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The Trailer
By Patty A. Wilson
Paul sat in my living room and chatted about ghosts for a while. I
shared with him and his daughter some of the experiences that I had had
as a ghost hunter. Paul seemed genuinely interested by the subject, but
he also admitted that he thought ghosts are interesting, he had never
really thought much about them before.
Paul sat back and shook his head as I described my first encounter
with a black shadow touching me. "I can't say that I've ever been
touched by a ghost," he said, "but I can say that I think I saw one… at
least I really believe that I did." With an opening like that, how could
I do anything other than ask him to explain?
"Well when my folks got married they lived in a trailer that was just
a little bigger than a camper. They eventually bought another trailer
that was larger and the first trailer became a storage shed. That's
really all that I remember it ever being. It sat in our yard and that
was all.
"One evening my mom was at a neighbor's house and I went to find her.
I was oh, ten maybe eleven--I wasn't a teenager yet. Anyhow, I was going
past the small trailer when something caught my eye and I looked in the
one window. "A man was sitting there reading his paper and he had a cup
of coffee on the table. The only thing was no one should have been in
that trailer and there was this glow around the man and the paper and
coffee cup. "It scared me really bad and I high-tailed it to where my
mom was. I told her the story and I guess that I really seemed scared.
"Anyhow, the neighbor man was a state cop and he raised trained dogs
for the cops. He took two of the dogs, German Shepards I believe, and
went right over to the trailer. "Mom unlocked the door from the outside
and the cop ordered the dogs in. They fussed around and didn't want to
go in there. It took him about fifteen minutes to get them inside. But
once they got in they went right to the table, picked up a scent and
headed for the back door.
"They stopped and both kept looking at this tiny hole in the screen
door. Now the back door was also locked, but the dogs kept fixing on
that tiny hole. I don't know what it means, but I do know what I saw."
Paul shrugged his shoulders and seemed anxious to move on, so I did.
However, for the rest of the evening I could not help returning mentally
to that story and wondering if he had really seen the ghost, and if so,
the ghost of who?
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My friend told me this story about when she was up north in Wisconsin
staying in some cabins with family during the summer. A few things
One time, during the night, the radio just suddenly turned on, the
dial moved around playing different stations- mostly static. He got up
and unplugged it, and for the rest of the night it stopped. But then, a
couple nights later, the same thing happened. This time, her dad got up
to turn it off, but when he turned it off it kept going. When he
unplugged it, it kept on playing! He finally resorted to throwing the
radio on the ground, smashing it into pieces- which is what it took to
turn it off.
After that, they figured it was time to leave, so they planned to take
off the next evening. During the last day they were there, my friend
decided to use the sauna. The sauna was very safe. Since it's not good
to be in a sauna for too terrible long, you want to avoid getting locked
in there. That's why whoever had made the sauna put the lock on the
inside. But when my friend tried to open the door, she realized it was
locked. The thing that is most interesting is that the lock was not one
that you could pick or lock if you had a key from the outside. It was
one where the metal clasp fits inside the hole on the wall. When she
asked someone who had used it, they told her that the lock could've
never done that by itself, for it was hard enough to lock when you were
in the inside.
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Discussion in 'Stringing Techniques / Stringing Machines' started by Kal-El 34, Dec 22, 2008.
now settle down...dont be jealous...
your jealous... I knew it
^^^LOL. Where in Florida do you live??
Is The mounting system on this machine a copy to the eagnas too or did they copy eagnas
sorry for that there is supposed to be a picture i did not quote that right
That is what i had before my eagnas, and i loved the klippermate as a first time stringer.
Needs more light or a Flash. Also the picture can be a wee bit smaller.
If he is in Central Florida, he is ours!!!
J/K Drak!
New Stringer Setup after Move....
Another View:
Classic but still sexy: Top down....
^^^haven't you already posted this a few times?? or did you change something you would like to share??
Nice set up. Seems like a lot of places for string to get hung up on though.
I haven't really had that problem. I was afraid initially that it would not allow me the mobility I wanted to get the stringing done, but it has worked great....
I think that was an Ikea shelf before, and now an A/V enterainment unit. Seems kinda low. Do you string while kneeling?
It is actually the same height as the shelf and works just as well.
I live in Tampa...how bout you?
^^^^wait...I'm slow...I see you live in Ft. Lauderdale^^^^
So you are more Central Florida then!?!?!
Ha Drak, he is on our turf!!! J/K
Perhaps one day we shall cross paths
MUAHAHAHAHAH, that would be great.
Have you checked out the Tennis Warehouse-Central Florida Chapter
I had to get this because it matches my light.
Those lights are nice for stringing. I got one of those lights 2 years ago and it makes a big difference especially if you string a lot at night time.
where can I get one of those
I got mine from a place called The Sportsmans Guide. I get their catalogs sent to me every couple months, I'm sure that they are online as well. Just look up sportsmansguide dot com and they should come up.
The light works very well, as you can position it just where you like it, and its still out of the way to turn the turntable around.Small florescent bulbs has nice even light.I did have to put mine on a small box a few inches high on the floor,just to raise the height the proper amount, but it was just what I needed.Once it is in position its there all the time. I'm surprised that the stringing machine companies don't have something like this attached to their machine, as this and a cup holder would have been nice!
You would not be dissapointed with a light like this, especially at night, as the room that I string in is not that well lighted bright.
Yeah I have one of those as well. Great for stringing in low light areas, especially if you are stringing a blac racquet with black grommets!
Yes thats the one. It works great! Well worth it in my opinion if you string it a low light room.
WOW! Nice Machine!
How Much For It? Haha jk
Hey-Blab buddy. How you doin???? Things have changed a little bit recently.
I got a new light!!! JK. This thing fell into my lap. Some things you just can't turn your back on. Hows the comet running?
hey are your clamps working rite cuz my sp crump had some grease on the clamps like it was glued to the lever
Fell into your lap? I hope you did not get hurt,or worse yet, break the machine
I dont quite understand what your saying. Ive done countless racquets without a problem.
so your clamps dont have a problem ......... thats good
Is that a reel of technifibre synthetic white?
did the diablo come with the wise 2086
The Comet is running Great! I have strung about 20 rackets and it working great. In a couple of months I might consider the Wise Tension Head but it is expensive.
The Wise would be a great ad on for it. I got the comet specifically to put a Wise on it. Post pic's when you get it. It will look something like this minus the tool tray and red clamp bases.
Hey that machine looks familiar! The Wise looks cool, where did you get the tool tray?
I made it in my metal shop. I tossed it when the comet went to Fla.
Maybe I should have shipped?
