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1951 Ford Coupe - Shoebox SagaWritten by Chris Shelton on September 1, 2009 Ordinary People Can Still Build Extraordinary Cars. It Just Takes Us A Little Bit Longer.
Everybody loves a saga, a story about an ordeal that never seems to end. So next time you're bench racing with your buddies, bring up the story of Jerry Kincade's '51 Ford.
Jerry has what's arguably one of the more extensively modified shoeboxes around. Those are big words-craftsmen have created legends in the past 60 years. But the car warrants it. It has the trifecta of ultimate modifications: It's not just chopped, it's sectioned and channeled. Given that Jerry is a normal working stiff like you and me, it's understandable why he maintains it took 15 years to finish (and some say he's being modest with his timeline).
"I found the car at a local hot rod car lot in September, 1984," Jerry began. "The car was so rusty and beat up that they wouldn't even park it on their lot-they parked it across the street at the grocery store. They wanted $600 (but) I offered $300 and they took the deal. I think I got the worst of the deal, but you know, love at first sight.
"I'll never forget the day I drove that rusty rag home. You could have stamped me "P" for proud; I finally had a car to work on. But my wife and daughters took one look at that car and I'm sure they thought I'd gone off the deep end."
Jerry said he toyed with the car a bit but said he didn't commit himself until a bay opened up at Ken Riggs' place, Street Machines Unlimited in Stanwood, Washington. Now bear in mind that, from the Nailhead to the extensive chassis modifications, the car has great merit; however, nothing rivals the modifications made to the body. They're extensive enough to warrant a story on their own, so we'll treat them that way and leave the captions and tech boxes to explain the rest.
"The sectioning was the first really big deal," Jerry recalled. For that, Ken sliced 4 inches from the perimeter of the car's beltline. But understand something about Ken: he's old school. Rather than buzzing the panels back together, he gas welded them, stopping every few inches to hammer the beads straight. "That took quite a while to complete," Jerry admitted.
"Next was the chop," he continued. "Back in those days there was a group of street rodders that hung out on a regular basis at Ken's shop, and it was a tradition for Ken to chop a car on New Year's Eve. I'll never forget it. The shop was full of fellow street rodders, family and friends sharing good food, music, lots of adult beverages, and car talk. Ken had it all laid out and ready to go."
At the stroke of midnight, Ken and a few revelers relieved the car of its top. When the dust settled, it sat 3 inches closer to the body at the A-pillars and 2 1/2 at the Cs. But that was just the start of it.
Business coupes like Jerry's ordinarily don't lend themselves to chopping. Their tops are shorter than sedan tops, and whacking them only exaggerates the car's tank-turret profile. It's the reason the sedans are so much more popular for extensive modifications. So Ken had to approximate the profile of the longer-topped sedan.
To begin with, Ken moved the base of the rear window back by about 10 inches. He leaned the whole panel forward to meet the remainder of the roof and, in a brush of genius, flipped the rear window.
Though the changes brought the car's profile back into proportion, it wasn't so kind to the top's profile. As Jerry explained, it looked too round. "After searching numerous bone yards for a suitable replacement, we came across a 1955 Chrysler New Yorker," Jerry said. "With hacksaw in hand we cut it out and took it back to the shop."
Considering Ken had to fabricate floors anyway, they made the decision to make them about 2 1/2 inches higher than stock which effectively channeled the car. But channeling a car has a ton of unforeseen consequences. The leading and trailing edges of the fenders, for one, needed work. What's more, Jerry took a liking to a '56 Chrysler Windsor grille-specifically one of its bars. So to accommodate both the bar and the channel job, Ken fabricated an entirely new grille surround. It effectively bridges the two fenders, making the front clip a one-piece assembly.
Rather than conventional bumpers, Jerry's car has '62 Corvette blades. To integrate them to the front, Ken grafted a '53 Studebaker chin pan to the front clip and scratch-made the rear roll pan.
Ken pancaked the hood to match the car's new profile, but he didn't stop there. Following tradition, he rounded the hood corners. Then he took it one step further by grafting the ridge from a '49 Mercury into the hood center.
Other nearly countless modifications followed. Ken bobbed the trunk lid, and when he frenched the license plate into the new panel he gave it a brow for some character. He also made the plate flip down to reveal the new fuel filler. For finishing touches Ken fabricated the Turnpike Cruiser skirts and crafted side trim from '55 and '56 Pontiac stainless.
With the chassis sorted and the body work finished, Ken shot the car in a PPG-blended purple urethane with a pearl-tinged clear. It wasn't too long after that I met Jerry at Cedardale Auto Upholstery. I bring it up because it serves as a good timeline; Jerry said he was half done with the car at that point, but that was 2001 when trimmer Paul Reichlin was still working from home. And for the record, the interior is as laboriously crafted as the body of the car.
Naturally after investing so much time, effort, and money into his car, Jerry was naturally a little bit emotional about actually driving it. "It was kind of weird," Jerry reflected about the car's first test-run, even though it was in primer. "After all these years I could actually take it for a short drive. I only drove about a mile or so but I can tell you it was the best feeling I ever had with my pants on."
Now that he's finished, he drives it quite a bit. At the 2006 Northwest Nationals in Puyallup, Washington, Jerry's car got the Shoebox Pick. And if that wasn't enough, on Saturday he found out his car was picked as one of five contenders for Custom Car of the Year. "What an honor," Jerry mused. "Your car picked by your peers to represent the hobby. That was a major highlight.
