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If you've got kids, summer means one thing: summer camps! Mercer Island has a wide variety of summer camps to choose from, with vacation Bible camps and day camps at the Community Center at Mercer View, but remember that June is just a few weeks away, so sign up now to get a jump start on summer fun. Here's a few summer camps that we thought could be worth your while (if we missed one — please tell us in the comments!)
- is hosting "Hometown Nazareth, Where Jesus was a Kid" vacation camp from 9:30 a.m. to noon on July 11-15.
- has Bible camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. August 15-19, with a carnival on Friday, August 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- hosts "Breaking Free" camp from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 25-29.
- The has 70 different summer camps to choose from, starting on June 27. Check www.myparksandrecreation.com for a full list.
- The hosts 37 unique summer camps starting on June 20 and going through August 26. These summer camps are open to everyone, not just those of the Jewish faith.
- offers two summer camps, Vacation Bible School from July 25-28, and Island Beat Nature and Music Camp for kids ages 9-14 in June. Island Beat registration is at islandbeatmnc.org
- Camp Fire USA's Blyth Park Day Camp is taking place July 25-29 in Bothell. This is also a great opportunity for older kids to volunteer and act as mentors or volunteer specialists.


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The Gayety Theatre Admission: $7.00/Students Free/Books of "Series Tickets" $40 available at Elephant Thoughts, The Environment Network, The Collingwood Public Library and Smart's Flowers Be the Change Film Series is held the third Wednesday of each month from October to May. Laughology is a "screamingly funny" feature documentary about the healing powers of laughter. According to Laughology, simple laughter can help reduce heart disease, fighting stress and increasing immunity. Live Music 6:30 pm / Film Screening 7:00 pm - Discussion with guest speaker 9:30 pm
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DOVER, Del.- Many post-9/11 veterans are waging a battle on the homefront. They are discovering that finding a job is not always easy.
The American Legion in Dover is trying to get veterans back to work.
Antwan Lacatry cannot find a full-time job after his service in the Air Force.
"I'm part-time at Kohl's right and I'm also in the National Guard but right now that's pretty much as good as it gets right now," he said.
And it is not for lack of trying. Lacatry said, "They see that you're a vet but people might have more experience than me or more degrees than me, they kind of beat me to the jobs."
Lacatry and many other veterans are out pounding the pavement and handing out resumes at jobs fairs like the American Legion's "Hiring Our Heroes."
"When they come back jobs might be tough, it's tough economic times and we just, we're happy to be here and give them an opportunity to go through out process," said Detective Stan Lynch with the Baltimore Police Department, one of the many employers at the event.
Nearly one in three post 9/11 veterans under the age of 25 are unemployed. That is why Darron Harmon is beginning his job search nearly a year before he is discharged.
"I want to make sure everything is lined up, my ducks in a row," he said. "I'm the kind of person that likes to get things done ahead of time, so when I'll get out things will be set up perfectly."
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By Charlie M. Holmes
Cooperstown Crier
---- — Step inside businesses around Otsego County and see if there are jobs to be filled. A surprising number are looking to hire.
With all the talk about jobs and unemployment leading up to the presidential election, that answer often leads people to scratch their heads. If businesses are looking for employees then why did the state Department of Labor find that the unemployment rate for Otsego County this past September was 7.2 percent?
"There are usually a good amount of opportunities out there. It just may not align with your wants and needs at that time," Christian Harris, New York state labor market analyst for Otsego County, said. "It may be a personal (preference) or more than likely, a skills mismatch."
"Something that's very surprising to individuals is if it's not right in front of their face they think there's no opportunity, but sometimes it's right around the corner, if you investigate a little further," Harris added.
Jennifer Smallin of Bassett Hospital said she has discovered the same thing. This past week, Smallin was representing Bassett at the College and Career Day that was organized for the Career and Technical Education students at Otsego Area Occupational Center.
"It's good for us to also clear up any misconceptions that kids have about health care," Smallin said when talking about the event. "They think 'I don't want to be a doctor.' 'I don't want to be a nurse.' That's not all health care is. There are other opportunities for anybody."
"Something that is new is a lot of jobs in the technical field — IT," Elva Manee said. "The medical record being electronic has created a whole new group of people who work in the hospital. Every time we come up with new imaging there's a new specialty for the people to do those studies. We continue to need physical therapists and pharmacists and occupational therapists."
"We're trying to hire those, too," Cheryl Boise said.
Manee and Boise are a part of the New Vision Health Care Program that is offered as part of CTE. Manee works as an instructor associated with Fox Hospital and Boise works as an instructor associated with Bassett. The two are a part of CTE's business advisory board along with several other people including Robin Scobie, the vice president for nursing at Fox.
"We're hiring more RNs and we're looking for RNs with bachelor's degrees to be bedside nurses," Scobie said. "We discussed the Institute of Medicine report on nursing. I think it's really valuable for all our members to read that because it shows that nursing is headed for more educated course work. We need more certified nurse aides that have a broader education and knowledge before they start taking care of the complex hospital patients."
The state Department of Labor has found that those people who hold a degree generally have a lower rate of unemployment than the rest of the population. In 2011, the unemployment rate for people who had an associate degree was 6.4 percent, for those with a bachelor's degree it was 5.8 percent and 2.9 percent for those with a master's degree or higher. During that same time, unemployment for people who had a high school diploma or a GED was 8.7 percent.
"Generally speaking, that does hold true year after year," Harris said. "If you take the time and get the advance degree it's enticing for employers. The more specialized your skills are the more valued you would be, as long as you match up with what the businesses are looking for."
Once a person has a degree it's important for them to keep educating themselves.
"Stay engaged and keep learning," Harris said. "Get credentialing or any sort of skills upgrading made available to you, be it through work or your local university or community college system. You have to make sure you're relevant and that your skill set is up-to-date."
Harris said he thinks the Baseball Hall of Fame is also a big contributor to Otsego County's economy.
"It's such a big draw and that's really the goal of any economy — to get money from outside the area in," Harris explained. "Some of the smaller economies may house what they need within it, but you're really only going to succeed and push forward if you're able to get other individuals either within the county spending money or spending money on a product that's made within the county. And that's really what Cooperstown and the Hall of Fame is."
The state Department of Labor says that the leisure and hospitality sector is one area that has pretty good gains in regards to employment in Otsego County.
Overall, Otsego County has grown from an annual private sector job count of 19,500 in 2001 to 20,800 in 2011.
For those people who are looking for a job, Harris has a little advice.
"Know what's local as far as the businesses in your community and what they do and what they need as far as workforce goes," Harris said. "And don't turn your back on manufacturing."
To learn more about the job opportunities in the area check out the One-Stop Career Centers, Career Opportunities in Rural Education or Oneonta Job Corps.


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TRAVERSE CITY — Mardi Jo Link lost her marriage, her horse, half her income and a season's supply of food — all in one year.
And that's just for starters.
Link, author of two true crime books based in northern Michigan, turned to her own life for her latest book, "Bootstrapper: From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm" (Alfred A. Knopf). The irreverent yet poignant memoir about her struggle to save her farm and her family following a 2005 divorce is set for release June 11.
"I think when I got divorced, that was already enough of an interruption in my sons' lives that I didn't want to add moving to that," said Link, 51, who was determined to hold on to the farm despite emotional, physical and financial hardships. "And also having that little mini-farm was my dream and I didn't want to give it up. I was a little naive in what it would take to keep it up."
The six-acre farm in East Bay Township is called "The Big Valley," after the 1960s TV western that inspired it. It boasts a century-old farmhouse, a barn and chicken coops, and a large vegetable garden with everything from asparagus to tomatoes.
At the time, farm animals included 25 chickens and two each of horses, dogs, cats and pigs.
