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East McKeesport woman waives hearing on charges she stole youth football funds
An East McKeesport woman waived her preliminary hearing on Thursday on charges that she stole more than $5,000 from the East Allegheny Youth Football Association.
April L. Simko, 33, remained free on her own recognizance pending a formal arraignment on May 8 at 1 p.m. in Pittsburgh.
Simko is charged with theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and access device fraud in connection with alleged activity as treasurer of that association.
She did not have an attorney though she did discuss options with an assistant Allegheny County public defender.
"Do you understand what you are doing?" Forest Hills Magisterial District Judge Thomas P. Caulfield asked Simko during a brief appearance in a North Versailles Township courtroom.
Caulfield stepped in for Magisterial District Judge Robert L. Barner this week, while Barner went to Harrisburg for courses required for his recertification.
In a criminal complaint, Kevin P. Flanigan, a detective for Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr., said East McKeesport police were told about Simko's alleged thefts.
The complaint said investigators found 46 unauthorized withdrawals from the association's account at PNC Bank in North Versailles totaling approximately $5,740, including $141.49 in movie video rentals and a hotel stay in Georgia.
The complaint quoted Simko as saying she was caught in a jam and needed money.
Simko also was quoted as saying she gave receipts to association president William Smith and made a partial repayment of $150.
"I am going to pay back every penny," the complaint said Simko promised in a text to Smith.
In a January interview with Flanigan and Detective Patricia Parker, also of Zappala's office, Simko was quoted as saying she tapped the association's account to deal with medical problems and because her car was falling apart.
Simko declined comment about the case after her appearance before Caulfield. However, she said she had not been arrested, contrary to a published account.
A Daily News report last week on charges filed against Simko quoted a spokesman for Zappala, who said Simko surrendered to authorities on March 13, then was released on her own recognizance after an arraignment before Barner.
East Allegheny Youth Football Association is involved in Flag, Termite, Mighty Mites and Midget football and cheerleading activity in the East Allegheny School District municipalities of East McKeesport, North Versailles Township, Wall and Wilmerding.
Its teams share the Wildcat nickname with East Allegheny High School's football team. Association teams practice at Park Terrace Field and play games at the high school's Churchman Stadium.
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The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries almost went into panic over the weekend, vowing to cut oil production by 1 million barrels a day to stem a free-fall in crude prices, now at their lowest point in six months.
On Wall Street last Friday, US crude futures dropped $US1.82, or 4.3 per cent, to $US40.71 a barrel - its first close under $US41 since July 21. The US prices have dropped by more than $US15, or 27 per cent, from the record high of $US55.67 a barrel less than seven weeks ago.
But even before Friday night's fall, OPEC ministers had met in Cairo and agreed to cut output by slightly more than 1 million barrels per day as of January 1, bringing production back in line with the group's official limit of 27 million bpd.
Ali al-Na'imi, oil minister for Saudi Arabia, said he was unperturbed by the price drop. "Don't panic," he told reporters at the weekend. "I tell you it will go up on Monday."
OPEC controls roughly 40 per cent of the world's oil supply and has produced this year at its highest level in more than a quarter of a century to meet rising global demand, especially from China. Crude prices are still about 30 per cent up this year and are on track to score their highest yearly average on record.
Despite the cartel's warning, Australian economists said motorists would probably see a drop of 5c to 8c a litre in petrol prices before Christmas.
AMP Capital Investors' chief economist, Shane Oliver, said it was encouraging to see oil traders had not panicked about OPEC's latest move.
"I think the sentiment in the oil market has now changed and we're now less likely to jump up on bad news," Dr Oliver said yesterday. "There's a feeling that, globally, economic growth is starting to slow and because we've now got oil production running at such a high rate, global supply now exceeds demand. So the risks on the oil price are now much less."
CommSec chief equities strategist Craig James said oil prices could ease to $US35 a barrel by early next year, provided that "those special factors, such as political instability in producing countries such as Nigeria, Venezuela and Russia" stayed away.
On the local front, economists tipped that the major Australian share indices would trade 10 to 15 points higher today, having softened slightly last week.
"My feeling from here is that there won't be much further downside and normally shares are quite strong around mid to late December going into January," Dr Oliver said.
It will be a quiet week for local economic news, with an outlook speech by Reserve Bank deputy governor Glenn Stevens and NAB's November business survey being the highlights tomorrow.
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In a small college town 20 miles north of Charlotte, N.C., "Homeless Jesus" is provoking more conversation than a month of Sunday sermons.
The life-size sculpture depicting a figure asleep under a blanket on a park bench lies outside St. Alban's Episcopal Church. The nail-scarred feet peeking out from under the blanket are the only indication that Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz is making a religious statement about Jesus.
The hollow, bronze piece bolted to the park bench is a $22,000 gift from a church member intended to support public art.
That's a small price to pay to get people thinking about what it means to be a Christian -- and what it means for "Homeless Jesus" to take up residence in a community of 270 townhomes and single-family homes, said the Rev. David Buck, the rector of St. Alban's.
"You love it, you hate it, it makes you think," said Buck, who has been happily overwhelmed by the thousands of responses he's personally received or read online. "It's gone viral!"
St. Alban's neighbor John Chesser, who walked past "Homeless Jesus" on the way to pick up his mail one sunny Sunday morning, had another response: "It's a little creepy."
It makes sense that "Homeless Jesus," a copy of Schmalz's original work, found a home outside St. Alban's. Buck says the congregation of 800 members fills a "liberal, high-church niche," is gay-friendly and embraces the arts and sciences. The church draws a number of faculty, staff and students from Davidson College a mile or so down the road.
Buck, 64, led a Southern Baptist church outside Charlotte until the Southern Baptist Convention grew too conservative for his liking. He switched denominations and says he never dreamed he'd have the chance to serve a church like St. Alban's.
The saga of "Homeless Jesus" has stirred Buck's juices more than he could ever have hoped.
With the church in the middle of an upscale community, the congregation agreed that it's the perfect place to display a piece of public art.
"Homeless Jesus" was bolted down in February beside a bronze plaque with the familiar words from Matthew 25:40 -- "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
The news stories started coming almost immediately: The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer, The Christian Post, The Huffington Post.
Public reaction quickly followed on both sides.
Buck said someone attached a note to the sculpture saying this isn't the way to remember Jesus. A reader posted a somewhat sarcastic response to The Christian Post story: "The Episcopal Church, huh? Shocking."
Chesser, the neighbor walking to get his mail, calls the piece "dark" and "macabre" -- so dark and macabre, it never occurred to him to think about whether it belongs in a community like his. Neighbor Jerry Dawson wrote a letter to the editor at the online davidsonnews.net saying it doesn't belong.
"My complaint is not about the art-worthiness or the meaning behind the sculpture. It is about people driving into our beautiful, reasonably upscale neighborhood and seeing an ugly homeless person sleeping on a park bench."
Bob Cameron, president of the St. Alban's Square Neighborhood Association, said he invited Dawson to air his concerns at a board meeting. Meanwhile, the association has not taken a position on "Homeless Jesus," and neither has he.
