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Day 5: Highway to Hershey
Trip Start Jul 15, 2011
15Trip End Jul 25, 2011
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What I did
Traveled to Hershey, PA
After four busy days in Philadelphia, we checked out of our hotel this morning and prepared for our trip to Hershey, PA. I reserved a rental car which I obtained by walking a few blocks down from our hotel to retrieve and we were officially pulling away from the hotel just after 10:30am. But, before we left Philly we had some unfinished business to attend to: visiting the Liberty Bell. If you read our experience from Saturday, the line was too long and the day was too hot wait to get into the Liberty Bell Center. As we drove by the Liberty Bell Center this morning we noticed a short line to get in so that provided our opportunity to see the famed bell. The problem with now having a car was finding a parking spot on a weekday/workday in downtown Philly. As we circled a bit we finally found a parking garage charging basically by the minute – but at least we found a spot.
We rushed over to the Liberty Bell Center and after a short 10 minute wait in line we were in the spiffy and air-conditioned building (yes, it's still hot and humid in Philly – the Texas heat is following us!).
The set up inside the Center showed pictures of the Bell and its history as you walked towards the opposite end of the facility and the Liberty Bell itself. A mass grouping of folks stood around the Bell waiting for their turn to stand next to it for a photo. The more famous side with the crack had the longest queuing so we simply went on the opposite side and were able to walk right up and snap away. (check out our family picture).
After a few more pics and some videotaping we headed back for our car and our next, and last, stop in Philadelphia, a special quest to satisfy Aria's love of ketchup. You're saying, "OK, what???" Well, here's the background: If you didn't know, Aria loves ketchup and puts a ton of it on fries and other things. So when I found a magazine article about unique, regional-flavored potato chips one that caught Aria's eye was a brand called Herr's Ketchup-flavored potato chip. This was sold only in Pennsylvania. So we saved that article and I promised Aria we would get her some of the chips before we left PA
Bye-bye Philly!
Next, we headed for an outlet mall just outside of Philadelphia to do some quick shopping but didn't find much in the way to excite us. We did purchase a few items but not much in way of unusual. In all the extra time spent going to the Liberty Bell and our ketchup chip quest we ran out of time to get to the Crayola Factory in Easton, PA as I had on our itinerary. The 1 � hour drive to get there would have left us with not much time to enjoy ourselves, so instead we headed straight for Hershey
The drive to Hersey was smooth along a turnpike. I notice there were plenty of dairy farms along the way with a winding and tree-filled landscape. An uneventful drive is a good thing. We arrived at the Hotel Hersey around 5pm and what a beautiful hotel it is. Built by the Hershey Family and their chocolate empire, it's a spread-out resort with elaborate landscaped gardens, detailed crown molding and elaborate trimming throughout the hallways and rooms and well-attended staff (the valet remembered my name!). There were nice touches in the room such as fluffy robes a big flat-screened TV and even a DVD player. Upon check in we were provided room keys that looked like Hershey chocolate bars but not to tease us, we also were handed four full-sized Hershey bars (yes, Aria immediately wanted to eat it).
As Laneshia took to her routine of cleaning the hotel room upon arrival (Thanks Laneshia for taking care of us!), I got the kids out of her way by taking them to the massive grounds on the back of the resort. Here the resort featured an outdoor ice skating ring (with no ice but usable with in-line skates), a huge pool with waterslides (the kids eyed this big time) and the Cocoa Kids Club which was an indoor playhouse for kids which Jadin and Aria will attend tomorrow morning while I golf and Laneshia spas
Heading back to the main part of the hotel the kids took a quick run through an outdoor garden/maze – this place is nice. By the time we returned it was now time to grab some dinner which Jadin didn't want (he wanted swimming and eating was getting in his way). Well, he had to wait, sad to say.
We took a 25 minute car ride to downtown Harrisburg, PA to a used bookstore/caf� called MidtownScholar Bookstore (www.MidtownScholar.com) that was well regarded in the Harrisburg tourist guides. Unfortunately, right as we arrived at 6:50p we found the place was closing early tonight at 7pm (Ugg, again we're being forced out at closing time!)
Well, the website didn't say anything about a 7pm closing
While we browsed for books we got to hear the band that was to perform do their rehearsal for their 7:30pm performance. We purchased some books but didn't stay too long however – I'm sure the band was going to be good but it wasn't our type of music.
By now we really needed to eat so we drove aimless through downtown Harrisburg but found nothing that tempted us. We hit the road back to the hotel where along the way we exited at another location and found a small brick pizzeria called Santos Pizza – obviously locally owned
We decided to take a chance simply because I didn't want to go to a chain restaurant (a Pizza Hut was down the street, but why play it safe?) To our relief a few local folks did filter in after we ordered. And upon receiving our food 15 minutes later it was well presented and tasted great. Laneshia had a salad and shared baked lasagna with Aria. Jadin had a cheese pizza and I had this wonderful looking stromboli.
Returning to the Hotel at 9pm, the kids were antsy to get in the pool so they rushed to change into their swimsuits and they rushed me downstairs to the indoor pool. There they got about an hour of splash time before the pool shut down – just enough to wear them out. After their baths they were knocked out just about mid-night, pretty late for them, but hey we're on vacation.
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Aria loved them. If we get a chance we'll have to buy some more. The company that sells them (Herr's) has them available for online purchase as well.
Wow! it looks like you guy's had a ball. Jr remember those vacation we had when we were little. It's great to see kids have a vaction too.
Love you guy's see you soon.


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The Art curriculum stresses a fundamental approach to art instruction. Classes are small and students receive individual attention from accomplished faculty. Students majoring in art undertake rigorous training in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional design, drawing, and art history. Elective courses may be taken in life drawing, painting, watercolor,ceramics, and photography. The program also offers courses for non-art majors in art appreciation and art foundations. For specific information on the Art curriculum, please consult the current General Catalog.

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Here is a problem that is puzzling me:
Is it common that during cell size regression, the bees will, not only build comb of irregular cell size, but also of irregular cell depth?
I find that on several of the frames my bees are building (bees from fresh packages this spring building on 4.9mm foundation) the comb is being built soo deep that it extends into the next frame's "territory" (in depth that is), which makes it a pain for removal. Also, it makes adjacent frames have very shallow cells. This has happened only around the top edges, where honey is normally stored, and not in brood areas of the frame. Also, it has happened mostly in hives where cell size has been irregular as well, while in the one hive that has drawn comb most regularly (and also the smallest diameter), the problem is very minimal.
