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NEW YORK -- Attempting to emerge from their teamwide offensive woes, the Mets sported a new look atop their lineup on Wednesday night, batting Kirk Nieuwenhuis leadoff and giving Eric Young Jr. a routine day of rest.
As promised, however, manager Terry Collins did not move slumping outfielder Curtis Granderson, slotting him second ahead of David Wright for the fourth consecutive game.
Granderson, who entered the night in a career-long 0-for-22 funk, has spent significant time working on his stance and swing this week with hitting coach Dave Hudgens, but the Mets are wary of overreacting to a three-week slump by altering his mechanics too much.
"I don't want to start changing somebody," Collins said. "This guy, this is what he's done. This is what got him here. You start tinkering a little bit, you can really mess him up.
"Due to the fact that we've never really seen him, we didn't study him that much. So what we've tried to do is get as much tape and film and try to compare what's going on now with the past, so we have an idea of maybe when he's coming out of it. But there are really no givens, things that you can see with the naked eye."
As for Nieuwenhuis, Collins simply wanted to give the center fielder some extra playing time to keep him sharp. Young had played every inning of the first 20 games, necessitating a rest, and Nieuwenhuis went into the game with a brief history against Cardinals starter Michael Wacha.
"I just thought tonight would be a good night to get [Nieuwenhuis] in there," Collins said. "[Wacha] can be awfully tough on anyone, but Nieuwey's faced him, so I thought I'd get him in there."


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The choice buzzword since the February 11 Nokia-Microsoft deal (satirically tagged on twitter as #NoWin) is ecosystem. Stephen Elop's vision apparently stops short of a Linux-powered mobile solution. Either the newly-minted Nokia CEO can't see how to monetize it or thinks it hasn't happened fast enough for him– pick your choice of pundit assessments here.
The strategy that Nokia had originally described when migrating their Maemo efforts to the joint MeeGo venture with Intel was that the added value for their corporate bottom line would come from a combination of lower internal OS development costs along with a customized user experience on top of the MeeGo core… one that was promised at one point to "knock our socks off". Who could reasonably argue with such a concept?
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I just suffered my first real 'bad end' in X-COM: Enemy Unknown/Within. Brainwashed comm operators sabotaged my base and, having just come off a string of terror missions leaving most of my top-ranked soldiers KIA and my high-end MECs in for repairs, I didn't stand much of a chance against the ensuing alien horde. So it goes.
Starting off on a fresh file with the Enemy Within expansion appears to have been a big mistake, as there are a lot of balance issues and weird staggering of events that make it difficult to proceed conservatively, even if I felt like it. As it is, I'm playing chiefly to have something to play. There are few enough games that can be played one-handed (my dominant hand is still, unfortunately, too injured to do much more than press Enter occasionally), and fewer still that don't seem to fall into the trough of either puzzle games or sims, and better the devil that you know, I guess.
Still, something's been rolling around in my head since I read Michael Lutz's piece on First-Person Scholar about "replay value" as a quality of performance art. In it, Lutz suggests that the reason Spelunky expresses (that ol' canard) "replayability" for him is not just the emergent dungeon design, but the particulars of its interlocking parts.
A scholar specializing in drama and performance art, [Peggy] Phelan has influentially argued that "performance becomes itself through disappearance". According to Phelan, performance's chief attribute is its ephemerality, its execution in a particular way, by particular actors, in a present moment that can never be reproduced […]
I replay Spelunky not simply because it has varied or hidden content, but because the experience of losing unexpectedly and then restarting is so fundamental to the play experience. Now in addition to the first encounter with the ghost, the ghosts of many, many dead Spelunkers figuratively crowd the peripheries of my gameplay. The satisfaction of a successful run is nonexistent without the memory of the myriad failures that precede it, and even the smallest achievement is followed, inevitably, by another parade of deaths -– but the specter of future accomplishment has already been conjured.
I'd like to dispense with the idea of "future accomplishment" here — I only include the end of the quote so as not to change Lutz's meaning — and focus, really, on the performance of loss. Because I like the idea of playing through doomed scenarios, not in anticipation of some 11th hour Hollywood cliche, but to see it all crumble as well it must.
Too dark? I don't know. I remain convinced that a major issue many people had with the original Mass Effect 3 ending was that you couldn't really save the day. Not how you wanted. Not how the series had set you up to believe you could. And I actually rather liked that the game pulled the rug out from underneath you like that. It changed the rules and made every win state horribly unacceptable. Love it. Give me more.
Another game I managed to play recently was Will O'Neill's Actual Sunlight. It's a damned triggering game and I needed a lot of self-care afterwards because — spoiler — the protagonist almost surely kills himself at the end, no matter what you do. But I suppose I'm glad I played it because that's the point of the game, to reveal in the harshest terms the raw brutality of this man's depression. Or, as someone suggested to me when I discussed it with them afterwards:
I feel like [Actual Sunlight] is a game about using the hopelessness of the worst case scenario to make the possibility of hope more apparent.
You can't "win" Actual Sunlight. You can only participate in a doomed situation. If I replayed the base defense mission in Enemy Within a hundred times I'd probably get no closer to completing it, simply by virtue of how poorly equipped my remaining units are (the same way Evan, we might say, was not adequately equipped to combat his suicidality). No, it's not about the "specter of future accomplishment" here, not within the context of these units or these representations. It's more about that certain poetic catharsis gained from bringing something to the only end available to us.
