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2010 CLN Teleconferences
December 28, 2010: Informal Discussion
- Tamara Ledley is attending the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Federation meeting next week - January 4-6, 2011 (http://www.esipfed.org/node/413); Don Duggan-Hass is attending the Geological Society of America Penrose Conference - Google Earth: Visualizing the Possibilities for Geoscience Education and Research on 4-8 January 2011 (http://www.geosociety.org/penrose/10google.htm).
- Lynne Cherry is developing a film about Alec Loorz (http://kids-vs-global-warming.com/Home.html) and would like some suggestions on the content and funding. She will lead a short discussion on the January 4th teleconference.
- Scott Carley reported on a discussion at the CLN meeting held Dec. 13 at the American Geophysical Union conference: the idea is to create a document outlining the distinctions among advocacy, education, outreach and civic engagement. He has created a discussion thread for this topic. Lynne Cherry said that NSF is now encouraging projects that support civic engagement.
- Tamara pointed out that there is a process for developing a energy literacy document (see http://wiki.citizen.apps.gov/Energy_Literacy) for a way to contribute to this process. The intention is to complete this document by early summer 2011.
- Martha Shaw (http://www.earthadvertising.com) recommended the development of a clearinghouse for articles and editorials that respond to climate science misconceptions in the press. This could be done in partnership with csrwire (http://www.csrwire.com/) and/or Climate Central (http://www.climatecentral.org/). She will facilitate a future call on this proposal. (Lynne Cherry thought we should approach NSF for possible funding.) There is a discussion thread to discuss this idea.
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 9.8MB Dec21 10).
December 21, 2010: Informal Discussion
- Doug Cohen announced that there will be a Sustainable Haiti Conference in Florida in April that he is helping to organize. A related event is Sustainutopia.
- Guide mentioned during the teleconference providing scientific responses to skeptics The Scientific Guide to Global Warming Skepticism
- Lynne Cherry mentioned that her movies on kids reducing their carbon footprint are now available on the NSF resouces page, NAE web site, and Jane Goodall's site Roots and Shoots http://www.rootsandshoots.org
- Report from those attending the AGU meeting
- Link to videos of those talks that were Webinars during the AGU meeting http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm10/lectures/videos.php
- A round table on Community Climate Change was well attended but was not a webinar. We will try to get the PowerPoint slides from the speakers.
- Summary of the AGU meeting from the climate and energy perspective has been posted on Mark McCaffrey's blog. This link https://serc.carleton.edu/pipermail/climateliteracynetwork/2010-December/000958.html is the text of that blog that was forwarded to the CLN
- The Climate Literacy Network organized a meeting (Monday Dec 13th) of NSF, NASA, and NOAA climate change education projects during the AGU meeting hosted by Art Sussman at WestEd. The main purpose was to provide opportunities for these efforts to learn about and explore avenues to partner with each other. It was also an opportunity for them to learn about, find ways to make use of, and contribute to the Climate Literacy Network and the CLEAN Pathway project. About 30 people attended. Topics for break out group discussion included Teaching the Climate Literacy Essential Principles, the line between education and advocacy, partnering especially in light of the NSF supplement opportunity, and energy literacy.
- A meeting of about 25 people took place on Wednesday Dec 15th to further discuss the development of a vetted set of Energy Literacy Essential Principles.
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 9.8MB Dec21 10).
December 14, 2010: Informal Discussion
December 7, 2010: Tamara Ledley and Mark McCaffrey, CLEAN Pathway Project resource review process and criteria
The Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) Pathway project is stewarding a collection of educational resources for grades 6-16 that are directly aligned with the Climate Literacy Essential Principles of Climate Science. We have established a rigorous review process that includes review for scientific accuracy, pedagogical effectiveness, and technical robustness/ease of use. The initial collection (http://cleanet.org) went live on November 1, 2010. We will be the review process and review criteria during this discussion, and invite members of the Climate Literacy Network to submit relevant learning activities for consideration in the next round of our review process.
CLEAN Pathway - Summary of a Rigorous Review Process (PowerPoint 3.7MB Dec7 10)
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 24.2MB Dec7 10).
November 30, 2010: Informal Discussion
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 15.7MB Dec7 10).
November 23, 2010: Caroline Lewis: Casting wider nets: the need for dynamic engagement models
Abstract: Caroline Lewis uses the Fairchild Challenge, a program she created, shaped and expanded, to suggest how dynamic public engagement models can be useful tools in promoting public understanding of and reaction to climate change.
Please see these articles in advance of the presentation, if you have time...
1. Article on Fairchild Challenge, Caroline Lewis
2. Public Engagement vs Deficit models, Matthew Nisbet
Bio: Caroline Lewis is an education strategist who builds capacity, promotes innovation, and inspires leadership in individuals and institutions. She is also the Founder and CEO of the CLEO Institute, a non-profit organization that advances environmental literacy and civic engagement.
Casting Wider Nets - Caroline Lewis presentation (PowerPoint 23.7MB Nov22 10)
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 20.9MB Nov30 10).
November 16, 2010: NASA/NCSE Interdisciplinary Climate Change Education (NICCE): "Creation and Dissemination of an Interdisciplinary Undergraduate General Education Course on Climate Change"
Abstract: Representatives of Council of Environmental Deans and Directors (CEDD) will present introductory undergraduate general educational modules on climate change that were developed with support from NASA via their Global Climate Change Education program.
David Blockstein, Director of Education and Senior Scientist, National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE)
Andy Jorgensen, University of Toledo & NCSE
David Kitchen, University of Richmond
Dave Hassenzahl, Chatham University & NCSE
Arnold Bloom, University of California, Davis
Tim Weston, University of Colorado, Boulder
NCSE-NASA presentation Nov. 2010 (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 5.2MB Nov15 10)
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 20.9MB Nov17 10).
November 9, 2010: Climate Science Education at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Abstract: The Institute on Climate and Planets (ICP) at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) develops educational modules and tools that bring climate research into everyday student experiences. In our presentation today, we will feature What Determines A Planet's Climate educational module and the EdGCMmodeling tool, two notable examples of the GISS research education approach.
Mark Chandler is a research scientist at NASA GISS. His main research interest is in pre-Quaternary paleoclimate modeling. One of his major research project's focus is to improve user accessibility to complex computer climate models. The Educational Global Climate Modeling (EdGCM) Project develops and disseminates an integrated suite of software that makes it possible for educational institutions to operate a fully functional version of the GISS GCM Model II without the need for programmers or supercomputers. Using EdGCM, students can obtain a complete and meaningful research experience in which they learn about various climate change issues (global warming, past climate, etc.) while simultaneously learning about computer modeling techniques.
Carolyn Harris created the Institute on Climate and Planets (http://icp.giss.nasa.gov) at NASA GISS along with Dr. James Hansen, based on his idea of involving young people in "research education". Until April 2004, Carolyn served as the ICP Director. Today, Carolyn continues to work with GISS on special educational initiatives, such as a new effort to launch a science, climate and digital literacy project. She also writes curriculum adapting past ICP team research to create interdisciplinary science curriculum. Her current project is The Question of Carbon under the direction of GISS scientist, Dr. Dorothy Peteet.
Harris/Chandler GISS slides (PowerPoint 21MB Nov9 10)
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 20.7MB Nov9 10).
November 2, 2010: Informal discussion: continuation of discussion about reaching different audiences, based on presentations at the NRC Climate Change Roundtable Oct 21-22
Links from today's discussion:
Issue Investigation - Harold Hungerford and Trudi Volk
--- http://www.stipes.com/environmental.html
Answering Skeptics:
--- http://www.realclimate.org/
--- http://climatecrocks.com/category/crock-of-the-week/
--- http://www.grist.org/article/series/skeptics/
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 22MB Nov3 10).
October 26, 2010: Debrief from those who attended (actually or virtually) the NRC Climate Change Roundtable Oct 21-22 in DC
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 20.5MB Oct26 10).
October 19, 2010: preparation for NRC Climate Change Education Roundtable meeting
October 12, 2010: Presentation: Marda Kirn - EcoArts Connections
Abstract: Marda Kirn will talk about the benefits of combining cognition and affect for greater effect in climate change communication by bringing together science and the arts. Included will be a wide range of historical and contemporary examples, practical tips, and ways to "think like an ecosystem" for greatest success.
Bio: Marda Kirn is the founding director of EcoArts Connections, bringing together science, arts, and other organizations to advance understanding of climate change and sustainable solutions. She was the founding director of the Colorado Dance Festival, which, during her 14-year tenure, was considered one of the top three dance festivals in the US. Kirn has written for various publications, received numerous awards, and has been a speaker, panelist, and/or consultant for organizations in the US, Europe, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, and India. She has recently been appointed the first Visiting Arts Professional at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Kirn presentation ppt (PowerPoint 29.2MB Oct14 10)
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 17.3MB Oct12 10).
