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KS- A decade ago, many U.S. college students would have given their right arm for a job like this one, working as a ride operator in one of the nation's amusement parks. But in the current strong economy, Americans students are no longer lining up to work and some employers have had to find new ways to fill their seasonal jobs. This summer at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Ohio, visitors may be startled to discover that the smiling young operator of the world's fastest roller coaster hails from Bulgaria.
JANICE WITHROW- Of our four thousand employees, we have about 800 international students, so it is quite a large percentage.
KS- In fact, Cedar Point is one of the top ten U.S. employers of foreign students with temporary work visas. Janice Witherow has worked as a public relations representative for the park for the last ten years.
JW- In the last five years - just because the economy has been so strong - the competition for seasonal jobs has become fiercer and fiercer and we've had to be a little more creative in our recruiting and that has included recruiting international employees. But really the last two years, we've made a very proactive push in actually going abroad to these countries and participating in an exchange program to bring students over to Cedar Point.
JOANNA- My name is Joanna. Next, surname, is Zwobinska, and I am from Poland, so this is Polish surname. And I'm student, I'm student of Sociology in Poland at Poznan University. I'm here on the fourth day of my work and my English is getting better, getting better, but no, not yet very well!
KS- Joanna, who is 23, works in the hotel parking lot sweeping up litter for $6.25 an hour. If she completes her employment contract, she could earn as much as a thousand dollars in additional bonus pay for four months of work. Even after she's paid back her parents for the thousand-dollar cost of the exchange program, she'll be taking home more money than she could have earned in Poland. But Joanna says money isn't what brought her to the States.
JOANNA- I'd like to learn English here and meet a lot of people and get to know American culture, American people and, of course, it's only one way to get here, working and next traveling. And I like in America everything without food. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but--[laughs].
KS- Apart from complaints about American food, most of the park's international employees report few problems adjusting to life in the U.S. Many of the students are making their first visit to America from countries such as Slovakia, Great Britain, Belarus and Belgium. Jorge Ojolla is a 20-year old studying computers and finance in his native Columbia. Columbians make up the largest contingent of foreign students at Cedar Point.
JO- I come here to work and make the money. I want to work very hard, because I like work. I want to spend part of the money that I earn here in travel. I don't know, I think travel, meet many pretty girls. [laughs]
KS- Jorge was just promoted to shift superintendent at a park burger stand. Janice Witherow says many of the international students have a stronger work ethic than Americans.
JW- It's also a good influence on the American students as well who sometimes take things for granted and jobs are so plentiful in America and in these other countries they're not.
KS- But the biggest appeal of the parks' foreign workers is experienced by visitors who can read where employees come from on their name tags. Kaylin Fotev is a 21-year old Bulgarian student at American University in Paris. He helps run the park's newest and busiest attraction -- the roller coaster, Millennium Force. Kaylin says it's a small world after all.
KF- Most Americans, they never heard of Europe and small countries in Europe and when I came here, and the driver that drove me here to Cedar Point? He talked to me and we figured out that his father during the war was stationed in Bulgaria. So actually, the first man that I spoke to, he'd been to Bulgaria.
KS- While the international exchange program at Cedar Point is only a year old, other employers with seasonal staffing needs are taking a new look at recruiting foreign workers. Last year, the U.S. State Department issued nearly a quarter million temporary student work visas. And officials at Cedar Point Amusement Park say that - as long as the American economy remains strong - they'll continue to hire international employees. At Cedar Point, Karen Schaefer, 90.3 WCPN, 90.3 FM.


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Soaring inflation means savers have just a handful of options from the entire savings range to prevent their capital being eroded by the rising cost of living.
With CPI rising by 0.5 percentage points to 4.5% in April, a basic rate taxpayer will need a gross savings rate of 5.625% and a high rate taxpayer will need to find a product paying 7.5%.
National Savings and Investments (NS&I) tax-free index-linked certificates and BM Savings five-year inflation bonds will keep pace with inflation, as measured by the CPI over a five-year period. The NS&I certificates track the higher retail prices index plus 0.5 percentage points (making a current rate of 5.7%), while the BM Savings bonds pay RPI plus 1.5 percentage points. But while returns form the NS&I certificates are tax free, the BM bonds are subject to tax, meaning basic rate taxpayers would receive 5.36% while higher-rate taxpayers would end up with 4.02% at the current rate of inflation.
"The misery for savers shows little sign of abating and it's likely to be some time before inflation returns to anywhere near the 2% government target," said Andrew Hagger of Moneynet.co.uk. "The NS&I index-linked savings certificates launched last week look a good option in the current market and today's inflation numbers will do little to dampen demand for these products."
Tax-free Isas from BM Savings and Coventry Building Society, both paying 5%, will beat inflation but they are also five-year products. Savers can get 4.5% on a four-year fixed Isa with Principality Building Society – the shortest deal where they can match CPI.
Other reasonable savings products, according to Hagger, include five-year fixed rate bonds from BM Savings (5.05% but subject to tax) and AA Savings (5%, again subject to tax).
Patrick Connolly of adviser AWD Chase de Vere, said: "Today's figures are another timely reminder of the effect that inflation is having on people's savings, especially with interest rates remaining at historically low levels. We are already seeing huge demand from clients for NS&I index linked savings certificates and the threat of inflation rising still further will increase that demand.
"While NS&I is committed to keeping the products open for a sustained period, the overwhelming demand could mean they are forced to stop offering the products sooner than they might wish."
The effect of inflation on savings means that £10,000 invested five years ago, allowing for average interest, inflation and tax at 20%, would have the spending power of just £9,481 today, according to Moneyfacts.
Over half of Britons (52%) admitted being concerned about the impact inflation may have on their savings, according to the latest quarterly Saving Britain research from BM Savings. Nearly seven in 10 (69%) savers over the age of 65 were worried about inflation; however, only three in 10 (30%) young (18-24) were concerned their savings would be affected.
Sylvia Waycot, Moneyfacts.co.uk spokewoman, said: "After one month's reprieve inflation is back on the rise, scuppering hopes of getting any meaningful return on family savings for another month. CPI is more than double the government's 2% target. Every time it rises, spending power decreases and any hard earned nest egg or savings safety net is further eroded.
"The only certainty for anyone trying to supplement their income with savings interest is that it will result in disappointment."
Rising inflation could lead to renewed calls for the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC), headed by Mervyn King, to raise interest rates imminently. Max Johnson of foreign exchange specialist Currency Solutions said: "Mervyn King's wiggle room created by last month's surprise fall in inflation has now been taken away. The Bank is back to square one.
"A rate rise is the obvious solution to rapidly increasing inflationary pressures, but with the UK economy in the state it is the most obvious solution could also be the least sensible."


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Pavlo Padakin brought down the bears.
The Ukrainian import tapped in a perfect pass from Calgary Hitmen linemate Brooks Macek with 6:33 remaining in the first period to touch of the avalanche of bears.
