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Media Statements & Speeches
Commissioner Cheryl A. LaFleur Statement
June 21, 2012
Docket Nos. RM11-24-000, AD10-13-000 and RM10-11-000
Item Nos. E-2 and E-3
Variable Energy Resources Final Rule and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Ancillary Services and Storage Technologies
I was recently quoted in the Boston Globe as observing that energy is the cool field to be in right now. Some might disagree with this opinion, but I doubt many would disagree with my related observation that the energy world is benefiting from the introduction of cool new technologies. These new technologies span natural gas extraction, electric generation, energy storage, transmission, and demand-side technologies.
This morning, we vote out two orders that reflect the increasing utilization of new energy technologies, including renewable generation and electric storage.
First, we are voting out a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Ancillary Services and New Electric Storage Technologies. We propose to adapt our Avista policy to facilitate the provision of ancillary services in bilateral market regions. The need for this innovation was suggested by the Western States Power Pool and others in the Western region of the United States who are increasingly dependent on third-party ancillary services to balance variable generation and operate the grid efficiently.
In this NOPR, we also propose to extend the principle of Order 755--compensating frequency regulation for the true value it providesto bilateral markets. Finally, we propose technical but important changes to accounting treatment for electric storage to recognize the multiple roles it can play at different times.
A few weeks ago I spoke at the Silicon Valley Electric Storage Association in Palo Alto, and was fortunate enough to visit two companies that are developing flow battery technology. I am excited about the benefits that these new technologies offer for customers. I hope we will receive a wide range of comments on our proposed rule.
As to the Final Rule on Variable Energy Resources, I am dissenting in part.
I strongly support renewable energy, and I have stated many times that I believe one of the most important jobs of this Commission is to support the development of rules to address new power supply choices being made at the state and federal level. For that reason, I support the requirements in the rule for intra-hour scheduling and power production forecasting, as well as the guidance we provide on generator reserve charges.
I am dissenting on the narrow point of the compliance requirements in the Final Rule. As noted in the rule, we heard from many parties about ongoing efforts to establish intra-hour scheduling and other market improvements in various regions. However, the rule as issued would only allow parties to demonstrate compliance through incremental reforms beyond those already underway, without any explanation of why the ongoing efforts are insufficient. I would give regions more flexibility to demonstrate on compliance that these ongoing efforts meet the objectives of the rule. Without this flexibility, the rule might have the appearance of leveraging Commission authority to achieve a predetermined outcome, without considering other ways to achieve the stated goals of the rule.
I would like to thank the teams at FERC that worked on both these rulemakings in the past year.


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Bear Creek is one of Redmond's most diverse neighborhoods in terms of land use mix. It is located in the eastern part of the city, bounded roughly by the slopes of Education Hill on the west, the City limit on the north and east, and Bear and Evans Creeks on the south (view a neighborhood map). Its name derives from Bear Creek, a salmon-bearing stream that flows through the neighborhood. The neighborhood totals 489 acres, or 0.76 square miles - about 4.5% of Redmond's land area.
The Bear Creek neighborhood is characterized by residential areas to the north and west, resource lands in the center of the neighborhood, and park uses along the eastern boundary of the neighborhood. The neighborhood's residential uses include detached single-family homes, manufactured homes, a retirement community, and apartments and condominiums. Business uses include retail and service establishments near the intersections of Union Hill Road, Avondale Road, and Avondale Way.
The neighborhoods surrounding the Bear Creek Neighborhood are Education Hill to the west and Southeast Redmond to the south. Rural unincorporated King County lies north and east of the neighborhood.
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Perhaps this is the rare GetReligion post that should begin with a biblical reference. Grab that Bible off your newsroom reference shelf and turn to the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 16, verse 18. Catholic readers are encouraged to quote this from memory:
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
With that in mind, please watch the short CNN clip atop this post (hat tip to the American Papist). The exchange looks like this in print, starting with anchor Kyra Phillips asking Bishop Joseph Malone of Maine:
Phillips: So, Bishop, times are changing. Views are changing. You're changing your tactics even. Or your -- I guess you say your strategy. So, why not get on board with the 43 percent of Catholics?
Bishop Malone: The 43 percent who ...
Phillips: Who have no problem with gay marriage.
Bishop Malone: Well their thinking is outside the realm of Catholic teaching for 2,000 years. And those are the folks that we want to focus on so they'll perhaps be able to have what I would call an intellectual conversion about a very key building-block of society, that is the nature of marriage as the union of one man, one woman.
This exchange, for me, raises a basic question linked to mainstream coverage of religion news: Is it a good thing -- good for ratings, even -- to assign journalists to cover subjects that they clearly know nothing about?
Even if Phillips had poll numbers on her side that were up in the 75 percent range, one would still have to ask why the global Catholic church would decide to change 2,000 years worth of doctrine in the wake of a bad set of poll numbers in North America, in one part of the world (with echoes over in Europe, of course). I am not saying this as a matter of doctrinal prejudice, on my part. I am asking if Phillips has any understanding of how the Roman Catholic Church works. Do many mainstream news reporters, in effect, believe that the Catholic church is a democracy or that it should somehow become one?
Again, I am asking this as a matter of history. No matter what a reporter believes on these issues, isn't it important to know what Catholic clergy, what Catholic bishops, can and cannot do in the structure of the church in which they have taken vows?
Moments later, she also seems to have suffered a brain freeze related to a pro-marriage website that has been launched by Malone and his diocese.
Phillips: So, Bishop, let me ask. ... You know, this plan of action has changed quite drastically since 2009, you know, where you had very active campaign. And now you're moving toward education and putting funds towards that. Are you softening your stance on same-sex marriage?
Bishop Malone: Not at all. It will be even stronger and more vigorous. One of our discoveries in 2009 was that really, many of our Catholic people in Maine could use a bit more profound understanding of how the church has understood marriage for 2,000 years. So, I decided, while we will certainly be in close contact with our allies who will lead the political battle, we intend to focus on the education and formation of consciences of our people.
Now, let me stress that this "43 percent of Catholics" are pro-gay marriage number is very significant and it is TOTALLY VALID for journalists to ask bishops tough questions about it. More on that in a moment.
However, once again we face an issue that is very similar to the whole "Catholic vote" mythology. When we say that 43 percent of Catholics are pro-gay marriage, what brand of Catholics are we talking about? Is that 43 percent located in a solid belt on the doctrinal left? Are these ex-Catholics? Once again, that familiar GetReligion Catholic voter typology (now tweaked) is relevant. Here it is, for those with short memories (we will, alas, be using this voter framework a bunch in a national election year):
* Ex-Catholics. While most ex-Catholics are solid for the Democrats, the large percentage that has left to join conservative Protestant churches (including some Latinos) may lean to GOP.
* Cultural Catholics who may go to church a few times a year. This may be an undecided voter ... depending on what is happening with the economy, foreign policy, etc. Leans to Democrats.
* Sunday-morning American Catholics. This voter is a regular in the pew and may even play some leadership role in the parish. This is the Catholic voter that is really up for grabs, the true swing voter that the candidates are after.
* The "Sweats the details" Roman Catholic who goes to confession. Is active in the full sacramental life of the parish and almost always backs the Vatican, when it comes to matters of faith and practice. This is where the GOP has made its big gains in recent decades, but this is a very, very small slice of the American Catholic pie.
So, here is my question for GetReligion readers.
