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Fairfax County Public Schools enrollment trends could mean more funding spent on increasing capacity than renovating aging schools. The school system estimates this fall that it has about 184,477 seats within its 196 schools and centers for about 181,510 enrolled students.
The school system's Chief Operating Officer, Dean Tistadt, said the school system will need to think out of the box to create capacity solutions, and predicted boundary changes will become more common.
Q: What is the status of FCPS's ability to accommodate the growing number of students?
Dean Tistadt: It's a system that has been dealing pretty well overall with the growth in the last few years. But I think it's going to be increasingly difficult for us to continue to do so as our options for solutions are becoming more and more limited.
For example, we opened two new schools this last year a middle school and an elementary school and then moved another elementary school to a new location. We don't own much land on which to build new schools. We have only a couple more schools in the funding pipeline over the next five years. So those kind of major solutions such as a new school are not going to be a part of our solution matrix over the next capital improvement program.
Q: What do you see as the key to addressing FCPS's capacity needs?
DT: We're going to have to get increasingly creative and try to find different solutions. One of them clearly will be boundaries. One thing we do have happening is we have some available seats not necessarily where the growth is occurring. So, one potential solution is to move the boundary and move the students to where the empty seats are. Sometimes that can work. Sometimes the distances are so far it is going to be difficult.
Look at the Bailey's Crossroads/Glen Forest situation. We've got two elementary schools side-by-side, both of which are projected to have between 1,400 and 1,600 students each in the next five years. We have no perfect solutions for those. One solution we are exploring is a new elementary school at the Glasgow Middle School site. That's outside the attendance area of either of those schools. So we would have a really unusual configuration of boundaries to get those students all the way over to Glasgow; and we'd have a school serving Bailey's students in the middle of the Parklawn [Elementary] attendance area. [It's a] very unusual and awkward solution.
Q: Bailey's Elementary School is the largest elementary school in the state. What is causing the crowding issues at this school?
DT: Part of it is the site. It can't possibly take any more trailers and that kind of thing. And the other part of the problem is in my professional opinion we should never build an elementary school to deliberately house 1,600 students. Most parents would tell you an elementary school with 800 kids is too big. So if you double it to 1,600, you are really getting way out on the edge of anybody's reasonableness for how big an elementary school should be. So, if you can't build the school up to 1,600, or should not build it up to 1,600, and there's no more space for the temporary kind of solutions like trailers and stuff, then what do you do? Do you do year-round school where you have one-third or one-quarter of the students out of the building at all points in time? So, then you can increase your capacity by that creative scheduling of students, but it puts tremendous strain on the administrators, on the faculty, on the building, on all the logistics and support around it; and how do we ever get around to take care of the building's needs if it's in constant use 12 months a year. But those are the kinds of things we may have to explore as part of our potential solutions if we can't find something better.
Q: Where are the five hot spots for crowding?
DT: Bailey's/Glen Forest is, to me, the most challenging of all of the ones we are facing because there are no good solutions available to us in my opinion at this time …
My second one is we are growing increasingly concerned about high school capacity in the west. If you look at our projections, we show South Lakes [High School] getting close to 3,000 kids. We show Oakton [High School] overcrowded. We show Herndon [High School] overcrowded. We show Chantilly [High School] about at capacity. We show Centreville [High School] overcrowded. Even if we put additions on a couple of those buildings, like Oakton and Herndon, when we renovate them, that's not going to give us the capacity that we need to meet the needs out there. So, I believe we need another high school out there. We don't own any land; so if we have to go out and buy land for a high school and then build a high school, that's a huge amount of cash out of our capital improvement program. As I said, not very eloquently and shouldn't have said it the other day [Sept. 10 School Board meeting on crowding], if we have to squeeze $100 million in cash flow for a high school out there, it's going to push renovations back by years. So, schools that are already waiting patiently for renovations are going to be waiting even longer.
Q: Is that already happening?
DT: You're going to see more of it with this next capital improvement program …
We also have a looming problem with west Fairfax elementary school capacity. Coates and McNair [elementary schools] and some of the other schools out there are getting very crowded. We need to find another elementary school site and build an elementary school out there. The benefit of that, compared to a high school, is it takes a lot less land and costs a lot less money to put an elementary school together than it does a high school.
[The fourth hot spot crowding area] is the Route 1 corridor. There, unlike some of these others, we actually have some options. We own a site, 10-acre site, down there where we could build a school. We could put Virginia Hills [Elementary], which used to be a school but became a center, back to use as a school, and renovate it completely. And then there is an old high school that's now rented by a private school that can be returned to our use potentially as a school. That's [the Islamic] Saudi Academy … That's actually owned by the county, but the county has expressed some interest in having that come back to us for use as a school.
