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The Utah County Metro SWAT team came to Emery County on Friday to work with local law enforcement. Last spring a few Emery County officers went to training in Utah Valley and Captain Kyle Ekker wanted more of the officers here to experience some of this training first hand.
Sergeant Wally Perschon and his crew met the officers at Emery High School. Sergeant Perschon said, "We have 41 men in our unit. We helped out during the Olympics with crowd control. We don't have a lot of protests and demonstrations in our area, we mainly help execute search warrants and we go in on meth labs. If the local law enforcement needs reinforcement then we're here to help. If they are going in on a dealer who has a violent history we will secure the scene for them and then they take over for the investigative work. We help with gang situations. We also help in situations where someone has barricaded themselves inside a home or business and we help with negotiations. Most of these go well and 90 percent of the time no one gets hurt.
"We go out on a lot of unscheduled domestic violence cases as well. We are called out to help local law enforcement when they are dealing with suicidal suspects also."
Captain Ekker said his officers needed some training in rapid deployment and initial reaction in an active shooter situation. "We need people who can contain a situation," he said.
Sergeant Perschon said, "We conduct SWAT training for a week up in Utah Valley each year. Our unit trains once a month. This is the first time we have conducted training onsite with a group of officers. We have to be prepared for copycat crimes and learn from the past. We have to look at the 'what if' scenario. No one thought people would be crazy enough to get to this level. The rural guys don't have a formal SWAT team so they just have to work this training in. We recommend that school kids are involved in an actual simulation. It's really hard to find the bad guy when everyone is screaming and hollering.
"We hope our presence acts as a deterrent, we think that training is needed for the school children so they don't panic. We work to reduce fear and create an awareness of what's going on around you. We hope we are never needed in a shooting situation, but we are prepared," said Sergeant Perschon.
On this day the men worked as a team. They were taught to evaluate a situation. They began at the front doors of the high school and conducted a thorough search of the building. They were taught to move slowly and to be thinking as they moved around the building. When they approached a window they were reminded how to safely cross in front of a window. One critical point they were reminded of was being able to adapt to the situation at hand. Communication among the team members is vital. You have to know the others on your team and what to expect from them. The officers were taught to use the cover of the building and how to move around corners.
Containment is the goal in a shooting situation. When the officers came to a door, and it was locked and they couldn't enter it, they would put some tape across the door and a door stop to prevent anyone from leaving that room. It was noted that it wasn't a secure room. When a room was completely searched it was marked as such.
One of the officers from Utah County related an incident they were involved with in a condominium complex. They had searched the entire complex overlooking one tiny closet which held the suspect. They emphasized to the local officers to take their time. They were trained to stay off the walls of a building because bullets can travel along the walls and ricochet. They were told if it is necessary to take out a shooter to not be distracted as there could be more and to just keep on going. They were instructed to keep moving as they entered the rooms to be searched. The second man through the door is considered the most at risk, but this risk is minimized if you keep moving; because a moving target is harder to hit. The formula for searching each room was the same with officers covering each other as they entered the room. They were taught to be aware of any hiding places low and high as they move through a building.
They were also taught a signal to use so the officers in the hall know that it is their man coming out of a room that has been searched. After a room has been taped up and the tape was broken or disturbed they knew they had to check that particular room again. The team sticks together and moves as a whole through the building.
Sergeant Perschon also flies an Apache and is a captain in the Utah National Guard. He also worked as a Navy Seal and when he's not on the job he rides a V-Star 1100 Yamaha for fun. He said, "There is a lot of job satisfaction working in law enforcement.. I like removing the offenders from the street."
Captain Ekker said, "We wanted to bring this team down here to help us prepare in case a situation ever arises; then our men are trained and ready to save lives."


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Stephen Ambrose's widely acclaimed Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West is the definitive account of the most momentous pioneering effort in our nation's history the Lewis and Clark Expedition. A distinguished historian, Ambrose has pieced together previously unknown information to provide a colorful and realistic backdrop for this journey as seen through Lewis's eyes.
On an adventure spanning three years and traversing the North American continent, Lewis and his expedition confronted incredible hardships and extraordinary revelations. With the help of his partner, Captain William Clark, Lewis made the first map of the trans-Mississippi West, documented unusual species of fauna and flora, and established America's claim to Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. The paperback edition of Undaunted Courage features two new chapters on Lewis's work as an ethnologist, focusing on his documentation of the Shoshone, Clatsop, and Chinook Indians tribes never before seen by white settlers.
Drawing from Lewis's private journal, Ambrose follows the explorer's footsteps from hisyouth and close relationship with Thomas Jefferson through his ventures into vast, wild, and breathtaking lands to his ultimate depression, despair, and suicide. With Ambrose's meticulous research and luminous prose, Undaunted Courage provides a broad social overview of the young American republic and keen psychological insight into an exceptional individual.

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Mathematical Charts and TablesConversion Tables
Conversion Tables
As has been suggested already, instructive mathematical charts introduced unfamiliar units of measure. A number of handy tables also were produced to assist in conversions. Perhaps the earliest such chart in the collections dates from about 1814, and is designed to convert from units divisible by twelfths to decimal units. The size of conversion factor and the way the numbers are written suggest that it was made to convert from Massachusetts pounds and shillings to U.S. currency. By the mid-20th century, the dollar prevailed throughout the United States, and Americans were more concerned with understanding foreign currencies when they traveled abroad. Toward that end, some purchased a slide chart called the UNICON, which allowed them to convert between dollars and numerous foreign currencies when they knew the exchange rate.
Engineers have long needed to perform conversions as part of their work. In the first half of the 20th century, manufacturers sometimes distributed small advertising cards that listed decimal equivalents of parts of an inch. Larger tables might list a large number of useful conversion factors. New efforts to introduce metric weights and measures in the United States in the 1970s led to the distribution of a range of cards and slide charts that eased conversions. These were distributed by organizations ranging from the federal government to a manufacturer of outdoor clothing and camping supplies to a producer of food emulsifiers and flavorings.
"Mathematical Charts and Tables - Conversion Tables" showing 1 items.
Grindsted Products Metric Converter Slide Rule
- Description
- This rule consists of a clear plastic envelope, glued together along the back bottom edge, and a white plastic slide. The front of the rule has six windows for reading off conversions between yards or feet and meters; centimeters and inches; square yards and square meters; square centimeters and square inches; cubic meters and cubic yards; and liters and imperial gallons or U.S. gallons. The front also has tables of equivalents and a scale for converting between Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures. The top right corner is marked: GRINDSTED (/) PRODUCTS, INC. (/) Research for quality (/) 2701 ROCKCREEK PKY. (/) NORTH KANSAS CITY, (/) MISSOURI 64116. It is also marked: TEL: 816-842-6500 (/)TELEX: 4-2565 (/)GRINDSINC NKSC. A table for decimal equivalents between fractions, millimeters, and inches runs down the middle of the slide.
- The back has six windows for reading off conversions between pounds and kilograms; ounces and grams; PSI and atmospheres or kilograms per square centimeters; inches or centimeters of mercury and PSI; BTU and kilocalories or watt hours; and meter-kilograms and foot-pounds or joules. The back also has more tables of equivalents.
- Grindsted is a Danish brand for bulk food products, such as animal feed and emulsifiers for human foods. In 1989 it merged into the Danish conglomerate Danisco, which in turn was purchased by DuPont in 2011. The logo on this rule was in use from 1975 to 1991. Grindsted's factory in the Kansas City suburbs opened in 1975 and filed an annual report in 2012. Compare this rule to metric converters 1990.0689.01 and 1990.3231.01. For the style of manufacture, compare to 1988.0795.02.
- References: "Articles of Incorporation of Grinsted Products, Inc.," Missouri Secretary of State Business Name History, https://www.sos.mo.gov/BusinessEntity/soskb/Corp.asp?165854; "History - DuPont Danisco," http://www.danisco.com/about-dupont/duponttm-daniscor/history/; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Electronic Search System.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1975-1991
- maker
- Grindsted Products, Inc.
- ID Number
- 1988.3078.05
- catalog number
- 1988.3078.05
- nonaccession number
- 1988.3078
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center


