contrast, has a fan page that is growing very quickly, since musicians and entertainers are more likely to use social networking tools than are industrial builders.
2| What's in it for them? The answer to this will inform you if anyone will actually join your community. While many junior high students are likely to join hundreds of groups for the most trivial of reasons, targeting professionals requires much more thought. Adults need to understand the value and be assured that joining a group will not blur the lines between the professional and the personal.
The length and type of training conducted will likely be a significant factor. If the training is mandatory, most students will not bother with a group. The same is probably true of a short seminar. However, if the training is a voluntary technical or professional career-enhancement class, a follow-up group is much more likely to succeed.
3| What's in it for the company? Most trainers don't have the time necessary to keep up with social communities at work, and very few managers see the value in supporting these efforts. There must be a business need that social networking will meet and buy-in must occur at levels above the training department.
Getting started
Once you establish the grounds for a social media-enhanced training initiative, how do you get started? Take these practical action steps to help your company navigate the social networking frontier.
Prepare your organization's culture. This will likely require changing some attitudes toward both the medium and the potential benefits. Make sure that stakeholders understand the concept of constructivism and eliminate the notion that informal learning is inconsequential in its results. Be careful about overselling the idea, however. Don't promote it as a cure-all or a must-have. In the beginning it may simply serve as an informal way to increase the value of the existing training program.
Complete the background work. Verify that you can answer the questions listed above. Have you polled your students to find out where their communities are? Do you know what they want to get out of a social training community? Do you know what you expect to get out of it?
Create a plan. Start simple. Don't attack every concept you've heard your teenager talking about. If your industry and students are more formal and professional, choose a venue such as LinkedIn. If your audience is more intellectual or consists of early adopters of a product or idea, use a wiki application or shared Google group.
Be prepared. Outline some discussions you can have and choose individuals to supervise the groups. Determine beforehand if you will create an open group (anyone can join) or if joining will require approval. If you choose the latter, make sure that someone is monitoring the group regularly. Check to see if your company has written guidelines for social media and guarantee that you are adhering to them.
Encourage participation. Get your technical support team and other subject matter experts involved. Include topics from pre-existing training documentation, such as frequently asked questions and help topics. The bottom line is that the online discussion must be worth the few seconds to read or people will begin to ignore it.
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Learning doesn't end in the classroom or with a certificate. We are fortunate to live in an era in which geography no longer defines community. Social media serves as a powerful space in which to continue the learning conversation.
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STEUBENVILLE - One shot is all the Potters needed.
Kelsey Diddle scored a goal from long range in the second half to lead the East Liverpool girls' soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Steubenville Saturday afternoon at Harding Stadium.
With the win, the Potters are now 4-3 on the season.
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East Liverpool's Gretchen Dietz looks to make a pass against Steubenville Saturday afternoon at Harding Stadium. (Photo by Aaron Petchal)
"Yeah, it was a big win," first-year East Liverpool head coach Katie Smith said. "Kelsey's goal came from the 27-yard line. It is so nice to have her because of her power and her accuracy to make a goal from that far out.
"Our defense really stepped it up in the second half. Sarah Guildoo played an amazing game on defense.
"It was a very-physical game from the start of the game to the finish. We are going to rest up tomorrow and get ready for Minerva on Monday."
Nicole Talbott contributed the assist on Diddle's goal.
Chelsea Possage made 10 saves in goal en route to recording her second shutout of the year.
It took a little bit of time for the Potters to get used to playing on the turf field at Harding.
"Yeah, we played at St. Clairsville and they have turf too," Smith said. "It is was really wet. We came out really flat. We gave the girls a good talking to at halftime, and they came out and played with a lot of heart in the second half."
Big Red controlled the majority of the play in the first half, but the hosts were unable to get one past Possage and the Potters' defense.
"It's such a great feeling for Potters' soccer," Smith said. "I played all four years in high school. We have four wins now, and we have eight games left. We only had four wins all of last season.
"When I took over the program, I wanted to turn the program around and that seems to be what we are doing now."
Smith is a 2002 graduate of East Liverpool.