Finaly, and related to this problem: how late is it safe to cull frames such as those? I noticed in one hive that, while a deep supper was almost 100% drawn during the last 2 weeks, 2 frames that I had removed from the second brood box and replaced with foundation haven't been touched at all, which makes me wonder if the cells will draw and fill them at all before the winter.


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There is a world of difference. Halo plates are made from the proper steel machined to precise tolrerances to origonal spec's. the fit, finish and engraving are the best there is. you can get a registered plate also from halo for about $50.00 extra.Originally Posted by AKarl_12
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Concussion tests get more funding
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Tennessee High School will have more money to protect student athletes thanks to a grant from the Wellmont Foundation.
The Foundation will help the school pay for it's concussion testing.
Tennessee High School has started testing their athletes before they set foot on the field.
"Usually we'll measure cognitive function, reaction time, their memory and it just gives you a baseline from before they had the concussion," said Kelly Flanary, the athletic trainer.
Flanary administers the tests.
If an athlete gets hurt, they take the test again and the scores are compared, Flanary said.
"Basically what we're doing with our concussion policy is we're using our ImPACT program kind of as a supplement for what we are already doing," Flanary told us.
The tests are important, he said, because when a player gets hit on the field they may not have symptoms.
The test shows the trainer how serious the injury actually is.
"What we wanted to do was create an atmosphere, or create a situation, where we have more data and more information to allow the professionals to treat young people and keep them off the field until they were 100 percent ready," said Paul Pendleton, the athletic director.
Pendleton told us the football team was the first to be tested during preseason.
"It's a sport that has a lot of impact and there's no taking the contact out of the sport," he said.
The Wellmont Foundation grant will allow them to give the exam to more athletes, said Pendleton.
Wellmont said in a press release Friday, that the grant would give the school 500 baseline tests and 150 post-concussion tests.
"Anytime you're dealing with things there's financial issues," said Pendleton. "What it allows us as a high school is to focus in on those things and not worry about the financial impact of it."
Pendleton told us athletes take the test in a computer room.
The new funds could be used for better hardware so the tests could be administered in the athletic trainer's office.
The tests are given to both middle and high school athletes, Pendleton said.
Wellmont will announce the amount of grant money Tennessee High School received at Friday night's Tennessee High football game.
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I can tell you that the Kimber .22 conversion that I bought, used, for a Colt Gold Cup shoots straighter than the road to hell, and has been entirely reliable with good ammunition (CCI's) and even works well with Federal bulk pack stuff for autos.
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There is apparently some challenge in getting the slide stop to engage with magazine actuation, so it doesn't work that way on the Kimber. However, a 'dry snap' on an empty chamber is supposed to hurt nothing whatsoever.
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I found out just how fragile and thin a layer of glass a five gallon carboy contains! I need to come up with an outside micrometer, but I have never gotten a throw away glass packaging that wasn't three times as thick. I was sliding a freshly racked five gallon carboy of mead and I just barely tapped it into something a half inch up the side from the thicker bottom. I kicked over the five gallon bucket full of Idophor sanitizer and was able to save half of the batch by getting the carboy into that emptied bucket.
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Very strange March here in the Bay Area. Until this week, I think we only had a couple days of sun total and the temperature never reached 65.
On the other hand, my hives have had many drones since early March (probably triggered by a few days of 80+ degree weather we had in February). I have grafted twice in early March (using the Nicot system) and have been nervously watching the weather forecast and the calander as we got day after day of rain and cold and the en of the mating window was approaching
My first graft emerged March 9th and our first day of sunny 65 degree weather was this Tuesday March 28th (19 days after emergence). Wednesday and Thursday were both 75 degree clear blue days, so there should have been a good chance of mating just before the window closed.
A first question for those with experience mating queens near the end of the mating window. In this situation it's probably especially necessary to see how the cells get capped: 3-4 days for egg-laying to start plus 8 days for worker brood to get capped should mean I need to wait 11-12 days from the first prime mating day (Wednesday) to check for capped worker brood, right?
My second graft emerged a week later (March 16th) so they should have mated safely within the window. Probably just seeing eggs or open brood is enough for these later queens, but I have a different question for this sitation: it is dangerous to move a mating nuc or change its surroundngs while there is any possibility that vigin queens are out on mating flights. You read that queens can go on mating flights for 1-4 consecutive days. Does this mean that it is safe to change the orientation of a mating nuc on the 4th day following the first prime mating day (no more queen flight on the 4th day after first mating day)?


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WR's aren't much deeper then RB's Matt, that's what I'm trying to tell you.
maybe if we were playing with 20 teams...
but down to 35 even 40 players deep for RB's and WR's they are still pretty even points wise.
you are talking 80 picks...no one "should" be rushing the RB picks...it doesn't make sense to, people WILL because it's conventional wisdom...but it just doesn't hold true anymore.


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But two major themes — utopian ideals, even — run through art today, just as they run through our culture at large. On one hand are Apple products and bioengineering and smart bombs, things driven by the notion of that life can be elegantly ordered and perfected via technology. On the other hand is the folk craft revival and the localvore movement and the custom engineering of Maker Faires, things driven by the notion that handcraft in all its intriguing, messy imperfection is the most meaningful and human thing going. Of course, most folks straddle these two ideas with things like hand-knit cozies for iPhones available for sale on Etsy. But this ideological split — technological perfection versus humanist imperfection — is a fundamental engine of our culture.
Mollie Goldstrom speaks for the latter group when she says that the inspiration for her exhibit of prints at AS220's Project Space (93 Mathewson St, Providence, through August 31) is the blurring between science and fantasy in 17th-century naturalism, with the errors of early science offering "a glimpse into the very nature of the human condition."
Goldstrom, who is based in Iowa City, where she recently completed her MFA at the University of Iowa, was an artist in residence at AS220 in July. She is a cofounder of the Baltimore-based Closed Caption Comics and an editor and illustrator for Lightful Press. Her previous etchings, depicting forests sprouting from the backs of whales and tiny houses perched atop the stumps of massive trees, suggested folktales.
