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Where there's smoke, there's a choir.
On Thursday, students from the O'Connor Method Camp honored the strike of Charleston tobacco workers 70 years ago. With bows raised, a group of about 50 from the camp played an orchestral version of "We Shall Overcome" at the old East Bay Street Cigar Factory.
Mark O'Connor, for which the group is named, said the song carries a deep historical significance, especially in the shadow of the Cigar Factory.
"One of the first places that 'We Shall Overcome' was heard and launched was right here at this cigar factory in 1945," O'Connor said.
Playing barefoot in the grass, violin instructor Pam Wiley assembles the students in an arc to teach them of the 1,200 striking black workers, striving for better pay. The song and the strike is largely credited to kicking off the civil rights movement and change in America.
All the performing students in the method camp have had three to five years of experience in violin, viola, cello or bass. The weeklong method camp focuses mostly on American music, teaching the students about jazz, folk and spirituals.
While there is a tendency to believe that European music is more important in educational circles, O'Connor disagrees and tries to make sure students are not "stuck in the Baroque era with Vivaldi."
"I think American music in the past 100 years has become some of the most important in the world," O'Connor said.
With each song in the method book, the history and meaning of the song is displayed on the neighboring pages. Teaching music from the children's own heritage, O'Connor said, is more likely to get children excited about the arts.
"It's going to be music like this that will motivate children to participate and learn," O'Connor said.
O'Connor begins with one round of the chorus solo, as the group readies their bows to join.
Several performers played along with the young orchestra, including Lonnie Root on cello. Root, who plays with rock and folk bands around town, said he first began playing around the same age as these kids today.
"I can relate a lot to what they're learning," he said. "I wish I had learned earlier."
Although the method focuses mostly on American music, Root said he enjoys the diversity in styles.
"It totally doesn't get away from classical, which is great," Root said.
For Wiley, the cultural learning is the greatest takeaway from a day filled with music.
"It's really what the method is all about: connecting the music to our American history," she said.
Reach Nick Watson at 937-4810.


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Looks like I will stay with EPL1, but I really agree that the next model needs some control dials. Coming from a larger DSLR I just can't get 100% used to doing so much through the menu system.
There's an excellent professional hands on report here: http://visualsciencelab.blogspot.com/2011/01/olympus-epl2-final-installment-kirks.html
what´s this mean ? ...up late ?
The E-PL2's 2.7-inch, 230,000-dot rear LCD screen has a very wide viewing angle and remains visible outdoors in the sunshine too, but only if you increase its brightness level to the maximum setting (which affects the battery life). The resolution is merely average for a screen of this size, resulting in a slightly grainy display, but it does offer 100% scene coverage. The colour temperature of the screen can be modified if you think it doesn't match that of your calibrated computer monitor, but the contrast and gamma cannot be altered.
The E-PL2 has a much improved 3-inch, 460,000-dot rear LCD screen, the same as the one on the E-P2, which has a very wide viewing angle and remains visible outdoors in the sunshine too.
Thanks for spotting that… I'm always up late!
Just an editing note: I believe you accidentally wrote indiscrete when you meant discreet with regard to street photography.
Just an FYI!
A friend of mine just purchased this camera and I must say the differences from the previous models are subtle however the larger screen area is a definite improvement.
This unit takes extremely desireable photographs and video. It can shoot with stereo sound with an external stereo microphone, This is one of those cameras of the very very few that give "image liveliness". What that means is that when you shoot objects at a distance they look lifelike and as sharp as objects photographed at close distance. This camera bakes the cake. I would not hesitate to own this in a moment
Now i must choose between this. samsung nx100, or sony nex5. Any advices?)
is it silent or does the shutter make a sound?
matt, no, it's not silent - there is a clearly discernable shutter sound.
I do not get it. The ISO performance is outstanding, seems much better than the much expensive E-5…What hell…
Both here and in the E-PL1 review you took shots using FINE setting, when SuperFine is available… is this the way you review cameras?
Sorry but you loose credibility.
Well, at long last, I know why digital cameras still cost more than they should; The cost of coming out with new models every year that in most cases amount to little more than the yearly body style changes that the auto industry used to do. Other than a somewhat better kit lens, this camera offers nothing that it's predecessor, the EPL1 didn't already have. Makes me glad I picked one up around Christmas for $400.00, complete with a backpack and extra battery, but wondering if I hadn't waited to the new model came out, I might have gotten the "leftover" for even less
subtle changes? it looks like the EPL2 totally owns in high iso. what the heck. i did side by side comparisons with the samsung NX10 and sony NEX 5 shots of noise from this website, and they are EXTREMELY comparable, the epl2 looks better actually.
i don't get it either. how the heck did that happen?
How is the autofocus speed? Is it the same as E-PL1 or as fast as GF1?
Got to try one oh those, feels very flimsy but nice attempt to make a compact slr. Viewfinder system must be improved
@ Ricky Lee
"How is the autofocus speed? Is it the same as E-PL1 or as fast as GF1?"
Covered in the review
I bought the E-PL2 kit with both the 14-42mm & 40-150mm Lens. No problems with zoom, noise, or focusing. I don't have a lot of experience with removable lens cameras, but the lens seem very high quality and easy to use. I have been using the camera for about two days in all different conditions.
If you are capable and willing to adjust and optimize settings for certain photographic situations, then this camera will be fine. If you intend to share the camera with your wife that expects good indoor pictures in iAuto mode, then pass. The quality and color tone of the pictures in iAuto mode did not please my wife and I. Using iAuto mode indoors with overhead lighting without the flash we found that pictures had a distinct yellowish-beige hue. With the flash tuned on the colors were better but a bit washed out. In movie mode, there is no flash, and the indoor movies always had a yellowish-beige hue to them. Some of the advanced settings corrected this problem a little, but my wife did not want a camera that required setting adjustment in iAuto mode, and we take a lot of indoor pictures. Simply put it was difficult to render true white colors with this camera in an indoor atmosphere with moderate lighting conditions.
In natural outdoor lighting the pictures are excellent.
I question why people think Olympus JPEGs are so good. The JPEGs do not accurately represent colors in many conditions, especially moderate to low light. There may be some conditions where the Olympus JPEG "processing adjustments" works, but sometimes it makes pictures worse. It seems like Olympus is too often trying to "process and enhance" the JPEG instead of just rendering the RAW file with JPEG compression.
I am still looking for the perfect, small, DSRL quality camera. I do believe Micro Four Thirds is the future.
I would like to hear more about how this camera is for portraits and indoor lighting.
Editor, paragraph 2 / Ease of use, "photographers looking for an indiscrete camera…"
- should read "discreet"
#20 - William:
Depends on the color you purchase :)
Why Olympus kept it's shutter sound mandatory on a digital E-PL2 camera? It has no mirror like in a digital SLR, and still I can't find how to switch it off.
Is it possible to switch off the shutter sound of Olympus E-PL2? There is no mirror like in digital SLR. I thought the shutter sound has to be optional and not mandatory.
Wow! The shutter is mechanical on E-PL2. That's why you can't switch shutter off on Olympus E-PL2.
I bought this camera now E-PL2, 14-42 + 40-150mm lenses, Can$ 669 at Newegg, hope I had a good deal and a lot of fun with it.
