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2020 Chevrolet Sonic Sedan Overview
The standard features of the Chevrolet Sonic LS include ECOTEC 1.4L I-4 138hp intercooled turbo engine, 6-speed automatic transmission with overdrive, 4-wheel anti-lock brakes (ABS), side seat mounted airbags, curtain 1st and 2nd row overhead airbags, rear side-impact airbag, driver and passenger knee airbag, airbag occupancy sensor, air conditioning, 15" steel wheels, ABS and driveline traction control, StabiliTrak electronic stability, power locks.
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Microsoft Word is an application from Microsoft, mean for creating arrays of documents. You can use this application for drafting letters, writing reports, and do various other writing jobs. It will not be an exaggeration to say that this is one of the most popular computer applications. The paragraphs underneath will guide you how to use this popular application.
How to access the word Interface?
While users open the application, a start screen comes up. From here, users can start creating new documents, select templates as well access the documents that they recently edited. For accessing the Word interface, users will require locating and select the blank document.
How to select the writing style and font sizes?
Ms-Word users can select arrays of writing style and font sizes as per their requirements. Users can do it just with a few clicks. You will get drop down towards the top-left hand corner. You need to select the write-up and pick the writing style and the font size. You can do this by pressing the Control + A key together. Once the entire write up to get selected, you can select the font size and the writing style as per your needs.
Who says that the word documents inevitably needs to be in contrast of white and black. You can make the background of the document as well as the letters colorful. There are icons for color selection on the home tab. These icons lie just under the drop-down boxes for selecting the writing style and the font size. Select the entire write up and choose the background color and the colors for the fonts, from the dropdown.
How to insert diagrams, charts and other visual effects to the word document?
You can even include special graphical characters to the word document. You will get the "Insert" tab on the top panel and you need to click on it. Once you go to the insert tab, you will get icons to insert clip arts, table, Shape as well as diagrams to the word document.
Especially while writing longer documents or you require drafting official documents, you will require an inserting header, footer and page numbers. There are icons on the "Insert'' tab to accomplish these functions.
How to design the page layout?
The Ms-Word dashboard has got a separate tab to manage the page layout. This function enables the users to set margin, add watermark, page borders, and themes to the word document.
With the passage of time, Microsoft has constantly bringing update and each version have come up with distinct and unique features. The latest version is Ms-Word 2016 that has already earned a massive popularity among the users. It includes unique features like Quick Access toolbar, backstage view, and Ribbon. If you are going to use this version for the first time, you can refer to the videos online, teaching as for how to use this application.
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The Collaborative for Colchester's Children seeks exhibitors for the 3rd Family Fun Day, set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 4 at the Colchester RecPlex, 215 Old Hebron Road, Colchester.
This year's focus is health and wellness. Exhibitors already signed up include representatives from a local hospital, a library and child development, mental health and family support organizations. Admission is free for exhibitors and participants.
For more information, contact Shelly Flynn, coordinator, at (860) 537-0717 or sflyn330@colchesterct.org.


My cultural education follows on from the deepening and widening of a learning experience which started as a personal interest. For a long time I have initiated a reflection about resources, expressive and evolutionary abilities, as well as on the inner and less manifest aspects of the human being, and this reflection prompted me to undertake, in a personal way, a search on what may provide some answers to the meaning of the human beings' life and to understand complex phenomena that we observe around us.
I live in Bari and I have been interested in astrology, psychology and diagnosis of personality, since 1984, through readings, courses and several in-depth studies.
In the 80s I took private lessons and made experiences of graphology according to the graphological method of G. Moretti taught in Urbino, which explains that by examining writing is possible to understand the "structural" mechanisms of personality. At the same time, I felt the need to study in detail the depth psychology and psychoanalysis through reading texts of different authors and different currents – Freud, Jung and their successors, Bioenergetics, Gestalt, Transactional analysis, Neuro-linguistic Programming, etc. -. I studied in depth many issues concerning psychosomatic medicine, the main disciplines which are based on alternative medicine, on what is commonly known as "holistic" approach to life. These different teachings, in different ways, face the complexity of man, his emotional world and his psyche and discomfort that sometimes is the origin of diseases.
During the development of the study on the symbolism of the graphic forms I read a lot about the astrological symbolism, the meaning of the zodiac and the planets, appreciating, even here, the ability to grasp psychological traits from the horoscope of birth. Therefore, I carried out researches and comparisons between graphology and psychological astrology in particular in determining the planetary dominants orienting the personality structure and which are recognizable in the birth chart as in the writing of the examined subjects.
After a practical application, and especially a verification carried out over time, on the synthesis of various techniques and knowledge gained from the courses and the astrological literature of contemporary authors, I started studying authors of the past which spoke of astrology. Since 1991, and for several years, I was a student of Giuseppe Bezza and this enabled me to know the basis and methods of the classical astrology.
With Giuseppe Bezza and other his students, who shared an in-depth study of ancient astrology, in 1999 I was one of the founders of the association "Cielo e Terra" which still intends to collect and spread such knowledge.
After the realization of the magazine Phôs in December 2000, which at the moment is proposed as a six-monthly paper for members of "Cielo e Terra" (containing an agenda of relevant astronomical phenomena occurring in the semester, works of astrological research, reviews, and various news), for the first issues I occupied the position of head of the editorial office.In the 3rd issue of the magazine my short unpublished article "The test-tube baby" was published.
The Association website ( www.cieloeterra.it ) containing classical works, specific articles and texts, also contains the following articles written by me: "Basic qualities, elements and humours" (1997) and "An excellent son of Saturn" (2000), on Napoleon's life. The latter work, in its Spanish translation, obtained the "Honorable mention" during the "First World Prize of Astrological investigation" within the international conference of Valencia in 2001 and edited by the Astrological organization Gracentro (Spain).
The article "Basic qualities, elements and humours" was published in the 31th issue – Year IV (Spring 1998) –of the magazine, and spread in the news-stands, "New Age & Meditation" (New Sounds Multimedia).
I am the author of the following articles published over the years in the journal of the CIDA – Italian Center of Astrology – "Astral Language": "Considerations about unions according to the classical astrology " 1997; "Basic qualities, elements and humours" 1997; "About the conception topic "1998;" Marriage and sons according to the classical astrology "- the first and second part 2001; "PadrePio? Saint? Mystifier? " 2002; "The events and life according to the classical astrology, Mike Buongiorno" 2009; "Actors, directors, art directors, the excellence of the Oscars according to the classical astrology" 2010; and the following joint signature articles: "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" 1996; "The lots of wealth or the wealth of lots" (1996); "About the prediction of future times according to the ancients – The case of Poggiolini" (1996) – first and second part; the introductory article about the weather survey "Summertime" (1996) and other four articles "Fog in the Po Valley" (1997) which examine the seasonal course of spring 1997, summer 1997, autumn 1997 and winter 1997/98.
The website C.U.R.A., produced by Patrice Guinard, presents the article on Napoleon's life "An excellent son of Saturn" (2000), in French and Spanish, and the unpublished article on Pablo Picasso's life "The Genius, the Artist, the experimentation, the love for life "(2001), in Spanish.
On the occasion of the National Conference of Turin of 2002, I presented a survey work on the Almuten of the soul entitled "The genius, the soul and Mercury – Mercury in the qualities of the soul".
In 2002 I worked with Mr. Ugolini, an amateur astronomer of Prato which publishes every year a limited edition astronomical calendar, also spread abroad, creating a short article about weather forecasts for the year 2003 entitled "Meteorology by the movement of celestial bodies ".
During the International Conference held in Valencia in December 2005, I presented an article on the influence of eclipses on general events and on individual destinies entitled "The alternating fortunes of a prince of the people, the story of Masaniello".
During the 5th Conference of the Cultural Association Apotélesma, held in Genoa on the 20th October 2012, I presented an article on the astrological references in the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci entitled "Figurative arts and astrology: Leonardo's Last Supper".
This site contains notions of classical astrology, articles and columns, examples of nativity and wants to offer a space specifically dedicated to give advice on astrological questions, by e-mail or by other means, as well as simply to approach, those who wish, the basic notions in use among the classical astrologers.
Over the years I had experience of astrological advice and private teaching. The work I have done so far is the result of a study of the doctrine, which continues and is subjected to continuous verification through a comparison with other researchers, and it is also the result of the experience gained from astrological advice. Personally I think it is important to spread the basic notions of ancient and classical astrology also in order to increase the number of students of these disciplines which are an invaluable knowledge heritage.