Maintaining it all as a single woman took grit, hard work and ingenuity, said Link, who enlisted the help of sons Owen, Luke and Will and channeled Barbara Stanwyk's "The Big Valley" character, a strong family matriarch. Setbacks included an unusually hard winter, the death of one of the horses after being struck by a car, and the loss of the family's freezer and its contents.
"That was a particularly snowy winter and we couldn't afford to have the driveway plowed," recalled the author, who supported herself by editing a local children's book and writing freelance articles. "It's a really long driveway, about 100 yards, and the boys and I just shoveled it. I remember on snow days they wanted to sit inside and watch cartoons and I'm sending them out with shovels.


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With Dinnersmith opening in town, Springfield residents have a new way of getting a homecooked meal: having it delivered.
For a number of years, Dinnersmith has been a thriving kitchen prep studio and ready-made meal delivery and pickup service at a retail location in Maplewood. Customers could use the service, which was featured on Maplewood Patch, to prepare ingredients for meals they would finalize at home, or just order complete meals.
While the novel food studio element garnered media attention, meal preparation attracted business. Now, Dinnersmith owner Mary Meade is closing up the Maplewood retail location and moving her thriving business to a less expensive commercial kitchen in Springfield.
"With the recession, time and every dollar is precious," said Meade. That's why her cooking session business had shrunk and her ready-made meal pickup and delivery business has become 95 percent of her traffic.
Customers simply didn't have time to spend assembling the meals on site. Beyond that, Meade said she has also been doing more and more deliveries. "Think about it," she said, "when you have some time, you like to take a moment"—not run out to Rte. 22 and pick up dry cleaning or run to Dinnersmith and pickup a meal.
Meade said that Dinnersmith will continue to have "the same food, same phone, same delivery person—me!" The business will be all deliveries. The website will continue to be active and updated.
"With food prices rising, we can serve our customers at same price," said Meade, about the cost savings involved in the move. Meade said it would be anathema for her to switch out quality cuts of meat for lesser cuts. "We are a premium brand."
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Constructive criticism is an integral part of classroom discussion to help each artist more fully realize his or her creative potential. Discussions of all aspects of art, from generating ideas to the technical processes are included in instruction and practice. References to art history and contemporary art are integrated into every class. Field trips and collaborative projects will heighten student awareness and appreciation of art.
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Sara brings her brand new show to Brighton as part oif her first national tour! Book now to catch her on and her tales from the past.
Oh yes he is. Everyone's favourite master of jokes and magic is back in Brighton this October, and you can book right now!
British Comedy Award winning and BAFTA nominated duo Cardinal Burns are coming to town. Hot off the heels of their second series on Channel 4, this ridiculously talented pair are bringing a bunch of new friends and familar faces to the festival.
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Treatment choice in pediatric immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is arbitrary, because few studies are powered to identify predictors of therapy response. Increasingly, rituximab is becoming a treatment of choice in those refractory to other therapies.The objective of this study was to evaluate univariate and multivariable predictors of platelet count response to rituximab. After local IRB approval, 565 patients with chronic ITP enrolled and met criteria for this study in the longitudinal, North American Chronic ITP Registry (NACIR) between January 2004 and October 2010. Treatment response was defined as a post-treatment platelet count ? 50,000/µl within 16 weeks of rituximab and 14 days of steroids. Treatment response data were captured both retrospectively at enrollment and then prospectively.Eighty (14.2%) patients were treated with rituximab with an overall response rate of 63.8% (51/80). Univariate correlates of response to rituximab included the presence of secondary ITP and a positive response to steroids. In multivariable analysis, response to steroids remained a strong correlate of response to rituximab, OR 6.8 (95% CI 2.0-23.0, P = 0.002). Secondary ITP also remained a strong predictor of response to rituximab, OR 5.6 (95% CI 1.1-28.6, P = 0.04). Although 87.5% of patients who responded to steroids responded to rituximab, 48% with a negative response to steroids did respond to rituximab.In the NACIR, response to steroids and presence of secondary ITP were strong correlates of response to rituximab, a finding not previously reported in children or adults.
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Albany- From time to time, Thomas McSwain of Davis Drugs in Albany, gets a request for pills to be cut in half.
"It's cash patients, it's insurance patients, it's some Medicare patients," McSwain said.
People, and insurance companies, are figuring out that pill splitting cuts down on costs.
"We've actually gotten some memos from insurance companies that are requesting the pharmacist to call the doctor to get a higher strength and to take half the tablet," he said.
The reason why is because sometimes the wholesale price for drugs is the same for different strengths of medication.
The wholesale price for Zocor, a popular cholesterol drug, is $148.93 for a bottle of 30, regardless is they're 20 milligram, 40 milligram or 80 milligram pills. For Viagra,the wholesale cost is $334.93 for a bottle of 30. That's the price for 25 milligram, 50 milligram or 100 milligram pills.
Some of the medications that insurance companies recommend for splitting include cholesterol drugs like Lipitor and antidepressants like Zoloft. But some medications just aren't safe to split, like capsules or time-release pills.
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So before you decide to save money by splitting, check with your pharmacist.
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The department is currently without a Chief of Police. During this transition period, however, you can be assured that we are still here to serve the community and provide the level of service you have always experienced. Our hope is that this web site will be used as a tool to help establish positive, community-oriented policing. It can keep you up to date on important events occurring in the Township, as well as offering general information regarding our agency and its services.
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Can we question his patriotism NOW?
Posted by: shark at May 27, 2004 09:00 AM
Certainly NOT! Feel free to question his sanity, however.
Uh, when did he become so... animated?
Posted by: W at May 27, 2004 09:13 AM
As fun as it is to laugh at Gore's vein-popping rant, this was the most irresponsible, dangerous, harmful speech ever given by a former high-level official in the United States. WE ARE AT WAR!!!! Tokyo Rose was arrested for treason for saying less during World War II. This is the definition of giving comfort to the enemy -- and it is telling that those most comforted and pleased were the hundreds of lefty Democrats in attendance who clapped like trained seals the louder he screamed these invectives.
Let we remember that this man, saying all these lies and enemy-comforting things, was a sitting vice president for 8 years. He twice ran for president and was his party's nominee in 2000. Where is the media outrage over this? I remember when a minor media player, Pat Buchanan, gave his infamous "Culture War" speech at the 1992 Republican convention. The networks and the major dailies pounded on Papa Bush and the Republicans for weeks about how the speech was so "extreme" and used it to paint Bush and his supporters as total whack-jobs.
Where are the articles asking whether this former vice president -- no minor player -- and top-tier surrogate for Kerry has gone over the line? Where is the parsing of the speech to ask readers to contemplate the wisdom of accusing Bush of setting up "American Gulags" in Iraq? Where are the stories asking whether this speech helps or hurts the war on terrorism -- asking what kind of impact this will have on troop morale (it kills it), and terrorist morale (their hearts are soaring this morning)?
There is a difference between civil disagreement with a president's war policy and undermining the effort and our national security. Gore WAY crossed the line. Considering his stature, this was the most disgusting, vile, speech I've ever heard. If it is not clear to "swing voters" that Democrats can't be trusted to protect this country, they will now be convinced. If I was the RNC, I'd just run clips of Gore's speech for 25 seconds, then freeze the frame showing his Hulk-like scowl. The words would read: "This is the face of the Democratic party, and those words are their idea national security policy: Blame America First."
Posted by: Jim at May 27, 2004 09:44 AM
Minor nitpick, Jon: the invasion of Panama was during the Bush 41 administration. I don't remember the exact date, but it was late December, 1989. Unless we invaded Panama again while Clinton was President....
What bothered me most about Gore's diatribe was his calling for the resignations of so many of Bush's cabinet. That's an outrageous thing for a former VP to do, and I'd like to see some people outside the Blogosphere taking him to task for it.
