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text: Polk Audio DXi 500 5" 2-way car speakers Zoom Front Back Photos Videos Does it fit my car? Item #: 107DXI500 Review Summary 10 people say DISCONTINUED This item is no longer available to purchase. Contact us for other options Call Email Original price $44.99 Shop all 5" Speakers Shop all 5" Speakers x By buying this product you'll earn up to 45 Rewards points. When you sign up for a Crutchfield account, you'll be enrolled in Crutchfield Rewards. You'll earn one point for every dollar you spend on gear from us. You can turn your points into Rewards Cards that you can use toward future purchases. You can sign up for an account now, or after you complete your purchase (you'll get credit for the points either way). Sign up for a Crutchfield account Overview Details Customer Reviews Articles & Videos Accessories Our take on the Polk Audio DXi 500 by Jo Greene Go ahead, circle the parking lot till your favorite song is over. Polk Audio's DXi Series speakers will make you want to hit "repeat" so you can hear it all over again. Polk uses a high-tech approach and ideal materials to give your tunes an exciting new edge. Precision woofers showcase your music The DXi 500 5" speakers feature 4" polymer/mica composite cones that are lightweight and stiff, so they can create a big sound with minimal distortion. Polk analyzes their drivers in motion to ensure that cone movement is even and precise. Polk also uses laser imaging to craft woofer cones that are perfectly balanced to resist distortion-causing resonances. Silk/polymer dome tweeters broadcast sweet sound Rest assured, you'll hear every detail of your most enthralling musical moments. Each 3/4" silk/polymer dome tweeter brings out the high-frequency highlights in your music, and a proprietary magnetic liquid cools each tweeter so you'll get clear sound and excellent long-term performance. From an intensely quiet acoustic pluck to the most exhilarating electric solo, it'll be a very entertaining ride. See more info on this item Highlights:5" 2-way car speakers (pair)4" polymer/mica composite woofer with butyl rubber surround3/4" liquid-cooled silk/polymer composite dome tweeterNeodymium tweeter magnetbuilt-in 2-way crossover networkpower range: 4-45 watts RMS (135 watts peak power)frequency response: 85-22,000 Hzsensitivity: 91 dBtop-mount depth: 1-7/8"warranty: 1 yearOur 60-day money-back guarantee Hands-on research from the Crutchfield Labs (what are the Labs?) Features and specs chart | What's in the box? | In-depth notes Features and Specs General Design 2-way Tweeter Design 0.75" Dome Tweeter Composition Silk Woofer Composition Polymer/Mica composite Woofer Surround Butyl rubber Parts Warranty 1 Year Labor Warranty 1 Year Specifications Sensitivity 91 dB at 1 watt Frequency Response 85 - 22k Hz RMS Power Range (Watts) 4-45 Peak Power Handling (Watts) 135 Impedance (Ohms) 4 Top-mount Depth (Inches) 1 7/8 Bottom-mount Depth (Inches) 2 Cutout Diameter or Length (inches) 4 Product Research What's in the box? Download owner's manual Two 5" Two-way speakers Eight 1" Self-tapping screws 8 Speed clips Owner's Manual (English/ Spanish/ French/ German/ Italian/ Portuguese) Online registration information Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team — they open the box, verify contents, check the owner's manual, and record dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies to help people make informed choices. Features High Efficiency Design: The Polk Audio DXi Series speakers feature a high efficiency design so less amplifier power is needed for more audio output, meaning better sound and more volume using less power. Dynamic Balance Driver Technology: Dynamic Balance is a proprietary Polk Audio technology using laser imaging to determine what combination of speaker materials create the least amount of resonance. Eliminating resonance in speakers results in a wide, smooth response and low distortion. Klippel Optimized Components: For a driver to reproduce complex sounds accurately, the cone must move in exactly the same distance and manner in both directions of travel. The Klippel distortion analyzer, a device that uses a laser and sophisticated software to do large-scale analysis of drivers in motion, lets Polk optimize the speaker's motor structure, voice coil alignment, and suspension to yield the best possible performance. Composite Cones: Each Polk DXi500 speaker features a Dynamic Balance, polymer/mica composite cone woofer. These composite cones feature tremendous stiffness-to mass ratio. Lower mass means faster transients and finer detail. Butyl Rubber Surrounds: For a smoother response and improved durability, the speaker uses butyl rubber surrounds. Silk Dome Tweeters: Each Polk DXi500 speaker features a 3/4" silk dome tweeter for clearer, more accurate highs. Each tweeter employs a light-weight neodymium magnet for higher efficiency. 2-way Crossover Network: The built-in 2-way crossover network sends the appropriate frequencies to each driver for cleaner sound and better imaging. 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Filter by rating: 5 Star: (0) 4 Star: (0) 3 Star: (0) 2 Star: (0) 1 Star: (0) 4 out of 5 Nice little speakers Written By Brian, Christiansburg, VA on Friday, December 20, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great sounding little speaker. Installed them in the rear doors of 2004 Frontier Crew Cab. Sound great. Pros: Easy to install, sound good. Cons: none Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk DXi 500 Written By Gregg, Sarasota, FL on Sunday, June 02, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great sound for a "small" speaker even hooked up to an amp. Crank it up and enjoy nice crisp sound! Pros: Small size with great sound Cons: Haven't found any Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Great ! Written By Jonathan, Baltimore, MD on Friday, March 22, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great sounding speakers at this price! Was this review helpful? 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You just have to snip the corners of the mounting holes and use some washers and the drop right in. The sound is 100% better than the junk oems or some other speakers that are supposedly designed for this bike. You obviously are not going to vibrate windows with a 5" speaker or on a bike either...BUT these are very crisp sounding with excellent sound quality and they are effecient as well. A plus is they are marine rated as well...which is more than you can say for the cheap paper oem ones. This model is (IMHO) the new version of the DB501 which appears to be identical. WELL wworth the $. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk DXI 500 Written By Anonymous, Hurst tx on Thursday, June 07, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Awesome speakers for such a small size Pros: Quality in a nut shell Cons: None Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Ausm Written By Chris, Portland, OR on Monday, May 21, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Polk Audio has a great product and they understand the concept of sound. These were a perfect fit in my 1994 Toyota SR5 Extracab. I took out the old speakers in the extracab and simply put these in. They fit great, and the sounds is exactly what I have come to expect from Polk Audio. