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Wisdom Serves Sensual Rhythms With "Inside You"
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For a laid-back, sultry soft-pop/RnB groove, Wisdom is your go-to guy anyday. With his just-released single dubbed, Inside You, the young singer proves his mastery behind the microphone, with the vibrant sensual record. "I just wanted to say it how it is, no sugar-coating, just pure emotion and sexual energy, 'cause at the end of…
For a laid-back, sultry soft-pop/RnB groove, Wisdom is your go-to guy anyday. With his just-released single dubbed, Inside You, the young singer proves his mastery behind the microphone, with the vibrant sensual record.
"I just wanted to say it how it is, no sugar-coating, just pure emotion and sexual energy, 'cause at the end of the day there's really no point hiding these things," he commented.
The V-tek produced jam is a fierce reinforcement of the emerging singer's strong will and brave-hearted vulnerability in his music making. While his soft-toned vocals appear as the icing on his music, the singer's songwriting prowess overwhelms all his other laudable strengths. Like in the record, Inside You, Wisdom maintains euphemistic and catchy lyricism all through his discography.
"People might not know I am involved in every single part of the artistry. Before I create a beat with a producer I have to be in his head to pass my thoughts down to them, if I am working with a writer, I'd be in the whole process of putting my ideas into the words. I pride myself in being part of the whole process," he commented.
The pop-doting singer also claims that he draws his most profound inspirations from top acts such as Beyonce, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, among others, whom he describes as "the shapers and shakers of modern day pop."
With a sturdy start, Wisdom is poised for the mainstream spotlight. However, for him the real success lies in an innate quest for free-spirited expression.
"The vision of my career is to continue to do what I love, that is being on stage and performing. My definition of success might be different from other definitions of success, some people see degrees as success; I had a petroleum engineering degree from the American University of Nigeria , and I am currently working on my second masters degree at the same time working on my next album."
"Inside You" is available across all digital streaming platforms.
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Press for help. While 911 should be considered available, many older adults feel better wearing an individual emergency response system if perhaps they can't reach cell phone. These devices, which could be worn along the neck or on the wrist, can immediately summon emergency assistance if it ought to be. Contact your local hospital or home health agency to find out how attain one over these systems.
Patience – You might notice many items that should be thrown away, but a person might keep insisting may cannot do without those possessions. You need to be very patient but firm on legitimate because it won't be able to take. It can be a good idea to permit them see their new residence and get measurements thus know what amount room is ready. If the management of their new place has restrictions on certain items that you know they have, let the particular one you know about that, effectively. It will save you a regarding headaches in the end.
With your permission, I am going to put smoking on the top bar of record of controllable risk factors for stroke. Lack of exercise, stress, poor sleeping habits, unhealthy diet, excess weight. the "usual suspects", as Claude Rains put it in "Casablanca" are also culprits.
Your communication with the elders is normally an important aspect while considering senior health questions and answers treatment. Without this you wouldn't be able to get what the elder wants or really are his wishes. Moreover old age is marked by sensitiveness. Although the old age seems quite mature, nevertheless the minds usually responds for a kid. Your articles may get frustrated over little things and look at reason behind this can the poor communication between both elders. However have efficient hard each day, continue your social responsibilities, we also owe some responsibility to your elders. Even your desire to sit by someone's side and say whats there in their heart.
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Religion In Public Schools
Parents & students should make their own decisions about religion.
Parents should feel comfortable sending their children to public schools and not fear that they will be preached to or forced to pray according to someone else's faith tradition. Students may engage in truly voluntary prayer, may read the Bible in a non-disruptive way and may form religious clubs that meet after school—but it has to be their choice. They can also talk to fellow students about religion, so long as it isn't harassing. But public schools may not pressure students to engage in prayer or other religious activities.
The separation of church and state ensures that:
Public schools can teach, but not preach, about religion. Public schools may instruct students about religion in an even-handed, objective manner, such as discussing the impact of religion on history, art, music and literature, or teaching a course on comparative religion. But they may not teach religiously based curriculum. Sound science and history is taught in public schools. Public schools may not teach religious doctrine, like creationism and intelligent design, in science class, nor may they disparage proven scientific theories like evolution because some believe it conflicts with their religion. Further, public schools may not teach inaccurate versions of American history that are based on religious teachings.
Students feel like part of their school community. They aren't singled out or excluded because they have different religious beliefs— or none. School assemblies with religious content and coaches who lead prayers in the locker room, for example, alienate students who belong to minority religions or are nontheists, and discourage many students from fully participating in school life. School officials may not punish students for refusing to participate in these religious activities. Your taxpayer dollars fund secular education, not religious education. No one should be forced to fund religious education whether they disagree—or even agree—with what is taught. That is why public schools should not promote religion, and why taxpayer dollars should never pay for tuition at private religious schools.
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Joseph Muha
Known in his days at Virginia Military Institute as "Joltin Joe", Joseph Muha's feats are unparalleled in the history of football at VMI. He was Rat and varsity captain, all-state as a freshman and all-state three years as a varsity player. Muha was All-Southern Conference and captain of the Southern all-star team, received honorable mention for All-American, and finished second as National Player of the Year trailing only Georgia's Frank Sinkwich.
Muha was captain of the VMI football team in 1942 and was named to the NEA All-American team the same year. He served with the U.S. Marines from 1943-46 in the South Pacific as a member of the fifth division and was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation.
Muha received his B.S. at VMI in 1943 majoring in Civil Engineering and his M.A. at the University of Southern California in Economics. He was awarded a general Secondary Teaching Certificate in 1955 and performed advanced graduate work at UCLA and Los Angeles State College. Muha served as Professor of Economics at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California.
Following his military service in 1946, Muha played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL where he was named to the All-NFL team in 1947, 1949, and 1950. He served as backfield coach from 1954-55 and entered the teaching profession from 1955-58 as a mathematics teacher in the Pasadena City School System. From 1958-76, he has served as Professor of Economics and Business Mathematics at Pasadena City College.
Clark Shaughnessy, one of college football's all-time great coaches, summed it all up following VMI's 29 to 0 defeat of his University of Maryland team in 1942. "Muha was absolutely tops. I don't think there is a man in the country, including the great pro backs who are playing any better football than Joe Muha."


Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accompanied by the party's presidential aspirants, yesterday staged a peaceful protest at the Headquarters of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and that of the police to demand the declaration of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governor-elect of Osun State.
Also yesterday, the Police summoned Senate President Bukola Saraki, Senators Dino Melaye and Ben Bruce for alleged attack on policemen at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The party leaders, who took part in the peaceful protest included the National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Governor of Gombe state, Ibrahim Dankwambo, a former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, Ekiti state Governor, Ayo Fayose, Governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal, Senator Dino Melaye, former governor of Kano state, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido, presidential aspirant, Prof. Datti Baba-Ahmed, Senator Ben-Murray Bruce, among others.
The PDP leaders matched peacefully to the headquarters of INEC to demand free, fair and credible elections in 2019, and later headed to the Force Headquarters of the Nigerian Police where they were teargased by policemen.
The party leaders said that the protest was an introduction to civil disobedience, adding that the party had agreed that it would do everything within the ambit of law to reclaim every stolen mandate.
However, the police erected a barricade to prevent the PDP leaders from entering their premises, and proceeded to shoot teargas at them, forcing the protesters to retreat in different directions.
At INEC headquarters, the Senate President said that Nigeria had raised the standard of the electoral processes before the present INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu came on board, warning the electoral body against taking the country backward.
The PDP leader demanded that the 2019 elections must be free, fair and credible, stressing that there was need to put an end to the issue of inconclusive election.
He stated: "We are here representing millions of Nigerians to speak to you; that INEC you have a responsibility by law, by the constitution to do what is right to all Nigerians.
