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While I want to rate this school 5 stars, I simply can't. Far too many of the students are not capable of elementary work or can't speak English or are discipline problems. These students absorb far too many of the resources in terms of money, faculty resources and classtime. Good and average students are pretty much made to repeat 2nd & 3rd grade level work as teachers spend the first half of the school year trying to catch up kids who didn't crack a book all summer and have no respect for learning. The school does have parental involvement - if you don't work outside the home. Activities that involve parents like meet the teacher, orientations, parents meetings and such almost always occur during the day or just after school. I've had several teachers tell me that particular problem is caused by the principal and her unwillingness to work outside of school hours. Notification of events is made at the last minute. We were notified today of big "Parents Day" events that will take place next Tuesday after a Monday holiday. So working parents can't make arrangements to attend ahead of time, even if they have vacation days available because of the short notice.
If you have a child with special needs or individual help with learning, this is an incredibly helpful school. The teachers and staff have made my child's transition to 4th grade so easy. I think that, after reading previous feedback and having dealt with special needs for years, parents often ask for the wrong kind of help or ask the wrong person. This school's staff offers an incredible amount of support for my child and our family.
I've read most of the other reviews, and I have to say that I had a completely different experience. My child attended for two years. I never had a problem with any of the teachers or administrators. They were always very friendly and helpful. I volunteered as often as possible, and was welcomed and appreciated every time. My child was prepared for the sixth grade when he left this school. I think that was the goal.
Our child just finished here, too, and it was an awful experience. The teachers were unhelpful and unresponsive. We couldn't get any help or even any quality feedback as to what was going on in our child's classroom. The administrators were no help either. They blindly stood behind teachers who weren't doing their jobs. Most of the other parents we know were in the same boat, too. If you have the means, find some way to skip Thompson Intermediate School and go to a private school. It's the only to get a decent education in Alabaster.
This is a great school for students who are self-motivated, dilligent, calm and in love with learning. Basically, if your child loves to study on their own and is capable of teaching themselves then this is the place for them. This is not, unfortunately, the place for a child who needs to be taught or needs any kind of individual help. If they can't learn it own their own then they can't learn it here. In the end, they will get passing grades but based on our experience and the experience of those we know, very little actual learning takes place. I wish we had known sooner...
This is my child's second year at TIS after being homeschooled for 2 years after less than stellar experiences at private and another public school in the Shelby Co. school system. I was concerned about how she would transition into such a large environment and how she would handle a structured classroom. I'm pleased to say that she did wonderful and was actually crying the last day of class before summer break because she didn't want to leave. TIS is not perfect, no school is for that matter. But for such a large school, they keep things together. The admin, staff and faculty have always been welcoming and quick to reply whenever I have had a question. And with the beginning of a new school year, we're already receiving newsletters to keep us informed of what's going on and planned for the year.
I see that other parents are disappointed with gifted and special ed programs, but regular students are not getting what they need either. The BAD news is that classrooms teach to the level of the lowest ability students. The GOOD news is that EVERYONE passes with As. Wheter they have learned anything or not.
One problem there is the unprofessional and unpleasant administration. Depending on who you talk to, or what day it is, you could get much different information given to you. Another disappointment is the lack of challenging classes. It seems that students are passed on through regardless of whether they learn anything. No wonder TIS test scores only earn a 5 out of 10. I prefer that my child be educated than placated.
TIS is a great school. It was definitely a transitional time for my child, but the teachers worked with me and my child to help during this time. My child left completely prepared for middle school. I'm not in the 'church group' or other social group that is referred to in other reviews. I simply went to the school and told them I was interested in playing a part in my child's education. The administrators, office staff, and others were always friendly and even asked if I would like to start volunteering (which is something parents usually sign up to do). I know every child is different, but we definitely had a wonderful experience at TIS and wish we could have stayed there longer than 2 years.
The teachers at this school are definitely out of touch and burnt out and need to retire or get a new career. The office staff and principal is very professional and really need to clean the slate ann hire teachers who care.
My child has always had supportive teachers and since she has been at this school her grades are awful and she is having a difficult time keeping up. She feels that the teachers are leaving her behind.
TIS is an extreme school, meaning the teachers are extremely for themselves and against the students. My 2 sons attended here for 2 very unfortunate years where they not only felt alone and out of place but unwanted and unapprectiated by their teachers. Thank goodness this year we could afford a local private school in the area and what a difference in all aspects!
As the parent of a student in GRC, I can attest to the fact that the parents are no more friendly to me than they are to those whose children aren't in the program. Unless you are able to volunteer or be at the school to schmooze all the time, it seems like no one even cares who you are. This entire community is so cliquish, it's like being in high school all over again. The level of teaching is average, but there seems to be a high level of apathy among many of the teachers. With only a few exceptions, they don't really seem to care.
This is a good school, but what they say is true. If your child is not on the honor roll there is not much support. The parents are not friendly unless you attend the same church or other functions. The principal this year is very nice and professional. The assistant principal Ms. Grimes is great too.
This school is great if you have a child that is in GRC or maintains an A-B average. For those students that struggle and have ADD you can forget support. You will receive a passing grade to move you ahead to the next grade, but SAT scores says it all! Now you know why this school does not meet AYP.
This is a great school where teachers and principals are willing to go the extra mile to educate and care for students!
Great school if you are a select group of people who attend the same church, pool, baseball/softball teams etc... We moved to Alabaster a year ago and felt extremely out of place upon entering this school's office and even my childs classroom as did my child all year at TIS. Definitely a 'good ole' boy network going on at this school.
