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Aconcagua Climber's Log
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JanVanGenk | Polish Traverse Date Climbed: Feb 8, 2009 | |
Traversed the mountain from Plaza Argentina to Plaza de Mulas. Spent some horrible nights in storm in Camp 2 of the Polish route. Luckily got a weather window to summit just 2 days before the expiry of my permit. | ||
Posted Apr 29, 2009 4:12 am |
alpine climber | Normal Route Date Climbed: Mar 6, 2009 | |
Heavy snows and high winds delayed the summit bid, but I and two other American mountaineers reached the top after 14 days in the park. Very strong winds summit day, difficult to stand up straight on any ridge and along the traverse. Crampons were necessary the whole day as the route was covered with wind-blown snow and ice. 14.5 hours up and back, but beautiful all the way. | ||
Posted Mar 12, 2009 1:28 pm |
punchline | The Winds ... Date Climbed: Jan 31, 2006 | |
were not our friends ... made it 100' shy of the summit and turned back. Beautiful country and great wineries to ease the disappointment! | ||
Posted Mar 11, 2009 8:37 am |
Brian Kalet | Polish Traverse Date Climbed: Feb 13, 2009 | |
Trip Report | ||
Posted Feb 24, 2009 12:07 am |
Boriss Andean | Rout Climbed: Normal Route - Plaza de Mulas. Date Climbed: Feb 12, 2009 | |
Climbed solo to America's highest peak. It took me 11 days to do it because hauling my loads up by myself was hard, but mostly because of bad weather. I spent a night in Berlin Refuge (5,850 meters) in the middle of a bad snowstorm, very windy and cold up there!. I managed to descend to a lower elevation, Nido de Condores (5,300 meters) the following morning, where I spent a couple of more snowstorms. A beautiful view from the top (6,962 m/22,841 ft.) A dream come true. Found new and old friends who were part of this new adventure as Vanina, Clavo and Colo, all from Argentina. Thank you guys! Can't wait to climb it again by the other routes as well. Aconcagua Trip Report Here | ||
Posted Feb 13, 2009 6:12 pm |
SteveMarr | Normal Route Date Climbed: Feb 14, 2001 | |
Climbed via the Normal Route with Dan Cherry. We couldn't have asked for better weather during the entire trip. | ||
Posted Feb 1, 2009 5:01 pm |
Olaf | Polish Traverse Date Climbed: Jan 21, 2009 | |
Sumitted via the Polish Traverse. Nice weather till the summit ridge when it started to snow. Wonderfull experience and a tough day out! | ||
Posted Jan 26, 2009 10:18 am |
msihl | Aconcagua from Plaza Argentina | |
First attempt, unfortunately unsuccessful, weather was too bad, lots of snow, windy and very cold. Made it to halfway between Camp 1 and Camp 2. | ||
Posted Jan 18, 2009 8:36 pm |
Brad Marshall | Losing a New Friend on the Polish Direct Date Climbed: Jan 3, 2009 | |
Back on the mountain for a third time. Attempted the Polish Direct route with Stefan Jeromin who, I'm sad to report, fell to his death during his descent. He will be sadly missed by all. | ||
Posted Jan 16, 2009 4:40 pm |
boriskrielen | Seven Summit #1 Date Climbed: Mar 29, 2002 | |
Climbed Aconcagua solo via normal route in off season. Reached the summit during a Viento Blanco storm on March 29th 2002. There were no other climbers on the whole mountain at the moment. All camps were deserted. Felt extremely lonely and exposed. Suerte! :D | ||
Posted Jan 13, 2009 7:46 am |
TRP | Aconcagua | |
Have summited twice. Once with snow in the caneletta and once whithout. I definitely prefer the snow. | ||
Posted Dec 7, 2008 1:24 pm |
mdostby | False Polish Traverse Date Climbed: Feb 7, 2005 | |
Attempted with Miguel Forjan a few years ago. Am planning on returning to take care of unfinished business. | ||
Posted Nov 3, 2008 8:59 pm |
Samuli Mansikka | Polish Glacier Direct Date Climbed: Jan 15, 2008 | |
Climbed Polish Glacier Direct with my climbing partner Jere Pettersson on January 15th 2008. The route was in excellent condition so simul-soloed almost the whole route. The rockband was easily went around from it's left. Angle varied between 30 - 55 degrees average probably being around 40 degrees. The final ridge to the summit was surprisingly long and boring. Descent to high camp through Canaleta and polish traverse. Photos at www.samulimansikka.com | ||
Posted Jun 28, 2008 2:56 am |
hernberg | Falska Polacken Date Climbed: Jan 11, 2007 | |
Made the summit via the false polish with my climbing partner Olle as the first summit team of the day | ||
Posted Jun 25, 2008 6:44 am |
paisajeroamericano | El Techo Date Climbed: Jan 13, 2008 | |
Wow, the highest I've ever been and the highest I'm likely to be for a long, long time (if not ever). I felt great leaving Nido at 3:30am, I felt great at 'Refugio' Independencia at sunrise, and I felt like crap on the summit. It was fantastic. My climbing partner got injured, so he stayed at Camp Canada. I started out from Nido with another fellow, but we split up at Independencia. I hiked the rest of the way by myself, but I was hardly alone. The Gran Acarreo is definitely the way to go on the way down. I was too tired to glissade safely, but it was still an easy, direct route and I didn't have to take my crampons off until below 6000m. Trudged back down to Plaza de Mullas that night. What an adventure. | ||
Posted Apr 6, 2008 11:55 am |
FATTIEO | Normal Route Date Climbed: Jan 29, 2008 | |
Solo summit from Camp Colera via the Normal Route. | ||
Posted Apr 3, 2008 6:18 am |
Noelle | Acon Date Climbed: Jan 15, 2007 | |
Nice climb. There was a dog at high camp! | ||
Posted Mar 26, 2008 11:51 pm |
david whiting | For the beauty, the challenge, to feed the soul Date Climbed: Feb 26, 2006 | |
I'd recommend going with local guides, as skilled as other guides are. Not only will you save money, but really have a chance to connect with the culture and the people. Not to mention supporting the local economy. Here is a link to my story. (And I'll mention my Outdoor writing is labor of love. Not my "day job." I don't get paid for hits.) http://www.ocregister.com/sports/scott-summit-joey-1013329-mountain-seven | ||
Posted Mar 15, 2008 6:15 pm |
SarahThompson | Best Valentine's Day Ever! Date Climbed: Feb 14, 2008 | |
Normal route, summitted from Camp Colera. Canaleta was still covered with snow :). Had the summit to ourselves on a beautiful but chilly day. | ||
Posted Mar 4, 2008 3:35 pm |
Norris | Normal route instead of Polish Direct Date Climbed: Feb 12, 2008 | |
I booked a private trip with Inka to climb the Polish Direct route, but it snowed a lot while we were moving up the mountain. My guide (Horacio Cunietti) and I carried all the necessary equipment to Camp 2, but on move to camp 2 day decided to traverse over to Camp Colera instead due to concern about too much snow on the glacier. Summitted on Feb 12 at about 2:30. Silver lining was that with all the snow, the Canaletta was a packed trail of snow, so not a scree slog. | ||
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Marist Red Foxes (0-1)
@22 Kentucky Wildcats (1-0)
Friday, November 11
Rupp Arena
Attendance: 22,079
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Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - Freshman forward Anthony Davis finished with 23 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks, leading second-ranked Kentucky to a 108-58 rout of Marist in its season-opener.
