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Industry: Engineering/Research
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Highlights of 2009 Winning Strategies
In 2009, Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation makes its third appearance on AARP's list of Best Employers for Workers Over 50. Intuitive offers its employees many alternative work arrangements, such as flextime, compressed-work schedules, and a formal phased-retirement program. One-third of Intuitive's staff is age 50+, and the average tenure of these employees is three years.
Recruiting: Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation uses job fairs for veterans and referrals from current employees to target and attract mature workers. The company also hosts a "Careers" Web page containing opportunities that are designed to appeal to the senior-level and experienced workforce.
Workplace Culture and Continued Opportunities: All employees at Intuitive are eligible for development opportunities, such as in-house classroom training and online training. Full-time employees are also eligible for tuition reimbursement and certification classes. In 2008, all employees at Intuitive took part in at least one of the company's educational opportunities, with the average employee spending five hours in training.
The company celebrates its employees' long-service anniversaries with announcements, awards, eligibility for full tuition reimbursement, extra time off, and individual recognition at the Year-End Business Review.
Intuitive has also used employee surveys as the basis for improving organizational communication and the company's 401(k) retirement plan.
To help employees gain professional experience and new skills, the company offers the following career-development opportunities: temporary assignments in other departments, leadership-development assignments, group projects, and assignment to task groups.
Intuitive is committed to maintaining an accommodating workplace. The company assists employees with physical limitations by offering ergonomic work stations, flexible scheduling, flexible worksite locations, and access to accommodating technologies.
Benefits/Health: Intuitive offers all its employees individual and family medical, prescription-drug, vision, dental, and short- and long-term disability coverage. The company also offers employees flexible spending accounts (FSA) to help them cover out-of-pocket medical expenses with their own pre-tax dollars.
Benefits/Financial: Every employee is eligible for a stock-option, profit-sharing plan and an employer-matched, defined-contribution 401(k) plan. Intuitive encourages participation by automatically enrolling all employees. They are also eligible to invest in life-cycle funds, and those over 50 can make catch-up contributions. Representatives of the financial services firm that administers the retirement plan offer retirement planning information. There is also a helpful Web site to train employees in financial and retirement planning.
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Point and shoot – then upload your cutest, scariest or best Halloween videos and photos to YouNews™, and your entry could score you a pumpkin-perfect ORANGE Canon PowerShot digital camera (retail value $200). Editors will determine the top submission in each category for a total of four national winners:
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Norwich to donate solar house designed by studentsSTAFF REPORT | August 03,2013NORTHFIELD The Delta T90 the solar house designed and built by Norwich students will get a new home following the 2013 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. When the competition ends in October, Norwich is donating the house to the historic Ohio site of a Frank Lloyd Wright house.
The final move is made possible through a partnership between the university and Westcott House Foundation officials.
The Westcott House will be a great place for the Delta T90 house to land, said Aron Temkin, dean of the College of Professional Schools. The organizations mission, at the intersection of design and education, makes them an ideal partner. We are excited at the opportunity this will create for long-term study of the buildings performance and on-site learning opportunities for our students.
The Delta T90 will serve as a learning lab and be displayed on the site adjacent to the Westcott House in Springfield, Ohio. The house will also offer programming opportunities such as professional development workshops, youth programs and special demonstrations to promote green living and clean energy technologies.
We are truly excited about this partnership, as it gives us a unique opportunity to further expand our educational outreach and spark a dialogue about organic architecture, then and now, said the executive director and curator of the Westcott House, Marta Wojcik. The Delta T90 house team developed a remarkable design that responded to authentic needs and challenges of our times. We cannot wait to utilize it for the betterment of our community.MORE IN This Just InWASHINGTON Long-term U.S. Full StoryMONTPELIER The Vermont attorney generals office says drug companies have complied with a state... Full StoryMOUNT HOLLY At its meeting next week, the Mount Holly Select Board will consider an ordinance... Full Story
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−New Ulm Sertoma Club Annual Service to Mankind Banquet6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The New Ulm Sertoma Club's Annual Service to Mankind Banquet honoring Chris Rosenhammer will be held Thursday, May 22, at the New Ulm Country Club. Social hour begins at 6pm, with dinner and the banquet at 6:45pm.
Tickets are available for purchase at the New Ulm Chamber of Commerce.+6:00 pmNew Ulm Sertoma Club Annual Service to Mankind Banquet
−25 Year Reception at Gag House6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Wanda Gag Association, New Ulm, will host the Opening Reception of 'Celebrating 25 Years of Art, History and Restoration' exhibit on Friday, May 23, from 6:30-8:30pm. The reception is free and open to the public. A program will take place at 7pm.
The exhibit will honor the 25th Anniversary of the restoration, which began in 1989 following the purchase of the historic house. The exhibit includes restoration highlights, recovered artifacts, and original art by Anton, Wanda and Flavia Gag. The exhibit will run through the summer.+6:30 pm25 Year Reception at Gag House
−Mankato Opry Jamboree5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Mankato Opry Jamboree will be held May 24 at 7pm and May 25 at 2pm at the New Ulm Event Center. Dinner and show.
An Opry-Style Country Music Show Featuring Mankato Opry All Star Band and 15 guest singers.
The New Ulm Event Center will be serving a country-style buffet for only $10.95 at 5pm.
Purchase tickets at Rhapsody Music, Mankato; New Ulm Event Center; New Ulm NAPA; Habitat Office; Zarn's Garage, Sleepy Eye; KNUJ Radio, New Ulm; Waseca Music; Janesville Service Center
Portion of proceeds to support Habitat for Humanity.+5:00 pmMankato Opry Jamboree
−Music for all Ages at the Harkin Store1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Musician Bill Cagley, who plays 'music for all ages' will be performing at the Harkin Store on Sunday, May 25, from 1-4pm. Cagley sings and plays guitar, mandolin, banjo and harmonica. He has performed many years at the Harkin Store and at many other historical sites in Minnesota. He and his musical friend will be a delight to the young and young at heart. He will bring along his daughter to do some dances for us while he is playing. Come and listen to him from our porch or bring a lawn chair.
The admission will include the program and the tour of the store. The gift shop will be open the same hours as the store and has many books, toys, unique and hand crafted items. The Harkin Store will be open Saturday and Sundays and Memorial Day and Tuesdays to Sundays from 10am-5pm in June, July and August.
The 1870′s Harkin Store is located nine miles northwest of New Ulm on Nicollet County 21 or the bottom road, or nine miles east of Fort Ridgely. The store is operated by Nicollet County Historical Society. For information, call 507-354-8666 or Nicollet County 507-934-2160.+1:00 pmMusic for all Ages at the Harkin Store
−Gibbon Memorial Day Service9:00 am – 1:00 pm
A Memorial Day Service will be held in Gibbon on Monday, May 26, at GFW Elementary School gym beginning at 9am. This year marks the 200th Anniversary of 'The Star Spangled Banner." Please join us in commemorating our national anthem while we honor those who have served our country and who fought to keep us a free nation.
Children of all ages will be given American flags and are invited to participate in the annual Children's March at the close of the service. The service will be followed by a potluck lunch at the Gibbon Community Center at 11am.+9:00 amGibbon Memorial Day Service
−Plato American Legion Memorial Day Service9:00 am – 11:00 am
Everyone is welcome to the Plato American Legion Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 26, 9am at the Plato Community Hall. Speaker will be Captain Dennis Darnell.+9:00 amPlato American Legion Memorial Day Service
−New Ulm American Legion & Lions Supper5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The American Legion and the Lions Club of New Ulm will be serving sauerkraut, landjaegers or pork and dumpling or mashed potatoes on Wednesday, May 28, 5-7pm.