Supporters have spoken up as well, in and out of St. Alban's.
"It makes us all more aware of homelessness, that there are others who are not as fortunate as we are," said church member Alice Mietz, who lives about 20 yards from the piece.
As Buck was seated on a bench outside the church, making the case for the sculpture, Mike Schaefer of Roanoke, Va., stopped his car in front of "Homeless Jesus" and jumped out to snap a picture before heading home.
"As Christians, we need to be more aware of the homeless among us," he said.
"Attaboy!" Buck exclaimed in response. "Quote him!"
Such is the brouhaha that the Rev. John Kuykendall, who lives a mile or so from church, drove over one day to see what all the fuss is about.
The retired president of Davidson College and a Presbyterian preacher, Kuykendall believes St. Alban's is prophetic for welcoming Jesus in the guise of a homeless man asleep on a park bench. There are more references in the Gospels to Jesus' relationship with the poor than anything else, Kuykendall says. "Where it says the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head, that means he's homeless."
Before heading home for Sunday lunch, Buck had one more point to make: There's a good reason why the artist left room for one person on the bench next to "Homeless Jesus." Perhaps people will take a seat beside Jesus and pray.
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Monocolumn: US's Lighting Fighter Plane Fails To Electrify The World
The US's stealthy new fighter plane, the F-35 Lightning II, was designed to electrify the defence world and put every US-friendly air force beyond their enemies' reach for decades to come.
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The US's stealthy new fighter plane, the F-35 Lightning II, was designed to electrify the defence world and put every US-friendly air force beyond their enemies' reach for decades to come. While this may yet happen, the Lightning has struggled to set the aviation world ablaze, falling years behind schedule and running horribly over budget as its developers battle to get the three different variants of the complex plane to work.
Nine countries, including the US, have signed up to buy over 3,000 F-35s collectively, but with each new technical holdup and cost overrun, the partners' commitment becomes a little flakier. To shore up support for the troubled programme, the US has been trying to drum up some enthusiasm among those allies who were canny enough not to have committed themselves back when the plane was a shiny-looking artist's impression.
At the top of this list are Israel, Japan and Singapore – big spenders on defence who are all in the market for a next-generation fighter. Japan and Singapore have both recently commenced formal evaluations of the F-35 – a clear signal that they are interested – while Israel went even further in October and committed to buying 20.
Israel's vote of confidence in the plane was qualified, however. Tel Aviv is spending $2.75bn (€2bn) on just 20 aircraft, which is enough to price most countries out of the market. The Israelis also just turned down a US offer of 20 more F-35s as an inducement for returning to Palestinian peace talks, suggesting that as a bargaining chip the F-35 isn't the super-weapon the Americans had hoped.
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Age Diversity and Recruitment Policy in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Audit Firms in Nigeria
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David helped me understand concepts I've been struggling with for months in just an hour. He seems very adaptable to questions from all different angles, and additionally is patient when something needs to be explained in different ways. I highly recommend him.
David is an outstanding math tutor who clearly explains difficult math concepts in an easy to understand and patient way. I highly recommend him.
David is smart, kind, and excellent at explaining things. My daughter has only been working with him for a few weeks but so far she finds him very clear and is understanding things she didn't in class.
David is a great tutor who charges a very fair price. He has been immensely helpful with my college calculus class. He has a clear and broad understanding of every topic that I have needed help with. I would recommend his services to anyone in need of a calculus tutor!
David is a great tutor overall. He has a flexible time schedule and meets in a comfortable studying location. He explains problems thoroughly and repeats if you need help. I was struggling with physics and David did a great job in explaining and helping. I recommend him to anyone.
David M. does a very good job of making complex math look simple by providing simple explanations and a simple way of doing things. I recommend him to anyone interested in the topics he covers.
Very professional and patient and willing to explain everything until you understand it. Always on time, and extremely thorough when explaining the questions and methods.
David is an excellent tutor. He was able to answer all my questions and offer additional information about the subject area. It was a pleasure working with him and I plan to continue. Highly recommended!
I have now had 3 tutor lessons with David and they have all been of tremendous help. I was struggling with my Calculus course at university and with David, I was able to catch up with all the work that I had missed. He is very patient and will not hesitate on going over a topic several times until completely understood. He is also very punctual, flexible and amicable, a great tutor throughout!
We signed David on to help prepare our daughter for the SAT Math II subject test. David is a terrific Math tutor; knowledgeable, patient and explains the subject matter well. He also is accommodating in setting up appointments that fit into my daughter's very busy schedule. We've been very pleased with him.
Very patient, never interrupts. Always works with your speed and very patient. Explains detail by detail. Great tutor. Definitely recommend.
So far I've only had two meetings with David, but I'm already noticing improvements in my work and finding it easier to understand things I had problems with previously. David is very patient and understanding and thoroughly goes through every aspect of the problem with me, making sure that everything is clear to me. I was having some difficulties working through certain aspects of Calculus 1 and was feeling very anxious about this, but David managed to really help me out with everything that I had issues with. All in all, I am very happy with our sessions and would definitely recommend him to my friends and others!
David is definitely one of my favorite tutors so far as I've tried quite a few during my school years. He explains the difficult math in a very clear way and always shows good examples. He usually begins from the basics, which makes it very easy to understand the idea. I definitely recommend him.
I really enjoy my time with David. He is exceptionally smart and knows his subject matter and breaks it down for me so that I understand it. The time goes so quickly. It has become one of the highlights of my week.
I've had two meetings with David so far, and he's already helped me understand physics so much better! I really look forward to the clarification I get from our sessions each week, and honestly don't know how I could get through this course without him! I have a college physics teacher who unfortunately does not teach well, but David has really come to the rescue and helps explain key ways to approach various problems. I highly recommend David as a physics tutor, as he is very patient, intelligent, and knows how to explain things in easily understandable ways.
Our 10th grade son started working with David for help with math and physics this year. David has been been prompt, warm and patient breaking concepts down into manageable bites with explanations that seem to stick with our son. We hope this will help build a solid foundation for the year!
I took about 4 sessions with David so far and will continue to take sessions for the rest of the semester. David has various strategies to attack math problems. He is very easy to communicate with and adjust/add meeting times. He usually replies to his email within few hours. He is very patient and walks you through the problems step by step. if you need help with math I strongly recommend David.
David tutored my daughter in calculus. He was able to take apart a problem and patiently explain it step by step. Overall, a very solid tutor!
David has been the perfect Calc AB and BC tutor for me. I'm a 40 year-old who is taking Calc to satisfy a pre-req for a graduate program. It's been 25 years since I last had Calculus, so I've needed a lot of review. David has been wonderful at discerning between what I should zero in on vs what I can cover in a more cursory manner. He's easy to schedule with and very reliable.
