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The last start of the Audi R8 in the Le Mans 24 Hour race could hardly have been more impressive: Tom Kristensen (Denmark), JJ Lehto (Finland) and Marco Werner (Germany) clinched the fifth victory of the Audi R8 in the French endurance classic in what will be remembered as one of the most fiercely contested races in the history of the event.
A record crowd of 230,000 spectators saw a stunning demonstration of Audis corporate slogan "Vorsprung durch Technik". Whilst ambient temperatures of 35 degrees caused a high attrition rate amongst the 49 cars entered, the three Audi R8 sportscars of Audis importer teams from the USA and France ran immaculately throughout the 24 hours. Thus, the Audi drivers were able to overcome the handicap imposed by the regulations. Although the three Audi R8 cars were not the fastest contenders in the field, they clinched first, third and fourth position thanks to their reliability and their constant run to the finish.
Tom Kristensen, JJ Lehto and Marco Werner didnt put a foot wrong, too, during the 24 hour race, thus helping Team ADT Champion Racing to celebrate its first victory at Le Mans and the first one for an American team since 1967. In addition, Audi works driver Tom Kristensen opened a new chapter in Le Mans history: the Danish driver won arguably the toughest race in the world for a record seventh time thus surpassing previous record holder Jacky Ickx. JJ Lehto won the Le Mans 24 Hour race for the second time after his inaugural win in 1995. For Marco Werner, a dream came true when he scored his first Le Mans victory in only his fourth attempt.
AUDI AG is one step ahead of the opposition yet again: The inventor of TDI will fight, as the worlds first automobile manufacturer, for overall victory with a diesel engine at the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans. The new Audi R10 is powered by a completely new 5.5-litre, twelve-cylinder bi-turbo TDI engine which is extremely economical and quiet.
The Le Mans Prototype, with over 650 hp and more than 1100 Newton metres of torque, significantly exceeds the power produced by the majority of previous Audi racing cars including that of its victorious R8 predecessor.
Audi ventures into previously unexplored diesel-engine terrain with the V12 power plant manufactured completely from aluminium. The enormous torque of over 1100 Newton metres not only makes extreme demands of the R10 transmission system as even the Formula 1 specification engine dynamometers at Audi Sport had to be reequipped with special gearboxes capable of withstanding the unusual forces.
The heart of the Audi R10 is a completely new V12 TDI engine with a cubic capacity of 5.5 litres the maximum permitted at Le Mans. Audi ventures into previously unexplored diesel-engine terrain with power exceeding 650 hp and torque of more than 1100 Newton metres from the V12 power plant.
This engine is the specifically most powerful diesel there is in the world and, up until now, the biggest challenge that Audi Sport has ever faced in its long history," explains Ulrich Baretzky, Head of Engine Technology at Audi Sport. There has never been anything remotely comparable. We started development with a clean sheet of paper."
The V12 TDI used in the R10 is the first Audi diesel engine with an aluminium crank case. The cylinder-bank angle is 90 degrees. The V12 TDI has, like Audi production car engines, four valves
The engines power and the high torque are available to the driver practically from idling speed a speciality of diesel technology, to which the Audi drivers must now become accustomed. The usable power band lies between 3000 and 5000 revs per minute.
Most of the partners involved in the R10 project have already been working successfully with Audi Sport for many years and with several since the start of the original quattro" project at the beginning of the 1980s.
Bosch, Michelin and Shell have all played particularly important roles. As was the case with the direct fuel injection TFSI, which was developed by Audi and Bosch together, Audi Sport and Bosch continue their cooperation for the R10 project. The V12 TDI engine management is performed by the Bosch Motronic MS14. The latest generation Common Rail System also originates from Bosch. The input is however not only limited to the engine: A completely new vehicle-data-logging system (FDE) was created together with Bosch.
Michelin was an exclusive and reliable tyre partner during the R8 years. The R10 project also makes new demands of the current Formula 1 World Champions: A wider front tyre was designed specifically for Audi. The enormous torque of more than 1,100 Newton metres produced by the TDI engine makes great demands on the rear tyres, which only one tyre partner with a technical background like Michelin could deal with.
Shell, another partner previously involved with the R8, is also on board. Shell V-Power Diesel is a particularly efficient fuel, from which the R10 will also benefit: From 2006 Shell V-Power is the official fuel supplier for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Shell uses the R10 project to develop the next generation of Shell V-Power Diesel.
Numerous other proven technical partners have contributed to the R10 project: The gearbox was designed together with the company X-trac, the carbon fibre monocoque was created under the watchful eye of Audi Sport at Dallara. ZF Sachs supplied the clutch a partner with whom Audi Sport have been working since the rally days. Megaline supplies the gearbox control system and the new high-tech steering wheel, O.Z. the wheels, Öhlins the dampers and Garrett the turbo chargers.
There are no visual signs that a diesel power unit is at work in the back of the R10. It goes without saying that the V12 TDI is equipped with a pair of diesel particle filters for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Flashes of flame from the exhaust, which are created by unburned petrol in spark-ignition engines, are not seen coming from the R10.
One of the diesel engines biggest advantages is the low fuel consumption, especially at part-throttle and overrun. However, when compared to more classic circuits which demand a higher ratio of part throttle, the lower specific consumption will hardly be noticeable at Le Mans because the quota of full-throttle is almost 75 percent.
The enormous torque of over 1,100 Newton metres not only posed previously unforeseen demands in the development of the R10 drive train. Even the latest generation of engine dynamometers at Audi Sport had to be reequipped with special gearboxes capable of withstanding the unusual forces.


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Augusta, Ga. – Sept. 4, 2008 – University Health Services, Inc. Board has approved the purchase of 7.4 acres of land on Silver Bluff Road in Aiken.
The board approved an amount not to exceed $2.8 million that includes $2.4 million for the purchase of the property, approximately $72,000 in closing costs and nearly $300,000 in infrastructure improvements.
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Three physician practices currently affiliated with University Health Care System in the areas of family medicine, oncology and pediatrics have expressed interest in the building, Dr. Lasser confirmed.
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High home-ownership in a nation is like a treacle blanket thrown over the surface of the country and economy. With a high degree of owner-occupation, everything slows.