The price of the meal is $6.75, which includes coffee and water.+5:00 pmNew Ulm American Legion & Lions Supper
−CAST Presentation 'Agriculture in Indonesia'10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Thursday, May 29, at 10am, Community and Seniors together (CAST) invites everyone to a free presentation on 'Agriculture in Indonesia' with Dennis and Claire Streng Broste. It will be held at the Community Center, Room 112, 600 North German, New Ulm.
Brostes will dicuss their January trip to Indonesia, showing slides of Singapore, Kuala Lumper, Bali and Cambodia. They will comment on rural Indonesian farm life and answer questions.+10:00 amCAST Presentation 'Agriculture in Indonesia'
−Sibley East Elementary School Carnival4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
The Sibley East Elementary School Carnival is Thursday, May 29, at the Arlington campus from 4:30-7pm. Admission to the carnival is free. There's a large variety of games and a number of delicious food items. A silent auction will be starting at 4:30pm and ending at 6:30pm. You don't have to be present to win.
The funds raised will be used to enrich their reading series, manipulatives for science and a Lego Curriculum.+4:30 pmSibley East Elementary School Carnival
−Shakespeare in the Parking Lot6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Shakespeare in the Parking Lot is a free event taking place Thursday, May 29, North Mankato City Hall parking lot at 6pm; Friday, May 30, New Ulm's German Park, 6pm; Saturday, May 31, City Center Place ramp/Atwood ramp, 6pm.
4 original short plays "To Die or Not To Die", Skakespearean game shows with prizes and more.+6:00 pmShakespeare in the Parking Lot
−NUACT's Auditions for Fiddler on the Roof10:00 am – 7:00 pm
NUACT's auditions for Fiddler on the Roof will be:
Saturday, May 31, 10am for children under 16
Saturady, May 31, 11am for adults over 16
Sunday, June 1, 5:30pm – all cast and crew meeting
Auditions will be held at the former middle school on Center and State Streets in New Ulm. Please enter via Washington Street parking lot and go in door #7.
There are great lead roles in the play and great chorus numbers. There is a full description of parts on the NUACT website: www.newulmact.com/productions-auditions/
Call Paul Warshauer, the director, at 507-359-9990 with questions.+10:00 amNUACT's Auditions for Fiddler on the Roof
−Immanuel Lutheran School Sesquicentennial Celebration9:30 am – 1:00 pm
You are invited to a Sesquicentennial Celebration Service of Praise on Sunday, June 1, 9:30am at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Courtland. Lunch and fellowship to follow at the school.
Immanuel Lutheran School 1864-2014 – Built on a Rock – 150 Years of Growing Faithful Disciples
RSVP's for the lunch are appreciated, but not required. Please contact Mark and Kathy at 507-359-2691 or email@example.com. A free will offering will be taken.
A cookbook with history and memories is being compiled. If you, a friend or a family member have ties to Immanuel Lutheran School, please contact Jodi at email@example.com or 507-276-4322 for more information. Recipes, stories and memories can be brought to the celebration on June 1.
Immanuel Lutheran School and Church in located 3 miles east of Courtland on Nicollet County Road 25.+9:30 amImmanuel Lutheran School Sesquicentennial Celebration
−Dairy Day at Harkin Store1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Harkin Store will be honoring the dairy industry by serving homemade ice cream made by Sylvia Reinhardt from 1-4pm on Sunday, June 1. They will be having other dairy products for sampling.+1:00 pmDairy Day at Harkin Store
−Brown County Outstanding Seniors1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Nominations are now being accepted through the month of June for the Brown County Outstanding Senior Citizen Recognition for 2014.
Seniors who have reached the age of 70 by June 1 of this year can be nominated. Recognition will be based largely and how the nominee has touched the lives of other people in their community, the scope of volunteer involvement in various community organizations, as well as the variety, quality and quantity of community service performed after age 65. Nominees must currently do a volunteer activity that is unpaid and demonstrates commitment to their local community.
Nominees will be recognized for their community service at the Brown County Fair in August. Those wishing to make nominations can obtain official nomination forms by contacting their local Senior Citizen group or Bob Apitz at Brown County Family Service, PO Box 788, New Ulm, MN 56073.+1:00 pmBrown County Outstanding Seniors
−German Park Concert in the Park Series7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
German Park Concert in the Park Series 2014
June 2 – The Concord Singers
June 9 – The Original German Band of New Ulm
June 16 – Cletus Goblirsch
June 23 – Molly and Sonny Boy
June 30 – The Ken and Ken Show
July 7 – The Afterwhile
July 14 – Wendinger Band
July 21 – The Little Prairie Pickers
July 28 – No Concert, National Night Out
August 4 – Sleepy Eye Area Concertina Club
August 11 – The Singing Cowgirl
August 18 – Larry Mages and the Mages Family Band
August 25 – The Concord Singers
Monday Night Concerts start at 7pm at German Park. In case of inclement weather, the performances will be held at the New Ulm Civic Center (1212 North Franklin). Listen to KNUJ for weather related updates. Relay for Life will be selling popcorn and soda.
Concert Series Co-Sponsored by New Ulm Park and Recreation and KNUJ.+7:00 pmGerman Park Concert in the Park Series
−Bernadotte's Lutheran's Pie and Ice Cream Social5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Bernadotte Lutheran's Annual WELCA Pie and Ice Cream Social, Bake Sale and Fun will be Wednesday, June 4, 5:30-8pm at Bernadotte Lutheran Church.
Serving cold ham sandwiches; hot turkey sandwiches; homemade pie and cake; ice cream; coffee; lemonade and milk. Featuring music from the Lafayette City Band. Homemade "Bake Sale" specialties of the Bernadotte Ladies.+5:30 pmBernadotte's Lutheran's Pie and Ice Cream Social
−New Ulm Cathedral Softball Send Off8:15 am – 11:00 am
Let's cheer on and support the New Ulm Cathedral Girls Softball Team.
Thursday, June 5, there will be a Mass for the softball team at 8:15am at Cathedral Church. Following the Mass, there will be a send off for the softball team at 9am in the Cathedral High School parking lot. First game at Caswell Park in Mankato at 11am.+8:15 amNew Ulm Cathedral Softball Send Off
−Take a Kid Fishing8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Take a Kid Fishing and Fish Free June 6-8. Minnesotas 16 or older do not need a fishing license while taking a child age 15 or younger fishing from Friday, June 6 – Sunday, June 8, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Questions, call 651-259-5193.+8:00 amTake a Kid Fishing
−Deacon Samuel Wagner Ordained to Priesthood, New Ulm10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Deacon Samuel Wagner, 37, will be ordained to the priesthood for the Catholic Diocese of New Ulm by Bishop John M. LeVoir on Saturday, June 7, at 10am at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm.+10:00 amDeacon Samuel Wagner Ordained to Priesthood, New Ulm
−Kaylie and Tyler's 5K Rainbow Color Run3:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Kaylie and Tyler's 5K Rainbow Color Run will be taking place on Saturday, June 7, at Allison Park in Sleepy Eye. 3:30-5:30pm/check in and registration; 3:30-8pm/silent auction; 5pm/meal of pulled pork sandwiches, beans, chips, cookies; 6pm/5K Color Run and Walk begins; 7pm/guest speakers Jerry Kill, U of Mn Gophers Football Coach and Kaylie and Ty's family; 7:30-9pm/Music and Performance by Jason Gray, Christian Music Artist.