"Enough is enough of elections that are not credible. Enough is enough of impunity. Enough is enough of harassment. INEC you met a standard, don't take us back.
Also, the national chairman of the party warned that the country was sitting on a keg of gun powder, noting that Nigerians were aware of the activities of INEC and the police.
On his part, Tambuwal urged the INEC chairman not to allow anybody, no matter how high, to use him to undermine the will of Nigerians.
Also, Fayose said that the damage done to the country's democracy and by extension the common man was enough.
He said: "If the people cannot choose their leaders anymore, then we are in trouble. In 2014, APC won election in Osun State by 114,000 votes. But this last election, with all the rigging, APC won by 400 votes, that statement is enough to say APC is no more in demand in Nigeria.
"We are not asking for favours, this country and this INEC belong to Nigerians and Nigerians must be respected by allowing them to make a choice.
Responding on behalf of the INEC chairman, INEC National Commissioner on Legal Matters, May Agbamuche-Mbu, assured the PDP leaders that the 2019 elections would be free and fair and that the opposite party will have reason to acknowledge INEC.
She said: "The commission takes this demonstration very seriously. We are happy that the protest is peaceful and carried out in civilised manner.
"INEC is up to its job, we are all here in INEC as professionals and not politicians. We are going to do our best come 2019.
Meanwhile, three of PDP leaders, Saraki; Melaye and Ben Bruce, who were among several that were dispersed with teargas at the police headquarters, have been summoned to appear before the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit for investigation over alleged disturbance of public peace and attack of some police personnel and the Headquarters of the Police Force, Abuja.
But in a swift reaction last night, the PDP condemned as dastardly, unwarranted and unprovoked, the unleashing of violence on the leaders of the party, including the Senate President and state governors, by the Police.
The opposition party stressed that this unwarranted attack has left no one in doubt that the police has finally been turned into a militant wing of the APC, with direct orders to use force to repress opposition and turn the nation into a one party state.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan said in a statement, vowed that no amount of attacks, aggression or acts of intimidation would deter the PDP from confronting and dismantling the rigging machinery of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and coast to victory in 2019.


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How Nintendo Can Save Mario Party
A few days ago, a very interesting Mario Party game was announced during a Nintendo Direct. This title (called Mario Party the Top 100) is a collection of the best mini games from the series, along with a board map mode seemingly styled after the original games.
It's a great idea, and despite a poor choice of platform, one I suspect will do.
But it also makes me wonder something. Namely, where could Mario Party go from here?
Cause let's face it, Mario Party has been in a real mire this last decade or so. It's being accused of rehashing itself over and over, it's been seen as increasingly generic and New Super Mario Bros styled in its ideas and well, let's not even get into what fans think of the car idea. Put simply, it was at death's door prior to the top 100 game being announced.
And unless Nintendo thinks of something new… well it could still end up in the same situation. So, let's think about the series' future a moment, shall we?
Let's think about where Mario Party could go to become a great video game franchise again!
Returning to what Worked
Starting with the most obvious thing in the world:
The car system needs to go. Now.
Really, it doesn't work. The whole idea is just horrible in a board game, and completely kills much of the strategy involved in such. For example, could you imagine a world where say, Monopoly has four players travelling around the board together in a car?
How about any other really old-fashioned board game like Snakes and Ladders?
It just wouldn't work. Players moving on their own is what makes things interesting in a game like this.
So, let's boot out the car idea. It was an interesting way to liven things up after eight games, but it outstayed its welcome almost immediately after its debut.
And I think we should also get back to the non-linear board set up too.
Yes, I know it'll make the game slower. But at the same, it'll also make the game much more strategic too.
Again, think about it for a minute. What was the appeal of the board game aspect of the Mario Party series?
It was trying to outwit your opponents and use your dice rolls to your advantage. You weren't just seeing who could roll the highest number every turn while avoiding landing on trap spaces. That's Candyland or Snakes and Ladders. You know, the games most people get bored of playing after the age of five or so.
Mario Party (as luck based as it is) was different. You had to decide how you went for the star, weighing up the spaces in front of you, the number of coins you had/were likely to get and any traps people had laid down. You could interfere with other players, by using items/orbs/capsules to booby trap spaces that people might need to traverse. And with things with board events, random changes (like extra Bowser spaces being added/blue spaces changed to red ones) and systems like the day and night ones, there was a certain level of strategy you could take advantage of here. Mario Party wasn't purely mindless luck, it was a mix of mindless luck and tactics.
Mario Party 9 onwards (minus Star Rush) has no tactics. It's literally Snakes and Ladders, Mario edition. Or perhaps, Snakes and Ladders, Mario edition complete with an awkward car mechanic shoehorned in to take even more control away from individual players. Whereas old Mario Party is luck with some tactics, new Mario Party is pretty much 100% luck without anything else.
So, for Mario Party to get back to being good, it needs to scrap the cars and linearity.
But that's not the only change it needs to make…
Bring Back the Mini Games
It also needs to bring back the mini games at the end of every turn. Why?
Cause let's face it, mini games are one of the best aspects of the whole franchise. They're the most enjoyable part of it for at least 80% of the series' audience.
Which is why it's so baffling that Mario Party 9 suddenly decided they'd be less common. I mean, why would you make that change?
Why would you take the one thing everyone likes about a franchise and completely marginalise its presence?
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Seriously though, the mini games need to become more common again. They're the only thing everyone enjoys (to the point pro board game designers/fanatics wish they were the only part of the series in general) and they're the most skill based aspects of every game they're in.
Still, enough with the old for a minute. A traditional Mario Party game would certainly be better than 10, but it probably wouldn't become a critical and commercial hit like in the N64 days. No, it also needs to…
A Step Up on the Aesthetics
Improve the presentation side too. Because let's face it, the world has moved on since the days of the N64.
With one of the most noticeable changes being how good Mario spinoffs look now. Really, go and compare Mario Kart 8:
To the likes of Mario Kart 64 or Super Circuit:
They're all good games, but the former is not only more modern, but more ambitious than its predecessors. Mario Kart's gone from a series where the minimum level of effort was put into the presentation to one that arguably looked better on the Wii U than 3D World did.
And that's also true of almost every other spinoff too. Mario & Sonic games aren't amazing, but they sound incredible, with a soundtrack consisting of amazing remixes from past titles:
The Mario RPGs? They look and sound incredible now too. Same goes with the other sports games like Mario Golf and Tennis.
Poor old Mario Party on the other hand… looks and sounds like it's stuck in a time warp. Now don't get me wrong here. It's not awful, and there's certainly worse looking and sounding games on its respective platforms.
But at the end of the day, it's just not moved on like the rest of the spinoffs have. It's stuck to a 'good enough' low budget aesthetic that ends up looking more and more outdated as the console generations come and go.
So, a new Mario Party game should really 'up its game' here. In fact, I think it should take influence from a certain other Mario spinoff in recent years too:
Yep, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Honestly, I think Kingdom Battle pulls off the ideal 'look' for a Mario Party game. It's bright and colourful, yet each stage is filled with charming details than you'll only notice on a second or third playthrough. It's got fitting music, but it's catchy and original music, complete with stand outs like a sung opera track and a remix of a Donkey Kong 64 theme.
It just strikes the right balance between being cartoony and vibrant, and seems to nail just the right feel for a Mario Party game.
Yet I think there are still ways Mario Party could differentiate itself from Kingdom Battle there. Like for example, theming the game quite heavily around locations from all over the Mario universe.
That's because to me, Mario spinoffs are about doing 'interesting stuff' in areas you've seen in other Mario games. They're about racing through Luigi's Mansion, or playing tennis in Delfino Plaza, or perhaps even having a golf match in the Beanbean Kingdom or Rogueport.
But most Mario spinoffs never seemed to get this. They seemed to either end up in 'generic ripoff' territory or reuse assets from New Super Mario Bros depending on the era. It was disappointing, and a real waste of the Mario license.
