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Holiday happenings in and around Windham County
Messiah sing
Brattleboro: The Friends of Music at Guilford is hosting its 45th Messiah Sing at Centre Church at 193 Main Street on Dec. 5 starting at 1 p.m. All donations go to the Morningside Shelter and the Drop In Center. Bring a score or borrow or buy one at the door. Water available.
All Souls Bazaar
Brattleboro: The Annual Holiday Bazaar at the All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church will offer unique artisan wreaths and greens on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holiday handmade swags, wreaths, table arrangements made from locally cut fresh greens and natural wonders will be available for sale. Other handmade ornaments will be there to decorate the Christmas tree. Lunch is served on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a menu offering soups, bread and desserts. There will be baked goods including holiday specialties such as Stollen, and fruit cake, made with real fruit, candied, at the bake table. The Silent Auction will be open with many gifts such as theme baskets, maple syrup, hand knit item, and dog sitting. On the Green Team Table there will be homemade cloth gift bags, Fair Trade chocolate, coffee table books and some videos and DVD movies. All proceeds benefit the All Souls Church Unitarian Universalist at West Village Meeting House. For more information, call 802-365-7388.
VES craft fair
Vernon: On Dec. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Vernon Elementary School at 381 Governor Hunt Road hosts the annual Home for the Holidays Craft Fair, featuring dozens of artisans, chefs and artists. The fair also includes the Scholastic Book Fair and dinner and lunch.
Book sale
Brattleboro: The Friends of Brooks Memorial Library will host its annual Holiday Book Sale in the library on Sat., Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gift quality books and gently used fiction, non-fiction, children's books and CDs will be on sale. There is a selection of holiday theme books and like-new children's books. Non-fiction titles include art, cooking and gardening, history, music, sports and many more subjects. On Saturday, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., the Friends will provide free gift-wrapping for books purchased at the sale and intended as gifts. The Friends of the Library is also selling the very popular Book Lover's Calendar for 2016, which can be purchased at the library front desk for $10 each. All proceeds go to support the Library.
Artist holiday show
Brattleboro: Brattleboro-West Arts presents "17 Artists 3 Days" holiday show and sale at 118 Elliot St., Dec. 4 through 6. Fine art and craft that will be offered ranges from paintings, photography, and botanical drawings to pottery, textiles, woven baskets, jewelry, metalwork. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dec. 5 and 6. Profiles of the participating artists, as well as other BWA members, are at www.brattleboro-west-arts.com.
Peace and goodwill dinner
Newfane: The NewBrook Fire and Rescue Department will be holding its 13th Annual Peace & Goodwill Dinner and Silent Auction Saturday, Dec. 5, at the firehouse located on Route 30. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the dinner and silent auction bidding beginning at 6 p.m. Ticket prices are: age 13 and up, $12; 6 to 12, $6; 5 and under, free. This annual event is a fundraiser for the all volunteer fire and rescue organization. The goal is to raise $5,000 to be used to purchase needed equipment. The organizing committee is seeking help with donations of new and used goods/services/gift certificates/handcrafted items/antiques/holiday items/cds/dvds, etc., for the silent auction. All used items need to be clean and in good working order. Sponsorships in the form of cash donations for The Peace & Goodwill Dinner will be greatly appreciated. Donors and sponsors who get their items/money to the committee by Dec. 1 will be guaranteed to receive acknowledgement in the event program. Anonymous requests will be honored. For more information, or to arrange a pick up of a donation, contact Polly Casanova, 802-365-7149 or email@example.com, Cina Friend, 802-365-4228 or firstname.lastname@example.com or Lauri Miner, 802-365-4194 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Christmas bazaar
Guilford: Guilford Community Church invites everyone to its Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Handmade crafts, decorated wreaths, holiday baked goods, and many gift items will be for sale, including an array of stocking stuffers and white elephants. The raffle table will feature a handmade quilt, American Girl doll, gift certificates, a basket of Vermont products, and much more. Luncheon will be served and coffee and homemade pastries and muffins will be available throughout the day. All proceeds from the bazaar benefit the church, which actively supports numerous local programs and organizations serving the wider community.
Senior Center bazaar
Bellows Falls: The Bellows Falls Area Senior Center, located at 18 Tuttle Street, will hold its annual Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Bazaar features knitted and hand-sewn items, arts and crafts, white elephant sale, jewelry, holiday decorations and ornaments, all available on our second floor. The first floor will feature homemade baked goods, raffles and the Elf Café, which will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will feature corn chowder, sandwich rolls and homemade pie. A beautiful quilt made by the Center's quilting group and a handmade afghan made by the center's Knit & Stitch group will be raffled off. Raffle tickets are available at $1 each or 6 for $5. The Christmas Cash raffle tickets are $20 each and only 100 tickets will be sold. All raffles will be drawn the day of the event. Tickets are still available at the center's office, which is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Cotton Mill open house
Brattleboro: The 17th Annual Cotton Mill Open Studio and Holiday Sale will take place on Friday, Dec. 4, from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fifty artists and artisans will showcase and offer their work for purchase. Besides artists, musicians, bakers, performers, and craftspeople based at the Cotton Mill, talented artists and artisans from surrounding communities have been juried to participate in this seasonal celebration of the arts. In addition, there will be a display of artwork by K-8 students from the Putney Grammar School. Handicap accessible. Free admission. Register for a free raffle food basket and purchase raffle tickets for additional products created by the participating artists and artisans. Visit thecottonmill.org for information on each participant and the schedule of performances and demonstrations.
Beyond the unicorn
Springfield: The Beyond the Unicorn Craft Fair promises to bring together some of the most talented crafters and artisans from New England and New York. The fair will be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 5 at the Riverside Middle School on Route 11 west. Sponsored by the Springfield High School Alumni Association, the fair has been one of the largest events in Springfield for many years. For more information or to volunteer, contact Marie Gelineau at 802 885-3579 or email@example.com.
Affordable crafts
South Newfane: The "Affordable Crafts Fair" will be held Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5 and 6, at the Old Schoolhouse. Items include ceramic bowls, beaded jewelry, hooked rugs, Italian cookies and much more. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Christmas fair
Northfield, Mass.: From baked goods to fancy boutique items, there will be something for everyone at the annual First Parish Christmas Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dec. 5, at the church at Main Street and Parker Avenue. The fair is just one of three in downtown Northfield that day. St. Patrick's Church at 80 Main St. and Trinitarian Congregational Church at 147 Main St. will also have their annual fairs during the same hours. The church is seeking bakers willing to donate goodies wrapped and packaged for gift giving, as well as items for the silent auction and thrift table. Call 413-498-5566.