Thompson Intemediate students have opportunities to participate in some great programs. They learn to make Powerpoint presentations in the 4th grade. There is a great after school program called 'Hands on Science' that students can take. The principal greets students at the door with a smile each day.
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I wonder if she contacted our previous attorney (for the support hearing). That might explain the about-face that she pulled on us.
OW also crossed the line when FWH went to pick up OC yesterday. Ever since the Black Friday confrontation, FWH rings a doorbell on the ground level, and waits for OC to come down...therefore avoiding OW. Yesterday, OW came down by herself and proceeded to try to talk to FWH. He told her No, he wasn't doing this and would not say anything else. She continued to try to bait him, then huffed back up the stairs, muttering to herself...and still OC was nowhere in sight. FWH thought she was denying the visit and started to walk away...then he said she screamed out something like, "You're not picking him up?!?!?" and that's when OC finally came down.
This is going to be a long few weeks until court. I'm just tired of being in this limbo state and all this BS in between.
slowly reconciling
Looking for the rainbow after the storm
Well, OW in my case is one of those who imagines herself to be incredibly intelligent, and is actually a complete idiot (FWH's biggest complaint about her when he ended the A to try R; "She's just so stupid. She thinks she's so smart, and she thinks she knows everything about everything, but when she opens her mouth you can tell she is just so stupid
it was embarrassing".) I told her the attorney that we hired was an attorney for both of us, she had no need to hire her own attorney, that ours would work for both sides. Yeah, not really true, but she seems to take our attorney's advice. We are paying 100% of the adoption, and OW WAS fighting us over a $10 (each) fee for their background checks (which we didn't want to pay on principal, it's their criminal history, they should pay the measly $20) but our attorney advised them to pay it, as well as let them know that it is usually the burden of those who are actually adopting to pay, not those who are having their rights terminated.
Have you considered having neutral parties do the exchange? Like, inlays or something? I don't know if it is possible for you, but I've seen it done in (legitimate) relationships where the couple cannot put their differences aside long enough to do a child exchange
[This message edited by Want2help at 5:56 PM, April 5th (Saturday)]
I'm glad that your attorney advised OW in your case to just pay the $20 for the background checks. ITA with you that it should be their responsibility.
There's already a stipulation in the current custody order that I and my FIL and OW's mother and her boyfriend can transport OC for custody exchanges. Her mother already has a few times, her boyfriend never has. My FIL is starting to show signs of Alzheimer's, so we don't think he's going to be driving much longer....and we definitely wouldn't ask him to go out of town, where he's unfamiliar. As for me, OW has been making it abundantly clear how she doesn't even want to see my face, and she's already hinted that she wants to get me removed as a transport alternative.
As for me, OW has been making it abundantly clear how she doesn't even want to see my face, and she's already hinted that she wants to get me removed as a transport alternative.
Poor OW. Doesn't want you around.
Perhaps and (here's a crazy thought) she should have thought of that before getting pregnant and deciding you would be her child's stepmom. These women are broken and pathetic and have the title "OW" for a reason.
Looney idiots
The OW in my H's life has disappeared. She called his parents and said her son was crying for his daddy. This time, h and I were there (yes we're divorcing but his parents invited me and the kids over for dinner and asked if I would mind H being there - I think she's trying for R. God love her )
Anyway He picked up the phone and said: "this is the last time I will address you and this situation. do not call me or my family. further communication will result in harassment charges. I will have my lawyer draw up a formal letter if this is not clear." And no...he doesn't have a lawyer but she got flustered and hung up.
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Ha! What an idiot!
Perhaps and (here's a crazy thought) she should have thought of that before getting pregnant and deciding you would be her child's stepmom.
I concur, but I firmly believe the OWs DID think it through
and in their mind (at least I know this to be the case in our switch), the MM would run to them, taking the knocked up OW in their arms, and never let go.
The day OW announced her pregnancy to fWH (and then promptly called me, so she could announce it to me before he had a chance), she told me "I thought he'd be done with you for good
" and "I NEVER thought he'd leave me to be a single mom
They didn't anticipate us being the stepmothers of their OCs, because in their fantasies, we, our Ms, and our COM were discarded in favor of OW, OW's magical vagina, and the COM she would soon push out of it.
I also asked what we can do about a NC order for our families. As I mentioned last week (or so), OW seems to have been in contact with FIL and stepMIL, which FWH is royally pissed about. In the past she has attempted to contact MY family through social media, for what reason I do not know, they all blocked her.
We'd like to have a NC letter sent to her, (which would likely exclude adult stepDs, MIL, and SIL, since OC has already formed bonds with these people, and these people are not involved in our life in any way).
Ugh, I cannot stand OW. Who in the hell does she think she is, outing the affair to OUR families, while filling her own families (except her mother and father, who totally encouraged the affair) lies about some mysterious baby daddy who cheated and HER (OW) and left when she found out she was pregnant. I'd LOVE to contact her family (all religious) and let them know how OC REALLY came about.
Instead, I will leave it to the attorney to handle. And FWH intends to call his father and demand that he cease contact with OW once the adoption in complete.
I can't make heads or tails out of OW's thinking...she specifically said once that she knew FWH wouldn't leave me, but that she hoped he would.
The discussion especially showed how she's using OC to try to separate FWH and I. She had the gall to sit there and complain to FWH that one of the reasons she wants me to stay out of things is that FWH and her end up fighting because FWH obviously takes my side....
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Want2 - You're right. My H's OW actively pursued him, and TRIED to break us up. Assuming that he would fall in love w/OC and her and leave me and the 3 kids we share.