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The Manatee County Clerk's office will be performing a scheduled systems upgrade to our Court Records Storage Systems. During this window Court Record Search and Court Documents on www.manateeclerk.org will be unavailable. Thank you for your patience.
Monday, May 16, 2016— The Manatee County Clerk of Circuit Court's Recording division will be closing at noon on Friday, May 20th due to an upgrade in the official records recording system. Manatee County citizens that have items needing to be recorded may drop them off in the Cashiering division, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and they will be processed the following business day. The Clerk's office Recording division will resume regular business hours on Monday, May 23, 2016.
The downtime will allow for the conversion to an upgraded Office Records Indexing (ORI) application by Civitek. During this time, over 3.7 million previously recorded records will be converted into this new ORI system. The Clerk's office continually strives to make our office processes more efficient for Manatee County citizens. This significant upgrade in the recording system will allow for increased efficiencies and better workflow by streamlining the recording process and making the recorded documents available on our website sooner.
In addition to the upgrading of the recording system and processing workflow, the Official Records page on the Clerk's website will also receive a facelift. The primary enhancements add the flexibility that will allow for customers to search and access official records using either the case or instrument numbers, in addition to the currently available searches.
Monday, May 09, 2016—Some Manatee County homeowners are receiving letters from companies offering to sell them a copy of their deed and property assessment profile. These copies are being offered for prices ranging from $50 to $100 per deed. The letters periodically appear in Manatee County and are often concentrated in a specific zip code or neighborhood, so that neighbors receive the letters at the same time.
"Your deed is a public record and is permanently maintained and preserved by the Manatee Clerk of Circuit Court and County Comptroller's Office," says Clerk Angelina "Angel" Colonneso. "You do not have to pay a private company for a copy. You can view and print, for free, a non-certified copy of your deed from our website: www.ManateeClerk.com. Should you ever need a certified copy, the cost is $1.00 per page and $2.00 for the certification. In most cases, the total cost will be between $3.00 and $5.00."
There does not appear to be anything illegal about this offering, but it is an unnecessary expense for a homeowner to incur.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the Clerk's Recording/Official Records Department at 941-741-4040 or email email@example.com.
Thursday, April 07, 2016— Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Angelina "Angel" Colonneso, has two improvements to her office's website, www.ManateeClerk.com, and mobile applications that will expand the number of customers served and improve the quality of their experience on the Clerk's website.
ManateeClerk.com can now be translated easily and effortlessly into 90 different languages using Google's translator application. At the top of the Clerk's website, there is a dropdown box to "select language" which instantly translates the site into the language requested.
The second enhancement to the site is the addition of a button that centralizes all of the Clerk's online payment options. By selecting "Pay Online" at the top of the page, customers can choose to make child support payments, pay traffic tickets and order certified copies of official records from any Florida county online. Free access to Manatee County Clerk documents is always available at ManateeClerk.com.
"My goal is to provide the highest level of customer service possible," says Colonneso, "I plan to continue to raise the bar for our customer service by reaching the greatest number of customers and visitors possible. By empowering my employees and finding innovative ways to use technology, I will carry on our long standing tradition of excellence in customer service."
Monday, March 28, 2016—Teen Court and Teen Court Too are real Courtroom experiences for first-time juvenile offenders. Youths between the ages of 10-17, who admit that they are guilty of selected misdemeanor offenses and some Court-Ordered, non-violent felony cases are heard by a jury of their peers instead of going before a Juvenile Court Judge.
Youth volunteers are needed to fill the crucial roles of prosecuting and defense attorneys. No legal studies background is needed; although an interest in the judicial system and the role of attorneys is a a plus.
During this training, youths who are interested in becoming Teen Court and Teen Court Too attorneys will receive training from practicing attorneys on courtroom decorum, questioning, objecting and code of conduct.
For more information or to sign up for this attorney volunteer training series, please contact Sue Lockliear or Rina Madrid at (941) 742-4027, or visit the website of the Clerk of the Circuit Court at https://www.manateeclerk.com/Departments/TeenCourt.aspx
Lunch and refreshments will be provided; Volunteer hours will be earned upon completion.
Type of event: Youth volunteer attorney training, free and open to students ages 12-17
Date & time: April 30, 2016; 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Event location & address: Palmetto Historical Park, 516 10th Avenue West, Palmetto
Reservation deadline: April 27, 2016
Monday, March 28, 2016—Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Angelina "Angel" Colonneso is proud to announce that since its implementation in January 2016, eJuror has seen an increase in use by citizens summoned by 30%.
The introduction of the new AgileJury/eJuror web application earlier this year allows jurors to complete and submit the juror questionnaire, enter required demographic information, request jury duty postponements and deferrals online. Jurors who use the online eJuror system also have the option of receiving updates via email and/or text. The software provides jurors the option to complete the majority of the check-in process online and in advance, therefore, speeding up the process for the actual day of check-in.
Instructions on how to access and use the eJuror web application are included in the jury summons. The eJuror web application can be found at https://ejuror.manateeclerk.com
Jurors already using the system have commented on how easy it is to use.
Being first in the State to implement the service allows for other clerk's offices in Florida to take advantage of the groundwork already completed. "I'm excited to offer these enhanced services to our community. This will streamline the jury summons process for citizens and make for a more cost effective and efficient process for staff," says Angel Colonneso.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016—For the 36th consecutive year, Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Angelina "Angel" Colonneso, has been awarded with the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for the County's comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR), for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014. This Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by government and its management.
The CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program including demonstrating a constructive "spirit of full disclosure" to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR.
"It's rewarding to be recognized by the GFOA for our reporting. We strive to make our financial reports clear and easy to understand. It's imperative that taxpayers know how and where their money is being spent and that they feel comfortable with our service and transparency. This report fully discloses the financial decisions and operations of our local government and I'm extremely proud of the Finance team's work," says Angel Colonneso.
This report is available on the Internet on the Finance page of the Clerk's web site, CAFR.
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REEDSVILLE - Donald L. Taggart Jr., 55, of Reedsville, and formerly of Coatesville, died on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at his home.
Born on Dec. 27, 1958, in Coatesville, Chester County, he was a son of Ruth W. (Whitely) Taggart, of Honey Grove and the late Donald L. Taggart.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by: his children, Ryan M. Taggart, of Pottstown, and Megan R. Taggart, of Coatesville; siblings, Pamela Breitenbach and her husband, William, and Timothy Taggart and his wife, Karri, all of Coatesville; and he also leaves behind a niece and a nephew.
Mr. Taggart was a 1976 graduate of Coatesville Area Senior High School and at one time been employed as a welder at Morgan Corp., Morgantown.
Donald loved to fish, play chess, watch football and his daily devotions of reading his Bible; however, his greatest joy came from his children.
A celebration of his life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at the Wagontown Union Chapel, 469 W. Kings Highway, Coatesville, with the Pastor Tim Crans officiating. Interment will be private.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, at the church.
Brown Funeral Homes Inc., 100 Bridge St., Mifflintown, has been entrusted with the arrangements.
For those who wish, memorial contributions in Mr. Taggart's memory may be made to the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, 90 Park Ave., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016.
Online tributes and condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.brownfuneralhomesinc.com.


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CROWLEY – Rosetta Wilridge Bolden, 70, who died Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at Meadowbrook Step Down Unit of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lafayette will be held Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 12 noon at Bethel CME Church.