It took a massive volunteer crew nearly half an hour to scoop up 21,453 stuffed animals at the 18th annual Petro-Canada Teddy Bear Toss.
Hitmen director of business operations Mike Moore said Hitmen fans were up to the challenge once again.
"Any time you can put 17,000 people in the building and do something for charity, it's great," Moore said.
"It's not the number that's important. It's the cause.
"We're privileged our fans continue to come year in and year out and continue to give back to our wonderful city."
The WHL team collected 25,303 stuffed animals last year, which wasn't far off the club's 2007 world record of 26,919.
But Moore said the event isn't about setting records.
"It's about helping those 50-plus agencies and those kids, and anyone who takes a bear and it makes a difference in their lives," Moore said.
"For our guys to go to the Alberta Children's Hospital and see the kids who are sick and battling through things, it gives our guys a pretty good perception of what else is going on out there and why we do these things."
Hitmen players will personally deliver 400 bears to kids at the Alberta Children's hospital Monday morning.
Winger Greg Chase, who scored twice Sunday afternoon, said he's looking forward to brightening a few youngsters' day.
"I didn't get to do it last year because I was in school," Chase said.
"But I've heard from other guys the look on the kids' faces is priceless.
"So I'm really looking forward to delivering them tomorrow. It should be a good day."
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Is what I have not done today. I am going away camping tom for a couple of nights and the extent of my packing so far has been to put the batteries in my new torch (which is really cool btw).
I am not sure how much I am looking forward to the family time as it always ends up being somewhat stressful, but at least I have my little tent to come back to and my trangia to make a nice cup of tea. And my new airbed that hopefully will be more comfortable than my bedding roll - tho it does make me feel like a bit of a wuss. However it is lightweight and practical so that makes it OK. I am still a real camper
Wailing friend showed up on my doorstep today randomly. Stayed for about 3 hours. I tried to tough love her but she was having none of it. I am not sure what else I can do to help her. Tried feeding her and getting her to watch a movie to take her mind off things but that just led to sighs. Tried all sorts. I do want her to be better but she has to help herself too.
Anyhow, it is looking more and more likely I will be packing tom after doing forum stuff and before leaving. I need to get more organised! Maybe I can put stuff out tonight that I need.
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THE Chief Constable praised his officers and staff for helping drive down crime across Hampshire and reducing the number of burglaries to an all-time low.
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed how break-ins at homes have dropped by 22 per cent, with 4,214 burglaries being investigated by police between September 2011 and 2012.
Numbers of robberies have also fallen by 27 per cent, with 772 such crimes reported, while there were 11,980 cases of violence causing injury to a person, a drop of 15 per cent in 12 months.
The statistics revealed how 1,769 sexual offences were reported, there were 4,309 cases of fraud and forgery and 20,220 cases of criminal damage.
Drugs offences, however, showed a seven per cent rise with 6,669 incidents – something Hampshire police say is as a result of proactive work, including the launch of the Daily Echo-backed Operation Fortress to tackle drug-related violence in Southampton.
Mr Marshall said: "The 12 per cent reduction in total crime across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is testament to the tireless dedication, commitment, hard work and 'one team' approach of officers and staff."


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Daniel Robert Epstein: Are you surprised to find someone like Daniel Clowes that you connect with so well since he's 15 years younger than you?
Terry Zwigoff: It's hard for me to find anybody of any age that I connect with well. I had that experience with Robert Crumb. We bonded very quickly and became friends. I had the same experience with Dan. Both happened to be from the underground cartoonist background. I could tell from reading Dan's and Robert Crumb's comics that we'd hit it off. We have such strong ties to humor with a similar sensibility and worldview. You think that about a lot of people. When I met Woody Allen, I thought, "Oh yeah I'm going to hit it off with him." But that didn't happen. John Malkovich had a great Woody Allen story. Malkovich keeps to himself on set and is very quiet. He told me that he was doing Shadows and Fog with Woody. At some point during shooting an actor pestered the director for advice, he wanted Woody to give him advice or direction. I guess Woody Allen doesn't talk much to actors. Near the end of the film Woody Allen came up to Malkovich and went, "Are there any other actors like you?" and John said, "What do you mean? Good actors?" He said, "No, actors that don't bother the director and instead of just behave." He really wanted names. I sometimes ask actors the same question because I want to work with those people too. Steve Buscemi is one of those few actors who you always want to work with because he's so easy to work with and so helpful. A lot of actors are temperamental, very difficult and very skittish. That's why they're good actors, too sometimes. Weird breed, I guess.
DRE: Do you do well with actors?
TZ: Sometimes yes and sometimes no. To quote Charles Crumb "Some people like me and some don't." Some actors feel very insecure and they want the director to be their daddy and their psychiatrist and their best friend and to bully them. You just have to take different approaches with them all. I'm not so good at some of the approaches. I like to be pretty honest and direct with the actors. If I don't know what the fuck is going on in the scene, I tell them, "Look, I'm lost" or something. They don't like to hear that.
DRE: They like everything to be perfect.
TZ: They at least like you to have this front, which if you talk to any director alive, there are places in the film where they didn't have any idea what was going on. They just hope it works out. Sometimes I find myself in the situation where I like to draw upon the actor for help. I like to try to collaborate and come up with a solution. It's not always that apparent to me at the start of the scene. Even if it is, I try to keep that opinion to myself and see what they come up with themselves. It might be better than my idea.
DRE: Do you consider this the definitive cut of Art School Confidential?
TZ: Yeah, it's pretty much what I wanted. We went through a number of cuts of the film, screened them and got feedback. It's tough because your first impulse as a director is that anything the audience laughs at, leave in. Anything that they don't laugh at, cut out. Dan Clowes' work has stuff in it that you only find funny or interesting after you think about it. In fact, a lot of films he works on seem to hold up a lot better over time. You can see it a second or third time and get something out of it that you didn't the first time. In the script for Bad Santa, there was so much stuff where it was obvious to me what the intention was, where the jokes were, how a line was supposed to be spoken. Dan's stuff is much more subtle, nuanced, enigmatic, much more esoteric.
DRE: Besides Daniel's involvement in your work, do you see yourself as an auteur?
TZ: I don't subscribe to it as much as a lot of people. I think film is such a collaborative work. The writer has so much to do with the script then there's the director, the actors, the editor, the composer, the producers. As the director, you have the final say so that the individual vision that comes out of it is your responsibility. It's hard to say that I am the sole author of this work. Part of the thing I enjoy about is the collaboration and that's part of the thing I hate about it.
DRE: I was just talking to Daniel in there and he was saying how important the words that he wrote are to him. Is it difficult to cut Dan's work or is that just the way it has to be?