For more information, please visit: kayliecares.eventbrite.com.
Kaylie Hogue, daughter of Jeff and Shelly Hogue of New Ulm and Scott and Deb Hadley of Sleepy Eye, passed away unexpectedly on June 5, 2013, of an epileptic seizuer. Kaylie's brother, Tyler Hadley, son of Scott and Deb Hadley, passed away 9 months and 2 days later on March 7, 2014, as the result of an automobile accident.
This 5K Rainbow Color Walk/Run is in remembrance of both Kaylie and Tyler. We will also be recognizing the other three boys that passed away in the same accident: John Mangen, Payton Adams and Caleb Quesenberry.
It is our goal that this day be filled with love, hope and fellowship. Even if you do not want to participate in the race, we ask that you come and share a free will offering meal with us, listen to Coach Kill and enjoy the music of Christian Artist, Jason Gray. Please bring a lawn chair or blanket if you are staying for the program and concert.
All proceeds go toward the following: Scholarships at Martin County West, Sleepy Eye Public and Sleepy Eye St. Mary's, along with the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota.+3:30 pmKaylie and Tyler's 5K Rainbow Color Run
−Benefit for Teresa (Wallace) Block4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
There will be a benefit for Teresa (Wallace) Block on Saturday, June 7, at the New Ulm Armory, 205 North Broadway, New Ulm from 4-8pm.
There will be a silent auction. Meal is $5/children and $8/adult and includes cheesy chicken sandwich, potato salad, baked beans, pop and water. Kids' Corner free coloring and face painting; $2 root beer float.
Teresa Block was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. Come share your thoughts, prayers and encouragement for Teresa.+4:00 pmBenefit for Teresa (Wallace) Block
−St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Franklin9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Come to St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Franklin on Sunday, June 8, at 9am for Bluegrass Gospel Ministry of the Jorgensen Family from Howard Lake. Fellowship and lunch following the service. There will also be a going away party for Jan Rodvik.+9:00 amSt. Luke's Lutheran Church, Franklin
−Flag Day at the Harkin Store1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
On Sunday, June 8, is our Flag Day program from 1-4pm at the Harkin Store.
They will be having information about our nations' flag…How did the flag start? How was the flag evolved? What does the design of the flag mean? What did the flag of the 1870′s look like? The program will answer the questions.
The gift shop will have flag items for sale. The shop has many different and unique items, books, toys and many hand crafted items. The gift shop is open the same hours as the store. The Harkin Store hours are from 10am-5pm on Tuesdays to Sundays in June, July and August. The store is closed Mondays. There is an admission to the store which includes the program.+1:00 pmFlag Day at the Harkin Store
−Blood Drives1:00 pm – 1:00 pm
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be making several stops around the area this week.
Monday, June 9 – Our Savior's Church, Bird Island, 1-7pm
Assembly of God Worship Center, Sherburn, 1-7pm
Truman Community Center, 1-7pm
St. Peter Regional Treatment Center Tomlinson Hall, 8am-1pm
Tuesday, June 10 – Fairmont Holiday Inn, 12-6pm
Wednesday, June 11 – Fairmont Holiday Inn, 1-7pm
Buffalo Lake Community Center, 1-7pm
Thursday, June 12 – Fairmont Holiday Inn, 9am-2pm
Cedar Mountain School, Franklin, 1-7pm
American Red Cross Headquarters, Mankato, 12:30-5:30pm
Friday, June 13 – American Red Cross Headquarters, Mankato, 9am-1pm+1:00 pmBlood Drives
−Mankato Area Community Band7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Mankato Area Community Band, free outdoor concerts in Mankato are Tuesdays at 7:30pm at Sibley Park on June 10, 17, 24 and July 8, 15 and 22 – Leas Schwickert Bandshell by the red barn. July 1 will be at Lincoln Park.
Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy happy music for the whole family. Sibley Park is shaded after 7pm. Rain cancels.+7:30 pmMankato Area Community Band
−New Ulm Municipal Band Schedule7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The New Ulm Municipal Band has been in existence for over 65 years and plays marches, old standards, Broadway melodies, patriotic songs, German music and much more, all in beautiful German Park. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be held in the New Ulm Civic Center. People should listen to KNUJ AM 860 for the announcement.
June 11; June 18; June 25; July 16; July 23; July 30 – all at German Park, New Ulm from 7-8pm+7:00 pmNew Ulm Municipal Band Schedule
−Ice Cream Social, Bird Island4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
The public is invited to an Ice Cream Social at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, Bird Island on Thursday, June 12, 4:30-7pm.
Menu: bbq's; turkey sandwiches; potato salad; homemade baked beans; ice cream; pie; cake; lemonade; coffee.
Sponsored by Our Savior's WELCA. Proceeds this year are going to Renville County Heartland Express. Free will offering. Ecumenical worship service in the park at 7pm.+4:30 pmIce Cream Social, Bird Island
−Hot Topics Breakfast, New Ulm7:30 am – 8:30 am
Join us on Friday, June 13, 7:30am at the New Ulm Country Club for Coalition for Active, Safe and Healthy Streets (CASHS), presentation by Cindy Walters, Heart of New Ulm Project Manager
The mission statement for the CASHS group is promoting health by improving pedestrian and bicycle safety. The Walkable and Livable Communities report highlights six areas for improvement in New Ulm: create a school arrival and departure process; redesign Garden Street behind the school; build a mid-block crossing on Garden Street ; revitalize downtown; build trail connection; transform the intersection of Center and Garden Street.
Sponsored by New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce. Cost is $7/Chamber members or $9/general admission.+7:30 amHot Topics Breakfast, New Ulm
−80th Anniversary Pow Wow, Mountain Lake10:00 am – 7:00 pm
80th Anniversary Pow Wow in Mountain Lake Friday, June 13, through Tuesday, June 17.
The Pow Wow kicks off on Friday night with the Miss Mountain Lake Pageant. Lots of tournaments throughout the weekend. Enjoy the 41st Annual Mountain Lake Road Race, basketball tournaments, antique cars and tractor parade and show. The Kiddie Parade is Sunday and the Mountain Lake Teen Ministerial Association event will be held at 7pm Sunday night at the band shelter.
Grand Parade featuring the Wendinger Band is on Monday at 7pm. Bob and the Beachcombers free concert in the city park at 9pm.+10:00 am80th Anniversary Pow Wow, Mountain Lake
−Lake Crystal City Celebration10:00 am – 11:30 pm
The Lake Crystal City Celebration will be June 13-14.
There will be many activities taking place, including Battle of the Bands; fireworks; beer garden; food vendors; track and field day; bean bag tournament; turtle races; pedal pull; kids crafts; J & K Amusements; carnival; concessions; canoe/kayak rides and much more. Kids Bean Bag Tourney will be held in Marston Park.+10:00 amLake Crystal City Celebration


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Police say a student faces charges after he allegedly mailed three packages containing animal excrement to a vice principal at his school.