Posted by: Steverino at May 27, 2004 10:08 AM
Oops - sorry about that...I meant Haiti. It's been corrected. Thanks for the heads up.
Posted by: Jon Henke at May 27, 2004 10:17 AM
I don't believe you all quite appreciate how clever this is.
Left and Right each hold about 45% of the voters. Those of us in the mushy middle 5% are enjoying the prospect of courtship this season. I'd really prefer that the Democrats came to me rather than attempt to make me believe that the Republicans have moved away. But I'm not seeing that.
Instead of trying to make Kerry "move to the center" and attract my own and other middle-ish votes, the effort is to make the center see both 'alternatives-to-Kerry' look farther off and more extreme. Gore is painting Bush as an extreme right-ist, of course, but he is in the process making himself (and Dean) look even more pronouncedly left-ish. So the swing voters in the mushy middle start to wonder if the candidate closest to their own outlook is (only slightly) left of their own position.
And, by moving the Left leftward instead of moving Kerry to the center, the Kerry campaign is trying to step away from the dangers of appearing to "flip-flop" from left-in-March to center-in-September. Kerry can spin his positions as nuanced-leftish-center-in-March and STILL nuanced-left-in-September as principled-steady-consistant-perpetual-(if-slightly-left-of-center) best alternatives to either the right-wing-wacko Shrub or the raving lunatics (whose support he includes in his admirably diverse "big tent" ) of the extreme-Left.
Shorter Pouncer: Gore's role at this point is to make Kerry appear moderate by comparison.
IF this is correct, the smart counter-spin is not to make fun of how left Gore is, now. The more profitable counter-spin would be to compare Gore's voting record in the Senate with Kerry's. IF, as I believe, Kerry was "left" of Gore on all issues in which they shared Senate tenure, then it is rational to project that a Kerry/whoever administration would be leftward of the Clinton/Gore administration.
I'd like to see the Right prove itself smart.
It isn't happening yet...
Posted by: Pouncer at May 27, 2004 10:27 AM
Shorter Pouncer: Gore's role at this point is to make Kerry appear moderate by comparison
Disagree. They're not that smart. Maybe they're TRYING to do that, but unless Kerry strongly and quickly condemns Gore, he will be linked with him. Democrat, Democrat, Democrat. Gore is a former VP and Nominee for Pres- NOT a minor dipshit like Dean or Clark. Believe me pouncer, the people won't look at this and say "wow, Kerry is a moderate, I should vote for him" rather they will look at it and say "wow, look at the scum that supports Kerry. Do I really want to vote with these guys?"
Posted by: shark at May 27, 2004 10:32 AM
I think this could also be an attempt to convert some of the Nader votes over to Kerry.
Posted by: Curt Mitchell at May 27, 2004 10:34 AM
actually, I think it's an attempt to swing Naderite support....to Al Gore.
He knows he can never be an kind of power broker in the party again, his only chance is to try to tap into this moonbat anger and try to resurrect himself as some sort of firebrand.
It won't work of course. Everything this man touches turns to shit.
Posted by: shark at May 27, 2004 10:55 AM
Shark: If everything Gore touches turns to shit, wouldn't that include the far-left "Democrat wing of the Democratic party" -- leaving the Zell Miller / Joe Lieberman / Martin Frost Democrats standing shit-free nearer the center?
Posted by: Pouncer at May 27, 2004 11:43 AM
Pouncer, as a former resident of Connecticut, Joe Lieberman is about as centerist as Michael Savage. He is not as far out of the middle as the wackos that represent the People's Republic of Taxachusettes. He's probably closer to a Joe Biden or a Carl Levin.
Posted by: Curt Mitchell at May 27, 2004 01:01 PM
If everything Gore touches turns to shit, wouldn't that include the far-left "Democrat wing of the Democratic party" -- leaving the Zell Miller / Joe Lieberman / Martin Frost Democrats standing shit-free nearer the center?
Well, look at what he did for Dean....and yes, by the time the election is over, I truly believe the Gore/Dean/Kennedy/MoveON/Pelosi wing of the Dem party will be destroyed.
Posted by: shark at May 27, 2004 01:27 PM
Gore was once a respected politician. Now he's become a self parody, a bloated elvis whipping out karate moves while wearing a sequined jumpsuit, a Pat Boone recording heavy metal songs in a vain attempt to stay hip, an aging wrestler still flexing his muscles for the crowd, an obese Marlon Brando trying to ape Don Corleone.
I see a million cases like this in the city. Sad wallflowers desperately trying to reinvent themselves someway, somehow. Aging failures stinking of desperation and flop sweat trying something, anything that can get them one success in their lives, one taste of nectar and ambrosia. Successful, powerful men, now laid low by age and circumstance, grabbing, grasping for that magic elixar that can somehow get their power and fame back. You look in the eyes of these sad people, these normal looking people who suffer wretched inner existance, these haunted masses who make up the annonymous grey-brown backgrounds of the cities and subways back alleys, and you see that look.
The same look you can see in Al Gores eyes now. His lips may be sneering, his teeth may be gnashing, but his eyes are crying out, for he knows deep in his heart that the solace he seeks will not be coming.
They are the eyes of a bitter man who would diminish himself unto nothingness to reclaim the superficial glories he measured himself by once upon a time.
Or maybe he's just an asshole.
Posted by: trump at May 27, 2004 04:29 PM
Heh - "Guy Noir, Pundit Eye".
Posted by: Jon Henke at May 27, 2004 05:24 PM
by the time the election is over, I truly believe the Gore/Dean/Kennedy/MoveON/Pelosi wing of the Dem party will be destroyed.
Hey, shark? You just jumped yourself.
Why's Gore angry? Because of the millions of Americans who think, as Bush lurches from one catastrophe to the next, 'I wish that Gore was President for this', the one who feels it most deeply, in the squandering of respect and the evaporation of both moral and military authority for the US, is Gore himself.
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Team America Rocketry Challenge 2015
TARC 2014 Finals Results
Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) is an aerospace design and engineering event for teams of US secondary school students (7th through 12th grades) run by the NAR and the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). Teams can be sponsored by schools or by nonprofit youth organizations such as Scouts, 4-H, or Civil Air Patrol (but not the NAR or other rocketry organizations). The goal of TARC is to motivate students to pursue aerospace as an exciting career field, and it is co-sponsored by the American Association of Physics Teachers, Estes Industries, the Department of Defense, and NASA. The event involves designing and building a model rocket (650 grams or less in weight, 650 millimeters or more in length using NAR-certified model rocket motors totaling 80 N-sec or less of total impulse) that carries a payload of one Grade A Large egg for a flight duration of 46-48 seconds, and to an altitude of exactly 800 feet (measured by an onboard altimeter), and that then returns the egg to earth uncracked using a parachute as a recovery device. Onboard timers are allowed; radio-control and pyrotechnic charges are not.
The first twelve Team America Rocketry Challenges, held in 2003 through 2014, were the largest model rocket contests ever held. Co-sponsored by the NAR and the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), the eight events together attracted 8,260 high-school teams made up of a total of over 65,000 students from all 50 states. These students had a serious interest in learning about aerospace design and engineering through model rocketry. The top 100 teams each year came to a final fly-off competition in mid May near Washington, DC, to compete for $60,000 in prizes and a free trip to either the Paris or the Farnborough air show in Europe. These teams were selected based on the scores reported from qualification flights that they conducted locally throughout the US.
