| Driving school tips | | Posted Monday, January 30, 2006 4:08:14 PM by Alex Molin | Whether you want to enrolled to a truck driving school, a defensive driving school, advanced driving school or motorcycle driving school, you should know one thing - Although driving school is about driving it is not complete without classroom works so don't try to avoid it. 
The theoretical course is equally important to the practical driving course, so even if you are not the student type be patient with yourself. Most people struggle with something some have trouble with the driving, you might have trouble with the classes, it is school, after all so if you have homework - don't neglect them.
Don't think you know everything. Your instructor has valuable knowledge that you need - listen to him. Even if you have some spare time, watch others, watch their errors and learn from them. It will be easier that way. Backing trucks is one of the hardest things to do, you'll need a lot of backing practice and knowledge so even while your partner is backing, don't stay in the truck/car - get out side and watch.
If you feel "this is too easy", you probably are not challenging yourself enough. Try different backing setups. Ask for a tougher route. Don't forget this is the safe environment of school. When you'll reach the "real world" you will not find it so easy.
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| | | Gaston grant teaches safe driving | | Posted Wednesday, February 07, 2007 3:09:08 PM by Blog57 Team | | GASTON - Students at Gaston High School recently earned a $3,495 grant from State Farm Insurance to educate peers and the community about driving and its dangers. The high school is one of 10 in Oregon to win a "Shift Into Safety" grant from State Farm. This fall the company offered $2,000 to $5,000 grants to schools to help change teens' thinking and behavior behind the wheel. Led by Carol West, the PASS/Ignite Coordinator at Gaston, students earned a grant for their project, "Drive Smart." It will convey the message of Seat Belts Save Lives through the SKID program, a poster contest, newspaper articles, purchasing fatal vision goggles and possible driver training classes. Gaston will implement its campaign between now and the end of the school year.... | |
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| | | Tougher rules for teen drivers | | Posted Tuesday, January 02, 2007 3:11:40 PM by Blog57 Team | | Miguel Starks is ready to taste the freedom of driving solo in the family Nissan SUV. "I want to get out there on the road," said Miguel, 16, who has Jan. 22 circled on his calendar. That's a year and a day from the time he got his learner's permit and the first date he can legally apply for a driver's license. .... | |
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| | | Schools drop programs because they aren't cost-efficient | | Posted Monday, January 01, 2007 1:12:59 PM by Blog57 Team | | As students went home for the holidays, Northwest High in Stark County -- which offered the last district-run classes in the Akron-Canton region -- permanently put its program in park. District officials regret dropping the course, which provided 52 hours of instruction, compared with the 32 that most private schools offer. ``Driver's education has the potential to save your life every day,'' Northwest High guidance counselor and driver education instructor John Balas said. But the program ``is just not cost-efficient anymore,'' said Northwest High Principal Steve Jones, who, like Balas, has taught hundreds of Northwest students to drive. Enrollment has dropped significantly. As in other areas, the school's students have flocked to the private courses that require fewer hours of training for about the same cost.... | |
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| | | Hundreds hear details of church plans | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 3:28:55 AM by Blog57 Team | | BINGHAMTON -- A crowd of Catholic parishioners greeted the news Sunday of possible church mergers or closures with reluctant acceptance, seemingly resigned to the realities driving the need for change among all parishes in the Diocese of Syracuse. More than 250 people sat in the Seton Catholic Central High School gymnasium as church officials laid out nine proposals for reconfiguring four churches in Johnson City and Binghamton's West Side. Many in the crowd seemed to accept the idea that a shrinking population in Broome County, an increasing shortage of priests in the diocese and the persistent costs of maintaining individual parishes would eventually force realignment of churches. "I think it's fairly safe to say that by doing these reconfigurations, we're not going to be shortchanging the Catholics in the region as there are probably going to be fewer Catholics as well as fewer churches (in the future)," said Tim Koval, a parishioner of St.... | |
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| | | Sage Truck Driving Schools & Watkins and Shepard Trucking Join to ... | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 1:47:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | Missoula, MT - Sage Truck Driving Schools and Watkins and Shepard Trucking are teaming to provide financial assistance to driver training students. The heart of this effort is a $263,000 grant from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, which will provide students with financial aid to obtain CDL training and work as a professional truck driver. Training usually ranges from $3,100 to $4,200. In addition, Watkins and Shepard Trucking will provide students with access to funding for the remaining tuition cost with up to a 50 percent matching contribution. This contribution will be available to qualifying students who choose to work for Watkins and Shepard directly after graduation. Watkins and Shepard will also provide tuition reimbursement of up to 65 percent. Qualifying students will be responsible for approximately $200 in various fees and at least a $250 down payment on tuition.... | |
