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Cincinnati mayoral race: An overview of Qualls and Cranley on the issues
Candidates have differences -- and similarities
When Cincinnati voters go to the polls Nov. 5, they will be asked who should lead city government as mayor for the next four years.
The choice is between two Democrats, Roxanne Qualls and John Cranley.
Here is an overview of the two candidates.
A LITTLE ABOUT QUALLS: Roxanne Qualls , 60, currently serves as vice mayor on Cincinnati City Council. She works as a Realtor with Sibcy Cline and lives downtown with her husband, John Gunnison-Wiseman.
Qualls previously served on City Council from 1991-1999. During the last six years of her tenure, she served as mayor when the position went to the top vote-getter among council members and mostly was ceremonial. After a break from politics, she returned to City Council in 2007.
A LITTLE ABOUT CRANLEY: John Cranley , 39, is an attorney with the Keating Muething & Klekamp law firm. He lives in Mount Lookout with his wife, Dena, and their son, Joseph, 4.
Cranley served on City Council from 2000-2009. Facing term limits, Cranley resigned from council in January 2009, with 11 months left on his last term, to work on a private development project to create a restaurant and condominiums in East Price Hill. His departure occurred after he asked the Ohio Ethics Commission for advice about seeking a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district for the land. The commission recommended he either resign from council or sever ties with the company.
Qualls supports the $133 million streetcar project. She thinks the project will spark redevelopment along its route, as similar projects have done in other cities, and thereby add jobs and increase Cincinnati's tax base. After the segment under construction in downtown and Over-the-Rhine is completed in 2016, she wants to explore extending it to the uptown area.
Cranley opposes the project. Although Cranley said he supports mass transit generally, he thinks the benefit from the streetcar project will be too limited. After Gov. Kasich rescinded $51.8 million in state funding for the project in early 2011, Cranley has said the local share of financing the project is too large, saddling the city with too much debt. He wants to cancel the project, if elected.
Cranley opposes a lease of the city's parking meters and garages, which was approved by City Council in a 5-4 vote in March. He thinks the deal – which will give the city a $105 million upfront payment and about $3 million annually afterward – undervalues the parking asset. He also thinks the lease lessens local control over parking rates and enforcement, which will harm small businesses.
Qualls supports the lease. She has called it a "smart, sound and fair deal" that will let the Port Authority make overdue improvements to the parking system, while allowing the city to use the upfront cash to quicken development projects around the city. So far, the money hasn't been allocated for specific projects.
ON THE CITY PENSION: The city of Cincinnati's pension plan for workers and retirees has an unfunded liability of $870 million. That's mostly due to the Great Recession of 2008 that affected the system's investments, along with rising healthcare costs. (Nearly 40 percent of the problem stems from the economic crash, pension officials said.)
Qualls wants to switch from compounded Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) to a simple COLA, along with gradual increases to the amount the city contributes each year to the pension system.
Cranley wants larger annual contributions from the city to fund the system. The move could be accomplished, he said, by canceling non-vital projects and reallocating the money. He also wants to reduce benefits for new hires at City Hall.
Cranley wants to reduce joblessness by increasing the amount the city spends on rebuilding its roads, sewers and bridges. He would reallocate money now spent on a state lobbyist and for City Hall travel and use it for aiding the long-term unemployed. One goal involves including them on infrastructure projects.
Qualls proposes creating a job tax credit for any-sized business that is willing to create jobs that pay a living wage and provide benefits. Also, she wants to make unused city-owned property available at a small fee to start-ups and locally owned small businesses. She is a supporter of the "responsible bidder" policy that requires apprenticeship programs on sewer construction projects.
Both candidates have pledged to increase minority inclusion in the contracts awarded by the city.
Qualls would create a "Cincinnati Dollar Homes Initiative" to make vacant properties available to new owner-occupants and redevelop neighborhoods with high vacancy rates.
Cranley wants to work with existing neighborhood development corporations and the Port Authority to
replicate the 3CDC model for development that's been used in Over-the-Rhine.
Cranley touts his negotiating skills to achieve bipartisan budget plans while he was chair of City Council's finance committee. He wants the city to focus on providing core services and "say no to bad ideas." Also, he wants to emulate the so-called "Atlanta model" that involves investing comprehensively in targeted neighborhoods with job readiness programs.
