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BERLIN (AP) — German conductor Gerd Albrecht, who led orchestras in the Czech Republic, Japan and Denmark and worked to bring music to children, has died, his office said Monday. He was 78.
Albrecht died in Berlin Sunday evening following a serious illness, according to a statement from his office. It didn't elaborate.
Albrecht was an advocate of contemporary music such as the works of Krzysztof Penderecki and Gyorgy Ligeti.
He served as general music director at the Hamburg State Opera from 1988 to 1997, a period during which he also served a less than harmonious stint as the first foreign principal conductor of the Czech Philharmonic.
Albrecht led the Czech orchestra from 1993 until he resigned in 1996, blaming "political narrow-mindedness" following a dispute that underscored lingering tensions in Czech-German relations.
He was appointed to help the orchestra achieve international acclaim but many Czechs bristled at the idea of a foreigner, especially a German, heading a symbol of national pride. Albrecht in turn complained to German media about his working conditions and accused Czech leaders of not showing enough support for his work.
Albrecht served as principal conductor of the Tokyo-based Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2007 and led the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra from 2000 to 2004.
Albrecht, who was born in Essen on July 19, 1935, also wrote books for children and set up a foundation to help talented young musicians.
He opened a Museum of Sound in Hamburg and launched a mobile music bus that traveled to schools.