I sometimes wonder what OW has told her boyfriend and friends about how OC came about as well. I don't imagine it's truthful.
Forthem -
Welcome to the thread. And - sorry you have to be here. I know, it stinks. One thing I have to say and I say it with all gentleness and love: You can demand NC (that's your right and that's your comfort level) but you can't force it. My H went back and forth on NC for a bit because he felt guilty for this little boy to have been ditched by 2 men the mom claimed were his dad. But, in the end, our marriage and our children won out. But, I didn't force NC. I told him that was a decision HE had to make, I didn't want him to resent me one day. I know it sounds messed up but this was his child and as much as it upset me he had the right to know him if he wanted to. You can handle this but you have the right to set boundaries. Whether it's C or NC. Once that decision is made, YOU set the terms. If your church is good and understanding (mine wasn't - they sided with HIM) they can be a great resource of support. I promise you, you will start to feel better. You may still feel bouts of depression/sadness etc but eventually this becomes your new normal.
We're in the midst of separation/divorce and I still go back and forth. I love him but the OC and cheating scenario were too much for me. We'll see what happens with us. As for you, please take time. Post, post and post some more. We're here for you. You have some decisions to make - whether he's got an OC or not he still cheated and that's hard to wrap your head around. (((HUGS)))
[This message edited by strongerdaybyday at 8:09 AM, April 8th (Tuesday)]
try not to let yourself be swayed by what your H wants or out of feelings of guilt or anything else.
[This message edited by strongerdaybyday at 8:54 AM, April 8th (Tuesday)]
I'm so sorry, man.
Welcome to the club nobody wants membership to. We're here for you.
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I've yet to read about an OW that wasn't broken or pathetic in some way. My H's OW had "daddy issues" (as my counsellor says.) Her dad wasn't around so she looked for love anywhere she could get it. My counsellor says that (without meeting her, only by what my H has said) the OW equates sex with love and assumes it's enough to keep a man and when they leave she get's angry (makes sense considering none of her children are fathered by the same man and all the fathers have left - her 1st child's father told my H he thought she was evil.)
Separating your finances is a good idea. Protect and worry about yourself right now. And you can always post here if you need an understanding shoulder to cry on or vent or ask advice.
[This message edited by strongerdaybyday at 2:36 PM, April 8th (Tuesday)]
He is the only one that doesn't think its his, but his hesitance just tells me that he does believe it and just doesn't want to face up to it
I MADE my H do the test. I had to know. For me and my children. He felt like as long as he didn't know he could deny it.
If she decides to take him to court for child support (and most OW's do) he'll have to do a court ordered DNA test anyway.
**t/j (sidenote) when did I lose the "new" beside the word member under my username? Have I posted that much/been a member that long?? I'm sad to see how many members have needed to join since me! But SI is a great place. Wow how time flies - at least I'm making progress w/healing!**
Now please continue OC related discussions!
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Now how cute is that...especially with those pearls. Great card, Cibele.
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Ohhh So cute! Both my daughters LOVE this! So pretty!
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love your card with the pearls. Actually I love all your work. I have an award for you over at my blog if you choose to accept it.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have never smoked, but who live in areas with higher air pollution levels, are roughly 20 percent more likely to die from lung cancer than people who live with cleaner air, researchers conclude in a new study.
"It's another argument for why the regulatory levels (for air pollutants) be as low as possible," said Francine Laden, a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, who was not involved in the research.
Though smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer, about one in 10 people who develop lung cancer have never smoked.
"Lung cancer in 'never smokers' is an important cancer. It's the sixth leading cause of cancer in United States," said Michelle Turner, the lead author of the study and a graduate student at the University of Ottawa.
Previous estimates of how many non-smokers get lung cancer range from 14 to 21 out of every 100,000 women and five to 14 out of every 100,000 men.
The fine particles in air pollution, which can irritate the lungs and cause inflammation, are thought to be a risk factor for lung cancer, but researchers had not clearly teased apart their impact from that of smoking.
In this study, Turner and her colleagues followed more than 180,000 non-smokers for 26 years. Throughout the study period, 1,100 people died from lung cancer.
The participants lived in all 50 states and in Puerto Rico, and based on their zip codes, the researchers estimated how much air pollution they were exposed to -- measured in units of micrograms of particles per cubic meter of air.
Pollution levels in different locations ranged from a low of about six units to a high of 38. The levels dropped over time, however, from an average of 21 units in 1979 - 1983, to 14 units in 1999 - 2000, producing an overall average pollution level of 17 units across the study period.
After the team took into account other cancer risk factors, such as second-hand smoke and radon exposure, they found that for every 10 extra units of air pollution exposure, a person's risk of lung cancer rose by 15 to 27 percent.
The increased risk for lung cancer associated with pollution is small in comparison to the 20-fold increased risk from smoking.
And the study team didn't prove that the pollution caused the cancer cases, but "there's lots of evidence that exposure to fine particles increases cardiopulmonary mortality," Turner told Reuters Health.
Fine particles in air pollution can injure the lungs through inflammation and damage to DNA, Turner's team writes in its report, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Previous research has suggested similar conclusions. A study of people in China, for example, found an increased risk of lung cancer attributed to indoor air pollution from burning coal and wood to heat homes (see Reuters story of December 7, 2009). And several European studies have linked levels of soot and vehicle exhaust to lung cancer in non-smokers.
Laden noted that the pollution levels associated with the increased risk of cancer in the current study are not uncommon in the U.S.