Put another way, my Enemy Within squad, my Commander Shepard, and Actual Sunlight's protagonist are each headed toward death (unless you take the interpretation that Evan doesn't die at the end — not a reading I hold to, personally), but the particulars of getting there make up the actual performance. The real disappearing act, you could say.
(See also: Lee's demise in The Walking Dead; most samurai films; nearly any classic arcade game; Super Hexagon except for a few skilled individuals.)


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The American Institute of Architects and MIT's Center for Advanced Urbanism today announced the completion of their initial research report on eight cities and urban health, and laid out a path for translating this research into meaningful findings for policy makers and urban planners. You can see the full report here.
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Just a little bit here at the beginning, about the end.
You are looking at the first step in a five and a half year journey, already laid out in its entirety. There are eight hundred and twenty one pages of HOLE, some I am hugely pleased with, and some, slightly less so. As a whole though, the project made, and continues to make, me proud.
I learned a lot during those five and a half years. I learned quite a bit about production, expectations, and daily creativity — as well as the ways a little obsessiveness can wreck your nice, quiet home routine. Mostly though, I learned about myself. What I really wanted to do with my life, and what I didn't.
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I keep getting asked about the workflow for editing with Arri Alexa media. Here, people mostly refer to the Apple ProRes 4444 Quicktime movies that the Alexa shoots. In India, as far as I know, we don't (yet) have an Alexa equipped with a Arri RAW recorder, hence ProRes 4444 is, for the moment, Arri Alexa media.
August 13, 2020, 3:14 pm
Hollywood, CA – American Cinema Editors (ACE) has announced the dates and lineup for this year's version of the popular EditFest, a two-day virtual event taking place online on the 29th and 30th of August 2020, under the banner of EditFest Global. The event will feature live and prerecorded conversations with an array of the world's most talented editors while offering live interaction with ACE editors, industry experts and other attendees in virtual breakout rooms.
August 12, 2020, 12:26 pm
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August 11, 2020, 6:17 pm
A Christopher Nolan movie is always highly anticipated, but the new film Tenet is that much more in demand right now because it keeps getting pushed back. The trailers have done their job of getting people excited about the movie.
August 11, 2020, 6:17 pm
In 2019, Everett Burrell had explained to us his work on the 1st season of THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY. He is back today to tell us about the new season of this particular family.
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Editing any big-budget movie is a challenge, but Tenet's editor faced two major hurdles. Not only was her background in indie dramas, not blockbusters, but director Christopher Nolan was calling it "the hardest movie any editor has ever had to cut." Jennifer Lame is sharing how she got over the hump and found the story inside the chase scenes.
August 10, 2020, 1:15 pm
Foundry has unveiled Katana 4.0, a major update to its lighting and look development toolset.
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A couple of weeks ago I stumbled across Prop Store's catalog for their Live Auction of Hollywood memorabilia happening on August 26th and 27th. In it was featured a ton of models, miniatures and VFX props that will go up for auction. And I tweeted out a whole bunch of amazing inclusions.
August 7, 2020, 1:10 pm
This is terrific. Dallas Taylor, the host of the podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz, learns the origin story of Netflix's "ta-dum" sound (aka "sonic logo") from its creators.
August 7, 2020, 1:10 pm
Just how committed is Christopher Nolan to using practical effects? Fans already know the director purchased a real Boeing 747 airplane so that he could blow it up on camera in "Tenet," but it appears Nolan's commitment to practical effects hits a new high in his upcoming tentpole. Speaking to ICG Magazine this month, "Tenet" editor Jennifer Lame estimated the final cut of "Tenet" has under 300 visual effects shots. Nolan told ICG, "The visual side of the film is huge in scale, but our VFX shot count is probably lower than most romantic comedies."
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Boston Red Sox left-hander David Wells rescinded his trade request and said Sunday there was a "99.9" percent chance he would retire after the upcoming season.I'll never join the Wells fan club, but this is good, good news. Barring injury, we'll start the season with both Arroyo and Papelbon in the bullpen. That is some nice depth.
He said he told Boston general manager Theo Epstein of his decision on Saturday. ...
"Obviously, they want to keep me," Wells said. "I think we're a better team this year than we were last year, so if you're going to go out on top you might as well do it with a team that you feel good with and this is it. So I told Theo I'd probably just stay."
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- Zenslinger said...
Yeah, though we're not going to start the season with Wells. If they move Clement, either Arroyo or Papelbon will start some. And that's before anyone gets hurt during the season. So...yes, it's good to have the depth. Though what they'd do if they didn't move Clement is anyone's guess.
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No fun: 'Planet' sold for - bummer! - offices
When the Charlottesville Fun Park– known for most of its business life as Planet Fun– closed down last summer, the groans of disappointed children could practically be heard echoing up and down Route 29.
But bad news for kids seeking birthday party fun may be good news for grownups seeking new office space. Development firm Stonehaus, perhaps best known for building the trendy Belmont Lofts, purchased the nearly five-acre Berkmar Drive parcel on August 30 for $2.4 million, and plans to develop the site into a mix of commercial, retail, and office space.
"There's a need for affordable office space throughout Charlottesville," says Chris Schooley, project manager for Stonehaus. "We're trying to provide as much office and commercial space as we think the market will hold."
In addition, says Schooley, his company has options on two adjacent properties north of the Planet Fun.
"We're working on a master plan that combines all three into a nine-acre site," he says.
Though the site's former owner, Ray Shackelford of Fredericksburg, did not return the Hook's calls, it's clear the kiddie business had its share of problems.
The developer faced some well-publicized hurdles thrown up by the Albemarle supervisors, who feared that noise from the bumper boats and go-carts might bother some neighborhoods. But the cash registers may not have been noisy enough.
