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An analysis of changes in perceptions of certified athletic trainers from 1996 to 2006 on the women in athletic training survey
Date: May 2007
Creator: Dieringer, Katherine I.
Description: This study investigates how perceptions vary in athletic trainers regarding issues pertaining to women in the profession. Subjects included 1500 male and 1500 female certified athletic trainers who responded to 44 demographic and perceptions survey items used to determine whether perceptions were different based on the respondent's gender. Results were compared to a previously disseminated survey in 1996 to also determine if perceptions had changed from 10 years earlier. Results regarding the presentation of awards and the attainment of leadership positions in the organization were also compared to actual data collected. The data suggested that males perceptions had not changed, but females' perceptions had changed, in that females perceived that opportunities had improved. Data regarding the number of females who had ascended to leadership positions or had received awards did not support these perceptions, however, and female athletic trainers continue to struggle to obtain equality in both of these areas. Additionally, homosocial reproduction continues to influence the decreased number of women who are hired into various jobs, or advance into leadership positions, maintaining patriarchy in the athletics arena and in the athletic training organizations. Results suggested that because athletic training has been dominated by men since its inception, patriarchy continues ...
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An Analysis of Teaching Periodicals for Aging Education Content
Date: May 2001
Creator: Wimsatt, T. Joy
Description: Ninety elementary public school teachers were surveyed to find out where they obtained their teaching ideas. Seven popular elementary-level teaching periodicals, dated 1989-1999, were analyzed for aging-related content, and compared with 27 of the National Academy for Teaching and Learning about Aging (NATLA) aspects of aging recommended for students' learning. Results indicate that public elementary teachers obtain their teaching ideas from various places: teaching institutes or workshops; other teachers; ideas or lessons they develop themselves; and teaching periodicals. A large percentage obtain lesson ideas from teaching periodicals that they browse or read. This finding may assist NATLA in making recommendations to particular editorial boards. Surprisingly, few teachers obtain their teaching ideas from state and local curricular mandates. When the periodical issues were analyzed, aging-related content was categorized in four ways: informational articles with selected teaching or learning activities; articles describing intergenerational programs or activities; book reviews with selected learning activities; and book review titles mentioning older adult characters. Category totals among the 7 periodicals were highest in book review titles mentioning older adult characters and book reviews with selected learning activities. The content was compared to NATLA's recommendations for students' learning. The findings were not significant. The aging aspect that ...
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Assessing linguistic, mathematical, and visual factors related to student performance on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, eighth grade mathematics test.
Date: August 2005
Creator: Norgaard, Holly Luttrell
Description: The No Child Left Behind Act and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Principles and Standards both had a significant impact on the format and content of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) math test. Content analysis of the 2004 TAKS eighth grade math test identified the prevalence of linguistic complexity, mathematical rigor, and visual presentation factors and explored their relationship to student success on individual test items. Variables to be studied were identified through a review of literature in the area of reading comprehension of math word problems. Sixteen variables of linguistic complexity that have been significantly correlated with student math test performance were selected. Four variables of visual presentation were identified and ten variables of mathematical rigor. An additional five variables of mathematical rigor emerged from preliminary study of the 2003 TAKS math test. Of the 35 individual variables, only four reached a significant level of correlation with the percent of students correctly answering a given test item. The number of digits presented in the problem statement and number of known quantities both exhibited a significant positive correlation with the dependent variable. The number of times a student had to perform a multiplication operation had a ...
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Assessing the effect of inquiry-based professional development on science achievement tests scores.
Date: December 2002
Creator: Dickson, Teresa K.
Description: This study analyzed student test scores to determine if teacher participation in an inquiry-based professional development was able to make a statistically significant difference in student achievement levels. Test scores for objectives that assessed the critical thinking skills and problem-solving strategies modeled in a science inquiry institute were studied. Inquiry-based experiences are the cornerstones for meeting the science standards for scientific literacy. State mandated assessment tests measure the levels of student achievement and are reported as meeting minimum expectations or showing mastery for specific learning objectives. Students test scores from the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills Test (TAAS) for 8th grade science and the Biology End Of Course (EOC) exams were analyzed using ANCOVA, Chi Square, and Logistic Regression, with the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) 7th Grade Science Subtest as covariate. It was hypothesized that the students of Inquiry Institute teachers would have higher scale scores and better rates of mastery on the critical thinking objectives than the students of non-Institute teachers. It was also hypothesized that it would be possible to predict student mastery on the objectives that assessed critical thinking and problem solving based on Institute participation. This quasi-experimental study did not show a statistically significant ...
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Attitudes toward computer use and gender differences among Kuwaiti sixth-grade students
Date: August 2000
Creator: Almahboub, Shafi Fahad
Description: Because computer use become more and more important in the educational environment, the attitudes of students toward computer may play an important role in their learning success. This study investigated the attitudes toward computers and gender differences of sixth-grade Kuwaiti students and examined the relationships between students attitudes toward computers and school, motivation/persistence, study habits, empathy, creative tendencies, and achievement in the Informatics field. The Computer Attitude Questionnaire (CAQ), translated from the English into Arabic Language for this study, was originally developed by Knezek and Miyashita for the Texas Center for Educational Technology (University of North Texas). The CAQ was administered to a random cluster sample of 10 public middle schools: (5 boys and 5 girls schools), with a total of 562 students, (265 boys and 297 girls), in the State of Kuwait during the academic year 1999-2000. The pilot test was conducted to calculate the reliability with Cronbachs alpha = .87 for the CAQ Arabic version. This study found positive attitudes toward computer use (mean = 3.31 on 4-point Likert-scale); however, girls had significantly more positive attitudes toward computers (mean = 3.36) than did boys (mean = 3.26). It also found statistically significant correlations between attitudes toward computers and ...
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Beating the high stakes testing game: A three-year study of improvement rates on the TAKS social studies exit exam.
Date: May 2006
Creator: Evans, Barbara Anne
Description: The Texas high school class of 2005 faced a defining test that had no precedent in Texas and little nationally. Social studies testing is a relatively new addition to the world of high stakes testing currently impacting United States high schools. Although other diploma dependent areas of mandated testing have some testing history and, therefore, related paradigms for curriculum and instructional assistance, the area of social studies largely lacks that perspective. Texas Education agency provided specific school grant monies and training for the purpose of preparation for the social studies exams. This quasi-experimental study examines the scores to learn whether or not any statistically significant differences in social studies scores would exist between the schools that participated in the TEKS/Tools Training Program and the schools that did not participate in the TEKS/Tools Training Program. The two primary at-risk groups in Texas, Hispanic and low SES, were analyzed for statistically significant differences in scores. Independent t tests and ANCOVA were used to analyze the score differences between program schools and non-program schools. Results relate to individual school staffing and implementation. The at-risk groups remained flat in score gains whether they were part of the program schools or not. Results relate to ...
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The Beliefs and Expectations of Effective Secondary Choral Teachers in Culturally Diverse Schools
Date: May 2013
Creator: Spradley, Mackie V.
