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In our BPS high school, there's a big focus on the "broken window theory", made famous recently in The Tipping Point. One broken window we've identified in the school as far as discipline goes is hats and ipods. So, there's been a big push to get rid of them.
I'd like to mention to you a "broken window" that has somehow gotten lost in the mess of school closings, going charter, union fighting, pension plans, longer days, MCAS scores. As a high school math teacher, the biggest broken window I face – in fact, it's a gaping hole not even bothered to be temporarily covered with plastic- is… negative numbers.
What do I mean by negative numbers? I've done my research as they're the topic of my Harvard thesis. Students using the TERC Investigations curriculum in Boston elementary schools do not do problems like "-22 + 5″. One TERC representative told me they "leave that topic to middle school". So, I looked at the middle school Connected mathematics Project 2 (CMP2) curriculum, and negative integer problems, like "-22 + 7″ are taught for 20 days total in the 7th grade. 20 days. From then on, students are assumed to know how positives and negatives interact and to be able to evaluate "-22 + 5″.
Then students get to me, their 11th grade Algebra 2 teacher, and they can't solve for y in "y + 22x = 5x – 7″ because they don't know what "5 – 22″ is. The kids think -22 + 5 = -27. Why? Maybe the rules of multiplication get mixed in. I don't know. Or maybe it's because these problems were taught to them for a total of 20 days four years earlier and were never touched n again except in the context of other problems. Understanding why and how kids think is beyond the scope of my thesis and my means for data collection. What I can tell you is that because my students don't know what "5 – 22″ is, they can't solve y + 22x = 5x – 7 for y. Because they can't solve the equation for y, they can't graph the equation. I assume you know where I'm going with this.
Please, as someone on the front lines of math education in Boston, I'm telling you that the biggest difficulty our students have in math is adding and subtracting positive and negative integers. It seems ridiculous and that there are bigger fish to fry, some of which I have listed, but if you want more competency in math, please, heighten the focus on negative numbers. It will lead to better test scores, more understanding, but most of all, to students who feel good about themselves when they're not still making silly 7th grade mistakes in high school.


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This looks like a thinly veiled whine, but after 18 months of playing/studying... i still suck.
i had a coach at one point and he said my game looked pretty solid, yet i cant get out of 10nl. Here is my recent graph and stats. I would appreciate it if anyone notices any leaks to point them out.
Im guessing that my edge just isnt big enough to beat it. My profits at these stakes should come from winning at showdown, but when you run into the top of their range/coolered it kind of cancels it out, and once the rake is factored in it becomes pointless.
I have looked at areas that i can give myself and edge, like not going all in pre with AK/QQ without a read that he stacks off pre with enough hands to make it EV...not c betting bad flops OOP, value betting the turn thin against stations, not bluffing unless i have position, the right opponent FE and pot equity, polarising 3 bets against a weak range in position, depolarising when they can call with worse, folding pair type hands to aggression....ect
It seems i dont pick up enough small pots. My redline is sloping straight down, but i cant see how i can improve it when people dont fold at these limits. Value bet more would appear to be the answer but this cant be done if i dont have a hand. Maybe i fold too much myself when i have a marginal holding? I dont know, im out of ideas.
Now looking at this graph, do you think is a normal swing? Is it possible to get out of this? I was doing ok before the swing beating the rake (according to PTR) but there isnt much chance of this now, and if the rake is beating you there isnt much point?
I can honestly say i didnt tilt off any buy ins, i just kept hitting the top of their range or got sucked out on. It seems i hit one of these ski-slope death drops after about 20-30k hands where my profits get fucked up back to breakeven.
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August 3, 2011 - by Donny ShawThe debt ceiling bill that was signed into law yesterday shunts off much of the dirty work of deciding exactly what to programs to cut or whose taxes to increase to a new "joint select committee on deficit reduction," a.k.a the "Super Congress." Whatever the Super Congress comes up with will be brought to the Senate and House for votes under expedited rules that bar amendments and limit filibusters. And the bill contains an enforcement mechanism designed to persuade members to vote for the Super Congress' plan — if it fails, massive cuts to two sacred cows, Medicare and the Defense Department, would automatically take effect.
