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I've watched the Pacers for a lot of years have seen them in all types of series but I've never quite seen anything like this. The happiest man alive right now has to be Paul Pierce, he makes a boneheaded play and gives the Pacers a golden opportunity to win the game in regulation, and yet the Celtics are still alive.
I don't fault the Pacers effort tonight, and you have to give the Celts a lot of credit, they were able to get a hot hand from different players throughout the game. Davis early in the game, when the Celts were struggling, Pierce in the middle of the game and then Walker late. Al Jefferson is going to be some kind of player in a few seasons.
Pacers crowd deserves some credit, I've never heard it so loud as it was when Perkins took that second free which I knew he was going to miss. That is a tough situation to be in.
Pacers have several weaknesses but they have one glaring one that is staring everyone in the face. I will delve into this more after the season is over, but I want to mention it now because it had a huge effect on the game tonight.
The Pacers coaching staff is so desperate for a scoring forward that they have resorted to playing JJ at the power forward. Cro is either too injured or is simply struggling too much right now, so he can't play. Dale, Jeff and Scot don't prove what the Pacers need. Celtics often had two or three guys around J.O befoire he got the ball
So the Pacers put JJ at the power forward which helps on the offtensive end, but it killed the Pacers on the defensive end. Walker got going because JJ was in there, and the interior defense suuffered, the lane was wide open, and the Celts started gettting offensive rebounds by the bushel full. So then the Pacers had to bring Dale back and even Jeff for a few minutes. When what they really needed was a guy to play alongside J.O who could provide some scoring or at least the threat of scoring, but not give it up on the defnesive end.
Yes I do see the pink elephant in the room and yes I do see Peck banging his head against the rubber walls. But that player is gone, and he gets injured every year and I don't like his defense, so lets move on.
Pacers just need someone who can come off the bench as a scoring forward (Cro is so badly needed it is not funny, but he is not capable of doing it) when other teams distort their defense in such a way that J.O is shut down.
Artest will help this situation some in an indirect way, but they still need another scoring power forward who can complement J.O on offense. Donyell Marshall would be a great pickup. He does not have to be a great player or someone who will demand 25 minutes agame, but just someone who could play 15-20 minutes a night. A veteran player
It is really too bad that Croshere could not be that player, but his shooting is really not a threat anymore.
I know I droned on longer than I wanted to here, and I know the season is not over, and I should have really aaved this for after the season, but tomnight was such a good example of what is happening I just had to bring it up.


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" The North of England's premier Natural History Museum unravels the secrets of the natural world through sensational galleries and close encounters with reptiles and insects. For more than one hundred years the Museum has provided visitors with an insight into the animal kingdom and the powerful and sometimes destructive forces of nature. From the Dinosaurs to live animals, the Hancock is home to creatures past and present and even the odd Egyptian mummy or two. "
I love the Hancock Museum!
I don't remember much about visiting it before it was closed in 2006. I know that I did, and I have photographic evidence of myself in front of King Tutankhamen's death mask during a school visit. Therefore I can't compare the museum to what it was, I can only talk about what it is.
I think that it's brilliant. Twenty-six million pounds was spent on the refurbishment, and I have found out from staff during visits that a great deal of that money went on modifying the building (which is listed for protection!) in order to make it safe and capable of holding such important collections. The building itself is very open plan. There's no "route" through the galleries as you find in many museums, one can just pick a starting point at will and go for it without any guidance.
Some of the galleries are ridiculously popular. If you go during school holidays, don't expect to be able to walk through the Fossils gallery without being run into twelve times in the space of ten metres. To those that complain about children running about in museums - it's not the museum's fault, it's the parents! Museum staff shouldn't have to speak to parents about their children -- if you don't want to enjoy the museum with children present, then go when children are less likely to be present - i.e., when they're in school!
There is a Planetarium in the museum which doesn't produce interactive talks but shows one of two mini-movies on a domed screen. While entry to the museum is free, you have to pay for the Planetarium. It doesn't cost too much - about £3 for an adult's ticket to a 40 minute show and £2 for a child's. (I think it was about £2.50/£1.50 for Adult/Child to the 20 minute show, but I'm not sure as I didn't see this one.)
There is another part of the museum that you have to pay for, and that's the Temporary Exhibitions space. Not all temp galleries are paid entrance, but when I last visited Lindow Man was there, and that cost about £3 to get in, too. It sounds as though the Hancock (or "Great North Museum: Hancock" as we should call it now!) adds up to be an expensive day out (especially when you factor in that it's got two gift shops, a restaurant and a coffee shop), but it's still cheaper than, for example, the Centre for Life, which charges £8 or so entry whether you want to go into the temporary exhibitions or not. (It was £5.50 for children over four the last time I was there. Children under four were free.)
I really enjoyed my last visit to the Great North Museum, and I will be going back!
I live locally to Newcastle Upon Tyne and our main city museum, The Hancock, has always been a source of interest and pride to me ever since I was a child. The museum was recently closed for a long time undergoing a major make-over which was badly needed to help the building and exhibits fit in with the new cultural aims of the North East. The museum is now managed on behalf of Newcastle University who funded and directed the redevelopment process. As well as the overhaul of the actual architecture and the exhibitions the museum has a new snazzy name: The Great North Museum. It's 'Hancock' epitaph is tacked onto the end of this rather boring and generic new title. Signposts and special footpath stickers around Newcastle will often completely miss out the 'Hancock' in the title though.
The museum is located near the Haymarket Metro station and bus station and is a few minutes walk in the direction of Newcaslte university.
When you enter the museum you are at the Welcome Point where the shop and information desk is located. In the wings of this area are toilets for family, men, women and an accessible toilet as well as a baby changing area. There is an induction loop available for those with hearing disabilities. Free leaflet maps are available. There is no entrance fee.
There are two floors in the Hancock and each is divided into exhibition sections. There is not a lot of ground to cover as far as walking distances and there are seats all over the place if you need them. There is no set pattern for how or what to explore first. You can simply wander to your heart's content.
The first section behind the Welcome Point is the Living Planet section. You can't fail to not be pulled into the magic here as there are so many extremely loud sound effects emerging from the area. It is a collection of taxidermy basically featuring animals, marine life and birds from around the world. Some of it is well done, others not so much. I couldn't help but notice that a stuffed fox had obviously been shot in the back of its head and it was badly patched. Other creatures, in particular some birds, appear to have died due to malnutrition as they don't seem fully sized or in a great condition. There are also some strange pointless additions to the collection like a puffin with a pale beak. There are some wonderful sights too though, such as the enormous elephant or the exotic birds section. The exhibition takes over both floors so you have to go upstairs for the full experience. The world famous talking budgie, Sparkie, is housed here. He looks slightly incongruous in the display case sitting on a perch whilst all the birds around him are posed in natural stances. To hear Sparkie talk you have to go right around the balcony area and find a computer touch screen where you can zoom into the display and learn all about the creatures. It's a little odd to have Sparkie detached from his voicebox! The exhibition is atmospheric but for me the animal sounds were too loud and it was almost a relief to move to the next segment. Even when I was gone I could hear an annoying mega-voiced Chiffchaff chirping nonstop!