Her AS220 show is inspired by the English beekeeper Charles Butler and his 1609 book The Feminine Monarchie, considered the first book-length natural history on bees. In particular, Goldstrom is intrigued by Butler's score transliterating bee buzzing into a madrigal so as to help predict when they would swarm. The title of the series — If I Miss, I Miss But a Little — is a quote from Butler professing his effort to get a close as humanly possible to perfection.
Goldstrom adopts a beguiling style reminiscent of 17th- or 18th-century illustrations with a smidgen of Edward Gorey's goth nostalgia mixed in. About half the prints have borders decorated with images of flowers, honeycombs, hives, bees and drone aircraft (punning on drone bees). The purposeful "naïve" woodenness of her characters — their imperfection — suggests their actions are an uncanny ritual.
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June 2007
State University of New York Charter Schools Institute
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New York State Charter Law: http://schools.nyc.gov/charterschools/law.text.htm
In New York state, where there has been strong opposition to the charter school movement, it helps to be the only authorizer in the state having final say in selecting new charter schools. Once a decision has been made by the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York (SUNY), it cannot be overturned by the Board of Regents. Another enormous advantage is the highly vocal and concrete support that Governor Pataki, Mayor Bloomberg, and Chancellor Klein give charters across the state and particularly in New York City, where 21 of the 50 SUNY Institute-authorized schools are located.
The SUNY trustees created the Charter Schools Institute in 1999 as a single-purpose entity devoting all of its time and resources to quality authorizing practices. The institute seeks to open charters that will successfully serve students at risk for academic failure and to promote change from compliance-based to performance-based accountability systems. While meeting rigorous criteria about academic quality and capable governance, every charter applicant must show sufficient community support for its proposed school to achieve its goals. The SUNY Institute takes pains to see that applicants envision the program from the student's point of view and that the school is really about the children, not the adults.
Starting nearly from scratch, SUNY Institute initially saw its role as more "judge and jury" than charter support. But as the office has grown along with its number of schools, its staff has become more sophisticated about what they expect from operating schools and about what they offer to the schools in terms of advocacy and accountability. Serving schools from a relatively insulated position politically, the institute developed policies and procedures based on its chartering goals, not on political and bureaucratic pressure. Its relationships with schools are built primarily upon results and compliance with rules and regulations only inasmuch as they support the school's capacity to achieve those results.
The SUNY Institute is known nationwide for holding its schools firmly to their accountability standards, and it has closed five schools since 1999. While every nonrenewal has been a difficult experience for the institute staff—not to mention the school community—the staff is confident that over time the renewal procedure will improve the quality of charter schools in New York and strengthen the charter movement nationwide. By establishing charter schools that become recognized as models for excellence, SUNY Institute seeks to help raise the standard to which public schools across the state are held.
Just as the SUNY Institute has a single focus, each staff member also has a singular focus. Staff members are divided by core functions rather than by schools or geographic area, allowing each staff member to offer his or her particular expertise to all schools. While this structure works well—even with 50 schools—the institute augments its own capacity by collaborating with others. For example, it uses external evaluators to help review applications, drawing on fresh perspectives and the best thinking about charter schools from across the country. It also contracts with outside organizations to conduct prescribed third-year site visits, to provide a check on procedures, also allowing schools to be more candid during the visit. SUNY Institute views its role as more evaluative than supportive and is careful to balance these roles when its own staff members conduct site visits. Because they are not in a position to make decisions about closure or renewal, external contractors are able to step out of this delicate balance somewhat and offer more technical assistance, when necessary, as compared to what institute staff members can offer.
Like other authorizers in New York, SUNY Institute is fortunate to have close working relationships with the New York Charter Schools Association (NYCSA), a statewide membership organization providing technical assistance and advocacy for all New York charter schools; and the New York City Center for Charter School Excellence, an independent, not-for-profit organization that serves as "advocate, bridge, and catalyst"30 for the success of charter schools in the city. The center helps with services that a charter authorizer may not be able to provide; for example, the institute counts on the center's efforts to help increase awareness and support for charter schools. Most importantly, SUNY Institute staff members can feel confident that their schools in the city are receiving technical support, without the institute having to provide that support.
Ongoing evaluation of the institute's work "permeates the organization," according to former director James Merriman. While the institute does not formally collect data to direct its internal operations, most of its policies—such as the application process, renewal benchmarks, and ongoing monitoring—have been revised as a result of experiences with schools. For example, institute-required measures of student performance have replaced schools' choice of their own norm-referenced tests because schools were not providing meaningful and reliable information about students' improvement under the former measures. Also, staff members noticed over the years that they were consistently seeing weak school governing boards that often threatened the schools' success. In response, the staff built into each school's contract the power to disapprove board members.
Schools are required to develop an accountability plan during the first year of their charter that defines their specific performance goals. All SUNY Institute-authorized schools are required to administer all state examinations in all state test grades (3–12). Progress toward these goals must be measured in absolute terms, using value-added measures (an assessment model that measures students' academic growth), and in comparison to their local district overall. All schools must expect ultimately 75 percent of their students to score at proficiency levels on state reading and math exams.
All New York authorizers share oversight duties with the New York State Education Department (SED). SUNY Institute has refined this relationship to make it useful for schools rather than burdensome. The SED takes the lead on data collection, for example, because it has procedures in place. SUNY Institute, on the other hand, takes the lead on ongoing oversight of schools' academic, organizational and fiscal systems.
The institute's unusual strengths start with its position within the university. The institute is funded primarily through sources from within the university. While institute staff members are able to draw upon a range of university resources, answering directly to the Board of Trustees affords them a good deal of autonomy, allowing staff to undertake K–12 education reform with an open mind about what type of programs will work. Acting as a statewide authorizer provides greater insulation from state and local politics, allowing staff to make application and renewal decisions that inevitably would be more difficult for a district authorizer. The single-purpose focus of the SUNY Institute ensures that staff members are chosen for expertise that matches their job responsibilities and are less likely to be distracted by issues and tasks not related to the institute's core mission as an authorizer.
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I shared this recipe before here, but I make it so often that I've made a few changes. For one thing, Carlos prefers toasted bread, and for another, he prefers Parmesan cheese over Mozzarella because it doesn't upset his stomach the way heavier cheese does.
So, here is another way to make it! (By the way, I learned recently from my friend Maura over at The Other Side of the Tortilla, that Mexicans eat the same dish. In Mexico it's called "molletes" – Check out some interesting history and Maura's recipe, which was also featured on NBC Latino.)