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NORD gratefully acknowledges Frederick S. Kaplan, MD, Isaac & Rose Nassau Professor of Orthopaedic Molecular Medicine; Chief, Division of Orthopaedic Molecular Medicine and Director, Center for Research in FOP & Related Disorders, The Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, and Eileen M. Shore, PhD, Professor of Orthopaedic Molecular Medicine and Genetics and Co-Director of The Center for Research in FOP & Related Disorders, The Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, for assistance in the preparation of this report.
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a very rare inherited connective tissue disorder characterized by the abnormal development of bone in areas of the body where bone is not normally present (heterotopic ossification), such as the ligaments, tendons, and skeletal muscles. Specifically, this disorder causes the body's skeletal muscles and soft connective tissues to undergo a metamorphosis, essentially a transformation into bone, progressively locking joints in place and making movement difficult or impossible. FOP is characterized by malformed big toes that are present at birth (congenital). Other skeletal malformations of the cervical spine and ribs and the abnormal development of bone at multiple soft tissue sites may lead episodically to stiffness in affected areas, limited movement, and eventual ankylosis of affected joints (neck, shoulders, elbows, hips knees, wrists, ankles, jaw, often in that order).
Episodic flare-ups (pre-osseous soft tissue swellings) of FOP usually begin during early childhood and progress throughout life. Most cases of FOP occur as the result of a sporadic new mutation. The genetic mutation that results in this disorder has been identified. FOP is caused by the mutation of a gene in the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) pathway, which is important during the formation of the skeleton in the embryo and the repair of the skeleton following birth.
All individuals with classic FOP have malformations of the great toes and, in approximately 50% of patients, the thumbs. These changes in the skeleton are present at birth (congenital) and are the first clinical signs of this disorder. The most common malformation associated with FOP is a shortened great toe with a malformed distal first metatarsal and a missing or abnormal interphalangeal joint. Other malformations of the toes and fingers may include inward turning of the great toe toward the other toes (hallux valgus), abnormally short fingers and toes (microdactyly), and/or permanent fixation of the fifth finger in a bent position (clinodactyly). Other congenital signs of FOP include proximal medial tibial osteochondromas, malformation of the upper part of the spinal column (cervical vertebrae) and/or an abnormally short broad neck of the bone in the thigh that extends from the knee to the pelvis (femur).
Progressive bone formation in areas of the body where bone is not normally present (heterotopic ossification) usually occurs during early childhood, but can occur during adolescence, early adulthood, or throughout life. The abnormal development of bone may occur spontaneously, but most commonly follows an episode of soft tissue injury or a viral illness. The first sign of heterotopic ossification is the appearance of firm tender swellings on certain parts of the body, especially the back, neck, and/or shoulders. These soft tissue swellings mature through an endochondral pathway to form mature heterotopic bone. Bony growths usually involve tendons, ligaments, skeletal muscle tissue, and connective tissue such as fascia and aponeuroses. In some cases, pain and stiffness occurs in these areas. On some occasions, a low-grade fever may herald the development of these swellings. Although the swellings eventually regress, they also harden into mature bone as they decrease in size.
In the affected areas, bone slowly replaces connective tissue; in addition to skeletal muscle, bony growths also occur in various tendons, ligaments, and bands of fibrous tissue that support muscles (fascia). The neck, back, chest, arms, and legs are usually the first areas affected. The disease may eventually affect the hips, ankles, wrists, elbows, shoulders, and/or jaw as well as the abdominal wall. In some affected individuals, the progression of bone development may be rapid; in others, the process may be gradual. Even among identical twins, the disease progression may vary greatly, reflecting different traumatic episodes.
Chronic swelling in various parts of the body is a common physical characteristic of individuals with FOP. Swelling may occur along with the abnormal bone formation that characterizes FOP, or it may occur when newly-formed bone presses on lymphatic vessels, obstructing the flow of tissue fluid. In addition, swelling may also be caused by a lack of pumping action within the hardened (ossified) muscle and can cause blood and tissue fluids to pool in a limb (e.g., arms and/or legs).
Abnormal development of bone eventually leads to stiffness and limited movement of affected joints. If the jaw is involved, affected individuals may have trouble eating and/or speaking. In addition, abnormal development of bone may lead to progressive deformity of the spine including side-to-side (scoliosis) and, in some cases, front-to-back curvature of the spine (kyphosis). In some cases, the bone that develops in abnormal areas may fracture. As the disease progresses, individuals with FOP experience limited mobility that causes problems with balance, difficulty walking and/or sitting, and/or severely restricted movement.
FOP may eventually result in complete immobilization. Affected individuals may experience progressive pain and stiffness in affected areas, complete fusion of the spine, and/or pain in certain areas of the body caused by abnormal bony growths that compress the nerves in these areas (entrapment neuropathies). As mobility begins to deteriorate, affected individuals may exhibit an increased susceptibility to respiratory infection or right sided congestive heart failure. In some cases of FOP variants, individuals may exhibit hair loss or mild cognitive delay. Hearing impairment is seen in approximately 50% of affected individuals.
Most cases of FOP occur sporadically. Where a familial pattern has been identified, FOP is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait with complete penetrance.
In April 2006, an international team of researchers led by Eileen M. Shore, PhD, and Frederick S. Kaplan, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania, published results of research identifying the genetic mutation that causes FOP. The team found that FOP is caused by a mutation of a gene on chromosome 2 (2q23-24) for a receptor in the BMP signaling pathway called ACVR1.
Bone morphogenetic proteins are regulatory proteins involved in the embryonic formation and after-birth (post-natal) repair of the skeleton. The gene identified as the FOP gene encodes a BMP receptor called Activin Receptor Type IA, or ACVR1, one of four known BMP Type I receptors. BMP receptors help determine the fate of the stem cells in which they are expressed. Classic FOP occurs when a particular amino acid in the ACVR1 protein is substituted for another amino acid at a specific location. In 2012, an ACVR1 knock-in mouse was reported with the same phenotype as human FOP. Extremely rare and illustrative phenotypic and genotypic variants of FOP have been reported, but in all patients, heterozygous activating mutations are present in the ACVR1 gene.
Chromosomes, present in the nucleus of human cells, carry the genetic information for each individual. Human body cells normally have 46 chromosomes. Pairs of human chromosomes are numbered from 1 through 22, and the sex chromosomes are designated X and Y. Males have one X and one Y chromosome, and females have two X chromosomes. Each chromosome has a short arm designated "p" and a long arm designated "q". Chromosomes are further subdivided into many numbered bands, which specify the location of the thousands of genes that are present on each chromosome. For example, chromosome 2q23-24 refers to a location between bands 23 and 24 on the long arm of chromosome 2.
Genes are on the chromosomes that are inherited from the father and the mother. Phenotypic variation (including genetic diseases) is determined by the genes that specify a particular trait.
Dominant genetic disorders occur when only a single copy of an abnormal gene is necessary for the appearance of the disease. The abnormal gene can be inherited from either parent, or can be the result of a new mutation (gene change) in the affected individual. The risk of passing the abnormal gene from affected parent to offspring is 50% for each pregnancy, regardless of the sex of the resulting child.
FOP is a very rare inherited connective tissue disorder that was first identified in the 17th century. Of an estimated 3000 affected individuals worldwide, there are approximately 800 known patients. This disorder affects both genders and all ethnicities.
Malformations of the toes and fingers may be present at birth (congenital); abnormal development of extra-skeletal bone usually occurs during early childhood. In some rare cases, onset of abnormal bone growth may not occur until late adolescence or early adulthood. Affected individuals may have periods of time where they are free of new episodes of bone growths. However, new bone growth may begin at any time for no apparent reason (spontaneously).
Misdiagnosis of FOP is common but can be avoided simply by examining the individual's toes for the characteristic feature, short great toes. The diagnosis may be confirmed by a thorough clinical evaluation, characteristic physical findings, and sequencing of the ACVR1 gene.
Biopsies should be avoided because the tests may result in rapid bone formation in those areas where tissue is removed. Intramuscular injections (e.g., immunizations) must be avoided, and dental therapy should preclude injections of local anesthetics and stretching of the jaw. In addition, individuals should avoid any situations, such as falls, that may cause blunt trauma, since trauma may cause abnormal bone development in most cases. Various viral illnesses including influenza and influenza-like illnesses may provoke flare-ups of the condition.
In affected individuals with an increased susceptibility to respiratory infections due to progressive mobility impairment, certain steps may be taken to prevent such infection, such as preventative (prophylactic) antibiotic therapy.
There are no known effective treatments for FOP. Certain types of drugs have been used to relieve pain and swelling associated with FOP during acute flare-ups (most notably corticosteroids) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication between flare-ups.
Affected individuals may benefit from occupational therapy. Special shoes, braces, and other devices that assist in walking and weight-bearing have been used to help people with FOP. Affected individuals may have their physicians contact an occupational therapist who can help obtain special devices or tools to assist them in daily activities.
Genetic counseling may be of benefit for families with the hereditary form of FOP. A team approach for infants with this disorder will also be of benefit and may include special social, educational, and medical services. Other treatment is symptomatic and supportive.
Information on current clinical trials is posted on the Internet at www.clinicaltrials.gov. All studies receiving U.S. government funding, and some supported by private industry, are posted on this government website.
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It is hoped that the discovery of the FOP gene and the mutation that causes FOP will lead to future research on possible ways to treat the disease itself, and not just its symptoms.
Investigational therapies for FOP might include antiangiogenic agents, retinoic acid receptor gamma-selective agonists and BMP antagonists. Corticosteroids, cox-2 inhibitors, leukotriene inhibitors, and thalidomide have also been explored.
Contacts for additional information about fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva:
Eileen M. Shore, PhD
Professor, Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Genetics
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
424 Stemmler Hall
3450 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6081
phone: 215-898-2330
fax: 215-573-2133
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Kaplan FS, Groppe J, Shore EM. When one skeleton is enough: approaches and strategies for the treatment of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP). Drug Discovery Today: Therapeutic Strategies. 2009;5:255-262.
Kaplan FS, Pignolo RJ, Shore EM. The FOP metamorphogene encodes a novel type I receptor that dysregulates BMP signaling. Cytokine Growth Factor Reviews. 2009;20:399-407.
Shore EM, Kaplan FS. Insights from a rare genetic disorder of extra-skeletal bone formation, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP). Bone. 2008;43:427-433.
Kaplan FS, LeMerrer M, Glaser D, Pignolo RJ, Goldsby RE, Kitterman JA, Groppe J, Shore EM. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2008; 22:191-205.
Kaplan FS, Groppe J, Pignolo RJ, Shore EM. Morphogen receptor genes and metamorphogenes: skeleton keys to the metamorphosis. Ann NY Acad Sci. 2007; 1116:113-133.
Chakkalakal S, Uchibe K, Convente M, Zhang D, Economides A, Kaplan F, Pacifici M, Iwamoto M, Shore E. Palovarotene Inhibits Heterotopic Ossification and Maintains Limb Mobility and Growth in Mice with the Human ACVR1 Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progessiva (FOP) Mutation. J Bone Miner Res. 2016 Sep;31(9):1666-75.
Pignolo RJ , Bedford-Gay C Liljesthröm M Durbin-Johnson BP , Shore EM , Rocke DM , Kaplan FS. The natural history of flare-ups in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP): a comprehensive global assessment. J Bone Miner Res. 2016 Mar;31(3):650-6.
Wang H, Lindborg C, Lounev V, Kim J, McCarrick-Walmsley R, Xu M, Mangiavini L, Groppe J, Shore E, Schipani E, Kaplan F, Pignolo R. Cellular Hypoxia Promotes Heterotopic Ossification by Amplifying BMP Signaling. J Bone Miner Res. 2016 Sep;31(9):1652-65.
Hatsell S, Idone V, Alessi Wolken D, Huany L, Kim H, Wang L, Wen X, Nannuru K, Jimenez J, Xie L, Das N, Makhoul G, Chernomorsky R, D'Ambrosio D, Corpina R, Schoenherr C, Feeley K, Yu P, Yancopoulos G, Murphy A, Economides A. ACVR1 receptor mutation causes fibrodysplasai ossificans progressiva by imparting responsiveness to activing A. Science Translational Medicine 2015:Sept 2.Vol. 7, Issue 303:303ra137.
Chakkalakal SA, Zhang D, Culbert AL, Convente MR, Caron RJ, Wright AC, Maidment AD, Kaplan FS, Shore EM. An Acvr1 Knock-in mouse has fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. J Bone Miner Res. 2012; 27:1746-1756.
Kaplan FS, Shore EM, Pignolo RJ. (eds), and The International Clinical Consortium on FOP. The medical management of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: current treatment considerations. Clin Proc Intl Clin Consort FOP. 2011;4:1-100.
Kaplan FS, Shore EM. Derailing heterotopic ossification and RARing to go. Nat Med. 2011;17:420-421.
Kaplan FS, Zasloff MA, Kitterman JA, Shore EM, Hong CC, Rocke DM. Early mortality and cardiorespiratory failure in patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010;92:686-691.
Medici D, Shore EM, Lounev VY, Kaplan FS, Kalluri R, Olsen BJ. Conversion of vascular endothelial cells into multipotent stem-like cells. Nat Med 2010;16:1400-1406.
Kaplan FS, Xu M, Seemann P, Connor JM, Glaser DL, Carroll L, Delai, P, Xu M, Seemann P, Fastnacht-Urban E, Forman SJ, Gillessen-Kaesbach G, Hoover-Fong J, Köster B, Pauli RM, Reardon W, Zaidi S-A, Zasloff M, Morhart R, Mundlos S, Groppe J, and Shore EM.Classic and atypical fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) phenotypes are caused by mutations in the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) type I receptor ACVR1. Hum Mutat. 2009;30(3):379-390.
Lounev V, Ramachandran R, Wosczyna MN, Yamamoto M, Maidment ADA, Shore EM, Glaser DL, Goldhamer DJ, Kaplan FS. Identification of progenitor cells that contribute to heterotopic skeletogenesis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:652-663.
Shen Q, Little SC, Xu M, Haupt J, Ast C, Katagiri T, Mundlos S, Seemann P. Kaplan FS, Mullins MC, Shore EM. The fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva R206H ACVR1 mutation activates BMP-independent chondrogenesis and zebrafish embryo ventralization. J Clin Invest. 2009;119(11):3462-3472.
Moore RE, Dormans JP, Drummond DS, Shore EM, Kaplan FS, Auerbach JD. Chin-on-chest deformity in patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: a case series. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2009;91:1497-1502.
Deirmengian GK, Hebela NM, O'Connell M, Glaser DL, Shore EM, Kaplan FS. Proximal tibial osteochondromas in patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:366-374.
Adegbite NS, Xu M, Kaplan FS, Shore EM, Pignolo RJ. Diagnostic and mutational spectrum of progressive osseous heteroplasia (POH) and other forms of GNAS-based heterotopic ossification. Am J Med Genet A. 2008;146A:1788-1796.
Kaplan FS, Xu M, Glaser DL Collins F, Connor M, Kitterman J, Sillence D, Zackai E, Ravitsky V, Zasloff M, Ganguly A, Shore EM. Early diagnosis of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Pediatrics. 2008;121:e1295-e1300.
Kaplan FS, Glaser DL, Shore EM, Pignolo RJ, Xu M, Zhang Y, Senitzer D, Forman SJ, Emwerson SG. Hematopoietic stem cell contribution to ectopic skeletogenesis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:347-357.
Kaplan FS, Shore EM. Supplement to the Fifteenth Annual report: The Patient and Family Guidebook to the FOP Gene. 2006:23-47.
Shore EM, Xu M, Feldman GJ, Fenstermacher DA, Cho T-J, Choi IH, Connor JM, Delai P, Glaser DL, Le Merrer M, Morhart R, Rogers JG, Smith R, Triffitt JT, Urtizberea JA, Zasloff M, Brown MA, Kaplan FS. A recurrent mutation in the BMP type I receptor ACVR1 causes inherited and sporadic fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Nature Genetics. 2006;38:525-527.
Kitterman JA, Kantanie S, Rocke DM, Kaplan FS. Iatrogenic harm caused by diagnostic errors in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Pediatrics. 2005;116:e654-61.
Schaffer AA, Kaplan FS, Tracy MR, et al. Developmental anomalies of the cervical spine in patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva are distinctly different from those in patients with Klippel-Feil syndrome: clues from the BMP signaling pathway. Spine. 2005:30:1379-85.
Kaplan FS, Pignolo RJ, Shore EM. The 24th Annual Report of the Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) Collaborative Research Project. May 2015. Available at:http://www.ifopa.org/news-and-events/latest-news1/525-twenty-fourth-annual-report-of-the-fop-collaborative-research-project-.html Accessed January 11, 2017.
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Classic, cinematic 90s platformer, Another World (Out of this World to some of you) is available today for the iPhone and iPad.
This 20th Anniversary version of the game originally designed by Eric Chahi can be switched on the fly between the original and HD graphics with a two-finger swipe. The game supports both touch and digital directional pad support, includes three difficulty modes and game center support.
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FBI: Brinks guard shot at robbers
FBI investigates robbery at Space Coast Credit Union
SUNRISE, Fla. – The FBI is investigating a robbery of a Brinks guard outside a credit union in Sunrise.
The robbery happened at Space Coast Credit Union, located at 7751 W. Oakland Park Boulevard, just before 10 a.m. Thursday.
Surveillance video captured two robbers approach the guard as he was walking into the bank, said the FBI. They made him lay flat on the ground, grabbed his money bag, and ran off.
The guard got up and shot at the robbers. The FBI believes he hit the driver in the leg.
An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen.
"This is a very traumatic experience for anybody to go through but he is doing fine. There are no other injuries to the guards other than it was a traumatic experience," said FBI special agent Michael Leverock.
The FBI said blood was found inside the first getaway vehicle, a white Honda Accord, which was found on the opposite end of the parking lot. The car had bullet holes in the drivers side and agents found a handgun inside the vehicle.
A second getaway vehicle, a silver four-door sedan resembling a 2001 Lexus ES300, was seen leaving the parking lot. Witnesses said the car had a rear spoiler and a dent near the trunk keyhole.
Sunrise Police asked those working in Miami-Dade and Broward County hospitals to call police if someone was admitted with a gunshot wound.
"We believe one of the suspects was injured by the gunfire and we are looking for the publics help," said Leverock.
Brinks is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. The reward offer expires Jan. 27.
Anyone with information is asked to called the FBI at 305-944-9101.
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Bernhard Leidner is working with graduate student Mengyao Li on a three year NSF grant that he received entitled:
Approaches to the Aftermath of Intergroup Violence: Effects of Impunity, Trials, and Truth Commissions on Intergroup Peace and Reconciliation Between Victims and Perpetrators.
In the past 20 years, an international debate has been brewing about how to approach international (e.g., WWII) or inter-ethnic conflict and violence (e.g., Rwanda, South Africa, the former Yugoslavia) in order to achieve reconciliation and peace. Despite society's longstanding interest in such violence, little attention has been paid to approaches to international/ inter-ethnic violence (AIVs) such as impunity, trials or tribunals, or truth commissions. Thus, despite their widespread use, they have been poorly understood.
To develop an evidence-based understanding of the circumstances under which different AIVs are most likely to facilitate reconciliation and peace in post-conflict societies, Dr. Leidner from the University of Massachusetts Amherst provides a model explaining the consequences and underlying mechanisms of different AIVs among perpetrators and victims. The researchers hypothesize that people's perceived fairness of an AIV leads to increased willingness to reconcile and decreased motivation for future violence by increasing empathy for, and decreasing anger at and dehumanization of the adversarial group of a past conflict. Which AIV will be perceived as most fair should depend on people's membership in victim (e.g. Tutsis in Rwanda) vs. perpetrator groups (e.g. Hutus in Rwanda) and their beliefs in the superiority of this group over other groups (particularly the adversarial group). T
The researchers test this theory in ten empirical studies in multiple countries (Australia, Bosnia, Israel, Germany, Serbia, UK, U.S.), utilizing a mix of research designs, and more heterogeneous and representative adult samples rather than college student samples usually common in psychological research (indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, Bosnian Muslims and Christian-orthodox Serbs, Arab and Jewish Israelis, Brits and Germans, and Americans).