The Super Congress appears to be designed so that just a handful of lawmakers, who will probably be selected from very safe districts, have to make decisions about which constituents will bear the burdens of austerity. The vast majority of Congress will only have to take an up-or-down vote, and with the threat of cuts to seniors' health care and precious jobs in teh defense industry, even if they vote for the Super Congress plan they'll be able to tell constituents that they voted for the less bad of two bad options.
The Super Congress is all about limiting accountability for the tough decisions that nobody in Congress actually wants to make. Furthermore, nothing in the debt debt bill requires that the Super Congress itself be accessiblea and accountable to the public. Under the law, all of their meetings, votes, lobbyist visits, fundraising, etc., can be done secretively so that the public can not track the discussions or give feedback.
But even though the Super Congress doesn't have to be transparent under the law, there's nothing stopping them from being open if they believe it's the right thing to do. Our friends at the Sunlight Foundation have five specific transparency recommendations that the Super Congress should adopt:
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One more thing. The way the debt bill was rushed through Congress, in violation of the House Republicans's 72-hour pledge and Obama's pledge to post bills online for 5 days before signing them, pretty much guaranteed that we'd be here, after the bill is law, asking for changes. The bill was posted online after midnight on August 1st, and by 7 pm that same day it had passed the House. If congressional leaders and the Obama Administration actually care about the principles embodied in the pledges they violated with this bill, they'll heed our call for a transparent Super Committee and go above and beyond the law to guarantee that the public is not locked out again.
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If it's January, it must be time for the Winter Chamber Music Festival at Northwestern University.
This is the 17th year chamber music fans will gather in the 989-seat Pick-Staiger Concert Hall along side Lake Michigan, heedless of the wind and weather, to enjoy performances by local, national and even internationally acclaimed chamber musicians.
The 2013 festival follows the established format, but also has several surprises. Its seven concerts will include the Chicago premiere of "Perpetual Chaconne," featuring the Calder Quartet and Chicago Symphony assistant principal clarinetist John Bruce Yeh on Jan. 20. It was written by Yale-based Aaron Jay Kernis, 2012 recipient of Northwestern's Nemmers Prize in Music Competition.
From the San Francisco Bay area, the New Century Chamber Orchestra with violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg returns to conclude the festival Jan. 31 and the Boston-based ensemble, A Far Cry, will make its festival debut Jan. 18.
"I started planning for this year right after the 2012 festival ended," said festival director Blair Milton, a Northwestern faculty member and player in the first violin section of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for 33 years. "I was also on a panel of judges at the Weimar Chamber Music Competition in November and I heard some good ensembles, so I've lined up one and maybe two of them for our 2014 festival."
He also hears from ensembles eager to be part of this solidly established concert series. "They may send recordings or come through Chicago," he said. "If they're performing within a reasonable distance, I try to see them myself. That way I get a much better view of the way they relate to an audience."
The Chicago premiere of "Perpetual Chaconne" is a work Kernis composed for clarinet and string quartet, commissioned jointly by the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the La Jolla Music Society for SummerFest, and Chamber Music Northwest in Oregon.
Kernis is particularly pleased that "Perpetual Chaconne" will premiere in Chicago. "A few years ago Marc Heikrug, artistic director of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival requested a work for string quartet and a solo instrument from me," he said via email.
The designated quartet was the Orion, he explained, adding, "and I chose to write the solo part for clarinetist David Shifrin, with whom I had a wonderful success with my previous 'Trio in Red.'
"Later on I was delighted to learn that John Yeh and the Calder Quartet would be perform it in La Jolla," he continued, "(and) I'm very happy that John and the Calders were so enthusiastic to add it to their concert at Northwestern."
In fact, the performance is timed perfectly with the first year of Kernis's two-year residency in Evanston that accompanies the Nemmers Prize.
Director of the summer program of the La Jolla Music Society is Cho-Liang Lin, a friend of Yeh's from their days at the Juilliard School. "I've been a regular guest at Jimmy's festival," said Yeh, "and I played a work by Kernis with the CSO about 20 years ago. Lorin Maazel conducted us."
So he and the Calder Quartet gave the California premiere of the quintet and will give the fourth performance of "Perpetual Chaconne." "The first time I heard the piece is thought 'wow,'" Yeh concluded. "It is a delight for me to play."
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg's New Century Orchestra played at the festival in 2011 and the internationally known violinist is pleased to return. "Ours is an ensemble without conductor," said Salerno-Sonnenberg, "but someone has to take the lead and that's me. They are completely in tune with each other. You can see it when they are on stage."