If you were a CNN anchor, what question would you have asked Bishop Malone in this exchange, while using that 43 percent number as a reference point? Here's my two-part offering: Bishop Malone, can you cite any example of the American Catholic hierarchy managing to convince a significant percentage of modern Catholics to change their views on this kind of Sexual Revolution issue? Would it help the church, in the long run, to simply encourage them to act on their convictions in other, more liberal pews?
Now, fill that reporter role and ask a question that might produce information that adds light as well as heat.


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The U.S. Army has named ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) as one of 20 prime contractors that will compete to deliver systems to address quickly evolving communication requirements for military units and disaster response teams. Under the Global Tactical Advanced Communications Systems (GTACS) program, valued at up to $10 billion, ViaSat will compete to supply tactical Command, Control and Communications (C3) system hardware, software, engineering, logistics, development, test, and system related support.
Tactical C3 requirements are changing so rapidly that there is a corresponding need to change to a more responsive acquisition system that minimizes or eliminates unnecessary repetitive administrative functions. Previously, GTACS requirements were being satisfied by numerous program management offices, product managers, the DoD, and other Federal agencies under many different procurement instruments/contracts. The new GTACS contract consolidates those to serve several agencies and departments from the defense, homeland security, and military services. The contract structure will allow for competitive delivery order awards among pre-qualified contractors, maintaining competition throughout the five-year contract period.
"We're looking forward to supporting the mission and objectives of the U.S. Army with our advanced communication systems," said Bill Connelly, general manager of ViaSat Tactical Satellite Networks. "We have a history of competing very well under these types of procurement contracts because of the new ideas, innovative designs, and cost savings we can deliver."
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Date: Nov 12, 2012


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In an ideal world, I would have been the love child of Matthew Barney and Bjork. Clearly, that didn't work out, so the next best thing I could think of was to catch a glimpse of the couple last Thursday night during Barney's opening The Occidental Guest at Barbara Gladstone Gallery. The exhibition acts as an extension of the extravagant film Drawing Restraint 9, he and his songbird wife worked on for the last year, finally being shown to the public this month. Filmed for the most part on a whaling vessel in the Sea of Japan, the movie features Barney and Bjork in an unconventional courtship. The gallery exhibition, where a mix of sculptures and drawings were fashioned to look like Vaseline and other lucid objects, was at a glance perplexing and through closer examination beautiful.
Barbara Gladstone and collector
We got there early and didn't have to wait in the line around the block
Then a quick peek into Andrew Schoultz's opening at Morgan Lehman Gallery
Next to Peter Sutherland's Reed Space opening
Everything is limited edition at the Reed Space
Ryan, Tim, Victoria
Leslie and Melanie
Finally, because we couldn't get into the official after party for Matthew Barney's opening, it was off to La Caverna on the Lower East Side. The artist must have sensed our difficulties getting into his party, because an hour later him and his entourage showed up.
Me and Beth as Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen
Jeremiah and Jasmine
A hipster's answer to the gogo dancer
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The next colorway was the blue one, where I had only 2 ounces left, after the over twist disaster. Made these socks with it.
So here's another green, which I call "Loden". When I saw the finished yarn, it reminded me of an old coat I had, a long time ago.
I was surprised that the fiber was easy to spin. I kind of expected it to be sticky in parts, but it was easy to draft and spin. I LOVE the different greens in this skein.
It's 307yds navajo plied. As I mentioned in a previous post, I've started to do navajo plying a little different, and it turned out so much softer. It's hard to explain how I do it, you'd have to see it. I'm glad I experimented with it.
Here you can see a bowl full of drafted fiber. Sam's hard at work guarding it. It was a nice sunny day, when I took this picture. Late afternoon, since the sun was coming in as it is. I was knitting something (can't remember what), and the dogs were snoozing peacefully, very nice scenario, and relaxing too.


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exerts from AKC Legislative Action Manual
by Janice Mullen-Stewart
Defeating a bad bill is often more important than passing a good one. Here are some tried and true tips on How To Kill A Bill.
Ask John Q. Public what the chief functions of legislators are, and he will answer
1) spending money, and
2) passing more bills.
Mr. P will get no argument on point #1. Point #2 however, is not true. The real job of elected officials is to kill, not pass, bills. Probably less than one third of the bills introduced in any legislative session survive the entire process and become laws.
Someone once said, "No man's life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session." Just think how bad things might be if all the bills passed!
If a bill has been introduced that you think is an abomination, what can you do about it? You need to take whatever actions necessary to make this bill fall into the category with the two thirds that never make it. There are myriad ways to kill bills. This chapter will explore some of them.
Because of the volume of work legislators have each session and the time constraints they work under, the bills they pass are usually those that are well executed, clear, and broadly supported, or those with lots of political muscle behind them. With extra work, even these bills can be killed.
Timing is important. The earlier you can stop a bill, the less resources you will have to expend, and the less time will be diverted from the important job of passing your own bill.
Certain reactions work best at different points in the bill's progress. Here are some methods and suggestions on the most effective timing.
I. You learn the bill will be introduced.
A. Contact the sponsor; ask who requested the bill, and what they hope it will accomplish. State your opposition, and say why you oppose it.
B. Gather information that will prove the bill is not necessary; will result in strong opposition; will be costly to administer. If this is a vicious dog bill, provide the sponsor with information from the AKC and the ADOA.
II. The bill is introduced.
A. Prepare an alternative bill and urge the sponsor to replace his with yours.
B. Warn your troops of an impending fight.
III. Bill is assigned to committee.
A. Contact the committee chair to state your opposition, and offer your alternative bill again.
B. Prepare for the hearing; plan your strategy.
C. Contact (phone or in person) all members of the committee to state your opposition to the bill, and provide information to any who are interested.
D. All members of your group (the troops) should contact the committee members from their district to ask that they vote against the bill.
IV. Hearing is scheduled.
A. Plan who will attend, and prepare testimony for each witness. If this is a vicious dog law, plan to bring sufficient copies of the AKC packet on vicious dog laws and ADOA information for each committee member, the committee secretary, and any press people at the hearing.
B. Prepare a press release to issue immediately after the hearing. It should state your group's opposition to the bill and some pertinent reasons.
C. Reread the chapter on hearings (Typist's Note: this section will follow within 24 hrs) All rules apply, but this time your purpose is to kill, not pass, a bill.
Your testimony should be planned to cast doubt on any supposed benefits claimed for this bill. You want to show widespread opposition (ideally including from the government branch named in the bill to enforce its provisions). Effective arguments include: bill would cost too much money to enforce; enforcement would be difficult, or discriminatory; bill would be harmful to a particular group such as the elderly, handicapped, children, farmers, etc. (use your imagination, but do not fabricate); bill is confusing, unclear, vague, open to misinterpretation; bill will impact on small towns, or on rural areas, etc. If all else fails, attempt to have the bill referred to interim study. If the bill offends you only in part, prepare an amendment to deal with that part and present it at the hearing.
V. Committee passes the bill.
A. Check the date the bill is scheduled for floor action.
B. If the committee vote was not unanimous, will a person from the losing side file a minority report or speak against the bill during floor action?
C. Ask a friendly legislator to remove the bill from the Consent Calendar, and lead a floor fight against the bill.
D. Distribute fact sheets to all house members, outlining briefly the strongest points against this bill. Try to have the fact sheets delivered to each house member's assigned seat, or if that is not possible, distribute them as the members file into the house the day the bill is scheduled for debate.
E. Issue press releases to follow up on earlier release. This release should urge citizens to ask their legislators to vote against the bill.
F. Attempt to include other groups in your opposition, and urge them to make their position public.
G. All people who have any interest in this bill should contact their own legislators and urge them to vote against the bill.
