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Published: 2012-09-06, by Peter Warrior.
Trainyard is one of those puzzle games designed by the Devil himself. You easily learn the basics, figure out the first ten levels or so and you may even feel like the tutorial interludes are unnecessary. In addition, you'll realize soon that there may be a bunch of solutions for each puzzle, so why not continue playing a few levels more?
Trainyard is not about graphics or music. In fact, it could be name "whatever puzzle", because it's about trains the same way it could be about boats, ships or petunias. It's all about to make a blue thing arrive to a blue goal, and red things to red goals. You can also 'crash' a red and a yellow one to create an orange one and be able to access an orange goal. There's no clock, nor score. Your mind and you are alone on this. And believe, there are a lot of levels ahead. No matter how hard was the last stage you solved, it becomes imperceptibly more difficult each time till you realize that your trains are following insane loops and combinations, merging and splitting in a perfectly timed choreography.
Trainyard is a game that everybody should try, at least, once. And, just in case you get lost, there's a kind community around submitting their solutions. It should be the last option, though: here.
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Evening: Take a close look at our plans for the next 9 days. Our group leaders have a wealth of information to share.
Breakfast: Enjoy a hot buffet breakfast at the hotel.
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Lunch: Lunch in Agness, a charming town of 75 people.
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Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel
Morning: Our Redwoods expert meets us this morning and continues with us throughout the day. Travel on the world-famous scenic drive, The Avenue of the Giants, 31 miles of redwood groves. It is by far the most outstanding display of these giant trees in the entire 500 mile redwood belt. Take a 1/2 mile loop walk overshadowed by these giant redwoods...a perfect picture taking opportunity!
Lunch: Picnic lunch in the Redwoods.
Afternoon: Continue your exploration of the Redwood forest with our local expert as she points out interesting aspects of this forest of giants. Make a stop at a scenic Victorian village.
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Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: Wind north through the spectacular Redwoods, stopping at the Jedediah Smith State Park, renowned for its beauty.
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Dinner: The Oregon Caves Chateau is one of Southern Oregon's most charming lodges. With rustic rooms, this unique 5 story historic landmark, covered with beautiful bark siding, is one of the West's most intriguing lodges. The Oregon Caves Chateau was featured in the PBS TV special and book "Great Lodges of the American West" for it's old fashioned charm and architectural elegance. Take a tour and then sit down to a great dinner in their restaurant.
Evening: Rest or explore on your own.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the Chateau to get us started.
Morning: Travel to Crater Lake via our motorcoach with lecture en route.
Lunch: Lunch at Annie Creek.
Afternoon: Crater Lake: overwhelmingly yet sublimely beautiful! Take a breathtaking look from the brink of this 6-mile wide caldera, surrounded by a 36 mile circle of cliffs. Drive part of the Rim of the lake which was created by the eruption and collapse of Mt. Mazama almost 7,700 years ago.
Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel.
Morning: Travel to Newberry National Volcanic Monument's Lava Lands Visitor Center for a walk through a lava flow with your group leader and private intrepetive guide. This visit ties together much of what you have learned throughout your travels.
Lunch: Lunch along the way.
Afternoon: Explore the wonderful museum at the Warm Springs Indian Reservation before skirting the flanks of Mt. Hood on your way to the Columbia River Gorge and thundering Multnomah Falls, the state's highest.
Dinner: Enjoy dinner as we share favorite experiences with each other from our journey, and stay to chat just a little longer!
Breakfast: Hot breakfast at the hotel, followed by independent departures! We wish you a safe journey home and thanks for enjoying our wonderful Pacific Northwest with us! Come back for one of our many other programs!


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In 2009, unconventional shale gas emerged as the dominant driver in North American natural gas markets. Rapid increases in shale gas production and shale-driven upward revisions to the U.S. natural gas resource base have reversed the outlook for the U.S. natural gas supply. In contrast, the economic recession and growing uncertainties around the role of natural gas in power generation have clouded the outlook for natural gas demand. Natural gas has been called the "bridge fuel" for its potential to support the transition to a low carbon U.S. economy. But without a growing market, natural gas could be on a bridge to nowhere.
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The Phalen Lake Elementary School in St. Paul, Minnesota will begin integrating the Hmong Language and culture into its curriculum in April. The move is designed to respond to educational concerns of the district's growing Hmong population and retain students who might otherwise enroll in a nearby charter school with a Hmong-centered program.
One out of three children in the St. Paul public schools is Asian, many of them Hmong. As the Hmong population has grown in size and influence, more Hmong parents have called for opportunities for their children to retain their language, culture and customs. Some of these parents, disenchanted with public school offerings, have enrolled their children in the nearby Hope Academy Charter School, a Hmong-centered program.
At Phalen Lake, 45 percent of the students are Asian. A survey of all Phalen Lake parents found that 85 percent support the new language and culture curriculum.
Plans call for Phalen Lake's 640 students to study either Hmong or Spanish language and culture for 50 minutes of regular class time two days a week. Vocabulary and concepts that students are learning in their other classes will be reinforced and taught in their language classes. The program is being phased in starting this spring, and eventually all students will be able to take the curriculum. [From-Star Tribune] (Jan. 4)
Note: The featured program is innovative but does not yet have evidence of general effectiveness from a rigorous evaluation. The success of the program may not be replicable, depending on unique conditions in differing locations.
