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Try a quick sketch. As awesome as a painting looks, most people don't think about how much time and effort is put into it. Art is more than just a picture. It takes skill, creativity, perception, patience, and effort.
I develop these qualities by always taking my sketchbook with me so that I can sketch any ideas that come to mind.
What's your medium?
There are many kinds of media you can use to create art. Photography, sculpture, painting, digital art, and stained glass are some methods of artistic expression.
The form you choose is up to your personal interests and skills. I love learning new techniques and trying them out. You can work on improving your skills in whichever form of art you choose.
I recently worked on sculpting with clay in one of my art classes at school and, although I'd much rather paint and draw, I found out I'm not too bad at sculpting. I definitely need some improvement though―especially with glazing.
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I'm also taking more time to practice charcoals and realism. I'm working on a charcoal portrait of Ray Charles for my dad right now.
Last fall, I did a charcoal portrait of Marilyn Monroe. It's rewarding to see the improvement in my technique since then.
Sometimes an artist will use more than one form of art to come up with the finished product.
For example, many artists will use their own photos to use as a reference for a painting or sculpture.
I always take pictures of objects that I find interesting. I don't always end up drawing them, but sometimes they give me ideas for a new picture.
Rendezvous of Art
Every August in Helena, Mont., I get to go to the Western Rendezvous of Art with my parents. Artists from all over the U.S. (and sometimes farther away) come with their works for people to bid on
We usually attend all of the weekend events since it's close to home. Tickets are $135 for the whole thing.
My absolute favorite part is the Quick Draw. It's a fundraiser where you walk around and watch famous artists work on their sculptures or paintings. They start really early in the morning and finish their works at noon.
Tickets for the Quick Draw are only $35 and it's a really amazing experience. You can talk to the artists while they work, and they give you pointers. At noon, everyone eats brunch and then the artists auction off their work. Some of the money goes to the artists, and some of the money goes to the State Historical Society.
Last summer, I entered a painting in the county fair that I'd worked really hard on, and it received first place in the juniors division. I won money, and I felt really good afterwards.
We always use pictures to reference our works, and I just thought the lighting and everything looked interesting. I painted this towards the beginning of last year. I think I could do better if I tried again.
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The Blues' 43-15-11 record to end the season was due in large part to a coaching change — Ken Hitchcock — and a goalie tandem — Jaroslav Halak and Brian Elliott — that conceded just 165 goals. This team stayed pretty much intact and should contend again. The Wings, who finished third in the division for the first time since 1990-91, suffered the biggest loss on the blue line this offseason with the retirement of Nicklas Lidstrom and add to that the trade of Brad Stuart to San Jose. But Detroit may be the deepest it has ever been up front. Nashville, which bounced Detroit from the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2006, had the second biggest loss on the blue line when Ryan Suter bolted for Minnesota. The Predators then nearly lost Shea Weber before matching an enormous 14-year offer sheet Philadelphia made before losing their top two D-men in one offseason. The Blackhawks' roster has seen little change — Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp, Marian Hossa, Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook — from the team that won the Stanley Cup two seasons ago. Columbus should again be the doormat of the division, coming off a league-worst 65 points a year ago.
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I'm a french software engineer and software architect. I work for a company called White CRM which just started. I work currently with Java, MySQL and XML, and worked before with a lot of RDBMS like Oracle, Sybase, Teradata.
I also have knowledge in C, C++, Javascript, shellscript, social network application programming (Facebook, Opensocial, Twitter), image processing, Android, payment solutions implementation (Paypal) and more.
About personal projects: I started the french wikibook on programming (yeah, back in 2004 or something). I was very involved at different levels in Wikipedia and sister projects for 5 years, until 2008. Consumed most of my spare time, then. But it was worth it.
Since 2008, I have some fun with OpenStreeMap. Great project!