According to The Daily Times of Salisbury, Mark Flynn, the vice principal at Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin, Maryland, called the police when he received a package through the post office that contained fecal matter.
A few days later, a postal inspector notified authorities that two more similar packages had been dropped off at the post office, addressed to Flynn at the high school. It was later determined that both packages also contained fecal matter.
A 12th-grader at the school was identified as the person who was dropping off the packages. He was followed and later arrested at a McDonald's restaurant beside the high school, where he admitted to mailing the packages. He told police the excrement was not human, but belonged to dogs and cows.
He was charged with three counts of disturbing activities at school and three counts of molesting a school administrator. Police pointed out that in this case, molestation does not mean anything of a sexual nature, but refers to an unwarranted or malicious bothering.


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"I was completely amazed with how much fun I had. It was great to get up every day, take care of group gear, and take care of group tasks like packing and cooking. One of my most important lessons was learning how to get along with people on the spot and to be given the chance to trust them, learn from them, and help each other get stronger while hiking and rafting. "
-Kenneth K.
There's nothing quite like seeing the remote wilderness on your own two feet, carrying all your own gear on your back while gaining the tools necessary to become a great leader in the backcountry and at home.
Backpacking courses often hike three out of every four days. You'll travel in small hiking groups so you have more opportunities to lead, make decisions, and map read as you move through beautiful wilderness. Hiking days begin early when you light your stove, cook and enjoy breakfast, and then organize and pack your pack.
You're usually hiking by mid-morning. Lunch on the trail might be bread you baked the day before, or a trail mix of nuts and dried fruits. You may stop for a short class on natural history, or to learn how to cross a river, travel through boulders or snow, or move over a high pass. When you arrive at your new camp location, you'll first spend time choosing a Leave No Trace site and organizing camp, then you'll prepare a well-deserved dinner. If the day was long, a short evening meeting may wrap up the day. If the hike was short, there may be a class or discussion.
Following the hiking section, your course will raft down the Main Salmon River. It's time to give your legs and feet a break and start using your upper body to paddle and row your rafts down the Main Salmon River, which bisects the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho. This classic Western river holds the distinction in the Lower 48 for being one of the longest free flowing rivers at 425 miles, and for traveling through the heart of the largest wilderness area at 2.3 million acres. Other highlights include beautiful sandy beaches, which we will call camp and a riverside natural hot springs.
As we go downstream in the paddle rafts, you will learn how to guide the paddle raft, be a good crew member, recognize river hazards and obstacles and how to avoid them, and find good lines through the rapids. There will also be time spent learning and practicing river rescue techniques. You will have the opportunity to spend time on the heavy oar rigs that carry all of the group gear as well. After rigging boats in the morning, we'll head downstream for another day of learning on our flowing river classroom, making stops at historic homesteads and mines. You will learn what it takes to run a river trip even down to the finer points of cooking brownies in a Dutch oven.
Nestled below the western flanks of the magnificent Teton Mountains in Driggs, Idaho, NOLS Teton Valley is our base for exploring the western Rocky Mountain region.
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Skip to comments.Final Vote for H.R.1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
Posted on 02/25/2009 2:51:24 PM PST by cc2k
(Democrats in roman; Republicans in italic; Independents underlined)
H R 1105 YEA-AND-NAY 25-Feb-2009 3:50 PM
QUESTION: On Passage
BILL TITLE: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
Green, Al
Nadler (NY)
Frank (MA)
This was H.R. 1105, the earmark laden "Omnibust Appropriations Act, 2009"
Disappointing to see so many Republicans voting for it. And I'm not sure if the Dems against it were moderates, wanting less spending, or ultra-libs who thought this wasn't enough.
Who were the 16? They get nasty notes.
Walt Minnick(D) from Idaho voting with the GOP again. I'm starting to actually like this guy. Real tell will be when a gun bill comes up for a vote.
My congresscritter, Capito (R. WV), the ONLY Rep. in my state's DC delegation, voted for this POS.
POLITICIAN......a four letter word spelled with ten letters!
16 Republicans?
Boy, the glory days of two weeks ago didn't last long.
doodad wrote:They are the italicized ones in the Yeas section. I see Cao and Castle are Yeas. Not sure who the other 14 are, but they are up there.
Who were the 16? They get nasty notes.
They have just killed school vouchers in DC, ensuring that no poor kid in DC gets the same quality education as Obama's kids.
And the RNC is sending me emails, looking for donations. Why donate, so they can help RINOs get re-elected?
I see Republican Cao from NOLA is doing the bidding of his 90% minority constituency. He'll be a reliable RINO vote for the 'Rats in the future.
Sonny Bono continues spinning in the grave as his widow continues to solidify her RINO credentials.
Not only will I not donate, but I demanded a refund of my money to McCain since he refused to mention Rev. Wright.
I'm not playing ball with this loser party.
My critter, Tim Murphy (R), PA, did as well. He's going to get a call from me tomorrow.
Sent this to my congresscritter
Congresswoman Capito,
Re. Omnibus Spending Bill
I would like to thank you for showing me the error of my ways with your vote on the Omnibus Spending Bill. I truly believed that there were some in DC who actually had the good of this nation at heart. I thought that you were one. I was mistaken. Your vote has proven to me that POLITICIAN is just a four letter word spelled with ten letters.
Ping to #14
"Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1105 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI."
One hour of debate for a hundreds of billions of earmarks and pork in a bill no one has had time to read.
Egad - what is has this country come to...
Good letter.
I actually want to talk to someone in his local office. I've called there before, and had a nice chat with one of his chief aides. I want to try to find out what the heck he was thinking with this vote.
I demanded a refund when he reached across the aisle to 'The One' and didn't slap him silly, of course he ignored me. LOL
Barton came through again.
I won't need to send him a letter but if I was to, I would have copied yours.
So...if your rep does something you support, the idea is to ignore him and only contact him when he needs hate mail?
How long was this available for review? Seems like it snuck up on us....
Bobby Jindal's Response: Full Text
Hawaii Free Press | 2-24-09 | Governor Bobby Jindal
Posted on 02/24/2009 9:05:11 PM PST by AndrewWalden
name them
My email to my congress critter:
Mr. Linder,
Thank you for staying true to your beliefs.
Thank you for your "NO" vote on Roll Call 86:
"The 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act".
We must fight them at every oppoprtunity.
I am ready to sharpen the tines on my pitchfork.
With much respect,
My 'Rat voted against the first round of Porkulus but ended up voting FOR its final form. Now he is voting against. When it comes out of committee, he'll vote for it again.
Club For Growth is a possible option. They are backing conservative candidates and go after those that are not fiscally responsible. They definitely will need more money this cycle.
One hour of debate for a hundreds of billions of earmarks and pork in a bill no one has had time to read.
I wrote and thanked my congressman (Congressman Aaron Shock)for voting against this pork bill.
Walt Minnick(D) from Idaho voting with the GOP again. Im starting to actually like this guy. "
Why? He's just doing it for political survival.
He still voted for Pelosi for speaker and in the process made all his nay votes irrelevent.
The only good Democrat politician is a politically dead Democrat.
#I wasn't addressing you.
#2 I contact Joe Barton all the time
and I thank him when necessary.
I hope they rot in Hell.
You can volunteer but they don't want that, they want your money.
If you aren't an insider you don't get to play in the club, only fund it.
GOP are losers just like the DNC. No leadership, no credentials, no balls.