Viewing will begin at 9 a.m. until the time of service at Bethel CME Church.
The Reverend George Chretien will officiate the services.
Burial will be held in South Crowley Cemetery.
Survivors include husband Leneal Bolden Sr. of Crowley; two daughters, Jackie Adams and Nelwyn Carter both of Crowley; one son, Leneal Bolden Jr. of Crowley; two sisters, Arkey Duncan and Shirley Brown both of Crowley; as well as eight grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents Mr. And Mrs. Sidney Wilridge; three sisters, Laura Stevenson, Anna Bell Valair and Lillie Mae Wilridge; one daughter, Nedra Bolden; one son, Terrance Bolden; and one granddaughter Andrea Adams.
She was retired after 25 years at Cart's Cleaners.
Wilturner Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.


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My favorite tricks and treats are: Ebbonny weighed 13.2 lbs on 3/17/2010. Dr. Mindy drew 160 mils of fluid around his lungs and was diagnosed with Lymphoma. 6/24/2010 Weight 14.6 lbs. No fluids needed drawn on checkup. Dr. Mindy surprised he has made it this long. "Why give up on the good life!" MOL! and Wet food & Wisker Lickins
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With a new pitcher that hadn't throw competitively in five years and a majority of new position players in the field, Gothenburg softball coach didn't know what to expect as the Swedes opened the season at home Thursday against Southern Valley.The results—a 10-0 win for Gothenburg—were quite pleasing for the program that is entering its ninth year at the school.
"It was a great start for us," Neujahr said.
Just two of the Eagles' 12 outs came from hit balls. Rebecca Anderson and Karleigh Kleinknecht combined for 10 strikeouts.
"I'm really happy with the way our pitchers pitched," the coach said.
Anderson last pitched in a competitive softball game in a 12 and under league, Neujahr said. The Swede senior fanned five of the first six batters she faced and ended up with seven K's.
"She did a good job of placing the ball," Neujahr said. "Her changeup was good."
Three hits and aggressive play on the bases put the Swedes on top 4-0 after one inning.
Gothenburg squandered a scoring chance in the second leaving the bases full.
Emily Franzen closed out a 3-for-3 night with a run-scoring double, one of three RBI plays for Gothenburg in the third inning.
A suicide squeeze bunt led to two runs for Gothenburg in the fourth inning. Ashley Eskew was at third and Kerry Wellmann at second when Kylee Beyea laid the bunt down on the third base line. Eskew slid home safely and Wellmann dove across the plate soon behind.
Josee Hotz singled in Beyea for the game-ending 10th run.
"We did some good things on the bases," Neujahr said. "We did some good things with our short game. We're going to need that."
Reserves beat Eagles
Gothenburg rallied with four runs in the last two innings to beat Southern Valley, 10-8.
The line score:
Southern Valley 170—8
Gothenburg 613—10
HITTING: Tish Winter went 2-for-3 with a double and a single. Kaitlyn Aden, Haley Juarez and Kylee Beyea each singled.
PITCHING: Karleigh Kleinknecht earned the win in relief.
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HS Biology Teacher Under Investigation for Using the Word 'Vagina' in ClassJoslyn Gray
Are you kidding me? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? A high school biology teacher in Idaho is under fire for teaching, straight out of the textbook, a lesson in human reproduction that included the word "vagina." According to local news report, four parents were "offended" that veteran science teacher Tim McDaniel explained the biology of orgasm and used the word "vagina" in a tenth-grade biology class.
"I teach straight out of the textbook, I don't include anything that the textbook doesn't mention," Mr. McDaniel told a reporter for southern Idaho's Times-News. "But I give every student the option not attend this class when I teach on the reproductive system if they don't feel comfortable with the material."
Mr. McDaniel, who has taught high school science at Dietrich School, in Dietrich, Idaho, for 18 years, is now under investigation by both his local school board and Idaho's professional standards commission.
Mr. McDaniel said the commission is also investigating a complaint that he used school property "to promote a political candidate," because he showed his class the film An Inconvenient Truth, which is about climate change. Mr. McDaniel said he uses the film to spark discussion and debate among his students, who are asked to write a response paper explaining their thoughts on climate change.
"I'm not looking for one answer, I just want them to be able to explain what they believe," he told the News-Times.
First of all, if your tenth-grade child doesn't already know what a vagina is, you really have some 'splaining to do. Also, I'm really not sure how you could possibly teach human reproduction, or for that matter, reproduction of almost anything other than plants, and not use the word vagina.
Further, he explained the biology of orgasm, he didn't instruct these kids on how to enjoy foreplay or something. He taught it out of a textbook, which presumably these parents could have skimmed through at the start of the school year if they really cared about what their kids were learning. Really, if you're going to get your panties in a wad about your kid's curriculum, you should take the time to find out what the curriculum is before your kid is exposed to the horror of scientific facts. It's clear that the students had the opportunity to opt out of the class if the material was an issue. Presumably, any parent could have notified the school ahead of time that they wanted their child to sit out that class.
Dietrich, Idaho is 125 miles southeast of Boise. According to the 2010 US Census, Dietrich has a population of 332. The town has one school, Dietrich School, which covers pre-K through 12th grade. Dietrich is predominantly LDS (Morman), but before you go assuming that's why this is going on, I have to tell you, it's not. In fact, the Church of Latter Day Saints says that:
"Parents have primary responsibility for the sex education of their children. Teaching this subject honestly and plainly in the home will help young people avoid serious moral transgressions. To help parents teach this sensitive and important information, the Church has published A Parent's Guide.
"Where schools have undertaken sex education, parents should seek to ensure that the instructions given to their children are consistent with sound moral and ethical values."
Not only that, but A Parent's Guide, does, in fact use the word vagina. It clearly explains the biology of adolescence in order for parents to be able to explain things like menstruation and wet dreams to their teens. The Guide advocates abstinence but doesn't ignore teens' sexual feelings.
The LDS church asks parents to teach the subject of sex education "honestly and plainly." The Mormon parents I know have all taught their kids the proper words for body parts, and their kids know what sex is. Also, considering that the town is predominantly LDS and this guy's been teaching this class for 18 years, if this was an issue of religious doctrine, it would have come up before.
This is not a religious issue, it's a parenting issue. And it's worth noting that a 2011 report showed that the region had the highest teen pregnancy rate in Idaho. Perhaps a biology lesson is exactly what's needed in Dietrich, Idaho.
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APRIL 5, 2013 - Principals' Biweekly Message
Congratulations to Dale Cole, Chocowinity Middle School Principal and the new Wells Fargo Principal of the Year. It is always a pleasure to recognize and honor the educators in our state who do so much for students.
Also, this week we welcomed six new State Board of Education members: William Cobey Jr., at large member from Orange County; Marcella Ramirez Savage, at large member from Union County; Rebecca H. Taylor, District 1 member from Pitt County; Dr. Olivia Oxendine, District 4 member from Robeson County; A.L. "Buddy" Collins, District 5 member from Forsyth County; and Gregory Alcorn, District 7 member from Rowan County. The board elected Cobey as its new chairman and Collins as its vice-chairman. I look forward to working with each of these new members, and I appreciate their willingness to serve North Carolina in such an important way.