Hey that would have been cool but no worries its fine. Also i can't use it with the crank so it would not be too much help until i get the Wise.
BUMP I will post pictures in a Bit.... Love this thread...
Ok, I will join the party to keep this thread going:
Here is my machine...
Do I spy like 4-5 boxes a Babolat gut in that back corner?!
Apex II
Sure i've posted this before somewhere else but as this thread is coming back to life..!
Looks great. Who makes this stringer?
^^^ It's a Silent Partner Opus in the US, over here it's branded as a Tyger, who are a big European Tennis brand. It's manufactured in Taiwan by one of the usual OEM suspects! Touch wood so far it has been impeccable and is incredibly well put together (fantastically heavy!).
Great looking machine, Ash--really nice.
^^^Cheers, it makes my 30+ year old Ektelon DE sit in the corner feeling very sorry for itself!
^^Great machine Ash. I have a buddy who owns the Opus. As you say, it is fantastic and very well built, although his has drawers for storage. Not sure if yours includes the drawers and you opted to not put them in.
^^^ Hey Rick, yeah, mine has the drawer but the whole lot weighs a ton anyway so it's easier to transport to events with out the drawer attached!
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Jews celebrate the holiday of Purim on the 14th day of Adar II, which falls this year on the evening of Saturday, March 19 until sunset on March 20. In Jerusalem and other ancient walled cities, the one-day celebration begins Sunday evening and is known as Shushan Purim (see Esther 9:18-19). Purim commemorates the events of the biblical book of Esther, which describes how the beautiful and noble Queen Esther and her uncle Mordechai foil the evil Haman's plan to destroy the Jewish people of the 127 nations in the ancient Persian Empire.
Like most Jewish holidays, Purim involves spending time in the synagogue, in this case reading the Scroll of Esther in the morning and the evening. And it also involves food–a festive meal during the day, as well as sending gifts of food to friends.
These packages, known as mishlochei manot, traditionally contain two different kinds of food. Finally, Jews are obligated to give charity to the needy and you will see beggars greeting worshippers as they leave the synagogue in the morning–observant Jews figure it's best to give to a few poor people just to make sure the money gets where it's supposed to. How can your Purim be green?
The best-known Purim tradition, dressing in costume, doesn't have roots in the Bible. But Purim is all about hidden identities, particularly Esther who kept her Jewish background a secret from her husband, the king Ahashverosh. There's also a hint of hidden-ness in the traditional holiday food, hamantashen, the triangular-shaped cookies with filling peeking out.
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You may have seen his cute craft floating around pinterest. I saw this craft while searching for some busy bag activities for my 3 year old and HAD to try it. It's cute, educational, easy to make and free! Supplies:
- Paint Sticks
- Paint Chips from your local hardware store (I chose primary colors in bright shades)
- Clothespins (I would avoid clothespins from the dollar store. I found that these broke almost immediately).
- Strong glue or Mod Podge
Directions: Cut out pieces from the paint chips to fit onto the paint stick (4-6 per stick) and some smaller strips to fit onto a clothespin. Use glue to attach the paint chip pieces to the paint sticks and the clothespins. That's it! My little guy loves attaching the clothespin to the corresponding color on the stick. This is a great road trip activity. The pieces easily fit into a bag and they don't make a mess in my car. Try it out, you'll love it!0


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I remember seeing this Desktop Henry Hoover a while back and thinking it was cute, but thought that it was more a novelty item than an actual device that worked, so I didn't bother spending a tenner on it. However, for Christmas, as I work in an office, one of my friends bought me this Desktop Henry Hoover. It's currently available to buy from Amazon for a price of £10.49.
Everyone knows who Henry the Hoover is don't they? Well, basically this little desktop is the mini version of the real hoover, but is a much smaller version aimed at hovering up your desk (as opposed to carpets). It's a lovely red colour and is very cute to look at.
The hoover needs a couple of batteries; simply pop them in the hoover and away you go....although the hoover is not that effective at all.
I was really looking forward to using this little hoover; I couldn't wait to see how good of a job it would do. To be honest, it doesn't do a very good job at all; it doesn't suck up anything and certainly isn't as good as the proper Henry. I found that it blows out air rather than sucks it up. It's not very powerful at all which is a shame. I would therefore say that this is more of a novelty item which looks good sitting on your desk, rather than an actual device that works.
I would definitely recommend this little hoover as something pretty to sit on your desk, but as for sucking up crumbs etc, I wouldn't bother with it. It's a shame really as it's such a pretty item to have on your desk, but then it's not worth spending a tenner on it if it doesn't do the job - so it's a bit pointless really.
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I was given this as a gift. It sits on my desk at work. It looks fun and makes my desk look a little more interesting. I have used it as a vacuum cleaner! Mainly to pick up crumbs, but to be honest it's not really worth the hassle of using it as it's easier just to brush crumbs to the floor. It is by no means a powerful vacuum cleaner - this is much more of a novelty gift, being a mini replica of an actual vacuum cleaner that was popular many years ago. I also see a couple of these on other peoples' desks. In my opinion they are great as 'secret santa' type gifts for those people in the office whom you don't know too well, or likewise for those colleagues who are known to be messy! I feel it is more of a decorative gift than a functional gift and probably wouldn't buy one for someone else unless I was totally stuck for ideas - after all it isn't ridiculously cheap.
I was given this mini Henry as a gift, first things first-it is a novelty product. Yes it does have suction but don't be expecting it to be a powerful hoover. Lower your expectations and you will love this product.
It is a mini replica of the famous Henry Hoovers of the 1980s which is still in wide use today. I've never had a Henry Hoover but I have always wanted one, they are much cuter than most hoovers on the market. You can buy the desktop Henry Hoover in red and pink (Hetty Hoover), I have the classic red one.
The product measures approximately 12.5 cm by 11.5 cm and comes with a hose attachment and nozzle. The nose hose is perhaps a little long for the product, when not in use I take the hose off as it tends to get in the way. The product is solid and I imagine it will last a long time and withstand some knocks.
So a desk hoover, great idea! I have used it a lot since I got it and performance is OK, better than I expected. It only has a small hole for the rubbish to go up so it will essentially only pick up tiny bits of rubbish otherwise it ends up getting stuck in the hose. The house for the rubbish (the Henry bit) is rather huge given the size of the specks of dust, hole punch castoffs etc. that fit down the hose. Maybe it is so big to try and justify the £8 price tag.
When I first turned the hoover on I was surprised by how loud it was. If you're using it upstairs others can clearly hear it downstairs, which is fine if you're using a full sized hoover but a bit excessive for a mini thing that is picking up very little. You simply have to unscrew the top from the body to empty out the rubbish (if you've managed to suck any up).