The fifth one is Fairfax High School and Lanier [Middle School] overcrowding [Note: the School Board last Monday directed school staff to begin a boundary study on solving crowding at these city of Fairfax schools].
Q: Does the school system have a capacity queue similar to its renovations queue, which is included in the Capital Improvements Program?
DT: We don't have a formal capacity queue. We do have capacity projects in the CIP and you'll see additions in there, you'll see modular in there, you'll see modular relocations in there. But we don't other than in terms of showing where the cash flow is we don't have a listing of the prioritization of the capacity enhancements.
Q: What are some of the out-of-the-box solutions FCPS is thinking about?
DT: At the moment, we are looking at the year-round schooling as something crazy. We are looking at every opportunity to put additions on existing buildings. We have, as you know, gone through a very bloody process of closing a building [Clifton Elementary School] that we didn't think was worth the investment. That could continue in the future because while we have growing needs in some parts of the county, we've seen declining enrollments in other parts of the county. How we use those buildings where declining enrollments are occurring will be a hard decision for somebody in the future. Should we close it, or should we do some strange boundaries? Should we try to use it as leverage and try to generate money? Who knows how to best do that, but we will continue to explore those kinds of options.
Q: How would year-round school work?
DT: Basically, you could do a couple of things. You could take your student population and [divide] them into groups of three or four, call them cohorts if you will. If you have four cohorts, at any given time three of them are in the building and one is off. And then they each get off during a different quarter of the year. So, they're doing the same number of [school] days each, but there's no time when the building is actually closed. By doing that, you would, in effect, increase your school capacity by 33 percent.
Q: Would students and parents be given a choice which quarter off they would get?
DT: To me, that would be your starting point to give us a here's what your quarter assignments are for cohort A, B, C and D, now sign up for the one you'd like to be off. We have a lot of folks living in that part of the county who like returning to their native country for extended periods of time in the middle of the winter, for example. So, maybe they'd want that quarter off and would volunteer to be off every November, December, January, or something along those lines. Looking for volunteers makes the most sense to me.
Q: In recent years, FCPS closed or repurposed Graham Road, Clifton and Dunn Loring elementary schools and Pimit Hills Adult High School. Will any of those become schools again?
DT: I don't ever see Clifton being reopened because we just don't have any growth in enrollment in that part of the county. I doubt Graham Road [which is 4 acres on a geographically challenged site] would ever be reopened because it's such as lousy site that the board made a very deliberate decision not to renovate it in the first place. Pimmit, someday, will become a school again. As Tysons [Corner] growth occurs, Pimmit's location screams to be used as a school again. I have no doubt that will happen. Dunn Loring will become a school again, in my opinion, because of its proximity to Tysons.
Q: What, if any, misconceptions are there about crowding in Fairfax County Public Schools?
DT: One misconception is that trailers, by definition, are bad. I think trailers serve a purpose when you have a fluctuating enrollment situation and you don't want to make a permanent investment in space that might not last long. I don't think trailers are bad if kids don't spend all day, every day in a trailer. For example, if you go out to a trailer for music, I don't think it's a bad thing … Even if you're in high school and you go out and take math 9 or algebra for one period out of seven in a trailer, I don't know that that's bad …
Q: Last year the School Board had a discussion on asking the Board of Supervisors to increase the amount of the bond referendum. FCPS receives $155 million a year in capital improvement funding from voter approved bonds issued by Fairfax County. Is that enough money?
DT: While they've been extremely generous within their bond program, giving us $155 million a year, it's nowhere near what we need. Having said that, they don't give any of the programs that they have what they need. So, libraries could say the same thing, parks could say the same thing, roads could say the same thing. So it's not like they're taking care of their own stuff at our expense. But having said that, we're falling well short of what we need in the school system. By my calculations we need about $205 million a year. So, we're getting about $50 million less a year than what we require.
Q: How much of that goes toward renovations and improvements versus capacity enhancements?
DT: It's going to vary, but, historically, we've been spending 75 to 80 [percent] on renovations and the balance on capacity enhancements and infrastructure. I think that's going to shift more and more to capacity enhancements, so less will be available for renovations … I can see renovations being delayed and communities becoming increasingly unhappy, having to wait longer than they originally thought.
Q: What should parents know about crowding or capacity in FCPS?