Description: Through the years, educational theorists and researchers have been interested in a possible relationship between teachers' effectiveness and their beliefs and expectations. Three concepts underpinned this work: teacher effectiveness, cultural diversity, and teachers' beliefs and expectations. The premise of the study was that the beliefs and expectations of effective secondary choral teachers are related to the social-cultural contexts in which they teach. The study implemented critical discourse analysis as the theoretical framework and the in-depth phenomenological long interview for data collection. Three secondary choral teachers were selected to participate in the study based on the researcher's criteria. The study revealed how each teacher conceptualized student cultural diversity during the teaching experience. Teacher beliefs about effective teaching in culturally diverse settings were described as developing over time in phases along a continuum. The study also confirmed that teachers' beliefs about students can be changed through experiences and reflection. The study revealed effective teachers focused on three different types of expectations in the teaching and learning context and affirmed diverse cultural identities and backgrounds. Recommendations included the development of stronger mentorship programs to increase effective teaching strategies for the secondary choral classroom. The findings of this study support my previous work, which ...
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A Case Study of the Impact of the Middle School Data Coach on Teacher Use of Educational Test Data to Change Instruction
Date: December 2010
Creator: Hill, Rachelle Phelps
Description: With the advent of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation in 2002 and its attendant increases in accountability pressure, many districts and schools currently embrace data analysis as an essential part of the instructional decision making process. In their attempts to overcome low achievement on state-mandated tests, some districts have begun employing data coaches. The study reported here, which was set in three middle schools in a northeast Texas school district, assessed the influence of the campus data coach on a middle school mathematics teachers' use of analyzed data to make instructional decisions. It also examined the extent to which the Data Coach/teacher relationship resolved teacher concerns about data-driven decision making. Phenomenological interviews with data coaches were guided by Seidman's (2006) three-series interview. Measurement of teacher use of data to make decisions was based on the concerns-based adoption model's levels of use interview protocol, stages of concern questionnaire, and innovation configuration map. By the end of one school year, two out of the three teachers never used data to make instructional decisions, although the non-users both had moved closer toward employing the innovation in their classroom. Data indicated all teachers were aware of the innovation, but all three ended the ...
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Central Office Administrators' Perceptions of the Professional Learning Community Process
Date: August 2013
Creator: Pruitt, Mary E.
Description: This study provides a qualitative interpretation of the work done by central office administrators in a school district in Texas as they supported and built capacity for the professional learning community (PLC) process over a five year time period. Literature by PLC scholars, especially R. DuFour, R.B. DuFour, Eaker, Hord, Hipp, Huffman, and Olivier, informed development of the study. In a school district of 19,000 students and 2,000 staff members, ten central office administrators were interviewed to gain their perceptions of their roles in the PLC process. Interviews were analyzed through the processes of initial, focused, and theoretical coding. Documents were examined and used as supplemental sources of data to corroborate the perspectives provided. Findings revealed the story of central office administrators who worked interdependently to support and build capacity in the implementation and sustainment of the PLC process. A thick description of the work based on their perceptions offers actions and behaviors of administrators specific to their roles and practices and protocols developed to hold the work together. A grounded theory was developed with regard to central office administrators' support and capacity-building for the PLC process. From the administrators' perceptions, six theoretical categories relating to central office support and ...
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Characteristics of preservice teachers learning parent involvement practices.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Trotti, Judy
Description: Numerous models of IS success and technology acceptance their extensions have been proposed and applied in empirical. This study continues this tradition and extends the body of knowledge on the topic of IS success by developing a more comprehensive model for measuring IS success and technology acceptance within a government organization. The proposed model builds upon three established IS success and technology acceptance frameworks namely the DeLone and McLean (2003), Venkatesh et al.'s (2003) unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT), and Wixom and Todd (2005). The findings from this study provide not only a comprehensive IS success assessment model but also insights into whether and how IS success models are influenced by application variables as applied within a government organization. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were performed for instrument refinement and validity test of the existing and proposed models. Using data from employees of a local government municipal, the comprehensive model explained 32 percent variance. Four of the hypothesis were fully supported five were not supported, and four were partially supported. In addition, the results suggest that behavioral intention may not be the best predictor of technology acceptance in a mandatory environment.
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A Springboro woman is sentenced to 18 months in jail for stealing from a youth soccer program.
Back in December, Michelle Petrey, 44, admitted to stealing $64,800 from the Clearcreek Youth Soccer Association in Warren County, Ohio.
investigation uncovered she had used the missing funds to pay electric
bills, credit card payments, and herself.
In court on Monday, she was sentenced to 18 months in jail with 15 of those months being suspended.
After court, Petrey began her 90 day jail sentence.
After she's out, the judge sentenced her to 100
hours community service and 3 years community control.
She was ordered to pay
$52,802.08 in restitution which she paid in full on Monday.
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1295 General Washington Memorial Blvd.
Washington Crossing, PA 18977
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Dining Style:
Casual Elegant
(215) 493-3634
Hours of Operation:
Lunch: Monday - Saturday: 11:30am - 3:00pm; Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm, Sunday: 3:00pm - 8:00pm; Sunday Brunch: 10:00am - 2:00pm
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Executive Chef:
Alan Heckman
Dress Code:
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Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Dancing, Entertainment, Fireplace, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Smoking Area, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
The Washington Crossing Inn offers a wide range of off-site catering options to suit almost any need. From a small gathering in your home to large formal events at your location, The Eashington Crossing Inn will plan your event from start to finish. Toll Free Number - 1-877-882-1776
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Offering exquisite accommodations from 2 to 200 guests in a 192-year-old quaint & historic Inn, The Washington Crossing Inn is located at Washington's famed crossing of the Delaware River in 1776. Toll Free Number - 1-877-882-1776
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Conveniently located to Interstate 95 in historic Bucks County at the site of George Washington's famous crossing on Christmas night, 1776, this charming & historic country Inn offers exquisite continental cuisine with an American flair.
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We had an outside reservation to
celebrate my wife's birthday; however it was pouring that evening.. so we had to settle for a dining table inside the main dining hall; the waitress was happy to accommodate us near a window overlooking the main street. We could not taste the Tapas menu... as it is restricted to outdoor setting.. we will need to go back for that.. However the salad and the starters were very good.. Overall a nice dining experience."
Dined on 8/1/2014
We went to celebrate a birthday in
this lovely garden setting. Were able to get a table in garden after a short wait- food and prices reasonable for lunch- but lamb chops not medium as requested. Server ver gruff-made us feel we were in the way. Other servers inexperienced."
Dined on 7/30/2014
Washington crossing inn is
definitely a lovely day trip from central nj. the inn is beautifully decorated and maintained. One cn eat or have a drink in the flower-filled patio. The glass enclosed porch is also lovely. Food is delicious and nicely presented. Prices are moderate. It is a nice destinatipn in every season"
Dined on 7/26/2014
Dinner for six for a Saturday
night birthday party, Everyone enjoyed their meals.Very good."