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Facebook was down on Friday for many users, who received an error message instead of access to the social networking service.
"Sorry, something went wrong," the message on Facebook said. "We're working on getting this fixed as soon as we can."
The hashtag FacebookDown was trending on Twitter.
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Facebook now says service is back.
"Earlier this morning, some people had trouble accessing Facebook for a short time," the company said in a statement. "We quickly investigated and have fully restored service for everyone. We're sorry for the inconvenience."A
Sgt. Burton Brink from the LA County Sheriff's Department amused Twitter users with a tweet that appeared to indicate that people were reporting the outage to authorities. "#Facebook is not a Law Enforment issue, please don't call us about it being down, we don't know when FB will be back up!" he said in the Twitter rant.
Capt. Britta Steinbrenner later disputed the claim and said her office was not aware of any 911 calls about Facebook.
#Facebook is not a Law Enforcement issue, please don't call us about it being down, we don't know when FB will be back up! — Sgt. Brink (@LASDBrink) August 1, 2014
It was the second recent outage. Facebook went down in June in a disruption that appeared to stretch across the world as users from the United Kingdom to India reported no service. In that instance, service came back for some in less than an hour.
Facebook said it had 1.32 billion users worldwide as of the end of June.


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Illustrating Bertrand's Paradox with GeoGebra
Bertrand's Paradox is a question in continuous probability that shows the perils of uniformly distributed variables. The question is simple: given a random chord in a circle, what's the probability that it's longer than the side length of an equilateral triangle inscribed in that circle? (OK, maybe that's not so simple to state. But the side length can be shown to be sqrt(3) times the radius.)
To demonstrate this in class I whipped up a GeoGebra worksheet. I have three circles, and three different ways to define a chord of that circle. I used the Dynamic Color feature to color the chord red if it's too short and green if it's long enough.
In the first circle a vertex of triangle and the first endpoint of the chord are put at the same place. When you arrange things this way, it's clear the chord is long enough only when the other endpoint is between the other two vertices of the triangle. If you drag around the other endpoint of the chord, you see it turns green exactly then. So in this method the probability of the chord being long enough is 1/3
In the second circle a random radius is selected, and a random point on that radius is selected. By drawing a perpendicular to the radius at the point a chord can be determined. You can drag S and T around to draw various chords. If you align the radius to be an altitude of the triangle (perpendicular to one its sides), you see the triangle and radius intersect in the midpoint of the radius. This means the chord is long enough precisely when the point on the radius is closer to the center than the midpoint. And this is independent of the radius angle. So in this method the probability of the chord being long enough is 1/2.
In the third circle a random point within the circle is selected, and by drawing the radius through that point and a similar perpendicular as in the second method, a chord can be constructed. Here we can see that the chord is long enough only when the point is within half the radius of the center. So the probability this time is the radius of the area of the small circle to that of the big circle, or 1/4.
So which is it? Like many paradoxes, refining the question produces the answer. The second (polar coordinates) method is the one which is invariant under translations and scalings of the plane, so it has an advantage over the other two. But the point of the exercise is to show that uniform distributions aren't as uniform as you'd think!


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By Ryan Ngala
Facebook stock prices have fallen steadily since the company's much anticipated public debut three months ago. Now some are asking whether Mark Zuckerberg is the best person to lead the company. Last week, Facebook hit a new trading low, and now some are wondering if founder Mr. Zuckerberg is in over his hoodie and if it's time for him to step aside as CEO.
Facebook made few friends on Wall Street last week, Friday, when its stock price fell below twenty dollars for the second day in a row. This was the latest blow in what some are calling one of the most disastrous initial public offerings in a decade, "Just ninety days since the IPO in May, the stock has fallen by half its value. So the drop has not just been dramatic in terms of size it's been so rapid", said Sam Hamadeh, CEO of Privco.
Facebook, the social media giant boasts approximately nine hundred million users worldwide, when news broke of the impending IPO, there was much anticipation globally. "So let's do this" said Mark Zuckerberg, when the company went public on Friday May 18th. Many investors have clamored for Facebook shares, including many private investors like San Diego sandwich shop owner, Herman Hitachi, "I got two hundred and fifty shares at forty dollars" he said. Now Hitachi patiently waits for better days, "We will go through up's and downs, no question about it" he added.
A recent NBC Today Show podcast revealed that the Facebook trading deal might be problematic "The Facebook IPO was plagued with problems from the very beginning. Technical glitches delayed the opening and led to trading confusion. Investor's lawsuit follow and the stock price started falling from an opening high of $38.23 to Friday's low of $19.05, now some wonder if it's time for founder Mark Zuckerberg to step aside as ceo, questioning his readiness for the job. The 28 year old upset many on Wall Street by showing up to his first investor meeting this spring wearing sneakers and a hoodie."
Brent Wilsey of Wilsey Asset Management stated, "His company; he's not doing the right things to have this company make money. What I would tell Mark Zuckerberg is: 'You're a smart guy, you've created this great product called Facebook, but now the game has changed." The other significant development at Facebook recently is that a group of Facebook investors has filed a class action suit against the company and the investors that underwrote the initial public offering.
News of the lawsuit has led some to ask the question, "Is Morgan Stanley really to blame for the Facebook IPO scam?" Morgan Stanley, along with other leading banks, underwrote the Facebook IPO. The plaintiffs alleged that Morgan Stanley hid vital information from the public that would have reveal that the stock was overpriced. Sources cited in an online article on the Gawker's webpage described the anger of some facebook investors. "They're pissed over reports that Facebook hid worrying financial numbers from the public before the IPO, while working with banks to tip off preferred investors."