Christmas boutique
Brattleboro: The Christmas Craft Fair at Centre Congregational Church, 193 Main St, is set for Dec. 5, 2015, from 9 a.m to 3 p.m., with a Christmas Boutique with items made by church members, Santa's Attic, Cookie Walk, food including waffles and corn chowder, live music, a Purple Table, craft vendors, and much more.
Pottery open house
Whitingham: Local pottery makes great gifts and Town Hill Pottery invites all to its annual Open Studio Holiday Sale, Saturday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Studio potters Aysha Peltz and Todd Wahlstrom have both had a very focused fall season working in their studios and have exciting new work emerging from kilns. Come see many new forms (and glazes) including bud vases, serving platters and salt jars. Town Hill Pottery is located at 612 Town Hill Road. For more information visit www.townhillpottery.com or call 802-368-2807.
Historical open house
Hinsdale, N.H.: The Hinsdale Historical Society will hold an Holiday Open House at the Col. Ebenezer Hinsdale House on Saturday, Dec. 5 and 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tours of the Col. Hinsdale house, built in 1759, will be given. Hearth cooking will be ongoing throughout the day. Weather permitting the public is welcome to stroll the grounds and a barn will be open displaying farm and fire equipment. Refreshments will be served. Admission is $5 for Adults and children under 18 years old free.
Sacred concert
Vernon: The youth group of the Mountain View Seventh-day Adventist Church at 1002 Fort Bridgman Rd., will present a sacred concert on Dec. 5, at 5 p.m. A variety of music will include vocal and instrumental arrangements. The youth group is raising money for a trip to Kentucky to attend the "Youth for Christ" convention New Year's weekend. Following the concert hors d'oeuvres will be served. The silent auction will include wreaths, crafts, baked items and gift certificates. The suggested donation is $10 per person or $25 for a family but anyone is welcome to attend.
Santa and handbells
Saxtons River: The arrival of Santa Sunday, Dec. 6, at 5:30 p.m. will signal the start of the holiday celebrations in Saxtons River when the village Christmas tree is lit in front of the historical society. After the lighting, Santa will visit with the children and hear Christmas wishes at Main Street Arts, with hot chocolate and cookies provided by the members of the Nature Club. There will also be a tractor-drawn wagon ride around the village, with Mike Furgat at the wheel. Prior to the lighting, there will be a free handbell Christmas concert at 4 p.m. at Christ's Church. Additionally, the Saxtons River Inn will offer complimentary hot cider from 5 to 7 p.m., and the River Artisans Cooperative will hold a holiday open house from 3 to 5 p.m.
Jacksonville: The annual Jacksonville Cookie Exchange is scheduled for Dec. 6 at the home of Bill and Gail Eleck on Route 8A. To participate, bring three dozen cookies to swap and some for munching. Coffee and juice will be provided. The event starts at 1:30 p.m., followed by a Secret Pal Party at 2:30. For more information, call 802-368-2947 or 802-368-7173.
Holiday sale
Westmoreland, N.H.: The Westmoreland Lions Club is hosting the Westmoreland Home For the Holidays event on Dec. 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Westmoreland School on Glebe Road. This one day event offers holiday gifts, children's items, decorations, and food items from Westmoreland and area businesses and groups. Lunch will be available for purchase. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/wnhlions.
Craft for the homeless
Brattleboro: The Bratteboro Area Jewish Center invites the public to craft for the homeless on Dec. 6 from 1 to 3 p.m. Using traditional crafts, participants will make hats, scarves, blankets and sleeping mats from yarn and fleece fabric. This event is suitable for adults, teenagers, and kids old enough to sit still and participate. Kids younger than 12 need to have an adult in attendance with them. For more information, visit www.BAJCvermont.org for more information or call 802-257-1959.
Free concert
Hinsdale, N.H.: The Hinsdale Town Band and the Winchester Community Band will present a free concert featuring holiday standards on Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. in the Hinsdale Town Hall. For more information, contact Matt Kennedy at email@example.com.
Music extravaganza
Wesminster: On Dec. 6 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. the Westmoreland Town Band will present a Christmas Musical Extravaganza at the First Congregational Church, Route 5. A selection of Christmas music will be performed upstairs in the church. In addition, the Jolly O' Elf from the North will make a guest appearance. After the concert refreshments will be served and there will be a chance to meet Santa, the band, purchase a CD and visit with friends and neighbors.
St. Nicholas Day
Brattleboro: On Dec. 6 beginning at noon , St. Michael's Episcopal Church will celebrate St. Nicholas Day with a fair for all the family. This event honors Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, who was generous to seafarers and to sailors, and more especially to children. There is a lunch of soup and bread. At the fair, participants will have the opportunity to create ornaments for trees, door swags, goodies from the kitchen and gifts for members of the family. St. Michael's also invites youth from the community to join the parish in its own Vermont Nativity Pageant at 4 p.m. Christmas Eve. For more information about the pageant, contact Annie Landenberger at email@example.com. St. Michael's Episcopal Church at 16 Bradley Ave. is fully accessible.
'White Christmas'
Brattleboro: The Brattleboro Senior Center will showing "White Christmas" on Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. at the Gibson Aiken Center, 207 Main Street. For more information, call 802-257-7570.
Hunger banquet
Putney: Putney School students will host an Oxfam Hunger Banquet Benefit on Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. At this interactive event, the place where you sit, and the meal that you eat, are determined by the luck of the draw — just as in real life some of us are born into relative prosperity and others into poverty. The event will take place at the Putney Central School on Westminster West Road. The banquet is a fundraising event for Oxfam America and the Putney Foodshelf. Suggested donations are $10 for adults, $5 for students, and/or food donations for the Putney Foodshelf. For a successful event, the hosts need to know how many will be attending, so please reserve your place by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Holiday crafts
Dover: Holiday Craft Fair 2015 on Dec. 12 from 9 a.m to 3p.m. at the East Dover Town Hall. Local artists and crafters will be exhibiting crocheted and knitted items, hooked rugs, jewelry, leather works, ornaments, paintings, photography, pottery, quilts, wood crafts and more. A luncheon cafe will be available as well as home-baked goodies. Proceeds to benefit the Dover Cemetery Association and the 6th grade class
Bright Lights
Wilmington: The Bright Lights Craft Fair at Memorial Hall is on Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The craft fair will feature outstanding hand-crafted products made by area artists and crafters. Items include hand-blown glass ornaments, wreaths, jewelry, photography, hand-woven items, pottery, trivets, wine trays, hand-knitted scarves and mittens, collectible teddy bears, wrought iron items, soaps, woodwork, pressed flower art and much, more. After the craft fair, continue shopping throughout the day at participating downtown businesses to take advantage of specials offered to attendees of the craft fair. A list of participating businesses will be posted in Memorial Hall on the day of the craft fair. Proceeds from vendors' booth fees benefit Memorial Hall.