TZ: On the set, I try to get them to say the lines correctly. I call on the script supervisor and it's part of their job to tell you, "Hey they missed a wordd. They substituted a word with this." To make sure you're aware of it. Sometimes they catch it, sometimes they don't. A lot of the time, they don't and you discover it in the editing room. Usually it's not a big deal but when it's a big deal, you notice it. In the editing room, it's hard. It was hard to have Dan come into editing, occasionally he'd stick his nose in. He says at times it's just a different thing that he had in mind that he would have done it differently than I would have done it. But he waits and he sees what I do and generally he's okay with it. I always try to have a big variety of performances. If we have time for improvisation I want to get a couple of takes of that as well.
DRE: Was there much improvisation in Art School Confidential?
TZ: Absolutely. It depends on the actors. Some actors are really good at it. Malkovich was really terrific with it. You can never quite predict whom it's going to be good with and who it isn't. Certain directors like Christopher Guest manage to assemble the greatest actors in the world. I try to get whatever material I can for the editing room so I have choices. That's why it takes me a long time in the editing room. Oftentimes, my editor will sit there and cut me 26 versions of the same scenes with just subtle differences. I cannot sit there. By take 25 I've lost focus. Cut your three best versions and let me see those.
DRE: I told my wife when we were preparing for the wedding that I didn't want to see everything, I want to see the final three things.
TZ: That's right. The editor is trying to be very deferential to the director but at a certain point, he has to just do it.
DRE: What's your opinion of modern art school?
TZ: I don't know anything about it. My concern was to make sure that I gave a somewhat truthful representation of it on screen. I've never been to art school, which is tough as a documentary filmmaker, but then again I've never strangled anybody either. It's not like you have to do it to be able to shoot it in a scene. It helps to have people around you who you can fall back on, you can say, "Well, what do you think, is there something wrong here, with the overall picture?" Dan would say, "Well, that guy wouldn't be drawing with charcoal in this scene, everybody would have to draw in pencil" or whatever.
DRE: What the undercover cop was creating in Art School Confidential was basically outsider art, do you like artwork like that?
TZ: I came across a few things that I bought from this place in Pasadena that uses artist therapy for mentally disturbed adults. All their stuff is for sale. There's a place similar to it in San Francisco, but all the hipsters have discovered it. So you can never find anything good there. People go in there everyday and grab the good things.
DRE: It's like that here in New York too.
TZ: But this place was sort of an untapped gold mine. The art director went there and brought me photographs of a bunch of the paintings. I said, "Oh, man. That one looks like Henry Darger painted it. How much is that one?" "40 bucks." "Okay, got to have that." They have some interesting art there.
DRE: Your first films were documentaries. When you started doing narratives, was it that much of a shift for you?
TZ: Yeah, it's a tough shift. There's some stuff that overlaps. Certain things you learn in the editing room, what you're going to need for cutaways, action shots, the mechanics of things that once they sink in and become second nature, your job gets a lot easier. Then you get to focus on things that are really important in directing and not that mechanical stuff like continuity and eyeline. That's stuff that the script supervisor can cover you for anyway. A lot of it is a whole other art form.
DRE: Have you become a much more relaxed filmmaker?
TZ: Yeah, it gets easier as you get on. It also depends on the film, the situation, the actors, how much time you have to shoot, but in general I say that it gets easier as you go. Some directors' first film is amazing, but other directors like me, eh. But by the time I make my tenth film, I'd like to think I'll know what I'm doing.
DRE: I read an interview with you from internet where you said you feel like a failure and a fraud.
TZ: I read some of that stuff on the internet and so much of it is so inaccurate, patently false and filled with half-truths. I was reading the trivia for Bad Santa on the IMDB and it said that Larry David was my first choice for the part played by Billy Bob [Thornton]. That's completely false. I love Larry David, I love Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm. But he was never at all a candidate for that. Then you can't get rid of them and they stick with you.
DRE: I just got the Crumb DVD, how was doing the commentary on that?
TZ: It was really painful. To keep it fresh, I thought I wouldn't look at the film and that as the scenes came up I would just talk about them. I wound up doing this commentary where Roger Ebert led the discussion and any time something interesting did come into my head he would start to talk and ask me something else. Eventually I may do another commentary by myself. I wasn't quite prepared and I felt tongue-tied and inarticulate doing it. It certainly was not at the caliber of the stuff Peter Bogdanovich does where he's so eloquent on his DVDs. He's quite a speaker.
DRE: How do you look back on Crumb now?
TZ: I always thought that was a good film. I never had any doubt, I was very confident even when it was being rejected. Every film festival we entered in rejected it.
DRE: What is the new documentary you are working on?
TZ: It's called The Moe Family. It's mostly about Tau Moe. He was a Hawaiian singer who recorded in the late 20's. He made some records with his three uncles while on tour with a French woman promoter, Madame Riviere. They went to the Far East, stopped in Japan and recorded four songs for Columbia. They are all very rare records and very intense. They're as good as any great blues record you hear from the 20's. The guy was an intense singer and songwriter.
DRE: Did you make it before he passed away?
TZ: I shot all the footage before he died. I just haven't had the money or the time to edit it. It's been sitting around for about eight years.
DRE: Are you still into collecting things?
TZ: Less now than I used to be. I still collect records, but I'm not quite as driven to do it. I'm very happy with the records I have. I have plenty. It seems like the price of records is so insane these days that if I do have any money, I'd rather buy a piece of furniture or a piece of artwork. You can always get CDs. It's not quite the same experience but it's close. That's something that is reflected by the ending to Art School Confidential where he's separated by that pane of glass from that kiss. You're there but not quite.
DRE: How was it having such a big mainstream hit with Bad Santa?
TZ: I liked the film but I liked my version better. I thought my film was much more moving and just as funny if not funnier. When I got that script, I could see it was going to be a big hit if it was marketed in a certain way. First thing you need to have a chance of making a successful commercial film is a concept you can get across in a ten second TV ad. With Bad Santa you can do that. With Art School Confidential or Ghost World, it's sort of tough. I do remember one of the Weinsteins telling me that if Miramax had released Ghost World, they could have cut a trailer for that thing and made 50 million dollars. I don't doubt it.
DRE: How long ago did you do your directors cut of Bad Santa?
TZ: I did it when it became clear that they were going to go with a different cut for the theatrical version. I asked Bob Weinstein if he would preserve my cut, and at least put it on DVD and he agreed to do it. In fact they put up a lot of money to do it right. But then they sold their company to Disney, so Disney owns it now. I went to them and asked if they would put it out and they kindly agreed to do so.
DRE: Did you see Badder Santa?
TZ: I did. It's uneven. All the scenes in there didn't quite work out for me. It works on a certain level where there are scenes in there I like and other scenes I don't like. The whole thing doesn't quite have this consistency to it. My cut is a character study of Billy's character. It generally makes his character arc and his relationship with that boy much more truthful and ultimately much more human. The audiences in the test screening wanted Santa to be nicer to the little boy. But that wouldn't make any sense. I always thought of Billy's character as a W.C. Fields character. He has to put up with this pest. Eventually when Billy has affection for him, it is earned. Therefore it just seems more truthful and more emotional to me.
DRE: I know you've known Harvey Pekar a long time, what'd you think of American Splendor?