The hoover has little wheels so it is very easy to manoeuvre around your desk, and it has a little handle on the top if you want to pick it up. Turning it on is easy, you simply push a button on the top of the hoover. It runs on 3 x AA batteries (not included).
Do not buy this product if you are expecting powerful suction, it is a novelty gift emphasis on novelty. It looks cute and that is about it. £8 is probably a bit much considering the hoover part of it is pretty lame, maybe wait until the price goes down a bit. I love it but I didn't pay for it, otherwise I might feel a little ripped off.
I absolutely love this little vacuum!!! its sooo cute and it actually works! just pop in 3xaa batteries and see it in action!. It picks up biscuit crumbs, dust, little bits of tissue and paper and even dead flowers!. It all collects in its large body.. just unscrew henry's head and empty the contents in the bin!. I got mine at an amazing price at £8. Good as a secret santa or just as an novelty gift too. U get a crevice tool to get into those hard-to-reach places and to hoover up any dust inbetween keyboard cracks. Highly recommended!!!
I purchased this little hoover from a popular auction site for £7, which I thought was a bargain. This little hoover is battery operated and is designed to hoover your keyboard, picking up little bits of dirt and/ or dust e.t.c. The hoover is VERY cute. Henry is just 25mm tall and is compact enough to leave on your desk when not being used. Just be careful that nobody pinches him!!!
I love this hoover purely for the fact that it is so cute. Does it work though? Hmm, if I am being honest then the answer has to be a no. The hoover has a small motor which you can hear going round, however it doesn't pick up very well. I used this on my keyboard a few days after receiving him and he didn't really work, so he now sits on my dressing table looking pretty. This hoover has really poor suction. It doesn't even pick up the smallest particles of dust, which is a real shame. I really wanted this little gadget to work but unfortunately it appears to be more of a novelty item than an appliance. He comes with a little tool to help you get into hard to reach places but this does nothing either. A real shame.
Henry looks nice and he is quite durable for the price. It's just a pity that he doesn't do his day job for computer keyboards!
Everyone's familiar with Henry, the famous and iconic red vacuum cleaner with its happy face and hat, and a hoover for a nose. This is the same character, but much, much smaller - although he does the same job, you wouldn't want to use him to clean the floor of a room. He is designed to be used to clean your desk at work, but could also be used for cleaning work surfaces or tables at home.
-ooo- The Product -ooo-
As I said, this is a much smaller version of the traditional Henry the Hoover - unlike its more famous bigger brother, this is only a couple of inches high and sits quite easily on your desk, with little wheels to help move him around. He is made of of plastic, with a rubbery material to make the hose/nose, and is brightly coloured and painted, just like Big Henry.
You switch him on and he starts up immediately, hovering up crumbs and bits and pieces from the surface you place him on. He lasts quite a long time on his batteries, and doesn't seem to use too much power.
-ooo- Would I Recommend? -ooo-
This is a fun, good-looking product that is a real novelty and is sure to make people laugh, and is fun to play with but also serves a practical purpose.
However, I think on balance it's probably more of a fun novelty than anything really useful - this is for several reasons. Firstly, the hoover doesn't really work that well - it only picks up the smallest crumbs, and isn't especially useful for cleaning a desk. It's not powerful enough to clean out your keyboard, for example, as it can't pull things out of the gaps between keys.
Overall, I think this would be a fun stocking filler or a little present perhaps for a secret Santa or something, especially as it's under £10, but I wouldn't buy something like this for any practical reason.
I have a thing about keeping my desk tidy at work. So it was no surprise when some one bought this Desktop Henry Vacuum Cleaner for me in our Secret Santa last year, and to be honest, it is quite a quirky little hoover. Looking on Amazon, you can get this for around £7, and it is designed to look like a miniature version of the larger popular Henry Hoover, with the same distinctive red bucket on wheels with a face on the front and a black top, and at 11cm tall, 10cm wide and 11 cm deep (without the hose), it is small enough to fit on your desktop or store away in your drawer.
To be truthful, it is actually a very good replica. It comes complete with 4 wheels and a little carry handle that folds out of the top. The face on the front is just like the real thing, together with the 'Henry' logo on the front of the cap. The hose connects to the 'nose' of the face and comes with a variety of connections. Initially you have the corrugated flexible hose which is 17cm long, and to the end of that you can attach 2 solid plastic pipe connections - one with a slight curve in it like a handle, and the other is a straight plastic pipe like you would attach to do a floor with on the full size device. Overall, these 2 pipes together give you another 16cm of reach. And as if that wasn't enough, this cleaner also comes with 2 attachments - a mini crevice tool and a miniature floor cleaner type tool. So a lot of care and attention to detail has gone into this device to make it look just like the full size version.
So what's it like to use? Well whereas the full scale version runs off of the mains, this smaller miniature version requires 3 x AA batteries to be fitted into the battery compartment located under the lid. Easy enough to do, with the battery panel being held in place by a screw. The button to switch the cleaner on and off is located on the top next to the small carry handle. When it is on, the cleaner is fairly noisy (just like the real thing I suppose!!), but not excessively so (unlike the real thing!!).
To be truthful, the suction power isn't brilliant, and it's definitely not going to be sucking papers off your desk, but it will pick up small crumbs etc, providing that the end of the device is quite near to the crumb, if not actually on top of it or having the crumb dropped down the pipe. I have found it to be particularly useful when using the crevice tool at getting crumbs and dust out of my keyboard, where it has proven itself to be able to lift the odd bit of dirt out, although a good shake of the keyboard upside down would probably have the same effect and perhaps do a better job.
Is it any good? Well it depends on how you define good. As a miniature replica of the popular Henry Hoover it is brilliant, where everything has been copied down to the smallest detail. But as an actual hoover, it is appalling, and if you were buying it thinking that it was going to hoover your desktop and keep it clean, then you would be very disappointed. But, this item is primarily sold as a gimmick, and that is really all it is. It looks great and makes a noise, but don't expect anything more. Personally, I have found it to be very useful as a paperweight on my desk, and on another occasion as an emergency coffee cup (long story but don't put plastic cups down on drawing pins!!).
In summary then, as long as you expect and accept this to be just a gimmick, then you won't be disappointed. Try and use it as a hoover and the novelty quickly wears off. So balancing everything up, I think it should be worth a 3* recommendation.
Review also on Ciao under Randal1.