So, Mario Party could solve this. It could take inspiration from everything from Super Mario Odyssey to the Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi series and turn them into boards for the main board game mode. Have a board based on Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon where hitting a ? space breaks the Dark Moon and causes the ghosts to become hostile for a few turns. Have one based on New Donk City where you steal stars by possessing a Boo with Cappy. Perhaps even a Donkey Kong Country themed one where barrel cannons get you to different parts of the board and you're collecting Gold Bananas instead of stars.
Make it truly stand out, in a way that doesn't feel like a generic cash in.
Bringing back the Alternate Modes
Additionally, don't just leave the game limited to one or two basic modes either. That's because one of the things that made Mario Party stand out was how it felt like an actual party. You had different events and options to mess around with, some of which added quite a bit more depth to the game.
Like say, Mini-Game Island in Mario Party 1. That was a great little single player mode, where you had to beat all the mini games to travel across an overworld map and eventually unlock a Bumper Ball Maze game by defeating Toad in Slot Car Derby.
Or how about Duel Mode? It was pretty enjoyable to buy 'partners' and fight your opponents with them on special maps in Mario Party 3.
Same goes with the extra room stuff in 4 (oh hey, Bowser's playable here!) or the Super Duel Mode in Mario Party 5. I'm sure a lot of people spent hours on the car building thing:
Heck, even later games like Island Tour did something decent with the Bowser's Tower mode.
So, let's include something similar in a new Mario Party game too. You can have a mini game collection story with a boss battle at the end (like Minigame Island mixed with Bowser's Tower), a few optional extras like the extra room in 4 and maybe the odd extra mode with more depth like one of the Duel Modes mentioned above.
That way, those who want a bit more variety than just 'play board games' and 'play whatever mini game you want' get it. Everyone wins!
Using the Switch to its Advantage
As for a platform, well the Nintendo Switch seems like the best choice for a new Mario Party title here.
Well, because the Switch is basically the perfect system for a Mario Party game. It's a hybrid system, so you can start up a party anywhere you like by taking it out and about with you. It's got the Joy-Con controllers, so everyone gets a nice convenient controller for a game like this without you buying four more from a shop somewhere.
And hey, the fact it's a HD home console with a decent online system just makes it feel right for a game like this.
Either way, let's move onto the last thing a new Mario Party game can get to liven things up.
Finally Going Online
Yep, good old online multiplayer.
It sounds crazy, doesn't it? I mean, isn't Mario Party one of the slowest paced games in existence?
How can that possibly work as an online game?
Quite well to be honest with you. Because for one thing, there are people out there who like playing longer games online. They're the ones playing strategy games with people over the internet. They're the ones on online chess sites having matches with people on the other side of the world.
Heck, even board game fans play games online nowadays. So, the idea of an hour+ experience with people on the other side of the world isn't a new one, and it's one a decent sized audience is already involved in. Just ask the folks on the Mario Party forums or Discord if you need proof of that!
But to make it fun for everyone, I feel the online mode could have the following options:
Random Board Game – You get matched with up to three players, decide on a board to play and go through 10-50 turns of classic Mario Party gameplay with them. Maybe it could even have an option to 'pause' the game in case everyone's getting tired and wants to resume tomorrow.
Board Game with Friends – You set up a private community, and invite up to four friends to play however many boards you want with custom settings. Want one long game with 200 turns on Eternal Star? Eh, knock yourself out.
Random Mini Games – Aka you go online and search for other players to play random mini games with. You'd get matched up with up to three other random players in every game, with the mini games that appear depending on the category (with options being all, 4 player, 1 vs 3, 2 vs 2, duel, battle and Bowser respectively). Each category would have its own scoreboard, along with a general matchmaking system which put players together based on their skill in that category.
Mini Games with Friends – You and up to three friends play as many random mini games as you want, with options to choose the difficulty, category/type and source for the games.
Tournament – Exactly what it says on the tin. Use board games or mini games in tournament play, with the losers being eliminated in each round.
And whatever other options are included. Is there an extra room? Then the volleyball mini game would have an online play option. Same with Super Duel Mode if it returns from Mario Party 5.
If Nintendo includes this sort of online play, as well as the other suggestions on the list, Mario Party will return to its former glory. They just need to be willing to put in the effort.
bring back items while you're at it. and ice hockey minigame.
I also liked how each character had their own colour in the early games. DK yellow, Yoshi green, Luigi blue, Mario red, etc.
online would require fast text and fast board movement, randoms should play lower turns totals because there will be ragequits even if you try to discourage it.
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Nice suggestions. Obviously items would need to come back, and I'd be quite happy if the ice hockey mini game did too.
As for colours… yeah, that'd be nice to see. However, do you know what else I think would be neat here?
The costumes from Mario Party 2. If they did those for every board, it'd go a long way to making them feel more unique.


With all the rain over winter, the Lesmurdie Falls are flowing and the flowers and blossoming, so now is the perfect time to visit. There are 5 walk trails to suit all fitness levels from between 300m and 5km in length. Once you've finished at the falls, head up the road to the Upper Lesmurdie Falls area which has plenty of space for a picnic and lots of nature play experiences. Read the Kids Around Perth Lesmurdie Falls Review here.
Redeveloped in 2016, the Mundaring Sulpture Park is one of the best parks on offer in the Perth Hills. Featuring nature play, flying fox, large play structure, musical instruments and the original sculptures, there are many hours of free fun to be had. If you are feeling hungry after a hard day of play, the family-friendly Mundaring Hotel is located just across the road.
Read the Kids Around Perth Sculpture Park Review here.
Core Cider House is open 7 days a week during the school holidays, and are offering $10 kids meals and a bouncy castle. They have recently added a nature play area, so these school holidays are the perfect chance to go and check it out. Read the Kids Around Perth Core Cider Review here.
John Forrest National Park is home to two waterfalls that flow in Winter and Spring, Hovea and National Park Falls. At the visitors area there is a bbq and picnic facilities as well as cultivated gardens of native plants. John Forrest National Park is open daily and entry fees apply. Read the Kids Around Perth John Forrest National Park Review here.
Enjoy a picnic on board a train and a play at this train themed playground in Glen Forrest. Read the Kids Around Perth Morgan John Morgan Park Review here.
Lots of fairies now call the Hills home. Grab a map and find fairy doors across Kalamunda. Find more information here.
Kalamunda Water Park is the perfect affordable day out for the family on a hot summer's day. With two waterslides and four pools including a toddler pool there is something for the whole family to enjoy. The Water Park has recently added inflatables and bumper boats to their facilities (check website for operating days and hours). Read the Kids Around Perth review here.


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In Washington, D.C., there is a school, Two Rivers Public Charter School, with a waiting list of over 2,000 families. In addition to having a school culture that celebrates inquiry, and joy in learning, Two Rivers also has remarkable academic results. Math achievement in 2013 was 24 percent above state average, and in every grade from kindergarten through eighth, math scores are strong and have shown consistent and significant growth.
What's going on here? Does this school have a knack for finding and recruiting math-smart teachers, or are they doing something different with the teachers they have - tapping into something new and powerful?
Not all teachers, particularly elementary teachers, feel sharp and deep in mathematics content and understanding. As someone who spent over 25 years as an elementary teacher and 20 years coaching elementary teachers, the number of teachers who have said to me, "I was never good at math," is alarming.
Two Rivers took this challenge head on. Over the course of four years, they transformed their faculty from one with typical weaknesses in mathematics instruction into a potent force. They asked their teachers to step up with intellectual courage, and the teachers responded with uncommon risk-taking and personal growth.