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Not quite a perfect fit, but... Written By WW, Pepperell, MA on Sunday, March 18, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I blew out the front door speakers of my ancient Corolla Wagon(1995). Crutchfield to the rescue! According to the website and my advisor the 5" Polks would be a slam dunk to install. Not exactly, but close. Instructions were spot on, but upon removal of the old speakers it was clear the screw holes were tantalizingly close but could not be used. That is until I called Daniel at Crutchfield. We went through a few scenarios, but no way I could drill new holes without hitting the old ones. So Daniel hit up his colleague Darren(?) who suggested I pull the speakers out a bit and get the screws to engage at an angle. Then I went around the speaker and turned each screw a few turns at a time until they were flush with the door panel. So they are in the care and sound great. Of course a 5" inch speaker isn't gonna shake the car, but very smooth and balanced sound. I bought a pair for the rear as well, but as my factory speakers were still okay, will hold on to them until I need them. TBH, the Polk fronts with the factory rears sound pretty darn good. I mostly play my iPhone through the cassette player, talk about old school. Pros: They fit and sound pretty darn good. Crutchfield tech support really saved the day. The adapter for the wiring was perfect too! Cons: Not without a little extra work, but no drilling. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk Audio DXi 500 Written By Alex O., Arlington, TX on Saturday, February 04, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Speakers sound great and they were a very easy instal in my Nissan Frontier. Adapters worked perfect. I would recommend these speakers and especially Crutchfield to anyone!! 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No Add accessories for the Polk Audio DXi 500 Add Accessories Add a Warranty Reduce ambient road noise and your vehicle's "rattles," for better sound inside your car. See all categories & accessories Reduce ambient road noise and your vehicle's "rattles," for better sound inside your car. Sound Deadening You'll need speaker wire to connect your speakers to your amp. Speaker Wire Keep your speakers clean and dry. They compress to fit behind your speakers. Foam Speaker Baffles These speaker connectors are handy if you're running new speaker wire or if your speakers have oversized terminals. 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Federal, state and local law enforcement officers descended on the Community Drug Pharmacy and the Medi Center Pharmacy in Manchester Monday, serving search warrants for potential drug-related wrongdoing.
The Clay County School Board Monday night agreed to form a sub-committee to study possible major changes in the schools including elimination of the middle school and building a new vocational school.
Fire destroyed the Ham Hollow home of Kenneth B. and Elizabeth Reid Tuesday.
A called meeting of the Cumberland Valley District Health Department last Thursday (September 6) evening was held in closed session for about an hour and a half while Kathy Fields and her attorney went in and out of the room.
Supporters of Fields told the Enterprise that negotiations were underway in an attempt to keep employment with the district until her retirement at the end of this year.
Fields was recently fired by the board for alleged mismanagement. A state audit found, "…internal controls, management and board oversight are lacking." It also said that Fields was "unprofessional and uncooperative" with the auditors.
Also, the Enterprise has heard from a person knowledgeable of the work of Nursing Director Lisa Abner.
Abner was cited in the audit for working at Berea College while being paid full time at the district.
According to the source, Abner was working at the district only 100 hours a month, which permitted her to also work at the college.
In a separate matter, U. S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove has dismissed a suit against the district and Fields that had been filed by a former employee, Melissa Barrett.
A former director of nursing for the district's Home Health Agency, Barrett was fired by Fields in September 2009 for allegedly telling Home Health employees that the agency was to be sold, and that she "pressured…employees to 'vote' to leave" the district.
Barrett appealed her dismissal to a hearing officer, but lost the appeal.
She then filed the civil suit in federal court saying that her First Amendment right of free speech was violated.
In his order, Van Tatenhove said that Barrett had to do three things to prove her case.
"In order to succeed on her retaliatory discharge claim based on violations of the First Amendment, Barrett must satisfy three elements," the judge said. "First, she must prove that her speech was protected under the Constitution. Second, she must demonstrate that she suffered an adverse employment action. Third, she is required to prove causation: the adverse action must have been motivated, at least partially, by the exercise of protected speech."
Citing case law, Van Tatenhove said that an employee in such a matter, "must have spoken as a private citizen rather than as an employee;" that "the speech at issue must address a matter of public concern:" and, "the interest of the employee in speaking must outweigh 'the interest of the State, as an employer, in promoting the efficiency of the public services it performs through its employees.'"
The judge found, "When examining the focus of the relevant speech at issue here, it is plain that only an internal non-public issue was implicated. Barrett conducted the meeting with fellow employees to discuss the impact a potential sale would have on those employees' jobs; an entirely internal and private concern."
He referred to a U. S. Supreme Court ruling, when he said, "Employee benefits and the viability of a specific individual's continued employment are the exact type of personal interests and internal matters the Supreme Court rejected as entitling speech to constitutional protection."
Van Tatenhove concluded by saying, "…the subject of Barrett's speech was a matter of private internal interest only. There was no political or larger social interest in whether employees within Home Health lost retirement benefits or if their working conditions changed. As a result, the defendants wee free to terminate Barrett relying on those statements as they saw fit without incurring liability…"
The district's and Field's motion for summary judgment was granted. Barrett's claim was dismissed, and her motion for partial summary judgment was denied.
The judge said Barrett could pursue in state courts a claim of outrage.
The trial of Terry R. Grubb, accused of the November 27, 2010 murder of Douglas Roberts outside of Grubb's Beech Creek Road home.
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Getting close to New Mexico power lines, yea, it comes from the Nuc Plant west of Phoenix.
Migh be man made??
Getting close to New Mexico power lines, yea, it comes from the Nuc Plant west of Phoenix.
Migh be man made??
Wow better hope for some rain ASAP.
hope your safe. Thats just mother nature doing her thing, cleaning stuff up.
Bigbob, Are there wildfires in Australia?
None in WI, but when i lived in yellowstone the lodge pole pines needed fire to germinate to seeds in the pinecones
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As destroyer said there are terrible wildfires[ we call them bushfires] from time to time over here, often with massive property and human losses.An out of control fire is no good where ever it is, so thats one other thing we share.
update, like it doesn't make the national news. 440,000+ acres burned, and only 6% contained. They said that the burn area is the size of the state of Rhode Island. They have gone into the burn areas and said there is still plent of forest left, it's not a total disaster. There is/was a beautiful camp ground at Big Lake, and a new section opened up 1-2 years ago. It see's plenty of summer visitors, The lake gets stocked with trout and has some nice hold overs. I went there 4 years ago. Sure was nice coming out of the mountain into the meadow area, every time we saw deer and elk.
a link and some photo's of the lake, and camp grounds http://www.biglakeaz.com/Big%20Lake%...20Gallery.html
Looks like a great spot for fishing. In spite of all the burned out area, at least nature has a way of regenerating if man doesnt interfere too much.