Opened in August 1996 as Adventure Land: Family Fun Park, the facility cost $3.2 million to develop, according to a contemporary account in the Cavalier Daily. It offered mini-golf, batting cages, and go carts, even bumper boats and an indoor arcade.
Shackelford purchased the property for $2.1 million in 1998, and by May 2002, it was on the auction block. Despite an assessment of $2.3 million, no one offered the minimum $1.1 million bid, according to a report at the time in a monthly publication called Commercial Real Estate Update.
For the last few years, the business has been leased by Colin Rolph, the developer known for the Charlottesville Ice Park and for the bitter dissolution of his D&R Development partnership with Lee Danielson in 2003.
Rolph did not return the Hook's call, but Frank Stoner, owner of Stonehaus, says Rolph's lease on Fun was up in December 2004, and he declined to buy the business at that time.
Charlottesville, says Stoner, was simply not the right environment for a business like Planet Fun.
"This market is not quite big enough," he explains, "and I think the second significant factor is from a weather standpoint."
In Myrtle Beach, where similar businesses thrive, warm weather allows the business to operate 10 or 11 months of the year. In Charlottesville, there are "at least three months," Stoner says, where it's too cold to use the outdoor equipment.
Schooley says it's now full steam ahead for the new, if less "fun" plan.
"We're hoping to have the master plan completed and in front of the county for zoning next spring," he says. That master plan includes building a road connecting Berkmar Drive and Route 29 at Schewel's furniture store to help "alleviate traffic issues on that side of town."
Any chance they'll include go-carts, mini-golf, or batting cages in the final plan? Even a measly video game?
"I don't think that's a possibility," says Schooley.
Sorry, kids.
Charlottesville Fun Park grows up.


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Marko Capers, 32, and wife Keyanta Capers, 35, were arrested Thursday on charges of trafficking prescription drugs, drug possession, and involving a minor child in the sale of drugs, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said Friday.
Both were being held without bond Friday and it was unknown whether they have an attorney.
The couple, from Sanford, had been under investigation since last September when authorities received information of illegal drug activity at their home, the sheriff's office said.
Agents with the City County Investigative Bureau conducted a series of undercover operations and made controlled purchases at the home, the sheriff's office said.
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1957 Ford Thunderbird - One Rare Bird
Jan Bryner's Rare Factory Supercharged '57 Thunderbird Was Built For Speed
We tend to compare the two-seat Corvette and Thunderbird as though they were the same, but these Detroit wondercars couldn't have been more different, and here's why. Introduced in the fall of 1952, the Chevrolet Corvette was an all-out sports car conceived for performance-minded drivers and men in midlife crisis sporting gray temples. During its first two years, Chevy's potent Blue Flame six-powered Corvette attracted its share of buyers. Because Corvette was there first, it became America's most beloved sports car. For 1955, the Corvette got a splash of salsa-Chevrolet's all-new 265ci small-block V-8-which made the car legendary.
The Ford Thunderbird was not only an answer to Corvette in 1955, but it was also a softer, more luxurious alternative people would want badly. The Thunderbird wasn't intended to be a brute sports car; it was a sport/luxury two-seat automobile with a lot of nice amenities Corvette didn't have. Thunderbird's 292ci Y-block was not a high-performance V-8, but rather a civilized engine designed for the open road with a kinder, gentler demeanor. The Y-block wasn't a radical American V-8, but instead a soft-spoken, mechanical lifter V-8 sporting the soft chatter of 16 cast rocker arms mounted on conventional shafts. At the tailpipe, Thunderbird yielded a soft bellow of eight exhaust pulses and the sweet smell of unburned hydrocarbons thanks to point-triggered ignition and an old Holley "Teapot" carburetor. In 1956, the T-bird got a larger 312ci V-8 and a pinch more power to compete with Chevrolet.
The Thunderbird's two-seat status was challenging for salesmen pushing the original darling of Dearborn, which is why the car became a larger four-place personal luxury car in 1958. Sales in 1955 reached 16,155 units. For 1956, the Thunderbird sold 16,631 units, and in 1957, some 21,380 units. In 1958, sales figures doubled, proving to Ford it made the right decision when it grew Thunderbird to four occupants.
To help spur sales and give the T-bird a more exciting image in 1957, Ford's product planners and engineers warmed up the 312ci Y-block V-8 with two sizzling options-twin four-barrel carburetion or a McCullough supercharger. In the hobby, 8V Thunderbirds are known as E-birds while supercharged versions are called "F-birds" due to their engine codes.
Jan Bryner of Sandy, Utah, has the good fortune of a terrific husband, Jay, who's crazy about her-so much so that he put her in this Starmist Blue '57 F-bird roadster for her birthday. Jay's inspiration came from her birth year-1957. The Bryners flew to Dallas to see world-renowned T-bird expert, Amos Minter. Minter's collection of Thunderbirds was overwhelming, but there was only one car for Jan. The Bryners were moved by its rare, optional McCullough supercharger, three-speed stick, and 3.89 gears. These features made it distinctive, weekend ready, and a blast for the show circuit.
Even more appealing was the car's low-mileage, original status-just 43,800 miles, with original paint and an undisturbed powertrain. When Jay drove the car, its original 312 seemed tired and ran like it. Minter's staff rebuilt the engine and then turned over the car to the Bryners. Minter also fitted the car with radial tires to improve handling and safety. Those are real Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels, by the way, factory original to this Thunderbird.