Often a missold item, this little Henry Hoover is designed more as a novelty item than as an effective cleaning tool. Much of the reason for its existence is for kids to copy their parents when they're doing the hoovering, and in this respect, it has some level of credibility. The problem is that they promise it'll hoover your desktop, and it barely registers any level of suction.
It really is a miniature version of the popular Henry Hoover range, sitting at around 10 cm tall. We used a Henry at my old place of work, and it's a very reliable Hoover indeed. This little one though, has little suction. It's powered by 4 AA batteries, which is the first clue that you're not going to get much suck out of it. You have to supply them yourself. Turning the hoover on, you get the small noise of a hoover but you really don't notice anything actually happening if you run it over the floor.
However, you'll notice after time that it does pick up small amounts of dust and the occasional crumb or tiny light bit of dirt. Just not enough for it to be a credible hoover. If you want something that's going to clean that's handheld, then I suggest going for one of the dustbuster type handheld hoovers that have their own charging station and in built battery. This just won't do it.
As a novelty item it's pretty good, I suppose. My eldest son does use it, although in general the sound of the hoover always makes him jump so keeping him in the same room while we do the hoovering is often impossible. Occasionally, asking him to hoover his room gets him good practice, but it's not really the most important thing I want him to learn. He's generally quite messy, but 7 year old boys can be. He tidies his room when he's told to, and pretty soon he's going to realise that this 'hoover' doesn't actually suck much up. It's as if the connection on the piping is gone from your normal hoover, that's how ineffectual it is.
As a novelty item that costs less than £10, if it's your sort of thing then fine, it's probably worth getting. However, I find it one of those things that there's not really that much point to. I feel the advertising could be a bit better, making sure to point out it's more of a novelty toy than a serious hoover for adults wanting to clean desktops. The product description says it's improved now and will actually hoover things up, but I can't see it works, as far as I'm concerned it's a rubbish hoover and a quirky but pointless novelty toy, at best, and so I don't really recommend it.
Reading through these reviews, I am not sure if everyone is living in bonkers land or nearby. I am a Numatic dealer for their massive range of extremely popular and well know vacuum cleaners, such as their flagship product "Henry" vacuum, and I cannot believe how some many of these people are buying a childrens toy
and complaining that it will not clean their computers, and might even scratch them. LOL.
This vacuum is a toy, made under licence from Numatic, mainly to enable little children (3 to 8 year olds) to copy their mum (or dad) doing the vacuuming. It was never designed to pick up anything too much, just little bits of tissue paper, or rice krispies, etc., and it has a little drawer that can be emptied so that the child can do it again and again.
As not many toddlers have keyboards to clean, it was never designed for that purpose either. Sadly I cannot
imagine anyone trying to drive a toy car to work, no more than I can imagine anyone trying to clean a keyboard with a toy vacuum cleaner, but then I have never been to bonkers land yet.
Brought this for my boyfriend as he was starting a new office job and loves to keep things all neat and tidy so was a great gimmick to buy, which went down well! Only trouble is it usless!!
It fails to pick up any think and stratched the keyboard. I also had to purchase batterys to add on to the original product. You put the batteries get all excited and is run with what seems like a mini fan, however the batterys are just not strong for sucction down the little tube. Literally wasnt clearing dust or bits or dirt.
I know this is a cheap product, so you cant expect much, however dont buy it as a present as it is a let down when it doesnt work, maybe buy if you want to decorate your desk at home or in the work place. But it is pointless to buy is you actually want it to work like I did.
The mini Henry Hoover is based on the original larger model that is commonly seen. Available for just under £10 it must be viewed as a novalty item, and not a useful item. That said it did bring a smile to my face when I first got it and still has a little bit of novalty left in it after a few months.
In the box comes:
- The main hoover unit
- Flexi pipe
- Straight rigid pipe
- Curved rigid pipe
- Flat floor cleaning attachment
- Thin nozzle attachment
*Batteries are not included, and it needs 4 AA batteries to start the fun.
If you purchase this to do some serious cleaning in some tight places, you will be disappointed. When on, I can not feel any suction from the hose, but after going over a small area, I took the lid/ power unit off and low and behold there wasa little clump of dust and crumbs gathered at the bottom of the bin. So whilst it doesn't give a high standard of cleanliness, it does at least suck up the odd crumb if it's bothering you!
But there is something about it that I can't quite put my finger on, and I think it may well be the eyes!
I received my Desktop Henry a couple of years ago in a secret santa at work and when I opened it I was quite surprised as it was better than the usual tat that we give out for these things such as chocolate willes and the like. Obviously it is still tat but nice looking, fun and semi useful tat nethertheless and I was a bit embarrassed at the rubbish I had bought.
The desktop Henry is made by Paladone and is a miniture version of the extremely popular numatic Henry vaccum cleaner. The Henry is an icon of modern design and has been around since 1968, the bright red colour and painted on smiley face are instantly recognisable and the miniature desktop Henry does a great job of mirroring this design right down to the wheels. It isn't a perfect replica but it is absolutely adorable and you can't help to find it cute rather than tacky.
Of course the Paladone desktop Henry isn't just a little ornament for your desk it is actually supposed to have a function and this function is that it is able to act as a mini vacuum cleaner which would make it ideal for keyboards etc.
It works by way of two AA batteries that you insert under Henry's hood. There are no other attachments or USB connectors to fiddle with and the set up is very easy.
Once you press the on switch Henry starts up with a fairly good imitation of the noise a big vaccum cleaner makes and while this is great for for all of 5 seconds it soon gets annoying. I was really looking forward to using the Henry to clean out my keyboard as this is usually full of dust and other bits of miscellaneous odds and ends but I was disapointed to find that the Henry is pretty much useless at actually picking anything up other than the lightest coating of dust.
You can empty the Henry by removing his lid and emptying the contents. Although when using it I find that I don't really get much picked up I am always surprised when I do empty him and find that he is almost full. Perhaps my keyboard is just more dirty than normal and on a cleaner one he might do better.
The construction of henry is really good and somethign I was impressed with. He is only made with plastic but it is sturdy and solid feeling. He has fallen off my desk a few times and been in some scrapes but he is still looking good two years later and still as bright and as shiney as he was to begin with.
I had a look online and you can buy a Paladone Henry for only £7.79 on Amazon and for even less on ebay. I think he would make a fantastic gift for someone and although he isn't all that useful he is incredibly fun and takes pride of place on my desk and I was thrilled to receive him. I hink kids would particularly love having one especially if mum and dad own the large version but he is also great for people who just want a fun talking point.
I love cute, gadget type items and especially when they come in minature, so when I saw this 'Desktop' size Henry Hoover I really wanted it.