One of my buddies works for this company, 10 tanker, who lay down retardant and stop the spread of fires. It is amazing the amount of resistance they are getting from state and federal government. The mentality is let it burn, it's cheaper and will grow back.
The cost is high, but less than most houses, not to mention out buildings on the property, vehicles, roads, animals and the forest saved. People during one big fire in California were wanting to pay out of their own pockets to save their (multi)million dollar homes and they couldn't because their houses were located on federal property.
It's a shame that such a service is offered but never called out early, if at all, but only when enough damage has occurred.
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We spent last summer (weekends) up in Overgaard. That was part of the area that had the 600,000+ acre fire several years ago. The stories I was told, it's a wonder none of the federal workes were shot. They didn't give a shiat if your house burned and they could have saved it. I just bought a 1/4 acre up there, only a few trees, and close to a golf course, so if it burns again I won't have to worry. There are hundreds of home sitting in the thick forrest's around the small town. It's growing back, with plenty of young oak trees coming up. Befor they would have been choked out by all of the pines. And last year the forrest service planted hundreds of new saplings. It should look good in 15 years, just in time for retirement, and walking through the woods.


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Plans are evolving at a breakneck pace for a group of theater aficionados seeking to create a 300-seat theater in a 9,000-square-foot facility adjacent to the Scotts Valley Library.
The Scotts Valley City Council unanimously voted during its Wednesday, Feb. 20, meeting to enter into a 180-day memorandum of understanding with the Scotts Valley Community Theater Guild — formerly known as The Stagehand Group — to allow the organization to create a business plan for its proposed nonprofit.
The guild hopes the nonprofit will operate a theater in the building on Kings Village Road.
According to Lee Besse, one of the guild's leaders, in the two months since the group first approached the city on Dec. 5, the organization has elected a nine-member board of directors and is in the process of creating rules and bylaws before applying for 501(c)3 nonprofit status.
"This thing is starting to come into focus," he said.
Once the nonprofit status is confirmed, Besse said, the organization would begin exploring routes to raise the estimated $3.5 million believed necessary to renovate the facility and turn it into a proper theater.
"It's a real tall order," he said. "The next six months will be us trying to validate this business case."
Following the nonprofit approval, Besse said that the organization would then send emissaries to large companies in the area to seek support and funding.
The second part of the fundraising effort, he said, will likely focus on smaller businesses and individuals to pay for the theater's operations costs once the facility is up and running — costs that will include as many as four full-time staffers.
"It's a big laundry list of items," Besse said. "We are exploring a number of different avenues to see how that might happen."
The guild will present the council with proven sources of contributed funds before settling on a lease agreement.
Once the theater opens, Beese said, the plan is for it to be more or less self-sustaining by serving as a performance venue for lectures, as well as musical and comedy acts. However, funding must come from private parties, sponsorships and operations because city leaders have said there is no money in the city coffers to contribute to a project.
"We could have all kinds of different activities in there," Besse said. "There's a huge number of ways in which talent can come use this theater."
The guild's rapid progress — as well as the dedication of its members — was applauded by members of the council.
"One thing a group like this brings is a passion," said Mayor Randy Johnson, adding that having a theater in the planned Town Center would be "bigger than Scotts Valley."
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A hip injury will keep Australian Tim Roe from competing for the BMC Racing Team next month at the Santos Tour Down Under. Replacing him will be Mathias Frank, the bronze medalist at this year's Swiss national time trial championships.
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Roe said the pain he is feeling in his hip is an ongoing issue that flared up near the end of his first professional season. "It's probably due to my increased workload and how hard the racing was," Roe said. "For sure, this is disappointing. I would have loved to have raced my home race, but I know how hard it is to get ready for the season and this will help make my body right." BMC Racing Team Chief Medical Officer Dr. Max Testa said while Roe is still training and adjusting his position on the bike, holding him out of the six-stage race that starts Jan. 17 is a precaution to prevent long-term damage. "We will re-evaluate Tim this week, but we do expect him to be able to participate in training camp next month," Testa said.


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Andrew proposed during a surprise trip to Las Vegas to celebrate Valentine's Day and Samantha's birthday. He took her on a helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon and asked for her hand when they landed for a champagne brunch.
The ceremony is planned for May 19, 2014, at Club Los Meganos in Brentwood.
The bride-to-be, daughter of Kurt and Melanie Phelps of Tracy, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in human biology this spring from University of California, Merced. Samantha graduated from Tracy High in 2009.
Her grandparents are Rick and Roberta Pinto of Tracy, Jerry and Suda Smith of Clear Lake and the late Gary Phelps. Her siblings, Lindsey and Justin Phelps, both live in Tracy.
The groom-to-be is the son of Michele Glover Hill, and her husband, Mark Hill, of Tracy and the late Andrew Scott Glover. Andrew, also a 2009 graduate of Tracy High, earned associate degrees in social and behavioral sciences and criminal justice from San Joaquin Delta College in 2011 and received his peace officer standard and training at Alameda County Sheriff's Academy. He works as a Stanislaus County deputy sheriff.
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Giro d'Italia race leader Taylor Phinney slept in, rested some more and got in a quick spin on his BMC during the race's first rest day Tuesday in Verona, Italy.
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Phinney was still sleeping when the other eight riders on the BMC Racing Team did a two-hour, morning training session on their BMC teammachine TM01s in preparation for Wednesday's team time trial. "I woke up really late this morning, 11:30, which is definitely a good sign that I rested a fair amount," Phinney said one day after being caught up in a crash at the finish of Stage 3. Phinney said he felt fortunate the mishap that left him with a gash in his right ankle – which required three stitches – occurred so close to the finish. "With the way my foot was feeling, I don't think I would have been able to get up and continue if I had to ride for another 30 or 40 kilometers," he said.
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BMC Racing Team Doctor Dario Spinelli examined Phinney's ankle before Tuesday's late afternoon training ride. "The area where his ankle was stitched up looks like it is healing normally and the swelling is going down," Spinelli said. Phinney said he took a cautious approach in his first time back on the bike. "I rode for about 15 minutes and definitely started to warm up," he said. "It's not the most comfortable sensation riding with a super swollen ankle, but I made some modifications to my shoes. We'll see what tomorrow brings."