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This workbook contains basic accounting instruction and exercises, as well as specifically written used car dealership accounting instruction and exercises at City Auto Sales, a fictional training dealership. This workbook contains illustrations on dealership documents, accounting journals, schedules and job assignments at the fictional City Auto Sales.
This manual contains a complete listing of NIADA dealership account numbers and descriptions of how each account is used to record dealership transactions. This manual establishes a standard chart of accounts for NIADA dealers for standardized financial statement presentation.
This manual contains checklists and suggested procedures for NIADA dealers, office managers and outside accountants to use in maintaining good internal control of dealership assets. This manual is a valuable tool for dealers wanting to establish or improve internal control policies in their dealership.
Note: Because of the specific examples of fraud, theft and embezzlement in the Dealership Internal Control manual, dealers are advised to read this manual first before passing it on to their office manager or other dealership personnel.


An infographic (information graphic) is a representation of information in a graphic layout created to make the data quickly easy to understand at a look. Individuals utilize infographics to swiftly connect a message, to simplify the presentation of big quantities of data, to see data patterns and also relationships, and also to keep track of adjustments in variables over time.
Infographics abound in nearly any public setting-- web traffic indications, train maps, tag clouds, musical arrangements and also weather charts are simply a couple of examples, among a huge number of possibilities.
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Bears Ears National Monument
This 1.35 million-acre monument protects one of the most significant cultural landscapes in the country, with thousands of archaeological sites and important areas of Native American spiritual significance. Abundant rock art, ancient cliff dwellings, ceremonial kivas, and countless other artifacts provide an extraordinary archaeological and cultural record, all surrounded by a dramatic backdrop of deep sandstone canyons, desert mesas, forested highlands, and the monument's namesake twin buttes.
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
The original Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument--designated in 1996 and later ratified by an act of Congress--spanned 1.9 million acres. Located in southern Utah, it's a geologic wonderland of multicolored cliffs, plateaus, mesas, buttes, pinnacles and canyons created over eons of time. It is also part of a cultural landscape connecting ancestral Puebloan people with those of the Fremont culture. In addition to its rich human history, this cliff-strewn landscape is one of the last largely unexplored boneyards from the Age of Dinosaurs. To date, more than two-dozen new dinosaurs have been recovered from these rocks, along with fishes, amphibians, turtles, lizards, crocodiles, mammals, birds, plants and other organisms that lived there over 65 million years ago.
John Wesley Powell National Conservation Area
The 29,868-acre John Wesley Powell National Conservation Area is located in northeast Utah, adjacent to Dinosaur National Monument. It was established on March 12, 2019 by the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019, in honor of John Wesley Powell, the legendary American explorer.
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Jurassic National Monument was designated by the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act, signed on March 12, 2019, expanding the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry visitor center to an 850-acre national monument. The Monument, located near Cleveland, Utah, in the San Rafael Swell, is well known for containing the densest concentration of Jurassic dinosaur fossils ever found.
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Dressler's film career began as a result of the success of the play, "Tillie's Nightmare." Mack Sennet, another Canadian, and the creator of the Keystone Kops, had seen the comedy and decided to make a movie from the story. The film, "Tillie's Punctured Romance," caught the public's fancy and paid off the producers very well. Dressler, however, shows badly in the film. Three more films followed but none platforms from which Dressler could spring into feature films. From 1918 until 1927 she did not make any films.
Dressler was at a loss, and began to talk about opening a restaurant in Paris for American guests. A friend, who was also a Manhattan astrologist, advised her to stay in America. The seer, Nella Webb, predicted that Dressler would have "seven fat years" which would begin on January 17, 1927. And sure enough, on January 17, 1927 - as the August 1933 issue of Time reports - movie director, Allan Dwan, telephoned to offer a film role.
Mayer adored Dressler: of all the stars at the studio, he liked her the best...(for) her great feistiness, good humour and charm...He was determined to build her as a motion picture star, seeing the warmth and strength within her that he believed the public would respond to. He was convinced that sexual attractiveness and physical beauty were not essential to stardom...Miss Dressler became one of his very few actor friends, and he learned from her earthy but morally elevated wisdom. He always gave her top billing; towards the end of her life, he would refer to her as "the equal of my own mother" the ultimate compliment.
Despite Mayer's efforts on Dressler's behalf, a most disappointing situation developed. Dressler was under contract to play with comedienne Polly Moran in "The Callahans and the Murphys," a tale of feuding, Irish families in the New York slums. The public loved the outrageous antics of Dressler and Moran. However, when the movie opened at the Lexington Theatre in Manhattan, "the largely Hibernian audience screamed with rage and beat and tore at the screen with their bare hands. Police were called in, aiming hoses at the crowd and ruining many of the seats." M.G.M. was forced to withdraw the movie. Whether the film was destroyed or not I do not know. It is possible that someday someone will find a copy of "The Calahans and The Murphys," and Dressler fans will be able to see for themselves what the fuss was all about. In 1927 this occurrence certainly stymied Dressler.
Friends of Dressler's wrote a script for a "talkie" entitled "Dangerous Females." This two-reel comedy is still considered by many to be hilariously funny. Certainly the popularity of this short film brought Dressler the chance to play in five more films in 1928-29. Her value as box-office draw was on the rise. Her chance to show her versatility came in "The Vagabond Lover" which was meant to showcase bandleader, Rudy Vallee. Vallee was weak and Dressler, who was playing a society lady with a broad sense of humour "sparked the otherwise dull movie," showing that she could still keep the patrons laughing.
When Dressler had been a great stage star, other forces were at work on her behalf. On one occasion she had granted an interview to a cub reporter, Frances Marion, of the Hearst newspapers, thus giving Marion a career boost. Now Marion was one of the scenarists with M.G.M. who also wished to help the aging star. Marion knew that the sensational Greta Garbo was going to speak for the first time in the film, "Anna Christie." Marion expanded Dressler's role as the waterfront hag, Marthy, in this Eugene O'Neil play. Dressler practically ran away with the show in spite of Garbo's playing the title role. This was a pivotal situation. Dressler's career took fire. In 1930 she made six more pictures, one of which would bring her the Best Actress award for that year. Between 1927 and 1933, she appeared in twenty-two films. In 1933 Dressler starred in "Dinner at Eight," still considered a classic today along with "Christopher Bean" and "Tugboat Annie."
Mayer's fondness for Marie Dressler continued during that exhausting spring. She was on her way to shooting "Tugboat Annie" in Seattle...when she spotted from the window of her chauffeur-driven limousine a small, pretty cottage, saying to Howard Strickling who accompanied her that she would like to own it. Mayer immediately offered its owners twice as much as it was worth to vacate, and they did so: he had it moved to Santa Barbara for her to live in. He knew that she had only a short time to live; her suffering from cancer was agonizing for him, and he wanted her to be as happy as possible. She gave one of her finest performances in the picture [Tugboat Annie], which became one of M.G.M.'s greatest successes to date.
Yes, Dressler finally reached stardom! As Min in "Min and Bill" she portrays a very timely role of a boarding house keeper who sacrifices her scant savings to send the girl she is raising to a private school in the hope that the youngster will have a better life. When the young woman marries someone of wealth and status, Min deprives herself of the opportunity to enjoy the girl's wedding. It is with the solemn face of a loving parent watching from the crowd that Dressler, as Min, walks into lasting fame of the movie world. This was the Great Depression, and Dressler represented all the parents who were sacrificing so that their sons and daughters would have a better tomorrow.
Although Dressler died on July 28, 1934, her image lives on in her many films. This year  two biographies are to be published. Dressler fans can even hope that a movie of her life might follow. But who would play the lead? As Frank Capra, one very successful Hollywood director, perceptively comments, "There is only one Marie Dressler."