DT: I think parents need to be prepared for the potential that capacity challenges are going to have to be solved, at least in part, by boundary changes. So they've got to be aware that that's possible, be in tune to whether that is or isn't something that could happen in their communities, and then work with the system on helping determining appropriate boundary changes should we launch a study.


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Ok its been awhile since I have been here , so I thought I would stop in to let you guys in on my new project / proto type .
The idea was to not have to use ramps to load bikes, lawn mowers ,golf carts and so on .. I never liked the tilt style trailers ,and I have seen some other drop deck style trailers out there like Baxley and a few others that are over complicated with electric , air ride and hydrulic.. so I wanted BUILD something simple with a hanD crank set up .. but not a boat winch cable set up .
the acuator im planing on using is a tong jack mounted horizontal to a arm .. not in the pics yet .. a few bugs and design to work out .. 3 different ways to set this up .
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a few more pics to come ... as things go along ... collars were built into the axel where the springs and u-bolts attach incase you were wondering .. grease fittings for lube as things rotate .. ignore the last 2 pics .. old trailer .
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Thats nice but. I can see future problems with the tube between the spindle and the axle. But since you are using it and not selling them to the public you may be OK. Because they would tear the thing up. My buddy has a drop tandem gooseneck and i like to watch it move when it drops down...BobBob Wright, Grandson of Tee Nee Boat Trailer Founder
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Iowa education reform finally has a path to follow.
"I'm kind of excited about this reform, and not just about the reform, but that they're looking at new things," said Karleen Stephens, superintendent of Diagonal Community Schools. "We can't use the same (things) that we did 100 years ago, and I'm excited that Iowa's looking into that."
Gov. Terry Branstad signed the new education reform bill into law June 3. The bill will become law July 1, the start of the 2013-14 school year.
"The 2013 education reform bill promises to provide all Iowa schools with the support they need to significantly raise student achievement," Branstad said in a story by the Iowa Republican. "Change is never easy. But it was particularly painful that we had to acknowledge that Iowa slipped over the past two decades from a national leader in education to the middle of the pack."
The bill consists of different components about what the education system will focus on.
Allowable growth will increase 2 percent next year, and will include an additional 2 percent bonus. The following school year, allowable growth will increase to 4 percent.
"For Bedford, 2 percent allowable growth doesn't make a whole lot of difference,except that we'll collect less property tax money throuh the 100 percent guarantee," said Bedford, Clearfield and Mount Ayr superintendent Joe Drake. "Our enrollment declined so much that we were under the 100 percent guarantee."
The 100 percent guarantee means the school district is guaranteed at least what they collected before the drop in enrollment.
One component is that teachers will be paid more. The base pay will be raised from $28,000 to $33,500. Teachers can also receive extra pay by accepting leadership roles.
For teachers that are not brand-new, yet don't have salaries above the new base, Drake said the state will help the districts pay the teachers appropriately.
"They'll give us additional state aid to bring the salaries where they need to be," said Drake.
Another component is that schools will be given a choice to follow minimum instructional time in terms of hours or days. Schools can choose between 180 days, which is the current measurement, or 1,080 hours. This allows schools to make up snow days with flexibility, adding time to the school day rather than adding school days at the end of the year.
"I would favor the 1,080 hours versus the 180 days," said Chuck Scott, Creston interim superintendent. "Under 1,080 hours, you have to record the time students are in the classroom receiving instruction."
Under the 180 days option, professional development, parent-teacher conferences and days where buses pick up children just to drop them off at home again because of inclement weather count as instructional days.
With the 1,080 hours option, schools must look at how much time children are actually instructed.
The bill creates college loan programs that will be available to students who want to teach in high-need areas. It also creates a simple approach to connect teachers with jobs in schools by establishing a statewide online job-posting system, making applying and hiring for jobs more efficient.
Pilot programs in competency-based education will be created. This is based on a student's mastery of content instead of age and grade, or having to wait for classmates to catch up.
"A child needs to know a certain set of skills before they can advance to the next level," said Stephens. "I wouldn't say it's learning at their own pace, but it could include that. I think kids need to be held accountable for learning certain Iowa core skills before advancing to the next level. I think it has some interesting aspects to it, and I think it might raise a level of concern for all students that this is serious."
The bill expands Iowa Learning Online, which is a state-run system that provides courses online and through Iowa Communications Network since 2004. This expansion will provide additional learning opportunitites to students in districts that don't offer certain subjects.
"It'll increase the number of courses the students have to choose from, and today's student, they are very comfortable learning online," Stephens said. "So, I think it's a logical step. I think that the traditional classroom setting is still an important piece of a high school student's education, but I think it's good for them to be able to learn both face-to-face and also online with kids from other schools."