Dined on 7/19/2014
This is the 3rd year in a row that
my husband and I have met my friend at Washington's Crossing Inn for brunch. We love the location, and the historic setting. The food is always very good, but this year we came near the end (1:30) so things were picked over-especially the dessert table. The 1st 2 years we came and had AnnaMarie for a server-she is wonderful. This year we had Jenn-she was about as friendly as a robot. We left her a $15 tip, and I think that was very generous compared to how she came across to us. My friend is not able to hear, and she had no patience for her. In spite of the service this time around, I would go back in a heart beat, any history lover would be happy there."
Dined on 7/13/2014
The outdoor dining area and bar
are excellent and the inn itself is great year-round."
Dined on 7/12/2014
Charming setting. Food was good
but not great for the price."
Dined on 7/12/2014
My Friend and myself were a little
early for reservation, so we stopped at the bar for a cocktail, then I went to tell the hostess that we were there & would be ready to be seated at her convenience. She said come see me when your ready as your table is ready. Waitress was friendly & had knowledge of entries. We thoroughly enjoyed dinner and stopped at the bar on our way out to listen to live music & have an after dinner drink. Overall a nice experience"
Dined on 7/11/2014
Our area isn't bursting with jaw
dropping establishments that one wants to return to again and again, so this place was just fine as far as dinners go. I'm not sure I'll put it in my rotation for celebrations and fine-dining, but it was fine for our evening out."
Dined on 7/11/2014
The brunch is extensive. Eating
outdoors in the manicured garden made us feel special. After brunch, we visited Washington Crossing State Park across the street and Bowman's Tower. Our day was made great by starting it with this brunch and seeing an outdoor wedding take place."
Dined on 5/25/2014
We've been dining here ever since
we moved to the area 30 years ago. The owners have changed over the the years, but the food, service and atmosphere have endured. "
Dined on 5/23/2014
The Washington Crossing Inn is
such a beautiful Colonial-style building, it was like going back in time. The meal was elegant and delicious!"
Dined on 5/18/2014
The Washington Crossing Inn is
always a nice change in our regular rotation of restaurants. Everything was lovely when we had lunch there for Mother Day. The weather was perfect, plenty of tables outside, attentive busboys. Our only problem was our waitress. There were four of us. Opening drink orders were two mimosas, tonic water, and one mojito. All drinks took a long time but the mojito was extra late holding up any mother's day toast there might have been. And then our party who ordered it said it wasn't made right. Lunch order also extremely slow and my husband's appetizer salad never came. Unfortunately those kinds of things stick with you. An inattentive waitress can make or break a memory."
Dined on 5/10/2014
It was quiet, elegant, fine
service and the food was presented with flair one finds with fine cuisine. I held back the fifth star only because I thought the menu seemed a bit limited. It's not a high volume place so I get it; you can't expect a wide choice of entrees. Having said all that I really appreciated the chef's finesse with my scallops. Very nice and you don't get just that anywhere. "
Dined on 5/5/2014
When we were there last October,
our waitress was fantastic! This visit not so good! Waitress (Jenn) was extremely inattentive to details and never brought rolls until we asked the Manager to bring them. "We ordered a loaf of garlic bread, didn't think you wanted rolls." I don't eat the garlic bread, my partner wanted the bread. Never cleaned crumbs off the table between courses (was done last time). I could go on, but... "
Dined on 5/4/2014
I took my parents to say thank you
for all of their support, and my two (single digit) children too. The Inn catered to their bail ride tastes and palettes with superbly prepared steaks, pork that was amazing and hand crafted broiled burgers for the children. My 8 year old daughter and I wolfed down the oysters to start and the shrimp cocktail was simply out of this world. Rounded off by great desserts everyone left thoroughly satisfied. Now, my kids are (very) well behaved which probably contributed to the smooth running of the evening but The Inn contributed too. They had a large reception that evening. Not one time was the excellent service and quality of cuisine compromised. "
Dined on 5/2/2014
Washington Crossing Inn offers a
wonderful three-course lunch in their outdoor garden patio for a very reasonable price. We also had the option of choosing from the regular menu. My friend and I took our mothers out to lunch and thoroughly enjoyed the food and the setting. I had the watermelon salad which had a nice combination of greens, watermelon, and feta with a light dressing. I chose salmon for an entree, and the lime panne cotta for dessert. All were very good. Our server was very attentive. We will definitely return. "
Dined on 5/1/2014
Elegant and quiet inside.
Beautifully furnished. Outdoor is a wonderful experience."
Dined on 4/30/2014
Hidden gem for lunch. Warm,
scenic, good food and great service at an affordable price. Lovely."
Dined on 4/23/2014
We went to the Inn to celebrate a
family birthday and early Easter! We had a wonderful dinner and will definitely return. Anya, our server definitely enhanced our experience. We had read about the Special Bread and it was fabulous! It is a must try! It was a chilly night, but next time would like to try eating outdoors in the beautiful garden area! Highly recommend!"
Dined on 4/19/2014
Had a very nice dinner at the
Washington Crossing Inn. While we arrived early they were ready when we were. Food was great as was the service. Looking forward to going back."
Dined on 4/18/2014
The restaurant has been renovated
and looks quite elegant. We ate in the glassed in enclosure and it was lovely. The wait staff was most attentive, the bread was wonderful, and my lamb chops were sumptuous. My only negative comment is that my salad needed more of the interesting additions to the field greens. My husband thoroughly enjoyed his salmon. Al in all, this was the perfect place to celebrate our special occasion."
Dined on 4/16/2014
a few nice surprises! lovely
outdoor bar with heat lamps… although it gets breezy and there are smokers, so sit on the side closest to the street! Food was surprisingly good… we sat in the main dining room. Ambiance is a bit stark versus expectations… the porch could use some warmth. Go a bit later as we dined "early bird" and seemed to be among a lot of grey hair…."
Dined on 4/12/2014
Beautiful restaurant...historic
surroundings...very well kept...outside dining areas including bar and patio seating looked delightful...wonderful landscaping for outside gatherings maintained to the tee!!!...our lunch selections included a salmon dish and a piled high prime rib sandwich...wish I had been able to try the desserts!!! Afternoon tea also available...HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!"
Dined on 4/12/2014
I love the atmosphere, food and
kind wait staff. It's a regular destination to meet freinds or have a quiet dinner."
Dined on 4/7/2014
Nice dinner a bit expensive but I
expected that. Food was very good. The waitress was overly attentive which sometimes was annoying but better to be checking on you too much than to be annoyed."
Dined on 4/4/2014
Lunch was better than brunch;
lunch food was excellent; brunch was good. Brunch pick-up was not readily accessible, and the brunch crowd was energetic - birthdays, etc."
Dined on 3/30/2014
We just visited Washington
Crossing Inn for brunch this past Sunday. I have been wanting to go there for a while. It did not disappoint. They had great brunch selections. The omelettes were great. I don't eat a lot of meat, but the bacon was good and everyone seemed to enjoy the prime rib from the carving station. My favorite part was the Salmon. Service was excellent! It gets crowded around 11 a.m. The only real disappointment was the dessert table. I had a little piece of carrot cake and a couple pastries. None of them really impressed me. Other people in our party had other cakes and were not impressed."