"I can't tell you how many times guys told me, 'You'll never finish this car,'" Jerry recalled. "Having shallow pockets, it took 15 years to complete it. I don't regret a moment of it. In this day and age, when our hobby seems to have been taken over by big-money builders and owners, I'm proud to say if you stick to it, and with a little help from friends, family and a dedicated builder, the little guy can still build a winner."
Rod & Custom Feature Car
Jerry Kincade
Stanwood, Washington
1951 Ford Coupe
Jerry's shoebox sits on most of the original frame. A shoebox crossmember is so low that it almost violates scrub line at stock height. Factor in the relatively poor geometry and the expense of upgrading it and it's understandable why Mike White at Lunatic Components eliminated it completely. He fabricated new framerails from the firewall forward, and between them he grafted a Mustang II-style crossmember. It uses standard components all the way down to the strut rods and 9-inch-diameter disc brakes. The 9-inch Ford rearend mates to the chassis by way of a Chassis Engineering four-link setup. Air Ride Technologies air springs suspend the chassis at all four corners.
Buick Nailheads were fixtures in the custom car's golden age but they weren't as big as this one. It's a '66 vintage, and the finned valve covers indicate it's a 425 from a Wildcat GS. Action Machine in Seattle cleaned it up and reassembled it with Badger forged pistons, a mild TRW cam, and a modest port-and-polish on the heads. An Edelbrock dual-quad manifold with a pair of AFB-style 600cfm Edelbrock carburetors feeds the engine. Air Mobile in Phoenix built the alloy radiator for it. When Jerry ordered the Vintage Air climate-control system, he had the company throw in a 16-inch-diameter electric fan for good measure. It's not visible, but the firewall was moved back to accommodate the engine. Ken Riggs fabricated the exhaust from 2-inch-diameter stainless tubing and ceramic-packed bullet-style mufflers.
The engine came with its own transmission, a TH400 specific to Nailheads. Woodinville's Kelly Waller rebuilt it with, among other things, a 2,500RPM converter. Drivelines Northwest in Everett built the driveshaft that links it to the '59 T-bird 9-inch rearend which spins a Trac-Loc limited-slip differential with a 3.25:1 screw.
Wheels & Tires
The front wheels are Ford 15x6 rollers with standard-issue backspace. The rears are OEM-style 15x7s, but with a 21/2-inch backspace. All four wheels wear 215/75R15 Coker Classic radial white-wall tires. They wear '49/50 caps and rings.
Body & Paint
In the 60 years that shoeboxes have roamed the earth, few have been modified as extensively as Jerry's. Read the story for a detailed account of the modifications, but here's the nutshell account of what Ken Riggs did to the car: top chopped 21/2 inches at the A-pillars and 3 inches at the C-pillars; rear window moved rearward, inverted, and leaned forward; '56 Chrysler Windsor roof skin; body sectioned 4 inches; handmade grille surround around a '55 Chrysler grille bar; '53 Studebaker chin panel; handmade rear roll pan; '62 Corvette bumpers; '53 Ford headlights; '49 Ford taillights; frenched flip-down license plate; fuel filler relocated behind license plate; pancaked hood with rounded corners and '49 Mercury peak; handmade hood hold-down; bobbed trunk; side trim made from '55 and '56 Pontiac stainless; handmade Turnpike Cruiser-style skirts.
Paul Reichlin has a reputation for fabricating the transitions that merge dissimilar interior components. The seats came from a T-bird ('63 fronts and '65 rear). Paul trimmed both in custom-dyed lavender leather, skinned the headliner with Novasuede, and carpeted the floor with tight-weave wool. Ken Riggs lengthened the '60 T-bird console and modified it to both fit the hump and accommodate the '66 Buick shifter. The column is a '60s Caddy tilt/telescopic mounted to a T-bird swing-away column mount. Ken also filled the speedo hump in the dash so Jerry could run chrome-bezel Series 1 VDO gauges. Victoria Plating in Victoria BC refinished the bright work; Alderwood Glass in Marysville glazed the windows.
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Paul used a combination of standard leather and leather perforated to resemble MB Tex, the textured pattern Mercedes-Benz used in its cars. Rather than foul up the panel with speaker grilles, Paul perforated the hide where it covers the speakers. Ken's thoughtfulness is apparent in the door light, but his most clever trick, the hard-line conduit in the jamb bent to follow the door's swing, unfortunately isn't visible.This isn't your typical steering arrangement. It's a deep-dish '62 Olds steering wheel on a shortened Caddy tilt/telescope column. Here's the really cool part: the column mounts to a T-bird swing-away assembly. Note how Ken integrated the '60 T-bird's console into the shoebox dash.While gathering parts for the car, Jerry happened upon a lot of Thunderbird seats, specifically these '63 fronts. He also found a '60 T-bird console, which Ken stretched and fitted to the shoebox' trans hump. Paul Reichlin trimmed the seats and door panels in a custom-dyed lavender leather.Sixty-five T-birds came with really cool wraparound rear seats. Ken integrated this one with the rest of the cockpit by extending the console between the individual seat base cushions. Paul trimmed the headliner in Novasuede, a polyester-based synthetic suede.


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Racing, Easter Egg Hunt, And More On Tap For Pepsi Family Night At CGS
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Madman Photography)
Cottage Grove, Oregon- With one race in the books in 2014, Cottage Grove Speedway is set to host its first Pepsi Family Night on Saturday April 19th. We will offer our normal family pass for two Adults and up to four Youths for just $35.00 but being that it is Pepsi Family Night complimentary small soft drink beverages will be included with the admission. Also don't miss our extra special Egg Hunt that we will be hosting too.
Classes competing includes the Northwest Extreme Sprints, Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, and Street Stocks. Also the Northwest Extreme Late Model Series will take on the local Late Model contingent as they start their 2014 season.