Allowable growth
According to Drake, in Mount Ayr Community Schools, allowable growth will make a difference because the district's enrollment hasn't declined. Drake said he expects approximately $115,000 in allowable growth, and $75,000 in the 2 percent bonus.
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As somebody who usually writes in order to help the masses in one way or another, no matter if it is to inform or entertain, it really bugs me when I see people complain about something, but then do nothing to fix the thing they are complaining about. Recently on TechCrunch I saw a feature about Firefox 3.5 crashing for one of the writers. I though, hey – maybe they'll have some interesting information on how to get around or troubleshoot the issue; maybe I should check it out.
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Ever since the new Firefox 3.5 came out about a month ago, I've been using it as my main browser. Generally I am very happy with it.
Hey, that is cool. I have been too! I can "relate" with that.
But there is one persistent bug that might push me to another browser: it keeps crashing on me.
Oh, really? Hate to hear that, wonder what is causing the crashing?
This usually happens when I have too many tabs open (like 15 or 20, which is not unusual for me towards the end of the day). The whole thing will just freeze and I'll have to force the browser to quit.
Well, that is odd. I usually run the same thing or more during my day and have yet to have that problem. Then again, I am only running a handful of extensions too. So maybe that is where the problem is?
Without basic stability, none of the other great features or add-ons really matter much.
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So, you didn't do anything to fix it?
I've been patiently waiting for the crashing to stop as Mozilla releases patches and updates.
Did you try to fix it?
I'm on a developer build, so maybe I'm just asking for crashes.
You are just waiting for somebody to do it for you magically? Well, maybe your not the only one – go ahead and give me a few quotes from somebody else. Go ahead, the floor is all yours.
But plenty of other people are complaining as well.
Wait a minute, did you just quote Twitter? Ok, so there are 2 and a half pages of people saying Firefox 3.5 crashes. Also worth noting that there are 15 pages people who say they love pirates. Oh and you can't forget the page and a half of people who think toast is god.
Now, before you paint me as some Firefox loving wing nut, I can admit Firefox might have some flaws, and some people might be having problems with it. However, when you have a megaphone the size of TechCrunch try to at least help people who might be in your same shoes rather than trying to paint a perfectly fine browser as an unstable mess.


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Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Endomyocardial biopsies may be indicated to evaluate a variety of cardiac disorders. The procedure is performed using a device inserted through the jugular, subclavian, or femoral vein.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Evaluation of:
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My daughters and I made this and it was awesome. Instead of boiling the water and sugar mixture on the stove I put it in the microwave for 1min. when done I added some ice to cool it down so it did not take long to make at all. Very refreshing.
This was good but a little heavy on the sugar - it was almost sickeningly sweet.
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This one's a keeper. Yes, it is labor intensive. Hey, you might even build up your triceps with all that lemon twisting action - but, if you have the time, the effort is well worth it. This recipe IS quite sweet, so if your tastes preference runs closer to tart, go easy on the sugar. I needed six or seven lemons to make 1 1/2 cups of lemon juice.
YUM! This was so good! And it did not take 4 hours to make, even though I squeezed all the lemons by hand since I didn't have a juicer. The trick is to soak the lemons in hot water for 10 mins and roll each lemon on the counter before you cut and squeeze. I only used 1 1/4 C of sugar and added a little more water. Very good recipe! Thanks Jo!
I live in Venezuela, where lemons are virtually nonexistent, so I decided to adapt this recipe to make "limeade", with very pleasant results. I used 10 limes to make 1 1/2 cups of juice, added the juice to the syrup mix after it had cooled just slightly, immediately transferred the mixture to a one-gallon pitcher, and topped it off with cold water. The whole procedure took less than ten minutes, and made a very nice alternative to the usual lemonade.
Truly the best lemonade. I added a pint of smashed strawberries to make a wonderful strawberry lemonade!
Very, very good lemonade Jo. I actually made a cherry limeade by using half limes and adding cherry juice at the end. My 4 year old loved it. Highly recommended. Thanks for sharing.
This was wonderful! I served it at a Mother's Day barbeque, and everyone loved it.
Since it was served in a large clear container, I floated two lemons sliced into rounds, and also half a bunch of fresh mint leaves. Very pretty, and the mint added a nice touch of flavor.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 3, 2009) - The ETSU volleyball team will look for its first win of the season as the Bucs head to the Liberty Invitational in Lynchburg, Va.