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President Bush's 2004 budget again will demonstrate his administration's commitment to expanding education options for parents by including an estimated $756 million to help insure America's parents have more choices for their children. (Jan. 31)
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Table shows amounts available, by Local Education Agency (LEA), for Title I parental choice-related transportation and supplemental educational services: Under the Title I statute (as reauthorized by the NCLB Act), a local education agency with schools that need improvement, corrective action, or restructuring must provide students attending those schools with the opportunity to attend a higher-performing school LEAs with schools in the second year of improvement or in corrective action or restructuring must offer their children the opportunity to receive supplemental educational services (tutoring or additional educational services provided outside the regular school program). "The law requires LEAs to use the equivalent of 20 percent of their Title I allocations to pay for school transportation related to the provision of the educational choice option and for supplemental educational services, so long as there is sufficient demand for choice and supplemental services. The State tables show the maximum amount that each affected LEA in the State must spend on choice-related transportation and supplemental educational services from its fiscal year 2002 Title I, part A allocation. [These amounts, however, are only estimates, because the LEAs' Title I allocations are the Department's initial calculations, which are revised by State educational agencies.] (Jan. 31)
Table shows maximum per-child amount available for Title I supplemental educational services, by Local Education Agency: The law also prescribes the per-child amount that LEAs must spend on supplemental educational services. In making supplemental educational services available to an individual child, the LEA must spend the lesser of:
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The Gilder Lehman Institute of American History is accepting applications for thirteen history seminars in the summer of 2003. These seminars are targeted to public, parochial, and independent schoolteachers. Each week-long course is limited to 30 participants selected through competitive application. Room, board, and stipends of $500 are provided to each participant. Deadline: March 28, 2003. The Gilder Lehrman Institute is one of the national history organizations that partners with school districts that receive grants under the Teaching American History program. For applications and more information, call 646-366-9666. (Jan. 30)
From the U.S. Department of Education
The most recent broadcast of "Education News Parents Can Use" paid tribute to the first anniversary of the No Child Left Behind Act. Secretary Rod Paige and Deputy Under Secretary for Innovation and Improvement Nina S. Rees were guests on the show along with parents, teachers, and activists from across the country. Future broadcasts will address citizenship and service (Feb. 18), teacher quality (March 18), special education (April 15), educational technology (May 20), and summer reading (June 17). (Jan. 21)
Innovations in the News
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Teaching history does matter and here are some ways to make history important in classrooms. [More-Savannah NOW] (Jan. 15)
Charter Schools
The number of charter schools has grown from 0 to almost 3,000 since the fist one opened its doors 10 years ago. As the charter school movement has grown, we've learned some lessons. [More-Christian Science Monitor] (Jan. 7)
Experts will demonstrate arts programs at a national festival to highlight arts and education. Participants will include the Smithsonian, Library of Congress, and National Gallery of Art. [More-Traverse City Record-Eagle, MI] (Jan. 27)
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GLORY 8 Tokyo takes place on May 3 in Tokyo, Japan at the Ariake Coliseum and features GLORY's one night, eight man tournament at 65kg, as well as some super fights which include Peter Aerts vs. Jamal Ben Saddik and Albert Kraus vs. Andy Ristie.
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Globe-trotter, trendsetter and unapologetic party animal Jackson Winters was charged with one task: find the world's craziest party cities. These are the results.
Editor's note: It was no great feat convincing Jackson to find the world's best party cities. A few early-morning phone calls had him out of bed, on a plane and flying across the Atlantic into a monthlong frenzy of booze and debauchery. Charging a man of his calibre and credentials to explore the world's greatest party cities took little effort; sorting out literal boxes of unpaid bar tabs and scroll-length expense reports was another story. Getting him to file his copy on time and in legible script is an even longer one. But explaining to our CFO why he was getting calls from some hotel in Ibiza about a guest refusing to leave his room was really the last straw.
Jackson is home now and his pay stub for services rendered looks more like a damage report from a Midwestern tornado during an earthquake. The bad news is that Jackson will never see another dime from this magazine. The good news is, he'll be writing for us for a long, long time.
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It was somewhere between my fourth and fifth day in Ibiza that I decided I was never going home. The place had consumed me, tangled completely in the never-ending stream of the island's fast-living, long-drinking days. It's a nocturnal nomadic beach world that runs on booze, women and fun. Serious. Fucking. Fun. If the days, or rather late afternoons, are somewhat relaxed — calm, cool and collected — then the nights are downright obnoxious free-for-alls, with clubs running into the wee hours of the morning and the party on loop. The day never changes in Ibiza; they all just blur together in one long neon-colored night that never ends. Closing time never comes and no one ever leaves; Ibiza is the longstanding party capital of the world.
Places to Hit: Privilege (10,000 capacity, indoor pool), Amnesia, DC10 and Space.
The Women: Travelling partiers, as plentiful as they are diverse.
Key Features: Small island, big party. Lax drug laws (possession is not a crime, though there is a thin line between possession and trafficking). Clubs run from midnight to 6 a.m. Loose dress code.
Cost: €12-15 a drink at the club, €10 at the bar. €10-12 a beer at the club, €6-8 at the bar.
The Downside: Overcrowded and overpriced during peak season (July-August).
Scene: 8/10 Cost: 3/10 Getting Around: 7/10 Girls: 9/10
Lost somewhere between the electronica vibe of Cafe Solon and the impossibly tall blondes of the Club Odal, I realized I'd been here before. Twice before, actually. I was standing in the middle of Laugavegur Street, stone drunk and completely sideways with no jacket, no wallet and no ID. Being lost in Iceland's party capital is not an unfamiliar feeling, but it's also not an uncomfortable one. As I backtracked through the maze of side streets, through the enormous crowds of bar-hopping locals and equally confused tourists, I came across a group of what in my state I could only assume were supermodels, who happily invited me to Reykjavik's super club NASA, and I happily obliged. Waking up next to one the morning after, she informed me we had met days before under similar circumstances, I in a similar state. I told her I couldn't remember and she simply said, "Reykjavik: Rinse, Rock, Repeat."
Places to Hit: NASA, Cafe Solon, Gaukur a Stong
The Women: Stunning. Tall, blonde angels
Key Features: Incredibly nice locals. Excellent pre-club scene. Vodka-spiked beer. Great breakfasts and geothermal swimming pools for hangovers. Low cover charges.