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Skip to comments.Obama Presses Congress For Billions To Spend On Infrastructure Programs (Feds Can't Make Payroll)
Posted on 03/29/2013 5:51:26 AM PDT by SkyPilotEdited on 03/29/2013 5:53:44 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama will press Congress to pass new tax incentives and other flexibility measures aimed at attracting more private sector investment in infrastructure projects around the country, a senior administration official said.
The president will flesh out the details of his proposals during a speech Friday at a Miami port that is undergoing $2 billion in upgrades, funded by public and private money. In his quick trip to South Florida, Obama will try to show the public that the economy remains his top priority in the midst of high-profile campaigns on immigration reform and gun control.
(Excerpt) Read more at washington.cbslocal.com ...
Despite passage the Continuing Resolution that allowed the Pentagon to restore badly needed Operations and Maintenance funds that had been decimated by the 2011 $487 Billion in cuts and the Sequester, the DoD will still furlough 750,000 employees for 2 weeks - a 13% cut in pay that includes nurses, maintainers, firefighters, engineers....everyone except foreign nationals being paid on the DoD dime and a small percentage who were exempted for immediate health and safety.
The Government is still going to have to furlough FBI agents, Border Patrol Agents, and other vital staff.
Furlough Watch: Agency-by-Agency Impacts of Sequestration
This week alone, Obama gave away half a Billion dollars to the Palestinians, and pledged another $200 Million to the Syrians.
Congress should immediately freeze every nickel of that money. It is unconsiounable that TRICARE staff that provides medial care for our active duty, Guard, Reserves, and retirees and their families is being cut due to the Seqester, but Obama is still spending money like this.
Where are Boehner, Cantor, and Ryan now? Oh that's right, vacation again.
I thought the US House controlled the nation's pocketbook.
Where are our guys ?
They are AWOL as usual.
or did all that loot go out as pay offs to his debtors?
Please note that the "2 weeks" furlough is 14 working days, thus it is 1 day short of 3 work weeks of furlough.
For those "shovel-ready" jobs that got all that funding from Porkulus I in 2009?
you know what, government having to juggle funds is NORMAL and how it is supposed to be, they are not supposed to have and endless river of money
Moreover, I heard the employees still have to pay all of their automatic deductions, so their paycut will still be about 18%.
That is huge, and the DoD employees are in every state. The effect on local economies is already being felt.
for the $6 Trillion he ALREADY WASTED we could have upgraded our disastrously outdated electrical grid
One or two well-place EMP strikes and we are back to living in the horse-and buggy age. But it would be much much worse because we are not READY to live that way. Millions would starve before we adapted, but by then an invading army would be in control.
They passed Reids VAWA, now they are recovering to have energy to pass Reids gun safety and immigration reform bills when they come over.
more $ for infrastructure> Yeah right we believe that. Really Obama needs more money for his campaign, that is the real reason
What happens when infrastructure becomes an object of worship?
"because of this, God gave them over..."
—Romans 1
Same ol'.
I am one of those DoD emp. What we do is directly related to supporting the USN and USAF warfighter. We are being told that we will see no work inducted for 3rd and 4th quarters for fy13 which means the inevitable degradation of warfighter readiness................nice timing with n. korea rattling their sabres and all. I and the people I work with are not as concerned about $$ lost as we are about our support for the US military.
NRO tallied what taxpayers are paying for the Ohaha's living in the White House: $1.4 billion per year: Air Force One ($181,757 per hour), executive chef ($100,000 per year), three full-time White House calligraphers ($ 277,050 per year for the trio), chief of staff to the presidents dog ($102,000 per year), Ohaha's royal motorcade ($2.2 million).
$1.4 BILLION is the current annual cost of the White House just in household expenses, not including US policy operations for which the WH exists--administered by some 900 parasites---policy staff recruited by Ohaha.
Annually, Ohaha vacations cost $20 million (the low estimate for Ohaha's Hawaii vacay was $4 million, but the true cost is probably five times that); the first familys yearly health-care costs are $7 million; more than $6 million is spent on the White House grounds each year. Transportation costs were a staggering $346 million last year.-
REFERENCE- American kids were denied tours of the WH "b/c of limited Secret Service" (so sayeth your president)----but M/M Ohahah were taking separate vacays w/ teams of SS in tow.
Michelle Ohaha skied at a posh Aspen resort while prez golfed with Tiger Woods in Florida---both had Secret Service teams. Michelle brought a few friends and their daughters to Aspen. They were given all-day private lessons with pro-skiers from the Ski and Snowboard School of Aspen.
Mrs O and crew stayed at the home of Aspen Ski Company owners Jim and Paula Crown, who are big Democratic donors. The Secret Serice contingent was so immense, it occupied an entire house next door.
Aspen's wealthy regulars were annoyed when air space was blocked because of Mrs O's tax-paid govt plane----the regular Aspen crowd couldnt get their private jets down, and had to be diverted.
SOURCE http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/all_downhill_for_obama_gals_9LrvaG628avMBcpShdZ80K
REFERENCE--While kids were shut out of the WH supposedly due to Secret Service cutbacks, the O's teen daughter was spotted in NYC the other night---with girlfriends---dining at the pricey Buddakan, scoffing up rock shrimp, edamame dumplings, short ribs, lobster fried rice........replete w/ five Secret Service guards dining nearby, while students her age were denied access to the people's house.
REFERENCE "Tolerant and compassionate" Democrat Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi recently told Chris Wallace on Fox News, "It is almost a false argument (made by Repubs) to say that we have a spending problem (WRT sequestration)."
(TRANSLATION "And besides, we need trillions to subsidize all our "new citizens" who will vote---and make me Majority Leader, again---not to mention the billions in foreign aid we plan to give to all the countries on the other side of the border.")
MAKING THE DEALS IN EXCHANGE FOR ILLEGALS' VOTES--- L-R--Sen. Robert Menendez , (D-NJ); Dr Salomon Melgen, VOXXI Chman of the Board; Rep Nancy Pelosi (all dolled up in the latest fashion); Francisco J. Sanchez, Under Secy of Commerce for Intl Trade, and Emilio Sanchez, Pres/CEO of VOXXI at the Ntl Assoc of Latino Elected and Appt Officials Gala in DC. (Photo/ Voxxi---Melgen's web site)
Rich-hater Michelle Ohaha appears on the cover of Vogue and opens up about what she says is her biggest priority -- maintaining a happy and tight-knit family. "Our job is, first and foremost, to make sure our family is whole,"
I'm surprised Mrs O did not wear for the Vogue cover, the pricey diamnod bangles she sported at a DNC fund-raiser last Sept attended by "tolerant and compassionate" Dems....raised big bucks to keep Mr O in office so he could work for "the poor."
Musta wowed all the "tolerant and compassionate" Dems who hate the rich and support endless tax-paid programs "for the poor."
The Gothic cuff was priced at $15,350 set with 2.17 carats in diamonds and the Quatrefoil bracelet at $11,800 set with 1.73 carats in diamonds. (Excerpt) Read more at houston.culturemap.com
Family togetherness--- that's a laugh. They took separate vacays few weeks ago. Been estimated he's spent some 800 hours golfing. All those shots of him on the greens never show the kiddies and wifey in tow. That's togetherness?
Other than Cruz & Rubio we have zero leadership in DC. This clown we have impersonating POTUS is a total failure.
It went pay for the signs that stated that the work being performed at that site was a result of Zero's stimulus efforts.
FOURTEEN TRILLION DOLLARS Behind The Real Size of the Bailout; A guide to the abbreviations, acronyms, and obscure programs that make up the $14 trillion federal bailout of Wall Street
SOURCE motherjones.com
Mon Dec. 21, 2009 12:23 PM PST
The price tag for the Wall Street bailout is often put at $700 billionthe size of the Troubled Assets Relief Program. But TARP is just the best known program in an array of more than 30 overseen by Treasury Department and Federal Reserve that have paid out or put aside money to bail out financial firms and inject money into the markets.
To get a sense of the size of the real $14 trillion bailout, see our chart at web site. Below, a guide to the pieces of the puzzle:
Treasury Department bailout programs
(Remember that Obama put his COS in charge at Treasury. His then-COS Rahm Emanuel was a onetime Wall Street operator---and G/S lobbyist---who once worked for Clinton)
Money Market Mutual Fund: In September 2008, the Treasury announced that it would insure the holdings of publicly offered money market mutual funds. According to the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), these guarantees could have potentially cost the federal government more than $3 trillion [PDF].
Public-Private Investment Fund: This joint Treasury-Federal Reserve program bought toxic assets from banks and brokeragesas much as $5 billion of assets per firm. According to SIGTARP, the government's potential exposure from the PPIF is between $500 million and $1 trillion [PDF].
TARP: As part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the Treasury has made loans to or investments more than 750 banks and financial institutions. $650 billion has been paid out (not including HAMP; see below). As of December 21, 2009, $117.5 billion of that has been repaid.
Government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) stock purchase: The Treasury has bought $200 million in preferred stock from Fannie Mae and another $200 million from Freddie Mac [PDF] to show that they "will remain viable entities critical to the functioning of the housing and mortgage markets."
GSE mortgage-backed securities purchase: Under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, the Treasury may buy mortgage-backed securities from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. According to SIGTARP, these purchases could cost as much as $314 billion ---SNIP---.
LONG READ---go to web site to read more and checkout the shocking financial charts.
SOURCE http://motherjones.com/politics/2009/12/behind-real-size-bailout
"Hi there, Americans. Obama put me in charge of the trillion dollar stimulus. My son and brother are gonna help me disperse the money. "
Offshore Fraudster had links to offshore fund run by VP's relatives
Reuters on Yahoo | 2/23/09 | BY Ajay Kamalakaran
(Reuters) A fund of offshore hedge funds run by two members of VP Joe Biden's family was marketed exclusively by offshore firms controlled by Texas financier Allen Stanford, charged by regulators with an $8 billion fraud, the Wall Street Journal said.
The Bidens $50 million fund was jointly branded between the Bidens' Paradigm Global Advisors LLC and the offshore Stanford Financial Group entity headquartered in Antigua, and was known as the Paradigm Stanford Capital Management Core Alternative Fund, the paper said. Stanford-related offshore companies marketed the Biden fund to investors and also invested about $2.7 million of their own money in the fund, the paper said, citing a lawyer for Paradigm.