I recieved as a gift off of my friend a few years back when they were relativley new out and I think it cost in the region of £15 then, however I have recently seen them advertised at what seems a much more reasonable price of £7-£8.
These are avaliable in many 'gadget' type places, online stores such as 'iwantoneofthose.com', amazon and ebay. They are also avaliable in WHSmith, where I have also seen Hetty avaliable, which is the pink hoover.
The hoover itself is alsmost identicle to the bigger one, with the red bottom half and black top half. It even has a little handle. The nozzle has the same crinkled look to it, however it is much less flexible than that of the real one due to the fact that it is made of a sturdier plastic. The end nozzle it detachable and simply pulls off, which just leaves a small round hole for the nozzle, rather than the hoover type end.
This item does require batteries in order to get it to work. There is a small black button on the top of the hoover which turns the hoover on. This makes a very slight humming sound, which could be associated with that of a hoover, however is obviously much smaller due to the size of the item. This hoover is aimed at hoovering small dust particles and dirt, it can be used for your laptop of keyboard in order to clean dirt inbetween the buttons too.
However, when I tried to do this I was utterly dissapointed. There was literally no suction whatsoever, it struggled to pick up even the tiniest of dirt particles. I put my finger in the end of the nozzle just to feel whether there was any suction and I felt nothing, no slight pull, no air, no nothing.
Although this is just a gimmick item, I was expecting it to do something so I was dissaopinted with the item as it has not lived up to what it has claimed to do. If you like collecting these sorts of things, then yes, it is cute to look at, however, as far as hoovering goes it is next to useless.
Overall I wouldn't reccomend this item as it sucks!
This was my secret santa gift that I received this xmas from one of my work colleagues, they were obviousley someone who knew me quite well as they knew that I'm a bit of a neat freak and my area at work is alwyas kept neat and tidy and that I have a supply of cleaning wipes to hand alongside my make up and other items.
This is a mini version of the real thing (I actually own a full sized Henry at home) and this mini me Henry looks just like the real thing with the cute smiley face and all, our limit on secret santa was £10 and checking on Amazon this little device sells for £7.69 so it was well within the budget.
It is only 10cm tall and it fits easily into your hand. The mini Henry is powered by three AAA batteries, if it has any sort of practical use it is in cleaning your laptop or PC keyboard, my other half does not see a problem in munching biscuits and other food items while using our laptop at home and I have used this to try and get some of the debris that he drops up from between the keys however there is not a great deal of suction and it only does a partial job of getting it clean.
It is easy to empty as you simply twist the cap off and empty the dust and crumbs straight into the bin and then give it a quick wipe with a tissue, as a novelty present it is nice and cute however by the time you have bought the batteries it is over £10 so it is not really something I would recommend buying unless you know someone who would think it is funny to get this.
As with most desk top computers or laptops no matter how careful I am or how much I avoid putting food near my laptop crumbs and general dust/ dirt still finds its way into the keys of my laptop, including the odd piece of fur from our cats so when I received the Paladone Desktop Henry Vacuum Cleaner as a present I was very pleased with it. Not only was it extremely cute being a scaled down version of the original Henry I was hopeful that it would be the perfect item for keeping all those nasty crumbs and general dirty from getting between my keyboard keys.
What Is Henry?
Henry is basically a vacuum cleaner produced by the company Numatic International Limited, it is a British company and Henry was first produced in 1980. Henry is easily distinguishable with his large smiling face on the front of the canister, his nose and mouth are printed directly onto the plastic with the hose forming the nose. My desktop Henry is identical to this, his canister is bright red and he has the same smiling face as the larger regular vacuum cleaners. The top part of him is made from black plastic and is actually the battery pack this has the word Henry printed onto it in large capitol letters. The hose (or Hnerys nose) is just the same as that of a regular vacuum cleaner but in miniature, it even has an attachment to reach all those tight corners and is made of flexible plastic which makes hoovering much easier. Any dirty sucked up goes into the main canister (the red part) this is very easily emptied by unscrewing the battery pack, no bags are required you just tip the dirt out and screw the battery pack back on.
Henry is made entirely of plastic and weights about 100g with his battery pack being the heaviest part, he is not overly big measuring 12.5cm x 11.5cm x 22cm making him the perfect size for you desktop computer or laptop, he does not take up a huge amount of room on you desk and looks very cute at the same time. In order to use your desktop Henry you need 3 AA batteries which unfortunately are not included. Despite being so light Henry is quite strong and hardwearing just like the larger versions, these too are well know for being robust, strong and hard wearing.
Does Henry Work?
I first used Henry on my laptop and was hoping to remove a lot of dirt and dust. I turned on my desktop Henry using the small switch and although the motor was not overly loud it was a little louder than I thought it would be. I ran the hose over the keys of the keyboard and whilst there was not a huge amount of suction I was hopeful that the dirt was being removed. After thoroughly hoovering the keyboard I removed the lid of Henry and was disappointed to see that very little dirt or crumbs had been sucked up, there was a small trace of dust inside but nothing much really, I tried again this time using the attachment or the hard to reach areas but again removed very little dirt. If you hold your hand to the end of the hose you can feel very little suction. So I'm sorry to say that Henry did not really work when it came to cleaning my keyboard.
As I have mentioned Henry was a present but he can be bought from several online stores including Amazon for £7.49, personally I think this is a little expensive as it does not really do what it is supposed to do and removes very little dirt from your computer keyboard. Whilst Henry is hardwearing and looks extremely cute he is not the best at cleaning so I do feel that £7.49 is a bit expensive.
Overall as a cleaning tool I personally would not recommend Henry the Desktop Hoover as he does not really remove any dirt from your keyboard, however for the 'cute factor' I would recommend him as he would look extremely cute sat on your desk (which is where mine sits) its just a shame he does not do what he is meant to.


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Sometimes change is a good thing, but that wasn't the case for Superior Foods in the first game of Saturday's American Legion doubleheader at Hickey Park.
Greenbrier Play Again Sports took advantage of a pitching change with a six-run fourth and held on for a 7-5 victory over Russellville's AA squad. In the second game, Superior Foods took on Nabholz, Greenbrier's AAA team, and suffered a 14-1 setback in a game called after five innings.
Superior Foods (7-6) had staked itself to a 2-0 lead through three innings in the opening game. Starting pitcher Connor Freeman kept Greenbrier in control early with a no-hit performance and six strikeouts, while Daniel Rawlings' solo homer and Steven Turner's RBI double accounted for Russellville's scoring.