"These levels are within the (regulatory) standards," Laden told Reuters Health. "We're not talking about people who live in a really polluted place with no pollution control."
SOURCE: http://bit.ly/rmynsa American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, online October 6, 2011.
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Meeting over; No details immediately available
CNN - President Barack Obama and congressional leaders met Friday at the White House to discuss the looming combination of tax hikes and spending cuts as increasingly anxious markets and taxpayers looked for any hint of progress.
Diminished hopes for a substantial agreement in Washington again depressed stock indexes on Wall Street despite other encouraging news on the economy. Consumer confidence has also softened due to political inaction.
Economists warn that continued stalemate could trigger recession as taxes go up on everyone with the expiration of lower rates from the administration of President George W. Bush, coupled with slashed government spending, including for the military.
The White House meeting that started shortly after 3 p.m. ET included Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, House Speaker John Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, as well as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
The meeting ran a little more than an hour, according to a White House official. No details were immediately available.
Prior to the meeting, a source familiar with the matter said Obama would propose the same framework for a scaled-back agreement that he described last week.
Such a plan would extend current tax rates on family income up to $250,000 while allowing a return to higher rates above that level. It also would extend unemployment benefits and address some other issues, according to the source.
Obama planned on asking the Republican leaders if they had a counter-proposal that could pass the House and Senate, the source said. If they didn't, the president was prepared to ask them to hold an up-or-down vote on his plan, meaning it would need a simple majority to pass, the source added.
Friday's meeting came with the Senate back in town after a Christmas holiday for a rare end-of-year appearance before a new Congress convenes early in the new year. Boehner plans to bring the House back on Sunday.
Reid and McConnell took turns blaming the other side for the impasse on Thursday, but neither seized the chance to offer remarks when the Senate opened on Friday. Other senators expressed opinions on the negotiations ranging from optimism to frustration.
"When the dust settles and everything is said and done, federal individual income taxes are not going to go up on almost all Americans next year," GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee told reporters.
Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York told NBC's "Today" show he was "a little more optimistic today" about reaching a deal.
"Sometimes it's darkest before the dawn," Schumer said, noting the renewed engagement by McConnell and Boehner, the top congressional Republicans.
"The fact that (Boehner's) come back and the four of them are at the table means to me we could come up with some kind of agreement that would avoid the main parts of the fiscal cliff, particularly taxes going up on middle-class people," he added.
Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, told CNN's "Starting Point" that a deal must originate from talks between Obama and the four congressional leaders for Americans to regain confidence in the federal government.
"It's got to start with the leaders and the president at the White House this afternoon. Hopefully they'll agree to a framework," said Snowe, who is retiring.
"I hope the speaker can get this job done before the end of this year and not defer it to next year," she continued. "We've got to demonstrate we have some capacity left to make decisions in Washington on these very significant issues for the country."
However, Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee downplayed the importance of Friday's meeting on CBS "This Morning," saying it "feels too much to me like optics to make it look like we're doing something."
"This is a total dereliction of duty at every level," added Corker, who has called for Republicans to compromise on the central issue of allowing tax rates to increase on top income brackets. "I've been very surprised that the president has not laid out a very specific plan to deal with this, but candidly Congress could have done the same and I think the American people should be disgusted."
He predicted Friday's meeting would result in a "kick-the-can-down the road" solution, meaning larger questions on tax increases and spending cuts would be put off until next year.


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The first time Melissa Jones honked her horn as she drove into the crowded Whitfield County housing developments with a truckload of food, she was greeted by a line of children, eager for lunch.
The cafeteria manager at New Hope Middle School quickly brushed away her tears so the kids wouldn't see how moved she was by their need.
That was five years ago, and she hasn't taken a summer vacation since.
"These children can't get a job and go make money to buy food if their parents have too many bills or haven't made enough money," she said. "The importance of the program is the children."
The program she's talking about is Seamless Summer, a series of federal grants given over the summer to public school districts that serve neighborhoods in which more than 50 percent of children qualify for free or reduced-price lunches during the school year.
The summer feeding program began the day after school got out and finishes the day before school starts again in August. Whitfield County Schools is reimbursed $2.71 per meal served by the federal government, an amount that must cover the cost of the food and supplies and the labor to distribute it.
Some of the 52 lunch sites are at schools, but others are at local churches and civic organizations. Some are operated out of the backs of pickup trucks, traveling around to high-poverty neighborhoods. The rules are simply that no child 18 or under can be denied food.
Annette Coe, cafeteria manager at North Whitfield Middle School, has been in charge of the district's summer meals program since it started seven years ago. She has a passion for making sure all the system's students are fed.
In addition to feeding hungry children, she said, the program puts money back into the local economy by employing food workers and purchasing food from local vendors.
"If this program went away, it would just devastate the economy here even more," she said. "When it comes to, 'Do I feed my child or do I pay my rent?' How do you choose? ... If you've got five kids, seven days a week, and you're trying to feed them in this economy, it's tough."
Every day, Sylvia Luna brings her three grandchildren to the sidewalk in front of her home in Underwood Apartments to wait for the food truck. On Tuesday, she braved the intense sun and temperatures in the upper 90s to hold grandson Frankie Palomie's hand as they waited for a turkey and cheese sandwich, a nectarine, carrots and broccoli, Sun Chips and a carton of milk.
"It's a very good thing, because they give him healthy food," she said, looking down at the 2-year-old. "It's a very good thing that they do this."
José Hernandez, a rising senior at Morris Innovative High School, also lives at Underwood Apartments and has been taking advantage of the daily free lunches for several years.
