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A new miracle ingredient promising you supermodel-worthy skin seems to pop up every day. Rather than buy into the hype of the latest "it" trend, get the truth with this list of the top 14 buzzwords in skincare.
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1. Glycolic acid
Considered one of the top exfoliators in skincare, glycolic acids buffing properties help treat acne, stimulate collagen, even skin tone, minimize fine lines, and reduce the appearance of hyperpigmentation. Glycolic acid works by breaking down substances that bond dead skin cells, says Neil Sadick, MD, Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Weill-Cornell Medical College, who recommends Peter Thomas Roth Glycolic Acid 10% Moisturizer ($25, amazon.com).
2. Vitamin D
You know that vitamin D boosts bone health, but it also benefits your skin. Having sufficient vitamin D in the skin helps minimize acne, boost elasticity, stimulate collagen production, enhance radiance, reduce lines, and lessen the appearance of dark spots, says Sadick. (You can and should work the vitamin into your skincare regimen even on cloudy days.) Gary Goldfaden, MD, founder of Goldfaden, recommends the Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Active Vitamin D Serum Oil ($65, dgskincare.com). Massage a couple of drops into a clean complexion (day or night) and follow up with lotion.
3. Collagen
Collagen is the key protein thats responsible for that firm, smooth youthful plumpness, which unfortunately diminishes with age. While products with collagen wont cause your skin to rebuild its own collagen, they do help to retain moisture and self-repair, mimicking the skins natural structure, says Marina I. Peredo, MD, founder of Marina I. Peredo Dermatology and Spatique Medical Spa. She likes L'Oreal Collagen Moisture Filler Daily Moisturizer Night Cream ($12, amazon.com).
4. Peptides
Peptides are among the most common anti-aging ingredients, Peredo says, because they help stimulate collagen production, repair damage skin and boost natural antioxidant activity. And unlike other volatile ingredients, peptides can be used daily in conjunction with other skincare products. Sadick recommends Olay Regenerist Advanced Anti-Aging Night Recovery moisturizing cream ($13, amazon.com).
5. Grapeseed oil
Dont shy away from this skincare hero just because you have an oily sheen! Derived from seeds of grapes, the oil is rich in antioxidants and easily absorbable. Often referenced to as natures perfect moisturizer, its great for sensitive and acne-prone skin, says Goldfaden, who recommends Yes to Cucumbers Calming Night Cream ($10, amazon.com). Since many oils are derived from nuts, grapeseed oil gets a gold star for its allergy-free nature and its ability to treat a handful of chronic skincare conditions, like psoriasis and eczema.
6. Tea tree oil
Probably the most multitasking ingredient, tee tree oil serves as a cure-all and treats everything from warts to dandruff. It has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, anti-viral, and anti-fungal properties, says Sadick. Tea tree oil is also used in shampoos, acne products, soaps, and ointments. Peredo says it also provides therapeutic benefits to severely chapped lips and razor burns. Try The Body Shops Tea Tree Skin Care Kit ($25, thebodyshop.com).
7. Lycopene
You know it as the pigment (officially: carotene) found in red fruits and vegetables, like tomatoes, carrots, bell peppers, watermelons, and papayas. While its known to have UV protection, Kristen Ahern, MD, says its equivalent SPF level would only be 3, so dont replace your daily broad-spectrum sunscreen with a lycopene-laced product. But lycopene does boast other benefits. Higher traces of it are linked with reduced oxidative damage that occurs from daily exposure to the sun and other environmental pollutants, says Sadick. Try 100% Pure Tomato Lycopene Face Cream ($32; 100percentpure.com).
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I want to publish the nine issues of the computer history nostalgia zine "Historically Brewed" into a high quality book. Buy a copy!
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My name is David Greelish, computer historian. I once published a "zine" (newsletter / magazine) from 1993 to 1997 called Historically Brewed. It grew to a small, but very respectful 500+ subscribers and was even sold at the Smithsonian and the Computer History Museum in Boston, MA (now in Mountain View, CA). I published nine issues, with a tenth never completed (changing the name to "Classic Computing"). I want to take all of these and publish them into a compilation book, to also include my story within the first fifteen pages or so. Also a basic collector's guide reference. The history and stories of the zines don't age, and the other content from readers and contributors of the time have become interesting history in themselves.
The book will be about 195 pages with a full color cover and color inserts, plus the entire run of issues will be reproduced accurately (some two-color covers).
Please have a look at the entire issue one of Historically Brewed, plus the other issue covers - http://www.classiccomputing.com/hb.html
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Issue 1 - Computer Trek, The Graphical User Interface, The XEROX Palo Alto Research Center, Book review of "Stan Veit's History of the Personal Computer", The Altair, Cromemco and the ZALTAIR
Issue 2 - Where's Lisa Now?, VIC-20 Remembered, The Computer That Cracked the Enigma, more War stories?, Computer History Trivia, Book review of "Hackers", The Coleco Adam and Bill Gates' An Open Letter to Hobbyists
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Whether you view it as long overdue or just in time, I believe we are starting to see the emergence of best practices for verifying social media content and citizen reports. Recent weeks and months have seen leading practitioners of social media verification and crowdsourced verification share tips and thoughts to help move the discipline forward.
Below is a summary of what I've collected to date. I've teased out the core details from longer blog posts and columns, and encourage you to click through and read the full text of each piece I've excerpted.
Mark Little
The most recent bit of online verification advice came in the form of a blog post from Mark Little, the founder of curated news startup Storyful. Much like Storify, Storyful offers a tool that enables you to build a story using tweets, video and other online elements. The difference is that Storyful also employs curators to use the tool to report stories from all over the world.
Little's post is a fascinating addition to the growing body of writing about news curation and online verification.
He went into detail about the value of the "human algorithm"—applying people to the problem. And he's not just talking about the curators employed by Storyful.
"Every news event in the age of social media creates more than a conversation, it creates a community," he wrote. "When news breaks, a self-selecting network gathers to talk about the story. Some are witnesses - the creators of original content - others are amplifiers - passing that content on to a wider audience. And in every group are the filters, the people who everyone else looks to for judgement."
Here are his tips for verifying user-generated video:
- Review of the uploader's history and location to see whether he/she has shared useful and credible content in the past, or if he/she is a "scraper", passing other people's content off a their own (location is a big clue: don't trust uploaders in Japan to post video from Syria).
- Use of Google street view/maps/satellite imagery to help verify the locations in a video.
- Consultation of other news sources or validated user content to confirm events in a video happened as they were described.
- Examination of key features in a video such as weather and background landscape to see if they match known facts on the ground.
