New RTP High Paying Jobs

North Carolina continues its growth and reputation as a state with ever increasing high paying jobs. The proximity of the major universities, talented worker pool and low cost electricity were reasons given by Net App (along with some hefty tax incentives) for expanding here.
646 New high paying jobs ($ 94,000 yr./ave.) are being created by NetApp a California based digital-data managment company. These jobs will be in Wake County and the Research Triangle Partk. This announcement was made today. NetApp already has 633 employees in Wake County, RTP specifically. NetApp's sales are increasing 30% a year. The State of NC has made large financial incentives to NetApp. Credit Suisse and General Electric have also just received additional incentives to expand and create additional jobs.

Wake County Schools(Raleigh-Cary)

To have, or not to have, that is the question!......Year round schools.... or NO! There are 128,000 students in the Wake County School system. 8,000 new students are coming in August-Sept.
Friday, May 4, after a court ruling, the opponents of year round schools were happy! Today, Monday, May 7, there is a "little twist": the school board is appealing the ruling, pushing ahead with plans to convert 22 schools to a year round calendar by July 2007. Judge Howard Manning ruled Thursday that the school board does not have the authority to mandate year round schooling. Year round schools can handle more students because they are in use all the time, make the most efficient use of physical facilities. Many present year-round school students want to go to traditional-calendar schools. At this moment, it is not entirely clear how it will all shake out. Some parents who were resigned to having their children going to year round schools are also upset because they already made vacation plans based on their new, assumed school situation. Go to newsobserver.com

Unusual Spring Storm

Wow. Big winds! Big ocean waves. Here on the coast at Emerald Isle-Beaufort-Morehead City, same from Cape Hatteras to Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach - 25 to 40 mph winds the last three days. Gusts last night to dawn to 50-55 mph continuing into late morning this Monday. 30 ft to 40 ft. waves 15 to 20 miles offshoreHigh, grey overcast skies. The entire month of April was beautiful - but oh so windy! Unusual. Coast Guard had to make two dramatic rescures, two separate sailboats, one 160 miles east of Cape Hatteras and another 60 miles off of the Diamond Shoals southeast of Cape Hatteras. I took my digital still-camera over to the beach. 25 teenagers out there in 10-12 ft. waves coming onto the beach, wet-suits and all that. 40 mph winds made it feel cold on shore. Water temp they told me was 70 degrees. Kinda-Cozy. What? I am taking my video camera over there in the early AM.