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The state of Texas has reduced all academic programs for education degrees to 120 hours. LeTourneau University's School of Education therefore will reduce the number of hours required for several education degree programs in their school. This will include 9 of LeTourneau's teacher education and 2 of its kinesiology programs. Degrees targeted for the reductions …
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Jun 18 2012
Reducing course requirements
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Jun 11 2012
Is credit counseling for you?
By Mary Hunt If there's one thing that makes many people go hmmmm, it's the topic of credit counseling. Many people still confuse credit counseling — paying back all of what a borrower owes — with debt settlement and negotiating payoffs of 50 percent or less of what the borrower owes. Others assume incorrectly that …
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May 15 2012
Water utilities customers warned to beware of scam
The City of Longview is issuing warnings to water utilities customers of a fraudulent scheme that has already targeted some locals. Scam artists tell their victims the president and federal government will provide them with credit or literally pay their water bills. The hucksters then give their unwitting customers a phony bank routing number so they can …
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Apr 03 2012
Using comic books to teach financial literacy
By Jason Alderman For decades, millions of kids have faithfully followed the adventures of their favorite comic book superheroes like Spider-Man and the X-Men – sometimes well into adulthood. Although often considered pure escapism, comic books also can serve an educational role – whether it's teaching the principles of science, demonstrating right vs. wrong or …
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Sep 21 2011
The 411 on prepaid cards
By Jason Alderman According to Gail Cunningham, spokesperson for the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, we live in a credit-dominated society. "Without a checking or savings account," she says, "it's difficult to cash payroll, Social Security and unemployment checks; you need a credit or debit card to shop online, book a flight or rent a …
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Aug 17 2011
Back-to-school tax tips
Whether you're a recent graduate going to college for the first time or a returning student, it will soon be time to get to campus – and payment deadlines for tuition and other fees are not far behind. "Be sure not to overlook any tax credits or deductions for education," said Clay Sanford, an IRS …
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Jan 20 2011
Two tax credits to help college costs
The American Opportunity Credit is up to $2500 per eligible student and the Lifetime Learning Credit is $2000 per student. "To qualify for either credit, you must pay postsecondary tuition and fees for yourself, your spouse or your dependent," said Clay Sanford, an IRS spokesman Generic in Dallas. "The credit may be
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Volume 31, Issue 10, October 1963
Electron Diffraction Tube31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969130View Description Hide Description
Teaching Devices31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969131View Description Hide Description
Useful Items31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969132View Description Hide Description
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A Simplified Simplification of Carathéodory's Treatment of Thermodynamics31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969067View Description Hide Description
The generality of Carthéodory's treatment can be retained if one considers a composite system whose state is defined by only three variables. Carathéodory's axiomatic approach is rendered less abstract by discussing a specific system, and by supplementing a purely analytic treatment with appropriate diagrams.
Associated Legendre Functions31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969069View Description Hide Description
It is shown in two different derivations that a discussion of the associated Legendre functions can be based on the well-known pure-recurrence relation between associated Legendre's functions, , , provided the proper "boundary conditions" , , are imposed.
Role of the Observer in Quantum Theory31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969073View Description Hide Description
In quantum theory as it is currently formulated the measurement of an observable quantity of a physical system is the occasion for a change of state of the system, except when the state prior to the measurement is an eigenstate of the observable. Two proposals for interpreting this kind of change are examined in detail, and several variant proposals are considered briefly. According to the interpretation proposed by von Neumann, and by London and Bauer the change of state is completed only when the result of the observation is registered in the observer's consciousness. Although this interpretation appears to be free from inconsistencies, it is not supported by psychological evidence and it is difficult to reconcile with the intersubjective agreement of several independent observers. According to the interpretation proposed by Bohr, the change of state is a consequence of the fundamental assumption that the description of any physical phenomenon requires reference to the experimental arrangement. Bohr's proposals are valuable as practical maxims in scientific activity, but they are shown to involve the renunciation of any ontological framework in which all types of events—physical and mental, microscopic and macroscopic—can be located. It is concluded that a satisfactory account of the observation of microphysical quantities is unlikely if the present formulation of quantum theory is rigorously maintained.
Physics Teaching: An Anthropological Angle31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969077View Description Hide Description
In the teaching of physics, behavior patterns are involved as well as factual material. Behavior patterns (even those on an unconscious level) are susceptible to analysis and, once analyzed, can be taught technically, if it seem desirable.
Some Experiments on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969081View Description Hide Description
Nuclear magnetic resonance experiments are described which illustrate how spins in liquid and solid samples interact with their environment. A conceptually simple way of measuring the spin-lattice relaxation time is given, and demonstrations of uncertainty broadening, correlation time narrowing and the adiabatic theorem are discussed. Very simple apparatus is required for these experiments and demonstrations.
Maxwell's Equations as Properties of the Vortex Sponge31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969085View Description Hide Description
The vortex sponge, devised by John Bernoulli in 1736 in an attempt to explain light in mechanical terms, consists of an ideal fluid interlaced by fine vortex tubes oriented in all directions. When vortex tubes follow the fluid, the medium behaves like an elasticsolid because of momentum transfer effects arising from the fine-grained vorticity. This character of the medium is altered by displacements which bend the tubes so that they move laterally. The motion of curved tubes relative to the fluid can result in macroscopic vorticity with accompanying rotation of the bulk medium. The mathematical expressions of these effects have the form of Maxwell's curl equations for free space.
Geometrical Demonstration of Velocity Transformation in Special Relativity31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969089View Description Hide Description
The relativistic velocity transformation is demonstrated by a graphical representation of a "thought experiment" using a moving rod containing a moving element. In the frame in which the rod is at rest the moving element is observed to possess a certain velocity; the requirements of the theory are then applied to present graphically a series of events which determine the velocity of the moving element in the frame in which the rod is in motion.
Interference Pattern of Beats31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969095View Description Hide Description
Demonstration experiments are described and an elementary theory is given, both dealing with the well-known concept that the "beats" arising from two sources of slightly differing frequencies may be described in terms of a traveling pattern of interference fringes. A ripple tank and a special simple generator of ripples at two points were employed. Amplified audible beats from the generator would match the frequency of appearance of the fringes as seen in the tank or projected on a screen. The form of the fringes are closed curves known as Cartesian ovals. They are higher curves that degenerate into expanding circles when the two point sources coincide, or into stationary hyperbolas when their frequencies are equal.
The theory for these fringes, their spacings and velocities, is elementary in the sense that, with one exception (dispersive media), use of the calculus is a matter of taste, not of necessity. It is on the level of the college student.
A Demonstration Illustrating the Lorentz Transformation31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969099View Description Hide Description
A teaching aid, used in introducing the theory of relativity, is described. It imitates at a slow and controlled rate the behavior of clocks and measuring rods in two reference frames in relative motion , and shows their relation to a propagating light signal. Appropriate demonstrations are outlined. The construction is shown in diagrams.