June Atkinson
In this Biweekly Principals' Message:
State Board Meeting Highlights
At yesterday's State Board of Education meeting, members elected William Cobey Jr., a new at-large member from Orange County, as its chairman and A.L. "Buddy" Collins, a new board member from Forsyth County (District 5), as vice-chairman. Members also discussed criteria for endorsements to high school diplomas, educator effectiveness policies for 2012-13 and salaries for teachers and other certified school personnel. Members approved criteria for Race to the Top bonus payments to certified personnel in persistently low-performing schools and accepted a voluntary charter relinquishment from STEAM Academy of Winston-Salem. A summary of all Board action items is available online at http://stateboard.ncpublicschools.gov/highlights/2013 .
Beaufort County Principal Named Principal of the Year
Congratulations to Chocowinity Middle School Principal Dale Cole who yesterday was named the 2013 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year during a luncheon ceremony held in Cary. The Beaufort County Schools' principal succeeds Page High School (Guilford County Schools) Principal Patrice Faison. State Superintendent June Atkinson commended Cole on his selection saying, "Dale understands what it takes to be an effective administrator. His strong understanding of the curriculum, effective teaching practices and the importance of collaboration are all hallmarks of an exceptional school administrator." As Wells Fargo Principal of the Year, Cole will receive an additional $3,000 for his school and $3,000 for personal use. He also will receive a scholarship for a 10-day educational tour of China thanks to EF Education First, a privately-held company that offers a range of education programs from language training, educational travel and academic degrees to cultural exchanges. He will be a member of the State Superintendent's Principals' Advisory Committee, serve a one-year term as advisor to the State Board of Education, serve a one-year term on the Board of Directors for the NC Public School Forum, and will chair the 2014 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year Selection Committee.
Support Staff Trainings
Educator Effectiveness completed the third Support Staff Evaluation (for validation) Training on March 19 in Cary. Jean Williams from Research and Education Associates is leading the validation of the five proposed evaluation rubrics for support staff and has been present for each of the three trainings. LEAs have volunteered to take part in some or all of the validations. This training provided Train-the-Trainer sessions for School Counselors, School Social Worker, Instructional Technology Facilitators and School Library Media Coordinators. School Psychologist sessions were provided at the first two trainings as well. Webinars have been provided for additional support for this process. Support for each of the Support Staff Evaluations can be found online at http://ncees.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Support+Staff+2012-13.
Regional Principal Councils
North Carolina principals are leading our schools through numerous initiatives including new standards, curriculum and the North Carolina Educator Evaluation System (NCEES). It is more important than ever for principals to feel informed and involved while collaborating across the state. Regional Principal Council meetings for the spring have started. The NCDPI has partnered with some RESAs across the state to develop a Principals' Council in each region. Each LEA from participating regions is invited to have a principal representative. This representative role is acknowledged as a leader of administrator work for North Carolina. The Principal Council works as a PLC to guide the development of necessary information, research, data and practice to support inter-rater reliability. Kimberly Simmons, from NCDPI's Educator Effectiveness division, facilitates this process with updates, current information and resources, and rich conversations. The spring Principal Council meetings will include:
- CCSSO resource for Common Core State Standards: Implementation Tools and Resources
- Video and Guiding Rubrics to support Inter-Rater Reliability
- Focus on Global Awareness
Information gathered from the meetings is used to inform professional development and support for the evaluation process and other state initiatives. Regional PD Leads also provide professional development to support the findings and recommendations of the Principals Council. The NCDPI values their partnership with RESAs in each region. Each RESA director's leadership expertise is a valuable component to the success of this collaborative effort. For more information, contact Kimberly Simmons at email@example.com.
2013 CCSA Conference a Success
Over 1,800 educators and education advocates from across the state registered for the 2013 Collaborative Conference for Student Achievement (CCSA). The conference featured Dr. Lodge McCammon from NCSU who discussed "Flipping Instruction;" ASCD faculty Eleanor Rodriguez, who demonstrated instructional strategies to engage all students; and the SAS EVAAS Educator Support Team who led demonstration sessions on the new EVAAS Roster Verification process and the powerful partnership of EVAAS and student achievement. District teachers and administrators as well as DPI staff shared their expertise on a gamut of topics ranging from accountability to educator effectiveness and digital teaching to creating a pedagogy of care and hope. Thank you for supporting your staff in attending this conference. We look forward to seeing you and your educators at the 2014 CCSA.


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Legoland Chicago
My family and I went over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. I was ready to battle crowds and deal with lack luster displays, however they proved me wrong. We had a wonderful time. Both kids and parents felt like we got our money's worth.
At $20 for standard admission the price to enter Legoland is pretty steep. They do have a scale based on how many people you are paying for. We paid $34 for my husband and I. I had a coupon from the Chicago Tribune for free entry for 1 child with every paying adult and kids under 2 get in free.
The Chicago location is located in Schaumburg by the Streets of Woodfield, which is a nice change from many downtown locations that have horrendous traffic and parking issues. Parking is free in the outdoor lot adjacent to Legoland.
We arrived on the Saturday after Thanksgiving at about 11 am, there was no line to purchase tickets. We stopped at the front door to take pictures with Spongebob and Batman.
They did give us the option to collect stamps for an extra $4.50. We opted out of that I think our kids are too young for that. We entered a jungle theme room that was a little on the dark side, my 20 month old was a bit scared. It got much better from there with a city of Chicago lego city and a Star Wars themed room, then an interactive ride. Upstairs there is a lego making guided tour, you get a free lego at the end and a 3d movie. The best part of the center is the food court area where there is a play area, a ride and numerous lego building stations. My kids spent about 2 hours in this area. We did buy a few hot dogs and pretzels before leaving through the store, which is very expensive. We bought my 5 yr old a $20 game.
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Yoshinori Kitase is a Final Fantasy legend. From Final Fantasy V onwards, Kitase's had an influence, either as game director or producer, on most of the Final Fantasy games of the last 18 years, including seminal JRPG Final Fantasy VII. Now, as producer of the hotly anticipated Final Fantasy XIII, and PSP fighting game Dissidia: Final Fantasy, due out in Europe this autumn to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of the Final Fantasy series, Kitase is in great demand. We caught up with the man himself, as well as Dissidia senior director Takeshi Arakawa, and quizzed him on everything from his favourite Final Fantasy game to Square Enix's plans for a Western Final Fantasy XIII demo.
VideoGamer.com: Why did you decide to make a fighting game in a 3D arena, something we haven't seen from the Final Fantasy series before?
Takeshi Arakawa: We started off with Kingdom Hearts 2. We came up with the idea that it would be interesting if we created a fighting game based on Kingdom Hearts 2. As it happened it's been 20 years since the birth of the FF series so we decided to combine those elements into the game.
VideoGamer.com: How did you decide on the characters that have been included? What made a Final Fantasy character suitable for Dissidia?
TA: Dissidia has got two gods opposed to each other, Chaos and Cosmos, so obviously we initially took a main "goody" character and a "villain" from each past title, and started to sort them out and find a place for each character.
VideoGamer.com: Most of the characters are male. Was this a deliberate approach?
TA: To start with, if you take at the past FF games, there aren't that many female characters. As you said there are very few female characters, about which we did have a bit of a debate within the team.
VideoGamer.com: The game is coming out on the PSP. Why did you decide to make it for the PSP and not the Xbox 360 and PS3?