If anyone should have a tutor, then David is the one to refer to. David's method of teaching physics based calculus helped me appreciate how things fitted together in the natural sciences. There was never a moment of doubt or confusion in his explanations. Whenever we worked through a problem set, he would also engage himself in figuring out the answers as well. He is always ready with paper, pen, and a calculator at hand. I believe anyone who has David will appreciate his vast knowledge in either calculus or physics.
David is the first tutor I have met/used from WyzAnt and he has been nothing short of great. He is prepared, patient, and approaches problems from all different angles. If you don't understand a problem, he will continue to explain it in different ways until it clicks with you. Each time we have met, I've immediately set up the next meeting. He's very knowledgeable, easy to schedule with, and quick to respond! No complaints -- highly recommend.
Great tutor, great guy. Easy to work with and knowledgable, would certainly recommend and plan on using him again myself this coming fall.
I worked with David to help me with a summer college-level calculus class. When I signed up for WyzAnt he reached out to me right away and we met almost every day that week. He was always prompt, had a very available schedule, and most importantly, was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. He was great at explaining concepts and showing me how to work through problems. His tutoring really helped me excel in the class. David is a great tutor and anyone would be lucky to work with him!
David is an excellent tutor and a good fit for my daughter. He arrives on time, fully prepared, and is able to explain a variety of concepts clearly. He then allows my daughter to approach a problem on her own while offering guidance as needed. I highly recommend David.
David has proven to be an excellent tutor. He is on-time, prepared, responsive, and professional. He assessed my son's base knowledge of the pre-calc math concepts and has built upon that. David is extremely knowledgeable and is able to keep my son engaged the entire time by explaining the concepts clearly and concisely. Would highly recommend David.
David has been working with my daughter for several weeks. She has found him to be very helpful and knowledgeable. He presents the material in a way that she can understand and we would certainly highly recommend him.
David is so much help with my philosophy. He helps me understand difficult philosophic concepts and structure my essays for a top grade - Thanks David
I was under exam pressure and needed someone to help me learn a large volume of information quickly and effectively. Feeling quite overwhelmed and frankly, desperate, I reached out to David. He has a talent of explaining information in an easy to understand and concise way. I look forward to working with him again!
Great tutor, shows effort to help out. Thanks for the Calculus session. I will be using your help on other subjects in the near future. Thank you again.
David is a very good tutor. I have a much stronger grasp of business statistics after meeting with him. He was able to explain the concepts clearly and help me work through the problems.
The tutor is very knowledgeable and patient and is familiar with many different types of questions on the subject matter.
So far I've been with David for some time and he has always been on top of things to make sure that I know it well. I am very pleased with his tutoring skills. Highly recommended.
David has been teaching my son, a senior in high school, calculus. David is super smart, a great teacher, very kind, and also super reliable. We could not imagine anyone better.
David is great!! He was super helpful in preparing me for my calculus placement exam. He is a great teacher and would recommend him to anyone. He is patient, clear, and knowledgeable.
Had a great time working with David as my tutor for university level math. He was able to thoroughly explain all of my questions and was very quick to return emails. Also, when I needed his help but we couldn't meet face to face, he kindly provided explanations over email. Couldn't have asked for better guidance!
David has been tutoring my son in 9th grade algebra and some grammar. He is very knowledgeable, reliable, and patient, and he has helped my son considerably. I would highly recommend him.
David provided me with a slow, clear, and understandable way of learning calculus-based physics. I feel as though I could relate to the material now more than ever. The tutor was very patient and provided me with an excellent comprehensive review of the material I needed to study.
My daughter's first meeting with David was very successful. David seems efficient and very knowledgeable. We are looking forward to working with him.
David does a superb job of explaining tough topics in math (and other areas) & of supporting students in developing their strategies to master material. He is patient, supportive, and professional. Always punctual and flexible with scheduling. A great tutor!
David is reliable and very prepared at all tutoring sessions. My son has gotten two As on his tests, and I thought finite math was going to be very difficult for him, but David has made it easy!!!
David is by far the best tutor that I have encountered. With other tutors, there was always something missing, and my lessons never felt quite satisfactory enough, but David's lesson gave me a deep understanding of the problems with which I was having difficulty, because he is a real educator with a full grasp of the subject, and is able to explain concepts step by step, as well as anticipate all the problems that might arise when the student is learning them. He was kind, patient, and worked in sync with me. The lesson went smoothly, and he answered every single one of my questions. There is no better tutor than David.
David helped me with a college Linear Algebra course. He was very knowledgeable on the subject and extremely thorough and patient. He was always ready to explain a problem to me from different perspectives and make sure I understood every detail. I had no trouble setting up weekly sessions because he was always ready to accommodate my schedule. I highly recommend David to anyone who needs help with a class.
I have only had one session so far with David, but even from this 1 hour he sat with me I could feel that he is very confident about the material, and knew all the formulas right away. He is very nice and calm and comfortable to be with. I would love to recommend him as a tutor for statistics to everyone.
David is a great tutor. He is very smart and is on point with everything he is teaching you. He also can explain the subject matter (Math) in different ways which is really helpful.
David was such an amazing tutor. He works with you and breaks down everything so that you can understand it. He makes every problem seem simple and is really great at helping you see your mistakes. (Not to mention he's a genius). I highly recommend him.
I loved working with David. He was fabulous at breaking down the material for me, when my professor wasn't able to do so. He was quite patient, and took his time to work different angles when I was stuck with my work, and the concepts in front of me. I would gladly and assuredly recommend him as a math tutor.
Very helpful! David is an awesome tutor and teaches topics starting from the basics. He goes very slow to make sure you know the material!
Besides being incredibly bright yet humble, David is very patient and a pleasure to work with. He is great at coming up with examples to break down otherwise confusing material. He is also extremely thoughtful and proactive about helping you achieve your academic goals/pursuits. I'd highly recommend his services if you need some extra help in a math course, or preparation for a standardized exam.
My son was having difficulty with his High School Honors Physics class. David was an outstanding find. David has been patient and supportive while taking my son through very difficult concepts. David is thoughtful and takes the time to thoroughly explain each step of the problem solving process. My son's grades have been much improved since David's been on board.
We screened and had sessions with several tutors before choosing David. We are extremely happy with our choice. David tutors my 16-year old son in 11th grade physics. My son is focused and excited about the subject. His weekly sessions with David are keeping him very motivated.
David has been helping my daughter review math for her SATs. He is very knowledgeable and patient and has helped her understand and improve her score.
David is a wonderful tutor. He was very patient with me. I'm not very good in math and he took the time to explain everything to me. He was very easy to get in contact with and that was a plus for me. Overall he is a great tutor who knows his stuff. I ended up getting a B in the class.
I contacted David for help with the second half of my Calculus 2 class I was taking over the summer. Working so much and it being an accelerated course left me behind in some of the sections and actually in trouble of not passing but he was able to help me with it all! He simplified everything down no matter how complicated the problem while still explaining the subject thoroughly and making it SO much easier. I'd say he went above and beyond what he needed to do. He explained the background of a subject before actually talking about it and explaining how to do the problems so not only did I get a better understanding of how to do a problem, but also why. He went over tons of problems with me and did them out so I could see how they were done before I practiced some on my own which was awesome. Also very flexible hours and was willing to work as many times as I needed. Passed the class with a B- with his help which I couldn't have done on my own in the place I was in! Thank you again!