- Translation of every word that comes with a video for additional context.
- Monitoring social media traffic to see who is sharing the content and what questions are being asked about it.
- Develop and maintain relationships with people within the community around the story.
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In conjunction with the recent BBC Social Media Summit, a reporter with the user-generated content "Hub" in the BBC Newsroom in London published a blog post about the ways that group works to verify video content. Note how some of these tips align with Little's offering:
Referencing locations against maps and existing images from, in particular, geo-located ones. Working with our colleagues in BBC Arabic and BBC Monitoring to ascertain that accents and language are correct for the location. Searching for the original source of the upload/sequences as an indicator of date. Examining weather reports and shadows to confirm that the conditions shown fit with the claimed date and time. Maintaining lists of previously verified material to act as reference for colleagues covering the stories. Checking weaponry, vehicles and licence plates against those known for the given country.
Andy Carvin
I recently wrote about how NPR's senior strategist engages in real-time verification and curation to track events in the Middle East. Carvin's work has been celebrated widely, and there are lots of lessons for journalists in the way he has cultivated sources on Twitter and elsewhere and transformed his Twitter account into an invaluable newswire.
One of the biggest verification lessons from Carvin relates to the human algorithm idea put forward by Little. One thing that is often overlooked by people who write about Carvin is that he interacts directly with sources via Skype and e-mail and other means to gather information. He does a lot of old school verification and talking to sources, which cannot be underestimated. He also, of course, practices a form of crowdsourced verification. If he sees a tweet that reports something of a newsworthy nature, he will often quote that tweet and add a request for his followers to help him verify if it's correct, as in this examplehere. Carvin also published an online case study of how he and his followers debunked a claim that Israeli munitions were being used in Libya. It should be required reading in every newsroom and journalism school.


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Thanks for sharing this – looks like a better speed test app from the ISP itself – will try it.


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Red Bulls Sebastian Vettel has been excluded from Saturdays qualifying results for the 2012 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after the stewards found his car did not have sufficient fuel onboard to comply with the rules on its return to parc ferme.
The German stopped out on track at the end of Q3, after being told over his radio to pull over at the side of the circuit following advice from engine supplier Renault. Vettel, who had qualified in third behind team mate Mark Webber and polesitter for McLaren Lewis Hamilton, is now expected to start from the pit lane.
Although, after a lengthy discussion, the FIA stewards accepted that Vettel had stopped due to reasons of force majeure, there wasnt enough fuel in his RB8 to provide a one-litre sample in post-qualifying scrutineering, as required by the sports technical regulations.
The stewards heard from the driver and team representatives and studied telemetry evidence that showed the reason why the car was stopped, explained the FIA in a statement.
"The Stewards accepted the explanation and considered the incident as being a case of force majeure. However a report was received from the Technical Delegate that showed during post-qualifying scrutineering an insufficient quantity of fuel for sampling purposes.
"The Stewards determine that this is a breach of Article 6.6.2 of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations and the Competitor is accordingly excluded from the results of the Qualifying Session. The Competitor is however allowed to start the race from the back of the grid."
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner added: "During the slow-down lap following the final run of Q3, Renault instructed to immediately stop Sebastians car on the circuit due to an issue with the fuel system.
"After speaking with the stewards, who accepted the situation of force majeure for technical reasons for the car to be stopped, unfortunately, for reasons yet to be fully understood, 850ml of the required one litre was pumped out of the car following post-race checks.
"As a result, the FIA has excluded Sebastian from qualifying and we will withdraw the car from Parc Ferme in order to investigate further. Therefore Sebastian will start from the pit lane for tomorrows race. We will need to make the most of Marks strong front-row grid position and Sebastian will have a busy evening ahead of him."
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Galaxy T-8
Ratings (rated 27 times)There are 6 users using the Galaxy T-8.
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Description of Galaxy T-8
Type: OFF
Reviews of the Galaxy T-8
bartek4443 said this on April 30, 2009:
best blade i have ever bought. it is arylate carbon for the price of toy paddle. plays much better than my timo boll spirit which i recommend too but this blade is very consistent, comfortable, and is light and powerful. only 20 bucks on ebay
Anonymous said this on July 26, 2009:
I played the Spirit and Level 91 as well. Both are very good blades but i think the T-8 is a touch better. It is faster and assisted a fast playing game near at the table and half distance. It is harder than the Spirit and softer than the Level 91. Because of that the throwing angle of the ball is a little bit lower than with the Spirit. In short short play it is also very controlled and has a great feeling.
williammohr said this on October 5, 2009:
I have played with the spirit with sriver EL, a set that cost me $150 US. The T-8 with Banda sigma in 2.0mm on both sides is not only better but only $55 total - 30 including shipping for blade on ebay and $25 for both sides of sigma from dandoy-sports. Just glued it today with regular glue, but it feels speed glued. The combination felt better than spirit for 1/3 the price.
Anonymous said this on December 30, 2009:
Very nice blade for the money. Great speed but still has great dwell on the ball. This is my favorite blade since the glue ban. Fast blade, but not too fast.
Darren Rapacchi said this on July 10, 2010:
I rate this as one of my best blades along with my T-4. I play a mid distance offensive game where I attack on both wings. I have 2.1 (Max) red Donic JO Platain Soft with Hurricane 3 black 2.2mm on my BH. I play loop & topspin from any distance on both wings but like to sidespin loop and topspin from my FH. This blade has fantastic control when playing with fast rubbers, but I can still BH chop & block. I have also had 729 Higher 2 on both sides in 2.2mm that played well. I do tend to alternate between blades depending on who I am playing against. Great price from Ebay at under £21.00 including shipping. My father has also bought one at £18.00. Beat that Butterfly!!!!
JimT said this on October 26, 2010:
One of the best OFF blades on the market. Instead of spending 180 dollars on Amultart buy this one for $35 or less. Does everything very confidently (especially if you find the right rubbers for it); excels in blocking, kill shots, general flat game and power looping. Best control of almost all T-series blades. It's not as crazy fast and carbon-ping-y and zero-dwell time-y as T-1, T-2, T-4. Great blade for a fast attacker who sometimes wonders into OFF- style, or for the one who cannot control his favorite rubbers on T-4 or even faster blades.
Anonymous said this on November 24, 2010:
Love it. Plays extremely well from virtually anywhere. Lots of power with a surprising amount of touch.