Qualls wants a full audit of city departments to identify possible cost savings through greater efficiencies or reallocating resources. Further, she would revive a Shared Services Commission to review services that could be combined with Hamilton County or other nearby cities. She defends investments in "big picture" items like the streetcar, stating they will benefit the city as whole.
NOTABLE FACT #1: Cranley and Qualls served together on City Council from September 2007 to January 2009. During that time, they voted the same way on issues more than 95 percent of the time.
NOTABLE FACT #2: Qualls and Cranley have each ran unsuccessfully for Congress against U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot, a Republican. Qualls ran in 1998; she received 47 percent of the vote. Cranley ran twice, in 2000 and 2006; he received 45 percent and 47 percent, respectively.
NOTABLE FACT #3: Although Cranley voted against a City Council motion in April 2007 to build the streetcar, a year later he voted in favor of a broader streetcar motion that didn't include a funding source. Similarly, although Qualls aired a TV commercial critical of Cranley for seeking $750,000 for his East Price Hill project, when the matter went before City Council in June 2010, she supported giving the cash to the project.
NOTABLE FACT #4: The only time Qualls and Cranley have appeared on the same ballot was in the at-large race for City Council in 2009. In the race, Qualls finished in first-place and Cranley in second – with a mere three votes separating them.


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I went to college for church music with an emphasis in piano, attending Philadelphia Biblical University. During my time there, I realized that the major was not for me long term. After my undergraduate studies, I applied to Temple University to enter their music history program, seeing that as a better fit.
God was working through it all. After not being accepted into the program at Temple, the University of Pittsburgh offered a good opportunity to study library science, and I loved working with people. I was accepted into the program in 2007 and graduated with a master's in Library Science and Information Science. Or, as the students used to say, I was going to library school.
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My life would soon take a new direction. The position of Associate Librarian opened at BBC&S and Josh called for an interview. I had connections because my father was a professor at Baptist Bible Seminary teaching Old Testament, so I was familiar with the college.
When you walk through the stacks, you can almost feel the ideas in the books that are waiting to be discovered. You can feel the potential. Being around ideas, exploring and developing, thinking deeply about good ideas, and how they influence how we live and walk and interact with each other--these are things I really enjoy about my job.
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The Wayne-Finger Lakes Board of Cooperative Education has identified three finalists for the District's next top administrator. The finalists are Scott Bischoping, Superintendent of Schools Livonia Central School District; Kevin MacDonald, Superintendent of Schools Royalton-Hartland Central School District; Dr. Theresa Pulos, Superintendent of Schools Clyde-Savannah Central School District.
The Wayne-Finger Lakes Board of Cooperative Education has identified three finalists for the District's next top administrator. The finalists are Scott Bischoping, Superintendent of Schools Livonia Central School District; Kevin MacDonald, Superintendent of Schools Royalton-Hartland Central School District; Dr. Theresa Pulos, Superintendent of Schools Clyde-Savannah Central School District.
"Our Board has been diligent in narrowing the pool of candidates to these three strong finalists. We are very excited about what each finalist will bring to Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES," said Board President Anne Morgan.
"New York State Education Commissioner John B. King and I are pleased with the work of the Wayne-Finger Lakes Board of Cooperative Education," said Jo Anne L. Antonacci, BOCES 2 District Superintendent and search consultant. "The Board has been detail-oriented and thoughtful in its deliberations through this search process. Their selection of these three experienced educators as finalists is a tangible example of their hard work."
The three finalists are scheduled for day-long school visits which will include a community forum from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Jack Loveless Conference Room in the Eisenhower Building, 131 Drumlin Court, in Newark. The forums will allow staff and community members to meet each individual and ask questions. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday, Nov. 13 for Pulos, Wednesday, Nov. 14 for MacDonald and Thursday, Nov. 15 for Bischoping.
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Theresa L. Pulos, Ed.D.