The Bucs face host Liberty on Friday at 7 p.m. in the second match of the tournament. ETSU closes out the Liberty Invitational on Saturday with matches against Elon at 1 p.m. and Howard at 3:30 p.m.
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3/25/15: The Portland Trail Blazers may be taking a long look at themselves in the mirror right now. The team is still in first place in the Northwest Division and should have a good playoff seed. However, the three game losing streak is something to be worried about. The loss at the Orlando Magic was particularly hard. They trailed early by double digits. Then stormed back for a double digit lead, only to lose at the end. Orlando may be a developing team, but Portland is established and needs to right the ship before the playoffs get started.
3/18/15: The Portland Trail Blazers are losing the services of Joel Freeland for a game. He was suspended, as was Shawne Williams of the Detroit Pistons, when the two head-butted each other in last week's match. Portland was blowing the Pistons out of the building when Williams took offense to a shove from Meyers Leonard. Freeland stuck up for his team mate and both simultaneously, and unnecessarily, head-butted each other. In the grand scheme of things, it is minor, but could have ramifications if either gets into any trouble later in the season or in the playoffs.
3/11/15: The Portland Trailblazers have a comfortable lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Northwest Division and are in good shape to make the playoffs based solely on the excellent work they have already done this season. But there is reason for concern in Portland since the unsung Wesley Matthews (the Trail Blazers starting two guard) went down for the season with a torn Achilles tendon. Portland loses one of the best three point shooters in the game with Matthews out. They called Ray Allen for a possible return to the NBA, but Allen is content to play golf and may return next season.
3/4/15: With about a fourth of the season left on the schedule, the Portland Trail Blazers are still holding on to their lead in the Northwest Division. But that lead is not as safe as it once was because the Oklahoma City Thunder are barreling in on the Blazers at full speed. Portland still has a nice six game lead, and they will need to do what they can to protect it. Portland has been excellent at home, going 24-6. The road record is another story, however. They are only 13-13 away from home and that will need to improve significantly in the playoffs if they are going to be a legit competitor.
2/25/15: Amidst all the excitement of the trade deadline, which was the busiest transaction day in the last 25 years with 39 players getting traded, the Portland Trail Blazers lost one of their legends. Sadly, Jerome Kersey passed away at age 52. Kersey was a longshot to make the NBA as a second round pick from Division II Longwood College. But he played 11 years with Portland and averaged 17 points per game. Out of respect, current Trail Blazers guard Steve Blake put away his 25 jersey - the same number Kersey wore - and changed to number 5.
2/18/15: It took a while to get the proper recognition, but Portland point guard Damian Lillard finally got his invite to the All Star Game. Actually, it took Blake Griffin of the LA Clippers suffering a staph infection in his arm to get an invite, but it came nonetheless. As a team, Portland is in great position heading into the final stretch of the regular season. They have a 36-17 record, good for first place in the Northwest Division, eight games ahead of Oklahoma City and currently sit with the third seed in the Conference, which would mean home court during at least the first round of the playoffs.
2/11/15: The Portland Trailblazers have had a rough go of it lately, finishing their last 10 games with a lowly 4-6 mark. However, they are still comfortably ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Northwest Division and still comfortably in the mix for a playoff spot. The NBA All Star Game is this weekend and Portland is not as well represented as they should be. LaMarcus Aldridge was selected by the coaches as a reserve, but point guard Damian Lillard is a big snub. Many believe that he should have Chris Paul's spot. Lillard is reportedly upset about the snub, and that may be bad news for the rest of the West. In the end, Lillard got the nod to replace Blake Griffin, who is out with a staph infection.
2/5/15: Portland already has one of the best teams in the NBA and, barring a massive collapse, should be in the playoffs this season - likely with home court advantage for at least the first round. Now, they may be even more motivated. Damian Lillard made no bones about being upset if he should be snubbed for an All Star spot. He was not selected to be the on the team and that means that he may end up channeling his anger and taking it out on the rest of the league. Since there have been some injuries to the Western stars, Lillard may end up being a replacement, but that choice would come from Commissioner Adam Silver.
1/28/15: LaMarcus Aldridge is having another monster season for the Portland Trailblazers and is a major reason why the team has dominated the Northwest Division and sits third overall in the hyper-competitive Western Conference. So it was terrible news that he tore a ligament in his left thumb. The team initially said that it would require surgery and Aldridge would be out six to eight weeks. Aldridge has a different opinion and does not want to miss two months. Instead, he is playing through the pain in a gutsy effort to keep the Trailblazers strong season going.
