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Rio board reveals legal opinions to clarify conflict of interest issues
In an unusual move, Rio School District trustees have waived attorney-client privilege and released legal opinions about potential conflict of interest issues among the board.
The opinions were sought by Superintendent Sherianne Cotterell last November, after four new trustees were elected to the board. She asked a Santa Barbara law firm to render two legal opinions.
In one, an attorney found that Trustee Tim Blaylock should recuse himself from voting on matters related to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme and its shared grants with the Rio district. Blaylock is the chief professional officer of the club.
In the second, an attorney found that a $20,000 campaign contribution from FTR International — a construction company involved in a pending lawsuit with Rio — doesn't necessarily prohibit three newly-elected trustees from voting on matters related to the company.
"I hope that settles any questions now and in the future," said board President Eleanor Torres. She along with trustees Henrietta Macias and Ramon Rodriguez benefited from the FTR donation, which was given to a committee formed to help elect Torres, Macias, Rodriguez and a fourth candidate, Mayra Sevilla.
Voting on FTR matters would not violate state conflict of interest law "absent proof that the three newly seated board members received the ... campaign contributions in exchange for a quid pro quo to take action favorable to FTR International in its pending litigation with the district," according to the letter from the Griffith & Thornburgh law firm.
At a special meeting last Thursday, the board voted 3-0 to waive attorney-client privilege with almost no public discussion of the issue. Trustee Mike Barber abstained. He was elected in November but not supported by the FTR-funded committee.
Blaylock recused himself from the vote since it involved his role with the Boys & Girls Club.
The attorney's letter concluded that Blaylock, on the board since 2006, is disqualified from participating in board decisions involving the Boys & Club, but any conflict can be avoided by Blaylock recusing himself from the decision-making.
That has been his standard practice, Blaylock said. He has not gone back to research all of the previous meeting minutes. But as far as he knows, he has recused himself every time that he was aware a matter involved the Boys & Girls Club, he said.
The Boys & Girls Club has had programs in Rio schools since 2004, before Blaylock's election. Those programs, funded through grants, have expanded to more schools during his tenure.
"Mr. Blaylock gains nothing directly as a result of the relationship with the grants or with the Rio School District," said Richard Elzinga, president of the Boys & Girls Club board.
The Boys & Girls Club provides after-school programs to 7,000 children, including those in the Rio district. The programs are funded by grants and the organization makes no profit, Elzinga said.
"Mr. Blaylock's compensation has no bearing on the number of children that are served or whether or not a grant comes through us to provide services to those children," he said.
Cotterell said she sought the opinion regarding Blaylock because of comments made by members of the local League of United Latin American Citizens. Members of the group have criticized Blaylock and sought public records to find out if he has voted on Boys & Girls Club matters. Their request is pending.
In a split vote last month, Cotterell was put on paid leave and given 60 days' notice that the board was initiating the process to terminate her contract without cause. She wrote a letter to trustees regarding the two legal opinions, which also was released last week at her request.
At last week's meeting, Torres said the superintendent never told the board that she had sought the legal opinions. "I only learned of this from looking at the commercial warrant list and saw an amount there that I questioned," she said, noting the amount was for $7,500.
Cotterell wrote to trustees that she sought the opinions to protect district resources.
The FTR opinion was requested in late November, Cotterell wrote. More information was released about the donations later, but that was not available to the attorneys at the time, she said.
"Because the district expected critical legal issues about the FTR litigation to come before the board for discussion and decision, it sought the opinion to ensure that any subsequent participation, discussion and action by those individuals would not be subject to attack," Cotterell wrote.
FTR International sued the Rio district in 2001 over disputed school construction costs.
Committee members and the candidates have said there were no promises made to FTR. Macias, Rodriguez, Torres and Sevilla received independent expenditures totaling $2,810 each, according to campaign records from the FTR-funded committee. That money was spent on fliers, signs and mailings made without the candidates' authorization or control, the filings showed.
In addition, Macias received a $500 loan, which was later forgiven. Torres also received a $500 loan, which she said she repaid after she learned the funding had come from FTR.
In October, Rodriguez said he wouldn't accept money from the group because of FTR's involvement.
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Bethlehem, Pa., September 28, 2010 - Moravian College will hold a jazz concert featuring "Three Tenors" on Friday, October 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Foy Concert Hall. Vocalist Lou Lanza will be accompanied by two tenor saxophone players, Tony Gairo and Larry McKenna. Lanza and Gairo are both very well known to the Lehigh Valley and are instructors at Moravian College. A number of other jazz musicians will be joining the "Three Tenors" as they honor Jazz for one night.
Lanza is acclaimed for his distinct vocals. He has recorded several albums including: The Road Not Taken (C.A.B. Records), Corner Pocket (J-Bird Records), Shadows and Echoes (Challenge Records), Opening Doors: A Jazz Tribute to The Doors (his own label, City Sounds), and An Intimate Portrait in Blue (City Sounds).
Tony Gairo, who is an educator of jazz, the saxophones, flutes, and clarinets, jazz composition, arranging, theory and analysis, and jazz history, was voted the 2004 Jazz Musician of the Year - Lehigh Valley (Pa.) by Pulseweekly Magazine.
Larry McKenna, the third tenor, is an instructor of jazz theory, harmony, and saxophone at the Community College of Philadelphia.
Admission is $15 for general admission and $10 for senior citizens & students. Tickets can be purchased in advance at http://www.lvartsboxoffice.org Foy Concert Hall is located on Moravian College?s South Campus. For more information, please visit the Moravian Music Department web page at www.moravian.edu/music.
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A wonderful place to call home
Several local congregations sacrificed their Christmas Day to bring love and happiness to Durham citizens. More than 60 volunteers fed more than 300 people a hot meal, music, gifts and hugs.
Our thanks to Keith Upchurch for his article headlined "Bringing people together" from Dec. 26, where he eloquently shared moments of gift-giving to those present.
It is humbling to know that these congregations gave of their time and energy to provide dinner, toiletry gifts, coats and love to citizens who otherwise would not have a warm place for the Christmas holiday. This collaborative effort is a collective endeavor of many but I want to publicly thank the Congregation at Duke Chapel, Chapel Hill Bible Church, Emmaus Way Fellowship, Sha'arei Shalom of Cary, and the brainchild of this endeavor, Antioch Builds Community. We are grateful for the support of the Southern High School Band for the donation of oranges and Go Reality of Durham for community support of this effort.
This was a special day full of smiles, hugs, thank yous and people encouraging one another. This was an example of neighborly love that was exhibited to all who attended and those who served in a time where the economic climate is affecting our families; our sincere thanks to all who made this day possible.
Special thanks to Pastors Tim Conder, Bruce Puckett, Jay Thomas and Rabbi Dr. Seth Klyman for providing leadership in organizing and facilitating an excellent day of service to our community.
Michael D. Page, Chairman
Antioch Builds Community Inc.