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1 loaf French bread
Parmesan cheese, grated (preferably fresh, not powdered)
Refried Beans/Frijoles Molidos
1 large Roma tomato, diced
1 handful of fresh cilantro, chopped
1. If making beans from scratch, follow the recipe HERE to make a pot of Salvadoran beans, and then the recipe HERE to make them frijoles molidos. You can use canned refried beans, too.
2. Cut the French bread loaf in half lengthwise. Spread each inner half with butter. Place on a hot comal (griddle) to toast for one to two minutes. (You can also use slices of French bread.)
3. Place toasted French bread halves on a baking sheet. Spread each half with refried beans and then top with as much Parmesan cheese as you like.
4. Put into oven at 350 F for 5 to 10 minutes or until bread is warm to the touch on all sides. (You can also do this under the broiler if you like.)
5. In a small bowl, combine diced tomato and chopped cilantro to make a quick fresh salsa. You can also add diced fresh onion, green bell pepper or your favorite fresh chile pepper, such as jalapeño or poblano.
6. Cut French bread loaves into serving sizes and top with fresh salsa.


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It's great having a 'Summer Baby' because you're guaranteed good weather for their birthdays.
That's right, so when we were planning Caitlin's second birthday at the start of May we figured it would be marvelous if we had some outside toys for her. Great idea. Except that it then turned out to be -34° with weather that wouldn't have seemed out of place on one of Jupiter's outer moons. So it took her a little longer than we expected. to get introduced to her Little Tikes Log Cabin.
Some might have caviled at this, stating that we could have put the thing up indoors. And here is the first and most important point of the new Log Cabin by Little Tikes. The dimensions on the box say 4'.8 by 4', but if you're anything like me, that might as well be written in Romalan. I'm not great with numbers and slightly worse with spatial awareness; so I just looked in the box. Easy when you know the tricks. In the box it looked huge, out of the box and upright it's massive. And that's fine with us because this was after all our first criteria. There are loads of cabins out there which look fun and have extra-fiddly thingummies but we wanted space. And the Little Tikes Log Cabin is the one of the biggest in the price-range.
So we delayed. Luckily only a couple of days until the temperature reached a balmy -21° but then it was all systems go. The second great thing about the cabin is the ease with which you can put it all up. We've never had a cabin/wendy-house before so -in their defense- they might all be really easy to construct. But we were still struck by the no-nonsense method of putting this together. The four walls slot together, the roof slots on and you have 8 screws with which to attach the roof to the walls in case there's a big wind. And with Caitlin that's always on the cards. Anyway, that's it. You do need two people because it's pretty solid but that's about it.
When Caitlin set her eyes on her Little Tikes Log Cabin, she was dumbfounded. She even stopped singing the Bing Bong song for a few minutes so we knew she was discombobulated! Two days after her party she was still in 'birthday-mode' which meant that anything she saw was 'Mine!' and, by a happy coincidence, this was indeed hers. She immediately ran inside and checked out the extras. There is a phone in a wall-holder, a picture of a fire (this is a homestead after all) and a pop-up table. Other than that there are windows in each wall and a stable-door. Personally I wouldn't have previously imagined that something as simple could be so endlessly diverting, and yet she and her brother Harry (3 ¾) played inside, outside, climbed through the windows, talked to their absent elder brother Tom on the phone, ate invisible food on the table and sometimes just sat on the floor for the whole of the morning. They occasionally wandered into the house to witter nonsensically about something or other, but other than that the cabin proved to be a magnet for them. And, it must be said, this continues to be the case. Every time Caitlin now walks through the French doors she reiterates her ownership with a subtle "Cakekin's 'ouse" and spends a great percentage of each day playing inside. Harry too.
Quite simply, it is fabulous. It's a great addition to our outside space, which isn't huge but now has enough distinct areas to distract our children long enough for us to pretend that we have some free time. It's safe and just looks fun. Little Tikes have thought carefully about what you need for a toy that must of necessity stay outside and it's genuinely solid, really quite heavy, weather-proof and has the minimum of things that might go rusty in the rain. Just the 8 screws in fact, and they are all encased in plastic inside the cabin. The solidity of the cabin is probably the reason for the price, which is quite high at around £320 or upwards . You can pick some similar ones up for less but this is the only one we've seen with the space and the solidity with which we felt comfortable. So, you get what you pay for in our opinion. I have to say, I never had one of these when I was younger -or even a desire for one – and so it came as a bit of surprise how fantastic both kids think it is. And what a pleasant surprise it was.
by Dave Fouracre aka Dave The Dad – Dad to Tom 6, Harry nearly 4 and Caitlin 2
Read Sarah (Mum)'s view on the Log Cabin
May 2012
You can Buy The Little Tikes Log Cabin Playhouse Here


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The Missing Ink by Philip Hensher
(Macmillan $44.99)
The heart sank at the prospect of another jeremiad lamenting the changes that the modern world has brought upon us. We know that real social discourse has been destroyed by online networks, that hard journalism has crumbled in the face of citizen blogging, that literacy has been submerged by msg shtctz, that any intelligent discourse drowns in the banality of tweeting - and so on.
So my initial reaction to the prolific Philip Hensher's latest effort being sub-titled the lost art of handwriting was a groan. But Hensher is too clever for this to be merely a lament. He makes a cogent case in challenging the assumption that all future writing will be performed on keyboards of some sort.
But apart from his argument that handwriting still matters, he fleshes out his case with a host of captivating material on the history of the art. I have never given it that much thought apart from noticing the more attractive examples on people's Christmas cards and experiencing a certain regret that my own scrawl does not match theirs.
But handwriting has gone through as many changes as any other human endeavour.
Hensher recalls some of the efforts to encourage or impose better writing, introducing such figures as the American A.N. Palmer, who in the best entrepreneurial manner set up an empire of writing schools that prescribed a particular style with "posture dictated in extraordinary detail". His prescriptions were introduced in the 1890s and the last Palmer school did not go bankrupt until the 1980s while his methods persisted until the 21st century.
In Britain the method of Vere Foster survived in British schools for almost a century and Hensher notes that in France the writing of a person who went to school in the 1980s was very similar to that of someone educated 50 years before.
French children may still be found copying examples written on a blackboard by their teacher.