Russellville, however, elected to make a pitching change to start the fourth, bring in Brent Race in relief. Greenbrier wound up batting around in the inning and scoring six times to take the lead.
Colin Pemberton doubled to drive in Cody Flippo with Greenbrier's first run, then Jamie Berger tied the game when his single scored Pemberton. Greenbrier pitcher Garrett Nelson helped his cause with a two-run single, then Greenbrier scored its final two runs on a double steal and an error after Superior Foods made another pitching change, bringing in Caleb Powers to relieve Race.
Superior Foods closed the gap to 6-3 in the sixth then Drew Van Es hit a solo homer to left, only to see Greenbrier score in the seventh off Brandon Austin, Russellville's fourth pitcher of the game. Superior Foods, however, made things interesting by attempting a comeback in its final at-bat.
Singles by Zach Jamell, Hayden Vaughn and Chris Cooper loaded the bases for Rawlings, whose fly ball to right drove in Jamell. Race then reached on an error, allowing Vaughn to score, but the game ended as Cooper was thrown out while trying to advance to third on the Greenbrier miscue.
Freeman returned to the mound for the second game, but he was rudely greeted as Greenbrier Nabholz sent 11 batters to the plate in the first for a 5-0 lead. Jonathan Shores had the big hit with a three-run homer to left, while two Superior Foods errors allowed the other two runs to score.
Greenbrier added another run off Freeman in the fourth, then teed off in the fifth as 13 batters went to the plate against relievers Vaughn and Jamell. The result was eight runs scoring, with the crushing blow being Kyle Cotton's bases-loaded triple.
Russellville's only run came in the third as Freeman doubled into the gap in left-center field and later scored on Rawlings' single. Superior Foods loaded the bases later in the inning, only to come away with no more runs.
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BELMONT � Emilio Pagan set Belmont Abbey College baseball history Friday.
A standout third baseman and pitcher for the Crusaders, Pagan became the highest major league draft selection in school history when the Seattle Mariners chose him in the 10th round with the 297th overall pick.
Pagan�s selection is the 9th time in Abbey history a player has been chosen � and first since 2010. Alex Castellanos� 305th overall selection in the 10th round of the 2008 draft by the St. Louis Cardinals was the school�s previous high draft pick.
It didn�t surprise the Abbey baseball community that Seattle would be the team that chose Pagan. Pagan worked out at the Chicago Cubs� Wrigley Field and the Mariners� Safeco Field in pre-draft workouts, reportedly throwing in the low 90s during his visit to Seattle.
�God is great,� Pagan said in a school news release. �He has blessed me with a great opportunity. The coaching staff and teammates at Belmont Abbey were the best I could ever dream about. I will miss them and cherish our times together. Thank you to everyone at Belmont Abbey College and the Seattle Mariners.�
Pagan, a senior from Simpsonville, S.C., began his career at Gardner-Webb, but transferred to the Abbey in hopes of being a two-way performer.
At G-W, Pagan went 2-2 with a 8.44 ERA in 14 appearances (nine starts) and hit .167 with three RBIs in 11 games (four starts) as a freshman in 2010 and went 4-4 with one save and a 4.54 ERA in 17 appearances (nine starts) and hit .200 in 12 games (four starts) as a sophomore in 2011.
At the Abbey, Pagan went 1-0 with 13 saves and a 0.00 ERA in 18 appearances and hit .294 with four home runs and 34 RBIs in 51 starts as a junior in 2012 and went 1-5 with four saves and a 4.50 ERA in 16 appearances (two starts) and hit .287 with four home runs and 29 RBIs in 41 starts as a senior this past spring.
Pagan was a first team All-Conference Carolinas relief pitcher in 2012.
�I am extremely proud of Emilio and his opportunity with the Seattle Mariners,� Belmont Abbey coach Scott Brickman said in a school news release. �He has put in a lot of hard work to make this day happen and to hear his name called on draft day is a tremendous moment in his life.
�He has been a huge part of our success over the last couple of years and has helped put Belmont Abbey baseball on the national map. Our entire staff wishes him the best and look forward to following his success at the next level.�
You can reach Richard Walker at 704-869-1841 or by twitter.com/JRWalk22
Previous Belmont Abbey MLB draft picks:
Wayne Sullivan � 22nd round Seattle Pilots (1968)
John Hickey � 29th round Washington Senators (1969)
Edward Layman � 39th round Washington Senators (1969)
Henry Holmes � 41st round Montreal Expos (1969)
Mark Connor � 22nd round Minnesota Twins (1971)
Henry Holmes � 13th round Baltimore Orioles (1972)
Alex Castellanos � 10th round St. Louis Cardinals (2008)
Tyler Powell � 34th round Toronto Blue Jays (2010)
Emilio Pagan � 10th round Seattle Mariners (2013)


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Bill jests: I'm Hillary's first husband
Bill Clinton joked Tuesday that Hillary calls him "her first husband" — because he thinks she's so healthy that she'll live to be 120 years old and remarry.
"She's always been very, very healthy and she has very low blood pressure, very low standing heartbeat. I tell her that, you know, she's still got time to have three more husbands after me. So, I think she'll live to be 120," the former president said while speaking in Palm Springs, Calif., at the "Health Matters: Activating Wellness in Every Generation" conference.
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He continued: "And I always know that she's thinking about that whenever I'm, you know, stubborn about something, in her constant quest at my self-improvement. She refers to me as her first husband. Because I told her once she's going to live to be 120 and have time for plenty more."
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Three Sun City residents' photos chosen for Beaufort County's 2013 calendar
The 2012 Beaufort County Calendar Contest named three Sun City residents and 11 others as winners whose photos will appear in next year's Land Preservation calendar.
Sun City resident Patricia Roche's photo "Mr. Charlie," which captures a blue heron at Hunting Island State Park, was chosen to be the cover photo.
The 2013 calendar theme of "Beaufort County birds and their habitats" is intended to show how the county's land preservation program benefits wildlife as well as people, the environment, waterways and the local economy.
The winning photographers are Patricia Roche of Sun City, Richard de Asla of Sun City, Joanna Long of Sun City, Fran Baer of Hilton Head Island, Bill Bosley of Hilton Head Island, Ed Crenshaw of Hilton Head Island, Zeke Jordan of Hilton Head Island, Mary Kay Taylor of Hilton Head Island, Tom Brady of Dataw Island, Richard Henry of Callawassie Island, Sue Jarrett of Beaufort, David Shipper of Beaufort, Ed Kelly of Oldfield Plantation and Chris Kirk of St. Helena Island
Richard de Asla said half of the photographs he takes have a wildlife theme.