Beyond this section is the Hadrian's Wall area. This area has a lot of interactive features like virtual maps you can control using hand movements. You can have your initials marked on a virtual stone and then placed in a virtual wall by a Roman which is a lot of fun. There is a lot of fascinating artefacts found in the region and all are described in detail on markers beside the pieces. It's a comprehensive collection which covers more ground than I thought would be possible outside of the museums located near the wall itself.
There is a Crystals and Gems area which is fascinating for geology fans. It's amazing to see gemstones in their raw forms, some encased in rock. Some gemstones are unrecognisable. It's interesting to see so many different colours, shapes and forms of rock. Again these pieces are from all over the world so it's an education. The gems are well placed in cases with black backgrounds and wonderful light sources to show them off. Beautiful to look at.
Beside this is the Fossil Stories exhibit. Remember that cute dinosaur from that Ben Stiller movie, 'Night at the Museum'? Well, he's here! Or his cousin, anyway! It's an awesome giant structure alongside smaller dinosaur reconstructions which show what British dinosaurs would have looked like. Seriously, it blew my mind a bit! They are all colours and shapes, bird like or monstrous. There are a few 'living' exhibits too which showcase creatures that are closely related to these ancient animals. Fun and slightly scary exhibit as the lights are dim and the cries of the dinosars are piped out on a loop. There are lots of fun things to do on the touchscreen computers around the area. This includes learning how to be archeologoist. One task asks you to select a tool in order to successfully excavate a fossil. You can also assemble bones and reconstruct skeletons. Kids will have a ball doing these tasks.
The Anglo-Saxon area is a bit sparse although there are a couple of foreboding exhibits and some interesting artefacts. In the same area there is a special 'Explore' area for group visitors where you can see displays of animals and insects.
The Ice-Age to Iron Age area feels more like an adult themed area and there are some slightly disturbing pieces like burial artefacts, bones and coffins. It's an amazing revelation to the past.
Upstairs on the first floor, which can be reached by stairs or lift, there is a Planetarium section. This area requires a fee as there are special shows on throughout the day. There are two shows: Infitinty Express and Dawn of the Space Age which show at specified times during the day from 10.10am to 4pm. Tickets must be purchased at the first floor shop at the rear of the museum.
The Ancient Greeks area is wonderful and I really loved that I left this area feeling like I'd learned a lot. There are seats in the area where you can sit down, press a button and listen to tales of Greek mythology. These are remarkably entertaining although the narrator is a broad Geordie and even I (a fellow Geordie) couldn't understand every word he said! There are some fascinating things in the collection like vases and figurines and I was captivated.
The Ancient Egyptians area was my favourite place as there was a lot to read and learn. There are explanations of things like belief system and culture, medicines and way of life. There is some great hands on things to do like match Egyptian symbols to their meaning. You can also see what your name looks like in heiroglyphics. In the centre of the area is a tunnel where you can enter and listen to a short tale about what Egyptians think about the afterlife. It's scary, odd but exhilirating. The exhibition would not be complete without a mummy, obviously, and there is one. It's a very strange experience to be standing over the leather-like remains of a person but it tells and shows you a lot about practices and beliefs.
The World Cultures area is alongside and has some very interesting and beautiful artefacts which mostly reveal how different cultures from around the world worship and live according to their beliefs. So there are things like Buddhist bowls and bells, Chinese dresses and headrests, Hindu statues, Native American rattles etc. It's very interesting and a colourful, varied display.
In the heart of the first floor is a area dedicated to Natural Northumbria. This shows us animals from around the region. There is an extensive collection of wild birds and native animals including the red squirrel which is highly worshipped in these parts! Lots to do here to including things like guessing which artefact matches which creature, ie. an owl pellet or a rabbit dropping. Again, aimed at young kids and some great educational tasks.
There are two cafes at either end of the museum and two shops which are reasonably priced.
I would say that it's impossible for any child to visit this place and not absolutely love it! As an adult visiting with other adults I also thoroughly enjoyed myself and felt there was a high degree of interactive features throughout the whole museum which helped sustain my interest in the exhibits. I would rate the collections overall as very good. The only let down for me was some of the taxidermy displays. I loved the Ancient Egyptians area to the extent that I intend to read up further about the subject. If you are a visitor to the area don't miss this place and if you live nearby go and have a look as it'll exceed your expectations!
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As this museum, since its reopening, has had awful reviews I thought that I would write a good one, as I'm sure many visitors, such as myself, have enjoyed their visits there.
I visited the museum, now known as 'The Great North Museum; Hancock' during the summer holidays 2009, with my 8 year old niece and 10 year old nephew. I have been an avid museum visiter since I was a child. I used to get dragged around them by my parents, but I think that this helped me to enjoy them now that I'm an adult. I can enjoy looking at all sorts of things, so museums that others would find dull, I would probably at least be able to tolerate. My nephew and niece, on the other hand don't visit many museums, so aren't natural fans, and so I was hoping that this museum would be 'child friendly.'
The museum is fairly easy to find, and is close to a Metro station. It is free to visit, which is a Godsend in these difficult financial times, and also useful for parents as school holidays can be very financially draining! Upon entering the museum you are practically inside the gift shop, which I agree must be difficult for people with younger children to entice away from, but my 2 were old enough to be told that we would look around the mueum first and go to the shop at the end of the trip.
The first part of the museum that you come to, downstairs, is a large hall, filled with all sorts of different animals and creatures. It is visually quite impressive, and my 2 enjoyed looking at all the different animal exhibits. There are also a couple of live exhibits. There are also computer touch screens to find out more about certain animals in the gallery. Other galleries are accesible through that one, and there are various exhibitions, such as one about Roman life, and the one that the children I was with enjoyed the most was the one that detailed the various creatures that had lived before the dinosaurs, up to dinosaur times. There were some dinosaur skeletons, which my nephew thought were 'cool,' and some models of how dinosaurs would have looked. There were some interactive things to do, such as jigsaw type puzzles, and a couple of activities on computer screens. It depends on the sort of children you're with whether they would do these or not. My niece wanted to do everything, and so my nephew joined it with all the activities too, and they looked at the exhibits with interest, but I imagine that some children might have ran through the hall in 2 minutes flat without looking at anything.
