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Show I ) III July 5, 2001 4A Thursday imi column Focuses on capturing canyon crazies on film was going and on ' , to this ease, I almost did. The Chrysler and Buick' . ; .; went on. to pass the rig and fly down the canyon, . Staff reporter ; ; V'. : who might run into me. ' Funny thing, though. When I reached toe bottom of I had a charged camera ready to go and I decided 1 . ; I 7 Last Saturday, I was driving down Price Canyon er ' was going to take photos of this craziness. had missed toe canyon, I could still see toe back of that silver Buick ahead of me. He had gained a wfiole20 seconds, the Recursion, but! wasnt going to miss any more.; going to Pleasant Valley Days in Scofield to take if that much, by taking his life and toe lives of others in . The next car that passed me was a Chrysler, but the ;. photos for the Sjin Advocate; ' .V.V-.Jiis hands, ; driver did jt safely; The oncoming lanes were clear-;r; : - I decided, to keep my camera out of its case, and ; I know it. was a mate driver because 1 have the ' powered up so that, if J saw; some other photo ops there was hd double line and the driver was passing one vehicle at a time; photos to prove it I also have tos license number. I along the way. l would be ready to. shoot tittle did : ; i l.didnt. take a photo of that It Was actually sad; cant tell if. toe car was registered locally: the comer; : know or Biink about what was doing. ; . v: f of toe plate is too distorted, but it had Utah tag! : As I came down the canyon, just below the turnoff ; there was no thrill in taking a photo of a legal action.; : to ttie presently closed Price recreation area ;.l was ;. ; Then in iniy rearview mirror; far behind met I saw v ... I hear stories from everyone who lives in eastern another car launch, itself from behind the pack into the Utah about how dangerous toe canyon is and how many traveling behind a white Saturd that was; in tom, 1 a tractor trailer rijj that was going down the grade oncoming tones; Obviously, this guy was not going to erases them are driving it , S 7 :v at about 55 miles But I have to wdnder In the flash qfjhe moment ; just go one vehide at a time, - he was going to. blast, per. hour,. ' I when we see as someone almost head-o- n our vehicJc As usual, people.siarted.tq pass, forgetting the fact., down the whde line of cars and trucks right tp the road ; front By the time he reached me, ho must have been' or pass us illegally, almost hitting someone else, or that while, they. were, passing ori the three-lan- e ; the thousands of other goofy things people do to Prica--. that exists there, they would be exceeding the speed doing at least 80 mph,'; V ;H' . if I raised my' camera because, in the oncoming lane; limit by quite a bit to get around everyone, especially Spanish Folk Canyon, do we really know where; the I they decided to passmultiple. vehicles in one swoop.; was another car headed his way. And he just kept com- - drivers are from? ' I knew (have heard others and 1 myself heveNamed many v was inevitable. It seems few motorists ing. Butmy picture ended up not being of him dashing .. traveling along U.S, Highway 6 in toil canyon have the back into line, almost forcing someone off the road or a Coloradan; or Californian for a dose call in toe can- -' Inyon. Marty of us tHamelhe Wasatch Fronters; patience to take an extra minute in their tip down the , running the oncoming car out of the Inside lane.. But are many d us - who know toe dangers so wel- lstead, the photo took an unexpected twist ..grade to he safe. ; did who have lost fanii, friends and acquaintances The first vehicle that passed, me was a red ford. v the person behind the steering wheel of the Chrysler not looked in the canyon and had have behind me me four must then cars that responsible for more of these crazy ; Excursion,. previously passed tearing past . ' in .toe car's left rear view mirror because toe. driver actions than we would like to" admit? ; ; almost hitting an oncoming vehide that had originally ; The camera I have doesnt lie; it can toil this true been in the outside lane when it approached but had pulled out to pass the tractor trailer rig just as the oncoming Vehicle passed us, then moved into toe tale of what happens and record it unlike any human V changed lanes to avoid Something lying in the road.:; ' The Excursion almost'ran me put of my lane, toying right tone to avoid a collision with the silver rocket mind can. The camera doesn't make mistakes in judg- -. r ment like my senses do, ;'. ; to get over as to not hit the other car. cmningap behind jno. l ; And me into of toe from is The driyer camera on the right the silver Buick that had been jetting . now qin, As soon as the other car moved over going with ' d, the red Excursion was hack . down toe road suddenly slammed on his brakes to every trip up and down toe canyon, with its power ac- -; lane,. within a in the left lane of the oncoming traffic, the driver doing : avoid rear ending the Chrysler that was passing the. tivated, ready to do its duty. v I his thing once again. He' finally got past the tractor Judging by toe experiences I have had in the last 10' snapped the photo just as it . trailer, but only after forcing another oncoming vehicle happened, : years driving that canyon, it will probably get a lot of ' exercise..