Liked him a lot, easy to reach, went fast and helped me understand math. He was patient and let me ask questions.
I began working with David when I was having some trouble in physics, and with his help I successfully earned A's on tests after I worked with him (prior I had been averaging B's). He has also been very helpful in tutoring me for the AP stats exam and the ACT both of which he is very well versed on. Overall, he is a great tutor, the best I have had, and is knowledgeable and able to help in a wide range of subjects! I would definitely recommend him!
David was flexible to my schedule and explained very difficult subject matter (advanced statistics) from the ground up.He explained it in such a way that mostly anyone could grasp the work. Good Job!
I had David as a tutor for Calc 1 in college. I am not good at math AT ALL, but this tutor helped me a lot. David is a very smart and excellent tutor. He was always willing to make sessions and he is very flexible with his hours. He is also very easy to contact and he always answers quickly. Just make sure you have an agenda or some problems you want to go over when you plan a session. He explains things very well and will go over something until you understand. He is also very patient and willing to keep going over something if you don't get it. I highly recommend David for anyone needing help in math!
I needed some help in my college course Calculus III, and he was more than great. We solve all problems together in many different ways, and as Calculus III requires good imagination as it's a multivariable calculus, he was really helpful to grasp the concepts of all topics and not just memorize formulas!! Finally, English is my second langage, but that was not barrier at all as in our lessons we go in each problem step by step!!!
David helped me with my MBA Probability and Statistics practice questions, and I learned a lot from him. I went to our meetings with the textbook practice questions and things I couldn't figure out, and he helped. We only moved on once I got it, and sometimes we finished early, but I always learned what was on my list.
David really helped me understand everything I was learning in my statistics class. Highly recommend.
You can easily tell that David has a great deal of experience in mathematics. I used his help for Statistics and it greatly improved my overall confidence, performance and understanding of the subject. I would certainly recommend David for your tutoring needs.
David is a very patient and calm tutor who is persistent in transferring his math knowledge to my daughter. If my daughter doesn't understand the information he is presenting to her, David finds another way for her to understand this information. My daughter looks forward to her tutoring session and she says David has quite the sense of humor, which always helps!
I cannot say enough good things about David's effectiveness as a tutor! He is extremely knowledgeable across all disciplines but especially in math and physics. David works patiently with a student to help her/him gain mastery of difficult topics and achieve higher grades. David's patient style of tutoring helps to reduce a student's stress and engender confidence.
Both parent and student will be so happy with the results!
David is an amazing tutor. He helped me with a physics class and he was awesome. He was great at explaining the problems and he made everything very easy to understand and follow. I walked away from every lesson feeling confident with the material. He will make sure you get the right answers and understand the process. David is also a great guy and is easy to get in contact with. Awesome guy and awesome tutor, I'm really glad I was able to have him as a tutor.
I had never hired a tutor for any of my kids until my 17 yr old daughter was struggling in AP chemistry and was beginning to hate a subject that she had really enjoyed. She was hesitant about it, but David made her immediately feel comfortable. From the first session I saw her confidence grow as she came to understand the material better. She was so impressed with David's knowledge, telling me "this guy knows everything!" With his help she was able to bring her grade from a low C to a high B and started loving chemistry again! My daughter is taking 3 AP science and math courses next year and I won't hesitate to call David again if she needs help.
My daughter had worked with another tutor and had persisted with the tutor even though she had some doubts about the effectiveness of the sessions.
After one session with David, she knew that he would be very helpful to her and felt so relieved to be spending her time working with him.
She went in to her SAT test more relaxed and more confident because of working with David.
From beginning to end, David has proven himself as a patient, helpful, and understanding tutor. From March to May, I have a better comprehension of Math 1420 than before. Words can't describe how much of an excellent job David has done with helping me with problems I was dealing with and guiding me to practice harder.
I strongly recommend David to anyone who needs help on difficult math problems.
David has been doing a great job for my daughter. She loves his style of tutoring and feeling much more confident in SAT testing after two months of weekly tutoring.
I was greatly distressed due to the incomprehensible projects and tests questions of Econometrics due to an inexperienced and inapt professor. But after working a few sessions side by side with David, I was able to tackle various topics that have confused me in the past. He is patient and is able to explain difficult concepts in simple terms. I would highly recommend him to anyone who is in need of some help in math related topics.
If you are contemplating giving Dave a shout to set up an appointment for some tutoring, don't hesitate. I have tried a few different tutors on WyzAnt and other places, and he was by far the best, hands down. I cannot think of enough good things to say about him as a tutor. He is extremely easy to get a hold of, and always seems to make room on his schedule. He is extremely patient, and genuinely cares that I am understanding the material. I was getting tutored in Trig, and at a few points was having tremendous difficulty with the way the book was presenting the material, so Dave explained it in an alternative manner which was much easier to comprehend. I would absolutely recommend Dave to anyone who needs help with their studies. My only regret is that I did not contact him sooner.
David worked with me on many problems for my take home test and took his time to explain all the different types of problems. I learned a lot from this experience.
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I studied mathematics and additional mathematics for my UK GCSE exams where algebra was covered extensively. I received A*s in both of these classes (highest scores). I then studied mathematics and further mathematics for my UK A levels (similar to US AP exams) where further topics in algebra were covered. I received As in both of these classes (also highest scores).
I also studied mathematics at both Imperial College, London and Princeton.
I have tutored several students in algebra from local Providence schools and farther afield.
Having studied mathematics at a variety of levels (high school and college) and institutions (Princeton and Imperial College, London) I'm very comfortable with calculus. I can tutor students in any form of calculus from high school, to AP (either AB or BC), to college.
I've tutored calculus, AP AB Calculus, AP BC Calculus, Calc I, Calc II, Calc III and Calc IV to students at schools and colleges in both Providence and New York with much success.
I studied chemistry for my UK A levels (similar to US AP exams) and received an A (highest score).
I also took several chemistry classes at Princeton while I was an undergraduate there.
I've tutored students in both regular and AP chemistry at several schools in the Providence area.
I studied A-level mathematics and further mathematics in the UK and received As in both subjects. Differential equations was one of the many advanced math topics covered on the syllabus.
I also studied mathematics at Imperial College, London for a year where I took 8 courses in pure mathematics including several that dealt with differential equations.
Finally, I studied mathematics at Princeton University where I again encountered this material. I'm very familiar with it.
I studied A-level mathematics and further mathematics in the UK and received As in both subjects. Various topics in discrete mathematics such as combinatorics were covered among other advanced math topics included in the syllabus.
I also studied mathematics at Imperial College, London for a year where I took 8 courses in pure mathematics including several that dealt with discrete mathematics.
Finally, I studied mathematics at Princeton University where I again encountered this material. I'm very familiar with it.