According to Jan, just three or four Starmist Blue '57 Thunderbirds were built with a McCullough supercharger. What's more, only 197 total Phase II F-birds were ordered and built sporting the McCullough blower. By today's standards, these supercharged T-birds weren't much to write home about in terms of performance and speed. However, what makes these cars unique is rarity. There's nothing quite like the rush of a big finned blower to excite the senses. On a Ford showroom floor or at a Saturday night cruise in 1957, these cars were high-end rides for those with money and status. They were eye-catching chariots for Main Street just about anywhere in the rising post-war years.
We could tell you all about what the Bryners had to do to get this car to show condition, but we'd be lying to you. They bought this car in as-is condition, and aside from the Minter engine rebuild, it was in show condition.
We like the way Ford blended the Thunderbird's dual exhausts into the rear bumper for 1957-virtually invisible, yet visible. The Thunderbird takes its styling cue from the futuristic space age, and Ford did the best job at this. Of all the Detroit automakers, Ford used the most restraint, keeping jet-age/space-age nuances to a minimum-tasteful, elegant. Fin treatment is subtle. Frank Hershey, Ford stylist at the time, can be credited for the Thunderbird's unique styling. It may surprise you to know the Thunderbird was conceived and built using a lot of off-the-shelf parts to keep cost under control. It employs a Ford sedan chassis underneath. Those are big Ford drum brakes behind authentic Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels. A Ford instrument panel was borrowed from the '56 Ford parts bin; ditto for the dashpad. Lots of other shared hardware exists throughout the car.
Ford didn't build the Thunderbird with the notion it would sell a lot of them. This was a high-profit luxury car, to be sure. However, the Thunderbird was conceived to bring buyers into showrooms who would likely buy something more mainstream, like a Victoria sedan with room for a family. In short, it was dreams versus reality-people drawn to the Thunderbird who would buy a station wagon for the wife and kids. Even though Ford intended to make a lot of money on Thunderbird sales, it, too, was faced with reality. The corporation lost money on every two-seat T-bird sold, making it necessary to grow this car to four passengers in 1958 to attract more buyers.
Jan's Starmist Blue Thunderbird hasn't been a reality check for the Bryners, but more a dreamy-eyed experience these folks have waited a lifetime for. Cruising in a rare, classic Thunderbird is surreal for Jan. It's a high without drugs, and an expression of Jay's expression for the woman he married.
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Every day, staff in our award-winning Food Services Department are focused on efficient operations, quality, safety and helping our community. Click the button below to view an interactive infographic which breaks down the department's ongoing efforts in these four key areas in more detail.
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Information about Pickerington Schools Meals
Pickerington Schools uses the online payment system My Payments Plus as a safe, secure, and convenient way to allow parents to pay for their children's meals. With a My Payments Plus account, you can take advantage of other free benefits of the site, such as low-balance e-mail notifications and even the ability to download the free MyPaymentsPlus mobile app, which is available for all iOS (iPhone/iPad) and Android devices. The mobile app will also allow for you to set up push notifications regarding your student's balance.
Through the system, parents can check their children's cafeteria balances and purchase histories, make prepayments for breakfast and lunch with auto-pay capability, and receive email reminders if account balances get low.
We highly encourage you to at least set up an account so you can be included in any direct messaging from our nutrition department.
Thank you for partnering with us in an effort to make managing your student's account easy and the fall transition a smooth one.
Please note that the My Payments Plus system will not be active until approximately August 6, 2019.
If you don't have an account yet
If you do not currently have a My Payments Plus account, take a moment and create a free account on the My Payments Plus website. Obtaining a free parent account will give you 24/7 access to information such as the balance in your student's school meal account and record of what they have purchased in the cafeteria.
Place money on your "MYPaymentsPlus" account
Go online to My Payments Plus or call 1-866-711-7341. For a $2 fee, through MyPaymentsPlus, you are able to deposit funds directly into your student's cafeteria account. Deposits can take place both on the MyPaymentsPlus website and via the mobile app. You may also add money to your student's account on the phone by calling 866-711-7341.
If you prefer auto-payments, you have that ability as well. The system will even allow you to set the parameters for when you would like an auto-payment to take place.
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The MyPaymentsPlus Support Team can be reached Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. EST at (877) 237-0946 or via email at: email@example.com if you require assistance.
We also accept checks for meal payments
Pickerington Schools also accepts checks for payment of meals. Make checks payable to Pickerington Food Service Department. Please include child's name and ID# on the check.
For more information, visit the Food Services web pages.
Negative balance notices are sent home with elementary children weekly. Balances may also be checked at any time at My Payments Plus online or by calling the Food Service Office at 614.833.3645. You will need your student's pin number to check balances.
In addition to paying for student meals through MyPayments Plus, Pickerington Schools also accepts checks and cash for payment of meals. Make checks payable to Pickerington Food Service Department. Please include child's name and ID# on the check.
While high school, junior high and middle school students are not permitted to charge, children in grades 1 thru 4 may charge up to $8.25, which is equal to 3 lunches. No extra items may be charged and no breakfast may be charged. Parents are strongly encouraged to pay off negative balances as they appear on their child's account.