Upstairs, there is a sort of landing that goes along the top of the animal gallery, so you can see the animals displayed up high, a bit more clearly. There is an egyptian exhibition, which for some reason, my nephew and niece weren't too interested by, but I thought it was quite good. They did like the activity where you have to use the blocks provided to make a model pyramid, with my nephew insisting that his cousin not look while he did it so she wouldn't be able to 'cheat' on her turn, and then proceeded to try and help her when it was her turn anyway, when she wanted to do it herself! There was also a darkened tunnel to walk into, with projections of water and fire and things on the ground. I think this was to do with the egyptians belief of death, but can't quite remember. I know it was very popular with children to walk through though. Also upstairs was an exhibition about birds and various woodland creatures. Upstairs also houses the planetarium, which cost extra and we didn't bother with, so I can't really comment on that. Also, there was a restaurant, which we visited. It wasn't really big enough, as we were fortunate to get a table, but we saw lots of people being turned away. The food was quite expensive, which I was expecting, as I'm used to museum prices. I suppose they have to have it fairly dear as they don't charge for entry to the museum. I managed to tempt the kids with a sausage stottie sandwich, which was about the cheapest thing on the menu! There is also another shop upstairs, smaller than the downstairs one, but with a range of cheap and expensive gifts.
One other part that I should mention is the room for (supposedly) under fives. I think it's called the 'Mouse House' or something like that. It is downstairs, at the end of one of the galleries. I noticed it first, but didn't mention it to the children as I thought they would be too old. But when they saw it they wanted to go in, and we must have spent about half an hour in there! It's a room with some holes in one wall, that children crawl through to get into the mouse hole, which is just a space with some cushions. It's big enough for a few kids to sit in there, and I think kids like it as generally adults are too big for the holes and so they can get away from mum and dad! Also in the room are some little doors that open and then you hear various sounds. There's not much else in there though, but for some reason my two loved it! I was a bit cross though because the room is billed on the museum leaflet as being for under fives, so I felt that small children should take priority. Lots of parents/carers were just letting their older ones rampage around though, and it was a small room so toddlers were in danger of being trampled on. When my nephew began a game of 'Tag' I quickly stopped it, so my 2 were content to just sit in the 'hole' and talk to the other kids in there, but I was the only one who spoke to children about their behaviour; the other adults were happy for theirs to charge about, which I didn't think was very fair on the little ones there.
At the end of the visit my 2 spent a good half an hour in the shops, choosing little goodies to buy. There were some quite expensive things, that would have made good Christmas or birthday presents, but there was a range of things from about 50p to £2 that most kids were getting, and my 2 were happy to go away with a couple of little nicknacks.
I can't remember the exact timings of the day, but I think we arrived at about 11am and left at about 4pm, so we spent a good 5 hours in the museum. We all had a really good day, and the kids both told their parents that they had enjoyed it. My nephew took quite a few photos of the animal exhibits while we were there, and was keen to show them to his mum straight away.
As other reviewers have said that they did not enjoy their visit then I don't think anyone else will know whether they will like it or not until they actually go there and see for themselves. Adults who enjoy museums should like it, as there is a lot to see, but if you are going without children then I wouldn't recommend going during school holidays! As for families with children, that really depends on what expectations the families have. I expected to look at everything and to spend a good few hours there, so we did. I encouraged the children I was with to look at things, and to try out the interactive activities and so they did, and they enjoyed the day. I know some children just race around museums with their parents following them, and so they could have been in and out of the Hancock within an hour, probably less, and so wouldn't have enjoyed it. This museum was perfect for the ages of children that I had with me - 8 and 10, as they were old enough to look at things properly, and to find the exhibits interesting. I wouldn't recommend this museum to children under about 6, unless they are the type of children who really enjoy looking at museum exhibits. There is not a great deal for young children to do at the museum. There is the 'Mouse House' but apart from a few doors to open and the 'hole' to explore, there's not much there, and it won't hold young children's interest for very long. I also have a 2 year old nephew, who loved the Discovery Museum in Newcastle, as it had a large water play area for under fives, but I wouldn't take him to the Hancock for a good few years yet.
My nephew and niece enjoyed the hands on activities, but, although the museum had not been open long, there were a couple that had already stopped working, which was disappointing. I think whoever is in charge of these needs to decide either to check them every day and replace them as soon as they break, or to take away the ones that don't work and put something else there, as it's disappointing for children to find an activity to do and then discover that it doesn't work.
I thought it was very poor and would not visit again. Most items on display were either copies, reproductions, casts, models, or duplicates, including plastic fish and an elephant. If you like being spoon fed this is the place to go. The lighting was so bad is some cases you could not see the item on display. Coins were so far from the glass you could not see them. There is obviously a structural fault upstairs as items in cases wobbled alarmingly as people walked by. Lettering was already worn off of some signage. Why animals in a museum? It's not a zoo! not that they were there (quarantined). You could not hear dialogue from information points because it was so noisy. The glass cases had children's finger smear round adult viewing height. No staff only ones in shops. Where is rest of stuff? Victorian? Ceramics? Industrial heritage? etc? etc? Fine for a place for 5 year olds to run around like maniacs. Give me glass cases any day. It seems that all these modern museums care about is the quantity of people coming through the door so they can get their grants. A good 20% of the touchy feely stuff was already broken/missing and this is the second week of the holidays. Planetarium closed! It's a good job it's free because you wouldn't pay to go in. You have to pay to visit York museum, well worth it in comparison, York is everything a museum should be. I cannot understand why they have dumbed it down so much and spent so much money when there are plenty of other places in Newcastle for hyperactive kids to go and bang buttons.
Where do I start?
OK so after 3 years and £26 million was it worth the wait?
Not in my opinion.
Having visited with my 2 children only a matter of days from opening I, and they, were very dissapointed.
OK, so it was in the middle of the school holidays and entryt is free therefore I was expecting it to be busy. And Boy was it Busy!!
Although the queue was lengthy we were processed quickly and entered via the original frontage of a once fine museum.
Upon entering the first thing that greets you is one of the 2 shops and therefore the kids were asking for keepsakes before we'd actually seen anything.
The museum as a whole doesn't seem to have any 'Flow' to it, I had assumed that there would be a chronological 'Journey' through history but this wasn't the case.
A number of the live exhibits weren't on display, either still being in quarentine or simply empty tanks. After 3 years I would have thought that the animals would have been ready for display and that the missing ones have died of old age!!
There are more interactive exhibits including touch screen displays and childrens magnadoodle type things, however after only a few days of being open a number of touch screens were covered and innoperable and the 'magnadoodles' had been totally trashed.
There is a large collection of Roman artifacts including Altar and inscription stones but translations seem to be lacking.
Once through the door the only staff members I saw were those flogging expensive 'Tat' in the shops. There was no evidence of 'Explainers' or security personel.
Lighting within the Gems and Fossils area may proove an issue with those with less that perfect eyesight as it is quite dark.
The charges for keepsakes is bordering on rediculous. My daighter wanted a small leather(ish) book mark, when I found out it cost £2.75 she left in floods of tears minus the bookmark!
Prior to the re-fit I remember spening hours within the collections and artifacts of the Old Hancock, but after spending just an hour within the New Hancock I felt the need to leave.