Theresa L. Pulos, Ed.D. brings a diverse educational leadership background as a superintendent and principal, in which she has been responsible for strategic planning, instructional leadership, budget management, labor relations and professional development. Her strengths include aligning mission, vision and goals with resources to improve student outcomes. A progressive educational leader, Dr. Pulos brings a special interest in instructional reform and professional learning as the key to 21st century student success in the classroom and beyond.
She serves as superintendent of Schools for Clyde-Savannah Central Schools. At Clyde-Savannah, she is responsible for the district's $17M annual operating budget and 900 students. Focal points of her tenure have and continue to be her redesign of the instructional program, reallocation of resources to support achievement and coordination of a two-phase capital improvement project. A major area of interest for Dr. Pulos is special education where she has led numerous initiatives to increase accessibility and opportunities within the district for students to receive customized and effective support.
Previously, Dr. Pulos was a principal and co-director of Elementary Instructional Cabinet for the better part of a decade at Webster CSD. In this capacity, she devised and implemented various instructional improvements and professional development programs where she was credited for her application of innovative data analysis to advancing student literacy.
Page 2 of 3 - Dr. Pulos holds an Educational Doctorate in Executive Leadership from St. John Fisher College. She has a Certificate of Advanced Study from The College at Brockport and a Master of Arts in Speech Pathology from SUNY Geneseo. She has held faculty appointments at SUNY Oswego, Rochester Institute of Technology, Nazareth College of Rochester and Roberts Wesleyan College where she has been an instructor on high-quality teaching and learning, assessment and educational leadership.
Dr. Pulos chairs the local chapter of the New York State Association of Women in Administration, is vice president of Wayne-Finger Lakes Chief School Officers Association and is a member of the board of directors for the Wayne-Finger Lakes Leadership Institute. In addition, she is a member of the Wayne County Administrators' Association, Finger Lakes Community College/Superintendents' Advisory Group, NYS Council of School Superintendents and NYSCOSS Curriculum and Instruction/Assessment Sub-Committee.
She is a resident of Fairport.
Kevin MacDonald
Kevin MacDonald has worked his way up through the ranks from teacher, teacher on Special Assignment/assistant principal in the Lewiston-Porter CSD, High School principal at Royalton-Hartland CSD, director of Alternative Education at Erie 1 BOCES, assistant superintendent at Orleans/Niagara BOCES, and for the last three and half years, superintendent of Schools in Royalton-Hartland CSD.
As a teacher, MacDonald traveled to Moscow, Russia to work with Russian teachers on how to teach democracy. He set up a sister school in Minsk, Belarus that would allow for exchange of students with the students of Lewiston-Porter CSD in Western New York. Additionally, he was awarded a $3,000 grant from the Committee for Identifying and Developing Educational Leaders (CIDEL) to participate in the Superintendents Development program sponsored by SUNY Oswego.
He has been asked to conduct a number of presentations on a variety of topics including "Managing School District Finances in Turbulent Times" to the group Leadership Niagara that earned a "Top Speaker" award for the 2012 cohort of Leadership Niagara. Other presentations included "Integrated Academics in CTE," "The Changing Face of Education in our Community," "Impact of Carl D. Perkins Grant," and "The Future of Education in Niagara County."
MacDonald has been active in a number of community groups and has served on a number of Boards including Leadership Niagara, Niagara County Workforce Investment Board, Niagara Frontier Industry and Education Council, Niagara County Comprehensive Economic Development Committee, and Wheatfield Blades Youth Hockey. Most recently he has been appointed as a Board member for the Rural Schools Association of New York State, and represents the New York State Council of School Superintendents.
He has been a member of many professional organizations including NYSCOSS, Phi Delta Kappa, Association of Career and Technical Education, Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, and American Association of School Administrators
MacDonald and his wife Kim have been married for 17 years, and have four children together. In addition to coaching youth ice hockey, he enjoys playing golf and getting away once a year on a family vacation that allows them a rare opportunity to spend time with each other with no other interruptions or distractions.
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Scott Bischoping
Scott Bischoping has been serving as the superintendent of the Livonia Central School District since July 2006. He is approaching his 25th year with Livonia and has served in many different capacities, including Business Education teacher, High School principal, and director of Instruction.