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Demonstration Model of Spherical Projection for Cubic Crystals31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969103View Description Hide Description
Interpretation of the Displacement Current31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969106View Description Hide Description
Rubber Band Experiment in Thermodynamics31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969109View Description Hide Description
Demonstration of Penetration of Potential Barriers31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969113View Description Hide Description
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Josiah Willard Gibbs: The History of a Great Mind31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969115View Description Hide Description
The World of Leonardo da Vinci, Man of Science, Engineer, and Dreamer of Flight31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969116View Description Hide Description
The Challenges of Space31(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1969117View Description Hide Description

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Bluebird Migration
From: "emcooper" emcooper"at"bayou.com
I think I read somewhere that Bluebirds migrate at night. I am not sure if I have this mixed up with another bird or no. If anyone has this information and where they read it, please let me know.
My thickly populated Bluebirds have mostly all moved south. There are about 4 that have chosen to stay and they come to the feeder. They sit in the pecan tree about 15 ft. from the feeder when I go to refill it.
Evelyn Cooper
From: "Keith & Sandy Kridler" kridler"at"1starnet.com
Keith Kridler Mt. Pleasant, Texas
From: "judymellin" judymellin"at"netzero.net
I was checking one of my reference books (John Eastman's Birds of Field and Shore), and he says the following (this is info on Eastern bluebirds):
Eastern bluebirds reside year-round in their southern range
and nesting commences there in February and March. Each 10 degrees
of latitude farther north translates to about 3 weeks later
in the time for the onset of breeding activity. In the northern
range, bluebirds begin arriving in March, with migration peaking
in early to middle April. Sometimes the male moves several days
ahead of the female; other times the pair arrives together.
Judy Mellin
From: Keith & Sandy Kridler [mailto:txbluebirder"at"sbcglobal.net]
...Sunday I was out all day and bluebirds were flying high overhead all day long floating by like monarch butterflies. They were flying so high it was hard to see them. The small flocks were so scattered out that only a few would be within sight and the rest were giving out their location only by their plaintive calls. They are so hard to locate by their calls! It is like being in a huge football stadium and trying to locate only a dozen people out of the whole crowd occasionally ringing small silver bells every few minutes. Everytime I thought I had the flock located they turned out to be some other species of birds sailing on across the sky! It sure would be nice to know where these birds hatched out! Keith Kridler
From: Patricia Self [mailto:cself "at"elmore.rr.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 10:39 AM
Subject: The Bluebird
Hello, Bruce--I'm so new to this Bluebird list and thus far am finding all sorts of different people, all interesting and none unwilling to say his/her piece.
Although Charles and I've had bluebird houses for years, we neglected them the past few years and the houses fell into disrepair. We've just replaced them all and plan to take up active watching again (I'm now retired, and Charles has been for two years, so we have no excuses any more). My question has multiplied into a couple, after reading some of the conversations.
When we put up the houses (maybe 1986 or so), I used a spray treatment on
To the internet I went, only to find that unintended consequences seem to have given the manufacturer an entirely different use for it these days:
You're in New Hampshire, and yet you say bluebirds haven't been seen for a month. Bluebirds left here long months ago. Would somebody please tell me about the migratory practices of the Eastern Bluebird?
Patricia Self and
From: Bruce Burdett [mailto:blueburd "at"tds.net]
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: The Bluebird
Bruce Burdett, SW NH
From: Torrey [mailto:torrey_canyon "at"yahoo.com]
Bluebirds are short-distance migrants. Here in southern Michigan, we may have a few through the winter, providing the weather doesn't get too bad. They don't stay on their nesting grounds, though -- Not enough shelter. Look for them in areas with open water & winter fruit (like in swamps). Our banding coordinator has winter bluebirds on a regular basis. His house is in the woods & he provides a heated bird bath. It's a real treat to see 4 or 5 bluebirds in the middle of winter. (Most of them are males, too, probably trying to get the earliest claim on the best nesting sites come spring.) Bluebird season is still on-going, it's just harder to find now. :-) ===== Torrey Moss Kalamazoo Nature Center Kalamazoo, MI
From: paradocs2 [mailto:paradocs2"at"adelphia.net]
Does anyone know whether feeding bluebirds for many winters (year after year) will eventually affect the natural tendency to head south for the winter months? I wonder if the loss of a natural behavior will eventually have a negative impact on the generations that overwinter because of my artificial supply of food? Steven Klein Middletown, MD 21769
From: Kenny Kleinpeter [mailto:kpkmajk"at"cox.net]
Secondary cavity nesters are by nature, most adaptable. This goes not only for their nesting habits but their feeding habits. Bluebirds have adapted their daily, monthly and yearly habits, including migration to adapt to the food supply. That supply, mostly insects an ever-changing, volatile source, extremely dependent on the weather. So, bluebirds are quite used to the "feast or famine" of food sources. Our feeding of bluebirds is nowhere near significant enough to cause a specific (as in species) shift in behavior. If we all stopped feeding them tomorrow, they'd simply find the next best source. I say, feed away! The more bluebirds you can hold in your area, the merrier. If it gets too tough for them, they'll leave without as much as telling you "adios!" J Kenny Kleinpeter Baton Rouge, LA VP, LBBS
From: Keith & Sandy Kridler [mailto:txbluebirder"at"sbcglobal.net]
Kenny answered the feeding/migration question but there are still lots of bird migration questions that are coming up with different answers as years progress. It is interesting to note that many of the cavity nesting species do NOT migrate from the Northern States. Many Canadian bird species only come south when there is a food shortage in the northern forest land. Some bird species tend to migrate with day length changes, some species migrate at the height of the food supply season as soon as they fledge their young. In 1935 the government experts felt certain that Robins a close cousin to the bluebirds migrated when temperature and food became available in spring and only went south when food supplies got short. Their migration in spring and fall speeded up and slowed down according to a stable food supply and air temperature. By 1935 in general, bird species that were breeding over a very wide region north to south (like bluebirds do) the experts were getting evidence from banding that suggested that these species of birds in the very far north of their breeding grounds (Canada and the border region) would leap frog over the birds that were breeding in the middle of the USA and migrate all the way to the very southern states. While many of the birds just on the borderline of severe winter weather would tough it out and stay put. Eastern Bluebirds banded in Minnesota have been recovered in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana flying right over bluebirds wintering in Illinois. One of Ann Wick's banded Eastern Bluebirds (born near Black Earth Wis.) turned up just south of the Big Thicket in east Texas almost to the gulf coast. Myrna Pearman and Brian Shantz have banded 10,000 Mountain Bluebirds in Alberta, Canada and have had recoveries as far east as central Texas and New Mexico (and some other states). Mountain bluebirds are seen in winter right on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico and in Brewster county in far west Texas and on down deep into Mexico anywhere a food supply is abundant. Extreme winter weather goes in cycles. In the late 1890's several massive cold winters wiped out the "open range" cattle business from western Canada south to Montana and Wyoming all the way into Texas. Cattle starved or froze to death by the millions many of these owned by English Noblemen heavily in debt to English banks. The deep freeze moved slowly eastward setting record colds in many areas still on the books today. These same winter freezes wiped out the daffodil business in Holland bringing the northern hemisphere to a standstill and bringing on one of the first world wide economic "depressions". More than 1,800 named varieties of "Paper Whites" a non cold hardy daffodil were exterminated in Holland. In Holland the flower business switched to more cold hardy Tulips and many animal and bird species in the northern USA and across Canada and northern Europe were reduced to record low numbers. All across the vast western prairie states, grasses and grains were planted so that hay could be cut and grain could be fed instead of just open grazing of long horned cattle. More cold hardy cattle were introduced. Millions of miles of barbed wire was installed by farmers and ranchers. Billions of wood fence posts were shipped by rail to the west and entire trains cars loaded with lumber and settlers to fill the void left by the loss of cattle streamed westward. Return trains to the east carried millions of pounds of bleached buffalo bones to be ground up and used on Eastern farmland for fertilizer. With the settlers came houses, fences, small farms and TREES. Following the settlers and the trees and barbed wire the Eastern Bluebirds began their westward expansion into the once vast unbroken prairie land. Migration and habitat expansion is a truly complex issue for birds and other animals. It would be fascinating if we could go back 20 generations in our family trees to plot where and why our fore fathers migrated! KK
From: Lynn Ward [mailto:lWard"at"pmai.org]
In my experience, after feeding bluebirds year after year, I have not concluded that providing a food supply deters them from heading south. Example: This year I had a very late third nesting. The parents and three juveniles had been visiting my feeder daily (suet and mealworms) since early September when the young fledged. The last time they visited the feeder was Thanksgiving morning after a six-inch snowfall. They have not been back. The birds knew there was a constant food supply, yet have left the area. The interesting thing is that there are other bluebirds still in the area that don't visit the feeder - a male was in my yard singing away last weekend.