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Teachers began by writing, sharing and analyzing their personal "Math Stories"--their journeys through learning mathematics as students and later as teachers. Over the year, they engaged in seven, three-hour math workshops diving deeply into math content. These sessions were differentiated into three self-selected levels of complexity. Most importantly, they supported each other to maintain the personal courage to make their mathematical confusions and misconceptions public among their peers, to take the risk of struggling with difficult problems--even failing at first--with colleagues.
In Year Two, the faculty took on the challenge of planning for effective lessons. They reviewed math textbooks to analyze the ways in which the content was presented and explained. They experimented with new lesson structures. In Year Three, they worked as a faculty to become facile in a problem-based lesson structure. Applying this new knowledge, they introduced in every classroom a weekly problem-based lesson, often spanning two class periods.
During all of this time, they made their learning and growth--as mathematical teachers and thinkers--public. Teachers observed and critiqued each other's lessons, and collaborated to improve their instruction.
What better way is there to have students develop a growth mindset than having teachers model this--in every class, every day? The Two Rivers teachers modeled personal growth in two important ways: growth in mathematical understanding, and growth in academic mindset and courage. Their energy was infectious in the school, and students could not help but getting swept up.
Deeper Learning requires intellectual courage, which is rarely easy. Teacher Jess Ellis described her mathematical journey at Two Rivers: "At first I felt that this was impossible. Crazy even. I wanted my textbook back. Now we are using multiple resources and texts to plan lessons. By the end of the year, though, I felt that I could actually create these experiences for students. And the students' perceptions of math are transformed...they make it work with challenging material; they have new thinking routines."
Two Rivers has some advantages. They are part of the Expeditionary Learning network, which provides a framework and support for Deeper Learning. A school leader, Jeff Heyck-Williams, is a visionary math teacher. But it is important to recognize the advantages that they don't have. They are not a selective school: they have a typical urban population drawn from lottery. They don't have a big budget. They didn't purchase some magically effective math program. The uncommon success of Two Rivers is based primarily on one thing: the commitment, growth mindset and intellectual courage of its teachers.


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I attended your original presentation and wanted to say thanks! The information is very useful ... as a developer, this is one area that I tend to overlook, when I know I really shouldn't. Thanks again!
You're Welcome Steve, I'm glad you found it useful!
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Globally, video is set to be a big focus in 2019. Featuring heavily in our Top 9 Sales and Marketing and Technology Trends in 2019 For Building Products.
Originating from China, but taken on by many other countries including America is the dominance of short-video content.
Apps have been created for the sole purpose of short videos. They are popular due to users having increasingly busy lifestyles.
As people's attention spans decrease, time on a screen becomes an even more important consideration. Meaning they only have time to engage with bite-size pieces of content.
Short videos aren't as easy to create, especially for advertising purposes. Fitting a brand message into a 15-second video that also needs to interest the user is difficult. You need a clear message and be succinct.
This challenge creates a significant opportunity for more creative marketers.
This trend is predicted to become a popular advertising technique. In the building products industry, a short video may work to get your clients attention initially, but longer videos are recommended to ensure your message is clear.
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Many governments are leading initiatives to bring older citizens into the digital age due to an ageing population.
Many companies have seen this as an opportunity, calling them the 'silver-economy'. Some businesses have even hired senior citizens to consult on how to improve their user experience.
This digital marketing trend is expected to be enforced by both international and domestic brands worldwide. Big brands have partnered with apps specifically for the elderly, tapping into the emerging 'silver-economy'.
With the retirement age in the UK being scrapped, it is vital to consider the whole age spectrum in your digital marketing strategy, not just millennials.
Maybe create a specific buyer persona for the over 60's and consider how your marketing techniques could be altered to ensure they are being served.
Visual search uses images as the query instead of text when searching. It turns the phone on your camera into a search engine.
Meaning you can point to an object, take a picture, and receive search results based on that item.
This has already been adopted in industries such as retail, where people can take a picture of clothing and find out the name and make of them through visual search.
How could this benefit the building product industry?
Visual search is most effective when answering questions that are hard to put into words.
Consider a contractor or architect on site struggling to pinpoint a part type. Searching 'What is this?' or 'How can I replace this?' does not suffice. Whereas photographing the part and using visual search would pinpoint the part type name and make.
Large American brands such as Pinterest have been using this for the last 2 years to show their customers similar content.
It has its downfalls due to low usage, but it is increasing slowly. As more people use it artificial intelligence will improve with it. Until then it is not a necessity in your marketing strategy at the moment.
Yet it's important to be aware of where the industry is going and how it could benefit from future technology.
You could be prepared for when it does take off by ensuring you have pictures of every product you sell, so they can be picked up by visual search engines.
Conference calls have never been easier, yet we're still reluctant to hop on a call. American companies have been the biggest advocate with many forward-thinking companies benefitting from it, here's why.
It's free! Contemplate arranging to meet a potential contractor in a location suitable to them. You have to pay for travel, spend the time travelling and if they turn out to be a timewaster it was all for nothing.
There are hundreds of platforms to use such as Skype, Video Call, WhatsApp and Zoom. Video calling could be an alternative or a preliminary step you take to ensure the individual is genuine.
It's more personal than email. Relationships with customers are so important, video calling will only strengthen your communication with them.
Sometimes discussions don't get the full effect or can be misinterpreted over email. Video calling diminishes this with real-time responses and clarification.
You can screen share to review drawings, discuss quotations and run through a presentation. Of course, you can also run through a product demonstration, showing your prospect a sample and pointing out it's unique selling points.
It's efficient. You could make a lot more video calls sat at your desk rather than visiting separate locations. This will give you more time to spend in other areas.
It's portable. With more millennials becoming architects each year, ways of communication are set to change.
Your employees don't need to be sat at their laptop, they can use their phones and be connected in seconds. It's also a great way to check up on your employee's whereabouts.
A philosophy taken on and proven successful by the Americans. Inbound marketing is creating valuable experiences that have a positive impact on people and your business.
By creating content designed to address the problems and needs of your ideal customers, drawing audiences in and building credibility for your business.
Outbound marketing on the other hand is almost blind marketing. It includes activities such as trade shows, email blasts to purchased lists and outsourced telemarketing.
Its pushing your message 'out' far and wide hoping that someone, somewhere is interested. This method is highly unsuccessful with a lower ROI than inbound marketing.
The success of inbound marketing is in the stats, content marketing costs 62% less than traditional marketing and triples the leads. With inbound marketers doubling the average site conversion rate.
Inbound marketing thrives off research and uses data to strategically reach your buyer persona. The power is with the buyer, so you need to adapt your marketing messages to engage them differently at various stage of their buyers journey.
Tactics of inbound marketing include; content marketing, SEO, social media, website optimisation, using tech to integrate with CRM and drive sales. Applying these methods to reach your ideal customers makes your marketing more cost effective and increases productivity.
The UK construction industry has been slow to adopt inbound marketing and reap the positive effects it can have on business growth.
If you are yet to implement inbound marketing, then why not get ahead of the curve and ensure you're dominating the competition in the building products industry.
The great thing about America trailblazing with new ideas is it allows us to pick off the best.
While technology is exciting and fresh, we believe that the trend that can have the biggest impact on driving sales growth in 2019 and beyond is the adoption of inbound marketing in your business.
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Ingrid Habets
Ingrid Habets holds a masters degree in International Relations from the University of Groningen (the Netherlands) and was awarded an Erasmus scholarship to study Latin-America studies in Salamanca (Spain). During her studies she interned at the Royal Dutch Embassy in Buenos Aires where she conducted research on poverty in Argentina. She was involved in human rights projects and assisted the Secretary of Press and Culture.
In 2004 Ingrid Habets worked at the Consulate of Colombia in Amsterdam (the Netherlands), running the office and liaising with Dutch governmental institutions. From 2006 to 2012 she worked as assistant and then as representative at the Brussels office of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) and contributed to building a broad network within the Brussels institutions.