In short: if it's raining and you have nothing better to do then and you're in the area then it MAY be worth a visit. But it certainly isn't worth a special trip.
The Hancock is in its own way a quirky museum which houses a combination of permanent exhibitions (birds and Egyptians etc.) with temporary exhibitions. The museum has actually been closed for several years now in a massive restoration project which will see it reopen soon. Its reopening should be exciting since it is a great rainy day location which never gets old, not even the permanent exhibitions.
I mentioned quirky because the museum has had an all manner of exhibitions from dinosaurs to Buffy the vampire slayer. The variety of these exhibitions helps contribute to its longevity and also makes it that bit easier to get reluctant kids into a museum.
Admission prices are very generous as is the shop they operate with mainly pocket money gifts. The museum did not use to sport too much in the way of technology if that bothers you, but this may well have changed when it reopens.
There is also a great and well kept lawn in the front which is a fun way to get rid any boredom built up in the museum by rolling down the hill etc.
**A Little bit of History**
The museum in its present site was opened in1884 and is as such quite a "monument" in Newcastle.
The museum first started in 1780s when Marmaduke Tunstall started to collect natural history material from all over the world, and when he died, his collection was bought by George Allan of Darlington, in 1791.
The collections were soon too extensive for the building and the new museum was opened on its present site in 1884, and when the well known naturalist John Hancock died in 1890, the museum was named after him.
**Where is it**
The museum is located in the city centre, between Barras Bridge and Claremont Road and is close to the university, and Eldon Square shopping center, as well as Northumberland- right at the heart of things.
To get there by car, take the A167 Central Motorway and follow the AA signs for the museum.
By far the easiest way is to get the Metro to Haymarket, which is what we did, having parked the car at Jesmond ant then it's one short stop away.
**What's At the Museum?**
Land of the Pharoahs:
History Study Unit 6. Key Stage 2, Art Key Stage 1-3.
There is a permanent Egyptian display illustrating life and death in Egyptian times, and there are even two Egyptian mummies, which always fascinates children. The display looks at every day life in Ancient Egypt, and features interactive activities including build your own pyramid and create an Egyptian pattern. Children can even put a penny into a machine and make it into an "Egyptian" coin. When I have taken children to the museum, they are fascinated by the embalmer's tent, with a model of a dead person lying on a bed, being embalmed; this proved too much for little lady when we visited the other day, and she proclaimed it to be something she "didn't want to look at " Although she didn't quite understand what it was, she was quite impressed with the 2500 year old mummy, Irt, irw. This mummy does tend to be the star attraction with children and especially as they can visualize what she would have been like when alive because there is a description, and also computer information about her reconstruction.
Living Planet:
Science Key Stages 1-3. Life and Living Processes
This area is downstairs and shows us in a scientific way, many of the species on earth, how they have evolved and how we are altering and often damaging the balance of nature. Little miss was most interested in the dodo; she knew that they were extinct, so coming "face to face" with one was quite exciting for her. The area I find most impressive and haunting is the tombstones with doors which open to show inside models of extinct animals and birds. Quite disturbing when you face the fact that these will never be seen again. The area charts everything from the water cycle to habitats, adaptation to food chains, and will even let you find out how environmentally friendly you are.
Magic of Birds:
Science Key Stages 1-3. Life and Living Processes
This is on a mezzanine level and then ground floor- at least that's how it feels but there are lots of complex turns and when faced with this number of stuffed birds you are forgiven for losing your way and feeling a bit disorientated. It's a huge collection of birds, showing breeding, migration and bird folklore. There are "teeny tiny" hummingbirds. A huge skeleton of the now extinct Moa and two emus. It is certainly impressive and on the upper level, there is a selection of almost every bird from the British Isles.
Science Key Stages 1-3. Life and Living Processes, Materials and Properties.
On the ground floor, find out how the earth began by traveling back nearly 5 billion years- you even feel as though you are going back in time as you go through a twinkly tunnel. I have taken classes of children to this area to study subjects such as fossils, the evolution of life, rocks and crystals. All of the information is accompanied by interactive displays and pc activities, all child friendly, informative and educational.
Abel's Ark
Science Key Stages 1-3. Life and Living Processes
This area is downstairs, and usually the first area I visit when I go to the museum. It is a long corridor and behind the glass partition is an ark but it's not Noah's ark, it belongs to Abel, and there he is, sitting in a chair, reading his book. Abel was a big game hunter in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who also set up National Parks. We had great fun spotting the animals- bears, zebra, giraffe, gnu, bison- too many to list. A warning though- if you don't like stuffed animals, don't go.
Live animals
Science Key Stages 1-3. Life and Living Processes
There are lots of live animals dotted around the museum-giant snails, spiders, turtles, snakes and fish (even a clown fish- Nemo).
A World of Difference:
Art Key Stages 1-3. History Key Stage 2
This area displays artefacts from changing and extinct cultures including a brick from the Great wall of China, and includes clothing, utensils, musical instruments and weapons. This is one of two areas I haven't really explored at length because I usually go with children and this seems to be too staid for them. The other area I haven't spent a lot of time in is
The Bewick shrine
History Key Stage 2. Art Key Stage 1-3
A display of prints and original materials from the famous Northern artist.
Ancient Greece:
History Key Stage 2
Similar to the Ancient Egypt display, this includes artefacts and imparts lots of information. Book in advance and there is the opportunity to have an Ancient Greek person visit your class dressed as an Ancient Greek, ready to act out some aspect of life and answer questions.
The Den
Activity area for young children which is split into two zones which focus on the seashore and the jungle. There are some live animals, toys and games. We just walked past this and when asked, little miss decided she didn't want to go in- there are far more interesting things to do in the museum, and when children have been expose
I have been on several occasions with classes of children, from both Key Stage 1 and 2. There is a lecture room which can be booked, and if going with a group, it's well worth doing this, so that you have somewhere to leave bags and coats, and most importantly, to eat your lunch. It's a large room and after lunch can actually be used to "do" a lesson, fitted as it is with audio visual equipment.
Order educational packs which are well worth having, and even if going round the museum with your own child(ren), they will enjoy actually finding the things suggested in the packs.
The Hancock Museum has lecture and conference room which can be hired at various costs for meetings, seminars and evening functions.
Toilets are located on the ground floor at each side of the foyer- clean and functional with a toilet for disabled people.
Shop is at the foyer selling the usual museum "stuff"- we had to get a dinosaur and this tube which makes a noise when moved
Disabled access to the museum is via a very narrow ramp at the side of the stairs
**Entrance and opening times**
Open Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 2pm-5pm
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Fax: 0191 2226753
As I have said, I have been many times with classes of children, hence the putting down of National Curriculum links such as I have used them, in case anyone is interested. If going with a group of children, I would suggest you take a look round before because there is no guide. I always buy the specific educational packs and go beforehand with little lady, hence the latest visit on Sunday.