1/21/15: It has been a good season for the Portland Trailblazers so far. Good, but quiet. While the team has been one of the first to reach the 30 win mark (something the L.A. Lakers may not do and something the New York Knicks certainly will not do), not many people are talking about one of the best teams in the NBA. Actually, the entire Western Conference is on its head this season as the divison leaders are Portland, Golden Stae and Memphis. While that does not make for good media copy, it certainly makes for good basketball, which is what Portland is doing these days.
10/18/12: Everyone in Portland agrees that the 2011-12 season did not exist. In fact, they may just change the record books to say "2011-12: No Season Played". But the team is rebuilt. Terry Stotts is the new head coach. They still have all-star LaMarcus Aldridge and the best point guard in the draft class, Damien Lillard. Without Nate McMillan, the Trail Blazers will be able to run an uptempo offense and keep defenses offbalanced and tired. There are no promises of a postseason here, but at least they should be able to keep the 2012-13 records for the future.
10/4/12: Portland finished at 28-38 last season, and many people think they could make a run at a playoff spot this time around. Most of the focus is on LeMarcus Aldridge and what he must do (read: raise his game) for this team to succeed. Aldridge has built a nice start to his NBA career, which many miss because he plays in Portland. But he is among the best young players (only 27), and is starting to learn team defense. Should Aldridge improve as many expect, then there may be some excitement back in the Rose City this year. If not, the line for tee times starts on the right.
8/16/12: John Wall is now the longest tenured player for the Wizards. That would not be an extraordinary piece of trivia except that Wall was drafted only two years ago in 2010. Wall earned this honor when the Wiz used the amnesty clause to rid themselves of Andray Blatche, who was a second round pick in 2005. Washington has made many personel missteps over the years, affording them the opportunity to secure good tee times in May on a regular basis. But even for a team that once selected Kwame Brown first overall, this is remarkably high turnover. The Wizards need stability, and the new roster looks as strong as any in recent memory.
8/2/12: Damian Lillard proclaimed himself the best point guard in the June Draft, and is now showing it on the court. Though he is from tiny Weber State, Lillard was the #6 overall pick, and may be the most important piece to Portland's rebuilding process. He is considered a 'can't miss' prospect who can run the floor and shoot, and is expected to start for the Trail Blazers once the season is underway. He stole the show in the Las Vegas Summer League, and shared MVP honors with Memphis guard Josh Selby. With summer work finished, it is only a few months before we see if Lillard can continue on in the big leagues.
7/26/12: In a a curious move, Portland matched a 4 year, $46.5 million dollar offer sheet by the Timberwolves for restricted free agent Nicolas Batum. Minnesota presented Batum the offer sheet after several attempts to trade for him were shot down by Portland. One offer reportedly included three future first round picks and SF Derrick Williams. The Trail Blazers tried to extend Batum last year with a $5 million per year deal, but Batum declined. All of this seems to be a overpriced and outlandish for a guy who averaged 14 ppg last summer and clearly does not want to be in Portland any more.
5/23/12: Reports out of Oregon indicate that former #1 overall pick Greg Oden has undergone a controversial procedure to revive his career. The Trail Blazers passed on Kevin Durant five years ago to take Oden, who has been plagued by major injuries since college. Kevin Durant, in the meantime, has gone on to become one of the best and most popular players in the league. Thereby continuing a sad tradition of the franchise of wasting premiere draft choices (see: Michael Jordan). Portland now hopes to secure another top pick in the upcoming lottery, and this time (finally) pick that franchise player they so dearly need.
5/15/12: Despite rampant rumors, owner (and Microsoft co-founder) Paul Allen insists that the team is not for sale. Allen went so far as to write an open letter to fans describing his current intentions, the search for a new/permanent general manager, and his hiring goals in the near term. Allen also said that the past season was the most disappointing in his 24 years as an owner, particularly after a 7-2 start. The Trail Blazers have loads of cap-space and two high draft picks, and LaMarcus Aldridge came into his own (earning his first All-Star appearance) so a quick turnaround is very possible.
5/11/12: As Portland licks its wounds and develops its draft and free agent strategy for the offseason, the team must define its real needs. Lamarcus Aldridge was terrific all year, finishing 8th in scoring at 21.7 points per game and 25th in rebounding with 8 per game. But Aldridge needs players around him. Restricted free agents Nicolas Batum and J.J. Hickson will likely return, but neither addresses the Trailblazers most glaring weakness, a cener. Portland waived former number one oveall pick Greg Oden, who has never been healthy, and the team lacks a true interior presence to draw double teams and grab rebounds.