Just tax them
If President Obama were serious (and realistic) about raising more revenue through an increase in the income tax rate on large wage earners, he would instead be proposing increases in rates on people starting with earnings of about $80,000 a year. In doing so, Obama would tap into a much larger segment of wage earners and it would be the honest thing to do. But, being a clever politician, he knows he would have lost the support of too many voters last November.
There are many, many people out there who would think that $80K per year income would be very handsome.
Another thing that Obama (and others) say is that the large wage earners (more than $200,000 per year) "should pay their fair share." In my mind, that is a complete distortion of values. Any person's "fair share" should be based on how much that individual (or family) extracts from what our government provides to them, such as highways, judicial system, health care, defense, etc.
Having said all of the above, I will also add that I think the multimillion-dollar salaries and benefits that corporate executives award themselves are unconscionable. I don't know what the solution is in this case except, as my son-in-law says, just tax them!
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By Air Force Staff Sgt. Lealan C. Buehrer182nd Airlift Wing
PEORIA, Ill., Dec. 9, 2013 A C-130 Hercules aircraft loadmaster with the 169th Airlift Squadron received the Staff Sgt. Henry E. "Red" Erwin Outstanding Enlisted Aircrew Member Airman of the Year Award during a Dec. 8 ceremony here.
"It's pretty much a major surprise. I didn't believe it," Air Force Senior Airman Ryan J. Lane, an Afghanistan veteran, said upon receiving the award.
Lane was presented the award by Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Steven J. Pyszka, the National Guard Bureau's career enlisted aviator career field manager.
"For us, it is the most prestigious award that we can give out," Pyszka said. "And for Airman Lane, who is going to win that today, he had to compete against 3,000 other career enlisted aviators in the Air National Guard."
The award nominees were evaluated by their outstanding accomplishments, leadership traits that impacted the mission, and self-improvement in areas such as education and training.
Lane was selected for the award, in part, for his role in successfully completing 97 combat sorties that airdropped 48,384 pounds of supplies, delivered 153 tons of cargo and transported 1,690 passengers in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
He was also recognized as an airman who is a team player and a self-motivated, detail-oriented learner capable of handling mission-vital tasks.
Pyszka said that accomplishment of the nominees' missions relates to adhering to the Air Force's core values.
"You have to have that integrity because five other crewmembers on that airplane are counting on that person to do their job," he said. "If you're not performing your job at an excellent level, every time you go out there you're putting five other people in danger, and if you're carrying passengers you're putting that whole entire aircraft in danger, too."
Protecting lives is what inspired the creation of the award, named after Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. Henry E. Erwin. Erwin was a B-29 Superfortress radio operator during World War II whose heroism saved his aircraft and fellow crewmembers during a mission on April 12, 1945.
A smoke bomb prematurely ignited inside the aircraft during an attack on a Japanese chemical plant, filling the aircraft with smoke and burning phosphorous. Erwin, although blinded by the phosphorous, picked up the burning ordnance and threw it off the plane. Doing so allowed the pilot to pull up the aircraft merely 300 feet from the ground.
Erwin suffered burns to his face and body so severe that he wasn't expected to live. However, he did survive and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.
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Merriconeag Girls Win Maine Class C X-Country Championships
Watch the Merriconeag Girls XC Runners accept the 2010 Maine Class C Team Championship trophy on YouTube and read all about it in the Maine Sunday Telegram.(Click blue to link through)
After receiving "hardware" as Class C regional runners-up last week, our girls went on to win the Class C State Championships on Saturday in Belfast, topping runner-up Waynflete by six points. Zoe Chace-Donahue, finished 5th overall in Class C and Teagan Wu finished 9th. Others in the scoring were Carlin Tindall (14th), Emelie Chace-Donahue (25th), and Emma Dolan (29th) with support from Haydee Jacobs (43rd), Skyler Samuelson (50th) and Zoe Oswald.
The boys came in 7th in the State with Jack Pierce (16:45:27) finishing fourth overall. Others in the scoring for the boys were Phineas Samuelson, Tyler O'Brien, Ben Tindall, and Cyrus Fenderson, and Wyatt McCurdy with support from John Burgess and Brian Watko.
Our hearty congratulations to the teams and their wonderful coach, Tom Ryan.
Fall Fair and Open House Updates
Fair: Saturday, November 6, 10 am - 3 pm /
Craft Preview Sale for Adults:
Friday, November 5, 6 - 9 pm
Please come to the Community Hall on Friday night, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, and enjoy the Craft Preview Sale for Adults that kicks off the fair. This event is open to the public. The 7th Grade parents will provide delicious refreshments and the crafters & our "school store" & class fundraisers will be open for business.
Remember that we are combining two important outreach events on Saturday – our Fall Fair and our November Open House. We hope you will bring all of your friends and that you will warmly welcome any new visitors to our campus.
Location, Location, Location: Everything is on the Grade School Side of the Road this year. We are hoping you will help with this change by telling your children. (If you go to the ECC for the puppet play or squirrel's attic we will know you don't read the Tuesday News!) Once you have parked, the only reason to cross busy Desert Road would be because you have signed up for an Admission Tour of the ECC.
Staffing: Much thanks to Pat Sanford who is working hard to staff the Fair. Please see the attached staffing schedule and be sure to show up promptly for your shift. There are still openings so look over the schedule and call Pat Sanford, 615-0405, to sign up to work a shift if you haven't already. For the fair to run smoothly, all shifts need to be filled so Pat will being calling you if you aren't on the list. Save her a call today!
Musical Entertainment: There will be some small groups of musicians scattered about the Fair. Attention Merriconeag Musicians: Please feel free to bring your instruments and play around the campus on Fair Day. Check in with Deeda, firstname.lastname@example.com so we can be sure you won't be competing with someone else during the time you choose. Because this is a fundraiser for the whole school, we do ask that no music cases be put out for individual collections.
Puppet Story: The Early Childhood Faculty will present the puppet story "Prince Autumn" in the First Grade Classroom at 11:00, 11:30, 12:00 and 12:30. Due to limited seating, a ticket bracelet is required for children.
Hunting Season: Because it is hunting season, please do not allow your children to wander off into the woods. We request that everyone stay clear and help others do the same. Hunter orange is a good idea.
Money, Money Money: Yarn Ticket Bracelets are sold for lunch, crafts, games and puppet plays. Bracelets are available on Friday evening at the Craft Preview Sale for Adults in the Community Hall or on Fair day at "Tickets" in the Third Grade Classroom.
Ticket Bracelet Prices: Prices are $5 for the soup or bag lunches, $5 for the German bratwurst lunch sold at the bread oven, $5 for children's crafts, $5 for outdoor games or $8 for both crafts & games.
Puppet Play Tickets: The puppet plays are free but do require an orange colored ticket bracelet because seating is limited. Please note that puppet play tickets will not be available at the Craft Preview Sale for Adults but only on Fair Day.