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Page 1 ADJC TODAY The mission of the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections is to enhance public protection by changing the delinquent thinking and behaviors of juvenile offenders committed to the Department. JANET NAPOLITANO, GOVERNOR DAVID A. GASPAR, DIRECTOR January 2003 MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR The News Inside . . . New ADJC Translator Brings Resources To Accomplish ADJC Goals ................... Page 2 ADJC Staff & Volunteers Brighten Holidays For Incarcerated Youth ......... Page 3 ADJC Youth Success ........ Page 4 Perseverance: Keeping Focused On The Task At Hand As you know, in November the Legislature met in Special Session. The result was a $220 million reduction in state spending for the current fiscal year. The cuts were comprised of reductions in state agency general expenses and elimination of more than 1,700 jobs, most of them vacant positions. Governor Hull's budget recommended a 5% or $3.2 million cut for the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC). After public tes-timony by Director Gaspar before the Senate Appropriations Commit-tee, the Legislature exempted ADJC from this round of budget cuts based on public safety considerations. While we were spared the $3.2 million cut, there was a $190,000 reduction in overall expenses. Looking at the year ahead, even deeper spending reductions are ex-pected. The new Governor and Legislature face the task of closing another gap of about $250 million for the current fiscal year, plus a projected $1 billion deficit in FY2003-04 when the Legislature recon-venes January 13th. While no one knows the exact impact of those additional reductions, they are likely to affect every aspect of state spending. We will continue to work with the new Governor and the Legislature as they, and we, are called to make the tough decisions that lie ahead. In the meantime, let us all maintain our focus on the mission and values that we have consistently labored toward: to enhance public protection by changing the delinquent thinking and behaviors of juvenile offenders committed to the Department. In the end, that is how we will ultimately be judged, and rightly so. É Page 2 Director David A. Gaspar announced in December that he is establishing a new initiative seeking to reduce the disproportionate treatment that minority youth often encounter within the juvenile justice system. Because language barriers are often a contributing factor to that treatment, the Director decided to hire Taty Vilaplana as a full-time Span-ish- language translator for the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC). Ms. Vilaplana knows what it's like to come to an English-speaking nation after spending her life in a country where everyone speaks Spanish, and ADJC's commitment to chang-ing delinquent thinking is one reason why she says she enjoys her new job. "I wanted to work for an agency that is committed to serving groups of people who are under-served, and that is why I am glad to join this Department," said Ms. Vilaplana, who joined ADJC on October 1 after working for the Arizona Prevention Resource Center for more than three years. Ms. Vilaplana brings many years of experience to the task of converting complex thoughts and terms from one language into another. She grew up in Costa Rica and had access to an academic environment where speaking another language and experiencing another culture were extremely important. She started translating early in her career. During her years at the University of Costa Rica as an English major, she also worked at the Section English for Other Majors from the School of Modern Languages. She was honored with a prestigious Fulbright scholarship granted by the U.S. govern-ment to pursue graduate studies and graduated with an M.A. in English Literature, with minors in Education/Translation, from Indiana University-Bloomington. She also per-formed graduate studies in translation at the prestigious Monterey Institute for Interna-tional Studies in Monterey, California. "Often it takes hours, maybe even days, of looking in reference books and searching the Internet for the proper word or phrase," said Ms. Vilaplana. "Sometimes, when you're translating technical terminology, it really takes a lot of research to develop a correct translation." Ms. Vilaplana is working with the Department's Minority Over-representation Commit-tee (MOR) to develop a list of literally hundreds of ADJC documents written in English that need to be converted into appropriate Spanish documents to better serve the youth in our care and their families. While she continues to study ADJC and its culture, she has helped Esteban "E.V" Veloz, the Department's Diversity Administrator, to develop translations of Spanish-language newspapers articles discussing efforts to reduce the numbers of Hispanic youth who enter the juvenile justice system. "Ms. Vilaplana's work will be a crucial part of the Department's new initiative to address minority over representation," said Mr. Veloz. New ADJC Translator Brings Resources To Accomplish ADJC Goals Ms. Vilaplana also plans to attend a series of Superintendent Review Boards in an effort to sharpen her interpreting skills, and to understand the technical terminology of ADJC sufficiently to provide interpretation to Spanish-speaking parents. É Thus far, she has also developed Spanish versions of an exit interview administered to ADJC youth in conjunction with the Performance-based Standards (PbS) Project, letters to parents announcing visitation schedules and guidelines for Thanksgiving and Christ-mas for Black Canyon School, and a Christmas letter to parents and a list of gifts that are allowed to be given to juveniles at the Adobe Mountain secure facility. Ms. Vilaplana is working to develop a list of literally hundreds of ADJC documents that need to be converted into Spanish. Page 3 It was a busy holiday season for the staff and volunteers of the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC). ADJC staff, as they do every year, worked with volunteers to coordinate a wide range of events that brought friends, small gifts, and holiday treats to youth who were incarcerated during the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Several events were targeted for youth who do not receive regular visitations, while other events focused on the annual collections of small items that were placed in gift bags and distributed to all youth. The following is a summary of some of the holiday events that were organized at each facility: Adobe Mountain School (AMS): Chaplain Todd Peat and the rest of the AMS religious staff organized festivities with holiday trees in the housing units and other Adobe Mountain buildings. The annual Christmas Inside Out event was a big hit. Volunteers came to each housing unit and helped prepare small arts and craft gifts that were wrapped and delivered to families of the incarcerated youth. Starting on December 22, staff distributed gift bags containing items donated by a number of outside groups - and staff - using a list of items that were approved by security. These included socks, writing paper, certain books and some treats. Black Canyon School (BCS): The girls incarcerated at Black Canyon experienced sev-eral holiday events including an opportunity to decorate holiday trees and their hous-ing units, and parties that were scheduled in the classrooms and at the housing units. There was a contest in which prizes were awarded for holiday decorations. Gifts for the youth were distributed on December 24, and a special holiday meal was served on Christmas Day. Catalina Mountain School (CMS): Youth at the Tucson-area facility also received gift bags collected by community churches and faith-based organizations, along with a musical group, the Gatekeepers, who augmented their usual work at Catalina Mountain by organizing a Christmas Caroling event and by donating bags of fudge for each youth. Some youth also volunteered to develop a theatrical presentation reenacting the Manger Scene at the Catalina Mountain chapel. In addition, Bill Rowe at Catalina Mountain organized the 5th annual visit by the employ-ees of Honeywell, who come to Catalina