Cost: €13-17 a drink at the club, €10-12 for a beer. €10-15 a drink in the bar, €8-10 for a beer.
The Downside: Only real downside other than cost is the cold.
Scene: 9/10 Cost: 10/10 Getting Around: 4/10 Girls: 7/10
Stepping out into the dull glow of early morning in Belgrade, I couldn't quite get my bearings, my ears still ringing from a seemingly endless stream of new-wave electronica and deafening euro beats. There is something strange about pulling off a weeklong bender in a city that only twenty years ago was being bombed into oblivion but is now emerging as the next European party powerhouse. Belgrade's underground life is a no-holds-barred homage to the 80s and early 90s, and you're never sure if it's intentional or if the whole city is just caught in a time warp. But it doesn't matter one way or the other; anyone born before the fall of the Berlin Wall will feel right at home in the unpretentious underground of Belgrade.
Places to Hit: Andergraund, Akademija, Cvijeta
The Women: Dark-skinned, light-eyed beauties
Key Features: Blast from the past; total nostalgia. Ridiculously cheap.
Cost: €3-5 a drink at the club, €1-2.50 for a beer. €2-4 a drink at the bar, €1-2.50 for a beer
The Downside: The scene is pretty spread out, and without a subway system, Belgrade is a little tricky to navigate. Luckily public transit and cabs are also dirt cheap.
Rio de Janeiro
Scene: 7/10 Cost: 7/10 Getting Around: 7/10 Girls: 10/10
"O que você pensa que está fazendo," was the first bit of Portugese I learned after spending my first night in Rio facedown on a beach in Copacabana. It roughly translates to "What do you think you're doing," and it's something I started hearing a lot after I discovered Lapa's street parties. These nightlong ragers turn entire districts of Rio into one concrete dancefloor of unrivaled beauty and debauchery, people flooding out of clubs and bars after they close and into the wild stream. Sunrise brings with it a sense of finality and some much-needed rest, but the parties continue to rage long into the day along Rio's coastal stops and back into the city center and the super clubs come nightfall.
Places to Hit: Bunker 94, 00, Casa da Matriz
The Women: Drop-dead gorgeous and sparcely clothed.
Key Features: Street parties, beach life, Carnival, clubs where you can bank drinks against your cover charge (pay $20 to get in, first $20 in drinks are free).
Cost: $8-12 for a drink in a club, $6-8 for a beer. $7-10 for a drink in a bar, $4-6 for a beer.
The Downside: Losing your drink card at the club (US$125 upon exiting).
Scene: 8/10 Cost: 6/10 Getting Around: 8/10 Girls: 9/10
Montreal is the layered universe of party cities: an endless scene that bleeds the permanently relaxed lounges of the Plateau area into the heart of the city's downtown clubs and back out to the ancient waterfront bars of the Old Port. The whole thing is a three-ring circus with after-hours clubs stacked upon bars beside greasy breakfast dives and across the street from strip clubs. You couldn't throw a stone in Montreal without hitting a good time, but no one throws stones here, there's no need. The city runs on good vibrations and good-natured locals, so long as hockey isn't part of the conversation.
Places to Hit: Le Sainte-Élisabeth Pub, Rouge, Korova, Dieu du Ciel
The Women: Well-dressed French Canadian goddesses
Key Features: Endless string of festivals, innumerable strip clubs (fully nude), poutine (fries drenched in gravy and cheese).
Cost: $7-10 for a drink in the club, $5-6 for a beer. $6-10 for a drink at the bars, $4-6 for a beer.
The Downside: It snows. A lot. But even in winter Montreal ponies up with festivals like Igloofest and Nuit Blanche.


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#1 Tue 20 Mar 07 2:58pm
magic fish
hi everyone, iwould like to get some new ideas to cook fish, to help my cholesterol get down, and because i like it too.thanks a lot
#2 Thu 22 Mar 07 12:29am
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Re: magic fish
Stick to lean fish like halibut, or even seafood like prawns. They have low fat content....
Try poaching in flavored waters, or baking in the oven, wrapped in foil with onions, mushrooms, salt, pepper and garlic...
Try asian flavors like soy, ginger and chilies..
A lot of people feel fish needs to be battered, or fried in oil or butter to lose the "fishy flavor and smell" Not the case...
Remember, fish like salmon do have great Omega 3 and 6 content, but it is still a fattier fish, and should not be eaten as often as a sole, cod or halibut.
I hope this is helpful
#3 Thu 22 Mar 07 12:52am
Re: magic fish
thanks a lot! i'll try your suggestions, but just reading made me think this will taste good
#4 Thu 22 Mar 07 8:53am
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Re: magic fish
Hey watch out for the prawns- very high cholestral content. If it's a large fish
cook it in a salt crust. Just cover the bottom of the dish with sea salt, place the whole cleaned fish , but do not remove the scales, on the salt and cover again with a thick layer of sea salt. Bake in a pre heated oven elec.200c gas 6, for a fish weighing 500g you need about 20mins. for a fish from 1k-1.5k you'll need 30-35mins. Once its been cooked leave to rest then crack the salt crust. It should lift off taking the scaley skin off with it. It really won't do your blood pressure any harm 'cause you can't taste the salt at all.
You could always cook fish in foil parcels with lemon juice, a dash of white wine, garlic and tomatoes,again bake for about 20mins.
If it's a good fish I think it should be left as near natural as poss.
#5 Fri 23 Mar 07 3:51pm
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Re: magic fish
There are many types of fish to choose from. Depending on how you intend to cook it, you'd choose different types of fish. Smaller whole fish is good for baking, especially as a parcel. Large cutlets of deep sea fish such as harpuka and swordfish are more suited to the pan/grill, and very small fish such as sardines work well on the pan/grill too.