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Come start your day off right by eating a healthy breakfast! The Pickerington Schools Food Service Department provides a breakfast program at the following schools:
- Pickerington High School Central: 7:15 am – 9 am
- Pickerington High School North: 7:30 am – 8:30 am
- Lakeview Junior High: 6:55 am – 7:15 am
- Ridgeview STEM Junior High: 6:50 am – 7:15 am
- Diley Middle School: 8:20 am – 8:40 am
- Harmon Middle School: 8:30 am – 8:50 am
- Toll Gate Middle School: 8:30 am – 8:40 am
- Fairfield Elementary: 9:05 am – 9:25 am
- Heritage Elementary: 8:55 am – 9:15 am
- Pickerington Elementary: 9:05 am – 9:15 am
- Tollgate Elementary: 8:30 am – 8:40 am
- Tussing Elementary: 8:55 am – 9:10 am
- Violet Elementary: 8:55 am – 9:30 am
The cost of breakfast is $1.50, or 30 cents for students eligible for a reduced-price meal. Our menus can be viewed online at the Food Services website.
Free and Reduced-Price Meals
The goal of Pickerington Schools Food Service is to improve the health and education of our students and staff by providing nutritionally well-balanced meals. Menus are available in all school offices and cafeterias. Reduced-price lunch is 40 cents. Breakfast is served at Central, North, Lakeview, Ridgeview, Diley, Harmon, Toll Gate Middle, Fairfield, Heritage, Pickerington, Tussing and Violet. Reduced-price breakfast is 30 cents.
Free/reduced-price meals: Your children may be eligible for free or reduced-price meals. If you wish to apply for meal benefits, please read the instructions below and complete the application. Fill out the application online or download, print, and complete the application on the link below. Use one application for all students in your household. We cannot approve an application that is not complete.
Do not fill out an application if you received a letter about direct certification for free meals. Contact the school if any of your children are not listed on the certification letter.
Children receiving SNAP (formerly food stamps) or OWF are eligible for free meal benefits. If your total household income is the same or less than the amounts shown on the income chart, your child may receive free or reduced-price meals. A foster child is eligible to receive free meals regardless of your household income. If you receive WIC your child may be eligible for meal benefits. Please fill out an application. Homeless, runaway, and migrant children receive free meals. Please call the school or your homeless or migrant coordinator to see if your child(ren) qualify. You may apply even if you or your child(ren) are not U.S. citizens.
When filling out an application you must include all people living in your household, related or not (such as grandparents, other relatives, or friends.) You must include yourself and all children who live with you. You must include income from everyone living in the household, related or not. Call 866-970-1054 to check to see if your child's application is approved. We will notify you in writing only if your application is denied.
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Reapplication: You may apply for meal benefits any time during the school year. If you are not eligible now but have a decrease in household income, become unemployed, have an increase in household size, or receive SNAP (formerly food stamps) or OWF for your child, you may reapply.
Confidentiality: Food Service will provide information about your child's eligibility to other school officials. This information is used to determine if your child is eligible for a waiver of school instructional fees. On the application, please check the box "yes" if you want this information shared. Check "no" if you do not want this information shared. Please sign the waiver choice. Answering the question in either way will not change whether your child will get meal benefits.
Last year's eligibility: Children who were approved last year must have a new application approved this year to continue receiving meal benefits. Applications must be received in the Food Service office no later than September 27, 2017, or your child will be dropped from the program.
Special dietary needs: All meals served in our cafeterias meet meal pattern requirements and national dietary guidelines; however, if a child has a disability that prevents eating regular school meals, we will make doctor prescribed substitutions at no extra charge. If you believe your child has special dietary needs due to a disability, you may contact Food Service Supervisor Judy Riley at 614-833-3645.
Online applications: Online applications are available after August 6, 2019. You may apply and submit your application for meal benefits after that date at this link.
Additional help: Contact your local assistance office or call 877-852-0010 to find out about additional programs that are available.
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Free Health Care: Families with children eligible for school meals may be eligible for free health care coverage through Medicaid and/or Ohio's Healthy Start & Healthy Families programs. These programs include coverage for doctor visits, immunizations, physicals, prescriptions, dental, vision, mental health, substance abuse and more. Please call 1-800-324-8680 for more information or to request an application. Information can also be found on the web at the Ohio Department of Medicaid. Anyone who has an Ohio Medicaid card is already receiving these services.
OneSource Online Instant Processor application entry makes it easy and convenient for parents to apply for meal benefits for their children. Simply enter the requested information as accurately as possible, and all data will be instantly and securely sent to Pickerington Schools for processing.
You can assess the electronic application online, or you can download the application and fill it out today. .
Please note that the online application system for free and reduced lunches will not be active until approximately August 6, 2019.
Return the application to your school office or mail to Food Services Office, 90 East Street, Pickerington, OH 43147. Applications also are available from each school.
You may check the status of your student's application at 1.866.970.1054. You will need your student's ID number.
Each week the H.O.P.E. Packs Program offers a weekend bag of food for children who meet the requirements. If your child in the past has received a H.O.P.E. Pack, have been eligible for free or reduced lunch, or your household income is low, complete the attached application (PDF) | (RTF version) to receive the weekly bags throughout the school year.
Before going home each Friday, your child will pick up a bag of food from his or her school's office. The food is intended to be kid-friendly, easy to prepare, and supply supplemental food over the weekend. The bags are not to be opened until your child gets home.
To sign up for this free program, complete the application at the above link and return it to your child's school. All personal information will be strictly confidential. Eligible students will not be able to receive their food until the attached form has been completed and returned.
Pickerington Schools participates in the federal program for free and reduced price meals for students unable to pay the full price of meals or milk served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast, After School Care Snack or Special Milk Program. Each school office and the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party.
The Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines will be used for determining eligibility. Children from families whose annual income is at or below the Federal Guidelines are eligible for free and reduced price meals or free milk if the school participates in the Special Milk Program.