Team America Rocketry Challenge 2015's target flight duration of 46-48 seconds is measured from the moment of rocket liftoff until the part of the rocket with the egg payload lands. The target flight altitude of 800 feet is measured by an onboard electronic altimeter. The top 100 teams from among all those who have entered will meet in a final fly-off competition on May 9, 2015 at Great Meadow, The Plains, VA. These top 100 teams will be selected based on the sum of duration and altitude scores reported from two local qualification flights that they conduct in front of an NAR Senior (adult) member observer at their choice of time up until the flight deadline of March 30, 2015
The entry forms, contestant handbook, and other details about TARC 2015 will be posted on the AIA's website. Registration is open from September 2 until December 12, 2104. The rules for TARC 2015 were released in May 10, 2014
NAR Support for Team America
The NAR asks all of its Senior (adult) members and its Sections to take an active role in suporting TARC. This event offers a tremendously rewarding opportunity to teach rocketry skills to bright and enthusiastic young people and to "pay forward" to a new generation of rocketeers for the support that we once received from others when we were starting out in the hobby. Please use the attached publicity handout to get the word out about TARC. Individual NAR Senior (adult) members can help by being a "mentor" or a "qualification flight observer" (or both). Details of the duties of a mentor or flight observer are available in our Mentor Guide.
Mentors are adult (age 21 and above) members of the NAR who volunteer to serve as technical advisors and instructors or coaches to TARC teams. Each TARC team has a school teacher as an advisor; not all of them know much about such rocketry skills as staging and clustering. The role of the mentor is to get teams over the initial learning hump of mastering basic rocketry skills; they are not allowed to help teams with their final contest designs. Mentors may also serve as "qualification flight observers."
TARC team members can obtain a current list of NAR Mentor volunteers.
If you want to volunteer as a NAR Mentor, contact NAR TARC Manager Trip Barber.
Qualification flight observers
are adult members of the NAR who watch a team's official "qualification
flight" attempt at a mutually convenient time and place sometime
before March 30, 2014. The observer verifies that
the flight is conducted within event rules and that the egg payload
is uncracked after flight, serves as one of the two stopwatch-equipped
timers for the flight, and then records the flight duration and altimeter-reported
altitude post-flight. He or she signs the official flight-report form,
which is then sent in to the AIA. Qualification flight observers are
under no obligation to also serve as a mentor to a team, although they
may do so. Observers must be impartial; they cannot be related to any
member of the team they observe, be employed by the team's school, or
be a member of the team's sponsoring non-profit organization. Impartial
adults may join the NAR (online if desired) simply for the purpose of
being an observer, if a team is not otherwise able to locate an NAR
adult member.
NAR Sections can help by listing all of their launches on the NAR "Launch Windows" web page and by providing free access to these launches and use of Section or personal launch equipment for any TARC team that needs to do a test or qualification flight. For a current list of NAR rocket launches, see our "Launch Windows" web page.
Only certain NAR-certified model rocket motors of total impulse class "F" and below are approved for flight use in TARC 2015. They are enumerated in this list.
NAR Site Owner Insurance
TARC teams that need "site owner insurance" (insurance which protects the owner of the land used for a rocket launch) in order to gain access to a flying site for their local test and qualification flights may get this through the NAR, just like NAR Sections (clubs) can do. This insurance is available only for actual landowners (including schools and school boards), not for school officials who are concerned about personal liability. It is available for $15, but only to teams whose teacher supervisor is a member of the NAR, and which have at least three student team members who are members of the NAR. You can apply for site insurance using this printable form.
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PTA Voting meeting has been postponed to Wednesday March 28. There will be no meeting this week.
We need another volunteer to sell snacks after-school on Thursdaysthis time! Any takers? It's a fun job, very rewarding, and much appreciated by our students. Please email Solange at firstname.lastname@example.com or go to the PTA room on Thursday afternoon. Thanks!
We will have confetti eggs at the festival, and we need to get started making them right away!
Here is the link to a quick and easy YouTube video that shows -- How to empty an egg
Order Your
Last year's yearbooks sold completely out. Don't be left without one!
Pre-Order your yearbook NOW!
Basic Price is $20. For front cover personalization of your child's name, add $2 for a total $22.
The deadline for pre-orders is this Friday March 23rd.
Turn your check and forms in to the office (more forms available in the office). If you have questions, please email Vicki Nishimura at email@example.com.
CICA ANNOUNCEMENT Music and Quilting!
Ask your child about the quilt they are making in class. A quilting artist is inspiring each classroom to come up with their own quilt to show this unique American art form thanks to a grant by the California Institute of Contemporary Arts.
Also, to be clear, the AFTER SCHOOL music program will continue FOR FREE on Fridays for the rest of the year after Spring Break. It will only be for 4-5-6 graders who have already taken the in-class trainings. The class times will be half-hour sessions after school on Fridays, not a full hour.
Next year, ALL students will have this music program in class for the fall semester, and then ALL students will be eligible for the after-school free follow-up courses.
No extra money is required. All books, instruments and classes are FREE, no one is required to buy anything. We even allow check-out of instruments through the Library.
Because we'd have to get a whole new set of smaller guitars, we will have a combination Keyboard/Music Appreciation class for K-2nd grades, and 3-6 will get to choose between Guitar, Keyboard and Songwriting/Music (two classes were combined). Letters will be sent explaining the program, but start discussing it with your child. It doesn't matter if they have experience or not.
WE ENCOURAGE PARENT VOLUNTEERS! Some of the Keyboards and Guitars are donated and we can always use help. For the next two Fridays before spring break, come to the Library to see Guitar, Computer Room to see Keyboard and Room 14 to see Songwriting. It doesn't matter if you have a child in it or not. After Spring Break, we will break the after-school free classes to two half-hour rather than one-hour sessions, so that there will be some play time.
PARENTS MUST CHECK WITH THEIR CHILD to see that they are taking the classes. We asked for a commitment for the after-school students of 10 weeks, but many have dropped out and prefer to play on the playground. It is up to you to emphasize the importance of staying in the class and committing to it-they cannot come and go. Ms Cain:email@example.com in the Library can tell you if your child has attended the classes.
The Music Program is run by Robin Randall at:email@example.com.
We're open to ideas and suggestions to make this work. And again, this is not paid for by PTA funds or LAUSD. And, so we won't take much class time or interrupt academics, the only school time will be during Fall Semester-the rest is all voluntary.
Look for the songs that were produced and players at the Spring Festival, you'll be impressed!AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT New Spring Classes
Sign up Now
The new session of after school classes will begin on April 17th. To enroll visit www.parker-anderson.org. Call (818) 249-5599 for more info. Cost $80 per 8 week program. Financial assistance is available. Deadline to enroll: Monday, April 16th. See Flyer. CHESS CLUB! Tuesdays: 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/51:30-2:30 for K-6thWe introduce chess to students in a fun and exciting way! For all students, all levels, we teach students to play chess and help them succeed in school by stimulating their problem solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills. Classes are split into two groups: Beginning and Intermediate/Advance. (2:30-3:30 starting on 5/8)
ROCKET SCIENCE AND ASTRONOMY! Wednesdays: 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/62:30-3:30 for K-6thBlast off! What is it about making rockets that is so much fun?!! Make Seltzer Rocket Launchers, Hoopsters, Business Card Boomerangs, Water Bottle Blasters, and more!! Learn all about the Universe in this interactive course which includes demonstrations and fun activities. We promise this class will be out of this world! $10 materials fee.
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE?! Thursdays: 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/27, 5/24, 5/31, 6/72:30-3:30pm for K-6thSo You Think You Can Dance?! Then come on! Join us for non-stop fun and exercise! Jazz Dance, Ballet moves, Musical Theater Song and Dance, Hip Hop! We bust moves!!! Come join the fun! COMMUNITY NEWS Yucca Park Open House
Yucca Park Community Center Invites you to their OPEN HOUSE & SPRING EVENT
Saturday, April 7, 2012
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
FOR MORE INFO CALL: 323-957-6339FUN KIDS RUN Saturday April 17th
Looking for a fun way to get your kids moving over Spring Break? The Hollywood Half Marathon on Saturday, April 7 has a Kids Run!