I also wrote a XML generation library in Java, based on a stack used for depth-priority tree processing. I stopped the development when it became obvious I was actually remaking the generation part of StAX... :-D
I hope to get some time (if my current move from one corner of Paris to another finally takes an end...) to write an image manipulation library in Java, even if Oracle gives me the creeps...
I'm also a real free software maniac. Free as in free speech...
My other center of interest are photography (I got a Canon 350D I'm having real fun with. I took the picture of a polar fox I'm using as an avatar with it), cooking (I'm french, after all :-) and seeing museums, especially art (I can't grow tired of the Marmottan Museum and its unique Monet paintings collection).
My 2 mother tongues are french and german, and apparently I'm not all so bad in english... :-). Beside France, I worked in Germany and Switzerland (where I also lived).
Currently, I'm playing with NoSQL storage like MongoDB and Cassandra, Guava, Guice, Clojure and Terracotta.


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MOSES LAKE - Soccer has been 17-year-old Jessie Green's passion since she scored her first goal at the age of 4. Green, now a junior at Moses Lake High School, plays for one of the most prestigious soccer clubs in Washington, SSC Shadow Elite in Spokane. Jessie's grandmother, Joan Green, described the Shadow as the crème de la crème of Eastern Washington. Read more
MOSES LAKE - Soccer has been 17-year-old Jessie Green's passion since she scored her first goal at the age of 4. Green, now a junior at Moses Lake High School, plays for one of the most prestigious soccer clubs in Washington, SSC Shadow Elite in Spokane.
Jessie's grandmother, Joan Green, described the Shadow as the crème de la crème of Eastern Washington. Read more
SSC Shadow players Matt Beaulaurier and Derek Brock (SSC Shadow B95-A), with their fellow high school teammates compete tonight in 4A Boys State Soccer Quarterfinals in Vancouver as Ferris High School takes on Union at 7 p.m. Ferris beat Mt. Rainier (4-2) in a first round playoff game to advance. Good luck Matt and Derek!
SSC Shadow made State Cup and eastern Washington youth soccer history this weekend as 6 high school girls teams competed in Semi-final matches at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila on Saturday and won! All advanced to the Finals on Sunday. With 4 teams in the Championship Cup (Washington Youth Soccer's most competitive tournament) and 2 teams in the Challenge Cup (the competitive-level State Cup tournament), no other club in eastern Washington has ever advanced so many teams
Connor Gu, SSC Shadow B95-A and Lewis and Clark High School, was honored as WIAA Athlete of the Week for Week 35. Gu scored goals in each of the Tigers' loser-out playoff matches last week. Lewis and Clark beat Mead, 2-1, Gonzaga Prep, 1-0, and Central Valley, 2-1. Congratulations, Connor!
SSC Shadow's 2 teams in this week's round of State Cup Semi-Finals earned victories Saturday, sending them to the championship games Sunday! We congratulate SSC Shadow B99-A, coached by Matt Leonard, on their 3-1 Challenge Cup Championship win over Blackhills FC B99 Black and SSC Shadow G00-A, coached by Abbas Faridnia, who ended their season as Championship Cup Finalists
What a weekend for SSC Shadow high school girls teams competing in the Washington Youth Soccer State Cup Tournament! All six teams competing in Quarter-Final matches were victorious, earning a trip to the Semi-Finals next Saturday, May 11 at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila! Best of luck to: Championship Cup
Quality and impact are the goals of SSC Shadow's newly-launched U8/U9 Pre-Regional Club League Academy and the revised format for its U10 Pre-Regional Club League Program for the 2013-2014 season. Both programs focus on developing players who want to learn from professional, experienced coaches to expand their skills, understanding of the game and love of competition. Join us for these outstanding training opportunities! Register for U8/U9 here Register for U10 tryouts here
With the high school girls Regional Club League spring season wrapped up, SSC Shadow congratulates our teams on their fine seasons! Finishing in first place in Division 1 of the RCL was SSC Shadow G97-A, coached by Abbas Faridnia! The team was the lone Eastern Washington club represented in Division 1, competing against 7 other clubs from Bellingham to Tacoma. Well done girls!