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... CASE CU and Option 1 CU have announced that they will share a branch facility in East Lansing beginning in early in 2013. By sharing this branch, CASE will maintain its presence near the Meijer store on Lake Lansing Road, and Option 1 has found the right business to fill space too large for its needs. Option 1 CU will open two new branch locations, one on Lake Lansing Road, near the West Road facility, and one on Hagadorn and Lake Lansing Road. Option 1 will share the West Road branch with CASE until its move to the new locations. As of Dec. 31, 2012, CASE will relocate from its Meijer locations to expanded space throughout the Greater Lansing region. This transition has been initiated because of Meijer's decision to move a national bank chain into its stores. CASE President and CEO Jeffrey Benson said "Our Meijer branches are not large enough to facilitate the growth that we've been experiencing. It gives us the opportunity to focus on obtaining larger branches for our members—with drive-ups, something we've wanted to do for a long time." CASE will buy the West Road property from Option 1. "This collaboration and sharing is a great opportunity for CASE and Option 1 members," Option 1 President and CEO Andrew List said. "Together we will be able to provide our members with accessible, convenient service while we transition to new locations. We are delighted to be able to work side by side with CASE Credit Union."
… Consumers CU launched its Holiday Food Drive to run through Dec. 15 and has partnered with local food pantries to ensure all donations stay in local areas. "Consumers Credit Union members are tremendously engaged in their neighborhoods and communities," Consumers President and CEO Kit Snyder said. "It's one of the reasons they have chosen to bank with us, a local credit union. With that engagement comes concern for the needs of the community. Through our members' generosity, each year we are able to organize this collection of donations to meet local needs. Our employees have just as much spirit for giving, and we're proud of being able to impact local needs." This year, Consumers' 14 offices in Kalamazoo, Portage, Mattawan, Lawton, Coldwater, Holland and South Haven chose to focus their holiday donation efforts on supporting local food banks. All member donations stay local, with offices in the greater Kalamazoo area partnering with the Food Bank of South Central Michigan. In South Haven, contributions will be made to We Care I.N.C., while donations at the Holland offices will go to the Holland Rescue Mission. "During the winter months, when some families have to choose between paying the heat bill and buying groceries, they choose groceries. Hopefully our food donations will allow more families to not have to make the tough choices," South Haven Office Manager Ken Overholser.
… After an extended period of discussion and due diligence, the boards of MSUFCU and Eaton County Educational CU have approved a merger, contingent on approval from both regulatory agencies and a majority of ECECU's members. MSUFCU's President/CEO Patrick McPharlin said the credit unions have much in common. "MSUFCU and ECECU have a shared commitment to helping members achieve financial success, and I am excited for the new opportunities this proposed merger provides for members of both credit unions. ECECU members will gain expanded account access and services along with greater financial strength and stability for their accounts, and the 11,000 MSUFCU members already residing in Eaton County will receive the added convenience of an established branch in Charlotte." Ken Huber, ECECU's treasurer/manager added, "Due to the current economic climate and recent financial legislation, many smaller credit unions are finding it impossible to earn income and grow financially. In order to best serve our members, ECECU's board of directors recognized that we needed to partner with another credit union. We specifically approached MSUFCU as they are very sound and secure and will provide our members with exceptional service plus a wide variety of additional services and conveniences." Huber is retiring next year. Eaton County Educational CU serves employees and pensioners of educational institutions located in Eaton County and employees of a number of companies and organizations. ECECU has more than 5,000 members, more than $30 million in assets and nine employees.
James Safian, left, vice president of member business relations, and Nic Cela, member service specialist, take a break from packing food at the Kiwanis Club of Clinton Township.
… American 1 CU's Clinton Twp. branch staff members spent three hours boxing up food for families in need. The Kiwanis Club of Clinton Township gathers food items, and volunteer groups spend three hours at a time to help box it up. The Clinton Township staff members packed 500 boxes weighing 50 pounds each. "It gave us all a good feeling to know that our efforts helped these 500 families have a nicer holiday season," said James Safian, American 1 CU vice president of member business development.
… Lake Trust CU sponsored a Lake-to-Lake Food Drive on Nov. 16 to collect nonperishable food items at its 21 branch offices located throughout Michigan. The Lake-to-Lake Food Drive is an effort to help fill pantry shelves at local food banks and feed deserving families in Michigan this season. "Lake Trust Credit Union wants to make a difference in the many communities, from Lake-to-Lake, that we serve," President and CEO David Snodgrass said. Lake Trust was planning to distribute the food to a number of local charitable food distribution agencies around Michigan that are partnering with Lake Trust, including the Greater Lansing Food Bank, West Michigan Food Bank, Food Gatherers, Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan and Feeding America. "Our goal is to help bring awareness to what we can all do to make a difference, and to help feed as many people as we possibly can, by collecting food during this daylong, all-out effort," Snodgrass said.
Students at Eastside Connections School in Niles recently celebrated the opening of its student-run credit union.
… Nov. 14 marked the grand opening of the Honor CU's Eastside Connections Student CU in Niles. Sixth-grade teacher Mr. Payne and his students celebrated the grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the school. Teachers, students and parents can make deposits once a week during lunch to student branch managers and tellers under the supervision of an Honor team member. "We are proud to partner with Eastside Connections School in order to increase financial literacy in the Niles community," Niles Branch Manager Jason Dillenbeck said. Also present at the ribbon cutting were Honor CEO Scott McFarland and Kent Figy, vice president of member service. Eastside Connections is Honor's 17th student credit union.
… Detroit Metropolitan CU and Clawson Community CU have jointly announced that the two financial institutions are merging, with Detroit Metropolitan remaining as the surviving credit union. The membership of Clawson Community CU approved the merger in a vote on Oct. 25. The organization announced that all Clawson Community employees have been offered and accepted positions in the surviving credit union. The merger will allow Clawson's members to have access to the combined credit unions' full line of financial services and locations. Clawson Community's location at 625 N. Main St. in Clawson will remain open and serve as a strategic Oakland County location for the combined credit union. The Clawson location will be known as Clawson Financial, a branch of Detroit Metropolitan CU. "We're thrilled at the opportunity to serve more members who live, work and worship in Oakland County, and we're committed to providing them with outstanding service that credit unions are known for," Detroit Metropolitan CEO Kathie Trembath said. "Most importantly, Detroit Metropolitan Credit Union shares our commitment to supporting the local communities and their size, strength and stability offer the best opportunity for the growth of our membership and our employees," said Clawson Community CEO Char Larson. The merger has received regulatory approval and is expected to be finalized by year's end.
Michigan's 10 graduates of CUNA Management School are: Patti Bergstresser, Marshall Community CU; TJ Kempf, Honor CU; Lisha Lanehart, FM Financial CU; Cathy Freberg of Chatham Eben CO OP FCU; Anna Marie Zielinski of FedCom CU; Tammy O'Lear of Wanigas CU; Stephanie Kidd of UP Catholic CU; Jeremiah Kossen of Lake Michigan CU; Gerri Timonen of Trenary Coperative CU, and David Black, Michigan Tech Employees FCU.