I have a strong background in mathematics, including statistics and have applied this knowledge to the statistical study of economics: econometrics.
I recently tutored a Brown undergraduate in the subject and helped him better understand the mathematical underpinnings of the material.
I have also worked with several students studying business statistics which has a great deal of overlap with econometrics.
Having studied mathematics for my A levels in the UK, at university at Imperial College in London and then again at Princeton University I've had ample opportunity to study finite/discrete math. I've tutored students in the subject from a number of colleges including Brown, NYU and Columbia among others.
I studied A-level mathematics and further mathematics in the UK and received As in both subjects. Linear algebra was one of the many advanced math topics covered on the syllabus.
I also studied mathematics at Imperial College, London for a year where I took 8 courses in pure mathematics including Geometry and Linear Algebra.
Finally, I studied mathematics at Princeton University where I again encountered this material in a class I took with Professor Sarnak in freshman year: Honors Linear Algebra. I'm very familiar with it.
Having studied both philosophy and mathematics at advanced levels I have encountered logic from both the philosophical and mathematical perspectives a number of times.
While studying for my MA in philosophy at Virginia Tech I studied logic and received an A in the class. I'm very comfortable with the material covered in logic classes.
I have an MA in philosophy from Virginia Tech and I completed PhD coursework at Brown. I focused primarily on political philosophy and moral philosophy but have experience in most areas of the subject. I've TAed numerous classes in those areas at both institutions and have taught high school philosophy courses at a private high school.
I received an A (maximum score) in my UK A level Physics class (similar to US AP classes) and then studied mathematics and physics at both Imperial College, London and Princeton University.
I've tutored both high school students and college students in physics and greatly enjoyed explaining and clarifying the concepts involved.
I studied math in high school as well as at Princeton and Imperial College, London. I've tutored students who want help with the various mathematical topics the Praxis test covers.
I scored a perfect 800 on the SAT math section when I took the test prior to going to Princeton. I find that an approach of repeatedly working through actual SAT problems and identifying the types of problems that the SAT commonly asks is the best training to do well on the test.
I have studied statistics at a variety of levels and in a variety of contexts. I studied statistics for my UK A level mathematics and further mathematics qualifications (similar to AP exams in the US). I received As in both of these (highest scores).
I then studied the subject again in classes at both Imperial College London and Princeton University where I studied mathematics and political science.
I have tutored a number of students in different forms of statistics including statistics for psychology, statistics for business and statistics for economics.
Having studied mathematics at a variety of levels up to the graduate level, trigonometry is an area within the field that I'm comfortable with.
I've tutored college students, community college students and high school students in trigonometry with excellent results.


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This beginner's class on 3D modeling and 3D printing is series of six tutorials that will help you turn your idea into reality. You'll start with a hand drawing, extrude into a 3D model, and modify and prepare your 3D model to 3D print.
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The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG) has filed a position paper with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opposing a recent petition for allowing terrestrial services in the Ku-band. In its petition, the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) requested that the FCC allow terrestrial fixed services to operate in the crucial 14.0-14.5 GHz band.
"Such an action would cause a significant increase in the number of interference incidents that the satellite industry will have to address," said SUIRG President Robert Ames. "The negative impact to fixed and mobile satellite-based services would be catastrophic."
The filing by UTC specifically requests that the FCC commence proceedings to establish rules to permit shared, secondary terrestrial fixed service use of the 14.0-14.5 GHz band by fixed point-to-point, point to multipoint, and temporary fixed stations and for critical infrastructure industry communications.
"The Ku-band is critical for VSATs, SNG (satellite newsgathering) and mobile satellite services," continued Ames. "The UTC has failed to show compellingly that the proposed operations will not cause unacceptable interference to the incumbent satellite services operating in that frequency."
Ames went on to say: "The UTC provides a flawed analysis suggesting that millions of UTC terminals can be operated without a problem. However, previous C-Band testing and analysis conducted within the satellite industry indicates that such use will cause unacceptable levels of interference into GSO (Geosynchronous orbit) FSS (Fixed Satellite Service) operations.
"Furthermore such use will expose the UTC terminals to interference that will be incompatible with the critical nature of the services that are intended in the proposed new secondary terrestrial allocation."
SUIRG, a non-profit association comprised of both private and public sector satellite organizations, with the assistance of several satellite serviced providers and equipment manufacturers, has conducted several field tests addressing the growing WiMAX debate over shared spectrum with terrestrial services.
Analysis conducted to date the C-Band has conclusively indicated that sharing of the spectrum would cause unacceptable levels of interference.
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A Guide to the Valgene W. Lehmann Papers, 1930-1983
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Papers concern career of Lehmann (b. 1913), biologist and wildlife manager for the King Ranch in South Texas from 1945 to 1972. A noted authority on bobwhite quail, Attwater's prairie chicken, and sheep of the Rio Grande plain of Texas, Lehmann dealt with wildlife ecology, habitat management, hunter regulation, and predator control. Papers include correspondence, professional research reports, biological surveys, field notes, scientific publications, drawings and maps, journals, and books, as well as Lehmann's own notes, studies, reports, and publications, particularly material related to his books Forgotten Legions: Sheep in the Rio Grande Plain of Texas, and Bobwhites in the Rio Grande Plain of Texas.
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It's an old story: great product, less than great marketing. I don't mean to be too blunt or unkind, but I mean, what else can you say about an American manufacturer with (at present) only two American dealers; a manufacturer with little domestic name recognition but a manufacturer that just happens to be very successful overseas in Europe and in Asia? If you're an American reader and you're not familiar with Canary Audio, you're not alone. They have a fabulous reputation around the world but for some reason name recognition and market penetration in their home country seems to thus far have eluded them. From what I gather by talking to people outside the United States, Canary has an outstanding reputation and their preamplifiers, which I have yet to experience, are considered by some to be among the very best around. Their power amplifiers are very good. This I know from experience and from talking to other Canary owners—even domestic ones.
My first experience with Canary came with a review of their CA-160, a 140-watt EL34 tube mono block power amplifier. Smoothly refined and extremely powerful, they hold a place on my short list of favorite amplifiers and I bought the review pair. However, shortly thereafter my speaker choices seemed to gravitate toward the more efficient horns and I found the 140 watts somewhat overkill and the EL34 pentode not the most synergistic with speakers that preferred triodes. So about seventeen months ago I made the decision to let go of the big CA 140s and acquire a pair of Canary's CA-330s, which boast dual 300B triode tubes in push-pull configuration for 26 watts per channel. That's not exactly flea powered, but a completely different type of amplifier as compared to the CA-160s.
The CA-330s shared much of the CA-160's aesthetic design and they are lookers; they're beautifully designed and well constructed. A champagne gold faceplate a full inch thick is beautifully brushed and nowhere on the amp is to be found a sharp corner or edge. A backlit blue window on the front indicates the company name and model in etched glass. Around back the CA-330s feature extra-sturdy gold plated 5-way binding posts (0, 4 and 8 ohms), a fused IEC inlet and a single ended RCA input. Each amplifier measures 11.5 inches wide by 9 inches high and 23.5 inches deep. Each mono weighs 65 pounds.