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COVID-19 impact on the Office of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Learn how the Office of the Blind and Visually Impaired is impacted by COVID-19.
Learning Opportunity
The Department of Health Services Office for the Blind and Visually Impaired is pleased to announce "Adventures in Vision Loss 2020: Learning to Do Things Differently."
Rehabilitation services are provided by the Office for the Blind and Visually Impaired (OBVI) to help individuals who are blind or visually impaired to achieve their own goals of independent living. OBVI staff visit individuals in their homes, conduct group trainings, and teach techniques and technologies for use in daily living (home management, personal care, Orientation & Mobility, and communications). These specialized skills allow individuals to adapt and adjust to vision loss, enabling them to live as independently as possible.
Adaptive Equipment
Designed for individuals to compensate for visual loss.
Adjustment to Vision Loss: Information, Skills, and Resources
Information and training techniques to accomplish all the activities of daily living.
Blindness Rehabilitation Education
Resources for those interested in pursuing career working with the blind or visually impaired.
Services for Adults with Vision Loss Brochure, P-23142 (PDF)
OBVI's brochure explaining services we provide and how to contact us.
Council on Blindness
The Statutory Council on Blindness meets on a quarterly basis to advise and make recommendations to state agencies regarding issues that affect people who are blind and visually impaired in Wisconsin.
Eye Diseases
A list of common diseases that can lead to visual loss.
Other Resources and Information
A selected list of local and national resources.
Rehabilitation Teaching Services
Travel skills, personal management, communication, food preparation, home maintenance as well as other activities of daily living provided by trained staff.
Reports, Objectives and Services
Staff Contacts
Find out who to contact for information and assistance in your area.
Wisconsin Statutes and Other Employment Laws and Resources
Legal information on local, state, and federal levels.
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Information on legal rights of pedestrian with visual loss.


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Here is the latest daily graphical satellite analysis showing all tropical systems in and around the Philippines and the Western Pacific Basin. This is valid for the next 24 hours.
Important note: In the infrared (IR) satellite image shown above: BLUE areas indicate Clear Skies with a Few Clouds; GREEN = Partly to Mostly Cloudy Skies; YELLOW = Mostly Cloudy to Hazy Skies with Possible Slight-to-Moderate Rainfall; and RED = Thunderstorms with Moderate to Heavy to sometimes Extreme Rainfall.
24-Hour Observed Rainfall Accumulation (8:00 AM Jan 21 to 8:00 AM Jan 22, 2017)
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Rebecca DeLorenzo, the chamber's executive vice president, has been named interim president.
When the Flagler County Chamber of Commerce & Affiliates has its annual holiday mixer Dec. 13, it will do so without Chamber President Doug Baxter.
Baxter resigned Wednesday and the chamber board appointed Executive Vice President Rebecca DeLorenzo as interim president.
"Doug's presence will be missed but we've got to keep moving forward," DeLorenzo said. "The chamber is more than any one individual. We have to keep moving in the right direction."
Chamber Chairman Garry Lubi, who is senior vice president of Prosperity Bank in Palm Coast, said he came to Flagler County at almost the same time Baxter arrived and will miss his presence at the chamber.
"I think the world of Doug," Lubi said. "He's done a lot for our chamber and our community."
Baxter emigrated to Central Florida from his native Australia in the late-1970s to attend the University of Central Florida. He later started, owned and operated two businesses in the Orlando area before retiring in 2004. He moved to Flagler Beach in 2006 and went to work for the chamber in 2007.
Baxter, 56, said Wednesday "the timing is right" for him to move on, but did not offer specifics regarding his future plans.
"It's time for me to move on for a new chapter," he said. "I believe now's a good time."
Asked whether his decision had anything to do with recent financial discussions between himself and the chamber's board of directors, Baxter denied any tension on that score.
"Everybody keeps saying that," he said. "We discuss finances all the time. At every board meeting we have, we discuss finances. We've been doing it from the day I started here. The chamber's in good shape."
As for his decision to leave, Baxter said it has been on his mind. He said with son Barry returning from China this week and daughter Brittany and son returning to Australia soon, now is the time to make a move.
"This gives me some opportunity to spend some quality time with my children before they leave again," he said.
Looking back at his more than 5 1/2 years as chamber president, Baxter said he feels he is leaving the chamber in good shape.
"When I started there in 2007 there were some things that needed to be worked on and I think we achieved that," he said. "The chamber is a different chamber today."
During his tenure, the chamber took over responsibility for producing and marketing its phone book, added affiliate groups in Palm Coast, Flagler Beach and Bunnell and a Young Professionals Group, as well as developing new services and programs for chamber members.
"It goes on and on and on," he said. "It's not just one person that can do that, it has to be a team effort. I'm leaving the chamber in peace."
According to the Flagler County Property Appraiser's office, Baxter sold his Flagler Beach home in May for $300,000. He said he is not sure where he will go from here.
"You never know where the next chapter is going to lead you," he said.
With Baxter gone, chamber officials are faced with the task of finding a replacement.
DeLorenzo, whose husband, Jason DeLorenzo, is a Palm Coast city councilman and government affairs director for the Flagler Homebuilders Association, joined the chamber staff in 2007 and has served as executive vice president since 2008. She said she intends to be a candidate for the top job.
"I hope that I'll be part of it for the duration," she said. "I imagine over the next several months, more information will be solidified."
Lubi said one of the things that set Baxter apart from others wasn't his Australian accent but his presence.
"He had such a style about him," Lubi said. "I'm sorry to see him go."


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Ellen DeGeneres created a viral sensation when she took a star-studded selfie with Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Channing Tatum, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong'o and Angelina Jolie at the Oscars on Mar. 2.
Within less than an hour, the picture crushed the retweet record set by Barack Obama on Nov. 6, 2012. At the time, the reelected U.S. president posted a photo of himself with First Lady Michelle Obama and wrote, "Four more years."
President Obama appeared via satellite on Thursday's "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," and the comedienne couldn't help but brag about her virtual victory. "I don't know if you know this, but I was aiming to break your record of retweets and I apologize for doing it," DeGeneres said. "But I broke your retweet record."
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"I heard about that," Barack replied. The 52-year-old politician then joked, "I thought it was a pretty cheap stunt myself. Getting a bunch of celebrities in the background...you feeding them pizza."
NEWS: Which A-lister did Ellen DeGeneres hope to crop out of her selfie?
POTUS has hobnobbed with his fair share of stars over the years, but he rarely relates to the characters they play. "I watch 'House of Cards.' I haven't seen 'Scandal' yet, but Michelle has watched 'Scandal.' I have to tell ya, life in Washington is a little more boring than displayed on the screen," he explained. "The truth of the matter is, if you followed me, most of my day is sitting in a room listening to a bunch of folks in gray suits talking about a whole bunch of stuff that wouldn't make very good television."
"Oh, well that's what I do and we make great television," DeGeneres said.
"I have to tell you, though, Ellen, there's not much dancing in the situation room. As a general rule."
"No?" DeGeneres asked in mock surprise. "That's what's missing. That's what you have to do."
Barack agreed, saying, "That's the problem."
PHOTOS: 15 stars who could be president
DeGeneres--who jokingly referred to the commander-in-chief as "Michelle's husband" during her interview--also spoke to Obama about raising two teenage daughters. "I don't know if everyone heard this, but you made the most amazing comment about if they would ever get a tattoo--and I think everyone should stick to this rule--if your daughters got tattoos that you and Michelle would also get the same tattoo in the same place and you would all take a family photo of all the tattoos," she said.
"That's exactly right," the president confirmed. "We will reduce the cool factor of any tattoo. Michelle and I will be right there and we'll post it so that everybody will be able to see it and we'll say we all got matching tattoos. I suspect that would be a pretty good deterrent for both Malia and Sasha."
DeGeneres then admitted, "I hate to say it, but I hope they get tattoos. I really do."
"Ellen, you should be a part of this," Barack offered. "You should pledge to also get a tattoo with us."
The 56-year-old "Finding Dory" voiceover actress wasn't too keen on that idea. "If that happens I will, but other than that, I'm not into tattoos," DeGeneres explained. "I'm not gonna do that."