Loose Change – Make sure your children have some loose change in case they run into the Pocket Person or want to shop at Squirrel's Attic. You will need cash or checks for crepes, café, Merriconeag's "School Store" and class fundraisers, and the Crafters.
Eighth Grade Parents Would like to Make you a Take Home Dinner! This year's 8th grade parents will be preparing nutritious and delicious quiches to take home after the Fall Fair. Ready-made dinners have sold out early in the past, so let us know now if we can set one aside for you! After a full day at the Fair, wouldn't it be wonderful to know that dinner has already been made?
For $10 you will have your choice of Spinach ~ Bacon, Cheddar and Onion ~or Betty White's Mexican Quiche. Families who pre-order will be guaranteed the quiche of their choice and others will have their pick of quiches that have not been spoken for on Fair Day.
To pre-order, simply email email@example.com with your quiche request (s) and solemn promise to pay at the time of pick-up. See you at the Fair!
Squirrel's Attic: There is less than a week left and we still need volunteers to help supply the "Squirrel's Attic" with goods for the Fall Fair (small, natural/handmade items that are sold for $1.00 or less). Please leave your treasures in the basket for donated craft items in the ECC. Questions: contact Aly Fullagar, Maleah Webb, or Sarah Currie (846-7818). Thank you!
Falling Leaves Café Update: All those making donations for the Cafe please feel free to drop off any goods that do not need refrigeration of any immediate kind on Friday after the 12:30 drop off. We would appreciate if all others were delivered early on Saturday morning, we will be there at 8 am. Thank you so much for your efforts!
Decorations for the Fall Fair Still needed: We still need (by Thursday morning) either large pieces of fabric ( linen, broadcloth, burlap, cotton, wool ) and /or old table cloths in fall colors. These can be donated or loaned, just be sure to put you name on them if you want them back. Also, 5 more hay or straw bales, pumpkins in various sizes, gourds and potted mums (again these can all be on loan for the day). Straw hats & baskets would also be welcomed. You may drop things off in the outside area to the left of the Community Hall doors. Wendy Akerlind
See you at the Fair!
From the Development Office
Cynthia Taliaferro Tree Dedication
Thursday Nov. 11th, 1:00 – 2:30
On Veteran's Day, Thursday Nov. 11th, from 1:00-2:30, at the Desert Road campus, we will have a ceremony dedicating the linden tree that was recently planted near the early grades play area, in memory of Cynthia Taliaferro. Any friends of Cynthia (adults and former students) who want to attend this ceremony are warmly welcomed. Feel free to spread the word to other families who are no longer on our Tuesday News mailing list. Please rsvp to email@example.com so we can plan for the numbers. Note: there is no school on this day.
Submitted by Lynne Espy, Development Coordinator
School Community Updates
First High School Dance was a Success: A great deal of fun was had Saturday night in the Community Hall as we hosted the first high school dance in Merriconeag's history.
NEASC Survey: If you were unable to complete our NEASC survey during parent/teacher conferences it certainly would be wonderful if we had 100% participation. Forms are available in the office and if you have any questions please contact Barbara Guffin at 865-4488. Thank you! Bob Thurrell for the NEASC Committee
Wednesday Pizza is Back: The 8th grade will be coordinating pizza this year. Session 1 is a total of 10 weeks beginning November 3rd. and ending January 26th. Sign up for pizza will be for the entire session only. Pizza choices will be cheese, pepperoni, and pesto and the cost will be $2.00 per slice. The total cost of one slice of pizza per week during session one will be $20.00. As in prior years, students in grades 4-8 and faculty will have the chance to participate during session 1. Students will have the option to omit or skip a pizza day in the case of a known or anticipated absence (i.e.Dr.'s appt. or vacation). Please provide the date(s) of known absences. Adjustments or refunds cannot be made for unanticipated or last minute absences.
To order pizza for Session 1, please complete an order form and return it with cash or check (made payable to MWS) to the basket outside the 8th grade classroom no later than Wednesday, October 27th at 8:20 am. Questions? Contact Mary Martin 865-0689. Click here for a printable pizza order form.
Portland Ovations Circus Arts Master class with world-renowned Circus Artist Jamie Adkins: Friday, November 12, 2010, 6:00–7:30 pm, MWS Community Hall, $15 per person. Class limited to 20 students (Ages 10 and up). An alumnus of the famed Pickle Family Circus, Cirque Eloize and a featured soloist with Cirque du Soleil, Jamie Adkins' clowning and acrobatic pedigree is unparalleled. Jamie will come to Merriconeag to give a limited number of intermediate and advanced circus arts students the chance to increase their skills with a focus on character and narrative development. For more information and to register, contact Trace Salter at 207.756.9212, firstname.lastname@example.com
Circus INcognitus: Saturday, November 13, 2010,1 pm & 3 pm, South Portland Auditorium at SPHS, South Portland, Maine, $10/person for general admission seating. Buy tickets. Appropriate for all ages.
Children and adults alike will revel in his unforgettable one-man comedy, Circus INcognitus, which brings to life the story of a man who has something to say, but can't quite get it out. Whether precariously balancing upon a slack wire or deftly maneuvering a jaw full of ping-pong balls, Jamie Adkins leads audiences on a thrilling, humorous and ultimately inspiring adventure about having the courage to try new ideas, pushing them to their limits, and not giving up when all goes wrong. Jamie Adkins Circus Incognitus Show. Infinitesimal acts of imperceptible genius. — The New York Times. Submitted by Trace Salter
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A hushed air hung over Rhea Heaton's first-period Spanish class at La Center High School, as students took an end-of-the-week quiz Friday. Light murmurs of students asking questions mingled with the gentle tapping of fingertips on illuminated screens.
In front of each student was an iPad — a tablet-style computer with a touch screen. Questions were displayed in Spanish and answered with the swipe of a finger. The days of Scantron sheets and No. 2 pencils are being phased out of the La Center School District, as it forges ahead with bolstering its technological resources.
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After the discussion on client configurations betraying your infrastructure choices, my talk with Sim Pul Simon (my corrected spelling) turned to other server examples.
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One of the questions I get asked a lot is about business rules relationships to expert systems. Expert systems, after all, have a bad rap in many areas thanks to complex setup and poor performance. What, then, is the difference?
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March 17, 1953 H. R. STOLTE COMBINED CONTAINER AND TOY BUILDING BLox Filed Dec. 28, 1948 I N VEN TOR. Harvey R. si'oli'e BY JMwMXm ATTORNE YS Patented Mar. 17, 1953 COMBINED CONTAINER BLOCK AND TOY BUILDING Harvey a. Stolte, mummy, Md. Application December 28, 1948, Serial No. 67,717,
1 Claim; (Cl. 215-) This invention relates to containers, and more particularly to containers which are particularly suitable for merchandising foodstuffs of A the character commonly'use-d in the feeding of small children. w I a It is an object of this invention to provide a container as just referred to which is of improved construction so that after it hasserved its pur= poseas a container forfood it may be used as a toy building block.