Application forms are being distributed to all homes in a letter to parents or guardians. To apply for free and reduced-price benefits, households should fill out the application and return it to the school. Additional copies are available at the principal's office in each school. A complete application is required. Households which currently receive Special Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits (SNAP, formally known as food stamps) or Ohio Works First (OWF) funds for a child must provide the child's name, the SNAP or OWF case number and signature of an adult household member on the application. Households which do not receive SNAP or OWF funds must provide the names of all household members, the last four digits of the Social Security Number of the adult signing the application or state "none" if the adult does not have a Social Security Number, the amount and source of income received by each household member, (state the monthly income) and the signature of an adult household member. If any of this information is missing, the school cannot process the application.
FREE HEALTH CARE: Families with children eligible for school meals may be eligible for FREE health care coverage through Medicaid and/or Ohio's Healthy Start & Healthy Families programs. These programs include coverage for doctor visits, immunizations, physicals, prescriptions, dental, vision, mental health, substance abuse and more. Please call 1-800-324-8680 for more information or to request an application. Information can also be found on the web at the Ohio Department of Medicaid website. Anyone who has an Ohio Medicaid card is already receiving these services.
The information provided on the application is confidential and will be used only for the purpose of determining eligibility and may be verified at any time during the school year by school or other program official. To discourage the possibility of misrepresentation, the application forms contain a statement above the space for signature certifying that all information furnished is true and correct. Applications are being made in connection with the receipt of federal funds. Schools or other officials may check the information on the application at any time during the school year. Deliberate misrepresentation of information may subject the applicant to prosecution under applicable state and federal laws.
Households will be notified of the approval or denial of benefits.
Foster children are categorically eligible for free meal benefits regardless of the household's income. If a family has foster children living with them and wishes to apply for such meals or milk for them, contact the school for more information.
Under the provision of the policy, Judy Riley, Food Service Supervisor, will review applications and determine eligibility. If a parent or guardian disagrees with the decision on the application or the result of verification, the decision may be discussed with the determining official on an informal basis. If a formal appeal is desired, the household has the right to a fair hearing. A fair hearing can be requested either orally or in writing from:
Vince Utterback ,90 N. East St., Pickerington, OH 43147 (614.833.2110)
The policy contains an outline of the hearing procedure.
Households may apply for benefits any time during the school year. If a household is not currently eligible and if the household size increases or income decreases because of unemployment or other reasons, the family should contact the school to file a new application. Such changes may make the children of the family eligible for free or reduced-price benefits if the family income falls at or below the levels shown above.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: U.S. Department of Agriculture, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by mail to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; by fax at 202.690.7442; or by email at email@example.com.


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Well, they create things to do. Did you know that butter makes zucchini better? Well, Britin does, but I guess I forgot to tell her it works better when the zucchini is sliced and cooked. Ohhhh, that's how it works.
They also look for any items that can be moved around to create CHAOS. I skipped the parental section in the manual on why chaos is necessary for kids, so if any of you still have your manuals that came with your child please copy it and post it in my comments. This seems to be a favorite pastime for my kids. Nothing seems to be off limits for them. Clothes, food, furniture, plants even.
Have any of you ever seen the movie Sandlot? Great flick. I highly recommend it. Well, if you have, let me take you back to the part in the movie when they are trying to retrieve the ball from the Beast. After the vacuum explodes one of the boys comes out (quite dirty, I might add) and says, "We've been going about this all wrong. I blame myself." Then he concocts another plan, which isn't important at this time. Well, I can't say I blame myself because this all happened while I was at work, so I am going to blame Dalen. Just kidding, I do blame myself. I guess I have not taught my children the right things in the past 7 years. I have not taught them that butter does not help raw zuchini taste good. I have not taught them that schoolwork belongs strictly in backpacks or on desks. I have missed the lesson on food tasting better when not on the floor. Oh, and I also skipped the lesson that clothes belong in bags, dressers or hanging up, not spread all over the ground. So, ladies (and gentlemen if you are reading) take note to cover these life lessons with your kids.
In Dalen's defense, I have to say, I had to go to work and he had a stomach virus. I am just happy the kids survived, Dalen didn't puke and the house did get set to rights before I got home. Thanks, Dalen, for taking the pictures.
Oh, and if you are wondering about the zucchini, Dalen told Britin she had a choice, either take a bite of the buttered zucchini or get a spanking. She chose the bite of zucchini. Brave girl!
Thursday, September 25, 2008
What Do Kids Do When There Is No Parents Around and Nothing To Do?
Well, they create things to do. Did you know that butter makes zucchini better? Well, Britin does, but I guess I forgot to tell her it works better when the zucchini is sliced and cooked. Ohhhh, that's how it works.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 8:48 PM
Where did she go?
From the brain of MakingChanges at 8:38 PM
Dancing Queen
Okay, so I know I find great humor (and joy) in watching my kids dance. Malia is such a hoot.
(By the way...the song theme for this post is "Come on get higher" by Matt Nathanson. Great song, good beat and Malia always jigs to it when I put it on.)
From the brain of MakingChanges at 8:08 PM
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Julie's Thought Train
So, I was thinking about all of the advice I would give to my daughters as they are dating a guy and thinking about getting married. I talked this over with a friend and we came up with a pretty lengthy, good list of things. But, as always, my train of thought ran off the track and I ended up wondering why people sugarcoat things.
For instance, one time I was getting a shot (rho-gam) and I asked if it needed to be in my hip/butt. The nurse said it needed to be done in a "fleshy" area. Okay, why didn't she just say we need to put it in the place that has the most fat. I already know that my hip/butt has a lot of fat. Don't insult me by calling it "fleshy."