Last year, I had no bluebirds overwinter at all. The year before, I had at least half a dozen stay throughout the winter through many snowstorms and very cold weather. There just doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as to what moves them or causes them to stay.
Lynn Ward
From: M Mac [mailto:mbmacvic"at"yahoo.com]
Hi experts
From: Bruce Burdett [mailto:blueburd"at"verizon.net]
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 10:05 AM
Subject: Re Avian navigation
From: RICHARD SCHUMAN [mailto:rtschuman"at"verizon.net]
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 11:39 AM
Subject: RE: Leave boxes up all winter?
Hello. I am new to this list and have been reading all of your postings and learning some interesting things.
I live in New Jersey and have never seen any bluebirds here in the winter.
My latest family fledged the first week of August. They were around for awhile afterward but have now apparently moved on, because our mealworm feeder has been very quiet for the past two weeks or so, save for a few wrens and titmice.
Does anyone know if bluebirds migrate to warmer climates from the New Jersey area?
From: Lawrence Herbert [mailto:lherbert"at"4state.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 11:19 PM
Subject: EABL winter in NJ
Richard in New Jersey:
Eastern Bluebird is not real common in New Jersey in winter, but they can be
That means that for an average birder to go out for an hour birding in New
Good birding, Larry H. Joplin MO.
From: Kathy [mailto:howbizr"at"gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: Leave boxes up all winter?
I have a really hard time seeing this map without saving it to my computer and zooming in. But I do think NJ is in the purple or year-round range, which means you should see them most winters.
Kathy Haines
From: Mary Beth Roen [mailto:mbroen"at"hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 8:59 AM
Subject: Lingering EABL
Hi everyone,
I was really surprised Sunday morning on my way home from church, when I saw a Blulebird still here! The nice weather we have been having, along with a bumper crop of berries must have made him linger in the area longer than usual. He was hanging around one of my nest boxes. It sure made my day here in Western Wisconsin!
Mary Roen
From: Maria Pino [mailto:mfpino"at"comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: Lingering EABL
I have bluebirds all through the winter. They usually are the adults and their babies, although I have had others visit my feeders. I live in southeastern Massachusetts. I wrote last week that I still have yellow warblers eating at my meal worm and suet feeders. I thought they began to migrate from this area in late July . Has anyone else seen them? If they stay here through the winter will they survive?
From: Dick Stauffer [mailto:sapl"at"agt.net]
From: Cher [mailto:bluelist"at"localnet.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 7:40 AM
Subject: Re: Feeding the bluebirds
Shari et al,
From what I've read on this List and elsewhere, Bluebirds don't "migrate" in the classic sense. They're short-distance migrators, will go only as far as necessary to escape the worst weather. The winter of '03-'04, the Bluebirds that nested in my backyard habitat here in Central NY State stayed the whole winter, the whole family of them - adults, first and second nesting young - coming for mealworms and suet mix once or twice a day, and to drink from my heated birdbath. The rest of the day, they were off hiding somewhere in the bushes out back, presumably eating the berries that grow wild in the hedgerow. On particularly nasty days, they might come begging more than once a day.
Come spring, the adults chased off the young, and nested again in my nestboxes. That following winter, '04-'05, they all left in September-October, as they had done in prior years, although I did everything precisely the same as I'd done the previous fall. Same mealworms, same feeding schedule, same suet mix, same heated birdbath.
The only thing predictable about these beautiful birds is their unpredictability.
From: Keith & Sandy Kridler [mailto:txbluebirder"at"sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 8:26 AM
Subject: Bluebirds migrating due to light?
Keith Kridler Mt. Pleasant, Texas
It is interesting that many of the cavity nesters like titmice and chickadees and the woodpeckers really don't seem to migrate in massive numbers. For most species it really depends on what foods they will eat.
For bluebirds it seems to depend more on the severity of the winters and the amount of available food. Mockingbirds and Carolina Wrens are a couple of species that rapidly expanded their northern winter ranges with mild winters and more suet and food at feeders that they can eat. Many of these species can survive a winter with a couple of really cold weeks and then the next season more of the young from these parents who don't migrate also remain in the far north.
As more power plants are built they dump millions of gallons of hot water into rivers and lakes and this creates micro climates where insects and other food is available even during the coldest months. Another good feeding area in river bottoms in the far north is near municipal water treatment plants as again they dump a lot of warm water preventing freezing of the river down stream from the plants.
Many birds have learned to sleep on top of or even inside of street lights or in the attics or in the open carports where humans or their buildings provide warmth or at least shelter during the night. Hog, dairy and poultry operations are now in massive buildings with a steady supply of flies and maggots and MANY species of insects in the litter and manure that gets spread even during winter months. During the day it is common to see insect eating birds hovering around exhaust fans feeding on insects leaving these types of buildings.
Global warming in Saint Paul Minn.?
"English Sparrows were introduced at Saint Paul, Minn. as early as the fall of 1876; yet at the present time there are so few that they are seldom noticed. The following statement by an observant resident of that place, Mr.
""Our streets are not cleaned in winter, sleds being used universally, Moreover, we have no thaws, and everything remains frozen solid until spring. At 30 degrees below zero horse droppings freeze almost instantly, and are generally covered with the loose fine snow of the streets as they fall, that is, it is so cold that there is always a fine, loose surface snow, from 1 to 5 inches deep, even in the most used streets, and anything falling into that is quickly buried by passing teams.
Not much grain is moved here in any weather, especially not in winter. The ground is generally covered deep with snow from the middle of November until April, and I do not see what Sparrows can find to feed on. Again, we have more or less deposit each day, even in clear weather. When it is intensely cold spicule fall in large quantities, generally in the morning, while snow-storms are very frequent. All manner of refuse is thus quickly covered.""