Lauren Grey made seven saves in goal for Big Red.
"We should have won our first game," Smith said. "We lost to St. Clairsville who is a tough team. If we keep playing with the intensity and heart we have been playing with, there is not a team who is going to beat us."
East Liverpool plays at 7 p.m. Monday against Minerva at Mangano Field.
"Our season is definitely looking up," Smith said.


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PARSIPPANY — A bicyclist was discovered unconscious on the side of Route 46 West following a motor vehicle accident Tuesday, Parsippany Police Sgt. Yvonne Christiano said.
A 28-year-old Parsippany man was struck on the westbound side of Route 46 in the turning lane onto New Road by a 2000 GMC van around 7:40 p.m., Christiano said.
A passing motorist, who happened to be an off-duty EMT, assisted the victim, she said.
The victim was transported to an area hospital for injuries, but his current condition remains unknown, she said.
The driver of the vehicle, a 68-year-old Boonton resident, was also transported to an area hospital for injuries consistent with seat belt impact, Christiano said.
The Parsippany Police Department and the Morris County Prosecutor's Office are currently investigating the accident, she said.
Anyone with information related to the accident can contact the Parsippany Police Department at (973) 263-4300.
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text: I've been able to drink it and go straight to sleep. Usually I am super sensitive to caffeine. If I have a cup of regular coffee afternoon I will not sleep well. So, yeah, I don't think the Crio Bru is a problem. What is that stuff called that they say it has , Theobromine? I wonder how much of the keto buzz feeling is about the keto and how much is the Bru?


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PAC limitation violates freedom of speech
August 18, 2013
A West Virginia law limiting free speech in politics should have been stricken from the books in 2010, after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling made it clear the statute was unconstitutiona....
"Think of the troops who died for the Bush/Cheney lies about weapons of mass destruction."
Wow it's still Bushes fault. i think maybe you should seek some help. And how many Egyptians and Libyans have dies because of Obama's actions? Another partisan hack, who blames a whole "party", only racists mindsets think like this.
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Think of the troops who died for the Bush/Cheney lies about weapons of mass destruction. This is the real descecration of American ideals. Let us never forget what Republicans have done to our honorable nation with their treasonous lies. I vote Republican because I really hate our troops
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"I am embarrassed for conservatives..."
I'm embarrassed for liberals when sistersludge thinks he speaks for them.
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I am embarrassed for conservatives when some in their midst say that our nation was better off before African-American emancipation and women's suffrage. SLAM!
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"burning our Troops flag"
Our troops have their own flag?? Isn't that a bit unpatriotic?? SLAM!
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"The very same people who imagine burning the flag was speech", another plagarized comment from a puke bag blog. Majorterrorist is a troll of the typical I cant think for myself right wing universe. Same idiot who thinks of riding around with a bumper sticker of the Flag sucking carbon monoxide but somehow that doesnt desecrate. What a thinker this repukeneck is. Choir boy for corporate Chinese empire.
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SisterSledge states, "Let's see -- rich white men can talk, everyone else can walk."
Honestly, after reading many of the comments on these forums over the last several months, it is hard to argue that the nation wasn't better off then. :-]
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"stickler for the Letter of the Law instead of it's historically obvious spirit."
Let's see -- rich white men can talk, everyone else can walk. Now, is that the letter of the law, or just its historically obvious spirit? SLAM!
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All of your brilliant analysis goes for those who have owned printing presses and newspapers since the nation adopted the 1st amendment.
Does that not constitute freedom of speech and the press?
I find it odd that my "Progressive" comrades who are usually always about a "living" and "evolving" Constitution, are all of a sudden a stickler for the Letter of the Law instead of it's historically obvious spirit.
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Thanks for the lesson on logic.
Apparently using your "advanced" logic, you should also have a burning flag and your own newspaper and printing press since those are also equated with "free speech".
Keep up the advanced reasoning.
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First, Citizens United vs FEC had zero to do with individuAl contributions to PACs. That was the subsequent "SpeechNow" decision. Second, the SpeechNow decision does not eliminate the $5000 per year limit if the PAC weighs in on Federal Elections. And finally Citizen United go down as one of the most destructive decisions to American democracy in history.