Paradigm Global Advisors is owned through a holding company by the vice president Biden's son, Hunter, and Joe Biden's brother, James, according to the WSJ. Paradigm's attorney, Marc LoPresti, who represents Hunter Biden and James Biden, as well as Paradigm, told the paper he did not know which Stanford entity invested the roughly $2.7 million. (Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
NOTE A lawyer for Hunter Biden and James Biden told reporters the Bidens NEVER met or communicated with Stanford. (/snicker)
Stanford is in jail for 110 years---but the Bidens got off scot-free.
That's what really gets me - the separate vacations and the endless time away from his kids, yet he and the First Woman go on and on about caring for the children of everyone else. His half-brother lives in a shack, too. Yet he had the gall to attack Mitt Romney's compassion?
Malibu home of Ivory Coast dictator's son.
The oil-rich Ivory Coast has one of the worst human rights records in Africa and whose rulers are accused of funneling millions of dollars into their own pockets. But now it looks like the son of the dictator----Teodoro---whose worldcomprised yachts, Bugattis, and Michael Jackson memorabiliacould come crashing down, according to Foreign Policy (via Curbed).
Foreign Policy's Ken Silverstein reported that after a four-year investigation into alleged extortion and laundering of $100 million in the US and "theft of public funds, or other corrupt conduct" back at home, the Justice Department has filed notice of a lawsuit involving the possible seizure of Tedoro's California mansion, and other assets.
And French investigators just seized millions of dollars' worth of his sports cars, while the Spanish government is investigating the entire Obiang clan. Teodoro reportedly hasn't spent much time stateside recently, in part thanks to various legal actions against him.
Just a peek inside the insane world of Teodoro---he first came to the U.S. to attend Pepperdine University in Malibu. While tuition cost just $3,400, he managed to blow through $50,000 in the first five months before dropping out. Source: Business insier--LA Weekly.
Teodoro is listed as the owner of this $35 million mansion on the Malibu coast, which he paid for in cash. It was the most expensive home sold in California in 2006, and has a tennis court, swimming pool and 4-hole golf course. Teodoro's on the government payroll as minister of agriculture and forestry, and supposedly makes just $5,000 per month. But his home contains $60,000 worth of rugs, a $58,000 home theater and a $1,734 pair of wine glasses.
If anyone is waiting for the GOP-e leadership to take on Obama and his flood of illegal EOs, I hope you don't die of old age first !!!
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is the President of Equatorial Guinea, not Ivory Coast. He's been dictator since a military coup in 1979. The French just ousted the President of Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in 2011 following a disputed election. They put the Muslim in charge.
'Infrastructure' is code for 'Unions'
I can't stomach him any more. I just wish that the evil he has wrought on this nation comes back around to him in spades.
My city was proposing a golden parachute of $500,000 for the City Manager to leave his job 5 weeks early, on the same day it took me 50 seconds to get an answer at 911.
Gotta love politicians priorities
'INFRASTRUCTURE' is code for 'UNIONS'
0bama continues to do what he did from 2008-2012; BUYING VOTES FOR DEMS IN FUTURE ELECTIONS!
The "New" Bay Bridge in San Francisco was built with Chinese engineers-—Chinese steel—and alot of Chinese workers.
The official opening is yet to happen and they have found 41 bolts over 17 FEET long which have SNAPPED.
The 'repair' of same will be in the area of $5 million alone, and nothing has been started yet.\
I think there are almost 300 of such bolts on this bridge!!!
Just think-—YOU could be driving over this bridge in the future when an earthquake hits!!!
Why wasn't AMERICAN steel & AMERICAN engineering done???
Diane Feinstein should have some answers.
I wouldn't worry about an invading army. An ocupaying would take far too much in the way of foreign resources, and unite far too many of an armed population to be worth while.
In the end a foreign invader would at best be able to install a puppet government run by Americans that favor them, which is really little different than what we currently have in the grand scheme of things.
The more immediate problem of a panic and starving urban population with no idea whatsoever as to how to survive without their gadgets.
Should demand a bit more attention, particualry the segment of that population who may out of a sense of entitlement seek to organised themselves in protest of other people not coming in to solve their problems for them.(remember Katrina?)
In a disaster from the victims point of view all information and resources are local. Theses people more than likely will have no idea why their electronics are not working and no way to find out.
So your saying their prepping the new city of Sodom to face the same fate as the last city.
It went to the same pockets where TARP went.
"...private sector investment in infrastructure projects..."
Just what the hell is that, anyway?
Outside of a town near me is a sign that looks just like this. It has hung there for three years.
No one in town can tell you what (if anything) was "paid for" by the stimulus money grab, and not one lick of work has been performed on that road in the three years since it went up.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon is furloughing 750,000 workers because it cannot make payroll due to a massive cut to its Operations and Maintenance budget halfway through a fiscal year due to the Sequester - but Obama wants to dole out Billions more in "stimulus."
Where are the Republican members of Congress? I have never, ever seen such poor leadership (from either party) in Washington in my lifetime. And that is saying something.
Interesting post. Thanks.
" Infrastructure is code for Unions "
Obama tried this when he wanted states to hire thousands more teachers a few years back; the Fed would pay for their first year's salary, then the taxpayers would be stuck with the bill for the rest of their natural lives (and the Dems would have the wealth transfer from taxpayers through the teachers' unions to the Dem coffers). NJ didn't bite; the education industry is the primary reason companies and taxpayers that are able are fleeing the state in droves (costing us a lot of jobs and an electoral vote).
Since then we've had thousands of cops, teachers, and firemen laid off; we simply can't afford them. Those that are still working are our upper middle class; those that aren't have to leave because they have no marketable job skills and turnover is far too low to sit around waiting. I personally know a few recent grads that wanted to get in on the education industry gravy train here in NJ; I have no sympathy for them. They're working in daycare centers and such (at a fraction of what they'd earn as public school teachers, with little or no benefits).
The unions ruined most of the American steel business.
They should cut regulatory, domestic surveillance, public education and social programs, they won't.
...but they won't, even.
Logic defied
There are more people on Welfare in Illinois than there are people working.
Chicago pays the highest wages to teachers than anywhere else in the U.S. averaging $110,000/year. Their pensions average 80-90% of their income. State pension fund $78 Billion in debt, worst in country.
Chicago school system rated one of the worst in the country.
Wow, are Illinois and Chicago great or what?
Be sure to read till the end. Ive never heard it explained better.
Perhaps the U.S. should pull out of Chicago? Body count: In the last six months 292 killed (murdered) in Chicago. 221 killed in Iraq AND Chicago has one of the strictest gun laws in the entire US.
Here's the Chicago chain of command:
President: Barack Hussein Obama
Senator: Dick Durbin
House Representative: Jesse Jackson Jr.
Governor: Pat Quinn
House leader: Mike Madigan
Atty. Gen.: Lisa Madigan (daughter of Mike)
Mayor: Rahm Emanuel
The leadership in Illinois - all Democrats.
Thank you for the combat zone in Chicago. Of course, they're all blaming each other. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!
Cook County ( Chicago ) sales tax 10.25% highest in country.
This is the political culture that Obama comes from in Illinois. And he is going to 'fix' Washington politics for us???
George Ryan is no longer Governor, he is in the big house. Of course he was replaced by Rob Blajegovitch who is...that's right, also in the big house. And Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned a couple of weeks ago. That is because he is fighting being sent to...that's right, the big house.
The Land of Lincoln, where our governors make our license plates.
But you know what?
As long as they keep providing entitlements to the population of Chicago, nothing is going to change, except the state will go broke before the country does.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian."
So should Jerry and Willie Brown who were the majors of Oakland and SF and were responsible for selecting the Chinese construction company,
Jerry Brown is governor (again)! His reelection is a testament to George Santana's saying, "Those who don't read history are doomed to repeat it."
Governor Moonbeam could care less about infrastructure failures.
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Fauré Requiem (Nov. 2 & 3)
Van Gogh: The Paris Years Through Music
A collaboration between the Denver Art Museum (DAM) and the Colorado Symphony offered for three performances only. A pre-concert talk by Becoming Van Gogh curator Timothy Standring introduces a multi-media collaboration between the DAM and the Symphony. Projected images of works from the DAM's exclusive exhibition, Becoming Van Gogh—which focuses on the artist's years in Paris—provide a stunning visual backdrop to this special performance.
Van Gogh's years in Paris from March 1886 to February 1888 occurred during a period of both social change and artistic innovation. During these years, he spent much of his artistic energy responding to both Impressionists and Post Impressionists and developed his own highly original style. As a fitting segue, the concert program includes works that recreate the bohemian atmosphere of the era's salons, concert halls, and music. You'll gain new insight into this prolific period when all of Paris was buzzing about fresh, emerging artistic trends; when Fauré and Saint-Saëns were at their prime; and when the two composers produced respectively Pavane and Third Violin Concerto.
Jose Luis Gomez, conductor * Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin * Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director
Featuring Satie's Jack in the Box, Fauré's Pavane and Requiem, and Saint-Saëns's Violin Concerto No. 3.
Presented in collaboration with the Denver Art Museum's exhibition, Becoming Van Gogh; Timothy Standring, curator
November 2 and 3: Pre-concert talk with Timothy Standring at 6:30 pm
November 4: Pre-concert talk with Timothy Standring at 1:30 pm (concert 2:30 pm)
Single tickets for the performances can be purchased at the Boettcher Concert Hall box office at 1000 14th Street, Denver, CO, online at www.coloradosymphony.org, or by calling 303-623-7876.


