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The merger of several Industry Training Organisations (ITO) aims to improve professional training and development across the primary sector.
The first of these was the consolidation of primary sector ITOs which took place in two stages, merging the Seafood ITO and the Meat & Dairy sectors' NZITO in July and the formation of the Primary Industries ITO (PrITO) from the merger of AgITO and the Horticulture ITO in October.
The changes allow the better integration of training courses, provide more resources for training and deliver better outcomes for the sector.
Given that agriculture brought more than $26 billion in export revenue into New Zealand in the year ending June 2012, it is essential to ensure the sector's workforce has the skills it needs to maximise returns. With five per cent of New Zealand's population employed in agriculture, it is essential the sector ensures its workforce has the training it needs to reach its full potential.
Staff are a valuable business asset and their value can be maximised by developing and leveraging their existing and potential attributes.
Workplace training involves employees acquiring specific, generally work-related skills, knowledge and competencies. Both employees and employers benefit from well-designed and implemented training programmes.
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Historically in the agricultural sector, while on-the-job training was provided, new knowledge, skills and competencies have often been acquired informally while growing up and working on the family farm.
Some people gained their skills through formal residential vocational training or tertiary study.
While both these pathways are very successful and many of their graduates move on to work, manage or own agricultural businesses, these more academic frameworks have some limitations in the modern agricultural business environment.
Places on residential vocational courses are limited and undertaking a university degree is expensive and requires a significant time commitment. This is not as suited to people with a more practical bent.
The sector is aware of these issues and is moving to address the current limitations around training and career development on several fronts.
This is supported by the second development; the recently conducted review of agricultural training by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. The proposed qualifications suit a range of skill levels, from the Level 2 Primary Industry Skills certificates to Level 5 Agribusiness Management certificates.
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It's raining, headlights should be on!!
Original post made by Grace, Highland Oaks, on Feb 16, 2009
Not sure if it's people forgetting the law or whether they're just thinking that it applies to everyone else but them?
It's just common sense, too -- especially light-colored cars which are very hard to see when there's any kick-up spray on the road.
Please take the extra second to turn on the headlights when it's bad weather ... and at dusk as well. It helps keep everyone safe, including your loved ones.
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a resident of Downtown
on Feb 16, 2009 at 11:00 am
Grace.. stop and think a minute.
When they're holding their cellphone with their left hand; entering an address into their GPS with their right hand; steering with their left knee and driving with their right foot.... what're they gonna turn the lights on WITH???? I don't want to think about it!
a resident of Del Prado
on Feb 16, 2009 at 11:03 am
For clarification, you are only required to have your headlights on during darkness (1/2 hour after and before sunset). Additionally, you have to have your headlights on only when you have your windshield are in continuous operation. So it your wipers on on intermittent you are not in violation of the law. However, it is safer for you to have your headlights on at all times even during daylight.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 16, 2009 at 4:20 pm
From the California Vehicle Code: Web Link
24400. (a) A motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be:
(2) Operated during darkness, or inclement weather, or both, with at least two lighted headlamps that comply with paragraph (1).
(b) As used in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), "inclement weather" is a weather condition that is either of the following:
(1) A condition that prevents a driver of a motor vehicle from clearly discerning a person or another motor vehicle on the highway from a distance of 1,000 feet.
(2) A condition requiring the windshield wipers to be in continuous use due to rain, mist, snow, fog, or other precipitation or atmospheric moisture.
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Feb 16, 2009 at 4:48 pm
How people can rationalize anything and everything!!! And they do!
"(2) A condition requiring the windshield wipers to be in continuous use due to rain, mist, snow, fog, or other precipitation or atmospheric moisture."
Where in the above does it say something about if the driver so chooses to put the wipers in "intermittent" operation that headlights are not needed? Where does it define "continue use" to not include "intermittent operation"?
Where does it say that the driver gets to decide when the weather meets the above definition in the event a police officer differs?
a resident of Highland Oaks
on Feb 16, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Thanks Frank. I'd like to think that people look out for each other and are not simply looking to split hairs to justify risky habits when driving. The "intermittent" setting on my wipers can go as fast as the low continuous setting. Also, I can't imagine waiting until 1/2 hour after sunset to put my headlights on, if that's what mike meant. Once the sun goes down behind the Foothill range, it's dark enough to warrant lights.
a resident of Del Prado
on Feb 16, 2009 at 9:01 pm
It's the law. I arrested a guy for DUI when I believed it was dark enough for driver's to have their lights on. It went to court and the judge ruled against me because I pulled the guy over 20 minutes after the sun had set according the the Almanac. Additionally, the CVC section specifically states that the wipers must be in continuous operation. If the California Legislature outlaws intermittent wipers you have a gripe.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 18, 2009 at 9:01 am
Hey I'm from out of state (as are so very many) and didn't know this, although I am from out east and we do put our headlights on.
While we're at it, can someone explain to me why Californians almost NEVER use turn signals? I actually asked someone if it was the law because it was so bad the first month or so I was here? Or do Californians assume that everyone is psychic?
To me this is even more dangerous than driving without headlights on the 5 days it rains in CA every year. Turn signals are every for day and should be used frequently when driving. Perhaps someone could post the code for that bit of law to remind everyone!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 23, 2009 at 8:51 pm
In California we don't use turn signals because they give other drivers an edge in the battle of the road. If they aren't quite certain what you are going to do, you are better able to cut in front of them with only inches to spare. If you signal first before changing lanes on the freeway, it gives the other drivers the opportunity to pull up three feet from the bumper of the car in front of them and keep you from getting in front of them.
We just returned from a trip down I-5 and I can attest that this rule is followed by most of us reckless drivers. CHP may ticket a few of us, but mostly I saw them catch the guys in old Honda Civics, Chevys, and the like that let their speed creap up and weren't smart enough to get a radar detector.
See you in the ditch!