Of the four classes on tap this Saturday three of them have already had their first race of the season. Braedon Hand managed to pick up the clean sweep last Saturday night in IMCA Modified action while Justin Evans was able to win the first Street Stock feature in 2014. Rob Mayea was able to win the non-point Late Model event as well as the $500.00 bonus courtesy of X-Factor Race Cars and this weekend will mark their first point race of the campaign.
Pit Gates will open at 2:00 PM, Front Gates open at 4:00, and racing starts at 6:45. Tickets for this event are Adults $12.00, Seniors/Military/Juniors (13-18) $10.00, Youths (Ages 12-6) $5.00, and Children under the age of 5 are FREE.
Just a friendly reminder if you haven't already ordered your 2014 Cottage Grove Speedway Season Pass this is the last week to do so, they will no longer be offered after April 19th. For more information log on to www.cottagegrovespeedway.com.
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WINTERSVILLE - Brooke could have folded Friday when Indian Creek, thanks to its defensive pressure, turned an eight-point halftime deficit into a third quarter lead.
Instead, the Bruins "maintained our composure," as veteran coach Dave Reitter correctly noted and earned a hard-fought 53-49 victory over the previously unbeaten Redskins.
"This was a good win," Reitter said. "As usual, Joe (Dunlevy) has his kids playing well. Anytime you can come here and win, you know you've earned it and you played good basketball."
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UP FOR TWO — Indian Creek's Frank Kamarec goes up for two points despite the defensive efforts of Brooke's Russell Schwertfeger during the second quarter of Friday's game in Wintersville, won by the Bruins, 53-49.
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RUNNING THE OFFENSE — Brooke's Eric Johnson prepares to run the offense during the first quarter of Friday's game in Wintersville, won by the Bruins, 53-49.
The Bruins (3-1) got off to a fast start against Dunlevy and his defensive-minded cagers. Consecutive triples by four-year starter Eric Johnson and an inside deuce by Jesse Gambellin fueled a 12-0 first-quarter run by Brooke. Johnson capped the burst when recorded a block on the defensive end, drove the length of the floor and scored.
Brooke swished seven of its first 12 shots to grab a 19-11 lead. Both teams scored 12 second period points and the Bruins took a 31-23 advantage into the locker room. Reitter's club knocked down half of its 24 first half field goal tries.
Creek stepped up its defensive intensity in the third stanza and Frank Kamarec caught fire on the offensive end. He registered six markers off nifty baseline drives and also canned a jumper in the lane. Meanwhile, Brooke's offense was held in check, hoisting 11 shots and making just two.
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Brooke 53, Indian Creek 49
Brooke 19 12 5 17 - 53
Indian Creek 11 12 14 12 - 49
BROOKE (3-1): Dameron 2 0-0 5; Cole 0 0-0 0; Schambach 0 0-0 0; Johnson 5 3-4 16; Wallace 3 6-9 12; Heaton 2 0-0 4; Schwertfeger 3 3-6 9; Gambellin 3 1-2 7. TOTALS: 18 13-21 53. 3-pointers: Dameron, Johnson (3); Rebounds: 23 (Johnson, Wallace 6); Turnovers: 14.
INDIAN CREEK (4-1): Kamarec 7 1-5 18; Furda 1 5-6 8; Roar 1 1-4 3; Young 3 3-6 9; Haught 1 0-0 2; Durbin 0 0-0 0; Sullivan 2 0-0 4; Winland 2 1-1 5. TOTALS: 17 11-22 49. 3-pointers: Kamarec (3), Furda; Rebounds: 29 (Kamarec 8, Young 7); Turnovers: 12.
Alex Young gave Creek its first lead since the opening frame when he dropped through a couple of free tosses. Kamarec's final basket put the Redskins ahead 37-36 heading into the final eight minutes.
Aquil Dameron helped Brooke in the composure department when he got nothing but net on a deep three ball to open the fourth. Johnson followed with his first basket since the opening quarter and Brooke had the lead back for good at 41-37.
Russell Schwertfeger, limited to just a pair for three quarters, came up big down the stretch, scoring seven points. Brooke converted on eight of 13 final stanza free throw attempts to seal the deal.
Kamarec connected twice from behind the arc to keep the Redskins close. Unfortunately, Dunlevy's unit could only make four of eight tries from the line.
"We maintained our composure late and that's a credit to our kids," Reitter pointed out. "In the third quarter, we quit attacking the basket. You have to credit Creek's defense for some of that. But give our kids credit too. We didn't fold and we came back strong."
Johnson paced Brooke in scoring with 16. He also had four blocks. Hunter Wallace added 12, including four big free throws in the final period. Schwertfeger contributed nine for the Bruins, who finished 18 of 43 from the floor and 13 for 21 at the stripe.
Kamarec took game scoring honors with 18. Young had nine and Matt Furda eight. Creek, now 4-1, was 17 of 42 from the field and 11 for 22 at the line.
"We played good defense after the first quarter," said Dunlevy whose team held its last two opponents to under 30 points. "That's my fault because we weren't ready to play. We gave up 19 in the first. If we had played defense in the first quarter, we win the game.
"When guys are standing still and shooting against us, we are not playing defense like we should. Brooke has a nice team, but we just didn't get a good start."
The Redskins are back in action tonight when they visit Weir.
Brooke will head to Orlando next week to compete in the KSA Holiday Tournament at the Disney Wide World of Sports complex. The Bruins will meet Horace Mann High School from New York at 11:45 a.m. on Dec. 28. They also will play on Dec. 29 and Dec. 31.