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American Inns of Court (AIC) are designed to improve the skills, professionalism and ethics of the bench and bar. An American Inn of Court is an amalgam of judges, lawyers, and in some cases, law professors and law students. Each Inn meets approximately once a month both to "break bread" and to hold programs and discussions on matters of ethics, skills and professionalism. Looking for a new way to help lawyers and judges rise to higher levels of excellence, professionalism, and ethical awareness, the American Inns of Court adopted the traditional English model of legal apprenticeship and modified it to fit the particular needs of the American legal system. American Inns of Court help lawyers to become more effective advocates and counselors with a keener ethical awareness. Members learn side-by-side with the most experienced judges and attorneys in their community. An American Inn of Court is not a fraternal order, a social club, a course in continuing legal education, a lecture series, an apprenticeship system, or an adjunct of a law school's program. While an AIC partakes of some of each of these concepts, it is quite different in aim, scope, and effect. American Inns of Court actively involve more than 25,000 state, federal and administrative law judges, attorneys, legal scholars and law students. Membership is composed of the following categories: Masters of the Bench—judges, experienced lawyers, and law professors; Barristers—lawyers with some experience who do not meet the minimum requirements for Masters; Associates—lawyers who do not meet the minimum requirement for Barristers; and Pupils—law students. The suggested number of active members in an Inn is around 80. Most Inns concentrate on issues surrounding civil and criminal litigation practice, and include attorneys from a number of specialties. However, there are several Inns that specialize in criminal practice, federal litigation, tax law, administrative law, white-collar crime, bankruptcy, intellectual property, family law, or employment and labor law. The membership is divided into "pupillage teams," with each team consisting of a few members from each membership category. Each pupillage team conducts one program for the Inn each year. Pupillage team members get together informally outside of monthly Inn meetings in groups of two or more. This allows the less-experienced attorneys to become more effective advocates and counselors by learning from the more-experienced attorneys and judges. In addition, each less-experienced member is assigned to a more-experienced attorney or judge who acts as a mentor and encourages conversations about the practice of law.


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Lotus Cars, the beleaguered manufacturer of sports cars whom we are extremely worried about, just got a nice little ray of sunshine from its rainy, overcast motherland. The British government will inject them with a small amount of cash for 300 new jobs and hopefully new models.
The BBC reports that Lotus will get a grant of £10.4 million, or about $16.8 in American money, from the country's Regional Growth Fund to help develop their Hethel plant.
The plan has been in the works since 2011, but it was delayed in part due to to last year's departure of former CEO and great idea-haver Dany Bahar. Here's what the Beeb got from UK Business Secretary Vince Cable:
"Lotus is part of the very successful British car industry and the investment has government support but is private enterprise essentially," Mr Cable said.
"The car industry, and that includes Lotus, has risen from the ashes and is now exporting across the world.," Mr Cable said.
As far as government grants to automakers go, it's no huge amount of cash, and it pales in comparison to what the U.S. loaned companies like Fisker and Tesla. Hopefully, the plan will succeed in letting Lotus add hundreds of new jobs to their workforce and contribute to a global turnaround.
They could certainly use the help...
Hat tip to Speedmonkey!


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Young Women�s Outreach celebrates 20 years of service
The Young Women�s Outreach Center is celebrating 20 years of service in Eastern North Carolina this year.
The non-profit agency provides a number of programs, activities and events to meet the needs of males and females of all ages, and has been successful working with families and youth in the community and within Eastern North Carolina. YWOC has impacted thousands of individuals in Lenoir, Greene, Jones, Duplin, Craven and Wayne counties, with its primary goal to serve Lenoir County.
In 1993, YWOC�s main focus began in Lenoir County tackling teen pregnancy. Founders Joyce Clark and Debra McCoy worked to secure funding for the established non-profit agency. They funded out of their own pockets until they received four grants totaling about half a million dollars to run and operate the agency.
Many workshops and classes were provided within the schools, churches, civic club groups, agencies, organizations and the community to impact young males and females in preventing risky behaviors and reducing teen pregnancy. The Caring Adolescent Parenting Program was created to support the teen mothers and fathers and to prevent a second pregnancy.
Other programs were established, including parenting, job training, afterschool and summer school.
YWOC was established to meet the challenging needs and improve the welfare of individuals (young and old, male or female), youth and families by providing prevention and intervention programs and services to keep them abreast educationally. The goal still is to provide opportunities for individuals to become productive, independent contributors to themselves, their families and their community.
One of the most popular events during the 20 years is Teen Fest. May is nationally celebrated as Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, and this year Teen Fest 2013 is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 11 at Lenoir Community College for youth ages 10-19. This 20th annual event will help kick off Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month for Lenoir and surrounding counties with various prevention workshops, a youth forum, lots of fun and entertainment.
To celebrate and share the reward of the agency�s excellent service, Berry Gordy, owner of Motown, and owner of all Motown�s recording artists, is offering YWOC a trip to New York City to see the �Motown the Musical,� now on Broadway featuring Motown artists.
YWOC has opened this invitation to the community to share the two-day NYC trip. A 55-passenger tour bus will be provided on a first-come-first-served basis. The bus will leave the YWOC office at midnight June 13 and return before midnight June 15. The discounted round trip will cost $250 per person, including bus fare, hotel stay and ticket to the Motown Musical on Broadway.
To secure a seat, make a payment of $250 immediately. To secure a seat through an installment plan, pay a $100 non-refundable deposit Monday (April 1) and the remaining balance of $150 on or before May 1.
For more information, contact Joyce Clark, executive director, or a YWOC staff member at 252-527-7844.
YWOC celebrations
20th Annual Teen Fest
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 11
LenoirCommunity College
Two-day �Motown� trip to New York City
June 14 and 15
$250 per person
Contact: Joyce Clark, YWOC, 119 E. Blount St., 252-527-7844


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I recently migrated to openSUSE 11.1 and after installing Bastille and running the interactive command I get this error:
Can't locate Bastille/API.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl//5.10.0/i586-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl//5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/ /usr/lib/Bastille /opt/sec_mgmt/bastille/lib /opt/sec_mgmt/bastille/lib/API /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/i586-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0/i586-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.10.0/i586-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl .) at /usr/sbin/InteractiveBastille line 205.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/InteractiveBastille line 205.
I have looked fpr the API.pm file but it is no where to be found. line 205 in the InteractiveBastille perl script is this:
use Bastille::API;
So I thought I might just put in the approprite file path for API.pm in the aforementioned script but there isnt any API.pm file to be found anywhere on my drive. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the rpm, nothing is working. Anyone have any ideas?


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Written by Benedick N. Damaso (three years ago)
……….I hate it when January 31st comes. I hate even more when I make the ritual of tearing the calendar to welcome the month of February. But what I hate the most is when February 14 comes – Valentines Day.
……….Whoever branded the month of February as love month and February 14 as Valentines Day must had been in euphoria, drowning in love at that time. Good for him, but he had not considered those who are loveless, who are the most affected emotionally during these days.
……….I may sound antagonistic, but what they did made the lives of many loveless individual like me more miserable, their exaggeration of love just add insult to our injuries.
……….While almost everybody is busy thinking, preparing and anticipating their dates with their love ones, I am here, left alone, rewinding those memories when I was madly deeply in love. Thanks to my ever supportive, selective and subjective memory, but no thanks to my objective ever righteous mind who interrupts my daydreaming and always reminding me that those had passed and no matter what I do, it can never be brought back. I'm tired of pretending to be happy and acting as if everything's okay.
……….Of course, I can always reason out that Valentines are not only for lovers (man and woman), I have God, I have my family, my friends and the many significant others around me. But I knew, this is just a self consoling activity. I would be fooling myself because what I ever wanted and hope for is to have a special someone to spend this day with.
……….How pathetic I am. I have been so naïve this past chapters of my life. Seems happiness divorced me.
……….I really don't know. But there are times when I'm in solitudes that I hope that one of my former girlfriends would show up or call me and tell that everything's all right, that she had realize that she's incomplete without me and tell me that we can start it all over again, and we will spend the whole month of February together and our love story will end up like a fairy tale…and we will live happily ever after…
……….How pathetic I am. I knew I haven't been the perfect man or boyfriend. I have my flaws and they have theirs. I did my best but then my best wasn't really good enough. And I am really lunatic for even thinking that I can still bring back the old days when in fact, the truth is they now have their own life without me.
……….One of them already got married, one is planning to get marry and the other one claimed that she found her one true love. Oh, every one of them is claiming that they've found Mr. Right. But what if I am destined to be Mr. Right? Who knows, I am the Mr. Right of one of them? (Here I go again. Stop me!)
……….Well, it's February and its Valentines day. But what can I do? Everybody now seems to have turned antagonistic on me this month. The televisions, radios, broadsheet, tabloids – they're all so busy integrating valentines in their programs. Even the politicians, the nerve of posting their faces with their Valentines Day greetings. All of them, how can they do this to me! Ouch! They remind me that I am loveless, that of the millions and billions of people roaming the earth, no one dared to fight for me. Ouch! I hate this month, I hate Valentines Day.
……….Well of course, I love to love Valentines Day. But not today, not in this chapter of my life because I just really can't. Maybe tomorrow, next month, next year when I have finally moved on. But not this time because I just really hate Valentines Day.