… Ten Michigan credit union leaders were recently recognized as certified credit union executives. Each year, the University of Wisconsin hosts CUNA Management School. This high-level educational program builds dynamic leaders with a rigorous blend of classes and experiential learning activities. Since 1954, CUNA Management School has a well-earned reputation as an outstanding three-year executive education program designed specifically for credit union management personnel who aspire to achieve senior level management and leadership positions in the credit union system.
Employees at Astera CU's Ionia branch cut the ribbon for the new location inside Wal-Mart.
… Astera CU has moved to a new location in Ionia. On Oct, 1, Astera opened inside the WalMart SuperCenter located at 3062 S. State Road. This location allows Astera to expand its services to members with a full-service 24 hour ATM and expanded hours. "We're looking forward to the increased visibility," said Jeff Croff, Astera's vice president of marketing. "This is our second in-store branch and both offer an opportunity to significantly grow membership through our convenient location and hours."
Tamara Peters of the Oscoda Backpack Program, accepts a check for $1,228.52 from Jessy Ott, AAACU fundraising chairwoman.
… Alpena Alcona Area CU's Oscoda Branch helped 12 children for the entire school year through its fundraising efforts in the third quarter of 2012. They raised over $1,200 for the Oscoda Backpack Program. This volunteer-based program is an undertaking of the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, which attempts to reduce child hunger and promotes nutrition and healthy eating habits. They provide backpacks with enough food for the weekends when children are not receiving meals at school. This ensures their nutritional needs are being met at home. While children receive nutritious meals at school, many go hungry over the weekend. Volunteers place the backpacks in the children's lockers each Friday.


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- Crepe paper
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- Small jingle bells
- Silver cord
- Loose sequins
- Decorative Ribbon
Step 1
Cut a 2 1/2-by-3 1/2-inch rectangle from crepe paper. Brush craft glue along 1 short side of rectangle. Starting at opposite side, roll rectangle into a tube. Press along seam to seal. Let dry.
Step 2
Brush craft glue along inner edge of 1 end of tube. Pinch edge together. Let dry.
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Gently stretch open end of tube to create a bell shape, flaring base slightly.
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String a jingle bell halfway onto a 7-inch length of thin silver cord; knot at top of bell. Thread ends of cord through top of paper bell (poke a tiny hole if necessary), until bell sits even with base of paper bell.
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With a pencil, mark cord at top of paper bell.
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Remove cord; knot ends together at mark. Rethread ends through top of paper bell.
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Thread a sequin onto both ends; affix to top of paper bell with craft glue. Tie cord onto a decorative ribbon. Trim excess cord.
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Hotel offers several amenities such as free deluxe continental breakfast (including hot waffles), free weekday newspaper, free coffee, exercise room and seasonal outdoor pool. Copy and fax services and competitive corporate rates for the business traveler. Meeting room accommodates up to 25 people. All rooms include free local calls, microwaves, refrigerators, free high-speed Internet access, coffee makers, hair dryers, iron and ironing boards. Non-smoking rooms available. Whether traveling for business or pleasure, the Comfort Inn at Carowinds is perfect when visiting the Fort Mill area. Pet accommodation: 50.00/night per pet. Max 2 pets per room. There will be a $250.00 charge per pet for not notifying the hotel that there will be a pet in the room.
List of Amenities for Comfort Inn At Carowinds
| · Air conditioning
· Alarm clock
· Banquet facilities
· Brailed elevators
· Bus parking
· Cable television
· Coffee/Tea maker
· Complimentary full american breakfast
· Elevators
· Exercise gym
· Hairdryer
· High speed internet connection
· Ice machine
· Ice machine
· Iron
· Laundry/Valet service
· Microwave
· Outdoor pool
· Parking
· Pay per view movies on TV
· Pets allowed
· Refrigerator
· Safe deposit box
· Telephone
· Truck parking
Restaurant InformationBo Jangles Cracker Barrel KFC Shoney's Flamingo's
Recreation Information
Outdoor pool
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Room Information for this hotelHandicap room, Kitchenette, Non-smoking
Miscellaneous Information provided by Comfort Inn At Carowinds
· American Dollars is the native currency.
· Check in time is 3:00 PM
· Check out time is 11:00 AM
· Renovated in 01/01/1999
· 153 rooms.
· 0 suites.
· 4 floors.
This Hotel's Cancellation Policy
Reservations not cancelled by deadline will be charged 1 night's stay, or full amount of stay for reservations requiring prepayment.


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Commitment/Requirement: Background check required. You must get all background check forms notarized and return them to your orientation. Orientation at the site; 2 hours per week throughout the semester. Students need to dress professionally - No Flip Flops.


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- The Anti-Virus Age is Over — for every analyst that an AV company hires, the bad guys can hire 10 developers.
- 3D Printing's 2014 Renaissance (Quartz) — patents on sintering about to expire which will open up hi-res production. Happened in the past when patents on fixed deposition modelling expired: Within just a few years of the patents on FDM expiring, the price of the cheapest FDM printers fell from many thousands of dollars to as little as $300.
- Ultrafine Particle Emissions from Desktop 3D Printers (Science Direct) — Because most of these devices are currently sold as standalone devices without any exhaust ventilation or filtration accessories, results herein suggest caution should be used when operating in inadequately ventilated or unfiltered indoor environments. (via Slashdot)
- Aireal — focussed changes in air pressure simulate sensations of touch. The machine itself is essentially a set of five speakers in a box–subwoofers that track your body through IR, then fire low frequencies through a nozzle to form donut-like vortices (I imagine the system as a cigar-smoking Microsoft Kinect). […] In practice, Aireal can do anything from creating a button for you to touch in midair to crafting whole textures by pulsing its bubbles to mimic water, stone, and sand. (via BoingBoing)
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An open response to Sen. Blumenthal on Protect IP and SOPA
Almost anything can be claimed as a copyright violation if you don't have to defend the claim.
SOPA and Protect IP are proposing remedies to copyright violation that never come under the scrutiny of the legal system.
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- Using the $35 Tablet from India (VentureBeat) — nice description of the tablet and what it's like to use. What makes the Aakash tablet different is that its creators didn't strive for perfection. Instead, the emphasis was on getting the product into the market quickly so it could be adopted, tinkered with, and improved over time. As Wadhwa said, "to get the cost down, you have to make some compromises."
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- Intellectual Property in ACTA and the TPP: Lessons Not Learned — ACTA, therefore, as the closest thing we have to a "high protection consensus", ought to be seen as a kind of ceiling to what is possible or desirable for the present. As I will further show, however, this is far from the approach being adopted by the US in the TPP negotiations. The US' apparent determination to treat its existing FTAs, and ACTA, as a floor, rather than a ceiling, may well undermine the whole purpose of the TPP negotiations. (via Michael Geist)
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When your man wants oral sex (which, let's face it, is pretty much all the time) he makes no bones about it. But ever notice that getting your guy to return the favor can be tough? If your partner is reluctant to go south of your border or you're too shy to ask him outright, you're not alone. How do you pop the question without being pushy or making it awkward? We've talked to the experts for some gotta-try-this tips on encouraging your man to be an oral enthusiast.