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How can one edit unity bar default apps within a livecd? In other words if you boot ubuntu 12.04 livecd you will see in the unity bar, firefox, libreoffice, Ubuntu software center, etc. Well I need to customize a 12.04 livecd so that upon boot you will see my own selected apps ie: chromium, ubuntu-tweak, etc. Please dont link me to remastersys or myunity or ubuntu-tweak or ccsm. No graphical applications to be used. The iso is being built via chroot meaning i need the actual file(s) location: /usr/share/unity-2d.....something along those lines.
Here is what works for me for customizing a 12.04.1 liveCD:
(all in chroot)
thanks for saving me a long search of documents I would not be reading to find the path
For customizing a system look, feel, and more this is a good start for overrides but you can do it another way as well I did not test your format but wanted to get to the actual settings and change them myself not override them, so I found another discussion on the subject... http://ubuntu.5.n6.nabble.com/configuring-unity-launcher-for-200-users-tp4977659p4977772.html
which leads you to this answer: http://askubuntu.com/a/65901/112263
These articles should help:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/minimal (in case you want to really customize your ubuntu from the ground up)
Edit: I had forgotten about this method of creating a disk image from an existing installation. When I had tried this a few years back, I installed Ubuntu on a virtual machine, customized it to my liking, then followed the directions in the tutorial.
Make a live CD/DVD/Bootable flash from your harddisk installation


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I think there should be more Stack Exchange networks available when flagging a question to be migrated. For example I'd think that the following question:
What programming languages can I assume on a random Linux server by default?
...would be a better fit on unix.stackexchange.com instead of Stack Overflow. But without the option to mark it so, I feel hesitant to mark it.


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English Language Learning
Assessment Resources
- 2016-17 State Assessment Dates (7/15/16)
The 2016 ACCESS for ELLs preliminary results have been posted in SIS. The correction window for the 2016 ACCESS scores ends on May 27, 2016. A webinar recording and presentation with instructions for making corrections are posted at http://www.isbe.net/sis/html/archived_meetings.htm#eoy160427.
.If you have any questions or concerns about ACCESS scores, please contact Barry Pedersen in the Division of Student Assessment (866-317-6034 or email@example.com) or Seon Eun in the Division of English Language Learning (312-814-3850 or email@example.com).
ACCESS for ELLs 2.0: LEA Survey(3/2/16)WIDA is collecting ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 test administration experience from districts. Please complete the survey and submit it. It is recommended that districts send this survey toward the end of the ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 testing window or soon after the testing was email@example.com 866-276-7735.
ISBE is extending the 2016 ACCESS for ELLs testing window to Friday, March 4, 2016 for both the online and paper formats. The return-ship date for paper materials is now Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Difficulties in implementing the online option and backordered paper materials have made this necessary for a number of districts. No one is required to use the extra time. You may conclude ACCESS testing and return any paper materials prior to these new dates. Please refer to 2016 ACCESS 2.0 Re-adjusted calendar under the 2015-2016 ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 tab below.
- New "proficiency" definition for identifying English Learners in Illinois Schools as of January 1, 2014 (6/13)
- 2016 ACCESS for ELLs and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Calendar (2/16/16)
ISBE is no longer using paper forms for this process. For districts wanting to choose an alternate testing window for ACCESS 2.0, please check the SIS webinar that explains how to request alternate testing dates. No reason for the request needs to be entered, but if the number of waiver requests is very large, districts may be asked to provide additional information regarding their request.
- Updated Procedure for ACCESS 2.0 Student Transfer during the Testing (1/16)
- 2015-16 Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Participation Guidance
There are a number of ACCESS 2.0 accommodations available to English Learners who are IEPs. The following five accommodations need to be arranged prior to testing. Those accommodations for paper should be ordered in WIDA-AMS during the test materials ordering window. The online accommodations can be turned on in WIDA-AMS any time prior to the test administration after ISBE has uploaded the Pre-ID file to DRC. Note that test tickets for the online format should be created after selecting these accommodations in WIDA-AMS.Paper FormatOnline Format
- Large Print
- Braille
- Extended Time for Speaking Response (ES)
- Manual Control of Audio (MC)
- Repeat Item Audio (RA)
Beginning Sept. 23, 2015, WIDA will be conducting a series of webinars to help prepare school districts for this year's ACCESS administration. Click here for announcements and resources about the transition to ACCESS for ELLs 2.0.
- ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Updates - 2015 Bilingual Program Directors' Meeting Presentation (9/15)
ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Site File setup via SIS- due Sep. 30, 2015Data Recognition Corp. (DRC), the new material vendor for ACCESS for ELLs 2.0, requested that schools and districts in Illinois that will be participating in the ACCESS 2.0 and ordering materials provide a Site File by Sept. 30, 2015.
- The Site File identifies contact information for key staff who will facilitate the assessment.
- ISBE will use the Student Information System (SIS) to collect this information and will transfer the Site File to DRC on Oct. 1, 2015.
- DRC will create district accounts in its online administration management system called WIDA-AMS.
- District coordinator(s) reported in the SIS Site File will be notified by email once those accounts are ready to use.
- Schools and districts are recommended to view the SIS webinar "Planning for School Year 2016" showing the Site File setup and how to submit information.
For 2015-16, the ACCESS for ELLs test is available in either electronic or paper format. The window for ordering paper materials is now open. The last day to place orders is Nov. 13, 2015.
The new ACCESS vendor, DRC, has issued user accounts for its new website, www.wida-ams.us, where materials are ordered and electronic test sessions are set up. For each district that participated in ACCESS or Alternate ACCESS testing during 2014-15, at least one account was issued. The default user is the district superintendent unless alternate contact information was entered into SIS during September (refer to the announcement for ACCESS 2.0 Site File Set Up via SIS above).