Mbabane is the capital of Swaziland and the largest city in the country with an estimated 95,000 inhabitants. It is located in the northwest of the country on the Mbabane River and Polinjane River in the Mdimba Mountains. Although Manzini remains the main industrial centre of the country, Mbabane is the administrative capital and is a good base for travellers to explore the rest of the country, with decent hotels, restaurants and infrastructure. The city itself is not unpleasant with a pleasantly mild climate, but is not the highlight of the country to say the least.
The nearby Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary is Swaziland's oldest protected area and gives visitors a chance to stay in traditional Swazi beehive huts.
Mbabane has pleasantly warm weather year round, with around 20 °C in winter (June - September) to 25 °C in summer (December - February). May to August is fairly dry with only a few rainy days a month, but December to March has around 200 mm of rain or more each month.
The closest international airport is O.R. Tambo in Johannesburg, South Africa. The closest domestic airport is Matsapha Airport, with Sikhuphe International Airport set for completion in 2011.
Mbabane's closest border crossing to South Africa is Ngwenya-Oshoek on the MR3.
The city centre is walkable, at least during the day. Streets are barely lit at night and obstacles are abound.
We have a comprehensive list of accommodation in Mbabane searchable right here on Travellerspoint. You can use our map to quickly compare budget, mid-range or top of the range accommodation in Mbabane and areas nearby.
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Magic Microlights are the world's smallest non-contact bicycle dynamos. They fit in a standard brake pad and use non contact energy.
This the second Kickstarter project for German inventor Dirk Strothmann. The original device launched some six years ago and was called Magnic Light. He is now back on the crowdfunding platform with a product that again is powered by motion, but is smaller than ever before.
"In 2012 we presented our invention Magnic Light here on Kickstarter." the campaign reads.
With Magnic Microlights you can add dynamo lights to your bicycle without need for extra adapters. Instead of relying on batteries or cumbersome cables, the system captures electromagnetic eddy currents. As your bike rim spins, magnets inside the generator induce eddy currents with corresponding magnetic fields in the wheel. These in turn interact with the magnets in the generator generating electricity to power your lights indefinitely.
Magnic Microlights are now available to back via Kickstarter with early bird pledges available for €25 or $28 for a single front facing light.


I got to photograph Grace from Camp Patton (she's hilarious, follow her pronto), her immediate family, and her husband's (Simon) side of the family while I was in Wichita, Kansas. Grace and I have been instagram friends for a long time and it was so much fun to meet her and her family in person, after feeling like I already knew them.
Simon's family is so sweet and everyone in this family is so dang photogenic. Photographer's dream.
"Mallorie did a wonderful job with our extended family - no small feat! She has a great eye for finding the best light and the most ideal settings for large or small groups -- definitely highly recommended!!"
Make sure to leave them some love in the comments!
And if you're in Wichita, Kansas or Austin, Texas (or surrounding areas) and would like to book a session, you can email me at info.mallorieowens@gmail.com or fill out this contact form...I look forward to hearing from you!
Wichita, Kansas I'm headed your way very soon! I can't wait for a trip home to see my friends and family and I extended the trip just a bit so I'd have time for a few photo sessions. I'll be in town and available for sessions August 18-28th.
My spots usually fill up pretty quickly when I'm home, so if you're interested in having a photo session done while I'm in town, let me know as soon as possible!
If you'd like to book a session, you can email me at info.mallorieowens@gmail.com or fill out this form. Hope to hear from you soon!


Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a method to use the existing analog local loop lines for digital data transfer to and from the home. It is asymmetrical in that the upstream transfer rate is slower than the downstream data rate. This means that the data transfer from the premise (home) to the CO is a different rate than the data transfer from the CO to the home.
The data transfer is rate adaptive. This means that depending on the condition of the local loop lines, ADSL will automatically compensate and find the fastest transfer rate possible. The range for upstream data transfer is 64 kbps to 768 kbps. The range for downstream data transfers is 1.5 Mbps to 8 Mbps. The reasoning for the asymmetrical transfer rate is that most users will be surfing the Internet, upstream requests tend to be small webpage addresses. The downstream data consists of downloads of large graphic intensive webpages. Small upstream requests, larger downstream response.
The data transfer rate depends on the distance from the central office, the quality of the line and the wire gauge. If the distance from the central office is 15,000 to 18,000 ft, then the maximum transfer rate is 1.5 Mbps. If the distance is 9,000 ft or less, the maximum transfer rate is 8 Mbps.
With standard ADSL (annex A), the band from 25.875 kHz to 138 kHz is used for upstream communication, while 138 kHz – 1104 kHz is used for downstream communication. Each of these is further divided into smaller frequency channels of 4.3125 kHz. During initial training, the ADSL modem tests which of the available channels have an acceptable signal-to-noise ratio. The distance from the telephone exchange, noise on the copper wire, or interference from AM radio stations may introduce errors on some frequencies. By keeping the channels small, a high error rate on one frequency thus need not render the line unusable: the channel will not be used, merely resulting in reduced throughput on an otherwise functional ADSL connection.
Carrierless Phase Modulation (CAP) ADSL is a modulation technique similar to Quadrature Amplitude Modulation. It provides Echo Cancellation and overlaps upstream and downstream signals.
Splitterless ADSL (also called ADSL Lite, G.Lite, PnP ADSL, Universal ADSL) has a lower transmitting rate and is easier to implement.
DMT - Discrete Multitone is an ANSI T1.413 standard which uses a broadband modem that covers the 4 kHz to 2.2 MHz range. It has 256 channels of 4 kHz, each channel is assigned 15 bits of data to transfer. In addition each channel is checked for signal quality and bits assigned accordingly. A poor responding channel may less bits assigned or none at all. DMT adjusts for the local loop line conditions and attempts to make the fastest transfer rate possible.
ADSL is a Physical layer protocol which covers the transmission of data, and cabling requirements.
ADSL shares the bandwidth of the local loop with the existing phone system. It does not require modification to the central office switch. Instead a splitter combines the ADSL information with the POTS switch's analog information. At the central office end, the ADSL signal is sent to the Digital Subscriber Line Access Module (DSLAM) and then to a communication server.
At the premise end, another splitter separates the ADSL information from the analog information. An ADSL modem called an ATU-R device decodes the ADSL information and sends it to the Service Module (SM). The Service Module translates it to Ethernet. In plain network terms, in comes ADSL and out comes an Ethernet signal for connection to a network interface card (NIC).
No expensive modification is required to CO switch.
Simple splitter splits ADSL signal from the existing analog line.
The POTS works regardless of ADSL.
The transfer rate depends on distance from the central office.
The presence of bridged taps and load coils on the local loop affect the transfer rate.
ADSL must be installed to test if it will work.
There is an 18,000 ft distance limit from the central office.
There can be a bottleneck at the communication server at central office.