Organized by Valley View mom, Lucie Murray, this FUN Kids Run will take children on a 1/2 mile run along City Walk at Universal Studios. Start time is 8am. Cost is $15 per child and includes a goodie bag and finisher's medal for everyone. Registration is limited. Seewww.hollywoodhalfmarathon.com for details.OUR CHILDREN OUR FUTURE PTA Supported Initiative Needs Petition Signatures
Our Children, Our Future is an education initiative supported by many parents and teachers at our school and the California PTA, and we are gathering signatures from legal California voters in order to get on the ballot.
Personal income tax will increase minimally on all but not the lower income bracket. The money will be placed in a separate trust that can only be spent by the provisions of the act, which includes input directly from our school community, and strict accountability for the money on a school-by-school basis from the district. California's governor and legislature are prohibited from using the money.
For Valley View itself, this would mean a per-year addition of:
$220,484 2013-2014
$383,543 2017-2018
$518,872 2023-2024
Click here to see the Fact Sheet and the click here to read more about the petition on Patch.
We are not allowed to seek signatures during PTA meetings, but if you see Bonnie around, please sign the petition.
SPRING FLING: Save the Date!
FIVE QUESTIONS Valley View Capoeirista!
I have worked at Valley View for the past 14 years. I taught 6th grade for the first 9 years and have taught 3rd grade for the past 5. I love working at Valley View because of the amazing staff and wonderful kids and parents. I love teaching because even though I am educating the minds of our next presidents and doctors I am constantly learning and changing myself. I moved to Los Angeles in 1998 from Milwaukee, WI, where I completed by bachelor's degree in Elementary Education at the University of Wisconsin. I was VERY happy to get out of the cold.
Q1: What is your favorite thing to do in your free time? MH: My favorite thing to do is... hang out with my son Oliver. He is in 3rd grade and goes to Community Magnet Charter School. He is very funny and keeps me laughing and happy. Q2: What are your hobbies?MH: One of my hobbies is playing capoeiria. It is a Brazillian martial art that I have been playing for the past 4 years. I train a couple of times per week in North Hollywood and Culver City. I love playing it because if fills my soul and makes me feel so good everytime I play.
Q3: What is your favorite color?MH: My favorite color is green.Q4: What are your favorite foods?MH: My favorite foods are sushi and Mexican... any Mexican!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!! Q5: What was your motto?MH: Change is good. CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS
Upcoming important dates:
Mar 19th Parent-Teacher Conferences,
Minimum Day 12:24pm
Tues Mar 20th CHESS CLUB Tuesdays 1:30 to 2:30pm
Wed Mar 21st PTA Voting Meeting has been postponed to next week
Parent-Teacher Conferences,
Minimum Day 12:24pm
Leonis Adobe bus field trip (4th grade)
This Wednesday special time: 1pm to 2pm
Thurs Mar 22nd Parent-Teacher Conferences, Minimum Day 12:24pm
GLEE! DANCE CREW Thursday special time: 1pm to 2pm
Fri Mar 23rd Parent-Teacher Conferences, Minimum Day 12:24pm
Yearbook Personalization Deadline!
Wed March 28th PTA Voting Meeting in library NEW DATE
Discovery Center of Santa Ana workshop (4th, 5th & 6th grades)
Fri Mar 30 SCHOOL CLOSED for Cesar Chavez DayMon Apr 2nd to SCHOOL CLOSED FOR SPRING BREAK
Fri Apr 6th Mon April 9th School is back in session Tues Apr 10th
Tues Apr 10th Placerita Nature Center bus field trip (1st grade)Wed Apr 11th Colonial Times workshop (4th, 5th & 6th grades)
Tues Apr 17th OPEN HOUSE 5:30 to 6:30pm
Wed Apr 18th Malibu Lagoon bus field trip (5th & 6th grades)
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The following is from an e-mail sent by Newport photographer Katelin Dutton.
"Towards the end of the week, I had the opportunity to go to an orphanage for street kids with the group from America. As we approached the large metal gate, we saw colorful hand written signs that said, 'Welcome our visitors from the USA.' 'Welcome our visitors today.' 'We are so happy. BeadforLife.' 'Your most welcome Devin and friends from USA.' Two little faces peered through the hole in the gate with curiosity and wonder. As the gates slowly opened, the children poured out – running up to each one of us and swallowing us in hugs! A moment of being incredibly overwhelmed by happy children. I was surprised to discover that the children hugging me were girls! (every child had a shaved head) The tallest ones Beatrice and Patience, shared their names. They were almost as tall as me.
"M-Lisada houses eighty children and is in the heart of one of Kampala's largest slum areas, Kiseka. Their motto is 'Music to the rescue.' Twenty girls share one room and sixty boys share another, (and yes, the boys room was much more odorous) Many of the children share beds. They're fed one meal a day, and our group participated in feeding them a lunch of rice, beans, cabbage stir-fry, pineapple and watermelon. One of the ladies from the group happily gave each child a few tic-tacs, although they seemed a bit confused by them!
"Afterwards, we were introduced to the friendly staff members and were given a tour by the director, Bosco, who had been a street child himself. Both of his parents died when he was very young and as a child made a living by fetching water for people in his community. He started to save money, which he spent on music lessons. Bosco and seven other boys from his community founded M-Lisada and were lucky enough to find a sponsor from Europe to get the program started.
"Bosco said that prostitution is very common with girls between 12 and 18 years old in their community. He says, 'because girls don't have as many opportunities to go to school.' Bosco said several times how important it is to him to help girls in the community, M-Lisada also supports the Mommy Program at a separate location, where sixty girls go to school and also learn how to sing and dance. The program is run by Bosco's girlfriend.
"The children of M-Lisada, were both happy and proud to share their talent with us. The small jazz band, after practicing for only six months had mastered several songs. The children performed traditional dances in costumes of newspaper. The acrobats stacked together as the brass band loudly played. The band even performed the star-spangled banner, which each student had memorized. I felt so honored to witness the grace and talent of these children.
"M-Lisada taught me many things: That every child deserves a good life. That every child deserves food and shelter. That every child deserves to be safe. That every child deserves community. That every child deserves a loving family. That every child deserves to express themself. That every child deserves access to health facilities. That every child deserves laughter. That every child deserves the opportunity to excel. That every child deserves the ability to read and write. That every child is a shining star.
"Until next time….Katelin"


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It seems to be money, not gasoline, that keeps traffic moving.
Marin County is expected to get $10 million over a four-year period, which will be divvied up by the Transportation Authority of Marin as projects are nominated for funding. More than half that money is already tentatively designated for projects, leaving $4.95 million available for other projects, it was revealed during Monday's TAM Executive Committee meeting.
Larkspur's Central Marin Ferry Connector is expected to get $1.5 million from transportation funds through the One Bay Area Plan. The project has already been approved.
The Larkspur City Council in February approved the Warren Truss design for the pedestrian bridge that will connect the CalPark Tunnel path to the opposite side of Drake, near an existing bike and pedestrian path. The design was put forth by TAM after it emerged as the popular choice during an open house meeting in Larkspur last year.
"Our schedule is to put the contract out for bid in January 2013 with construction beginning in May," project engineer Bill Whitney said. "The biggest factor that drives the actual schedule is the presence or lack thereof a nesting clapper rail. Corte Madera Creek is a habitat for the endangered clapper rail. If the bird is found to be nesting then we cannot start until September 1st."
One reason for the Warren Truss design's popularity is the fact that it can be assembled offsite and then installed quickly, reducing any extra delays in traffic. City Manager Dan Schwarz has also requested that the design not include a support in the median, keeping the view clear for drivers on East Sir Francis Drake.