October 5, 2010: Debrief on NAAEE meeting and Informal Discussion - no audio recording
September 28, 2010: Jodi Asbell-Clarke - EdGE@TERC and targeted research towards a Serious Games Pathway for NSDL
Final Flyer of CLN talks at the Sept-Oct 2010 NAAEE Conference (Acrobat (PDF) 167kB Sep28 10)
Speaker: Jodi Asbell-Clarke - EdGE@TERC and targeted research towards a Serious Games Pathway for NSDL
The Educational Gaming Environments group at TERC (EDGE@ TERC) seeks to embed authentic and productive scientific inquiry into the digital gaming environments where an increasing number of people are spending vast quantities of time. Well-crafted gaming environments have been shown to foster cultural norms and domain-specific practices along with complex problem-solving, coordination of evidence and theory, and collaboration – all traits found in professional science communities. By providing high quality scientific digital resources and working with game designers to create storylines that pursue investigation of these data, scientists can help educate a new and emergent audience. In this telecon, we hope to explore the types of resources CLN has to offer that scientists can see would build into several storylines related to climate change and climate sustainability.
Bio: Jodi Asbell-Clarke is the director of EdGE. She is the principal investigator of Martian Boneyards (NSF/DRL/ISE) and Arcadia Resource Center (NSF/DUE/NSDL). Jodi has led a number of TERC projects including development of several high school and middle school curricula in astronomy, astrobiology, physics, and remote observing. She has also led research studies of online science courses for teachers. She has graduate degrees in math and astrophysics and is currently completing a PhD in Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning from OISE/U of Toronto.
Joining Jodi are Teon Edwards and Jamie Larsen, both lead designers in EdGE.
PowerPoint presentation (PowerPoint 13.3MB Oct5 10)
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 20.1MB Sep29 10).
September 21, 2010: Informal Discussion
Draft Flyer of CLN talks at the Sept-Oct 2010 NAAEE Conference (Acrobat (PDF) 167kB Sep28 10)
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 23.3MB Oct5 10).
September 14, 2010: Planning Discussion of Climate Change Education Sessions at the Upcoming North American Association for Environmental Education meeting in Buffalo NY (Sept. 29 - Oct. 2)
Here is our current list of presentations CLN NAAEE 2010 Presentations (Microsoft Word 36kB Sep14 10). Please take a look and make sure all that you are aware of are included and the information is correct. We will be adding the Climate Literacy Network banner and url as well as the CLEAN logo and url later. We will discuss the content, and how best to distribute the flyer.
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 12.3MB Sep14 10).
September 7, 2010: Informal Discussion; International Geoscience Education conference in South Africa; Colorado wildfire, developing online communities for professional development, NAAEE conference planning - no audio recording
August 31, 2010: Informal Discussion - no audio recording
August 24, 2010: Informal Discussion - no audio recording
August 17, 2010: Informal Discussion
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 15MB Aug18 10).
August 10, 2010: Informal Discussion
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 21MB Aug3 10).
August 3, 2010: Informal Discussion - results of CLEAN Review Camp last week and Comments about the NRC's Conceptual Framework
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 11.1MB Aug10 10).
July 27, 2010: Todays teleconference is canceled. The CLEAN Pathway Review Camp is underway making many CLN members unavailable. Others are away. We will talk next week.
Last week we had a two hour teleconference to discuss the Climate Literacy Network's response. In addition, you can provided individual feedback.
If you would like to provide further feedback to the CLN response you can make comments in the discussion thread at http://serc.carleton.edu/cln/discussions/nrc_framework_s.html
July 20, 2010: NOTE - THIS WEEK OUR CONFERENCE CALL WILL BE 2 HOURS TO FACILITATE OUR PROVIDING INPUT TO THE NRC DRAFT FRAMEWORK FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION.
Notes from Mark McCaffrey on the NRC Framework as they relate to climate and energy for our discussion are here (Microsoft Word 32kB Jul20 10)
Presentation on the new NRC Science Framework & Science Education Standards presented to the Council of State Science Suprevisors by Laura Slover and Stephen Pruitt, of Achieve, provided by Karen Hollweg (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 2.4MB Jul20 10)
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 41.8MB Jul21 10).
July 13, 2010: Discussion about the NRC's draft of a conceptual framework to guide the development of science education standards.
Public comments are now being accepted until Aug 2, 2010. http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/BOSE/CurrentProjects/DBASSE_072014#.UfK6RmRNZ-E
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 20.9MB Jul19 10).
July 6, 2010:Informal Discussion
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 10.6MB Jul19 10).
June 29, 2010:Informal Discussion
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 12.5MB Jul19 10).
June 22, 2010: The Climate Solutions Consensus with David Blockstein and Leo Wiegman
Abstract: David and Leo will talk from their book The Climate Solutions Consensus, in which they frame their suggested approach to rapid environmental change as many "silver wedges." Our eating habits, consumption patterns, housing, and education are only a few of the wedges that Blockstein and Wiegman include in their step-by-step guide to reversing the driving factors behind climate change. The book draws upon the recommendations developed by more than 1200 scientists, educators and decision makers to tell us exactly what needs to be done.
David E. Blockstein is a Senior Scientist with the National Council for Science and the
Environment (NCSE), a nonpartisan organization of scientists, educators, environmentalists, business people, and policymakers working to improve the scientific basis of environmental decision making.
Leo A. W. Wiegman, is the founder of E to the Fourth Strategic Communications, (http://etothefourth.com), Mayor of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, Vice Chair of the Northern Westchester Energy Action Consortium (www.nweac.org), and a contributor to State and Local Energy Report (www.stateenergyreport.com).
Blockstein/Wiegman slides for June 22, 2010 (PowerPoint 11.3MB Jun21 10)
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 25.8MB Jun23 10).
June 15, 2010: NAPA Dialogue on a NOAA Climate Service
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 21.2MB Jun29 10).
June 14-25, 2010 Here is the link http://www.napaclimatedialogue.org/
The following documents give an overview of the vision for the NOAA Climate Service
A Vision for Climate Services in NOAA (Acrobat (PDF) 3.8MB Jun8 10)
NOAA Climate Services Fact Sheet (Acrobat (PDF) 977kB Jun8 10)
NOAA Climate Services Handout (Acrobat (PDF) 541kB Jun8 10)
These documents can be found on the NOAA Climate Program Office web site http://www.climate.noaa.gov
We have been getting acceptances of our abstracts to the NAAEE Conference Sept 29-Oct 2, 2010. We can talk what has been accepted and the types of presentations in order to coordinate our efforts.
June 8, 2010: WGBH Teachers' Domain, Ted Sicker
Title: Climate Media Resources from Teachers' Domain
Abstract: Ted Sicker will give an overview of Teachers' Domain (www.pbslearningmedia.org), the NSDL Pathway for K-12 (and beyond) rich media resources, and describe the range of climate materials currently offered and in production on Teachers' Domain.
About Ted Sicker: Ted is Executive Producer of Teachers' Domain at WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston's public media organization. He leads a team of media producers, educational content developers, and web designers and developers. Some of the content on Teachers' Domain is also contributed by partnering public media organizations. He and part of his team work from western Massachusetts.
Ted Sicker slides for June 8, 2010 (PowerPoint 793kB Jun7 10)
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 18.4MB Jun9 10).
June 1, 2010: Informal discussion of the difficulties in promoting climate literacy
1. Efforts to counter these activities should be done at the local level
2. That the Climate Literacy Network might put together and make available through the web site materials to provide to local scientists and others that provide information on effective science education and arguments to counter the supposed "balanced" approach.
3. That we keep aware of the "Balanced Education for Everyone" web site (balanced-ed.org) to track their efforts in our local communities
4. Examine the curriuclum materials on the "Balanced Education for Everyone" web site and put out the problems - again to provide information to local groups that need support
5. Provide on the CLN web site the status of state standards with respect to climate science
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 14.4MB Jun29 10).
May 25, 2010: Supporting and Extending the Work of the CLN Through the Middle School Portal 2: Math & Science Pathways Project , Kim Lightle
Kim Lightle, PI, will provide an overview of the MSP2 project (content development, strategies for dissemination, collection building, search functionalities) and elicit ideas on how MSP2 could support and extend the work of the CLN and the CLEAN Pathway.
Kim Lightle presentation May 25, 2010 (PowerPoint 2.3MB May24 10)
Dr. Kimberly Lightle, Director of Digital Libraries, School of Teaching and Learning, The Ohio State University, has supported K-12 science and mathematics educators in their professional growth for the last 20 years by teaching preservice and inservice teachers at OSU, building digital libraries, and supporting educators in finding and using exemplary science and mathematics resources. Her research involves how to effectively use Web 2.0 tools to create and deliver content and how to mitigate barriers for use of these tools by teachers in both their professional development and instruction. She continues to work with mathematics and science teachers as PI on her latest NSF-funded projects: the Middle School Portal 2: Math & Science Pathways project (http://msteacher.org and http://msteacher2.org ) and the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears online magazine (http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org ).