Oily fish is very good for you as it contains essential fatty acids, espeically omega3. Omega3 is good for the skin, eyes, joints, brain and nervous system. Salmon, espcially the belly cutlet contains plenty of essential fatty acids. Just be aware that it can taste very fishy, as not eveyone may enjoy such an intense flavour.
Fish is very versatile and goes with many things such as grains, lentils many types of vegetables and a wide range of herbs and spices. Some examples are rice, cous cous, lemon, spinach, dill, spring onions, chives...etc. If you do some experiementing, you will be surprised. I quite like a grilled fish cutlet with a mash. Morrocan flavours work really well. Steamed fish is very popular in my family. We have it with ingredients such as spring onion, ginger, soy sauce, garlic, black bean paste...etc
When cooking fish, you don't want to be overcooked. Overcooked fish will become dry and less pleasant to eat. It's better to err on the side if it slightly undercooked when you're working with a cutlet, but of course some people will prefer it thouroughly cooked in regards to issues of food saftey. Nonetheless, a good guide to check how cooked your fish is (taken from Cook with Jamie) to poke a metal skewer into the thickest part of the fish. Leave it there for about 10 seconds and then rest it on your lower lip. If it's cool, then the fish needs more time. If it's warm, then the fish is done.
Also check out this website. It has some excellent tips and ideas.
Happy cooking!
#6 Sat 24 Mar 07 2:33am
Re: magic fish
thanks for the ideas, i feel bored sometimes, cooking always the same, i'll try and tell you how it goes
#7 Sat 24 Mar 07 12:47pm
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Re: magic fish
Maybe this isnt what your looking for but its simple, quick and boy its tasty. Mussles. I have a bit of an obsession with them and i cant get enough of them.
Linguine/Spaghetti. (Cooked as prefered)
White Wine (1 Glass)
Lemon Juice (good couple of squeezes)
Fresh Mussles (as much as you like)
Parsley (chopped)
Bit of Pepper but no Salt
Mix all together
Perfect !
#8 Sat 24 Mar 07 2:57pm
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Re: magic fish
Also, if you check out Jamie's recipe area on this site, there is a section with fish recipes that you may wish to try.
Here's the link: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fish/
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I wish Dylamug, Plundor, Kittrina and Twiggets were a bit higher, but am pleased for the most part with the results. Kinda cool that Granita, Hunga the Harpy and Vultak beat out King Miro. :P
Here are results to see how folks ranked potential Filmation characters in the MOTUC line. The main page poll setup by Adam Tyner ran for a week and 1342 votes were cast, giving us a good confidence rating on the results. And thanks to Danielle Gelehrter for organizing the whole thing, to James Eatock for his input, and to the fans on the forums for helping narrow down the initial list!
1. Scorpia
2. Sea Hawk
3. Madame Razz (with Broom)
4. Lizard Man
5. Strongarm
6. Robot Knights
7. Evilseed
8. Masque
9. Huntara
10. Imp
11. Graniita
12. Hawke
13. Vultak
14. Hunga the Harpy
15. King Miro
16. General Sunder
17. Dree Ellle
18. Kittrina
19. Dragoon
20. Dylamug
21. General Tataran
22. Uncle Montork
23. Plundor
24. Twiggets (Sprag, Sprocker, Spritina)
25. Melaktha
Scorpia was the clear winner, with a distinct margin of popular ranking separating her from the #2 spot. Lord Masque and Huntara were essentially neck and neck, with Masque winning by a nose. The first 10 spots had a noticeable margin of popular ranking which set them apart from the remaining 15 characters.
What are your thoughts on the results?
And, please head over and vote in the "200x in MOTUC" fan poll to help rank which characters you'd love to see in MOTUC.
I wish Dylamug, Plundor, Kittrina and Twiggets were a bit higher, but am pleased for the most part with the results. Kinda cool that Granita, Hunga the Harpy and Vultak beat out King Miro. :P
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Masque and Huntara did pretty well in the poll... when you think that only one of these two is going to happen, it's pretty scary for all the characters below them...
10 Most needed items for MOTUC...
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Evil: Skeleteen
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Rock People: Granita
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Look at how factually popular Nepthu is
That's a really great top 25. The only ones that do not interest me much are Dragoon and General Tataran.
But Nepthu has his fans to. Me for example ^^
But great list! Would love to see most of them. Tataran are not so important for me but would a cool figure I think. Dragoon isnt really interesting for me to but could also a interesting beast.
But would love to see the Twiggets!! Maybe less posable like Cringer, would be easier to make them.
So one Twigget with another main figure to collect all three ^^
Cool results. Though pointless as Scotty will just make whatever he wants then make an excuse for it afterwards.
General sunder in 16th scorpia 1st
pretty descent. looks somewhat as to how I voted going from memory. lol twiggets were last though
Lizard Man, Strongarm made the top 5 and Masque and Huntara round out the top 10, and Plundor's at the bottom so I'm happy!!! A bit unsettling to see Melaktha at the very bottom.
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I wonder if we'll have another poll in 2015 to choose between Scorpia and Madame Razz...
10 Most needed items for MOTUC...
Heroic: King Miro / Prince Dakon
Evil: Skeleteen
POP: King Micah / Twiggets 3 pack
Horde: Hunga the Harpy
POG: Oracle
Rock People: Granita
NA: Sebrian / Sagitar
A bit disappointed with the results, DYLAMUG should be much higher
Interesting that Huntara and Masque came out neck and neck here in this poll with those particular two being up for a vote at SDCC. (I'm NOT implying anything, it's just interesting.)
200X fan? Classic fan? What does that mean? I'm a MotU fan!!!
Really madam razz with broom beat out lord masque and strong arm? If they don't make lord masque we riot!