Marquis Teague, another freshman, added 16 points for the Wildcats (1-0), who went 29-9 and reached the Final Four last season. They lost to Connecticut, the eventual national champion, by one point in a national semifinal.
Doron Lamb had 15 points, eight assists and five rebounds in the victory.
Isaiah Morton had 13 points to lead Marist (0-1), which won seven games over the previous two seasons. Dorvell Carter was the other Red Foxes player in double figures with 12 points.
The first half was high-scoring and fairly close, especially toward the beginning. Chavaughn Lewis' jumper nearly nine minutes in pulled Marist even, at 21-21.
Kentucky head coach John Calipari said he didn't like how his team started.
"One of the things I had to explain to this team -- we've got a lot of young guys, I was just disappointed that the older guys don't understand that anybody that comes in this building," Calipari said. "This is a big deal for them to play here, and they play out of their minds, every team we play."
Kentucky scored 11 of the next 13 points to start to create some distance, but the Red Foxes stayed within single digits. They were within 38-34 after Adam Kemp made a layup with four minutes left.
However, Kentucky's Eloy Vargas followed with a jumper. Terrence Jones then drilled a three-pointer and added a dunk for a 45-34 Wildcats advantage.
"I thought we did a good job in the first half," said Marist head coach Chuck Martin. "We had a good game plan to spread them out, we had been watching the two previous exhibition games where teams were settling for threes and we were preaching -- don't settle for threes, drive the ball, get to the rim."
Morton's subsequent jumper ended the first-half scoring, but Kentucky scored the first six points after the break and never looked back.
Davis' dunk with just over 15 minutes to play widened the Wildcats' lead to 61-42 and started a 13-0 run. Lamb's three-pointer ended it, and Kentucky cruised during the final 12 minutes.
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moth and locust species, for example, long-distance dispersers become more common as population density increases. Long-distance dispersal can also occur when plants' propagules are carried by insects, wind, or water or by birds or mammals. In addition, our ability to detect a newly established population is typically limited when the density of a population is very low. The population must exceed a threshold density before it can be detected; this threshold will depend on traits or behavior of the organism, including the extent of the damage it causes.
Dispersal information about a species is often anecdotal and usually lacks quantification (Ridley 1930). Comparisons of biotic and abiotic dispersal among woody invaders and noninvaders suggested that the dispersal mechanisms of a species were not predictive of its likelihood of becoming invasive (Reichard and Hamilton 1997). Data from mark-recapture studies of 12 plant-feeding insects indicated that variation in diffusion was considerable among ecologically similar species and even within the same species (Kareiva 1983). In addition, inadvertent transportation of a nonindigenous organism by humans can establish new foci at substantially greater distances than would occur by natural dispersal mechanisms of the species. Such transportation has been shown to have substantially increased the spread rate of such species as gypsy moth (Liebhold et al. 1992) and cereal leaf beetle (Andow et al. 1993). Differences in dispersal, however, have been recognized among plant community types. Wind dispersal, for example, is more common among arid treeless ecosystems, and bird dispersal is more common in forest systems. Special attention should be given to the detection of newly established species with large, fleshy fruits in habitats that support an array of frugivorous birds. Such birds have contributed substantially to the spread of naturalized species, such as Clidemia hirta (Koster's curse) and Hedychium gardnerianum (kahili ginger), in Hawaii (Cuddihy and Stone 1990).
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Riverfront Bluesfest Named Top 100 Event in North America by American Bus Association Fort Smith's Riverfront Blues Festival was named one of the Top 100 Events in North America by the American Bus Association this week. Each year the ABA compiles a list of the most appealing events across the continent for tour operators who are planning which trips to offer in the coming year.
"This is the list that the group travel industry uses all year. In our industry, it's a very high recognition, and we are thrilled that Bluesfest has been honored this way," said Carolyn Joyce, Group Sales Director at the Fort Smith Convention & Visitors Bureau.
More than 600 events competed for inclusion on the 2011 list, through nominations submitted by ABA members and other industry professionals. This was the first time the Fort Smith CVB had nominated Riverfront Blues Fest to be a Top 100 Event, and marks Fort Smith's first appearance on the list.
Riverfront Blues Fest will enter its 21st year in 2011, and is known as "The Best Little Bluesfest in America." The festival draws thousands of music lovers to enjoy top musical talent on the banks of the Arkansas River on two summer nights. The 2010 festival featured Delbert McClinton, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, J.J. Grey & Mofro, Band of Heathens, Wisebird, Honey Island Swamp Band, Mark May, J.P. Soars & The Red Hots, and Copesetic. The 2011 lineup and dates have not yet been announced.
The list is published in the ABA's special publication, 2011 Top 100 Events in North America.
Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Fest's entry reads: "The Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Fest is the premier blues event on the Arkansas River. It's big enough to draw national and international musical talent, yet intimate that you don't have to fight the crowds to enjoy the music. Set on the banks of the Arkansas at Fort Smith Riverpark, this blues festival brings people from several states to enjoy two low-cost nights of family entertainment. Because the festival gets started after 4 p.m., this leaves plenty of time to see the sights in and around historic Fort Smith."
Two other Arkansas events made the 2011 Top 100 Events list: the World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade in Hot Springs and the Arkansas Trail of Holiday Lights, which occurs in 60 communities across the state, including Fort Smith.
For information about other popular events, attractions and activities in the Fort Smith area, visit www.fortsmith.org.


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Franklin Golden: The diverse church as musical production
Editor's note: This is the first of two posts engaging with "Worship across the Racial Divide: Religious Music and the Multiracial Congregation," by Gerardo Marti. Look for Joy Moore's post next week.
There is a growing consensus among church leaders that a mono-racial church in an increasingly multiracial culture is problematic, if not outright embarrassing. While few congregations in the United States can claim much in the way of racial or ethnic diversity, an increasing number of Christians can at least agree that the homogeneity of the past -- and present -- is something to repent of and move beyond.
As the co-pastor of a small Presbyterian congregation that is attempting to be more diverse, I can tell you, there is no paint-by-numbers solution. And while Gerardo Marti's research in his new book, "Worship across the Racial Divide: Religious Music and the Multiracial Congregation" suggests as much, it also offers some promising pathways. He's discovered that within the worshipping life of congregations, it's not so much the music itself, but the act of making it that has the power to bring people together.