Marvel64 said this on January 18, 2011:
It seems to be a toy paddle for the price of toy paddle. Plays much worse than TBS and Maze; absolutely not comparable with Joola Fever and Markovic. Decent control, but poor speed far from the table and really soft. I'm agree with Seguso: it's not a serious paddle.
DOMINATOR said this on February 16, 2011:
This blade is great. Since the quality control at Galaxy is not close to Butterfly's, however, you might receive an occasional defects, which might explain the blatantly negative reviews on this blade. I recommend buying 2 of these blades and playing with the better one. Also, if you can, ask the store to send you blade with exactly 86g weight. Great dwell time for such as fast blade and no vibration.
Ardi wu said this on July 29, 2011:
I have 2 blade, DHS wind CWD, & Butterfly Fire hand. I just bought galaxy T8,i play lopp, its very awesome, the blade can generate heavy spin, smash. this blade be my favourite now. I love it>
Phot0n said this on February 13, 2012:
A fabulous blade and I've consistently received Galaxy blades in great manufacturing shape. This blade is slightly smaller than my T-4 with a similar comfortable handle. The slightly smaller head resulted in lighter weight set-ups. The blade itself was light, 83g, and well made. It's a fast blade. It says "OFF" but it's very much an OFF+ to me. By thickness alone (6.8mm) it's stiff and the Arylate still gives good control. It takes some getting used to, but when you hit it right, there is a wonderful sweet-spot feel.
Anonymous said this on February 22, 2012:
I was looking for a blade with speed and great control (tried around 20 from different brands BTFly, Andro, Donic, DHS, Galaxy) and this one together with Stiga TUBE carbon are at the top of the list. This blade has it all, I have two with Donic turbo X1 (FH), Donic Sonex Gold (BH), and Auda2 (BH) with XIOM Omega4 (FH). Buy it if your stile is mid-distance hard strokes...
Kwok said this on March 13, 2012:
This is an Arylate-carbon blade with Hinoki at the outer ply , a fast blade with a good control , it is good for block , smash and topspin. the sound is very crispy : ping ...ping every time you do smash
emelo said this on February 7, 2013:
83g, 6.2mm (?? not 6.8)
5 plies of wood (?? not 3) + 2 arylate-carbon layer T-8 is better for me than t-7: similar control, lower spin sensitivity, same spin, but higher throw, and slightly higher top-speed. Powerful fast loop or short high arc can be generated easily.
brianyosua said this on March 2, 2013:
hey guys, i think this is a great blade for all loopers. cause the price are cheap. If it is compared to spirit, this blade is more faster. so keep making good blades :)
BlackQueen said this on March 2, 2013:
Fast blade with a good control, good for block, smash, topspin and push. Really nice blade, ordered another one. mine is much thinner though 6.1-6.2mm not 6.8 as indicated in description. This blade is very good with many different rubbers, therefore suit different stiles from ALL to OFF+. Update: have to lower down the overall rating (initial control was 9 and overall 9.5), after getting the second blade... this time its 6.8mm in thickness, heavier, and plays completely different to one that I have. Speed is there, may be, even faster, but no much feeling, meaning hard to control with not much feedback. So not much consistency in blades production... need to give an average rating between the two.
seguso said this on March 11, 2013:
very stiff, very bouncy blade, without a good top gear, with poor touch.
cypress outer ply. carbon-arylate, which gives it a soft feeling, but it is actually a hard blade. it seems to have few gears: close to the table, it can be too fast (as it is very springy). Far from the table, it can be too slow. The blade is light. Some compare this blade with the dawei wavestone, which is more powerful far from the table, and has better touch close to the table. However, wavestone is worse for brushing, and has less power close to the table.
sto4i07 said this on September 6, 2013:
This blade is much,much better than some of the expensive blades
sipokoyto said this on January 16, 2014:
This blade is fast and the feedback is great. I cant believe that they are selling something like this at this price. With DHS Tin Arc 3 at the forehand and Haifu Whale 2 at the backhand. I hate to say this, it out perform my Zhang Jike blade.
vanjr said this on August 28, 2014:
This is a very fast, very hard blade. Good quality. Did I mention how fast it is? If you are used to max rubbers with hard sponge on some other blades you may want to rethink your choice for this blade. It hits pretty well. I need a softer sponge to loop with it because the ball just jumps off this blade.
Update-tried with some new rubbers. Still great for put away, but my game as a whole suffers. I think this blade would work well for a hitter and/or someone who puts a lot of hours in. You can do some crazy shots with this if you handle it correctly.
ex_hai05 said this on December 23, 2014:
Good blade, easy to play. Type Off is right, but fast offensive blade. 7 plies including 2 plies of ALC. Thickness ~ 6mm. My weight is about 85gr
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I have always pitied poor Abraham. Here he had the sword from his sheath, only seconds away from slitting his son's throat, and he had to sacrific a ram in his son's place. What a disappointment it must have been. What a damn tragedy. (Jeremy Leven, from Creator)


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BSA provides den meeting plans for den leader on the Scouting.org website. Today, I am going to go through the third Bear plan and including some tips and ideas which are related to the covered requirements. If you don't already have the BSA den meeting plans, download BSA Bear Den Meeting Plan 3 to follow along with this article.
The BSA meeting plans are designed to be done in order. This plan covers Bear Achievement 14 – Ride Right.
Some other resources you might find helpful:
- My version of a den meeting plan for Bear Achievement 14 – Ride Right and Bicycle Belt Loop
- My page of helps for Bear Achievement 14 – Ride Right
Get BSA Bear Den Meeting Plan 3 from the Scouting.org website
BSA Bear Den Meeting Plan 3 – Ride Right
Preparation and Before the Meeting
Most of the prep is in determining where you will hold the meeting, gathering your materials, and reminding everyone that they need a bike and a helmet.
My Cycling Safety Crossword Puzzle or the Bicycle License Plate Craft both make good gathering activities.
Remember to rotate this duty as mentioned in the meeting plan. You can do a simple opening flag ceremony or an outdoor ceremony.
Keep it short and sweet.
For help with requirement 14a and the bike safety rules, see bike hike safety and etiquette and the BSA bike safety rules.
For help with requirement 14c and bicycle maintenance, see my article on bike repairs. For 14e, just show them how to use a lock.
For 14b, just set up a course and let the Cub Scouts have fun!
Do a simple closing ceremony to mark the end of the meeting. We often did a prayer, the Cub Scout Promise, or the Law of the Pack for closing.
After the Meeting
Ask the Cub Scouts if they enjoyed the meeting. The answer will be a resounding "Yes!" They always enjoy these active meetings. Remember to have the other parents help with snacks and cleanup. Delegation is the key to not burning out as a den leader.