There are dozens of parliamentary maneuvers that, in the hands of an astute legislator, can effectively end the life of any bill for at least the current session. As one example, if your head count tells you that you have almost enough votes to defeat this bill, but not quite - have one of your supporters vote with the other side. Later, as one of those on the winning side, he can move for reconsideration at another time, when you have had time together a few more votes.
You and your supporters should be visibly present in the state house the day your bill is debated. An effective ploy to call attention to your presence without giving offense is to have each supporter wear the same insignia. For example, you might all wear arm-bands printed with the logo "Responsible Dog Owner". Do not sport tee shirts emblazoned with "I love my dog". This is serious business; do not appear frivolous or antagonistic.
VI. Bill passes and is sent to the other house.
A. Return to step III and retrace your steps. Do not give up. The game is far from over.
Bills are heard first in whichever house they are introduced (House bills start in the House, Senate bills in the Senate). Often there will be diminished enthusiasm in the second house, especially if the bill was opposed in the first. Negative momentum will be on your side, If you do not give up too soon. When is too soon? Any time before the bill is defeated.
VII. Bill passes second house and is sent to the governor.
A. Meet with the governor and urge him to veto the bill, or if that seems to be politically inexpedient, to re-refer the bill for further study to the originating committee.
B. Continue to issue regular press releases listing arguments against the bill and asking citizens' help in urging the governor to veto it.
C. Utilize local radio talk shows to spread support for your side, as with press releases.
D. Request your legislative friends contact the governor and ask him to veto the bill. Pocket vetoes are less politically risky for the governor, since they are not confrontational.
End AKC How to Kill a Bill
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Northern Michigan Events: The 103rd annual 333-mile race from Chicago to Mackinac Island, commonly called "The Mac", is the oldest annual freshwater distance yacht race in the world and it is a thrilling event for participants and spectators alike. About 335 sailboats, manned by approximately 3,500 crew members will take off from Chicago's Navy Pier on July 16th and sail all the way to Mackinac Island.
Sailors will navigate the freshwater sea around the clock before reaching Mackinac Island, where winners will be awarded a plaque, a flag and most importantly, coveted bragging rights.
If you want a piece of the sailing action, there are plenty of opportunities to watch the race, whether you want to get up-close-and-personal or watch while you picnic on the shore. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Opening day, July 16th, head to Chicago to watch The Parade of Boats off of Navy Pier (600 E Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL , 60611) at 10:00 am. Bring some binoculars and stay for the start of the race!
- Those who want to dive right into the action can take a tour on the Red Witch to watch the start of the race from the water on a fun and informative spectator cruise. To find out more or to make reservations, click here.
- Pick a bluff on Michigan's western shore and watch the sails breeze by. Some favorite spots? The scenic turnout on M-22 in Arcadia and Pyramid Point in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
- Head to Mackinac Island and congregate near the Iroquois Hotel as the finish line of the race is between Round Island Lighthouse and the western end of the Mackinac Island Harbor. Click here to plan your visit to Mackinac Island.
- After-race fun is in the Pink Pony, a lively bar on Main St. of Mackinac Island where the tired (and thirsty) sailors have been known to go to unwind and have a little fun.
- Those who can't follow the yachts in person can simply follow them on Twitter and facebook instead! Follow @RacetoMackinac on twitter and become a fan of www.facebook.com/ChicagoYCRaceToMackinac.
- You can also track the progress of boats from home by visiting http://www.cycracetomackinac.com/ and clicking Race Tracking.


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In 1964, when Boulder rock band The Astronauts landed at an airport in Japan, its members looked out of the plane's windows to a large group of screaming teenage girls. At first, the members wondered who was so famous to draw a large crowd. Not expecting such a rousing welcome, it took the land-locked surfer group a few minutes to figure out that the crowd had come to meet them.
Last week, The Astronauts were inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame, a nonprofit organization that honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Colorado music.
For a unique perspective on the early 1960s music scene, I recently visited with Elizabeth "Dee" Demmon, mother of late Astronauts guitarist Robert "Bob" Demmon.
A wealth of knowledge at age 102, Dee recalled her days as bookkeeper for The Astronauts -- she kept track of the band's income and paid -- and fondly remembered concerts at Tulagi on University Hill.
"We'd come home with big stacks of dollar bills," she said, relating that $1 most likely was the nightclub's entrance fee. The band earned $125 for each performance, and the cash was handed over to Dee at the end of each show. She then divided the dollar bills among the five musicians.
Bob was the first of Dee and Irv Demmon's two sons, and he was born on Dee's 29th birthday -- Feb. 11, 1939. Asked to describe Bob, Dee called him "a busy guy" and said he had always been interested in music, took a lot of lessons and played piano in addition to guitar.
At Boulder High School, Bob teamed up with Jon "Storm" Patterson and Brad Leach to form a band called the Storm Troopers. To soften their image, however, they chose a new name -- The Astronauts -- to pay tribute to Boulder's then-brand-new hometown hero, astronaut Scott Carpenter.
Bob and the others in the group practiced in the basement of the Demmon home, where Dee still lives today.
Eventually, Bob Demmon and Patterson (best man at Bob's wedding) were joined by Rich Fifield, Dennis Lindsey and Jim Gallagher. In 1963, the band cut its first album, "Surfin' with The Astronauts," which included their hit single, "Baja."
In addition to Tulagi, The Astronauts performed at fraternity parties, the Olympic bowling lanes and Jack's Snacks. The band also had several gigs on the musical variety television show, "Hullabaloo," and appeared in beach party movies "Surf Party," "Wild Wild Winter," "Out of Sight," and "Wild on the Beach" (with singers Sonny and Cher).
After receiving a master's degree in music education at the University of Colorado, Bob, his wife and son moved to California, where he taught school and was the director of the Coronado High School marching band. Bob died in December 2010 at 71 and is buried in Boulder's Green Mountain Cemetery.
"I can't believe he's gone," Dee said. "I miss him terribly."
But her eyes then lit up when she was asked what it was like to be the mother of a rock star. "It was fun," she said. "I was real proud of him."
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I didn't see a topic on just general review of the game in it's beta form. There are several things I am very, very impressed with. First, the Humor. Who is your writer!? There are very few lines of dialog that fail to amuse me. The mouse over text is like a constant Easter egg. I'm also super impressed how many major conceptual changes went into the game without losing too much balance - like the new gold system. It's ingenious. It still limits how much gold you can take into the dungeon, but yet there is an overall reward for collecting gold. Well done. I expected the items system to throw the game off balance, but it works out nicely. The items may give a slight edge in certain situations, even if you just recycle them.
The variety of dungeons is fantastic also. I do admit there is a tradeoff: with the old system, you ran through a dungeon enough times to develop a good understanding and strategy for beating that particular dungeon. The generation system was good enough that it was worth playing the dungeon 12 times over with different classes as it's own reward. Now, we have more variety, less repetition. What we end up with is a much greater "what's next" factor with a slight loss in replay-ability. This said having not completed the game - I imagine there will be plenty of end-game challenges that will more than make up for the "loss"
*edit: I wanted to add how much I loved the new deity unlock system, complete with their own challenges. Good stuff.
Anyway, I'd give the beta 11/10 as a beta, and a 8/10 if this was the end product. Good job guys.


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Housing Policies
A big part of Evangel's culture is life on campus. From roommate relationships to residence hall traditions, we believe the experiences you build while living at Evangel are as important to your development as classes. We've worked hard to provide unrivaled facilities and a fun, unique culture. For more information on each of our residence halls, visit Residence Life.