The exhibitions are constantly changing; the most popular seemed to be the mini beasts and the dinosaurs. The Egyptian exhibition at the moment has more to offer older children and adults, although the lady at the desk assured me that sometimes there are ancient Egyptians walking around to bring it to life. There were some interactive activities, such as weighing a heart against a feather but all in all it is for adults.
However, the museum itself is fascinating for children. Turn the first corner and you can listen to tapes of the singing budgie and marvel at the animals in Abel's ark.
Walk up the huge sweeping stone stairs and on the way up. Children will be naming the animals painted on the walls, and then they notice the huge whale near the ceiling.
We spent ages looking at a snake in a big glass cage and I can honestly say that I have never seen such an active snake.
There are butterflies and mini beasts from all over the world- dead and pinned to boards but quite fascinating if you can get over the fact that it is a tad gross.
The bird exhibition is amazing, and children and adults alike tend to be amazed by the number of birds, and the sizes of the eggs some so tiny and some huge.
There are lots of interactive activities for children to get involved in and room for lots of further discussion; if you want children to gain an insight and an interest in the natural world it's a fantastic starting place.
I found the temperatures on each planet fascinating- they show the range of temperatures and allow the arrow to be moved within this range, so you gain an understanding of how Mars is the only other planet which could possibly sustain a life form such as ours.
Enough of that I think the museum is a real experience, with or without the exhibitions, and is well worth the entrance fee.
The only down side is that it is closing at the end of April for refurbishment- for three years. They do believe it will take nearly a year to get everything out!
When it reopens it won't be called the Hancock museum which I think is a shame, but ever onwards, we can't stop "progress"
Thanks for reading.
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so u would only be able to watch it if u had a suitable light source to keep it powered. Something along the line of the floodlight, maybe itself powered by a petrol generator? just a thought.
If your electricity bills are getting you down, then perhaps it's time you started living off grid? And, thanks to Sharp, you'll still be able to watch TV while cuddling up to Mother Nature. Sharp_TV_solar_04 Sharp's 52in solar powered LCD TV Photo courtesy AVing The electronics giant has shown off what it claims to be " …
so u would only be able to watch it if u had a suitable light source to keep it powered. Something along the line of the floodlight, maybe itself powered by a petrol generator? just a thought.
Absolutely useless in Britain. How the hell are we going to manage 220kWh shining through a window in your living room onto a bloody solar panel!? We have approximately 2.7 days of sunshine per year.
Or does the solar panel look bigger than the TV?
*\. Getting my coat, because the idea of living off grid sounds better by the day.
do you do when there's no sun, at NIGHT when 'most' people are watching the telly?
Is the floodlight solar-powered? ;)
More seriously, what happens in the winter when it's dark from 4pm - midnight, which are my usual TV viewing hours? :-\
Damn the telly - I want one of those solar panels! Bolt it on top of the car, electricity on the move...
Do you think we ought to tell then the average insolation on Earth is around 800W/m^2?
I don't use that much in a month - one of these solar panels could save me a fortune!
Alternatively, in could be a typo. Shame on you for giving me false hope!
A joker he must be: the 220kWh that the panel produces.
An engineering degree, a kingdom for an engineering degree!
Paris, because she is not an engineer either.
.. is the factory it's made in solar powered too?
.. and is it shipped to us in sailboats?
.. and does every member of staff in the shop I bought it from cycle to work?
.. and is it made from renewable resources?
.. and is the industry whose content it delivers carbon neutral? What? Even if I don't watch the latest Hollywood action trash laden with petrol explosions?
.. and does it work in London (i.e. does it require actual sunlight)?
A little more in the way of facts would be nice: where does the 22kW/h figure come from? Is that based on 24hours of sunlight per day? ( a common trick with these sorts of things.)
If there wasn't enough sunlight at the show to keep it going, does that mean the same for my home? Do I need to leave it outside all day - I'm not worried about it getting pinched if it is that crap, but it would end up covered in bird poo...
>> The net result: pictures and no damaging CO2 emissions.
Well no CO2 emissions apart from those produced by manufacturing, recycling and all those generated by the creation and transmission of program content.
Where are the components from?? Did they pull them out of someones arse... not to mention the energy used in manufacture. If not then its NOT a zero emissions telly... its a low energy usage one at best.
why oh why oh why.... and so on
I mean who's going to be impressed by a 52" ~Solar~ Panel, when we should be talking about 52+ Plasma / TFT Panels?!
+The fact that this "Panel" is sitting on the floor the rudy thing would likely stop working after a Week!!
...Dusting I've heard of it, but that's a Woman's job!! /jk
ps ...Probably explains why I still live alone lol
So what on earth do you mean by 220kWh? Total available electrical energy delivered over the entire life of the thing?
A. How much CO2 was emitted in the course of manufacturing the solar panel which powers the TV, and how much will be emitted over the course of disposing of it at the end of its life?
B. How long is the panel expected to last in normal operation, and therefore how much CO2 will be saved over its lifetime?
And is answer "B" greater than answer "A"?
And please, please, for the love of all that is sane and decent, please, would it really kill you to give screen sizes in proper measuring units, i.e. centimetres or millimetres?
220 KWH is enough to power a small town.
Even 2.2 KWH is suspiciously high for a solar panel - what is the real unit of measure?
I believe a typical house consumes a few hundred kWh per month. So presumably the number on the poster is to do with maximum annual production/consumption.
BTW even in Scotland (the inhabited bits) the amount of solar energy that hits a house is something like 5 times the amount used inside it. The real issue is converting it into useful energy and storing it.
i assume im not the only one to close the curtains when watching movies and playing games? the amount of light needed to light the thing would mean your lounge would have to be so bright you probably cant see the screen anyway!
Given the rather vast infrastructure that exists for the transfer of electrical energy from A to B, and the very high efficiency with which it is achieved, there is absolutely no reason whatsoever to bundle a product that generates electricity with one that consumes it.
I don't know about 100% green, but it's certainly 100% gimmick and the fact that they needed to use a spot light simply holds them up to ridicule. So tell me again, what message are Sharp trying to communicate to the waiting world?
We are stupid?
We think you are stupid?
220kWh is just an amount of energy, not a power rating. Give it long enough...
Mind you, that would mean there must be a battery in this thing big enough to store 220kWh - i.e. enough energy to run 220 1kW electric fires for an hour.
Smells very very brown to me, consequently.
that closes the curtains when it's bright outside so that I can see the TV? I suppose I could use the solar panel as a window blind...
Zero emissions? What, not even photons? That's going to be bloody boring to watch then, innit?
If Philips hook up a hair dryer, or a toaster or a kettle to a solar panel will they get a story as well. Look, I hooked up my mobile phone to a solar panel, write me story.
This seems to be (at least based on the report)
1) Take existing technology A
2a) Plug in
2b) Existing power supply technology B
3) Get free publicity
4) ???
5) Profit
In Japan they have loads of outdoor TVs, so it may be more targeted to advertising or public service than normal home viewing.