At this point, I could care a less about Democrats or Republicans, they have both sold America and Americans down the river!
Where are the Men and Women of character, morality, values, and principles that can truly lead?
That's quite a large assumption you make there skippy.......wrong, but still large.
Actually, Republicans put in about 40% of the earmarks.
Tell the GOP what you think about RINOS
I got this from Senator Casey, my response is first, I imagine he'll vote yea in the senate....I forgot to throw in my thoughts on that idiot Biden, Mr. Overseer, damn!
Dear Senator Casey,
You repeated all of Obama's speech to Congress, but I still am not buying one word of it. You are all, as the Democratically controlled Congress, spending like, as they say, drunken fools. My children and grandchildren cannot afford what you are all doing...spending TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS, that's TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS, when is it going to end??
You are all throwing BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS around as though it were just thousands. I am choking on the pork and earmarks, you should all be ashamed of yourselves and embarrassed to think that the American people are going to just roll over, or is it bend over(?) for the CATASTROPHE you are all perpetrating on this great nation. Spending has never, I repeat never, gotten this country out of a recession. Soon we wil be in the same malaise Carter gave us. I can only hope and pray that from the ashes of what you are all doing another REAGAN is born.
I fear for my son-in-law currently deployed in Iraq and the rest of our brave military in harm's way. Cutting the military in a time of war..YOU REMEMBER THAT WAR ON TERROR DON'T YOU?? Janet Napolitano forgot to mention it.
Go preach to your choir, those who supported Obama, but don't bother trying to sell your goods to me..NO SALE HERE!
Christine M. Starick
Registered Republican
Effort, PA
Monroe County
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:43:17 -0500
Dear Mrs. Starick:
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts on the economic recovery plan. I appreciate hearing from you.
The end of the year brought sobering news about the state of our economy. So many working families have suffered under the weight of this recession. In 2008, 3.6 million Americans lost their jobs and unemployment soared to 7.2 percent. In Pennsylvania, 54,300 jobs were lost in a single month between November and December, bringing the state's unemployment rate from 6.2 percent to 6.7 percent. Compounding the bleak employment data is the state's own financial picture. These shortfalls present a danger to communities across Pennsylvania as state and local officials may be required to raise tax rates to meet the looming deficits unless action is taken.
As you are aware, Congress has been working with the Obama Administration over the past several weeks to come up with a recovery plan to begin to reverse the economic downturn. The bill, known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, includes many components designed to accomplish this goal. For instance, the plan will give tax cuts to 95 percent of American workers, putting money in their pockets as they struggle to make ends meet. It will provide an infusion of capital into projects across Pennsylvania that will put people to work modernizing the Commonwealth's roads, bridges and water systems, creating or saving an estimated 3.5 million jobs nationwide and as many as 143,000 here in Pennsylvania. It provides direct aid to the state to help fill the budget gap, stave off cuts to crucial services and provide additional unemployment insurance for workers who have lost their jobs. For greater detail on the funding specific to Pennsylvania, please visit my website at http://casey.senate.gov.
Although I recognize that this recovery bill is not perfect, I voted for it to help President Obama get our economy moving again, to create jobs and to aid those hardest hit by the economy. As you probably know, President Obama recently signed this bill into law.
This bill will not only create and save jobs immediately, but it help us rebuild America for the future, making us more globally competitive and energy independent. The investments it will make in roads, bridges, mass transit, energy efficient building, flood control and clean water projects will have a lasting effect on our economy. The bill's investments in science and innovation will be used to spur new American-made technology, prevent and treat disease, and tackle urgent national challenges like climate change and dependence on foreign oil.
As the Obama Administration moves forward with this plan, I will work with other senators to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent in an effective and efficient manner. The new law contains unprecedented transparency and oversight provisions that will allow taxpayers to see how their government spends their money. I encourage you to visit a new website, www.recovery.gov, that has been established so that you can track the implementation of this recovery plan.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future about this or any other matter of importance to you.
Bob Casey
United States Senator
CAsey's letter is about the Stimulus..rather PORKULUS...
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By the way, I do think he's doing the right thing for political reasons. WOSG has a valid point. Having said that, I'm not against doing everything you can to have him actually represent his district while he's in, and still supporting a Republican challenger in 2010.
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And what a gerrymandered district you live in. Wow.
Did you use her web form? Or fax it? or mail it? I would suggest printing that in a short note, and mailing it with a Lipton (or Tetley or whatever's on sale) tea bag. Just do that as a follow up if you used her web form to send your message.
Good for you for contacting her, though.
Also, odd that she voted for this. She says she voted for a Congressional Pay freeze. I'm not sure if H.R. 1105 had the freeze in it. I don't think the Dems allowed any amendment. If she voted for the whole package to get the pay freeze, she really needs to have it explained to her that growing total federal spending 16% for the next six months to get a congressional pay freeze is a bad deal. Her negotiating skills need some development if she thinks she did good there.
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| pleikumud wrote:
When they called here, I told them I would handle my own donations to my local republicans, but I wasn't interested in funding campaigns for Arlen Specter and some of their other problems.
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You need to send a quick note or make a phone call. These Congress critters need to know that we're watching and we care about what happens. Send a quick thank you. Maybe turn Roccus's comment around and say "Your vote has shown me that POLITICIAN isn't always just a four letter word spelled with ten letters."
| Theo wrote:
The Party Propaganda Ministry (formerly known as "the media") was completely silent about this. They fully supported the Democrat "keep it a secret, we have the votes, we'll just pass it" strategy.
You really have to pay attention. Mr. Boehner has been complaining about this for most of February. And I've been trying to spread the word online, posting a lot of Boehner's press releases. I tried to get through to talk radio shows when I could, but never got a call through.
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| ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas wrote:
They are also the ones who promise "transparency" and "openness" and then refuse to publish the bills on the internet until less than 24 hours before the vote.
| tina07 wrote:
It look like your letter is about the Spendulus package as well.
I find when I write to my Congress critter or Senators, it's best to start out with a statement like: "This is about H.R.1105, the Omnibus Spending Bill. I am opposed to this bill because:" and end the note with "I urge you to vote against this measure when it comes to the floor."
That way, you're sure the staffers understand which piece of legislation you're writing about, and exactly what your position is. I usually make the bill number and title, and the vote for/against this measure bold, so they can find it easily.
I haven't answered their mail for 3-4 years, so I perhaps they are smart enough to figure it out?
Of course they did. They don't want their children polluted with the stench of the chattering class.
I used her web form as I always do in co-responding with her. As to sending her a note........I don't know. I'm old, tired, not in the best of health, bitter and consumed with impotent rage at these criminals in Washington. To be perfectly honest, ever since June 12, 2008 I've been contemplating just saying "To hell with all this political BS." I just want to say, "I QUIT!"
Then I expect to not see unemployment rise any higher. I expect to not see any business in the entire country having to lay off one more single worker. We should expect to see the unemployment rates start to drop in the next day or so.
/sarcasm because I know that it's all a big lie.
You need to send a quick note or make a phone call. These Congress critters need to know that we're watching and we care about what happens. Send a quick thank you. Maybe turn Roccus's comment around and say "Your vote has shown me that POLITICIAN isn't always just a four letter word spelled with ten letters."
Although you sound very smart and you think you know how people should reply to their reps, I don't feel it necessary to be told what or how to do something I may already do. IMO, you went to a lot of trouble just to say nothing to a lot of people.