Housing Policies
- New and re-entering students must pay a one-time, $200 enrollment deposit.
- Must be accepted/re-accepted by Admissions before paying enrollment deposit.
Online payment instructions will be automatically emailed upon acceptance.
The fall semester cancellation deadline for new applicants is May 1, and the spring semester cancellation deadline for new applicants is December 1. Enrollment deposits are non-refundable after the cancellation deadlines, but may be applied to the following semester or year by notifying the appropriate admissions counselor.
Deposits cannot be taken from future financial aid not yet applied to the student account.
Deposits will be held for the entire time the student attends Evangel University.
The deposit will secure enrollment each semester, whether on or off campus, and will allow resident students to reserve a room. When students graduate/leave Evangel, they must notify the Housing Office by the cancellation deadline in order to receive a deposit refund. Refunds will first be applied to any outstanding balance on the student account and any remaining amount will be refunded directly to the student.
The fall deposit refund cancellation deadlines for returning students are shown below:
|May 1
|Deadline for Full $200 deposit refund
|June 1
|Deadline for 75% refund
|July 1
|Deadline for 50% refund
|August 1
|Deadline for 33% refund
|August 15
|Deadline for 25% refund
The spring semester returning student cancellation deadline is the day the residence halls close for winter break.
*If returning students are unsure of their plans and need more time, they may be granted a 30-day extension on the May 1, deadline without financial penalty by simply notifying the Housing Office in writing or by email by May 1. They will then need to contact the Housing Office by May 15, with their final decision in order to be eligible for the full refund.
New students will receive an email with instructions for paying the enrollment deposit and completing the housing form after they are accepted to the University.
If you have questions about the deposit policy or anything else about Housing, please do not hesitate to contact Pam Smallwood by by phone at 417-865-2815 ext. 7335.
Students desiring to live off campus must meet one of the criteria listed below and be approved by the Housing Director after submitting the off-campus questionnaire located in their student portal. A parental endorsement is also required for students living at home with their parents. Here are the criteria:
- Living with a parent, grandparent or court approved legal guardian
- Attained the age of 23 or older prior to the official, published semester move-in day
- Achieved senior status, a GPA (cumulative) of 3.0 or better, and age 22 by move-in day, provided they are not on a disciplinary plan
- Completed eight full-time semesters of course work
- Enrolled for nine hours or less (including courses taken concurrently at other institutions)
- Completed a previous baccalaureate degree
- Fulfilled a minimum of two years active duty military service
- Participating in the student teaching semester
- Nursing student upperclassman with classes at Cox School of Nursing
- Married (Engaged students may be tentatively approved.)
Most students are required to live on campus. Even if you meet a criterion (including being married), a form must be submitted to the housing office. Married students will be approved automatically.
Rental Properties
Evangel has a limited number of houses, duplexes and apartments available to full-time students who meet the requirements to live off campus. Perkin Apartments have one bedroom. and are located on the north side of Evangel's campus near the baseball and softball fields. Two-bedroom duplexes and several single-family homes are also available. All properties are within walking distance of campus. Contact the Housing Office for more information about Evangel rental properties or complete the rental housing application (pdf) if you would like to be placed on the waiting list.
Engaged and Newly-Married
To be permanently approved to live off campus (whether in Evangel properties or elsewhere), female students must change their name on their Social Security card. Then the couple must take their marriage license and her new Social Security card (or letter from the SS office) to Evangel's Records and Registration Office.


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Wreckage from the Votan ships that exploded in space periodically falls to Earth. These meteor-like fragments usually contain rare and valuable alien technology. Occasionally clusters of arktech will fall to the ground as Minor Arkfalls, attracting small numbers of local denizens and nearby players.
While Minor Arkfalls can be tackled by a brave ark hunter or two, Major Arkfalls are chaotic maelstroms that are impossible to ignore. They blacken the skies and land with a violent torrent of debris that sets ark hunter EGO alerts screaming. These large arkfalls attract a horde of beasts that are often then dwarfed by a massive guardian of their species intent on claiming the arkfall for themselves. Only an army of powerful ark hunters can hope to stand against the monsters of a major arkfall and live to claim the glory and rare rewards found within.
Some arkfalls (known as "arkbreaks") contain intact portions of Votan ships that can be explored once their impact sites are secured. Look out for these special arkfalls – or use Ark Spike Batteries to call your own to Earth – and battle your way inside for a chance to discover new and advanced weapons.*
Calling down a major arkbreak can allow 20 ark hunters to face off against the world-conquering Volge Warmaster. Defeat the Warmaster before he vanishes to earn some of the best loot in Defiance!
*Arkbreaker DLC ownership is required to call your own arkfalls out of orbit.
The New Frontier is bristling with Incursions and Sieges: open-world events with new challenges and rewards. Incursions pit ark hunters against flash invasions while Sieges require capturing and defending objectives … within a specified time limit … while fighting off hordes of enemies!


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Note: Barn Aid has been postponed. Please visit the websitefor current updates, and we will post the new event date here as soon as it is rescheduled.
In 1985, when Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp formed Farm Aid, they did it out of a deep love and respect for not only the family farms they valued so highly, but also for the communities they knew would rally behind them. Their goal was to bring relief to the small farms they saw suffering and to protest the industrial farming practices that threatened them. They brought their musical talents and fame to the fight, organizing an annual concert, held each year in a different American city. This year, the benefit will celebrate its 25th anniversary on October 2nd in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Since 1985, the number of factory farms continues to increase and industry consolidation continues to push small farms out of the market at a staggering rate. Between 1910 and 2010 the number of farms in the U.S. has decreased by approximately 4 million. Over the years, agriculture and trade policies have catered overwhelmingly to large corporations, driving down the price of commodities and increasing the debt of small farmers. In the face of adversity, however, the local farmer has always been able to rely on community—and Farm Aid and other fundraisers have been there to facilitate that support. Since its beginning, Farm Aid has donated eighty-one cents out of every dollar it has spent towards assisting family farms, amounting to an impressive $37 million. The organization uses this money to promote family farms through consumer education campaigns and media outlets, to expand the good food movement and to encourage change in the system through grants, programs and research.
The same spirit behind Farm Aid has encouraged many communities to form farm-friendly fundraisers of their own. One such event is Barn Aid, an event aimed at raising money to pay the legal bills of Springfield Farm in Sparks, Maryland. Springfield Farm has been in a zoning battle with their neighbors for nearly four years. In November 2006, farm owners David and Lilly Smith decided to replace their basement farm store with a new "bank" barn for their retail operations on the site where an old barn, built by David's Great-Great-Grandfather, had existed for over 100 years. Their plan was to build the new barn using "post and beam" construction, making it as close to the original as possible. They followed all the required steps under government regulations, including applying for a Use Permit to operate a Farmers Roadside Stand and posting a notice. Several of their neighbors requested a hearing, which turned into a series of hearings that went on for 12 months. Despite unfounded complaints that the barn would be an eyesore and confused concerns over the zoning definition, Baltimore Zoning Commissioner William Wiseman approved David and Lilly's request, but the neighbors filed an appeal. Two years of hearings later, the Board of Appeals will render their decision on September 28th. While the Smiths are optimistic about the Board's decision, they've been saddled with an oppressive $100,000 in legal fees.