Ingrid also organised numerous study missions to Brussels for parliamentarians, political party representatives and youth from all around the world, as well as public events for high level politicians. Since May 2012 she is a research officer at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, where she coordinates research on foreign policy, political party structures and EU institutions. Furthermore, she is assistant editor-in-chief of the European View, the Centre's biannual policy journal. Ingrid speaks Dutch, English, Spanish, French and German.Ingrid Habets is a member of the Alumni
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A wide-ranging study of the central concepts in epistemology - belief, truth and knowledge. Professor Armstrong offers a dispositional account of general beliefs and of knowledge of general propositions. Belief about particular matters of fact are described as structures in the mind of the believer which represent or "map" reality, while general beliefs are dispositions to extend the "map" or introduce casual relations between portions of the map according to general rules. "Knowledge" denotes the reliability of such beliefs as representations of reality. Within this framework Professor Armstrong offers a distinctive account of many of the main questions in general epistemology - the relations between beliefs and language, the notions of proposition, concept and idea, the analysis of truth, the varieties of knowledge, and the way in which beleifs and knowledge are supported by reasons. The book as a whole if offered as a contribution to a naturalistic account of man.


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While we were in Whistler, we spent some time at the Audain Art Gallery. There was a wide range of traditional and contemporary Native artifacts. Steve loved this carved wall.
"The collection includes The Crazy Stair, a painting by Emily Carr which recently sold at auction for a record breaking $3.3 million. This price was the highest ever paid for an Emily Carr at auction, the highest for a work by a Canadian woman artist and the fourth most expensive work at an art auction in Canada."
I love traditional button blankets. All three of my kids have made one as part of their Grade 4 First Nations studies.
Basketball shoes... creative, for sure!
Steve, the art critic! Bless his heart - he did it for me! I'm glad there were comfy benches for him to sit on in most of the rooms.
Beautiful painting... wait, that's a window Steve!
I asked ahead of time if I was allowed to take photos. They said as long as I did not use a flash then I was allowed to take all the pictures I wanted. But, selfie sticks are apparently not allowed!! I am sure glad I brought my real camera along so I didn't get in trouble! I don't actually own a selfie stick, so I guess I would have been ok, anyway!
This amazing mask was made with the hair from horses' tails. And it was massive!
The following two masks were part of the collection from the 1800s.
The building itself was a piece of art. I loved all the lines and shadows that you could find. It is a much bigger building that you would imagine from just what you see looking at it from outside.
This is the totem pole that was in the centre of town.
Loved these bronze sculptures of faces.
And, of course, the Master Artist is always at work. Without question, the most beautiful artwork around Whistler is God's creation of mountains.


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News for the Month of February 2017
RLL announces renewal of Fifth Third Bank sponsorship – "Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLLR) announced today that Fifth Third Bank has renewed their partnership as an associate sponsor in a multi-year agreement. The bank logo will appear on the Honda-powered No. 15 Verizon IndyCar Series entry of Graham Rahal." Full release at the link. – RLL – (2/28/2017)
SPM/Aleshin unveil new chrome red livery for No. 7 – Mikhail Aleshin tweeted out a picture of his new chrome red livery before Verizon IndyCar Series testing at Sebring International Raceway on Tuesday. See Aleshin's new livery and all others on our 2017 livery pages here. – Mikhail Aleshin – (2/28/2017)
Jamin tops the charts in second Lights test session at Homestead – Andretti Autosport's Jamin's lap of 186.278mph was the fastest lap of the second session of the Indy Lights test on the oval at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Monday. The rest of the Top 5 was Herta, Urrutia, Telitz, and Kellett. Full results here. – Indy Lights – (2/27/2017)
Work continues on '18 aero kit – RACER's Marshall Pruett has posted a nice report on INDYCAR's status with the universal aero kit for 2018. As it stands, competition president Jay Frye expects the first on track test around Mid-Ohio weekend. "End of July, first of August hopefully, will be the first step, we hope," Frye said. "Again, sometimes when you put in a timeline you're just setting yourself up to fail, but so far we feel like we're probably … there's things we're behind schedule on but there's things we're ahead of schedule on because again so far the wind tunnel numbers have come back encouraging. So we're shooting for that general time frame to get a car on the track." Check out the must-read piece at the link. – RACER – (2/27/2017)
Miles continues push for international events – RACER's Marshall Pruett reports Verizon IndyCar Series CEO Mark Miles is continuing to work on adding international events for the Verizon IndyCar Series. "For us, international races at the beginning of the year still matter," Miles said of the non-championship events. "The first thing to know is, we're talking about February, we're talking about a limited number – I think maybe two, someday – and we believe that that market will allow us to pay the teams more, We've told the teams, if we get what we're looking for in the marketplace, it'll be $200,000 bucks a car per race. And then subsidized, if not completely, subsidized logistical expense." Read the full story at the link. – RACER – (2/27/2017)
Kellett fastest in first Lights test session at Homestead – Andretti Autosport's Dalton Kellett's lap of 184.937mph was the fastest lap of the first session of the Indy Lights test on the oval at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Monday. The rest of the Top 5 was Leist, Herta, Urrutia, and Jamin. Full results at the link. – The Open Wheel – (2/27/2017)
IMS announces multi-year partnership with Advance Auto Parts – "The agreement designates Advance Auto Parts as the official partner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at events including the legendary Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400, INDYCAR Grand Prix, Lights at the Brickyard, and more. Advance Auto Parts has more than 5,100 company-operated stores across the United States and Canada…The IMS Radio Network also will be renamed the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network." Full release at the link. – IMS – (2/27/2017)
Telitz confirmed at Belardi – Aaron Telitz will drive for Belardi Auto Racing in Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires in 2017. The "#RealBigSecret" the team and related Indy Lights social media accounts were running was revealed at the start of Indy Lights testing on the oval at Homestead-Miami Raceway on Monday morning. The 2016 Pro Mazda champ will run with a "soul red" livery with his Mazda scholarship. – Belardi Auto Racing – (2/27/2017)
Lights "Spring Training" entry list is posted – The entry list for the Indy Lights Spring Training test at Homestead-Miami Speedway has been posted. It features all 14 known car/driver combinations. The oval test is scheduled for February 27th and the road course will be used on March 2nd. Full entry list at the link. – Indy Lights – (2/24/2017)
Team Penske announces Shell extension, Shell sponsorship for No. 3 for Indy 500 – "Shell and Pennzoil will continue sponsoring Team Penske entries in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the Verizon IndyCar Series through the 2022 season and beyond…For the sixth-consecutive season, three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will continue to represent the Shell and Pennzoil brands in 2017. Castroneves will drive the No. 3 Shell V-Power NiTRO+ IndyCar at the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 28. Shell and Pennzoil will also be associate sponsors on all Team Penske cars competing in the NASCAR XFINITY Series and Verizon IndyCar Series." Full release at the link. – Team Penske – (2/24/2017)
Ricky Taylor tests for Penske at Homestead road course – On Thursday, Rolex 24 At Daytona overall winner Ricky Taylor tested the car Simon Pagenaud will race for Team Penske in the Verizon IndyCar Series season opener at St. Pete. The test on the road course at Homestead-Miami Speedway was a "courtesy" from Chevrolet and General Motors for Taylor's immense success in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. "Every driver dreams to be an Indy car driver," said Taylor "It can't hurt to be involved with (Team Penske); there are no negatives to that. To get to know all the guys and get to drive the car and get an actual feel for it in a low-pressure environment is a great opportunity for me. Even if it doesn't lead to anything, it's a big learning opportunity." Full story at the link. – INDYCAR – (2/23/2017)