Another object of this invention is to provide a container as .referred to which is of improved construction which facilitates erection when used as a toy building 'blockandwhich at the-same time facilitates stacking for purposes of transportation, storage, display, etc.
Another object of this invention is to provide an improved container as hereinabove referred to which does not interfere with the making of proper airtightseals when the container is to serve its purposeas a container for food.
Other objects will appear as the description of the invention proceeds.
The invention is cap-able of receiving a variety of mechanical expressions one of which has been illustrated on the accompanying drawing, but it is to be expressly understood that the drawing is for purposes of illustration only, and is not to be construed as a definition of the limits of the invention, reference being had to the appended claim for that purpose.
Referring in detail to the accompanyin drawing, wherein the same reference characters are used to designate corresponding parts in the several figures,
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved container with a part of its outer wall broken away;
Fig. 2 illustrates how the containers may be stacked when used either as food containers or as toy building blocks; and
Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.
The container has a hollow body [0 that is polygonal in horizontal sections. In the form shown, the body In comprises four side walls H, a top l2 and a base I 3 which together, except for the collar hereinafter referred to, approximate a cube, having six right angularly disposed faces. While the body in planes parallel to its base is shown as square in cross section as preferred, as is usual with toy building blocks, other polygonal cross sections may be used to provide blocks of more than four side walls.
Internally said container has a chamber 14 which'in cross sectionin planes parallel tothe base of thecontainer preferably has the same contour as the exterior of the container, i. e., the chamber is square in cross section so that the side walls thereof are of approximately equal thickness throughout.
The top wall I 5 lies in a plane at right angles to theiside walls II except that, centrally arranged thereon, is an upstanding circular collar 16 constructed in any suitable way so as to receive an airtight closure member [1. As illustrated, said collar I6 is shown as provided with an overhanging taperedfiange 18 such as conventionally used on "glassjars when a metal closure member isto be sealed therearound, but as will be apparent-to-those skilled in the art if a threaded closure member is preferred the collar t6 may be appropriately threaded to receive the same.
The bottom 13 of the container has its outer surface!!! in a plane atright angles to the side walls I I, and it is made thicker than the top and side walls so as to receivea recess 20 opening from the bottom of the container and leaving an intermediate partition 2| constituting the bottom wall of the chamber M. Recess 2-0 is of such cross section that it slidingly receives, as a loose fit, the upstanding neck t6 and closur member H on another container of like construction when two containers are stacked together as shown at 22 in Fig. 2. Recess l-B may be circular in cross section as shown in Fig. 3, conforming with the contour of the collar t6, but other contours having straight sides tangent to the periphery of the neck It with its closure member I! may be used with like effect if it is desired to lighten the construction by having less material in the bottom 13. Thus the recess may be square in cross section, its sides being extensions of the side walls of the chamber I4 as shown at 23 in Fig. 1, the transverse dimensions of the recess approximating the diameter of the collar Hi with its closure member [1.
The side walls of the container may be provided with letters as shown at 2 4, or pictorial illustrations of articles as shown at .25, or both, as is conventional in the case of toy building blocks where the same blocks on different sides for example may carry a capital A and a picture of an apple, etc.
The container may be made of any suitable material such as would be appropriate for the foodstuff to be packed and for subsequent use as a building block. To avoid breakage and injury to children while playing with the blocks, readily frangible materials should be avoided. Synthetic resin products are preferable because, when desired, the walls of the blocks may be made transparent to show the content of the chamber i4 when serving its purpose as a food container, while such products facilitate construction because of their ready moldabili ty.
The chamber l 4 may be readily filled With any suitable foodstuff, such as commonly used by small children, after which the'container may be sealed at the factory by proper application of the closure member [1. When assembled for transportation, storage, etc, the polygonalcross section of the containers facilitates compact assembly, while the recesses 20 in the bottom of each container, guidingly receivingtheclosed top of another container, as .shownat 22 in Fig. 2, facilitate assembly in vertical directions. This construction also enables the containersito' be readily stacked on shelves, in show Windows, etc., because the interlocking:relationship established between the recessedbottoms and collared tops of contiguous. containers when stacked provides aparticularly-stable arrangement.
In the hands of the consumer the closure member I! may be readily removed, and. after the content of the container is used, a light, strong toy building block is left which has the advantage that when the blocks are placed one on another as'shown at-26 in Fig. 2 the collars l6-are guidingly receivedin-the recesses 26 with only slight play, providing stabilityfor the erec tion.
It-will therefore be perceived that the present invention provides. a. polygonal. container for foodstuifs whichwhen emptied-becomes. an advantageous toy building block. The container isof sucnconstruction that both when used as a container and as a toy building block stacks formedthereof .have particular stability. At the same time the construction is such that there is no interference with. theusual airtight sealing of the containers when the same is used for foodstuffs. The container can also be readily made of moldable material that is light and strong and safe for children to. play with.
While the embodiment of the invention illus trated onthe drawing has been describedwith considerable particularity, it is to be expressly understood thattheinvention is not to be limited thereto, as the same. is capable of receiving a variety of. mechanical expressions as will now be apparenttothose. skilledin the art from the foregoing explanation. Changes may be made in the details of construction, arrangement, shape, material, sizes, dimensions, etc., without departing from the spirit of this invention. Reference is therefore to be had to the claim hereto appended for a definition of said invention.
What is claimed is:
In a combined container and block, a substantially' rectangular hollow body provided with parallel horizontal upper and lower walls, said upper wall being provided with a circular opening defined centrally thereof affording communication with'the hollow interior of the block and of slightly less diameter than the Width of said body, an upstanding cylindrical collar disposed about the periphery of said opening and extending anappreciabledistance upwardly therefrom, the balance of the upper Wall of said body constituting a horizontal and rectilinear shoulder surrounding said c-ollar,'.a peripheral wall extending. downwardlyfan: appreciable: distance. below the. lower walloff. the hollow body forming a cylindrical baserecess and a rectilinear shoulder surrounding said base recess, an outwardly extending beveled flange disposed about the outer upper periphery. ofsaid collar, a cover fitted over said flange to provide a relatively close'fit between the. outer periphery. thereof and the interiorwall of the cylindrical base recess of a-superimposed container, whereby a series of said containers may be readily nested by inserting the collar'of a'loWer container into the base recess of a superimposed container and registering said rectilinearperipheral shoulders.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are'of record in the file of this patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 769,171 Kray Sept. 6, 1904 769,615 Kosanvich Sept. 6, 1904 880,082 Kendrick Feb. 25, 1908 1,737,744 Wicklein Dec. 3, 1929 2,463,701 Krueger Mar. 8, 1949 2,471,565 Glocker May 31, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 481,787 Great Britain Mar. 17, 1938
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Visitors to the Memorial will see two 43-foot arches, flanking the sides of the oval memorial plaza. The arches house laurel wreaths, commemorating the victory of the WWII generation. Fifty-six granite pillars celebrate the unity of the nation during WWII.