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 23, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Exactly! If you use your signal the other driver suddenly gets territorial and steps on the gas in order to prevent you from safely merging. We don't have courteous drivers here!
Or how about those drivers in the lane next to you who speed up and try not to let you pass if you suddenly show up near their blind spot?
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The top 10 players we want to see as Giants next Spring. If they had the 15th spot in the draft as they did last year.
[/quote] I like Nate Solder myself, i'm looking forward to seeing if he totally dominates all yr long, and uses his Overwhelming Athletic Ability and FREAKY measurables to get into the top 10 talk, or if we have a chance to secure him, where ever we end up picking... He Reminds me of Bruce Campbell, as far as this Yr's "freak".. I am very eager to see how he plays on the Field, i want to see him play another words...
[/quote]I wouldn't want solder. Too much developing. Gabe carimi is good, but mark Ingram is a very special player and has a great work ethic.[/quote] Well, lets see how he does this yr, before we say, hes got to much developing to do.. Thats why i said, I want to Actually See him play, and see how he looks, and if he looks like a Natural, and if he looks like he can help quickly or not.. As u see, he Played 850 Snaps at LT last yr, and will get the same this yr, if he stays healthy, thats 2yrs of playing LT on a every game basis, and in Practice, thats a Heck of a lot of Playing LT.. He also was already Successful, which is a Good sign, getting ALL BIG 12 honors at the positon... Agai, i want to see him play, but lets not forget, how good hes already been, and how many snaps and games and pracitce and coaching up hes gonna have by the time the Draft Gets Here, and then he gets a Training Camp and Pre Season on top of that, before the 2011 Season begins....
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He graded out to exactly 90.0 percent for the season, a team-best, and over 80 percent for all 12 games and 90 percent or better seven times; his top grade was 96 percent at Oklahoma State. He also led the team with 97 finishing/knockdown blocks and seven touchdown blacks. He allowed just three quarterback sacks and four pressures, while being called for five penalties. He was named for the second straight year as one of the recipients of the team's Gold Group Commitment Award which recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. For spring practice, he was the recipient of the John Wooten Award for outstanding work ethic, and was the Iron Buffalo Award winner among the offensive lineman, given to those at each position who represent hard work, dedication, toughness and total poundage lifted in the weight room.
He is intriguing but he needs to put on a good amount of weight. He is way to skinny and does not have a solid enough base. His techniue isnt vey good , he is a bit of a project. I think he does have some tremendous potiental though. I think he is a 3rd round pick right now. If he improves though he could get into the first. To me this is an underwhelming tackle class at the very top. I think there are some nice tackles but not sure if there are elite top 10 ones. Its early though Im sure someone will step up and separatefrom the pack. I didnt think Nate Potter played all that well against VT. Hewas beaten badly off the edge on a couple occasions and knocked the ball out of Moores hands on other.[/quote] If this kid plays as good as he did last yr, with his measurables, hes a shoe in for RD 2, in my opinion, and i will go out on a limb, and say, hes gonna be a RD 1 guy, especially after he destroys the Combine.. And, the best part is, it won't be after a So So career, it'll be after most likley back to back All BIG 12, and most likley, a All AMerican season.. Of Course, i'm projecting alot, because the Seasons very young, but it's hard to imagine him not being better then his 1st yr of Playing LT and still garnering all big 12.... We seen guys put on wt pretty easily when they need 2, and if he gets up to 323 or so, i'm more then happy with his WT... THat shoulden't be 2hard for him.. I'm pretty Excited about Him, and he's a Guy i'm gonna be following all season long, and i guess, we shall see... He is the Reigning IORN BUFFALO award winner....lol
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To the Editors:
The article "The Music of Math Games" by Keith Devlin (Macroscope, March–April) has lots of remarks about math/arithmetic education in general and about computer aids in particular that I found negative and off-putting. However, Devlin did not provide specific examples of mathematical thinking that would give the reader an idea of what he considers a successful math education game. He suggests the elimination of the "symbol barrier" without recognizing that algebra is all about symbols. Even the Arabic number system, on which all modern arithmetic is based, has a very large symbolic content.
Programs that attempt to improve math skills can be divided into two overarching categories: those that try to replace the teacher/lecturer, and those that replace the tedium of repetitive drills (practice). The primary example of the former is the Kahn Academy (kahnacademy.org); among the many examples of the latter are the apps I have written for the Android smartphone (summarized on my website pgandkgsw.com). Kahn Academy has over a million downloads, and my apps have over 10,000.
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Dr. Devlin responds:
My article describes five specific examples of games that encourage and require mathematical thinking, four of which have been available for some time.
As to the writer's remark about algebra being "all about symbols," algebra is no more about symbols than music is about musical notation. In both cases, the symbols are just ways to represent an activity on a static page. Algebra was developed in the 8th century and used successfully in trade, commerce, construction and engineering for 800 years before the symbolic version was introduced in the 16th century. Algebra is a way of thinking, one that has proved powerful. For more details, I refer the reader to a short article on my blog: http://profkeithdevlin.org/2011/11/20/what-is-algebra/.
As with music, symbols are a convenient way to represent algebra on a static page, but we should not confuse the medium with the message. Video games offer a way to represent many parts of mathematics dynamically, including algebra. That's where the immense power of video games lies in mathematics education. Games that focus on symbolic drills miss this point.
Using the number of downloads of an app or game as a metric can be problematic, especially in education. Fast-food purveyors sell much more fare than healthy alternatives, but they don't provide a good diet.
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Authement was charged with second-offense marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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I love Mao Asada's short AND long programs this year. I do believe that she has grown as a skater in her footwork, artistry, and spins... which I believe is very hard to do. I really don't like the fact that Yuna Kim gets higher PCS than Asada, because I don't think that Kim has that much better artistry than Asada and that she really hasn't done anything to "reinvent" herself in the past 4 years. What Kim DOES have that Asada doesn't is speed across the ice, but I think that she has the more speed because she doesn't have as much footwork or as many "in-betweens" as Asada does.