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When asked what Jake Gyllenhaal brings to the film, Bruckheimer says, "Well, he's very handsome." That being said, consider this an early warning for you and your elderly mother -- shot after shot of those stunning pecs and that dastardly smile could result in some unfortunate medical complications. You've been warned!
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By Jeff Walsh
So, I requested to be sent screeners of the "youth" movies being shown at Frameline, San Francisco's LGBT film festival, which is currently happening in San Francisco. I'm not certain if this is indicative of the larger programming this year, but the films I received nearly all focused on trans and gender identity issues, which will certainly appeal to a lot of people on the site here.
Keep in mind, these movies are just playing the festival circuit now, so you may have to hunt down when they are playing a festival near you, and the wait may be a bit longer for a DVD release.
Here's a breakdown of the films I received:
Gun Hill Road - This is the opening film of the festival, starring Harmony Santana as a trans teen whose is taking estrogen and testosterone blockers and starting to live more openly as a woman, until her father, played by Esai Morales, returns home after a stint in prison. Dad doesn't seem to notice his perceived son's more feminine ways or interests, and you don't get the sense that he's going to be all that accepting once he figures it out. While Morales' character is a thug, it did provide an interesting backdrop for a story about trans issues. With great performances all around, including Judy Reyes (from TV's Scrubs) and Oasis favorite Robin De Jesus, this is a movie that never gets too Hallmark, and balances each character's journey honestly.
Spork - This movie is about a teenaged hermaphrodite nicknamed Spork who decides to get her revenge on the mean girls at school by winning the school dance contest, even after her black next-door neighbor Tootsie Roll is injured after dancing so intensely she created a puddle of Afro-Sheen, in which she slips and falls. A stylized mash-up of Heathers, Hairspray and every teen movie since John Hughes, it often reminds you of so many other films that its chief offense is not having a unique enough voice on its own. But, it is meant to be a fun ride, and it certainly manages that just fine.
Romeos - This German film had a hot guy on the press art, so I figured I'd use this as the gay intermission in my mini-film festival. So, of course, it ended up being about a transguy who forms an interesting relationship with the aforementioned hot guy while in mid-transition. The unique relationship between the two, who both live double lives to some degree, was the most interesting dynamic in the movie for me. The actor playing Lukas did a phenomenal job, and I actually had to search online afterwards to figure out if the role was played by a guy or a girl. Such a great performance by this actor. Possibly the best of all the movies I reviewed, with Gun Hill Road as a close second.
Tomboy - From the start, I worried this French flick was going to suffer from Gay Movie Syndrome, whereby the fact that a film is marketed and shown to a primarily gay audience makes the reveal late in the film redundant and obvious. Thankfully, the movie didn't go down that path. Instead, we get the story of a 10-year-old tomboy named Laure, who recently moves to a new location at the beginning of the movie and decides not to tell the neighborhood boys she's a girl. Since puberty hasn't hit yet, she doesn't need to worry about binders or any of the usual trans concerns. Her only problems are how to pee outdoors with the rough-and-tumble boys after playing soccer, how to go swimming barechested and not be bulgeless in her Speedo and the neighborhood girl who starts gets a young crush on the new boy in town. Well handled and the prepubescent angle gave a new take on what is becoming its own genre these days.
Out For The Long Run - This is a documentary about gay high school athletes, and a lot of the expected ground is covered. To me, the interesting bits were how insightful some of the subjects were about their interest in sports. Austin Snyder, a gay track stay from Berkeley High School, admits that the time demanded by his sport helps to distract him from dealing with the fact that he doesn't have a boyfriend. Snyder's is probably the most complete story in the film, as we follow him to college, where he already met and started a long-distance relationship with another gay sporty freshman in advance of his arrival. His literate hyper-aware presence made the movie for me (and reminded me of our own swimmerguy). Having gay Olympic athletes share their stories makes sense given the topic, but at this point, Greg Louganis and other older athletes don't exist in the same world as Snyder's generation, so instead of fleshing out the story of these young athletes, it just seemed like the ghosts of sports past popping in here and there. But if this topic interests you, the film certainly will as well.
Au Pair, Kansas - This movie is an odd genre mashup that failed to deliver for me. A recently-widowed Traci Lords hires an au pair after her husband's recent death from cancer. So, she hires a soccer-loving Norwegian named Oddmund to look after the kids and help her with the ranch. As I watched this movie, it was becoming a likely candidate for Gay Movie Syndrome, and it delivered in spades. There are some questions whether Oddmund is actually gay or just seems that way because he's European. At some point, you wonder if one of the kids might be gay, especially the younger one. There's a drag queen in the town, who makes one or two cameos, but that isn't enough to make this a gay movie. Traci Lords doesn't seem gay, but someone should be. Eventually the gay angle is revealed, and the payoff isn't amazing. I've seen better fish out of water stories. Better small town community deals with gay issues stories (Big Eden is what kept coming to mind, as I watched this). Better family dramas. Don't get me wrong, the movie looks good. The performances are all fine. And if you watch the movie, it will probably entertain you. But ultimately, the story tried to do too much, and couldn't follow through without a lot of the genres mentioned above not getting their fair shake.
If you're in San Francisco, you can get showtimes for these movies at http://www.frameline.org/festival/
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In these days of lavish and wasteful packaging, these make a great low waste alternative gift: they are fun, attractive in their own right, you get to make some cookies (always a good thing) and you have a handy jar for reuse.
This is how I did them:
- Sterilised three 500 ml jars by washing them out in clean soapy water then putting them in the oven for 20 minutes at 100C.
- For each one, weighed and sieved 75g plain flour, 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda, 1/4 tsp baking powder and carefully spooned into bottom of the jars to create an even (ish) layer.
- Spooned in 75g light muscovado sugar in an even layer.
- Added 50g dried cranberries followed by 50g dark 70% chocolate (roughly chopped) to one jar.
- Added 50g white chocolate chips, followed by 50g dried cranberries to another jar.
- Added 50g white chocolate chips, followed by 50g raisins to another jar.
- Finished off the layering with 60g rolled oats.
- Labelled the jars, then covered the tops with a couple of layers of red tissue paper and tied with twine and added a card with the baking instructions. As follows:
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl with 1 egg and 50g melted butter (or 2 tbsp sunflower oil).
- Place spoonfuls (about 12) onto a lined baking tray and bake at 180C for 6-8 minutes.
I've just made a batch of these cookies and can report that they worked really well and are absolutely delicious. I will do a quick post about them soon.