"After Pat Roche reminded me about the contest, I saw that this year's Beaufort County calendar theme included wildlife and that pushed me to enter," de Asla said. "It's a kick to know that folks may have your photograph on their wall for a month, plus it's something to show my grandchildren."
Roche said her winning cover photo was actually a last-minute decision.
"I had two photos of designated preserves and decided to give 'Mr. Charlie' a try as the third photo," Roche said. "Mr. Charlie was named by locals, fishing off the Hunting Island pier. He hangs around waiting for that almost-guaranteed handout. As a photographer, I'm happy that folks in Beaufort County will see my photo and Mr. Charlie can have his 15 minutes of fame."
The 12 judges were County Administrator Gary Kubic, members of the county staff communications team, and clerk to council's office and calendar designer Pamela Uhles Brownstein.
"The selection process began with all the judges receiving 15 post-it notes to stick on their favorite prints," Suzanne Larson of Beaufort County's Public Information office said. "After everybody uses up their post-it notes, all the pictures without post-it notes were eliminated."
There were over 200 photos submitted and the judges chose the best 15 photos.
The first photo contest was held in 2005 and the first land preservation calendar was produced in 2006. Beaufort County developed the contest because County Council wanted people to know more about the Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program. Kubic thought a scenic photo calendar would be a good tool for that because it would engage citizens in the process.
The 2013 calendar will include pages for January and February of 2014. Calendars can be pre-ordered online at the county website www.bcgov.net, and they will be available for sale at shops around Beaufort County for $15. All proceeds benefit the County's Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program.


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The Pirate Bay Briefly Taken Down, Admins Mock the "MAFIAA"
Jason Mick
August 25, 2009 11:20 AM
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Say what you will about The Pirate Bay and its admins, but you can't say they lack a sense of humor.
(Source: The Pirate Bay)
Arggh, the ship isn't sunk yet!
Many times the good things in life just don't last. That may yet be the case with The Pirate Bay. For years internet users worldwide used the site to get their music, TV, and movie fix. Some of the torrents were legal, others were orphaned works (technically illegal to share), and still others were blatant examples of infringement. But all these torrents had one thing in common -- they brought people across the world together through enjoyable experiences.
However, yesterday the legal woes of the world's largest torrent site forced it to temporarily go offline, signalling a potential end to those happy times. The site's legal crisis first began when Swedish courts found the site's admins guilty of copyright infringement and ordered them
jailed and fined
over $3.6M USD.
The site was
by Sweden's Global Gaming Factory, which made a bid to make the site legit under a rather nebulous plan. Now it appears that bid -- and the site -- may be in jeopardy thanks to the aggressive legal action of copyright protection organizations.
MPAA, RIAA, and IFPI sued the ISP that provided service to The Pirate Bay's ISP and won. That ISP was ordered on Monday by a Swedish court
to take down the site or face daily fines of
$70,000 USD. The site was
quickly taken down
, only to pop back up after a few hours, only to be taken down yet again.
The site owners, who are currently appealing the original judgement, write, "
The good people at the MAFIAA decided to sue. Not TPB [The Pirate Bay], not the owners of TPB. Not even TPBs ISP. They decided to sue TPBs ISPs IS
And you know what? They won. They made a court believe their #lies and they made them force the ISPs ISP to shut down access to TPB."
The MAFIAA has spent millions of dollars and endless amounts of time to get this ban in order.
Our guess is that they also bribed a bit to get it since it violates so many laws not only in Sweden but also in the EU, not to mention violations against human rights. And what do they have to show for it? [Three] hours of partial downtime."
The Pirate Bay admins refer to the MPAA, RIAA, and IFPI, collectively, as MAFIAA due to the organizations' reputation for resorting to at times thuggish legal tactics. Whatever name you know these organizations as, it is clear that they're on a roll, with massive
jury verdicts
over U.S. citizens Jammie Rassett-Thomas and Joel Tenenbaum, and securing an order to takedown of the world's largest torrent site.
However, The Pirate Bay admins remain defiant and determined. As of this morning the site was back online, with no apparent service interruptions. The admins are now offering a new T-Shirt for sale on the home page mocking the copyright protection organizations. The shirt reads, "I spent months of time and millions of dollars to close down The Pirate Bay and all I'll get is this beautiful t-shirt!"
Further, the true impact of the takedown and other potential future takedowns may be minimized by the spread of a recently released, easily accessible,
archive of the entire site
, including all its torrents, written in SQLite3.
"There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere." -- Isaac Asimov
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Last Best Chance For Urban Rail In Austin Is Here
I swear there's no conspiracy regarding the lateness of this posting - my gracious host happened to perform an apache upgrade which messed with Movable Type. Here's what I wrote this morning, Made With Notepad!
At 4:30 PM yesterday, I left my lovely suburban office and walked through lovely suburban Westlake to the awful bus stop at Walsh Tarlton and Pinnacle. After broiling in the hot sun for a few minutes, I decided to walk up to the next stop at Walsh Tarlton and Pinnacle; where there was also no shade. This did not bode well; but things got better.
The bus arrived on time (5:08ish) and was thankfully very well air conditioned. I read a book until I was dropped off quite a long walk from Texas Center (I should have taken the earlier stop). Went inside; saw Jonathan Horak and Kedron Touvell; introduced myself to both (how creepy is it that I knew what they looked like even though we'd never met; but they didn't recognize me? Pretty creepy, I think). Just on time.
Will Wynn gave a speech which emphasized how much he wants rail downtown. He got in the weeds a bit, first talking about how we were growing faster than everybody else in the world, then talking about how this decade's growth is actually slower than all previous decades back to the 1880s (huh?), but then eventually came back on track and handed the reins over to Brewster McCracken.
McCracken introduced ROMA; ROMA gave a nice presentation which I'll summarize in bullet points below. No surprises, really, if you read Ben Wear or the print article beforehand. My quick comments in italics. I will go into more depth on many of these in the upcoming several weeks.
- Terminology: The system is going to be called "ultra-light rail". ROMA mentions that streetcars usually run in shared lanes (where I got the sinking feeling ROMA believes a bit much in the magic fairy dust theory of streetcars).
- Technology: As mentioned, most likely streetcar vehicles. Possibility of more of a standard light rail vehicle if a decision point goes a certain way (see: Routes: doubling-back-to-the-east).
- Runningway: Usually the center of the street; almost always dedicated lanes. This is a big win over Capital Metro's previous plans, and everybody who cares about rail transit should be grateful that McCracken and Wynn understand how critical this is to success.