Also the fact that Kim gets high GOE on her jumps is ridiculous, because her free foot isn't that stretched out on the landing and she doesn't have that much speed going out of it. So Asada and Kim's GOE should really be that different in numbers. Just look at 2010 Vancouver, even though Kim landed more triples than Asada, Kim's GOE was way too high and she was like 20 points (?) above Asada, which I think is very unfair. Asada even landed 3 triple axels combined and she wouldn't have even been close to matching Kim's scores even if they had the same number of triples.
I really want Asada to win Olympic Gold because she has improved so much, however, her triples do seem to be a bit underrotated and unfortunately they don't seem to be that reliable as Kim's triples. I'm sort of thinking that even if they both skate cleanly that Kim will win because of her unfairly high PCS and GOE. Asada would probably have to have 3-4 more triples than Kim to probably just barely beat her. Asada's PCS's this year should be closer to 75-78, rather than just 70 in my opinion.


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IT pros have reservations, but ethical hackers are becoming a fact of life.
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REDDING, Calif. - The opening statements and testimony have started for a Palo Cedro man charged with causing a crash in which his two young daughters were seriously injured.
29-year-old Nicolaas Myrtle was arrested in March when he crashed on Gas Point Road in Cottonwood.
Investigators say Myrtle was under the influence of prescription drugs and medical marijuana.
One of his daughters is now paralyzed from the waist down and the other was badly injured in the accident.
The trial started with opening statements Wednesday morning.
Shasta County Deputy District Attorney Toby Powell presented his argument, saying Myrtle violated two contracts; one with the state and one with his daughters. He said as a father, Myrtle is supposed to protect his children and that this accident shows he lost that trust.
Myrtle's attorney, Adam Ryan, argued that the girls had a habit of slipping their seat belts under the arm of their booster seats, rather than leaving them across their chests. He said the crash was a complete accident that has taken a toll on Myrtle.
Amanda Pevehouse, the girls' mom, was the first to testify. She was asked a few questions by Powell and started crying when she was asked about her daughter's injuries.
A few witnesses, who were among the first on the scene, took the stand recalling what they saw that night.
The CHP officer who responded to the scene was asked about the girls' car seats. He said, according to the height and weight requirements, they should not have been in a booster style seat.
Myrtle is charged with DUI resulting in injury and two counts of child endangerment.
The trial will continue through Thursday morning.


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I have a comb super kit that I would like to put on my hives, but I do not have any magor flows as of now. Here is my idea. My hive is a 2 story deep. I condense my bees into the first story, put my queen excluder on top of the first story, then put my comb super on top. This way I will only have honey no brood as you all know. Then I will cut up another queen excluder so I will have a strip that I can put over the hive entrance so the queen cannot escape if they decide to swarm. This way the the comb super will be bursting with honey at the end of the week. Give or a take a few days. I could then put the second story back on and use any cells they made to make a 2 or 3 frame nuke.
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text: The large age difference between them and different levels of experience, etc., always made this a real possibility, but this is very odd timing with the GP starting in just 2 months, and of course the Olympics in less than 2 years. Mary Beth quitting abruptly like this with no reason at all given in the press release (not even a "I want to focus on school" reason like Keauna gave) is quite strange. Perhaps she was thinking about this for a while and couldn't take it any longer, or maybe there was some sort of emergency situation. It's a shame. I feel for Rockne, because he's 5'8", and finding him a 5'0 and under Sr level pairs partner this close to the Olympics will be ridiculously difficult.


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Guidebook to cycling in the Peak District National Park, on road or trail bike. 20 day routes and one multi-day cycle tour. Easily accessible from Sheffield and Manchester. Routes right across the park on quiet roads and off-road trails. All graded by distance, gradient, terrain and ascent from Easy to Hard.
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The Peak District, Britain's first and best-loved national park has long been well known for walkers but now it is a popular cycling destination too. Its network of quiet lanes, gentle off-road trails and stunning upland views are perfect for two-wheeled exploration. This guidebook describes 20 varied day routes right across the park, suitable for a range of abilities, as well as a 3-5 day (255km) 'Tour de Peak District' circling the whole area and stopping at charming Derbyshire towns and villages.
The region has a great variety of trails available to the cyclist from easy-going trails that use former railway lines, to narrow, winding and often hilly country lanes, to bridleways and byways that use former turnpikes and jaggers' paths over rougher terrain. Of course, there are occasions where the only route available to cyclists is on a busy A road – in these instances the quality of route; landscape around, width and nature of road are all taken into consideration as to whether the route justifies it. Every effort was made to ensure that A road sections are downhill, keeping time on them to an absolute minimum.
The routes in this guidebook are intended for anyone of average fitness or better. This is not a technical mountain biking guidebook; it uses many of the region's quiet lanes, bridleways, byways and ancient paths. Riders will need traffic sense, as the routes do use open road, but most of the routes are suitable for families with older children who have mastered the rules of the road. Many of the routes in this guidebook make use of National Cycle Network routes which are often waymarked via signs on lampposts and other street furniture.
The routes have been subjectively graded Easy, Moderate and Hard.
Easy routes are relatively short (no more than 25km), not overly steep and don't climb one hill after another (cumulative ascent no more than 400m). They don't use A roads at all (although you may have to cross them). The terrain is suitable for anyone who has never ridden off-road before and they use trail-type surfaces as much as possible.
Moderate routes are longer (range between 18 to 50km), have steeper but not extremely steep ascents and more hills in general (still less than 1000m total ascent over the route); there are also steep downhill sections. Busier roads are tackled where needed to join up parts of a good circular route, and riders will encounter rougher terrain – expect some mud, loose stones, lumpy but solid surfaces or sandy patches. The rough patches won't last too long, and (in dry conditions) the rough sections should not be unrideable to someone who has limited experience of off-road riding on surfaces other than easy-going trails.