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By SHIRLEY COYNE
Region 8 playoffs for tennis were held Monday of last week in Ephraim, followed with the state playoffs on Friday in St. George. The Lady Spartans went to Ephraim on Oct. 4 to vie for positions in the state tournament. The first and second singles players, Gwendolyn Coyne and Traci Jensen were each at 6-0 respectively, when the matches had to be canceled because of inclement weather. The play resumed on Monday from where they had left off. Region rankings: singles: Gwendolyn Coyne, 2nd place Traci Jensen, 2nd place Nicole Sanders, 3rd place doubles: Rachelle Killpack and Melanie Johnson, 3rd place Jana Lee Tuttle and Whitney Erickson, 3rd place
In St. George, the singles played at Tonnaquin Park while the doubles teams played at the middle school courts downtown. The first and second singles were able to win their first match, Gwendolyn Coyne (6-2, 6-2) and Traci Jensen (6-3, 6-3). The third singles, Nicole Sanders was defeated in the first match. Emery's first doubles team, Rachelle Killpack and Melanie Johnson were tied at four all and put up a valiant effort when the other team was able to pull ahead 4-6,4-6. The second doubles team for Emery changed continually throughout the season with Jana Lee Tuttle being a constant but having a revolving door of partners. Whitney Erickson, new to the tennis team this year, was Jana Lee's partner for region and state.
Coach Tom Hansen was very pleased with the results of the competition and said that many of the girls on his team had just started playing tennis this fall. The Coaches are excited about the caliber of athletes that are being attracted to the sport He has plans to run a summer tennis program that would give those interested in learning about tennis some additional skills before the season begins. Emery High was well represented by these young women, not only for their athletic abilities but by their sportsmanship qualities.