TZ: It was a good film. But I thought the guy that played Robert Crumb acted really bad. That was the only weakness I really saw in that film. There were moments I liked more than others, but I say that about most films.
DRE: Are you writing the next thing you're doing?
TZ: Yeah, Jerry Stahl and I are writing an adaptation of Laurent Graff's book Happy Days for Johnny Depp.
DRE: Had you known of Jerry before?
TZ: Yeah, he came up and introduced himself to me at the Ghost World premiere years ago. I really liked him. He really sincerely loved Crumb and Ghost World. I spent a long time talking to him and we kept in touch over the years. He sent me the things he was working on like the novels Perv: a Love Story and Plainclothes Naked. Then just recently I was reading Permanent Midnight on a plane and it was such a great book. I called him up and left this long message on his answering machine last night to that effect. I realized I left him a backhanded insult of a compliment. "It was so much better than your other books." [laughs]
DRE: How did you and Jerry come together to do the adaptation?
TZ: Johnny and I share the same agent. She called one day and said, "Johnny wants to meet with you about this book. He wants you to turn it into a film for him." I don't consider myself a writer but I liked the book though I knew it would be a tough one to adapt. I said that I would meet with him but that I wasn't sure if I wanted to write it. I really liked him at the meeting, which surprised me; I don't like most celebrities or movie stars. I told him my concerns and he said, "Well, have you ever heard of this writer, Jerry Stahl." Since then we've been doing it through phone and email since he lives in LA and I live in San Francisco.
DRE: Have you ever heard of SuicideGirls?
TZ: I have heard of SuicideGirls. Is it a website?
DRE: It's like Playboy for punks.
TZ: Playboy for punks, really? Is it done by only women?
DRE: Mostly women.
TZ: It's got nudity on it?
DRE: Yeah, beautiful girls.
TZ: I'll check it out. I've heard of it but I'd just get lost in it. I would end up wasting all day puttering around on the internet.
DRE: They're softcore pictures.
TZ: Now you've lost me.
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Zwigoff can be as mean to his characters as Todd Solondzthe dramatized painting critiques (in which everyone gets an A) rival the idiocies of the creative-writing class in Solondz's Storytelling. But where Solondz is fastidious in his filmmaking, Zwigoff is indifferentArt School Confidential can be nearly avant-garde in its tone (deaf) shifts and spatial incoherence. And while Solondz's revulsion is cerebral, Zwigoff's is visceral. He may mock body art (along with conceptualism, minimalism, and every other '70s tendency) but his own dyspepsia suggests a kindred gut-based sensibility call it bilious, splenetic, jaundiced.


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For 3 decades, researchers have been debating whether plumes of hot rock rise through Earth's mantle. Geologists and geochemists have inferred deep plumes from traces left at volcanic hot spots such as Iceland and Hawaii. And some seismologists have suggested that they could glimpse a plume or two in their seismic "CT scans" of the mantle. Now, a team claims to have found evidence of not one or two plumes--but 32. That doesn't settle the debate, though.
The researchers, led by seismologist Raffaella Montelli of Princeton University, introduce a new way of analyzing the seismic waves that are combined into an image of Earth's interior. Usually, seismic waves are considered to follow curved lines called ray paths. Where numerous ray paths traverse hotter than normal rock, the waves are slowed and an anomalously warm spot appears in the image.
But thin, warm structures--such as the supposed plumes--would be particularly difficult to image in the conventional manner. So Montelli and her colleagues developed an analysis that takes into account how seismic waves actually travel, spread across a wave front rather than along a single ray path (Science, 3 January, p. 35). This technique boosted the strength of signals from some plumelike structures by up to 60%, the team reports online today in Science.
The technique shows plumes beneath most classic volcanic hot spots. In addition to the two broad superplumes that everyone sees, beneath Africa and the South Pacific (Science, 9 July 1999, p. 187), the new method also shows narrow plumes rising off them, sometimes splitting before reaching the surface. Elsewhere, lone plumes stretch from near the core-mantle boundary to the surface. A few hot spots, including Yellowstone, seem to lack plumes. And in a major surprise, the plumes beneath two of the most classic of hot spots, Iceland and the Galápagos Islands, begin much closer to the surface than they had appeared to (Science, 14 May 1999, p. 1095).
"We are providing visual proof plumes exist." says Montelli. Others are more cautious, however. "I think it is fair to at least suspect that they are overinterpreting their data set," says seismologist Barbara Romanowicz of the University of California, Berkeley. Until several technical questions are resolved, she says, "I think it is a leap of faith to claim a discovery" of dozens of plumes.
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Texas has 500 licensed court interpreters, but they all live in just 65 counties. It's challenging to get people to interpret court proceedings for non-English speakers in Texas' other 189 counties, says David Slayton, administrative director of the Texas Office of Court Administration.
"That's what we're trying to work on and develop a plan to better address that issue," says Slayton, who last week attended the National Summit on Language Access in the Courts, an event hosted by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson and four other representatives of the Texas judiciary also attended the Oct. 1-3 event in Houston.
Slayton says the OCA wants to better educate county court officials about the need for interpreters; to increase access to interpreters across the state; and to expand a one-year-old video-conference interpreting program. The OCA also has an idea to create a program for counties to pool their resources for getting interpreters.
"I think it would be something no one else has done," he says.
According to an NCSC press release, court personnel from 49 states attended the Houston summit to discuss best practices and share successful strategies.
Kay Farley, NCSC executive director of government relations, says the major themes that judicial personnel discussed at the summit included increasing training about language-access issues, using telephone and video conferencing technology to provide interpreters, and collecting better data about interpretation needs.
"There's an increased number of people coming to the court who don't speak English as their first language and need interpreting services. The numbers of languages are increasing. It's not just a need for Spanish interpretation; there's a significant need for many languages," says Farley, who was project director of the summit.
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Coming up at the 2012 Meet & Greet, we will be having a panel of men up on stage, answering your questions about life as or with a WLS post-op. The panel will be hosted by Rob Portinga of formerfatdudes.com, Rob will present questions asked by YOU to the men of the panel for them to answer live, up on stage.
Read up about the Mighty Metabolic Men below, then use this form to submit your question. Rob will go through all the questions submitted and pick "the best" ones to put to the Mighty Metabolic Men, so be sure to come see them in Vegas to get your answers! Now's your chance to ask the Men about their experience with Weight Loss Surgery or how they handle living with someone who has had it.
The following men will make up the Mighty Metabolic Men Panel:
Ian McGagh
My name is Ian (aka baka) I'm a 45 year old husband and father of a four
year old baby boy. In July 09 I underwent Life Saving RNY Weight Loss Surgery weighing in at a less than Svelte 444lbs. Since being reborn I've lost over 250lbs.
Like many of you I did my due diligence researching the various surgeries and had so many questions – Thanks to the following Angels: Toni, Lynnda, Taunia, Beth (Melting Mamma), AJ, SarahWillBeSkinny and GBB (Cari) taking the time to answer my questions/concerns I felt comfortable choosing surgery.