During his career, Bischoping has placed an emphasis on preparing students for transition to the next level. While a teacher, he earned the Phi Delta Kappa award for innovative teaching. During his term as High School principal, the building transitioned to a block schedule format to enhance opportunities and added several Advanced Placement courses. Project Lead the Way, a pre-engineering program, was developed which has produced several college ready students. Technology training and equipment for staff and students has enabled significant access for all. A Universal Pre-Kindergarten program was developed and the Tribes program, an anti-bullying effort, was implemented to enhance the culture and atmosphere of the district.
Bischoping has improved the district by developing, passing, and carrying out two capital projects for maintenance and improvement of facilities. Through the most recent economic downturn, he has managed to maintain programing in the district for students while absorbing over $2 million in reductions in state aid.
He has been a strong partner with other districts in the region serving on the Management Services, Career and Tech, and the Legislative Committee of the Genesee Valley Chief School Officers. He has served as a representative for the group at the state level. Recently, Bischoping headed an effort to examine shared services for the region, which resulted in an official study and recommendations through the Warner School of Education.
Bischoping earned his master's degree and certificate of advanced study in Education Administration from The College at Brockport. He lives in Livonia with his wife Tina and their two children, Kevin and Kelly.
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- List of relevant courses taken. Provide a description of the courses taken in mathematics, statistics, or related areas in the third year and beyond. The list should include titles and authors of textbooks used and chapters/topics covered.
- Sample of written work. Applicants to the doctoral program should submit a copy of the abstract of their Master's thesis. Applicants to a Master's program should submit a copy of their fourth year thesis or project, if applicable.
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Those applicants whose native languages do not include English will be required to obtain a satisfactory standing in an English Language Proficiency Test as part of the application process.
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- 1 pound Brussels sprouts
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes, or to taste
- 5 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, or to taste, preferably freshly grated
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Trim the ends off the Brussels sprouts and remove and discard any discolored outer leaves. If sprouts are large (more than 1 inch in diameter), cut them in quarters lengthwise through the stem end. If smaller, cut them in half.
Bring 2 quarts of water to boil, add salt and the sprouts. Boil the sprouts uncovered until they are just crunchy-tender, about 5 minutes. Do not overcook them. Drain the sprouts well.
Wipe and dry the pot and heat the olive oil in it. Add the red pepper flakes and garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add the sprouts and nutmeg and sauté for another minute. Mix in the Parmesan cheese and toss the sprouts until the cheese melts.
Per serving: 500.0 calories, 290.0 calories from fat, 32.0g total fat, 10.0g saturated fat, 35.0mg cholesterol, 2420.0mg sodium, 35.0g total carbs, 13.0g dietary fiber, 9.0g sugars, 26.0g protein
Nutritional analysis provided by TasteBook, using the USDA Nutrition Database
From The Healthy Kitchen by Andrew Weil, M.D., and Rosie Daley. Copyright © 2002 by Andrew Weil, M.D., and Rosie Daley. Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved.
Andrew Weil, M.D. is a Clinical Profession of Medicine at the University of Arizona and director of its Program in Integrative Medicine. He is a founder of the National Integrative Medicine Council in Tucson, Arizona, where he lives.
Rosie Daley trained as a chef at the Cal-a-Vie spa near San Diego and was Oprah Winfrey's chef. She lives in Encinitas, California.


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Family Rollers (Coraciidae)
Near Threatened
European Roller (Coracias garrulus)
French: Rollier d'Europe German: Blauracke Spanish: Carraca europea
Coracias Garrulus
Linnaeus, 1758,
Often regarded as forming a species-group with C. caudatus and C. abyssinicus, although those two are probably more closely allied to each other than either is to present species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution
C. g. garrulus
Linnaeus, 1758 – NW Africa, SW, SC & E Europe and Asia Minor E through NW Iran to SW Siberia; winters in Africa S of Sahara.
C. g. semenowi
Loudon & Tschusi, 1902 – Iraq and Iran (except NW) E to Kashmir, N to Turkmenistan, C Kazakhstan and possibly NW China (W Xinjiang); probably this race breeds in E Arabia; winters in E Africa S of Sahara.