Hard routes tend to be the longer routes in this guidebook (ranging from 35 to 60km) and rarely have less than 1000m of ascent over the route as a whole. Although they edge towards mountain biking in places, they are never out-and-out technical off-road challenges. They may contain sections that some cyclists will consider unrideable.
The Tour de Peak District deserves a category of its own. Although no stage is tougher than a 'hard' route, riders should not underestimate the cumulative effect of fatigue on a multi-day route if they have never attempted one.
Chesterfield Canal (Route 1)
Works on the canal basin have closed part of the route around Staveley for several months over 2011. These works are likely to last up until December 2011, and are currently (1 July) not signposted at all from the eastern side of the works, so check the Sustrans site for the diversion map before you set out!
The additional diversion from Constitution Hill is likely to last until the end of August 2011. Both are promised to be open earlier if possible, but that is not guaranteed.
The areas affected are from Huntsman Road (turn left just after you pass the fire station just before the toucan crossing) to the bridge at Mill Green. Turn right at the end, then left onto High Street. While the secondary works at the bottom of Constitution Hill are ongoing, the diversion map on the TPT website is INCORRECT – as that often closes the footpath down Constitution Hill which is marked as the recommended route. So instead, continue down High Street to reach Morrisons. Turn right towards this, past the medical centre, then left off an access road onto a narrow dead-end road (Mill Green, signposted TPT, but it's easy to miss!) which leads to a bridge over the canal. Cross this and rejoin the route back to Chesterfield station.
Monsal Trail Updates: (Route 15 Buxton to Bakewell loop)
The planned re-opening of the four abandoned railway tunnels (Headstone, Cressbrook, Litton, Chee Tor) went ahead yesterday (25 May 2011), meaning that the Monsal Trail now runs from Bakewell to WyeDale (just west of Chee Tor). This means that the new route can now be used, and the awkward descent and footpath across the river at Littondale on the interim route is no longer needed.
Cycle Hire Updates:
Trail Monkeys of Bradwell (routes 5, 14, 16, 17) has closed
Peak Blackwell Mill Cycle Hire have opened at the western end of the Monsal Trail (Route 15) at Wye Dale, extending the offerings of the long-standing Lazy Days tuck shop to include cycle hire and welcome refreshments at the western end of the trail.
Hassop station (listed in the book) is now fully up and running with a busy cycle hire base, thriving cafe, and bookshop.
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|Waymarking and access
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|The Routes
|1 Chesterfield Loop via Transpennine Trail
|2 Carsington Reservoir Loop
|3 Ashopton Loop via Derwent Reservoir
|4 Middlewood Loop via Lyme Park
|5 Bamford Loop via Ladybower Reservoir
|6 Ashbourne Loop via Hognaston
|7 Chesterfield Loop via Holymoorside and Leash Fen
|8 Tissington Loop via Elton
|9 Wirksworth Loop via Hartington
|10 Bakewell Loop via Hartington
|11 Leek Loop via the Roaches
|12 Waterhouses Loop via Morridge and Longnor
|13 Penistone Loop via Holmfirth
|14 Tideswell Loop via Peak Forest
|15 Buxton Loop via Bakewell
|16 Grindleford Loop via Edale
|17 Bamford Loop via Mam Tor
|18 Middlewood Loop via Pym Chair
|19 Marsden Loop via Saddleworth Moor
|20 Macclesfield Loop via the Roaches
|21 Tour de Peak District
|Day 1 Matlock to Dungworth
|Day 2 Dungworth to Marsden
|Day 3 Marsden to Whaley Bridge
|Day 4 Whaley Bridge to Blackshaw Moor
|Day 5 Blackshaw Moor to Matlock
|Appendix A Cycle hire
|Appendix B Cycles and trains
|Appendix C Car parking
|Appendix D Repair guide
|Appendix E Route summary table


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Lightning girls lose 3-2
The Northern Lakes Lightning girls' hockey team was edged by Hibbing/Chisholm 3-2 in non-conference action Thursday, Dec. 20, at Breezy Point Arena.
The Lightning, 4-5 overall before traveling to Silver Bay on Friday, Dec. 21, are next scheduled to compete at the Schwan Cup in Blaine on Dec. 27-29. Northern Lakes will open against Worthington on Dec. 27.
The Lighting trailed 3-0 after two periods as H-C was sparked by a pair of goals by Erin Scovill. But Courtney Kittock and Megan Snyder each scored goals for the Northern Lakes to lead a third-period comeback bid.
Kittock scored on a backhanded shot in the top of the net after a nice centering pass from Erika Monson just 14 seconds into the final period. Morgan Demars of Pine River-Backus also assisted on the goal. Snyder scored on a shot in the top corner, assisted by Kaylyn Eggena and Alex Palm, with 12:06 remaining to set up a close finish.
Northern Lakes pulled its goaltender, Kat Jensen, in the final minute but were unable to tie the game.
"Hibbing is a fast team, and we were losing the races to the puck," Lightning head coach Kirsten Harsha said of the first two periods. "We realized we were down, but we had a goal to win the third period, and we did. We had our chances, and I'm proud that we didn't quit."
Jensen had 25 saves while winning netminder Amanda Klennert had 19 stops for the Bluejackets, who are ranked No. 14 in Class AA and 9-4 overall.
The Northern Lakes junior varsity team lost 2-1 in a shootout. The only shootout goal was by Allie Olson. Madison Galligan played the first two periods in goal while Hailey Deutsch played the final period and the shootout.
Hibbing/Chisholm 2 1 0 — 3
Northern Lakes 0 0 2 — 2
First period: H-Erin Scovill (Nicole Deboom) 9:23, H-Mallorie Iozzo (Jaque Laliberte) (shg) 3:00.
Second period: H-Erin Scovill (Raini Heyblom, Jaque Lali) 10:34.