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Money is not speech and corporations are not people (whom presumeably have far much more money to spend on speech than an individual thus minimizing an individuals voice in the cacophony of what is free speech) If the right were truly about ensuring "free speech" they would protect it by ensuring the speech (even if in a unified voice) is done by individuals with none gaining an advantage of media or distribution due to size or wealth. Isn't the poorest mans' speech and thought just as protected as the most wealthy among us? With equality for all isn't protecting everyones' right to speak in the political arena what needs to be re-affirmed instead of limiting the speech to only those who can afford to broadcast their ideas?
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It appears Bull flunked math when he was in school. He does not recall the Law of Transitivity: If a=b, and b=c, the a=c. So, if lots of money=free speech, and free speech=constitutional guarantee, then lots of money=constitutional guarantee.
Again, where are my millions of dollars? SLAM!
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I know most of your speech is handed to you by "Progressive" Democratic talking points.
However, most enlightened citizens make their own speech, just like they make their own money. It isn't handed to them through government redistribution channels.
But then again, I guess your idea of free speech would be state owned media channels. After all, if it is good enough for health care, why not news! Right?
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If money is free speech, and the constitution guarantees free speech, where are my millions of dollars?? SLAM!
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News & Information » Fact Sheets » Energy Fact Sheet: Improving Cooking Technology (2014)
Charcoal is produced all over the Haitian countryside, with more than 90 percent of Haitian energy needs met through the use of firewood and charcoal. In Port-au-Prince, at least 30 percent of family income is spent on purchasing charcoal for cooking. In addition to the economic burden of charcoal dependency, charcoal production has devastating environmental consequences for the entire country. Charcoal production begins with the felling or pruning of live trees, which has contributed to mass deforestation throughout Haiti, in turn increasing soil erosion and leaving Haiti more vulnerable to severe weather, including flash floods and mudslides. Furthermore, charcoal use exposes women and children to "indoor air pollution," which leads to respiratory illness and approximately 3,000 premature deaths in Haiti each year.
To address these problems, USAID implements the Improved Cooking Technology Program. In close consultation with the Government of Haiti, we are working with the private sector and Haitian civil society to develop a thriving market for clean cooking solutions, including liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and improved biomass cook stoves.
USAID's program aims to create a sustainable market for clean and affordable cooking solutions, which limit deforestation and reduce "indoor air pollution."
- Identify a cookstove technology that demonstrates the strongest performance, based on efficiency, emissions, and safety.
- Develop a manufacturing base of entrepreneurs and/or companies to establish reliable production of the new cookstoves and create effective distribution channels for the products.
- Strengthen the legal and regulatory framework for liquid petroleum gas to encourage private sector investment in the sector.
- Build demand for improved cookstoves with social marketing and behavior change communications campaigns to educate consumers on the benefits of the selected cookstoves and the negative consequences of charcoal use.
- Retrain charcoal workers and integrate them into the production or distribution of the new cookstoves or into alternative businesses.
- Develop financing solutions to enable consumers to purchase the new cookstoves.
- Provide business development support to biomass stove manufacturers and retailers to improve the sustained marketing and sales of the product.
- More than 33,000 improved biomass stoves were sold in Port-au-Prince (PAP).
- The project has operationalized 189 sales points in PAP for distributing improved charcoal stoves.
- More than 62,000 LPG cookstoves sold to households in Port-au-Prince.
- More than 1,300 street food vendors have made the switch from charcoal to natural gas.
- More than 90 technicians have been trained on LPG stove repair and maintenance.
- Partnered with SONAPI Industrial park and a Haitian propane gas distributor to con-vert the park's public dining area from charcoal to LPG, saving about 640 tons of charcoal since May 2013.
- There has been a reduction of more than $12.056 million in en-ergy expenditures by commercial and household users as a result of this program.
Additional Information
Budget: $8.2 million
Life of Project: January 2012 – January 2015
Implementing Partner: Chemonics International, Inc.
Last updated: August 14, 2015