Descriptive notes
31–32 cm; male 127–160 g, female 130–154 g; birds wintering in Africa c. 120 g. A large roller without tail-streamers, proportionately larger-headed than... read more
Rather silent when not breeding. Typical call a nasal, grating, crow-like "rak", single or doubled... read more
Warm, sunny lowlands, at up to 1000 m in C Europe, 1200 m in S Spain, 2300 m in Morocco and... read more
Food and feeding
Invertebrates, mainly beetles and other hard-bodied insects, and some small vertebrates: beetles of at least 14 families represented in... read more
Lays in May–Jul. Monogamous; normally solitary and territorial, with typical rolling and diving aerial display, rarely semi-colonial... read more
An intercontinental migrant, almost entire world population wintering in Africa S of Sahara. In... read more
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Currrently considered Near Threatened. European population estimated in 1990's at c. 16,000–24,000 pairs, with strongholds in Iberia (... read more
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Church Fundraising with Rada Cutlery | Church Fundraiser Ideas
Church fundraisers have sold Rada Cutlery since 1948 when we only offered three knives! Churches enjoy selling a practical, useful product that is Made in the USA, top quality and reasonably priced. In fact, the church fund raisers allowed Rada Mfg. Co. to develop our model of fund raising groups working directly with the factory.
We now work with thousands of church fundraising groups each year. Almost any Church group you can imagine has sold Rada Cutlery to fund their causes. Some examples include:
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Church groups can choose either to sell from inventory or out of the catalog.
Churches who sell from inventory fall into two general categories – ongoing or special events.
The Church groups who sell ongoing will keep some inventory and set up a table to offer Rada Cutlery items after church one or two Sundays a month. Often they will take orders for items that they don't have in stock and place occassional orders once they have met the low $20 minimum order amount.
Special events is another way many Churches choose to raise money selling Rada Cutlery from inventory. These include bazaars, soup suppers, fall dinners and craft shows. The large amounts of traffic make these events an ideal time to add incremental fundraising profits.
Rada Mfg. Co. allows fundraising groups to return unsold merchandise up to 90 days after purchase. This generous policy makes it feasible for
many churches to sell from inventory at special events.
Church Fund Raising by selling from the catalog has steadily grown in popularity. Supporters enjoy being able to look through the 32 page catalog and make their selections.
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Fresh Corn and Basil Cornbread
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
- 2 cups yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, diced
- 1 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels (from 3 ears)
Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter 9x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Whisk buttermilk, eggs, and basil in large bowl. Blend cornmeal and next 4 ingredients in processor 5 seconds. Add 1/2 cup butter; blend until coarse meal forms. Add corn kernels. Using 8 on/off turns, blend until kernels are coarsely chopped. Stir dry ingredients into buttermilk mixture; transfer to pan.
Bake cornbread until golden on top and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Sister Elaine Garety, IHM, 91, died Wednesday, March 12, at Mercy Memorial Hospital, Monroe. She was a resident of the IHM Motherhouse.
Sister Elaine was one of 13 children, four boys, and nine girls, of James and Matilda (Meyer) Garety. She was born in Cass City, Mich., on Oct. 6, 1922 and given the name Dorothy. Sister Elaine attended Stone Elementary School in Sanilac County and graduated from Cass City High School. She entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monroe in 1941 and received the religious name of Sister Elaine.
Sister Elaine earned a bachelor's degree from Marygrove College and a master's degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She taught in formal education for 52 years at Holy Redeemer and Immaculata High Schools, Detroit; St. Mary, Mt. Clemens; St. Patrick, Wyandotte; St. Mary, Wayne; SS. Peter and Paul, Ionia; and Nativity Elementary School in Hollywood, Fla.
After teaching for two years at Holy Redeemer High School early in her career, Sister Elaine returned to Holy Redeemer in 1972 and ministered there for 23 years as a teacher, clerical support and attendance clerk. In 1995 she retired to Holy Redeemer Convent and retired to the IHM Motherhouse in 2001.
Sister Elaine is survived by her brother, William (Dorothy) and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by sisters: Martha (Sister Priscilla, IHM), Genevieve (former Sister Patricia, IHM), Helen Sweeney, Gertrude Garety, Beatrice Sweeney, Marie Murray, Caroline Garety and Albina Sweeney and brothers: John, Peter and Patrick Garety.