Third period: NL-Courtney Kittock (Erika Monson, Morgan Demars) 16:46, NL-Megan Snyder (Kaylyn Eggena, Alex Palm) 12:06.
Shots on goal: NL 21, H 28
Goalies: NL-Kat Jensen (25 saves); H-Amanda Klennert (19 saves).
Lightning 5,
LP-GE/Wadena-DC 1
Erika Monson netted two goals in the third period as Northern Lakes downed Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Wadena-Deer Creek 5-1 in a non-conference game on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at Wadena.
Megan Snyder added a goal and an assist for the Lightning while Alex Palm and Kim Jessen also scored.
Jensen kicked away 14 shots for the Lightning. LP-GE/W-DC dropped to 4-6 overall.
Northern Lakes 2 1 2 — 5
First period: NL-Kim Jessen (Hannah Zimmerman); NL-Alex Palm (Courtney Kittock)
Second period: NL-Megan Snyder (Kaylynn Eggena) shorthanded
Third period: LP-GE/W-DC-Kylee Helling (Abigail Ecker, Sarah Najjar); NL-Erika Monson (Morgan Demars, Isabella Abear) ppg; NL-Monson (Snyder, Demars)
Shots on goal: NL 31, LP-GE/W-DC 15
Goalies: NL-Kat Jensen (14 saves); LP-GE/W-DC-Angela Hanson (26 saves).


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May 24th, 1883 is a date that looms large in Brooklyn history; it is the birthdate of this borough's beloved icon, the Brooklyn Bridge. Over the past 128 years, the bridge has been immortalized dozens of times over, in countless studied histories and gorgeous photography books that aim to capture both its cultural impact and its architectural grace. The bridge's popularity extends far beyond this borough, as well. On any weekend the bridge is glutted with tourists from all over the globe snapping pictures, and we've heard that even aliens like to visit this so-called "Eighth Wonder" of the world.
It would be redundant, then, to commemorate the recent birthday of the bridge with another history of its construction and its effect on our city. That effort has been undertaken exhaustively since the very day of the bridge's opening, as the rambling Brooklyn Daily Eagle headline to the right suggests. The entire newspaper that day was dominated by gushing praise of the new landmark and a thorough recounting of how it got there.
Rather than rehash that entire saga, I'd like to instead turn back the clock just 28 years, to another moment in the Brooklyn Bridge's history: May 24th, 1983, when the city feted its beloved bridge with a centennial celebration extravaganza.
The official Brooklyn Bridge Centennial Celebration 1883-1983 brochure, produced by the 1983 Brooklyn Bridge Centennial Commission. It lists dozens of exhibitions, lectures, and performances that ran from May to October, 1983. The cover image was created by Andy Warhol for the Commission. This was a big deal!
As is often the case, a jaunt through our ephemera and photograph files turned up many fascinating scraps of history, all of them supporting my theory that Brooklyn knows how to throw a great party.
Dozens of local businesses and civic organizations sponsored the celebration, which ranged from an Historic People's Parade to art exhibitions inside the bridge's anchorage to a Kotter-esque "Welcome Back to Brooklyn Day" for expatriot Brooklynites. A parade of ships passed gracefully under the bridge during the "Harbor Craft Salute" and, of course, the day's entertainment ended with a fireworks show large enough to rival that of the original opening day in 1883, when 14 tons of explosives were set off in an hour-long ecstasy of civic pride.
Purveyor of 31 flavors, Baskin-Robbins, invented a 32nd ice cream flavor for the occasion, Brooklyn Bridge Brownie. In the image above we see then-Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden dishing the sweet stuff out to construction workers who were preparing the bridge and surrounding parks for the big day.
Never one to sit out on the fun, the Brooklyn Public Library got into the festive spirit by redesigning its seasonal bulletin to be reminiscent of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. You may notice a strong resemblence between this and the paper clipping at the top of the post.
The U.S. Postal Service released this stamp to commemorate the occasion as well. Only 20 cents to mail a letter!
The centerpiece of the centennial celebration was undoubtedly The Eighth Wonder. Described as "New York City's first sound and light spectacle" in promotional brochures, the show was a 20-minute performance projected onto the Brooklyn Bridge itself. Through "a combination of lighting, narration and special visual and audio effects" it told the story of the bridge's construction.
The producer of Eighth Wonder, Francis Anne Dougherty (left) and the stars of the show, Farley Granger and Anne Jackson, on the birthday bridge.
Longtime residents of Brooklyn may remember vividly what this "sound and light spectacle" entailed, but for the rest of us the description is woefully scant yet also enigmatically intriguing. Even YouTube fails to yield up a home video of the event.
I was able, however, to find this gem on YouTube--a composite video of several home films shot on and around May 24, 1983. At about the one minute mark you can see lovely shots of the boat parade cruising serenely under the bridge; the fireworks show follows 45 seconds later.
Happiest of birthdays to you, Brooklyn Bridge! I'm looking forward to your 150th birthday party in 2033! Maybe we can invite the aliens to that one?
Tamara Mose Brown discusses her new book Raising Brooklyn which offers an in-depth look at the daily lives of women of Caribbean descent who provide childcare for white middle- and upper-middleclass families, examining the roles they play in the families whose children they help to raise. Though at first glance these childcare providers appear isolated and exploited -- and this is the case for many -- Mose Brown shows that their daily interactions in the social spaces they create allow their collective lives and cultural identities to flourish.
Research for the book was largely conducted in public parks and other public spaces of Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Collection, 2nd Floor, Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn NY 11238
Wine and cheese at 6:30. The talk starts promptly at 7:00.
Recollection is a free and open source web application for generating and customizing views, allowing scholars, librarians and curators to explore digital collections in novel and intuitive ways. This demonstration by Trevor Owens, Digital Archivist at the Library of Congress, will show how content can be ingested from spreadsheets, sets of MODS records, or RSS and Atom feeds, and then used to generate a range of interactive visualizations.