It does sound great at first (I loathe cables of any sort with a passion), but I really wouldn't want to have to block up a window with this thing..
The pedant in me suggests that if the TV has zero emissions then there will be no light coming out of the front of it. That should improve the programmes lots!
Zero emission? It doesn't emit any photons? Not very useful, is it? Of course, it does solve the power problem, you never need to turn it on.
That solar panel will be HUGE to provide that much power.
Presumably it will have batteries that is charges and they run the Telly so stop yer whining you bunch of muppets. <LOL>
You can do this yerself with enough solar cells, batteries and an Inverter.
They'd be better off making a bicycle powered TV.
That way you have to work-out to watch your shite reality-TV crap.
Whilst the sarcastic naysayers were quite predictable, in case anyone was actually serious, [power from a] solar panel isn't on demand. i.e., it doesn't need to be sunny when you want to use it... it charges up when it is sunny and is available when it isn't.
"Given the rather vast infrastructure that exists for the transfer of electrical energy from A to B, and the very high efficiency with which it is achieved"
I thought loads of power was lost between the station and peoples homes.
Listen, cretins. Sharp make a) LCD tellys (and very nice ones, too) they also make b) PV solar panels. Now, a 52" LCD telly would likely suck in the region of 150W (at mid brightness) so the 220Kilowatt HOURS figure should give you a clue that we're talking about power consumption OVER TIME (and quite a long time), even if you don't understand basic units.
Yes, it's quite possible to drive an LCD TV from a modestly sized PV panel - my 26" Sharp LCD only draws around 30W in typical evening lighting. And guess what? Sharp know more about it than you do.
A solar panel by itself doesn't store ANYTHING. It converts sunlight to electricity. Storage requires a rechargeable battery of some kind. The article doesn't mention any kind of battery.
The 220kWh rating is strange, very strange. As others mention, the total power striking 1 sqaure meter of the Earth's surface is somewhere around 1kW so there's no way the cell alone could produce 220kW. If the cell could collect energy, store it, and deliver it with one hundred percent efficiency, it would need 220hours to reach full charge.
220kWH is also a LOT of energy. This (http://www.esru.strath.ac.uk/EandE/Web_sites/01-02/RE_info/hec.htm) says a small family uses 5,480 kWh per year. So 220kWh would power a home for a family of four for 2 weeks.
That seems unreasonable from a little panel on the floor in front of the Telly.
Mine's the one with the zero point energy panel on the back powering my flying antigravity underpants.
I'll grant you that you could probably power an LCD from a reasonably sized solar cell in full daylight. You could probably even do so indoors.
The wonky thing is why in the heck Sharp finds it necessary to throw in a non-sensical rating that is of no use to anyone. If you want to impress me, tell me the solar panel can run the TV indoors under normal lighting. If it won't do that, then tell me it'll run the Telly outside on a cloudy day.
No body here doubts that the combo will work, we just wonder what in 'ell Sharp is trying to express with the numbers.
"I thought loads of power was lost between the station and peoples homes."
Some, yes, but hardly "loads". Otherwise it would be more economic to generate power in smaller (less efficient) stations that were closer to the point of consumption. Half a century of industry practice world-wide would indicate that this isn't the case.
Slightly off topic but that's not normally an issue is it?
Nevermind I'm getting used to my comments to James stories not getting posted.
it's not even like they are offensive. (normally)
I have a 38cm. set with built-in Freeview and all-region DVD player which runs from a 12V adaptor. I have successfully powered this from a 12V battery charged by solar panels.
First of all, El Reg just ran a story based on a bunch of pictures, apparently. And apparently they didn't even bother to ask a Japanese speaking person to read WTF is written on those signs. They could only understand the 220 kWh part besides the few English bits here and there (me too).
So, even ignoring that, why be so stupid with the comments? Or have you forgot to put the "joke icons"? You make yourself look like idiots, really... It's a DEMO thing, FFS. How interesting/marketing gimmickish would it be if it said "Solar powered TV. The panel is outside, trust us"? And then, who said the final product would look like that one? Only a retard would believe someone nowadays would think of building a TV with indoor solar panel, on the floor, in front of said TV. While you're at it, why don't you just complain that it also comes with an ugly sign full of stuff written in Japanese right in front of the solar panel, as well as a bunch of other Japanese stuff on the wall behind it? Gee...
>>>[power from a] solar panel isn't on demand. i.e., it doesn't need to be sunny when you want to use it... it charges up when it is sunny and is available when it isn't.
Actually, power from a solar panel *IS* in fact on demand. The technology you're describing is called a "Battery". Not the same thing.
Even in the 80s, you could get LCD TV-sets which only took a few watts. Those sets only took about 2 watts total, which makes 48 watthours. Of course it's trivial to power an LCD screen with solar powers. Unless of course you have a badly designed active one with useless features like colour.
Oh FFS... fine, I should have been more explicit. Normal implementation of solar panel technology incorporates the a) solar panel and b) something to store the electric in. Like I said - I didn't want to state the bleeding obvious, whereas you poor saps seem to need it spelled out in every last detail. If you actually thought that Sharp would consider building a TV that required it to be sunny, then it's time you stepped away from the 'puter and went outside for a while.
Here's a 9.6kWh battery backup unit for solar panels:
See the size of it? See the number of batteries? Doesn't exactly fit under the Telly or in the cupboard now does it? Now imagine it 22 times bigger to approximate the 220kWh figure mentioned by Sharp. Hmmm. Might need a bigger flat to keep it all in.
That's what's got those of us with a clue wondering just what the blue peeping HELL Sharp is trying to express with 220kWh, cause it sure as heck isn't that capacity of the solar panel or an hypothetical battery attached to it.
Mine's the one with a 220kWh battery in the (BIG) left pocket powering the antigrav unit in the right pocket that make the battery light enough to carry.


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The night before retired police inspector Bill Dowling was found dead in his porch with his former partner Victoria Rose he drafted text messages to her indicating he wished to take his own life.
The bodies of Mr Dowling, 59, and Mrs Rose, 58, were found in the blood-stained porch of Mr Dowling's home on the Moonraker Estate, Devizes, on March 2 last year.
Today coroner David Ridley heard from Detective Constable Elizabeth Hunt, based at the major crime unit in Marlborough, who found the text messages drafted on his phone after his death.
Mr Dowling, who retired from the police force in 2007, was suffering from anxiety issues, depression, and sleep deprivation, and drafted three messages on his phone.
A text drafted on March 1 at 6.24pm to Mrs Rose, 58, said: "Tablets driving me mad, cannot go on, please tell the boys to forgive me. Call the police I'm in the garden."
The court also heard the details of Mr Dowling and Mrs Rose's deaths from an expert in forensic ballistics, Andre Horn, based at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
He said there was evidence of at least two shots in the porch connected to Mrs Rose, one which partially hit her and another which was fired at close range into the back of her head.