The ensemble has 19 players, including Salerno-Sonnenberg, but at Northwestern they are playing Richard Strauss' "Metamorphosen," which requires four more musicians. The German composer wrote it in the midst of World War II as he mourned the bombing of the Munich Opera House and all that symbolized.
"This is a piece for 23 solo strings," the violinist continued. "It is Strauss at his most glorious, a showcase for the orchestra."
The high-profile soloist accepted the music directorship of New Century on a trial basis in 2008. "I had heard of them and knew they had no conductor," she said. "Right away I was amazed at how incredibly well we worked together."
Her goal was to move the ensemble to the forefront of the classical world. "Despite the economic collapse when many arts organizations just folded, we kept going," she said. "We made recordings, we gave concerts in the Bay Area, we toured and we have a national radio presence."
She also worked with composers. "In our second season William Bolcom wrote a violin concerto for me," she said, "and so did Clarice Assad from New York.
"She also makes arrangements of pieces for us that we have no business playing," added the violinist, "like 'Pictures at an Exhibition.'"
When complimented on her determination, she laughed. "I'd just say I was stubborn."
Another chamber orchestra, A Far Cry, ensemble in residence at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, will play what violinist Jesse Irons calls "a bunch of our greatest hits over the last six years."
Their program includes works by Golijov, Arvo Part, and Biber, we well as William Walton's Sonata for strings. "Only one person in our group knew the Walton," Irons said.
He is one of the founders of the 17-member group, a conductor-less orchestra with rotating leadership. Its members call themselves Criers and show a strong independent streak.
Many of them are from New England Conservatory, but some studied at Curtis and Juilliard. "We do our own thing," explained Irons. "We build from the ground up and play music we choose. We get input from each other and consider ourselves to be like a giant string quartet."
Though they are unconventional in terms of organization, they have experienced success in traditional ways. They are educational partners with the New England Conservatory, have given more than 200 performances, recorded three albums, and are a presence on the Internet. They made their European debut tour in 2012.
Citing the highly-acclaimed Orpheus Chamber Orchestra as the trail-blazer, Irons said "We are in debt to them. Thirty years ago they showed that musicians could run their own ensemble."
Blair Milton established the initial Winter Chamber Music Festival in January of 1997 to commemorate the death of Johannes Brahms. That first program included numerous major chamber works by the great composer, including his Piano Quintet, with no less than Daniel Barenboim, then CSO conductor, at the piano.
"We couldn't stick to one composer like that in subsequent festivals," Milton said, "but I think we've managed to have a piece by Brahms in almost every festival."
Sure enough, Brahms' Clarinet Quintet in B Minor will be played in the opening concert of the 2013 Winter Chamber Music Festival.
For a complete list of festival offerings, visit http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2012/11/17th-annual-winter-chamber-music-festival-begins-jan.-11.html.


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Cowdery, Oliver. "The Record of the Nephites." Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate (Kirtland, Ohio) 2, no. 1 (October 1835): 203–4.
Tuesday morning, September 22, 1835. On the morning of the 22d of September, 1827, the angel of the Lord delivered the record of the Nephites to Joseph Smith, jr. This opening a new era, as it were, the mind runs, with the rapidity of lightning, over the history of the eight past years, and views with wonder the hand of God in its dealings with men, in that thousands and tens of thousands have since heard the contents of that volume which then remained locked up from the eyes and knowledge of the nations of the earth. The book has been translated, tho' its translator was driven from his native land, to do the same, by the hand of wicked and designing men, and those too who professed the religion of heaven, or were instigated so to do, by such; it has been printed, though many sought to keep it from the public eye, and actually stole a part, which was, however, supplied from the writings of another; a few embraced its truths; yielded obedience to the gospel, and tasted the good word of God and the powers of the world to come; many of the elders of Christ's church have since been commissioned and sent forth over this vast Republic, from river to river, and from valley to valley, till the vast sunny plains of Missouri, the frozen regions of Canada, and the eastern Maine, with the summer States of the South, have been saluted with the sound of the voice of those who go forth for the last time to say to Israel, Prepare for the coming of thy King! Wonderful to tell! Amid the frowns of bigots, the sneers of hypocrites, the scoffs of the foolish, the calumny of slanderers, the ridicule of the vain and the popular prejudice of a people estranged from God, urged on to deeds of villainy by the priests of Baal, the word has been proclaimed with success, and thousands are now enjoying the benign influence of the love of God shed forth by the