Newfane: Newfane Congregational Church on the common is hosting its annual cookie sale on Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sold by the pound, placed in a box, and tied with festive ribbon.
Bake sale
Brattleboro: First Baptist Church at 190 Main St. is hosting a Holiday Bakery Sale, Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.. Featured are homemade baked beans, pies, Christmas cookies, breads and candy. Also available will be mini gift tables, featuring affordable gently used or like new items suitable for Christmas gifts. There will be a children's cookie decorating table.
Tuba music
Brattleboro: The fourth annual Tuba Christmas is scheduled for Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in West Brattleboro. All tuba players are encouraged to participate, arriving at 2 p.m. for a short practice. For more information, call 802-254-4157.
Candle lighting
Brattleboro: The local Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting is scheduled in Brattleboro at Pliney Park on Dec. 13 from 7 to 8 p.m. The Compassionate Friends lights candles in the memory of deceased sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and grandchildren. For more information, call 802-490-2326.
Artisan market
Vernon: On Dec. 13, from noon to 4 p.m., the Vernon Artisan Market will take place in five locations: the lobby of the Vernon Town Office Building at 56 Governor Hunt Road; Vermont Wood Studios at 538 Huckle Hill Road,; Nancy Renaud's Barn Door Wreaths shop at 3867 Ft. Bridgman Road; Donna Scully's painting studio and shop at 2887 Ft. Bridgman Road; and Bronna Zlochiver's Pacem Pottery studio at 69 Newton Hill Road.
Holiday party
West Brattleboro: On Dec. 14 at 6 p.m., the West Brattleboro Association will host its annual Holiday Party at The New England House, 254 Marlboro Road. This is a time for people and businesses in West Brattleboro to get together socially and to celebrate the Association's numerous accomplishments in this past year. The evening will feature a cash bar with hors d'oeuvres prepared by the restaurant. The WBA suggests a voluntary donation of $5 toward the food, although no one will be turned away.
Legion Band
Brattleboro: The Brattleboro American Legion Band will give a Holiday Concert on Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion on Linden Street. Free and open to the public.
Brattleboro: The Brattleboro Senior Center is hosting its Annual Cookie Swap at the Gibson Aiken Center, 207 Main Street on Dec. 16, at 11 a.m. Bring a couple of dozen home-made cookies and take home a plate full of a variety of scrumptious home-made cookies. Each person participating will leave with the same number of cookies they came with! Call the Senior Center with questions 802-257-7570.
Brattleboro: For seven years running, The Sweetback Sisters have been selling out theaters across the Northeast with their signature take on the holiday sing-along. Tickets are now on sale for the show in Brattleboro on Dec. 20 at the First Baptist Church. For more information or tickets, visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2466847.
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EU Kids Online Research Study: Zero to Eight: Young Children and Their Internet Use"
Anytime the venerable EU Kids Online team comes out with new research, it's an opportunity to print it out (on two sided paper, of course), get a cup of the good coffee and settle in for a read. You are guaranteed to read thoughtful, considerate paragraphs about some aspect of children's use of technology that you've been thinking about and wished someone would investigate. The latest bit is no exception: what is happening with the very young children, aged birth to eight, using the Internet on touchscreen devices and should we be paying more attention? The report is titled "Zero to Eight: Young Children and Their Internet Use."
We used to worry that technology was too difficult for older adults, and now we marvel at how easy new touchscreen phones and tablets are for our babies to use. No wonder that mobile device adoption is up. The study shows that in countries where there are more kids online overall, they go online at younger ages. The internet has never been more easy to use and widely available. Increased adoption of touch screen devices, be they smartphones or tablets, means lots of little ones, pre-readers all, can navigate the internet via apps and devices with ease, if not great understanding. You've seen all those adorable YouTube videos of cute kids able to use their Mom or Dad's iPad and doing so with delight and absorption.
The EU Kids study divides our areas of concern into two buckets: is technology detrimental or dangerous and is technology educational or at least beneficial to young children? On the topic of danger, unless the parent is heavily engaged in the use of the device, there are several types of possible risks. Your child might view inappropriate material; they might download apps, content or make purchases without permission; they might leave or abandon the activity you selected or approved and engage in an activity meant for another user. And they might witness or be involved in bullying or abuse. Younger children may be more upset by these experiences, lacking the resiliency of an older child. Or if they can make in-app purchases with a quick tap of a gold coin icon, you may have real world bills to contend with.
And is there educational value in letting the very young spend time in online experiences? Some research shows having access to the internet is positively related to verbal abilities. Some access but not all: gaming on consoles and similar activities seems to lower linguistic ability. Some older studies show that internet use in early childhood seems to give kids a leg-up at school. Additionally, we all want our children to be well-versed in 21st century skills which include knowing how to access, understand, view and create content. So how does the 21st century parent enable the best use of technology for these little ones?
My colleague Emma Jeffs, from the UK, tells me how she and her husband are navigating this new world with her young ones: "We have to be very careful to watch what they are doing, disable in-app purchases and monitor types of free app used to avoid excessive advertising which could lead them into adverts/sites which are inappropriate (Even if it's just adverts for car servicing or buying office supplies, diet pills or other games such as GTA, they don't understand it and get confused)."
"We have just started to use kid-friendly YouTube apps to screen the types of video they are allowed to watch as YouTube can easily lead you on a loop of "if you liked that, then you'll like this" type activity, which has led them to strange or weird videos I don't want them watching – for example if you watch "Charlie Bit my finger" it takes you to suggestions for the "annoying Orange" (I'm sure you've seen it!) which has knives and blenders chopping fruit and lots of screaming – not what you want a 3 year old to watch but so easy to find."
What little babes can do with touchscreen devices is a big improvement over their use of keyboard and mouse-driven systems (computers and laptops). We will continue to see parents happily hand over their smartphones and tablets to their toddlers, in the interest of both some entertainment but also education. Witness the remarkable growth in educational apps for children. The Apple store alone boasts an incredible 40,000 educational apps for the iPad. Can you blame parents who have the financial means to purchase this device from considering it a must-have?