It's a shame that Melaktha came in last. I would like him eventually. To me, he was a better choice than Dekker.
I'm glad that Scorpia is Number One. She is my most wanted figure.
Everything suggests that Matty vote will be a tight one this year. Whoever looses is likely to be considered to be result of EVIL MATTEL conspiracy because they always had it for the X character.
Looser not being made at least before 2016 is bit sad, and 2015 is rather far away for the winner too.
I thought Kitterina and Hunga the Harpy would have performed a little better than they did, but bar that I think it's pretty good rankings with 5 POP and 5 MOTU characters making up the top 10 list!
I'm happy with the results, 7 of my top 10 are in the final top 10.
Only disappointment is my number 1 finished at number 14
I'm always flabbergasted when Seahawk does so well in these polls, but to each their own. I thought the Trollans would fare a bit better, and it sucks that there's no Widgets! Sure, they're annoying, but they grown on you after a while, just like Orko.
10 Most needed items for MOTUC...
Heroic: King Miro / Prince Dakon
Evil: Skeleteen
POP: King Micah / Twiggets 3 pack
Horde: Hunga the Harpy
POG: Oracle
Rock People: Granita
NA: Sebrian / Sagitar
poll that zodak74 started as well. So, I guess Mattel's poll makes sense. I think it would have been better suited for all subscribers to vote rather than SDCC. But it looks like they are both in demand no matter what happens. I feel most folks will be content if either wins.


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1 3- to 4-pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
2 tablespoons butter
4 medium sweet onions, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 cup brandy
1/4 cup water
Heat the butter in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and add to the pan. Saute until chicken is browned on both sides, about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and cover chicken to keep warm.
Leaving a thin film of fat in the pan, add the sliced onions, cover and cook over low heat for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover the pan, turn the heat to medium-high and sauté until the onions are nicely caramelized, about 5 minutes.
Return the chicken and its juices to the pan, pulling the onions to the top. Add the thyme, brandy and water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, cover and lightly simmer, basting a few times, for about 25 minutes, or until the chicken is tender. Serve the chicken smothered with onions and the sauce.
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#1 Thu 29 Nov 12 8:02pm
Christmas Stollen!!!
Okay... here's my Stollen recipe!! I can guarantee it's easy and delicious - just annoyed I waited all these years to make it. My son's been getting favors at college handing it out... and I've already been asked for the recipe twice!!!
There's all sorts of variants and some recipes seem quite complicated! I'm sure it could be improved but it tastes like heaven already!!!
And when I costed the ingredients (all the best quality) it still came out half the price of standard shop bought ones!!
My son's already eyeing it up as a cheap present to make (and impress) his friends and relatives!
Cooking is fun!!
http://www.squidoo.com/dads-easy-bake-k … as-stollen
#2 Thu 29 Nov 12 8:17pm
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Re: Christmas Stollen!!!
Christmas stolen?!? What?!? Who stole Christmas?!?
#3 Thu 29 Nov 12 10:36pm
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Re: Christmas Stollen!!!
hippytea wrote:
Christmas stolen?!? What?!? Who stole Christmas?!?
Its the traditional German Stollen, i love it.
http://www.grouprecipes.com/79229/tradi … ollen.html
#4 Thu 29 Nov 12 11:32pm
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Re: Christmas Stollen!!!
Its just another expensive Christmas treat
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Re: Christmas Stollen!!!
That does look an easy recipe Blueladder , but I think I would put the marzipan in a rope shape inside the dough rather than roll it out . Also I think I would totally cover the marzipan with the dough .
I might get some children I know to have a go at making your recipe.
I have bought the stollen at lidl before and it's been quite good and reasonably priced JerryR , not as expensive as some of the other supermarkets. But I have not looked at the prices this year.
Kye , I like the look of that recipe .
#6 Fri 30 Nov 12 9:11am
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Re: Christmas Stollen!!!
I'm definitely going to try this. I made hot cross buns for the first time this year and another fruity yeasty cake thing would be just up my street! Plus I love marzipan.
#7 Fri 30 Nov 12 10:37pm
Re: Christmas Stollen!!!
I love marzipan too!!! Let me know how you get on please!
With the marzipan I like the sheet as it means apart from the tiny bit at the end you get scummy marzipan in every bite!!!!!
Not covering the marzipan was a worry but it worked out really well when I cooked it (it didn't stick) so it didn't turn out to be a problem - though I would stretch the dough more and leave a smaller gap as there was a little bit at the edges that didn't have any marzipan in it! Oh no!!!!!
I'm going to try almond croissants next as I saw they cost 70p each!!!!!! in my local Tesco. Outrageous...
What are you cooking?
#8 Fri 30 Nov 12 11:15pm
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Re: Christmas Stollen!!!
yes I see why you liked to roll the marzipan into a flat oblong. Why dont you try rolling the dough in 2 sections and making like a marzipan sandwich with it , that might protect the marzipan more and might be easier than trying to stretch the dough over the marzipan.
#9 Sat 01 Dec 12 12:17am
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Re: Christmas Stollen!!!
So next try is ....
Croissants with almonds..they are sold as day left overs, otherwise they dont exist...same as pain au chocolat. Their topping is a mix of frangipane and sliced almonds.
Frangipane :
- 150 g de sugar
- 2 eggs
- 150 g crushed almonds
#10 Sat 01 Dec 12 1:29pm
Re: Christmas Stollen!!!
I like the sandwich idea!! Thanks!
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Previous letters have urged everyone to watch the Crosslake City Council. If you had done so, this is what you would have observed.
In two months the new council has seen the departure of the city administrator, the city attorney, a zoning planner and now the city clerk.
In addition, they are actively trying to eliminate the position of Community Development Director by having that function (including planning and zoning) turned over to Crow Wing County.