Dined on 3/30/2014
Thanks to open table, we found
gold in our own backyard! An elegant affair"
Dined on 3/27/2014
All aspects of our dinners were
done to perfection. The main menu was generally in the $30 to $40 range with two or three exceptions. My wife ordered from the tavern menu which was more reasonable and again the food was excellent. We had the special bread appetizer which was superb. Bottom line, gourmet quality food, but priced accordingly."
Dined on 3/20/2014
I was pleased with the welcoming
and warm reception I was shown. This was a good experience for my first tea time."
Dined on 3/20/2014
Really great food and location for
a Sunday brunch. Nice area to walk around and treat for brunch."
Dined on 3/16/2014
Whether at the bar inside or out
or dining in or in the garden, service, drinks and good are always spot on. Love this place."
Dined on 3/7/2014
My husband & I went to celebrate
our anniversary. Our server greeted us with 2 glasses of champagne on the house. Very nice and unexpected! The table was great with no one on top of us. The food was excellent! Our sever was outstanding!! I only wish I knew her name. She went above and beyond to meet our every needs. We will make the Washington Crossing Inn one of our regular spots for dinner from now on."
Dined on 3/1/2014
As usual the WCI took special care
of us. Food is always excellent. Black bass chef's special was excellent as was my hubby's squash raviolis. WCI made his birthday special...also loved the chefs dessert cobbler was to die for."
Dined on 3/1/2014
Had wonderful time with my wife
and father, the great food, service and setting. I would diffidently go back for lunch or dinner."
Dined on 3/1/2014
We are always treated like royalty
at the Washington Crossing Inn. The ambience is exquisite, and the gardens are enchanting. The menu offers extensive, flavorful choices, which we all enjoy. But the best part about this place, is the warm and welcoming staff. Each member goes above and beyond to make sure that we are treated as family."
Dined on 2/23/2014
the service was not good, we both
felt the waitress wanted to order quick eat quick and leave,within the first 5 mins she asked us 3 times about getting drinks said we where not ready. just not a server no personality at all very dull"
Dined on 2/16/2014
I was please that our table was in
the fireplace room as I requested. It was just lovely, the wait staff attentive. The food was very disappointing. Too much SALT & GARLIC in the dry chicken & fingerling potatoes. Disappointed that lentils came with the meal, felt the addition of the lentils was to cut costs. Butternut squash soup was delicious.Crab bisque soup was highly seasoned with GARLIC and covered with a thick layer of cheese. It actually looked like French onion soup when it arrived. It did not sit well with him later in the afternoon. Burger was very tasty. Would have ordered dessert, but too much seasonings in the food made us loose our appetite. Valentine's Days lunch was a disappointment."
Dined on 2/14/2014
Wife and I enjoyed everything
about our experience here. Great food and service. We'll be going back."
Dined on 2/14/2014
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SPOKANE, Wash. – A pair of last-inning rallies lifted visiting Willamette to a sweep of Whitworth in a Northwest Conference baseball doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Merkel Field. The Bearcats won the opener 5-3 then took the nightcap 9-6 in 10 innings.
Willamette improved to 17-18 overall and 11-9 in the NWC while the Pirates dropped to 10-22-1, 5-15.
The teams will complete the three game series on Sunday at Noon.
Game 1 – Willamette 5, Whitworth 3Peter Hoffman threw a complete-game three-hitter to improve to 6-4 and Hunter Gallant ripped a two-run single in the ninth inning to give the Bearcats the win.
Brad Brier's RBI single in the top of the first gave Willamette an early 1-0 lead. But Whitworth scored two against Hoffman in the bottom of the first to grab its only lead of the day. Josh Davis doubled in Gerhard Muelheims and then scored on Jeremy Druffel's squeeze bunt.
The Bearcats regained the lead with two runs in the second. Tyson Giza drove in Matt Hirsch with an RBI single and Rolenn Himuro came home on the second squeeze bunt of the game.
Then the pitchers took over. Hoffman kept the Pirates at bay, while Whitworth starter Dan Scheibe kept his team in the game.
The Bucs finally tied the game with an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth when Tyler Pfeffer raced home from second base on a throwing error. In the next at-bat the game was delayed for nearly 30 minutes after Himura was injured while chasing a foul ball down the left field line. He ran into the fence at full speed.
The break allowed both pitchers to catch their breath and neither gave up another run until Willamette's winning rally against Pirate reliever Spencer Ansett in the ninth inning. Giza and Austin Hagarty each singled with one out, then each stole a base to put a pair of runners in scoring position for Gallant's game-winning hit.
Hoffman struck out eight and walked three while allowing only two earned runs. Scheibe gave up three runs on 12 hits over 7.0 innings. Ansett (1-3) went 2.0 innings and allowed two runs on three hits.
Gallant went 4-5 at the plate for Willamette and drove in two runs. Giza had three hits in five at-bats. Davis led Whitworth with a pair of doubles and an RBI.
Game 2 – Willamette 9, Whitworth 6The Pirates rallied from deficits of 4-0 and 6-4 to force extra innings, but the Bearcats put together a two-out rally in the 10th to gain the doubleheader sweep.
Tosh Semlacher's two-run home run to left field in the top of the first inning staked Willamette to an early lead. Hagarty added an RBI double in the third. Giza's solo home run in the top of the fifth made the score 4-0 in favor of the Bearcats.
But Whitworth started to come back in the bottom of the fifth. Blake Thoren's RBI double got the Bucs within 4-1. Then Mueleims came home on a grounder to third base in the sixth to cut the lead in half.
Whitworth tied the game in the seventh. Nick Motsinger singled home a run and Muelheims followed with a triple to right to score Motsinger.
Willamette added two unearned runs in the eighth after an error kept the inning alive. Hirsch's double plated a pair. But Whitworth tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on Motsinger's double with one out. But the Pirates could not get Motsinger home for the winning run and it would cost them.
With two outs and Semlacher on second in the top of the tenth, Brandon Chinn singled him home with the eventual game-winning run. Following an error, Andrew Wilson doubled home two more insurance runs.
Parker Johnson went nine innings for the Bearcats. He improved to 3-1 after giving up six runs on 12 hits with five strikeouts and a walk. Garrett Davis gave up a single in the 10th but earned his second save of the year.
Nick Scourey threw 7.2 innings for Whitworth, allowing six runs (four earned) on 10 hits. Jason Renner (1-4) took the loss in relief after he gave up three runs (one earned) on two hits in 2.1 innings.


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Nobel Prize winner will be at Northshire Bookstore on FridayJune 27,2013Nobel laureate to speak at Northshire
MANCHESTER Vermonter and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams will be at the Northshire Bookstore on Friday at 7 p.m. to discuss her book, My Name Is Jody Williams: A Vermont Girls Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize.
Williams is the 10th woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and third American woman to receive the honor. She was awarded the Nobel in 1997 for her work with the International Campaign in Ban Landmines.
In the book, Williams writes about her Catholic roots; learning how to stand up against injustice while defending her deaf brother, Stephen; transforming from a good girl to a hippie at the University of Vermont; and protesting the war in Vietnam. Williams began a life dedicated to global activism in 1981 when she advocated for the end of the U.S.-backed war in El Salvador.