Comforter upon the pure in heart! Nor has the sound been confined alone to our shores: Europe has heard that the great King was doing wonders for us, and the eyes of many are now anxiously turned to behold the rising spreading glory of the church of the Latter Day Saints, in the new world: in that world, though vast its forests [203] and broad its rivers, where but a few centuries ago the roaming red man chased the buffalo, the elk & the bounding deer unmolested and alone, now subdued, the Father of mercies has lifted to the nations of the earth a standard, has raised up, to the gaze of the world, an ensign, has caused his voice to be heard, has shown to his faithful ones that Israel is about to be gathered, the indignation toward the Jews is also to cease, and that he will soon bring the house of Jacob from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, the blind, the lame, the aged and the suckling, that they may sing in the height of Zion, and flow together to the goodness of the Lord! Prepare your hearts, O ye saints of the Most High, for great things await you! Hasten ye, hasten ye, to the places of gathering, for after a little the indignation of the Lord will cease toward those who are called by his name, and then his arm must fall upon the wicked. His sword is bathed in heaven, and must fall upon Idumea, and who can stand amid the crash and fall of empires? Sanctify yourselves, O ye servants of the Lord, for much is required at your hands: the blood of souls will cry against you except you hasten on your mission: yes, let all raise their warning voice, in meekness and in mildness, for soon will there be a famine for the word of God. Listen, O ye elders, for soon the voice from distant lands will salute you,—Come over and help us! Think, for a moment, on the millions in your own land who are destitute of the word of life; think also on the vast multitudes whose thoughts never reached our shores, who are now perishing for lack of vision, and bowing to idols; think of the numberless islands where darkness and the shadow of death prevail, whose waters never covered a soul for the remission of sins, & whose groves, though spicy, were never saluted with the voice of one who proclaimed life and immortality through the power of a risen Savior! Should one ask, what has been done during these eight years, of which you speak? I would say, the first two and a half only translated and printed the record, and organized the church with six members! and the fruit of the labor of five and a half are so great that the hearts of thousands are astonished; the vail of superstition has been rent from the minds of many; the church increased to thousands; the list of elders multiplied to hundreds; the deaf have heard the words of the book; the eyes of the blind have seen out of obscurity and out of darkness; the meek have increased, (for their joy is in the Lord,) the poor among men rejoice in the Holy One of Israel; many that erred in spirit have come to understanding, while others that murmured have learned doctrine. C.
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Author | Cowdery, Oliver |
Title | The Record of the Nephites. |
Edition | Electronic reproduction |
Abstract | Oliver Cowdery discusses the powerful message of the Book of Mormon. |
Publisher Original | F. G. Williams and Co. |
Date Original | 1835-10 |
Digital Publisher | Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University |
Date Digital | 2009-06 |
Owning Institution | Brigham Young University |
Subject | Book of Mormon--History; |
Geographic Place Name | Kirtland (Ohio); |
Genre | Newspapers; Articles; |
Keywords | Book of Mormon; Nephites; |
Source | Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate (Kirtland, Ohio) 2, no. 1 (October 1835) : 203-4. |
Related Works | See HBLL Digital Collections, http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/NCMP1820-1846,7167. |
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By the HELP Committee and Havre Public Schools
Alcohol is by far the most abused drug among teenagers. Parents need to be aware of the risks involved with teenage drinking so they will be better informed, and therefore, better motivated to protect their children. The bottom line in preventing teenage drinking is drawn at the feet of parents. The stronger the relationship between parent and child, the less likely that child will be to abuse alcohol.
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Talk to your child about your expectations regarding alcohol. A zero-tolerance policy actually works best but only if it is strongly communicated by the parent.
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Teen drinking is the number one source of adult alcoholism.
Children who begin drinking before age 21 are more than twice as likely to develop alcohol-related problems.
Those who begin drinking before age 15 are four times likelier to become alcoholics than those who do not drink before age 21.
Children under the age of 21 drink 25 percent of the alcohol consumed in the United States.
Preliminary studies have shown that alcohol damages young minds, limiting mental and social development. High school students who drink are five times likelier to drop out of school.
The gender gap that for generations separated alcohol consumption by girls and boys has evaporated. Male and female ninth-graders are just as likely to drink (40.2 percent and 41 percent) and binge drink (21.7 percent and 20.2 percent).