Competing in their final competitive youth soccer league season before high school graduation, SSC Shadow G94-Philp went undefeated (11-0) in Divison 2 RCL play! Coached by Dan Philp, the team will compete in the Championship Cup tournament. Congratulations and good luck, SSC Shadow!
Congratulations to SSC Shadow Elite Select B99-Rennaker! Coached by Jesse Rennaker, the team went undefeated and took 1st place in their indoor league season at It's a Soccer Life. Well done and way to work together, boys!
Our Community Vision By working together within a player-centered philosophy, SSC Shadow offers the highest quality coaching, training and competition available in greater Spokane. We focus on each player's long-term development and passion for soccer. We keep things straightforward for parents to alleviate confusion. We keep expenses as low as possible. We are committed to honest leadership, collaboration and transparency. Our Mission Spokane Soccer Club Shadow is a non-profit club serving greater Spokane's premier, select and developmental soccer families. We offer the highest standards of youth soccer advancement, delivering a unique package of development, competition, enjoyment and community by expert, certified coaches. Contact Us By Mail P.O. Box 18176 Spokane, WA 99228 By Phone 509-850-7787 By Email


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Gay marriage is back in the headlines: President Obama followed Vice President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Arne Duncan in expressing support for same-sex marriage this week. Meanwhile, voters in North Carolina passed an amendment to their constitution that defines marriage as between a man and a woman only. Weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz talks with two supporters of the amendment, Tami Fitzgerald of Vote for Marriage North Carolina and Pastor Patrick Wooden. He also speaks with Richard Tafel, founder of Log Cabin Republicans, a group that advocates for the rights of gays and lesbians.


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This week, we've got "A Girl I Knew" by J.D. Salinger, an under-published short story set in 1936. A college dropout sails for Vienna, fully intending to squander away his father's money under the pretense of going on a business trip for the family firm. Then he meets a Viennese-Jewish girl named Leah, who, in short, becomes his whole city.
Hilarious dialogue ensues. With Salinger, it always does. But this isn't your typical Bad-Rich-Boy-Meets-Foreign-Girl, Bad-Rich-Boy-Transforms story. No, that would be phony. And any Salinger fan knows that with him, there never is an ounce of phoniness.
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Bully!Prussia X Bullied!Reader: Forgotten CH 3You let out a low moan as you closed your eyes, leaning back so that your back was pressed against the chair you were sitting in.By the time the lunch period ended, you had still been lying sprawled out on the cafeteria floor after Gilbert had punched your empty stomach. Your mind had been spinning, you had wanted to vomit, and you had felt like you were going to pass out from the nauseating pain you had been feeling. Nobody ever seemed to notice you lying on the floor clutching your stomach with a slightly twisted face, since nobody ever came around the lunch table you were sitting at. Even after all the kids left the room and headed to th
[APH] Strip Poker - PrussiaxReaderA sigh escaped her lips as the voice rang out in her head. Pulling the phone back, she chuckled. Her crazy best friend always knew when she was bored, and could find any way to fix it. She looked outside the window, making sure he wasn't already there. Grinning, she put the phone back to her ear."Gilbert, why is it you are calling again?""Kesesese! I told you I want to play a game! I'm coming over, okay?" Before she could respond, the line went dead.(Name) tidied up the house, making sure it was spotless. She hated it when he came over and it wasn't clean. She felt like it would make her seem di
Commission - Germany x Reader : FatherhoodLudwig just stared at the little white stick that had changed his life forever. His beloved [Name] was pregnant ... and he wasn't sure if he was even ready to become a father. He had no idea who to turn to for advice. He couldn't ask Feliciano, because he would just squeal and tell everyone about the baby ... Ludwig couldn't ask Kiku, because he didn't like being touched ... and Ludwig couldn't ask his older brother Gilbert because he was a douche and ran away from marriage at every given opportunity. So what was Ludwig supposed to do?"West? ... Hey, West!"Gilbert managed to snap Ludwig out of his thoughts, which on this occasion was a good