There was no evidence to show that she was physically restrained, although Dr Hugh White, a forensic pathologist, indicated Mr Dowling had not been taking his prescribed medication.
Coroner David Ridley said: "He says that an analysis of the scene suggested that Bill had placed the stock of the shot gun on the floor and the barrel by the side of his head. Victoria had been shot in the back of her head shattering her skull.
"In relation to the toxicology report it was virtually clean in relation to the presence of any drugs prescribed or otherwise in Bill's system."
The surgery Mr Dowling used, The Lansdowne Surgery in Devizes, is now part of a pilot scheme instigated by the Community Safety Partnership in Wiltshire and run by the NHS Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group.
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My daughter was bought this toy for her first Christmas although she isn't interested in the programme in the night garden this was a simple toy to her rather than characters she recognised. You can buy the book over the internet and it costs around £15 which I think is an ok price as it is made by Vtech who are a leading company in educational toys.
The book is made of hard plastic, the spine is made up of coloured stripes in yellow, green and blue and then there is a sphere shape in the middle of the spin which is the speaker, I would have thought the speaker would have been on the rear of the book to make it less obvious but the sounds are probably clear as the speaker is actually part of each page as you go through the book. On the front of the book there is a picture of Iggle Piggle, Upsy Daisy and the Tombliboos and Makka Pakka along with the title of the book. The last page of the book extends up above the rest and has three interactive buttons on it for added play and the edges of each page has a little plastic lip on them in either yellow or blue to make it easier for little hands to manipulate the book. There is a orb ontop of the spine which lights up and the Vtech logo is also present on the front of the book.
The buttons on the top shaped as Igglepiggle and Upsy Daisy plays sounds and music but I think that most of it must be from the tv show and as we don't watch the show it isn't recognisible to myself although my daughter still likes all the noises and sounds the book makes. The book is supposed to be for ages 6 months and up and I would say that this is about the right age and a parent could easily play with a child with this toy at this stage until they can manage themselves, my daughter started using the book herself at around 8 months old. The orb on top of the spine lights up when the book makes a noise and my daughter loved looking at the flashing when she was smaller (she was only 3 months when this was recieved). Each of the four pages show a different scene from the programme with speech bubbles on each page although there is not much of a story and there is a slider for making extra sounds.
My daughter likes this book but at just over a year now she is growing bored with it and this will be one of the toys that disappears after christmas, she loved watching the lights when she was too young to play and as she got older she enjoyed dancing to the music although she still shows no interest in the show. I like the book as from a practical point of view it is able to be cleaned easily as it it made of plastic and it has never needed the batteries changing in nearly a year, my only issue with the toy is it is a little too heavy and my daughter did manage to hit herself with it at one point and she was certainly less than impressed. Overall I would recommend this toy it has lights, music and sounds and the pages are all brightly coloured to help attract young ones.
My daughter loves In the Night Garden. She gets really excited whenever it is on the TV, so when I saw this book in Costco for £11.98 I had to get it for her.
The book is suitable for ages 6 months and over. The book is described as encouraging fine motor skill development, sensory development with it's variety of textures visuals and sounds it also heightens curiosity and encourages exploration.
The book requires 2 x AAA batteries, which are supplied.
The book is made from plastic at the top are two buttons one Iggle Piggle and one Upsy Daisy. There is an on/off button and two volume levels. The spine of the book is a thick plastic cylinder which is yellow and blue in colour, the speaker is in the middle of the book and at the top of the spine is a flashing white light. The first page of the book features a picture of Iggle Piggle along with the words to his song in speech bubbles, to activate the song for this book your child needs to push the Iggle Piggle button at the top of the book. The next page features Makka Pakka, again the words to the Makka Pakka song are in speech bubbles and you need to slide him along to activate the song. The next pages feature the Ninky Nonk and the Pinky Ponk, when these buttons are activated they make the noises as in the programme. The final page is Upsy Daisy and as with Iggle Piggle you can push her button at the top of the book to activate her song, or you can use the Upsy Daisy slider on the page. While every song is playing the light on the spine flashes.
This book is perfect for little hands. The pages are wipe clean and easy for a young child to open my daughter is 7 months and has no problem turning them. She can also slide the buttons across herself, she does need a little help to push the buttons at the top of the book. The book has a female voice and features the actual music and sounds from the programme. The lower volume level is sufficient for us I have used the higher setting but I find it a little loud. The book also turns itself off after 30 seconds if there is no interaction, I like the feature in toys as it means you don't have to switch them on and off everytime your child wants to play.
I would definately recommend this book for the younger In the Night Garden fan. Since we have bought this book it has been played with everyday, my daughter loves to sit with me or her dad and activate the songs and the light, I can see she is pleased with herself as she does it! we can also sing along too as the words are printed on the pages of the book.
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An alternative, perhaps more controversial explanation is that the written account is wrong or added later: Bhikkhu Dr. Analayo, a scholar monk has been a strong advocate for bhikkhuni ordination and in his research feels that the Buddha was misrepresented in the texts about being reluctant to ordain women. Ven. Dr. Analayo pointed out an obvious timeline discrepancy that amazingly has gone undetected until now. It involves the deeply held belief that Ananda played an instrumental role in the founding of the bhikkhuni sangha. He was credited, and later chastised by the First Council, for advocating for the ordination of the Buddha's maternal aunt and stepmother, Mahapajapati. In a paper presented at the University of Marburg, Germany, Ven. Dr. Analayo writes, "There are many problems chronologically, however, in the traditional account of Mahaprajapati (from the Commentaries). She first requested ordination five years after Buddha's enlightenment; but Ananda, who requested Buddha on her behalf, first ordained only twenty years after Buddha's enlightenment. Considering that Mahaprajapati, as Buddha's maternal aunt, raised him after his mother's death, she would have been about eighty years old when Ananda was senior enough to make the request."
I added in "from the Commentaries" because I learned from another monk that that is where Ven. Analayo acquired the information.
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This kind of stretch against a successful franchise over the past decade is remarkable. Few can step toe-to-toe with Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and Terrell Suggs multiple times and come away unscathed. This also spans across an impressive series of coaches and coordinators including Brian Billick, Marvin Lewis, Mike Nolan, Rex Ryan and Chuck Pagano.
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In that game, Peyton Manning didn't need to do much, throwing for 204 yards and protecting the football following a 98-yard interception return for a score by Chris Harris that put Denver up 17-0 before the half. There is no doubt Manning basically dragged some of his latter-years Indy teams to the postseason, but against Baltimore he's had to do relatively little in key wins.
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Manning threw for 246 yards, two touchdowns and a pick in a 20-3 win over Baltimore in the 2010 divisional round and a pedestrian 170 yards and two picks in a 15-6 win at the same stage in 2007. He was, however, on the other side of a Baltimore quarterback implosion each time.
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Great anecdote about "The Natural," and I echo your sentiment about the lights-exploding scene ("when I first realized that baseball was the sh*t") entirely. Randy Newman may also deserve a hat tip for that.