Beer and other alcohol are implicated in the three top causes of teen deaths: accidents (including traffic fatalities and drowning), homicide and suicide.
Teenage drinking is a major issue that affects not only the drinker but the people and community surrounding them. In Montana, the following consequences for teenage alcohol use can and do apply.
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For a minor attempting to purchase and under the age of 18: A fine not to exceed $100.
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Consumption of alcohol by teenagers is a community problem, and as a community we need to face it and help our local law enforcement discourage it. For more information on the local Zero Tolerance for Underage Drinking Campaign or youth substance abuse prevention programs, contact the HELP Committee and Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line at 265-6206.


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So how much was raised?
Where and or how will the funds be utilized for the Occupy Movement?
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So how much was raised?
Where and or how will the funds be utilized for the Occupy Movement?
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There was $623 raised on sunday, I personally counted it, and we will be attempting to get this to facilitation to get time at GA on wednesday to discuss it, and yes it is being used for Occupy LA, and this may just be the first of a series of fundraisers utilizing LA's underground Hip Hop artists.
My words represent myself and not Occupy Los Angeles. @lizsavage on Twitter
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BJ you have been according to your account info you have been involved with the movement for 3 weeks, check my profile over 2+ months.
But thank you for your concern, we will be discussing on how the money or lack of shall be used to benefit the movement. Since the movement has no strict rules of particapation many ppl come out of no where and have all sorts of ideas and concerns and thats awesome, rest assured those needs and qquestions will be addressed. But also consider the fact that outside of Liz posting the event on this site, no other particapation from "Occupy LA" were involved nor did we ask for any money from the GA and the action was totaly autonomous and thus we shall will follow the rules of that particular process.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The top two candidates running for the open 2nd Congressional District seat in eastern Oklahoma came under fire this week over their business experience in the private sector.
Democrat Rob Wallace on Friday criticized his Republican opponent Markwayne Mullin for not using the federal E-Verify system to check the immigration status of the workers at his company, Mullin Plumbing.
But Wallace himself was forced to fend off scrutiny over several failed business ventures after the Oklahoma Republican Party released an ad that was critical of his experience.
Wallace and Mullin are battling for Oklahoma's sprawling 2nd Congressional District that stretches from the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in the northeast to the Red River border with Texas. The seat came open when current U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, the only Democrat in the state's congressional delegation, announced last summer he wouldn't seek a sixth term.
A former state and federal prosecutor, Wallace on Friday tried to paint Mullin as "weak on immigration" because Mullin has said on the campaign trail that he doesn't use the free federal E-Verify online system.
"He's not taking advantage of the tools to determine who is and who isn't illegal, then that's part of the problem," Wallace said. "I believe it should be incumbent on those businesses to make sure the people they're hiring are either citizens or are in the country legally."
Mullin, of Westville, couldn't be reached for comment on Friday, but his campaign issued a statement stating that all of Mullin's employees are either American citizens or in the country legally.
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"Maybe he should start a company that actually creates jobs before he talks about how job creators run their companies."
Wallace, of Fort Gibson, said that as an attorney in private practice in the 1990s, he was often the registered agent for companies and his name was on incorporating documents, but that he was not involved in the day-to-day management or operations of several failed companies.
Wallace acknowledged he was paid for his legal services with an ownership stake in the Scott Branch H.E.S. mining company in the early 1990s, and that his wages were garnished after the company's primary owner defaulted on a lease for some mining equipment.
"He needed some help on an equipment lease. I foolishly co-signed an equipment lease with him," Wallace said. "When his company failed, the lease company came after me."
Wallace and Mullin will appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot, along with independent Michael Fulks of Heavener.


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You must have a valid CDL or commercial driver instructional (learner) permit to drive a commercial motor vehicle.
A Vermont commercial driver instructional (learner) permit allows a person to receive commercial driving instruction and behind-the-wheel driving experience on public highways. While driving on the road, the holder of a commercial driver learner's permit must be accompanied by a person who holds a valid CDL issued for the class of vehicle driven, including any endorsements.
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You must make an appointment to take the CDL knowledge test. "Walk in" applicants will not be permitted to take the CDL test. You can schedule an appointment for the knowledge test by calling (802) 828-2085 Monday - Friday, 7:45 A.M. - 4:00 P.M., except for holidays.