This book was published just before the MASSIVELY deadly winters of
Cold winters with snow and ice kill out birds that have forgotten they need to migrate every 20 or 30 years. It would be interesting for someone living around Saint Paul Minn. to comment on what this farmer saw just 130 years ago during his lifetime in this area. I recall the severe winters in Northeast Ohio in the early 1960's where diesel fuel turned to jelly in outside tanks. Again in the late 1970's cold, snow and ice wiped out the non migrating bluebirds in much of the country.
It is amazing to me that the bluebird species can endure such a wide range of breeding conditions and predators! It is hard for me to imagine people on this list with bluebirds and swallows that only have a high daily temperature in the upper 40's this week while we are baking in the south with overnight LOW temperatures only in the low 70's. My tomatoes are actually cooking in the sun and you have to protect the orange tomato fruit from the sun or the fruit sunburns.KK
From: Evelyn Cooper [mailto:emcooper"at"bayou.com]
Shari, according to info I have read, records show that a certain percentage of Bluebirds do not migrate. They are called "stragglers". Just because one has never seen them around doesn't mean they are not and they may be spending the winter fairly close to you. They mostly hang tight to the woods for cover in the winter.
I say this because in 1989 when we had some horrific ice and snow for several days, my husband found some huddled together frozen to death in a warehouse near his shop. We had no idea they even over-wintered here.
These birds froze just a few yards from where I now have a box and also a bluebird feeder. I was not a bluebirder, but became one and started offering food in the winter so they would know where they could find it. There is a little group that over-winters with me, but the bigger percentage moves a little farther south every year. My husband's hunting camp is 1 1/2 hours south of us and in the fall and winter you can see many flocks of them there forging. I have sat in his truck at his deer stand watching them. More fun than deer hunting!
It does seem our climate is different many years. I had petunias to bloom all winter this year and they are still alive since spring of 2005, which seldom ever happens.
Evelyn, Dehli LA
From: Bar JW Farm [mailto:barjwfarm"at"msn.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: Feeding the bluebirds
Do the Central Texas bluebirds migrate or do they overwinter here also?
From: happywebl"at"comcast.net [mailto:happywebl"at"comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: Feeding the bluebirds
We've always had bluebirds over-winter here, and they roost in the nestbox that they used during the breeding season. We have lots of native berries in our area, and lots of grapes left over after the harvest. The vines usually aren't trimmed until December or January, so there are usually some grapes for them to eat (or raisins!) until then.
I have never fed the bluebirds until this past winter, when it was rainy for most of the months of April and May, and colder than usual. Then I mixed up some BB banquet and put it out every morning.
My chicks are now 18 days old, and still in the nest. It's a chilly, dreary day, so I hope they wait until later in the week when we are due for a real warm-up!
Barbara in Cloverdale, CA
From: David Gwin [mailto:David.Gwin"at"cityofcarrollton.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 2:15 PM
Subject: RE: Feeding the bluebirds
Hi, Diane:
Here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area ... we actually have a lot more bluebirds in the Winter (i.e. we are temporarily enjoying Maynard, Bruce, Torrey and Bet's bluebirds), than we do during the warmer breeding season. BTW ... it is a real treat since most bluebirds flock together in groups of 12 to 20 birds during the Winter. You haven't seen anything until a whole flock of vibrant blue birds breaks up the brown of a winter landscape in Texas.
P.S. - I have read that prior to the introduction of HOSP and EUST, the flocks of wintering bluebirds were huge. Take care.
From: Kelley Family [mailto:herbsho"at"centurytel.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: Feeding the bluebirds
We spot BB in the winter here in east central Missouri. Not sure where they find food, inscets are gone and the berries eaten. We see them gathering in
Herb Kelley
From: Maynard Sumner [mailto:m-r-sumner"at"juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 4:54 PM
Subject: RE: Feeding the bluebirds
You do not get all of my Bluebirds. I have 10 to 12 that use my boxes
Maynard Sumner
From: Lynn Emerich [mailto:lemerich"at"epix.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: Feeding the bluebirds
I live in SE Pa and have bb's all year. I keep a heated birdbath and
Lynn near Bernville, PA
From: roy pischer [mailto:tlp4456"at"msn.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 9:57 PM
Subject: EABL Overwintering
We had at least 15 EABL overwinter on our Southwest Missouri farm last year.
Trudy Pischer
From: denisefarmer"at"comcast.net [mailto:denisefarmer"at"comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 11:11 PM
Subject: RE: Feeding the bluebirds
Milder temps and a good supply of food will keep them farther north. They may do local migrations in your area just as Goldfinch do who fly around feeding at different feeders and food sources all the time. It has been recorded on Project Feeder Watch with Cornell that many birds such as the Red Bellied Woodpecker is being found further and further north each year due to better food supplies. I know that everything I plant or nearly everything, is meant for the birds to eat. I have planted 50 Red Osier Dogwood bushes that hopefully will fruit next year and feed the birds, Crab apple trees which should be mature enough in 2 years to fruit, cherry and blue berry bushes have been planted for the birds and so forth. Lots of different birds do small migrations south (i.e., not going all the way to Mexico or South America) if they can find food where they are. The only ones who absolutely must go truly south are those that eat only bugs such as the Swallows.
From: EHDerry"at"aol.com [mailto:EHDerry"at"aol.com]
Trudy and List: For the past several years we have spent winters in AZ. The first winter we went there, in 2003, we drove. We left here on New Year's Eve and probably went through MO on our way to Oklahoma City, on Jan. 2nd. We stopped at a rest stop on I-44 between Springfield and Joplin. During our stop there, I took a walk around the perimeter of the area. While walking, I heard a familiar song. I glanced over at the trees in the center of the courtyard, and there were several bluebirds flying from tree to ground to feed. It was such a pleasant site in the middle of winter.
From: Kathleen Arnold [mailto:koscharn"at"cox.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 11:38 AM
Subject: RE: Feeding the bluebirds
Being nearly on the Oklahoma border, I believe I am north of Evelyn, and our bluebirds stay here all winter. I don't see them every day, but I am not outside as much either. The only times I haven't seen them are during snow or ice storms, and I suspect they have moved temporarily into the woods for cover.
So I would suspect you have year-round bluebirds whether or not you actually see them.
Kate Arnold
From: Lawrence Herbert [mailto:lherbert"at"4state.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 6:53 AM
Subject: Joplin bluebirds
Judy in NY and Bluebirdsters:
These mild past winters we've had lots of EABL in the winter (CBC's, winter
The nesting season here in Kansas and Missouri started off slowly this year.
Good birding, Larry H. Joplin (sw) MO.