Whitney says the cost of the project will be divided among several agencies by TAM.
"TAM has asked the County of Marin and the City of Larkspur to consider operating and maintaining the multi-use path. No decisions have been made," Whitney said. "TAM is working on a funding plan that would utilize Measure A interest funds, Measure B funds and contributions from participating agencies who will benefit from the project."
The Marin County Bicycle Coalition has supported the bridge project, which is expected to take more bikes off Larkspur Landing Circle and create a safer link to the CalPark Tunnel. TAM is also looking at other measures to help cyclists safely get from CalPark Tunnel to the Larkspur Landing Ferry Terminal.
TAM is also expected to allocate $150,000 to update bicycle and pedestrian pathway plans in Marin jurisdictions, including Larkspur and Corte Madera, in the next two financial years.
"Topics include refining regional bike routes, identifying gap closure projects,
expanding the pedestrian component, and monitoring maintenance issues," according to a TAM memo.
One proposed project would investigate the idea of creating a trolley system in Ross Valley from Fairfax through San Rafael to the Bettini Transit Center.
According to TAM budget analysis: "The service could be popular due to its uniqueness, its multiple origins and destinations along the route, and the burgeoning need to deliver passengers to the future site of SMART as well as the major Golden Gate / Marin Transit bus terminal at Bettini. The service could serve to relieve congestion and offer a well-utilized transit option.
"The feasibility study will be matched with a level of local funds being generated by the trolley interest group. The study will look at the general routes option, the need for capital improvements and cost, the likely user groups/ridership, and the cost to operate as well as possible fund sources. The study will be timed to match the start-up of SMART service in San Rafael at the Bettini Transit center."


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Is Snooki planning to leave her new baby home when she takes off for the tanning convention? Perhaps Nicole Polizzi really is leaving baby Lorenzo home with Jionni as she is pretty excited about getting back to work selling her line of self-bronzers.
It is hardly a surprise that the Jersey Shore guidette is excited about getting back to work, sharing her tanning products with anyone who wants that special (read: trashy) orange glow.
"Getting ready for the tanning convention! Can't wait to meet everyone and introduce new products to my line! WOHOO #SnookibyNicolePolizzi," tweeted Snook on Saturday. She followed up with tweets about her product line.
You have to pay for diapers and baby formula somehow, right? The question is, will Polizzi go to the convention alone, leaving her baby behind for a business trip? It won't be surprising that Nicole will certainly go through baby withdrawals when she realizes that she misses baby Lorenzo.


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Itinerary of Labor Day events in Ariz.
Choose your getaway: a parade and rodeo in Williams, a corn festival and triathlon in Taylor, an apple party in Willcox and a county fair in Flagstaff.
Scenic drive: Dos Cabezas Mountains
The trip takes you past an old Army fort, a rugged wilderness, a charming little museum and a delightful hole-in-the-wall restaurant.
San Diego sites free for kids in Oct.
More than 100 attractions, activities, hotels, tour companies and Amtrak offer free tickets, discounts, meals and perks. | Sources for San Diego savings


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In Poland, Easter Monday is known as Wet Easter Monday or Lany Poniedzialek and is celebrated as Śmigus-Dyngus Day (SHMEE-gooss DIN-gooss) when boys try to drench girls with buckets of water, squirt guns, whatever's available. In some towns, they use twigs to switch the girls. The tradition has it if a girl receives a drenching or switching, she will marry within the year. I imagine, over the years, more than one young lady with marriage on her mind has allowed herself to be caught!
This somewhat bizarre practice has at its core the pagan spring rite of pouring water and switching oneself with willows as a means of cleansing, purification, and making things right with dingen -- the god of nature. It also commemorates Poland's conversion to Christianity and the baptism of Prince Mieszko in 966 A.D.
The soaking tradition is kept alive in many American towns, most notably Buffalo, N.Y., where a festival is built around it. And not only are females on the receiving end, turnabout is fair play with everybody dousing everybody else!
If getting soaked to the skin isn't your idea of fun, try celebrating with a Śmigus-Dyngus Casserole. The dish of decidedly American origin is made with leftover kielbasa and sauerkraut from Easter dinner.
But don't wait until next Śmigus-Dyngus day to try it. It makes a great fast dinner and potluck dish any time of the year.


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When Jennifer Lawrence began shooting "X-Men: First Class" in England this year, following her breakout role in Debra Granik's "Winter's Bone," you could say that she went from playing one freakishly exceptional young woman to another, albeit in very different settings.
In the latest chapter of the superhero saga, a prequel to the first three films in the series, Lawrence is cast as Raven Darkholme/Mystique, a lethal shape-shifting mutant. In "Winter's Bone," she portrays Ree Dolly, an almost preternaturally strong, self-possessed teenager charged with resolving a dark and deadly family secret.


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1. Snoopy's Home Ice - Santa Rosa, CaliforniaSnoopy's Home Ice (Redwood Empire Ice Arena) in Santa Rosa, California is a fun rink that welcomes skaters of all ages and levels. The rink hosts a Monday and Friday coffee club, with lessons for advanced, intermediate, and beginning skaters from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. This rink has a great atmosphere with a cafe in the lobby called the Warm Puppy. The Charles Schulz Museum is right next to the rink. After the coffee club on Fridays, there is a dance session from 11:45 to 12:45. The rink's address is 1667 West Steele Lane.
2. Skating Club of Wilmington - Wilmington, DelawareThe Skating Club of Wilmington is a non-profit fifty year old club that owns its own rink. There is a complete youth program as well as participation by adult skaters. The adult skaters at the club range from ages eighteen up to age eighty-five. The club rents the ice out to hockey for about twenty percent of the time, but the rest of the ice time is devoted to ice dance and figure skating.
The club has about six or seven former Olympians on the coaching staff. Skaters that come to the Monday night programmed dance, will get a friendly greeting, fun dancing, and good refreshments.
There is also a sense of family at the facility. A wedding on ice once took place the rink!
3. Sharks Ice in San Jose, CaliforniaSharks Ice is considered a great rink for adults and children. The rink has four ice surfaces. The "Bay Area Ice Dancers" holds a special ice dance session at the rink each Sunday. Skaters from all over come to the rink and say it is a very friendly and happy place. Experienced skaters help and support those new to the sport.
4. Oklahoma City's Ice RinksOklahoma City is a very friendly and family oriented community that has two ice rinks. Both rinks provide plenty of ice time for all levels of figure skaters. There are early morning and late afternoon ice sessions at both rinks. On Saturdays, one of the rinks is not crowded. The rinks have both recreational and serious skaters using the facilities.
5. Watertown Skating Club at the Taft School in ConnecticutWatertown Skating Club at the Taft School in Connecticut is considered by many to be one of the most friendly adult skating clubs. The club holds sessions on Wednesday and Sunday evenings during the winter season. There are regular ice dance sessions that include refreshments. A half-hour group lesson is included in the Sunday session and everyone who skates tends to socialize too. Experiened skaters mentor beginners. Everyone helps each other learn ice dances. Those who skate at the Watertown Skating Club report that each skating experience there is great fun.
6. San Francisco Bay Area RinksBelmont Iceland, the Ice Oasis in Redwood City, and the Winter Lodge in Palo Alto all are skating rinks that are considered to be family friendly and adult friendly. During the day, these rinks are fairly quiet. Daytime public sessions and daytime ice dance sessions occur almost every day at the Belmont and Redwood City rinks. At the Winter Lodge, skaters can enjoy skating outside and can enjoy recreational ice skating.