If you need assistance accessing your WIDA-AMS account, you may contact Barry Pedersen at ISBE (866-317-6034, firstname.lastname@example.com) or DRC Customer Support (855-787-9615, firstname.lastname@example.com).
Additional ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 test materials ordering window: January 6 - February 5, 2016(12/22/15)The Additional ACCESS test material ordering is available for IL from January 6 to February 5. District must use their WIDA-AMS account for test materials ordering. Please use the overage materials that have been sent before ordering additional materials. For more in-depth instructions on ordering, please refer to the WIDA AMS User Guide Part 1, which is available on the ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Training Course on the WIDA website (www.wida.us). The Test Administration Manuals also provide an overview of the steps for the ordering and receiving materials process.
Please do not hesitate to contact DRC Customer Service with any questions at firstname.lastname@example.com or 1-855-787-9615.
For districts that completed the test materials ordering via WIDA AMS by November 13, 2015, the ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 test materials will be delivered to districts on or before Tuesday, January 19, 2016. For questions regarding delivery, please call DRC Customer Service at 1-855-787-9615.
The WIDA Assessment Management System (WIDA-AMS) Test Setup window for ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 will take place beginning Monday, December 7, 2015 through the end of the testing window. District test coordinators will have the ability to view students in the system as well as to view and modify test sessions. If districts are testing ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 online, they must make sure that students are entered in appropriate test sessions.
For more in-depth instructions on Test Setup, please refer to the Manage Students and Test Session Creation modules and/or the WIDA AMS User Guide Part 2, which are available on the ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Training Course on the WIDA website (www.wida.us).
Please do not hesitate to contact DRC Customer Service with any questions at firstname.lastname@example.com or 1-855-787-9615.
- What is WIDA-AMS?
WIDA-AMS is a companion website to www.wida.us. It is managed by the new ACCESS vendor DRC. You will use it to order paper materials, and manage the online testing process for your district. Once your WIDA-AMS user account has been set up, you will receive an email with a link to WIDA-AMS (www.wida-ams.us) and instructions for signing-in. Someone with a District Coordinator user account in WIDA-AMS can add users and assign permissions to user accounts.
Training and reference materials for using WIDA-AMS are available on the WIDA website (www.wida.us). Log-in and click on "My Account and Secure Portal" at the top right. Select the training course for "Online Grades 1-12" to open the "Online Test Administrator Checklist". As part of the checklist, you will be able to review the WIDA-AMS User Guide Part 1and Part 2, ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Online Test Administration Manual, and the following WIDA-AMS training modules:
WIDA User Account WIDA Assessment Management System (AMS) Account Required to access for ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 training and other resources related to test administration.
Must log in with your personal WIDA user account at www.wida.us.
Required to order tests and manage test administration.
Note: This is a different user name and password than the personal WIDA user account log-in.
Questions or Help:
For account set up or questions about training, contact district test coordinator or WIDA client services center (866-276-7735, email@example.com).
Questions or Help:
Contact Barry Pedersen at ISBE (866-317-6034, email@example.com)
DRC (855-787-9615, firstname.lastname@example.com).
ACCESS for ELLs Re-training requirements for test administrators who previously certified ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 paper
(Grade 1-12)
Re-training is not required for listening, reading and writing, but need to complete the training and quiz for Speaking. ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 online
(Grade 1-12)
All administrators are required to complete trainings for four domains. There is no quiz for the online test training. Kindergarten ACCESS for ELLs Re-training is not required. Alternate ACCESS (Grade 1-12) Re-training is not required.
- Anyone training to administer test for the first time must complete all required trainings.
- More information about trainings can be found from "How do I get trained to administer the ACCESS for ELLs, W-APT Screener, and WIDA MODEL?" under ACCESS for ELLs FAQs at http://www.isbe.net/bilingual/htmls/access.htm
- The District Coordinator/Test Administrator checklists below cover most of the important training materials.
Online Test Administrator/Coordinator Checklist at https://www.wida.us/ACCESSTraining/Online/index.aspx. Paper Test Administrator/Coordinator Checklist at https://www.wida.us/ACCESSTraining/paper.
W-APT Training for EL Screening – a new WIDA training moduleThere is a new training module in webinar format at www.wida.us for those who are interested in being trained to administer the W-APT for EL screening. The training for the annual ACCESS for ELLS assessment formerly was considered to be sufficient for the W-APT as well. That is no longer the case.
- Now that the ACCESS 2.0 listening and speaking domains will be administered from an audio recording, a separate training module created specifically for the W-APT is more appropriate.
- Those who have already passed the ACCESS for ELLs training do not need to retrain to administer the W-APT.
- Anyone training for the first time to administer the W-APT should use the new module, which covers all four domains.
- The new W-APT training module does not conclude with a quiz or award a certificate of completion. Also, completion of the new W-APT module is not tracked or recorded by either ISBE or WIDA.
- Note that completing the new W-APT module does not qualify someone to administer ACCESS 2.0 for the annual state assessment. Training modules for ACCESS 2.0, both on paper and online, will be released soon.
- Training to screen at the kindergarten level remains the same as in the past. If you have questions, contact ISBE at (866) 317-6034.
- ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Overview
- FAQs
- Technology
- Implementation Resources
Why is an annual assessment of English Language Proficiency required?
An annual English Language Proficiency test is required under No Child Left Behind legislation passed in 2001. NCLB indicates that all K-12 English language learners must be assessed annually for English proficiency growth (Title III) and academic progress (Title I). School districts receiving Title III grant resources will be held accountable under the Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) provision of NCLB. In addition, the Illinois Administrative Code, Part 228, Section 228.15(e) and 228.25(c) outlines detailed information regarding the English language proficiency required in Illinois.