each year during the holidays to provide holiday activities for youth who do not receive visitors. Encanto: Triumph youth participated in the Christmas Inside Out program in which volunteers helped the youth complete an arts project that was gift-wrapped and deliv-ered to their families. They also put up a holiday tree, decorated their units, and enjoyed a holiday party, a special meal and other events, including skits and gifts, organized by staff and volunteers. Eagle Point/Sunrise Mountain: Youth at these facilities prepared gift items that were donated to Phoenix Children's Hospital. They also received gifts in the form of holiday bags that were organized by the chaplain and delivered by a staff member dressed as "Santa,"and their holiday meals were augmented by treats that were prepared by youth with the help of staff. É ADJC Staff And Volunteers Organize Events To Brighten Holidays For Incarcerated Youth Each ADJC institution organized a full schedule of holiday events for youth. Page 4 ADJC Today is the employee newsletter of the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections. Unless noted otherwise, articles are written by Communications Division staff. For comments or input, please contact the Communications Office at (602) 542-4497. This document is avail-able in an alternative format upon request. Benjamin David has won a $25,000 scholarship. The 21-year-old Apache Junction resi-dent was awarded the scholarship by a group that includes a national organization, Phi Theta Kappa, an international honors society for two-year colleges, along with the publication USA Today and the American Association of Community Colleges. The scholarship was awarded in honor of David's straight 'A' performance in earning 93 credits and four separate Associate Degrees from Central Arizona College in business, science, arts, and general studies as well as his involvement in student government. He plans to apply to Stanford, Penn, Yale, Cornell and Northwestern universities, as well as Arizona State University (ASU). Since the scholarship can only be used for schools within Arizona, he can only accept the funds if he attends ASU. His hope is that his academic performance and his ability to overcome a trouble-filled adolescence, will help him win a scholarship from a prestigious university. "He's really got his heart set on an Ivy League school," said Tom Carr, a Vocational- Rehabilitation specialist working out of Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections' (ADJC) Mesa Community Resource Center. "I would have to say that this young man is probably our No. 1 student. We're all very proud of Ben for what he's accomplished." All of this is a long way from his days as a troubled youth who collected 25 separate referrals prior to being sent to ADJC in May 1998. While the youth continued to struggle for a while under the Department's supervision, he eventually earned his release from ADJC supervision. And then, with the help of the Voc-Rehab program, a partnership between ADJC and the Arizona Department of Economic Security, Mr. David has attended Central Arizona College where he has excelled both as a student and as an active participant in campus life. His first goal was to complete his General Equivalency Diploma (GED). His scores were high enough to qualify him for financial aid from Grand Canyon. He then became totally immersed in campus life, which included terms as Treasurer and Student Body Repre-sentative on the college student council, work as a tutor, and several other paying positions that helped him pay for room, board and tuition. He even earned special awards for his skills as a tutor in 11 separate subjects. For Mr. Benjamin, all his awards, academic success, and student honors are nothing more than a good start. "I'm happy with what I've accomplished so far, but my goal is to earn a degree in economics from a highly regarded university, and then I want to attend one of the top law schools," he said. "I want to be the best." ADJC Youth Earns Straight 'A's And A $25,000 Scholarship Some would say he already is. É With the help of a partnership between ADJC and the Department of Economic Security, Mr. David has ex-celled as a student.
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BOONE — Appalachian State Chancellor Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock announced Wednesday that the athletics programs will join the Sun Belt Conference, effective July 1, 2014.
With the move to the Sun Belt, ASU's successful football program will transition to college football's highest level, the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
"I am proud that Appalachian has this opportunity to compete in the Sun Belt Conference," Peacock said. "Our student-athletes have earned the opportunity to participate at this level of collegiate athletics."
Formed in 1976, the Sun Belt Conference is one of 11 conferences that sponsors Division I FBS football. Since 2007, the Sun Belt ranks fifth out of the 11 FBS conferences in postseason bowl game winning percentage.
"This is a great day for the Sun Belt Conference as we are very proud to have Appalachian State join us," Sun Belt Conference commissioner Karl Benson said. "This is an institution with teams that compete at the highest level and an administration committed to providing a quality education to its students."
Appalachian State joined NCAA Division I in 1970 and has been a member of the Southern Conference since 1971. The Mountaineers have competed at the NCAA Division I FCS level since 1982 and won an unprecedented three-consecutive national championships from 2005-07.
ASU's has proven that it can compete against the best competition that college football offers with seven victories over FBS opponents since 1982, highlighted by its historic 34-32 triumph over fifth-ranked Michigan in 2007, which marked the first time that an FCS program ever toppled a nationally ranked FBS opponent.
Appalachian State's athletic success is not limited to the gridiron. Appalachian's men's basketball program has won three Southern Conference North Division championships and made two postseason appearances in the last six years. Women's basketball has won three of the last four Southern Conference regular-season titles and earned four-straight postseason berths. Baseball is coming off a 41-win season that included winning the SoCon championship and advancing to an NCAA Regional final. The Mountaineers' powerful men's and women's cross country and track and field programs have combined to win 98 SoCon team championships.
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Before you invest big bucks on the latest computer for your child, it is important to first understand the potential dangers that lurk there, and how to help keep your child safe from pornography, predators and other Internet dangers.
When kids rip the wrapping paper off the box and a new computer emerges, it's all smiles.
But before you set up that new computer and head for the Web, parents and guardians should already have a plan for managing online access. Although the Internet provides tremendous access to educational resources for children, it also harbors lurking dangers, including sexual offenders who use the Internet to mask their identities and cultivate relationships directly with children.
Just as you teach your child how to confront dangers in the real world, you need to prepare them for life in the online world. You wouldn't think of letting your child rollerblade for the first time without safety pads, and you wouldn't dream of letting him or her give out your home phone number to someone they didn't know on the street.
Yet many parents and guardians set up a home computer without considering online safety basics. Keep your gift-giving memories happy and your child safer. In the sections that follow, you'll find practical steps and tips from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).
The reality is that a computer opens up your home to the world. "Although the Internet offers many benefits to youth, it gives offenders access to children when they are supposedly 'safe' at home," said Nancy McBride, national safety director for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).