The EU Kids Online research also points to a third area of parental concern; the digital or online footprint. If you are posting photos, videos and information about your child, you are creating this digital footprint. Yet your child lacks the agency to edit the information and may, in future, be concerned about their private information being out of their control. Another aspect is how we parents encourage our under age children to engage in social media, showing them how to create their social network profile and lie about their age in order to do so. It may be accidental but this teaches our children to ignore stated rules, to dismiss end user license agreements and to give up their privacy at the earliest age.
You won't be surprised that one key takeaway from the study is that there just isn't enough known about the impact of technology on very young children. It's incredibly hard to research those who can't read or answer a telephone interviewer's questions. You must observe them directly to get good, solid data. They recommend that future research should help us better understand risk in order to protect the most vulnerable among us. We also need better understanding of the best way to safely give access to the internet to help with the development of "digital social skills".
So what do the researchers recommend?
- We need to develop guidelines by age groups for best activities and how parents can guide and co-use. For example, in our own Family Online Safety Guide, we have age group recommendations but they don't start until ages 3 and 4. The research authors recommend guidelines from birth through age 2 as a first group.
- E-safety education plans should be created for the toddler/pre-school group. I would guess these would need to be delivered by a family member since they are unlikely to have school services yet. So what happens to the children who never get this exposure when they all end up in school rooms together? We will have the tablet and e-safety educated set with a set of skills for technology that their less advantaged peers will lack.
- Manufacturers, ISPs, and content providers need to design safety for younger users. I would also suggest that device manufacturers take more of a lead to make this easy and streamlined for the parent. Too many steps or no information for safety in the packaging make it unlikely parents will succeed.
With regard to the issues of privacy, they had an additional set of recommendations:
- Encourage manufacturers to establish default privacy protection in the design of new devices.
- Work with software manufacturers for greater transparency about data use and provide easy opt-out paths for both parents and children within a new app.
- Work with service providers on their policies allowing users to retract or "take down" information. Especially the information posted by children, either willfully or inadvertently that might be confidential, risky or just plain wrong.
- Education for parents about possible effects from their creation of a digital footprint for their children.
In my own narrow internet security view of the world, I see different sets of risk for the very young on these devices. Will they inadvertently download and install a malicious app, whether it shares private information without permission or worse, infecting the device with malware? Will they click a link they shouldn't and visit a dangerous website, introducing bots and other problems to the entire family network? And as a mom, I always worry about little ones dropping and breaking the phone or tablet. It's a very expensive toy, so I'd do everything possible to protect the device, adding case covers and making sure you back up the data on a regular basis.

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Pentium 1 for linux pc (sudjestions please)
i am traying to find a way to install linux, still need to buy a new hard disk i would love to use my old Pentium 1 for linux pc, but i need the os, wich one would fit on there ? (pentium 1, 166Mhz,32MB ram (still looking for a harddisk)) does a 40GB hard disk works under linux @ a pentium 1 ?
what do you people recomand
thanks for ansering
(excuse my english)
pretty much any distro with a light gui,more ram wouldn't hurt,and 40gb only if the motherboard bios can recognize it.~32gb might be the biggest drive it will see.
i did that with my 550 MHz PC and i had to set the jumpers to ah dual setting with Western digital told to set so you could try setting it too ah dual setting
I have actually set up a 166MMX with Slackware10.0. It runs IceWM fine but I would suggest if you want to use X then get at least another 32MB RAM becuase the one I set up has 32 and it swaps loads. I incidentally put it on a 6GB drive with no problems as it basically can't handle KDE or Gnome that cuts out a big chunk of stuff.
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The boys of 100% have returned to the stage for a "Better Day" off their new album 'Time Leap.' Although returning as a 5-member group after spending some time away from the music scene, it was well worth the wait as they boast more charisma, enhanced vocals and a new, powerful image.
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1. Better Day
2. Cause U
3. No Goodbye
4. Not Today
5. Ugly
"Better Day" contains a strong instrumental and a hook that has a lot of interesting rises not only in the tempo but also in the vocals. The blaring trumpets, strong piano melody, and rough yet elegant violins easily make this song astounding. I can easily see this as an epic ending to any anime (Please Japan, make this a thing).
The electric piano's synthetic notes lead the song into a despairing sound as the boys shout "I'm severely in pain, too" and "I know my mind is crazy but I'm going to find you." The way Rokhyun and Hyukjin belt those severely elongated high notes sends absolute shivers down any listener's spine. "Better Day" is sensational and quite the game changer.
The MV is a different story. With the MV being rather simplistic, it centers on a beautiful girl and has a few blurred and spiraling effects, which portray their unsettled emotions and thoughts. The dark flashes of red and purple colors mixed with the dimly lit sets constructs a mystifying vibe. Check it out in the MV below!
Aside from the aesthetics, the song is better enjoyed during a live stage as the choreography is highlighted better and more astonishing than in the MV. It isn't to say the MV doesn't do this song justice, but live performances easily pull you in more than watching them stare longingly into emptiness does.
The rest of the album transforms into something more delightful and high-spirited. Of course, Rokhyun's higher vocals stand out among the members in their second track "Cause U." Once again another girl is driving their emotions wild with lyrics like "I think of you, even when I meet other girls," and "I only think of you, even when I'm loving someone else." The boys seem to really want to melt hearts with this upbeat ballad. Like "Better Day," it shares an addictive electric piano melody but less bold and dark.
Soon after 'Time Leap' leaps back into a more mystique vibe in "No Goodbye." The song has a more severe opening with dramatic violins and light ad- libbing from both Rokhyun and Hyukjin. As the song continues, it shifts from a serious tone into something more gentle.
Like the other songs, "No Goodbye" takes making a great break for Chanyong's raps into consideration. His rap is well incorporated with the brassy trumpet instrumental in this song.
The boys bring back that anime OST vibe again with "Not Today." The song pushes more sounds from both the electric piano and guitar, accompanied by steady-paced vocals and elongated notes. The song isn't as reliant on a heavy use of instrumentals like before, making the song a bit average with a familiar style like any other ballad.
100% wrap things up with the soft, angelic track "Ugly." It is clearly Rokhyun's time to shine as he belts out high notes and sings effortlessly alongside the blissful melody. Despite what the title says, this song is quite soothing and easy on the ears, making it a great way to bring peace to the album's ending.
After hearing the various tracks, the album is hellbent with continuing its ballad concept. Variety is the spice of life, but an exception can be made for this well-constructed album. Their comeback was long awaited by many and they delivered something worthwhile! With "Better Day" being the more epic piece on the album, 'Time Leap' offers something that any fan, or new fan, can easily enjoy.