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| | | Mother honors son while warning teens of drinking, driving | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 3:36:26 AM by Blog57 Team | | The one-year anniversary of the deaths of two Novato youths in an alcohol-related accident may also be the best chance to drive home the dangers of drinking and driving, the mother of one of the teens said. A memorial celebrating the life of Alex "Bubba" Hunt Sampolski will be held in Novato on Sunday, one year after he died in a crash after leaving a drinking party. The service will be part of a series of alcohol awareness, education and prevention events planned through Friday. "I want the entire community to feel welcome because I want to get the message out about alcohol awareness," said Sue Hunt LeMay, Alex's mother. "It will provide a good jumping-off point for parents to discuss with their children what their family policies are on drugs and alcohol. It will be a good time for parents to tell their kids they can call home for help if they ever get into trouble." Hunt was 19 on Nov.... | |
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| | | Identify the Factors Driving Change in the Indian RTD Tea Market | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:20:44 PM by Blog57 Team | | Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c44772) has announced the addition of RTD Tea in India to their offering. ¶ Our RTD Tea in India report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2000-2005), allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they legislative, distribution, or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2010 illustrate how the market is set to change. ¶ Product coverage: Still RTD tea, Carbonated RTD tea ¶ Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares and brand shares ¶ Why buy this report? ¶ -- Get a detailed picture of the RTD tea industry ¶ -- Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change ¶ -- Understand the competitive environment, the market´s major players and leading brands ¶ -- Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop ¶ With a network of over 600 analysts worldwide, we have the unique capability to develop reliable information resources to help drive informed strategic planning.... | |
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| | | Today's Business | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:11:22 PM by Blog57 Team | | New York | Regulators are looking into whether private equity firms, which are increasingly the driving force behind some of Wall Street's biggest buyout deals, have engaged in anticompetitive behavior. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking documents from Merrill Lynch & Co.'s private equity business as part of a larger informal probe. The newspaper reported that at least four other private equity companies have received letters in recent weeks, including Carlyle Group; Clayton, Dubilier & Rice; Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.; and Silver Lake Partners. The U.K.'s Financial Services Authority said in a statement Monday it is weighing whether it provides adequate oversight of the private equity market. Merrill's private equity business, Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity, has been on a tear, with profits of more than $300 million last quarter.... | |
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| | | South Florida schools offering Chinese classes | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 3:10:09 PM by Blog57 Team | | When Andrea Brehm walked into her first Chinese class and saw a welcome greeting in the unfamiliar language, she was afraid. Very afraid. ''All I can say is I was terrified of sticks and lines,'' said Andrea, 15. ``I wanted to cry.'' More than two months later, the sophomore at Robert Morgan Educational Center in South Miami-Dade has a friendlier relationship with Mandarin Chinese. Her school and several others in Miami-Dade and Broward counties -- and across the nation -- have recently started offering Chinese language classes, driven by a need to train today's students for a globally competitive future. ''Many parents want their children to learn these languages because China is a big market today,'' said Blanca Guerra, the Broward school district's curriculum specialist for world languages.... | |
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| | | Offbeat Schools | | Posted Friday, November 03, 2006 7:30:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | Some people go back to school to study the great books. Others would rather learn how to throw a 14-inch knife, or hammer yellow-hot steel into semi-useful shapes or whip up a chocolate ganache that would make Julia Child sigh. There are hundreds of unusual schools in the U.S., teaching subjects increasingly diverse. Most are run by entrepreneurs trying to turn their knowledge and love of an obscure field into a business. Best of all, they don't require homework. Here, FSB enrolls in a few fall offerings around the country. .... | |
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