Now, for how my thought train derailed (Dalen hates it when I do this). One of the items on my list for my daughters is that they should ask the blood-type of the potential companion. This is something I wasn't aware of, but if the female has rh negative blood and the hubby has rh positive blood the mommy's body can attack the baby, causing a lot of havoc. So, to headoff any potential problems the mommy needs to have a rho-gam shot in the butt. She might even have to have another one just after the baby is born (only if the baby's blood is rh positive). I only had to have the second shot once, after Malia, so I was thinking I was pretty lucky. Unfortunately, while talking to the nurse she told me I should have hoped for the second shot with each of my girls so they wouldn't have had to have any shots. See, if the rh factor is positive in the mommy, it doesn't matter what the daddy is, she won't have to have the shot. So, this led me back to thinking that for Kylie and Britin, they need to ask the blood type so they will either be able to avoid the rho-gam shot or go into babymanufacturing knowing that they are going to have to have the shot.
Once on this train of thought I started to remember all of my experiences with getting my shots and all of the blood drawing that goes along with pregnancy. I remembered the story above about having my hip/butt called "fleshy" and I got a little annoyed.
Oh, no, the train didn't stop once off the track. That's just not how my mind works. It kept going. I remembered a commercial on the radio (I just love funny commercials) for GrapeNuts cereal. If you haven't heard any of them I highly recommend it. They make me laugh. I couldn't find any of them on youtube, sorry. Maybe I am the only fan (good possibility since I am quite weird, and unique). See how my train gets derailed, while it is already derailed? Is that possible?
Once I got on the thought of commercials I remembered a couple of weeks ago when my sister called me (like she often does- I just love it!) and we talked about our favorite commercials. So, I did my usual, I got on youtube and tried to find the ones that she was talking about. See, I don't really watch much tv anymore, so I didn't know the ones she was talking about. They were great. Check out this one... she really liked it, I laughed out loud, I have to admit.
I could keep going on, as to the journey my mind has taken, but you all are probably completely frightened already, so I will stop. Thanks for riding the "Julie thought train." Come back soon. I just love repeat customers.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 11:08 AM
Thursday, September 11, 2008
From the brain of MakingChanges at 3:48 PM
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Who Let the Dogs Out?
Malia is hilarious, in case you all needed to be reminded. She came up with this one on her own and it makes just about everyone laugh.
Malia LOVES dogs, as long as they don't knock her down. Whenever she sees a dog or someone mentions the word dog she doesn't make a dog sound, she tries to call to the dog. Check it out...
I also forgot to post last week a picture of Britin in her ballet outfit. Someone anonymously paid for Britin to take Ballet for a semester at the same studio Kylie used to go to. She had such a great time. Britin was definitely in her element.
Switch the tenny's for ballet slippers and she was perfect. She wanted to carry her slippers around, but I had to put them up so she wouldn't lose them.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 10:57 AM
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
A Camping We Did Go
If any law enforcement is checking out this picture, I swear this is a doctored photo! For everyone else, that's my girl with the love of my life, making the last few turns to the cabin.
We really did have a great time. Mostly just visited. The kids didn't sleep so great, but isn't that really what camping is all about? Pigging out, not sleeping, and really hating the cleanup afterwards. Then talking about when the next trip will be.
Eating dinner, Sunday night. Just visiting. Dalen's mom and brother.
Dalen with Dixie, still visiting...
Malia, with her darling face, just loving the whole ambiance of camping. She is in her element when a camera is around, with lots of people to smile and laugh with her!
Bits and her cousins playing with Cache, the dog. This is the only photo that Kylie was in (and she is only half in it). She was so busy off hunting and exploring that she wasn't around most of the time the camera was out.
Funny hat on Jacob. Need I say more?
Funny hat on Bits. That sums it all up!
The storm clouds came rolling in. Which leads to the next part of the story. The Rain. Oh, the rain. If I was clever enough I'd write an ode to the rain that caused a restless, wet night for all of us and made so much mud (remember the mud?) that we almost didn't make it off of the mountain. At least not off the mountain the right way, on all 4 tires. About 10:00am we decided to pack up the van and make a break for it. We weren't sure how it was going to play out, but we said a prayer before heading out. Dalen's brother headed out first, in a 4-wheel drive jeep. Our family in our piddly, little, front-wheel drive van, followed, with cables on the tires. I swear Nascar has nothing on the talents of my hubby. WOW! I still am in awe of how he did it, but he gunned the van, quickly spinning the wheel this way and that way. Dalen's brother slid sideways in front of us. The backend of the van was fishing back and forth. Dalen corrected each time, making it all the way down without sliding into the mountain or going over the edge. After we got down, Dalen and his brother took the cables off the tires. Daren asked me if I screamed the whole way. Surprisingly, I kept my mouth shut. I didn't think Dalen needed anymore stress. We were all sitting in the van, white knuckled. Each time we made it through a long mud patch Jacob would say, "See the prayer is working." Isn't he great? Before embarking on the highway we pulled over to say a prayer of gratitude that we were safe. Dalen asked Jacob to say the prayer. He said it all by himself. After he was done he turned to me and said, "See, I know how to say that kind of prayer myself." And he did! He said a beautiful prayer of thanks!
Just a funny side note- we made it through all of that, crazy winds on the highway, hail and everything without any damage or injury... until... 1/2 mile from our exit to get home a rock popped up and chipped our windshield. Seriously...
Just thought I'd end with a very pretty picture I took before the storm hit full force.