In her memoir, Williams discusses her belief that an average woman, through perseverance, courage and imagination, can make something extraordinary happen.
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National Association of Home Builders To Participate in HFH 'Family Build'
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WASHINGTON, May 7, 2003–Board members of the National Association of Home Builders and their families will build four Habitat for Humanity houses May 5-9. This is the first year of NAHB's "Family Build," with plans to build Habitat homes for the next 3 years during their annual board of directors meetings in Washington, D.C.
NAHB will build part of a four-townhouse unit in the Forest Glen area of Silver Spring, Md., in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County. Four families will occupy the town homes, and each will be paying a no-interest, no-profit mortgage.
Representatives Jeb Hensarling (TX), Pete Sessions (TX), John Sullivan (OK), Bennie Thompson (MS) and Chris Van Hollen (MD) and are scheduled to join the NAHB volunteers and Habitat homeowner families at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 8.
"Habitat for Humanity and NAHB have had a long and fruitful relationship through the years," said Kent Conine, Executive Vice President of NAHB. "Our members support Habitat for Humanity in diverse ways, and what our members have discovered is that what they receive from working with Habitat far outweighs what they provide."
The Ovalles family, who will build alongside NAHB board members, said, "We are so thankful to NAHB for making it possible to build our home. We also are thankful to the many volunteers who have joined us on the work site to help build. Habitat has given us the opportunity to finally own our own home, which we never thought we would be able to do. We can't wait to have a house and a safe place for our children to grow up."
"Habitat for Humanity has long had a wonderful partnership with the National Association of Home Builders. That partnership has been expressed in house sponsorship, providing crew and house leadership to help with the actual construction of houses and in making available overall leadership to the work of Habitat for Humanity," said Millard Fuller, founder and president of Habitat for Humanity International. "Now, the board members are going a step further in strengthening the bond between the NAHB and Habitat for Humanity. We are enormously grateful."
Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry dedicated to eliminating poverty housing. Founded by Millard Fuller, along with his wife, Linda, Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliates in more than 3,000 communities in 87 nations have built more than 125,000 homes to partner families with no-profit, zero-interest mortgages. http://www.habitat.org/


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- 1 ounce Cognac or brandy
- 1 ounce ruby port
- 1 small egg
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- Freshly grated nutmeg, for dusting
- Shake all of the ingredients well with ice and strain into a port glass. Dust with nutmeg.
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Ronit Bryant is new mayor of Mountain View
Original post made on Jan 6, 2010
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 11:23 AM
Comments (16)
on Jan 6, 2010 at 1:19 pm
YAY!! I really hope Mountain View changes for the better with the new mayor. We really need to clean this city up and make it beautiful again! I hope the new mayor lives up to her promises and really makes Mt. View a safer city. =)
I'm excited!!!
on Jan 6, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Congratulations to Ronit and to Mountain View. I know Ronit will be a great mayor!
on Jan 6, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Beautiful again?? Mt. View already is a beautiful City!!!
on Jan 6, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Congratulations to MS. Bryant, and the City of Mountain View. Looking forward to working with the new mayor.
on Jan 6, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Congratulations Mayor Bryant, fellow Old Mountain View resident!
on Jan 6, 2010 at 7:26 pm
Congratulations to Ronit!! And Congratulations to Mtn. View!! We're fortunate to have such capable and energetic people willing to work for the City in so many ways.
on Jan 7, 2010 at 9:20 am
Congrats to Mrs. Ronit! Thank you also to the former Mayor!!
on Jan 7, 2010 at 1:44 pm
What on earth is that first comment referring to?
Mountain View IS beautiful!
Congratulations Ronit and thank you for the wonderful job Margaret!
on Jan 7, 2010 at 2:53 pm
I echo Heidi's comment. What on earth is the first comment talking about? Mt. View is a beautiful city!!
on Jan 7, 2010 at 4:41 pm
First item of business, fire the three retirees double dipping salaries at $100+ an hour. Then I'll be impressed.
on Jan 7, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Sof-sof, rosh ha-ir shel Mountain View sheh medaberet ivrit. Azeh yofi!
(Trans: Finally, a mayor of Mountain View who speaks Hebrew. Great!)
on Jan 7, 2010 at 5:09 pm
And your point is what, Michael? Any one else is inferior? On face value, such a comment comes off as racist?
on Jan 7, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Agreed. What does her speaking Hebrew have to do with her becoming mayor?
on Jan 7, 2010 at 6:11 pm
Congrats to Ronit. You've been a great supervisor and you'll be a great mayor. With the state and city budgets what they are, I'm glad we have such intelligent people in public service.
(PS to Ned and Clark - a sense of humor please?)
on Jan 8, 2010 at 10:24 am
Your point Michael?
(Trans: Finally, a mayor of Mountain View who speaks German. Great!)
on Jan 14, 2010 at 2:16 pm
I did not realize that a second language (Hebrew, Spanish or otherwise) was a new requirement for our mayors!
My expectations for any MV leader is honesty, initiative and accountability. I congratulate our new mayor and hope she will serve us well.
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San Jose's minimum wage goes to $10 with downtown association liking it
Original post made on Mar 12, 2013
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on Mar 12, 2013 at 6:48 pm
The arguments made in favor of the minimum wage increase in the above article have to be some of the stupidest statements ever muttered. No business in San Jose is happy to be paying unskilled people $10 an hour in a slow economy. As a result of this idiotic mandate, businesses will hire less people and will pass added costs on to consumers by raising prices. The city should not interfere with market economics. Businesses are quite capable of setting their own wages to attract and maintain a work force.
on Mar 12, 2013 at 8:13 pm
If you can break free from watching Fox News, Bill, we'd love to hear how putting more money into the hands of working people is a bad idea. What are the 'stupid statements' to which you refer, and why are they stupid. You might try backing up with a stat or two, just for fun.
on Mar 12, 2013 at 9:05 pm
1. Scott Knies, executive director of the San Jose Downtown Association.
2. South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council
3. Ben Field, executive officer of the labor council.
...not one of these individuals actually owns a business.
Funny that.


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4/5 rDev +2.3%
08-14-2012 00:35:06 | More by nmann08
4.3/5 rDev +10%
I'm guessing it was this barrel. I can't say that I actually know.
The beer comes out a semi-hazy yellow to orange color. Only a slight ring of bubbly white head rests on top of the beer that doesn't hang around for very long.
The sweet brandy and pear really dominate the aroma, but the sweet Belgian yeasts stick around nicely. The combination makes for a candy-like sweet aroma that I hope isn't over the top on the taste.
The balance on the taste is both well appreciated and delicious. The subtle balance of sugar, Belgian yeasts, and pears from the barrel aging really work. I was admittedly hesitant to get this, but I'm really glad I did. No lingering off-flavors or invasive oakiness, just a sweet refreshing flavor.
This version of The Citizen has a lower than average carbonation and a medium body. I thought it was very drinkable, but that may have something to do with how much I liked the taste. Luckily, the sweetness wasn't an issue at all.