From: Bet Zimmerman [mailto:ezdz"at"charter.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 5:12 PM
Subject: RE: Feeding the bluebirds
Denise wrote: The only ones who absolutely must go truly south are those that eat only bugs such as
Actually I was just reading that Tree Swallows actually eat berries (90% are bayberry/waxberry
>From Birds of North America online: Tree Swallows..."Readily digest waxy coating composed of fats
You know how some people say they learn something new every day? I learn I was wrong every day :-)
Bet from CT
From: Snoopy [mailto:snoopy"at"wmis.net]
Joy in Michigan
From: Mary Beth Roen [mailto:mbroen"at"hotmail.com]
Hi Joy,
I live in Nnorthwestern Wisconsin. Probably the EABLs don't entirely leave the area every August, but they flock up in areas other than my yard. There are often EABLs on the Christmas bird counts in the general area, but I just don't see them. This is the first year that they have stayed in my yard this late, at the feeder and birdbaths. It is so nice to know that they are around and that many fledlings have survived the most critical time, just out of the nest box.
From: Robert Barron [mailto:rebarron"at"gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: leaving the area
I lived 150 miles north of NYC in Schoharie County and had bluebirds all winter long for all 13 of the years that I lived there. I'd like to see some banding and tracking research to see how far they really go, and if it's just the dispersed young or multiple ages classes.
Rob Barron
From: Cher [mailto:bluelist"at"localnet.com]
I'm in Central NY - Finger Lakes region. Some winters the Bluebirds put in several appearances over the months, usually to drink from my heated birdbath. One winter they stayed and ate mealworms from my feeder nearly every day. I guess it just depends. I'm not sure what it depends on - certainly not severity of the winter, because the winter they stayed was one of the worst in recent memory, and they disappeared for most of last year's mild winter. Perhaps it has more to do with availability of natural food supplies.
From: Cher [mailto:bluelist"at"localnet.com]
Steve wrote: I too was tempted to go out and put some meal worms out but thought, no, don't encourage them to stick around longer than they should."
I don't believe there's any reason to worry about feeding "encouraging" them to stick around longer than they should. I'm not sure about Minnesota, but here in Central NY we can have some pretty fierce winters - lots of Lake Effect snows, both Great Lakes and Finger Lakes, and sub-zero temperatures. For the past few years, I've offered mealworms well into the fall, whenever I see the Blues return. One year they stayed all year, coming to the feeder every day. Other years they made themselves more scarce, coming to the birdbath two or three times during the winter, but never checking out the feeder. I believe they instinctively know what to do and where to go - they don't let us influence their behavior to that extent. If there are lots of natural food sources (winter berries, etc.) available, they may be more apt to stay. They recognize in some way, in that little birdie brain of theirs, that mealworms aren't a complete diet. They won't stick around just because of a handful of mealworms once or twice a day. But if they do stay in your general vicinity, you might or might not ever see them during the winter if you're not offering mealworms. So, go ahead and feed if you want to. There's nothing like the sight of that gorgeous flash of blue against a white winter landscape! Oh, and a heated birdbath doesn't hurt your chances of seeing them, either!
Cher ~ Finger Lakes region, NY State
From: Shari Kastner [mailto:smk "at"teamv.com]
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 12:34 PM
Subject: Bluebirds in Wisconsin
Hello group,
Yesterday and today I've seen bluebirds in my bluebird box, which has gotten me curious. In the past, I've read on this list that they are checking out the boxes for use next year and possibly for roosting. How long has anyone in Wisconsin had bluebirds stay in their area? Some people have told me that they've had them stay all winter. I thought they'd be gone by now. If they stay, will they keep appearing in my box during the daytime hours? I have not seen them around for the past month.
Thanks for your help,
Shari Kastner
New Berlin, WI
From: Maynard Sumner [mailto:m-r-sumner "at"juno.com]
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: Bluebirds in Wisconsin
When it get very cold the blues will go to a big woods in the day time but will some times come to the nest box at night if it is very cold, wet and windy night.
Maynard Sumner
From: Shari Kastner [mailto:smk "at"teamv.com]
Hi Maynard and all,
If I'm seeing them at this time of the year, does that mean that they will stay all winter? They were in the box for about an hour (that I saw them) during the middle of the day, around 1:00PM. They were feeding in the area and going in and out of the box. Does this type of activity usually occur on their way to migrate? There were 3 that came the last 2 days, 1 of which appeared to be an juvenile.
Shari Kastner
From: Maynard Sumner [mailto:m-r-sumner "at"juno.com]
It is hard to know what the blues will do. At this time they could be checking for next year. If you see them the last part of November or in December I would say they are going to be with you all year.
Maynard Sumner
From: Bruce Burdett [mailto:blueburd "at"verizon.net]
But around here they hang around in little family flocks well into November, and finally drift off southward when the weather starts to get too harsh. They don't usually go very *far* south, though.
Ask your Wisconsin friends if they ever winter over.
Bruce Burdett, Sunapee, in SW NH
From: Steve Murphy Home [mailto:thcri "at"qwest.net]
Ok all, if Shari's bird's are still around and in the next box, that means her boxes are closed?? I was on the understanding to leave them open during the winter months?? Should I go close mine back up in case they are around yet?? Just the other day I thought I saw one flying but didn't think it could be?
Steve Murphy
From: Dottie, Hickory Hollow, Brown County, Indiana [mailto:yumyumkatts "at"voyager.net]
My Blues are still here also. They normally winter with us. I
Pop BB on his nest box yesterday. He can hardly wait for March.
Dottie, Hickory Hollow
From: happywebl "at"comcast.net [mailto:happywebl "at"comcast.net]
Western Bluebirds have always over-wintered in my area. I clean out the nestboxes when the nesting season ends, and do any repairs or modifications that are needed. When it starts getting cold, or wet, I stuff the vents just beneath the roof. I usually have birds roost in the boxes, but not always.
I started feeding Bluebird Banquet and chopped raisins last winter because it was abnormally wet and cold, late into spring. Other years I have offered food, but the Blues never ate it, so I assumed there were enough berries around to sustain them.
This fall there were a couple of major changes in my neighborhood, and I haven't seen the Bluebirds as much. For one thing, the California Department of Forestry cleaned out the creek behind my house; they tore out the non-native weeds that were clogging the water flow (good), but they also took out all the blackberry bushes and some of the young oak trees, along with cutting dead snags (bad). Maybe the birds were feeding on the dried out blackberries which are now gone, or maybe there were lots of insects attracted to them....
The other major change is that a new family moved next door to me and they have two dogs and a cat. The dogs were barking a lot, probably because they haven't adjusted to their new home, and the cat was walking my fence and checking out the feeders. The barking has stopped because someone complained (not me) and the neighbors are now keeping the cat in while they are at work, and at night, because the husband spotted a mountain lion not far from here. Still, I see less of the Bluebirds than ever.
I'm still planning on them roosting here, or maybe I'll get another cavity nester using the two boxes in my yard. I'll also offer food, in my new Evergreen feeder, when it gets a little colder. You never know what the birds are going to do!
Barbara in Cloverdale, CA
From: Evelyn Cooper [mailto:emcooper "at"bayou.com]
Steve, first of all, no matter what you do, if the birds are wired to migrate, nothing can stop them. Some DO NOT migrate, but all the others leave when the time is right for them, so don't worry about that.
Now, I am not sure about whether a mouse can get past a guard or not, but I thought it kept all climbing predators out. I use the stovepipe guard. Maybe someone that has a mouse problem knows if the guard keeps them away. I've never had a problem with it.