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I will be undergoing the LEEP procedure later this week, and was wondering what the risks are in this procedure, and how it could affect my chances of fertility later in life. Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Christina S. Chu, MD, Assistant Professor of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, responds:.
The LEEP or loop electrocautery excision procedure does have some risks. The most common side effect is bleeding which may occur in about 1-8% of patients. Physicians usually take precautions such as using a local anesthetic mixed with a medication that causes the blood vessels in the cervix to constrict, or using Monsel's solution to prevent bleeding. Another rare risk of the LEEP is infection.
In regards to fertility, one of the risks associated with the LEEP is cervical stenosis, which occurs in about 1% of procedures. Cervical stenosis occurs when scarring after the procedure causes an abnormal narrowing in the opening of the cervix. This may cause difficulty getting pregnant by blocking the entry of sperm in to the uterus, and by affecting the normal mucous secretions of the cervix as well. Another risk of the LEEP is cervical deformity and possible second trimester miscarriage. This is rare, and is usually associated only with removal of large portions of tissue at the time of the biopsy.
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Motorists driving by Salem Lutheran Church of Oxford might gaze at the quaint country church and think to themselves, "Nice paint job."
The 130-year-old church, located on the corner of county roads 9 and 18 in Isanti County, about five miles southwest of North Branch, was in need of a new, white façade this fall.
Jerry Youngquist, a worshiper at the church and a member of the church council, was tapped with the task of finding a contractor to perform the work.
He found one, and a new pastor for Salem, too.
Youngquist first asked a contractor he had worked with before to paint the church and that contractor accepted, but the work didn't come to fruition.
"He gave us a bid, and a few days later he calls me up and says, "Sorry, I can't do the job, I'm moving to Albuquerque,"' Youngquist said.
Youngquist was back to square one, so he visited the website Angie's List, which offers a directory of area contractors who submit their contact information to the site.
On the site he found Rob Krajewski, a seven-year Stacy resident with his own contracting business.
Krajewski, 40, agreed to come look at the church in August.
On the day Krajewski first came to the church, he met with Youngquist and the two started a slow walk around the building.
They talked about the work that needed to be done, but the conversation also delved into another area: faith.
Krajewski was particularly interested in the church's "LCMC" designation.
He was familiar with other synods of the Lutheran faith, such as Missouri, WELS and ELCA, but he didn't know about the Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ synod.
Youngquist said Krajewski's discussion with him was "way too pointed" for Krajewski to be just a contractor.
Krajewski studied at St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity and was ordained a Catholic priest in 1998, and worked full time as a priest until 2002 when he took a leave of absence.
He had not been involved in active ministry since that time.
He had instead married his wife Joyellyn, and the two raised a family.
They're parents to 9-year-old Ava, 8-year-old Eden and 21-year-old Scott, Krajewski's stepson.
From Pew to Pulpit
Krajewski agreed to paint the church, and he also accepted an invitation offered to him by numerous parishioners to come worship at the church.
He and his family started coming Sundays, and found they felt comfortable and enjoyed the sense of community the church exudes.
During the conversation when Youngquist found out about Krajewski's religious background, he informed Krajewski the church's pastor, Slim Seel, was retiring in November.
Off the cuff, he asked Krajewski, "You wouldn't be interested, would you?"
Krajewski was interested.
He'd actually been tossing around the idea of getting involved in ministry again, but hadn't found the right situation.
Seel retired, and Salem contracted with St. John's Lutheran Church in Stacy for the services of intern pastor Ben Hollingsead.
The church council thought Hollingsead might be with them until April, but he recently became pastor at a church in Wisconsin.
The door opened for Krajewski.
He said the church council was welcoming to him, as were parishioners.
Krajewski became the church's pastor Feb. 3 by a unanimous vote of its parishioners.
"When we step back from the whole process, it's pretty amazing," Krajewski said. "Most people don't go to Angie's List to find their next pastor."
As a Catholic, Krajewski said he appreciates the congregation allowing him to preside over services at the church and offer spiritual guidance to its members.
He said he has not renounced his Catholic faith and does not intend to do so, and the members of the church are very accepting of his religious background.
"They're just in awe of him," Diane Youngquist, Jerry's wife, said. "We love him so much and we've learned so much from him."
She noted Krajewski is good at offering sermons that are "news you can use," meaning they're applicable to lives of the parishioners.
Krajewski mentioned how he became pastor at Salem might just look like a series of coincidences to some, but he believes there was a divine aspect.
"I don't think any of us think God is out here manipulating us like a chess player," he said. "But if we're connected in with grace, which is really given all the time and available to us, then things are going to fall into place. With grace, things fall into place."


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We are in the St. Louis area and have been blessed to have not only a wonderful, caring hospice nurse, but a chaplain who sings/prays/talks with Mom, a music therapist, (truly an angel), who sings non-stop for 40-45 minutes and a Luminary volunteer who is summarzing with Mom some of her favorite life memories. There are no words to describe hearing your Mom singing along with either hymns or "happy" songs and sharing life stories you've never heard before. Take advantage of all they have to offer--we feel blessed indeed. And on this roller coaster ride, it's nice to have another sounding board.
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Head Injury? was thrown out of car, back of head had 6 staples across the top back in July 06, sometimes now whenever it is cold out my head hurts( kinda like a brain freeze )so even when I am inside the house or sleeping I put on a hat because for some reason that warms it up and it feels a little better, it was like this last winter also, my doctors never heard anything like this so they don`t know what to tell me, I am hoping someone knows why this happens, Thank You, ( I feel most of it in left front and where my head was cut open
I really don't know why you have the cold sensation for sure. If you don't have any color changes of your skin in that area to blue or purple, which would suggest damage to the nerves and blood vessels, then it may well be a part of the healing process as nerves reconnect and blood vessels form in the new tissue.
It is not surprising that a hat works wonders. Most of us don't realize that we lose about 25% of our body heat through our scalps. So wearing a hat is a great way to warm up and stay warm.
If you also suffered a concussion at the time of your accident, the cold sensations may be part of what is called post-concussive syndrome where people continue to have memory problems, headaches, fatigue, and a variety of symptoms for which a cause cannot be found.
Finally, it may be Raynaud's Syndrome. This is sudden and prolonged vasoconstriction of blood vessels squeezing closed in parts of the body most distant from the heart such as the toes, fingers, nose tip and ear lobes. Usually the skin turns white or even blue or purple. This can last for 30 minutes or more. This is followed by the skin flushing bright red as the blood vessels relax and blood once again flows into the area. It can be provoked by anxiety, cold exposure, or other triggers specific to each person. Keeping the parts that tend to blanch and feel cold warm prevents these uncomfortable events. This is frequently a condition that runs in families.
So I can't tell you why you have this problem specifically, but I can suggest some plausible reasons. Keep that hat handy and good luck!
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