RomaniaxReader - AccidentsVlad? you call, walking into the house that has been left open for you. Today, youve been invited round to the Romanians house to hang out for the day because he had something to tell you, which you eagerly accepted, of course. Having a crush on him means youd like to spend as much time with his as you can.Hey, ________, Vlad replies, Im in the lounge.You make your way through and grin at him when you see him sat with a bunch of glass bottles full of random liquid in front of him.What are you doing? you ask.Oh, nothing really. Here, give me a hand to move this s
The one you can trust || Pleading!France x ReaderSo please don't judge meAnd I wont judge youCause it could get uglyBefore it get's beautifulPlease don't judge meAnd I wont judge youAnd if you love meThen let it be beautiful...You're hearing rumors about meAnd you can't stomach the thoughtOf someone touchin' my bodyWhen you're so close to my heartI won't deny what they're sayin'Because most of it is trueBut it was all before I fell for youSo please babe.Francis eyes were filled with tears, yet he was refusing to set those salty pearls free. He always knew that this day would come; the day when you would find out those things about him. His parents had invited the
Body Swap Karkat x Reader"GOD FUCKING DAMNIT (LAST NAME)!""So that's what happens..." Wanna know what's going on? Then I'll tell ya. You, being the epitome of curiosity, button mashed the ectomachine and managed to swap bodies with the fuming Cancer troll who just so happened to walk in the room at that EXACT MOMENT. Anyway, you gave yourself a once over, paying special attention to the ass horns. You had always wanted to find out their particular function. You'd always assumed they were for mating purposes and when you rubbed one, well, let's just say suspicion's been confirmed. Karkat, who's been lamenting over this predicament, didn't n
Mafia!Romano x Tomboy!Reader. Only One. Ch 1.'Breaking news! John and Daisy (l/n), the CEO's of Star industries, have announced their new heir of the company. Haley (l/n). They announced it this last night.' Being the average New Yorker, You calmly drank your coffee and watched the news. 'Isnt this darling just adorable. According to our sources, she will inherit the company on her 21st birthday. Her congratulatory gala is tomorrow night and we'll be-' You didn't listen to rest of it. You grabbed the rest of your pastry and left the money on the counter. After pulling your hoodie on and grabbing your skateboard, you made your way out. You set your skateboard on the ground and made your way to your collage. You dodged people and cars. You nearly ran into some old lady. "Watch where your going young man!" she screeched at you. "I'm a girl." you mumbled to yourself. you only concentrated to get to collage on time. &
SwedenxHuldra!ReaderSwedenxHuldra!Reader-----------------------------------------Picking the large bag of coal up, Berwald nodded to the trader and began his long walk back home. Living in the forest wasn't easy, but it was peaceful, the way he liked it.Although he could survive with out coal, he always bought a bag before the snow season, in case his wood pile ran out. (It wouldn't, he was the best wood cutter within a fifty mile radius. The coal was a precaution.)The route leading to his small secluded cabin was long and winding. A silent trip that lead to long bouts of thinking. Berwald didn't mind, it was his way of life, just as hunting deer and bui
Lonely: Police!ArthurXReader"Just come home safely, okay?" ______ asked. I looked towards my lovely wife of two years, and cracked a smile."I promise, love. I'll come home, safe and sound, just like I always do."Before I turned to leave out the front door, I gave ______ a deep, and passionate kiss. And she gladly returned the favor. After a while, I grabbed my cap, and took my leave. I got into my car and drove to the office.~Timeskip~"-and then, this dude came up to me with a gun, only it was a fake gun, but I didn't know so I brought my gun out, scaring him to death! I mean, literally, he began shaking and crying and begging me not to shoot him. So I-""Alf