- Routes: Defined as three or four subroutes even though the service may not operate that way. They didn't actually say "downtown to" on all of these; some were Seaholm or something else; but realistically they'd all converge on Congress.
- Downtown to airport: Using Congress, East Riverside; reserved guideway (dedicated lanes, center of road). Alternative presented is a very unlikely extension of commuter rail to the airport. I'm very pleased we didn't try to run on the right side of Riverside. Big win here for business travellers to the airport, and we can pull in a lot of residential out there to hopefully fill trains.
- Downtown to Mueller: using Congress (possibility of San Jac or Brazos as fallback), 9th/10th/11th transition to San Jacinto, north to/through UT, Dean Keeton/Manor out to Mueller. Slight possibility of still going out there via MLK. It's not Guadalupe, and we probably won't get reserved guideway through UT without a lot of arm-twisting, but I think Guadalupe's a lost cause for right now. With this technology and route, though, we can eventually get there; whereas commuter rail is a complete dead end. The Manor vs. MLK issue is, I feel, largely settled for Manor unless UT makes going through campus prohibitively difficult - the only pro to MLK is the commuter rail TOD, which I obviously don't believe in anyways; and cons are many - have to deal with TXDOT; don't get even the half-assed acccess to UT that San Jac provides; etc.
- Downtown to Long Center and Zilker area: less likely at first, using West Riverside past Lamar, cutting over to Toomey after that. Alternative using Barton Springs would get you all the way to Zilker but no reserved lanes. I think these are unlikely to make it for the first cut anyways but it would be nice to be able to tell tourists they could take the train to Barton Springs Pool, wouldn't it?
- Financing - ROMA didn't talk about this but McCracken did - combination of TIFs and some other mechanisms (including requiring that some portion of Cap Metro's budget be under the control of the city or CAMPO for capital spending, which I heartily endorse
- Future - wide arrows going north and south. Again, this system can be expanded - although it'll never become anything as good as 2000's LRT line; it at least can grow into something better - whereas commuter rail is a dead end.
- Bone-throwing - Elgin commuter rail spur thrown in to try to get some suburban votes (even though we really ought to be doing better for the urban folks who provide most of Capital Metro's funds and essentially all of their support; we apparently still need to pander to the burbs - disappointing).
That's all for right now. Expect expanded analysis of all of the above coming soon. But here's the kicker:
You MUST support this plan if you ever want any urban rail in Austin. Unlike how 2004's commuter rail election was incorrectly framed, this truly is our last best chance for rail so although I obviously would prefer rail running up Guadalupe, I'm going to be supporting this plan whole-heartedly and urge every reader of this post to do the same.
Humorous snippets: I introduced myself to Ben Wear, and even though he wrote an article with my name in it a year or two ago, and I've emailed back/forth with him 5 or 6 times, I don't think he had any idea who the hell I was. Also, Jeff Jack (future Worst Person In Austin nominee? told me I should cut out the blogging until I know what I'm talking about.


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A taxing situation
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, February 20, 2009, 12:00 AM
a resident of Sycamore Place
on Feb 22, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Although hard on families, I believe that we need to do whatever is needed to ensure Pleasanton continues to provide unparalleled quality of education.
With so many cities in the bay area suffering under similar or worse conditions and the real estate market down, this will be a breakaway opportunity for Pleasanton.
IF we as a community can band together for the next few years, we can make pleasanton *THE family friendly* city of the bay area. This is one city that will do right by the families and come together to ensure that children and education is the top priority.
If we can pull this off, I'm convinced we will recover our $200/year as soon as the economy recovers. The foundation quality education will provide our children will be repayment enough. Add to that the appreciation in house prices after economic recovery when families would want to rush in and call Pleasanton their home - because of Pleasanton's commitment to families and education.
Unprecedented circumstances demand unprecedented resolve. Pleasanton can do this and come out of this phase as a stronger community.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Feb 22, 2009 at 6:27 pm
This thread is redundant. There are 91 posts on the original one.
For many years parents go through the lower grades with blissful ignorance. We believe the poor school district mantra. We pay, and pay, and pay, then we begin to understand that they just need us to pay for our kids supplies so they can suck all of our tax money into their pockets. I began to realize I was paying for my kids glue-stick so the superintendent could go out to lunch on the district expense account. When the principal suggested we should bring the toilet paper it was clear their goal was to get parents to cover all operational costs.
I reached my limit. No Parcel Tax!
a resident of Del Prado
on Feb 22, 2009 at 11:00 pm
You da man or woman. Every year we pay for our kids supplies then another check for other costs. I remember when I was in elementary school during the Carter years. You think times are tough now you should have seen it then. Oh wait, they're just around the corner but it will be called the Failed Obama Presidency. Elections have consequences.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 22, 2009 at 11:17 pm
U.S. spends average $8,701 per pupil on education
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States spent an average of $8,701 per pupil to educate its children in 2005, the Census Bureau said on Thursday, with some states paying more than twice as much per student as others.
New York was the biggest spender on education, at $14,119 per student, with New Jersey second at $13,800 and Washington, D.C., third at $12,979, the Census Bureau said. Seven of the top 10 education spenders were Northeastern states.
The states with the lowest spending were Utah, at $5,257 per pupil, Arizona $6,261, Idaho $6,283, Mississippi $6,575 and Oklahoma $6,613. The 10 states with the lowest education spending were in the West or South.
Overall the United States spent an average of $8,701 per student on elementary and secondary education in 2005, up 5 percent from $8,287 the previous year, the bureau said.
Funding is largely a state and local responsibility under the U.S. system, with 47 percent coming from state governments, 43.9 percent from local sources and only 9.1 percent from the federal government.
Students in northeastern and northern states tend to perform better on standardized tests than students in southern and southwestern states. But experts say the correlation between spending and testing performance is not strong.
The "No Child Left Behind" education reforms passed during President George W. Bush's first term have placed increased emphasis on performance on national standardized tests. Schools can be penalized if they repeatedly fail to meet targets for improving student scores.
"It's not necessarily so that states with higher spending have higher test scores," said Tom Loveless, an education policy expert at the Brookings Institution think tank.
He said Washington, D.C., has among the highest spending in the country but its students have among the lowest scores on standardized tests, while some states like Montana with relatively low spending have fairly high performance on tests.
Loveless said two areas where education spending might make a difference were in teacher salaries and small class sizes for first graders. But overall, the relationship between spending on education and test performance was not strong, he said.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 24, 2009 at 9:15 am
California is now the bottom state for education spending!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 24, 2009 at 9:47 am
Yes, but if you read to the end....
"But overall, the relationship between spending on education and test performance was not strong, he said."
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