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This is necessary because we have lost much of our city management talent and experience and the present city council has ZERO experience in running a city.
Four of the present city council members (excluding Steve Roe) have publicly expressed the opinion that the voters have given them a mandate to make major changes in Crosslake's city government. In two months they have certainly accomplished that. I hope the voters who gave them this mandate are happy with the results. I certainly am not and by the comments at the public meetings, I am not alone in that opinion.
Originally I wrote these letters so voters would be aware of the council actions and maybe in two years would decide this was not the council for Crosslake. Now I am of the opinion that we as a city are in deep trouble and that instead of criticizing the actions of the council, we should pray for them, which we did last Sunday in our church.
I, therefore, do not intend to write any more letters to the editor.
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Hi everyone, for my university dissertation I am researching the horsemeat scandal and how it has affected consumer patterns. I would really appreciate it if people could take this survey for me - it shouldn't take more that 5 minutes! Many thanks for your time, and leave any comments you feel appropriate!
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welcome to the forum vrea1
I have completed yur survey but I feel it could have a few mre questions if someome does not change their shopping habits because they do not buy the prioducts that were affected.
also there is one part that asks of 'healthiness' is important.... this could be tajken as healthiness towards the animal or the human.
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Done - Mummza's points above were very valid! However, I understood healthiness to be the healthiness of the animal, because that affects the healthiness of the human eating it.
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Thanks for the feedback!! I will take it all into consideration Yes I found it hard to strike a balance between not making it too long in case people wouldn't take it, and having enough questions for the research!
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Something tells me they would rather trade for a DT than another pass rusher anyway so...It's their biggest hole on the roster.
Something tells me they would rather trade for a DT than another pass rusher anyway so...It's their biggest hole on the roster.
[quote user="TheEnigma"][quote user="gmen0820"][quote user="TheEnigma"]I'm not buying this at all but Osi, Dumervil, and Miller would make a sick pass rush.[/quote]On paper it would, but they need a DT or the QB will just step up in the pocket all day.
Kind of like what happened to us in 2009.[/quote]They probably would take best DT available at 32 I imagine.[/quote]Wow we'd be getting fleeced with that trade.
My body was sculpted to the proportions of Michelangelo's David.
[quote user="RoanokeFan"][quote user="Redeyejedi"][quote user="gmen0820"]Who is such a priority 7 spots up that we can't realistically land at 32?[/quote]Wont know that until the draft. Its possible someone falls. Although the thought of Trading a top notch pass rusher to move up 7 picks disgusts me[/quote]
I can't imagine Reese would trade Osi to move up 7 slots.
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I've had an observation hive from a cutout for a couple of months. I've spent hours looking at it, but I still haven't spotted a mite. Anyone know how hard it is to see the little suckers?
I've had an observation hive from a cutout for a couple of months. I've spent hours looking at it, but I still haven't spotted a mite. Anyone know how hard it is to see the little suckers?
It's pretty easy if there's enough of them. Look at nurse bees on brood frames, most of them will be there.
they are usually on the abdomens, when they are on the adult bees. A small round redish/brown speck the size of a fly speck, or half the size of a pinhead.
You might not be able to see them on an observation hive. For them to be visible, the hive needs to be going strong with a lot of brood. An observation hive just does not have the brood volume. How many frames in yours?
Usually the mite numbers peak right after the flow when brood rearing starts to taper off, so more of the mites hang on the nurse bees. If your swarm is still in build-up mode you won't be seeing them as most of them will be in the brood.
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About the size of the head of a pin.
Mark Berninghausen
An interesting photo comparison:
Photo is linked from BeeInformed.org at this page:
For a nice photo of a mite on an emerged bee, see:
Scroll down about 1/3 of the page for the photo with the arrow pointing to the mite.
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Four deep, filled with brood, (2x2) with 4 medium frames above, the lower two are capped honey/brood.
Just coming out of summer, days still in the high 80's. Lots of pollen from Crepe Myrtle, a few loquats are blooming, bottle bush, Mexican sage. Not sure I'll ever experience a true flow in my urban environment. Just ordered clover seed to cover the bare spots in my yard.
Rader has a good picture of how I have seen them. I will occasionally see one on the back of a worker bee. I didn't see many this year.
I took this close up photo of one with my microscope last year and you can really see how hideous they are. They are like crabby/ticks.
I think they are beautiful. I don't like what they do to my bees, but that has nothing to do w/ how they look. They mite think u look hideous too.
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I get what you are saying. I perceive them as hideous monsters since they are so destructive to the bees. I can appreciate aspects of their design especially up close but I wouldn't have associated the word beautiful with them although I can understand that someone else could and that I may find things beautiful that someone else doesn't etc. I took some pictures of a tick up close and the texture of it was rather remarkable. I still don't want it on me though. Here's another mite.
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Here are a couple of pictures with them circled so you can find them:
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
If you can spot them on the bees, you are already way into the danger zone. The only meaningful way of trying to see mites is by seeing them in the bottom of a mite sampling jar so that you can determine the infestation rate. At a low infestation rate, you'll virtually never be able see mites on the bees, but conversely, not seeing then on the bees doesn't guarantee that the mites are at a low level. In my experience.
I will pull out the entrance reducer and look under it. They seem to gather there. If I see any I investigate further.
" Every apiary starts with the first hive"
AFAIK, adult varroa mites can't live too long without being on a bee. They feed on the bee's hemoglyph (similar to blood). I would think that if you have small creatures gathering under an entrance reducer, they are more likely to be SHB (small hive beetles) than varroa mites. More on SHB here: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/...ive_beetle.htm
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Lol, I know the difference. I will see if I still have some photos when I get home.
" Every apiary starts with the first hive"
I have no problem seeing mites or eggs & larvae for that matter, although street signs, tape measures, pencils, pens, hive tools are another matter.