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Kenny Howell
Managing Editor
A 5-year-old was killed when he fell into the path of a truck Friday morning.
Ethan Page was running down the driveway of the Page property near Division Street and Main Street along side the truck of Jimmy Allmon, 73. Allmon was visiting the Page property to prepare for a cancer benefit that was supposed to be Sunday for Paige Nash Morris. Page tripped and fell in the path of the truck.
"Our community is grieving with the Page family," said Mt. Juliet Police Chief James Hambrick in a statement late Friday evening. "This is such a terrible, terrible incident. Any tragic death of a child is very sad and difficult to deal with. Our department's thoughts and prayers are with the family, community, and our emergency responders."
Witnesses called for an ambulance immediately, and Page was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He was pronounced dead upon arrival to the hospital.
No criminal charges were placed on Allmon. Mt. Juliet Sergeant Hamblen, along with the assistance of Lebanon Police Department's crime scene investigation, determined it was an "extremely tragic, sad event" according to the Mt. Juliet Police Department press release.
Page was laid to rest Tuesday at Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens. See his full obituary on Page 4.


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By COREY BLUEMELStaff Writer
Delena Fish of the Department of Workforce Services gave her quarterly report to the Emery County Commissioners at a recent meeting. She stated that July marked the beginning of a new fiscal year for the department and she then handed out their goal sheet and explained they had reached their goals in nearly every area the previous fiscal year.
Commissioner Ira Hatch asked who sets the goals? Fish went on to say the department has regional meetings and the supervisors in each region set the goals together. When that process is complete, the supervisors return to their own area office, and meetings are held with the staff to determine the strategy to reach those goals. She stated that one particular goal this year is to raise the participation rates, and her department is focused to achieve this goal.
"Since Hurricane Katrina, three people have been into our office seeking employment. There are special criteria for benefits for the people displaced by Katrina. The one couple in particular have been placed in jobs in Price and have relocated there. The other gentleman has a geology background and we have referred him to the College of Eastern Utah," said Fish.
Fish went on to say, "We have been working hard on the WIA youth program, and the youth have been working in the flower garden at the Heritage House on Main Street in Castle Dale. Those youth who participated have received a lot of praise and thanks. They were recognized at the Utah State Fair for their efforts, and they learned many things from start to finish, such as budgeting, ordering, receiving, and planting."
"We have a special new policy concerning out of school youth, ages 21 and under. These youth must meet the criteria for help, and we can help them with schooling and employment. We are encouraging anyone who feels that they may qualify to come in and begin the process for eligibility.
"DWS is working hard in the area of economic development also. We have taken a role in the summit and have great hopes for this project.
"We will open up two apprenticeships this year, and we are also looking for other occupations that may offer apprentice opportunities for people.
"We are struggling to provide enough truck drivers to the area, but the mines seem to have leveled off and are doing OK. There are more job orders coming in and we are looking to have a good quarter," stated Fish.
In other business conducted by the commissioners, Commissioner Hatch informed the group that approval for the intersection on SR-10 near the Hunter Plant has been secured. A contractor has been chosen and work is to begin this winter. According to Hatch, the project should not disrupt the flow of traffic on the highway.
A business license was approved for Joseph W. Clark to open a jewelry business in his home.
The business will be known as Clark's Custom Jewelry.
The commissioners also approved to sign an agreement between Emery County and the forest service.
This agreement is for law enforcement, and is the same as past agreements that the county has entered into with the forest service.
Commissioner Gary Kofford explained a problem with a property boundary in the county.
Following the purchase of a piece of property by a resident in 1988, the recording of that property was done incorrectly.
As a result the owner of the property has noted that there is a 7.26 X 75 foot portion of property that adjoins his yard that does not legally belong to him.
It was his understanding in the purchase that he owned it, but due to the incorrect recording, he does not.
The commissioners discussed the taxes that are due on this portion of property.
For the past years, before the resident noticed the error, he has not paid taxes on that piece of property, and the commissioners questioned who has been getting the tax notices.
Following some discussion, it was discovered that the county now owns the property.
It was approved to begin the process for disposal of this county property.
Commissioner Kofford announced that the libraries in Emery County are celebrating their 60th anniversary this year. In each library throughout the county, posters have been put up with historical information concerning the beginning of the library system.
He encouraged all to visit their library and help them celebrate their anniversary.
Commissioner Hatch noted that the Quitchupah road is still waiting for approval.
The environmental impact statement is expected soon.
The next Emery County Commissioners meeting will be held Oct. 18 at 9 a.m. in the commission chambers in the county building.


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I know there has been alot of theories regarding the Sharingans origins. First off I'll get this out the way. I don't know if the Sharingan is developed from the Byakugan or if Madara is the first Sharingan user. The manga said Madara was the first to unlock the MS not the first to possess the Sharingan. Whether either of these are true doesn't matter.
What I believe is that the Sharingan is actually derived from the nine tail fox. I believe the first Sharingan users (whether it's Madara or not) mother was a Jinchuuriki. I believe the Jinchuuriki gave birth and some of the nine tail foxs chakra mingled with the child. I also believe the outcome of this was the Sharingan. The woman could have been a Hyuuga, but it doesn't really matter. This would explain why the eyes are cursed and why they have such a strong connection with the fox.


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Design Hack: Tree Stump Dining Table
Are you the woodsy type? If you have access to a felled birch tree, make like art director Carmen Dunjko and fashion four stumps into legs for an inexpensive, rustic dining table. Carmen used a wooden plank wrapped in artist's canvas as the top and intended the table to be just a temporary solution, but liked it so much she kept it in her Eastern Ontario farmhouse.


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After a 4-2 win over Ponderosa, Rock Canyon has its eyes on the Continental League title.
Jaguars girls soccer earned a 5-0-2 record after the win over Ponderosa, 5-2-4 overall. With such a quality league season thus far, the Jags, led by coach Matt Henbest in his third season with the program, may be looking at their first appearance in the Class 5A playoffs.
Henbest admits Rock Canyon hasn't been known for its girls soccer, at least since the program made its jump from 3A to 4A. However, things are about to change and starting to already.
With four games left in the season, the Jaguars appeared to only need one more win to be certain of a playoff birth. If they continue to win out, their final game against powerhouse Mountain Vista may be for the league title. After Ponderosa, Rock Canyon was second in the league standings prior to facing Highlands Ranch. Ranch beat Rock Canyon 4-0 April 21 in Highlands Ranch to drop the Jags to a 5-1-2 record in Continental play.
Although the Jaguars still needed to work on their consistency, Henbest was optimistic about a post-season possibility in the team's first 5A playoffs ever, having made the jump from 4A.
"We haven't played our best game yet, but I'm hoping that happens here shortly," the coach said. "We're a pretty young team."
By young, Henbest means the varsity team has five seniors, but only two or three have been starting. The team's goals have been scored by mostly sophomores, freshmen and one junior. Several freshman and sophomore players were forced to fill in this season, including between the pipes.
However, the work of the team's seniors, including Bre Duran, Lacy Hardway, Kerry O'Connor, Kasey South and Katie Kennedy, has been predominantly behind the scenes.
"The seniors work hard to make this a good, cohesive bunch," Henbest said. "It's there attitude in practice that has made the difference, even though they know they may not get on the field."
One area where the Jaguars have struggled is getting the final goal, but this has also improved.
"We have more ties than we should have," the coach said. "We have not won a whole lot of close games in the two and a half years I've been here, but we're starting to now."
For example, Rock Canyon finished off a 3-2 final over Castle View earlier this season in overtime. The team looks forward to their chance at Mountain Vista. Henbest sees it as a good indication of where the team could be against 5A state playoff teams.
"I'm optimistic about it. We're getting close to where we want to be, but the team and coaches realize we're not there yet," Henbest said. "[The players] have a lot of faith and really believe they can win and capable of just about anything when they step out on the field."
Among their younger players, Casey Young and Morgan Storch have been standing out. Storch leads the team in goals with eight and has one assist. Young has five in the net and assisted two. Henbest said Storch has been a surprise in scoring goals, given she is so effective on defense and hard to get around.
"She has been in the right place at the right time," the coach said.
As for Young, Henbest said you can find more maturity in the first-year varsity player than in most freshman players. She is one of the team's more creative players, he said.
In addition to their success on the field, Rock Canyon's players are making waves in the classroom as well.
"I think these girls at Rock Canyon represent the very best the community has to offer," Henbest said. "They take AP classes. Their involved in community service. They are a fine group of kids, and they are fun to support."
With the five seniors putting their stamp on the program at the start of what could be Jags girls soccer turning a corner in its history, Henbest expects to see his younger talent excited to keep things happening at Rock Canyon.