"I used to just bring my sisters, but now I get food, too," the 17-year-old said. "It's nice that they're willing to take time out of their day to bring food to those who don't have much food."
Kelli Gauthier covers K-12 education in Hamilton County for the Times Free Press. She started at the paper as an intern in 2006, crisscrossing the region writing feature stories from Pikeville, Tenn., to Lafayette, Ga. She also covered crime and courts before taking over the education beat in 2007. A native of Frederick, Md., Kelli came south to attend Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, where she earned a bachelor's degree in print journalism. Before newspapers, ...


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Updated On: Mar 31 2013 11:35:28 PM CDT
For the second time in three weeks, a northbound lane of Highway 63 in southern Boone County is closed because of rock slides. MoDOT officials tell ABC 17 News this time the lane might be closed for a month.
The rock slide happened late Thursday night just north of the Boone and Callaway county lines. It's the same bluff that shut down a lane for several days in 2010. We told you three weeks ago, lanes were shut down just a couple of miles away because of another rock slide.
The plan MoDOT has right now is to blast the bluffs away in order to push the bluffs back from the road. MoDOT leaders tell us there are a few spots ready to give way so they're keeping a lane closed all next week. After that, it will be closed only when work is being done.
MoDOT engineers tell us the problem is there is a lot of moisture coming through cracks in the rocks right now from the recent snows. They say anytime that happens, the potential for the bluffs to give way increases. This is the same bluff that gave way three years ago and less than two miles from where the rock slide from earlier this month happened.
"The other location was just an isolated situation which we're monitoring constantly also, but in this area here, we've had it happen in the past too so, yes, we're here to take care of it," MoDOT engineer Mike Schupp explains.
Schupp says MoDOT will be getting a private contractor to fix the problem. He's not sure how much it's going to cost. He says blasting the bluff back could take up to a month to complete. Schupp believes now is the time to do this because there are some spots on the bluff that are ready to give way. MoDOT will keep the lane closed in case one of those areas fall.
"Obviously, if the bluff was 100 feet off the road we wouldn't be having this discussion because they'd fall down and nobody would ever know it, but being close to the road, sometimes rocks fall out in the road that's why we're addressing it," Schupp says.
Schupp says MoDOT will open up the bidding process on Monday for contractors to do the work. MoDOT already has cones blocking one lane and plan on adding message signs about the project.
The Missouri Department of Transportation announced Friday it will close one northbound lane of Highway 63 south of Ashland due to a rock slide.
MoDOT plans to start work on the area Tuesday. The project will stabilize the face of the rock bluff and removing loose rock.
Officials expect the lane to be closed for approximately ten days, however the total project will last until May. Crews will have to periodically close Highway 63 throughout the work.
A rock slide early Friday morning closed one lane of northbound traffic on Highway 63.
Boone County officials say the slide happened near Hartman Road south of Ashland. They warn drivers to expect minor delays until the rocks are cleared from the road.
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Gerunds and Infinitives Part 3
13. Some verbs can be followed by a gerund or an infinitive, but with a difference in meaning. List of Verbs Followed by a Gerund or Infinitive (Different Meaning)
14. Some verbs can be followed by a gerund or an infinitive with little difference in meaning. List of Verbs Followed by a Gerund or Infinitive (Similar Meaning)
Although the difference in meaning is small with these particular verbs, and gerunds and infinitives can often be used interchangeably, there is still a meaning difference. Using a gerund suggests that you are referring to real activities or experiences. Using an infinitive suggests that you are talking about potential or possible activities or experiences. Because of this small difference in meaning, gerunds and infinitives cannot always be used interchangeably, such as in the examples below.
15. There are many "be + adjective" combinations that are commonly followed by infinitives. List of Be + Adjective Combinations Followed by Infinitives
16. There are also many nouns that are commonly followed by infinitives. List of Nouns Followed by Infinitives
17. Sometimes infinitives are used to express the idea of "in order to do something."
This idea of "in order to do something" is found in many English patterns.
too + adjective/adverb + infinitive
adjective/adverb + enough + infinitive
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18. Certain expressions are followed by "ING" forms. List of Expressions followed by Verb+ing Forms
19. Verbs which indicate location can often be followed by "ING" forms. This pattern is VERB OF LOCATION + LOCATION + VERB+ING. List of Verbs of Location
20. In addition to simple gerund and infinitive forms, there are progressive gerund and infinitive forms, passive gerund and infinitive forms and perfect gerund and infinitive forms as well as combinations of these forms. Progressive forms are used to emphasize that an action is taking place now. Passive forms are used to emphasize that the subject of the sentence is being acted upon. Perfect gerund and infinitive forms are used to emphasize completion in both the past and the future. Study the examples below to help understand these concepts. To learn more about progressiveness, the passive voice and the perfect aspect, complete the Englishpage.com Verb Tense Tutorial.
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Stellar Awards shine amid business, music and praise
- Written by Tony Jones
The 2013 Annual Stellar Awards will be remembered as a zenith event in the growth of the gospel music industry. From inception to exit strategy, the show was terrifically executed in true glitterati style.
This year's 28th edition unfolded on Saturday (Jan. 19) and was broadcast live for the first time from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, a fitting choice. In the same way that the country music industry has become its own arena-filling powerhouse genre, gospel has grown into a commercial powerhouse, with marketing rivaling the best of the R&B and hip-hop markets – sans the vulgarity.
More than 140 markets signed on and streamed the Stellars live on the web. That interest meshed, of course, with commentary on industry and fan blogs, Facebook pages, tweets and email support.