By the way, since I couldn't find a camping song (I thought I'd try a new idea and have a theme song with each entry- when appropriate- just like I did with Jacob's first day of school theme- be true to your school by the beach boys) I thought that I'd have a patriotic song to go along with the last photo. Just thought I'd clue you in if you got a little confused by the song choice. This one- God Bless The USA by Lee Greenwood.
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The Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota is helping Sarasota put the pedal to the metal by sponsoring a bike and bike-part collection from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15. The event will take place in the UUCS parking lot and is co-sponsored by Suncoast Community Bikes, a start-up nonprofit for bikes for the poor.
The organization collects, repairs and distributes bicycles and bicycle parts, but donations are needed to keep the program going. For more information, call 206-6201


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The Friends of the MLA is an informal organization begun in 1999 to bring greater interest and attention to the MLA in the local area and to promote Mennonite studies in general for the central Kansas audience. Two or three times per school year, we have public lectures and presentations sponsored by the Friends. We have covered numerous topics, from Mennonite literature to Cheyenne and Arapaho Mennonites, and have had speakers from as far away as Ukraine and Poland. Members of the group also receive the MLA newsletter Gleanings from the Threshing Floor.
Membership in the Friends of the MLA is $25 per year. Checks can be made out to Bethel College and sent to Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS 67117.


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This is it, the very last bit of "new" Breaking Bad footage you'll ever see. Behold the Breaking Bad season 5 gag reel, and begin to laugh through the tears.
Taken from the Breaking Bad: The Complete Series DVD box set, which is stored in a barrel.
It was taken down! You can watch it here, still looking for a new video. Apologies!


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The hype train pulled into the station one more time last night during Spike TV's PS4 coverage. And, of course, during these exciting days of next-gen console launches the members of the online forum NeoGAF joined in by posting GIFs. Antonio Banderas GIFs, to be precise.
Why exactly him? He had nothing to do with console wars, right. Well it just happened. One forum member started it as a simple reaction image. A few days later, right before the PS4 launch, this happened:
Here's Antonio Banderas' laptop reaction from 90s classic Assassins:
And here's Sony's Shuhei Yoshida, doing the exact same thing.
The first PS4 customer? He couldn't resist either.
And then there's all these brilliant GIFs from a rather large thread on NeoGAF:
Not a GIF, but this shopped PS4 has to be here:
Sources: ElTorro, Canis Iupus, Y2Kev, Chacranajaxy, we.are.the.armada, Baleoce, scandisk_, CRS, Bunta, Panda in Space (top pic), Radec, EuropeOG, hohoXD123, Puppet Shadow, alr1ght
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School Pension Costs To Skyrocket Nearly 40 Percent
Pension costs for schools are set to grow nearly 40 percent next school year, a major hit to education budgets already crippled by rising costs.
The state Teacher's Retirement System estimated that schools would have to pay as much as 16.5 percent of payroll to cover pension costs, according to a bulletin released earlier this month. The current rate is 11.84 percent. (h/t to Capitol Confidential
The system said higher pension costs are expected in future years. The system said the rate for the 2013-14 school year, which starts July 1, would be between 15.5 percent and 16.5 percent of salary.
"We anticipate future increases in the ECR. The magnitude of the increases will depend upon future investment performance and member demographic experience," the bulletin to school districts read.
School officials said the increase comes as other costs are growing, such as health insurance for employees. Schools are also grappling with a property-tax cap that limits the growth in taxes to 2 percent a year; an override of the cap requires 60 percent of support from voters in May.
"It's on top of everything else," said Robert Lowry, deputy director of the state Council of School Superintendents.
Growing pension costs continue to be a problem for schools and local governments.
In the 2009-10 school year, pension costs were 6.2 percent of a district's salary and cost $926 million statewide. In the fall 2013, nearly double will need to be collected: about $1.8 billion. The new pension costs would need to be collected in the fall of 2014.
The poor economy has hurt public pension funds.
The Teacher's Retirement Fund has not indicated whether it's dropping its estimated annual rate of return of 8 percent. The rate of return for the fiscal year that ended June 30 was 2.8 percent, the bulletin said.
The state Comptroller's Office in 2010 lowered its expected rate of return from 8 percent to 7.5 percent on the state pension fund amid the struggles on Wall Street.
As of July, the teacher's retirement system was worth about $88 billion and covered about 149,000 retirees and 277,000 active members. The average teacher pension in the system was $38,238 last year.
E.J. McMahon, senior fellow at the fiscally conservative Empire Center for New York State Policy, said the Teacher's Retirement System has compounded its problems by having a modest increase last year of 6.5 percent and by not lowering its 8 percent estimated rate of return.
He predicted the system's pension costs would grow to 20 percent of salary.
"They artificially deflated it for a year. This was inevitable," McMahon said.
In August, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said local and state governments would need to contribute an average of 20.9 percent of salaries into the state pension system, an increase of 10.6 percent.


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I have a Windows 7 system and a scanner connected to an ADAPTEC AHA-2940 SCSI card. This scanner is a pre-press professional scanner and there are no other scanners available of the same quality.
I would like to update to Windows 10 but I am not sure if Win 10 is compatible with this SCSI card.
So my question is Has anyone managed to get this card working under a Win 10 environment?
Your help is much appreciated.
S.Sengupta, Windows Insider MVP


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British Thermal Unit
The energy needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit. It is used in the United Kingdom, the United States, and a few other countries to measure the energy used by appliances like heaters and air conditioners. In the metric system, the equivalent of the British thermal unit is the joule. It is abbreviated BTU.