Visitation will be held at the IHM Motherhouse, 610 W. Elm Avenue, Monroe on Tuesday, March 18, from 2 until 7:30 p.m. with a Remembering at 3 p.m. The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated in the Chapel on Wednesday, March 19, at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery on the Motherhouse Campus. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Rupp Funeral Home, Monroe. Memorials may be made to the IHM Retirement Fund, 610 W. Elm Ave., Monroe, MI 48162-7909.


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The successful candidate will have the following necessary skills:
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Yellow Fleshed Peach Varieties :
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White Fleshed Peach Varieties :
ArrayAugust Rose Blushingstar Erly Red Fre July Rose Lady Nancy Manon Nj 252 Raritan Rose Scarlet Rose September Snow Snow Giant Snowbrite Spring Snow Sugar Giant Sugar May White Lady
Pillar & Upright Peach Varieties :
ArrayCrimson Rocket Summerfest Sweet-n-up
Peentos Peach Varieties :
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Yellow Fleshed Peaches
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Pillar & Upright Peach Varieties
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Distance: 203-mile round trip.
Highlights: A great sampling of some old, narrow, twisty roads including one that follows an original stagecoach route. This ride goes along the coast and through some rolling foothills. If you want to turn this into an overnight trip, the Union Hotel and Victorian Annex, 362 Bell Street, Los Alamos, 805-964-0680 or 805-344-2744, is a great place to stay. Also, Los Alamos, with its small-town atmosphere, has several antique shops.
Motorcycle hotspots: Ghostriders Tavern, 550 Bell Street, Los Alamos, 805-344-2111. Ghostriders, with preferred motorcycle parking, is primarily a biker establishment and was named in honor of those who have departed. Open at noon Friday through Sunday and at 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Serving lunch, dinner, beer and wine. Also, Cold Spring Tavern on the way back.
Starting point: Busy Bee Cafe, 478 E. Main Street, Ventura, 805-643-4864.
Ride Directions:
- From the Busy Bee, which is on the south side of Main Street, head west
- From Main Street get on the 101 Freeway at 1.2 miles.
- Get off at State Beach Exit at 2.2 miles and travel along Pacific Coast Highway.
- Pass under the Highway 101 Freeway at 8.8 miles and left onto the Highway 101 again at 9.0 miles
- Exit at Casitas Pass Road at 15.6 miles and turn left at 15.7 miles and go over the freeway.
- Right on Carpinteria Avenue at 15.9 miles.
- Right on Santa Ynez Avenue at 16.7 miles and over the freeway.
- Left on Via Real at 16.9 miles.
- Becomes Ortega Hill Road at 21.5 miles.
- Left on Jameson Lane at 22.2 miles.
- Left on Olive Mill Road at 23.8 miles.
- Curves right and becomes Channel Drive at 24.6 miles.
- Becomes Fairway Road for a short distance and then Channel Drive again at 24.9 miles.
- Becomes Cabrillo Boulvard at 25.3 miles.
- Becomes Shoreline Drive at 27.7 miles.
- Curves north and becomes Meigs Road at 29.7 miles.
- Left on Highway 225/Cliff Drive at 30.1 miles.
- Becomes Marina Drive at 32.2 miles, Roble Drive at 33.2 miles and Las Palmas Drive at 33.8 miles.
- Left (U-turn)on Modoc Road at 35.6 miles.
- Left on Hollister Avenue at 36.6 miles.
- Right on Turnpike Road at 37.7 miles.
- Left on Cathedral Oaks Road at 38.7 miles.
- Right on San Marcos Road at 39.1 miles.
- Left on Highway 154/San Marcos Pass Road at 42.6 miles.
- Left on Highfway 246/Mission Drive at 60.9 miles.
- Left, in Solvang, on Alisal Road at 65.8 miles.
- Right on Old Coast Highway at 73.0 miles.
- Onto Highway 101 at 74.0 miles.
- Get off in Buellton on Highway 246 at 78.7 miles and turn left.
- Right on Drum Canyon Road at 84.8 miles.
- Right, in Los Alamos, on Bell Street at 94.1 miles.