Marti shows that worship music does play a significant role in creating congregational diversity, but not in the ways most people assume. Through interviews with pastors, musicians and worshippers, he pays less attention to the sounds and styles of worship music, and instead concentrates more on "the complex of practices of the worshipping community in the production and absorption of music." The power of music and worship to bring change seems to be less in what Marti hears (the acoustics of music) and more on what he sees (the underlying relationships and social structures behind the music).
It's not the music itself, but opportunities for the production of music that allow interracial and ethnic bonding to occur. Friendships form when people gather to plan, practice and perform the music of the church.
But friendships take time and practice. Marti finds that a defining characteristic of successfully diverse congregations is the prominent, weekly inclusion of visible, racial and ethnic diversity in worship services. Again, the music style doesn't seem to matter so much as long as there is a diversity of folks "up front" leading worship. This creates a symbolic environment of "racialized ritual inclusion" that over time announces to the congregation there is room and desire for diversity throughout the church. The point here is that visible and consistent diversity in worship leadership matters for the culture of the congregation.
Marti's observations resonate with my own experience at Durham Presbyterian Church, a congregation becoming younger and more diverse. We've spent untold hours planning worship and music, trusting the right songs and styles would provide a welcome home for a diversity of people, only to find it is the depth and diversity of friendships engaged in leading worship that is slowly moving our church toward the vision of reflecting the diversity of Durham.
One line in Marti's book startled me, despite its painful obviousness: "Scholars who study diverse congregations seem to agree that if we left congregations to their own desires, congregations would remain almost wholly homogenous." Change requires active obedience grounded in a deep and abiding desire for a church that visibly reflects the unity we've been given in Jesus. The change won't come without pain and conflict. Thankfully, we live in a time of increasing clarity: racially and culturally homogenous congregations compromise our witness to and experience of the saving work of Jesus.
Marti's book is a must read for pastors and other church leaders struggling to understand what reconciliation looks like in their contexts. He helps churches navigate the social complexities of multiracial worship and provides insight into how successful multiracial churches function.
I can only pray these hopeful congregations are a foretaste of God's new work in the world, a sign of healing for the schism in the soul of the American church.
Franklin Golden is the co-pastor of Durham Presbyterian Church, and has served churches in Durham, Charlotte and Troy, N.C. Before being a pastor, he was a theater producer.
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good talk
Good stuff, Franklin! Thank you for aiming to be a forefunner of breaking up the homogenous comfort within your community.
The Church in America
The Church in America will become alive again, when it returns to the biblical principles that it has lost in the moral sea of trying to be everything for everyone.
Diversity and Reconciliation are just bywords for allowing the church to fit into the world, when we are commanded to be sound on the scriptures.
Spending hours on the music for worship, seems to be a waste when the scripture nowhere calls for that type of worship. Paul's example of worship and the biblical account of worship set forth by the Holy Scriptures should be enough for us as we mold the Church to what Christ would have it be.
We have as a nation and churches accepted the world view of too many things, ie homosexuality, infidelity, divorce and even political correctness and in doing so we have lost the ability to truly worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Only when we come back to that worship, and go away from the errors of our ways will be be truly fulfilled in Worship. Until then, we will be still always searching, when the answer is right in front of our faces, if only we would read the scripture.


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Quoted from 815 ....it might well be the stevia. ......She's been using it for a long time. It might have affected her insulin, since she's reacting to sugar. I would suggest staying off all sugar and sweetners until you find out what's going on or you feel better emster. Now as with any addiction, IF you are addicted to stevia. (People can get addicted to exercise so why not stevia?) Give it a good 2 months..Drink a lot of water to flush out the toxins.
Quoted from jayneeo I would read all the comments that follow that article.....now let's see, why would the FDA want to say those things about stevia...? ("we can make carrots illegal if we want to")
Quoted from 815 ...I think I'd(I made this change - IB) stop using stevia going by how I feel.
Quoted from italybound again, I agree. Regardless of what WebMD says, the FDA says, the money trail.....the only person that knows how a food/herb affects them, is the person consuming it. Again, individuality.
Quoted from 552 (I can't believe Italybound didn't say that first! )
Quoted from Chloe And withdrawing from stevia if a person is sensitive to it and then having dizzy spells two weeks later and a desire for salty foods doesn't quite seem logical. An intolerance to an herb or food is usually more apparent while using it than withdrawing from it.
Quoted from 552 I didn't have gluten/soy withdrawal symptoms until 2 weeks later, either. So a food sensitivity could show up later, especially if it affects the thyroid. It might very well be you won't need the thyroid medication anymore - and also check adrenals while you're at the endocrinologists. (I can't believe Italybound didn't say that first! )
Quoted Text Dr D:VG tends to optimize fat<->carb<->fat conversion which is genetically a problem with non-secretors.
Quoted from Amazone I. C-sharp...sooooo sorry but stevia is just an avoid for A2B nonnies have an eye in lr4yt...it's written in minuscules letters there.
Quoted from Lola get your secretor test done, and follow the guidelines in the diabetes book for starts.you can even get a whole serotyping panel done, to target those even further.


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HTCC Research Conference
The Honors Transfer Council of California
Research Presentations
The HTCC Research Conference is an incredible opportunity to get academic experience and share your research: presentations-research, creative production or performance-reflecting inquiry into the humanities, sciences, arts, social sciences and pre-professional programs; they also welcome results of research into the honors experience.
2011 HTCC Conference
Above: Cathy Ramirez, Bennet Cho, Nicholas Nemerouf
Last year, nine Fullerton College students were accepted and presented their research at the HTCC Research Conference. Their topics: Electoral College, pressure on Asian-American youth, America's dependency on oil, student volunteerism, same-sex marriage, the growing influence of visual media in politics, illegal immigration, military outsourcing, and healing methods around the world.
This is a great way to get experience giving presentations, talking about your academic research, and add to your academic resume.
How to Apply:
If you'd like to apply for the research conference, please contact your faculty mentor or send the information directly to me at firstname.lastname@example.com so we can register your abstract application.
You will be notified by late January 2012 if your research application has been accepted. Please reserve the date - Saturday, March 31st so that you can attend the conference.
Send the following by email so it can be submitted electronically:
You can either present your research with an individual oral presentation or a research poster (but not both). If you have multiple research projects, you could present a poster for one and the oral presentation for the other.
Individual Oral
12-minute presentation followed by 5 minutes of discussion
Research Poster
Research posters displayed in the Pacific Ballroom in the Student Center; poster creators are on-hand during designated poster presentation sessions to discuss their research with the public
This year the HTCC Issues Forum will present themed research projects based on the bestseller The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.
To be considered for the Issues Forum, do the following:
1) Write (with guidance from your mentor) a 250-word abstract on a topic concerning The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2) Submit your abstract proposal using the regular submission process, selecting "Issues Forum" as your category to Jodi Balma, Honors Co-Coordinator.