I know I wouldn't be here living my life to the fullest and being the father and husband I had dreamed of without their help and for that I'm truly
grateful. I can never thank them enough for helping Aidan have a daddy as he grows up.
Early on in my journey I became disillusioned with the nastiness you see on certain places on the WLS www. Thankfully I found a safe harbor and second family/home on the BTV forums. I spend majority of my time on the BTV forums helping as much as I possibly can by paying it forward.
Thanks to my new healthy Lifestyle I'm able to exercise like a demon and compete in sprint triathlons and 5k's – I still hate running with a passion
and draw the line at anything over 5k – But, I love to swim and ride my bike and have become a gym rat too.
I also love to push the envelope and do crazy things like: Sky Dive, Jump off an 855ft building, Zip-line at 70mph just for fun and raise a few $$$
for the WLSFA at the same time.
My advice to baby-freaks:
Pay it forward any way you can and you will help save someone's LIFE – It doesn't get much better than that!
When it gets tough remember the following: WLS it's a Marathon NOT a Sprint.
Jamie Miles
Jamie Miles likes to say his life began once he started his Lap-Band process. In December of 2008, Jamie decided enough was enough and walked into a True Results seminar. In May of 2009 he had surgery and life began. He started following his own life's ambitions and stopped living on the sidelines watching everyone else's dreams come true. He's has had (and still has) his share of struggles and "demons" to fight but his new found passion for life has helped motivate him to chase after every dream.
After being featured on the TrueResults.com website as a testimonial patient, Jamie decided to take things a step further and follow his dream of becoming a full-time working actor. Since then, Jamie has been featured in a variety of movies, television series and TV commercials and has also been an on-air product demonstrator for the local news, and hosted a small local cooking show called The Cooking Show. Some of his other credits include Trust Automotive, The Walking Dead, Empire Heating & Cooling, Drop Dead Diva, For Colored Girls, the remake of Footloose and BET's The Game. In February of 2012 Jamie was nominated one of Atlanta's Best Bachelor's of 2012 by Fenuxe Magazine, a national LGBT magazine.
Bob Badore
My name is Bob and I am 35-year-old father of four gastric bypass post-op. I had my gastric bypass in 2004 at Tufts New England Medical Center by Dr. Michael Tarnoff. Prior to surgery I weighed 380 lbs and within 6 months of surgery I lost 200 lbs to my current and sustained weight of 187 lbs.
I come from a large family of post-ops, where my wife Melting Mama (Beth) had surgery 1 month prior to me and lost 170 lbs, as well and my mother and sister both had gastric bypass three years ago.
Having the luxury of being a patient and the spouse of a post-op has allowed me to gain the support needed to be successful. Today, I do struggle somewhat with food, but I always remember what I was and how I never want to be that person again, because going back even after surgery is easy.
Michael Towe
As the husband of BariatricTV's Toni Towe, Michael Towe is a self proclaimed "Normal Stomach Boy" living in a household of bariatric post ops since 2004. He's been there during the ups, the downs, the bumps and the dumps. And by the time his daughter Danielle had her surgery in the summer of 2011 he had become an expert at answering the question. "Am I as big as her?"
Having gone through the joys, fears and yes even the petty insecurities of watching a wife go through weight loss, Michael can give you some insight into the dark recesses of you're husbands brain. But more than that he can also bring you insight into what goes through the mind of a father as he watches his daughter go under the knife for the same life changing surgery.
Andrew LeClair
Breaking nearly all of the documented long-term weight-loss records, Andrew Leon LeClair has maintained a successful weight-loss of 150 pounds for an unprecedented thirty two years as a result of bariatric surgery.
The challenging reality of his youth and family life set the tone for his accelerated path to childhood obesity. Because he was unwilling to accept limitation or defeat, he chose to take control of his life, rearrange his priorities, and find a long-term strategy to overcome obesity and achieve success and happiness. At the young age of 19, Andrew underwent his roux en y procedure and began the journey of managing his own nutrition and fitness. Today at 50 years old, Andrew is a long distance runner and completed the Boston Marathon in 2008.
With twenty three years of professional experience, Andrew is an accomplished international interior designer, who designs luxury hotels worldwide for one of the Top 10 International Interior Design Giants. Andrew has battled weight gain and loss, along with an array of other personal struggles, which was his motivation to write his first book, "One Foot In Front Of The Other, A Man's Journey Away From Obesity". Andrew's goal is to share the valuable lessons he has learned along his personal and professional journey, and he hopes to inspire his readers to achieve a lifelong path to physical fitness and emotional health.
Rob Portinga
After hitting a high weight of over 380 pounds put a damper on one of the things I loved doing… playing paintball… I finally realized I needed some help. That help came in the form of roux en-y gastric bypass on April 8, 2009. That decision really did change my life. Taking what I learned during my weigh loss, I transformed nearly every aspect of my life. I'm more active than ever, with paintball, biking, running, and more.
I went from a career in construction management to starting a business as a health coach, being on the radio, speaking at conferences and more. I continue to volunteer to work with others through my surgeon's office and "pay it forward" in every way that I can, and of course I continue to try and bring the dude's perspective to all this through formerfatdudes.com – I look forward to seeing friends, old and new, as I make the trip out to Vegas for the third time this year.


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Kensington Dual Monitor Adapter
Buy Now...
The Kensington Dual Monitor Adapter measures 9x5.5x1.5cm. There are just two connections a DVI one on one end and a small USB one on the other. Do not worry if you have a VGA connection as a 5.5x4x1.5cm DVI to VGA connector is provided. A 90cm USB to small USB lead is provided.
There is a small eleven language Instruction Guide of which the first nine pages are in English and it is well illustrated and should be enough to get you up and running.
First install the contents of the provided CD-ROM this for me on a reasonably fast PC took ten minutes and took around 1130MB of hard disc space. It requires one reboot. Next attach the unit to a USB2 port of your PC and the other end to another monitor connection cable.
Everything is controlled by an item in the tray. Just like the Lindy unit you can connect up to six providing you have enough USB ports. Most notebooks have a VGA port but Desktops do not.
The most likely positions is to have the second monitor as left or right of your first unit but it can also be above or below as well. Both with the Lindy and the Kensington I only connected one extra monitor.
I found the Kensington easier to install and at no time did I have a blank portion of Desktop on my main monitor. However if you do remember you are controlling the second monitor from your mouse and this should enable you via the tray to regain control.
The Instruction Guide states that each unit requires 500mA of power from the USB port so this would probably rule out the use of a hub should you be thinking of multiple units.
Unlike the Lindy the Kensington does have an entry in Windows where the detailed instruction guide is available.
Should all else fail turning the extra unit off in the tray should allow you to regain control and reset the second (or subsequent) monitor. Just pulling the USB lead will only remove the item from the tray and while this will give the original display back you cannot make any changes as the icon will not reappear until the USB lead is reattached.