- Ghostriders Tavern is on the right at 94.2 miles.
- A good place for gas is the Chevron station across the street at 94.3 miles.
- From the Chevron station head west on Bell Street ( back toward the center of town ).
- Right on Cat Canyon at 95.8 miles.
- Cross the 101 Freeway at 95.9 miles.
- Continue on Cat Canyon through the hills.
- Right on Palmer Road at 104.9 miles.
- Right on Foxen Canyon Road at 106.9 miles.
- Left, staying on Foxen Canyon Road at 124.0 miles.
- Left on Highway 154/San Marcos Pass Road at 128.2 miles.
- Left on Paradise Road at 147.1 miles.
- Right on Stagecoach Road at 147.4 miles.
- Cold Spring Tavern is at 149.3 miles. A great place for food or a drink.
- Continue on Stagecoach Road and turn right Highway 154/San Marcos Pass Road at 151.3 miles.
- Off at 158.0 miles onto Highway 192/Foothill Road and then left under the highway.
- Follow Highway 192 through Santa Barbara and Montecito to Highway 150/Casitas Pass Road and turn left at 179.3 miles. Highway 192 is clearly marked. Only one left turn by the polo field sneaks up. Look for 192 sign after the left turn.
- Right on Santa Ana Road at 191.1 miles.
- Left on Casitas Vista Road at 197.0 miles.
- Right, after crossing under freeway, on Ventura Avenue at 197.7 miles.
- Main Street in Ventura, and the end of the ride, is at 203.1 miles.
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When School Books Get Lost
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I guess it was inevitable that my son and daughter would lose their share of school and library books. At the end of each school year, I would have to pay the lost book fees before their report cards would be released. I hated dishing out the money, since several times the books were taken from their desks when they were absent.
The situation grew worse when they entered middle school and then high school. The school text books used in the higher grades are more comprehensive and more expensive. I almost fainted when my son came home and told me that we owed $69 for a lost social studies book. There was no way I was forking over sixty-nine of my hard earned dollars. I was determined to find a way around this.
My first thought was that maybe I could find a store that sold used textbooks, but then a question came to mind. I wondered if Amazon.com sold school text books. I thought it unlikely that they would carry high school books, but I decided to give it a try. I sent my son to school to get as much information about the textbook that he could get. I wanted title, author, name of publisher, and year of publishing. I also wanted to know if it was a first, second, third, or fourth edition. I asked my son to describe the colors and pictures on the cover and any special wording.
When I had gathered all the information, I typed the title into the Amazon.com search engine. I was both shocked and thrilled to see that Amazon did indeed have many copies of the textbook. They had the exact edition for which I was looking. My son was able to look at the picture on Amazon and verify that it was the correct textbook. I sent a quick email to a few of the sellers to see who was carrying the special Florida edition that I needed. Then I read the condition of the books from the various sellers. I purchased a second hand textbook from Amazon, and it was delivered to me in under ten days. The cost of the textbook and the shipping totaled $20.49. I had saved myself $48.51, and I couldn't have been happier. Furthermore, the book arrived in such good condition. It looked brand new, so the school was very happy, too. Amazon had saved me money on many books that I enjoyed reading. Now I knew that they would cut my costs in replacing lost school books, too.
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I wish I could get cold ice cream on the trail.
I have a bunch of the light my fire sporks, and after reading this thread i tried to break one on purpose with my hands. Not near as easy as you would think. 2 of the prongs on the fork broke, but it took serious effort to snap it in 2 pieces,
"I wish I could get cold ice cream on the trail."There are some freeze-dried ice cream products on the market. First of all, don't get your expectations set too high.When you get near your high-elevation camp, you have to look high for some old snow drift still remaining from winter, and you carry down a pot full. Scrape out the bits of twigs and rocks, and use just the good clean part. Vigorously mix the ice cream powder with the snow, and VOILA!I've made this for a group dessert many times, and it always seems to go over great as long as the sun is still up and the weather is warm. Once the sun goes down, nobody wants to eat ice cream while wearing a down jacket.--B.G.--
Senario where you might have icecream on the trail:You're a thruhiker and you go into a town to eat some food. Pick up a pint, or two, of Ben and Jerry's and go to town on it. I bet I did that 20 times last year on the AT.I'm liking the guy that broke his plastic utensil for the sake of the thread. That rules.