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Value priced.
Compact Cars
Editor: Mitch McCullough
$14,045 Base Price MSRP
$19,305 As Tested MSRP
Model Lineup: Cavalier Coupe ($14,045); Coupe LS ($15,615); Coupe LS Sport ($17,020); Sedan ($14,245); Sedan LS ($15,815); Sedan LS Sport ($17,220)
Standard Engine: 2.2-liter dohc 16-valve four-cylinder
Engine Options: 2.2-liter dohc 16-valve four-cylinder
Standard Transmission: 5-speed manual
Transmission Options: 5-speed manual; 4-speed automatic
Basic Warranty: 3 years/36,000 miles
Assembled In: Lordstown, Ohio
Model Tested MSRP: Chevrolet Cavalier LS Sport Sedan ($17,220)
Standard Equipment: ABS, air conditioning, tilt steering column, power windows, dual power mirrors, power locks, keyless remote, rear defogger, intermittent wipers, four-speaker AM/FM/CD stereo, cruise control, ; Sport adds sport suspension, 16-inch aluminum wheels with performance tires, body-color door handles, chrome exhaust outlet, special exterior trim, easy-entry front passenger seat, leather-wrapped shift lever, rear spoiler
Options As Tested: side-impact airbags ($350); AM/FM/CD/MP3 system with 6 speakers ($150); XM Satellite Radio ($325); OnStar Safe & Sound package ($695)
Standard Safety Equipment: dual front airbags
Optional Safety Equipment: side-impact airbags, ABSDestination Charge: $565
Coupes and sedans are available. The coupes look sportier, while the sedans offer the advantage of four doors and roomier rear seats. Otherwise, they are essentially the same. Cavalier's base retail price is $14,045. However, LS models are better equipped, with power windows, power mirrors, remote keyless entry, and other convenience features most of us now take for granted, and an LS sedan starts at $15,815. LS Sport models come with sport suspensions and special trim. XM Satellite Radio and OnStar are available.
Coupe or sedan, the Cavalier handles well, with little body lean in the corners, and it rides well, doing a good job of damping road vibration on rough roads. The chassis was revised for 2003. All Cavaliers are powered by GM's newly developed Ecotec 2.2-liter engine, which offers responsive performance, excellent fuel economy, and low emissions.
Chevrolet Cavalier two-door Coupe and four-door Sedan are trimmed about the same and their dimensions are essentially the same. Comparably equipped sedans retail $200 higher.
Three trim levels are available, base, LS, LS Sport. As mentioned, all are powered by the Ecotec 2.2-liter four-cylinder engine. A five-speed manual transmission is standard on all models. A four-speed automatic ($815) is optional.
Base Cavalier Coupe ($14,045) and Sedan ($14,245) come standard with air conditioning and an AM/FM stereo. These are base models with wind-up windows, manual locks, manually operated mirrors, 14-inch wheels and rear drum brakes.
LS Coupe ($15,615) and LS Sedan ($15,815) add sport cloth bucket seats, power windows, mirrors and locks, remote keyless entry, cruise control, a premium CD stereo, four-wheel antilock disc brakes (ABS), 15-inch wheels, body-color bumpers and side moldings, and other convenience features.
LS Sport Coupe ($17,020) and LS Sport Sedan ($17,220) get a sports suspension, 16-inch chromed aluminum wheels with performance tires, a leather-wrapped shifter, and special exterior trim.
Side-impact airbags ($350) are optional and are designed to protect torso and thorax (but not the head). OnStar is optional ($695). Should an airbag deploy, OnStar automatically notifies the system's battery of operators over its wireless network and pinpoints the car's location using the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite network. OnStar operators will dispatch emergency crews if the driver does not respond to their calls. OnStar can also unlock your doors remotely should you lock the keys in the car, and OnStar operators can dispatch roadside assistance or direct you to the nearest gas station or that Italian restaurant you can't seem to find. OnStar Personal Calling acts as a hand-free cellular telephone using the Verizon Wireless system.
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Styling revisions freshened the appearance of the Chevy Cavalier for 2003. For 2004, a gold Chevy bowtie replaces last year's silver crossbar applique. Otherwise, its appearance is unchanged. The front and rear of the car were redesigned for 2003, and the LS Sport model received new rocker moldings and integrated fog lamps. The front end displays Chevy's new gold bowtie emblem. Bright colors are available, including Rally Yellow and Sunburst Orange Metallic.
The Cavalier is an attractive car with flowing lines, rounded fenders and a low-to-the-road attitude. Relatively slender A-pillars and C-pillars enhance driver visibility and contribute to the light, airy feel of the upper body. Dual side mirrors are tucked nicely into the A-pillar.
The Coupes look sportier than the Sedans. LS Sport models stand out with body-color door handles and mirrors, Sport front and rear fascia, integrated fog lamps, lower rocker moldings, a rear spoiler, chrome exhaust outlet, and 16-inch chromed aluminum wheels with performance tires.
Chevrolet Cavalier has a nice interior design and the interior materials appear to be of decent quality. A hood over the instruments sweeps organically over to the passenger side giving it a contemporary appearance. The thick, contoured steering wheel in the LS Sport Sedan feels good. Power window switches are located on the center console, however, harder to find and more awkward to operate than when they're on the door. The driver's window has an Auto-Down feature.
Cavalier offers interior roominess comparable for the class. Sedan models have a little more headroom and shoulder room in front than the Coupes, but legroom is identical. The LS seats are contoured and comfortable, but side support could be better for cornering. Five cup holders are provided.
The back seat is surprisingly roomy in the Sedan. There's decent rear headroom, albeit a bit restricted on the outboard side. The rear seat folds down and is split 60/40 for added versatility. The Coupe offers less room in the back seats, but they are still quite usable. LS Sport Coupes get an easy-entry front passenger seat, improving access to the back. GM's LATCH system (Lower Anchor and Tethers for CHildren) allows installation of compatible child-safety seats without using the seatbelt.
An AM/FM/CD/MP3 player ($150) is available for 2004 models. XM Satellite Radio ($325 plus subscription) is also available, eliminating the need to change from your favorite music stations when traveling. The 24-hour news channels are available along with sports programming and a hundred other stations.
Driving Impressions
The Chevy Cavalier isn't the sportiest of compacts nor the most luxurious nor the most up to date, but it offers competent performance and is selling at compelling prices.
The Ecotec 2.2-liter engine offers responsive performance, particularly when paired with the five-speed manual transmission. This newly developed four-cylinder engine generates 140 horsepower at 5600 rpm, enough power for confident passing and merging into busy highway traffic. It's a modern, double overhead-cam engine with four valves per cylinder, the favored arrangement nowadays for good throttle response and power. Much of this response is a result of the Cavalier's torque, that force that propels the car away from intersections and up hills. The Ecotec delivers 150 foot-pounds of torque at 4000 rpm. It also gets an EPA-estimated 25/33 mpg City/Highway and produces low emissions. It offers smooth, quiet operation, though it doesn't feel as smooth as a Toyota engine.
The five-speed manual transmission built by Getrag offers pleasant shifting and we enjoyed it. The optional four-speed automatic transmission works well around town, keeping the engine in its best operating range at lower speeds.
The Cavalier handles well. It's relatively flat in the corners, with little body lean. The power steering is light and responsive and the Cavalier quickly turns in for corners. Ride and handling were improved for 2003 by stiffening the structure of the car, and re-tuning the suspension for a sportier, more controlled ride.
We found the chassis felt rigid and secure when driving quickly down a rough back roads. The revised suspension dampened road vibration reasonably well. Hitting a series of bumps didn't generate the aftershocks associated with older domestic compact cars. You feel the bumps, but it seems more controlled than it did in the pre-2003 models. The tires, even the performance tires on the LS Sport Sedan, seemed to lack grip when the car was driven hard. Handling was predictable, however. Accelerating hard from a standstill while making a turn generated some torque steer, that tugging sensation of the steering wheel that's often part of powerful, front-wheel-drive cars, but it was easy to control.
The brake pedal feels nice and firm and the brakes are responsive. Cavalier uses disc brakes in front, drum brakes in the rear, instead of the preferred and more expensive rear disc brakes. Anti-lock brakes (ABS) come standard on LS models. Slam on the brakes and the ABS steps in, bringing the Cavalier to an undramatic stop. ABS can be a real ally in an emergency maneuver because it allows the driver to steer the car in a panic braking situation. Just remember to keep hard pedal pressure on the brakes and don't forget to steer.
The Chevrolet Cavalier offers value. Ride and handling are surprisingly good, improved over pre-2003 models. Watch for incentives as dealers sell down the 2004 models in preparation for the launch of an all-new compact for the 2005 model year.
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Oakland police say 4 killed in separate shootings
OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland police are investigating four fatal shootings that took place in different parts of the city within six hours, the latest outbreak of violence in a city that saw 131 homicides last year.
Friday's victims included a 17-year-old high school senior who died at the scene of the attack at around 8:15 p.m. Oakland police spokeswoman Johnna Watson blamed groups "involved in ongoing feuds" for the shootings.
The first fatal shooting involved a 22-year-old Oakland man and took place at around 2:30 p.m., The Oakland Tribune reported.
The second shooting was reported at around 3 p.m. when a 30-year-old Stockton man's body was found. It's believed the man -- identified as Larry Lovette -- was shot elsewhere in the city and his body taken to the Glenview district, police said.
Then at around 4:15 p.m., a 20-year-old Oakland man was found shot in his car in the driveway of a home. Eddiebo Rodriguez died after he was taken to a hospital, police said.
The 17-year-old -- identified by authorities as Ken Harbin -- died in an area that's plagued by gangs and gun violence. Neighbors said they heard dozens of gunshots Friday night.
"Shooting happens out here all the time," said Armando Ramirez, 37, who was walking by the scene of Harbin's shooting with two small children Saturday morning. "It's a part of life here."
Two other people were killed earlier this week in separate shootings in the city.
Mayor Jean Quan, Police Chief Howard Jordan and several staff members discussed Friday's shootings in a Saturday morning conference call, Quan spokesman Sean Maher said.
"We know the greater Oakland community is looking for fast action and we are putting every resource we can into making that happen," Maher said.
The police department has 612 officers, down from more than 800 in 2009 and far short of the 925 recommended by the city's strategic plan, Councilwoman Libby Schaaf said.
Proposals for creating a new police academy, contracting for supplemental policing from the county sheriff and enlarging the ranks of civilian Police Department employees could all come before the council this month, she said.
"Basic public safety resources are not in place," she said. "I know we can responsibly afford new investments in public safety."
Violent crime in Oakland rose 23 percent in 2012, prompting the city to announce last month the hiring of former New York City police commissioner and Los Angeles police chief Bill Bratton as a consultant on how to reduce crime and combat gang violence.
Bratton will be joined by noted police strategist Bob Wasserman, head of the Boston-based Strategic Policy Partnership, who has consulted many of the nation's biggest cities on policing.