In theory anyway you should be able to view a DVD on the second monitor while working on something on the first. This would require strong will to avoid watching the DVD but with length of cable and headphones it should be possible for one to be working on say word processing or a spreadsheet while another relaxes with a DVD.
Doing my Internet searches found the Kensington Dual Monitor Adapter from the first link below at £58.95 including free delivery.
This is £30 less than the best price I found for the Lindy and it does the same job it does have one less feature but it is easier to install and for me anyway a far better buy.
I found the Kensington Dual Monitor Adapter available from Amazon for $90.24, including free delivery, on the following link:
I found the Kensington Dual Monitor Adapter available from Amazon for €90.71, including delivery, on the following link:
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UltimaAvatar replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviewsnice...cool remix of the theme. guitar hits a little strong and the beats sound a little poppy, but its still good. wow, that 2:10 is what i like, i was going to say it was missing something but damn, just what the doctor ordered. you know this probably could sound something off of trigun with the right instruments....i guess because i just got done watching the show....but really cool. nice work!
UltimaAvatar replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviewsexcellent, its about time this got posted on ocr. I remember downloading this a long ass time ago along with ark's killer instinct mix. i suggested to my brother to use the killer instinct next time he goes to a swim meet cause his team is the wolves....anyway back to the mix. i gues its the same version that i downloaded and i still have the problem with the lyrics 'can't beat the beat' where it sounds like there is a really really high pitched noise. but other than that this is an excellent mix and should have been posted a long time ago.
UltimaAvatar replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviewswow! this is good, auron's theme and the sending theme. nice, this was definetly a sad part of the game the first time i played. but i won't say because of the spoiler. this is beautiful man.
UltimaAvatar replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviewswow, sounds like someone playing hunter's theme on a piano with a lot of umph. sounds like someone is almost banging the thing and the theme is somehow coincidence. but damn that's pretty good playing.
UltimaAvatar replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviewsi thought this one was already on OCR...i downloaded the WIP a long time ago and have been enjoying this very much. better grab the official OCR version cause it could be different (wouldn't know why the song was totally badass when it was still a work in progress). I think the vocals really make the song sound great, even though they are the original they don't sound like they are. they add the OWA part to it because if they weren't there it just wouldn't be right
UltimaAvatar replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviewswhat theme is this one? is it seto's theme? it really sounds nice the only thing i got against it is the long silence at the beginning. this part in the game was really sad when i played through it the second time because i understood what was going on and what they were talking about. defenetly a cool little piece.
UltimaAvatar replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviewsditto, this has been a lot to follow, i notice a lot of differences from the original and this is just pure gold not to be on OCR. i had a hard time figuring out the newer versions and the changes made but this piece is really bad ass. when i get the speakers from my basement into my dorm i'll blast this one real loud along with a couple of other FF mixes until the cops come and yell at me...but congrats anyway
UltimaAvatar replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviewswhy is it i think of mozart or bethoven or some 1700s party. this is really cool sounding, a classical hit from zelda. nice!
UltimaAvatar replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviewsscuzzy? this is soo "Those Chosen by the Planet" and it totally kicks ass! after listening to it a bunch of times it really gets better and better. When i first listened to it i got the ff7 right off (of course its the underlying theme throughout the whole song) i figured the second had to be ff8 but i didn't know what it was til i read the post, i'm a huge fan of the kuja theme and you used it well, nice, dark, and very scary, and finally i love terra's theme from ff6, i didn't even know what the theme was, i've been trying to play ff6 for the first time (don't shoot don't shoot) and i've grown to love this theme and you really did a good job with it. nice mix althogether, maybe your next one should focus on the Terra part and work with that into a longer even greater mix cause its got potential
UltimaAvatar replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/ReviewsWow this is really good! keep up the good work
UltimaAvatar replied to Ginnsu's topic in ReMix Comments/ReviewsI only had the gameboy MM3, which had dustman in it. That was the hardest gameboy level for the longest time, it took forever to get far, then the crushing ceilings weren't fun at all, needless to say i still enjoyed the level cause the music was great, but this is something really great. If only the old old gameboy could have packed this much into it i'd just sit in the first area listening to this
UltimaAvatar replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/ReviewsI like this one, its good except the distorted piano solo in the beginning was a little off...the distorted in the beginning was bad, although throughout the song when it was accompanied with the other music it sounded alright. the distorted piano reminded me of my old old gameboy when i got gunk in its little speaker and the sound came out distorted like that. but i enjoyed the mix and i listened to your other one too and it was really good, but i don't know what the original sounded like so i can't tell how much better it was.
UltimaAvatar replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/ReviewsI like this alot now i just got to check out the chozo site and figure out how to download this collection i saw
UltimaAvatar replied to DarkCecil13's topic in ReMix Comments/ReviewsThis is so going into my Morrowind directory to play while i'm playing the game, any other remixes you want to add? that would be great to substitute into the game? great mix thanks
UltimaAvatar replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviewsoh i like this, this is a great mix, it definetly sounds like trigun music at the beginning, you sure you didn't steal their OST? cool mix definetly one for my collection


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The Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts GDP growth in 2011 for 40 out of 42 of the world's largest economies. If those countries are going to contribute positively to the current global industrial cycle, manufacturers will require more oil, gas, corn, wheat, potash, aluminum, coal, silver, rare earth metals and a wide array of commodities. It follows that many thinkers are focusing on the investment prospects of the energy and materials segments. Yet, even if businesses in emerging countries contribute more to GDP than consumers contribute (the opposite is true stateside), smart folks may be overlooking the consumption angle. Keep in mind, the estimated trade deficit for the U.S. is $500,000,000,000... or half a trillion dollars. The fact that the rest of the world accumulates these liquidated assets implies a trickling down of wealth for rising middle classes; spending power in China and Brazil may be worthy of the most attention due to the size and growth rates of their respective economies. Now here's why I've suggested that the foreign consumer may not be getting his/her due. Since a corrective equity phase effectively bottomed out in early July, emerging market consumer funds have beaten emerging market mainstays. For example, the export-dominant iShares MSCI Brazil ( EWZ) is heavily weighted towards materials, but it is underperforming the local consumer-oriented Market Vectors Brazil Small Cap ( BRF).
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A 10-home Habitat for Humanity affordable housing development near downtown Novato got unanimous final approval this week from City Council members and glowing endorsements from residents.
Five residents spoke in favor of the Mt. Burdell Place project at 1112 Fourth St., which was purchased with the help of a $427,438 city loan. The Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco project will provide mortgage assistance for families earning between $41,200 and $82,400 annually.
"I've been a resident of Novato for 55 years. I'm speaking up in favor of the Habitat project and looking forward to being a worker bee," said Pat Ravicz. "I'm proud that Novato will be the first location in Marin County to have (Habitat for Humanity) homes built from the ground up."
While Habitat bought and renovated four foreclosed homes for Habitat homeowners during the recession, Mt. Burdell is the first new construction Habitat will build in the county. Habitat bought the Mt. Burdell site in 2013 from a for-profit developer.