text: DOSIMETRISTS The dosimetrists at the Lynn Cancer Institute are key members of the Radiation Oncology team. They are responsible for calculating and planning the radiation treatments, under the guidance of the radiation oncologist and physicist. Dosimetrists are highly skilled professionals whose expertise is critical to treatment planning. The dosimetrists in the Radiation Oncology Department use highly specialized computer software and imaging equipment to map out and plan a customized treatment plan, specific to you. This treatment plan is designed to accurately deliver the radiation to your disease site. It is the dosimetrists' responsibility, along with the radiation oncologist, to provide the optimum dose to the tumor target, while limiting the dose to the normal surrounding healthy tissues. This is important in improving outcomes and in optimizing your quality of life. RADIATION ONCOLOGY NURSES Our Radiation Oncology nurses are responsible for conducting your initial nursing assessment and physical evaluation and also for weekly visits during your course of radiation therapy. The nurses are most likely the first person on your care team that you will meet. Your knowledge of what to expect during your course of radiation and specific disease site education is a key role provided by our skilled radiation oncology nurses. We want to provide you and your family members with all of the education and inclusion in the decision making process as possible. All of our radiation nurses are Oncology Certified. MEDICAL RADIATION PHYSICISTSOur medical physicists have the overall responsibility for the technical aspects of your treatment in the radiation oncology department of the Lynn Cancer Institute. They consult with your physician (radiation oncologist) regarding your prescription for your treatment, supervise and approve your treatment plan to make certain that your treatment is exactly "what your physician prescribed". They also work with other members of the treatment team such nurses, dosimetrists and radiation therapists.RADIATION THERAPISTS The radiation therapist is the person on your care team responsible for delivering the radiation treatments on a daily basis. They are also instrumental in the planning process, or simulation. They administer the daily treatments according to the treatment plan developed by the radiation oncologist, physics and dosimetry staff. You will get to know your radiation therapist very well during your course of treatment. If at any time, you have any questions or concerns, they are the person who can answer your needs or direct you to someone who can help. All radiation therapists at the Lynn Cancer Institute are licensed by the State of Florida and nationally by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. All radiation therapists have passed their national boards. The Lynn Cancer Institute participates in the clinical training of Broward College's radiation therapy students. During their clinical rotations these students will observe your treatments, but they are not allowed, by law, to deliver any radiation treatments during their training process. The partnership between you and your radiation therapist is very important to us. We want to provide you with the very best care possible. The radiation therapist will collaborate with the radiation oncologist, the radiation nurse or the social worker, if ever the need arises, for evaluation of a side effect or other personal or emotional concern. Our radiation therapy team is exceptional and will do our very best to ensure that your daily visits are a pleasant and positive experience and that your radiation treatment is delivered accurately. ONCOLOGY PATIENT ACCESS REPRESENTATIVES Our Oncology Patient Access Representatives are often the first member of our team you will come into contact with at the Lynn Cancer Institute. They will schedule your appointments, check on your insurance coverage and obtain all medical records necessary for your initial evaluation with the Radiation Oncologist. The Oncology Patient Access Representatives will answer any questions you have regarding the business end of the Radiation Oncology treatment process. Our Patient Access Representatives are also your point person for those patients inquiring about our Boca Raton Regional Hospital's Outpatient Transportation services. ONCOLOGY FINANCIAL COUNSELOR To provide exceptional service to our customers, the Oncology Financial Counselor's role is to help patients through the insurance process at the Lynn Cancer Institute. If you do not have insurance, are under insured, or are an international patient, the counselor will give you a cost estimate, once a treatment plan has been recommended, along with payment details. Please be aware that self-pay patients must provide a deposit prior to receiving services. For your convenience, payments can be made in the form of cash, personal check, or with a credit card. Our Oncology Financial Counselor can be reached at 561.955.4294.Need more information on Radiation Oncology? For Sandler Pavilion (Boca Raton) call 561.955.4111. For Delray location call 561.955.7200.


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State Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Denver, is crafting new legislation that would ask voters statewide to cough up an additional $1 billion to fund it.
Speaking to about 60 members of the South Denver Metro Chamber's business and legislative groups, Johnston told educators, policy makers and entrepreneurs that in order to drive economic prosperity to the state, Colorado must rethink how it currently funds education.
"I think the last time a school finance act was passed, I didn't have email, a cell phone or the Internet," Johnston said. "That was in 1993 and the most significant reform at the time in the state and the nation was Bill Clinton's crazy idea to make school kids wear uniforms."
Chamber President John Brackney said Johnston's bill is one of the most important pieces of legislation to be considered this year.
"The reason we think this is so important is this still remains the swing county of the nation, not only just Colorado," Brackney said. "Depending on how we view this issue, if it gets to ballot, it will rise or fall on what people like us think."
Johnston, a former teacher and principal who holds degrees from both Harvard and Yale, said Colorado spends $2,500 less per student than the average state.
"The argument is that we ought build a 21st-century education system in Colorado that is the envy of the world," he said. "And to do that requires reforming the way we deliver education and know that it will require more revenue to do it effectively."
Johnston summarized his proposed legislation in "three big buckets" of reform. The
"One is to modernize the way we fund education, the second is to make investments that make a difference and the third is to make funding transparent, accountable and fair," he explained.
Modernizing funding
Johnston said the state's current funding methodologies often cut students short.
"It works like this," he said. "However many butts there are in seats on Oct. 1, you get $6,000 per student. They are worth zero dollars every other day of the year"
Johnston's bill would create what he calls an average day membership count, valuing students at $30 per day for each of the 200 school days.
High school students would also be offered more flexibility in where they accessed content, such as online courses, without affecting student funding.
Investments that count
Johnson hopes to convince the legislature a "seismic shift" in human capital is in order.
Over a three-year period, Johnston proposes rolling out new standards and assessments for every grade level and content area in the state, as well as new evaluations for every category of professional.
"I believe we are in the middle of one of the most dramatic overhauls in the industry at any moment in history," he said. "We know the single most important criteria that affects a child from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. is the effectiveness of her teacher and principal."
Other changes would include funding for full-day kindergarten and half-day funding for early childhood education.
Transparency for taxpayers
Johnston also proposes a transparency measure that would, literally, put school finances at the fingertips of taxpayers.
"What we are proposing in this bill IS something no state has ever done before, which will allow us to track every tax dollar spent on education, in every school, on every day."
The bill would move school financing from a centralized budget to a student-based budget and enable taxpayers to compare expenditures and performance among individual schools as well as districts.
"It's really a better way of evaluating feedback on what our system is doing in order to generate the results the voters expect," Johnston said.


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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Blanket to Backpack
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Great project! I actually own a quillow that my aunt made me! I would have never thought of making it into a backpack! Would be great for daycare, sleepovers,etc!ReplyDelete
That is incredible! I cannot wait for the tutorial.ReplyDelete
What a lovely backpack. I'm so impressed. China will always hold a special place in our hearts. We adopted our daughter in 2008 from China.ReplyDelete
That is VERY neat ....ReplyDelete
Such an inventive idea!ReplyDelete
Thanks everyone! I brought this by my son's class today to show his teacher, and my son just HAD to share it with the entire class. I was getting requests for one from all of the kids. Who would have thought that a blanket would be such a hit with a 6 year old boy!ReplyDelete
This is very clever...thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
I love this! I have already bought material to make my grandson a quillow but might do this instead.ReplyDelete
LOVE IT! and I can't wait for the tutorials!ReplyDelete
How cute! I just found the quillow my aunt made me years ago and was thinking about making something like it for my son...I had never thought of making it into a backpack :)ReplyDelete
Very cute! Perfect for taking a blanket it the go.ReplyDelete
Thanks for linking it up as well.
That's a wonderful idea! Waiting for the tutorialReplyDelete
Just found you on the Creative Girls Blog Hop. What a great idea! I made these for my kids when they were small, but didn't think of the straps to make it a backback. Brilliant!ReplyDelete
Wow, this is such a great quilt/backpack! So creative. Love the design of the quilt. Staying tuned for the tutorial :)ReplyDelete
I love this idea. YOu are very creative.ReplyDelete
I love turning quillows into backpacks! Yours is so cute!ReplyDelete
GENIUS! MY 2 year old loves LOVES his blankie aka ankie! and this is ideal. Your ideas are just so darling and cheerful. winks- jenReplyDelete
Fantastic project! Can't wait for the tutorials!ReplyDelete
I would love if you came over and linked this project to my weekly Round Tuit party at:
Have a great week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
That's awesome! I have a quillow a friend's mom made me when I was a kid--this kicks it up a little! Great idea!ReplyDelete
This is such a wonderful idea! What a great way to have a little piece of home when you travel! Hope you will share with my Pink Hippo Party @ http://pinkapotamus.blogspot.com/2011/04/pink-hippo-party-23.htmlReplyDelete
Really love it, how clever, and I'm going to feature it this week on A Crafty Soiree!ReplyDelete
I LOVE this! I made myself a quillow when I was a teenager to take on trips, and I always wished it had some sort of handle. I can't wait for your tutorial!ReplyDelete
Thanks for linking @Creative Itch's "Sew Cute Tuesday". I'll be featuring you next week, so be sure to check back and grab a 'featured' button!
love this idea! Thanks for linking up! I so need to make these for my little munchkins!ReplyDelete
I finally got the tutorial posted. Thank you all for your sweet comments! And thanks for your patience! :)ReplyDelete