When you call for an appointment, you will be scheduled for the CDL knowledge tests at a Customer Services Office. Once you pass the knowledge test, you are qualified to take the skill test.
You can pick up a CDL application and commercial driver manual at a DMV Customer Services Office near you. You should bring the completed forms with you when you go for your scheduled appointment.
Examination Cancellation
If you must cancel a written test, please call (802) 828-2085 at the soonest possible date.
Commercial Driver License
CDL Skill Test Appointment
You must make an appointment to take the CDL skills test. "Walk in" applicants will not be permitted to take the CDL tests. You can schedule an appointment for the skill test by calling (802) 828-2085 Monday - Friday, 7:45 A.M. - 4:00 P.M., except for holidays.
A scheduling deposit fee must be submitted to the Department before you may make an appointment for the skill test. Once the deposit is received by the Department, you may call 828-2085 to make an appointment for the skill test. It is important that, whenever possible, you call for an appointment personally. The operator will have questions regarding vehicle class, endorsements and test history - information which someone else calling for you may not have available. If you appear for the skill test as scheduled and pass, the deposit fee will be applied to license fees. If you do not appear for the skill test at the scheduled time, you will forfeit the deposit unless you give the department 48 hours notice of cancellation. If you fail the skill test, a subsequent test will be scheduled without an additional deposit. However the subsequent test fee is still payable at the time of actual testing.
You can pick up a CDL application and commercial driver manual at a DMV Customer Services Office near you. You should bring the completed forms with you when you go for your scheduled appointment.
When you come to your scheduled appointment, you must bring the following items with you:
- All driver licenses in your possession issued to you by any state.
- Social security number.
- Proof of liability insurance for the vehicle you will use for your skills test. If you fail to show proof of insurance on your vehicle you will not be allowed to take any of the skills test.
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Examination Cancellation
If your skill test is canceled by DMV you will not lose your deposit fee.
If you must cancel a skill test, please call (802) 828-2085 at least 48 hours prior to your appointment. If no notice of cancellation is given, a new scheduling deposit fee must be submitted to reschedule an appointment.
Skill Tests & Test Vehicles
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Pre-Trip Inspection Test
A pre-trip inspection will be required before the skills test. If your vehicle fails the pre-trip inspection for safety reasons, it will be considered a test failure and you must make an appointment to retake the pre-trip inspection test. A subsequent exam fee will be assessed for your next test. It will not be necessary to provide a new test scheduling fee. If you fail the skills test three (3) times, you must wait six (6) months before you can retake it.
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Commercial Driver Training
Commercial vehicle training, which provides instruction in the operation of commercial vehicles. These training programs provide the following services:
- CDL A - A state-approved driver training program for entry-level tractor-trailer drivers. This 148-hour (minimum) course, which is consistent with national training guidelines, provides a combination of classroom, range and on-the-road instruction.
- CDL B - A state-approved driver training program for straight truck drivers. This 74-hour (minimum) course provides a combination of classroom, range and on-the-road instruction.
- Upgrade - Drivers holding Class B CDL licenses can receive training to upgrade to a Class A license by successfully completing a 74-hour (minimum) course which provides classroom, range, and on-the-road instruction.
Each of these courses help prepare prospective truck drivers for taking CDL written and skills tests. Vehicles are provided for students to take the CDL skills test. All tests are given at DMV test sites.
Employment - Check with individual schools to find out what types of job-placement services might be available.
Driver Training Schools (Commercial)
School | Courses |
Champlain Valley Driver Training School 60B Gonyeau Road Milton, VT 05468 |
Courses: commercial vehicle and bus training Web Site: http://www.getcdl.com Phone: 800-664-4060 Fax: 802-247-2720 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com |
Giroux General Transportation 4 Cambria Street Barre, VT 05641 |
Courses: commercial vehicle training Web Site: www.cdlschoolinvt.com Phone: 802-476-4679 Fax: Email: firstname.lastname@example.com |
Northeast Driver Training, LLC 10 Transport Park Rockingham, VT 05101 |
Courses: commercial vehicle, defensive driving Web Site: www.northeastdrivertraining.com Phone: 802-463-9194 Fax: Email: |
Stafford Driver Training School 8 Stratton Road Rutland, VT 05701 |
Courses: commercial vehicle training Web Site: http://stafford.rutlandcitypublicschools.org/drivertrainingprogram/ Phone: 802-770-1178 Fax: 802-770-1066 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com |


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Andy Dalton hit Green for a 21-yard pass in the final minutes to set up Josh Brown's 43-yard field goal with 4 seconds left to lift the Bengals to a 13-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Cincinnati (9-6) clinched a second straight playoff berth after beating the Steelers (7-8) for the first time since 2009. Pittsburgh (7-8) was eliminated from post-season contention.