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Hello, and thanks for checking out my website! My name is Steve Vasiloff, and I have been a CAD teacher for 18 years. I teach at the South & West Washtenaw Consortium (SWWC) as well as Saline High Schoool in Michigan. I currently teach Computer-Aided Drafting/Design (CAD), including both Technical and Architectural. I previously taught Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) for 9 years, as well as Project Lead the Way: Introduction to Engineering Design (PLTW: IED) for 5 years. By using the links in the upper right hand corner of my site, you can explore my different programs and see examples of projects done in each one.
If you are a potential CTE student interested in seeing which CTE classes can be used as which graduation requirements, please look over the document posted HERE. As always, I strongly encourage you to discuss this with your counselor to determine the best use of the credits.
During the design process, my classes use many softwares. Most notably they use Onshape, Inventor Professional, Revit, Lumion, AutoCAD, and Fusion 360 depending upon the course.
Student versions of AutoDesk softwares (Inventor, Revit, AutoCAD, and Fusion 360) can be downloaded for free from HERE. *IF THE LINK DOESN'T WORK, HOLD DOWN CTRL ON YOUR KEYBOARD WHEN CLICKING TO OPEN IN A NEW TAB*
More recently we have begun using Onshape. It is a fantastic browser based software that only requires an internet connection. No downloads, installs, and will work on a Chromebook. There is even an app for your phone. I truly love this software. You can sign up HERE.
Lastly, Architectural students that have a high-end PC can run Lumion. Make sure to check the system requirements to ensure your computer can run this software before you download it. Please reach out to me for more info on how to obtain it.
In my 18 years, I have developed a belief that competition leads to higher productivity as well as deeper learning. My classes compete and are highly successful at a number of competitions, most notably SkillsUSA and the Michigan Industrial Technology Education Society (MITES) competition. Feel free to click on the links to learn more about them!
2022 SKILLSUSA NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND SKILLS CONFERENCE RESULTS!!!
TORY CANTRELL - TECHNICAL DRAFTING NATIONAL CHAMP!
CLAIRE ENDRES, LIAM FARR, AND CARTER HARRIS RUNNERS UP IN AMT!
ABBY GRAY - TENTH IN ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING!
The week of June 20th, we were in Atlanta (which we now know why they call it Hotlanta!) for SkillsUSA Nationals. Representing my programs were Claire Endres, Liam Farr, and Carter Harris in Automated Manufacturing Technology (AMT), Abby Gray in Architectural Drafting, and Tory Cantrell in Technical Drafting.
Tory Cantrell was crowned National Champion and brought home the gold in Technical Drafting! She had an absolutely amazing performance, and because of her and Carter Harris last year, I am proud to say that we are back-to-back Technical Drafting National Champs! I was able to review her drawings after the competition, and was extremely confident going into the awards ceremony. She had to create numerous parts from an electric motor and produce 5 drawings, and her drawings were some of the best I've seen. Congratulations to Tory on this wonderful accomplishment and for keeping the gold medal in Michigan!
Claire, Liam, and Carter finished 2nd in Automated Manufacturing Technology! They had to create CAD drawings and use CAM software and CNC machines to cut out 3 parts of a rotary engine. Then they had to go back and modify one of the parts and cut it out again. They were absolutely awesome, smiling through the entire competition, and finishing just behind the 1st place team from California that consisted of identical triplets! They continued our excellent track record in AMT, bringing home our 5th national medal from the last 6 competitions.
Abby finished 10th in Architectural Drafting, where she had to design a "pocket community" that consisted of a courtyard/community area surrounded by tiny homes. She had to manually sketch out a site plan, design the project in our CAD software, and complete a series of drawings to meet all of the requirements of the project. While it was a very non-traditional problem this year (and a very large and long competition), Abby really made us proud finishing in the top 10. Beating 40 other State Champions is no easy feat!
It was such a wonderful way to watch these outstanding seniors finish their careers with Saline Area Schools. I could not be more proud of them for persevering and setting a high water mark, as more than half of their high school careers were pretty non-traditional in my opinion! To see their excitement and happiness (I had quite a bit of that going on too!) at the awards ceremony was such a truly amazing culminating moment. Congrats to them, and all those that competed!
THE MITES RECORD HAS BEEN BROKEN!
After a three year hiatus, the Michigan Industrial Technology Education Society (MITES) competition was held again in Lansing, and our CAD students had their strongest showing yet! MITES is a competition where students turn in projects they have worked on all year into different divisions of Industrial Technology, and our CAD students submit entries into Mechanical Drafting, Architectural Drafting, and Animation. The divisions are broken down into categories and grade levels, and all of our year long CTE CAD students, as well as some members of CAD Club, turned projects into around 20 different categories. More information about the nearly 100 year old competition can be found HERE.
This year our students submitted 128 projects, and all of them placed top 4 at regionals and qualified for states. At states, we had 65 projects place top 3, earning us a plaque! That beats our previous record of 56 plaques in 2019. We had 21 individual state champions, 21 runners-up, and 23 third place finishes. Nice job breaking the class record!
Architecture student Kylie Evenson won our highest honor of the event when she brought home the Grand Award for Animation, meaning that her architectural walkthrough was deemed the best animation in the entire competition regardless of category and grade level. Feel free to check it out below:
AN 4 B - The Evenson House.mp4
Additionally, we had divisional awards, meaning that our student's project was deemed the best of the division regardless of category. CAD Club member Madison Corn won the freshman/sophomore division for Animation, as did CAD student Abby Gray in the year-long CTE division, with their amazing architectural walkthroughs. Also, Alex Arreguin won a divisional award for year-long CTE for Mechanical Drafting for his cutaway section of an HD Fighter jet.
After all is said and done with MITES, we tally up who earned the most awards and declare them the "Darling of MITES". This year, our SkillsUSA state champions Tory Cantrell and Abby Gray also won the title of "Darling of MITES" with their phenomenal showings. Tory turned in 7 projects, and all of them finished top 6 at states, with her Hexapod Animation winning a state title. Abby Gray turned in 8 projects and won 3 state titles for her animations and drawings of a residence, a farmhouse, and a condo.
Great job setting a new record and congrats to all those who competed! An extra special congrats to all of the CAD Club students who competed and pushed us to new highs!
CAD STUDENTS SLAUGHTER THE COMPETITION AT SKILLSUSA!
SkillsUSA was back on in-person for the first time in 3 years, and our SWWC CAD students really took it to the competition!
In Technical Drafting, Tory Cantrell brought home the gold and will be representing the state of Michigan at Nationals in June. Max Stewart finished 2nd, improving on his 4th place finish last year. We also had two Juniors compete, with Marisa Mathews finishing 4th and Callum Bloor finishing 7th! Way to go!
In Architectural Drafting, Abby Gray was crowned State Champion and will represent our great state at Nationals. Azi Lin finished 2nd, improving on last year's 4th place finish. Hayden Schad and Julia Sesi placed 4th and 5th respectively. Nice work!
Congrats to all who competed and showed what our program can do!
CARTER HARRIS - NATIONAL CHAMPION IN TECHNICAL DRAFTING!
BEN WILD - 7th IN THE NATION IN ARCHITECTUAL DRAFTING!
NOWICKI, THOMAS, AND WALSH - 7th IN THE NATION IN AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING!
The SkillsUSA National Championships concluded, and all of our students/teams finished top 7 in the nation! We couldn't be more proud of you! Thank you for representing our programs, school, and state so well!
A huge congrats to Carter Harris, who is our first national champion in Technical Drafting! Carter had to create numerous models and detail drawings of an air compressor blow gun, all to ANSI standards and fully annotated with GD&T properly applied. He did an absolutely amazing job, and brought home the gold for himself, our program, and the state of Michigan! Congrats!
Ben Wild had our strongest finish in Architectural Drafting yet, finishing 7th in the nation! He had to complete a set of drawings for a custom residence, making sure that each and every detail and request by the customer was met. Because of students like Ben, our Architectural Drafting program continues to grow stronger every year.
The team of Jack Nowicki, Parker Thomas, and Thomas Walsh competed in Automated Manufacturing Technology, and finished 7th as well! They had custom pieces of stock that were sent in the mail, and they had to manufacture very specific parts from that stock using our CNC machines, as well as create a set of detail drawings for the parts. They kept alive our streak of strong performances at Nationals!
TITLES DEFENDED! STATE CHAMPS IN TECHNICAL AND ARCHITECTUAL!
Even with all the difficulties we've faced during the 20/21 school year, the SWWC CAD students were still able to prove that we have some of the best students in the state! This year we had 6 students compete at the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference, with 3 in Technical Drafting and 3 in Architectural Drafting. The competition was virtual this year, but our students still rose to the top!
Carter Harris was crowned State Champion in Technical Drafting, while Max Stewart finished 4th and Logan York 6th. All three scored higher than the college division gold medalist on the same problem. This extends our winning streak in Technical Drafting to 3 years, and 4 out of the last 5 years! Nicely done!
In Architectural Drafting, Ben Wild earned the title of state champion and took home the gold! Right behind him was Graham Deal, who earned the silver, and Azi Lin who finished in 4th place. That makes our program back to back SkillsUSA champions in Architectural Drafting for the first time ever! Way to go!