MV Production.......7
MV Concept............7
MV Relevance........8
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GKN Driveline Newton Receives Milestone Safety Award
Nov 14, 2013, 08:41 ET from GKN Driveline
NEWTON, N.C., Nov. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GKN Driveline Newton was awarded the Certificate of Special Recognition Safety Award by North Carolina State Commissioner of Labor, Cherie Berry on October 29th. The award recognizes a North Carolina-based business that achieves one million safe employee hours without a lost time accident. The award was presented to Michael Erdt, GKN Driveline Newton Plant Director, Jonathan Gobble, GKN Driveline Newton EHS Specialist and Jochen Wieland, Managing Director for GKN Driveline Torque Americas with many of their team members in attendance.
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"Safety is a journey," commented Commissioner Berry as she presented the award to Michael Erdt in front an audience of Newton employees. "Each one of you has made this award happen. Thank you for all that you do."
The achievement comes during a time of continued growth for GKN Driveline Newton. Over the past two years the number of employees and temporary workers has increased 24% During this time period, the employees in the Newton site have worked safely while meeting increased demand, exceeding a record production milestone for the facility of one million parts produced.
Jonathan Gobble noted this achievement in his opening remarks, "We will achieve one million parts produced for the year with world class quality. GKN Driveline Newton is an award winning company with employees who care each and every day."
"Since its beginning, safety has always been important to the success of the business. Safety is our number one priority in everything we do and is therefore also the cornerstone of our strategy," notes Roland Seeger, Associate Director of Quality and EHS for GKN Driveline Torque. "The focus is to uncover hidden risks before they happen in an environment that has constant changes."
The event included a walking tour of the facility for Commissioner Berry, who recognized the proactive approach of the employees. "Yesterday is gone and you haven't met tomorrow yet. It's all about today when you think of safety and health. Thank you for all that you do, I applaud your efforts."
Jochen Wieland summarized the emphasis on the importance of safety every day, "These achievements are a testament to the dedication and passion everyone here in Newton has for safety, quality and continuous growth of this company." He continued by sharing the appreciation the GKN employees felt that Commissioner Berry came in person to deliver the award, "It was great to receive the recognition directly from Labor Commissioner Berry today and have her explain why safety is so near and dear to her heart."
The day ended with closing speech and celebration cheer from the employees. "This was not awarded by luck," Michael Erdt, noted in his closing speech to his fellow Newton colleagues. "It's because of the efforts from all of you that we are celebrating this today."
GKN officials would also like to acknowledge the support provided by Commissioner of Labor Berry's office, the State of North Carolina and Catawba County.
About GKN Driveline Newton
Located near Maiden, NC, GKN Driveline Newton opened in 1986 (as Getrag Corp.) producing AWD Systems (mainly power transfer units), Trans Axle Solutions (gear sets and housing) as well as eDrive Systems. GKN Driveline Newton employs nearly 700 people in two facilities supporting machining and assembly.
About GKN Driveline
GKN Driveline is the world's leading supplier of automotive driveline components and systems. As a global company serving the world's leading vehicle manufacturers, GKN Driveline develops, builds and supplies an extensive range of automotive driveline components – for use in the smallest ultra low-cost car to the most sophisticated premium vehicle demanding the most complex driving dynamics.
GKN Driveline is a leading global producer of CVJ Systems, AWD Systems, Trans Axle Solutions and eDrive Systems and operates in 22 countries at 56 locations employing 22,000 people.
About the GKN Group
GKN plc is a global engineering business serving mainly the automotive, aerospace and land systems markets. It has operations in more than 35 countries, around 48,000 employees in subsidiaries and joint ventures and had sales of £6.9 billion in the year to 31 December 2012. GKN plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GKN).
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Nike's been sponsoring MX athletes Ryan Dungey and Bubba Stewart for a while, now it's developed an all-new boot for the two riders dubbed the Nike AIRMX 6.0. Right now, Nike claims this boot is only being made for Ryan and Bubba, with no plans to market a consumer version, but we'd be very surprised if Nike, the company that invented celebrity athlete created and endorsed footwear, doesn't eventually cash in on its investment with a production model.
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Traders were also concerned about the likelihood of a further probe into NSEL, even though it has complied with the orders from the consumer affairs ministry issued earlier this month. The order cited violations of certain rules while offering commodity contracts. NSEL is an national level electronic spot exchange promoted by FTIL and holds almost 100% market share in the electronic spot exchange space.
The latest fall in the FTIL stock is caused by the the recent restrictions on the NSEL with respect to contract specifications. The spot exchange contributed more than 50% of FTILs net earnings and a drop in volumes there is likely to impact FTIL's profits, said a trader.
In the wake of the steep correction in its stock price, FTIL put out a clarification on the stock exchanges claiming that rumors are being spread by some unscrupulous elements with a design to depress the price of FTIL and damage its reputation.
On July 16, NSEL said that it was asked by the government to not launch new contracts until further notice even as the ongoing contracts were allowed to be continued. The ministry also asked the exchange to ensure that the existing contracts be settled on the due date. Meanwhile, volumes on the National Spot Exchange have dropped since the restrictions were applied, with the turnover falling by 35% to R391 crore as on Friday. On Friday, 16.41 lakh contracts were traded on the exchange, a meagre 10% of the activity prior to these restrictions.
Market observers also said that after these developments, there is a possibility that spot exchanges would be brought under the regulatory ambit of the Forward Market Commission since, currently, there is no direct watchdog for these entities. Currently, FMC governs commodity derivative exchanges, including Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), another group entity of FTIL.
The FTIL stock has been under pressure for nearly a month as traders also mulled the effect of a 0.01% commodity transaction tax (CTT) to be levied on futures trading on the profitability of MCX. FTIL has dropped 27% in July, taking its year-to-date fall to 49%.
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ho Tom, Thanks that gave me the brain burp I needed to click into what was causing the root issue. On Fri, 2008-02-29 at 13:47 -0500, Tom Lane wrote: > Chris Bowlby <excalibur(at)accesswave(dot)ca> writes: > > I am converting an encoded field (lot_id) into a date field, the 5 > > character of every lot_id is always the year and as such I need to > > extract the year using the following function: > > substring(ilch.lot_id::text, 5, 1) > > Well, I'd say that the failure proves that some of your data does > *not* have the year in the fifth character. > > > ERROR: invalid input syntax for type date: "01/01/0W" > > Time for some data sanitizing? > > regards, tom lane
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With baby #2 on the way, Jessica Simpson reflects on motherhood in a new interview with PEOPLE.