Springfield Farm is a staple in their Maryland community. The farm has been in David Smith's family for 17 generations, and today three generations live and work on its sprawling 67 acres. The farm went commercial in 1999 by providing goods to the Golden West Cafe and in under a decade, the Smiths became pioneers of the farm-to-table movement. They formed Local Food Connections, a network of over 40 farms, hosting sustainably-conscious shoppers from all over the state each week and running a very popular CSA. David, former president of the American Pastured Poultry Producers Association (APPPA), now supplies food to over 35 restaurants in Baltimore and Annapolis, plus farmers markets and institutions such as Whole Foods and Goucher College.
When Samantha Juengel of Golden West Café heard that David and his family was struggling, she knew she had to support the man who had done so much to support her local food system and educate her community about sustainable food. With the help of other restaurant owners and musicians, Samantha organized Barn Aid. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Sunday, September 19th at Springfield Farm in Sparks. The day includes musicians playing on two stages, tours of the farm, local beer and wine, as well as food prepared by Baltimore chefs including Spike Gjerde of Woodberry Kitchen; Gino Troia of Grano; and Tom Campbell and Jackie Butterfield of Patchwork Catering.
Visit the Barn Aidwebsite to learn more about Springfield Farm and what you can do to help. If you can't make it to the Farm Aid Concert in Milwaukee, you can still support the cause through their organization by donating or volunteering through their website.
The family farm may not have the support of large corporations, but as long as communities continue to rally around them – and have a good time in the process – there's hope for the future of family farms.
Other communities have come together to join in Farm Aid's footsteps, too. There are a slew of Barn Aids around the country (Eden's Community Gardens, Bubbling Springs Farm) and many more that have held similar events. Please write to us and let us know of any other farm-friendly fundraisers!


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JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) ? Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann made it clear Friday that she was leaning toward a presidential run, saying on an Iowa public affairs program the she felt a "calling" to seek the Republican nomination.
JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann made it clear Friday that she was leaning toward a presidential run, saying on an Iowa public affairs program the she felt a "calling" to seek the Republican nomination.
Bachmann said she would announce her presidential plans next month in Waterloo, Iowa, where she was born and lived as a child before moving to neighboring Minnesota. But it sounded as though her mind was largely made up.
Bachmann said her decision won't be altered by others entering the race. There has been a recent flurry of speculation that former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin would seek the nomination, a move that could reduce Bachmann's strength among social conservatives and tea party activists.
"The decision I make is completely unique and unrelated to any other candidate," Bachmann said.
Bachmann planned to hold private meetings with pastors, business leaders and elected officials during her Iowa visit, and she was scheduled to speak at a Friday gathering in Davenport. She had been scheduled to be the keynote speaker at a Republican dinner on Thursday in Des Moines, but she was forced to address the audience via video link because a vote in Congress delayed her trip.
Bachmann has made five visits recently to Iowa, where caucuses begin the presidential nominating process. She also has held events in other early nominating states, including New Hampshire and South Carolina.
Those events have left her optimistic about a White House run, she said.
"We're coming very close now," said Bachmann. "We're very excited about the progress we've made."
Bachmann said fundraising has gone well, and she has hired staff in each of the early nominating states. She added that she feels comfortable with the one-on-one style of campaigning in Iowa and New Hampshire, pointing to her success in building grass-roots networks of activists.
"We've had great grass-roots support and were looking forward to building on that," Bachmann said.
She stressed that her status as an Iowa native would be an advantage as she builds a caucus campaign.
"I think that is the great gold standard to be a native Iowan," Bachmann said. "I think it's a distinct advantage because I have that sensibility. I often tell people that everything I need to know I learned in Iowa."
She assessed the Republican field, declaring former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney the leading candidate at this point.
"The media has stated that the front-runner is Mitt Romney and I think that is true," she said.
Asked about a special congressional election in New York that has been the focus of attention because a Democrat won a seat held by Republicans for decades after a campaign focused on proposed cuts to Medicare, Bachmann said she wasn't overly concerned.
"There was a failure in the messaging about what we need to do," she said.


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JEFFERSON TWP — When Lucille "Lucy" Kelly Treccasse was born in 1905 Theodore Roosevelt was president of the United States and the Russo-Japanese War had been recently concluded. Transportation was by horse and wagon, and the Wright brothers' third airplane had stayed aloft for just 39 minutes.
Friends and relatives gathered Sunday at Concordia's Lund Care Center to wish Treccase a happy 112th birthday.
Treccase said the party was a bit premature. She was actually born Oct. 18, 1905, in Foxburg, the third daughter and fifth child of James and Mayme Kelly.
"We moved to Butler, and I was in the first class at the new Butler High School on North Street," she said.
She graduated from high school at the top of her class and was immediately hired as a secretary at the Bantam Co.
People who were coming to the party included Treccasse's relatives, her grandniece, Karenjean McMillan of Las Vegas and McMillan's daughter Allison Lull and her husband, Greg, of Los Angeles; her great-nephew, Kenny Dehus of Fox Chapel and his sons, Kai and Rai; and another great-nephew, Kelly Dehus of Michigan.
No doubt her kin will be asking for advice on how to live to be 112.
She advised moderation.
Treccasse said, "I never smoked, that's the main thing. All I drink is a little bit of beer, a half a bottle never hurt anybody."
A full story appears in the Community section of Monday's Butler Eagle.


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Antigo Driver Killed in Waupaca County Car Crash
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- The State Patrol hopes to figure out why an Antigo woman crashed head on with a semi yesterday afternoon in Waupaca County.45-year-old Carrie Oreskovic was killed in the crash. She was driving north on highway 45 near New London when her Jeep crashed head on with a semi-truck driving south. Medics took Oreskovic to Theda Clark Medical Center in Appleton where she died from her injuries.The driver of the semi was not injured. The State Patrol is reconstructing the crash to figure out what exactly went wrong.
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California's Golden Door Spa, with Recipes
Recipes to nourish the body, the mind, and the spirit
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Orange-Ginger Apple Cider
Broiled Goat Cheese Crostini with Minted Grapes
Honey-Chile Salmon
Warm Upside Down Apple Spice Cake
When Deborah Szekely opened the legendary Golden Door spa in 1959, she enticed visitors to rejuvenate with weeklong getaways in a serene retreat. Although set in Escondido, California, it is styled as a traditional Japanese village and dedicated to exercise and well-being, with doses of massage, facials, and mental relaxation. She also created a revolutionary movement for health-conscious eating. It was delicious enough to be called "cuisine"--spa cuisine.
Fifty-one years later, the golden portals still swing open to welcome guests to a discreet week of luxurious renewal. The meals that keep the energy flowing and the pounds evaporating result from the skills of the spa's new executive chef, Kayla Roche.
Kayla took over this coveted role in April, after starting as a line cook in 2007 and becoming the sous chef in 2008. At 25, she is the first woman and the youngest chef to hold the executive chef position. She is also the standard-bearer for a culinary style that's respected for nourishing the body, the mind, and the spirit.
Fortunately, there's a guiding hand at the Golden Door. At 88, Deborah still plays an active role in overseeing the spa, including a weekly lecture for guests on subjects ranging from inner beauty ("beauty is an inside feeling and an opening to the spirit") to aging ("I really believe the process of aging is a choice. I don't have time to be old").
It takes a strong leader to manage a kitchen in operation three meals a day, seven days a week, and Kayla won her job not only for her culinary talent but for her management skills and positive attitude. She finds her relationship with Deborah an inspiration. "Seeing what Deborah accomplished as a young woman puts my own ambition in perspective," she says. "You have to give it time and let things fall as they would naturally."
Cooking with a Zen attitude has other lessons. "When I was a line cook, Deborah would often offer constructive criticism," Kayla explains. "While this was sometimes hard to hear, I learned to take a step back and look at my cooking without ownership."