Both Carter and Ben will represent Michigan at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference this summer in their respective competitions. They will also be joined by our Automated Manufacturing Technology team of Jack Nowicki, Parter Thomas, and Thomas Walsh who will be looking to keep our streak of placing top 3 in the nation.
Congrats to all that competed, and good luck at nationals!
THIRD TRIMESTER NEWS!
With the third trimester set to begin in the Hybrid format, you may have many questions about what my classes will look like. We will be completing CAD work at our regular pace. But don't fret, I've got it covered! There are very specific instructions in Google Classroom, and you should have received your invitation already, so make sure you accept and read everything very carefully!
Remember that 1st, 2nd, and 3rd hour classes will Zoom on Mondays and Wednesdays, while 4th and 5th hour classes will Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays. All class meeting will be at the regularly scheduled time.
DESPITE THE TIMES, THE SWWC CAD STUDENTS MAKE AMAZING PROJECTS!
Nothing can hold back year long 5th hour CAD students! This year, Technical Drafting students were tasked with creating a musical instrument of their choice. The Architectural CAD students were asked to make a music venue. Check out the amazing projects they produced!
Bloor - Grand Piano.mp4
Sitterley - Music Venue Walkthrough.mp4
Stewart - Accordion.mp4
Harris - French Horn.mp4
Walsh - Cuckoo Clock.mp4
Wild - Music Venue Walkthrough.mp4
York - Turntable.mp4
CAD AND CIM STUDENTS REPRESENT MICHIGAN AT SKILLSUSA NATIONALS!
This past summer was a very exciting one, as we won state titles in all of the subjects we compete in and were able to represent Michigan at SkillsUSA Nationals in Technical Drafting, Architectural Drafting, and Automated Manufacturing Technology. This crew of 5 amazing students took the trip to Louisville in June to show the rest of the country how we do things in Michigan, and I can say without a doubt that we represented our state well!
The Automated Manufacturing Technology team of Sammy Zebrowski, Ryan Schwartz, and Aidan Bunting extended the streak of bringing home National medals to 4 years. This year they were able to defeat Ohio and bring home the Silver medal to add to our collection of one Bronze, one Silver, and one Gold. Pretty amazing to finish up 2nd in the Nation, and to finish top 3 in each of the last 4 years. Way to go guys!
Emma King placed 11th in the Nation in Technical Drafting, and is the best placing student in our program history! She'll take her skills with her to Michigan Tech, where we know she'll do great things. Congratulations to Emma for a job well done!
Chris Laycock is our first Architecture State Champ in program history, and got the chance to see what things were like on the National scene. The competition was tough, but Chris finished 24th, putting him in the better half of the Nation. Nicely done! Chris will be continuing his education at EMU.
CAD STUDENTS TAKE 56 PLAQUES FROM 91ST ANNUAL MITES COMPETITION!
For the last 91 years, the Michigan Industrial Technology Education Society has been hosting a project based competition. Around 30 or 40 years ago the regional competition was held here in Saline. This was our sixth year competing, and our SWWC CAD class had the strongest showing yet. We entered projects into around 20 different categories, including things like photo-realistic renderings of CAD drawings, blueprints, hand drawings, and model houses. The class had all 111 projects that were entered make it through regionals and qualify for states, and an amazing 56 of them placed top 3 in the state and earned a plaque. We had 16 individual state champions, 22 runners-up, and 18 third place finishes. Nice job breaking the class record!
A huge congrats to Ryan Schwartz for being named "Darling of MITES" this year! Ryan turned in 8 projects into numerous categories, some of which were entered to fill openings left by classmates. His projects all placed well, and he ended up taking home four plaques! Nice job Ryan, and keep up the good work!
ALL 4 CAD STUDENTS MEDAL AT SKILLSUSA STATE FINALS 2019!
STATE CHAMPS IN TECHNICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING FOR 1st TIME!
CAD/CIM STUDENTS WILL REPRESENT MICHIGAN IN 3 COMPETITIONS AT NATIONALS!
This April we had four students from our CAD program in Grand Rapids competing at the SkillsUSA State Championships, and for the first time all 4 took home medals! Emma King and Ruth Sullivan competed in Technical Drafting, while Chris Laycock and Joey Yaklin competed in Architectural Drafting. They all performed very well, but it was Emma and Chris that were crowned State Champions in their respective competitions.
In the Technical Drafting competition, high school and college students are in different divisions yet they compete in the same room and are given the same problem. Emma not only won gold in the high school division, but he scored higher than the gold medalist in the college division. Since she was the top placer out of both divisions, he was given industry awards including a $1255 Herman Miller office chair and a $430 CAD Spacemouse combo, which is basically a CAD joystick and mouse. In addition, she'll be representing Michigan at nationals this June in Louisville. On top of this success, Ruth Sullivan finished 2nd and took home the silver in the same competition and becomes our first two-time medalist! She performed really well, and finished just a few points behind Emma in a 1000 point contest. She was also given industry awards including a CAD SpaceMouse combo.
In the Architectural Drafting competition, we were finally able to end a 5 year streak from a rival school and bring home the gold! Chris Laycock pulled off the upset, and earned himself a 1st place medal and the honor of representing Michigan at Nationals this June. Joey Yaklin finished 3rd, but it is important to understand that he spent a large portion of this school year helping to expand our architecture curriculum so that it covers every competency from the last five years of SkillsUSA Architecture problems . Joey figured out the best methods for accomplishing each competency with our software, and because of him all future students will leave the program better off. There is no doubt that we would not be representing Michigan at Nationals if it wasn't for Joey. Also, he has expressed and interest in being a CAD teacher and I truly hope he continues on that path!
Congratulations to all 4 students, and good luck at Nationals!
STEIN, TROUT, AND ROWLAND WIN SKILLSUSA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
For the last 5 years, the SWWC has represented the state of Michigan at the SkillsUSA National Championships in the Automated Manufacturing Technology competition. Jake Stein of Saline, Trenton Trout of Milan, and Adam Rowland of Milan earned our best finish yet by winning a national title and bringing home the gold! This competition consists of three students completing CAD drawings, using CAM software to create tool-paths, and operating a CNC machine to manufacture interlocking parts. Each student has their individual role in the team, but then they must come together to ensure that the parts fit together properly and that the prints are flawless.
These three students worked extremely hard, training all spring and coming in after graduation to prepare for this competition. There was a ton of pressure on them, as our teams finished 2nd and 3rd in the previous two years. They came through in fine fashion, and deserved to be crowned National Champions. I could not be more proud of them.
This summer, Jake Stein is running CNC machines at MMI Engineered Solutions in Saline and Trent Trout doing the same at TNT-EDM in Plymouth. Adam Rowland will be studying mechanical engineering at Lawrence Tech in the fall.
In addition, Nick Urquhart competed in Technical Drafting, and finished 12th out of 42 competitors despite having a mishap with his prints. I am beyond proud of him as well, as he is the highest placing SWWC student in Technical Drafting at Nationals.
Lastly, due to the growth and success of our Manufacturing program, we were selected by the Rich and Marion Leonhard Foundation to receive two new CNC machines. The value of the two machines that they have chosen to donate is over $50,000. I look forward to using them next year, and to continue producing some of the best manufacturing students in the country.
CAD STUDENTS TAKE 40 PLAQUES FROM 9OTH ANNUAL MITES COMPETITION!
For the last 90 years, the Michigan Industrial Technology Education Society has been hosting a project based competition. Around 30 or 40 years ago the regional competition was held here in Saline. This was our fifth year competing, and our SWWC CAD class had the strongest showing yet. We entered projects into around 20 different categories, including things like photo-realistic renderings of CAD drawings, blueprints, hand drawings, and model houses. The class had all 84 projects that were entered make it through regionals and qualify for states, and an amazing 40 of them placed top 3 in the state and earned a plaque. We had 9 individual state champions, 16 runners-up, and 15 third place finishes. Nice job breaking the class record!
I am very proud of my entire class and how they contributed to this years success, but I have to single out a few students. Robert Smith, Emma King, and Ruth Sullivan had really strong showings, and completed more projects than they were assigned for the competition. In five years, the SWWC CAD class has brought home 155 plaques and had 42 individual state champions, and 2 Grand Divisional winners! Congrats to all those who competed!
CAD STUDENTS FINISH 1ST AND 2ND IN TECHNICAL DRAFTING AT SKILLSUSA STATE FINALS 2018!
In April, four students from our CAD program were in Grand Rapids competing at the SkillsUSA State Championships. Ruth Sullivan and Nick Urquhart competed in Technical Drafting, while Spencer Mitton and Robert Smith competed in Architectural Drafting. They all performed very well, but it was Nick and Ruth that took the highest honors. For Technical Drafting, high school and college students are in different divisions yet they compete in the same room and are given the same problem. Nick not only won gold in the high school division, but he scored higher than the gold medalist in the college division. Since he was the top placer out of both divisions, he was given industry awards including a $1200 Herman Miller office chair and a $430 CAD Spacemouse combo, which is basically a CAD joystick and mouse. In addition, he'll be representing Michigan at nationals this June in Louisville. On top of this success, Ruth Sullivan finished 2nd and took home the silver in the same competition. She performed really well, and finished just 8 points behind Nick in a 1000 point contest! Ruth is a junior, so we are looking forward to next year and another opportunity to win a state championship. She was also given industry awards including a CAD SpaceMouse combo. First year architecture student Spencer Mitton finished 4th in Architectural Drafting, while Robert Smith finished in the top 10. Congrats to all of them for a job well done!