Overprotective!Canada X Deaf!Reader Ch.1The lights. They're too bright and sudden on your sensitive eyes, and even before you opened them, they burned fiery red against your eyelids. You try to shade yourself with your arm, but seeing that it's connected to an IV drip and other monitors, you settle with closing your eyes halfway. Your other arm feels dead because it's trapped under your side and cocooned in twisted sheets. You hate the feeling of the unfamiliar, thin, and crisp bedsheets on your body and the scent of disinfected..everything. You kick off the sheets halfway and shake your arm that was trapped to get some feeling back.Letting out a quiet snort, you look around the
Daddy! France x Mommy! Reader x Baby! Canada--You woke up to the cry of your little baby, Matthew he was only two weeks old and one of the best things to happen to you, the other being your husband of three years Francis. You turn to face your husband who was knocked out. You slowly got out of bed, drained of sleep and kissed your husband soft cheek, the crying got slightly louder, you rushed to the nursery when you got there, you dashed to the infant's side."Shhh, it's okay mommy's here," you said to the whimpering child while brushing his hair away from his face, trying to avoid contact with his curl. You cradled Matthew in your arms, ever so gently you began to sing his favorite lul
I'll Come Back (Kankri X Reader)You are stuck listening to one of Kankri's lectures again, not that you minded, you love his voice and how he words his speeches. But you suddenly start to get thirsty. You hold your hand up, making Kankri stop."Hey, I'll be right back, okay? I need to get some water."He hesitates but nods, "I'll await your return, (Name)."You smile at Kankri and walk off to get some water.Just as you were heading back with your glass of water, Meenah comes up to you. "(Name)! Check out Nubby Mc-Shouts, he's totally freaking out!""But I need to-""Great!" She grabs your wrsit and pulls you along.As you escape Meenah, you let out a sigh, "Shit. I really need to get back to Kankri... After I change shirts." Karkat had knocked your glass of water out of your hands and down the front of your shirt, soaking the entire piece of clothing. You walk swiftly to your room to swap shirts. When you walk out of the door after changing into a (favourite colour) shirt, Latula and Mituna jump on you.
Angel!NetherlandsxReaderAngel!NetherlandsxReader----------------------------------------------You tried to ignore the feeling of being watched, even though you knew you would give in and turn around. It wasn't a fake feeling, one you got when alone or in a new unfamiliar place. Although at times the feeling was uncomfortable, you always knew that when you looked back he would be there.Grabbing the handle of the bathroom door you turned and narrowed your eyes at the figure behind you. Olive green eyes glared back, the owner's permanent scowl gracing his face."Can I at least use the bathroom without you following me?"He paused, then sat on the floor, arms cr
Prussia X Reader ~ How to take medicine correctlyYou often have to take medicine since you can think. You hate that, but unfortunately you can't change it. But since you have your boyfriend Gilbert Beilschmidt, everything is better. He cares so much about you like no one else would and do.1. Like that one day: __________Skip to a week where you were sick, have fever and cough a lot___________You lay in the bedroom, with 4 blankets which are hiding your body and try to warm you up. Still you feel cold and you really sleep often. In your sleep you hear something like a door, which is waking you up. Immediately you sit up and see the prussian sitting beside you and holds a tea for you."
A New Sign and an Old Avenger Stark beamed, "See? I told you it'd be brilliant," his excitement showed through his bragging. The previously named Stark Tower had a new name, new tenants, and a new sign. In six different colors, the logo proclaimed "Avengers" for New York City to see. Nearly two days prior, Tony had asked everyone on the team for the color they thought best represented their position and name (except Nick Fury- Tony took the initiative to assign him grey). Banner chose green, Thor yellow, Steve light blue (Tony had already claimed red), Clint brown, and Natasha black. Tony spent the rest of the day, and following night, shut up in his workshop, blasti


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George Chackacherry, Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
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The Skeeters had squandered much of an eight-point lead, but still had a chance to salt the game away at the free throw line.