Funded by the IMLS CHART Project
Thursday May 19, 2011, 3:00 P.M.-4:30 P.M. Dweck Center, Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn NY 11238
Before turning the page on Brooklyn's own polar explorer, I figured we might as well give the good doctor his full due and take a look at a few other items in our collection related to his life and work.
In going through the materials related to Frederick A. Cook one photograph jumped out at me immediately. Having lived in Bushwick and having worked at the DeKalb branch for 2 years, I was more than a little excited to find this:
Though the area surrounding it today looks different, there was no mistaking that this was the same three-story red brick mansion still standing in the shadows of the elevated JMZ line at the intersection of Bushwick, Myrtle, and Willoughby. It's speckled here and there with graffiti, has a number of ten-speeds locked up to its fences and posts, and is surrounded by a much taller chain-link fence -- but this is the house I always wondered about and which I saw nearly every day when living just a train stop away.
In between rain showers on Sunday I took the train over to Bushwick to take some photos of the place as it looks now, and comparing it with the old photograph --more than a hundred years old, from 1909 -- it was easy to see how much of the building's appearance had remained virtually unchanged. But, as you can guess, the buildings around Cook's old home aren't something the adventurer was likely to have seen.
Though I do like thinking of Cook, famished from his Northern trek, settling into a booth with a Double Down and a Dr. Pepper to regale the members of the Bushwick Club with tales of Arctic madness and photos of Eskimos.
This arresting image is the only photo in our collection taken during one of Cook's expeditions; a note in pencil on the back reads: "Eskimo guides who were with Cook in the early part of his stay in Greenland."
And in looking for more evidence of the lives that were lived in Cook's old house at 670 Bushwick Avenue, I found an answer to a reader's query from a 1953 edition of the Eagle that shed some more light on the subject.
Since it's hard to read (not to mention the editor got the address wrong -- he states it as being 607 Bushwick Avenue) I'll retype it for you here:
"A little history for you on the Dr. Frederick A. Cook house FOR Ben Harry Lisk in re his Eagle letter of Jan. 4. Premises No. 607 Bushwick Parkway, now Bushwick Ave., southwest corner of Willoughby Ave., also known as Section 11 Block 3191 Lot 31, being a three-story brick building with a two-story rear extension, on land 60 feet by [95?] feet was the house of William Ulmer, the owner of the William Ulmer Brewery, AND later of Dr. Frederick A. Cook. Transferred a number of times since 1920, the Giambalvo family became the owners until recently. Present owners, I believe, are now the Daughters of Wisdom, Inc., since Dec. 18, 1952. [sic.]"
Not surprisingly, William Ulmer, the prominent brewer and real estate speculator behind Ulmer Park, called this mansion-of-mansions on the so-called Brewers Row home. Below you can see some of the other housing stock across the street from 670 Bushwick Avenue.
But who were these other people listed as former residents of the house? Looking in our clipping files I was able to find wedding announcements for the Giambalvo children. Judging by information in the first article you see below, it looks like Dr. and Mrs. Pellegrino Giambalvo had indeed left Brooklyn for Hempstead by 1952. Here is the engagement announcement of their son, also a doctor...
And the wedding notice for their daughter...
I couldn't find anything in the clipping files that definitively tied the Daughters of Wisdom to the 670 Bushwick address, but they were described as performing charitable work for children throughout the Brooklyn community, with a few small offices or clinics in the borough. Here is a photo of one of the Daughters answering the call.
Above the front door of the house today you'll find the numbers 670-675 and beneath them, painted in gold script, the words The Brunos.
Though I wanted to knock on the door to see if any of The Brunos were home -- to ask them if they knew who Dr. Frederick A. Cook was, to see what they thought of this house, to invite them to join me for a Double Down -- I decided I better cut my craziness short and leave it at repeatedly photographing their home from multiple angles, making myself out to be the most lost and conspicuous tourist in New York City. So I went across the street to the tiny (.004 acre) park where a statue of Nike commemorates those Brooklynites from the 19th assembly district who died in World War I.
And as I was over there photographing the goddess, I saw a person appear in the doorway of the mansion. He was young, wearing a baseball hat, and carrying a yellow broom. He began sweeping the sidewalk in front of the house. Having finished that, he went back up the steps to the door, sweeping each step behind him as he went. Before I could get back across the street he was gone. I wandered behind the house to see what that two-story extension looked like. As far as I could tell it hadn't changed much since 1909. The whole back yard of the place looked pretty drowsy and overgrown. On the porch in a cage two white pigeons slept. In a small driveway behind the porch a red car was parked. Beside the car there was a dog house -- and not your classic wooden A-frame dog house but a plastic dog house molded into the shape of an igloo. It's no bronze statue of the goddess of victory, but as monuments to Frederick A. Cook go (whom Hugh Eames called "The Prince of Losers") it's a start.
"It never before looked as it did last night. It never will again. The blinds were drawn, the only light being from a dozen candles, which flickered in burnished holders, placed around a big coffin in the center of the room. The walls were draped in black. Grinning skulls beamed down upon the bones which were strewn along the coffin top, and the figure of a skeleton dangled from an invisible wire..."
Thirteen gentlemen in long black robes solemnly marched into the chamber and seated themselves around the immense coffin; their leader seated at the head, and a lurid skull at the base. The stage was set for a funeral. Not of a cherished friend or family member, but for what those in attendance considered an outdated nuisance--superstition.
Being that it is, right now, a dreaded Friday the 13th, it seems a fitting time to tell the story of Brooklyn's own anti-superstition league, the Thirteen Club. The group was organized "for the distinct object of shattering the rock which the dark ages left behind as a ghastly relic." In less strident terms, it was a fraternity of young gentleman who threw eccentric parties with the goal of flaunting the advice of old wives' tales. By breaking the rules of superstition and living to tell about it, they hoped to disprove all notions of bad luck. At this funerary party described above, appropriately held on December 13th, 1883, members tempted the fates by dancing to the tune "See that My Grave is Kept Clean" before ceremoniously smashing a mirror.