TA: If you take a look at other famous fighting games like Street Fighter, the battle actually goes on on a 2D screen. But with Dissidia we decided we were going to make 3D battles possible. On that note, if we wanted to do it on an ordinary console the screen would have to be split into two to realise this particular battle. Therefore in order to stick to the desired realistic sensation, as well as the strategic characteristics, we had to choose the PSP.
VideoGamer.com: The game has one versus one wireless play. Did you ever consider online play and why wasn't it included?
TA: Initially we did single out the possibility of doing online, but because of the capacity of the PSP it was not quite possible.
VideoGamer.com: In Japan people play PSP wireless together in public. In the West people don't often meet to play PSP. Does this matter to the game's success in the West?
TA: As I said we really wanted to make online play available, but we couldn't. The reason was the hardware specifications really. Even though what you've just said is right, that wasn't the reason.
VideoGamer.com: Some of the fans have noticed that Tidus from Final Fantasy X looks a little younger than he does in the main game. Was that intentional, and have any of the other characters undergone redesigns?
TA: Obviously we hand-picked all the characters from the past FF games, but in order to create a new story with them, we had to make readjustments on the way they look and the age they look, so that they can play the most appropriate part in the comprehensive story.
VideoGamer.com: Square Enix seems to be one of the few companies willing to invest in triple-A PSP games, like Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. What is it about the PSP that attracts Square Enix and makes it willing to invest in creating such high quality games for it?
Yoshinori Kitase: Obviously when we talk about Square Enix games, typically they have a very long story, with 3D visual aspects, voice over and video, which takes up quite a lot of memory. On that note, if you create a game for the PSP, all the games we have created in the past for PS2 you can actually recycle some technical aspects. Also, the UMD is also used, as opposed to a ROM for the DS. It allows for a lot more memory, which means we can have more voice over and better graphics. PSP is a platform that has more appropriate conditions for the kind of games we want to make.


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Label: Prestige Records
Catalog#: PRST-10067
Format: Vinyl, LP
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Country: US
Released: 1973
Genre: Blues, Funk, Soul, Jazz
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Art Blakey completely reinventing himself for the 70s! Blakey shifts from straight hardbop to kind of a modal soul jazz groove, touched with some of the electric playing of the younger jazz generation, but not enough to qualify as fusion or funk. Instead, he's working with some great younger players like Carter Jefferson, Woody Shaw, and Michael Howell hitting a groove that reminds us of some of the best underground soul jazz on labels like Muse or Strata East. Includes the amazing long groovers "Mission Eternal" and "Chant For Bu", a famous Tribe Called Quest sample plus new electric piano versions of "Moanin" and "Along Came Betty", both of which feature vocals by Jon Hendricks.
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A super long pinkie nail. Derived from the term used by druggies to sniff coke.
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A term used to refer a long pinky nail for coke addicts sniffing coke
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Crowley's Wilridge signs with Lady Cajuns
LAFAYETTE – Former two-time St. Thomas More High School standouts, Kia Wilridge and Ke'Alana "Keke" Veal have committed to play basketball at the University of Louisiana, announced first-year head coach Garry Brodhead on Tuesday.
Wilridge and Veal played side-by-side in high school, where they won back-to-back state titles in their junior and senior years, posting a combined record of 63-3.
"We feel that both players can step right in and make an immediate impact," Brodhead said. "We are excited because they are local kids and they are winners, having won two state titles at St. Thomas More. Everywhere they have been they have won and recruiting winners will help advance this program."
Wilridge, a 5-foot-5 point guard from Crowley, is rated as the 110th ranked player at her position in the country, according to ESPN Hoop Gurlz.
She is a two-time member of the all-district first team and the All-Acadiana team. This season she averaged 18 points, four rebounds, five steals and five assists per game, while being named to the all-tournament team at the Sandra Meadows Classic in Duncanville, Texas and was invited to participate in the 2012 Louisiana High School All-Star game.
As a junior she helped lead her team to a 33-2 record, while averaging 11 points, four steals and five assists per contest.
"Kia is a true point guard," Brodhead mentioned. "She is a tenacious defender and offensively, she pushes the ball and sees the floor very well. She is a great player and we are excited to watch her develop because the sky is truly the limit for her."
Veal, a 5-foot-7 guard, is ranked 59th nationally at her position based on ESPN Hoop Gurlz ratings.
As a senior she averaged 17 points, six rebounds, four steals and three assists, earning her first team all-state and All-Acadiana honors. Veal was the Class 4A state final MVP, scoring 14 points in the Lady Cougars 56-39 victory over Salmen. Like Wilridge, she was recognized on the all-tournament team at the Sandra Meadows Classic and was offered to play in the 2012 Louisiana High School All-Star game.
Last season she was named all-state after averaging 15 points, six rebounds, three steals and 3.4 assists per game as a junior. Veal also collected 2011 Class 5A state final MVP, All-Acadiana and first team all-district honors.
"Keke is super talented on the offensive end," Brodhead stated. "She is a great jump shooter and a tremendous passer. She has the skill to create for herself and has a gifted ability to put the ball in the basket."
Willridge and Veal are the third and fourth members of the 2012 class that also features junior college standouts Ashley Benjamen and Byronesha Santiago, who signed national letters of intent in April.


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Lymphedema is a risk breast cancer patients and survivors know all too well. Although most commonly associated with lymph node damage and removal during mastectomies, lymphedema can also result from tumor growth that impedes the flow of lymphatic fluid as well as from radiation treatment, which can cause scarring and inflammation of the lymph nodes and vessels. For these reasons, it is important that all breast cancer patients and survivors wear medical ID jewelry. So that begs the question...
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Medical ID jewelry isn't something that often comes up in conversations about breast cancer, but the truth is, it really should be. The reason? Lymphedema.
What is Lymphedema?
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Every October, the pink ribbons abound as people come together to promote breast cancer awareness, support, and research efforts. Thankfully, those efforts continue all year round, and here at Lauren's Hope, that's never been truer than it became this past spring.
In April, CEO and Owner, LeAnn Carlson called a staff meeting. Gathered together, LeAnn shared the news with all of us. Not one to mince words, she simply said, "I have been diagnosed with breast cancer."
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Every day, we have the opportunity to speak with Lauren's Hope customers, and many call because they're simply not sure what to engrave on medical ID jewelry. This is certainly something worth spending time considering, as your medical alert bracelet is a great tool that can advocate for you in those scary moments when you simply cannot do so for yourself.
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People often associate breast cancer with a secondary diagnosis: lymphedema. Not everyone who has lived with breast cancer will develop lymphedema, and nowhere near everyone with lymphedema has (or has had) breast cancer. In fact, although breast cancer treatment (radiation) is the leading cause of lymphedema in the United States, worldwide it is much more common for people to develop lymphedema due to a parasitic infection. So let's cover the basics first.
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The Austrian Netherlands agree to the Pragmatic Sanction, an edict whereby Emperor Charles VI makes it possible for the Habsburg lands to be inherited by a woman. He is currently the sole living male Habsburg, with no sons, and a single daughter, Maria Theresa.
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PennDOT will shut down a Lancaster County bridge this weekend to do repairs.
The bridge that carries southbound Route 222 over the Turnpike will close at 6 p.m. Friday and reopen by 6 a.m. on Monday.