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Shredding the label as erratic -- and sometimes comical -- losers one improbable victory at a time, the Bengals, their precocious duo of Green and Dalton and their quickly improving defence have Cincinnati in uncharted territory.
The Bengals have been around since 1968. This is the first time they'll make the post-season in two straight non-strike years.
"I know they just think that there's some complex; there's no complex, you've just got to come play and win," coach Marvin Lewis said. "This group in there has very little history of anything."
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Brown missed a 56-yarder earlier in the fourth quarter, but earned a second chance when Reggie Nelson picked off Ben Roethlisberger and returned it to the Pittsburgh 46 with 14 seconds remaining. Dalton found Green down the right sideline on the next play, setting up Brown's winner.
"I've had some pretty big kicks, but that was a long time ago," said Brown, who is filling in for injured starter Mike Nugent. "When you have a chance for the playoffs there's nothing bigger. It's a big deal.
Dalton completed 24 of 41 for 278 yards and two interceptions for the Bengals, which snapped a five-game losing streak to Pittsburgh. Green caught 10 passes for 116 yards and Cincinnati's defence next let the Steelers get comfortable.
Roethlisberger completed 14 of 28 passes for 220 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Leon Hall returned the first pick 17 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter and Nelson stepped in front of an overthrown Roethlisberger pass in the fourth.
The Steelers needed to win their final two games to make the playoffs. Instead, the team that was 6-3 in early November will spend January at home after falling for the fifth time in its last six games.
""We should be (in the playoffs) if it wasn't for me," Roethlisberger said after throwing his second game-deciding interception in eight days.
Roethlisberger tossed a pick -- also intended for Wallace -- on the second play of overtime in Dallas last Sunday, allowing the Cowboys to win it on a field goal. He openly questioned offensive co-ordinator Todd Haley's play calling after the loss, but apologized later and insisted he and Haley were "on the same page."
Maybe, but the Steelers hardly played like it. The Bengals sacked Roethlisberger four times and allowed Pittsburgh to complete just 2 of 14 third downs.
"Not our day and thus, not our year," Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said. "Just not enough significant plays at the moments. Sounds like a broken record but reality as we sit here."
Pittsburgh did a decent job of keeping Dalton and Green in check, posting season highs with three turnovers and six sacks. The Bengals couldn't run the ball at all, managing just 14 yards against the NFL's top defence. Still, it wasn't enough for the Steelers, turning a season that looked so promising before Election Day into a muddled mess.
Instead of making playoff plans, Pittsburgh needs a victory next week against Cleveland to avoid the first losing season in Tomlin's six-year tenure.
Normally it's the Bengals who are playing out the string. Yet the franchise that served as a punchline for so long is now the one throwing the punches. Cincinnati never trailed in a place it rarely wins and allowed the Steelers to make the critical mistakes.
Well, most of them anyway.
Cincinnati drove into Pittsburgh territory midway through the fourth quarter with the score tied at 10 before things bogged down at the Steelers 38. Rather than try to pin reeling Pittsburgh deep, Lewis sent out Brown to attempt a 56-yard field goal into the tricky Heinz Field winds.
The kick was never close, giving the Steelers premium field position with 3:18 left.
"I make decisions to try to win the game today and they kind of backfired on me a little bit," Lewis said.
Pittsburgh, however, had its own kicking issues. The Steelers moved to the Cincinnati 36, then brought out Shaun Suisham for a 53-yard attempt that was short all the way.
The Bengals went nowhere, giving Pittsburgh one last shot in regulation. Rather than run out the clock and play for overtime with the ball at their own 11 and 44 seconds to go, the Steelers tried to make something happen.
And they did. For the Bengals. Facing second down at the Pittsburgh 29, Roethlisberger rolled to his right and tried to hit Wallace down the sideline. The ball sailed over Wallace's head and into Nelson's arms.
Two plays later Cincinnati was celebrating a playoff berth that signalled another step out of its mediocre past.
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