Co-hosting with fellow industry leader Kirk Franklin, sibling duo Mary Mary's five award-winning moments were among the night's highlights on stage. Marvin Sapp's aptly titled "I Win" equaled their total as the big statuette garnerers for the night.
Special awards were given to Kurt Carr, as the recipient of the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award, and to Bishop T.D. Jakes, who received the Thomas Dorsey Notable Achievement Award (sponsored by Chevrolet).
Unless they decided to give away free Corvettes (the new C7 is the talk of the industry), Chevrolet couldn't have chosen a better weekend to highlight their diversity outreach. The Stellars coincided with First Lady Michelle Obama's birthday and led into President Barack Obama's second inauguration, which was held on Dr. Martin Luther King Day.
The real action
The Stellar Awards are the polished face for a revenue-driven industry. The real action is behind the scenes, where deals are discussed, doors opened and where upcoming talents network the showcases, seminars and confabs in their push to become to become "the next..."
Following Friday's daylong pre-show activities, Terrance Zachary, the president for the recently established indie label NuJeru Music Group, said the BMI luncheon is always the highlight for him.
"It's where you can let your hair down and just get caught up with everybody," he said.
Zachary's out to write his own success story after a rewarding experience with industry major Bow Tie World Music (based in Nashville) and its main act, Wess Morgan.
"I was with Bow Tie World from 2010 to 2012. I worked with a ton of artists there, Wess of course being the best known. Billboard voted us one of the top ten labels in 2010 and 2011 and I'm praying to be half as successful on my own," said Zachary.
"Working with Wess taught me a lot, seeing the work that was done in him getting to where he is now, and remaining humble along the way."
When the break comes
Detroit's Tabitha Goodman, part of the artists' support team, had myriad duties during the Stellar Awards weekend, including chaperoning the schedule of the Chrysler Corporation Choir, now known throughout the nation after being featuring in several commercials for the company. The choir was featured at several pre-show events. In between, she explained her own networking goal.
"What I'm trying to do, and what I tell others like me that are here to do the same, is brand yourself to be ready when the break comes," said Goodman.
"For instance, the main person I'm trying to connect with is one of the top radio charters in the industry, who places a lot of music on the air. She has 38 Stellar nominations, represents all of the artists nominated for Song of the Year and seven Grammys just this year. Just getting her ear would be a major plus."
'Here with God's people'
The closing highlight of the pre-show day was a service led by industry legend Pastor Hezekiah Walker, who presented the award to New Artist of the Year LeAndria Johnson.
Heading back to his hotel room afterwards to rest up for the big day, Walker's representative, Sean Pennington, offered insight from his decade-plus work managing a major industry figure via his company Flipside Entertainment (which also represents the Wess Morgan).
"Pastor Walker was really excited to present the New Artist award because he loves to see young people succeed in any endeavor, praise God," said Pennington.
"I like being here to see people that may not be winners out front yet but are winners at heart be made known to the world, and to get to know others with similar interests. Just the opportunity to be here with God's people doing good is a win."
'Step up our game'
In entertainment, crunch time is called "Day Of," and nearly every conversation kicks off with "It's Day Of, so..."
For the Stellars, "Day Of" presented several optional events, the most important being a conference for radio media. Totally thronged, a perfect example of smart marketing was the currently unknown and New York-based Livre, who had a full display on the event floor, positioning them to appear like a major. Another smart thing they did was to have door hanger flyers made and placed on room doors at the hotels where the industry players were staying.
"We just work hard," manager Craig Towns said. "We planned everything this year around the Stellars. We've been here several times now and knew we had to step up our game."
After the radio meet, all on board repaired to the hotels to breathe and change for the night. As the crowd thronged in, Michael Adrian Davis, air personality for the Memphis gospel arm of the powerful Clear Channel Group, summed it all up.
"It's the industry Grammys, and because it's now a live broadcast, it makes it even more important," said Davis.
"But it's really higher than that because of the message of the music. Praising God is always most important."
(Tony Jones reported this story for Real Times News Services' Memphis outlet, The New Tri-State Defender.)


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(Information in the following story is from: Austin American-Statesman, http://www.statesman.com )
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The FBI will investigate a Central Texas sheriff's deputy use of a stun gun on a high school student that resulted in severe injuries to the 17-year-old. FBI officials tell say the inquiry will look into whether the Bastrop County sheriff's deputy who used the stun gun and another who was at the scene used excessive force on Noe Nino de Rivera or whether they misused their power.
(Information in the following story is from: San Antonio Express-News, http://www.mysanantonio.com)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) An Air Force sergeant has been charged with raping three women, including a Lackland Air Force Base basic trainee, as long ago as 1992. Master Sgt. Michael Silva serves in a base support unit at what is now called Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. He faces life imprisonment if convicted at court-martial of the charges.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Hundreds of items from the estate of the celebrated pianist Van Cliburn are scheduled to go up for auction next month. The New York auction house Christie's has scheduled a March 4-5 auction of the Van Cliburn collection. The items were left behind in Cliburn's Fort Worth-area mansion when he died a year ago this month.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) A South Texas sheriff's deputy has been indicted on a murder count in the fatal shooting of a motorist after a minor traffic accident in San Antonio. Bexar (BAYR) County sheriff's Deputy Anthony Thomas was indicted Thursday in the August 2013 death of Mathew Jackson. He was released on $50,000 bond, but a statement from the Bexar County Sheriff's Office says he's been placed on paid administrative leave until his dismissal can be processed.