"I'm here to express my joy and excitement that Habitat is actually going forward," Katie Crecelius of Stand Up For Neighborly Novato said.
With Oma Village, a 14-unit, $5.5 million affordable housing project, breaking ground in Novato this month, plus a number of existing developments including Meadow Park, Bay Vista and Creekside, affordable housing is occupying a prominent position in Novato's landscape. Ground will be broken on Mt. Burdell Place in mid-fall.
Much local political debate has centered on battles over affordable housing, but Oma Village drew little opposition and the Mt. Burdell final approval passed quickly Tuesday with little discussion.
"I am the first Habitat for Humanity Novato homeowner. I am here to thank you for the opportunity, not as a handout but a hand up," said Miguel Garza, a Marin County social worker and volunteer disaster responder. Garza purchased his home in 2011.
"He is someone who put the sweat equity in a home. It was nice that he was there," said Councilwoman Madeline Kellner after the meeting. "We've had very good experiences in Novato with Habitat for Humanity. They have been a very responsible housing developer working well with the city and community."
The council Tuesday also voted against excusing Habitat from paying about $52,000 in "Quimby fees." The Quimby Act authorized cities and counties to pass ordinances requiring that developers set aside land, donate conservation easements, or pay fees for park improvements.
To qualify to buy a Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco home, residents must have good credit and earn 40 to 80 percent of the area median income. Families get zero-interest loans in which payments are equal to one-third of a family's monthly income. They must also complete 500 hours of work on their and their neighbors' homes in lieu of making a down payment.


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DTC to Bring A CHRISTMAS CAROL to Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, 11/21-12/24
Dallas Theater Center brings a brand new adaptation of the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol To the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre at the AT&T Performing Arts Center for the first time. DTC Artistic Director Kevin Moriarty wrote the new adaptation and will direct the holiday favorite, with choreography by Joel Ferrell. A Christmas Carol makes its Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre debut on November 21 and runs through December 24. Single tickets to A Christmas Carol are on sale now at www.DallasTheaterCenter.org and by phone at (214) 880-0202.
"Dallas audiences have embraced DTC's A Christmas Carol as part of their annual holiday traditions since 1969," says Moriarty. "This brand new production will bring the beloved classic to the Wyly Theatre in a fresh new production that will include flying, singing, dancing and lots of holiday cheer."
Brierley Resident Acting Company member Kieran Connolly (The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity; Next Fall) assumes the role of Ebenezer Scrooge for the first time. Additional Acting Company members include Chamblee Ferguson (Clybourne Park, FLY) as Jacob Marley; Tiffany Hobbs (A Raisin in the Sun; Clybourne Park) as the Laundress; Liz Mikel (A Raisin in the Sun; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) as Mrs. Fezziwig; andChristie Vela (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; God of Carnage) as Mrs. Cratchit. Making their debut as Company members are Daniel Duque-Estrada as Scrooge's nephew Fred and Alex Organ (previously in DTC's Fly By Night) as Young Scrooge.
Akron Watson (To Kill a Mockingbird) returns to DTC to play Bob Cratchit. Other members of the cast include Jeremy Dumont (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), Sonny Franks (Gypsy) and Joseph Holt, who is making his DTC debut. Southern Methodist University students in the cast are Ashlee Elizabeth Bashore, Susanna Batres, Thomas Gelo and Charles BranDon Potter. Members of the youth cast are Christine Adkins, Tatiana Angustia, Leonella Arguello, Jacob Barnes, Devion Camp, Abby Chapman, Gregory Hill, Nathan Javier Mendoza, Patricia Meza, Ava Rose Mitchell, Marhly Murphy, David Allen Norton, Liam Taylor, Tristan Thomas and Jennifer Udoh.
The new production will make great use of the Wyly Theatre's flexible architecture, placing the audience in the midst of the set, with the action happening all around them. Set designer Beowulf Boritt, who transformed the Wyly into a stunning white island for The Tempest, brings the vibrant world of the play to life. Jennifer Caprio's (The Odd Couple; It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman) costume design includes fresh interpretations of traditional Victorian garb. Jeff Croiter (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Arsenic and Old Lace) returns to DTC as lighting designer; Broken Chord returns for sound design (The Odd Couple; Henry IV); Stephanie Williams, who has worked on previous productions of A Christmas Carol, is handling wig design; and makeup design is by Louise Zizzo, with support from MAC Cosmetics.
For the sixth year in a row, DTC is partnering with the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) to raise money for that organization. Members of DTC's administrative staff, crew, Brierley Resident Acting Company and the A Christmas Carol cast will spend a day volunteering at one of the Food Bank's two Dallas facilities. During performances of A Christmas Carol, DTC will provide a location in the Wyly lobby for patrons to donate canned goods to the NTFB. Members of the cast will also collect monetary donations for them after every performance. Over the last five years, DTC patrons have donated almost $240,000 to the NTFB.
"DTC believes in partnering with local organizations to support our community. Our ongoing partnership with the North Texas Food Bank allows us to invite audience members to help provide food for the hungry in our community, as Charles Dickens would have wanted," says Moriarty.
Jan Pruitt, President and CEO of North Texas Food Bank says, "We are extremely grateful to Dallas Theater Center for their continued partnership over the past five years. Through their performances of A Christmas Carol, patrons and DTC have contributed almost $240,000, which in turn provided 720,000 nutritious meals for families in need in our community. With 318,000 Tiny Tim's going hungry in North Texas, their partnership, which combines the magic of theatre with the stark reality of hunger, is truly invaluable."
A Christmas Carol opens with previews on Friday, November 22 at 7:30 pm with a Pay-What-You-Can performance. Tickets to this performance will be available for purchase online at www.DallasTheaterCenter.org beginning Monday, November 18. Any unsold tickets to the PWYC performance will be available for purchase at the Wyly Theatre box office the night of the show beginning at 6:00pm. Tickets for A Christmas Carol are on sale now. Ticket prices start at $15 and are available online at www.DallasTheaterCenter.org or by phone at (214) 880-0202. DTC's Come Early sponsored by Wells Fargo will take place one hour before every performance and will be led by Chamblee Ferguson. Patrons will have the opportunity to learn about the play prior to viewing the production. DTC's Dr. Pepper Snapple Stay Late, moderated for this production by Christie Vela, will take place after each performance. Patrons will have the opportunity to engage with artists, learn about the production and share insights about the play in a lively discussion. Details for Come Early and Stay Late are available online. A Christmas Carol is also part of this season's Student Matinee Series. Teachers interested in reserving seats for their students should send an email to email@example.com.


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Love, Marriage, and Money: Should a Couple Combine Their Finances?
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Jennifer Nettles
You've heard her voice front three different bands: Soul Miner's Daughter, The Jennifer Nettles Band and Sugarland. Her voice is heard every morning on Good Morning America and she has been getting a lot of television airplay from her Grammy-winning duet with Bon Jovi, "Who Says You Can't Go Home?"