7. Washington D.C. Area Skating RinksTwo ice arenas just north of Washington D.C. have been praised for being very friendly and happy places. Cabin John and Wheaton ice rinks are both run by the Montgomery County Parks Department. Both rinks have public sessions for adults, children, and ice dancers. The rinks allow all kinds of music on their sessions.
8. Champions Skating Center in Cromwell, ConnecticutChampions Skating Center welcomes figure skaters. There is freestyle ice time available all day long. There are always ice dancers on the ice. Mostly adults skate during the day, but young competitive ice dance teams also train there. The rink has two ice surfaces, but only one is used by figure skaters. Champions gives a wonderful perk to skaters of all ages who medal at the U.S. national figure skating qualifying competitions: for one year those skaters receive free ice time at the arena.
9. Genoveva Chavez Community Center Ice Arena in Santa Fe, New MexicoThe Genovva Chavez Community Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is a massive sports facility that includes pools, an ice rink, basketball courts, and other recreational facilities. The ice arena a friendly and happy place for figure skaters of all ages and levels.
10. Missouri Skating Rinks Are "Adult Friendly"
The city owned Creve Coeur Ice Arena in Creve Coeur, Missouri is very friendly to adult skaters, especially adult ice dancers during the weekly sessions that occur during the middle of the day. From 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM, skaters have their choice of music, no cones, and freedom to skate dance patterns with no restrictions on backwards skating.
Another adult friendly rink is the Recreation Station Ice Rink in the city of Kirkwood, Missouri. There is a Monday evening adults only session. There is a group ice dance class during the session.


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I have written about the Gimblett Gravels before (see here for example). This well-drained subregion within the warm Hawkes Bay region on New Zealand's North Island really can produce some pretty impressive wine - notably Bordeaux blends with Merlot generally given the dominant role and, increasingly, varietal Syrah. The more extrovert producers know they are on to a good thing, which is why they increasingly submit their wines for high profile taste-offs such as the London one I described here and a recent replay in Hong Kong. They have had Andrew Caillard MW of Australian auctioneers Langtons choose a selection of...
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Though 2010 redistricting for the state of Michigan is over, questions about the process and the changes are still numerous–a fact that prompted the League of Women Voters of Dearborn/Dearborn Heights to host a forum on the subject on Monday.
Held at , Michigan Senate Democratic Caucus Information Services Director Mike Vatter gave some history on redistricting, while state Sen. Morris Hood (D-Dearborn) discussed changes to his own district, and concerns on the process as a legislator.
"We wanted to host a study session so we could learn about redistricting," explained LWVDDH President Mary Bugeia explained. "So the next time it comes up, we will have a declared position on it."
Bugeia said they decided to open the meeting up to the community, realizing that citizens may have many of the same questions.
And with good reason, said Vatter, who has been part of Michigan's redistricting process since 1990, and admitted it's a confusing one–but important for citizens to understand.
"Redistricting can leave huge sections of a community with a new representative; it can win elections," he said. "Ultimately, the way the lines are drawn say who controls the legislature and what laws are passed."
Michigan lost population according to the 2010 Census, which affected redistricting in that the state lost one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
As such, redistricting will drastically change the congressional districts Dearborn falls into. Currently, it is split between the 14th and 15th districts, served by Rep. John Conyers and Rep. John Dingell, respectively.
For the 2014 elections, Dearborn will fall entirely in the newly drawn 12th district.
In Dearborn, redistricting changes will mean that the 11th District–currently served by Rep. David Nathan (D-Detroit)–no longer includes a section of east Dearborn. That section is now in Michigan's 15th district, which is served by Rep. George Darany (D-Dearborn).
Sen. Hood explained that though his borders in District 5 did change during redistricting, he will still be serving Dearborn. However, his district no longer includes River Rouge, but will include Melvindale.
"There were some individuals who wanted to get Dearborn, and I said no way," Sen. Hood said at Monday's LWV meeting.
He added that for the state senate, it was a "very smooth process."
And that's not usually the case, Vatter explained.
"Registricting is a very personal thing for legislators," he said. "A lot gave up districts they represented for a long time."
Attendees of the event expressed more concern over the convoluted, partisan process than the actual district lines. Several suggested that going back to a bipartisan commission would be the best option for future redistricting.
Check it out: Head to Huffington Post Detroit for an interactive map of Michigan district changes.


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Domestic violence tends to garner plenty of attention, particularly when such cases end in shooting. But the number of domestic violence cases in Shreveport has fallen in the past three years, according to city statistics.
Shreveport police report that officers responded to 1,441 domestic trouble calls through July 31 of this year. That's down from the 1,648 domestic trouble calls during that same six-month period in 2011. There were 2,033 domestic trouble calls during the first six months in 2010.
For statistics involving the full year, the total number of domestic trouble calls also has fallen.
Officers responded to 2,728 such calls in 2011, down from a total of 3,351 calls in 2010 and 3,483 calls for all of 2009.
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I think I might love history because growing up I loved a good mystery. And I read an awful lot. To the point of, by age 13, I could run my finger across many of my library's fiction book stacks and have to really search for one I hadn't read.
And this story supports my — OK, yet unproved — theorum that everything, in the end, hearkens back to Middletown. Kind of like Six Degrees of Separation. Or of Kevin Bacon.
As a journalist, too, I'm always piecing together information or crafting a story, this time non-fiction. It wasn't until I was older that I realized I absolutely love history. Like some people salivate over finding a dime in the pay phone coin return slot. Or 99-cent matinees.
Whoops — dating myself.
Every so often, I search eBay for "Middletown, Connecticut" and something pops up besides postcards. What popped up was a robin's-egg blue pump under the heading, "Antique c1840s W&B Douglas Cast Iron Hydraulic Water Well Pump #2." Opening bid — $150.
I remembered writing something about the Douglas Pump Co. a year ago when I visited the Middlesex County Historical Society and Executive Director Deborah Shapiro gave me a tour of the back lawn.
"We also have the piece over the portal of the WB Douglas Pump Co., the people who made well pumps in the 1830s [originally located at the corner of Broad and William streets]," she told me at the time.
The eBay seller provides some interesting details as to the pump's size. "It is painted blue and measures 6½ inches in diameter by 11 inches wide across to spout and 19-inch-long handle and weighs 15 lbs. Good condition."
A little history is also provided: "William Douglas was born in 1812 at Branford. He left home young to join his brother John, who carried on a brass foundry and machine works at New Haven, Connecticut. In 1832, he went to Middletown and began manufacturing steam engines and other machinery in connection with WH Guild under the firm Guild & Douglas.
"He continued in the business for six years and during this time, he received the first patent for pumps, which was granted in August 1835. In 1839, with brother Benjamin, he began the manufacture of pumps and hydraulic rams and soon invented the revolving stand pump."
Our trusty family copy of "1635-1885 History of Middlesex County Connecticut" says about William Douglas, "One invention and improvement followed another, the active brain of William Douglas being continually at work, never tiring, never resting. As soon as his brain conceived an invention it was immediately brought forth by the mechanical genius of the man and put to a practical test."
Sounds like he'd be a cool Facebook friend.
It gets better. Our very own Douglas was granted the very first patent for pumps by none other than Andrew Jackson, president of the United States on Aug. 20, 1835.
I told you Middletown was a cool place to live.
Now if I only could convince my 14-year-old son that history is really an awesome subject.
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• East Lynne Fire Department had a shed structural fire and a medical call for the week.
• East Lynne School is taking trash bag orders now through Friday, May 3. The white is kitchen size with 65 bags per roll, yellow and pink both have 25 plastic bags per roll and the blue is outdoor size with 16 per roll. You may contact the school at 816-626-3511 to order trash bags.