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Darya Pino Rose, PhD, and her dad, who transformed himself after years of resistance.
"Families are like fudge: mostly sweet with a few nuts."
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"Language is a means of getting an idea from my brain into yours without surgery."
– Mark Amidon
Losing fat yourself is one thing. Readers of this blog have lost 100-200 pounds without too much trouble.
Getting your mom or dad to take you seriously? To stop eating white bread or drinking 64-ounce sodas? That can seem impossible.
Loved ones — whether family, friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, spouses, or otherwise — can be sensitive. The people who need help most often won't accept it, especially from those closest to them.
So what to do?
This post gives a real-world example from Darya Pino Rose, PhD. I've known and followed Darya for years. Her PhD is in neuroscience from USCF, and she champions a whole-food-based approach to nutrition that avoids pills and powders. This combination produces fascinating results.
The below story, from her new book Foodist, shows exactly how she transformed her dad's health without butting heads with him… and how you can do the same for your loved ones.
Do you have any tricks that have worked with your family or friends? Please share in the comments!
Note: For the purposes of this post, a "foodist" is someone who uses real food and real science to lose weight permanently.
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Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has announced he recipients of the Governor's Excellence in Wellness Awards.
The honors went to 28 Nebraska employers that have enacted
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Heineman says the award recognizes employers that have taken
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Dr. Joann Schaefer, Nebraska's Chief Medical Officer, says participating employers have seen declines in worker obesity,
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It all depends on your level of comfort your guts personality and how long the two of you have been communicating. It would help to plan on how to ID each other. You may not recognize your date from a picture alone. And you don't want to be tapping on strangers' shoulders only to find they are not there for a date; or with you anyway. A good identifier is to tell each other what you'll be wearing.
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He dates her then goes back to his wife. He comes back to her then sees another woman. Anne has fallen in love with this man says she knows he loves her and can't figure out what's going on. My client Beth calls me for relationship coaching and tells me the latest with her "legally separated" man.
However the workplace remains number one for long term relationships. The reason for this is simple; lasting long term relationships are usually born out of robust friendships and strong friendships form over time. Spend eight hours a day five days a week with the same people and you will get to know them very well. It is not uncommon in the modern world to spend more time with your colleagues than with your family an unfortunate but true fact of life. The increasing amounts of time we as a society are spending working is leaving less time to spend in social environments outside of the office which means less opportunity to meet new people.
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Ethan Finlay scored in the 97th minute to give Creighton a 1-0 win over South Florida Sunday afternoon at Morrison Stadium, sending the Bluejays into their fourth College Cup in program history and first since 2002.
Senior goalkeeper Brian Holt stopped three shots, all from Big East Offensive Player of the Year Dom Dwyer, to set an NCAA record with his 43rd career shutout.
The second-ranked Jays now head to Hoover, Alabama to play Charlotte at 5 p.m. Friday. UCLA plays top-ranked North Carolina at 7:30 p.m. in the other semifinal. The winners advance to Sunday's national championship game.
Just minutes after Finlay sent perhaps his best scoring chance of the match just left of the goal, he was able to capitalize on another opportunity in the 97th minute. Andrew Ribeiro ripped a shot attempt from outside the 18 yard box, but the shot deflected off of a USF defender and right to the senior All-American. The two-time MVC Player of the Year turned and fired, sending his shot into the lower left side of the goal.
The game-winner was his team-leading 14th goal of the season and his sixth game-winner of the year. The score was also his sixth career NCAA Tournament goal, tying him with Brian Mullan and Mike Tranchilla for the school record. His 20th career game-winning goal served as his third overtime game-winner.
The victory preserved the second perfect home season in school history as the Bluejays finished 14-0-0 in Omaha, setting a school record with their 14th home win.
After a tightly contested first half, which saw 19 fouls whistled and Creighton out-shooting the Bulls 6-3, play settled down in the second half. The Bluejays controlled most of the play in the second half, out-shooting USF 11-3 and 3-0 in overtime. Only seven total fouls were whistled in the second half after a very physical first stanza.
Dwyer was contained for a majority of the match by Bluejay senior defender Jace Peters, but the Bulls' leading scorer was able to put three shots on frame after the second half. All three of his shots came in a seven-minute span, including his first shot on goal on a long free kick in the 62nd minute, which was followed :21 later from close range. Dwyer moved deep into the 18-yard box on his final shot attempt as well, but Holt, the new NCAA record-holder for shutouts, turned him away again.
Creighton would out-shoot the visitors 20-6 and own a 10-2 edge in corner kicks.
Holt, the Omaha native playing in his final home match, posted his 43rd career shutout, 25 of which have come at Morrison Stadium. The MVC Goalkeeper of the Year lowered his NCAA-best goals against average to 0.22.


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Disarmament by weapons inspectors was not going well.
The defeated nation had agreed to disarmament verified by the victors, even though it had not been occupied or its capital captured. Especially destructive weapons were proscribed. But the nation had experience evading compulsory disarmament. It mounted guileful resistance to inspectors, and citizens tempted to be helpful were intimidated. Plant inspections were denounced as commercial espionage, and impeded. The resisting government insisted that potential "dual use" technologies, and materials that could be precursor elements for proscribed weapons, were merely for civilian uses. (An explosion that killed 11 in a chemical factory revealed the continuing production of chemical weapons.) There were endless controversies about what war materials had existed at the time of the armistice. (Six hundred 105-millimeter gun barrels were found behind a factory's secret walls.) The government's liaison officers gave advance warnings to people at sites to be inspected. Arms were secretly shuffled from one depot to another.