Many guests returning to the Golden Door look forward to favorite dishes. Kayla maintains a roster of classic recipes, updating some, keeping some originals, and adding her own preparations that effortlessly combine diverse cuisines.
For example, a rosemary-scented Orange-Ginger Apple Cider warms up a contemplative moment spent in a Japanese-inspired garden or resuscitates guests after an ambitious morning hike. It also wakes up the senses with a subtle combination of flavors, a talent Deborah admires in Kayla's cooking.
"Kayla is a sensitive cook," she comments. "She's especially good with spices, and her presentation is gorgeous." That's high praise coming from the boss--especially when the boss believes that food has a higher purpose.
"Food is connected with joy," Deborah insists. "I'm against counting calories. That's like counting kisses--it gets in the way of love! All it takes is eating 20 percent less."
Without question, dinner at The Golden Door is a joy. Seasonality, as well as taste and nutrition, plays a role; beyond the guest quarters there are expansive organic gardens and orchards. Guests gather when an early Edo-period temple bell rings at 6:15 p.m., a signal the day's activities are over and a leisurely evening is beginning that could include a cooking class or Deborah's weekly conversation.
A typical fall dinner starts with Goat Cheese Crostini with Minted Grapes, a delightful turn on bruschetta. The grapes are savory--tossed with shallots, balsamic vinegar, and mint.
For the main course, a seared salmon fillet with a sweet-hot honey-and-chile glaze sits atop lightly dressed arugula and a garlicky mash of spiced white beans and carrots. This flavorful combination weighs in big on taste but light in calories (just 339) due to searing the fish in grapeseed oil.
Kayla reworked one of her mother's favorite dessert recipes so the small Upside-Down Apple Spice Cakes with a side of nonfat vanilla frozen yogurt satisfy the sweet tooth and still keep the meal in line nutritionally.
"The whole approach to food has changed since we opened the Golden Door," Deborah says. "We have more courage. Habits limit you, but not resilience and flexibility. I want people to share my curiosity about food."
Kayla follows suit. "I've inherited so much in this position," she says. "We want guests to maintain their good eating habits. I do my best to honor Deborah's vision. Seeing what she has done gives me hope I can do the same."
Photography: Luca Travato
Golden Door Spa founder Deborah Szekely and executive chef Kayla Roche. The chef's sweet offerings of the spa kitchen include Upside-Down Apple Spice Cakes sprinkled with crystallized ginger.
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Kayla greets dinner guests dressed in Golden Door's traditional yukatas (casual kimonas).
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Technique: Healthful Seared Salmon
1. Use a nonstick pan and low-fat grapeseed oil for more healthful cooking. Place fish skin side up in hot oil to sear.
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Technique: Healthful Seared Salmon
2. Cook the fish 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown. Using a fish turner, carefully lift fish to check for doneness.
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3. Turn fish over with fish turner before transferring to baking sheet for glazing and baking.
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Kayla Roche enjoys a rare relaxing moment.
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Getting There
The Golden Door in Escondido, California, hosts just 40 guests per weeklong session. Sessions run Sunday through Sunday and include individually designed exercise programs, daily massage, beauty consultations, and meals. Visit the Web site at goldendoor.com or phone 800/424-0777.
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Orange-Ginger Apple Cider
- 6 cups unsweetened filtered apple juice
- 4 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 4 sprigs rosemary
- 3 slices orange
- Orange slices and rosemary sprigs
In medium saucepan combine apple juice, ginger, 4 sprigs rosemary and 3 orange slices. Bring to simmer over medium heat. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
Strain juice through fine mesh strainer; discard solids. Divide among six mugs; garnish with orange slices and rosemary. Makes 6 servings.
Broiled Goat Cheese Crostini with Minted Grapes
- 12 (1/4 inch thick) diagonally sliced whole grain baguette
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 4 ounces goat cheese (chevre) or other soft, spreadable goat cheese
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons minced shallot
- 1-1/2 cups red seedless grapes, quartered
- 3 tablespoons green onion, minced
- 1-1/2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh mint
- 1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange bread slices on baking sheet. Combine 2 tablespoons olive oil and the garlic; brush on bread. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Bake 12 minutes or until bread is lightly golden.
Remove toasted bread slices from oven and change oven setting to broil. Spread goat cheese evenly over each crostini and broil 4 to 5 inches from heat 1 to 2 minutes or until goat cheese is melted.
In small skillet, heat 1 teaspoon olive oil over low heat. Add minced shallot and cook until golden brown. Transfer shallot to medium mixing bowl. Add grapes, green onion, mint, and balsamic vinegar. Toss to combine.
Spoon heaping tablespoon of grape mixture over each crostini and serve. Makes 6 servings (12 crostini).
Honey-Chile Salmon
- 1 cup dried white beans
- 2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 stalk celery, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/4 of a yellow onion, cut in half
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 cup peeled garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 of a lemon, juiced
- 1/2 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- 6 (4-ounce) wild salmon fillets
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup Dijon-style mustard
- 1/4 cup organic honey
- 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
- Grapeseed oil
- 2 cups baby arugula
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 of a lemon, juiced
- Crushed flax seed (optional)
Rinse beans in cold water. Place beans in large bowl; cover with cold water by about 2 inches. Let beans stand overnight, then rinse and drain beans.
Place drained beans, carrots, celery, onion and bay leaves in large pot. Cover beans by about 3 inches with water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until bean are tender. Drain liquid from pot, reserving liquid. Remove and discard bay leaves. Mash bean mixture with potato masher or fork.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°F. Toss garlic cloves with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Wrap in foil and roast until golden brown and soft, about 25 minutes. When garlic is cooled, mash with fork to form garlic puree.
Season bean mixture with salt, pepper, juice of half a lemon, sherry vinegar and 1 to 2 tablespoons of the roasted garlic puree. If necessary, add enough reserved bean liquid to reach desired consistency.
Season salmon with salt and pepper. In small bowl stir together mustard, honey, and chili powder; set aside. Lightly coat bottom of very large nonstick skillet with grapeseed oil. Heat pan over medium-high heat. Add salmon fillets, skin side up, to hot skillet and cook 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown (sear only flesh side down). Transfer fillets to baking sheet, seared side up. Brush honey glaze evenly over each fillet. Bake in preheated oven about 5 minutes or until salmon flakes easily with fork.
Meanwhile, in medium bowl toss together arugula, olive oil, and juice of half a lemon. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper. To serve, spoon bean mixture onto plates. Top with arugula and place salmon fillet on top. Sprinkle with crushed flax seed, if desired. Makes 6 servings.
Warm Upside Down Apple Spice Cake
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 teaspoon organic cane sugar
- 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and cut into thin wedges
- 2 Fuji apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 1 egg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup organic cane sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 small Granny Smith, cored and sliced
- 1 teaspoon grapeseed oil
- 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped crystallized ginger
- Fresh mint sprigs
- Vanilla frozen yogurt
Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat eight 4-ounce ramekins or 6-ounce custard cups with nonstick spray. Sprinkle bottom of each cup with 1/8 teaspoon sugar. Arrange 4 to 6 slices of Granny Smith apple in bottom of each, overlapping as necessary. Arrange cups in shallow baking pan; set aside.
In large bowl stir together diced Fuji apples and egg. Add flour, 1/2 cup sugar, walnuts, oil, cinnamon, and baking soda; stir until all is moistened (batter will be very stiff). Spoon batter into prepared ramekins, filling almost full.