AppealOriginally a Georgia peach, Jennifer Nettles has that Southern girl-next-door appeal that we all know and love. Not unlike Shania Twain, Jennifer likes to dress for comfort in her performances, but feel sexy at the same time. Jennifer's wild ways caught the attention of her future ex-husband, Todd Van Sickle, the one-time owner of Atlanta's legendary club, Eddie's Attic. Unfortunately, Jennifer's rising popularity and touring constraints reportedly caused a rift and they divorced in 2007, leaving Jennifer single and sexy once again.
SuccessJennifer Nettles' award's shelf is filled with accolades that she has gained from her work as a solo artist and through various collaborations. Among her awards are one Grammy Award, another Grammy nomination, a CMT Music Award, an American Music Award, and six Country Music Association Award nominations. The fact that Sugarland's Enjoy the Ride spawned a pair of No. 1 Billboard Hot Country singles and sold more than a million copies doesn't hurt either.
If that's not enough, Jennifer's fame is re-affirmed every morning through the airwaves on Good Morning America. The ABC morning show uses the Sugarland tune, "Everyday America" as its theme, ensuring that Jennifer's voice will be heard by millions of Americans each sunrise for many days to come.
Jennifer Nettles BiographyJennifer Nettles was born on September 12, 1974, in Douglas, Georgia. In this small-town setting, Jennifer became hooked on music at an early age and filled her ears with gospel, rock and the blues. Live performances soon followed and by the age of 7, Jennifer was singing at church gatherings, school functions and at the local theater. When she graduated from high school as the 1992 homecoming princess, she was writing songs and earning rave reviews with the Coffee Country High School Jazz Band.
As a college student at Agnes Scott College, Jennifer was working as a camp counselor when she and Cory Jones, her high school friend who was now at the University of Georgia, started writing songs together. By 1995, they were playing full time and their band, Soul Miner's Daughter, was born.
jennifer nettles and soul miner's daughterJennifer Nettles and Cory had similar song-writing styles that would benefit Soul Miner's Daughter through the release of two albums -- the first being The Sacred and Profane in 1996, followed by Hallelujah in 1998. In 1999, they were touring clubs when they decided to enter a Lilith Fair Acoustic Talent Search at Georgia Tech. They won the competition and were automatically invited to play at the Atlanta installment of Lilith Fair. It was a high point for the duo, but they would soon go their separate ways.
Before 1999 was over, Jennifer started The Jennifer Nettles Band. She focused on more personal and darker material for her solo work, which was apparent on her first album, Story of Your Bones. For her efforts, she won the Independent Musician of the Year award from Musician's Atlas in 2000 and received feature exposure in Atlanta City Mag, Jezebel Magazine and The Album Network. With this success, Jennifer would release two more albums followed with a pair of live releases that were recorded for New Year's Eve at the famed Eddie's Attic music club in Atlanta. All this fame got the attention of a pair of songwriters who had an offer that Jennifer couldn't refuse.
jennifer nettles and sugarlandKristen Hall and Kristian Bush were songwriters looking to add a lead singer. Encouraged by what they heard, they approached Jennifer Nettles with the idea of a recording fun and upbeat country music. Jennifer liked the idea and Sugarland was formed in 2003. Jennifer was convinced that Sugarland would be a big success and the bands first single, "Baby Girl" from Twice the Speed of Life, silenced the critics when it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. At the 2005 American Music Awards, they won Favorite Breakthrough Artist, and a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist would follow, even though they lost to John Legend.
The price of success came quickly as Kristen Hall left the group, leaving Jennifer and Kristian to make it on their own. With critics saying they were done, the duo struck an even higher chord with audiences with their Hall-less 2006 release, Enjoy the Ride. The album sold over a million copies and Good Morning America chose one of their tracks as its new theme song. With Sugarland now an established music sensation, Jennifer was ready to try something else on the side.
jennifer nettles and bon joviAfter the success of Enjoy the Ride, Jennifer wanted to shake things up on the musical front, so she looked for a chance to sing a duet. She found a willing partner in Bon Jovi and together they released the song, "Who Says You Can't Go Home?" The song was a smash that climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and cracked the top 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. A Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration arrived in 2007, bringing Jennifer her first Grammy and increasing her fan base.
As she works on Sugarland's next album, Jennifer Nettles is also dabbling in additional creative projects. She agreed to give acting a try and to go head-to-head with the demented Chucky in 2008's Child's Play 6. Until her next soulful musical release or on-screen appearance, we'll be looking forward to the next exciting collaboration from Jennifer Nettles.
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text: Miriam Usher has loaned a picture of the Elite Manufacturing Co., which specialized in making auto jacks. The photo had to have been taken almost 100 years ago.Ask any old-timer where the company was and he will tell you it was on Ohio Street near Cottage in a building now owned and extensively remodeled by Bill Chandler. They would be right, but this is a picture of the building where it began in 1906 before it moved to the new facility in 1914. A 1908 city directory gives the location as Erie Street, which may have been a short street off the Pleasant Street extension on the east side of Cottage Street.Will Duffs 1915 Centennial Book states the company also made concrete mixers and scaffold brackets.For the edification of younger readers who may not realize how popular auto jacks were, it should be pointed out early cars had many flat tires and they did not come equipped with jacks.Ashland had two other plants in town that made jacks and a 1920 headline in the Ashland Times-Gazette proclaimed Ashland led the world in the manufacturing of auto jacks, balloons, animal remedies and pumps.Prior to 1987, I wrote about the Elite Company and the article is included in Historic Ashland Book I. Allow me to quote part of what I wrote 20 years ago.The original building had only 450 square feet, but the new reinforced concrete fireproof building had 30,000 square feet of floor space. It employed 35 men in the factory and had seven salesmen and its products were sold in every country in the world.Owners of the company in 1915 were E.L. Kilhefner, J. H. Burkholder and P.E Countryman. Kilhefner, who was the son of a minister and widely-known evangelist, actively supported educational and religious endeavors. He served on the boards of First Brethren Church and Ashland College and was a generous benefactor. Kilhefner Hall on the university campus is named in his honor.Burkholders first business enterprise was a sawmill which he and his brother Henry operated for 18 years. In 1893, he went into partnership with George and Joseph Uhlman to form the Ashland Manufacturing Co. Three years later, he sold his interest and in 1901 joined with William Topping and Guy C. Bowen to found the Safety Door Co. on East Fourth Street. The company became widely known and Burkholder held numerous patents on their products.Countrymans grandmother was Selina Myers Countryman, a sister to P. A. and F. E. Myers. His parents were Christian and Barbara Countryman, all early settlers who settled in Perry Township after migrating from Pennsylvania. P.E. (Preston) died in 1933 and his son Guy further developed the hydraulic jack and was the owner of the GAC manufacturing firm here for many years.In 1929, the Elite Co. was sold to the J. H. Channon Co. of Chicago and merged with other companies to form a huge conglomerate.


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