For what its worth, I find my LMF sporks to be pretty darn durable. I mean if you intend on using them for cat hole digging or guyline deadmen, then I might recommend something else, but for eatings sake, they rock. I have seen less durable household metal spoons.With that said I just switched to a Sea to Summit long spoon for bags and as a cooking utensil and I am digging it. As for the original post, i don't know if I would sharpen the end of my spoon. I carry a knife, so it wouldn't be of much use.
I've broken a fork tine fairly easily on a LMF spork, but the actual utensil does seem hard to break. This utensil is pretty easy to melt though. If you are frying in your pot you need to be really fast flipping stuff or it'll melt. Never try scraping off baked on food while you are frying.
I've broken several LMF forks. I find extreme cold makes them brittle. However I loved the design so I now own a titanium version. Love it.Like this idea of making a knife out of the titanium handle of a spoon. Unfortuneatly won't work with a LMF ti spork, but with a standard spoon you could extremely easily make a very simple and minimal sheath for it. This could well replace most people's need for a knife alltogether. Plus I think the spoon end would naturally make a decent handle in the palm of your hand.At the very least one could use this idea to improvise a knife from a titanium spoon should they loose theirs on a trip. Though I'm not sure how long it would take to sharpen titanium on found stones. :)
i agree with this, those plastic ones are generally crap in my opinion. one thing i do like is the actual shape of the spoon end, its great at home for eating yoghurt. i also tend to eat using my right hand and the knife edge seems to annoy the area between finger and thumb (there is probably a name for this part of the hand). i did cut the fork end off one just to use the spoon which was nice, but also a waste of time because my darling wife put it in the dish washer, then it was screwed. do LMF make a left handed spork? if they did i still wouldnt get one, not even in Ti. none of the freeze dry i ever use on the trail needs cut with a knife, and if it did, i would be wanting to hold the thing down with the fork, but wait, thats the same end that has the knife. 'hold it with your fingers' i hear. if im getting my fingers all messy on some tasty little backcountry treat, then why use the LMF spork? bin the spork, go freeze dry, get a spoon - GO THE SPOON - p.s thanks for the tip though Ron, big ups
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Just out of curiosity what happened in the dishwasher? Melted? I could have sworn I've dishwashered one of these before.
The plastic spork with a spoon on one end and a fork/knife on the other seemed like a good idea to me, but after using it, I rarely to never used the fork, and when I wanted to, I thought twice about putting that in my mouth after I'd been holding it with my grubby hands, since each side of that spork is the other side's handle!
Yeah, plastic tools might break. Separate Lexan spoons and forks have worked for me for years. I keep one of the plastic LMF sporks in my lunchbox and we use them for picnicking. I have one of the Ti LMF sporks that works great for hiking. I wouldn't sharpen the edge on a fork past the butter knife stage. I'm not sticking something truly sharp in my mouth. Sharpening a handle would be good, IF you could get some kind of hot-dip vinyl or molded silicone cover; otherwise, is just too much fiddle-factor. Ultimately, I would just have my spork and a Swiss Army knife. If you want a light and cheap camp kitchen knife, a Victorinox paring knife is 0.75oz and $4.50.
Had a big fail with my first outdoor use of the LMF Spork last weekend as I was eating some cooked ramen in 60 degree weather - snapped right in half. Luckily, my buddy had a spare one that he wasn't using. I guess I will be moving on to more durable solutions.Also, it really isn't long enough for freezer bag cooking (something else I was testing out).
If my hiking buddy had a spare spork, i'd find a new hiking buddy. ;pJack
Yeah, I wasn't out with any UL'ers. The one guy had about 50 lbs on his back. HYOH. I have been paring down my kit and was just out to relax, test some new setups and hike a little. Needless to say that some stuff didn't work out as well as I had hoped. WIP :)
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That must have been some heavy ramen to snap a spork in half!
This is a great idea!!! I'm going to the store right now to purchase some plasti dip. cover that edge for probably 1 or 2 grams. THANKS RON.
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