MANUFACTURING TEAM FINISH 2ND IN THE NATION AT SKILLSUSA NATIONALS 2017!!!
This year's Automated Manufacturing Technology team of Tobias Schmidt, Jake Stein, and Logan Bruneau solidified the program by taking another medal at nationals this year, as they finished 2nd in Louisville! They had to produce three interchangeable parts that dependently functioned off of each other, as well as produce all of the working drawings for the assembly. This is the first time the format of the competition has changed in years, but it didn't throw our team off of their game. They were able to work together to produce all three parts and show their functionality, and took home the silver in the process. Well done!
SWWC STUDENTS PLACED WITH COMPANIES FOR INTERNSHIPS/JOBS!
We would like to thank the following companies for working with us, helping bring real world application to what we do:
Kyocera Unimerco
MMI Engineered Solutions
NSK Corporation
TNT - EDM
Black and Veatch
Hines Industries
Advanced Industries
SOME UNIQUE EXAMPLES OF OUR WORK!
Many people like to ask what we model and design in my classes. The answer is virtually everything! From Amiibos to Drill Press Brackets, we have it all! Here are some examples of student work done in my CAD classes:
CAD CLASS TAKES HOME 36 PLAQUES FROM 89TH ANNUAL MITES COMPETITION!
The Michigan Industrial Technology Education Society has been hosting a project based competition for 89 years now, and once again the SWWC CAD students had their strongest showing yet. There are around 25 different categories that we enter drawings/projects into, including things like photo-realistic renderings of CAD drawings, hand drawings, and model houses. This year every project that we turned in qualified for states, and an amazing 36 of them placed top 3 in the state and earned a plaque. We had 11 individual state champions, 11 runner-ups, and 10 third place finishes.
My entire class contributed to this success, but I have to single out Alex Hartman, who had 3 individual projects that won state titles, as well as another that finished runner-up and another that took 3rd. On top of this, he won a Divisional Grand Award for Excellence in Animation, which means his animation was deemed the greatest regardless of division or level! Nice job Alex! I would also like to point out that Tobias Schmidt also took home a Divisional Grand Award for Excellence in Mechanical Drafting. Congrats. In the last four years, the SWWC CAD class has brought home 115 plaques and had 33 individual state champions, and now 2 Grand Divisional winners! Congrats to all!
MANUFACTURING TEAM FINISH 3RD IN THE NATION AT SKILLSUSA NATIONALS 2016!!! CAD 13th!!!
The Automated Manufacturing team of Nick Kurgin, Matt Hargrove, and Philip Burtell proved that the SWWC has one of the best manufacturing programs in the country when they took home the bronze at the SkillsUSA National competition this past June in Louisville! They did a phenomenal job representing our program, school, and state. The competition was tough, and the part was complex, but our boys pulled it off and finished 3rd in the nation! Congrats to all three of them. In addition, Chris Okarski finished 13th in the nation in Computer Aided Drafting after winning a state championship at SkillsUSA. Nicely done!
RECORD BREAKING YEAR AT 88TH ANNUAL MITES COMPETITION! 32 PLAQUES!
The Michigan Industrial Technology Education Society has been hosting a project based competition for 88 years now, and this year the SWWC CAD students had their strongest showing yet. There are around 25 different categories that we enter drawings/projects into, including things like photo-realistic renderings of CAD drawings, hand drawings, and model houses. The class had 81 drawings/projects qualify for states, and an amazing 32 of them placed top 3 in the state and earned a plaque. We had 11 individual state champions, 11 runner-ups, and 10 third place finishes.
My entire class contributed to this success, but I have to single out Karinne Stacey, who had 3 individual projects that won state titles, as well as another that finished runner-up. I would also like to point out that Joe Lentine created the Medical Drone (state champion) and Jigsaw Puzzle animations that you can view by clicking the imagine to the right, and Bhakari Bridgewater for his Camera Shutter animation (state runner up). In the last three years, the SWWC CAD class has brought home 79 plaques and had 21 individual state champions! Congrats to all those who competed!
GOLD, SILVER, AND BRONZE WINNERS AT SKILLSUSA STATE FINALS 2016!
The CAD programs looked to be the strongest in the state at SkillsUSA due to the excellent performances by Chris Okarski, Joe Lentine, Abby Morton, and Johnny Monge!
Chris Okarski was crowned State Champion and awarded a gold medal in Technical Drafting, while his teammate and friend Joe Lentine secured the silver by finishing just behind him in second place. That means that the two students sent to represent our school in Technical Drafting are also the best two draftsmen in the state! In addition, Chris Okarski will represent the state of Michigan at SkillsUSA Nationals this June in Louisville!
In Architectural Drafting, Abby Morton took home the bronze in a very tough and close competition. With Abby being a junior this year, she will have another shot at a state championship next year. Johnny Monge had a strong performance as well, finishing 5th in the state!
Congratulations to our students, and thank you for representing our programs so well. We are all very proud of you!
MANUFACTURING STUDENTS FINISH 10TH IN THE NATION AT SKILLSUSA 2015!!!
Competition season has begun, and the Advanced Manufacturing and CAD students have already had a strong showing. First off, the Advanced Manufacturing team of Bryan Hinkle, Alan Wilson, and Andrew Sanderson won anther state title at SkillsUSA! How you ask? By default! After our team won a state title last year, other schools decided not to compete this year. While we were unhappy about this, we were more than happy when the team finished 10th in the nation! Way to go guys!
CAD STUDENTS DOMINATE 87th ANNUAL MITES COMPETITION WITH 22 PLAQUES!
Every year since its formation in 1928, the Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society runs a project-based competition that covers all areas of industrial technology, from woodworking and metalworking to graphic arts. The regional competitions were actually held at Saline High School and run by Mr. Bruce Ross during the 1970s and 1980s. This year, the SWWC CAD class entered over 150 projects into 25 different categories of Mechanical Drafting and Architectural Drafting. To qualify for states, which is held at Saginaw Valley State University, a project has to finish top 4 at regionals. This years class had 113 projects move on to states. The projects fared well in Saginaw, with 73 placing top 10 in the state. 22 of the projects placed in the top 3, and those projects were awarded with a plaque. The class had 4 individual state champions, who produced the best drawings in the state in their respective category. The strongest showings came from Lizy Pollack, Max Kelley, Chris Okarski, Josiah Rentschler, Quinn Foster, and Katie Vaujin. In the last two years, the SWWC CAD class has brought home 47 plaques and had 10 individual state champions. Congrats to all students that participated!
CAD AND ADVANCE MANUFACTURING STUDENTS COMPETES AT SKILLSUSA STATE FINALS 2015!
Four CAD students competed in Grand Rapids at SkillsUSA and had a strong showing! They began the competition with Katie Vaujin and Max Kelley winning medals for thier performance on the SkillsUSA Leasdership Test! This is the first time Mr. Vasiloff has ever had a student medal on the test, and this year we had two. Representing our school in Architectural Drafting was Quinn Foster and Katie Vaujin, who placed 5th and 9th respectively. Kimmy Hays and Max Kelley competed in Technical Drafting and performed well also. Congratulations to all those who competed, and we are all very proud of you!
LUCKHARDT, SPICER, AND HINKLE WIN GOLD AT SKILLSUSA STATES AND PLACE 11TH AT NATIONALS IN 2014!!!
Despite a computer chip literally melting and our mill rendered useless, the team pulled through and won the gold medal in Automated Manufacturing at this years SkillsUSA State Championships. They kept a cool head through all the drama, worked together, and pulled off the biggest upset Mr. Vasiloff has seen in 9 years of going to SkillsUSA! The team was able to dissect the scoring rubric for the competition and focused on the CAD aspect of the competition, and they ended up not only scoring higher than all the high school teams but the college teams as well! At Nationals in Kansas City, the team finished 11th! Great job guys!
SWWC CAD STUDENTS HAVE STRONG SHOWING AT 86TH ANNUAL MITES COMPETITION WITH 25 PLAQUES!
This year the South and West Washtenaw Consortium CAD class continued their success by taking home 25 plaques! To earn a plaque, your project must finish top 3 in the State. There are 21 Mechanical Drafting categories, and the class entered projects into 19 of them. The categories range from Orthographic Projections and Isometric Views to Manual Drawings and Photorealistic Renderings. We had 6 individual State Champions, 9 Runner-ups, and 10 Third Places! Nice job everyone! For complete results, click the MITES link on the left side of the page.
What we are most proud of is that fact that such a small number of students produced so much high quality work for this competition, and each student won at least one plaque! The class completed 80 projects to enter into the Regional competition, and 77 of them qualified for States!
HERMAN AND DIUBLE TAKE 4th AT U of M ENGINEERING COMPETITION!
It is that time of year again! The Advanced Manufacturing and Computer Aided Drafting classes are geared up for competitions, and the season started with the University of Michigan-Dearborn Engineering Competition on March 22nd. There were 61 teams competing there, and George Herman and Jake Diuble managed to finish 4th place! Way to go guys!
A STRONG COMPETITION SEASON CONTINUES WITH SUCCESS AT SKILLSUSA 2014!
After teaching 8 years in the Wayne-Westland Community School District, I took my first crop of Saline students to the SkillsUSA State Championships in Grand Rapids! Haliegh Stovall (11th) competed in Architectural Drafting, and another student competed in CNC - Milling and finished 8th. Jake Diuble (10th), Pat Drumm (12th), and Augie VanHout (6th) competed in Technical Drafting. Then there was the team of Lee Luckhardt, Ken Spicer, and Bryan Hinkle who competed in Automated Manufacturing. The competition was tough, but we ended up taking home the gold in Automated Manufacturing!