The memorial will honor the 16 million people who served in the armed forces
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who supported the war effort on the home front.
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Tools and Resources for Coaches, Parents and AthletesOur goal within RAGE is to foster a Positive Coaching culture. In addition to workshops and general communication for coaches and parents, we have established (with help from PCA) this Resource Center, which provides various tools, resources and ideas to assist you in helping to make our Positive Coaching culture a reality. Whether you're a coach, parent or player, please take advantage of these resources to promote and protect the concepts of Positive Coaching within our club, within your team, and for yourself. Thanks Dan Copenhagen RAGE PCA Director
PCA Parents Workshop
Re: PCA workshops
Thank You to all of the Rage Parents who attended one of the PCA workshops in August. We had over 520 Parents attend! Hopefully you came away with useful information as we work to maintain a positive culture for our kids.
For those who could not attend, there's still an opportunity to fulfill your required attendance by completing the online Double-Goal Parent course.
Second-Goal Parent® online course – INSTRUCTIONS
1. Go to http://shopping.positivecoach.org/Store/Courses/Second-Goal-Parent, and click "Register with voucher code." (Option #1)
2. Enter Voucher Code; PleasantonGS818 (case sensitive) at the top of the registration page and complete the form.
3. Once you have completed the registration, you will be directed to the Second-Goal Parent course.
Thanks again, and Go Rage!
Dan Copenhagen – PCA Director
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1 cup
boiling milk
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I followed this recipe step-by-step and added a little lemon juice as suggested. I don't know if it was something I did wrong or the actual cake but it didn't come out good. It was for my daughter's birthday party and it was all mushy and lumpy. Not fluffy and light. The only thing that saved it was the Butter Cream Frosting II. I don't think I'll be doing this cake again.
This recipe is really easy to make, but it's annoying to have to wait for the sugar and eggs. The cake comes out very sweet and is just great.
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The University of Michigan has created what they believe to be the first complete millimeter-scale computing system. These nearly invisible systems could usher in a new age of academic cheating ubiquitous computing, where anything and everything suddenly becomes smart. 1946: ENIAC 1,800 square feet, 100,000 lbs 1953 IBM 701 1,200 square feet, 20,516 lbs 1959: […] [Read More]
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Monday meeting to gather public thoughts on arts district
Members of the public will get their first chance to voice their opinions about a proposed arts and creativity district during a Monday meeting in Town Hall. Town officials and other interested parties will present their vision for an arts district, followed by a question-and-answer session.
A key part of the proposed district would move the ArtsCenter from its location at 300-G E. Main Street to a parcel at the corner of East Main and Roberson streets a few hundred feet to the west, said Art Menius, ArtsCenter director and a member of the town steering committee gathering information about the proposed district. That move would "get the ArtsCenter out of the way of [Main Street Partners']development of their property," he said.
Main Street Properties plans to develop the 300 block of East Main Street in phases to include more restaurants, retail shops, offices and other mixed-use spaces. Part of the first phase was completed this fall, when the Hampton Inn hotel opened. In addition to the ArtsCenter, the block includes the Cat's Cradle music club, the offices of community radio station WCOM FM and other businesses.
With its new building, the ArtsCenter is looking for more classroom space in addition to performance space. How much space goes for classrooms and how much for performances is "part of what needs to come out of this process," Menius said. He wants to get "the best configuration of performance space and classroom space to serve the needs of the ArtsCenter and the larger community."
More public meetings will be held next year. By the end of in 2014, Menius said he wants to have financing and construction plans to begin the permit process in 2015 for the new ArtsCenter.
In October, Menius, along with ArtsCenter Board members Phil Szostak and Don Rose, gave an initial presentation for the new building to the town's Board of Aldermen.
At that meeting, the board also got an update on a separate ordinance that would allocate $51,300 to plan for the arts and creativity district. Of that amount, $40,000 would come from town funds, $1,500 from the Orange County Arts Commission and $9,800 from the Strowd Roses Foundation. The board is expected to act on the ordinance at a future meeting.


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By Bob Vazquez, Assistant Athletic Director (Media Relations)
Northridge, Calif. – It's late in the basketball season and opposing teams have figured a way to beat Cal State Northridge.
Be physical.
UC Santa Barbara used that formula to hand the Matadors an 83-74 defeat in a Big West Conference game on Saturday night at the Matadome.
UCSB's Alan Williams is a strong, physical 6-foot-7, 240-pound freshman forward, who used his strength to push his way around CSUN's inside defenders. Williams scored 32 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. After a lukewarm first half, Williams scored 24 points and garnered eleven rebounds in the second half as the Gauchos came back from a 31-29 halftime deficit to outscore CSUN, 54-43, in the second half.
Over the last several weeks, opposing teams have played physical, in-your-face, tough basketball game against Cal State Northridge. The Gauchos were no exception.
"They were just bigger and a lot more physical than we were," said CSUN head coach Bobby Braswell. "Alan Williams just took over the second half and we had no response to him. This game showed how much work we need to do in the off-season. Our young guys have to get bigger and stronger."
Kyle Boswell added 18 points off the bench for UC Santa Barbara. "Boswell made some big shots," said Braswell. "When he is shooting like that, it's hard to double-team Williams. They have other guys who can hit some shots."
Stephen Maxwell's basket gave Cal State Northridge a 35-33 lead with 18 minutes on the clock. However, two baskets by Williams gave the Gauchos a 37-35 lead. It was a lead the Gauchos never relinquished the remainder of the contest.
"We were trying to put several players on Williams but he was catching the ball too deep," explained Braswell. "He was close to the basket and just too strong for us physically."
Another basket by Williams with 6:43 to play gave UCSB its biggest lead of the game, 59-47. CSUN mounted a furious comeback in the 35 seconds when Josh Greene dropped in a three-pointer to cut the Gauchos lead to only four points, 78-74. But UCSB scored the game's final five points. Three of those points came from Williams at the free throw line.
"We wanted to try to push the pace and press them some," Braswell said in explaining CSUN's game plan. "But they were prepared for that because that's how we beat them earlier this season. They jumped into a zone defense at the start. They were determined to play a zone the entire game. We haven't handle zone defenses very well all season because we don't shoot it well enough."
The victory gave UCSB a one-and-a-half game lead over Cal State Northridge for the eighth and final spot in the upcoming Big West Tournament (March 14-16). The Gauchos are 5-11 in league play while CSUN is 4-13. Cal State Northridge closes the league season against Hawai'i (March 7, 7:30 pm) at the Matadome. UCSB has two more home games against Cal State Fullerton (3/7/13) and last place UC Riverside (3/9/13).