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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
This year's construction class recently completed its house and hosted an open house at the new home. The instructor for the construction program at Emery High is Jim Keele. Each year the high school completes a new home to be sold.
The money from the sale is used for the next year's materials to build another house.
The students learn how to pour cement, dry wall, frame, roof, do electrical and other items related to the building of a new house. The students work on the house during the school day for a block two class periods.
The cabinets for the home are also built in the cabinet building class.
The program gives students a chance to see if they would like to pursue a career in building.
Many of the students from the program have gone on to become carpenters and some have had summer jobs in carpentery as they attend college.
This year's building students included: Elan Cunningham, Adam Frisbie, Cory Jones, Michael Justice, Alonzo Kingsford, Scott Larsen, Ian MacDonald, Jennie Miller, Rachel Mueller, Rebecca Nielson, Tascha Petty, Landel Potter, Nicky Sanchez, Joshua Shurtz, Scott Whiting, Hayden Barney, Ted Bennett, Morgan Clark, Derek Davis, Jeffrey Gordon, Blake Jensen, Keven Jensen, Wacey Jewkes, Cory Jones, Jennifer Jorgensen, Courtney Justice, Burl Kinoshita, Bryan Larsen, Tanner Luke, Jefferson Manning, Dakota McArthur, Jordan Phelps, Alex Stoddard and Drohc Van Wagoner.
This is one of the first years that female students were also involved with the building of the new house.