May 18, 2010: Informal Discussion, NRC Climate Change Education Roundtable
May 11, 2010:The National Research Council Climate Change Education Roundtable meeting is scheduled for May 11-12.
The link to more information is here http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/BOSE/CurrentProjects/DBASSE_072014#.UfK6RmRNZ-E
Some members of the CLN are on the Climate Change Roundtable and will be at the meeting. Since many others would like to participate in this meeting remotely, we will cancel the CLN call for May 11th. The call in number is 1-800-508-7891 Meeting# *8459855*
There will be no PowerPoint presentations at the meeting; it will be mostly discussion. Please have your phone on mute when you enter the meeting.
May 4, 2010:Environmental Education, Elaine Andrews, University of Wisconsin
Elaine Andrews is the Director for the UW Environmental Resources Center, a large outreach Center hosted by the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, http://www.uwex.edu/erc (the community is our classroom). Elaine is a former Executive Director for the North American Association for Environmental Education, is a past Chair for the US EPA National Environmental Education advisory Council, and is a Trustee for the National Environmental Education Foundation. Elaine recently completed a multi-year project national project developing training resources for conservation and natural resource professionals required to show behavior change in their management efforts, http://wateroutreach.uwex.edu/CPBhomepage1.cfm. We will be posting further instruction in an online course later this year. A related resource is a searchable database highlighting water outreach research findings from 1988 - 2007, http://wateroutreach.uwex.edu/cpb/tad/index.cfm.
Elaine will provide some additional detail describing environmental education goals and strategies, and suggesting perspectives on and sample applications of changing behavior initiatives.
Presentation Materials: EE Quick Tips (Acrobat (PDF) 3.7MB Apr26 10)
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 30.4MB May18 10).
April 27: Educators on Climate Literacy Education with Noah Feinstein and Elaine Andrews, University of Wisconsin
Noah Feinstein is an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the UW School of Education, and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. He is an expert in science curriculum and instruction with a specialty in agronomy education.
Noah will lead the discussion by providing an educator's perspective on framing climate literacy education. Elaine will provide some additional detail describing environmental education goals and strategies, and suggesting perspectives on and sample applications of changing behavior initiatives.
Presentation Materials: Choices Facing Climate Change Education (Acrobat (PDF) 40kB Apr26 10)
April 20: Informal Discussion
There is an unedited audio recording of this teleconference call here (MP3 Audio 15.5MB May18 10).Notes
- Doug Cohen of the US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development (http://www.uspartnership.org/main/show_passage/27) mentioned that the student videos of scientist interviews from the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP - http://www.esipfed.org/) meeting in January 2010 will soon be ready. Contact him at dacohen77 at gmail.com for more information.
- Kristin Barkus (kbarkus at cresis.ku.edu) of the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) - www.cresis.ku.edu talked about some of their education activities (https://www.cresis.ku.edu/education); they are focused on grades 4-8 with some undergrad; of particular interest is the "Ice Ice Baby" curriculum (https://cms.cresis.ku.edu/education/k-12/ice-ice-baby-lessons); a DVD of their activities will be ready in June and will be used in Mark McCaffrey's Inspiring Climate Education Excellence workshop in June; Kristin will do a more comprehensive presentation in the near future.
- Linda Harrar of WGBH mentioned two upcoming PBS shows: NOVA: "Secrets Beneath the Ice" - coming soon (http://www.wgbhinternational.org/index.php?sid=13dnpg83eggpbgxneg2zn2yfox39ngnd〈=english&page=search_advanced&query=War&advanced=on&dle_pp=0&dle_od=asc&pr_act=details&pid=724); "Beating the Heat" in April 2011; WGBH is also working on an outreach project with possible NSF funding about green jobs
- Mark McCaffrey of CIRES, announced two upcoming workshops (see http://cires.colorado.edu/education/outreach/workshops/ for details about these two workshops.):
1) June 10-16 - this workshop (http://cires.colorado.edu/education/outreach/ICEE/documents/ICEE-flyer3-10.pdf) is part of the NASA's Global Climate Change Education project, the Inspiring Climate Education Excellence (ICEE): Teacher Professional Development for Effective Instruction in Climate Science Literacy (http://cires.colorado.edu/education/outreach/ICEE/); will use Climate Literacy Essential Principles; will be converted into online self-directed course (for GLOBE program participants);
2) June 28-July 2 - a summer institute on oceans and climate (http://cires.colorado.edu/education/outreach/cosee/COSEE2010CoursePage.html) from the COSEE WEST-Colorado Collaborative (http://cires.colorado.edu/education/outreach/cosee/)
- Laura Tenenbaum reminded us about EarthDay events on climate.nasa.gov website; they will be adding professional development activities to website; Laura asked that if you have a climate education professional development course, workshop, training session that you want to promote it on their education portal, please send 3-4 sentences and an image (for a thumbnail) to her (Laura.F.Tenenbaum at jpl.nasa.gov); the climate.nasa.gov website was nominated for Webby award in the science category - please vote for their website (http://webby.aol.com/category_groups/society/categories/science/); there is also new data on the climate.nasa.gov website that can be used to update learning modules; contact Laura for support
April 13: A tour and discussion of the website "Global Climate Change: NASA's Eyes on the Earth" presentation and discussion led by Laura Tenenbaum. (Update: This website just won a Webby (People's Voice) award for the best science website (http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php#webby_entry_science)).
Launched in June 2008, the website http://climate.nasa.gov/ is rich with visually stimulating, interactive, video-game type animations that have enormous potential in climate education. Laura Faye Tenenbaum, newly hired as the Education Specialist for the climate communication team at JPL/NASA, will walk us through a live tour of the site's main-page as well as the Eyes on the Earth 3D portal that uses the Unity Web Player game development tool. This is especially exciting as a brand new data version of this portal is slated to go live the week of April 12. Laura also holds an adjunct faculty position at Glendale Community College where she regularly uses the site in the classroom and previously held a 2009 faculty fellowship at JPL before being hired in Feb. She is responsible for developing and expanding the Education portal on the site's main-page, so this telecon will be a great opportunity to take a guided tour, get deeper into the site, as well as contribute ideas for educational enhancement.[file
April 6: Announcements, introductions of new members, discussion on making the best use of the new web site.
- The Climate Literacy Survey led by Tony Leiserowitz and the Communicating Climate Change project will be in the field soon and there should be preliminary results by the end of May.
- The Climate Communication and Behavior Change Guide is available - link to this will be posted
- Laura Tenenbaum will give a tour of NASA's Climate Change web site next week.
- Margaret Mooney asked that the CLN members help recruit teachers for the Teacher's Workshop at the Federation for Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP Federation, http://www.esipfed.org) to be held in Knoxville Tennessee in July 2010. NOAA is providing a small stipend for participating teachers ($20). Emphasis will be on regional teachers.
1. Can we send content for a discussion thread from a mobile device?
2. Would it be possible for the CLN members to get a notification when a new discussion thread is started? Once started members can elect to be notified of further postings.
It was also suggested that we might look into "sharing functions" which would allow us to share content of the CLN site with other avenues - a CLN Facebook page. It would be good if this is simply further outreach without further maintenance. NASA will be adding a Facebook page and a blog to their Climate Change web site. They already have a Twitter account. It would be good if a discussion was started around this to get feedback on use from the CLN members.
It was also suggested that a place be made available to post student intership and project opportunities.
March 30: Informal Discussion
-Ginny Brown from NCSE provided an update of a meeting about energy literacy that several key people at NCSE including John Perkins had with several people from the Department of Energy. Ginny will share the notes from that meeting and will discuss with John whether he is willing to serve as the liaison between climate and energy literacy efforts.
-Alan Gould from the Lawrence Hall of Science is looking for 20 teacher-leaders for an upcoming workshop for their NASA funded Global System Science project: http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/gss/lifelines/index.html
-Doug Cohen provided an overview of the Haiti Sustainability efforts that he's been involved with. Anyone interested in more information or to get involved can contact Doug directly: email@example.com
-Future topics for telecons could include energy literacy, follow-up on Six Americas research, further discussion about finding the balance in "advocating" for climate science as well as encouraging energy and money savings.
-Scott Carley gave an overview of the new Climate Literacy Network website which is now on the SERC server where CLEAN is being developed: http://cleanet.org/cln/index.html . The site includes threaded discussions, upcoming telecon schedule and information about CLN in general. Future CLN calls may start to use Elluminate which will allow us to include
-Laura Faye Tenenbaum from NASA Jet Propulsion Lab will be giving an overview of the NASA Climate website they developed on an upcoming CLN telecon: http://climate.nasa.gov/
March 23: Our usual announcements; an overview of the Climate Change Education PI meeting last week.
March 16: Informal discussion of NASA JPL's climate change education work (update: a full presentation happened on April 13th); update on CLEAN Pathway team meeting March 11-12 and the NSF Climate Change Education Partnership (CCEP) solicitation. Here is the link to the March 15 presentations about this solicitation.