"It has been like a broken record," said Braswell. "We haven't come out in the second half when the other team elevates the level of play. I think a little bit has to do with our youth. When teams are scoring at the other end, you have to too learn how to come back, forget about that possession and play the next possession. I think we dwell too long on our possessions. We were not getting our post guys in better position on the blocks. That comes with experience and maturity."
Cal State Northridge fell to 13-17 overall. UCSB is 9-19.
"These guys have a lot of basketball left in him over the next few years," said Braswell. "This is a rough, learning process to go through. I told the guys how much work they have to do in the off-season to get bigger and stronger. Physical teams have beaten us in the last three games."
Before the game, Matador guard Josh Greene was honored for his accomplishments in the classroom. Greene was recently honored as a recipient of the Academic Momentum Award by the Scholar Baller program in conjunction with the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS). Greene, a Recreation and Tourism Management major, was one of 64 student-athletes from across the United States because of his academic success in the classroom and his community service.
"To have Josh get national recognition for his academic success means a lot to us," said Braswell. "Our team has had the highest GPA amongst the men's teams in the last two years. We are very proud of that."
Matador Memo …
Josh Greene led CSUN scorers with 25 points along with four 3-pointers and three steals in 28 minutes … Greene now has 143 three-pointers in his three-year Matador career to pass Carl Holmes (140, 1997-01) into fourth place on the all-time CSUN list … Greene's two assists against the Gauchos gives him 239 in his career, tenth-best in the school record book … Landon Drew added eleven points against UCSB … Stephen Maxwell led CSUN rebounders with ten boards … Eleven times this season Maxwell has grabbed ten or more rebounds.


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A woman working in a sub shop had to call police because two women and a man entered the store and allegedly stole four cookies and a $5 bill from the tip jar.
According to the report, the clerk witnessed the theft and asked them if they were going to pay for the cookies or was she going to have to call the police.
One of the women allegedly called the clerk a nasty racial slur and told her she could do whatever, the report said.
The victim said they then left in their vehicle which she was able to describe to the officer. She gave full descriptions of each individual. She also said that she did not recognize the women, but the man with them is a regular customer, the report said. Police told her to call them should he ever come back in the store.
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Dr Ben Goldacre writes a weekly column in the Guardian called Bad Science, which pokes fun at various amusements presented as rigorous science.
He's just released a book called Bad Pharma, which digs into the slightly suspicious world of drugs manufacturers. Ben's arguments are laid out in his first chapter, which is available here, whilst the rest of the book goes about presenting evidence in defence of his claims.
It's certainly pretty disturbing, and well worth a read through even if you don't then go on to buy the book. In short:
- Drug Company develops a drug.
- Drug Company tests a drug in various different ways until it gets the results it wants.
- Drug Company publishes the favourable results in a medical journal, which is owned by the Drug Company. The unfavourable results where the subject grew seven extra arms are hidden.
- Drug Company pours huge amounts of cash into advertising and doctor 'training', to make the favourable results seem even more magical.
- Regulator rolls over and accepts results, which now positively sparkle. Drug released, even though it's considerably less effective than existing options.
- Drug Company recovers the costs of all the above through a massive markup on the product, which you then pay for (directly, or through taxes and the NHS)
I haven't read the rest yet, so can't comment on the evidence presented in favour of these claims. However, something to think about, certainly!


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Looking for a sweet and sensitive kitty companion? Look no further than Glenda (pictured right) or Kathy (pictured below). These pretty girls both have special needs, and are each looking for patient and caring forever families to love and take care of them.*
Glenda and Kathy are both diabetic and will require daily insulin shots from their adopters—but with proper care and special diets, their conditions can be well-managed. While it would be great if Glenda and Kathy's adoptive families be familiar with feline diabetes, our medical team can show you the ropes and help you address their unique health needs.
We know adopting pets with special needs can be both a financial and time commitment, but these sweet girls will reward you with plenty of love in return! Glenda and Kathy would do best with experienced adopters, and Kathy would prefer to be the only cat in the household. Adopt Glenda or Kathy today!
*Note: While Glenda and Kathy have similar needs, they do not need to be adopted together.
Glenda and Kathy are available for adoption at the ASPCA Adoption Center. If you are interested in adopting, please call our Adoptions department in New York City at (212) 876-7700 ext. 4120. To learn more about these pretty ladies, please visit Glenda and Kathy's profile pages.
Can't adopt right now? Do the next best thing and consider making a donation to the ASPCA.
Pixie is an energetic pup who has a lot of love to give—especially to her favorite people! She may come across as shy at first, but don't be fooled. Once she gets to know you, this pretty lady will stick by your side like glue.
Whether going for a jog or playing with other dogs her size, Pixie loves to get plenty of playtime and exercise. This busy girl is in a hurry to get to where she's going and would do best with an experienced adopter who is willing to spend time running around with her. Pixie would fit in well in an adults-only home. Adopt Pixie today!
Pixie is available for adoption at the ASPCA Adoption Center. If you are interested in adopting, please call our Adoptions department in New York City at (212) 876-7700 ext. 4120. To learn more about Pixie, please visit her profile page.
Looking back at all of our Happy Tails, a clear theme emerges: pets are more than just furry, four-legged animals living in our homes. They are our best friends, our support systems, and our constant sources of joy. That's why, when Joshua S. was struggling through a difficult period in his life, a dog named Brewster was the only thing able to turn it all around. Here is their Happy Tail.
Joshua grew up with dogs—a Pomeranian and a Newfoundland—but had been without a pup of his own since moving to New York City. While going through what he describes as "the most trying time in my life," Joshua thought the companionship of a dog was just what he needed. At the end of May, he headed to the ASPCA Adoption Center in search of a little companion. "I was originally looking to adopt a smaller breed as they seemed more practical for city living," says Joshua. "However, when I began looking at the ASPCA, I fell in love with pit bulls."
Fortunately for Joshua, Brewster—a one-year-old pit bull—was at the ASPCA Adoption Center waiting for his new forever home. He and another dog, Bonnie, first came to the ASPCA in October 2013 after being rescued from an abusive situation. Though initially timid and nervous around new people, Brewster's puppy-like energy soon shone through, and he was eager to meet the right person.
"I knew Brewster was the dog for me as soon as I saw him," says Joshua. "I had seen quite a few dogs, but when I got to his room, he immediately jumped up and wanted to play." The two spent some time getting to know each other, but Joshua was already certain that Brewster was right choice. "He was so affectionate, and you could tell that he had so much love to give. I knew definitively that he was the one."
Back at home, Joshua's new companion proved to be everything he had hoped for. "Brewster sleeps with me at night, and if he's not curled up at the end of my bed, he's next to me with one paw resting below my shoulder as if he's protecting me." Brewster loves to daydream by the windowsill, and the two pals spend lots of time together at the dog park, running, and exploring the neighborhood. Before Joshua leaves for work, he says, "Brewster will literally jump up and wrap his arms around me to give me a hug. He does the same when I return home, except he has a lot of kisses as well."