Hinch and Wickens to swap rides for testing – James Hinchcliffe and Robert Wickens will "swap rides" for upcoming tests. Canadian Mercedes DTM driver Robert Wickens will drive the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports No. 5 in the upcoming Verizon IndyCar Series test at Sebring International Raceway on February 28th. Hinchcliffe will drive Wickens' DTM ride at Vallelunga Circuit outside of Rome on March 17th. Full story at the link and you can watch Hinch's announcement here. – INDYCAR – (2/23/2017)
Andretti Autosport announces expansion of Butterball relationship – "U.S. based food corporation Butterball will continue its relationship with four-time Verizon IndyCar Series championship team Andretti Autosport for a fourth straight year…For 2017, the partnership will expand as Butterball branding will be placed on all four of Andretti Autosport's full-time entries in the Verizon IndyCar Series. The Butterball logo will be featured just below the front suspension on the Honda-powered Indy cars of Marco Andretti, Alexander Rossi and Takuma Sato. This unique sponsorship will be known as the "Butterball Wishbone."" Full release at the link. – Andretti Autosport – (2/23/2017)
Miller's Mailbag 2/22/17 – RACER's Robin Miller's weekly fan Q&A is a great read as always. – RACER – (2/22/2017)
Andretti Autosport plans on running 5 cars at Indy 500 – David Malsher of Motorsport.com reports that Andretti Autosport intends to have five entries in The 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. "We're definitely preparing to run five cars," says Michael Andretti. "We have four or five possible programs we're working on for Indy and hopefully one of them is going to get done soon." Full report at the link. – Motorsport.com – (2/22/2017)
INDYCAR safe at Long Beach – RACER's Robin Miller reports that INDYCAR's future is safe at Long Beach. Changes in F1 ownership have prompted speculation over whether or not the series would be interested in returning to Long Beach but rights co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven told Robin Miller that's unlikely. "We haven't heard from anyone in F1 or negotiated with anyone in F1, but it's really not practical for us," said Kalkhoven. "The real issue is that, together with the tens of millions of dollars for physical reconstruction of the circuit, paddock and pits, plus the tens of millions of dollars for the sanction fee – I believe COTA pays $25 million and Texas taxpayers subsidize that – the cost of the race would make the entrance fees for the L.A. families prohibitive." Full report at the link. – RACER – (2/22/2017)
Trackside podcast 2/21/17 – 1070 The Fan's Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee radio show from 2/21/17 is a great listen as always. Guests on the show are Ricardo Juncos, Larry Foyt, and Adam Alexander. – 1070 The Fan – (2/22/2017)
Lear Corporation named presenting sponsor for Belle Isle event – "The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix today announced that Lear Corporation will be the presenting sponsor of the June 2-4, 2017 event and the popular summertime festival will now be known as the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear." Full release at the link. – Detroit GP – (2/21/2017)
Penske announces 3D printing partnership – "Team Penske announced that it has formed a technical partnership with Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS), the 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company. As part of a multi-year agreement that begins in 2017, Stratasys will provide equipment and support services to assist Team Penske in its engineering and manufacturing efforts across its NASCAR and INDYCAR racing platforms." Full release at the link. – Team Penske – (2/21/2017)
"Big Al" to race at IMS SRVA event – "Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser revealed he plans to return to wheel-to-wheel competition at the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association's (SVRA) "Indy Legends" Charity Pro-Am at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on June 17 – appropriately enough, Father's Day Weekend. The three-time Indy car national champion will join his son, two-time Indy 500 champion Al Unser Jr., in the race to mark the first time since 1993 that they have competed together at the Speedway." Full release at the link. – IMS – (2/21/2017)
Juncos Racing announces Indy 500 entry – "Juncos Racing announced today its intention to enter the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway." "I am so happy to officially announce our participation in the Verizon IndyCar Series," said founder and owner Ricardo Juncos. "This is a dream come true for me and my team. It's been only two months since our grand opening of the new Juncos Technical Center, which was a huge moment for us. Now we are becoming a new team in the Verizon IndyCar Series and will run in 'The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,' the Indianapolis 500. This is definitely one of the biggest moments in my life." Full release at the link and see a video the team put together here. – Juncos Racing – (2/21/2017)
Derani to test with SPM on 3/1 – Pipo Derani will drive for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in a Verizon IndyCar Series test at Sebring International Raceway on March 1st. His teammate for the day will be previously announced fellow test driver Mexican Luis Michael Dorrbecker. Read Tony DiZinno's full report at the link. – NBC Sports – (2/20/2017)
Andretti targets status of best Honda team – NBC Sports reports Michael Andretti wants Andretti Autosport to stamp its authority over other Honda teams after Chip Ganassi Racing Teams' switch to Honda. "But I think our goal as a team is that we must be the best Honda team, and get our licks in when we can with the rest of it," said Andretti. Read Tony DiZinno's full piece at the link. – NBC Sports – (2/20/2017)
Bourdais concerned over INDYCAR tech changes – Dale Coyne Racing's Sebastien Bourdais has voiced his concern over INDYCAR opening up the ability for Verizon IndyCar Series teams to develop and fabricate certain parts themselves in 2017. "They are not just allowing teams to make their own parts, they are allowing teams to make modifications to the parts that they have opened up," Bourdais told RACER. "And that is what I'm not OK with. If you try to get a series that first, costs less money, and second is more equal, that is certainly not the path to take." Full story at the link. – RACER – (2/20/2017)
KV Racing confirms end of team and sale to Juncos – KV Racing released a statement on Thursday that the team is finished and offered support to Juncos Racing after they sold their equipment to the team making the step up from the Mazda Road to Indy. "I want to thank all those who have written to express their appreciation of the efforts of KV Racing Technology during the last 14 years," said KV Racing Technology co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven. "However as I approach 73, I feel I can no longer give the team the effort and support it and the team members deserve. I have really enjoyed my time in the series, helping with reunification and of course winning the greatest spectacle in racing… the Indianapolis 500!" See the full release at the link. – NBC Sports – (2/16/2017)
IMS unveils 101st Indy 500 ticket design – Indianapolis Motor Speedway unveiled the ticket design for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race on Thursday. View it here and see the full release at the link. – IMS – (2/16/2017)
ECR completes Sonoma test on Tuesday – Ed Carpenter Racing's JR Hildebrand and Spencer Pigot each tested at Sonoma Raceway on Tuesday. Check out the on-board footage from a lap with Pigot here. Read the full release from Sonoma Raceway at the link. – Sonoma Raceway – (2/15/2017)
RLL announces Steak 'n Shake returns as primary sponsor for four races – "Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today that Steak 'n Shake, a classic American brand and home of the original Steakburger™ and hand-dipped milkshakes, will return for a third season of sponsorship after a successful partnership in 2015 and 2016. Steak 'n Shake will be the primary sponsor of Graham Rahal's Honda entry at four Verizon IndyCar Series events in 2017 including races in St. Petersburg, the Indianapolis 500, Mid-Ohio, and a new venue for the partnership – the race at Gateway Motorsports Park, outside St. Louis, a key market for the company. Maxim Magazine branding will continue to be prominently featured on the race car. Both are owned by Biglari Holdings Inc." Full release at the link. – RLL – (2/15/2017)
Report: Howard favorite for SPM/Stewart Indy 500 entry – RACER's Marshall Pruett reported over the weekend that Jay Howard is a strong possibility to be the driver for the recently announced No. 77 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports entry for the 2017 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race in an effort sponsored by the Tony Stewart Foundation. Full report at the link. – RACER – (2/15/2017)