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This time of year, without fail, ballet companies from around the globe mark the holiday season by polishing up the most beloved yuletide spectacle in entertainment history, The Nutcracker.
If you go
WHAT: The Nutcracker by the Charleston Ballet TheatreWHEN: 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15; 3 p.m. Dec. 16WHERE: North Charleston Performing Arts Center, 5001 Coliseum DriveCOST: $25-$47MORE INFO: 723-7334, www.charlestonballet.comWHAT: Great Russian Nutcracker by the Moscow BalletWHEN: 3 and 7 p.m. Dec. 23WHERE: North Charleston Performing Arts CenterCOST: $29-$89MORE INFO: 800-320-1733, www.nutcracker.com/ your-state/south-carolina
The persistent magic of the show has lasted 120 years since its debut on the Maryinsky Stage in 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia and continues to warm the hearts of children and adults alike.
Nutcracker: The story
The two-act ballet by Tchaikovsky originally was choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. The libretto was adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmanns story called The Nutcracker and The Mouse King, which premiered in December 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia.Hoffmanns heroine was named Marie, but in other versions, she is called Clara or even Masha. It begins at a Christmas Eve party in her familys home, where she receives a nutcracker doll in the form of a soldier from her godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer, who is a local councilman, magician and toymaker. Maries brother, Fritz, snatches her coveted gift, and the doll falls to the floor and breaks.Near midnight, she comes to check on the wooden Nutcracker, and as the clock strikes, her godfather mysteriously appears, the Nutcracker doll becomes real and the Christmas tree grows to enchanting proportions. Soon after, a band of mice appears, led by their Rat King, and a battle ensues.Winning the fight, the Nutcracker becomes a real prince and takes Marie through a snow-laden forest to an enchanted land, where they are entertained by sweets from around the world and a Sugar Plum Fairy. They live happily ever after.Eliza Ingle
Tchaikovskys score is equally as popular and transports the audience seamlessly through a holiday party of grand proportions, a snow-laden forest and a land where confectionery delights dance at the whim of a little girl, her prince and a Sugar Plum Fairy. The story, dancing and alluring music are a perfect blend of sweetness and beauty.
Both the Charleston Ballet Theatre and a visiting touring company, the Moscow Ballet, will perform this pearl during the countdown to Christmas.
Local dancer and artistic director of the Summerville Civic Ballet Douglas Smoak serves as the community coordinator for Moscow Ballets Great Russian Nutcracker, which uses 96 children from the tri-county area in its production.
Its OK to have different versions of the same ballet in one city because the interpretations and choreography are so different from company to company, Smoak said. The Nutcracker is a holiday staple; people will go see it year after year.
Charleston Ballets Jill Eathorne-Bahr, choreographer-in-residence, has been producing her own version of the 19th-century classic since 1992.
The best thing about being the resident choreographer of the CBT Nutcracker each year is that I own the choreography, she wrote in an email. That basic fact enables me to allow whatever shining star propels out each year the chance to shine.
Bahr described several new surprises in a production that, from the beginning, had an original twist, being set in the East Bay Street home of the Lowndes family.
This year, more than any other, I have made drastic changes to tailor the production not only to the seasoned pros of the company, but also to the very, very talented young dancers we have in the school, plus dancers from the Dorchester 2 and North Charleston area that wanted to audition.
Highlights will include a never before seen or heard processional at the beginning of Act Two, a Chinese dragon designed by Travis Halsey of Joffrey Ballet fame and an appearance by local veteran actor Steve Lepre, who plays Drosselmeyer.
Emma Sossamon, a 13-year-old dancer in the production and the daughter of CBT board member Nina Sossamon-Pogue, said the show is dynamic and great fun.
The party scene is my favorite part, Emma said. There are so many people on stage, and there are older party girls who get to do more challenging choreography. My dad in the party scene is Alexey Kulpin, who is a recent addition to CBTs roster of professional dancers, now in his second season. Its fun to get to do a father-daughter dance with the principal male dancer.
The Nutcracker certainly grants young people, whether dancers on stage or spectators in the seats, a special opportunity, Smoak agreed.
The Nutcracker ... appeals not only to ballet lovers, but to everyone who likes to go to the theater, Smoak said. It has a little bit of everything a party, a fight scene, magic, a love story. The children participating are enthralled by it every year. They love to be onstage with the professionals, and it makes them strive to become better dancers.
Eliza Ingle is a professor of dance at the College of Charleston and a Post and Courier contributor.


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Yesterday, I introduced you to the fabulous ladies of Avenue Interior Design. If you missed the post, you can catch up here. There's no shortage of talent in this collaborative design team founded by Andrea DeRosa and Ashley Manhan. Their projects consist of a fun range including hospitality, residential, restaurants and night clubs.
Who What Wear Offices, Los Angeles (top three images) opened in April of 2011. This workplace has an open floor plan and looks super stylish. The eclectic combination of modern furniture and decor creates a unique look. The tall gold finish table lamps at every workstation are a nice detail. Here's what the girls had to say about this project:
Andrea/Ashley: Who What Wear is a fun fashion based website and after we were featured in Daily Candy in the spring of 2010, they asked us to design their offices. As you might expect, they were very savvy clients!
The Sayer's Club, Hollywood, opened in Fall of 2011. The design delivers a chic look, creating a super cool place to hang out and listen to a band jam. The tufted leather sofas add elegance to this trendy hangout and the modern pendant lighting creates a mellow environment.
Andrea/Ashley: SBE Entertainment Group has made a name for itself in Los Angeles as having some of the hottest, most exclusive clubs in LA. Opened in the fall of 2011, the Sayer's Club is no exception. The overall feel of the club is very relaxed, vintage, hip and industrial.
The Long Bar at the Borgata, Atlantic City opened in June of 2011. The sleek counter tops and textured wall coverings create a stylish place to mingle and relax. Here's what the girls had to say about the custom modern light fixtures developed for this project.
Andrea/Ashley: The client wanted a bar on the property that was modern, clean and casual. Previously, all the places to grab a drink on site where nightclubs or formal restaurants. The chandeliers were custom designed and were constructed of matte, black, acrylic domes with a hand applied gold leaf 'interior'.
Thanks again to the ladies of Avenue and good luck on all your future projects, which are sure to be amazing!
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Showing 1 - 20 of 160 for "student"
Wadlopen: students take up the Dutch national pastime.
A geography professor writes about walking the mudflats of the Wadden Sea during last spring's Semester in the Netherlands.
September 19, 2012 | Henk Aay
A student's memory of Dexter, Mich.
A Calvin senior writes about his hometown, which was devastated by a tornado on March 15.
March 16, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
The winning protein
The students in Eric Arnoys' biochem II class choose their favorite protein via a bracket.
May 24, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
One Goldwater, three honorables
Last summer, as Cheri Ackerman was working to isolate a protein, she put in a lot of hours in the "cold room"—one of the walk-in refrigerators in DeVries Hall that are kept at four degrees Celsius (or 39 degrees Fahrenheit).
April 29, 2010 | Myrna Anderson
Calvin community meets Michael Le Roy
Presidential appointee Michael Le Roy spent a Saturday meeting the Calvin community.
January 10, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Senior teaches GIS in Ethiopia
Emma DeVries taught the country's top geographers how to use global information systems software.
March 08, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Rangeela: a life
In her first year at Calvin, Anne Zaki wanted to leave. Then she pioneered Rangeela.