What is ACCESS for ELLs?
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Posted 26 September 2008 - 08:09 AM
MCB's Season is approaching, and I thought that since this will be another set of first timers for me, maybe I could have some help from those more experts of Balanchine and his works. Specifically, this Season will open with "The Four Temperaments" and SL Act II. Now, SL has been discussed, and i'm more or less aware of what to face and what to look at. But on FT I'm totally lost.... So, can you guys give me some advice? What do you remember from the NYCB stagings back on the days...? Who danced it?, Which accents should i look for on it? Any video reference that i can look at..? Any anecdotes related to the ballet..?
Any info will be appreciated. If these thread exists already, please redirect my post.
Thanks in advance!
Posted 26 September 2008 - 08:16 AM
Posted 26 September 2008 - 08:52 AM
The music is one of the most accessible of all modern ballet scores - a set of variations for piano and strings by Paul Hindemith. Balanchine commissioned the score, but there is some question as to whether Hindemith composed fresh, or resuscitated something he had already been working on.
Melancholic - the most notable in my viewing were Jeff Edwards and Peter Boal. I think of it as a poet's role, and Romantic with a capital R.
Sanguinic - a pas de deux (actually one that's quite classical in structure with entrees and small variations) - but it's the woman's section. She's Diana - a conqueror. Merrill Ashley was the one I recall, and she can be seen on the commercial video. Daniel Duell referred to the famous lifts that circumnavigate the stage as "twice around the park."
Phlegmatic - Todd Bolender originated this role, but by the time I saw it, it had become "exotic." I believe Adam Luders is on the commercial video. I love it when the 4 ladies come out like bored fashion models at the end of the world.
Choleric - This is a "big girl's" role and it needs fire and magic, like the close of a ritual. When I saw MCB do this about a decade ago, there were slight textual differences between their version and NYCB's - nothing worth really watching for.
The finale contains two famous sections, the "Devil's Dance" for the five women that should be very fast, and when the entire cast reassembles, which is done on an unspoken count of 29 - and sometimes the right side of the stage is off the left.
It's a great ballet - one of my favorites. Enjoy!
Posted 26 September 2008 - 11:25 AM
The video, through lighting changes, explicitly shows the ballet's architecture, the variations of each of the three themes in the four different sections. This makes it easy for even neophytes to understand.
I look forward to your reaction.
Posted 26 September 2008 - 11:31 AM
Speaking as a member of the audience with no dance expertise whatsoever, here's what I'd recommend: really, really pay attention to the three opening themes and then watch how the little "atoms" presented there get combined and re-combined in the rest of the ballet. Balanchine starts with something very small in the first theme -- flexed vs pointed feet -- and move on through vocabulary and gestures of increasing complexity and seems to cover everything from basics like pointed feet and turnout, moving in a straight line vs on the diagonal, being off center vs on, right on through to elements of partnering. Although in this last case, not much is presented straight up: one of the men (literally) spins his partner around while she's in a sort of bent-legged, half-sitting position and then proceeds to "promenade" her by moving her pelvis on and off her center. I'm making it sound more grotesque than it is.
Alternatively, you could just sit back and enjoy it!
My husband never tires of the big, scary grand battements the Melancholic corps women do and we both think the score is just terrific.
The "Choreography by Balanchine" DVD with Ashley, Neary, Cook, Duell, and Luders will give you a good overall sense of what the ballet is about, even if some of the studio details are different from what you may see on stage. (It's not as radical a re-working as I remember the same series' Chaconne being.)
Posted 26 September 2008 - 12:01 PM
I've always seen the lifts at the end of the ballets as planes taking off from an NYC airport run way. The ballet is so dense that I see something new in it every time I watch it and I've probably seen 20 or 30 times at NYCB.
Posted 26 September 2008 - 01:21 PM
Posted 26 September 2008 - 01:51 PM
I haven't seen it as many times, but I agree completely with this sentiment.
The ballet is so dense that I see something new in it every time I watch it [ ...]
It's a fascinating work. I gather that this was Balanchine trying to explore and expand the possibilties of classicism in the modern world. As such, it provides new discoveries -- movement to think about, meditate over -- each time you see it.
My favorite is actually Choleric, if it has the right lead dancer. It's faster than the other movements and seems to be rushing (whoosh) towards the ballet's conclusion, pulling everyone else along. Thinking about the original cast, I would love to have seen Tanaquil LeClercq in this role. The casting doesn't go along with my ideas about her style, based too much, probably, on the video of Afternoon of a Faun.) . Did anyone see LeClercq perform Choleric?
I definitely plan on re-visiting the Dance in America dvd before the MCB performances. Something about this ballet asks you to study it closely, rather than just going along with the flow. I don't know why.
Some casting thoughts for MCB:
Melancholic: Jeremy Cox
Sanguinic: Jennifer Kronenberg
Phlegmatic: Rolando Sarabia
Choleric: Jeanette Delgado
Posted 26 September 2008 - 04:07 PM
Thanks bart for your casting guessing..! (believe it or not, just visualizing these dancers makes easier to relate the pieces)
Some casting thoughts for MCB:
Melancholic: Jeremy Cox
Sanguinic: Jennifer Kronenberg
Phlegmatic: Rolando Sarabia
Choleric: Jeanette Delgado
(BTW, , i see that more and more Catoya is being left out lately in all dream castings-included by me-...mmm, wonder why )
Posted 26 September 2008 - 04:17 PM
Interestingly, San Francisco Ballet, City Ballet and Miami are all doing the 4T's this fall and winter. And both Miami and New York are doing La Valse.