Trackside podcast 2/14/17 – 1070 The Fan's Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee radio show from 2/14/17 is a great listen as always. The pair recaps the open test at Phoenix International Raceway and are joined at various points by Jon Beekhuis, Will Power, Ed Carpenter, Ryan Hunter Reay, and Scott Dixon. – 1070 The Fan – (2/15/2017)
Report: Juncos preparing IndyCar program for '17 after purchasing 2 cars from KV Racing – RACER's Robin Miller reports that Juncos Racing is preparing to enter the Verizon IndyCar Series in 2017 after buying two cars from KV Racing. "It's believed both cars will be entered in this year's 101st Indianapolis 500; Kyle Kaiser and Pastor Maldonado are among the rumored drivers, and a steady recruitment effort to hire crew members for the program has been in motion." Full story at the link. – RACER – (2/14/2017)
Carlin announces Alberico return to Lights program – "American racer Neil Alberico will race with Carlin for a second season in the 2017 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires Championship. Alberico, a Mazda Road to Indy success story, spent his debut season in the Indy Lights Series racing with Carlin having graduated as Pro-Mazda Vice Champion in 2015." "I'm excited to be back with Carlin for my second year in Indy Lights," said Alberico. "The entire team has invested a lot of time and energy into my career, and I couldn't be happier to continue our relationship together in 2017." Full release at the link. – Carlin – (2/14/2017)
DiZinno Q&A with Dorrbecker – Luis Michael Dorrbecker will test with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports at Sebring International Raceway next month and NBC Sports' Tony DiZinno has posted an interview with him from the open test at Phoenix. The young Mexican driver definitely sounds excited by the prospect of driving in the Verizon IndyCar Series. Check it out at the link. – NBC Sports – (2/14/2017)
IMS to unveil 2017 Indy 500 ticket design on Thursday – "The epic countdown to the 101st Running of the Indy 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil begins at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 with the official unveiling of the 2017 ticket design at the new Cummins Distribution Headquarters in downtown Indianapolis. The event will feature Hulman & Company President and CEO Mark Miles, Cummins Inc. Chairman and CEO Tom Linebarger, Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles and 100th Running champion Alexander Rossi." – IMS Press Release – (2/14/2017)
Helio breaks ground on renovations at Phoenix – "With the help of Phoenix Raceway's "Speed King" Helio Castroneves, Phoenix Raceway officially broke ground on the Phoenix Raceway Project Powered by DC Solar today during a special ceremony at its second annual Verizon IndyCar Series "Prix View" Testing event…Castroneves officially broke ground on the Phoenix Raceway Project Powered by DC Solar, behind the seat of an excavator as he took the first dig following the ceremony." "It was an honor, to be honest, because there's a fun fact that this was my first short oval ever when I tested for Tasman Motorsports with Steve Horne back in 1996," said Castroneves. Full release at the link. – Phoenix International Raceway – (2/13/2017)
Hunter-Reay tops final, accident-filled fourth test session at Phoenix – Andretti Autosport's Ryan Hunter-Reay's lap at 189.716mph was the fastest lap of an accident-filled fourth test session at Phoenix International Raceway. The rest of the Top 5 was Bourdais, Andretti, Chilton, and Sato. Aleshin's 97 laps were the most in the session while Rossi had the fewest with 3 after an impressive effort from his team to get his car ready after a crash in the early session on Saturday. Rahal, Sato, and Hildebrand all made major contact with the wall and another caution was brought out due to minor contact between Newgarden and Bourdais. Full test session four results here and final combined results here. – INDYCAR – (2/11/2017)
The Open Wheel's Phoenix open test photo gallery – The Open Wheel's Dylan Reynolds' photo gallery from Saturday at the Verizon IndyCar Series open test at Phoenix International Raceway is available at the link. – The Open Wheel – (2/11/2017)
Hildebrand turns fastest lap in third test session at Phoenix – Ed Carpenter Racing's JR Hildebrand turned the fastest lap of the third test session at Phoenix International Raceway with an unofficial track record lap at 193.234mph. The rest of the Top 5 was Carpenter, Newgarden, Castroneves, and Power. Rahal's 73 laps were the most in the session while Rossi turned only 1 lap before this crash. Full results here. – INDYCAR – (2/11/2017)
Rahal visor cam from testing at Phoenix – INDYCAR's excellent visor cam series continues with Graham Rahal at the Verizon IndyCar Series open test at Phoenix International Raceway. Check it out at the link. – INDYCAR – (2/11/2017)
Andretti fastest in second test session at Phoenix – Andretti Autosport's Marco Andretti had the fastest lap of the second test session at Phoenix International Raceway with a lap at 189.122mph. The rest of the Top 5 was Rahal, Sato, Dixon, and Bourdais. Pagenaud and Castroneves each turned the most laps with 124 while Hildebrand's 30 laps were the fewest on Friday night. Full results here. – INDYCAR – (2/10/2017)
Newgarden tops the charts in first test session at Phoenix – Team Penske's Josef Newgarden's lap at 190.129mph led the way in the first session of the Verizon IndyCar Series open test at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday. The rest of the Top 5 was Carpenter, Power, Hildebrand, and Rossi. Power turned the most laps in the session with 60 while a mechanical issue limited Daly to only 7 laps. Dixon was the fastest Ganassi car in P12. Full results here. – INDYCAR – (2/10/2017)
The Open Wheel's Phoenix open test preview – The Open Wheel's Dylan Reynolds' preview of this weekend's Verizon IndyCar Series open test at Phoenix International Raceway is available at the link. Includes all of the relevant weekend information and notes on what to watch for. – The Open Wheel – (2/10/2017)
ECR Sonoma test open to the public – "Ed Carpenter Racing teammates JR Hildebrand and Spencer Pigot will take part in a one-day test session at Sonoma Raceway on Tuesday, Feb. 14…Race fans are invited to the FREE test session, with testing slated from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. They will be allowed to watch the cars on track and enjoy the open paddock. The Raceway Café will also be open for lunch. Tickets for the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma will be available for purchase." Full release at the link. – Sonoma Raceway – (2/9/2017)
Kingdom Racing announces partnership with DRR for Karam Indy 500 effort – "Kingdom Racing announced today their agreement with team Dreyer & Reinbold to compete in the 101st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race on May 28, 2017. Hard charger Sage Karam will return to drive the No.24 Dallara entrant and qualify for his fourth Indy 500. "This year will mark Kingdom Racing's tenth consecutive appearance at the Indianapolis 500, which is a powerful testimony for the work and dedication of the team", said Davey Hamilton, Kingdom Racing's Managing Director." Full release at the link. – Kingdom Racing – (2/9/2017)
CGRT still working on primary sponsor for Dixon – RACER's Marshall Pruett reports that Chip Ganassi Racing Teams is "making progress" on finding a primary sponsor to replace Target for Scott Dixon's No. 9. It's expected that as in previous years, there will be a single primary sponsor for a majority of the races with other companies being the primary sponsor for a few races. Full story at the link. – RACER – (2/9/2017)
Pagenaud's PPG livery unveiled – Simon Pagenaud's PPG livery for 2017 was unveiled on Wednesday. See it on our No. 1 livery page here. – Simon Pagenaud – (2/8/2017)
INDYCAR to stream both days of testing at Phoenix – The Verizon IndyCar Series test at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend will feature all 21 confirmed full-time entries and will be streamed online by INDYCAR. "Test sessions both days run from 3-6 and 8-11 p.m. ET. Saturday is free to the public, with gates opening at 2 p.m. ET and with an all-driver autograph session taking place between practices. Live video streaming (without commentary) of all practice sessions will be available at racecontrol.indycar.com." See the full entry list here. – INDYCAR – (2/8/2017)
Rain ruins SPM/ECR Sonoma test – Both Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and Ed Carpenter Racing were scheduled to test at Sonoma Raceway on Tuesday but rain in the forecast caused ECR to reschedule their test to February 14th and the rain itself kept SPM from running. SPM will reschedule their test day. – RACER – (2/8/2017)
Miller's Mailbag 2/8/17 – RACER's Robin Miller's weekly fan Q&A is a great read as always. – RACER – (2/8/2017)