February 24, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Serving and learning in southeast Asia
When he is in Indonesia this summer, Kevin Van Harn will try to remember not to point with his finger.
May 28, 2010 | Myrna Anderson
English is now three majors
There are now three ways to major in English, courtesy of a major program revision.
March 11, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Students boycott American Apparel
Hours after she found out she had been elected president of the Calvin student body, Abbie Belford was sitting behind a table in Johnny's, urging her peers to boycott America Apparel.
April 23, 2010 | Myrna Anderson
Calvin Gives Back
Students will have an opportunity to thank donors during Thanksgiving Week.
November 16, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Beating the challenge
As she has gone from class to class or pushed a dust mop around the floor of the new fieldhouse during the past year, Leondra Fair has gotten used to people recognizing her.
June 14, 2010 | Myrna Anderson
Last-minute touches: Senior Projects Night
Seventeen senior design teams will showcase their projects at the annual Senior Projects Night.
May 05, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Amazing race: the finale
Students on the Amazing Race interim dug for cows, went "cliff-diving" into the pool and made a mad dash for the finish.
February 01, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Hendriksma wins Spoelhof Award
Jane Hendriksma, Calvin's dean of students for judicial affairs, won the 2011 William Spoelhof Lifetime Achievement Award.
June 10, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Celebrating Black History Month
Calvin's administrative and academic departments are teaming up on a roster of Black History Month events.
February 04, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
A $230,000 NSF grant to discover chemical reactions
Chemistry professor Carolyn Anderson is extending her research while developing a new generation of researchers.
March 28, 2013 | Myrna Anderson
Two Shoes
It all started one summer afternoon when Calvin juniors Ahna Terpstra and Kayla Rosendale were comparing their shoes.
October 13, 2010 | Myrna Anderson
Students create voter's guide
Students in political science professor Doug Koopman's "Parties and Elections" class have created a voter's guide for Grand Rapids residents.
October 29, 2010 | Myrna Anderson
Calvin premieres "A Shared Space"
A documentary about the Mustard Seed School by CAS prof Brian Fuller is premiering at Calvin on Friday, February 10.
February 10, 2011 | Myrna Anderson


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EAST LIVERPOOL - New Year's Eve is a holiday that signifies, for many, a time of relaxation and enjoyment following a busy and sometimes stressful Christmas season. In addition to ringing in the New Year with family and friends, people will celebrate and unwind with champagne or other alcoholic beverages. That can also make it a more dangerous time to be behind the wheel.
For that reason, Sergeant Ron Cox at the State Highway Patrol post in Lisbon says he and his colleagues will be out in greater numbers on New Year's Eve searching for drunk drivers, with increased patrols from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. "There's no reason to have an impaired driver out on the roads," he said. "If push comes to shove, they can obviously make the right decision and call a family
member if they need a safe way home."
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People who plan to drive are urged by the State Highway Patrol to use extra caution when traveling on local roads on New Year's Eve, particularly at intersections like state Route 7 and Kountz Avenue outside of Wellsville. (Photo by Richard Sberna)
Those searching for transportation alternatives can also call taxi services. Selena Smith of Tri-State Cab in East Liverpool says the company is expecting a higher volume of calls on the holiday. Although no special rates will be offered for New Year's Eve, their regular transport service will be available: One driver takes the fare home in a cab while a second drives the fare's vehicle home for them.
Cox urges motorists to use extra caution on New Year's Eve, particularly when approaching traffic signals, to make sure that drivers in the cross lanes stop when they are supposed to. Although he did not identify any particularly dangerous intersections to avoid, Cox did state that they collectively are the most common scenes of fatal crashes in the county. Adding darkness and intoxicating beverages only increases the danger.
On a positive note, Cox says there have been no New Year's fatalities on county roads during his six years at the Lisbon post. He believes the message of not driving drunk has permeated the public and gained widespread acceptance. "More people are taking precautions and having a designated driver," he said. In fact, according to a press release from the East Central Region AAA, 97 percent of people surveyed for the 2012 Traffic Safety Culture Index stated that it was "unacceptable" for an impaired driver to get behind the wheel.
The penalties for those arrested for OVI can vary based on the driving record of the individual, but a first offense can result in a three-day jail sentence, plus fines and fees totaling more than $1,000. Cox says troopers will also crack down on open container violations for both drivers and passengers, leading to a $100 fine for those cited.


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I have two alpine type r 12's 1221d hooked up to a crunch powerone amp 2000watts at 2 ohms and I have the subs wired in series parallel and they are not pounding at all jus simple bumps
I have two alpine type r 12's 1221d hooked up to a crunch powerone amp 2000watts at 2 ohms and I have the subs wired in series parallel and they are not pounding at all jus simple bumps
box perhaps prefab bs?
1.) Make sure your amp setting ( gain,frequenty,ect) are set correctly. In this case your gain.
2.) Check your wiring, make sure everything is correct. All the positives lead to a negative.
3.) It may be the box. Very doubtful though.
sorry to tell ya ,but that power zone amp is a pos ,you might if your lucky get 500 rms ,and if your using a prefab box ,get rid of it and build one
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i had two type r's and without the right box and amount of power goin to em u not gonna get much out of them then need all the power they can get
Which powerzone do you have? If it is the blue light version they are not that horrible,they are a budget amp and won't perform like other brands. However, they do ok in their own right.
I would bet you have a wiring, setting, and/or enclosure issue.
BTW- This...
The newest with the red lights and I tuned it myself and it pounded but when I had a shop do it it's ***** ***
@darron016 ; come spread your knowledge bro! Hahahahahahhah even though your other had been deamed horrible advice by dragon.
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If it sounded one way before and now it doesn't then there could be a few reasons why.
1. Needs settings adjusted
2. You were actually clipping the signal before with higher settings so they were adjusted lower to give you less distortion thus allowing the system to live longer
3. They could have messed with the wiring perhaps and that may need to be corrected.
mayb u played it to long and ran battery low now u having voltage drop ur lights dimming at al?
I adjusted my friends gains for him and he felt it used to bump a little more before that, the way I set them the sub was on the verge of over excursion but relatively safe at full tilt. Some people like distortion and blowing up subs. Obviously if after the shop tuned it it got lower, there's your problem.
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@suppermaxx what u mean and no my headlights or none of my lights dim
You had your amp and/or other settings maxed or set to high thus putting the system in a situation where damage was likely going to occur. So when the "shop" adjusted your settings that played it safe and now it does not sound as loud to you.
The other option of course is that the shop may have adjusted things to a very very safe level or perhaps they had no idea what they were doing...However, the first idea is far more logical.
So u think there is a problem I have a mono block with two terminals I had each sub wired in series goin to there own terminal and it sound deep and hit hard


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Georges Du Fresne
In this unusual Belgian film, little Ludovic, a 7-year-old boy living in a suburb that looks strikingly American, possesses a momentous secret: He is actually a girl. Not anatomically, but in his mind. Ludovic (Du Fresne) is absolutely certain that he will grow up to be a woman, somehow, and even become the bride of his best friend. Until that future vision comes true, Ludovic makes do with playing dressup. He lets his brown hair flop onto his forehead in gamine bangs. He daydreams about running off to a candy-colored Utopia with his doll. Du Fresne, whose face is as translucently pale as a Renaissance portrait, is completely convincing. Not exactly "girlish," he imbues Ludovic with a delicate, grave remoteness, even as his parents and neighbors grow shrill—-actually, more shrill than is believable—trying to reform him. How often does an 11-year-old actor (now 12) capture the spirit of Catherine Deneuve? (R)
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Posted Sep 9 2011 6:41AM
NEW YORK -- After two weeks of meeting in the small groups that are so nimble in talking through the issues in the NBA's ongoing labor dispute, the two sides will open up their sessions next week to bigger numbers of owners and players.