This beer cost $5 for the 4oz glass, which is pretty average for Churchkey. I would definitely pay that price again, but next time I'd buy the full glass.
Overall this beer was outstanding and the surprise of the evening.
07-25-2012 23:35:24 | More by russwbeck
4.15/5 rDev +6.1%
On tap at Fire Works Pizza in Arlington, VA over the weekend. Served in a tulip. Pours a somewhat-hazy golden-yellow color with a nice white head and a bit of sticky lacing. The nose brings some faint oak and a nice lactic presence along with a nice bouquet of stone fruits. The flavor continues down this path, with a mellow acidity and nice peach and apricot character throughout. Touch of lemon in the background. Body is light-medium with good carbonation and a dry finish. Exceedingly drinkable. No whiskey anywhere. Highly recommended.
05-09-2012 17:39:53 | More by Thorpe429
3.63/5 rDev -7.2%
The other barrel, this one was also hazy, yellow, no head, no retention, no lacing, low carbonation.
Aroma is a bit more complex here, sweet bourbon, oaky, some funk as well.
Beer is medium in body, sweet up front, a little what I assume to be Brett b in the midpalate and a decent finish, a little dry a little bitter, tannic on the back end. This beer is like two beers where either one would be really good, an oak aged Citizen without any "wild" character or an "Orvalled" Citizen...the combination of the two just doesn't work out for me. The spirit aged Belgiums just don't make as much sense to me as some of the others. I didn't like Allagash Odyssey or whatever the barrel aged one was either. I look forward to more experimentation with Citizen, but this one just didn't do it for me.
03-07-2012 14:39:07 | More by drabmuh
3.88/5 rDev -0.8%
On tap at Meridian Pint. Served in a taster.
A - Almost no head whatsoever. They had to force carbonate it and it has no head whatsoever.
S - Very little smell. A bit of sweet whiskey along with some Belgian funk.
T - A slight bit of sourness and funkiness accompanies the Belgian funk. A slight amount of hops compliment the flavor.
M - Nice, smooth mouthfeel. The lack of carbonation is troublesome.
O - Not a bad beer, but this needs to be put into wine barrels. The bourbon barrel didn't impart a ton on this beer, but the wine barrels would do it justice.
03-06-2012 01:52:49 | More by raveskdr
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Internal Revenue Code (IRC) coupling bill update
On March 7, 2012, Governor Branstad signed House File 2150. This legislation conforms Iowa's tax laws to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) in effect on January 1, 2012, for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. It provides that all federal tax changes made by Congress in 2011 related to the calculation of adjusted gross income for individuals and federal taxable income for corporations will be allowed for Iowa income tax purposes.
NOTE: Iowa remains decoupled with federal "bonus depreciation" for the 2011 and 2012 tax years. The Iowa legislature decoupled with these provisions in legislation passed last year, Senate File 512, and no change was made in House File 2150 to the decoupling with bonus deprecation. Form IA 4562A must be completed for the 2011 and 2012 tax years to reflect the differences between federal and Iowa depreciation.
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Iowa does not have an application to extend the time to file your income tax return. In addition, we do not accept a federal extension.
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If you need to make a payment to meet the 90 percent requirement, it must be paid or postmarked by April 30 for calendar year filers. You can make your payment electronically through our eFile & Pay system or by mail using form 41-137 (pdf) for individuals, or form 42-019 (pdf) for corporations.
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Even if you cannot pay the amount due, file the return on time anyway. Filing the return by the due date will reduce any late payment penalty from 10 percent to 5 percent.
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Rubber duckies quacked across the finish line in record time, buoyed by the fast-flowing waters of Bear Creek, in the fifth annual Dam Ducky Derby on Saturday.
The creek was flowing at 60 cubic feet per second, compared with its more sedate 20 cfs in previous Augusts, said John Ellis, an organizer and director of community relations at Evergreen National Bank. The first ducks crossed the finish line in less than half an hour.
Several a-fungi-anados gathered at Flying J Ranch last Friday morning to learn about mushrooms in the mountain area of Jefferson County.
"We have between 2,000 and 3,000 mushroom species just in this area," said Mary Beth Carpenter, a volunteer with the Lookout Mountain Nature Center.
About a dozen people showed up for "Beyond Pizza: What Everyone Should Know About Mushrooms." Carpenter led the talk on families of fungus.
Dogs and their owners in every shape and size participated in the fourth annual Wine, Washes & Wagging Tails event in downtown Evergreen on Sunday.
From tiny Chihuahuas to a 150-pound chocolate Lab, from young children to older adults, the benefit for the Evergreen Animal Protective League had something for everyone.
Bright and early on the Fourth of July, fine Americans from every walk, trot, gallop and dash of life put their feet to the street as Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice kicked off its 33rd annual Freedom Run 5K.
"Gardens and flowers have a way of bringing people together."
— Clare Ansberry
No truer words could be written about the garden south of the Evergreen Metropolitan District on Highway 73.
Known as the dam garden, its blooms attract visitors from May to October while its maintenance brings Evergreen Garden Club members together every Friday morning.
Evergreen resident Jack Holbrook had a typical work-from-home job — he talked with customers on the phone and worked on his computer for his job at the Electrical Construction Co. in Hawaii.
The problem was, Holbrook didn't really like working from his home. He went from working at a busy office in Hawaii to working at home in Evergreen, and he wanted to interact with co-workers. He also wanted to be able to meet with people and socialize after work.
Holbrook apparently is not alone.
The golf at Keys on the Green last Thursday was fairly normal — that is, if Santa Claus playing with a storm trooper could be considered par for the course.
More than 100 golfers decked out in crazy costumes used even crazier methods to compete in the Evergreen Rotary's 100 Holes of Golf fund-raising event.
Amateur astronomers were treated to views of Mars, Saturn and the International Space Station last Saturday at Staunton State Park.
Pam Little, astronomer and assistant director of the Evergreen Nature Center, led more than 20 attendees in a viewing of the night sky. Little handed out materials and showed everyone how to make a star clock.
It was truly the "Year of the Horse."
Saturday's Evergreen Rodeo Parade featured sawhorses on wheels made up to look like the real thing, and genuine equines that left behind plenty of all-too-real evidence of their attendance.
For John Steinle, director of the Hiwan Homestead Museum, the hobby horses presented their own challenges.
Buffalo Bill was in Evergreen on June 11 to tell his story — dressed to the teeth in a light-tan buckskin jacket with fringe, knee-high black boots, a trimmed goatee and a cowboy hat.
Was it really THE Buffalo Bill Cody of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show fame of the late 1800s?
Of course not.
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Americans for Prosperity Foundation Summit
The conservative group Americans for Prosperity Foundation held its 5th annual "Defending the American Dream" summit. Speakers included 2012 Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Herman Cain, and Rudy Giuliani.
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Justin Scott-Wesley has had to wait for his opportunity. He had to wait through a redshirt year when he arrived at Georgia. He had to wait his redshirt freshman season as other receivers proved so effective in the Bulldogs offense's record breaking season. Finally, however, the wait ended Saturday in Athens.