March 9: After our usual announcements of ongoing activities, we had Louise Huffman, Education and Outreach Coordinator for ANDRILL (ANtarctic geological DRILLing), give us an overview of the educational aspects of their project and lead a discussion about their activities related to understanding climate change. The slides (ANDRILL - CLEAN Presentation\'10 (PowerPoint 49.1MB Mar20 10)) Louise discussed are available for download.
March 2: Informal discussion
February 23: Informal discussion
February 16: Informal discussion
February 9: Informal discussion
February 2: Informal discussion
January 26: Informal discussion
January 19: Informal discussion
January 12: Informal discussion
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In Corona, the YMCA runs a Healthy Living program that promotes wellness and disease prevention. The Corona location offers fitness activities and programs for families, individuals, and groups. The annual Healthy Kids Day, open to the Riverside County public, encourages active youth and counters the effects of idleness, including weight gain and poor academic performance. The Enhance Fitness program provides group exercise classes for older individuals, aimed at maintaining flexibility, promoting mobility, and increasing independence. Partnering with Livestrong, the YMCA offers free or low-cost exercise programs for cancer patients and survivors, including fitness evaluations, conditioning sessions, and training with certified fitness instructors. Contact the Corona YMCA for more information about fitness programs.Corona Youth Development Programs
Youth Development programming at the Corona YMCA supports children from birth thorough adolescence. The YMCA offers childcare programs for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, with after-school programs for children from kindergarten through middle school. In addition, the Y offers overnight camps, day camps, summer camps, and specialty camps for children. The camp programs promote self-reliance, build character, and challenge campers through the many recreational activities. The Corona YMCA also offers youth sports leagues and activities all year round.Job Training and Education
The Corona YMCA offers education and job training programs, including adult literacy courses, opportunities to complete a GED, and skills development for job seekers. The Social Responsibility program at the Corona Y promotes volunteerism, and the YMCA also advocates for child welfare, education, and public health. The World Service and Global Education programs at the Y, for example, raise awareness and provide financial support for addressing challenging social and economic conditions around the world.Riverside County YMCA Hotel & Hostels
In addition to fitness programs, youth programs, and job training programs, the YMCA also offers Riverside County hotel and hostel accommodations. These facilities offer affordable, clean, and safe lodging for travelers. Contact the Corona YMCA for information on rates, policies, facilities and amenities, and lodging reservations.Contact the Corona YMCA
You may contact the Corona YMCA by calling 951-280-0783, or by addressing inquiries to the office mailing address: Corona YMCA, 3785 South Neece Street, Corona, California, 92879.

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Since parking is limited at the start area, free parking is available at the Pioneer Village Museum in Hot Sulphur Springs and a free LIFT bus is provided to the start departing the Museum at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. The Museum is offering free admission from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aid station with Medic, port-a-potty, and sag wagon will be at the top of the Pass while Bryan Mtn Ski Patrol will be on course. Cost – $20 per person until Feb 8 and $25 day of registration. Register online at grandnordic.org/mailbagtrek or call Diana Lynn Rau at 970-887-0547. Benefit kids and school Nordic programs in Grand County. Sponsored by Grand Nordic, Hot Sulphur Springs Chamber of Commerce, Headwaters Trails Alliance, and Grand County Historical Association.YMCA Snowmaountain Ranch Nordic CenterFree Nordic lessons both Classic and Skate for kids 5-15 are Fridays and Sundays at 1p.m. through the end of February. Call 970-887-2152 X 4173 to sign up.Free Waxing Clinics Saturday mornings 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. through March 30. Learn basic waxing techniques and ski maintenance to increase your enjoyment of cross country skiing. Rotating subjects each week. Call the Nordic Center at 888-573-9622 for schedule. Meet people afterwards for skiing.Colorado Biathlon has their next Relay race on Jan 26. Check their website coloradobiathlon.org for details, schedules or to sign up.Keep the date of Saturday Feb. 23 for the Broome Hut Moonlight Progressive Ski Dinner at the YMCA with three different dinner groups and Silent Auction. Go to grandhuts.org to purchase your tickets now. Benefits go to the new Broome Hut on Second Creek. Volunteers needed.Save the weekend of March 2-3 for the Snow Mtn Stampede Marathon – 42K, 21K, 10K, and kids races. The two-day format worked so well last year that it is being repeated. Again, there will be a Grand Nordic sponsored dinner available with bonfire Saturday night.Devils Thumb Ranch Activity CenterJan. 26 is the 26th Annual Governor's Cup sponsored by Salomon with $5000 in purse money and product prizes – 5km, 17km, 30km, freestyle and classic events plus a free 1km kids race. Call 970-726-8231 for more information on the race and special equipment sales. First mass start is for the kids at 9:30 a.m. Come watch the race and enjoy the BBQ and live music! Feb. 3 is Ski, Spa, and Soak Day with professional ski instruction from Devil's Thumb Ranch Ski Instructors; skate and classic ski equipment for the first 30 signed up participants; lunch at Devil's Thumb Ranch; Boulder center for Sports Medicine lecture on training; yoga for athletes, day use of the sauna, steam room and hot tub; small class-individualized instruction; ski gear plus other items will be raffled off during the day. Cost $110. Register at active.com.Devils Thumb offers free kids lessons Fridays 10 a.m. in Jan. and Feb. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early if equipment is needed. A onetime $20 fee applies for hot choc and program fee. Call to sign up.Grand Lake Nordic CenterThe last free lessons are offered for kids 16 and under at 10 a.m. Friday Feb. 1. Registration is required – call 970-627-8008. Grand County kids ski free on Fridays. Next moonlight ski is Jan. 26. The Grand Lake Touring Center featurs a campfire, hot cocoa & marshmallows with Chili served in the lodge until 7:30 p.m. Check out the website grandlakeski.com for details.Pole Creek Moonlight SkiPole Creek starts their ski or snowshoe evening Friday Jan. 25 at 5 p.m. with Bistro 28 now open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – call 970-887-9797 for reservations. Pole Creek has the greens roped off and winter XC skiing is allowed with your dog friends. Nothing is groomed but a trail will be marked for the full moon skis. Please respect the green closures.Fraser to Granby TrailConditions are great on the entire trail from the Winter Park Resort to Val Moritz and Granby Ranch. Grooming is done by volunteers when possible but have patience as much of the trail is very affected by the winds. All sections are open for XC skiing, snowshoeing or just plain walking with your dog. Please observe dog leash restriction in the Beavers area and pick up after your pooch. We will be grooming from Val Moritz toward Granby Ranch to connect with their XC trails and the Lodge when possible this year. Also the top of Cty Rd 87 or Lions Lane to the XC trails at Sol Vista are good walking or snowshoeing. Logs are being taken out on the road so skiing is difficult. Parking is available at the top of 87 and Sol Vista welcomes you to their XC trails. Watch out for falling and fallen trees – we have removed so many but they keep coming down. If you can volunteer to help, please call Andy Miller at 726-4099 or Diana Lynn Rau at 887-0547. Above all, be courteous to landowners and respect private property. Skinny on School Nordic SkiingThe MPHS and EGMS Nordic teams race next in a continuous pursuit format hosted by Summit High School at Gold Run on Jan. 26. Volunteers and sponsors are need to help host the State Meet Feb. 14-15 – there's a job for everyone. Contact MPHS Coach Dave Zink at email@example.com or EGMS coach Karen Waschle at email@example.com to help. Check out the website egsd.org, click on schools and athletics to follow your favorite team.Winter Sports Club Diamond Hitch Parade Feb. 10 SteamboatHot Sulphur Springs Winter Sports Ski Club is looking for a few good people to help with a Parade Float for the Steamboat Winter Carnival Parade on Feb 10 for their 100 year anniversary. Call 970-725-3612 for details.
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Intrigue Behind a Dell Deal Heats Up
Dell CEO Michael Dell met with Blackstone Group this week as the private-equity company crafts a bid for the company whicxh could cost Dell his job. Sharon Terlep has details. Photo: Getty Images.