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1st attempt at a simp pretty wack but Ill evolve
1st attempt at a simp pretty wack but Ill evolve
^ looks decent, O is kinda off and looks like some of ur bar width isnt the exact same but it looks good...i like the color combo you used 2. i gotta attempt a straight letter soon here
Emune- needs to be cleaned up abit but still looks decent, i like your U the most. try it again with trying to make ur bar width more or so the same
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@ mori yea i think that was the first painted flic i posted on here but thanks man...and i had fat caps that came with the cans i had
@ emune good call man it was fresh paint lol and thanks for the tips my dude
Crits? I think I posted this before but I dont think it went through
@Hipe, not bad for first simp piece. Simps are surprisingly difficult, so don't be discouraged. It's a lot harder to lay out a wall with even bars than it is on paper, as many of the black book dick riders do not realize. I compliment your brave selection of letters man. K's are fun, but O's are a bit tricky, and that blank space from the P and R is difficult. I'm not hating on your name, but giving you props for taking on it's challenge. Keep up that good spirit.
@Irony, Thanks my dude, I will work on the bars again, I usually rush my sketches so that I can paint them haha. I'll probably stick with that flow and keep working with it (other than throwies I haven't painted the same style twice, mostly because I didn't really use bars when I first got in the game.)
@Norf, thanks mang, I kinda fucked up on a few of them, it was getting dark and I was tired of the wood dwelling hobo that sat behind me the whole time I painted this, thank God big africa and my other boy were there with me.
@Kaze, Thank you, I will improve it next time after I sketch it up a few mo'gins.
@Gemer, anytime man, and btw, is that fresh good? It looks ridiculously high pressure on the videos I watch, not to mention is sounds like a fucking jet engine being sprayed, and it has a weird matte/plasticy looking finish. I've contemplated ordering some before, and it sells out so fast, so I often wonder if it is good, or just really cheap. I know it's not even comparable to mtn or ironlak, but in comparison to other paints you've used how do you like it? Such as rusto or painters touch
@blackmath, I like it dude. I saw you mention when you posted that you wanted a unique throwie and props to the straights. Your can control is alright, but that will get better with time, looks like shitty paint, but theres no reason to buy highquality, you'll learn more with mid line high pressure paint such as rusto (just get a few cap adapters and some ny fats.) The K branches are too small in my opinion, so work on that k, also your T is overlapping the A (as it should,) but your A is going behind your K, so work on that and fix it next time. I see you ran out of paint? Outlining in a different color than the fill makes the piece looks a million times better so keep that in mind, and if that is chrome, you must have located some old krylon or HQ paint because in my experience rusto chrome or any other brand chrome isn't worth shit. Try to flow that K upwards at the same angle as the T and A.
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That's why he packs a knife and only reappears at night."
Duuuude such an awesome crit. Ill definitely work on the K. And actually someone else also said that I must have used shitty paint but I used Rusto, thats all I ever use if I dont buy shit off the internet, I think it was just a shitty wall. The paint was being absorbed where there wasnt paint underneath, know what Im sayin? And nah the chrome Rusto is actually pretty good. All the rusto cans around here are male cans, except the chrome, and I got orange dots so thats why I grabbed it. Don't know if its like that everywhere else. But thanks for the advice man I'll draw it up and try it out tonight
So I did end up goin out that night but none of my sketches came out remotely good so I just ended up doin my old shit hahah, still workin on the sketches though. I feel like my letters are gettin better though and more along what Im trying to go for. What you guys think?
Not the cleanest but I had to stand on a ledge and my body was literally two inches away from the wall
Heres a better picture, shows the size much better
@ youknowigetup i like the chrome of fresh paint they turn out real nice but they do have like a plastic like finish to them
Tak u k is to skinny where the bars connect.
And every pic u got you go over someone
Soooo whats so wrong with goin over someone? thats part of the game son. Anyway it was my buddy's and he was puttin up new shit right next to me lol
But thanks for the advice man Ill def keep that in mind
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tak a little advice find a chill spot to paint over and over like I have.
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Nah man Im sayin like if theres a wall thats completely covered, you cant expect someone to not go over someone elses shit, especially if its all shitty throw ups. If you really need that one throw to not be covered, you need to get up more. I dont go over shit thats better than mine, if thats what you mean. I pick the shittiest spot on the wall
Derk looks good but the D is I lil small
@ Derk looks dope, i'm feelin your flow, just make that D biggier and keep rockin that ish
Derk- try flipping the top bar of the E. Like, its frowny right now, so make a smile type line nahmean. Real funky type shit tho, I like.
Lookin good derk, the only things i will say are minor little fix ups. like fix the top leg of the k and make the D a little bigger. other than that nice simple my dude


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March 22nd, 2011
Pictures with CLASSIFIED, DANNY FERNANDES, DOWN WITH WEBSTER and FABER DRIVE. Autographs from HEDLEY, HOLLERADO, KARL WOLF and KESHIA CHANTE. Interviews with SHAD, STEREOS, SWEET THING and these THESE KIDS WEAR CROWNS. Or any combination of the above, with performances BY ALL!
That's JUNO FAN FARE going down in the MuchMusic parking lot this weekend, hosted by New.Music.Live.'s Lauren Toyota and RapCity's Tyrone "T-Rexxx" Edwards.
We're giving away 1500+ wristbands TODAY to put you smack in the centre of it all! It's been a while since the Juno's were in Toronto and we're taking full advantage by hosting this HUGE parking lot jamfest for all of you right before the awards show airs on Sunday.
In order to get a wristband, you need to be:
*lined up outside of MuchMusic HQ – 299 Queen Street West
*if your friend wants one, your friend has to be in line too!
*no age limit
*we start slapping wristbands on wrists right at 5PM!
When you're in line, make sure you're wearing appropriate clothes and shoes for the weather (the forecast calls for "-1″ weather and a snowfall!! Dress warmly and bring lots of hot chocolate!). Bring snacks too (but don't be a litterbug!).
See y'all outside!
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Krispy Kreme Gets Slammed for KKK Promo
Krispy Kreme is the latest brand to find itself in hot water after launching a promotion that didn't sit well with consumers.
Krispy Kreme is the latest brand to find itself in hot water after launching a promotion that didn't sit well with consumers.
Wheat Thins has a new ad campaign out that is making a splash, not only for its creative, but also from how the idea for the campaign came about.
Get the scoop on next month's event and trends in the lead gen space.
Nationwide Insurance's Super Bowl spot backfired by making so many people angry. Or did it?