The club was started in Brooklyn in 1882 with just 13 members, but its fame and reach quickly spread, so that by 1886 it boasted 550 members from all over New York City (who, at the monthly dinner, were split into groups of 13). Sympathetic Chicagoans opened their own chapter in 1885. The antics of club members appeared regularly in the pages of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle well into the 1920s. More than an actual campaign for reason and logic, the club was largely an excuse for good-natured prankery, as these headlines attest:
June 13, 1906
June 13, 1913
December 14, 1922
Although early members of the club argued that women were the originators and propogators of superstition, by 1910, this quintessential boys' club was admitting the fair sex into its ranks. An uncharacteristically serious and timely meeting that year was devoted entirely to the discussion of women's suffrage, with leaders from the League of Self Supporting Women, the National Woman Suffrage Organization, and the Women's Consumers League discussing their cause before the "usual anti-superstition stunts were done".
Less noble was the club's "love feast" on January 13, 1921. What was to be the annual ladies' dinner, with an address from the recently re-elected club president Col. John F. Hobbs, turned into what the Eagle described as a "wild orgy" which could only be controlled by the arrival of policemen. Eight-term leader Hobbs was so disgusted by the proceedings that he resigned from his post on the spot. Tellingly, the Eagle clippings about the Thirteen Club peter out within a year of that infamous night, leading me to guess that the group disbanded. In defiance of the club's ideals, I'd like to suggest a superstitious reason for the group's eventual demise. That fateful night in 1921, as drunken members wreaked havoc, the ceremonial "breaking of the mirror, with which the club defies superstition, was forgotten in the general melee." Perhaps, in this case, not breaking a mirror brought on years of bad luck?


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Bring a flood of light into a dreary basement with a terraced window well. You also get an emergency escape route, planting beds and a view. Build this well as part of an egress window project or simply landscape an existing window well. In this article, we'll walk you through the construction process and tell you how to deal with the all-important issue of drainage.
A terraced window well dramatically increases natural lighting in a lower level or basement. These egress windows satisfy Building Code rules.
The primary rules for designing a window well are the code requirements for an egress window. The bottom of the well must be at least 3 x 3 ft., the well can't interfere with opening the window, and you have to provide a permanent ladder if the walls are more than 44 in. high. Terracing our well eliminates the ladder requirement.
Otherwise, you're only limited by safety and drainage issues. Any window well is inherently dangerous because of the potential for falls. Covered window wells are safest, but you can't let the cover hinder the window operation and it must be easily removable (without tools) to provide easy egress and emergency escape.
Terracing minimizes the danger of a fall. We recommend that you construct the widest terraces and lowest steps that your site will allow. You could also put a railing around the well, a feature we recommend if you have a walk nearby. The window well we're building opens onto a spacious yard, away from walkways.
Still, we took the extra precaution of adding a curb about 8 in. above grade plus flower beds and low bushes to keep folks from stepping into it. We constructed our terraced well with 4x6 treated wood timbers because they're long lasting, easy to cut and level, and economical. To dress up the timbers, we stained all sides before installation with an oil-based semi-transparent redwood stain.
Decorative concrete wall block is another good choice for terracing. This block will last forever, but it's about twice as expensive as wood and harder to cut and assemble. Another option is to buy a manufactured well. These range from the corrugated steel culvert style (available in most home centers) to manufactured terraced wells.
If your basement hasn't suffered any moisture or flooding problems, digging a window well or expanding an existing well is unlikely to create water problems, as long as you follow the instructions in the photos. The two sizes of gravel we show provide a path for water to easily flow down into the soil without filling up the well. The landscape fabric acts as a filter to prevent soil from clogging the gravel drain field.
Soil with a high clay content, however, poses another problem. This soil tends to trap water instead of letting it drain away. For yards with clay soil or poor drainage, or for damp basements, consult a professional before undertaking the project. (Check the Yellow Pages under "Waterproofing Contractors.")
One option to ensure good drainage is to tie the well's drain field into the existing drainage system around the footing of your basement (Fig. A). If you don't know if you have foundation drains, you'll have to call the builder or the city department of inspections, or dig down to the footing at the bottom of the wall and look for a gravel bed with a plastic or other type of pipe. If you find the pipe, simply fill the hole with 3/4-in. gravel to connect the two drain fields.
Some homes have drains on the interior, under the basement floor, and rely on a sump pump to get rid of water. Connecting to this type of system is more complicated and difficult. We suggest that you leave this work to a pro.
Be sure to show your plan to your local building inspector and obtain a permit. Ask about any special requirements and discuss drainage issues. The inspector should be familiar with local soil conditions.
Drive a stake for a center marker and mark an outline for each layer with spray paint. Dig each shelf about 17 in. deep and 12 in. wide (Fig. A). This will leave room for about 8 in. of gravel behind the wall. Protect your lawn with a tarp.
Dig out the bottom level 12 in. deeper than the bottom of the rough window opening. Slope the bottom 1/2 in. per foot away from the foundation. Along the edge of the base farthest from the wall, dig a 12-in. wide x 6-in. deep drainage trench.
Line the entire well with landscape fabric. Use fabric spikes to hold it in place and fold it into the corners to get complete coverage. The fabric acts both as a weed barrier and as a filter to keep soil from clogging your gravel drainage system.
Dump in a layer of 3/4-in. gravel, then add pea gravel until the surface is 6 in. below the rough window opening (Fig. A). Use a 2x4 to flatten and level the gravel. If you haven't cut the opening yet, mark the rough opening clearly so you don't overfill the hole.
Photos 1-4 walk you through the steps for digging the well. Fig. A shows you the exact dimensions we used, but you can easily adjust them to fit your site. Your layout doesn't have to be precise; a stake centered on the window will be accurate enough for digging (Photo 1).