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... the the ... the intrigue ... is decreasing we ended merger fight over Dell Michael Dell that this week with Blackstone the price as the private equity powerhouse tries to put together a bid to take over his company ... that was Italy for appearances for the latest on the saga surrounding the future of the PC maker we're joined by Wall Street Journal's Andy reporter Sharon Terlep ... Sharon even Oliver this from the beginning ... what are we to read into this meeting between at Dell Michael Dell and Blackstone ... well on the board ... this week there is no the ... lot of talk about how Michael Dell ate it like the Blackstone offer ... in July with ... a former Dell executives now a click sound ... so ESM ... despite all the and he's he's gunning for that meeting ... it had a discussion ... became very upset and very quiet so so we don't know the results of an ETF that certainly ... you know we we wanna now I'm ... and it's ... been there yet there's still a discussion going and so because ... we did ... get a taxi comes out of the winner will be looking for that approximate that they will have deatails merger proxy ... of Silver Lake Partners which has agreed to ... a deal to buy Dell of the D tells about how the negotiated to to get to that deal ... anyhow she Sharon ... the amusing thing about Michael Dell play nice with Blackstone and how Blackstone would ... if they put together a bid ... to get one on the table ... he won a key part company public ... but isn't ... Michael Dell's hold each year that he doesn't wanna be answering to public shareholders anymore ... yes that's the argument behind the Silver Lake buyout all on his bed in a stinking cute this company any chance we'd be on the deal if we were answerable to shareholders ... at the same time Michael Dell IPO is had the reviews started a deal to talk to competing bidders ... yet in question is can bless and do this without ... because while Michael Dell may now why ... his company public in any way it lets them to move ahead with our hands me he may be willing to make some ... for my it's that and speaking of ... Congress to begin actually ... lose his job after having started this process is the most ... shades in ... our shared a taste of our brains of the gate when Ross Johnson lost our journey fiscal after going after the company ... see it's certainly in his and his dad is very much and that they aren't sitting in question is can Glaxo ... do it ... I mean will investors and less of a class and doesn't have a CEO that they trust ... at ten bucks and go without about Michael Dell's money so I mean they could be carried to get to ten and one another ... in there we have the picture the Stock Terry ... now really move around too much to fourteen twenty seven which is right around the fourteen twenty five off for that ... Blackstone has sort of ... put on paper that says yesterday's close ... now I another wrinkle here we should mention for everyone Sharon is that at Blackstone ... a Johnson ... is that he is now at twice and he's the former head of MNA at Dell he left DAL ... and you know maybe officially was an amicable parting but ... he notes he left the company and now he's a license to almost be illness seems like if Blackstone bought ... Dell ... he actually have Michael Dell almost reporting to a guy ... who ... we will see was fired ... effectively ... I write he's adding effects you a ... very strong personalities ... at the Jackson last the the ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ... beyond those personalities ... these big questions around and going out when they work together could they work together when your when Michael Dell TK TK Scott with the Jets in ... a dour also teaches them that Casey among those that cannot be named discussing it had been speech ok ... and ... you and tell him how close is Blackstone to ... getting a an offer on the table because ... obviously it all this uncertainty is not a silly great for Dell customers for Dell's business ... China has yet to be like that of course sad that Silver Lake minus one snake Nenad this is this yet is ... that it still ... plans on working there then why am I in seeing or talking to base ... its pressure but it but it's important to note is that it is that a firm that I it's it's in a special committee's interest in companies interesting to ... see this competition going for some time ... to try to get better off for so ... so this could go on for itself ok Sharon Terlep thank so much for joining us this morning


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name applied to certain members of the amphibian order Anura, which also includes the frog. Although there is no clear-cut distinction between toads and frogs, the name toad commonly refers to those species that have relatively short legs, stout bodies, and thick skins, and are less aquatic as adults than the long-legged, slender-bodied frogs.
Sometimes the term toad is restricted to the so-called true toads, members of the family Bufonidae. These are characterized by warty skins and prominent parotid glands behind the eyes and as a group are the most terrestrial of the order. In most the feet are only slightly webbed. They range in length from about 1 to 7 in. (2.5–18 cm). Most species belong to the genus Bufo; members of these species spend much of the time on land, generally near water. They generally live in cool, moist places and absorb moisture through the skin. The white fluid that they exude through the skin, as well as from the parotid glands, is very poisonous and causes intense burning if it comes in contact with the eyes or mouth; however, contrary to an old belief, it does not cause warts. Toads, like frogs, move on land by jumping and feed on insects and grubs. Also like frogs, they usually lay their eggs in water in strands of jelly. Fertilization is external. The egg hatches into a tadpole, a gilled, aquatic, larval toad that undergoes metamorphosis into the adult.
There are about a dozen Bufo species in the United States, among them the common American toad (Bufo americanus), Fowlers toad (B. fowleri), of the E United States, and the red-spotted toad (B. punctatus), of the Southwest. The cane, marine, or giant toad (B. marinus), a large toad native to Central and N South America, was widely introduced in warm regions (Caribbean, Pacific, Australia, and Florida) to control agricultural pests but is now regarded as an invasive species; they compete with and prey on native species, and their toxic secretions can kill predators.
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Tweaction to Jays-Braves trade
This afternoon, I posted this on Twitter:
Here is what some fans had to say about today's trade:
@gosensgo101 Jays get the best player in the deal going forward, and nobody AA gave up isn't replaceable.
@lindleyandrew Like the trade, sell high and buy low
@davetung whoa how did AA pull off that trade?
@tojaysfan Trade okay. Hate to lose all three players GON has been jays MVP and some say PAST has as much upside than Hechiv.
@Dave_Gershman I think the Jays won this deal. New start for Escobar and his career .291 AVG and Gonzalez's HR's have been in hitters parks.
@DonnieMG76 I said to myself the other day "man, I could see Alex Gonzales play for the Jays for another three or four years". Oops. My bad.
@JesseRosenberg Re: Fan Poll: Psyched, but why do we want Jojo Reyes?
@BWoychuk Trade reaction: Hate to see Collins go as I was hoping to see what he could do in MLB, but overall win for Jays.
@belz45 Like the trade but was sad to see "Tiny" Tim Collins go.
@KyleMatte Outstanding deal. Young shortstops with Escobar's offense (not showing it this year, but did from 07-09) and defense are rare.
@shawnscotney I like the move from a high ceiling standpoint. Although, EE had the same sort of "ceiling." (shudders)
@shanestafford ultimately just another cog in the jays ever turning shortstop wheel, plus at least he's better than russ adams!
@a_rebolledo Like the deal, provided Collins doesn't turn into a left-handed, closing, Tim Lincecum for the Braves
@Cam0960 i really like the trade.. I think ts in favor of the Jays 🙂 Escobar is a welcome addition to the team in my books!
@mspratt overall I am happy with trade – I am sad about losing tim collins – going to drown my sorrow in a nice tall tom collins
@Alleycat17 I was hesitant to approve, I liked Collins- overall I think this will work out longterm. In the shortterm, Braves got better deal
@thrilliams79 Escobar was a great buy-low candidate, but (like everyone else Im sure) sad to see Collins go…hope he has a great ML career
@Shnuff Like the trade for Toronto- sold high on Gonzalez. Will miss Collins, but gotta give up something to get something.
@Zeke_D In AA we trust. Has not steered Jays fans wrong, so have faith that they see good potential in both players.
@blomstyle I think the jays maximized their return on Gonzo, his stock will not rise any higher than it is now
@JRoc23 Like it both ways. Atlanta is in it to win it. If Gonzalez can keep pace its great. Escobar, MVP votes. Reyes, upside. #GoodTrade
@vitaliano10 Love the trade. Escobar has the range and arm of no other short stop we've seen in a long time. Once the bat wakes up look out!
@Gordon_McArthur What more could we have hoped for when signing AGonz? His value went up and we got a good return. Losing Collins stings…
@lizzhatesme Great deal if Escobar's just having a bad year. Bad deal if Atlanta knows something Toronto doesn't. I'm cautiously optimistic.
@timmyd_ Traded Gonzalez at the top of the market, considering that anyone could have had him for essentially nothing in the off-season.
@shk66 Good trade. It's good having a competent GM.
@TheSouthpawWR win, as much as I love tiny tim, Solid Win.
@alexgrady80 Siiiiiiiiiiiiick! (The good kind. Like the kids say.)
@BlueJayGal Shocked, sad, loved A-Gonz. Excited to see how Escobar livens up the team though.
@SeanLafortune Good when you can flip a 33 year old SS for a 27 year old SS that, at worst, is as good. The other players may never see the MLB.
@rpriske Great trade for Toronto. The potential of Yunel outweighs the hopes for Collins and Pastornicky.
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Actually when you really think about it, this deal goes back to when AA let Scutaro go….AA let Scutaro walk and quickly signed Gonzalez forcing Boston to then sign Scutaro which then gave the Jays get two draft picks.
With those two draft picks AA selects two high quality prospects: Aaron Sanchez and Justin Nicolino..
Gonzalez has a great half season and AA flips him for Escobar….
If Escobar gets back to normal hitting wise, which I believe he will, he will be worth at least one high ceiling A grade prospect when traded in the future, or worst case two high quality b grade prospects, both of whom would be higher than either of the two C grade ones we gave up in this trade..
So the entire bottom line , to date is by signing Gonzalez instead of Scutaro, AA saves the Jays the salary differential between Scut and Gonzalez, gets better performance in the 1st half from Gonzalez than Scut has done in Boston, picks up two high quality draftees in Sanchez and Nicolino, trades for a short stop who arguably was one on the top 4-5 last season, and has a future prospect or two in the bank down the road.
Not to shabby there, AA…lol
It might look like this trade will end up in the Jays favor, but what if this Escobar guy never returns to form then it will be a huge blunder on the part of AA. I mean not all players recover from the kind of seasons that he is having, and some people say that Gonzo was just hitting in a hitters park like the dome where balls just fly out of the park, but I was fine with his wall scrapers, the park is built for home runs that's why they have all of these players that can just get them out.