Canary uses a pair of Electro Harmonix 6SN7GTB triode pre-amp tubes as well as a pair of Phillips 5U4GB tubes for rectification but, like all Canary 300B amplifiers, the amps come without 300B tubes. I found myself going for the jugular and had them outfitted with 300Bs from Western Electric.
Again, output power is 26 watts and input sensitivity is .72 volts for full output. Input impedance is 150,000 ohms and Canary reports a frequency response of +/- 1dB from 10Hz to 68kHz. Total harmonic distortion is less than 0.4%, and the signal to noise ratio is said to be -84 dB below 1 watt. Damping factor is 13. Power consumption is 240 watts. Canary warrants their amplifiers for three years, parts and labor.
Canary is unusually dedicated to the 300B tube. Within their line they make a few higher-powered amplifiers utilizing the EL34 but they make several models using the 300B in varying configurations for different power output ratings. There's the CA-306 stereo amplifier using two 300Bs per channel in push-pull for 24-watts per channel. Then there's the CA-208 mono amplifier that operates with a single 300B in single-ended triode for 8-watts. Then come the CA-330 and 339 that operate in push-pull, and use two and four 300Bs respectively for outputs of 26 and 50-watts each. At the top of the food chain are the Reference mono blocks that each use eight 300B output tubes in each push-pull amplifier for 100 triode watts each.
With regard to the 300B tube and even single ended triode amplifiers (SETs) in general, it amazes me how, in this day and age, so much misinformation still abounds. Just the other day I started reading a review where the reviewer characterized SET amplifiers as producing music that sounds as if each note is dipped in syrupy goo. At that point I just rolled my eyes, shook my head, and stopped reading. Of course, this was not a review of an SET amplifier or he would have known how silly his comments were. In fact, I don't believe that I've ever read a review of a SET amplifier where the reviewer described the sound as anything of the sort. It seems that only those without intimate experience with SET amplifiers are of such an opinion because nothing could be further from the truth. SET amplifiers are not about euphony. They are not about syrup or even goo. So where in the world does this misinformation originate? How did SET amplifiers get such a reputation? Well, generally speaking, SET amplifiers have a higher output impedance, which can wreak havoc on the output of some speakers causing aberrations in the speaker's frequency response. For this reason they've been deemed unpredictable tone controls by some. I'm sure there are indeed certain speakers that will combine with SET amplifiers with unpredictable or even undesired results, but I haven't come upon such a thing.
Hopefully I'm preaching to the converted here. If you suffer from these misconceptions of SET amplifiers, I hope you'll give one a listen into copasetic speakers and hear for yourself. What constitutes a copasetic match? Obviously, you'll want a speaker of fairly high sensitivity. You'll also want a friendly speaker in terms of impedance. The higher the better and the flatter the better; big peaks and valleys in the impedance plot are a no-no as they will indeed combine with the amplifier's highish output impedance to deliver a less than linear frequency response. Obviously single driver speakers work well as do horns. But there are many other types of speakers as well.
Astute readers have already realized one thing about the Canary CA 330 amplifiers: they use triode tubes, but they are not single ended and therefore don't suffer quite the same degree of volatility that a single ended amplifier may. Astute readers are quite right. But I wanted to make the general point about SET amplifiers and, hopefully, drive home the same observations about the 300B tube. They are quite likely not what you may have been lead to believe they are.
Of course, all SET amplifiers—or push-pull amplifiers-- don't sound alike. Just as with any tube amplifier, a large amount of what you hear will be dictated by the type and make of the tubes you're using and different families of tubes do have familial characteristics. I've used amplifiers that use the 845 tube and it's perhaps the most muscular sounding of the triode tubes I've heard. The 211 shares much in common with the 845 but I've found it a little more linear, a little more neutral and offering a slightly softer and more musically friendly overall focus. The 845 can be a little more concise and incisive but the 211 is silkier. But the leanest, meanest most transparent amplifiers I've ever used-- the amplifiers that excel at producing the cleanest and most transparent window on the music I've used—are 300B amplifiers. If I had to sum up the 300B in two words I'd do so with the words elemental purity. If I had to use a single word, I'd have to use honest.
The 300B isn't the most extended tube at the lower frequency extreme. 300B amplifiers don't always produce the kind of bass that'll be confused with a good solid-state amplifier. Well, actually, that may be an understatement. But that's why I chose the Western Electric 300B. It's widely regarded as the 300B with the most brawn and perhaps the best bass of the lot (plus, it glows a super-cool blue until it breaks-in). Canary, too, is known for producing amplifiers with smaller outputs in terms of watts but big power supplies that produce lots of current for surprisingly taught bass. Together, the CA-330 amplifier and Western Electric tubes won't be posing a real challenge to a pair of 1000-watt Bryston 28B-SSTs, but they won't leave you feeling horribly cheated either. Into an appropriate pair of speakers, the Canarys produce surprisingly good bass. I've always found it completely satisfying.
At the other end of the frequency extreme is the treble and this is one area where the 300B shines. Said to measure into the neighborhood of 40kHz, the 300B is the antithesis of overly sweet and rounded off. By any measure, and particularly for tubes, the 300 B and the CA-330 sound extended, illuminated and detailed through the treble.
So we've got bass that is good but won't quite compete with the best solid-state out there and we've got treble that resists the euphonic sweetness of many tubes. So why have so many 300B fans signed on? Well, it's because where the CA-330 performs the worst; it still performs very well. And where it performs at its best, the CA-330 stands alone and performs magic—through the midrange.
Here come those words again: elemental purity. At its best the 300B and the Canary CA-330 combine for a midrange that may best be identified as akin to cool mountain spring water. Cool? Yes, the CA-330 produces absolutely no artificial warmth at all. Cold and sterile then? No, I didn't say that. I said cool. Not cool as in chilly but cool as in salubrious and refreshing. Like a glass of cool mountain spring water the CA-330s leave no aftertaste; they leave nothing to linger on the palate. The CA-330s are incredibly clean sounding amplifiers.
As transparent as water, the CA-330s hide nothing; they taint nothing with their own personality. Don't look for the CA-330s to tune your system in one direction or the other. Don't look to them to color the music in any way, shape or form. But you can count on them to let all your tonal colors come shining through unimpeded and unadorned. If the rest of your system is up to it, they'll remove the last remaining veils from the music and get you as close to the performance as the recording will allow. As compared to most other amplifiers the CA-330s sound as if there's absolutely nothing between the listener and the music. In my experience this is as good as it gets.