Regardless of style, many of us would like better handwriting for the belief remains that one's own script is somehow revelatory of character, although Hensher throws something of a successful hand grenade at the experts in graphology. He includes samples from people as disparate as Elizabeth I, Dickens and Hitler.
He wanders off on an enjoyable excursion into ink and pens and has great fun recounting experiences trying to buy a particular fountain pen at some of London's finest shops. We learn, he has a considerable regard for the ballpoint.
This is a vigorous, opinionated and self-indulgent book. But it is never dull and it's telling that I now feel rather guilty at writing this review on the keyboard of my computer, rather than digging out my old Sheaffer and the bottle of Watermans gently leaking into a desk drawer.
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More than 150 high school counselors and 50 college representatives from around the state will be at Pulaski Technical College on Friday for the Arkansas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Articulation Workshop.
The workshop enables high school counselors to gather information about programs offered at Arkansas' two- and four-year colleges and universities to take back to students they serve. Representatives from both public and private institutions will be present.
Representatives from two out-of-state schools -- Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, La.., and College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Mo. -- also plan to attend the workshop, along with officials from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, the Arkansas Student Loan Authority and Baptist Health Schools of Nursing and Allied Health.
Kris Burford, director of financial aid at Pulaski Tech, will also give counselors an update on financial aid.
The workshop will be 10:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Pulaski Technical College Campus Center.
This is the first time Pulaski Technical College has hosted the event.
Friday's workshop is the fourth and final workshop scheduled this week throughout different geographical regions of the state. Other workshops are scheduled at Mid-South Community College in West Memphis today; Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville on Sept. 13; and at Ouachita Technical College in Malvern on Sept. 14.
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Courtney Love is now 50. I didn't think she would make it to 50.
Chloe Moretz and her brother holding hands again.
Chrissy Teigen goes shopping while
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Channing Tatum in Vancouver.
Gillian Anderson looks great.
Hugh Jackman is in Italy.
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Before every Arsenal fixture, we'll bring you a Scouting Report on the Gunners' next opponents.
Former Arsenal midfielder Stewart Robson will give his pre-match view and you can get his post-match verdict in our Talking Tactics feature on Arsenal Player.
Arsène Wenger and his side host Manchester City at Emirates Stadium in the Carling Cup on Tuesday so, to find out more, we also asked journalist Stuart Brennan for his thoughts and analysis.
"It is impossible to know what team Roberto Mancini will pick, but against Wolves in the last round he played a second-string side. All the same, despite containing a couple of youngsters who have now gone out on loan, the City side was full of internationals.
"So whatever teams Mancini and Arsène Wenger select, it should be a game full of technical brilliance, tactical interest and a fair degree of passion. We might also see the return to the Emirates of Samir Nasri - and that should be intriguing."
"It's normally a 4-2-3-1 formation, but whether they will do that with different players tonight remains to be seen. He'll have to fit the formation around the players. Roberto Mancini has already said he's going to change the whole XI, especially considering they only played two days ago.
"It all depends on the kind of team Arsenal put out. But City will have Adam Johnson down one of the wings and that's certainly an area that they'll be looking at. There's a possibility of Dzeko playing up front as well so they'll be keen to get him on the ball as well.
"They played Birmingham, the holders, in the Third Round and won that comfortably and then went to Wolves, who played a low-strength side. In the end that was a very comfortable win.
"City's strengths have been in the centre of midfield particularly this season. Gareth Barry has looked good this season and obviously Yaya Toure and David Silva have been driving forces there too in that sort of area.
"But none of those players will be playing tonight and of those who are probably coming in, Owen Hargreaves has not played much and Abdul Razak is inexperienced. He's a young lad who's been on loan at Portsmouth. So that kind of area will be nowhere near as strong as usual.
"There's also the likes of Denis Suarez, a Spanish youth international, who could be involved at some point too. I'm not too sure who has travelled down yet in all honesty, we'll find that out later.
"The defence should look fairly healthy and you'd probably expect Aleksander Kolarov at left-back, Pablo Zabaleta right-back with Kolo Toure and Stefan Savic in the middle. They should have enough strength there.
"I think it will go to extra time personally. I think City may just sneak it and if Arsenal do put a Reserve team out then they might struggle against the greater experience."


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Your time at MVNU can be a rich, developmental experience that prepares you for life in service and vocation. Academic and extracurricular experiences prepare students for the professional world in ways they often don't realize. An MVNU student not only receives a degree that is valued in their field of choice, they also will develop valuable personal qualities, and a host of skills that employers desire in candidates.
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Vernon K. Zimmerman Papers, 1945-1996 | University of Illinois Archives
By Laura Grigg[Printer Friendly] | [Contact us about this collection]
Collection Overview
Title: Vernon K. Zimmerman Papers, 1945-1996
Primary Creator: Zimmerman, V. K. (Vernon Kenneth) (1928-)
Extent: 8.3 cubic feet
Arrangement: By subject and chronological or alphabetical thereunder.
Date Acquired: 09/25/1997
Subjects: Accountancy, Accountancy Department, Auditing, Faculty Papers, International Accounting, International Programs, International Relations, Peace Corps, Photographs, Tehran Research Unit, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
Formats/Genres: Announcements, Financial Records, Papers, Sound Recordings
Languages: English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish;Castilian, Japanese
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Papers of Vernon K. Zimmerman (1928-96), Professor of Accountancy (1961-92), Dean of College of Commerce and Business Administration (1971-85), Director of the Center for International Education and Research in Accounting (1965-96), includes correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, faculty meeting minutes, biographical records, theses, newsletters, teaching materials, newspaper clippings, press releases, announcements, postcards, photographs, family photographs, audiocassettes, videocassettes, travel diaries, weekly planners, publications, and speeches concerning the College of Commerce and Business Administration, the Center for International Education and Research in Accounting, international accounting and relations, accounting history, exchange programs, consulting, accountancy courses, conferences, biographical information concerning A. C. Littleton, university committees, accounting associations, American Accounting Assocation (1961-89), Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants (1959-89), International Journal of Accounting, Busey Bank Board of Directors, National Bank of Urbana Board of Directors, Illinois Power Board of Directors, Peace Corps (1962), Army Audit Agency (1956-62), Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities (MUCIA), Touche Ross Foundation (1976-82), American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (1968-91), Chinese University Development Project (1987-89), Bangladesh Management Education and Training Project (1984-89), and AID Tunisia Project (1967-78).�? Major correspondents include Norton M. Bedford, Edwin Joe DeMaris, Paul Garner, Paul Green, H. Peter Holzer, A. C. Littleton, Robert K. Mautz, Joseph W. McGuire, C. A. Moyer, and Arthur R. Wyatt.