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I am a young professional… Well young into my career anyway, I took the LONG road through my college career and currently I am working 2 jobs trying to find my ENTRY LEVEL position in either Public Relations for a Tech related company or Interactive/Marketing Coordinator.
There was a time in my life not so long ago, when I would have LOVED to have moved out of the D. I am a born and bread Detroiter! I will LEAVE if the opportunity arises and I am networking IN and OUT of the state.
I have been networking a lot on Facebook, Twitter, and Linked In. I have made connections through #BlogChat which might help me if I do get a chance to demonstrate my abilities to the Red Cross in Washington, DC.
But why would anyone want to stay in MI? Why wouldn't you want to leave? As one of my friends stated, if I was going to make my break away it would have to be RIGHT now. I would never make it, moving away from my Red Wings at the start of the preseason. To most people preseason, does not matter but to me… Well I have a hockey problem.
I have started networking… I do it every week. #tweetea has been a staple and something I plan on. I was invited to a Menu Tasting at Olga's Kitchen today by another group of people, who started Eat Ups. Which I was totally impressed with. Everyone should eat food with Joe Foodie! He knows his stuff!
I have never been to Olga's and it is a MI staple which has been around as long as I have been alive. I met one of the people, who were in charge of the event, he is a coach for Team in Training which helps benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Through Twitter I made the connection during my early days of campaigning for LLS. Small World.
The food was fantastic. The service was great and we were treated like Rock Stars! I would definitely go back!
Why Detroit is home.
My family is small. I am an ONLY child, my Dad, Godmother, and aunt are here. I would like to be closer to my cousins and hopefully the social networks will allow this to happen.
I have rediscovered some old friendships, made new ones, and well I am not sure if I can handle moving. I am fine with doing things on my own but moving cross country or elsewhere. I don't know.
I don't want to be part of the brain drain. I would feel guilty with all the relationships I have worked hard to create, build and maintain. I am not sure if they feel the same way. But I like this networking thing!
I have broken out of my shell and actually am organizing something which I never thought I could do. I am planning a #journchat LIVE meeting, Aug 17 from 7:30-10 p.m. Plus, I am writing membership profiles for PRSA Technology section. I am doing things I never thought I would have the leadership for. In the past, I would just let things go and never contribute. Now I am working on leadership skills.
I don't want to leave the D. Can you help me stay here? I do not want to be part of the brain drain.


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Teen saves little cheerleader from heartbreak
WOAI – SAN ANTONIO (WOAI) -A San Antonio, Texas family is thanking a young man for saving a little girl from a heartbreaking moment.
Addie Rodriguez, 9, was performing at a football game at Central Catholic High School when the other cheerleaders on her squad were joined by their fathers and lifted onto their shoulders.
But Addie's father wasn't there. He'd deployed for training in California the previous day, and her mother had missed the memo about the parent day ceremony.
"It was really heartbreaking to see your daughter standing out there being the only one without their father, knowing why he's away. It's not just an absentee parent. He's serving our country," said Alexis Perry-Rodriguez, Addie's mom.
Then, someone rushed toward Addie. That someone was Matthew Garcia, a senior at Central Catholic High School.
"I ran down from the bleachers right here," he said, "and I just hopped the fence, and I went over, and I kneeled down, I talked to her and I said, 'Are you OK?'"
Then Matthew lifted Addie onto his shoulders.
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Hall of Fame Mike Schmidt: Perfect penmanship becoming a thing of the past with autographs
Since when did the signatures of today's celebrity athletes become worse than your local physician's scrawl on a prescription slip?
Yes, I know, some now put their uniform number under their scribble. Have the constant paparazzi-like, autograph-stalking fans caused players to rebel by putting a bumpy line with a number as their autograph? Is it the chicken scratch on the ball that fans seek, or is it just being able to say, "I was there"?
This spring, while with the Phillies in camp, I asked the clubhouse guy to get me some famous Phillies on balls for my charity auction. I must sign thousands every year for charity. It's funny how you get tired of the same requests over and over until you need one.
Anyway, I get 10 signed balls given to me in a box that I bring home. A few weeks later, I'm doing inventory on some items I have gotten for the auction and I open the box of balls and I can't read any of the signatures. I study and study, hoping to see a curve or a clue that would lead me to the name.
I asked my wife if she recognized any. None. I made out Roy Halladay, Jim Thome and Jimmy Rollins. A couple had the number — thank you Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Cliff Lee and Hunter Pence. That was a great clue, at least for me, but what about the person who buys it at the auction and may not know the numbers?
Signatures became valuable on collectible items back in the 1980s. At least that's my recollection. The autograph itself has been a cherished item for as long as I can remember. I stood next to the players' field entrance at Crosley Field in Cincinnati as a kid in the '60s one night hoping to get Willie Mays. No such luck.
I have signatures I value, not because they are worth money, but because of how they were given to me.
As a kid, my grandmother was on a plane with Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. How that happened, I don't know, but she brought me all three of their names on business cards. The first says "Best Wishes, Gary Player." The next says "Good Luck Mike, Jack Nicklaus." The next is "To Mike, Best Wishes, Arnold Palmer." All say "Sept 11, 62," which I believe my grandmother wrote in the corner.
I was 12 years old in 1962. I'm looking at these cards now, I know all these men personally, have played golf with them, I know Player's and Nicklaus' kids. I was given the autographs 50 years ago of these famous golfers and I still have them. I can read them. You could read them. That's when an autograph was just that — a memory, an experience, something to look at that reminds you of good times.
I remember signing my first autograph in 1970. It was after the first game of the College World Series with Ohio University. We beat Southern California, and as we were boarding the bus a little kid had a ball and we all signed it. I thought it was the greatest thing, putting my signature on a baseball. The first of a zillion, every one of which can be recognized.
As most all of us who have taken advantage of our signatures having value, I have profited immensely from the memorabilia industry. Quite honestly, it has kept many of us from having to find a job after our careers ended, and for that we are thankful.
My signature's value has never changed over the years. Sure, I know there is a class system in the industry, certain signatures retain value and others don't. In my case, one reason it has retained value is it's neat and you can read it. It is legible, shows respect and looks as though I put some effort into the process of creating a collectible item.
I'm not in the class of Andre Dawson or the late Harmon Killebrew. Their signatures are artwork. Their slow, methodical signing technique shows immense respect for their names and the items on which they appear.
What's the point? The point is this generation and its athletes have allowed the autograph phenomenon to assimilate into a game, of sorts. Who will be where and when, and what scam do seekers need to run to take advantage of the moment? It's a game the fans and players play every day. Collectors using small children and pretty girlfriends to get sellable merchandise, hiding out at various locations with briefcases, planning their attack just to get a scribble.
No longer a handshake, smile and a short conversation and the personalized autograph that seals the memory. Now you get a scribble. And for some reason, fans accept it as normal.
So, I got my dozen balls for the charity auction. I was excited that those guys scribbled for me, but I had to put some sort of sign next to each ball so people would know who signed them.
Am I off base here, thinking that there is some link to one's level of respect for his signature as it relates to his respect for where it might be displayed? Or has the environment hardened the players to the point of not caring either way?
Don't be surprised if the future of those famous athletes' autographs is simply their uniform number. Why not? At least you can read it. And it suffices for proof that the fan and the athlete shared space. Actually, I think a stamp makes more sense. Think about it, conversations aren't part of it, handshakes either, why not a legible stamp? Bop, bop, bop — think how many more can be done in the same time, albeit the value of each one would certainly drop.
Probably too much to ask for a wholesale change in attitude from both sides. As if the players will sign neat and speak to the fans while signing, and fans and collectors will respect the player's right to privacy in certain areas and not stalk them near hotels and airports.
Autograph utopia: Neat signatures, kind words, handshakes, no pushing or shoving, quality opposed to quantity. Any chance?
Me, I just want to know which Phillies signed those balls.