One in five children is sexually solicited online, according to Online Victimization: A Report on the Nation's Youth, issued by NCMEC, the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the University of New Hampshire's Crimes Against Children Research Center. Researchers talked to 1,501 children ages 10-17 and published their results in June 2000. They found that 70 percent of inappropriate solicitations of children occur while a child is using a home computer. Yet only 25 percent of children receiving a sexual solicitation told a parent or guardian.
Parents and guardians of girls should be especially concerned. Two-thirds of these solicitations are aimed at teen girls. Your daughter may not associate the seemingly friendly, flattering, and supportive older guys online with someone who means her harm. And she may not think it can happen to her.
Like many other parents or guardians you may think you can keep your children safer from online threats by telling them to avoid "strangers." But using the word "stranger" with a child does not carry the impact you might think, said McBride.
"Children don't think about a 'stranger' the way a parent does," said McBride. "A child thinks a 'stranger' is someone scary and ugly who they don't know." To a child who may have swapped photos with someone online and spent hours "getting to know" him or her — that person is no longer a "stranger."
"It is important for parents and guardians to be aware of the dangers children may face online," said Christine Loftus with the NetSmartz Workshop, a free online interactive workshop for youth about Internet safety. "These dangers include exposure to inappropriate material, sexual solicitation, harassment, and bullying."
Cyber-bullying can make your child feel miserable and involves children spreading online rumors or gossip about each other. Unlike online solicitation of children where the aggressor seeks to lure the child into inappropriate sexual behavior, cyber-bullying attacks a child directly and can be as emotionally destructive as face-to-face teasing and physical intimidation.
To jolt parents and guardians into action, NCMEC created the "Help Delete Online Predators" campaign in 2004 with the Ad Council, which sent public service ads to more than 28,000 media outlets. A second wave of ads were issued in 2005 targeting teen girls and urging them to hear the message about online predators, "Don't Believe the Type."
You may be tempted to return that newly-purchased computer or to pull the plug on the Internet completely, but experts say that banishing the Internet from your home is not the answer. "That's not going to work because your child has access to computers in so many places," said Nancy McBride, national safety director for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).
Public access can be key to nurturing a safer online environment in your home. NCMEC recommends that you put your family's computer in a public area, such as a family room or living room.
When the computer is in a high-traffic area, parents and guardians are more diligent about checking on its usage. Easy access allows a parent or guardian to monitor activities and how much time children spend online.
Internet filters and blocking software can be helpful tools for parents and guardians, according to McBride. "But just like in the real world, they are still no substitute for a parent's guidance and supervision."
And don't be afraid to ask questions. It's okay to ask who your child is talking to online. After all, you wouldn't allow your child to go to another person's house without knowing who the person is — the same rules apply online. "Your child should have no expectation of privacy on a computer," said McBride. "The computer is not their personal diary."
The point is not to be overbearing and nosey — it's to be as informed about your child's online life as you are about his/her "real" life. You should know who your child has on his/her buddy list. Find out their favorite online hangouts and websites. Set rules and guidelines for what they can and cannot do online.
According to a 2004 study by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) partner ADVO, one in five parents and guardians do not know any Internet codes, passwords, instant message handles or e-mail addresses that their children use online. Less than 5 percent of parents and guardians are familiar with the most commonly used Internet chat abbreviations, like "POS," which stands for "parent over shoulder."
Because parents and guardians may feel like their children are leaps and bounds ahead of them when it comes to technology, they often don't know how to help their children address online safety.
If you're one of those parents or guardians who does not feel confident in the technology arena, Nancy McBride, national safety director for NCMEC, recommends you take a class or read a book to learn the basics. She also suggests that you ask your children to show you what they know about the computer. Use the tutorial as a time to talk about setting some rules for Internet use.
It's also important not to assume that your child knows more than you do. Research by NCMEC for its national public service advertising campaign which talks to teen girls about the risks they can encounter online, found that children viewed themselves as super-surfers online, and were overconfident about their abilities to handle online threats.
"The reality is that your children need your guidance online, just like in the real world," said McBride. "Parents and guardians need to be as knowledgeable of today's online world as they are about the mechanics of crossing a street or driving a car."
Talk with your child before setting up and logging onto his or her new computer. Setting basic rules for Internet access can go a long way toward building a nurturing online environment in your home.
These rules can include when and how often your child may go online, how to keep his or her identity private, not responding to communication that makes them scared, uncomfortable, or confused, talking to a parent or guardian before meeting someone he or she first met online, and respecting the rights of others while online. NetSmartz.org, an interactive, educational safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), provides safety pledges tailored to a child's age that you can adapt for use with your family.
A fun way to learn safety rules is to visit NetSmartzKids.org. It's a safe Web site loaded with interactive activities, games and music, that teaches the dangers to watch out for online and how to avoid them.
For example, in "Who's Your Friend on the Internet," Nettie and Webster, two NetSmartz characters, introduce children to three mystery guests behind doors on a stage. Two of the voices sound like children. One sounds dangerous. Children are asked to pick which door hides the person who could be their "friend." When all the doors are revealed, children find out that all three voices are the same "WizzyWig" (WizzyWigs are characters representing possible dangers to children online). The activity teaches children that people online may not be who they say they are.
It's also important that you talk with your child about what to do if they find something online that makes them feel scared, uncomfortable, or confused. You don't want your child or teen to hesitate to come to you about something scary or upsetting because they are afraid that you will pull the plug on their Internet privileges.
Instead, says Christine Loftus from NetSmartz Workshop, show children how to turn off the power switch on the monitor if something such as pornography or an instant message upsets them. Shutting off the monitor enables the child to block the image but does not shut off the computer, and enables you to hit the ON button to look at the screen and find out why your child is upset.
"Emphasize that it's not their fault if they see something that makes them feel scared or uncomfortable." If your child does come to you with something disturbing, report it to the proper authorities, such as your Internet service provider or the CyberTipline.
NetSmartz has developed Internet safety pledges for children of all ages that explain online safety. These common-sense rules can help your child be safer online and ensure that he or she is a good Internet citizen, too!
Below, we feature the pledge for youth in middle and high school. You can download this pledge, as well as pledges for youth in grades K-2 and grades 3-6 at the NetSmartz Workshop. Have your children sign the pledge and then post it near the computer to remind them about online safety rules.
More information is available from 1-800-THE-LOST or NetSmartz.org.