If your proposal is accepted for the conference, you will automatically be considered for inclusion in the Forum.
Scholarly Content:
You may cite sources in addition to The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, but it is not a requirement.
Judging Criteria:
Abstracts that meet the Submission Requirement will be scored on the four criteria listed below:
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
is an account of the relationship between "Henrietta Lacks" the person and the "HeLa cells," the cultured cell line derived from her cancer. This story can be read at many levels, including, but not limited to, ones that are social, historical, ethical, educational, scientific and spiritual. Choosing one or more of these contexts as the focus of your discussion, consider what is/are the most compelling question(s) raised by the story of the Henrietta Lacks, her cells and her legacy.
Volunteer Facilitator
The HTCC Student Research Conference consists of numerous sessions, and we need volunteers to facilitate them. If you're not ready to present your research, you'd like to find out more about the conference so you can be prepared to present next year, or you'd just like to be involved, consider being a volunteer facilitator.
Facilitators introduce the presenters, keep track of time, invite the audience to ask questions after the presentation, and moderate the discussion that follows. Training will be provided.
Volunteers who facilitate two sessions will receive complimentary admission to the conference, plus a delicious lunch and a fine entry for their resumé.
To volunteer, simply contact your honors program director with the following contact information:
Which sessions are you available to moderate:
_____ Session 1 (10:45-11:30am) _____ Session 2 (12:00-1:00pm)_____ Session 3 (2:15-3:25pm)
More information about Volunteer Moderators
Artwork Competition for 2013 Conference
Students submit original artwork and graphics to compete for the opportunity to have their design chosen to grace the poster, postcards, program cover, t-shirts, website, and name-tags of the Thirteenth Annual HTCC Student Research Conference (to be held in spring 2013). The winner will receive a $150 prize and recognition in the 2013 conference program.
Who Is Eligible:
Students who attend an HTCC member college during at least one semester of the 2011-2012 school year.
The submission must include original artwork and graphics that advance a theme relevant to the conference's mission of promoting undergraduate research, creative thought, and academic excellence. The artwork may be in any medium and should include text related to the visual image and indicative of a conference theme. The design must include the text in similar proportions to the text of previous HTCC designs.
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The Constitution and the Supreme Court's Interpretations
The Framers created a limited federal government. This means that, unless the Constitution delegates a particular power to the federal government, that power is "reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Education policy-making is not one of the delegated powers of the federal government.
So how does the federal government get around that limitation? It relies on Supreme Court case-law interpretations holding that the federal government can condition the receipt of federal money on whether a state adopts a particular policy. See, e.g., U.S. v. Butler, 297 U.S. 1 (1936); Steward Machine Co. v. Davis, 301 U.S. 548 (1937). Through that carrot-and-stick approach, the federal government holds out cash to the states as a lure for the states to abdicate their decision-making and, most importantly, the will of their citizens.
State Budgets
State Government Tricks the People with a Sleight-of-Hand
The federal government lures the states with quick cash. In return for the money, it often requires the recipient states to make certain policy changes. As a general measurement, the federal government provides about ten percent of a state's education funds. By tying that money to policy, the federal government exerts enormous influence over a significant piece of the policy-making pie.
The federal government exploits another systematic weakness in the states. The federal government pays the states funds (tied, of course, to policy changes), which seemingly help the states on their budget bottom-lines. However, the strings tied to the federal money often require the states to spend money in subsequent years. Because most states operate on one- or two-year budgets, the full fiscal impact of the federal money is not part of the political discussions in the states. Such fiscal irresponsibility is one of the many negative consequences of the Race to the Top program and Common Core Standards Initiative.
Federal Statutes
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA):
- ESEA is the most far-ranging federal statute and first became law in 1965 as part of President Johnson's "War on Poverty".
- Congress originally intended EASA as a block-grant (cash payment with relatively few strings attached) funding mechanism so that poor localities would have comparable education funding with wealthier communities.
- ESEA banned federal authorities from mandating or directing education policy, which was considered the domain of the states and the people and explicitly prohibited any establishment of a national curriculum.
- These prohibitions have remained in all subsequent reauthorizations of ESEA including the No Child Left Behind Act.
- The Act must be periodically "re-authorized" (re-enacted) by Congress.
- Increasingly, ESEA began to push desired policy by tying funding to certain desired outcomes.
ESEA Reauthorizations – No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
"No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) is the name attached to the ESEA re-authorization, co-sponsored by Senator Edward Kennedy, that President Bush shepherded through Congress and signed into law in 2002. With respect to education policy, NCLB changed the status of states from being state sovereigns to essentially having a de facto contracting relationship with the federal government. States receive money from the federal government and, in return, have to produce certain results for the federal government.
Because public education has been, under American tradition and the Framers' intent, a matter of local control, the NCLB had the effect of centralizing education. In order to comply with the federal scheme, states had to move power and authority away from parents and localities and centralize it with state bureaucracies so that they could be responsive to the federal government's grant (or contract) demands, as opposed to the demands of parents. NCLB required:
- State-created centrally-managed academic standards, thus substantially changing the American tradition that education decision-making is a matter for parents and localities
- Administration of state-wide standardized tests every year by all public schools receiving federal funding
- Federal determination of a school's effectiveness based on the results of state's standardized test
- Implementation of school level changes if a school fails to show "Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for two or more years based on the results of the standardized test:
- Schools that do not show AYP for a second consecutive year must develop a two-year plan. Students in that school are given the option to transfer to another school in the school district.
- Missing AYP in the third year requires the school to offer free tutoring and other supplemental education services to struggling students.
- If a school misses AYP for a fourth consecutive year, the school governing authority must institute "corrective actions" such as the wholesale replacement of staff, introduction of new curriculum, or extending students' class-room time.
- If a school misses AYP for a fifth consecutive year, the governing authorities must develop a plan to restructure the entire school and then implement that plan if the school fails to show AYP for a sixth year. Restructuring options include closing the school, turning the school into a charter school, hiring a private company to run the school, or having direct administration by the state department of education.
Proposed ESEA Reauthorization—A Blueprint for Reform
A Blueprint for Reform is the name of the proposed (2011) reauthorization of ESEA/No Child Left Behind. A Blueprint for Reform says it builds on four areas of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Those four areas are:
1) Improving teacher and principal effectiveness to ensure that every classroom has a great teacher and every school has a great leader.
2) Providing information to families to help them evaluate and improve their children's schools, and to educators to help them improve their students' learning.
3) Implementing college and career ready standards and developing improved assessments aligned with those standards.
4) Improving student learning and achievement in America's lowest-performing schools by providing intensive support and effective interventions.
A Blueprint for Reform: The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. (201, March). United States Department of Education.


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I have an in-ground nest which I don't intend to disturb, however I do not want it to be a nest area next year.