• Local residents participated in the Mid-State Conference and Harrisonville Art Show. The Mid State Conference Art Show was in Kingsville this year. Jon Cearly received Best of Category and Best of Show, Design; Miranda Ferguson received third place, Design; Kelsey Helm received first place, Best of Category, Media, Mixed; Alyssa Whistle received third place, Media; Chrysalin Martin received second place, Design; Julia Yoder received first place Design; and Julia Yoder received second place Mixed Media. Harrisonville Art Show, which took place in the Harrisonville library, awarded Judge Merit Awards to Carson Case, Hannah Kreimeyer and Kelly Shea.
• MAP testing will start Tuesday, April 30, and continue on to May 1-3 and 7-10.
• Happy birthday to Stacie Hartzler, Kim Bevan, Blake Schmoll, who turns 16, Trenton Rushly, Virginia Carver, Terri Burton, Hunter and Wyatt Crusha, Lorraine Lawler, Mike Hyatt, Mischaele Bearce, Mrianda Tuter, Rachael Murry, and Paula Kohler.
• Congratulations to Chris Langsdale who finished his Police Academy training and now is a certified police officer.
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• The Freeman Community Club will have its monthly breakfast 8-10 a.m. Saturday, April 27. This will be the last breakfast until September. Freewill donation and everyone welcome.
• The Freeman Baptist Church is having some members go to Belize this summer as missionaries and are having a dinner the first Sunday of each month to help with expenses. Dinner starts shortly after noon and the May menu is a Baked Potato Bar. Freewill donation. They also are taking orders for themed T-shirts until Saturday, June 1. They will have a garage sale in Harrisonville during the first weekend in May.
• Congratulations to Gloria Chenoweth on the birth of a great-granddaughter. Olivia Hailey Jean Simon was born April 16 and was 6 pounds, 9 ounces and 19.5 inches long.
• Baccalaureate will be Sunday, May 5, at Cass Midway School. Gary Amble will be the speaker. Everyone welcome.
• Bob Ardrey and James Carver were the candle lighters at Freeman Presbyterian Church on April 21. Rev. Ilona Buzick had the Childrens Moment. Natalie Madison and Alex Eckhoff had Childrens Church. Awnee Henness read the scriptures.
• The Cass Midway arts and music departments presented the play, Youre A Good Man Charlie Brown, on April 20. All who had any part in it did an excellent job. Unfortunately, there was just a small crowd to see it. We thoroughly enjoyed it.
• Rex and Kandice Eckhoff celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary on April 19 by renewing their vows at the Presbyterian church and then having a small reception. Everything was very nice.
• Some birthdays for next week include: April 27 - Marilyn Sturgeon, Alan King and Chelsea Norman; April 28 - Kaitlyn French and Tucker Lawson; April 29 - Shawn Sanders, Sherri Flippin, Tom Sturgeon and Rosemarie Clark; April 30 - Ilona Buzick, Tom Wright,Sammy Sutcliffe, Harold Kurzweil; May 1 - Marcie Swartz; May 2 - Rod Smith; May 3 - Ann Burchett, Karen Lee; May 4 - Piper Cooper.
• Some anniversaries for next week include: April 27 - Renea and Steve Tallman; April 28 - Kim and Dan Allnutt; May 2 - Kay and Greg Buck; May 3 - Leland and Linda Carroll; May 4 - George and Gaye Hammontree.
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• Due to the illness of Barth Smith, the baptism was put on hold. Barth was complaining of teeth pain. He also will be gone next week. Alan Welch gave the message on the beatitudes. There will be a substitute pastor next week and there will be a dedication for the new stained glass window in the baptistery.
• The Womens retreat is coming in June. You dont want to miss this great fellowship time. The ladies are really working hard on making this a great time. The music will be from Tiffany, who has been there before. She was with the group Color of Mercy.
• All of Robert and Lois Youngs children came by over the weekend to help them celebrate their anniversary and Roberts birthday.
• Congratulations to Preston and Beth (Young) Shipley on their new baby girl born April 17. Her name is Nora Grayce Shipley. April 20, Robert and Lois Young went to see Nora for the first time.
• Happy Birthday: Codey Lyon 25th, Zac Clary, Richard Stukes 27th.
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Great SUV by Clell from Panama City Florida on 01/24/2011. Trim: 2009 Porsche Cayenne Base, Owned 2 years.
Pros: Very safe heavy SUV that has the ability to do almost anything. Good performace and gas mileage. Great stereo, nav, and comfort.
Cons: Looks like alot of cheaper SUV styles until you get closer to look at the quility and fuel tank door on the right side is a pain. No one but Porsche can do any work on it, even a tire rotation. Brake dust needs cleaning from the wheels once a week even when using a product to help reduce the build-up.
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It deserves the marque! by SkyHawk from NC on 12/03/2013. Trim: 2009 Porsche Cayenne GTS, Owned 5 years.
Pros: Incredible performance, ride, fit and finish. Before this SUV, we'd owned several Mercedes M-Class examples (of all engine and refinement levels), and even the best doesn't compare to the '09 Cayenne GTS. Our car has the PDCC (Dynamic Chassis Control) option, and it's amazingly effective at keeping body lean at, literally, nil! Worth the price of acquisition, most certainly. We've owned the vehicle for 66K miles, and the only thing we've done (outside of routine maintenance) is replacement of a single coil pack. Fuel mileage isn't great (we average around 15, and drive mostly highway miles), but hey, it's a Porsche with an awesome V8!
Cons: Fuel mileage (and cost, since its diet is strictly Premium!), fuel door on right side (still occasionally forget that), and the brake dust (typical of European vehicles)
Overall review: EXCELLENT (Porsche-level) performance and sound (Sport mode opens exhaust baffles and that V8 rumble comes through!) A bit expensive to own (even if you're a DIY mechanic.)
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The porsche of SUV's by Squirrelnutzipper on 11/07/2010. Trim: 2009 Porsche Cayenne GTS, Owned less than 1 year.
Pros: I bought mine second hand but I made sure I looked at service record first. My unit came with zero issues from the first owner who traded it in for a Panamera Turbo. My goal was to find a toy vehicle that is reliable, fun to drive, handsome looking and has lot's of room. The Cayenne GTS satisfied my needs and wants and more. This thing drives like a dream - when I have the Techart lowering module (aftermarket) set at the lowest driving setting, it's very easy to forget that you're driving an SUV. Yes it is heavy, but the engine is powerful enough to allow you and your 4 passengers to have some high speed fun. The exhaust note when in Sport mode is intoxicating. I love my Cayenne GTS, buy 1.
Cons: a little bit thirsty, but that's understandable for such a high performance engine. The 2011's are supposed to be a little bit easier on fuel. Buyers must also be aware that it burns oil, which is normal in some vehicles.
Overall review: I have a bad back making it very hard for me to go in and out of a low profile sports car. For people like me, the Cayenne is the next best thing (to a 911). A high performing reliable machine. Buy it if you can afford it. These vehicles are made to be driven hard, but hey, if you want a good looking family mobile while driving below speed limit all the time - no problem with that. Most of the guys who make comments that Cayennes are ugly and whatever probably has not driven one. I searched and considered many other candidates, but in my experience, there is nothing like a Porsche Cayenne GTS. I hope Porsche come up with even a better machine when the new GTS (if any) comes out.
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Porsche... there is no substatute... by steve on 10/14/2010. Trim: 2009 Porsche Cayenne GTS, Owned 2 years.
Pros: power is smooth and off road is very capable for a performance SUV
Cons: center armrest squeak
Overall review: the next best thing to a turbo cayenne
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it's only the best fun for me by seaworthy48 on 07/19/2010. Trim: 2009 Porsche Cayenne Turbo, Owned 1 year.
Pros: More of a car then I need but had too , you only live one tme make it the best you can have
Cons: just a little too fast for me , when am going off the deep in ,.,
Overall review: I love my Cayenne S Turbo
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