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As far as repeaters go it's gonna take a whole new class of rifles. Rimfire actions to small, most centerfire actions to big. Not gonna be able to price the rimfire in centerfire class either. The only way it's gonna work is a new action with a price point at or below the centerfire budget guns like the Ruger American, Savage Axis, etc. $300 +/-. Sure there will be guns offered and sold costing more than that by Ruger and CZ. But if there counting on guns in those price ranges carrying this new cartridge it will fail horribly.
Folk will pay more for this new .17 than an HMR, both in guns and ammo cost. But not much more.
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Yep. I completely agree.
As soon as I saw the overall length of .17 WSM, I did a forehead slap for Winchester/Olin. Idiots! ...Placed themselves outside the "entry level" rifle market, unless the rifle manufacturers are willing to offer 'stretched' versions of existing rimfire models.
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I'm not sure they priced themselves out yet, We're on a wait and see pattern for that. I don't think they don't have too either. Obviously the manufactures can retool and introduce arms not similar to any they currently offer. How many companies are introduced in the last few years budget centerfires that in no way resemble previous models? Savage Axis, Ruger American, Marlin xs and xl, what ever crappy wanna be Remington is making this week, etc? If they meet a price point in between the .17hmr guns and the .17 hornet and furball guns then they have a chance. If all Ruger, Savage, Remington, etc. do is bring out non budget repeaters and single shots I'll be very disappointed.
Personally I don't know why in the heck Savage hasn't come out with a budget .17 centerfire. Me thinks it would sell like hot cakes.
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Im a 17 caliber fan. I have HM2, 17 HMR, 17 Fireball, 17 Rem and have a 17 Hornet rifle on order. When the 17 Win S M rifle and ammo becomes available I ll get one. I like trying out new low muzzzle blast and recoil rifles when shooting prairie dogs.
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Camille Bidault Wellington has shot a beautiful, soft and clean Spring editorial, entitled Re-Folk Fashion, in the latest issue of Purple Fashion, which Wellington also styled. Model Marie Piovesan wears Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, and others.
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New Delhi: From Gurgaon to Gandhinagar and Madurai to Madhubani, both advices and devices are being given to women before they set out of home. The general feeling all over the country is that women are not safe.
While this has led to some women looking up for self-defence tools, others are just reeling under fear and going about their lives unprotected.
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Ashita, a 19-year-old call centre employee says, "My younger brother handed me a can of pepper spray a fortnight back when I was leaving for office. A day before, he had heard me talking to a friend requesting her to buy one for me."
Available with chemists and online, though pepper spray is seen as the most effective and handy tool for women to carry in their handbags, the humble whistle is considered the next best option.
"It may sound bizarre to many, but when in trouble, a whistle is the best instrument to attract immediate attention of people. Raising an alarm at an early stage can help a woman to escape from the clutches of an attacker," says Gracy, an activist.
Gracy was, however, surprised that many girls mock at the idea of keeping a whistle handy. "I am amazed that young girls in Delhi are still not considering protecting themselves. Except trying to get home early, no other precautions are being taken," she said.
A number of girls admitted being afraid of travelling alone by public transport, especially in the evening, but were living on hope.
As Gracy puts in, "Most of us live under the illusion that rape and sexual harassment will happen only to others. Thus, many incidents of harassment are treated as part of life and taken lightly. But then I am also aware that girls belonging to humble backgrounds have no choice."
Saroj Kumari, mother of two teenage girls affirms, "I work as a housemaid and both my daughters have to travel quite a distance to go to school. But I can neither afford to enrol them into self-defence training classes, nor can buy any kind of chilly spray for them. So, all I do is advise them to move in a group."
The fact is that a majority of girls are instructed to apply just this methodology for safety.
But on the other hand, Sanjay, a karate expert advises women to train in martial arts to tackle a surprise attack. "Martial arts training leads to making people mentally strong. A girl may be carrying a pepper spray, but of what use can it be if she is scared and unable to use it to defend herself."
Terming martial arts as the most convincing self-defence tool, he feels that it not only provides self-confidence to a girl, but also instils courage and prepares her to fight any kind of odd situation. "A month's course teaches how to incapacitate assailants with punches and kicks and provides tips to sharpen an individual's reflexes," he informs.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police claims there has been a sudden spurt in number of women requesting for gun licences. An official of the Delhi Police, Licensing Department informed that in the last two years, more than 800 women had applied to possess arms. Incidentally, almost all of them were working women belonging to well-off families.
The official revealed, "While around 320 applications were received in 2010, the figures rose to 500 in 2011. And out of the 33 women who received licences that year, 12 had cited self-defence as a reason in their application. Others had applied under the inheritance clause. Similarly, last year, about a dozen women were granted the right to possess arms on the basis of personal threats."
However, a call centre executive, who travels at odd hours and stays alone in the city, was livid that the authorities had turned down her request to possess a pistol. "The police kept asking me if I was being threatened or stalked. They refused to understand the fear that I have of being waylaid by unruly elements in the night," she said.
Nevertheless, the self-sufficient girl has been carrying a pistol illegally. "I will not hesitate to use it in self-defence. I am not sure of the police, but hope the judiciary will come to my defence in case of any untoward eventuality," she remarked.


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Gymnastics: British Gymnastics appoint Beth Tweddle's coach Amanda Reddin
British Gymnastics have turned to Beth Tweddle's coach Amanda Reddin to drive the sport forward.
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Reddin, who coached Tweddle to European, world and Olympic success across four cycles as well as having competed at the 1984 Games, has been appointed as head coach for the women's artistic gymnastics programme.
She succeeds Adrian Stan, former technical director, who is taking charge of high-performance coach development.
When she takes up the post on November 1, her first job will be to assemble a coaching team for the 2013 European Championships in Moscow in April.
Reddin, who has been a Team GB coach at four Olympic Games, said: "I'm excited to take on the challenge of continuing the great legacy left by Adrian Stan."
As coach at the City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club, Reddin led the club to multiple British team titles. She also developed gymnasts such as Tweddle, Jennifer Pinches, Hannah Whelan, Aisling Williams and Emma Williams to compete at world level for Great Britain.
Tim Jones, British Gymnastics Olympic performance director, added: "Amanda's knowledge of the system that had been put in place to put our British programme in the top tier of the world is second to none but she also has a clear vision of the direction we now need to move forward in order to challenge for Olympic medals on a regular basis."


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My fee waiver request was sent with my Response and my fee waiver request was denied. I could not pay the 345 dollars within the time they asked ,but my paralegal did request this court date for me within the allowed time after I recieved the notice that my fee waiver was denied.