5/3/12: The Portland Trail Blazers ended the season on a very low note, losing seven in a row and nine of their their last 10 games to finish 28-38 on the season. The Trail Blazers made the playoffs the previous three seasons, getting eliminated in the first round each time. The team and fans were optimistic about making the second round this season, but failure to meet expectations led to the March firing of head coach Nate McMillan after almost seven years at the helm. The team must decide their intentions on restricted free agents Nate Batuma and J.J. Hickson soon as well.
4/25/12: Portland was utterly routed 124-89 by the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, giving rise to speculation that the Trail Blazers are tanking the season to improve their lottery draft odds. The Spurs locked up the number one seed in the West, and have the luxury of resting starters in their final week. Portland is playing short-handed and has not made any moves to fortify their bench as the season winds down - the first time they will miss the playoffs in four years. Portland wrapped up their season with a 96-94 loss to Utah, finishing the 2011-12 campaign at 28-38.
4/18/12: With the team eliminated from going to the postseason, it would be easy to tank the remainder of the season. Despite losing their last three games to Dallas, Sacramento, and Phoenix, respectively, the Trail Blazers continue to compete. Dallas edged Portland 97-94 on Friday, and Sacramento survived on Sunday only because of a winning jumpshot with 3.4 seconds remaining by Marcus Thorton. The heavy schedule took a toll the following night, as Phoenix overwhelmed Portland 125-107. Portland has four games remaining, at home versus Utah, then finishing with three on the road against Memphis, San Antonio, and Utah again.
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2 cups
all-purpose flour
1/2 cup
white sugar
3 teaspoons
baking powder
1/2 teaspoon
3/4 cup
1/3 cup
vegetable oil
3/4 cup
mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 tablespoons
white sugar
2 tablespoons
brown sugar
Delicious and moist! I made some changes to the recipe; I added 1 cup milk, 1 cup chips, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup oil, and some vanilla essence. With the sugar topping, they were plenty sweet. Only problem was there was way too much batter for 12 muffins; I ended up making two trays and they were done in 18 minutes. I give it four stars only because of all the changes I had to make; otherwise it would be five!
These muffins were ok, but not the best by far. I'll keep looking. I did add 1 cup of milk (instead of the 3/4) and an extra egg + 1/4 cup oil (instead of 1/3), and 1 1/2 tsp vanilla, which seemed to make them better. Overall, there is a key ingredient/taste missing from these muffins that I can't quite put my finger on....
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These turned out great - I followed the advice of other reviewers and used 1 cup milk (instead of 3/4 cup) and also used slightly more oil. They turned out fluffy, moist and delicious!!!
I have been using this recipe for a year now and it is my "official" chocolate chip muffin mix. By making some very simple alterations, I've had some really wonderful results. First, to combat dryness, I add the amount of 3/4 cup of milk AND 1/4 cup of sour cream. Not enough moistness for you? I've gone as much as 1/2 cup of the sour cream and been happy with it--depends on your tastes. I also add a teaspoon of vanilla extract into the batter, which lends a great flavor. I love the topping of sugars, but they are also wonderful with coarse sugar sprinkled on the top. It's a simple recipe that yields consistant results. My daughters love these muffins and request them often.
I made these this morning. They were super easy to put together. The smell was wonderful and the taste is even better. I followed the other reviewers advice and used the full cup of Milk. I also added in about a 1/2tsp of Vanilla. They were a hit for breakfast. I will make again.
I just felt like muffins tonight, so I found this recipe. SUPER EASY. I used 1 cup of milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla. These items were too important for the author to miss, so I rated this 4 STARS.
I thought these were delicious and very quick & easy to make. I didn't use the topping/glaze and used 1 c of the big chocolate chips instead of the minis.
Really, really good. Deliciously moist. I changed the bake time to 18 minutes as suggested, and they turned out perfect. The picture they have doesn't do them justice.
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Calories: 249
Calories from Fat: 92
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Big or small, they fail to offer a quality service expected of a larger company that this industry requires. Why doesn't Miller start a subsidiary to support the companies that purchase their machines?!?
I'm sure plenty of you received a mass email from the president of Miller asking how they can improve.
Start serving your customers beyond the purchase of the machine. Supply them with quality wire, gas, safety, abrasives and consumables. Choose the best manufacturers from each and carry them.
Miller may be going into competition with some of there customers, but I've seen this business model work before.