From: Lawrence Herbert [mailto:lherbert "at"4state.com]
Shari and bluebirdsters:
There was a record 288 Eastern Bluebird reported on Christmas Bird Counts last winter in Wisconsin. This according to Thomas Schultz, the State Compiler, in American Birds, Vol. 60, p. 80. There were 41 counts in WI. last year.
In sw Missouri this morning, 9 till noon, I counted 27 on a conservation area called Osage Prairie. It wouldn't surprise me at all to learn that some of those were Wisconsin bluebirds!
Good birding, Larry H. Joplin (sw) MO.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2011 – USDA People's Garden Director Livia Marqués, Washington Capitals Defensemen and 2011 NHL All-Star Mike Green, Comcast SportsNet analyst Alan May and Powell Elementary School Principal Janeece Docal launched a People's Garden Workshop today to design a garden at the school. Teachers, parents and every student in the school – 289 children from pre-Kindergarten to 4th grade – participated in the design process led by USDA employees.
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"The benefits provided by People's Gardens in this and hundreds of other communities goes far beyond the food that is produced," said Marqués. "The simple act of planting a garden can make real and lasting change in our communities, especially those in greatest need. The aim of the People's Garden initiative is to grow healthy food, people and communities throughout the country."
USDA is a key partner in First Lady Michelle Obama's LetsMove! Initiative and USDA's People's Garden initiative in part emphasizes the link between gardening and healthy lifestyles. A garden can be the first step to help students learn about healthy eating, exercise, environmental education and project-based learning, a main component of a school's curriculum. Learning at school happens beyond the classroom and through this project the whole school environment will be involved in the student's development.
"At Powell Elementary School we are very excited about The People's Garden initiative in partnership with USDA and the Washington Capitals," said Docal. "This will be a collaborative effort in which the parents, staff and students will unite to design the garden for our Powell campus and foster pride in beautifying and sustaining it. It will create teaching opportunities and authentic learning projects for all of our scholars, ages three to fourth grade—about the environment, biology, mathematics and related literature. It also will promote our health and wellness initiatives and enable social and cultural connections among our multicultural Powell community."
The Washington Capitals adopted Powell Elementary School as part of the team's community outreach efforts. Most recently, the Caps held a floor hockey clinic at the school to promote the sport along with exercise and healthy lifestyles. Mike Green, who is on a waiting list to get a plot in an Arlington community garden, was very excited to help the school create a garden. Gardening runs in Mike's blood as his uncle Murray is a gardener and manages greenhouses and Mike grew up on a farm in Canada.
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack launched the The People's Garden initiative in February 2009 on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln who started the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1862, referred to it as "The People's Department." The initiative aims to engage all USDA employees to create gardens that benefit their communities and highlight sustainable practices that protect the environment. To meet this goal, employees are partnering with hundreds of organizations to create a 'People's Garden' at their USDA office or in their local communities.
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Top Teachers: Philip Riddle
Brookland M.S., sixth grade
As a child, Philip Riddle noticed that many of the adults he knew spoke of work as if it were a burden.
At the same time, he noticed that many of his teachers relished their jobs – radiating joy in the way that they interacted with students, presented subject matter and provided extra help to those who needed it.
"I just could not imagine waking up every day to go to a job that I did not find joy in," Riddle recalled. "I knew that if I was going to devote a career to something, it had to be something I was passionate about.
"And I learned very early on that it was easy to be passionate about teaching."
Today, parents at Brookland Middle School have noticed that Riddle radiates that same joy with his sixth-graders. They cited his contagious, "extremely happy, pleasant-to-have-around" nature, the "can-do" spirit he encourages in his students and the fairness and integrity he models in the classroom.
One student was so taken by Riddle's fresh, open style that he came home from his first day of school and announced his plans to become a history professor.
But parents add that career choices are not all that Riddle has inspired. He challenges students to become lifelong learners and to make a difference in the world through leadership and service to the community.
Knowing that most of his students will not go on to careers in social studies, Riddle works hard to present the curriculum in a way that engages every student – whether by having the students read together and pose questions, or by sharing stories and interactive sites that will intrigue them.
"A certain percentage of students just love social studies and would look forward to my class even if I just stood up and lectured every day," Riddle acknowledged.
"But all students deserve a better experience than that. Lessons that are engaging challenge students to think critically . . . [and help them] draw connections between what has happened in the past and what is taking place in their world."
As rewarding as classroom teaching may be, however, Riddle said that the most meaningful parts of his day are moments in which he can talk to students one on one. Not only, he said, do these times allow for individualized feedback and instruction, but they also give students a chance to talk about concerns outside of the classroom.
"Students need to know that your priority is them," said Riddle. "And I cannot confine that concern only to what happens in the classroom."
Unfortunately, busy school-day schedules make it difficult to provide enough valuable one-on-one time, and even the best, most passionate teachers can't do it all themselves. A supportive community is crucial to a good school system, believes Riddle, who noted that citizens who volunteer their time and resources are always welcome.
After all, he said, "A world class education for all students provides benefits for everyone – not just the children who attend our schools."
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The project:HOMES "Renew Crew" (above) recently assisted an elderly member of the Laurel Presbyterian Church in Henrico by clearing brush, trimming hedges and raking leaves in her yard.
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The past couple of days haven't felt like it, but it's finally December and this weekend is packed with holiday events. Kicking the weekend off is Glorious Christmas Nights' production of "Finding Christmas" at West End Assembly of God. Gayton Baptist Church's annual Jazz Nativity starts tonight. Another annual favorite is tomorrow – the tree lighting at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen. In search of Christmas concerts? The Virginians Barbershop Chorus will present its annual Christmas Show tomorrow at the Collegiate School and the Richmond Choral Society will perform Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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Happy ST Patrick Day everyone! We are in Arizona. Going to the first game at Talking Stick for the Dodger game against Colorado. Then is back to Camelback Ranch for the game against the hated Jints. I am wearing my green jersey. Lost my phone. So fricking mad at myself but "que se la hacer" what can you do? I'll just try to enjoy the rest of trip.
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LIL' WAYNE 2000: Pitchfork Snorts A Decade
With their "Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s," Pitchfork has given us the Trapped In The Closet of "best music" lists.
Only, unlike R. Kelly's masterpiece, Pitchfork's "Top 500" doesn't get better as it goes on. (That's not entertainment you're feeling when you realize the rankings are sincere — it's nausea and a needling urge to dismember.)
This list serves as a Pitchfork Media memoir better than it does as commentary on good music, most likely because this wasn't a list put together by people who like music. This is the product of some terrorist, label stooge, and/or idiot condensing ten years of Pitchfork face-plants into 500 ranked insults to the medium of music. This "Pitchfork 500" comes off as an ugly, red "MINE" stamp on a decade that, for all its offenses, deserves more.
Of course, Schreiber's site is his own, and he can pick the hits any way he pleases (and he'll tell you when you've had enough LCD Soundsystem). He should just be aware that doing so makes Al Gore's wife look more Rock & Roll than he is. And while nothing could have saved Pitchfork's article from being an absolute blight, the nerds might have retained a little dignity had they allowed the 2000s to actually, you know, finish, before revising its musical legacy into the soundtrack of a rich, white kid's gay bar cocaine-binge. A little distance, perhaps even six months, might have given them better perspective.