I read the queen hides out for the winter, and reappears early spring, and locates a new nest site, and if you want to prevent future nests, you should trap her. MY questions are, is she hiding at this same location? tucked into a crevice in my siding? Can I expect her to want the same plot of ground? (there is nothing to attract them, except maybe the sap from the Norway spruce?)
I never had a nest here before, and don't want it to be come a regular neighborhood, but I an skeptical about putting out alluring traps, and I really don't want to kill the queen. BUT, if it is likely she will return to the same general area, I will have to assert myself. Thanks in advance for your help! |
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You asked: "is she hiding at this same location" No. They won't re-use the same nest. |
- Posted by gailuvscats (My Page) on Thu, Oct 1, 09 at 8:48
thank you. I am just wondering if they will build a nest 5 feet away or so from this one, in the general area? How close to the original nest is the queen hanging out for the winter? I am trying to figure my probablilities of having a new nest in this general area, around 10 feet, by eight feet, under a big tree, next to the sidewalk, again? |
- Posted by ncdirtdigger 7b (My Page) on Sun, Oct 4, 09 at 19:04
If they have a reliable food source near your house, they will return to somewhere near the food source. They eat sugary items, meat and other insects. If you have standing water where mosquitoes breed (in my case they hang out near the entrance to my honey bee hives and scavage the dead bees my honey bees clean out of the hive), open trash cans, recycle bins with soda cans, they all attract YJ's. |
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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Naude, Francois Paulus firstname.lastname@example.com URN etd-07282005-090746 Document Title Development of a methodology for calculating stresses in track components Degree MEng (Mechanical Engineering) Department Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Supervisor
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- finite element analysis
- dynamic factor
- lateral loads
- eccentricity
- instrumented wheelset
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- weigh in motion
- weighbridges
- model
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Date 2004-10-05 Availability unrestricted Abstract An existing analytical model, in use by Spoornet for the past two decades for calculating rail stresses on railway track, was revisited and improved. The model provided engineers with an easy-to-use program for evaluating track capacity and authorizing heavier loads on track. The model was modified to calculate rail and track component stresses more accurately. These modifications include the incorporation of current best practices and presentation of guidelines for the engineer on how to determine some input parameters which are normally difficult to obtain.Firstly it was determined which input parameters the model was the most sensitive to. Thereafter it was determined whether or not the correct information would generally be readily available for those sensitive parameters. The most sensitive parameters were further investigated and test results, as well as best practice analytical methods, were used to establish nominal input values and guidelines for determining such values.
This research was necessary to establish whether or not the currently used analytical model still provided railway engineers with a useful tool and whether or not more modern and popular tools could validate or replace it.
After some modifications to the analytical model, it was proved that it provides engineers with a suitably accurate tool for calculating rail and track component stresses, without the need to build time-consuming models of the track under investigation. It showed that the model, after some modifications, is current with calculational methods in recent publications and provides an immediate answer to "what-if" questions without the need to run lengthy analyses.
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text: I am always on the prowl for books that will some how re-awaken my ability to draw. I used to be so good. Mind you I copied a lot, I was like a human copy machine. I would sit for hours re-drawing the images from Maurice Sendak's books while my peers scribbled in their coloring books (going outside the lines mind you--gasp!). I actually found a sketch book recently of these drawings that I was going to scan but have been too lazy to. What I could do at 8 I could not do at 18. What happened? I didn't bump my head and no one criticized my work. I never stopped thinking it was cool to draw, or lost my interest I just think that I got caught up in the idea of 'perfect'. I couldn't get the images perfect and so I stopped. I couldn't translate what I saw in my minds eye on paper and so I gave up. I didn't take any art classes in highschool or college I just didn't go there. I started to believe that it was a gift bestowed by the Gods and not something that you practiced and got better at. My friend Candace assured me that anyone could draw, she is after all one of those people that was born talented. If I didn't like her so much I would hate her. I bought a book and got bored, it was a lot of grids and shading and was messy. I haven't touched the book for over a year, although a lot of people swear by that book. This weekend I picked up another book at the library, so far I am quite enjoying it and thought I would share in case you are wanting to improve your drawing skills or believe you need to be born with this talent to draw, the book suggests otherwise. I will keep you posted but my gut is telling me what I don't need is another book but to practice. After all practice makes "perfect".


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The Making Of The Elvis's Rolls Royce Video
One of the first Heck Of A Guy posts featuring a Leonard Cohen performance that did not set forth philosophical queries re the necessity of dancing all night, was the January 24, 2007 Elvis's Rolls Royce – Another Leonard Cohen Song That You Have (Probably) Never Heard.
Now, almost five years later, the Elvis's Rolls Royce video is online.
Leonard Cohen, Was (Not Was), and Elvis's Rolls Royce
In 1990 Was (Not Was) published the album, Are You Okay?, which included the song, "Elvis's Rolls Royce," with Leonard Cohen as lead vocalist (and Iggy Pop contributing backing vocals). One suspects that it was fun to produce, and it's clearly fun to hear. My hope is that this video will be fun to watch.
More information, including a disposition on and video of the most popular Was (Not Was) song, "Walk The Dinosaur,"1 is available at Elvis's Rolls Royce – Another Leonard Cohen Song That You Have (Probably) Never Heard.
Note: Considerable poetic license was involved in the composition of "Elvis's Rolls Royce." Elvis owned many cars, a significant number of which he gave away to friends and family. He did own a Rolls Royce:
January 1961 Elvis signed a 5 year contract with Hal Wallis. To celebrate he went out and bought a Rolls Royce Phantom V from a Beverly Hills dealer only to bring it home and have his mothers' chickens peck away at their reflections in the elegant finish. Most people would have just shot the birds but Elvis just chose to have the car repainted four or five times.2
That Rolls Royce is featured in the extraordinarily rare3 photo of Elvis, Leonard, & the Rolls atop this post.
Images in the accompanying video are likewise "inspired by" rather than "based on" Elvis's cars. Viewers are advised to rev up their "willing suspension of disbelief for the moment which constitutes poetic faith;"4 a literal-minded perspective may result in significant cognitive whiplash.
Video: Leonard Cohen & Was (Not Was) – Elvis's Rolls Royce
- Unfortunately, there are no known versions of "Walk The Dinosaur" featuring Mr Cohen. [↩]
- ElvisPresleyNews.com [↩]
- It is so extraordinarily rare that it was, in fact, nonexistent in the pre-Photoshop world [↩]
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Biographia Literaria, 1817 [↩]


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There will also be a Senior Class luncheon Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at 12 p.m. in Grimes lounge.
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MARION, IA (CBS2/FOX28) -- You had to be tough to make it though Squaw Creek Park in Marion Saturday morning.
The Army Challenge is not your average run. Teams of runners faced deep mud and lots of obstacles as they ran the three mile adventure course.
It was all designed by active duty soldiers who wanted to give back to Squawk Creek Park. Many use the park as a place to work out during their downtime.