Trackside podcast 2/7/17 – 1070 The Fan's Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee radio show from 2/7/17 is a great listen as always. The pair recaps all of the latest INDYCAR news and previews this weekend's Verizon IndyCar Series test at Phoenix International Raceway. – 1070 The Fan – (2/8/2017)
Tony Stewart Foundation to sponsor SPM car at Indy 500 – USA Today's Brant James reports the Tony Stewart Foundation will sponsor the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports No. 77 entry for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. The foundation's sponsorship will support "TEAM ONE CURE, a project to benefit the Colorado State University Flint Animal Cancer Center." A driver will be named at a later date. Full story at the link. – USA Today – (2/7/2017)
PIR to host "Prix View" open testing on 2/11 – The Verizon IndyCar Series will have a full open test at Phoenix International Raceway on February 10th and 11th and the track will be open to fans for free on 2/11 from noon to 7PM. Full release at the link. – Phoenix International Raceway – (2/7/2017)
INDYCAR announces weekend schedule/rule changes for 2017 – INDYCAR has announced changes to race weekend schedules and the rule book for the Verizon IndyCar Series in 2017. The highlights are qualifying the same day as the race at Phoenix and Gateway, the distribution of an extra set of alternate Firestone tires at road/street courses for use in practice, changes to push-to-pass (including P2P being disabled at the start and on restarts outside of the last two laps), and standardizing "most" road/street course practice day schedules to 45 minute sessions at 11AM and 3PM local. See the full list of changes at the link. – INDYCAR – (2/6/2017)
IMS unveils "The Greatest ____ in Racing" to promote 101st Indy 500 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway debuted their new "The Greatest ____ in Racing" campaign with a regional Super Bowl LI television ad. "The Indy 500 offers a breathtaking number of fantastic and memorable fan experiences that no other event in the world can match. The campaign will highlight several of these experiences including fast speeds, thrilling finishes, exciting musical performances and more." Watch the commercial here. – IMS – (2/6/2017)
Carlin announces Claman DeMelo as Lights driver – "Canadian racing driver Zachary Claman DeMelo will compete with Carlin in the 2017 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires Championship the team are pleased to confirm today." "I am proud to announce my seat with Carlin for the 2017 Indy Lights Series!," said Claman DeMelo. Carlin to me, represent one of the most professional teams that Strive for only the best and I've no doubt that 2017 will be a great experience." Full release at the link. – Carlin – (2/6/2017)
More on Dorrbecker's IndyCar intentions – Luis Michael Dorrbecker will test with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports at Sebring International Raceway and according to a report from Terra has intentions of 3 or 4 Verizon IndyCar Series races including the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race (which is presented as already being confirmed in this report). See the Google Translate version here. UPDATE: RACER has quotes from Sam Schmidt saying the only deal the team has with Dorrbecker at the moment is for the test and the right of first refusal for this season and next. – Terra – (2/6/2017)
Team Pelfrey announces Piedrahita as Lights driver – "Team Pelfrey IL is elated to announce today Juan Piedrahita will rejoin the squad for the 2017 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires season. The 25-year-old will mark his fourth season in Indy Lights as the season commences in St. Petersburg, Fla. March 11-12." "I couldn't be happier to rejoin Team Pelfrey for the 2017 Indy Lights season. After working with the crew last year, I knew it was the right fit coming into this year," said Piedrahita. Full release at the link. – Team Pelfrey – (2/3/2017)
Cindric to call races for Newgarden in '17 – INDYCAR.com reports that Team Penske president Tim Cindric will call races for Josef Newgarden in 2017 while Juan Pablo Montoya's strategist Jon Bouslog will move to Will Power's pit stand. "As we look back, Will and I had a lot of good times but he will continue that without me," Cindric told the Verizon INDYCAR Mobile app. "Will has won no matter who is in his pit and I think it's important to understand the transition. As I looked at where our strengths are and where our experience is, Myron (Bouslog's nickname) and I talked about it and thought we should switch this thing up a bit." – INDYCAR – (2/3/2017)
Carlin announces British F3 champ Leist as Lights driver – "Reigning BRDC British F3 champion Matheus Leist will make the switch across the Atlantic and join Carlin's championship winning Indy Lights team for 2017. The 18 year-old racer who has marked himself out as one to watch on the European racing scene has enjoyed an impressive career in both Formula 4 and Formula 3." "I have raced against Carlin before so I know how hard they push as a team to win," said Leist. "I'm incredibly excited to get out on track in the car and get the season underway." Full release at the link. – Carlin – (2/3/2017)
Trackside podcast 2/2/17 – 1070 The Fan's Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee radio show from 2/2/17 is a great listen as always. The pair are joined by Zach Veach, Ricky Taylor, and Sebastien Bourdais. – 1070 The Fan – (2/3/2017)
DRR announces Karam as No. 24 driver for Indy 500 – "Dreyer & Reinbold Racing announced today that young driving star Sage Karam will return to the team to pilot its No. 24 machine in the world's biggest auto race, the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, set for Sunday, May 28, at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Karam, the 21-year-old racer from Nazareth, Pa., will enter his fourth Indy 500 in 2017 and his third entry with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing after two impressive drives in 2014 and 2016. The former Firestone Indy Lights and US Formula 2000 series champion drove from 31st position to ninth in his rookie showing in 2014 for the team. Sage won the "Hard Charger Award" in 2014 at age 19." Full release at the link. – NBC Sports – (2/2/2017)
SPM officially confirms Aleshin for '17 – "Mikhail Aleshin, racing driver of Russian motorsport program SMP Racing, has signed with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports for his third full-time season of Verizon IndyCar Series competition. The Moscow, Russia native will pilot the No. 7 Honda for the Indianapolis-based team in 2017." "Thanks to both the SMP Racing program and our American team, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, I am to keep fighting for even better results this season in IndyCar," Aleshin said. Full release at the link. – SPM – (2/1/2017)
Petro-Canada Lubricants renews partnership with Hinch/SPM – "Petro-Canada Lubricants is pleased to announce a renewed partnership with Verizon IndyCar Series driver James Hinchcliffe as well as an increased relationship with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. After a successful 2016 partnership, this renewal will cover the entire 2017 IndyCar racing season and will see enhanced Petro-Canada Lubricants branding featured on James' race car as well as additional Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team assets." Full release at the link. – SPM – (1/31/2017)
7-Eleven to serve as associate sponsor for TK/CGRT for five races – "Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) and 7-Eleven, Inc. announced today that 7-Eleven, Inc. will partner with CGR and the driver of the No. 10 Honda, Tony Kanaan, as an associate sponsor at select races in the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season (St. Petersburg, Long Beach, Indianapolis, and Texas). The partnership between 7-Eleven, Inc., CGR, and Kanaan comes 14 years after the leading convenience retail chain first backed the Brazilian in the Verizon IndyCar Series." Full release at the link. – CGRT – (1/31/2017)
PIR officially announces renovation plans – Phoenix International Raceway officially announced their $178 million renovation plans on Monday. "Among the many highlights of the modernization project is a completely redesigned infield featuring a first-of-its-kind Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Garage Fan Zone, placing fans face-to-face with the superstars of the sport. Phoenix Raceway's start/finish line will be repositioned in Turn 2 just before the track's well-known dog leg. Other new highlights include a new pedestrian tunnel connecting the infield to the new seating areas featuring in-seat Wi-Fi connectivity." NBC Sports' Tony DiZinno reports the 2018 INDYCAR weekend at PIR will be April 13-14, 2018. – Phoenix International Raceway – (1/30/2017)
INDYCAR's Rolex 24 race update – The Ford Chip Ganassi Racing No. 66 Ford GT team that Sebastien Bourdais drove for won the GT Le Mans class at the Rolex 24 at Daytona and that was the only podium by the Verizon IndyCar Series drivers. INDYCAR's full update for the Rolex 24 at Daytona race the Verizon IndyCar Series drivers participating is available at the link. Full race results here. – INDYCAR – (1/29/2017)