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Kids' Choice Chip & Fruit Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Kids and cookies go together. Given kids affinity for sugar, you might as well temper it with some of the "good stuff", in this case, oats with their soluble fiber and whole wheat, with its extra vitamins, minerals and bran. Trust us: the kids won't know they're getting anything "healthy" in their favorite cookie!Taste of Home Cooking School
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1-3/4 cups King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- 3 cups chocolate chips, chunks, dried fruit bits and/or chopped nuts
- In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening, sugars, vanilla, salt and vinegar. Beat in egg. Combine flour, baking soda and oats; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in chips, fruits and/or nuts. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2-in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets.
- Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 4-1/2 dozen.
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Norman Foster received a £500,000 pay rise from his architectural practice last year despite the firm laying off about 300 staff and posting an £18m loss.
Results filed at Companies House show the best-paid director at Foster and Partners Group saw his pay rise to £1.7m in the 12 months to the end of April, up from £1.2m in the previous year. Although the company declined to comment yesterday, the director is understood to be Lord Foster.
Foster and Partners shrank rapidly in the past 12 months as recession put paid to the international construction boom that fuelled its rapid growth. Having employed 1,300 at the peak, it now has just under 1,000 staff.
The group's results show that despite the downturn, its trading profit remained stable — but it was pushed into a large loss by interest payments and restructuring charges. Turnover was up 8% at £154m, with operating profits of £29m, compared with the previous year's £31m.Exceptional charges to pay for restructuring — including staff layoffs — cost the company £4.7m, and its interest bill was £41m. The net loss for the year was £18m. The company has total borrowings of £340m.
Lord Foster said in his commentary to the results that the year had been "one of the most challenging since the inception of the practice.
"We had to face the unfortunate but inevitable difficulties of making cutbacks.â€
The practice was the creative force behind some of the world's most famous buildings and other structures, including Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok airport and the Millau viaduct in France. Foster sold a minority stake in the group to 3i, the quoted private equity firm, in May 2007.


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Hey folks, I've got a question for those of you who spend a lot of time climbing in areas where slung natural protection is common. I'd like to hear from anyone, but in particular, it would be nice to hear from folks who have a lot of experience....for example, hearing from some Cochise climbers would be nice (Geir Hundal, you out there?) I have always used a girth hitch to sling chickenheads, but in the past few years, I have been spending an increasing amount of time in the Southern Sierra where there are a lot of routes that rely solely on chickenheads for gear and belays. Thus, I began wondering whether girth hitching was the brain dead amateur method of slinging. I know resources such as Freedom of the Hills suggest using either a slipknot or a clove hitch, but I guess I have not spent an adequate amount of time slinging to develop a strong opinion on the situations where each is most useful. Questions that I have include: -Do you use different slinging methods for different situations, or do you use the same method no matter what? -Does one method or another stay put on less than ideal chickenhead placements (i.e. smaller heads without a good lip)? -I'm aware that sometimes folks will clip something with weight to help keep the sling from being lifted off the head by rope movement, but are there other tricks that you find especially useful? -Feel free to add answers to questions that are relevant, but that I didn't ask... Thanks in advance. Cheers.
Hey Albers, I dont know much about this subject but something i would be interested to know, is whether it matters what time of sling or runner you use? I heard that some material have a low melting point and a knot like a girth hitch might heat the material up enough to weaken it. Does anybody know if this is true?
Yeah, I'm aware of the melting point discussion. That discussion has at least one very large thread on MP. However, I spent some time searching through old forum posts on slinging and couldn't find anything.
I lean towards girth hitches and slipknots. Girth hitches are probably stronger (too lazy to look it up - anyone know for sure?). Thin slings work best; especially on rounded plates. And for those pesky, so-so heads that just don't have the lip or sides to hold the slings in place, weighting the sling with something [preferably, that you won't need later] is a useful trick. In this case, a girth hitch with passthrough up high (around the 4 or 8 o'clock position so the 'tail' is pulling down on the loop) would probably transfer the weight/tension around the neck better than a slipknot.
I use the slip knot (technically it is a slip hitch), girth hitch, or drape. The girth hitch does a better job of "choking" the chickenhead than the slip hitch. But the slip hitch only has one strand go around the chickenhead instead of two. This is an advantage when either: (1) the chickenhead is not very deep; or (2) when the circumference is large. I think I usually use the slip hitch when I am placing it one-handed, because that one is easier for me than the girth hitch. When using either of these, as Daryl mentioned, place the slip point up high so as to get the mechanical advantage causing the hitch to choke. I occasionally will drape a sling over a horn, but only when it seems more secure to do so than to hitch it. It is in these instances that I will sometimes hang weight off of the sling to help keep it in place.
what about a clove hitch? Easier to do on lead than a slip knot.
Slip knot and girth hitches work well. I rely on my judgement for which is best given the particular situation.
Like any piece of protection, you have to consider the direction of pull on a possible fall. I typically use a slip-knot since it's easy to tie one-handed, and if possible, leave the knot high on the side of the route's direction, so a fall will tighten the sling around the horn. My all time favorite horn placement is Windjammer at the Needles--you have to keep throwing the rope above you to protect the cruxes! My question is, has anyone taken a fall on one of these placements?
Although I guess it will lower the slings strength, I have used a slipknot, and after tightening it, tying another overhand. If the slipknot wants to loosen up, the overhand (close to the slipknot) will prevent it from doing so. Clay
I guess I was trying to say that I don�t think there�s a hard-fast rule. Some heads have very large lips which render a girth hitch very secure. However, when the lip is smallish or I am worried about a directional fall, I prefer a slip knot. I recall a long vertically aligned chicken head with a large upper lip on the first pitch of Days of Future Past on End Pinnacle that I simply draped a runner over. It seemed bomber, but had it ripped in a fall, I would have been screwed! J, I think you captured the essence of this thread when you observed, �a bad slung head is just like evaluating a flared cam placement....maybe its okay.� Finally, I would caution about using self-tightening knots on chicken heads that don�t have uniform lips, as they have a tendency to �tighten� right off when loaded. PS: I hope I have added sufficient confusion to this thread!
Good info above. I personally prefer the slip hitch, then girth hitch, then clove. I would also add that as stated above, the shoe-lace dyneema slings generally work best, but are unfortunately more slippery. If you are having trouble getting one to stay fast on a not-so-positive knob, you can sometimes hang a cam/water bottle/something hefty to help keep it in place. You can sometimes even alter the direction of pull this way.
If you are worried about it tightening off but also worried about it lifing off if you just drape it do this: first you drape it over the chickenhead, then you tie an overhand knot so that the loop around the chickenhead is nice and snug keeping it from lifting off but becaus of the overhand knot it wont tighten any more if fallen on.
+ 1 each for Stu (re - the situation), The Bobby (re - choking), and Mike (re - hanging something heavy). The width and shape of the head and the lip will usually dictate which of the knots is best. Note that a slip knot has a single loop of sling around/over the head, a girth hitch has two, and a clove hitch three. Usually a single loop nestles down better, but sometimes multiple loops can be used like Chinese handcuffs and the sling is less likely to slide off.