In previous years, upwards of $60 thousand has been given to the park from the race.


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filter needles - page 2
I am new to traveling outside my state and recently discovered how big some differences are across the country. My question is this, Is it a practice to use filter needles when drawing up medication... Read More
0May 18, '03 by husker-nurseI do believe that if I got caught NOT using a filtered needle with a glass ampule, they'd grab my license lickedy-split! (ever been tempted to give that nasty pt. his insulin in the cheek with a filtered needle?) JUST KIDDING!!:roll
0May 18, '03 by Diana in SwedenOriginally posted by wormily
i've only been a nurse 5 years but only discovered filter needles when i immigrated to the US 2 years ago. we didn't use them in the hospitals I worked at in New Zealand or Autralia. now if i see them i use them but they aren't always available.:zzzzz -
0May 18, '03 by New CCU RNFilter needles, although... I never learned about them until I started practicing as a nurse.
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0Dec 11, '03 by New CCU RNOriginally posted by Diana in Sweden
you mean you never talked about in school then ? ... ok but I have been a nurse for 10 years in psych and there are LOTS of i.m. done there ..... I would be very pleased I find them on my next job though, I hope so -
0Dec 11, '03 by GeegWhy can't the drugs be supplied in vials instead of ampules? I am sure that it has something to do with $$. If I have the choice between two comparable drugs I always ask the doc to order the one that comes in the vial. Less glass for the nurse and the pt-since we are finding out that many hospitals don't provide filter needles.
0Jan 9, '04 by TinyNursethanks for the article. In school I was taught to use filter needle with glass ampules. I have met nurses who say "well when I started nursing, we didn't even have filter needles, so it's no big deal." I use a filter needle to draw up, just cuz it's safer, and it only takes two seconds to change the needle( depending on your system)
my question on ampules................ can you actualy "hold them upside down/draw, and having nothing fall out???? ( like they said in school)
I haven't tried it as an RN yet, because I don't want to waste the med. hahaha


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Polly Babcock Feustal Papers, 1933-1954
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> Collection Overview | Polly Babcock Feustal Papers, 1933-1954 1 box (.25 linear ft.) Collection number: MS 233 Abstract: YWCA overseas secretary. Primarily photographs of YWCA members and activities in the Philippines and Brazil, circa 1930s-40s, with descriptive notes. Images include a YWCA Girls' Camp in the Philippines, and war-torn Manila in 1945.
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Second Guessing Makes the Going Grate
It occurred to me moments after I sent the previous post that the intended echo of "makes the going great" is probably lost on a lot of readers, but it's too late for me to start contracting my frame of reference now, and titles are hard enough to come up with as it is.
It is, of course, an allusion to the famous ad campaign "Pan Am Makes the Going Great," a jingle that still lilts for those who cling to the romance of the Golden Age of Commercial Aviation, e.g., this guy.
"Pan Am Makes the Going Great" was also the inspiration and title of a George Balanchine ballet, acronymized as PAMTGG and set in an airport terminal. A lost legend in Balinchiniana, it's acquired the reputation of a shiny embarrassment and tacky misfire--a misguided attempt at pop commercialism--but this contemporary review from Time makes it sound rather fun* and Larry Keigwin-ish and a fit candidate for reconsideration, perhaps even revival, for all those Mad Men fans wishing to relive the swinging past. It can't be any worse than the new dullsville ballets I've seen recently from Ratmansky and Christopher Wheeldon, which were like watching washing being lyrically strung on the clothesline, then taken down, then hung again with courtly aplomb. Rather than entice a new audience to ballet, they may kill off the old one, whose members are having a hard enough time getting up and down the aisle as it is.
Upon shallow reflection, that could be me a few years from now wobbily navigating the aisle and accidentally poking people with my cane, so permit me to withdraw the age-ist, mortality-baiting comment above without, you know, actually withdrawing it.
*Hey, no "rather" about it: "Between takeoff and landing (complete with last-minute baggage scramble) there is a series of typically flowing Balanchine duets for three couples, vaguely identified as young marrieds, two hippies and a brace of space-age jet-setters. By far the best is an earthy, bluesy number for Frank Ohman and German-born Karin von Aroldingen, a leggy, dramatically athletic beauty who is dressed (if that is the word) in a skimpy blue bikini and a see-through fringed-suede top." Bring--it--on.


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- Kingmax TinyBGA PC3200
Kingmax was first on the chopping block to be taken through our overclocking run. We would continue adjusting the FSB with the V Dimm till one of them one was no longer being useful. Using this combination and an 80MM Antec LED fan, we were able to achieve a maximum stable overclock of 250MHz at 3.2 Volt. TinyBGA is quite well known for being able to handle high voltage and this shows us first hand what it is capable of. As soon as you start going above 3Volt on the memory we would highly recommend extra cooling across the memory to help sustain any damage to the modules.
We were very surprised at just what the Kingmax modules were capable off. Last time we didn't have the opportunity to play with this much voltage. Some memory can handle voltage better then others and it shows that the TinyBGA is definitely one of those memory chips that love it. It seemed the more we increased the voltage the higher it goes which some people may instantly think "Well Derrr, of course" but some memory will not gain any more benefits when reaching 2.8 or 2.9 Volt or higher.
- Geil PC3500
Geil didn't particular shine when it came to testing at default or DDR400 speeds but we hoped with the new packaging design on the chips we would get the chance to see these babies shine with a bit more voltage. Unfortunately it didn't matter what we did to these modules moving from 2.8 to 2.9 to 3.0 we got not a single extra MHz out of it even at relaxed timings. It's not uncommon to have memory that will not go above spec but it was a real disappointment to see that they weren't able to do much when it came to normal testing at DDR400 and DDR433. We have included the results of the memory at 233 in the below graphs to give people an idea of what overclocking does overall when compared to other modules.
- Corsair PC3500
Corsair PC3500 didn't stand out too much in the above testing, it didn't take a lead nor did it come last and when it came to overclocking the modules we were disappointed to also find that we had a similar problem to the Geil.
As soon as we wanted it to go above spec we didn't have any luck. This isn't to say that the Corsair modules are poor, or not worth looking at, we have seen PC3500 memory from Corsair overclock well in the past. We just didn't have much luck with these sticks and hope this doesn't carry on to any of the other modules.
- Corsair PC3700
It was time to attack the Corsair PC3700 modules and we didn't have any problems overclocking these modules.
With a bit of time, effort and patience we were able to achieve a maximum overclock of 253MHz. This brings them just above the default speed of PC4000 memory and may be a better option for some people as they are a fair bit cheaper than Corsair PC4000. Let's see how they go when it comes to benchmarking them against the rest of the competition.


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Now that Ed Reed has confirmed his intention to play football this year and Ray Rice's appetite for greenback gluttony has been satiated, fans in Baltimore need a new place to direct their fears, concerns, and reasons to take long walks on train tracks.