Both Joshua and Brewster persevered through a period of suffering before they found each other, and their bond is so much stronger because of it. "I thought the companionship of a dog would help me through," says Joshua, "and Brewster has done just that. He has helped me more than I could ever imagine possible."
Brewster's sister, Bonnie, is still waiting for her forever home. If you are interested in adopting this sweet girl, please contact the ASPCA Adoption Center at 212-876-770 ext. 4120.
Animal lovers from across the Lone Star State adopted 2,256 cats, kittens, dogs and puppies—and even a few pocket pets—on Saturday, August 16, during "Empty the Shelter Day," the largest ever pet adoption effort in North Texas, sponsored in part by the ASPCA.
Shelters large and small, municipal and non-profit—33 total—literally emptied their shelters during the one-day, fee-waived adoption event.
"It was a sight to see and the best day of my 18-year career," said Corey Price, animal services manager for the City of Irving Animal Services, an open-admission shelter. "Veterans of the animal welfare community were left speechless, and shelter workers and volunteers shed tears as they walked past empty kennels and cages."
It was Price who set the wheels in motion in June for the multiple-shelter collaboration when she and her staff began thinking beyond the smaller scale "Empty the Shelter" event they had hosted in previous years. They pitched the idea to broadcaster NBC5/Telemundo39, which immediately got on board, and began spreading the word.
Shelters signed on like wildfire. NBC5/Telemundo39 provided PSAs and promotional coverage; the ASPCA provided funds for other local advertising and grassroots efforts.
Lines of soon-to-be-adopters began at 7 a.m. at the Humane Society of North Texas in Ft. Worth.
Ann Barnes, executive director of the Humane Society of North Texas, the oldest animal welfare agency in the region, placed more animals—339—than any other single agency, said the event was "all hands on deck" for her team and, despite the Texas heat and long lines, "the community support was overwhelming."
At Dallas Animal Services, customers waited as long as three hours to adopt but were "patient and committed," says Rebecca Poling, a board member of the Dallas Companion Animal Project, which supplied volunteers to DAS for the event. "It was not so much about adopting a pet for free as it was about saving lives. The event really gave people the chance to be a part of something."
"People got the message," adds Pam Burney, vice president of community initiatives for the ASPCA and who visited several participating shelters during the event. "What's great is all the shelters did well—even small ones."
That's certainly true of North Richland Hills Animal Adoption & Rescue Center, which placed 39 pets during their event. "In 2013, for the entire month of August, we placed less than that—just 34," says Chun Mezger, humane division supervisor for the City of North Richland Hills. "Our community really supported us."
Staff at North Richland Hills Animal Adoption & Rescue Center rallied in memory of their co-worker Mary Beth Chastain who died of cancer four days earlier. The shelter placed 39 pets during the event—more adoptions than in the entire month of August 2013.
For Chun's staff, the event was also tinged with sadness. "We just lost one of our own—Mary Beth Chastain, a humane officer—to cancer on Wednesday," Mezger says. "But our team did an amazing job pulling together to honor Mary Beth by 'knocking it out of the park' on Saturday."
In 2013, aggregate adoptions for the same 33 participating shelters, on the same August day, was just 266, according to Price. The final count for Empty the Shelter Day increased that number nearly ten-fold.
"For the first time ever, our two shelters were nearly empty," says James Bias, president and CEO of the SPCA of Texas, where just three dogs remained at the organization's Jan Rees-Jones Animal Care Center in Dallas and its Russell H. Perry Animal Care Center in McKinney stood empty. "In one day, 163 animals found their forever homes—half as many as find homes in any given week."
By 4 PM, HSNT had run out of dogs (Courtesy HSNT)
"We've never seen room after room of empty kennels," adds Barnes, whose organization was out of its 208 dogs by 4 p.m. and by day's end had also placed 126 cats, two rabbits and three other small mammals. "It was a real morale booster."
By 2:30 p.m., Dallas Animal Services was out of adoptable pets and began directing clients to its Lost and Found area where they could pre-adopt animals on stray hold if they went unclaimed. "I'd never seen it empty like this since the day we opened," says Poling. "Pod after pod, row after row. It was almost eerie. But it was a great thing."
Hazel Russell of Watauga, Texas adopted Chloe, a Chihuahua, at the N. Richland Hills event. (Courtesy NRHAA&RC)
Despite the myth that fee-waived adoptions don't yield good homes for cats and dogs, Barnes says her team's experience during "Empty the Shelter" de-bunked that theory. "Our adoption applications were perfect—just what we wanted for each animal," she says. Adds the ASPCA's Burney: "It's only the fee that was waived, not the criteria. In fact, some adopters visited shelters on Friday and paid fees so they could be sure to get first pick."
In the end, says Price, the best part was not only the support from the community, but how "participating shelters embraced and ran with the concept."
"I'm really impressed with the North Texas animal welfare community," she says. "This is just the beginning."
Feather is a very independent cat. She likes attention, but would prefer to decide when to receive it. This pretty lady also has a playful side! She would love nothing more than regular play sessions with her new family and favorite toys.
This special cat would do best as the only pet in a home with experienced adopters and teens 14-and-up. She would be thrilled to join a family who is willing to maintain a regular grooming routine to keep her coat shiny and free of mats. Adopt Feather today!
Feather is available for adoption at the ASPCA Adoption Center. If you are interested in adopting, please call our Adoptions department in New York City at (212) 876-7700 ext. 4120. To learn more about Feather, please visit her profile page.


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- The Events entry under the Interface Customization category used to point to the page that is now at Events (API). Now it points to a disambiguation page. Could somebody fix it. -- Bytecrafter 01:00, 24 Jan 2006 (EST)
- [ √ ] Fixed. Sorry about that. --Fandyllic 9:16 PM PST 25 Jan 2006
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- Done. ;-)
- Actually made the change on 14:31, 29 Dec 2005.
- --Fandyllic 3:36 PM PST 29 Dec 2005
- Is there a way you could add a link to the Lore section on the main page? It's such a huge part of the Wiki that I'm amazed that it isn't already on there.
- Thanks, or aw shucks.
- --Bevans (FeldmanSkitzoid) 22:33, 16 Jan 2006 (EST)
- lol Feldman. Good to see you're around again. Schmidt 00:37, 17 Jan 2006 (EST)
- [ √ ] Added Lore link to Category:Lore. --Fandyllic 9:16 PM PST 25 Jan 2006
- It'd be nice to see some links to policies, so that newcomers will be able to know what's going on. Schmidt 00:37, 17 Jan 2006 (EST)
- [ √ ] Added WoWWiki Policies link after WoW Wiki FAQ link. --Fandyllic 9:16 PM PST 25 Jan 2006
- Would be nice to have XML_User_Interface linked. Granted it is only an extra click away, just seems appropriate to have that here as well. --Tarog 00:48, 11 Apr 2006 (PST)
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Since there is no discussion page for the discussion page... why is this necessary? Any bugs / changes should be fixed / made on the dev... No sense in this ^^/ -- ℑilver§ℑide 17:12, 22 Dec 2005 (EST)
- The WoWWiki:Main Page Dev is so radically different from the current Main Page (and there is not much agreement that it should be the future Main Page), that it is perfectly reasonable to see changes on the current Main page without a total redesign.