Syrup? No, way. We're talking limpid liquidity. Particularly where it comes to dynamics, there's nothing thick of syrupy about the CA-330s. Free flowing water changes direction on a dime and so do these amps. Water flows and can be redirected without impeding that flow and that's exactly how, dynamically speaking, a good 300B amplifier sounds. Of course, a 26-watt amplifier will be mated with synergistic speakers of relatively high sensitivity and these types of speakers also, generally speaking, rank high on the agility scale. The CA-330s and this type of speaker often combine for the agility of an Olympic gymnast. They can also be surprisingly dynamic. Macro-dynamics? You bet. Water may be all these things but it can also be immensely powerful and into the right kind of speakers, the CA-330s sound more powerful than most big solid-state amplifiers that can't get it out of first gear into such high efficiency speakers. The most micro of micro-dynamics is what these amplifiers live for. It's here where the music absolutely comes to life. It lives and breathes; it ebbs and flows. It pulsates with vitality. Now, flat frequency response is admirable and great bass is fun. But this type of dynamic expression is what's missing in a lot of systems; in some ways it's the last frontier. It's also responsible for an added dose of pure excitement and musical involvement. Who among us hasn't experienced at least one system that imaged like crazy, sounded smooth and musical and even had deep and powerful bass, but didn't get your toes tapping or your heart racing? As great as it sounded, it quickly became boring and uninvolving. Despite all that the system was doing right, something very important was missing. You'd just discovered the importance of dynamics. You'd have to be comatose to remain still while seated before a properly matched system designed around the Canary CA-330 amplifiers.
Single driver loudspeakers such as the AER equipped Lamhorn 1.8 are a great match for the CA-330 as are my 96 dB efficient Horning Perikles which utilize a Lowther DX-2 as a midrange in conjunction with a more conventional (though proprietary) cone tweeter and dual 10-inch Beyma woofers. Both speakers let the CA-330s work their magic and into such sensitive speakers the CA-330s sound as if they have limitless power reserves. But a lot of my time with the amplifiers has seen them tethered to the Tidal Pianos. At 88 dBs sensitive and with only 26-watts on tap from the Canarys, obviously ultimate scale and dynamics will have to be forsaken—forget about the very most macro of macro dynamics as ultimate loudness is sacrificed. But I'll bet that the majority of readers would be shocked at how little of a compromise I'm making here. Not only am I able to achieve pleasing listening levels, but also there's no sign of strain coming from the speakers or amplifiers and it's a very comfortable and relaxing listen. But in terms of micro-dynamics, the Tidals really allow the CA-330s to strut their stuff.
To hear how such a combination excels at neutrality and transparency, try something like Al Stewarts Year Of the Cat CD (Arista). Hardly an audiophile recording, the bass is a little muddled and it's happily awaiting the CA-330s to strip a way a few more veils from the midrange for a less impeded view. The CA-330 is happy to oblige. The CD is reproduced with as much crystal clarity as I've yet been able to achieve. The soundstage is tall, wide and deep—and that's always something that helps me suspend disbelief. And Stewart's voice is reproduced extraordinarily well. It's just beautifully and naturally done. And into the 96 dB efficient and Lowther based Horning Perikles, the last sprinkle of life retrieved from the recording in the form of an added micro-dynamic spark is the icing on the cake. For sure, I've never experienced such a modernizing of this mediocre and dated recording. I don't think the Canary/Horning combo left anything more of the recording on the shelf.
A few of the bonus tracks from Stevie Ray Vaughn's In Step CD (Epic/Legacy) have become evaluation staples of mine. Riviera Paradise had always been my favorite cut on the disc but there have been added several live cuts to the CD that bring a whole new degree of enjoyment. "Let Me Love You Baby", "Texas Flood" and "Life Without You" are exceptionally well-recorded live tracks. The soundstage is wider and deeper than the studio cuts and there's a lot more rhythmic life to the music. Dynamics are snappier, and everything is more intimate, too. SRV's voice is in the room with me and the sense of acoustic space around him is palpable. But it's the way the CA-330 adds dynamic articulation to both SRV's voice and his guitar that elevates the overall performance to new heights. His voice has as much snap as Christopher Layton's drums and his guitar is absolutely as vivid as it is tonally saturated. The band's presence and locations on stage is as well depicted as is the sense of space surrounding them. In short, the realism imparted by the transparency and dynamic finesse of the CA-330s serve to remove veils and barriers between the music and listener that, perhaps, the listener didn't know were even there. Spatial qualities in the recording are stripped bare revealing dimensionality never associated with the CD. Everything just becomes so much more vivid. And by that I don't mean vivid in the visual sense, I'm talking about a vitality and energy to the music that is more palpable than ever before. There's a sense of verve and agility that comes with it as never before. Everything just springs to life.
In comparative terms, the CA-330s are some of the most linear and most honest amplifiers I've ever used. As compared to the best solid-state I've ever used—the powerful 1000-watt and $16,000 Bryston 28B SST amplifiers—there are some meaningful and interesting differences. First, the Brystons are smoother through the upper-midrange. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is something reasonable people can disagree upon. I know people who never want to be offended by the music and the smoother, the better. Personally, I think that music and the sound of real instruments isn't always polite. Sometimes it can get rude. Sometimes it can get edgy. Such textural diversity brings contrast and emotion to the music and it sounds more real to these ears. If you agree, you'd like the Canarys, if not, you'd prefer the Bryston amps, which in some ways sound more stereotypically tube-like; they're warmer and more tonally saturated. Where the Canary amps are the undisputed winners are in the areas of ultimate transparency, intimacy and where it comes to the retrieval of fine musical detail. They Canary amps move beautifully ahead of the Brystons when it comes to midrange illumination and articulation. As compared to the Carissa—an 845 based SET amplifier from Art Audio—it's all Canary. The 330s are more linear, more honest, and they are more graceful. I like the Carissa; it can be great fun and it's full of personality, particularly into the right speaker it can be endearing as hell. But I've never kidded myself that it's a neutral amplifier and it can't compete with the Canarys in terms of neutrality and linearity. The Carissa is also a very powerful sounding amplifier, considering its 16-watt output, but the CA-330s are easily their match. The Cyber 211 monos from Opera/Consonance are a better match-up with the Canarys. The Cyber 211s are super amps and for the money they're very high-value. But their output of 16-watts doesn't quite measure up to the Canary's almost doubled output of 26. Both amps are very neutral and both are very musical. But the 211 isn't a 300B and it doesn't have quite the crystal clarity and transparency. In the one area where you want the component to completely vanish from consciousness, with the 211, there's just a little more there there. The Canary amps just vanish into the music.