Because we still remember the 2000s.
And Vampire Weekend is not better than Pulp.
But, that's just the kind of shit Pitchfork wants you to swallow. And as fucking retarded as it is to include Vampire Weekend in a "best of" list without the word "joke" in its title — much less stacking the band on top of Jarvis Cocker's head — this offense remains relatively minor in the overall scope of Pitchfork's "Brought to you by Häagen-Dazs®!" hatchet job on the 2000s. In fact, there are far too many other equitably psychotic rankings to break down. About 499, I'd say.
For instance, ask yourself this for a moment: just how many Eminem singles were better, or more historically significant, than one of Johnny Cash's last?
Could the answer truly be all of them?
Rankings mean something. "Best of" lists are explicit judgments about both aesthetic value and historical context, and Pitchfork seems to have disregarded both. But they have considered Interscope Records. And vanilla ice cream. Mostly Interscope Records (at least that much is transparent).
Now, I'm sure there were genuine, critically-motivated reasons for these choices as well. Nuanced and animal-themed, no doubt. I'll speculate that any such defense would start with "Irony," stray into French Feminism references, and end with a Pitchfork trip to the bank. Of course, they might genuinely love the major label tripe they propagate. They just can't claim to be "indie" ever again. Hell, after this endeavor, they'd be lucky to get MTV comparisons. This list is early-Vh1-adult-contemporary in a library, at best.
I'll leave the ridiculous rankings for some other glutton for punishment to tackle, and comment instead on the fundamental problems with the 'Fork. I'll start with cocaine and payola: idiot hipster's shouldn't snort it and idiot hipsters shouldn't pocket it. That said, mention should be made of the mind-blowing number of plurality-crushing redundancies. Five-hundred picks suddenly doesn't seem like a hell of a lot when Schreiber is intent on filling them almost entirely with Beyonce singles (only dipping into Destiny's Child when things get tight).
Common sense dictates that a list cataloging the best songs of an entire decade should give recognition to a wide variety of deserving acts. But, according to Pitchfork, the independent music authority, this decade has produced only eight or so artists of any consequence. This conceit serves to remake these years into a sycophantic hegemony as repeat entries for favored major-label megastars eliminate any room for discussion of the legitimate best tracks of the 2000s. This results in wonders such as the inclusion of the Strokes' fucking discography, and yet not a single nod to Greg Cartwright. A fine move for one's wallet considerations, and batshit insanity for music criticism.
When not courting the 'unit-movers,' this list reads as if Pitchfork is trying to revise the historical context of their bad taste, abusing a (very) shallow hindsight to reform the 2000s into a time where every shitty animal band was not merely popular, but each its own little zoo-themed, techno Elvis. This arrogant assault on musical achievement is most noticeable in Pitchfork's propensity toward deferring recognition of respectable acts (Wilco) to those awful brats that Schreiber and co. 'made' (Relevant Elephant).
And barring all postmodern, critical theory tropes typical of 'Forkian criticism, the only justification I can see for the impossibly bad ranking decisions is that Schreiber wants to punish otherwise good bands for not having been "broken" by his apparatus. If that's not the case, then Ryan is fucking HIGH, and his goons too afraid to say so. These rankings don't even make sense in the context of Pitchfork's scientifically calibrated decimal point review system. Perhaps, just as I don't understand the algorithm for deciding the critical difference between a 7.4 and 7.7, I'm also unable to "get" this list. It's a distinct possibility.
Of course, it might also be the case that the idiots who love "Hollaback Girl" so much better than almost anything else are the same kind of idiots who would write such diarrhea. To understand any of this, I placed myself into the pretentious shoes of a flamboyant, soulless philistine, tasked with appraising a decade's artistic achievements. It's simple: imagine you don't know shit about music, and start writing about it anyway. With that perspective, I deduced the motivations behind Pitchfork's "Top 500 Songs" list. Sounds something like this:
Ryan Shreibaby: "All right, guys. It's time to talk about Flaming Lips', "Do You Realize."
Faceless Staff Nerd: "Flaming Lips is a pretty good band, you know, and "Do You Realize" is the product of spiritual quests, spider bites, flaming cymbals, and constant self-exploration. I'm speaking of that unintentional, rough draft accoutrement that catapulted them into a Kanye endorsement. But it's what happens between all that tootin' that really set our iPods on repeat. What's a goon to a goblin? Nobody even knows what that means. Plus, it's the state song for Oklahoma. Michel Foucault."
Ryan Shreibaby: "Self-exploration, indeed. But Flaming Lips doesn't have a silly animal reference in its title."
Sudden Crybaby Nerd: (SOB!)
Snotty Nerd With A Lisp: "Ugh. And Oklahoma is so…maudlin. Positively illiterate. A higher ranking than "Ignition (Remix)" would simply lack the requisite Marxian irony. It would be…ugh…so very expected."
Ryan Shreibaby: "Yeah! And those Jews ain't doin' shit for getting black people to like me! PUT THAT SHIT UNDER "TOXIC" BY BRITTANY SPEARS! AND MAKE SURE BLACK CRYSTAL KOALAS TOP THAT CUNT!"
A panel such as the above would explain, oh, the first 479 picks of this list. And it's a cyclical process. For every ten entries, simply replace "Flaming Lips" with "Belle And Sebastian," and "Brittany Spears" with "Chingy." And so on. The formula looks like this:
10: Disco
09: Set iPod shuffle to "Indie"
08: Disco
07: Beyonce
06: Animal Name
05: Kanye West
04: Eminem
03: Set iPod shuffle to "Indie"
02: Animal Name
01: Lil' Wayne
Despite the bleakness of this list, it's in the final 21 picks that Pitchfork really loses their shit. To be fair, up until the top tier, Pitchfork occasionally references a song that is actually noteworthy. And that's commendable in a list this overwhelmingly awful. Unfortunately, the nerds take one step forward and two steps back into the path of a steamroller when Kelly Clarkson arrives at #21.
The musical aficionados at Interfork Records would have you believe that the 21st finest song of the 21st-century's opening decade is Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone." They dare to call this a rock song. And the idea is, I suspect, that if you'll buy the independent veracity of that son-of-a-bitch, you'll keep eating the shit all the way to big number one. And boy is that a hell of a trip.
With that grand conclusion to the decade, I am left with a single question:
Pitchfork, why in the blue hell should anyone put up with your self-indulgent, festival-baiting bullshit, if we already have scores of idiots and Clear Channel to guide us?
Are we meant to believe that the cultural import for the last ten years of music should be found best in homecoming dances and THE MIX one-oh-whatever radio stations? A trip to the goddamn prom? Is that where hip independent music is finding its zenith? Does that mean overly-saturated, obnoxious, retarded-shade-wearing, major label, unit-moving, HIT MAKERS are the new indie? I'm not sure if that's more legitimate than the old indie or not, but it's definitely as wack as your Kid A review.
Meanwhile, Kanye West is telling children not to read books.