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As expected, a sharply divided Senate voted Thursday afternoon to reject alternative plans put forward by Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky. Reid's plan got 51 votes in support while McConnell's got 38 -- well shy of the 60 needed to clear the 100-member chamber.
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Are you unplugging the drive from the PC after reformatting and then plugging it back in again ?Have you tried ext2 and ext3 formats?
what is the output of fdisk -l /dev/sdb
I have a suggestion .......use Gparted or Diskdrakedelete the existing partitioncreate a 100MB partitionFormat it FAT32 or NTFS In the remaining space create one more partition to fill the rest of the diskFormat it ext (2,3 or 4)Report any errors from the Gparted progress page at each step.Exit Gparted and unplug the device.With the device still unplugged run LiveUSB creator and insert it when required.The larger partition should be reported and you should be able to install a Primary or First OS on the stick.If the results are any different please post with as much info as possible .... copy any details and errors etc.This is what it should look like ......
Followed all the steps and formatted to est4 but, on gparted got the same unknown file system as on previous attempts.
QuoteFollowed all the steps and formatted to est4 but, on gparted got the same unknown file system as on previous attempts.At what point in the procedure did this occur?Did you successfully create an NTFS partition of 100MBs?Some more details would be helpful in trying to figure it out.
The next thing to try is to change the 100MBs partition to NTFS and ext to see the results ... post any errors.Is this an aged device? ..... just wondering if it is in any way likely that part of the device has failed ......
It's about 4 years old - is that 'aged'?
I've added quite a bit of stuff and my Minime is around 9gb.
fat file system and reiserfs seem to work with the drive.This suggests a problem with ext family file system creation tool.You could try to create the ext4 file using using another distro and check to see if it will work there.


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The dreaded K-PREP scores — causing headaches for many schools and districts across Kentucky — were discussed during the Pineville School Board meeting this week. As with many other schools, board members and faculty were not pleased with the results.
Supervisor Paula Goodin reported the overall score for the elementary grades was 46.7, with the goal for the next assessment in May being 62.5.
For the middles grade levels, the overall score was 54, she said, adding the new goal for the next testing window is 58.7.
And, according to Goodin, the high school's overall score was 49.7, with the goal for May being set at 58.4.
As a whole, the Pineville district scored a 50.1. The goal for the district in the spring assessment is 58.4.
K-PREP is broken down into five different areas — achievement, gap, growth, college and career readiness and graduation rate.
The achievement portion of the exam is based on how well an individual scores on the exam. Growth is based on how students improve each year. Gap scores reflect on how well minority groups score on the test.
College and career readiness is affected by the EXPLORE, ACT and other assessments.
The graduate rate is based on the number of students that enroll as freshmen in comparison to the number of students who graduate four years later.
Though some test scores were lower than anticipated, there were many areas where the school scored above the state average. These included the middle and high school grade levels.
In reading, the middle grades scored a 60.5, beating the state average by 1.5 points. The middle grades also scored above the state average in science, writing, language mechanics and social studies. These areas received a perfect score.
The high school scored above the state average in science with a 55.6. The state average was 52.8.
Goodin stated she believes the next scores will show improvement.
"Our children are learning everyday," said Goodin.
Following the presentation of the K-PREP scores, the focus shifted to the EXPLORE and PLAN assessments, which were taken in September. The EXPLORE exam is the eighth grade predictor for how students will score as juniors on the ACT exam which is crucial for college admission. The PLAN exam predicts how sophomores are progressing and will score on the ACT.
With the EXPLORE exam, Goodin said there was a slight drop in English and reading. She then stated there was a growth in math and science. Overall, the district dropped a tenth of a point.
The school is accountable for the percentage of students who meet the benchmark in three subjects — English, reading and math.
In English, 76.7 percent of the students met the benchmark. Results for reading show 40 percent of students met the benchmark, while in math only 26.7 percent of the children met benchmark.