Subject/Index Terms
Accountancy Department
Faculty Papers
International Accounting
International Programs
International Relations
Peace Corps
Tehran Research Unit
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
Administrative Information
Repository: University of Illinois Archives
Acquisition Source: Vernon Zimmerman's Office
Other Note: 9 pages.
Other URL: http://archives.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/0901022.pdf
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Biographical Materials],
[Series 2: Publications],
[Series 3: Conferences and Lectures],
[Series 4: Teaching Materials],
[Series 5: Committees and Associations],
[Series 6: Correspondence],
[Series 7: College of Commerce and Business Administration File],
[Series 8: International Programs and Consulting],
[Series 9: Weekly Planners],
[Series 10: Audiovisual Materials],
- Series 5: Committees and Associations
- Box 4
- Folder 4: Army Audit Agency, 1956-62
- Folder 5: Haskins and Sells Scholarship Committee, 1957
- Folder 6: YMCA Faculty Forums, 1959
- Folder 8: Peace Corps (2 folders), 1962
- Folder 9: University Committees, 1962-71
- Folder 10: <i>Journal of Accountancy</i> Editorial Advisory Board, 1963-65
- Folder 11: Christian Service Foundation Committee, 1967
- Folder 12: Committee to Study the Content of the CPA Examination, 1967
- Folder 14: Ad Hoc Committee on International Programs (2 folders), 1967-68
- Folder 15: American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, 1968-91
- Folder 16: International Committee for Accounting Cooperation (ICAC), 1969
- Folder 17: University Council on International Education, 1969
- Folder 18: Athletic Association - Committee on Promotion and Planning, 1969-72
- Folder 19: National Bank of Urbana - Board of Directors, 1969-81
- Folder 20: Busey Bank Board of Directors, 1969, 1989
- Folder 21: Athletic Association - Board of Directors, 1970-72
- Folder 22: Illinois Power Company Board of Directors - Audit Committee, 1973-93
- Folder 23: Commission on Education for the Business Professions, 1974
- Folder 24: Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities (MUCIA) Consultant Group, 1974
- Folder 25: Carle Foundation Membership, 1975
- Folder 26: Illinois Business Associates, 1975-76
- Folder 27: Touche Ross Foundation Aid to Education Board, 1976-82
- Folder 28: University of Missouri Visiting Committee, 1984
- Folder 29: International Programs Committee, 1985-86
- Folder 30: Developmental Services Center (DSC) Endowment Committee, 1986
- Folder 31: International Programs Committee - Center for International Business Education, 1989
- Folder 32: Big Ten United Way Conference Planning Committee, 1989
- Folder 33: Infinity Capital Holding (I.C.H.) Corporation - Board of Directors, 1990-93
- Folder 34: Sheth Foundation - Board of Directors, 1995
- Sub-Series 1: American Accounting Association (AAA)
- Sub-Series 2: Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants (ISCPA)
- Box 5
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I was so excited to be invited to Sheryl, of Lady Behind the Curtain, to participate in the Improv Cooking Challenge.
This is Challenge #1 and set up kind of like Iron Chef... but without the really bizarre ingredients;)
This month is Apples and Caramel.
I made Hot Caramel Apple Spiced Cider,
and Baked Apple Wontons
Hot Caramel Apple Spiced Cider
5 cups No Sugar Added Apple Juice
4 Cinnamon Sticks
1 Vanilla Bean
Pinch of Ground Cloves
Caramel Ice Cream Sauce
Large White Sanding Sugar
Place first 4 ingredients in a pot on medium low heat for one hour. The drink will boil down to be approx. 2 1/2 cups.
I used 1.4 ounce glasses and dipped the rims in caramel sauce, then sprinkled the sanding sugar so that it adhered to the rim.
Once the drink mixture has finished the hour cook time, remove from heat and strain the juice. Carefully pour into glasses.
This drink tastes and smells best when hot.
Drink carefully
Baked Apple Wontons
24 Wonton Wrappers
1 large Honeycrisp Apple
1 1/2 T Cinnamon Sugar Mix
Cooking Spray
Cut and dice the apple and quickly sprinkle on the cinnamon sugar mixture. Layout a monton wrapper and use your finger to brush water on the edges. Place a 1/2 teaspoon of diced apple in the center of the wrapper and fold in half to form a triangle. Brush water on each of the three points, then fold in toward the center. Place on an aluminum pan, seam side down.
Once all of the apple is gone, lightly spray the wontons with the cooking spray, then top with some of the sanding sugar.
Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
I dipped these in some of the Caramel Ice Cream Sauce that I added a pinch of Sea Salt to.
These Apple Wontons tasted like little caramel apple pies.
3 of the Apple Wontons and one little glass of Hot Apple Cider was the perfect treat to satisfy the sweet tooth. Even better was the fact that this dessert had almost no added sugar, and was baked instead of fried:)


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|Topic Review (Newest First)
Aquaeon Evolve 2,4,8 $45~$70, $60~$85, $80~$115
Tank Dimensions:
Evolve 2: 9" x 9" x 10"
Evolve 4: 10.5" x 10.5" x 11.5"
Evolve 8: 13" x 13" x 14"
Tank Contents:
QuietFlow Power Filter, Wet/Dry biological filtration, LED adjustable lighting with both daylight and moonlight
Fluval Edge/Fluval Edge Range: $130~$170 (edge)/ $170~$190 (range)
Tank Dimensions: Edge-16.9" L X 10.25" D X 8.75" H Range-16.9" L X 10.25" D X 17.5" H
Tank Contents:
Edge: 21 LED lighting system, EDGE Clip-On Power Filter, 30 mL Nutrafin Aqua Plus Water Conditioner, 30 mL Nutrafin Cycle Biological Aquarium Supplement
Range: 42 LED lighting system, EDGE Clip-On Power Filter, 30 mL Nutrafin Aqua Plus Water Conditioner, 30 mL Nutrafin Cycle Biological Aquarium Supplement
Anyways continuing an over due post i present some more nano tank kits.