If Pitchfork had an ounce of integrity, the wieners would have saved their Häagen-Dazs® money and five-dollar words for a "best of" list that amounts to more than a random idiot's sparkly butterfly (and HTML-affected) Myspace blurb:
"I listen to a lil' bit of everything. LOL! Just whateva's on the radio, lik Rhianna n' shit. I DONT reely like COUNTRY though, sory! :P"
And that's as deep as the P4K perspective goes. In fact, the more entries I read, the more I realize that only two contenders were ever in the running for Pitchfork's "Best of the 2000s."
And here are the big winners:
2. My Parents Like These Songs
"Plastic Sheets On My Bed"
[Häagen-Dazs®; 2009]
Blah, blah, blah, Sufjawn, Sufjawn, animal crackers, bears, bears, crystal, Sufjawn, blah, blah, blah, "like watching a baby give birth on IMAX", irony, paradox, antlers, blah, blah, "why won't it grow?", Sufjawn, Sufjawn, "I'm a community college English instructor," blah, blah, Sufjawn, "Metal rules…no, really, we love it! All of it!" blah, blah, blahbityblahSufjawn, adult contemporary, Wes Anderson-ery things, blah, blah, album covers Chuck Klosterman would like, Sufjawn, retarded clothes, Sufjawn, retarded glasses, blah, "please don't just look at the score– read the entire review!" SOB! Sufjawn, vanilla ice cream, revenue, Sufjawn, wolf, panda, animals, Sufjawn, rappers, blah, electro, gay, Sufjawn, relevant indie sensibilities, abc news, blah.
1. Extremely Condescending White Hipster Guilt
"Bombs Over Brooklyn (Please)"
[The Trust Fund; 2000]
We was sittin' there watchin' the stage. Waitin' for the man they called Coltrane to come out and do his thing. It was me and my four droogs. Them bein' Peter, Georgio and Dim; Dim being really Dim.
'Round an hour'd passed and the place was packed straight through to the back. I'd just dropped some dollars for 'Trane's Giant Steps six months back. Now was the time, this was the place. The Village Vanguard. New York City. 1961.
I was only there for the first night, see, but them cats at Impulse! just made my life complete. They put out four CDs of all that sound 'Trane put out those nights. But you know my type, man. Can't afford to eat, let alone spend some heavy cash on music. So I only got the essential. Live at the Village Vanguard: The Master Takes is one disc, makin' it one-fourth the cost of the box set. And you only get the best stuff.
Man, the opening beauty of "Spiritual…" It's like a dream I had: I floated on the River Nile, smokin' some fresh weed, relaxin'. But I ain't ever gonna see the Nile anyhow. This track's as close as I come, and it's close enough. Best of the best, though, has gotta be "India." It's only when you listen to a perfect old jazz tune like this that you realize how much drum-n-bass is derived from this music. 'Trane takes it to heaven and back with some style, man. Some richness, daddy. It's a sad thing his life was cut short by them jaws o' death.
Shit, cat. It don't make a difference. The man produced enough good music to last me a lifetime. This Village Vanguard thing's just another example of the genius of Coltrane.
– Ryan Schreiber
Thank you for that one, Schreibes. We never get tired of reading it. Hilarious and backhandedly racist. Why don't you still write?
But seriously, it just occurred to me that this might not have been a (total) payola scheme. And it isn't Missy Elliott or Outkast's fault Pitchfork's trying to win their approval (as if they needed it). It makes sense that the Pitchfork staff would remember this decade as one, long and awkward, "ironic" hipster booty-dance at a Kanye show that no black person would even touch.
And vanilla ice cream.
At any rate, best of luck with that whole "Pitchfork's credibility falling down M.I.A.'s gash" thing.
Your Droogs,


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East Haddam - If one is predisposed to seek out myriad halls and deck them with boughs of holly - or any other spangly holiday accouterments - one could do worse than select Gillette Castle.
The 24-room structure, perched stunningly on a hill over the Connecticut River, was originally the property of actor William Gillette, who charmingly designed his home to best resemble the sort of manor associated with charging peasants brandishing pitchforks and torches.
At this time of year, any assaults by the citizenry are of a decided holiday nature. Indeed, the castle, which is now the centerpiece of a 204-acre state park, is festooned with Christmas finery, a tradition dating back almost three decades. Each principal room of the three-story home has a yule flavor that is at once distinct but tied to an overall motif of simple elegance.
"Decorating the castle is something that goes back to when I was in elementary school in the mid-'80s," said Bill Mattioli, the supervisor who oversees Gillette State Park. "The idea is that it looks nice and festive without being gaudy."
In fact, the lack of pyrotechnic effects, booming-voiced animatronic Santas, sheepish park department volunteers in elf suits, holographic flying angels and/or reindeers, and live carol singing by local boy bands is extremely refreshing.
Yes, the vast main hall of the castle is dominated by a towering Christmas tree that could just as easily have been delivered to the White House. But its understated lights and ornaments, and a small but mighty train circling the wrapped gifts at the foot of the tree, are in stylistic synch with white and red poinsettas, green wreathes, and a riverine flow of intertwined boughs around the perimeter of the room - all watched over by members of the very Wooden Soldier brigade renowned for their "Nutcracker" skirmishes.
Just off the main hall are, respectively, the Wishing Well Room and the dining area, both of which echo the main theme and establish a secondary idea: the Lionel train sets, with their respective snow villages, are a big part of this year's decor.
While the Gillette staff has amassed a supply of holiday accouterments that serve as the basis for each year's decor, the idea is, at the same time, to do something unique each season.
"We like to change it a little bit. It's hard to do a lot because there are so many rooms and it gets expensive," Mattioli said. "We're very lucky that a lot of people donate decorations from their own collections. This year, we noticed a lot of people graciously donated trains, so we incorporated that."
This is particularly appropriate because Gillette was known for his fondness of the railroad and had his own, full-size 3.2-mile track built on the grounds back in the 1920s - complete with functioning steam and electric trains.
"We can't say for sure that he particularly liked the holidays," said Matthew Sanders, a castle guide working his second Gillette holiday stint after years of summer employment. "But he liked people and trains and it's fun to think he'd enjoy the way the castle's decorated this year."
In addition to multiple electric train sets, Gillette's first-floor study features multiple cat ornaments on its tree - in honor of the photo of the actor and his beloved cat, Sir Henry.
Another room, a bit of a nautical shrine to Gillette's houseboat, The Aunt Polly, has wreaths dimpled with seashells. And "The Blue Bedroom" guest quarters was populated with stuffed animals in winter- and snowman outfits, along with a fenceline of large candy canes.
When the visitor reaches the third floor, Gillette's bipartite library and art gallery have been transformed into a sylvan glade of holiday trees - and, yes, the castle's largest train set burbles merrily along the main floor space.
"It's early in the season, but people seem to like it so far," Mattioli said. "I definitely don't have a decorative eye, but we have a lot of full-time and seasonal employees who are good at this stuff. Taste is obviously up to the individual, but our philosophy is that, if more than one of us say something doesn't work, we get rid of it. It seems to work out."
Gillette Castle
Open Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec.16.
Tickets are $6 for those 13 and older and $2 for children ages 6-12. Admission is free for children 5 and younger.
More information: (860) 526-2336, www.ct.gov/deep/GilletteCastle
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