When police officer John Karraker's 13-year-old daughter went online, he thought she was doing her homework and chatting with friends. When he came home to find a phone message from an adult man who was far too old for her, she denied knowing him.
Even though John checked the family computer with the monitoring software he had installed on it, he didn't find anything. Like many children and teens, she had become adept at hiding her electronic footprints. He later found out that his daughter had deleted her chat logs and website history when he questioned her about the call.
Although the parents had talked with their daughter about online safety when they initially installed the computer, they now realized that their warnings had fallen on deaf ears — and that their child was lying to them to protect a man she had met online, who was really a sexual predator.
The man called back, and talked to the girl's mother, whom he initially mistook for the 13-year-old girl. She peppered him with questions and he hung up. Finally, their daughter admitted that she had chatted online with him for an extended period of time and given their family's home phone number to him.
"The experience my daughter had fortunately did not have a tragic outcome, but I have to admit that it was more by luck than by parental intervention," said Karraker in testimony to the U.S. Congress subcommittee dealing with online safety for children in 2002. He urges parents and guardians to educate themselves and their children about online safety.
A/S/L — age, sex, location
BRB — be right back
CYO — see you online
DIKU — do I know you?
F2F — face to face
GMBO — giggling my butt off
HTH — hope this helps
IC — I see
ILU — I love you
JMO — just my opinion
KOL — kiss on lips
L2M — listening to music
LOL — laughing out loud
LTNS — long time no see
LULAB — love you like a brother
LULAS — love you like a sister
MOTOS — member of the opposite sex
N/P — no problem
P911 — my parents are coming!
PA — parent alert
PAL — parents are listening
PANB — parents are nearby
POS — parent over shoulder
QT — cutie
SETE — smiling ear to ear
TAFN — that's all for now
TMI — too much information
WTGP — want to go private
WUF — where are you from?
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There many great places to have the rally, but it must be in mid - July.
I don't think that is going to change.
There many great places to have the rally, but it must be in mid - July.
I don't think that is going to change.
We already proved a hot day can occur anywhere, Daytona is ready for any hot day. Bikers are ment to be out-doors deal with it
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'You can say what you want about the South, but I almost never hear of anyone wanting to retire to the North.
Come on folks , bring the rally back to NC. and just leave it there.
Ya'll know we have the best roads since ya'll are always riding here anyway.
Besides, we need the money ya'll spend at rally's.
Go soothingly through the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon.
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Maybe over a bit south of Asheville ?
Henderson has a fairly large fair ground complex .
Just a thought.
My bad. I wrote that as if everyone knew NC geography.
Watauga County is the county in which Boone, NC and Appalachian State University are located.
It is easily reached via I-77 / Highway 421 from the East and I-81 from the West.
There are plenty of campgrounds in the vicinity as well as a wealth of motes/cabins and seasonal rentals. University housing is also available and we have used it for conferences, etc. over the years.
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309 N. 3rd. Ave.
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1996 R1100RT main bike & 1985 K100RS...too fast to believe.
I grew up in Florida. Lived there for 33 years then moved north in 2005 and never looked back. I found riding a motorcycle in Florida to be very boring (north, south, east, west, and very flat). The only curves were the cul-de-sac's. Then there's Daytona Bike Week and Biketober fest each year. Those got old after a few times. There are so many other beautiful locations around the US for the National Rally.
Riding a 2005 R1200GS and Loving It
I am also in extended search mode at another university in the region....
Fairly short on air-conditioned space in general.
With money being tight, more and more universities are interested in our event. if you have any contacts with folks up at ASU, please PM me and I will follow up.
all of these areas are the "right" kind of location.... but between the space requirements and those for our beer garden, the pickins are very slim.
Go soothingly through the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon.
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I am fairly new to the group so forgive me if this has been answered before, but why Sedalia MO out in the middle of nowhere with even fewer good roads to ride than other places......it is after all the plains.........just wondering.
For many, the ride to the Rally is the adventure. Some folks get there and never venture out. Some years the location is centered around fantastic riding, other times it's not so much. And all of Missouri is not the plains, The Ozarks are not that far to the south for example.
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Inside the halls of Cartersville High School, Principal Steve Butler sees excitement every day. Earlier this week students made an effort to be named Team of the Week by an Atlanta news station and this morning the community will join the student body for a public pep rally at Weinman Stadium.
"It's a great atmosphere. There's a buzz in the community. There's a buzz amongst the kids and the teachers. We were in the running for the Fox 5 Team of the Week and we made very good use of the computer labs and we had a very loose cellphone policy today, but unfortunately we still lost to Jefferson County," Butler said. "We've got big stuff going on. Every Friday morning, Coach [Frank] Barden has his radio show on 1450 WBHF ... so I called our mayor, Matt Santini, who does the show and asked if he thought they could do the show here live Friday morning then we'll go from that straight into a pep rally where we'll recognize all our kids. We've invited parents, touchdown club members and the community. We just want to recognize the great accomplishment of the kids."
The weekly radio segment with Barden welcomed students this morning into Weinman Stadium. Starting the day with a pep rally, Butler hopes the rest of the school day can be as "normal" as possible for students.
Cartersville Mayor and WBHF 1450 AM General Manager Matt Santini has seen the excitement from several angles, looking forward to today's broadcast as well as economic effects within the business community from out-of-town guests.
"We'll be broadcasting live from Weinman Stadium, doing Frank's interview there and that will lead into their pep rally. As they pile into school, they'll just go right to the stadium, so we'll have the whole student body there and the neat thing is, since it's outside at Weinman Stadium, the public can come and take part in the pep rally free of charge," Santini said. "It's just been wonderful. Last Friday night was such a great experience. Getting to have the team to be able to play at home, it may be a little tough to get around on Friday nights, but all those people coming into town have to eat somewhere and some are spending the night. Some are taking some extra time around town and I have gotten compliments from people out of town about the hospitality they have gotten when they were here and also about the quality of how our community looks. A lot of them have never made it up to Cartersville before and we hope that, other than the 48 minutes on the football field, they enjoy their time here and decide to come back."
Butler, a former football coach himself, reminds others that support and excitement is due to more than just success on the football field. Coaching Harrison High School for eight years, including an appearance at the Georgia Dome, he has an appreciation for academic and extracurricular activities and likes to see the community support all student activities.