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While advisors are split on whether the recent government shutdown had a negative impact on their clients, the majority of them believe another one will be averted come January, according to a recently released poll by the Financial Services Institute.
The FSI poll of 2,500 independent advisors also found that advisors' opposition to the Department of Labor's definition of fiduciary revamp remains strong.
The poll gauged advisors' stance on a number of issues—the economy, taxes, succession planning as well as the DOL's pending rerelease of its rule to amend the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
While 91% of the advisors polled said they opposed the DOL's fiduciary definition revamp, Phyllis Borzi, assistant secretary of Labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration said recently that EBSA "is close" to finishing its work on the reproposed rule. A redraft will likely be out by April or May.
The poll also found that 77% of advisors believe that a short-term fix will be passed to avoid another shutdown early next year. More than half of advisors (57%) said the economy would stay flat in 2014, while 59% expect a neutral performance from the equities markets next year.
"Financial advisor opposition to the Department of Labor's fiduciary definition proposal has also held strong over the past year," said FSI president and CEO Dale Brown, in releasing the survey results. "The redefinition could ban the earning of a commission on IRA advice, pricing millions of middle-class investors out of the market for affordable retirement advice."
As to succession planning, only 57% of advisors responded that they have a succession plan finalized and in place to pass along their practice once they retire.
"Financial advisors are clearly paying attention to policy and politics as Washington becomes more and more a part of their planning for their clients," said Brown. While advisors "recognize the need for compromise and reforms in order to make our country financially sound, they also see how many of these significant changes will impact their clients' ability to save for retirement, pay for their children's education or care for aging parents."
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Sweet Is the Work
31243, Hymns, Sweet Is the Work, no. 147
1. Sweet is the work, my God, my King,
To praise thy name, give thanks and sing,
To show thy love by morning light,
And talk of all thy truths at night.
2. Sweet is the day of sacred rest.
No mortal care shall seize my breast.
Oh, may my heart in tune be found,
Like David's harp of solemn sound!
3. My heart shall triumph in my Lord
And bless his works and bless his word.
Thy works of grace, how bright they shine!
How deep thy counsels, how divine!
4. But, oh, what triumph shall I raise
To thy dear name through endless days,
When in the realms of joy I see
Thy face in full felicity!
5. Sin, my worst enemy before,
Shall vex my eyes and ears no more.
My inward foes shall all be slain,
Nor Satan break my peace again.
6. Then shall I see and hear and know
All I desired and wished below,
And every pow'r find sweet employ
In that eternal world of joy.
Text: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Music: John J. McClellan, 1874-1925


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Sizemore, 29, hit just .224 with a .285 OBP, 10 HR, 32 RBI and zero stolen bases in 268 at-bats this season for the Indians.
He had microfracture surgery on his left knee in June of 2010. He had yet another surgery on his knee earlier this month, which, according to WTAM 100, will require 6 to 8 weeks of recovery. The Indians can pick up his option for 2012 or pay a $500,000 buyout and make him a free agent.
[avatar name="cerrone"]It's only Oct. 13, and already the the Tigers, Dodgers, Mariners, Yankees, Red Sox and Phillies have been linked to him in rumors. The Indians are saying he'll be ready for Spring Training; but, even still, it seems very unlikely they'll pick up his option. He'll be a free agent, and teams will be interested.
Assuming the Mets non tender Angel Pagan, which is seeming more and more likely every day (though I don't fully understand why), Sizemore would be worth looking in to. He was one of the most dynamic center fielders in the game just a few years ago. He has missed a ton of time over the last three seasons. However, he is still only 29 years old. I talked to two scouts who watched him this past season, and, though both question his ability to stay healthy for a full season, they also said he showed signs of his old self last year (the thing is, he could never find a good rhythm or get enough playing time to sustain it). There will be plenty of teams with interest in Grady, so I don't think he can be viewed as 'a flyer,' like some people like to toss out there. He's going to get decent offers, and there will be competition (assuming he hits the market).


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Not 60 Dan, as that was last year and not a water lot. You electric '88, I presume is a keyboard. When ARE you going to share you talents with us???
As folks post here (if they post their lot numbers), I will try to update a map I have from last year. Will print one out before I leave to come up in September so folks can network.


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It was standing room only at the Dolores School Board of Education meeting Tuesday night and everything from educator effectiveness, the future of the garden program and teaching tolerance was discussed.
Many parents were there to discuss the football program and other issues with the school, but were told that they had to fill out a comment form and could not talk about specific people or students in public comment.
"The Dolores School District will no longer listen to any public comments or questions about specific employees. Concerns or questions should be submitted in writing to the Superintendent. We highly recommend you follow the chain of command," said School Board Member Linnea Vass as she read a prepared statement.
Others attended the meeting to hear the presentation by the Consiliation Specialist brought in from the U.S. Department of Justice.
"Our role is as facilitator, mediator to try to bring groups together to help problem solve and put together action plans to help schools and communities be as successful as they would like to be," said C. Kit Chalberg, Conciliation Specialist with the U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service.
Chalberg told the board about the SPIRIT program that would help students resolve issues.
"It's more of a process, than a program," Chalberg told the board. "The process is empowering for students and helping them identify problems and issues in the schools and develop problem solving steps."
Another parent voiced their concern about the early release Wednesdays, also called PLCs for professional learning community. A group of parents proposed that the early release Wednesdays place hardship on parents and needed to be changed to early mornings so parents would not have to change their schedules on Wednesdays, find additional child care or take off work.
In response to a parent's question, Board Member Deanna Truelsen read a prepared statement.
"We looked at may programs around the state and locally... The current PLC was collected by each group because they felt it best fit the needs of Dolores students. When a good discussion and strategy meeting is in progress early release allows that group to continue as long as they need to. The afternoon PLC is 90 minutes long, a morning PLC could only be 60 minutes. The elementary did a morning PLC for a year and Mrs. Maxwell states that the afternoon is working with more productivity," Truelsen read from a prepared statement.
There will be a discussion and evaluation of the PLC at the end of the school year, she added.
In other action, the school board approved $500 in money to give to the Dolores School Garden program to help establish a drip irrigation system.
Megan Tallmadge also told the board that the garden program is actively recruiting funds after losing a large grant recently.
The board also voted to give $850 to the Operation Graduation committee, $350 more than last year because of the large graduating class this year, 65.
Linda Barker, Colorado Education Association Director of Teaching and Learning gave a lengthy presentation on educator effectiveness.
Because of SB 191, teacher evaluations are now based on student growth and professional practice.
A few parents spoke at the meeting Tuesday night, and others voiced their concern over feeling ignored and having their concerns pushed aside.