Is that a good thing? Hard to say.
The possibility of meeting Friday for a third consecutive day was snuffed Thursday afternoon, with the parties agreeing instead to reconvene in New York Tuesday in the larger groups, bringing back into the room members of the NBA's labor relations committee and the National Basketball Players Association's executive committee.
But any negotiating momentum next week will max out at two meetings, because both sides have prior commitments for Thursday. The NBA has a Board of Governors meeting scheduled in Dallas, while the union will provide a lockout update in Las Vegas to players at the Impact Basketball fall league.
Which means what, exactly? Too soon to know.
And so it goes.
Absent any details for where the two sides stand in hammering out a new collective bargaining agreement -- What sort of split do they have in mind for basketball-related income? Any movement on hard vs. soft salary caps? -- it is difficult to gauge if the latest developments are positive, negative or somewhere in between.
Even NBA commissioner David Stern -- though he probably has an opinion in private -- wasn't willing to say which way the arrows are pointing in the shift from small groups to large.
"I don't really know that it's positive or negative," Stern said after Thursday's 5 1/2 hour session. "I just think it's time to bring the parties in the room who are ultimately responsible for either making a deal or deciding that there shouldn't be a deal."
Because the two sides have done such a good job after the past three bargaining sessions of buttoning up on specifics and rhetoric, the air time and stories in search of sound bites and incendiary quotes have had blanks filled in by media folks and fans.
The result has been a Rorschach test, people seeing what they want to see or, in some cases, what they most fear. Progress? Depends what the tea leaves or tarot cards say, apparently, because the men in the room have not been sharing.
And when you don't know what goes on inside a meeting, it can be tempting to pull undue meaning from the frequency, location, length or -- now -- the size of the meetings.
But frankly, at this point, the NBA lockout is the proverbial glass, either half-full or half-empty depending on your own outlook.
Consider these five reasons to be optimistic that a new CBA will be struck in time to preserve the entire 2011-12 season:
• Meetings and more meetings
From the start of the lockout on July 1 to Aug. 30, the two sides met just once. Since Aug. 31, they have met three times for a total of about 18 hours, with another sitdown set for Tuesday. The latest sessions were narrowed to the minds and consciences that matter most. Now those 9-12 men will be augmented by other key voices, the first step toward selling the deal to the players and owners overall.
• Sticking to the agreement
If the parties can pull off their self-imposed "gag order" and keep the dial turned down on emotions and vitriol, they might manage to navigate the business differences between them too. There has been a sobriety around the latest talks, seemingly an acknowledgement that an NBA season is bigger than either side. Therefore, these custodians of the game need to do what it takes to preserve the coming 82-game schedule.
• Roger Mason's tweet
Mason, a level-headed veteran most recently with the New York Knicks and a member of the NBPA's executive committee, either did or didn't put out a message on his Twitter account Wednesday afternoon that suggested a deal was close and there would be an NBA season. Mason, about 20 minutes later, disavowed the tweet, saying that his account had been hacked. Those who were skeptical of his explanation, though, felt that perhaps some progress had been made, with Mason getting an update from union president Derek Fisher or executive director Billy Hunter. (Fisher has a Twitter account while Hunter does not.)
• The NBA knows its place
The NFL is the 800-pound gorilla of pro sports and what's left of October belongs to the MLB playoffs and World Series. But the NBA cannot allow itself to drop off fans' radar screens for a whole season or even half of its usual calendar. Christmas is a big deal to this league. Thursday night doubleheaders (and TNT's Inside the NBA wraparound show) are a big deal. The franchises can't withstand the marketing damage of a lost season and the players can't afford to lose a season's worth of wages that they could never make up. Besides, there's a "back to work" mentality that kicks in after Labor Day and, in this economy, that should mean 450 pro basketball players as well as all the arena and team workers, too.
• Show them the money
The damage done by the lockout so far has been minimal. Even a rearrangement of October's preseason schedule wouldn't be too severe, since the games don't count and often aren't even broadcast. But the financial blows start to sting in November and they all know it. Owners like to collect money from ticket buyers, not give it back. As for the players, so resistant to the league's proposal of an 8 percent salary cut, consider this: Most of them get paid from November through April, two paychecks per month, for a total of 12. Missing just one of them would represent an 8.3 percent loss. Missing two would leave them worse off than any givebacks the owners are seeking.
Consider, now, these five reasons to be pessimistic that a new CBA will be struck in time to preserve the entire season:
• Tick, tock
If this were an old Hollywood movie, the pages of a calendar would be fluttering by like leaves from a blower. Maybe new technology can shorten the lead time needed to postpone or cancel games, refund money, alter itineraries and so on, and maybe October really is an NBA straw man. But 13 years ago, the NBA only got to Sept. 10 before it sacrificed a game to the 1998-99 lockout, canceling an exhibition between Miami and Maccabi Elite of Israel. By Sept. 24, 24 preseason games were whacked and the start of training camps was postponed indefinitely. One day soon, something is going to go crunch in this lockout.
• Tone isn't content
The meetings have been cordial. But there is no sense of movement from the sides' respective positions. In fact, going by what little has been offered, the union seems to be pitching alternative strategies that might help the owners address their financial and competitive-balance problems, so it doesn't bear the brunt of the desired "reset." Tinkering with the draft and rewriting trade rules could be examples of that. But the owners have been clear that slashing player compensation and installing a hard-cap system are vital to any new deal.
• Size does matter
The small group approach is ending, or at least on hold for now. Getting more voices in the room means more attitudes, more opinions, more misdirection and more time lost to keep everyone on point. It's hard to envision the captains of industry who run the league's teams and, for that matter, the "brands" and mini-conglomerates who play in the NBA -- and their agents -- not airing their views and derailing what otherwise might have been productive smaller sessions.
• Both sides are prepared for this
Some owners are said to be spoiling for a now-or-never fight. Players have been prepped by the union to boost savings and pare expenses. Some of them also have legitimate sources of basketball income from overseas teams. Certain agents seem unhappy about a settlement that might come too soon or easily. If we can learn of people who actually were disappointed that they hunkered down for naught when Hurricane Irene blew by them, it's reasonable to think there are some on both sides who want to see this get worse before it gets better.
• It's all for appearances
The real cynics among us see what's gone on lately -- the respectful comments, not airing new grievances publicly -- as mere posturing to calm the public. Or maybe to convince the NLRB that each side is bargaining in good faith. Even if these latest sessions have been conducted in earnest, the good ol' college try doesn't assure a timely deal.
What both Stern and Fisher have been saying -- there's no deal until there's a deal -- seems to hold at this stage for any characterizations of the negotiations. There is no optimism or pessimism until there is a deal, either.
Steve Aschburner has written about the NBA for 25 years. You can e-mail him here and follow him on twitter.
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