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Guest Blog by Hazik:The Family Fun Heritage Fair was a great day for everyone. It was a fun day with many families participating in numerous activities such as; face painting, button making, building blocks and giant jenga, paper airplane-making, writing with a quill, and legos. The fire safety exhibit and the bison exhibit were highly enjoyed by the visitors as they were informative and fun. We had exhibitors from Fort Calgary, the Glenbow Museum, Lougheed House, and many more heritage organizations. We can't wait for the next time we get to do it!
It may be a bit early to think of this year's Comic Con coming up in April however Camilla d'Errico's 2nd volume of Tanpopo is just hitting the stacks sooo... I thought it might be appropriate to highlight some great new and old additions to the fabulous Teen Graphix collection we have. Tanpopo is a 3 volume story of a girl raised by a machine-driven mind prison, who frees herself and goes on a journey of emotional and intellectual self discovery guided by a "boy" who is either a devil or trickster character or both. D'Erricco uses text from Goethe's "Faust"(and it is a Faustian journey that Tanpopo embarks on!!), Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio by Liaozhai Zhiyi.
Goethe started writing Faust when he was 19 and finished it a week before his death - how's that for the work of your life? Camilla uses the text and re-contextualizes it to create her own poetic story, complete with her sparse but beautiful comic illustrations all rendered with a fine point acrylic brush. Hailing from Vancouver d'Erricco has also published a YA graphic novel called Burn and several books of her art. One of which I just happened to get hand autographed with a drawing of her own when I met her at last year's Comic Con. (I'm sure she'll do the same for you if you go this year, nudge, nudge), she is, generous like that, and cool; hence me being so excited about her latest release. Did I mention that she snowboards and makes her art into designs for cell phone skins, laptops, snowboards, dresses, leggings, chairs, wallets, make-up cases and toys for the likes of Haysbor, Disney, Tokyopop, Neil Gaiman and the ilk. Her HelmetHeads paintings have a sweet pop sensibility to them. She's even published a book about how to emulate the same in your own comics. This could perhaps... hint, hint... be used as an inspiration to submit a comic of your own to our TeensCreate page, just sayin'....
Speaking of literary pop sensibilities; did you know that Frank L. Baum actually wrote not just 1 but 11 OZ novels? And not all starting in Kansas... Eric Shanower and artist Skottie Young have turned them into a series of great graphic novels for your eyes to enjoy. I think perhaps in an alternate universe D'Erricco's Tanpopo and Skottie Young's Dorothy and Ozma could all be sisters. The wonders of OZ never cease ;p
To conclude our brief but delectable journey, a great version of Faust has just been republished and acquired here at CPL. The illustrations by Harry Clarke hail from the Art Nouveau era (think Aubrey Beardsley) creating a visual feast that rivals the Steampunky details of d'Errico's HelmetHeads. So if you like Tanpopo you just might enjoy. Happy Reading!
Ms. Lee writes really excellent historical mystery/adventure and has so far published three books in The Agency series, with another one on the way. It's hard to find proper historical fiction in YA lit - not steampunk, not paranormal, no time travel - I love all of those things but sometimes you just want to immerse yourself in days gone by, the way they actually were.
Travel with me back to Victorian London and meet Mary Quinn - she's twelve years old and about to be executed for thievery, until a last minute rescue finds her instead ending up at Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls. Finding herself alive is extraordinary enough, but to be given an honest chance at a good education and a real, worthwhile life is even more amazing. At age seventeen, Mary discovers that her school is also a cover for an all-female investigative agency, and that is the beginning of a life that is quite simply astonishing, full of adventure, peril, and the chance to make a real difference in the world.
I have loved The Agency series since the first book came out; the historical detail is spot-on, and the characters are engaging and many-faceted. I admit that a Victorian girl spy agency is probably not exactly the way things were, but it's within the realm of possibilty, and Y.S. Lee will have you convinced that it's the way it should have been.
Register now or just drop by; if you would like her to sign a book, please bring your own.
This program is generously sponsored by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Next Wednesday, November 6th is your chance to meet bestselling Canadian author Kelley Armstrong! She will be visiting Shawnessy Library at 12 pm, and will be on the main floor of the Central Library at 7pm for a reading and book signing.
Even as a child, Kelley loved to write about creepy things - in her own words, "If asked for a story about girls and dolls, mine would invariably feature undead girls and evil dolls, much to my teachers' dismay. All efforts to make me produce "normal" stories failed. Today, I continue to spin tales of ghosts and demons and werewolves, while safely locked away in my basement writing dungeon."
Kelley is the author of the Darkest Powers series for teens, the Otherworld series for adults, and quite a few other titles, all of them featuring characters you'll wish you knew - but might be glad are at a safe distance.
We've now made it to our next stop on our country wide road trip. We've made it into Saskatchewan, where rumour has it, you can see your dog running away from home for days. Saskatchewan, like Alberta has many great authors to celebrate, so, we've narrowed it down to 3.
Far from her farm roots near Regina, Melanie Schnell takes us to civil war-torn Sudan with her multiple award winning first novel, While the Sun is Above Us. Melanie lived and researched for this book in South Sudan for 7 months, and her dedication to her writing shows. Through powerful and emotional prose, Melanie gives us two intertwined characters, Adut and Sandra. These women, of vastly different circumstance, experience a violent local conflict that changes their lives forever. While Melanie has written for television and has had fiction, poetry and non-fiction published, While the Sun is Above Us is her first novel. It has been shortlisted for four Saskatchewan book awards, Book of the Year, Regina Book Award, Fiction Award and the First Book award. She is currently working on her second novel.
Alice Kuipers, currently living in Saskatoon, has written several YA novels, including her first award winner, Life on the Refrigerator Door . It has been published in 28 countries and was named as a New York Times best book for teens. Her second novel, The Worst Thing She Ever Did, has won an Arthur Ellise Award. Her most recent and third young adult novel, 40 Things I Want to Tell You was a 2013 CLA Young Adult Book Award Honour Book. She will also have a picture book, The Best-ever Bookworm Book by Violet and Victor Small, will be published in 2014. All of her works have been published in 29 countries.
In 40 Things I Want to Tell You, Alice's main character Amy, a.k.a. Bird, writes an advice column for teens called Top Tips that I imagine she really wishes she had followed. Self-searching and filled with inner turmoil, Alice Kuipers' latest book shares with readers much more than just 40 Things.