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Posted 02 March 2009 - 06:12 AM
in the 1977 'dance in america' CHOREOGRAPHY BY BALANCHINE, PART 1, m.spohn performs the first theme.
is there a film clip somewhere of morris?
i think there are any number of stories where balanchine gave his dancers little tips to adjust certain physical 'differences' that would minimize them in certain moves or cirsumstances when they went against a desired look/effect.
Posted 02 March 2009 - 07:23 AM
i'm confused by the m.morris ref. above: what PBS version shows her?
in the 1977 'dance in america' CHOREOGRAPHY BY BALANCHINE, PART 1, m.spohn performs the first theme.
is there a film clip somewhere of morris?
i think there are any number of stories where balanchine gave his dancers little tips to adjust certain physical 'differences' that would minimize them in certain moves or cirsumstances when they went against a desired look/effect.
My error: Marjorie S. is who I mean.
Certainly B did that, but I guess I'm less enamored of seeing "differences" as flaws than I was when I was younger. I know how the the power dynamics of this can work too: a dancer is made to feel that she or he is "lucky" to be dancing, despite their "difference." (I'm speaking generally, not specifically about the dancers in this video.)
This is complicated, though: I also find myself thrilled at the uniformity of body types when I see the Kirov do Swan Lake.
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There are no nice, neat tables that I can find. That said, the actual information does appear to be available, excepting for the Wu Jen.
Complete Adventurer is the most straight-forward: it's included in each class's entry as Starting Gold.
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WEST LIBERTY - With school safety on minds across the nation, West Liberty University students and staff may take comfort in the fact that WLU was named the No. 1 safest university in West Virginia for 2012 by StateUniversity.com.
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According to the ranking, WLU reported 0.73 incidents out of 1,000 students of aggravated assault and 3.56 incidents out of 1,000 students of larceny/theft in 2011. There were no reports of robbery, burglary, motor vehicle theft, forcible rape or murder at WLU for that year.
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Hostutler also noted WLU employs certified full-time police officers and relies on part-time service of off-duty police officers and sheriff's deputies.
"It's important for parents to know that we work hard to ensure the safety of our students and our campus," WLU President Robin C. Capehart said. "Our campus police work daily to maintain a high level of awareness and cooperation that results in a very safe environment for our employees and students."
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It's about time. Frankie Beverly is one of the hardest working men in show business and has been for the past four decades. His hard work and contributions to music will be honored next month at the 12th Annual BET Awards, where he will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. The Philadelphia native found some limited success in his native city, but didn't quite fit the polished Philly soul sound of the 70's. After moving to California, Beverly and his group, then called Raw Soul, caught the attention of Marvin Gaye, who put took them on tour and renamed them.
Maze established its reputation over the years with their energetic state performances. Their 1980 hit "Before I Let Go" from their album "Live in New Orleans" has proven to be one of soul music's most enduring records, allowing the group to continue to tour without radio support or new recordings. Up until this year, Maze was the annual closing act of the Essence Music Festival, which takes place every July 4th weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2009, a group of contemporary artists including Musiq, Mary J. Blige, Mint Condition and Ledisi, performed Maze's songs for the compilation CD "Silky Soul Music: An All Star Tribute to Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly."
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27 Oct 2010 4:46 PM #1
Install is 3.46Gb? Really?
You guys might have some issue with your packaging or installer...
You can see the ExtJS Designer is also a bloat on the system. My poor system drive is an SSD, and I ran out of space today. Now I know why!
27 Oct 2010 5:28 PM #2
What platform are you on? The Mac install is only 15MB - so unless it's installing all of, I don't know, Windows Vista as a runtime component, it shouldn't be this size.
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No it's not 3.5gb stever. The issue is that you're running Windows :-) No seriously...it is. Windows is reporting the size of the full VS 2008 installation, because we use the VS 2008 C/C++ runtime and bootstrap the installation with the redistributable file. This has been a known problem for a very long time, but never corrected (and it can't be adjusted by a vendor).
Nevertheless, no worries! It's really only 33mb.
31 Oct 2010 8:49 AM #5
OK! Strange that only Sencha apps are listed like this though. I had a spat with Steve and Avi years ago and turned to Windows after. Now I don't like any OS. Oh well.
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For the last month or so, I have been receiving notification windows in the upper right-hand corner whenever a volume is mounted or unmounted (i.e. portable hard drive, Time Machine, etc.) How do I turn these notifications off?
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Watertown outlasts Crosby; Panthers roll
Watertown 36, Crosby 30: Anthony Yordon rushed the ball 26 times for 177 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead the Indians over the Bulldogs in an NVL game played at Crosby High School.
A.J. Cattaneo went 9-for-16 for 67 yards and two touchdowns while Mike Marino hooked up with Nick Pierre on a 65-yard option pass in the third quarter. Kyle Skalanka caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Catteneo and Zach Kopp added a 15-yard touchdown grab for Watertown (1-2).
Mike Marshall went 18-for-35 for 393 yards and three touchdown passes to lead Crosby (0-3). Myles Goulbourne caught five passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns while Michael Reyes added four catches for 118 yards. Jayson Morrison grabbed three passes for 106 yards and a touchdown while Chris Herrera rushed the ball 13 times for 70 yards, including a two-yard score.
Pomperaug 52, New Milford 21: Wade Prajer went 13-for-25 for 155 yards and two touchdown passes and also rushed for a score as the Panthers outscored the Green Wave, 35-14, in the second half en route to the SWC victory at Pomperaug High School in Southbury.