The paralegal said sometimes this happens and the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing at the courthouse and I shosuld be OK, but I am worried and I want to be as prepared as possible. I wont have the 345 but if they will approve payments then what? They sent me, and my husband,each a notice stating ;
"The Response has been voided and payment can no longer be submitted for a filing that has been voided. To proceed a new filing will be required"
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As the United Arab Emirates (UAE) tucks in for another three weeks of fasting for the holy month of Ramadan, Dubai has announced a weight loss contest for the gulf nation's heftiest residents.
In response to rising levels of obesity, UAE residents can now enter "Your Weight in Gold," a contest which pays contestants to sweat it out. For every kilogram, or 2.2 pounds dropped, contestants take home one gram of gold. At current prices, that's about $45, certainly enough to cover the monthly gym membership. The top three biggest losers will receive a share of nearly $28,000 in gold coins.
The contest kicks off on Friday and contestants must show up to weigh-in on public scales after the nightly Iftar meal.
Thanks to partnerships with the Dubai Gold and Jewelry Group and the Dubai Multi Commodities Center, the city says there's no cap on the gold payouts.
"It depends how much the people are expecting to lose. We have not set a limit," Hussain Lootah, Dubai's director general told The National.
The wealthy gulf nation faces one of the highest obesity rates in the world, thanks in part to the growing popularity of fast-food chains. The World Health Organization estimated 50 percent of adults are obese in the UAE and expects the rate of diabetes to rise to 19.3 percent by 2030.
"When people come here they become obese," Dr. Fuad Ahmed, an obesity surgery consultant, told The National. "The curse of this civilization is that we have stopped using our bodies and we eat too much."
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A University of Arizona medical student has earned a fellowship to nurture a career in tropical medicine.
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene named second-year UA College of Medicine student Aubri Carman one of 20 fellows chosen from 12 medical schools for a Benjamin H. Kean Travel Fellowship in Tropical Medicine, which is named for an internationally known tropical medicine expert. Fellows receive airfare and up to $1,000 in living expenses for a project.
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TIRR, Giffords' rehab center, gets $3M grant
The Houston rehabilitation hospital where former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords recovered from a near-fatal gunshot wound in 2011 has received $3 million to study a treatment for traumatic brain injuries.
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research awarded TIRR Memorial Hermann hospital the grant to study whether the medicine donepezil is a treatment for memory deficits resulting from traumatic brain injury. Donepezil improves memory performance in adults with neurological conditions by increasing the amount of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the brain. It is available in a generic form, so it has promise of becoming an affordable treatment option.
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UFC officials announced today that "UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit" is going to be available in a special 3-D broadcast to be broadcast live in theatres nationwide.
UFC 143 is set to take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Super Bowl weekend. Georges St. Pierre was originally scheduled to headline the event against the newest title challenger Nick Diaz, however an injury forced him off the card and Diaz will now face Carlos Condit for the UFC's interim welterweight title.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Some residents of Davidson County began receiving petitions in the mail to help save the fairgrounds.
The petitions are a new effort from supporters who want to keep the Nashville Fairgrounds speedway, buildings and flea market as they currently are.
Metro Councilman Jamie Hollin said he is supportive of the effort.
"Uniformly, everywhere I go in the city it's, 'Save the fairgrounds' and this will settle it once and for all," he said.
Hollin told Nashville's News 2 he wants to get a referendum on Metro's election ballot in the upcoming August election. The referendum would allow voters to make the decision on the future of the fairgrounds.
"I don't think any of the fairground supporters have any faith that the process won't have a predetermined outcome," he said.
The Metro Council voted earlier this year to have a master plan for a renovated fairgrounds.
Mayor Karl and the Nashville-Davidson County Chamber of Commerce support moving the flea market to another location and turn the fairgrounds property into a more lucrative enterprise.
In order to get the referendum on the ballot, Hollin must get at least 10%, or 15,700 signatures from Davidson County voters who cast ballots in the last election.
Hollin would not say how many ballots were mailed on Thursday and said that if voters ultimately decide in a referendum to close the fairgrounds or not, it would be a win-win situation for everyone.
"If that's what they want, it's a win-win. There are no losers, if they want it, proceed. If they don't, the people will decide once and for all," he said.
Since the referendum would be placed on the ballot in a general election, Hollin said there will be no cost to taxpayers.
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- Oct. 10, 2010: NASCAR star plans to fight speedway closing
- Sept. 13, 2010: Mayor proposes park at state fairgrounds site
- Sept. 10, 2010: Mayor unveils revitalization project for Hickory Hollow Mall
- Sept. 8, 2010: Hickory Hollow Mall among options to host fairgrounds events
- April 29, 2010: Mayor's budget plan calls for city to restructure debt
- Nov. 7, 2009: Council debates fairgrounds' fate
- Oct. 6, 2009: Tenn. State Fairgrounds to cease operations in June


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In the immortal words of the 90's poet turned thespian, Ice Cube, you better check yo' self before you wreck yo' self! He went on to inform us that shotgun bullets are bad 'fo 'yo health, but while accurate, doesn't apply for our lesson here in Fantasy Basketball. How does it apply here, you may ask? I have been harping about the trade deadline for several weeks. You need to know when your trade deadline occurs, and when your playoffs begin. Keeper leagues GM's need to sell off assets if you're out of the playoff picture for picks. Contenders need to shore up their bench for a playoff push. According to Cube, He can do it, put yo' ass into it. I don't know what more motivation you need.Please, blog, may I have some more?
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I was off last week because of the holiday. Hope you all had a safe and profitable Thanksgiving in DFS. As you know I try to pass along some news if there is any and advice. The best advice I can give to any new or veteran player in DFS is bankroll management. Can't stress enough how important it is. 50/50's are the best way to build your bankroll. It doesn't matter if you finish 1st in these contests. All you have to do is beat half the field to double your money. Yeah GPP (Guaranteed Prize Pool) money is nice but it's hard to cash in these contests consistently. What I do for example is if I was going to play $100 for the night, $85 of that is going to be in 50/50's. Now if I am just starting out I'm probably playing all my money in 50/50's to build that bankroll up. Hope this advice is helpful. Now let's get on with some picks for a smallish 6 game slate on Saturday night.Please, blog, may I have some more?
The NBA had its second triple double of the year, and it was earned by Jose Calderon. He scored 13 points, 10 assists, and 10 rebounds. He has been averaging a whopping 1.0 rebound per game, so this was a wee bit of a surprise.Please, blog, may I have some more?


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Myles Carrillo, a senior point guard for the Dominican University men's basketball team, is in the zone. Three years ago, he was almost out the door.