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KENT — Several of best-selling Irish writer Frank Delaney's novels begin with storytelling in a kitchen. An unannounced visitor trudges up through the Irish countryside to a house with "calm light in the window," and then, after a meal, seated beside the hearth and with firelight playing on his face, he unfurls the captivating tales of Delaney's novel "Ireland."
"The Last Storyteller" also begins in a "wide old kitchen," with walls two feet thick, a floor of huge flagstones and a long table dominating the middle of the room.
So it is fitting that Delaney and his wife, Diane Meier, are opening the rustic, quirky, story-filled kitchen of their Kent barn as part of a tour of six distinctive kitchens in Kent and Cornwall, on Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., to benefit the Housatonic Musical Theatre Society. It's the 11th year of the tour, which will support the Housatonic Valley Regional High School's production of "Hello Dolly" next March.
"Kitchens are for conversation," Delaney said. "They're not just for cooking, they're for conversations."
Theirs is a kitchen of found objects and charming surprises. The wide white farm sink was found by the side of the road. Tucked here and there are bird's nests, a collection of blue bottles, antique tea kettles, mugs and cups hanging from hooks. There's a stuffed owl in the rafters, a stuffed goose on top of the refrigerator, and a pair of lifesize sheep at the French doors.
The backsplashes of vintage painted tiles look like a pair of patchwork quilts. The bright blue chairs around the kitchen island could have come from a Vincent Van Gogh painting. And an amusing hatrack is constructed of antlers embedded in a pole that sits on a base made from a old metal wheel perched on upturned horseshoes.
The kitchen is completely open to the rest of the large barn. There are two pianos, a harp, comfortable arm chairs and a collection of pig cuttingboards and artworks, including one sly piglet wearing lipstick.
Clearly a key ingredient here is mirth.
"The kitchen is the core of the house," Delaney said last week. "In our house, it was the living room, too."
The youngest of eight children whose parents both were teachers, Delaney said the kitchen in Tipperary, Ireland, where he grew up was "not even remotely" like the kitchen in Kent. His family didn't have electricity or running water until he was 15, he said. He did his homework by candlelight.
"We had a big black stove, which was kept going 24 hours a day, winter and summer, and two enormous kettles on the stove."
Delaney and Meier who were married in September 2002, had the floor of their barn in Kent laid earlier that year. Meier, a Manhattan native who runs a luxury marketing firm and has written two books — "The New American Wedding" and "The Season Of Second Chances" — owned the house since 1997.
Originally intended for storage and a pool house, the barn — painted a vibrant cornbread yellow, like the house and nearby milk barn — has become the heart of their home. It's where Delaney does virtually all of his writing, and where they host numerous parties and fund-raisers, including auctions, concerts and poetry readings.
For smaller parties, Meier does the cooking, and, Delaney said, "I clean up as she cooks. I'm a superb kitchen maid."
Delaney and Meier call the barn their wedding barn, and two large wooden planks signed by their wedding guests flank each side of the doorway.
Delaney said they were just about to sign the contract to have the barn's frame of Canadian pine closed in that fall, when "a guy from Vermont" drove up the driveway and urged them not to do so yet.
They left it open for two years to season the wood, and as a result the beams inside are beautifully weathered and silvered. And, Delaney happily pointed out, there are no fishplates — the metal braces that are needed to hold things together when wood beams begin to separate.
The delay in closing-up the skeleton of their barn actually was more fortuitous than that. Delaney said that while they waited, they realized the barn could have a big kitchen — it stretches nearly 40 feet.
"We had the chance to pay close attention to all sorts of detail," he said, "to plan what we would do here, meticulously. We had the time to think it through — absolutely to the square inch what we wanted."
They have two dishwashers, two stoves and two sinks, and the enormous island is made from wood milled from a cherry tree on the property that they'd had to take down.
Their long, welcoming dining table is made from wood of the same tree.
And as Delaney pointed out, everything is on wheels.
Vintage Pitchers And More
Delaney, who turned 71 on Thursday, Oct. 24, had a long career with BBC broadcasting, in Ireland and then in England. He hosted a variety of talk shows and served as literature director of the Edinburgh Festival, before moving to Kent and becoming a full-time writer. He said it's been estimated that he has interviewed more than 4,700 writers and poets. In 2010 he developed a highly successful series of free weekly podcasts discussing and explaining the allusions in the work of James Joyce, called "Re: Joyce," which, he said, has been downloaded nearly a million times.
When he moved to Kent and he and Diane began to unpack the container from his large house in England, which was built in 1560, "we realized we had the same things."
There's their collection of 19th-century spotted pitchers on a high shelf in the kitchen; they can no longer remember which pitcher belonged to whom. Meier owned a 19th-century mixing bowl — putty-colored on the outside, robin's-egg blue inside — and, she said, when they opened up one of Frank's cartons, there was the very same bowl, in a different size.
One of Delaney's most detailed descriptions of a kitchen comes in his 2009 novel "Shannon," the story of Robert Shannon, a young priest from Sharon, Connecticut, who is suffering from severe shellshock after World War I. Shannon is sent to Ireland to try to piece his life back together, walking the river Shannon and searching for his family roots.
At one point in the book Robert Shannon, his mood swinging between strength and tears, finds himself drawn to a white house with a yellow door. Dawn has begun to open fully, in more ways than one. As he moves into the house, he sees "a frill of light around the edges of a closed door." He knocks, and, when nobody answers, he pushes open the door "into the glowing welcome of a large kitchen," where everything he sees speaks of "comfort, peace, and safety."
One of the sweetest details in this fictional kitchen is the large food cupboard that is closed with chicken wire in its lower half; "it had chicken wire because it contained chickens, tiny cheeping creatures, fluffing themselves and stumbling about in the warm little cage."
And in Delaney and Meier's Kent kitchen, at the bottom of their large, cherry-topped kitchen island are shelves fronted with chicken wire that hold stuffed chicks and chicken figurines.
The couple also used chicken wire in lieu of wooden spindles up their staircases and along the balconies of the barn's writing lofts.
"You can't write about Ireland in Ireland," said Delaney, who does most of his writing in Kent, in the barn, early in the morning and late at night.
In a 2005 interview, Delaney explained: "Distance lends enchantment to the view. But it also lends objectivity."
The Connecticut countryside is similar, he said last week, though Ireland didn't have tobacco barns.
But, he said: "America is totally different to live in. You don't know the depth of volunteerism here, the size of the generosity, the intensity of the neighborliness.
"This is the longest I've ever lived in any one place," he added. The welcome he received in Kent "was really astounding. I was made to feel at home at once. And it continues."
KITCHEN TOUR: Tickets for the Nov. 2 Kitchen Tour are $35 in advance and $40 the day of the tour. For information, go to hmts.org, call 860-364-6022860-364-6022 or email email@example.com.


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Sweep Avoided
Win the first two games of a three-game series and you have a chance for a sweep, elementary deduction to say the least.
Facing a pitcher who is 0-1 with a 12.46 ERA and you have a chance for a sweep. J-Roll leads off the Phillies first with a home run and you have a chance for a sweep.
In this strange game of baseball, the Rockies avoided a sweep and ended their five-game losing streak against the Phillies. After J-Roll's homer, the Phillies offense hibernated. Francis, the Rockies starter, gave up hits to four of the first seven batters he faced and then retired 11 of the final 13 hitters.
RISP for the Phillies? 0-9. In their last 35 at-bats with RISP, the Phillies have five hits for a .143 average, yet they won two of three. Strange game. Oh, I already said that.
Vance certainly pitched well enough to win but took the loss, allowing a 2-out homer in the seventh. His ERA is 1.35 in his last three starts (0-2). Offense has scored five runs for him in those three games.
Rays Next
Having lost two of three in DC, the Tampa Bay Rays wrap up interleague play for this season this weekend. Their 3.46 ERA is second-lowest in the AL.
In interleague play, the Rays have a 12-6 edge over the Phillies, 6-3 in their home and 6-3 in Philly.
Down On The Farm
**Lehigh Valley won, 7-4, in Toledo, a game that included a 2:34 rain delay. C Erik Kratz, 2-4, 7th homer. Win went to RH B. J. Rosenberg (2-0) with LH Jeremy Horst getting his second save.
**Reading won, 9-3, at New Hampshire and then bussed to Bowie, MD. LHS Mario Hollands, promoted from Clearwater, was the winner, 3 runs, 6 innings. 2 RBI each from 3B Tim Kennelly, RF Miguel Abreu and 2B Cesar Hernandez.
**Clearwater was blanked on 3 hits by Daytona. 3B Cody Asche, 2-4, 10th steal; hitting .349. DH Chase, 0-3 plus getting hit by a pitch.
**Lakewood won its fourth in a row, 5-3, at Hagerstown. 1B Chris Duffy, 3-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, boosted average to .372.