Arthur Slade was born in Moose Jaw, but currently lives in Saskatoon. He has written severl YA novels, including the novel Dust, which won the 2001 Govenor General's Award as well as the 2001 Saskatchewan Book Award. His most recent work is Island of Doom, which is the fourth and final book in The Hunchback Assignments. The other titles in this series include The Hunchback Assignments, The Dark Deeps, and Empire of Ruins.
In, Island of Doom, Modo, a shape shifting, masked spy is on a personal quest....to find his biological parents. Along with some characters from the previous novels, some good and some not so good, Modo and a fellow spy, Octavia, make a thrilling dash towards the conclusion of this series.
Time to continue on our cross-country road trip!!! Get out the chips and pop, and keep the donuts coming.
We've made it over the Rockies to the prairies: beautiful skies as far as the eye can see, wheat fields stretching on and on and on... What DO Albertans do on those long winter nights? Apparently write, because there are lots of great authors in this province. But I've had to narrow it down to just three:
Monica Hughes wasn't born in Canada, but we're proud to have lured her in. After doing things like, oh, CRACKING CODES during WW II, she ended up living in good ol' Alberta. Although she was almost fifty when her first book was published, she ended up writing over 35 books and became known as one of Canada's best writers of science fiction for children and young adults.
Invitation to the Game is a dystopian novel set on Earth in the year 2154. Lisse and her friends struggle to survive until they are chosen to partipate in 'the Game', a virtual reality surival experience which leaves them unsure of the line between real life and fantasy. The Story Box is set on the island of Ariban, where imagination is forbidden. Then Colin discovers a young woman from a different land, who holds a beautiful chest in her hands she calls 'the story box'. And in her last book, The Maze, Andrea and two of her 'girl gang' tormentors are magically placed in a maze, where they all depend on Andrea for rescue.
But The Isis Trilogy is maybe her most well known work. In The Keeper of the Isis Light, Olwen Pendennis lives on the planet Isis, with Guardian as her only companion after her settler parents die. When colonists from an overpopulated and polluted Earth come to live in the valleys, Olwen fears her world will be changed forever. The Guardian of Isis takes place decades later, after the settlers have replaced their technological knowledge with myth. When a natural disaster threatens the colony, the overly-curious Jody N'Kumo goes searching for the truth. And finally, in The Isis Pedlar, Moira's father Michael Joseph Flynn brings great new stuff to Isis, like his magic firestone, delicious ambrosia, and mysterious Forever Machine. Only Moira knows what a charlatan he really is, and it's up to her to expose him before it's too late!
David A. Poulsen has been a broadcaster, teacher, football coach, actor, and of course, writer. But his coolest and most Albertan activity is - rodeo announcer! Last year, when he wasn't at rodeos, he was busy being Writer in Residence at the Chinook Arch Library System in southern Alberta.
David Poulsen's first work was the award winning short story The Welcomin'. He's written twenty books since. You could check out Last Sam's Cage, in which Eddie runs away from his abusive stepfather to live at the Calgary zoo. He's also written lots of 'jock' stories, like Wild Thing, Blind Date, and Cowboy Cool, set (mostly) in Lawrence 'Jock Joint' High . And in Numbers, misfit Andy Crocket finds out his cool Social teacher Mr. Retzlaff is giving his class a skewed look at history, especially WW II.
His latest, Old Man, is about a road trip (ha! see how that ties in?) involving 16- year-old Casey and his 'old man' - NEVER 'dad', since he left when Casey was five. Casey has plans for the summer: get fit, get some money, and get the girl. But when the 'old man' calls unexpectedly, he's forced into giving up all his plans, to go who knows where, for who knows what reason, with this dude that he doesn't know at all. Not to give anything away, but they end up in Vietnam, hoofing it through the jungle. Casey has an ironic sense of humour which makes his first-person account really enjoyable.
Martine Leavitt was born in Alberta, went to the University of Calgary, and raised her seven children (whew!) here. She still lives here when she's not working a the University of Vermont. She writes contemporary and fantasy novels.
You'll find her first three novels, Dragon's Tapestry, Prism Moon, and The Taker's Key - aka the Marmawell Trilogy - under the name of her 'alter ego', Martine Bates. Many of her books are award winners, like Keturah and Lord Death, Tom Finder - which is set in Calgary - and Heck Superhero.
My book of life by Angel is her latest book. There are a few reasons why it's of special interest. First, it's a 'novel in verse'. If that worries you, don't let it. It's a quick read, but the story and writing are still amazing. And you think 'poems' are all about daffodils and kittens? Think again! This one is about a 16-year-old drug-addicted prostitute living with her pimp, 'Call', in downtown Vancouver (yes, we've gone back over the Rockies, but it's all still Canada, right?) When Call brings home a 13-year-old girl, Angel knows she has to do something to get her out of there, especially since there are rumours of a serial killer preying on the 'girls.' This story tells it like it is, without any preachy 'after school special' moments. The Canadian Library Association just named this their winner for the Young Adult Book Award for 2013!
Well, that should give you lots of stuff to read, when you're not checking out the Badlands or hitting the Stampede. Next stop - Saskatchewan!
OK, we all know Canadians have a lot to be proud about - great actors and musicians, beautiful natural spaces, and of course, our ability to survive even the coldest of Canadian winters. We also have a ton of super talented Canadian authors! The snow is melting now and if you're already dreaming of (or dreading) your summer vacation, come along on our virtual reading road trip - this week, we're starting off in B.C.
Susin Nielsen lives in Vancouver and used to write scripts for TV shows including Degrassi High. These days, she writes funny, realistic novels with characters you'll wish you knew in real life!
In Word Nerd, Ambrose is being homeschooled after a near-fatal run in with bullies, and he is B-O-R-E-D. He strikes up an unlikely friendship with Cosmo, his landlord's ex-con son, and they bond over the strangest of things - competitive Scrabble.
Dear George Clooney, Please Marry my Mom - that's what Violet decides is the only answer after her father trades in his life for a seemingly better one and leaves her mom behind. Violet is disgusted when her mom starts dating the terribly named Dudley Wiener, the latest in a long line of awful relationships, and decides it's time to take matters into her own hands.
Henry K. Larsen is only writing this journal because his therapist says he has to. He's seeing a therapist because something terrible has happened to his family, and they have moved to a new town to start fresh. Despite the tragedy, Henry's story is full of humour and hope, and you'll wish you could reach into this book and give him a hug. Also of note - this book just won the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award!
Author, actor, and swordsman (yes, swordsman!) C.C. Humphreys lives on Salt Spring Island, B.C., and has written a swashbuckling YA novel called The Hunt of the Unicorn. Elayne's family tells stories about stepping through a tapestry into a world of mythical creatures, stories that she has always loved. Stories that could never happen in the real world, in modern day New York, where she lives. Until one day, she visits The Cloisters, a medieval art museum in New York, and sees her own initials woven into an ancient tapestry. Then she hears the unicorn calling her - and falls into the world her family always warned her about.