While switching the BBs I happened to notice a few mites. I also just happened to notice that underneath the entrance reducer there was several mites, I though to myself both, sh*t mites and also huh that's odd they are under the entrance reducers. I treated for mites and now seem to have it under control.
Part of my observation was, hmm good place to look for mites to see if they have any. I have been to three (3) other beekeepers place who said they have never had mites, I pulled entrance reducers and guess what.... wait for it...... MITES (or maybe hive beetles we haven't determined that yet have we), I then proceeded to open the hives, use my tweezers and pull some capped drones, and showed them......wait for it..... MITES. (or maybe hive beetles inside capped drone cells, not sure yet)
Radar Sidetrack,
Please take a look at the photo and let me know ASAP, I am going to feel terrible if I have been giving out bad info. just for clarification that is a standard 3/4 of an inch by 3/4 of an inch entrance reduce and a normal T pin found in any sewing or craft store. NOT a 4x4 and a tent stake.
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" Every apiary starts with the first hive"
Doesn't look like anything I have seen that would be a problem to bees. It isn't a varroa mite and it isn't a small hive beetle.
Mark Berninghausen
I enlarged a portion of the photo in post #19 ....
(click the image to see bigger)
If I used my measuring tool correctly (based on the board being 3/4" thick), the bug at the end of the pin is about 1.4 mm across the body. That falls in line with this:
=====================The female mite is brown to reddish-brown in color, measuring 1.1 to 1.2 mm in length and 1.5 to 1.6 mm in width (about the size of a pinhead).
UPDATE: It looks like I misread the details of the post describing the photo. At this point, I don't think the board in the photo is 3/4" high, more like 1.5", so that makes the scale of the bug about 1/2 the size of a female varroa mite.
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Olomouc (Pronounced 'Olomoust') is beautiful and quiet. We arrived to almost deserted streets and found our way to our hostel, which was very highly rated through everything we read. 'Poets Corner' hostel was perfect for what we wanted. It felt like hanging out at a mate's place as soon as we arrived. We started talking to a few of the other backpackers and immediatly hit it off with a few people whom we spent the next few days hanging out with.
We walked around town for a bit and chilled in the hostel just chatting to people for awhile and then headed out with an Gina, American girl (lived in Japan) and Isis, an Aussie girl, for dinner at a place the hostel recomended as local and cheap. The food was great and it was awesome to spend a rare evening out. We continued on to a bar that was rumoured to have a mountain climbing wall inside of it. Once there, we got a little adventurous and decided to try 'Absinthe', a famed European spirit. The bar tender told us that the proper way to do it was as a 'flaming shot' but hadn't actually done it before, so we made a spectecal of ourselves at the bar lighting the shot on fire, melting sugar in it and burning our lips as we tried to drink it. Everyone had a good laugh.
We settled down to a table and some socializing and then asked about the famed climbing wall. We were shown to a room that was slightly not what we expected. It turned out to be a small square room that you climb around, not up. We all had lots of fun trying to climb all over the place and falling on the cushioned floors.
We called it a night and headed for bed, only to be awoken in the middle of the night by a loud crash. A guy in our dorm was apparently sleep walking. His girlfriend was calling to him in a half whisper 'get back here... get back to bed! What are you doing!' He hauled himself up into bed... but it was the wrong bed and the one above Dan, so with more shaking, creaking and crashing he eventually got down and opened the door to the room... at this point he sort of woke up and got back into his bed. Best (worst) part of all... he was naked.
The next day we headed out on a free tour that one of the hostel owners put on. We were joined by the same two girls who we had hung out with the night before. The tour was fantastic and took us into great detail and history about some areas of the city we may have not explored, or appreciated as much as we did with the information. At the end of the tour we set off for some 'famous' Olomouc Chocolate Pie and then to the museums that were free on Sunday's. We took a break at the hostel before another beautiful dinner out. The food was so cheap and so good we figured we couldn't pass it up again... and we were too lazy to cook.
Over the next few days we continued to extend our stay in Olomouc. We said goodbye to Gina and met two more girls staying in the backpackers. Nadia, from England, and Lauren, from Australia. Lauren and Gabrielle hit it off when they discovered that they were both social workers and had both done work in Canada. Lets just say they talked about some 'world issues' and told social worker horror stories. We spent the next few days hanging out and exploring Olomouc. One afternoon included a trip to a bar where they brew fresh beer on site, and another was a wacky trip out to a tea house where we got some 'zen' and worked on our yoga moves.
One night we all cooked dinner together. We each pitched in some items and Nadia made a beautiful veggie lasagna, with salad on the side and garlic bread. Gabrielle and I contributed fruit fondue to the dessert side of things. Isis was in to antique clothing and she had found a shop selling old 60's and 70's hippy gear. She shared her new wealth of dresses with the girls and Dan got the tennis outfit. Looking good!
We finished off our time in Olomouc at a hockey game. The seats weren't very full but there was a group of dedicated fans at one end of the stadium with drums and chants and the whole lot. You could hear them down the street and the provided heaps of entertainment for the entire game. The home team lost by one point, but it was a disputed goal because it was a shot that went way up high, bounced off the glass, into the back of the golies helmet and slowly slid in net. The last two minutes were intense and the whole game was rough hockey. Heaps of penalties but everyone played hard.
All in all we had an awesome time in Olomouc and are sad to be leaving. This is another place we could easily have spent quite a long time. The Czech Republic has suprised us in many ways, slightly letting us down with Prague but more than making up for it with the smaller, less noted areas. We're looking forward to meeting up with our friends in Krakow, but this will be a very sad goodbye.
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Thanks for this talk.
What to do when the fantasy our mind is spinning is a nightmare?
As in the case of anxiety attacks, I know it is unreal. But I can't translate rational thought to how my body is responding to the attack (racing pulse, shortness of breath, dizziness, etc.).