-'.i auto Not what had expected, but then mishaps over into the right lane. ; .. Will accidents I 1 And slow all over toe county, but I never know when the lens on , never are. cover canyon cranes ... It was then that it dawned on me. had been of toe crash actually happen- -. might be on them! the uptake because I was doing what a good driver have never gotten , should, concentrating on where r- By RICHARD SHAW I ingl : . . of--It- ; . . . . . . ,.s . : . . ; . . be-bi- nd . . . . . . . : i . . ; . .' . . ; . '. . M. I : Information gathered as a result of the TIPS form remains strictly confidential Carbon Metro DrogThsk Force acts tm all submittals. I I I I I Nameof suspected drug dealer I nano-secon- TURN IN A PUSHER . . tractor-trailer.legal- . . : . . . m j I Nidcname: I Guest column I I I I 1 I Exploring virtual math manipulatives research . By MARY-AN- N eryday activities; explains Uorward. A substantial body of research suggests that toqi increase student understanding and achievement ; ; Dorward and colleaeues Robert Heal and Lawrence MUFFOLETO USU public relations . Thera are an infinite number of ways to use the library; adds Dorward. I think it will be a valuable tool : , : . you've ever rummaged frantically through flie. ... kitchen for dried beans or bottle caps prior to the imi- -: If minent arrival, of toe school bus or if you can rattle off toe colors and sires of Cuisenaire rods with ease, then ' you're more than familiar with math manipulatives. If you havent set foot in an elemehtary classroom . Cannon, professors of mathematics and statistics at USU. along with Leo Edwards, director of toe math- -. ematicsscience education centm at Fayetteville State University jn North Carolina, are moving a step beyond toe physical realm with toe development of toe National Library, of Virtual Manipulatives for All are principal investigators for the' .. . . i' F Troop was a hit television show and your memories of primary arithmetic evoke foggy recollec-tio- ns since of multipncation tables and flash card drills, toe term may have you feeling a bit like Rip Win Winkle. .Manipulatives am simply models used to repre- -. sent abstract concepte points out Jim Oorward, associate professor of elomentaiy education at Utah State three- - year project funded by Unhersity; Now fixtures, in many elementary and secondary Classrooms, instructional use of manipulatives, rang- -, designs to castoffs from ing from sleek ..Manipulatives make math more relevant to ev- - nipulative at your neighbor, according to Doiward.Plus, toe library provides a wide range of exercises at the touch of a keyboard - at no cost And beyond toe cost savings, convenience and accessibility, you have a; high degree of interactivity and flexibility that you cant from the National Science Foundation, . : I I I : I I Drug(s) bang dealt: I I . ' .Price:' I Amount: I I - list any other suspected illegal activities: 1 , achieve with physical manipulatives. You can We took wliat was knpwn about physical quickty change ttejr shape and color ... you manipulatives and: enhanced their use with computer, can instantly ,seq patterns and visualizations of abstract concepts that Would be difficult if not impostechnology, indicates forward. 7 . Using downloadable, program codes called Java sible, to construct with physical-modelsStill under construction, toe library may be viewed applets, toe team has constructed a series of virtual at www.matti.usu.edu and will remain accessible and exercises, including numbers and operations, geom V free of charge upon completion. .v etiy; algebra, data analysis and measurement ranging from toe level to 12th grade. Each "Whether you live in a remote area or in a city, exercise is accompanied by suggested teacher activiwhether you have an unlimited supply budget or none, ties and features a fink to NCTMs Principles and Stan-- -' anyone with Internet access can use the library, condards for School Mathematics Web site ... cludes Dorward. There are no constraints rotate.-object- . ; May we contact you? YES I NO I I Ifyes, then bow: by mailorbyphone : When I Ifwe may contactyouby mail vriim is your address? ; . I I I . -- store-boug- ht kitchen junk drawers, gained popularity in the 3980s when standards promoting the benefits were published, by toe Nationqf Council bleachers of Mathematics, .; a 1999 grant I . far students and teachersl So why use a fancy computer program, when you I could simply' use rubber hands and homemade nail and wood geoboards? . . Well, for one thing, you cant shoot a virtual ma- Interactive-Mathematic- . : : : 1 . .. . 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