I could go on, of course, but I think that's enough for one excursion - next stop: Alberta!
My Book of Life by Angel, What Happened to Ivy, and 40 Things I Want to Tell You. What do these three books have in common? They are all awesome, all deal with tough, tough things and all are winners or honour books for the 2013 Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Book Award!
My Book of Life by Angel, by local author Martine Leavitt, takes the cake (aka is the winner). Angel, a teen prostitute in love with her pimp Call, decides to keep a diary when her friend becomes one of the many girls who are mysteriously going "missing" (being murdered), however when 11 year old Melli shows up she realizes she has to do more than that, preserving what innocence a dark and hardened teen can have. My Book of Life by Angel is also a verse novel so it's appropriate that this award was annouced during International Poetry Month!
In 40 Things I Want to Tell You, by Alice Kuipers, Amy has it all - great parents, a sexy boyfriend, and an amazing best friend. In fact, she's so together that she writes an online advice column to help other teens. This all changes when Pete enters her life. He is exactly the opposite of Amy, yet she is drawn to him, and it might just be that losing control of one thing could make her lose everything.
Kathy Stinson offers a summer seaside workshop for kids and teens, and also wrote What Happened to Ivy. David's sister, Ivy, was born with multiple serious disabilities, and she needs constant attention, usually from him. He loves Ivy, but sometimes he hates that she always seems to be the center of his parents attention, and that his parents only see him as her helper. That changes when girl-next-door Hannah enters his life; she makes him feel special. Then Ivy has an accident, and suddenly everything is different. David must confront his feelings of guilt and wrestle with the idea of forgivenss as he struggles with the questions surrounding Ivy's death.
All of the finalists are excellent books by great Canadian authors so be sure to check out the rest of the short list:


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David Bowie to Unleash "Golden Years" Remixes Across Multiple Formats
Well, there hasn't been any news of David Bowie releasing his lost album Toy, even after it was unceremoniously leaked two weeks ago. But some old Bowie material will indeed be coming to light in a new way on June 6, when the musician and iconoclast releases Golden Years as both an EP and iPhone application.
Golden Years, the EP, will feature Bowie's original 1975 track and four remixes by Anthony Valadez, Eric J. Lawrence, Chris Douridas and Jeremy Sole of KCRW. It will be released in an array of formats: CD, 12″ vinyl and digital download.
But the bigger news is arguably the launch of the iPhone application of the same name. Golden Years, the app, has been created by Harry Maslin, the Bowie collaborator and co-producer of both the original 1976 Station to Station and its lavish 2010 box set. The app will allow fans access to the original multi-tracks and allow them to share their own remixes with other members of the app community online. The app will draw on eight stems derived from the original 16 tracks: the lead vocal, 12-string guitar, bass, drums, guitar, harmonium, percussion (including blocks, congas and claps) and backing vocals.
Bowie has released multi-tracks in the past; a digital EP from 2009 on the occasion of Space Oddity's 40th anniversary contained 12 cuts: three single edits, a 1979 re-recording and eight tracks employed for the song's recording (bass and drums, strings, acoustic guitar, mellotron, backing vocal with flute and cello, stylophone and guitar, lead vocal and main backing vocal).
All four remixes can be streamed here, and Golden Years hits stores (physical and digital) on June 6.
David Bowie, Golden Years (EMI, 2011)
CD & Digital Download
1. Golden Years (Single Version) (2002 Digital Remaster)
2. Golden Years (Anthony Valadez KCRW Remix)
3. Golden Years (Eric J. Lawrence KCRW Remix)
4. Golden Years (Chris Douridas KCRW Remix)
5. Golden Years (Jeremy Sole KCRW Remix)
Side 1
1. Golden Years (Single Version) (2002 Digital Remaster)
2. Golden Years (Anthony Valadez KCRW Remix)
3. Golden Years (Eric J. Lawrence KCRW Remix)
Side 2
4. Golden Years (Chris Douridas KCRW Remix)
5. Golden Years (Jeremy Sole KCRW Remix)
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Not too big of a fan of remixes, but it would be cool to have the audio stem files for Golden Years to mess around with. :)
Lame. You know what other artists call this process? Business as usual. Bowie's crew trying to make a big deal out of having stems available is lame. If Bowie wants to make a big splash in the remix world, he'll have to do better than crowdsource this. Have a Moby-like person remix an entire album, or release an ambient version of a non-ambient album, something. Anything. But this Golden Years remix project is too insignificant.
Not a good idea is it – releasing the audio stems as app only. Not all of us actually have a iphone – stinks of cash in – lets hope it's gets a itunes release. Anyway what is the point of all this – wouldn't it be best for Bowie to release a new deluxe edition of Hunky Dory/Low ad nauseum instead??
Yeah, I'm not too sure about this either. In general, I think it's cool to make the stems available, but the app-only format does kinda smack of marketing.
And the marketing aspect worries me the most. I realize there are people/companies out there trying to make up for the fact that he's been inactive for eight years. And I didn't mind the last few archive releases (Santa Monica '72, VH1 Storytellers, the STS box), cuz it's mostly welcomed material.
But with this, I'm starting to wonder if his catalog's gonna get endlessly, redundantly recycled/diluted (like, say, The Who). I hope I'm wrong.


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Handmade, unique gifts are always an easy gift idea. This easy dough magnet by Amanda Formaro could make perfect handmade teachers gifts that you can create with the kids!
You can find this project and more kids' crafts in our free eBook, Family Fun Crafts: 16 Craft Ideas for Kids!
- 1 cup salt
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup water
- Purple and Light Blue acrylic paint
- Paintbrush
- Flower shaped cookie cutter
- Magnet
- White craft glue or hot glue
Note: This recipe for salt dough makes a lot of projects. If you only plan on making a few, cut this recipe into fourths or in half.
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
- Mix together, salt, flour, and water until a dough is formed.
- Knead the dough on a floured surface until the mixture is elastic and smooth. If dough is too sticky, sprinkle with flour, continue to do so until stickiness is gone. BE CAREFUL. Do not add too much flour, this will dry out the dough and will cause it to crack before you get a chance to bake it.
- Roll dough flat with a rolling pin, about 1/4" - 1/2" thick.
- Use cookie cutter to cut out flowers. Roll a small piece of dough into a ball and flatten onto the center of the flower cut out.
- Bake for approximately 2 - 2.5 hours. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. For best results, allow to cool and dry overnight, or for at least 4 hours.
- Paint flower with one or two coats of purple paint, then paint center of flower wih light blue.
- Let dry completely.
- Glue a magnet to the back of the flower.