How do we inhabit our body when it feels like our body is turning against us?
Like many things eaiser said than done. But just be open and aware to the whole process. The feeling of fear, the feeling of body turning against us. Just see, and fully allow things to just be as they are.Originally Posted by ghop
Yesterday someone dear to me felt a very strong chest pain and shortness of breath. She thought she were having a heart attack, being that she always had heart problems so this was very scary for her. But what amazed me was that she was able to stay calm and focus on her breathing, letting the breath heal herself without getting into a panic. Doing this for a few minutes, the pain went away on its own accord.
As Taigu stated; no-mind isn't dullness, it isn't not thinking.
its being free from our own cage of thoughts and concepts that keep us behind bars. Leaving the prison, and being with the world as is, is no-mind.
Just thoughts...
I truly hope you are doing alright. I send you good wishes and Metta
Thank you, Taigu, for lessening the difficulty of this concept for me.
Greg, I hope you get on top of your anxiety hump. I was there the past two months and I am only just starting to be rid of it. I will say a metta verse for you.
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Hope you had a great Zazenkai! _/_
Thank you so much Taigu.
Taking care of my little son (he'll be 2 years old in december) is my best holiday retreat now. Before, I tended to get something done in the meanwhile: while he was playing with his construction blocks I was trying to read, or to mediate (!) and none of us ended very happy. Now I just connect with him and let no mind take care of the situation, and we both have great fun
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Beautiful....I remember those days. So easy to let your mind spin out on what's not getting done...what deadlines must be met ... etc...etc. But to just be there and simply attend to the situation.
Like Seiryu has said, breath is very helpful. being with the anxiety, watching and not fighting. If you try and fight it you will have anxiety and a fight. Breath can be steadying. if you have shallow fast breathing, see if you can can try deeper full breaths. don't force them but see if you can. If not just be with it a while. it will go and you would have had a little, unpleasant, lesson. You can try to understand or translate (or sit) with the reasons once it has calmed down.What to do when the fantasy our mind is spinning is a nightmare?
As in the case of anxiety attacks, I know it is unreal. But I can't translate rational thought to how my body is responding to the attack (racing pulse, shortness of breath, dizziness, etc.).
How do we inhabit our body when it feels like our body is turning against us?
thanks Taigu and everone else,
Thank you, Taigu-Sensei.
Isn't this what Uchiyama-oso called Opening the hand of thought?
Zen embracing life, life embracing zen. Thanks Rimon your expression made my day. Gassho ShogenOriginally Posted by Rimon
Originally Posted by ghop
Thanks very much for such a wonderful talk taigu!
I used to suffer from extreme anxiety, depression and high blood pressure due to these conditions.
I was taking 3 different types of medication. I no longer suffer from these conditions and do not need the meds anymore. The way I overcame was through regular za zen meditation, reading and related talks. However the za zen I started with was the focus on the breath. Once the conditions dissapreaed I moved on to the just sitting practice. I had initially started sitting to relieve myself of these conditions. Now I sit because it feels as basic a necessity as eating or drinking or breathing.
heh, I hear that, chilling out, my favorite activity.
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that will make up for the disater that is about to be TAR 18:-/
Quote from: calibound234 on November 21, 2010, 01:01:12 AMthat will make up for the disater that is about to be TAR 18:-/Can we stop condemning Season 18 before they even reach their first destination?
Here are the flights on Qantas leaving tonight (within the next 40 minutes). NOTE: The first time is the scheduled time, the second is the actual time.The estimated arrival time of the Sydney flight above is 9:01 AM (Sunday at 2 PM in LA, 5 PM on the east coast US).-------------------------------------------------------------------------Below are flights that left for Sydney during the 10 PM PST hour (possible that there was an earlier flight for some teams on a different airline). There are no other flights out of LA to Sydney tonight (so the one above is the last one). UA 839 is estimated to arrive at 8:33 AM (Sunday at 1:33 PM in LA, 4:33 PM on the east coast US).QF 12 is estimated to arrive at 8:00 AM (Sunday at 1:00 PM in LA, 4:00 PM on the east coast US).DF 17 is estimated to arrive at 9:01 AM (Sunday at 2:01 PM in LA, 5:01 PM on the east coast US).-------------------------------------------------------------------------MODS: MOVE THIS TO THE CORRECT THREAD IF IT IS IN THE WRONG PLACE. THANKS.
Prob not, he is not in Sydney...
Yes, we believe they are going to Sydney. Kynt and Vyxin asked in book store for Australia books.
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Fifty people with the Buchanan County School District have been laid off.
The layoffs, we're told, are a result of the school system's $2.1 million budget deficit.
We sat down with Buchanan County school superintendent Larry Ashby to find out why 50 workers had to lose their jobs.
Ashby explained that the layoffs of teacher's aides, janitors, long-time substitutes performing the role of teachers and clerical workers all had to do with their budget's shortfall.
The superintendent says that state and federal funding were down $2.1 million this year and the school board had a tough decision to make. "Trying to make up that $2.1 million shortfall is very difficult to do when you're trying to operate just to maintain the status quo," Ashby said.
The school board discussed consolidating schools, but in the end, after hearing public comments at meetings over the last few months, they decided not to consolidate; that ultimately resulted in the layoffs. "When you get into a situation of consolidation -- closing schools and saving jobs -- this has been something that our board has wrestled with for the last several months. It's not an easy decision to make," says Ashby.
At first, the elimination of over 80 positions was discussed, but the district was able to relocate some workers into other positions. "We did move the 11 out of the 83 into our food service program. From that standpoint, we were able to keep several more. But it came down to 50 individuals did lose their job at this particular time," says Ashby.
Ashby says they'll keep looking for other ways to get money and additional funding. If they do, those laid off will be the first to be hired back.
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