Bob Tzepos rushed the ball 17 times for 182 yards and a touchdown and was on the receiving end of a 38-yard touchdown pass from Prajer. Mike Curcio rushed the ball five times for 92 yards, including a 37-yard touchdown and also hooked up with Prajer on a 39-yard touchdown in the opening quarter. Jack Yule had 11 rushes for 56 yards and a touchdown while Derek Lapke added a 31-yard touchdown run of his own. Nick Harper was 7-for-7 on extra points and booted a 36-yard field goal in the first quarter for Pomperaug (1-2).
North Branford 42, Gilbert-Northwestern 25: Cory Seymour scored touchdowns on runs of 3 and 1 yards to spark the Thunderbirds (3-0) to a Pequot Conference victory at home.
Paxton Franklin scored on a 1-yard fumble return and a 31-yard TD pass from John Lippincott for G-N (2-1). Seth Dayton caught scoring passes of 59 and 23 yards from Lippincott and finished with four caches for 125 yards. Ortiz had 85 yards rushing on 18 carries and Lippincott added 66 yards on 16 carries.
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Another Life Fitness LFopen compatible app became available today for iOS. Prior to this latest release, Life Fitness products were compatible with Lose It! (nutrition focused app), Runtastic (tracking app) and LFconnect (tracking app).
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The newest technology trend in the fitness industry is all about what you wear. The most advanced technologies aren't necessarily tied to your smartphone. Now, a watch, bracelet or pair of glasses can be the smartest device you own. Wearable technology is quickly emerging, especially in the fitness industry.
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Published: Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
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Mills River United Methodist Church, at 137 Old Turnpike Road, will host a Fall Festival Palooza from 5-7 p.m. Sunday. The event benefits the backpack program in local schools. Attendees should bring backpack snack items for admission, such as peanut butter or cheese crackers, cereal or granola bars, fruit cups, applesauce cups, raisins, lunch buckets, soup, small cereal boxes, etc. Prizes will be awarded for most creative table design and costume by age group.
Troopers from Troop G, District 3, will hold the second "trunk-and-treat" event from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Highway Patrol Office, 125 Baystone Drive, Hendersonville. The event is being held in an effort to provide a safe environment for children to trick-or-treat, and is an opportunity to reach out to children and give them an opportunity to meet law enforcement in a positive light.
Benjamin Franklin Plumbing is committing a portion of all sales to The Storehouse food and hygiene pantry for Christmas toy and food distribution programs now through the end of the year.
The plumbing company's owner, Phillip Muniz, challenges area businesses to extend similar acts of generosity for needy families in the community during the holidays.
"The Storehouse is meeting a great need by supplying food and services to families experiencing financial hardships," Muniz said. "We will also be a toy drop-off center for The Storehouse, which will then distribute the toys through their 'Blessings in Boxes' program at Christmas."
For more information, call Storehouse Executive Director Lynn Staggs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Friday at 828-8692-8300.
North Henderson High School Improvement Team meets at 1 p.m. Monday in room W107 of the school, 35 Fruitland Road, Hendersonville.
The Lost Playwrights will meet from 2-4 p.m. Nov. 2 at Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, in room 160 in the Tucker Student Center. Free.
The Elks indoor yard sale and blood drive will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 2, at 546 N. Justice St., Hendersonville. Basic 6-foot tables are now available to rent at $10 each or team tables are three for $25. Info: 828-768-5473.
The Henderson County Democratic Party monthly breakfast will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 2 at headquarters, 905 Greenville Highway, Hendersonville. Cost: $8 per person. Info: 828-692-6424.
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I'm on an ASUS K52F running Ubuntu 11.10 with the AR9285 wireless card. Wifi works acceptably before suspending, after it doesn't show any networks. the only solution I've found is a full reboot.
You can reload the wireless driver after suspend to avoid a reboot. My driver is 'ath9k' which you can find by running 'nm-tool' and look for the line similar to
Then to reload the driver:
To make this happen automatically when you come back from suspend we can add the following script at /etc/pm/sleep.d/00_wireless_sleep
Replace the "ath9k" module name with the module you discovered from the nm-tool output mentioned above. I had to name the script "00_wireless_sleep" so it gets run after all the other resume scripts (scripts get run in reverse order on resume). Don't forget to make file "00_wireless_sleep" executable:
I've the same problem, but with different laptop/wificard. Try to restart the network-manager service:
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TONEY, Isabelle Dokes, age 85, of Steubenville, OH, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at Trinity West Medical Center.
She was born in Uhrichsville, OH, daughter of the late Presiding Elder Fred Dokes Sr. and Pauline (Pullie) Dokes. Also, preceding her in death were her husband, Gilbert Toney, Jr, three brothers, Norman Dokes, Ernest Dokes, Fred Dokes, a daughter, Ruth Dalton and a son, Jeffrey Toney.
She was a faithful member of St. Paul AME Church, Smithfiled, OH, serving for many years until her illness.
Surviving are her three daughters, Betty Toney of Dayton, OH, Jacque (Robert) Booker of Marietta, GA, Paula (Wayne) Brooks, Forth Worth, TX, Lisa Mason of Steubenville; one son, Michael (Jewette) Toney of Wintersville, OH; one sister, Virginia Irving of Edmond, Oklahoma; five granddaughters, four grandsons, seven great-grandchildren; three great-great-grand children and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Following Mrs. Toney's wishes she was cremated. She asked that there be no viewing or services. Please remember her in your thoughts and prayers at this time.
Mrs.Toney's arrangements are in the care of the J.E. Foster Funeral Home in Smithfield, OH.