While I briefly mentioned Drew Struzan in another post he definitely deserves a post of his own. He is, according to George Lucas, "The only artist worth collecting since World War II". While I think this is erhaps taking it too far, he has been one of my heroes since my childhood. Not that I was aware of it at the time, but I used to marvel at those fantastic movie-posters wondering what kind of magic was used to make them. A film with a poster like that had to be worth seeing!
Only several years later did I find out about the man behind the art. No magic-tricks, just an amazing talent in the visual arts. That his parents actually named him Drew is one of those coincidents that it is hard to believe. But it is nevertheless true.
Being one of the most recognizable poster-artists in the world he is probably best known for his work on Indiana Jones and Star Wars. Even if people don't know about the man, they're likely to recognize the style. In addition to the almost super human technical talent, he also seems to recognize the storytelling aspect needed of a Movie Poster: Teasing the audience to see the film. I dare say Drew's work is often the best thing about a movie!


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Maximilian Arnold (born 27 May 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team.

An academy graduate of Wolfsburg, Arnold became the club's youngest ever debutant in 2011 and has since made over 300 league appearances for the club.

Club career

VfL Wolfsburg

Youth and early Wolfsburg career
Born in Riesa, Germany, Arnold represented local sides BSV Strehla and SC Riesa during his formative years. In 2006, at the age of 12, he left Riesa to join the academy of Dynamo Dresden where he spent the next four years before signing for VfL Wolfsburg. During his time with Wolfsburg's youth sides he helped the club to two German U-19 championships; in 2009 and 2011.

Arnold was handed his first-team debut by Felix Magath on 26 November 2011 when he was brought on as a late substitute in a 2–0 loss at FC Augsburg. Upon appearing he became the club's youngest ever debutant at the age of 17 years, five months and 30 days. He spent the majority of the season with the U-19 side, however, and made only one further senior appearance for the remainder of the campaign.

After continuing to impress at youth level, Arnold returned to the first team in 2013 under new manager Dieter Hecking. On 13 April, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 home draw against 1899 Hoffenheim. In doing so, he also became the club's youngest ever goalscorer. He scored again the following week in a 3–0 victory over Werder Bremen which helped end a streak of five matches without a win for Wolfsburg. Following a run of two goals in six matches, Arnold signed an extended four-year contract with the club.

First team breakthrough and Cup success

The following season, Arnold started in the opening match against Hannover but was sent off after just thirty minutes. He subsequently lost his place in the side's squad and had to wait a number of months before returning. Upon his return, however, he scored four goals in five matches to help the club qualify for the following season's Europa League. His form throughout the season caught the attention of German national team manager Joachim Löw who handed him his first senior call-up at the end of the campaign. He carried his form into the 2014–15 season where Wolfsburg ended as runners-up to Bayern Munich and won the DFB Pokal after beating Borussia Dortmund 3–1.

By virtue of the club's league position the season before and success in the DFB Pokal, Wolfsburg took part in the 2015 DFL-Supercup and the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League campaign. On 1 August 2015, Arnold started and played the whole match as Wolfsburg beat Bayern Munich on penalties to claim the Supercup title. He then made his Champions League debut on 15 September 2015, coming as a substitute for André Schürrle in a 1–0 win over CSKA Moscow. He scored his first goal in the competition in April the following year, netting Wolfsburg's second in a 2–0 home win over Real Madrid in the quarter-finals. Wolfsburg failed to progress, however, as a hat-trick from Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo in the second leg saw the club eliminated from the competition. Arnold ultimately scored four goals in 43 appearances across all competitions as Wolfsburg ended the league campaign in eighth position.

The club struggled during the course of the next two seasons. During the 2016–17 campaign, Arnold scored twice, including one against Hoffenheim in the first match of the Rückrunde as Wolfsburg narrowly avoided relegation. Wolfsburg ultimately had to defeat Eintracht Braunschweig in the relegation play-off to maintain their spot in the German top-flight. The club again battled relegation the following season and towards the end of the campaign, Arnold and teammates Max Grün and Paul Verhaegh had to try and appease the club's disgruntled supporters following a 3–1 defeat to fellow relegation strugglers, Hamburg. In spite of the club's shortcomings, Arnold had enjoyed some personal success earlier in the season. On 3 January 2018, he signed a new five-year contract with Wolfsburg and later that month scored a contender for goal of the season with a long-range free-kick in a 3–1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt.

On 23 November 2019, Arnold made his 200th Bundesliga appearance for Wolfsburg and marked the occasion with an assist for Wout Weghorst's goal in the club's 2–0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

International career

Youth
Between 2009 and 2017, Arnold represented Germany at every youth level. In 2017, he captained the U-21 side to the title at the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland. He recorded two assists, and scored his spot-kick in a penalty shootout win over England in the semi-finals, as Germany went on to claim their second title with a victory over Spain. His performances throughout the tournament ultimately earned him a spot in the team of the tournament.

Arnold was named as one of the three permitted overage players in Germany's squad for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, eventually being selected as captain. Arnold would be sent off in the opening match of the tournament, a 4-2 defeat against Brazil.

Senior
On 13 May 2014, Arnold made his debut against Poland, though he played only the last 14 minutes after substituting Max Meyer.