To build the size well we show here, you'll be removing a small mountain of dirt (more than 8 cu. yds.). Save your topsoil, but get rid of the rest of the dirt by renting a 20- or 30-yd. trash container. The oversized container gives you a large base so you don't have to pile the dirt so high.
Make sure the trash container has a gate on the back that you can swing open for the wheelbarrow. Tell the waste company that you'll be loading dirt in the container so it's aware of the weight involved. If you have to put the container curbside, you'll probably have to get a permit from the police department.
We built our entire well first, then added the window. But it's easier to cut in your egress window after you're done with the initial digging (Photo 2). Then finish the well.TIP: Cover the excavation during rainy periods to keep water out and keep the walls from eroding.
Before doing any digging, always call your local utility companies (Natural gas, Water, Electric, Phone and Cable) to locate buried lines.
Cut the 4x6 timbers with a circular saw set at an 11-degree angle. It will take two passes to complete the cut. As you cut the timbers to length, remember to adjust the length to alternate the overlap at the corners.
Treat the cut ends of the timbers with a wood preservative to stop rot. Then lay the wall timbers according to the plan in Fig. A.
Set the first row of timbers perfectly level on the gravel base. Be fussy. Screw the corners together. Assemble the first wall (See Photos 9 and 10) and backfill with gravel. Create a level base for each timber wall with about 6 in. of gravel (no compacting needed). After completing the first wall, use the timbers as a guide to level the base for the remaining walls.
With the bottom level and the window accurately marked, lay out your wall pattern. Then measure the lengths and angles of the timbers and cut them (Photo 5). Often, the cuts expose untreated wood, so treat raw ends after cutting (Photo 6). Use a wood preservative containing copper (available at paint stores, hardware stores or home centers). Set the first row of timbers perfectly level (Photo 7).
Use a framing square to establish the setback from the previous wall (12 in. on the side and 14 in. on the front). Tie the first course together (two side pieces and a front) with two 3-in. screws at the joints. Then tamp the course perfectly level with a hammer.
Set the second course in place. Make sure to alternate the joints so the timbers overlap at the corners. Screw the second course together at the corners. With a 3/8 x 12-in. drill bit, predrill the timbers for spikes at the ends and about every 3 ft.
Spike the timber courses together with 3/8 x 10-in. spikes and a 4-lb. hammer.
Backfill behind the timber walls with 3/4-in. aggregate, capping it with a 3- to 4-in. layer of pea gravel for the next wall. The larger aggregate will promote drainage.
The process for the second row is exactly the same as for the first (Photos 8 – 11). Driving the spikes takes some effort, so be sure to predrill with a 12-in. bit (Photo 9). One good reason to backfill with gravel is to avoid the need for compacting (Photo 11). Backfilling with soil would require a lot of tamping to keep it from settling over the next year or two. Complete and backfill all the levels.
Predrill 5/16-in. holes in 1-1/2 in. aluminum angle, hold it in place and predrill 3/16-in. holes into the concrete with a masonry bit.
Apply a dab of caulk to 1/4-in. x 1-1/2 in. concrete screws and drive them home. Do not secure the stop to the timber wall. This allows the timbers to move slightly during freeze/thaw cycles.
Photos 12 and 13 show you how to anchor the timbers against the foundation. Once you finish the well, scatter decorative stone over the surfaces to spruce up its appearance. If you decide to add plants, confine them to pots nestled into the gravel. That way soil won't clog up the drainage. Or encourage vines to grow over the top and down the sides. But leave an uncluttered pathway open for emergency escape.
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A Mill Valley man was arrested by Novato police Monday in a dispute over a Shih Tzu puppy, a Maltese dog and two canaries, authorities said.
Peter Lad Tallo, who turned 69 on Friday, was booked into Marin County Jail on suspicion of trespassing. An initial court appearance was pending.
The incident was Tallo's third arrest this month. On the morning of Dec. 5, he was arrested after allegedly yelling at his apartment manager and blocking traffic in the parking lot of the complex, the sheriff's department reported.
Later that day, sheriff's deputies arrested him at Marin Catholic High School on allegations of violating a court order in a child-custody matter and being a sex offender on a school campus.
After the arrest at the school, authorities asked the Marin Humane Society to take protective custody of Tallo's pets — the 3-month-old Shih Tzu, the 1-year-old Maltese and the two canaries.
The district attorney's office obtained an increase in Tallo's bail, to $7,500, but he was able to get released pending further hearings. On Sunday, he went to the Novato animal shelter to try to get his animals back, but he was not prepared to pay the impound fees, said Carrie Harrington, spokeswoman for the Marin Humane Society.
The staff asked Tallo several times to leave the shelter, and called Novato police when he would not go, Harrington said.
"He was informed that he was not allowed to return to MHS and that if he does, he will be arrested," she said.
But Tallo returned on Monday and wanted to enter the shelter, which is closed on Monday. Novato police Lt. Jennifer Welch said Tallo was yelling at the staff, and police came and arrested him for refusing to stay away from the shelter.
The shelter staff knew Tallo from a previous encounter a couple of weeks ago, when he came to the shelter to claim a different Maltese that had been found, Harrington said. He could not prove ownership, and the dog's implanted microchip showed it belonged to estranged family members in Tiburon.
"He came on three separate occasions on which we explained the same thing," Harrington said. "On the third occasion Mr. Tallo threatened bodily harm against an MHS employee. We asked him to leave and told him he was not welcome on the premises."
Tallo, who is retired, has a lengthy criminal history that includes convictions for annoying or molesting a child and domestic violence, according to court documents. His last jail or prison sentence for a violent crime was in 2001.
In 1982, he was charged with trying to kill his wife with a piece of wood, but the conviction was later reversed in a 2-1 ruling by an appeals panel. The majority ruled that Tallo had an ineffective lawyer who had failed to pursue a possible mental health defense.
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