Carrillo, who played high school ball at Foothill in Southern California, was disillusioned after his first college season.
He played little. The Penguins were terrible. His coach was canned.
"After my freshman season, I thought about quitting the team — I was thinking about transferring to another school," Carrillo said.
After much deliberation, however, Carrillo decided to stay at Dominican.
He's glad he did. And so is his coach Booker T. Harris, who has watched Carrillo blossom into one of the best players on the team.
"Myles might have been thinking about leaving the team after his freshman season," Harris said. "But when I got here, we talked a bit. I told him I hadn't seen him play. I told him, 'You are going to get your opportunity to show me what you can do.'"
And that's what he's doing. Already this season, Carrillo has been named the PacWest/CCAA Challenge MVP and had 27 points against Cal State East Bay in the recent Ron Logsdon Classic in Rohnert Park where he was named to the all-tournament team.
And the best part for Carrillo is that the Penguins are off to a 5-0 start.
"Myles has already won more games than he did his whole freshman season," Harris said. "His start this season is impressive for a kid who hadn't played much in his first three years. He's put in the work and stuck with it."
Carrillo says he simply has a different attitude this season.
"I think it's a confidence thing for me," he said. "I've kind of been able to play my game more than in the past. I've been playing with a lot of these guys for a few years now. We understand each other."
Carrillo understands a confident attitude carries over to his ability to knock down 3-point shots, as well. He converted 46 percent of his shots from outside the arc last season, third best in the conference.
"I always work hard on my shooting in practice," he said. "But a lot of it is just confidence and not getting discouraged when I miss a shot."
Optimism runs high for the Penguins, who had their best season last year, compiling a 16-11 record. They finished fifth in the PacWest standings and advanced to the conference postseason playoffs for the first time since Dominican became an NCAA Division II team.
"I think the sky's the limit, hopefully," Carrillo said. "If we keep playing like we are now and improve, we're as good as any team in the league. We just need to take care of the ball, rebound and defend. Defense is huge for us."
Carrillo is one of three senior starters. The other two are 6-foot-6 forward Devin Golston and 6-8 center Connor Haysbert. All three players are averaging double figures in scoring, as are 6-0 junior Dominique Taplin and 6-2 sophomore Matt Hayes.
"We're off to a nice start," Harris said. "We still don't know how good we are. But we have to get better on the defensive end of the floor and we have to rebound the ball better — get a little more junkyard dog in us."
Harris feels his team might have trouble replacing the inside muscle and might of graduated center Jacob Noisat, who averaged more than seven rebounds a game for the Penguins last season.
"I'm not sure how much of a mean streak they have compared to last year's team, which played really nasty at times." Harris said. "I'm trying to figure out if you can teach a team to be fierce. I know every single guy on this team wants to win. But if they can buy into it and change their demeanor a little — well, only time will tell."
The PacWest is loaded again, according to Harris. He said Dixie State, the unanimous preseason favorite, has already beaten UNLV, "And that's not the kind of thing I like to hear."
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SAN DIEGO -- Quarterback Drew Brees planted the seed on thefirst day of training camp for what has become a successfulfootball season for the Chargers.
It was up in Carson where Brees called a players-only meeting to reassure his teammates that he was, indeed, a leader.
After the season he had in 2003, many scoffed at the idea thatBrees had the ability to lead a thirsty horse to water much less aNFL team into playoff contention.
But his turnaround parallels the resurgence of the 8-3 Bolts,who take on AFC West rival Denver at sold-out Qualcomm Stadium thisafternoon.
Make that the first-place Chargers, and much of the credit has to go to Brees.
But he is quick to point out the Chargers' success is due to more than one man.
Brees, running back LaDainian Tomlinson and linebacker DonnieEdwards constantly talk about the team's positive attitude and howwell it plays together.
It may have all started when Brees pulled the team together.
"That was an opportunity for me to get all the players together without the coaches and have an opportunity to talk about our destiny," Brees said. "We had all these people all offseason trying to determine our destiny for us. But in our minds, that was something we were going to decide.
"All I wanted to do is get them together as a group without any distractions."
While Brees is reluctant to admit it, the meeting showed his teammates that he was serious about running this football team.
The Chargers certainly didn't think he could do it after throwing more interceptions than touchdowns a year ago (15 to 11), and was benched for veteran Doug Flutie.
When the team started out 1-2 this year, the Chargers wereseriously considering trading Brees and going with rookie Philip Rivers.
That was the best nonmove of the year for the Chargers.
Brees is having a breakthrough season with 21 touchdown passes and only three interceptions.
Through all the success of this year, Brees' personality is unchanged. He remains quietly confident.
"No matter how good or bad things got last year, I never considered myself as not being a leader," Brees said. "Never once since I have been here have I considered myself not being a leader."
Is that because quarterbacks are expected to lead?
"Yes, and that is my attitude," Brees said. "I don't care what position I was playing, but especially at quarterback."
So as a leader, he called a meeting and together, Brees and his teammates mapped out a plan that would end all the criticism that went with a 4-12 record a year ago.
Like the time Brees was on a local radio station and the announcer asked him, "Do you think the Chargers could beat USC?"
"I remember the question, but it was so stupid I can't remember my answer," Brees said.
He's not getting any of those kinds of questions now.
Instead, the focus is on not only making the playoffs but advancing deep into the tournament.
When you consider the Chargers' eight wins have come against only one team with a winning record -- 6-5 Jacksonville -- you might think their goals are lofty.
Brees disagrees.
"It is not too strong to be talking playoffs," Brees said. "It is not an assumption. In our minds, it is something we have set out to do all along. Our goals go above and beyond just going to the playoffs."
Do you get the idea that Brees has not only confidence in his own abilities but those around him?
"We feel like any time we touch the ball we should score," Brees said.
That is almost the exact same quote that Dan Fouts uttered years ago during the heyday of the Air Coryell era.
The comparison doesn't end there, either. In Fouts' first four seasons, he threw 30 touchdown passes and had 51 interceptions. Brees' ongoing four-year totals include 50 TDs passes and 34 interceptions.
This isn't to suggest that Brees will be another Fouts, who didn't become proficient until his sixth season when Don Coryell came on the scene.
But Brees does have a fine cast of offensive players around him. And he has that confidence.
"I'm the kind of person that if I go out there and play a bad game or throw some interceptions, in my mind, they got lucky," Brees said. "I'll tear them up next time."
Steve Scholfield is senior sports columnist for the North CountyTimes. He can be reached at (760) 740-3509 or email@example.com .