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Some of the best weekends I spent with my granny involved a kid's meal at Burger King, late night Lifetime movies and a long afternoon at the McKinney Flea Market. Nothing really beat a few new Mr. Potato Head pieces and a giant, sugar-coated funnel cake. Now downtown is taking a weekend to offer a unique, upscale flea market composed of Texas-based businesses, designers and entrepreneurs ranging from chocolate-makers to jewelry artists. The Dallas Flea will take place on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at South Side on Lamar, located at 1409 S. Lamar St. Admission is $5. For more information, go to thedallasflea.com.
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Quiet success on Iran
The Obama administration really should get some credit for its quiet, effective diplomacy on Iran. Surrounded by a hawkish commentariat and facing a muddled Iranian domestic situation, the Obama team has managed to formulate a policy which brought Iran to the diplomatic table facing an unusually united international front. And by resolutely staying out of Iranian domestic affairs, it managed to engage diplomatically without particularly strengthening or endorsing the Ahmadinejad government. It has also quietly continued its diplomatic outreach to Syria, with the unusual visit to Washington of the deputy Foreign Minister rather firmly squashing the wave of autopsies for America's Syria outreach.
None of this guarantees success on any front, and there's a long way to go. But it's pretty notable that Obama inherited from the Bush hawks a strong, confident, rising Iran which is now backed into a diplomatic corner, regionally on the defensive, and domestically in crisis.
Top administration officials such as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates have also done a good job of pushing back against the feverish attempts to depict an Israeli military strike against Iran's nuclear sites as not only possible but inevitable. The blizzard of such commentary has been striking indeed, with the presumable intent of normalizing an idea which was once seen as nigh-unthinkable. Heck, sometimes I think that the goal is to get people wondering "hey, didn't Israel already do that?"
From what I've heard from Israeli analysts and officials, they have decided that the lessons of the Lebanon and Gaza wars are really that massive force establishes deterrence and that the predicted harsh Arab reaction (uprisings against friendly regimes, severing of diplomatic relations) never happens. If they genuinely believe that, it makes the odds that they might go for it against Iran considerably higher. So the gentle reminders that a military strike is likely to have little long-term impact on the Iranian nuclear program, would badly damage American interests in the region (such as in Iraq, which are not necessarily the same as Israel's interests) and would not really serve Western interests are so important.
The public nature of the campaign to justify an Israeli strike against Iran could be a useful tactical weapon for American diplomats, the bad cop to help sweeten the pot for the Western good cops. But it can only be a useful tactical weapon if there exists sufficient trust between the Obama administration and the Israeli government that the latter would not go rogue and strike on its own. We hear so much about how the Obama team needs to build trust with the Israelis to get progress on peace, but it runs both ways -- Netanyahu needs to do a lot more to build Obama's confidence that they are on the Iran strategy team.


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Why is it bad for water quality?Powerwashing flushes all of the pollutants that are on the streets, sidewalks and driveways into the nearest storm drain. These pollutants typically include oil and other automobile fluids, metals from air pollution that have settled, pet waste, lawn waste, bacteria, sediments and trash.
What can we do to reduce or prevent storm water pollution?Use a broom and dust pan to collect debris and dispose of in the trash can.Use the age-old method of a mop and bucket to wash your sidewalks and driveways.If you insist on cleaning your sidewalks and driveways with water, companies are available that can recover the wash water before it enters the storm drains. The Yellow Pages has powerwashing companies listed; just make sure they have recovery equipment so nobody gets a cited from a Code Enforcement Officer.Make sure to clean up spills with a rag, kitty litter or other absorbents, rather than flush the spill down the street.
The Clean Water Program has a Powerwashing Guidelines brochure (801 KB) to assist you in preventing water pollution while cleaning hard surfaces at your home.
What do the laws say about powerwashing?It is illegal to powerwash your sidewalks and driveways if the water enters a storm drain.


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Update 6/9/08: After exploring several avenues I've concluded there is no practical manner of implementing this technique in Microsoft Windows. This is not petty OS bashing, I've really busted a nut trying! Sorry! Windows users needing I2C capabilities are best served by existing USB-based solutions.
Update 5/24/08: Linux support has been added, as well as sample code for the Nintendo Wii Nunchuk controller and the BlinkM "smart LED." See the README.txt file included with the source code for directions on compiling and setup on Linux.
I2C (short for Inter-Integrated Circuit) is a two-wire serial bus typically used in computers for low-level communication between internal components. I2C is also popular in robotics. All manner of sensors and actuators are available in an I2C-compatible form: ultrasonic rangefinders, sensors for acceleration, tilt, temperature and pressure, servo controllers, and bus expanders that provide additional general-purpose (GPIO) lines.
Most modern microcontrollers (Atmel, Microchip PIC, etc.) have support for I2C built right in. But the processing power available on microcontrollers is limited, and software development - with specialized cross-compilers and programming environments - can sometimes be a chore. With laptops and single-board computers becoming ever smaller and more affordable, it's increasingly common to see these systems used directly in robotics and electronics projects. This provides ample power for new capabilities such as vision processing and more sophisticated A.I., and it greatly expands the scope of available development tools and languages...but it also presents a new problem: interfacing these "regular" systems to peripherals is typically done through mainstream consumer-grade ports such as USB; there's no externally-available "I2C port" we can just tap into to make use of our sensors...or is there?
Aquarela Systems designs and manufacturers i2c adapter in USB stick.


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