Scores increased in each aspect of the PLAN exam for sophomores.
In English, the score increased for 14.8 to 15.8. The math scores increased from 15.6 to 15.8. The reading score increased from 14.7 to 16.9. Science scores increased from 16.3 to 17.5.
The overall score for the district in the PLAN exam increased from 15.7 to 16.7.
"Anytime you move up a point on any type of ACT exam you are doing well," said Goodin.
When it came to students performing at benchmark level, 60 percent of the students met the English benchmark. In reading, 47.5 percent were reading on benchmark level while only 15 percent were at the science benchmark. Only 7.5 percent of students performed at benchmark in math.
Both Pineville High School principal William Keyes and Pineville Elementary principal Cynthia Smith said they have and continue to implement programs and activities to increase scores.
Keyes said the high school is coming up with a mentoring program that involves school faculty helping children improve on test scores. Keyes said there have been 29 students identified for the program. Each teacher and staff member will have a minimum of one student to mentor.
Keyes stated that everyone should be available for after-school tutoring sessions and teach reading and writing across the curriculum. In addition, Keyes stated he plans to increase expectations for students and have teachers teaching from bell to bell.
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Smith also showed an interest in starting a mentoring program for students who need improvement, as well as having teachers create a personal growth plan for themselves.
Teachers are also expected to began creating success plans for all students who did not score in the proficient to distinguished range on the K-PREP.
Smith said there are plans to enhance the after-school program and purchase new testing material that will model the new standards established by the state.
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Location: New Haven, CT
Years owned: 1
Satisfaction Rating:
"Yet another disappointing unit"
I just had a Trane XL16i heat pump installed with an xv80 gas furnace, and am already experiencing numerous problems with the unit. Three installer visits later and ... now that it is running it hardly produces any heat (even when its 50 degress out!) The blower runs at high speed and does nothing but create a very cold draft in the house. I'm going to tell the installers to remove the unit and never come back. I wish better fortune to those of you who test your luck with Trane, because I lost.
Location: Ormond Beach, FL
Years owned: 4
Satisfaction Rating:
"Ormond Bech"
Ran fine for the first 3 years. then it began to run continuly most of the time blowing cool air. Power bill tripled. Dealer service man has not been able to fix it. May have to go back to heating with gas.
Location: Ten Mile, Tennessee
Years owned: 1
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"Trane Heat Pump xl-19"
You would not let me print the complete honest truth about this unit and product! This has to be the most inefficient piece of junk ever produced! It will not heat and if it ever begins to heat the house, it immediately goes into a cooling mode and destroys what little heat it has produced. I can get more heat from a lit candle! If the out side temperature drops below 40 degrees, it will run continually. No one can explain except to say this is the way it is and paying good money for a technician to check is a joke. Anyone who buys this product should have their head examined. One of the biggest mistakes I ever made. a total waste of money.
Location: North Carolina
Years owned: 1
Satisfaction Rating:
"Trane xl16"
I've lost count how many times it has been repaired. Right after it was put in, four times no heat, no emergency heat. They finally got the heat pump working reliably, but never could get the emergency heat going. I had to hire someone else to come out and they told me it wasn't wired right to begin with. Then no heat during defrost, and again improper wiring. You would think a Trane dealer would know how to wire it up to begin with! Thermostat does not work right, the expensive "clean effects" doesn't work at all and every time it goes into defrost it gives off a burning smell all over the house. It's also very noisey, much more so then my old Trane. The outside unit comes on with a loud thump and the prgramable thermostat bothered me so much I had to wire it up to a remote temperature sensor and move it out to the garage! And don't ever put anything bad in one of those Trane surveys!!!! I just put in the truth that they came out, charged me a lot and never fixed the problem, the next thing I know I've got the guy from the dealer calling me up and chewing me out because I got him in trouble with Trane. I finally had to hang up on him and he called me back and left a less than polite message on my answering machine.