The beautiful Canary CA-330 amplifiers deserve a better lot in life. They deserve a much more prominent place in the hearts and minds of American audiophiles than they currently hold. In the year-and-a-half they've spent in my listening room they've operated without even the most minor of hitches or hiccups. Their musical prowess has acquitted itself time and time again as other very fine amplifiers have come and gone from my room and I can't envision a time when I'd want to be without them—unless I were to trade up to the even more powerful CA-339, that is. When I find myself fantasizing about taking the next step it is indeed moving up to one of Canary's larger amplifiers that captures my imagination. 26-watts is a surprisingly capable output in the right room and with the right speakers. But sometimes, as Scotty would say, I just long for a little more power and the larger Canary amps start looking really good to me. But that's not to denigrate the 26-watts of the CA-330. Prospective buyers will have seen to it that it's enough to drive their speakers and I'm sure many will be pleasantly surprised by just how powerful 26-watts can sound. It's just that in the here and now a little more power to make them copasetic with even more speakers is the only way I can fathom improving upon these amplifiers when it comes to total satisfaction. I think that after seventeen months of ownership and when all the products that have come and gone in ten years of formally evaluating gear are considered, I think that's a heck of a testimonial. John Potis
Canary CA-330 Amplifiers
Canary Audio


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11 days of not blogging? How did THAT happen? Well...it happened due to a lot of shifting, a ton of cleaning, a little bit of traveling, and a yucky cold. I continue to be grateful for your kind emails & comments. So grateful.
We've been moving things around, decluttering, and opening up new space. As many of you know, I've moved approximately 1,267,819 times. I know the drill. The fact that I've been in the same house for eight years is a record. I'm not moving house this time, merely moving things around within the house.
"Moving furniture" has been on my mind a lot. Yes, we've done the literal...moved a few things around. The actual moving has also been a metaphor for the emotional adjustments. Moving furniture uncovers dirt. No matter how much of a housekeeper you are (me? not so much), you'll find dust & grime in corners that you've neglected. After you move furniture, things feel unsettled. You bump into things until you get used to their new position. The light falls differently in a room...illuminating new space, and casting new shadows.
The kids got a chuckle out of the new "print" hanging in my bedroom. Austin said "Madre, out of all the great quotes out there, you went with be awesome today? " Yep. He hasn't seen the "be grateful" and "be brave" prints that will join this one. (side note: Staples Engineering Prints for under $4? That's awesome.) I love seeing this print every morning and reminding myself that it's a new day.
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Gather the family and join fellow alumni for an opening weekend, private screening of Disney's Frankenweenie!
From creative genius Tim Burton comes "Frankenweenie," a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life – with a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor's fellow students, teachers, and the entire town all learn that getting a new "leash on life" can be monstrous.


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Membury services
|Welcome Break
|Facilities | Rating | Reviews
|M4 between J14 and J15
|Welcome Break
M4 Services
Membury Motorway Services Area
|Telephone number:
|01488 674360
|Signposted from the road?
|As Starbucks/KFC/Waitrose
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|Services type:
|Two sites located between junctions, connected by a pedestrian footbridge.
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Well-landscaped if not slightly old-fashioned service area, now furnished with the usual brands.
Catering: Burger King, Chopstix Noodle Bar, KFC, Starbucks, Starbucks Drive Thru, Costa Express, Krispy Kreme, Yorkshire Tea
westbound only: Harry Ramsden's
eastbound only: Subway Shops: Fone Bitz, Waitrose, WHSmith Main Amenities: Ecotricity electric vehicle charging point, Showers, Welcome Break Gaming
westbound only: Changing Places, Regus Express Motel:
westbound only: Days Innbook Forecourt: Shell, Select, Deli2go, Costa Express, Yorkshire Tea, AdBlue Containers
Parking Prices
First two hours free for all vehicles, after which HGVs, caravans and coaches must pay £24, or £26 to include a £9 meal voucher.
Prices can be paid in the shop with instructions in each car park. They are strictly enforced by ParkingEye.
Membury is built on the site of the old RAF Membury airfield. There is a tribute to those who served there in World War II. Within the services is a mural painted by David Fisher, who was recruited by Forte to paint one for most of their services.
The filling station was, for a time, not owned by Welcome Break but was actually a BP corporate site, under the BP Connect brand, suggesting that Membury was one of the Highways Agency owned sites. The eastbound petrol station has an unusual layout whereby refuelling vehicles face what appears to be the wrong way. Not particularly remarkable, but slightly odd. However, on 1 May 2017, the filling stations were handed back over to Welcome Break by BP and were rebranded to Shell and now includes the standard Deli2go offering.
A Chopstix Noodle Bar opened on June 22nd 2017.
The distinctive building design with its high roof and open views was noted upon opening for being very noisy and exposed. The long corridors, running beneath the building to the second entrance, were initially a magnet for vandalism.
The services can be identified by the large transmitting signal situated next to it. The site is 40.75acres in size.
Ross originally wanted the services to be a replica of their first site at Leicester Forest East, however they couldn't afford to manage the traffic on the M4 whilst the bridge was being built. Even so, remnants of the idea can still be seen: both sides have a restaurant on a second floor which is accessed from a staircase, with the option of eating outdoors on a terrace. Moving the restaurant upstairs creates a rare bit of space in the rest of the services.
Forte wanted to build a tie rack, dry goods shop and shirt shop. Instead the services gained a garden centre, unique to the motorway network, and on the upper level a coffee shop which offered a blend of waitress and self-service catering. The room had a brown, grey and orange décor with a thick striped carpet. This was possibly called The Buttery, and used a numbering system to deliver hot food ordered from the counter. Fresh flowers and pictures served as decoration. Next door was a screened-off café, split over both levels, with ramps connecting the two.
The services have an extra building which used to be a Happy Eater, later a Little Chef and then a Red Hen. It closed with the demise of Red Hen, the westbound side is now a training centre, while the eastbound side was unchanged and appeared to contain a lot of the original furniture until 2012/2013 when a Starbucks Drive Thru/Regus Express meeting room took over the building.
Survey Results
Use with care. Outdated surveys have been included for interest only.
In 2015, May 2012 and August 2011, Visit England rated the westbound services as 4 stars and the eastbound side as 3 stars.
In 2007, the westbound services won a four-star loo award. The eastbound side won a three-star loo award.
In 2006, the services won a four star loo award.
Also in 2006, Holiday Which? rated the services at 3/5.
In 1991, a Which? survey rated the services as "average".
In 1977 Egon Ronay rated the services as "just acceptable". He found it clean and described it as an "architectural masterpiece", and it served "reasonable" convenience-based food.
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|Services on the M4
|Leigh Delamere (29 miles)
|none nearby
|Welcome Break services
none nearby on M4
Michaelwood (M5 north, 56 miles)
Gordano (M5 south, 56 miles)
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Three University of Redlands women's water polo players received postseason honors from the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC), it was announced this week.
Senior goalkeeper Julie Lupfer was a NCAA Division 3 first-team All-America pick and senior utility player Jaci Cochrane was a second-teamer. Junior center-defender Deandra Van Houten was an honorable-mention choice.
It was the initial first-team honor for Lupfer, who had 323 saves and break the school's single-season record by one. She also solidified her spot at the top of the career list with more than 1,000 saves in four seasons.
Lupfer finished the season with 73 steals and completed her career with 219.
Cochrane, an honorable-mention selection in 2013, finished the season with 56 goals and 42 assists. She was second on the team with 38 ejections.
Earlier this season, Lupfer and Cochrane collected All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) honors.
Van Houten finished her third season with the Bulldogs with 45 goals and had 32 ejections drawn and 24 steals.


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