Bake in preheated oven about 20 minutes or until knife inserted near center of each comes out clean. Cool in ramekins 5 minutes. Invert onto dessert plates.
In medium skillet cook second Granny Smith apple slices in 1 teaspoon hot grapeseed oil over medium-high heat until apples are golden brown (about 3 to 5 minutes). Top cakes with apple slices. Sprinkle with crystallized ginger and fresh mint sprigs. Serve with vanilla frozen yogurt. Makes 8 servings.
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Friday, September 9, 2011
First Official Montessori Day!
11 comments:
- Jessie (montessorimom22.blogspot.com) said...
Nice pics :) I love those orange bowls!
- September 9, 2011 at 4:37 PM
- Stephanie said...
Looks like a great day! It sounds like your kids love it!!!! A quick question if you dont mind, do your girls do all the knobless cylinder boxes at the same time?
- September 9, 2011 at 5:49 PM
- The Education Of Ours said...
Yes, they use the cylinders together. They have had lessons and experiences with them since they were just one, so we are long into extensions they she their 5 y.o. sister using. You'll see many things here that in a school may not be allowed. Although, by spring at school, extensions and combinations of materials are permitted. All the experiences add up to full mastery and understanding, especially side by side like this as a work of comparison. Great question!
- September 9, 2011 at 6:35 PM
- Stephanie said...
Thanks for clearing that up! I have an 18 month old here at my house a few days a week. Is he too young for the cylinder blocks? Did you have your girls complete a work cycle totally at that age? Thanks for you help!
- September 9, 2011 at 6:52 PM
- The Education Of Ours said...
Some of the pieces are tiny, be sure the tot is done mouthing, and give the language, 'this is the biggest/this is the smallest'. I do think the knobbed cylinders are better for tiny tots, as the knobs prevent building (and, um, knocking down) and help finger grasp.
Completing a work cycle is a loose term with a little one. My girls weren't too steady walking with a tray at that point, so I set up the room with work right on the tables. Then, when they got stronger I started with just a pin pom on a tray, walking on a line and returning it. Lots of art and playdough. Baby steps for tots, at least you'll have just one!
- September 10, 2011 at 4:06 AM
- The Education Of Ours said...
I should add that there's a little girl using 3 if the 4 cylinders together on the cover of Montessori Life, and Peanut has reclaimed the magazine hers. "We have that!" I think she got the idea from the photos.
- September 10, 2011 at 4:20 AM
- Stephanie said...
Thanks so much Jessie for your advise! It really helps! Your kiddos are too cute! I love that they claimed your magazine! I let Bunny look through some blogs sometimes with me! She loves to see other kids doing things like her! Thanks so much!
- September 10, 2011 at 12:54 PM
- Cherine M said...
Looks like a wonderful day :)
- September 10, 2011 at 7:59 PM
- Carine said...
I love your autumn's basket!
- September 11, 2011 at 1:00 PM
- Katie Hurley, LCSW said...
beautiful pictures...looks like a great first day :)
- September 11, 2011 at 4:29 PM
- Natalie Hunter said...
Hey, sorry to leave an unrelated comment, but I couldn't find any contact information for you. I'm wondering if you'd be interested in a guest post for your blog. Drop me an e-mail at NatalieHntr86 at gmail, thanks!
- September 12, 2011 at 11:22 AM


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|Christine Kydd
Christine Kydd was born and raised in the city of Glasgow. Her singing career has offered her great variety: she has worked solo; featured in bands with players who went on to form Shooglenifty and Calluna; collaborated with Janet Russell in a vocal duo; and worked in a trio setting with Chantan. Her current concert work pairs her with Norman Chalmers, performing songs and tunes of the sea, and also with other singers including Lorraine Jordan and Maureen Jelks.
In recent years, Christine and others have worked to set up community choirs as a way of encouraging people back to singing. I'm an enthusiastic member of one of her "Singing for Fun" groups, and look forward enormously to the weekly song gatherings, led by Christine. So I thought you might enjoy tuning into this recent conversation, and Christine's infectious enthusiasm for singing. Perhaps it will inspire you to start something similar in your own backyard.
(This interview was recorded in Perthshire in 2004.)
Before we talk about your work leading singing groups, tell us about your own earliest memories of singing.
I've been singing "old songs" since I was very small: my family used to sit around the piano and sing when the extended family was around for various celebrations. The whole evening would be filled with songs and tunes on the piano, which several of my relatives played. These were not big ballads, but popular Scottish songs of the day, played in medleys, where everyone joined in, in full voice!
When did you start to pursue music more seriously?
At University I joined bands and formed duos, singing and writing songs. This was a golden age of song for many, I'm sure. Much has been written about the folksong revival, and I'm not about to tackle that here, except to say that I believe around this time (late '70s early '80s), the revival came and went, to some extent, in broader society.
What made you want to expand your work by encouraging others to sing?
I think many people in the '90s were asking, "How can we now encourage ordinary people to take ownership of songs and singing?" Singing is one of the fundamental human rights, in my opinion. Just as the power of speech is available to all but a few exceptions, so the power of song belongs to us all.
So how did you go about bringing song back into the community?
Stan Reeves of the Adult Learning Project in Edinburgh was lamenting the lack of spaces to sing collectively in our country and asked me to start a Scots Folk Choir about 7 years ago. His inspiration to raise a sense of Scottishness, and create a space for people to sing, came from the choirs of Estonians who sang the Russians out of their country during that time of change.
What did you learn from your experiences with folk choirs that you're now able to apply in your own workshops and singing groups?
I learned a tremendous amount about what people are looking for! The model is clear: learn some songs while singing with lots of other people, gaining confidence to use your voice on the way. I advertise my groups as "Christine Kydd's Singing for Fun!" We always start with some warm-up techniques (I have a postgraduate qualification in Voice Studies from the Central School of Speech and Drama in London). This helps to relax the singers. I incorporate as much humour as possible: it gets the diaphragm working!
What about material and arrangements?
Rounds, songs -- I smuggle in as much traditional and Scottish material as I can. Learning is mostly by ear, but with song sheets to support the learning. Harmony can be incorporated, arrangements of the songs.
So how do these groups develop over time?
The developments and applications are interesting. The group can perform in a safe environment -- usually I suggest in a day centre or hospital, where it's not too formal. It means the group's role is to give, to contribute and entertain. The emphasis is taken away from the spotlight, being judged, feeling nervous. In this way the group's confidence builds, and it's ready to tackle more formal performances.
Now tell us more about the groups you're currently running -- away from the main population centres in Scotland.
To date these groups have been adult leisure classes, but recently in Perthshire, we have younger members from 5 to 15. This may be a direction in which it will be possible to take these groups in the future. More work has been done in the USA on inter-generational groups, so I'd love to hear from any of your listeners who have been doing this kind of work!
What about the climate at large? Is there wider support for your efforts to nurture song in the community?
There's growing interest in funding projects of this kind in Scotland because of the links with community development, and tourism. All of the groups I work with will be looking to access funds to broaden their experience, for setting up workshops with a range of leaders, and for resources to aid learning, such as mini disk recorder, a book library and CD library. I'll be brought in to steer the projects, working with the groups and their committees to help them get what they want, and to think big!
t sounds as though you are striking the right chord at the right time.
Yes, it's great to see a group of people who don't know each other having fun singing, wanting to know more about Scottish and traditional culture. At the same time they're organizing social events where they meet up and eat, have walks, go to hear music together in the pub, whatever. They want to know more about the music and songs, they go to the festivals and buy the CDs. It's a new world. I feel privileged to help people re-create their community of interest. We're all having fun!