Thanks, I will remember to do that in the future. My letter was second. I had previously written to Casey before the PORKULUS vote, he didn't respond until AFTER he voted for it.
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On this day (April 29) in 1827, the founder, framer, and, in 1816, the last Federalist candidate for president, Rufus King, died at his Jamaica, N.Y., estate after a lingering but unknown illness.
Although not well-known or remembered today, fellow delegate to the 1787 Philadelphia Constitutional Convention William Pierce (Georgia) wrote that King "may with propriety be ranked among the Luminaries of the present age."
He is, Pierce observed, "much distinguished for his eloquence and great parliamentary talents."
French traveler Brissot de Warville in his highly regarded, "New Travels in the United States of America" described King, as of August 1788, as "the most eloquent man of the United States. What struck me most in him was his modesty. He appears ignorant of his own worth."
During what was a long and distinguished political/diplomatic career, King utilized his enviable rhetorical abilities and innate intelligence to gain high political (mostly legislative) offices and important diplomatic posts and to exert significant influence in the formative years of the American republic.
Born March 24, 1755, into the "strict Puritan" family of local politician/merchant Richard King in what is today the state of Maine (then part of Massachusetts), Rufus, as the oldest of nine children, was given an excellent education with the expectation that he would, upon his father's death, assume the mantle of patriarch of the growing and locally prominent King family.
At age 12, he was sent to Dummer Academy in Byfield, Mass., where he studied Latin, Greek and French, all needed to gain admission to Harvard. In the summer of 1773 at age 18, he entered Harvard, where he studied oratory, mathematics, law and history, and from where he graduated in 1777 with high honors in oratory and mathematics.
Upon graduation, King commenced a three-year legal apprenticeship under the tutelage of the well-known Massachusetts lawyer Theophilus Parsons. His legal training was interrupted by a brief stint, in 1778, in the Continental Army as an aide-de-camp to American Gen. John Sullivan.
As a legal apprentice, King honed his skills as an orator and, through diligence and perseverance, learned enough law to pass with ease the bar in 1780. For the next eight years (1780-1788), King made Newburyport, Mass., his home as a practicing attorney and state and national legislator. On March 10, 1787, King was appointed, along with Elbridge Gerry, Caleb Strong, and Nathaniel Gorham, to the four-member Massachusetts delegation to the 1787 Constitutional Convention.
Attending every session from May 25-Sept. 17, King became an eloquent and persuasive spokesman for the nationalistic Virginia Plan, which as it turned out, formed, with modifications, the basis of the U.S. Constitution.
King's post-convention public career was as an influential legislator, distinguished diplomat, and unsuccessful candidate for president (1816) and for N.Y. governor (1815). His successful political/diplomatic posts, in which he invariably performed with noticeable distinction, included member N.Y. state assembly (1789-1790), New York U.S. senator (1789-1796 and 1813-1825), and U.S. minister to Great Britain (1796-1803 and 1825-1826).
In 1796, the 41-year-old King married the 16-year-old Mary Alsop, with whom he had one daughter and four sons – two of which followed their distinguished father in public service as politicians, diplomats and philanthropists.
Rufus King has been, up to now, one of the forgotten founders and framers. His historical reputation has been that of an early American patriot of no higher than second rank. However, an impartial examination and re-assessment of his long and acclaimed public career, in both politics and diplomacy, should result in his name being added to any pantheon of the top dozen or so of America's most influential, most important, and most revered founders and framers.
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Finally, we are up, no looking back. Let's turn it on and end this ridiculous Cleveland losing streak!
Novak finally got some warm up shots give him 4 more shots in this quarter
They better close this out
Chandler-Amare-Novak-Felton-Kidd. I like this unit for a clutch run here.
Don't be fooled by that two-handed jam. Amare has hit his 30 minute limit and is clearly done for the game. Get him out of there before his knees explode.
Alright !!! NO JR in crunchtime equal Knicks WIN
I just have to say, that last crazy sequence would have been a lot funnier if Raymond Felton was still really, really fat.
That was an awful, awful possession up four. Clear out for Felton ... pass to JR on the wing with 5 seconds left. That's ... I don't even know.
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Peace Corps History
Main article: History of the Peace Corps in Georgia
As early as 1994, the government of Georgia indicated its desire to host Peace Corps Volunteers. Although the Peace Corps sent an assessment team to Georgia in response to that request, a decision to enter Georgia was indefinitely postponed due to security concerns over civil unrest in the Abkhazia and Ossetia provinces. In 1997, the Georgian government formally reiterated its desire to host Peace Corps Volunteers, and again an assessment team was sent. Although the security situation had significantly improved by this time, budgetary constraints prevented the Peace Corps from acting upon this request, and the decision was delayed yet again. In late 1999, after repeated inquiries from the Georgian government and consistent accounts from the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi that the security situation remained conducive to the presence of Peace Corps Volunteers, the decision was made to reassess the possibility of setting up a program. The review was positive, and funds were set aside by the Peace Corps to establish a program in Georgia in 2000.
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Main article: Living Conditions and Volunteer Lifestyles in Georgia
Volunteers need to be very flexible about their housing expectations. Volunteers live in a variety of situations, including private rooms, shared houses, and small apartments.
For the first three months of your service, you are required to live with a Georgian host family. After the first three months, alternative housing arrangements may be considered in consultation with your program manager and the medical officer. For reasons of safety and security and for reasons of quality of life (especially during the winter months), most Volunteers opt to remain living with homestay families throughout their two years of service. In most areas of Georgia there are no guarantees of continuous electricity, running water, or phone service. Some villages and towns have only a few hours of electricity a day (or even none at all) in the winter months, and the natural gas supply is often cut off for periods of time. Without a central heating system, the inside of buildings is often colder in the winter than the outdoors. You should be prepared to tolerate cold and discomfort, especially during the work day at school. The Peace Corps staff will do its best to help Volunteers adjust and succeed in this environment. Peace Corps/Georgia provides all Volunteers with sleeping bags for the winter. These sleeping bags have a synthetic filling and are rated at 0°F for warmth.
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Date of wedding: October 27, 2013
Photographer: Ellen Dubin
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As part of Red Ribbon Week (Oct. 21-27), Mothers Against Drunk Driving and State Farm are introducing the newest tool to prevent underage drinking, a booklet called The 411 on Teen Drinking.
This booklet is part of MADD's Power of You(th) program, which empowers teens to resist peer pressure and influence other teens to make smart decisions about alcohol.
MADD is partnering with schools around the country to distribute the booklet during Red Ribbon Week, but teens can also get the booklet at www.madd.org/youthbooklet.
"When it comes to underage drinking, teens may feel like 'everyone is doing it,' but the truth is that only one out of five teens binge drinks – which means four out of five don't," said MADD National President Jan Withers. "MADD and State Farm have teamed up to empower teens to avoid underage drinking during Red Ribbon Week and year-round with research-based tools like the Power of You(th) teen booklet."
The 411 on Teen Drinking booklet provides valuable information on a variety of underage drinking topics, including: the effect of alcohol on the still-developing teen brain; some of the negative results and consequences of underage drinking; the dangers of drunken driving; how to talk with parents about alcohol; how to make good choices; and ultimately, how to take a stand by influencing peers not to drink underage.