No matter what vertical a lead gen marketer is in, they need to stay up to date on the latest federal and state regulations or they could wind up in hot water.
B2B marketers have more ways to connect with prospects and customers than ever before. But none of that matters if you don't really understand what they want.
A new whitepaper from the London School of Marketing challenges these newbies to create a solid career plan.
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In the world today there is an aura of anxiety invading many work environments. People tend to worry about their jobs, the economy and its impact on their company's viability. Add to the mix whatever personal stresses one might be experiencing on the home front and the potential for burn out increases.
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These days being a good leader is something which everybody is either talking about or wants to be doing. There are a multitude of books that have been written about the qualities of great leaders and certainly whenever there is an election, politicians are constantly evaluated in terms of their leadership potential.
During job interviews, people's leadership skills are an important consideration. Many companies want to hire people who they can move into leadership positions.
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The X-Pro1 is a camera that's hard not to like - the retro rangefinder look is cool, controls are nicely placed and materials, build quality and overall fit and finish are quite nice. Auto focus and shutter lag performance are good, as is image quality - combine this with ISO performance that, frankly, sets a new standard for APS-C sensor cameras to my eye and it's clear Fuji has done a lot of things right with their latest mirrorless, interchangeable lens offering. I just can't get over that ISO performance, and the minimal range of shooting options actually makes this a fun camera to shoot.
So why am I just a bit ambivalent over the X-Pro1? It has a lot to do with that $1700 price tag for the body and lenses at $600 a pop. Your $1700 will buy camera bodies like Nikon's D300S or Canon's 7D, and while both of these cameras are older models and due for replacement, in most performance parameters they will outdo the X-Pro1: shutter lag, AF acquisition time, burst shooting with continuous autofocus, power up time, single shot to shot time, burst write times, diopter viewfinder adjustment - the list goes on.
The X-Pro1 enjoys a high ISO noise advantage, but that's about it. It's a large camera and not that much lighter than a DSLR so the size/weight argument as a reason to go with a mirrorless interchangeable lens model versus a DSLR doesn't gain as much traction as it would with a smaller mirrorless platform. Fuji has unabashedly promoted the camera as being designed for professionals and advanced amateurs, but folks who shoot fast moving subjects need continuous autofocus with burst shooting, so that's at least one group that probably will not flock to the X-Pro1.
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Presented by Karin Stanley and Matt Clark, the Big Easy Dinner will be a historical trip through the streets of New Orleans. Aiming to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Tales of the Cocktail and the city it was born in, we'll be serving classic New Orleanian cocktails and fare, from celebrated chef David Slater and the crew at Emeril's. Tipples and desserts furnished by Tanqueray and Bailey's.
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When the new Florida Building Code became law earlier this year, door manufacturers had already started beefing up their impact-rated models. Their goal: to create, test and certify doors to meet the most stringent wind and impact code requirements in the nation. In vulnerable areas, exterior impact rated doors serve as critical envelope components that help keep a home safe during violent wind events. This article reviews damages of past hurricanes, advances in Florida Building Code, and how impact-rated fiberglass doors can protect a home. This program is registered with AIA for 1 HSW hour. Take the course.
With fewer projects available, architects must claim more of the opportunities each project entails. Reinvention is a high-level design conference focused exclusively on the design and practice issues important to residential architects. The symposium attracts more than 150 residential architects from across the country every year. The eighth annual Reinvention Symposium took place December 7-9, 2011, in Phoenix, AZ, and examined new practice models innovative architects can use to survive these tough times and position themselves to thrive in the upturn. Don't miss out on content from the 2011 Reinvention Symposium! All programs are registered with the AIA for education credit. Take the course.
If you've ever dreamed of expanding your influence on American housing, you'll learn from the inspiring and perspiring journey one top-ranking firm took to reinvent the mass market formula. Lake/Flato's Porch House combines the indoor/outdoor living and vernacular architecture the firm is famous for, along with a set of modules for maximum flexibility in siting, adaptability to a myriad of program needs, and sustainability in fabrication and construction. This session is registered with the AIA for 1 HSW/SD hour. Take the course.
When money for new projects is tight, sometimes the best avenue for finding a willing client is to look in the mirror. Design-led development is not for the faint of heart, but it puts complete project accountability into the hands of the architect. Maximum risks promise maximum return and the ultimate in project realization. This session is registered with the AIA for 1 hour. Take the course.
Everyone these days feels the pressure to compete on price. The downward drumbeat on fees and profit margins is very difficult to resist unless you've found a better way to differentiate yourself in your market. Savvy architects know that the best clients are looking for a relationship that clicks, and they vet this judgment upon word-of-mouth recommendations, personal interactions, and, increasingly, on the cyber persona firms project. BUILD llc in Seattle has developed a widely recognized online blog and a forward-thinking website that underline the thoughtfulness and care its design-build practice brings to its customers and projects. According to the partners, Build llc stands for permanence, sustainability and efficiency, qualities that--promoted with the help of their social media outreach--have helped it thrive in tough times. This session is registered with the AIA for 1 hour. Take the course.
In a challenging economy, architects need to embrace more aspects of each project. Interior design services are a natural extension of project execution. Additionally, CNC technology has put fabrication of certain design and construction elements within the scope of design practice. Learn how offering these and other services can increase the overall success of each project an architecture firm takes on. This session is registered with the AIA for 1 hour. Take the course.
Architects have historically been hesitant to take on the liability and complexity of offering construction services. While there certainly is more exposure in doing so, there is also more certainty that the job will be done properly and building performance will be improved. It may be the best way to deliver the best building--more sustainable, better performing, and better executed from a design standpoint. This session is registered with the AIA for 1 HSW/SD hour. Take the course.
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Every architecture firm has streamlined during this recession, but lean doesn't mean you can't still go for those big firm commissions. In his keynote address, learn how Rick Joy, AIA, known for his jewel-like single-family commissions has stretched his small practice to tackle complex and sometimes far-flung master planning and design projects. This session is registered with the AIA for 1.5 hours. Take the course.


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Neher resided in Atlantis just before the third destruction. This story begins while he is a young child who must learn how to perform healings from his mother and to become a mechanic from his father. During his young life, many lessons were thrown at him concerning his unique abilities. Many learning lessons along the way showed him how to grow into a man, father, and husband, and balancing who he was as a healer, seer, and prophet. Neher's mother, Herroa, was a healer within the largest healing temple upon the isle and his father, Jeodeo, was a mechanic for the ships and flying machines. Neher fled the island before it self-destructed after he was told by the Old Ones to flee. From there, he found himself in Britain, claiming for himself a new life of temple building, like Stonehenge.