That search may be a long one because Joe Flacco could receive his extension soon, leading to further alleviation of stress. But hey, hating Billy Cundiff must still be entertaining.
Flacco is in the final year of a contract that will pay him $6.76 million this season, and the 27-year-old has been vocal about his desire for an extension, and some long-term security. If we're to believe the sources of NFL.com's Daniel Jeremiah, then there's a very good chance Flacco will be taken care of by next week before training camp starts. In fact, if I were to guess without looking at Jeremiah's report, I'd peg the chances of an agreement at about 75 percent, because that still seems low enough to be believable, and generic enough to work.
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Flacco's original rookie contract is set to expire after the season, and the Ravens are working to sign him to a long-term deal. After being selected in the first round of the 2008 draft, Flacco already has established himself as the top signal-caller in the Ravens' brief history.
After securing Rice and ensuring that he wouldn't be playing under an expensive franchise tag worth $7.7 million this season, Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome left himself some salary cap room to work with. Specifically, he has about $3.5 million in space, which should be enough to secure Flacco too, but predicting a quarterback contract in a zany time for the position is difficult.
Flacco isn't Drew Brees. Statistically last year he was closer to Ryan Fitzpatrick and Colt McCoy. But like a kid running home with his first A on a finger painting, Flacco has proclaimed that he's a top five quarterback, and he's holding that status high and proudly, even though that's comically absurd. Top five QBs don't have a mediocre completion percentage (57.6), and an equally average 80.9 passer rating. The card-carrying curmudgeons will point to Flacco's status as a winner and a proven playoff savvy veteran, even though his yards per attempt (6.7, ranking him 22nd) hovered in Josh Freeman territory, and even though he struggled heavily in the divisional round when the opposing QB was T.J. Yates, who's far less proven and savvy.
All of this adds up to a player who needs and deserves security because he's a good–not great–quarterback whose game managing ability perfectly fits a Baltimore system that still relies on heavy doses of grinding and smashing between Rice and the defense. But that question of value still lingers during contract talks, and now even if he's far from being Brees, the historic contract signed by the Saints quarterback will impact and possibly inflate Flacco's deal.
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When the top domino has fallen and sets a precedent, the others fall in line accordingly, and the end game is that each QB deal increases incrementally. Aaron Rodgers stands to benefit the most, and if his MVP play continues, the 28-year-old will be in line to establish his own monetary record three years from now when he becomes a free agent. Same with Eli Manning, the defending Super Bowl quarterback who also becomes a free agent in 2015. He didn't finish far behind Brees in yardage during his record-breaking season, yet Manning's average yearly pay is still significantly less (Manning is bringing in $15.3 million and Rodgers is getting alarmingly less at $10.8 million, while Brees is at $20 million).
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Bugs & Botanicals. Superheroes & Space Camp. Messy Art, Machines, & Motors. This summer, get up close with art, science, and history! Registration for SummerFun classes is now open. In fact, some classes are filling up, so call soon!
To register, call Hastings Museum at 402.461.4629 or download (pdf) and mail the registration form. Class details are listed below by date (and in the pdf).
Please note: All Summer 2014 scholarships have now been awarded. The Ashley Kulwicki Scholarship is available for students to participate in Hastings Museum SummerFun Classes. To apply, students must qualify for the Free and Reduced Lunch program. Funds are awarded on a first come, first serve basis. Limit one class per child. To apply, download the form (pdf) or stop by Visitor Services at the Museum. Please return applications at least two weeks prior to the start of the class. Contact Russanne Erickson, curator of education, at 402.461.4629 for more information.
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Messy Art (Grades 1-3)
June 9-13, 1-3 p.m.
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Ever notice the best cooks are the messiest? This proves true for many a creative mind as children will see in Messy Art. We'll learn the techniques of Jackson Pollock, Helen Frankenthaler, Mark Rothko, and others as we squirt, fling, bounce, pour, and drip to make amazing masterpieces.
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Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway (Grades 2-6)
Tuesday, June 17, 9 am-5 pm
Signup Deadline: June 13
Instructors: Mark and Beth Funkey
Members: $35; Non-Members: $40
You'll want to hop in the car with us because we're Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway in this class! We will go back in time millions of years with cool art and unique fossil specimens that aren't normally on display. Have fun digging for fossils, making prehistoric art, searching for ancient creatures, and discovering flora and fauna from the past. Note: Students need to bring their lunch. We will provide a snack.
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Machines, Motors, and More (Grades 4-6)
Thursday, June 19, 9 am-5 pm
Signup Deadline: June 13
Instructors: Doug Mills and Lynn Zeleski
Member: $45; Non-Member: $50
Class size limited to 10.
People have been creating amazing devices for a long time. Building on the knowledge from ancient Greece to modern science, we'll learn about basic machines, motors, and electricity. We will combine prehistoric times with present day materials to build a fun motorized toy. Note: Students need to bring their lunch. We will provide a snack.
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Instructor: Russanne Erickson
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Enter the exciting worlds of Caroline, Marie-Grace, Kirsten, Molly, and Julie. We will explore the lives of these American Girls through food, games, crafts, and music. What did Caroline eat? What music did Julie listen to? What did Molly do for fun? Where did Kirsten live? We'll find out the answers to these questions and so much more as we go back in time and visit each girl.
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Member: $35; Non-Member: $40
Children love to pretend! Each day we'll go on a new adventure; cowpokes on the trail, superheroes to the rescue, undersea diver, go on an African safari, and explore space. The crafts children make will allow them to keep their adventures going all summer long.
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Member: $45; Non-Member: $50
Ever wanted to travel through space, perhaps visit all the planets in our Solar System? We'll explore how NASA and other space agencies plan solar system exploration and train for the unexpected.
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Birds, Bugs, and Botanicals (Grades 2-6)
Tuesday, July 22, 9 am-5 pm
Signup Deadline: July 18
Instructors: Russanne Erickson (Hastings Museum), Amy Sandeen (Prairie Loft)
Members: $35; Non-Members: $40
Get outside and explore Prairie Loft to discover habitats in the pasture, fields, grass, and sky. Be a scat detective, a wildlife tracker, and a field scientist to learn fascinating facts about the plants and animals around us. We'll make (and taste!) edible scat, go on nature hunts, play games, make art, and more! Note: This class will take place at Prairie Loft. Students need to be dropped off and picked up at Prairie Loft. Students need to bring their lunch. We will provide a snack.
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Superheroes! (Grades 3-6)
Thursday, July 24, 9 am-5 pm
Signup Deadline: July 18
Member: $35; Non-Member: $40
Ever dream about becoming a superhero? What special powers would you have? How would you get them? Maybe you'd like to be like Batman or a real superhero, whose special skills and knowledge save people's lives. We'll learn about superheroes around the world and create our own, costume and all. Note: Please bring a sack lunch to power up your child. We will provide a snack.