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Thread: Airgas is a failing enterprise
01-12-2013, 03:17 PM #11Member
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My 2 cents
01-12-2013, 06:19 PM #12Nothing welded, Nothing gained
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01-12-2013, 08:14 PM #13Junior Member
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Airgas is a failing enterprise
I have to agree just on the service and quality that i get at purity. I was a lot more impressed with them than any of the services i received from airgas here in michigan.
01-13-2013, 10:11 AM #14Senior Member
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Airgas closed down here.
The independent LWS has friendly service, but doesn't carry much of anything beyond gas. I tried getting them to order about $500 of rod, but I couldn't see spending $60 more versus buying online (and not burning any fuel since it gets delivered to my door).
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01-17-2013, 05:57 PM #15Member
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Airgas just bought the local supplier for the DFW area in texas
metroplex service weld supply.
As much as i dont like them, I don't think they are a failing enterprise.
My salesman told me nothing will change, will see.
01-18-2013, 09:53 PM #16Senior Member
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There is a local Airgas in Northern California near me. I use them to exchange my customer-owned cylinders. I'm a home machinist and welder and I have one CO2, two Argon, one Oxygen and one Acetylene. I've not had any difficulties with periodic exhanges in more than 25 years. Where I am, they treat customer-owned just like the rentals. The only exception is that for Argon or Argon/CO2, I would be limited to the 160CF sizes. That's not an issue for me since I only go through two cylinders per year on the average.
The only complaint I might have is their prices, but that's a problem nationwide with gases and other welding consumables.
If they fail, it wouldn't be a big deal where I am There are literally hundreds of companies that have gone out of business, including auto dealerships, several Harley-Davidson stores and many. many small stores. There are two other LWS's in my area that have comparable prices if Airgas goes under.
In any case, the people at Airgas are very pleasant and helpful when I go there, which is usually once every two or three months so I can't complain.
With such a large company, I can see where the customer service might be highly variable, but then it's like that at Sears and Home Depot, too.
Just my opinion.
01-19-2013, 02:42 AM #17Member
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Airgas is failing at customer service but thriving as a heavy handed corporate entity. They are very good about hiding the fact that they can come into a market and buy up every little player in the welding supply arena. The ones that refuse to sell are then beaten to death by pricing that only airgas can afford to swallow.
I'm shocked they haven't been investigated by the feds yet.
I feel sorry for the old time reps that were legacy's left over from the company's airgas swallowed up and digested into $hit. They remember what it takes to serve and keep a customer and were allowed to do what it took. Now they have their hands tied and their mouths gagged by airass corporate bean counters.
I know several high ranking regional airgass managers and they have set me up where I get smoking hot pricing. The only thing that keeps me going back is that fact. even then the bean counters and corporate BS is taking their powers away one by one.
I'd have to take a close look at their finacnials to see if I can tell if they are failing or not in the business sense. On the other hand, I bought my last machine from them...they were maybe...MAYBE 1 percent more expensive than the cheapest of the other 5 LWSs in my area (Reno, NV), but I'd rather have the force of a good sized company behind me if I ever have any kind of service issues with that new Lincoln machine. I had to order it, as they didn't have it in stock, but it was here AMAZINGLY fast...like the next day IIRC. I do buy gas from them on occasion and I have never had any problems/questions/hesitation to either trade out or refill my owned bottles, no matter which gas I wanted. I have also bought some misc. accessories/supplies from them and usually find that their stock is no better or worse, on average, than any other welding shop around here.
I do believe that the quality of the local employees is what the average welder sees most and, therfore bases judgment upon. Until recently our local Airgas had a gal there (Estes or Ester?) that was very knowledgeable, service oriented and would always go the extra mile to be helpful, EVEN with a small-time customer like me. Sadly, she quit and went elsewhere, but I do not know where or even if she is still in the welding related biz or not.
I have never dealt with Airgas in any other locale, so can't make a blanket statement as to whether or not they are getting better or worse overall, but my experience here in Reno, NV has been 95% positive with them.Don J
Reno, NV
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01-19-2013, 10:03 AM #19Senior Member
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01-19-2013, 11:51 AM #20Member
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I buy at Airgas,but no more than necessary. I'm in Michigan and Airgas also bought up what little competition in my area,and it didn't take them long to jack up their prices. I bought a Lincoln 300 Vantage from a competitor out of Oklahoma, and it was about 500 hundred dollars cheaper,with free shipping right to my door. On their rod prices they sell at list,which is quite a bit more than what I have to pay from another local supplier that I found. Airgas has not bought them out yet. On some rods they are about 80 cents a pound cheaper.