Meditation can become an important aspect of any working mother's life. Through each of these short, easy meditations, mothers can find an inner calm that they never thought possible. Certified Meditation Instructor Candy O'Donnell has created these meditations due to the fact that her life is so hectic and needed time for herself outside of family and its pressures. Front cover illustrated by Moonfuller at moonfuller.net
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Padilla Reserva Reviews
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Padilla Reserva Nub
It s a really nice cigar, but honestly I expected more from the brand and the price...
Vasil in CA June 2, 2014
"Currently the most potent stick from Padilla"
Padilla Reserva Nub
The La Reserva line uses a potent filler, which becomes evident when comparing the 60 Nub to the more tame 54 Torpedo. Started off with a blast of pepper which then dialed down a quarter of an inch in, 15 minutes later, revealing more sweet wood in the background and leaving notes of walnuts on the aftertaste. Burned for over an hour and a half.
Stefan in City by the Bay April 5, 2014
"Best consumed fresh"
Padilla Reserva Nub
Almost four months after first opening the box, these nubs seem to be now past their prime and loosing their intensity.
Stefan in City by the Bay March 22, 2014
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Padilla Reserva Nub
Three months after purchasing a box and while on my last three sticks, I m still on the fence about these. The tobacco is excellent but the flavor profile is not always consistent and it seems to be highly susceptible to changes in humidity levels. Also, the San Andreas wrapper has been overshadowing the filler for most of the time to the extent where its flavor can be too much on the palate on the next morning. I also miss the nuttiness of the Habanos -- need to get some more of those next. 90-91 points overall
Stefan in City by the Bay March 6, 2014
"Brazilian and macademia nuts"
Padilla Reserva Nub
After five weeks in the original box these started becoming too dry so I transferred the remaining stogies to a humidor. Four weeks later the smoke is outstanding, with the darkness of the San Andreas wrapper taking a back seat now and allowing the nuttiness of the filler to shine. 92+ points.
Stefan in City by the Bay February 19, 2014
Padilla Reserva Nub
Am having one as a nightcap tonight and I'm glad I bought a box. The Oliva factory did an outstanding job rolling these -- always consistent. Enough pepper on the retrohale to be satisfying. Flavors of wood and caramel, and that recognizable San Andreas leaf. Personally, I much prefer this to either the Fuente Hemingway or the Oliva V Melanio. And the nub size is perfect. Just don't smoke it all the way to the nub, or the dark flavors of the wrapper will haunt you through the next day.
Stefan in City by the Bay December 31, 2013
"A solid 92+"
Padilla Reserva Torpedo
These are outstanding medium-to-full cigars that will be well received by both new and experienced smokers. Showing flavors of fresh wood and cocoa nibs, and charred wood and very slight white pepper on the retrohale. Sweet cocoa on the finish. Medium+ nicotine. Smokes consistently to the very end. After smoking five of these I m getting tired of the flatness of the San Andreas binder and would like a little bit of a Don Pepin-like zing. Construction and burn are outstanding, and the 4x60 size is perfect as a nightcap. I wish Padilla and Don Pepin would join forces -- that would make one extraordinary stick!
Stefan in City by the Bay December 19, 2013
"Great cigar"
Padilla Reserva Toro
Fantastic burn, not overly high in nicotine, with solid flavors of earth, Brazilian nuts, and of coffee liqueur, the latter one which remained throughout. My first Padilla, and the best cigar I have sampled from Oliva yet (most of the other ones in the Oliva Early Summer's sample were junk).
Stefan in City by the Bay October 10, 2013
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This guy is a powerhouse. Perfect burn and draw, nice wrapper. Flavors start off strong and very good. Don t smoke on an empty stomach! Mine was full and it still kicked my butt. Can t wait to try more.
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In Corrales, New Mexico, traffic related to elementary school student drop-offs and pick-ups had gotten so bad that in April 2005 the village held a special council meeting to discuss the subject.
The litany of problems was crushing. Upwards of 250 vehicles would arrive at Corrales Elementary each day to drop-off and pick-up children. These vehicles overwhelmed the school zone, blocked the shoulder for pedestrians, blocked the road for through traffic, blocked neighbors' driveways, and led to prohibited pick-ups and drop-offs in the parking lots of nearby businesses.
The congestion also led to numerous traffic violations by other drivers: speeding on side roads, passing on the shoulder, failure to stop at stop signs, failure to stop at crosswalks; 87 ticketed violations in a four-month period. Drivers using side roads near the school to avoid traffic on Corrales Road nearly collided with walking children on several occasions.
The local roads didn't have marked shoulders or curbs, nevermind sidewalks. More than 200 students lived within a mile of the school, making them ineligible for bus transportation. But their parents didn't feel like the streets were safe enough for their children to walk or bike; less than five percent of them—about 25 kids—did, feeding into the cycle of more vehicles on the roads.
By 2007 the situation had not improved much, if at all. A parent volunteer involved in a traffic survey over the course of a full week wrote:
"We have become desensitized as a group of people, parents and commuters. The ugly reality of this week-long task was stressful and shocking. All immediate areas of school property to include the school zone on Corrales Road are in a state of semi-controlled chaos."
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It's hard to believe that a nationally recognized program grew out of that chaos. Turns out one of the assets the community has going for it—the Acequia—helps grow Safe Routes as well as crops.
The Acequia is a system of irrigation ditches brought to New Mexico by Spanish settlers more than 400 years ago. Along with carrying water for crops, the sides of the acequias, known as ditch banks, provide paths for non-motorized travel.
Community leaders identified the ditch banks as potential safe routes to school. Then it became a question of making it happen. That it did happen, and that Corrales received special recognition in the competition for the 2012 James L. Oberstar Safe Routes to School Award, is largely due to the work of a handful of leaders and a community of volunteers.
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A quick look at the map of Corrales will tell you a lot about the village's school transportation issues. Nestled into a bend on the west side of the Rio Grande, this agricultural community of just over 8,000 people on ten-and-a-half square miles is hemmed in by Albuquerque to the south and sprawling Rio Rancho to the west and north.
Most traffic in the village is funneled onto one road, state highway 448, a.k.a. Corrales Road. All three of the village's schools are on the road, Sandia Elementary on the north side of the village, Corrales Elementary in the center, and Cottonwood Montessori on the south side.
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Walking and cycling advocates on the Corrales Bicycle-Pedestrian Advisory Commission had begun bringing Safe Routes to School to the village before the April 2005 community meeting—even before there was a federally funded Safe Routes program.