Additionally, MADD's second Power of You(th) National Teen Video Contest encourages teens to create a short video that illustrates the power that youth have to take a stand against underage drinking. The contest is open for entries now through Dec. 28, and the grand prize winner will receive the latest iPad. Teens can go to www.madd.org/youthvideo to enter.
"Both the teen booklet and the video contest were literally shaped by youth for youth," added Kellie Clapper, assistant vice president of public affairs for State Farm. "State Farm is thrilled to partner with MADD on the Power of You(th) program to help keep our teens safe from the dangers of underage drinking."
The 411 on Teen Drinking booklet is the result of input from both adults and teens. As part of the Power of You(th) program, MADD convened its first ever National Teen Influencer Summit this summer, bringing together a group of 10 remarkable teens from across the country to provide their perspectives on both the booklet and video contest.
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Hello, I'm posting here, because it seems more fitting for my questions.
I have the second (bad) plugged duct in less than a month now. I was trying to make plans to pump wean at work when I got the first one, so I stopped that, resumed normal (if not extra pumping) to get rid of the clog. I also wore an underwire bra the two days before the first clog, so it's hard to say which is to blame exactly.
I had about a week of normalcy and was going to try to cut down on pumping again this week. But I got the second plug last night.
Both times the plugs have appeared on a Sunday night after having nursed all weekend rather than pumping at work. I've read the Kellymom advice and went to get some lecithin today.
I pump about 10 oz daily at work. DD still takes all 10 oz no problem at DCP in addition to some solids. I do not try to limit DD on nursing during the weekends. In fact, I offer it a lot, and she takes me up on it.
Given the timing of these ducts, is it possible that she's not eating as much on the weekends as I pump at work?
The clog was hot, huge and lumpy last night. DD managed to suck it out ( you, baby girl). I still have a bleb now on that nipple, but it appears that milk is coming out of that pore.
I feel really tired and run down today. I almost feel a little achy too with an ugly headache. I'm pounding water. I don't have a fever. Is it possible that I could have subclinical mastisis, like Kellymom says? What would I do for this? GSE???
My current OB (I am changing providers) isn't exactly BF supportive. She would never give me abx without good reason. I'd be surprised if she gave them to me WITH good reason. Plus, it doesn't seem like I should just randomly pop abx.


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Apartment - Grodzka II in Krakow
Size50 m²
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- Kitchen
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- Parking available
- Lockable room
- Pets allowed
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All monumets and cultural highlights are just next to you. Old town, within the apartment is located,is the centre of culture events with uncountable coffee houses and restaurants. For those who wants to get to know Krakow 's "night life" music clubs and pubs will be waiting for just near by.
The location of our apartment causes that you are able to reach all those attraction just walking,there is no need to use a car o taxi. Next to apartment there are parking facialities.
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Check-out 11:00
Check-in should be made at the office, which is located at 39 St. Florianska, where you will be taken to the apartment by staff.
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Me and my family spent one week in this apartment and we had a great time there. It is very well located, with stores nearby where you can get everything you need in case you don´t want to spend so much money eating outside. The rooms are big and confortable and the people who manage the apartments always willing to help or provide anything you need. We will never forget our stay there. Thanks very much!! María
We enjoyed our stay in cracow very much!! Th city ia really great and tanks to the apartement we could really enjoy it. The place was perfect for five people. Very big bathroom and it`s location is perfect. It is next to the big market place where all the sightseeing must sees are located! So we can really recommand this apartment!
The apartment is in a very central and close to everything. Everything was very clean. The heating and hot water very well. We need a number of tools and quickly provided us. I recommend it.
El apartamento se encuentra en una situación muy centrica y cerca de todo. Estaba todo muy limpio. La calefacción y el agua caliente muy bien. Necesitamos una serie de utensilios y nos lo facilitaron rapidamente. Lo recomiendo.
The city of Krakow is beautiful and definitely worth the trip. The accommodation is very spacious and has a fresh and uncomfortable fact. The cleanliness is fine and at night it is, despite its central location, very quiet. Important to remember that parking is available but does not directly belong to the apartment. So it must Paying (in the time between 10.00 - 20.00 clock) will be parked. The beds are very comfortable and you sleep well in it.
Die Stadt Krakau ist sehr schön und auf jeden Fall eine Reise wert. Die Unterkunft ist sehr geräumig und wirkt dadurch kühl und ungemütlich. Die Sauberkeit ist in Ordnung und in der Nacht ist es, trotz der zentralen Lage, recht ruhig.
Unbedingt daran denken, dass Parkplätze zwar vorhanden sind aber nicht direkt zur Wohnung gehören. Es muss also Gebührenpflichtig( in der Zeit von 10.00 - 20.00 Uhr) geparkt werden.
Die Betten sind sehr bequem und es schläft sich darin gut.
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Upon Arrival we have been changed to another appartment, but with the same facilities and also close to the city centre. I was big enough and clean with all the facilities we need. The location was great and we didn't have any Problems.
Highly recommended. It's agency with many apartments, very professional and resourceful. Upon arrival we were informed that our apartment had been damaged and were moved to a larger one. Change without paying more. Upon arrival we saw that the TV did not have USB and changed us for another very fast. I recommend it without any doubt, very friendly and professional. They have in the office with a person who speaks Spanish, not met but is very useful.
Right in the centre of town. Easy walk to everything. Big apartment. We (me, wife and 18 year old son) were very comfortable. We parked our hire car out of town for 3 days then caught a tram back to the apartment.
Perfect location in old town, 10 minute walk from train station, five minute walk to main square on quieter street. Spacious and clean apartment. Small balcony overlooking green, peaceful courtyard. P&J office two blocks away, staff very friendly and helpful, allowed us to store luggage both before check-in and after check-out. Only positive comments.
The apartment was handled by a bureau with a small office close by. We used the airport-apartment transfer provided by the bureau. This was quite convenient.
The apartment was large but with lot of empty furniture. The apartment was very central in the city 2 min from the central square.
There was no washing tablets for the dishwaher and only little toiletpaper. They gave us more paper in the office and listened to us. The wifi worked fine.
Apartment very well located a few blocks from Plaza the historical center, quiet street so you can sleep well.
It has enough amenities to make any breakfast or dinner on days that have made some Excursion do not leave apatece restaurant. It also has Placha, TV, WiFi and a small kitchen with refrigerator, microwave, cutlery dishes, etc ..
The bed is comfortable and spacious, the bathroom recently renovated has ducha.secador hair, towels.
Overall compared to other options in the environment I think it is a combination; quality, location and excellent price.
Apartamento muy bien situado a un par de calles de la plaza del centro historico, calle tranquila por lo que se puede descansar bien.
Cuenta con las suficientes comodidades para poder desayunar o realizar alguna cena en dias que por haber realizado alguna escursión no te apatece salir de restaurante. Tambien dispone de placha, TV, wifi y una pequeña cocina con nevera, microondas, platos cubiertos, etc..
La cama es cómoda y espaciosa, el cuarto de baño reformado recientemente dispone de ducha.secador de pelo, toallas.
En general comparando con otras opciones del entorno me parece que tiene una combinación; calidad, situación y precio excelente.
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University of Hawaii fans are split into two camps. One said UH is the Rainbows and should always be the Rainbows. Others said it's time to adapt to the new name.
Shopping for UH sports gear can get confusing.