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Nancy Wood, PhD
Nancy Wood has more than 20 years of human resources management experience and teaches business management courses online for University of Phoenix. She has a doctoral degree with a specialization in health care administration, a master's degree in human resource management and a master's degree in business. She is the human resources director for a leading Chicago retail jeweler.
Her human resources career spans the areas of employee relations, planning, project management, leadership styles, employee training, benefits, compensation, OSHA, employment law, customer service initiatives and risk management.
Nancy completed her dissertation on the study of the relationship between leadership styles of executives and job satisfaction, organizational commitment and job empowerment of their employees. She is a 10-year member of the Society for Human Resource Management.
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I Like This DryerI wanted a 2nd dryer being that I own the compact sedu which i love because I can take it with me and its light & small enough. This dryer is right in the middle of a compact dryer and a larger one. I normally do not like the big regular sized heavy dryers, they hurt while styling and difficult to store as well. So far i am liking the way this styles my hair. I think the titanium helps and I know their flat irons are awsome as well. Its light weight too but I do wish it was slightly lighter but overall I am really liking this professional dryer.Aug 12, 2013Kel B. / LI, NYHAIR TYPEBlonde / Color Treated Hair / Fine or Thin Hair
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SatisfiedThis hair dryer does the job. It is not loud, not heavy, gets hot enough to straighten my wavy/frizzy hair, and has a variety of settings so you can dry your hair and leave it smooth and wavy or smooth and straight. The motor sounds like a quality motor and I believe this one will last. This dryer replaces my CHI (made in China) that I loved, but went through two in less than two years using it once a day. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is that I am still adjusting to the change (even though it is a step up) and still a little sad about my CHI.Jul 8, 2013KathyHAIR TYPENormal Hair
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Amazing Hairvolution!This dryer does everything promised by description and my hair dresser. Suddenly my coarse, wool-like hair is dried in 10 minutes or less; it has an amazing sheen and shine that lasts days; people keep telling me how great my hair looks.
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- variety - great variety of speeds, intensity and heat
I feel like I traded in a Yugo for a Ferrari. I would give this hair dryer to any friend.Sep 17, 2012Suzanne R. / United StatesHAIR TYPEAuburn / Curly Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Really Not Right For My Hair TypeThis is a somewhat more powerful than the Carrera (but not as much Elchim 2001) and for fine hair, it might be too much on high. I didn't find that it dried my hair any faster, actually it took a little longer than the Carrera. It seems a little lighter in weight, but it's also louder, although not by much. I found the heat settings about the same in temperature - and at first my hair felt smoother than the Carrera, but within an hour my hair was drying out and continued to dry out (but that happens to me with most dryers.) I don't know that for my hair type the "ionic generator" is a good idea, it seems that every one I've tried makes my hair feel more damaged. The other thing I didn't like was that I'm a medium blonde with highlights, and ionic dryers tend to make my base color darker than it really is - and this was no exception. I returned it, the Carrera is a better, however, for me, the SuperSolano is the best for my hair type.
Aug 25, 2012KHAIR TYPEBlonde / Dry Hair / Color Treated Hair / Fine or Thin Hair
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Amazing Frizz Reduction! Results (almost) Equal To My StylistReview for BabylissPro Nano Titanium Portofino 6600 Hair Dryer - this is my first professional/high quality hair dryer so I can't compare to other brands at this level. I've never used the cheapest dryer in the market. I've always bought one of the best offered by a major chain store. My hairdryer that died was 8+ yrs old so regular dryers may be much better now too - I don't know - but I've never, ever had a dryer that made such a difference to the appearance of my hair in removing frizz.
I read many reviews before buying. Many sounded good but overall in regard to value for money - this BabylissPro seemed to fit the bill. One review that influenced me was by Good Housekeeping that rated it highly and was the dryer MOST wanted by those who tested it.
I'm not a pro hairdresser - I just wanted a good dryer but after reading reviews, my expectations were raised - and now I understand the enthusiasm for a really good hairdryer. The results are truly amazing and at 50+ yrs - I can't believe it took me so long to know this.
My hair - Mid-length naturally wavy/ curly frizzy depending on weather conditions. Very curly with humidity, wavy but lifeless with the dryness of a Minnesota winter but ALWAYS prone to a dry frizz....so I thought!
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Drying time - The BabylissPro definitely reduced drying time by 1/3 at a minimum - and overall drying and round brush styling time by 50% - really unbelievable. My hair stylist advised holding my hand in front of a dryer and not using any more heat than my hand could handle. The BabylissPro has two speeds. Lower heat worked fine. High heat isn't excessive - it didn't feel like I was "frying" my hair. Because it drys more quickly - it's easier to keep it moving. There's no need to concentrate heat in one area for long so using higher heat was possible.
Frizz Reduction - ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! I always thought it was the hair stylist - I had no idea 80% of styling was the hair dryer. The frizz reduction excelled ALL expectations. My high humidity season is over so I can't test that - but this dryer tamed my all-of-the-time frizz that hindered my ability to style for years.
Weight - O.K. Heavier than my cheaper dryer, I have a joint problem so weight was a consideration. Less drying time helps so weight seems to be O.K - it's not excessive.
Controls - This dryer only has 2 heat and 2 speed controls and a cool button that you must hold in. These controls are sufficient for my drying, anti-frizz and styling needs but may not be for others with other hair conditions.
Because this dryer has completely changed my hair for drying and styling - I need some time to re-learn how to dry and style my hair - but this is wonderful - my first use left my hair completely frizz free and therefore better styled than I've ever been able to do in - well...forever. After one use this dryer has earned it's keep and I look forward to maximizing it's potential on my hair.
Aug 22, 2012Jill / Minneapolis, MNHAIR TYPELight Brown / Dry Hair / Curly Hair / Color Treated Hair
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So Far I Love It!I bought this blow dryer based on a hairdresser/friend of mine's advise. So far I am happy with it. It is very powerful. The only thing I would like to see different is where they put the cold shot on it. I inadvertently press it often because of where I hold the dryer. Hopefully it last longer than all of my past dryers. I never usually have one last more than a year!Aug 8, 2012JanHAIR TYPEBlonde / Normal Hair
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The Dryer Is Amazing!!!I just bought the Portofino hair dryer and I'm very impress!
I love it a lot. Now is very easy to do my hair without frizzy look.
I definitely suggest to everybody.Jun 25, 2012Cecilia F.HAIR TYPENormal Hair
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Very Dissapointedeven after spending an hour (yes, an hour!) for my easily done hair, my hair got back to its normal, wavy condition as soon as I leave home! I had an other Babyliss that I got for $20 bucks a couple of years ago, even that one works better, I am serious. I am returning that product.May 23, 2012ChillyHAIR TYPELight Brown / Normal Hair
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My New Best FriendLove the dryer. My hair dresser recommended it. It's the same one he has used on my hair for years. Now My hair has never been so shiny and full of body. I highly recommend it.Apr 10, 2012Jan
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The Search Is Over!My obsession with finding the perfect hair dryer had practically consumed me! After spending countless hours reading reviews, and buying and returning a few in the process, I can honestly say this is it! I have just below shoulder length frizzy wavy hair that I blow out straight using a round brush. I have to have it blow hard and hot and this one does! Not scalp scalding hot, but hot enough to straighten and dry it fast! My previous dry time with the BioIonic Pro dryer was 20+ minutes. This had my hair 90% dry after about 3 minutes, then I went at it with the round brush and was completely done in 10 minutes total! Life changing!!! Not too heavy, sleek compact design for a full size dryer, and not a high pitch sound. 3 nozzles AND a diffuser...what more could you ask for? If you are as obsessed with the perfect blow out as I am, this is your new best friend!Feb 27, 2012Stacy / San Clemente, CAHAIR TYPEBlonde / Color Treated Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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yet the humidity, pressure, altitude, etc. makes no difference in the speed (only the temperature affects the speed).
@teckelThanks for the explanation!, good point as I did not investigate the temperature in it. Quoteyet the humidity, pressure, altitude, etc. makes no difference in the speed (only the temperature affects the speed).Humidity does make a difference, too. Furthermore the effect of temperature and humidity depends on the frequency of the sound.
I could also add a microsecond to cm and inch conversion where you could also specify the temperature from a temperature sensor. I do plan on sticking with using integers for basic conversions to save space and speed.
byte table[] = { ...,57,58,59,60, ...}div = 58; // defaultrnd = div/2; //rnd is short for roundingsetTemperature(int F) { F = F/20; div = table[F]; rnd = div/2;}unsigned int convert_cm(unsigned int echoTime){ return (echoTime + rnd)/ div;}
wrt floating point, keep the code in the integer/long range. Optionally do the math in millimeters (multiply all with 10) and bring it back to cm in the end (divide by 10) That gives higher precision without the overhead of the float. Did that in one of the conversion variations (prev post).wrt Humidity, we discussed a year(?) ago measuring the depth of a water pit (well?). There the humidity was close to 100% so it affected the ping sensor readings to the max, so in the end the working allways depends on the context
//// FILE: newPing.cpp// AUTHOR: Tim Eckel// DATE: 2012-05-xx// VERSION: 1.1//// PUPROSE: new implementation of ping)))// LINK: http://...// HISTORY:// 1.0: ...// 1.1: ...
Tim, This is an approach that could perhaps be taken more often with libraries in general: Expose relevant internal (previously private) variables for the user who wishes to do additional calculations. Maybe the library could even be structured so that if a user does that, the code for further/final calculations in the "usual" application is not compiled?I'm still semi-illiterate about library details and conventions so this is just conjecture.
@TerryEvery published library is open, so users can allways "roll their own" variation of the library. I think Tim does a very good job keeping the lib as simple as possible because that means small footprint and performance most of the time. My additions and ideas is just searching the "edge of the possible" @TimYou should use the link to this thread in your library so people can reread the arguments somewhere in the future. e.g. add a header likeCode: [Select]//// FILE: newPing.cpp// AUTHOR: Tim Eckel// DATE: 2012-05-xx// VERSION: 1.1//// PUPROSE: new implementation of ping)))// LINK: http://...// HISTORY:// 1.0: ...// 1.1: ...
Rewrote the pulseIn to use micros() instead of loop counting. With that change, I got accurate data that matches exactly with the speed of sound. So, the problem was with pulseIn.
Rewrote the pulseIn to use micros() instead of loop counting.
QuoteRewrote the pulseIn to use micros() instead of loop counting. Be aware that micros() always round its value to a multiple of 4. Counting the loops in pulsein works quite well, however if there are interrupt handled during this it will definitely give a wrong (too low) reading. This could (partially) explain why you need a smaller divisor in your formulas.This "trick" is used especially to be able to read pulselengths smaller than 4 micros() precission.Hope to see the code soon!
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Didn't Yagudin do 2 quads and one triple axle in 2002?
Didn't Yagudin do 2 quads and one triple axle in 2002?
I have to say that PLusheno came across with a great sense of humour. He said he had worked on his 2nd mark since Europeans. He acknowledged that the other skaters are good.
I think that he was trying to say that the quad should be a bench mark in mens skating. As well he did question one of Evans triple axels when he was questioned about his wonky landings. I think he was justified in saying this .
I feel Evan should have won but this is a discussion that should be allowed to happen.
Ciquanta gave the interview between sp and lp, which sorry, I found what he said before the competition was over outrageous. He should have said anythign after Lp. Since when Speedy cares about fs and the quad? Anyway my prob was that he spoke before competition was over and refered personnaly to Plushenko , not the system. Speaking about a skater when he is competing, sorry this was sick.
Chan himself yesterday said that the quad is a whole other preparation to put it an program and you need to take a lot out. Paul Willie also. I dont think it is the only element but I dont also think it is a 5 second deal. Plushenko maybe thought his spins and footwork were good because he got level 4 and level 3 there, and almost all year in competitions? I m tired, there is no winner on this.
Now my respect for Plushenko just went away again. Plushenko is so full of himself it is disgusting. He really is arrogant.
You lost Evgeni. You and your coaches knew the rules and did not create a winning program. You performed less jumps than Evan. You front loaded you program. Your spins were lower level and your footwork was not level 4. You lost and deserved to lose! You behavior after the event is an embarrassment to the sport. I think you have made a lot more "enemies"
I hope the women are better behaved.
Your thread title is disgusting!
Quadless world and Olympic champions won't get much respect in figure skating history. Who still remembers Jeffrey Buttle?
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Nothing disgusting about it. What an odd thing to say. I was expecting he'd said who knows what.
Though the comments could be called disgusting, I just glanced and well ...
Oh yes, btw, what on earth does the - I hope the women are better behaved - mean?! It could be construed that you just said something rather disgusting...
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I've seen some really good ideas here.
I have to say it's important to note that EVERY country roots for their athletes when they comment during the performances. I am an American who lives in Europe now and it is the same here as in the states as far as the enthusiasm for their countrymen. One expects that during the Olympics.
What I don't like is the overt favoritism of a Scott Hamilton and Sandra Bezic. I do not enjoy listening to them broadcast a competition. To be honest I miss Dick Button in his heydey years. I think he was quite objective and fair. He likes good skating, no matter who it is. He will tell you what he really thinks - American, European, Asian, etc. It doesn't matter.
As far as the Russians and Americans, well we are both historically powerhouse nations in skating that continue dominance and top 10 finishes (this year all 3 americans). Of COURSE we have attitudes because of this. it's just all smack-talk like any sport. it adds spice!
They can say whatever they like about each other, but just like Debi Thomas got criticism for not shaking KW's hand at the podium, and Surya refusing to take her silver medal in 1993, I think it was a little bit wrong that Plushenko went up to the 1st place spot on the podium. It was an obvious slight and not the place to do it. The results were in. If you don't plan on filing a formal petition, then take your medal graciously and move on. Sometimes the system works in your favor and sometimes it doesn't. It all is a wash at the end of the day, on the whole.
Disgusting? You call the fact that he is saying what he is thinking disgusting?
What I call disgusting is the attitude of the mass replying to this.
Only someone as arrogant as Plushy would say in an interview that his spins and footwork were good. I don't think so...
Some friends of mine have always wondered why I don't call either him or Elvis "champions". Well, there's more to being a Champion than winning titles and spinning four times in the air. There's also your off ice behaviour. These same friends of mine, they've all contacted me over the last 48 hrs to say they now understand why I call the two of them many times over World Title Holders, and in Plushy's case, Olympic Title Holder.
The sad thing is, they truly believe what they're saying is true. They don't realize the crap they're slinging is giving the sport a blacker eye than anything that happened the other night.


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