- I guess I didn't see any "wonderful" ideas there. Is there something specific you want to highlight? --Fandyllic 11:16 AM PST 26 Jan 2006
"Idea" how about a subcategory under the guides. "gear guides"
- This could include: Resist gear, tanking gear, mana regen gear, high armor, life regen, crit chance gear, attack power gear, spell power gear builds. etc CJ 09:10, 11 Jan 2006 (EST)
- It is a fine idea, but I'm not going to add a link to the Main Page with nothing to go to. If you or someone creates a Category:Gear Guides, adds that category to the appropriate pages and links it to the Guides page, I'll consider it. --Fandyllic 11:16 AM PST 26 Jan 2006
- There should be a link to the Dungeon Set 2 somewhere in the guides section. I know it at least took me a while to find it. --Guillotine 16:13, 5 April 2006 (EDT)
- Not sure how Dungeon Set 2 is a guide. Definitely doesn't rank for the main page. It maybe popular now, but not when Dungeon Set 3 comes out. Maybe there should be a page called Guide to getting Dungeon Sets with a link to Getting Dungeon Set 2 Guide? --Fandyllic 6:33 PM PDT 5 Apr 2006
I don't know how amenable to this people would be, but I thought I'd offer anyway. Over at enterwiki, I we have just upgraded to a blazing fast colocated server with unmetered bandwidth - I could move the entirety of the WoWWiki over to that server without a hitch. Advantages - easy move, I merely have to export the entire database and import over there; it would be running the latest version of mediawiki, actually, a highly modified version that the rest of the network uses. It would be spambot-free, with our captcha system (coming with 2.0), it would be a lot faster. The person(s) with root access would actually be around instead of forever inaccessible. We could actually CHANGE the icon, and there would be quite a few more sysops - everybody whom I can trust really, fandy of course, DFS, Kirochi, Xmuskrat, Hammersmith, Ragestorm, LAISREN, excetra. Rustak, if I could reach him, would be Administrator. Other than that not much would change really. I dunno, was just a kind of random idea, cause we have SO much bandwidth that it's absurd now. ℑilver§ℑide 02:56, 13 Feb 2006 (EST)
- Thanks for the offer, but as I mentioned the past few times you've mentioned it, bandwidth availability is not an issue, and I (finally!) took delivery of the replacement server box that will take over from the poor machine that the wiki's running on now. (There was another replacement box about two months ago, but it had stability issues; I eventually said screw it and just ordered a server from Dell.) I'm working on setting up that box now. As far as not reaching me, everyone who's emailed me has gotten a response; I'm not sure what I can do better there. -- Rustak 18:47, 7 Mar 2006 (EST)
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Many people like myself want to their most important links to have nice icons. Could we please add one to wowwiki? If you want i will make some, but the best would be a official contest. --Jonus 16:55, 4 April 2006 (EDT)
- I assume you mean the mini .ico file that will show up to the left of the URL in most browsers? This would have to be done by the main admin, Rustak. If you make an icon for him to use, he might be persuaded to use it, but he's pretty lazy http://www.php-fusion.co.uk/images/smiley/wink.gif... We've had a vote for a different main icon (different from the Orc one) at WoWWiki:Proposed icon for awhile and he doesn't like the ones most people have voted for. --Fandyllic 3:11 PM PDT 4 Apr 2006
- To me it doesn't matter much how the mini ico. looks. I just want to have a logo.--Jonus 09:21, 5 April 2006 (EDT)


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If you're traveling with kids, snacks can be an invaluable resource. You may not be able to find a restaurant at all times, or you may not want to spend money on expensive fast food. At times like these, you'll be thankful for the snacks you brought with you, and your kids won't get stuck eating Happy Meals for a week.
Here are some ideas for best travel snacks for kids:
Healthy Snacks
A healthy kid is a happy kid. And though they may be convient, you don't want to only feed your kids candy and cookies. Dried fruit is always a smart idea, and is easily obtained at nearly any market. Opt for juices and water over sodas, which aren't as health-conscious and can make kids jittery. Bringing a few bags of cereals like Honeynut Cheerios and Kashi is also a smart idea. These cereals will last longer than snacks like chips or Cheeze-its and are much healthier.
Fruit cups, trail mix and whole grain crackers are snacks that are just as delicious as they are healthy. You can also give kids protein bars that are more filling than regular snack bars. Put together snack bags full of vegetables like carrots, cucumber slices and celery to give the kids a little variety. Beef jerky and fruit leather are also easy to eat and won't make a huge mess.
Pack a Cooler
For snacks and drinks that require refrigeration, make sure you bring a cooler with you. Cooler items can include everything from fresh vegetables to yogurts to cheeses and apple slices. For very young children, squeezable fruit blends are delicious, healthy and don't make a mess!
Snacks as Bribes
It may sound silly, but using snacks as bribes is a tactic that can easily keep even the most unruly kids under control. "Forbidden" snacks like cookies and candy can prove to be great prizes or rewards for good behavior. For example, promise the kids a handful of M&Ms if they sit quietly for the next two hours in the car.
Portable Meals
If you're looking to have a picnic or simply have lunch on the go, there are some great options for kids. Smucker's Uncrustables sandwiches are portable frozen PB&Js that fit in the palm of your hand. Put some in a bag and they'll be thawed by lunch time.
Oscar Mayer Lunchables have been a staple in portable foods for the past 20 years. These well-balanced mini-meals come in 25 different varieties, from finger foods to mini pizzas, to tiny tacos or baby burgers. Recent changes in Lunchable packaging has brought on the inclusion of healthier drinks and desserts.
If you have a little more time to pack lunches in a cooler, try cold cut sandwiches, pasta salad and celery with peanut butter. You can also bring leftovers from the night before for a tasty and cost-free lunch!
If You Have to Stop
If you find yourselves out on the road with only fast food joints to turn to for food, don't fret. Many of the big chains have healthy options on the menu for your little ones.
Your best bet for healthy fast food would probably be at Panera or d'Angelos. If you can't find anything similar, there are still some healthy snacks on the other chains' menus. At Mcdonald's, you can order your child a snack size fruit and walnut sald or a fruit and yogurt parfait. At Burger King, order a garden salad with juice or fat-free milk. Taco Bell has burritos and tacos for their more health-conscious customers on the Drive-Thru Diet Menu. Everything on this menu is under 250 calories.