Note: THIS DOUGH IS NOT EDIBLE, though it won't hurt you or your kids, it just won't taste very good!
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In 2012 1Berkshire inherited the Central Station located at 66 Allen Street in Pittsfield, MA, which allowed the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce, the Berkshire Visitors Bureau, and Berkshire Creative to collocate and serve as a one-stop-shop for economic development efforts in Berkshire County.
While the Central Station's size allows for additional tenants to occupy space, 1Berkshire rents strictly to organizations committed to strengthening Berkshire County and currently hosts the Berkshire Enterprises, Berkshire Film & Media Commission, the Berkshire Regional Employment Board, and Mass Development. Please read more about the Central Station Stakeholders below or to view a printable copy of the Central Station building directory and information on room rentals click HERE.
Since 1989, Berkshire Enterprises has been providing training and consultation to take dreams from the idea stage to a business plan. As the premier entrepreneurial education organization, Berkshire Enterprises has assisted with the start-up of over 850 companies in and around the region. Berkshire Enterprises is a program of Berkshire Community College.
The Berkshire Film and Media Commission (BFMC) promotes and facilitates filmmaking and new media opportunities in Berkshire County, Western Massachusetts. BFMC aggregates area resources, locations and talent to:attract film, television and new media productions to the region; maintain an online production guide and locations library; network local industry professionals and help area filmmakers with their projects; develop film-related educational programs.
The mission of the Berkshire County Regional Employment Board, Inc. (BCREB) is to provide leadership for workforce development in Berkshire County by aligning education and training with local labor market needs.
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Tangkahan – The Hidden Elephant Paradise
Tangkahan well-known as the hidden paradise of Gunung Leuser National Park, is an Eco Tourism area in the Langkat district of North Sumatra. The peaceful jungle retreat is located along the Kualsa Buluh River next to the dense rainforest, just 2.5 hours far from Bukit Lawang driving on a bumpy road through palm oil plantations and rural villages.
It is the perfect place to lay back from strong traveling and spend a memorable time with seven rehabilitated adult Sumatran elephants and a few small calves who work together with the rangers to patrol the rainforest.
This tiny, remote village was practically built on the logging trade in the 1980s and 1990s, because the people became aware of the damages by such activity. They collectively decided to stop illegal logging and transform the area into an functional, self-sustained ecotourism destination. So in April 2001 the community banded together to form the Tangkahan Tourist Institute (Lembaga Pariwisata Tangkahan - LPT) and fixed regulations prohibiting the exploitation of the surrounding rainforest. So the Conservation Response Unit (CRU) was born - a team of Sumatran elephants and their mahouts that helps safeguard the national park to protect it from encroachment. When its bath time at the elephant camp on the outskirt of Gunung Leuser National Park tourists are allowed to help. By joining the elephants by their afternoon bathing or taking a 1 hour trek on an elephant you will support this local initiative.
Note: Even you have booked a 1-hour elephant ride in advance it may be cancelled at short notice when the elephants are needed for control duties. In this case our EcoTravel team will return 650.000 IDR per person. Starting times for elephant rides are also subject to sudden changes! CRU/LPT Tangkahan are no tour operators but just an organization!
1. Tangkahan Off Road Adventure (1-day tour):
This Sumatra EcoTravel tour starts at 08.30 am with a pick up by private car and off road transfer on a "rustic" Indonesian 4-wheel drive to Tangkahan (no air-con!). On the way you pass villages and plantations and stop at several places for panoramic views. After a 2.5-hour ride on a bumpy road you will arrive in the jungle village Tangkahan. There you will have lunch in Mega Inn restaurant. Then get to decide individually how you would like to spend your time in this hidden paradise: Wash the elephants in the river and do a 1-hour elephant trek operated by our partner CRU/LPT Tangkahan to experience the jungle from a different perspective, just wash the elephants, relax or swim in the jungle river or walk around the village. The journey back to Bukit Lawang starts in Tangkahan in the afternoon at around 4:30 pm.
Price per person (min 2 pax): 95 Euro (with 1 hour elephant riding & washing in the river)
55 Euro (with washing the elephants in the river)
Price includes: driver, petrol, local lunch incl softdrink, local guide (CRU/LPT), all permits, tickets for crossing the Buluh River
2. Relax in Tangkahan (4-day tour):
This Sumatra EcoTravel tour starts with a 2.5 hour overland ride by a "rustic" Indonesian 4-wheel-drive from Bukit Lawang to Tangkahan. After checking into your room you have the option to take a 1-hour elephant trek (not included) or to help out with the elephant washing in the Buluh River (included). The second day you just relax. The third day your driver will take you back to Medan hotel/airport.
Price per person (min 2 pax): 155 Euro
Price includes: all transports, 3 nights at our partner in Tangkahan, Mega Inn Guesthouse, local standard rooms with bathroom (mandi) inkl breakfast, elephant bathing in the Buluh River, local guide (CRU/LPT), all permits
Optional: 1 hour elephant riding operated from our partner CRU/LTU Tangkahan and to pay after your arrival in Tangkahan. Price per person: 650.000 IDR
Price excludes: lunch, dinner and drinks while staying in Tangkahan, activities, insurances
3. Tangkahan by motorcycle (2-day tour):
It's a 2.5-hour ride by motorcycle on a bumpy road to Tangkahan. The landscape becomes more open, along the way you will stop with your guide at palm oil plantations and villages. Arriving in the afternoon at Tangkahan, a peaceful village located between river and rainforest. Now you decide individually how you would like to spend your time there. Your journey back to Bukit Lawang will start the next day at 14:00 pm.
Price per person: 180 Euro
Price includes: experienced guide service, motorbike, petrol, all permits, 1 night accommodation at our partner Mega Inn Guesthouse.
Optional: 1 hour elephant riding operated from our partner CRU/LTU Tangkahan and to pay after your arrival in Tangkahan. Price per person: 650.000 IDR


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Research and Analysis by Jack Schmulowitz
American Indian SSI Recipients in Selected Areas
Black Lung Benefits, July 1970
Commentary: SSI and the Low-Income Population
Conversions to Supplemental Security Income From State Assistance: A Program Records Study
Impact of Black Lung Benefits on Public Assistance
Recovery and Benefit Termination: Program Experience of Disabled-Worker Beneficiaries
SSI Payments to Lawfully Resident Aliens, 1978–79
Spanish-Surnamed OASDI Beneficiaries in the Southwest
Workers' Compensation: Coverage, Benefits, and Costs, 1992–93
Benefit payments under workers' compensation programs in the United States during 1992-93 stabilized in comparison with the experience of prior years, which had been marked by substantial growth. In 1992, the total benefit amount of $44.7 billion was 5.9 percent higher than the amount in 1991. The 1993 benefit amount of $42.9 billion represented a 3.9 percent decrease from the amount in 1992. From 1991 to 1993, benefits increased by only 1.8 percent. The payments for 1993 included $25.4 billion in wage-loss compensation and $17.5 billion for medical care.