Fluval Spec/Fluval Spec V: $45~$70 (2gal)/ $80~$110 (5gal)
Tank Dimensions: Spec-7.25" L X 9.25" W X 10" H Spec V-17.2" L x 6.3" W x 10.6" H
Tank Contents:
Spec:Two gallon glass aquarium with molded cover, LED light unit, Circulation pump 40 GPH with output nozzle, Foam filter block, Activated carbon insert, BIOMAX insert, Safe-low voltage transformer, and Adjustable flow control
Spec V: Five gallon glass aquarium with cover, LED lighting system, foam filter block with handle, activated carbon insert, biomax insert, circulation pump with output nozzle, safe low voltage transformer, 30 ml Nutrafin Aqua Plus Water Conditioner, 30 ml Nutrafin Cycle Biological Aquarium supplement
Tank, HOB filter, and 6500k bulb lamp/moonlight combo (of your color choices): $49.99
that sounds like a good deal to me =)
Finnex Four Gallon: $18 (tank only)-$70 ~shipping not included in listed price, this set up is dependant on which one you would prefer, from tank only, to tank with canister filter and clip on lamp~
Tank Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 8 x 10 inches~4 Gallons
Tank Contents: ~varies depending which tank package you would like to obtain~
Tank only- $18.99
Tank and HOB filter- $27.99
Tank, HOB filter, and 21 LED light- $39.99
Tank, HOB filter, and 6500k bulb lamp/moonlight combo (of your color choices): $49.99
Tank, HOB filter, and RGB LED light: $49.99
Tank and canister filter: $49.99
Tank, refugium HOB (saltwater), and 6500K bulb lamp/moonlight combo: $59.99
Tank, Cansiter filter, and 6500K Bulb lamp/moonlight combo (of your color choices):$69.99
(Note: these prices are from their Ebay store, actually site store may be more expensive, is shipping dependent, and not all kits are available on their site store)
I can't list the pros and cons of this tank as i have no experience with this set up, but i was considering this tank at some point, but went with the Flora from above. If you have any experiences with this tank, please do post your pros, cons, and any other notes about this tank.
It's been a while since i've updated this information. Anyways they've upgraded their tanks to low-iron glass so prices has gone up.
Tank with filter and clip light: $39.99
Tank with filter and Fuge Ray light: $71.99
They also have another tank set called Schuber Wright. It's the same low iron tank but with a custom light base, rated at 6500k~2 13watt bulbs.
Price for tank and light base is $109.99. You can choose to add one of three available filters ranging from $10-$35 as well.
Nanos on a Budget
I've always had trouble researching setups locally or online for that "perfect" or almost perfect all in one setup with little or no change from stock equipment until there is more disposable income later on. So I'm here today to help others who want to set up a nano on a budget, assuming that your budget will be around $200 minimum for a low tech nano. With the help of TPT community, let's try to help out the new comers to this hobby, as I have yet to see a thread for suggestions on good all in ones or assemble it yourself on a budget assuming that they know of cycling. So I'll start this out with some sets.
~On another note I am not in any way affiliated to any of these companies or their products, these are just some examples to get new comers started~
Fluval Ebi/Flora: $80-$150~best to shop around online~
Tank Dimensions: 11.8 x 11.8 x 13.8 inches ~7.9 gallons
Contents: Tank, background insert (pre-siliconed) corner protector/glass lid holder, 13w 6400k Fluval compact florescent lamp, Fluval Nano internal filter, alcohol based thermometer, tank mat, care guide, and tank specific items (see below)
Ebi specific:Fluval Stratum Shrimp substrarte, telescopic shrimp net, 2 oz Fluval Shrimp Safe (dechlorinator), 2 oz Fluval Shrimp Mineral Supplement, and 1.2 oz Fluval Shrimp Granules
Flora specific: Fluval Stratum substrate, planting tongs, Mini Pressurized CO2 System (20g disposable CO2 cartridge, cartridge holder, bell diffuser, silicone tubing, and turn on/off valve), and 1 oz Nutrafin Plant Gro
Pros: at 7.9 gallons, it's footprint is quite small, contains quite a bit of items if you're on a budget: tank, filter, lighting, substrate, and others, is warranted up to 2 years of defects
Cons: earlier models had lighting issues; quick bulb burn outs and bulbs are fluval brand only, filter can be noisy due to improper seating of impeller or air trapped in the system, the filter is prone to falling apart due to poor design; media chamber is easily dislodged from seating, background may have the potential to float up (is foam), tank is susceptible to damage from shipping/transporting to home~may be shipper/supplier fault though~
Additional purchases to consider: the provided substrate has a thin spread so another bag may be purchased, a thermostat/heater, a siphon, fish net(s), dechlorinator, appropriate foods for you future fishes/intervebrates
Other notes: The provided filter will vary with success from one person to another so you may also want to consider a hang on the back filter for this one down the road when you have some disposable income for some upgrades, but doing so renders the lid to become useless. For a higher light output, an additional lamp can be used in conjuncture with the current set up.
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Oct 21, 2012 at 6:37 pm #1295423
Was hoping to do more "fall" hiking this year, but for those that know Colorado know that "fall" can be be rather…short, to say the least. I think that any upcoming weekend adventures may need to be prepared for more as winter, with snowshoes, etc, rather than just "shoulder seasons". I've read may forum posts, but was unable to find much in the way of articles – searching for articles with the current site software can be a bit cumbersome.
Does anyone have suggestions for reading? Is there a "gold standard" for books? Something in ebook format is preferable.
PS. This summer was first with UL setup and the first year we've (me and wife) really done many miles away between campsites. I have very little experience with winter camping and will likely be borrowing or renting snowshoes initially.Oct 21, 2012 at 7:01 pm #1923531
Just found this on Amazon, "AMC Guide to Winter Hiking & Camping by Yemaya Maurer & Lucas St. Clair." Is it good?Oct 21, 2012 at 7:39 pm #1923536
Stuart .BPL Member
@lotuseaterLocale: Colorado
You're where I was a little more than a year ago. I don't know the book you're referring to, but my first purchase was a NOLS Winter Camping guide. What surprised me was how much better this book was at covering winter camping essentials, even though that's not its main focus:
http://www.amazon.com/Really-Backcountry-Revised-Better-ebook/dp/B001QOGJL8/ref=pd_sim_sbs_sg_2Oct 21, 2012 at 7:56 pm #1923540
Raquel RascalMember
@flutingaroundLocale: Rocky Mtn. West
I have the AMC book and it's pretty good. It's the same book that we used for the Winter Camping School last year with the CMC.