**Williamsport lost, 8-0, at State College, getting only 3 hits, 2 to RF Brian Pointer.
**Gulf Coast League Phillies lost fourth in a row, 5-3, to Braves. LF Zach Taylor, 1st pro homer. RH Blake Mascarello, 2.2 relief innings, 0 runs, 4 strikeouts.
**Futures Game: RHS Julio Rodriguez and RHR Lisalberto Bonilla of the Reading Phillies staff, have been selected to the World Team for the July 8 Futures Game in Kansas City on July 8.
**Players of the Week
Pitcher–Bonilla. In 2 appearances, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 innings, 4 hits, 0 walks, 7 strikeouts. Win came in Wednesday's 2nd game, 2 scoreless innings; other appearance, 3 scoreless innings on Saturday, 2nd game, striking out 5; threw 40 pitches, 30 for strikes. Hasn't allowed a run since May 27, 11 total innings, 4 hits, 0 walks, 13 strikeouts. Began season at Clearwater and joined Reading on May 5. Combined, 3-2, 2.02 ERA, for 24 appearances, 2 saves, 35.2 innings, 49 strikeouts, opponents batting .195. The 6-0, 175-pound right-hander turned 22 on June 18. He was signed as an amateur free agent out of Samana, DR, by Sal Agostinelli and Bernardo Perez in 2008.
Player–RF Anthony Hewitt, Clearwater. In a week shortened by the All-Star Game break, he hit .375 in 4 games. Of his 6 hits, he had a double and 3 homers and led the organization with 8 RBI, coming on back-to-back 4 RBI games. Raised average from .227 to .244, highest in a month. For the season, 8 homers, 28 RBI, 6 doubles, 6 stolen bases in 47 games. Home run total is second in the organization to Darin Ruff (11). The 23-year-old was selected out of high school in the 1st round (24th overall) in 2008 and signed by Gene Schall. Also named the MiLB.com player of the week in the FSL.
June 22, 1977
Phillies (5) and Cincinnati (3) combine for a Vet-record eight home runs in a wild 15-9 win over the Reds. One of the eight is a grand slam by SS Larry Bowa.
June 23, 1971
RHP Rick Wise becomes the first pitcher ever to fire a no-hitter and hit two home runs in the game as he blanks Cincinnati, 4-0, at Riverfront Stadium. 3B John Vukovich snares Pete Rose's hard liner to end the game.
June 23, 1973
LHP Ken Brett sets an ML record for pitchers when he hits a home run in four straight games (9th, 13th, 18th). The fourth homer comes in a 7-2 victory at Montreal.
June 23, 1986
Phillies destroy Chicago, 19-1, and set a modern league record with 15 extra-base hits and a new club record with 11 doubles. 2B Juan Samuel drives in six runs. LHP Shane Rawley (10-4) beats LHP Jamie Moyer (1-1).
Rick Wise personally relives his no-hitter at www.phillies.com/alumni. Check it out.


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World Music Archives
The World Music Archives began as Prof. Emeritus David McAllester's personal collection of Comanche and Navajo music, recorded in 1940 and 1950, respectively. It was first used in teaching at Wesleyan in 1953. As the World Music Program developed, the collection grew rapidly in both size and scope. Scholars and graduate students, here and elsewhere, contributed materials used in their research, expanding the collection into new areas. Added to these were many recordings of local performances, lectures, etc., by visiting artists. Today the Archives contains well over 3000 original audio tapes (reel-to-reel tapes, cassettes, digital audio tapes, and digitally-recorded betamax), approximately 700 discs (primarily 78 rpm commercial discs, but also a number of instantaneous disc records), and 100 videotapes in numerous formats, plus three four-drawer filing cabinets of accompanying notes, texts, and indexes.
Wesleyan is extremely fortunate to have Dr. McAllester's Navajo collection, the largest in the world, which includes eight different versions of Blessingway, two of Shootingway (among other ceremonies), each with hundreds of songs. Other important collections in the Archives include the only recordings in the United States of the Ulahingan, an epic of the Bagobo people in the Philippines; important collections of Iranian, Japanese, Spanish, Shetland Islands, Greek, Rhodesian (now Zimbabwe) mbira music, and North Indian (Hindustani); and exceptional collections of Indonesian and South Indian (Karnatak) music, two specialties of the world music program at Wesleyan.
The Archives is the recipient of three grants, one from the Hartford Courant Foundation and two from the National Endowment for the Humanities, totalling over a half-million dollars. These grants have allowed us to catalog and preserve the field recordings part of our holdings. All of these tapes can now be searched on the public catalog; most also have listening cassettes available. However, information about the commercial 78s and video material is unavailable electronically. Please ask the Music Librarian for further assistance with this material.
Staffing for the World Music Archives comprises the Director (who is also the Music Librarian), Jody Cormack Viswanathan and Jennifer Thom Hadley, Archives Assistants, and an ever-changing cast of graduate students.


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Come out this thursday, and join in on Trivia Night.
Things to know:
• Losing teams MUST sing karaoke or buy the losing team a beer at the bar.
• Start time is at 7pm, but should arrive at 6:45pm to get seats.
• Ends at 8:15pm approx.
• Min of 2 per team, Max of 6 per team.
• You get 25 random Trivia Questions, and winners are announced at 8pm.
So put on your "thinking caps", and do a friendly competition with 10 other teams!! Lotsa fun, and a great way to socialize and meet some of the members!!
If, or as people RSVP, I'll place them on teams :-)


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The Root Cause of Anti-Semitism
Yesterday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the goal of the international community should be to annihilate Israel. Addressing a crowd of ambassadors from Islamic countries gathered to celebrate Iran's upcoming annual anti-Semitic "Jerusalem Day," he said, "Anyone who loves freedom and justice must strive for the annihilation of the Zionist regime in order to pave the way for world justice and freedom." Wiping Israel off the map and liberating Palestine, he proclaimed, would solve all the world's problems.
The idea that Israel is the problem and that a Middle East without Jews would solve everything is shockingly not limited to crazed Islamic dictators. Hatred toward Jews, though often presented in a far subtler fashion, is nevertheless gaining alarming ground within the international community.
This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the "Munich Massacre," which wasn't just a tragedy for Israel—it was a tragedy for the Olympic Games that sent shock waves around the world. So how does the International Olympic Committee (ioc) respond to repeated requests to honor the 11 Israeli victims who were slaughtered by Palestinians at the Munich Games?
By not even allowing one minute of silence during London's opening night ceremony. These are the Olympics, after all—they shouldn't be politicized, says the ioc.
And neither should Lebanon's judo team be expected to train anywhere near Jews. After the Lebanese refused to work out near their Jewish counterparts last week, Olympic officials quickly set up partitions between the two training camps. Organizers then convinced Reuters that it was only a simple matter of gamesmanship. Screens have always been available to teams who were concerned about competitors spying on them, officials said.
Even as Lebanese judo fighters refused to go near Jews in London, in Washington, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney avoided the subject of Jerusalem being the capital of Israel like it was a contagious disease. Carney's slippery evasiveness follows a similarly ridiculous exchange in March between a reporter and a State Department spokesman who wouldn't even acknowledge West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Think on that. Even if Israel—which has controlled all of Jerusalem for 45 years—pulled back to the 1949 armistice lines, it would still retain control of the west side of the city, which is where all of its government institutions are located: the Knesset, the Supreme Court, its government ministries, the prime minister's and president's residences, and so on.
There are plenty of international bodies and news agencies that are quite happy to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. The bbc even declaresEast Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine right now! Yet the United States can't even acknowledge publicly that the west side of the city is Israel's capital.
In New York, last month, the United Nations Human Rights Council devoted an entire day to bashing Israel for its human rights violations in the Palestinian territories. With the slaughter in Syria now closing in on 20,000 victims, you would think the Human Rights Council would be overwhelmed with monitoring the atrocities occurring north of Israel's border.
But not according to the UN's official summary of the July 2 meeting. It reads, "Syria, speaking as a concerned country, said that the Israeli forces continued their violations in a systematic and persistent manner. The Council and the Office of the High Commissioner must not remain silent before such practices and should not be put under pressure by the state committing state terrorism."
In case you missed it—that was Syria urging the United Nations to speak out against Israel's human rights violations! Meanwhile, the Assad regime continues slaughtering entire neighborhoods in its desperate attempt to hold on to power.
How does an organization that is supposed to be one of the world's chief defenders of human rights get such skewed priorities?
One more example of deliberately bathing events in an anti-Israel light is the world's portrayal of Palestinian "refugees"—people forced out of their homeland because of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict.
In an article titled "How Many Refugees?" former top U.S. national security official Elliott Abrams reported on the latest release of statistics by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in June.