Employer costs of providing workers' compensation was $55 billion in 1992 and $57.3 billion in 1993. The cost of protection per covered employee was $597 in 1993, equal to $2.30 per $100 of payroll. In the same year, there were 96.1 million workers covered under Federal and State programs.
This article examines 1992–93 program experience in terms of benefits, costs, and the components of change.


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Long Lake
Quality Characteristics
Spring Phosphorus Results
The 2012 spring phosphorus value for Long Lake is 6.5 µg/L, which is well below the Provincial Water Quality Objective of 20.0 µg/L and indicates that this lake is likely oligotrophic.
For more detailed information, download the graph illustrating the spring phosphorus levels in Long Lake from 1975 to 2012 (PDF 10 KB).
Report Card
Download or print a detailed copy of the Long Lake Report Card, which outlines the characteristics and water quality of Long Lake (portrait view: PDF 76.4 KB)
Shoreline Classification Project
View your lake's shoreline classification (PDF 703 KB).
What colour is your shoreline?
General Information
Long Lake has 866 permanent residents and 217 seasonal/recreational residents.
Location & Lake Characteristics
Long Lake is located in Waters, Broder, and Eden townships. Long Lake has an area of 861.3 hectares and a shoreline perimeter of 52.9 kilometres. The maximum depth of Long Lake is 36.5 metres. It is 14.5 kilometres in length and in few places more than 0.8 kilometres in width. View maps of Long Lake.
Watershed Information
Long Lake is located in the Panache Watershed. For more information on the watershed, visit following link: Watershed Map.
The first direct evidence that people lived in the Sudbury area came from Long Lake, consisting of two pieces of stone, one flaked into a chert (flint-like material) projectile tip and a knife of quartizite. These artifacts were retrieved from shallow beachfront water. Since then, this locality has been altered radically by construction.
A number of Finnish and French settlers were situated here during the early 1900's. Settlements were established around farming and lumbering sites. Victoria Harbor Logging Company had a mill on the eastern part of the lake. To the west, adjacent to the Whitefish Lake First Nation, was the Long Lake Gold Mine, which operated from 1909-1916. In 1912 this mine was the largest Gold-producing mine in Ontario.
Lake Stewardship
Visit the Long Lake/Black Lake Stewardship Committee link to obtain information about the stewardship group and its activities.
For more information regarding the Lake Stewardship groups in Greater Sudbury or for information on how to start your own lake association, visit the Lake Stewardship link.
Biological Characteristics
Fish Species
View the list of Long Lake's documented fish species.
Aquatic Insects
For more information about macro invertebrates (aquatic insects), visit the Aquatic Insects Information section of our website.
Aquatic Plants
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There are two sections to this trail. A dirt road goes west from the park area (from the end of Cedarbend Drive) and a path goes through the park ending up on New York Drive. The dirt road has several steep sections. And the path in the park has several trail off of it winding up into the hill.
Trailhead: The western end of the dirt road is on La Tuna canyon just south of the 210 freeway. This is a popular trailhead. However, most people head up towards the top of the mountain. The view is as beautiful as from any ocean front or ocean city hotel.
This road is the left (straight) one at the first junction at the end of the pavement.
The eastern end of the road is at the end of Cedarbend Drive near Cresenta Valley Park.
The trail goes through the park from El Lado Drive to New York Drive.
LA TUNA CANYON MOUNTAINWAY - Elevation Change: 1417
This is a popular hiking and biking dirt road up the Verdugo Mountains starting from La Tuna Canyon. Bicyclists often make a loop using the La Tuna Canyon Trail. Hikers can make a loop using the La Tuna Canyon Foot Trail.
Trailhead: La Tuna Canyon just south of the 210 Freeway. It starts out paved but quickly turns into dirt.
LA TUNA CANYON TRAIL - Elevation Change: 950 ft
This is a popular trail climbing to the crest of the Verdugo Mountains. It can be made into a loop with the La Tuna Canyon Mountainway starting by the La Tuna Canyon exit off of the 210 Freeway or a hiking loop with La Tuna Canyon Foot Trail. For those visiting LA there are plenty of hotel deals off of the 210 Freeway and other areas close by.
Trailhead: The trailhead is on La Tuna Canyon road a mile south of the 210 Freeway exit at a small pullout.
LA TUNA FOOT TRAIL - Elevation Change: 1500 ft
This is a young trail that was built between 1998 and 2000. It is a foot trail with steps that are not good with bicycles. It climbs from La Tuna Canyon to the crest of the Verdugo Mountains.
Trailhead: La Tuna Canyon at a small pullout south of the 210 Freeway.
STOUGH CANYON MOUNTAINWAY - Elevation Change: 550 ft
This is a dirt road that leads from Burbank to the crest of the Verdugo Mountains starting near the municipal golf course. If you are adventurous you can cross over the Verdugo mountains using the La Tuna Canyon Trail, and of course a street shuttle.
Trailhead: The trail starts by the De Bell Municipal Golf Course, at the top of Walnut Ave.
VERDUGO CRESTLINE DRIVE - Elevation Change 560 ft
This is a dirt road that follows a low ridge line just south of Tujunga/Sunland. Near the eastern end it passes a cross on a rounded peak.
Trailhead: The eastern end is off of Hillhaven Avenue. The western end is nead the corner of Day St. and Sherman Grove Ave.
VERDUGO MOUNTAINWAY - Elevation Change: 1900 ft
This is a dirt road that follows the crest of the Verdugo Mountains providing views of San Fernando Valley and downtown Los Angeles.
Trailhead: The western trailhead is off of Edmore Place in Sun Valley. The eastern trailhead is off of Beaudry Blvd in Glendale. Many other trails feed into this one.
VILLAGE SCHOOL TRAIL - Elevation Change: 650 ft
This is a path across grassy slopes leading up to the Verdugo Mountainway dirt road.
Trailhead: The traihead is located at the end of Village Ave in Sun Valley.
WHITTING WOODS MOUNTAINWAY - Elevation Change: 1600
This is a little used dirt road climbing to the crest of the Verdugo Mountains. It makes a nice loop with La Tuna Canyon Trail
Trailhead: The dirt road starts at the end of Whitting Woods Road off of Honolulu Ave.
Website: Verdugo Hills Community Hikes
The Stough Canyon Nature Center run by the City of Burbank, Park, Recreation and Community Services Dept. is located at the end of Walnut Avenue in Burbank


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designed for launching or traveling from a base on land to a target or destination on land:
a land-to-land missile.
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(adv.)from a base on land to a target on land.
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