Did you know that Andrew Skurka is talking at CMC headquarters on winter hiking soon?
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http://andrewskurka.com/slideshows-clinics/current-schedule/Oct 21, 2012 at 7:58 pm #1923541
Raquel RascalMember
@flutingaroundLocale: Rocky Mtn. West
Have you taken any CMC classes?…they are fantastic for the price. Wilderness Trekking Course? Backpacking Course?Oct 21, 2012 at 10:13 pm #1923573
Bruce TolleyBPL Member
@btolleyLocale: San Francisco Bay Area
+ 1 to Allen& Mikes's Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book from Falcon Press.
The NOLS book is excellent too and includes a chapter on travel on snow. The Backpacker Magazine published a fairly good book as well.
If you plan on camping out, take a class, learn how to build a snow cave and snow trenches, and make your self a bed time hot water bottle. Also, brush up on map and compass. navigation is much more challenging in winter.
Freedom of the Hills by Mountaineers is always worth reading. It contains detailed diagrams on snow shelters.Oct 21, 2012 at 10:39 pm #1923576
Richard LyonBPL Member
@richardglyonLocale: Bridger Mountains
Another +1 to this very informative book.
RichardOct 22, 2012 at 8:48 am #1923619
Bruce TolleyBPL Member
@btolleyLocale: San Francisco Bay Area
To the OP,
If you search on this winter hiking camping section in the BPL forum, some folks have posted their packing lists and discussed gear options in various thread.
There is a chapter in the Backpacking Light book Ryan Jordan edited on winter SUL backpacking. This chapter is mainly for advanced winter campers and assumes that you know how to build a snow cave but it does include a gear list that might be helpful. For shelter, the chapter assumes when the temperature drops at night, you are sleeping in a cozy cave at 32 degrees or warmer.
Winter camping in the snow is not everyone's cup of tea so for the first trip or too you might want to rent or borrow gear and/or extend the use of 3 season gear. You do not want to spend 500 dollars on gear and then decide you hate winter camping. For example, rather than buy a sub zero down bag, you can combine a 3 season with a summer bag or put a quilt around a 30 agree down bag.
BruceOct 22, 2012 at 9:21 am #1923635
Paul McLaughlinBPL Member
Allen & Mike's is THE book to start with.
I'll offer a few tips myself for anyone starting out with winter camping;
Start slow. Try camping in the snow really close to the road – close enough so that if you decide to bail you will be able to do it no matter how foul the weather gets. This also allows you to take extra clothing and gear just in case. It's not easy to figure out what will work for you in terms of clothing and sleeping gear for the winter, and it's better to start out taking a few extra items and then culling what you didn't need than to go out with not enough and get cold or worse.
And especially in the fall and early winter, when the weather has cooled off but there's not much snow on the ground yet, it's easy to get caught by heading out for what seems like a short distance, making camp, getting a big snowfall overnight, and finding that it is a lot harder to get back out through the foot or two of fresh snow – snowshoes or not. That easy day's walk can turn into two long hard days of slogging. So I would suggest being very conservative about how far you from the trailhead.
Being out in the winter is a great experience, if you have the gear and skills to deal with the conditions. It's a different game from summer backpacking, and it takes some time to learn the rules of the new game.Oct 22, 2012 at 9:25 am #1923636
David ChenaultSpectator
@davecLocale: The West Slope
Good advice thus far. FWIW we've got some articles in the editorial works which will address these questions as well.Oct 22, 2012 at 9:41 am #1923644
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@mediaurasLocale: Terra
David, when are those articles coming out? I'm looking forward to them, also going to try winter camping for the first time this year. And yeah, its snowing in the sierras right now — looks like a good winter season is in the works!Oct 22, 2012 at 10:41 am #1923657
David ChenaultSpectator
@davecLocale: The West Slope
I don't know the precise schedule, I just write them.
One is a beginners starting point, an introduction for people with non-winter experience but a decent base in warmer conditions. The other is a comprehensive overview of tools for human powered oversnow travel.Oct 22, 2012 at 11:31 am #1923678
Charles PSpectator
@mediaurasLocale: Terra
Sounds fantastic, thanks.Oct 22, 2012 at 3:11 pm #1923726
Eric BlumensaadtBPL Member
@danepackerLocale: Mojave Desert
As a former Nordic ski patroler and Army ROTC winter survival instructor I feel Allen & Mike's winter book is THE best for both beginners and experienced winter campers/trekkers.
Mike's cartoons have at least 1/2 the information, plus they stick in your mind a long time. (That's helpful for us memory-challenged geezers.)Oct 23, 2012 at 2:10 pm #1923944
Dan DurstonBPL Member
@dandydanLocale: Cascadia
One of Dave's articles "Intro to Winter" is scheduled for tonight/tomorrow.
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/newsletter_display.html?nid=00693Oct 23, 2012 at 2:59 pm #1923957
Mary DBPL Member
@hikinggrannyLocale: Gateway to Columbia River Gorge
With all the spam mess, I'm surprised we're getting any articles this week!
Winter is not quite my thing, but since I missed the summer and most of the fall (I'm up to 2 miles now), I really want to get out there. I'm looking forward to the upcoming articles! In my neck of the woods, though, it's mostly dealing with wet.
One concern at this time of year is going out overnight, getting hit with a couple feet of snow and being unable to get the vehicle out of the trailhead parking lot. It's a good idea to park at lower altitudes and to have chains, a shovel and a bag of sand or kitty litter in the car.Oct 23, 2012 at 3:49 pm #1923974
Stephen MBPL Member
@stephen-mLocale: Way up North
Daves article is up, it looks good, will have a proper look at it after dinner.Oct 23, 2012 at 7:37 pm #1924037
Awesome advice from all! Thanks so much. I love this forum, even with all the spam. I know we will get all that worked out, and I will continue to read and post until that happens.
I bought Allen and Mike's book and will read.
Great advice on starting close to the car. I like that idea.
Was looking CMC website about winter camping school. Unfortunately for a couple of the mandatory January lectures I am OOT for work. Will look at hitting Andrew's talk in December.
Will check articles tonight!
Again thanks to ALL!
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