Following up on the Safe Routes pilot projects in Boston, Massachusetts, and Marin County, California, in 2000, the Corrales group began by sending student travel surveys home with all 564 Corrales Elementary students in November 2004.
Half of those were returned, with many parents writing passionately about the concerns they had for their children's safety on the streets of Corrales, advisory group member Sandi Hoover told the local Corrales Comment newspaper at the time.
The April 2005 community meeting followed, and then plans to participate in National Walk to School Day in October 2006. With at least 130 Corrales Elementary and Cottonwood Montessori students participating, organizers Michelle Keleher, a parent, Elena Kayak, a cycling advocate on the village's ped-bike commission, and Sayre Gerhart, a Village Councillor, seized on the momentum by making Walk-N-Roll to School a monthly event.
The organizers' main concern was finding the safest possible routes to school. The solution: along the ditch banks of the acequias running nearby and parallel to busy Corrales Road. Identifying the ditch banks had the side benefit of bringing the recreational and active transportation possibilities of the acequias to the fore.
"It really is easy and enjoyable to get around on your bike in the village along the acequias," Keleher told the Corrales Comment in 2006.
The use of the acequias for Safe Routes rekindled a long-standing but dormant effort to develop a Trails Master Plan for the community. That plan has since been completed and accepted by the Village Council, with Safe Routes to School an integral component.
Gerhart continued on in 2007, writing a successful proposal to earn Corrales' first Safe Routes funding, $15,000 to develop a Safe Routes to School Action Plan. For its first step the Village Council appointed a Safe Routes to School Committee that immediately met with school principals to set a schedule of walk and bike to school days once a month throughout the school year.
Walk-N-Roll to School Day continued for several years while SRTS planning in the village stayed on track. In 2009 the Safe Routes committee had developed an action plan that identified more than two dozen issues to resolve to make it safe for students to walk and bike to school. In 2010, the Safe Routes committee submitted a request for $250,000 in SRTS infrastructure funding and $25,000 for educational and encouragement activities.
The infrastructure request was not approved due to rights-of-way issues for the proposed projects. The $25,000 non-infrastructure grant was approved, and the Safe Routes committee used the funds to hire Laura Montoya as "co-champion."
Hired for just the 2011-12 school year, Montoya's tenure marked an explosion in SRTS activity in Corrales.
"The early leaders—Elena Kayak, Sayre Gerhart, Nancy Kimball (a Corrales Elementary math teacher and Safe Routes committee chair), Moe Hickey (administrator at Cottonwood Montessori) and others were so important," Montoya said, "but they all had other jobs to do. Their vision was for children to walk to school every day like they did when they were young, and it was my job to expand on their vision."
"When I started we were doing Walk-N-Roll once a month. It was so much fun, and I believed there was room for growth. We grew the program to every Friday for a couple of months and realized we had enough participants and volunteers to do it twice a week on Thursdays and Fridays. We later started an afterschool Walk-N-Roll to the library every Wednesday."
Accelerating from walking and rolling once a month to once, then twice, then three times a week wasn't a totally smooth transition, Montoya said:
"At first I got some push-back about doing once a week. 'We can't do it,' some people said. We moved up gradually, and people started to change their routine. We got parents in the habit, and the students reminded the parents. Once we started developing a pattern it worked out pretty amazingly. Once there was ownership to the program and commitment to our youth, the program expanded dramatically."
The people Montoya got into it were volunteers from the community. Not just parents, but older, retired folks. People with a commitment to improving the community. People in the Kiwanis Club.
"Having my office in town hall really helped a lot, connecting me to village officials and leaders." Montoya recalled. "The mayor, Phil Gasteyer, was a big supporter. He would bike on one of our routes. I asked dear friends, former Commissioner Donnie Leonard and State Senator John Sapien, for guidance. They advised me to speak to the Corrales Kiwanis Club and invited me to their meeting."
"The Kiwanis are very active in Corrales and trusted by their community. Many Kiwanis were eager to volunteer. Since the relationship began, they're there every Thursday and Friday morning. The Kiwanis were key participants to expanding the program. They assisted us in expanding to every day during school testing for the last two years."
The expansion also included outreach to local businesses which began donating incentives and coupons to students who walk and bike to school. Students track their walking and biking on punch cards and can earn points toward incentives like passes to the local swimming pool and movie theater. Every classroom in Corrales Elementary now keeps a walking and biking chart to track participation. At the end of each month the classroom with the highest participation rate wins a pizza party.
"The students are also learning leadership skills and developing a close bond with each other," Montoya said.
"When we get together at the drop-off points, the experienced walkers and bikers tell new students the expectations, and the students are held accountable for following the rules. Every day we have a group leader, and a different child is a leader each day, whether a fifth-grader or a kindergartener. Along the way they tell stories, play "I Spy," have spelling quizzes, do math exercises. The children love it, it's so much fun! And they're developing camaraderie with each other, which I'm hoping will continue when they move up to middle school and high school."
Funding for Montoya's position ran out at the end of the 2011-12 school year, by which time approximately 25 percent of Corrales Elementary students were walking and biking to school on a regular basis. While the program has slowed a little since—the Wednesday afterschool Walk-N-Roll has been cut—walking and biking participation is still growing, up to 29 percent of students walking in early 2013, including on non-Walk-N-Roll days.
The heart of the program, though, according to Montoya, is the relationships made among the students and volunteers along the ditch banks on the way to school.
"For me it's about community," Montoya said. "We're closing the gap between the older residents and our youth. They have amazing conversations on the way to school. There's often a dynamic at play between children and older folks where they don't listen to one another, they don't connect. The consistency of our program, the same volunteers coming out for every Walk-N-Roll day, allows that dynamic to be different, for both to be heard."
The program's success caught the attention of the National Center for Safe Routes to School. The James L. Oberstar Award is given out annually by a multi-organization panel of reviewers coordinated by the National Center to recognize successful SRTS programs. Competition for the award is always fierce given the great work happening all over the country, but Corrales was given special recognition for all their SRTS efforts.
In a letter of support to Corrales' Oberstar application, State Senator John Sapien aptly summed the success of the program.
"As a parent, Kiwanian, Corrales resident and State Senator, I have seen this program enable people to come together and share fellowship. The program's expansion has showed that there are many people in our community who want to step up and give back to their community, and SRTS is a key component to allowing that function. The strength of communication between our students, parents, school, village staff and community leaders has grown tremendously in this effort to provide the service to our students and parents. Safe Routes to School developed in the Village of Corrales is a true example of 'it takes a village to raise a child.'"