Career statistics

Club

Honours
VfL Wolfsburg
DFB-Pokal: 2014–15
DFL-Supercup: 2015

Germany U21
UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2017

Individual
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017

References

External links

Profile at the VfL Wolfsburg website

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1994 births
Living people
People from Riesa
Footballers from Saxony
German footballers
Germany youth international footballers
Germany under-21 international footballers
Olympic footballers of Germany
Germany international footballers
Association football midfielders
Bundesliga players
VfL Wolfsburg players
VfL Wolfsburg II players
Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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A few months ago, the New York Times published an article titled "A Quiet Exodus" that explains how black worshippers are starting to leave the white evangelical megachurch. The article reports how in 2012, more than two-thirds of predominately white churches had a significant black population. However, after the 2016 election, a trend is taking place where black Christians are "divorcing" white evangelicalism and returning to predominately African-American congregations.
But while African Americans are slowly starting to leave the white megachurch and making their way back to ethnic-specific congregations, the reverse seems to be happening with Asian Americans. The trend these days is that Asians are slowly leaving their predominately Asian congregations. As I mentioned before, Asian Americans today seem to find Asian churches less appealing. That's why you don't see many English Ministries (EMs) filled with older families but are comprised mainly of young folks who are in their 20s-30s. EMs serve almost as holding cells until people get older and leave for bigger and better things.
But while some Asians may be leaving their Asian church because of faith issues, I find that most of them are simply worshipping in another place: the white megachurch. That's why if you visit any white megachurch, you'll often notice a sizable Asian American demographic. And if talk to any of these Asians, chances are that they came from a small Asian church context. They'll tell you that even though they loved their old church, they got "burnt out" from serving or grew tired of their church's insular culture. So now they're attending a megachurch so they can "experience something different."
Now technically speaking, Asian churches and white megachurches are part of the same team (God's kingdom), so we should rejoice no matter which church a Christian attends. But the reality is that many of these megachurches are attracting members whom these small Asian churches desperately depend on. Therefore, I'm sure many of Asian pastors can't help but feel a bit weary when a new megachurch opens down the street. It's like a small mom-and-pop shop seeing a Target or Walmart opening next door. How can they possibly "compete" in keeping their members?
Why the Sudden Appeal of Megachurches?
I remember back when I was in my early 20's, I never saw the megachurch as an option. They all seemed so shallow and superficial to me. However, as I got older and had a chance to visit different mainline churches, I now understand the appeal.
Now when I say "better," I'm primarily thinking about the Sunday experience. When you compare them to a typical Asian church, there's just no competition. I mean, in your typical Asian church, it can be challenging to attend a Sunday service. After all, there are probably only 1-2 service times offered. When you actually go to church, the parking tends to be rough. The church building can be weird and feel embarrassingly oriental. The AC is often conveniently not working during the summer. And the sermons - man, they're long. Then afterwards, you find yourself having to stick around to talk and loiter in the parking lot for hours. As a result, Sundays are draining.
But visiting a megachurch is such a different experience. There are 4-6 service times to choose from. Parking is easy and often have parking attendants to guide or shuttle you into the main sanctuary. The church building itself is huge and beautifully renovated. The AC is blasting. The sermons are 25-30 minutes. The worship is top-notch. And the children's ministry? Absolutely amazing. Professional sign-ins and check-outs. Plus, since Sunday service is so big, you can blend in the crowd and do your church-thing while quietly exiting the premises.
In other words, the megachurch tends to be appealing because it's so convenient and professional. And because of this, they expose just how ghetto Asian churches tend to be. Now when you're young, you don't really mind ghetto-ness, which explains why you don't see many younger Asians visiting megachurches. Instead, it's Asian families that are checking them out. That's because when you're a parent, there are already so many obstacles to go through just to get to church. Loading the car. Screaming kids. Meals. Nap times. Parents can't help but think, "Church better be worth it today."
But when your small Asian church has wretched parking, a ghetto Sunday service, and super-long fellowship, it makes that megachurch down the street look pretty enticing. And that's why I think we're starting to see a slow Asian exodus into large mainstream churches.
So if the megachurch is so great, why would any Asian American choose to stay in their small Asian church? Why don't they just leave to a megachurch? I'm sure there are a variety of reasons. Some probably don't want to approach church as consumers and think there are more important qualities than "convenience." Others don't feel comfortable around white-majority churches because they still feel most at home around other Asians. And still others are just simply loyal to their church.
However, most of these reasons actually depends on the individual Christian. It presumes that commitment, comfort, and loyalty are all that an Christians need in order to stay at church. But this probably won't last forever. As this next generation of Asians gets older and starts raising families, they'll probably hear from friends how great Saddleback or Rock Harbor are; they'll see from social media all the amazing events and children programs these churches offer; and they'll look at their Asian church and see all they're doing is drinking boba together and setting up a tiny Hallelujah Night on Halloween.
And this will make them ask themselves, "Why am I still here?"
And so Asian churches should ask themselves this question. Why should any of our members stay in our church? What reasons can we provide on why our churches should still exist alongside these "better" megachurches out there that seem have so many more resources and seem to be doing so much? I can only think of three.
If you ever attend a megachurch, you'll notice the pastor is usually a dynamic speaker who preaches very clearly while emphasizing the practical applications of a biblical passage. The sermons are often short, engaging, and sprinkled with funny anecdotes. And while some Christians like this kind of stuff, others find this type of preaching to be pretty shallow.
That's because most megachurches seem to have blurry theological distinctives. I mean, what specific doctrines do these churches hold to? You get the sense that most of them are loosely baptists and probably have a statement of faith hidden somewhere on their website. But for the most part, a megachurch's theology tend to be overly general. And that's likely because megachurches are trying to reach the general public, so their theological distinctives can't help but get de-emphasized for the sake of mission. But the unfortunate consequence of this is that the preaching gets watered down and lacks biblical depth.
So this is why it's so important for Asian churches to clarify their theological distinctives and emphasize biblical growth. Asian Christians may stay in Asian churches if they realize this church follows a biblical tradition or provides spiritual growth that they can't experience elsewhere. But in order for this to happen, Asian churches need to clarify their theological leanings and disciple their members in biblical knowledge.
I'm not saying the culture of an Asian church should be overtly doctrinal, but I do think distinctives need to be clarified and spiritual depth needs to be emphasized. Because if Asian churches don't do this, their theology will be just as general and shallow as that megachurch down the street - and what will stop Asians from going there?
Some people like the megachurch because you go in, you perform your spiritual duty, and then you go out. Apart from the awkward "say hi to your neighbor" portion of the service, you don't really interact with anybody. Nobody asks those annoyingly invasive questions like, "How are you doing?" or "Where have you been?" or "Dating anyone?" Going to a church like this is so nice (esp. for introverts like me). And yet I can't help but think going to church like this is so sad and unhealthy.
The church is called the body of Christ for a reason. Every part is supposed to need one another (1 Cor 12:27) and bear one another's burdens (Gal 6:2). And while I'm not saying megachurches can't provide this type of community for its members, I do think it's much more difficult to find this type of a community in a church comprised of a thousands of people. Plus for Asians who start attending a megachurch, many of them tend to lament the lack of community aspect of their church. Sure they're part of a cell group, but it's still really different and far more impersonal than what they're used to.
In my opinion, community is actually the strength that Asian churches naturally have. While Western churches tend to be handicapped by their individualistic tendencies, Asian churches are communal by nature. In fact, Asian churches are so communal that many Asians only go to church for the community. And while this is probably not good for Christians to do, it shows the potential strength Asians have in their ability to build relationships. So Asian churches should probably emphasize the community life of their church that looks different than the shallow community life of the megachurch.
The last thing I can think of on why an Asian Christian would stay at in a predominately Asian church is if that church has a unique vision. Most Asian churches out there die because they're simply "playing church." They come to worship; sing songs; listen to a sermon; go out to eat; and then repeat. There's no reason to go to church other than to simply go to church. And if that's the case, then why would they keep going to this particular church when a larger, better one exists nearby?
I think this is where Asian churches need to clarify their vision. Why do they exist? What do they feel like God wants them to uniquely do? It's not enough to say, "We're here to make disciples" or "We're here to share the gospel." These generic vision statements drive me nuts because they can be applied to any church - and that's because every church should be doing this! And it's not enough for churches to simply be known as the "Asian church" anymore because Asian Christians today have more broadened spiritual palette.
This is where I think churches need to look at themselves - their staff, congregation, giftings, and location - and see what in particular God really wants them to do. What's your church's niche? It's a given that your church is here to make disciples and share the gospel. But how? And to whom? Is your church here to exposit the Bible verse-by-verse together? Well, at least you have a niche. Is your church here to minister to the poor in the city? Not sure if that's the mission of the church, but at least you have a unique vision.
And it's this God-given uniqueness that Asian churches need or they will rightfully lose all their members to the generic large church down the street.
Contrary to how I may sound, I don't hate the megachurch. But I do think the reasons a lot of Asians run to the megachurch tend to be short-sighted and they will often realize this after the honeymoon period is over.
I'm not writing this as a strategic way for Asian churches to survive. Rather, I think the generic nature of the megachurch reveals how much more biblical Asian churches need to become.
Some may question why we even need to have Asian churches around. After all, isn't it biblical for a church to be diverse? Aren't megachurches creating such diverse communities? I can see this point. But I still think there's a need for Asian churches. But that's for another blog.
I trust that no matter what, God will build up His church and will ordain some to die while others survive. But I also believe it tends to be the biblically healthy ones that stick around.


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