UH men's basketball T-shirts say "Rainbow Warriors." Football shirts just "Warriors," and baseball shirt's say "Rainbows," but not for long. Well, not for long. The school has whittled it down to two nicknames. Warriors for the men, Rainbow Wahine for the women.
Brand marketers said that's a necessary change.
"Most colleges have one single brand and you want to grow that brand over the years so you are unified, remembered," said Janet Scheffer with Mana Means Communication.
UH teams had a single brand dating back to the 1920s. That changed in 2000 when then-football coach June Jones changed it to Warriors. Some have never let the Rainbows go. The vintage UH rainbow print shirts are Rainbowtique's top seller.
"I think just because we ran with Rainbows for so long for our football team it has a lasting memory with the island itself," said Brandon Adams with Rainbowtique.
"I think there's a whole other group of people born and raised here that grew up with the Rainbows that will really never be able to break away from that image," said Scheffer.
But brand marketers stress having one name cuts down on confusion.
"I think they should keep it all one things so that it's not confusing for everyone not to know what sport is what," said Mark Wooldridge, a UH swim team athlete.
"When I transferred here I didn't know which was which. All I knew was Warriors, but I didn't know who were the Rainbows, to be exact," said Kassandra Sauafea, UH student.
UH Athletic Director Ben Jay said this change will also probably lead to uniform changes. Right now he said there are four different apparel companies making the uniforms for UH, so he wants to get more consistency there, also.


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Empathy: How Should We Care About One Another?
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Kelly McEvers talks to Leslie Jamison, author of the new essay collection, The Empathy Exams: Essays. The book takes the writer on a quest to figure out how others feel empathy.


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The Right Call
If everyone deserves a second chance, then rehiring Parkersburg High School physical education teacher Jesse Young was the right thing to do.
Young was suspended in March by the Wood County Board of Education for his participation in the infamous Harlem Shake video where several of his students in the video lewdly danced while his back was turned.
Let us agree on this. The video clearly was out of bounds. Teachers should not participate in such conduct. It was a fireable offense.
Young, who was the principal dancer in the video, said he was unaware of the students' actions behind his back.
Several people spoke on his behalf during a hearing before the board of education. After hearing them and after an approximately 90-minute executive session, the board added Young to the rehire list for the next school year.
People will disagree with this decision. Teachers are supposed to be adults, or at least act like adults. They are not supposed to act like kids.
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Liberals So Stressed By Election That They Can't Exercise Or Sleep
Funny stuff, via Mary Katherine Hamm
(San Fran Chronicle) There's no shortage of their kind in the politically bluest parts of California. Liberals so freaked out about the prospect of President Obama losing his re-election bid that they can't sleep at night. Can't talk about anything else. Can't stop parsing the latest polls.
For the past several weeks, the 60-year-old San Francisco resident has frequently bolted awake in the middle of the night, in "a panic attack," she said. She darts for her computer and checks the latest polls. Some days she's so distraught that she can't exercise.
Every morning, she gets e-mails from friends who've been just as sleepless. Most are so tense, they can croak out only a few words. "Very anxious." "Worried."
It's a good time to be a mental health professional, especially if Obama loses. But, um, er, after Bush won re-election in 2004, there were quite a few mental health professionals who suffered PEST (post election stress syndrome) themselves. Will we get another round of liberals unable to get out of bed and go to work (or unable to spend lots of time looking for and applying for jobs in this pitiful Obameconomy)?
Anyhow, these same San Fran liberals were freaking out after the first debate, and it just got worse for them
Then Obama started dropping in the polls.
"Oh my God," Ikels said. "I didn't really start paying serious attention to the race until then. All the Republicans were tearing each other up during the primaries and they were all looking insane, so I thought (Obama) would be all right."
I suspect this is an attitude common throughout Liberal World. And certainly Republicans are, as MKH points out, are "not immune to worry over the election or the fate of the country", but I'm not losing sleep or too stressed to hit the gym every day I can. And, if I wake up and Obama is the winner, I won't mope around for weeks. I'll just get right back to work attempting to stop his far left agenda, as will most Republicans. Liberals take politics entirely too personally.
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I'm back! Well, I didn't go anywhere, but I was so busy enjoying all this rain that I didn't get to blogging this weekend. It's been raining since Thursday here, and I think we're on the third storm right now. It's been raining so much that even some of the people who love rain are starting to get sick of it. Not me, though. I don't think I could live in a world that rained constantly, but this is a lot of fun. We haven't had this great of a rain in a long time. We are getting very well watered. So funny how I was able to write an entry about summer last week!
In baseball news, of course there's the A-Rod thing. I don't want to talk about it. Just go read Julia's letter to Bud Selig and sign it. Oh, A-Rod…
In Padres news, there are going to be 34 pitchers in Spring Training! How exciting. Actually, it is, since pitchers and catchers report THIS WEEKEND!!! I think we're going to make it!!
Wow, this offseason has actually gone by pretty quickly! It's amazing. Suddenly, we're only a few days away from Spring Training. I think it helped that I didn't keep a countdown this year. Last year I started a countdown the day after Game 163 from like 250 days or so. That was a really long offseason. But this year, I didn't do a countdown at all and it practically flew by. But the thing that really got me through this offseason was this blog and this blogosphere. I just want to thank all you guys for blogging and commenting all offseason, for supporting me through all the Padres' tough moves. It was a long, hard offseason for a lot of fans, but we made it. Thank you!!
It's going to be a very interesting season. I am so excited to see how the Padres can do this year. I hope they can exceed their very low expectations. It's just going to be amazing to have baseball back. I am very desperate for baseball, but I can wait. It's almost here :)
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I'm glad you're enjoying the rain. I'm not. Well, not today at least. I didn't get the memo that it was supposed to be pouring rain at 7:00 this morning. When I left my apartment, there was a light drizzle. Five minutes later when I leave Starbucks, it's pouring. And I didn't bring my umbrella. Needless to say, I was soaking wet when I got to the trolley five minutes later. And I had to go to class. But I'm so excited that pitchers and catchers report this weekend. I feel like it's taking forever!
Yeah, Jen, I probably enjoy it more because I don't have to be out in it! I can just sit here and enjoy it from the safety of the house. When I got up this morning, it was pouring, and it didn't stop for a few hours. But I bet we're going to get Santa Anas or something later this week. You know this crazy San Diego weather: pouring rain one day, and summer conditions the next🙂
Kaybee – thank you for the link and the support of my letter! Your rain – I think we're getting it either Wednesday or Thursday. I guess it will melt a lot of the snow!
The rain isn't bad. I kind of like it. I can't wait for baseball to start!!!
Sorry, but this isn't your year. The Dodgers are still very strong, except for their pitching, and I think the Giants can win the pennant, with or without Manny.
The rain… don't even talk to me about it!!! it's supposed to turn into snow and then come over here by Friday. I just keep thinking about how my Rockies will be gathering in nice, sunny Arizona and here I am, all the way in Colorado, with nothing but a blog and two feet of snow.
The Padres have set themselves up pretty good this year, just not good enough. The Rockies are gonna rule!
It was SO cold today here! I don't like this kind of weather. It can bug me. Glad to hear that you are back.
Kaybee, we made it through our toughest offseason, yet. Finally! Actually, it was my first time blogging during offseason. It's a good experience. I met many other great people like you and got into blogging! Pitchers and catchers report is coming this week!! I can't wait for that. Oh yeah, go Padres!http://hyunyoung.mlblogs.com


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