Location: Ramona, CA
Years owned: 4
Satisfaction Rating:
"dissatisfied homeowner"
I never saved 30% in electricity as the installer promised, and the piece of junk will not heat when it is cold outside. I live in a mild climate, but we still get mornings in the upper twenties, and the when we need heat the most, the thing blows cool air for 2 hours. In the afternoon, which may be 40-50 degrees, it heats just fine. seems to cool ok, but again, no energy savings. Multiple service visits by the installer and other heat/a/c contractors have not solved the problem. I see I'm not the only one. Heat pumps are supposed to more efficient, the colder it is!!! Don't buy one of these things, and don't listen to the sales dude.
Years owned: 2
Satisfaction Rating:
"Trane XL19i"
Two years ago I purchased the Trane xl19 outside and inside units to the tune of $12,000. The unit is said to be plenty big to heat/cool my 3,200 sf home, as I also have another smaller unit in the back of the house. The big unit, XL19i seems to cool fine in the summer, but here in fl we do have a few cold nights. When setting the thermostat to 65 degrees, it will not heat above 63 degrees and runs constantly. After 3 cold nights of use last month, my electric bill was $468.00, compared to $322.00 in the summer when it is 90 degrees outside. I am very dissatisfied with the unit, although I am told there is nothing wrong with it. My old 20 year Trane was much better than this one. Do not let the a/c sales people sell you on their claims that your home will be less dusty and your heating/cooling bills will be less. That is total bs.
Location: Northern Virginia
Years owned: 1
Satisfaction Rating:
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After 15 years my 80% efficient York heat pumps gave up and I replaced the small unit with another York since I had replaced the outside compressor unis a year earlier. The 3.5 ton unit was replaced with a Trane XL16i unit that was supposed to save me 30% on my electric bill. The new high effeciency Trane XL16i unit runs constantly and the outside unit has been frozen up numerous times. The technician came out yesterday for the third time in three weeks and stated that it was normal for the outside coils to be totally frosted over with one inch of ice. (He replaced the defrost board and sensor two weeks ago to get the frost to melt.) Two weeks ago I got a $575 electric bill (highest ever) thanks to my new high efficiency Trane heat pump.
Location: Ramona, CA
Years owned: 5
Satisfaction Rating:
"we are very unhappy"
We had our heat pump installed 5 years ago. The installer promised a 30% savings in electricity. Not only did we not see any savings (as monitored by kwh, not the electric bill $), the thing will not heat the house in the morning, when it is coldest. Granted, we live in San Diego county, but we have some altitude and lots of frosty mornings. The house heats great when its like 55 degrees in the afternoon, but blows cold air when its 28 degrees in the morning (outside). Multiple trips from the installer and independent contractors have not solved the problem. We have renewed disgust every winter when this happens. It does seem to cool ok, but again, we did not save any money. Thank god we don't live in a really cold climate!
Location: Upstate SC
Years owned: 2
Satisfaction Rating:
"Heat Worries"
Replaced a worn out Rheem heat pump with the XL14i Trane 1 1/2 years ago thinking I was getting the very best. Summers are great, with no problems. Heating season however is another story. Sometimes the system works with warm cold air, but at other times it only blows cold air. It just continues to blow cold air without stopping even with the outside temperature above 35 degrees. Very upsetting! Service techs have been out twice, once first heating season and once this heating season. They do not find anything wrong. I will never ever buy a "heat" pump again or purchase any home with a heat pump. What an oxymoron!
Location: Ellisville, MS
Years owned: 3
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I am a disabled elderly widow. I paid $5,500 after Hurricane Katrina for a Trane Heat Pump. The outside unit has frozen every winter! The man who installed it did not tell me it would freeze up until after he put it in & got his money. Today it is 24 degees, 65 maybe in my house!! Had I known about this problem, I would never have bought a Trane and I never will again! Repairman has made numerous trips but never solves the problem. TRANE-your product is a rip-off! Very, very dissatisfied with unit!
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