The latest count of Palestinian refugees came out at 5.1 million. But strangely, Abrams goes on to point out, a vast percentage of these "refugees" that now reside in other countries are under the age of 15. He wrote,
This means, for example, that more than a third of Palestinian "refugees" in Jordan were born after 1997. That is either 30 years (if after the 1967 war) or almost 50 years (if they fled when Israel was established in 1948) after their parents or more likely grandparents arrived in Jordan. Those in Jordan have full Jordanian citizenship and vote in Jordan, which means this: A young Jordanian of Palestinian origin, whose family has lived in Jordan for 30 years and who has himself or herself always lived in Jordan, is still considered a "refugee."
You can bet the statisticians would not be so generous if they were counting Israeli refugees.
Abrams goes on to state that the official definition of a refugee recognized by the UN for every other category of refugees does not include this stipulation for subsequent generations. "For every other category of refugees in the world, the 1951 UN Convention on the status of refugees clearly applies to the refugee only and not subsequent generations," he wrote.
Of all the refugees in the world recognized by the UN, only the Palestinian refugees are counted in this way. Why? Because the more Palestinian refugees there are, the worse Israel looks. Once again, we see the double standard at play.
Where is this Jew-hating spirit coming from?
Believe it or not, Satan actually exerts a great influence over the affairs of this world and many, unknowingly, are acting as his pawns to do his bidding. Revelation 12:9 says he is able to deceive the whole world.
This spirit of wanting to rid this world of an entire race of people comes straight from the devil. Satan has an intense hatred for all mankind and a special hatred for the biblical nation of Judah—and he spreads it like a disease. This kind of bitter, resentful hate is a contagion Satan is using to direct a great many people in the world today. The truly awesome purpose God has for the Jews—and the rest of Israel too—is something the god of this world absolutely hates.
God is not a respecter of persons—He doesn't view Israel as a people better than others. Actually, from the beginning God called Israel out to be a model nation—a job it failed to do. Today, He has chosen His Church to fulfill the same role. The Church today, which is comprised of members of every race, is defined as spiritual Israel in the Bible. This is the true, yet astonishing, reason behind the intense hate for Israel today. The devil hates God's plan and will do all he can to pervert it and destroy it.
For much more on this subject, be sure to review Chapter 8 in our booklet The Key of David—we'll send you a free copy upon request.


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Events for New Members or First-Timers
Conference 101 Programs
As of 5/23/08
Conference 101 - Orient Yourself
ALA Divisions and Round Tables will be sponsoring Conference 101 programs throughout the weekend. These 101 programs will help you plan how to 'do' conference based on the kind of work you do, or the type of library where you work. Get expert advice on programs to attend, exhibitors to visit, parties to frequent, and ways to get the most out of conference. These events are listed below.
Conference 101
Friday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
New to the Annual Conference, or ALA? Get a fun and informative introduction to the Annual Conference and Anaheim. Learn to navigate the exhibits, decipher the conference program, how ALA really works, and ways for you to get involved. NMRT provides tips from the pros and an orientation, which is full of information.
NMRT Conference Orientation
Saturday, 8:00 am - 10:00 am
New to the Annual Conference, or ALA? Get a fun and informative introduction to the Annual Conference and Anaheim. Learn to navigate the exhibits, decipher the conference program, how ALA really works, and ways for you to get involved. NMRT provides tips from the pros and an orientation, which is full of information.
Friday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
What is the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)? Learn more in a basic orientation, which will include an overview of the division and its activities.
LITA 101: Open House
Friday, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Anaheim Convention Center, Room 213 D
LITA 101: Open House is a great opportunity for current and prospective members to talk with LITA leaders and learn how to make connections and become more involved in LITA activities.
RUSA 101: Introduction to Our Division
Friday, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
First time attendees are welcome to join us and learn more about two diverse, dynamic divisions, and meet our members.
ALSC 101: Making Connections
Friday, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
We'll provide information that will help you get the most from your time at Annual Conference, and your membership in the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Meet other new members, ALSC officers, and learn how to become involved in the division at this informal session.
IRRT Librarians Orientation
Friday, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
An introduction to the ALA Conference and the city of Anaheim, California for International and other attendees from abroad. ALA members will provide an overview of the conference, including recommended programs and social activities. Learn about conference transportation, the ALA's Exhibit Hall and the meaning of the ALA's many acronyms. Meet your mentors and representatives from ALA's many divisions and round tables who will help international librarians get the most from the conference experience. (For International librarians outside the U.S.)
Intellectual Freedom 101
Friday, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Anaheim Convention Center, Room 304 A/B
Perfect for new ALA members, new conference attendees, and new Intellectual Freedom fanatics, this session - part of ALA's "Conference 101" series of programs - will discuss the history and ongoing work of OIF, IFC, IFRT, FTRF, the Merritt Fund, and more! Curious to know what those acronyms mean? Want to get more involved in this critical part of librarianship? This is the session for you!
PLA 101: ALA Annual Conference Tips for First Time Attendees
Saturday, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
This is a how-to session for first time ALA Annual Conference attendees who are PLA members or work in public libraries.
ACRL 101 & Membership Meeting
Saturday, 8:00 am - 10:00 am - Hilton Anaheim, Huntington room
After a brief membership meeting, leaders in ACRL will provide an orientation to ALA, ACRL, and the conference experience. Plan on learning how to fully utilize the member benefits of ACRL. Then stick around to chat with representatives from all 17 sections of ACRL who will be there to answer your questions. Please;30 RSVP and complete a brief survey. (RSVP not required, but appreciated.) If you can't make it on Saturday morning, stop by the ACRL booth (#2316) in the exhibit hall. There will also be mini ACRL 101 presentations scheduled throughout the conference.
Millennial Librarianship
Saturday, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Annaheim Marriot Platinum 1/2
What does it mean to be a librarian in the new Millennium. What skills will we need for the future, and how can librarians who are just starting out prepare for a future in this career. This program features three panelists, a deputy director of a library system and two teen librarians, who will answer these questions and more.
Diversity 101
Saturday, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Whether you are new to ALA or want to learn more about this key action area for the association, this session covers the basics on conference sessions, groups, initiatives, and opportunities to get involved across our organizations.
Instruction Section Member Welcome & Orientation
Saturday, 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Sheraton Park Hotel, Plaza C
Come and learn more about the benefits of your IS membership and the many ways of becoming more involved in the section. Participants interested in volunteering their time to serve on an IS committee will have the opportunity to explore IS committees and discuss current projects with members. Both those new to the Instruction Section and long-time members wanting to find out about how to get more involved will benefit from this session.


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You've gone too far. Reloading last forum page...
charmed Guess who
HaleyDewit posted on Feb 24, 2010 at 08:51PM
I saw this on the Harry Potter spot and I thought it would be fun doing it here.
You just say three facts about a person from charmed and the next one has to guess who it is.
I'm the most occuring demon in Charmed
I have a very annoying way of talking
I need to see a dentist
charmed 168 balasa
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How to Use the Context
Inquiry Question
The automobile revolutionized America's great national parks in the 1920s and 30s. As the number of private cars rose, the number of visitors driving to parks and other scenic attractions also increased. Even before the creation of the National Park Service in 1916, many visitors to Montana's Glacier National Park and the other 13 existing national parks arrived by car. Without adequate roads or accommodations, these tourists risked damaging the scenic landscapes they had come to enjoy.
Stephen Mather, the first director of the National Park Service, knew that allowing the public to enjoy spectacular park landscapes would create support for protecting the parks from grazing, logging, and water projects. These visitors also would bring a "great flow of tourist gold" into areas near the parks. Sharing Mather's vision, local boosters, elected officials, and automobile clubs began to seek congressional funding for improved park roads.
Going-to-the-Sun Road was the first to carry visitors by the lakes, glaciers, alpine peaks, and meadows of Glacier National Park. The 50-mile route, which connected the east and west sides of the park and crossed the Continental Divide at Logan Pass, was surveyed in 1918, and work began in 1921. Progress was slow, however, due to limited and erratic congressional funding and the difficulties of working under extreme mountainous conditions.
In 1924, Congress appropriated a million dollars for building the transmountain highway at Glacier. Much of the planning and construction was done in cooperation with the Bureau of Public Roads (later the Federal Highway Administration). The Bureau's high technical standards needed to be balanced against the commitment of the National Park Service to damage the landscape as little as possible. Going-to-the-Sun Road was a challenge for both partners and provided a model for subsequent roads in national and, eventually, state parks for more than 25 years.


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July 3, 2012, 8:00 am
Invest in Kids helps serve up a brighter future with Denver-area chefs
Hardly a day goes by in Denver when there isn't a fundraising dinner of some sort. And while each one is special, few are more delicious than the one put on by Invest in Kids.
For four years now, Serving Up a Brighter Future has been a foodie's dream. Chefs from several of Denver's top restaurants set up shop at EXDO Event Center and produce a multicourse meal that is definitely worth the price of admission.
From the minute guests walk in the door 'til the time they leave — with a bite-sized cupcake from Happy Cakes to see them through the ride home — they're rarely more than a step or two away from something good.