In the Wasatch slinging chickenheads comes up periodically. If you have the 11mm slings, I think it is much easier to secure chickenheads than the fat nylon ones. For me, clovehitch is my knot of choice since it remains more secure when it is wiggled.
That was a great description of how to tie a one handed clove hitch Brian in SLC. I was able to figure it out first try. Can't wait to use it. Now this is a useful thread.
Twist in the opposite direction once you've reached behind the sling. Chances are that you need to rotate your (right) wrist clockwise 360 degrees relative to how you do it now. That is, from a neutral position with your right thumb up, rotate clockwise 180 degrees to bring your thumb down instead of counterclockwise. For the left hand, turn 180 degrees counterclockwise from the thumb-up position.
Supper easy solution to the loose sling is a rubber band. Works really well. When I'm doing routes that I know have chickenheads, I carry a couple of rubber bands either over my wrist or in my pocket. Sling the head and then loop the band over the head, around the sling and back over the head. Locks the sling to the head. No need for weighting with extra gear, etc. Oh, and plus 1 for the thin dyneema slings.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The chairman of the Ohio Republican Party said Friday the state GOP will continue to stand behind U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, who has announced he now supports gay marriage.
Chairman Bob Bennett acknowledged some Republicans will disagree with Portman's decision, but Bennett said he respects the junior senator's right to make up his own mind.
"Certainly, you can't question Rob's conservative credentials when it comes to issues affecting the Republican Party," Bennett said in an interview. "I think we'll be fine. And the party is a big tent. We welcome people holding a wide range of positions on some very difficult issues."
Still, Bennett said the state GOP received a flurry of phone calls for about two hours on Friday morning from people upset about Portman's stance. But he said the calls were fewer in number than those offering their opinions on Republican Gov. John Kasich's state budget proposal.
The calls about Portman had died down by the afternoon. "So I'm not sure how big of an issue it is among the Republican family right now," he said.
Portman told reporters Thursday in Washington that his views began changing in 2011 when his college-age son, Will, told his parents he was gay. In an op-ed published Friday in The Columbus Dispatch, he said the decision came after much thought.
"I have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in good times and in bad, the government shouldn't deny them the opportunity to get married," he wrote.
As a member of the House in 1996, Portman voted in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman and bars federal recognition of same-sex marriage. Portman's reversal makes him the only Senate Republican to back gay marriage.
Asked whether Portman's decision would change the level of financial support or help from the state GOP party, Bennett said, "Absolutely not."
Portman does not face re-election until 2016. He won his seat in 2010 with almost 57 percent of the vote.
A group working to overturn Ohio's ban on same-sex marriage praised Portman's comments, as did Ohio's senior senator, Democrat Sherrod Brown.
"I look forward to working with him to ensure that all Americans have the ability to marry, regardless of whom they love or where they live," Brown said in a written statement.
Brown voted against DOMA while he was a member of the U.S. House.
Portman told reporters Thursday he would back overturning Ohio's state ban on same-sex marriage if it comes up in a voter referendum.
"I'm going to be supportive of Ohioans having the opportunity to marry," he said. "I would not plan to take a leadership role in this, but people will know my position."
The leader of a conservative group that promoted passage of the state's 2004 amendment to ban gay marriage said the stance will affect Portman's political future.
"I can almost assure you, based on what I'm hearing right now, that he's going to have competition in the primary," said Phil Burress, president of Citizens for Community Values.
Burress' group, based in the northern Cincinnati suburb of Sharonville, helped rally a strong turnout among Christian evangelical voters for the amendment to the Ohio Constitution defining marriage as between a man and a woman. The turnout added crucial votes for President George W. Bush's narrow victory in Ohio that clinched his re-election.
Burress has known Portman for more than 20 years, and said the senator informed him Thursday night about his decision. He said he feels Portman let a family situation affect the way he conducts his politics.
"If you're going to be a Republican, you can't be wrong on our core issues," he said.
Reaction from the governor's office and other leading Ohio Republicans was more toned down.
Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols said in an email: "That's not the governor's position but he respects the Senator's decision and wishes him and his family well."
Doug Preisse, a county GOP chairman in central Ohio who's openly gay, said he expects Portman's stance will spark debate on the topic within the party.
"There's certainly going to be Republicans who are going to hail this as progress and there will be others who criticize it -- but within the party there's room for that," said Preisse, who heads the Franklin County Republican Party.
"I would say, too, that the reaction to this announcement is different today than it would have been 20 years ago," Preisse added. "And it's probably going to be different in 20 years than it is today."


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Named after Suntoucher guiding services in Albuquerque, NM, this four pitch route is a mixed bag, with a combination of both good and bad rock. Despite the questionable quality of rock on some of these pitches, I did enjoy the route. But, as with many Diablo routes, WEAR YOUR HELMET!. I was not completely thrilled about the first two pitches, however, the third pitch is STELLAR and on beautiful rock, and the crux section (very top of the climb) is on immaculate rock with awesome exposure (formation called The Shield)! I would give this route four stars, but the first two pitches, and the first section of the fourth pitch, bring the star rating down just a little, in my opinion. So 3 stars.
At the bottom of the Sun Devil crag, and to the right of the Solar Cave and Sun Devil (the climb).
All four pitches have bolts to anchors (I took 15 draws, and had enough for all pitches). Rap for the decent. Can use one 60m rope for this climb.


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Where is Nokia's strength vs iOS vs Android? Can Nokia survive and prosper, how?
The ancient adage "The software is the computer" still applies. I believe iOS' enormous success is due to a disciplined, stringent app development & distribution environment, paired with engineers' vision for excellent hardware. I strongly believe the market follows a well implemented vision.
I perceive Nokia as a confused player in smartphone market. A new direction is needed. Actually, I think all the requirements exist at Nokia, they just need to be made to fit and pulled together.
Concentrate on a consistent OS. I like Symbian - it is light-weight, yet flexible (please please don't go Microsoft!). What's bad is the haphazard implementation across the range with features wildly differing and annoying subtle differences between models. Hardware is almost GREAT. I'm looking at 2710 Nav.Ed., C3-01 and C7. Battery life is good on these. GPS and Ovi maps are fantastic value. I use an iPhone and I'm annoyed because unlike my Nokias I cant even update my contacts via Bluetooth and have to charge it all the time. Things require many steps to do. I prefer my Nokias in many cases. But the deal breakers are: C3-01 - no VoIP via 3G, no GPS, launching email takes AGES. 2710 - no 3G. Combine the 2 and you'd have an almost perfect low-end phone. Make the Ovi store WORK! Far too much ad-based crap - time wasters. Make over-the-air updates WORK.
Look after your customers, give them lifetime support for the phone they bought. Make new models compelling, do not force people to upgrade by withering support for their phone - they will jump ship! Have clearly defined ranges of phones - currently even seasoned sales staff is over-challenged to give good advice re features.
Emphasise Nokia's strength - smaller size, less weight, long battery life, easier use, fast. Keep user inteface and app inclusions (social media) up-to-date with over-the-air free updates - make sure they work! In other words, create and maintain product that remains exciting for years. There you go…