"I think anytime you have successful extracurriculars it makes your school year special. We've had a lot of changes this year, we changed the schedule, got a new principle and leadership — but first and foremost, I go in the classrooms every day and kids are learning. That's most important. The kids are doing their job in the classroom and the teachers are doing their job in the classroom," Butler said. "The accomplishment of the football team is a major achievement, but our competition cheerleaders have already gotten second in state, both our cross country teams won their region championships and I think it was seventh and 12th in state. Then our One Act Play placed second in region, volleyball finished second in area and went to second round in state and softball made it to state for the first time in years.
"So it's been a great, great fall and we just hope it carries over into the rest of our sports. ... For me coming in as a new principal, I realize things are going to be different everywhere you go and there's not necessarily a right or a wrong way to do things, but you just want to be able to recognize the kids for what all they've done. Here, the teachers really support the kids and that's one of the things that makes this a special place."
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Thinking Regionally to Compete Globally- A presentation in Guatemala on the Regional Migration Study Group
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The 2012 Global Diaspora Forum challenged diaspora communities to forge partnerships with the private sector, civil society, and public institutions in order to make their engagements with their countries of origin or ancestry effective, scalable, and sustainable.
MPI/IOM Panel Discussion and Asia-Pacific Launch of Developing a Road Map for Engaging Diasporas in Development
A discussion with Dr. Noppawan Tanpipat, Vice President, National Science and Technology Development Agency; Frank Laczko, Head, Migration Research Division, IOM; Dovelyn Rannveig Agunias, Regional Research Officer, IOM, and Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute (MPI); and Kathleen Newland, Director of Migrants, Migration, and Development, Migration Policy Institute (MPI).
This discussion highlights the best practices and experiences of different countries in engaging and maximizing the contributions that diasporas can and do make to the development of their country of origin, and more broadly the experience of policymakers in both sending and receiving countries and the related challenges and opportunities they face.
The launch of the Diaspora handbook and a joint panel discussion that explored the opportunities and challenges that governments face when developing strategies to engage diaspora populations.
A discussion and release in Bangkok of an MPI-IOM issue brief examining the role of migration as a driver for development in Asia and how to integrate migration-related targets and indicators into the post-2015 development agenda.
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Offering insights on migration issues affecting the Asia-Pacific region today, this event launches an issue brief that explores Asia-Pacific priorities for the 2014 Global Forum on Migration and Development and examines ways the GMFD can be a results-oriented forum.
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A discussion focused the 2014 Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD): its agenda, the policy areas that seem ripe for action, and what impact the discussions will have on the post-2015 development agenda.
The Chair of the Global Forum on Migration and Development, along with the Special Advisor to the UN Special Representative for International Migration discuss what is expected from The UN High-Level Dialogue on Migration and Development in October 2013 and what impact it may have on the Global Forum on Migration and Development.
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I know that if you ask at a Toyota dealer, they will say towing is not recommended. I suspect that they don't want anything interfering with the fuel economy reputation.
So has anyone found a hitch or had one installed? Usually the 1.25" receiver hitch which many bicycle racks fit into would work fine for towing a small low profile utility trailer with total gross weight of under 700 lb or so (basically less weight that a car full of people).
idriveaprius Posts: 1We bought a certified pre owned 2010 Prius II with 43K mileage at a Toyota dealer. At the recommendation of the dealer, we added a VSA (vehicle service agreement) for $2,000 dollars. The VSA extends the warranty to 8 years or 125K miles (starting from the original date it was sold as new which was 2010). It provides mechanical breakdown protection and pays for cost of parts and labor for covered repairs, it does not cover wear and tear maintenance like brake pads or oil changes.
The car already comes with a limited powertrain warranty for 7 years or 100K miles with $50 deductible per visit, and factory HV battery warranty for 8 years or 100K miles (both warranties starting from the original date it was sold as new which was 2010). We drive about 7K miles per year.
I wonder if it was a good idea to buy the VSA and I am considering cancelling it, so I wanted to get an idea from other Prius owners of what your experience has been regarding your maintenance/repair costs for the first 8 years / 125K miles? Would you recommend keeping the VSA or cancelling it?
Thanks in advance for your advice!
lfd159 Posts: 2$2000 for a piece of mind. If you got a good deal on the car and plan on keeping it for a long time, could be well worth it. I had a 1996 corolla with 60,000 miles on it and the A/C compressor went out. A new one was $600. So if a you look at it, insurance is for unforeseen problems. As a plus, if you sell your Prius, by law the company has to prorate the VSA and you get money back. So don't worry about it. Just keep it a secret to your friends because most people I know will always tell you that it is not needed.
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bobw3 Posts: 2,997I spent $2000 on an extended service plan on a used Gen II I bought 3 years ago that had 40k miles. Now it has 100k miles and I haven't used it. The only reason I bought it was because I get my money back if after 4 years I don't use it, so next summer I anticipate getting my $2,000 returned.
railroadjames Posts: 560Over 8 years ago I started this blog. I own an '04 Prius with a total 168,000 plus miles and am still amazed what an amazing car it is. It is still delivering 45-48 mpg's and is still a reliable and dependable car. 3rd set of tires and "both" original batteries. No extended warrantee and so much savings along the way. I will buy another one next year. For Sure!
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I have 2010 Toyota Prius which has 53,000 miles on it. I regularly use it as a taxi cab. people love the roominess of the inside as they where not expect acting it to be so roomy. I bought this Prius at 39,500 in December 2012. This is my first Prius and I love every minute I'm inside the car. I have driven it from Massachusetts to Walt Disney world and only had to stop twice to fill the tank. The only thing I needed to replace so far was a cv joint for the back right wheel but only paid $100 dollars because I have an extended warranty. The winter is cold in Massachusetts and the heater does not kick in till I'm almost frozen to death. When driving it on slippery roads it does not have enough power to get up hills. More horsepower would be appreciated or better traction control. Also their is numerous of times when I slipped and the traction control kicked in by stopping the front two wheels. It felt like the front axle was going to fall out of the car. When I back up I can not see that well and have hit things numerous of times should invest in backup camera. Also I do not know why but people think that they can tailgate my car which creates near collisions to the back bumper and front bumper. Since owning this car I have hit somebody with my front bumper and have gotten hit twice on my back bumper. One time with a used uh auld truck. I will admit it does have one sturdy piece of car more damage was done to their car and truck then mine.


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It's the end of 2011 but rather than look back on things we're taking it forward to 2012 and having some stabs in the dark at what's going to be big next year along with a couple of special guests: Shaun (find him on @tollerton) and Dan.
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