July 28-30
Camp Exploremore (Grades 3-6)
July 28-30, 9 am-5 pm
Signup Deadline: July 25
Instructors: Russanne Erickson (Hastings Museum), Danielle Wagoner (Lochland Country Club), and Amy Sandeen (Prairie Loft)
Members: $165; Non-Members: $180
"DIG IT!" Join us for three days of NEW adventures at Lochland Country Club, Hastings Museum, and Prairie Loft. Engage your mind and body with activities that include fossil fun, gardening and food preparation, seeds & soil science, and volcanoes, plus a 3D film, creative arts, sports, and outdoor exploration! Note: This camp will take place at 3 different locations: Lochland (Monday), Hastings Museum (Tuesday), and Prairie Loft (Wednesday). Students will need to be dropped off and picked up at each location. Snacks and lunches are provided for students each day.


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Recent comments
- Lane
- February 06, 2012 - 17:42
Like many soft-on-crime advocates, Wangersky uses the phony argument that judges should be given more latitude to determine what sentences are appropriate. Following this argument to its logical conclusion, I assume Wangersky and his ilk are just as opposed to maximum sentences as they are to minimum sentences. If not, then their argument is dishonest. In my view, the only people who should determine what sentences are appropriate for particular crimes are voters. And when a party is elected to government after campaigning on a platform that clearly commits to tougher sentences for certain crimes, then that government should follow through and implement its platform despite anything the nattering nabobs of negativity in the media have to say.
- Carl
- February 06, 2012 - 17:25
Wangersky is ignoring logic and facts, and spouting purely partisan/ideological rhetoric - exactly what he accuses the Conservatives of doing. Whether or not the crime rate is decreasing is nothing but a red herring. The question to be answered by parliament is this: How should we handle each serious criminal? Is Wangersky saying that if there are fewer murderers, pedophiles, rapists and drug traffickers then we should treat each of them more lightly? That's just absurd. Wangersky also states as fact that any move toward heavier sentences is "revenge-based." But actually, in some cases a heavier sentence is logic-based and public safety-based. A criminal cannot repeat his or her crimes while behind bars.
- ed power
- February 05, 2012 - 17:16
Ms Bainbridge, in totally missing the point of the column, and my comments, demonstrates a selective memory of recent history. She appears to be unaware of the fact that Saddam Hussein had ties to the US government that dated back to his participation in the attempted CIA backed coup against Gen. Qasim in 1959. Upon his return from Egypt in 1963 after the Baath Party took power, Saddam's rose through the party hierarchy until he deposed Pres al-Bakr in 1979. In 1980, with the support of the US, Iraq invaded Iran, and for the next ten years the US supplied weapons, intelligence, classified satellite photos of Iranian defences and, through Kuwait an Saudi Arabia, billions of dollars to finance his war. It was during this period that the now infamous photo of Donald Rumsfeld and Saddam was taken during a meeting in Baghdad at around the same time as Saddam was using poison gas attacks on Kurdish citizens in the north. In 1991, after receiving mixed messages from US officials, Saddam invaded Kuwait over a dispute concerning war debts and a shared oil field. From this point on Saddam became "an evil dictator" in the words of Bush the elder, and an "evil doer" in the words of Bush the younger. That is a brief summary of the past 50 years of US/Iraqi relations. As for Ms Bainbridge's assertion "that Geo Bush, the younger, made their lives safer, by getting rid of Saddam", the facts speak for themselves. In the 1970s, Iraq had the highest standard of living in the Arab world, the highest literacy levels and the highest life expectancy. In 2003, after two wars - with Iran and the US - a decade of US imposed economic sanctions and constant attacks by US and NATO aircraft, Iraq had been reduced to third world status. Still, Iraq made for a convenient post 9/11 boogeyman. The fact that it sits atop the largest untapped oil reserves in the world was...coincidental. Ironically, after the devastating air attacks of Desert Storm in 1991, Saddam was able to get electrical power restored to Baghdad in a few months while the US, after nine years, still hasn't been able to fully restore the electrical grid that they destroyed. They do, however, have the lights on at the Oil Ministry. I suggest that Ms Bainbridge conduct a little research into this topic before she makes any further comments. It would seem from her comments, that the "perception is reality" message developed by the Republican Party and Fox News, and now adopted by our own Conservative Party and Sun News, is an effective one. We can expect more of the same as the Conservatives get better at it. Oh, Brave New world....
- Molly Bainbridge
- February 06, 2012 - 16:13
Mr. Power, I wasn't necessarily asddressing all the points inh your column; I was merely pointing our the atrocities Saddam committed on his own people. Whatever the relationship between Sadam and the USA (and indeed the rest of the world) in the past does not detract from MY premis that Hussien was 'a weapon of mass destruction' once he got into power. Unfortunately, the USA, great as we are, do not YET have any powers that would enable us to see 'the end from the beginning'. A simple analogy would be; A person marriers a sweet and thoughtful mate and they love each other 'till seath etc...' Unfortunately, according to the divorce rate, one or both of them become unasuitable and/or unlovable. On a much more disasterous scale it could apply to the Sadam case. History should have told you that, before WW2, Neville Chamberlain went to Germany to 'kiss up to Hitler' and came back to Englans reassuring the world thzat Hitledr was a 'good guy'; and meant the world no harm. Hopefully. you DO know how Hitler fooled Mr. Chamberlain and the world? Thank God for Winston Churchill! Thank God for George W Bush
- Molly Bainbridge
- February 05, 2012 - 13:52
Saddam Hussien, himself, was a 'weapon of mass desatruction'. Are you forgetting, or did you ever know, about the death and destruction caused by and ordered by this monster? Maybe the killing of his own ppl was not dramatic enough for the media to jump all over it,but I would bet that the families involved gave thanks to whatever God they believed in, that Geo Bush, the younger, by getting rid of Saddam, made their lives safer. Don't be so quick to pass judgement on things that you are obviously not 'educated' about.
- W Bagg
- February 05, 2012 - 10:41
increase in unreported crimes, is that like sightings of the invisible man
- ed power
- February 04, 2012 - 19:53
It seems that our "New Conservative Government" has taken a page from the Republican Party south of the border, or George Orwell, or possibly both. It reminds me of the infamous comment made by a Neocon thinker - which one escapes me right now - during the disinformation campaign being waged in the run up to the invasion of Iraq. When an observer pointed out that the US had no evidence of Saddam's Weapons of Mass Destruction, nuclear weapons program or support to Al Qaida, the observer was chastised for living in the "old reality", that the Bush Administation was creating "new realities" and were doing such an effective job that when people had "adjusted to the new reality" it was already too late as the administration had "created another new "one. To Orwell's "War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength" we can now add Harper's "No Crime is Real Crime, and "Non-Existent Crime is Unreported Crime". The beauty of it is, we can still use "Ignorance is Strength".
- Hilda
- February 04, 2012 - 09:39
Excellent article. There's FAR too much spin these days. (And not just in government.)


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