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Nuts & Bolts - February 2014Posted in How To: Tech Qa on December 6, 2013
Drum Dilemma
Q: I finally got the money to buy a Warn VR 12000 winch and a great new Buckstop bumper for my '93 Dodge Cummins. When I tried to pull the line onto the spool, I cannot get it to lie right. I have a 9-inch-wide drum and a 7-inch-wide opening. How do I get the wire rope to lie correctly for that last inch on each side of the drum?
Also, where is the best place for the solenoid pack? I don't like the suggestion by Warn to mount it over the wire terminals, since if it got loose it would short out. Thanks for the great magazine.
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A: We've wondered this ourselves in the past and initially chalked it up to flawed bumper design. Then one day we measured a fairlead and asked one of our contacts at Warn (www.warn.com) about it. After all, if the winch drum is 9 inches wide, why are most fairleads only 7 inches wide? It's kind of a pain to end a layer and then start the next one while having the cable or rope lie nicely with many bumper and winch combinations.
As we suspected, the reason for the disparity in widths has to do with helping to protect against the cable bunching up on one side of the drum. Even though winch rigging is supposed to be as straight on as possible, we all know in the real world that rarely happens. Most of the time there's some angle to the pull, and this leads to the cable bunching up on one side of the drum or the other. Apparently winch engineers are also clued into this real-world phenomenon, so they narrowed the fairlead in an effort to protect the winch. Left unattended, an angled pull can result in the cable getting bunched up enough that it binds against the "bridge" that holds the winch together, whether it's the solenoid pack housing or simply rods that hold the two halves of the winch together (motor on one side of the drum, gearbox with planetaries on the other). This can happen even with a properly designed 7-inch fairlead/9-inch drum arrangement. In extreme situations, this binding can even cause the cable to jump off the drum and wedge itself between the drum and the rest of the winch housing. When that happens, things go boom and you end up breaking the winch in half, which doesn't help the recovery process or your pocketbook one bit. Moving the cable opening closer an inch on each side helps prevent this from happening, since the cable has more room to wind itself on the drum before it causes any real trouble. Even so, this is why it's a good idea to keep an eye on the drum as well as the vehicle you're extricating during a recovery.
So how do you make those nice clean cable layers like you see in the ads when you're winding up your new winch for the first time? It takes a little practice and some finesse to get it right the first few times. Keep in mind that new cables need to be stretched and wound in under tension, and tension doesn't make getting the layers right any easier. We usually attach the cable to an anchor and set the parking brake a couple of clicks for some tension when we do our initial wind. Usually some manual side-pull on the cable one way or another during the transition from one layer to the next does the trick. Some bumper designs are easier than others to accomplish the task. We favor bumper designs that offer plenty of winch drum access for just this reason; it's easier to manipulate the cable on the drum when you can access it.
As for the solenoid pack, we wouldn't worry too much about installing it on the winch motor and instead would mount it wherever is easiest to access the controller plug. Motor-mounted solenoid packs have been the standard for years, and keep in mind that the in/out leads on the motor are only live when the winch is in use. Since you are plugging the remote into the box before you use the winch, you would notice if it was loose well beforehand. Plus, depending on the ground situation, the winch might not even work if the solenoid pack isn't firmly attached and getting a good ground. As long as the positive lead from the battery to the winch is protected, you're in good shape.
Q: On the second day of the trip in my Alabama Army Truck I had one of the 50-amp accessory maxi-fuses in the fuse block melt and burn to a crisp. It didn't pop as usually expected. I assume I had too many items on that fuse, as it was running the dual 13-inch fans, interior gauges, wipers, defroster blower, and headlights, all of which were on since I was driving in the rain when it all went up in smoke. I was able to fix it and keep on driving, but got to wondering why it didn't just pop the fuse instead of making a charred mess in the fuse box. I attached a photo. Maybe you can help me figure out why it did this. The fuse didn't even exist when I stopped; the whole fuse was gone except for two spades stuck in the box. I have been told bad fuse, bad connection, humidity/moisture, enough of a load to heat the fuse but not enough to actually blow the fuse. Any ideas or experience with this before?
Fred Williams
Technical Editor 4-Wheel & Off-Road
A: It was probably a bad fuse or bad connection, but most likely a bad fuse. Resistance equals heat in an electrical circuit, and that's the whole purpose of a fuse. When there's too much current passing through the "little spot" in the fuse, the "little spot" heats up and pops, which breaks the connection before the load heats up the rest of the circuit enough to start melting wires and such. Obviously the needed pop didn't happen in your case. If just one leg of the fuse in the fuse block was melted, that would be more indicative of a bad connection, but since both legs of the fuse obviously melted, most likely the circuit was overloaded but the fuse didn't pop like it should have done. That said, it does look like the fuse block had gotten pretty wet at one time, and in general water and fuse blocks don't mix. It's possible that enough water got in between the terminals to complete the circuit whether the fuse had popped or not, but it would take a lot of water to make that happen. It might be a good idea to repair or replace the fuse box and relocate or devise a way of protecting it from direct contact with water and other elements.
As the tech editor of the world's largest off-road magazine, you should know better than to have that much stuff on one circuit in the first place! Put the radiator fans, defroster blower motor, and the headlights on their own circuits, plus maybe the wipers. Repair the fuse block and peel out.
Chunky Tires
Q: My '03 Tacoma is two-wheel drive. I bought the truck used and currently have a truck-type tire with a street-type tread up front and a different, slightly more aggressive truck tread on the rears.
I've been thinking about changing to four new identical tires all the way around with truck-type tread, something more aggressive. I got to thinking, though, why should I care about what's on the front of the truck if they don't turn under power?
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A: While most tire experts will tell you it's always best to have matching tires on your truck, you bring up a valid point: Since the truck is 2WD, why would it matter if the front tires are less aggressive than the rear? The short answer is that it doesn't matter. Looks are certainly a consideration here, as admittedly trucks with mismatched tires look a little funny, but people do it all the time, especially in those areas where white stuff falls from the sky in the winter.
What is important, however, is that the tire size should match front and rear. Why would that matter since your truck is two-wheel drive? Running mismatched sizes front to back can wreak havoc with your vehicle's ABS system, especially if it also has some sort of traction control system. With mismatched sizes, the vehicle's wheel speed sensors may read differently from front to rear, causing a false indicator that may trick the vehicle's computer into thinking that the vehicle is in a skid. This can cause all sort of malfunctions, from subtle to extreme, and the last thing you want is for the ABS to kick in when it's not needed or, worse, not to kick it when it is needed.
Keep in mind that the tire size printed on the sidewall rarely matches the actual size of the tire, so be sure to measure actual height with the tires installed on the rims. A little bit of variance is OK, but the newer the vehicle, the more sensitive the systems.
Also keep in mind that it is important for tires to match exactly side-to-side (on the same axle), and never run bias-ply tires on one end and radials on the other. Bias-ply tires are pretty rare these days, but they're still available, so it's worth repeating.
Portal Box vs. Drop Box
Q: I've often read about the joys of portal axles and the woes of driveline angles, so why not combine them? I mean, make a portal-type drop box that could bolt to the rear of the transfer case? It would lessen rear driveline angles and, if done right, could be an overdrive box as well. Has anyone ever made such a thing?
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A: We'll bet more than one reader has pondered this question from time to time, as it seems like a good solution. In fact, drop boxes have been developed for specific racing applications. You often see gearboxes similar to what you describe in monster trucks and really tall mud trucks. Instead of being a box that bolts to the transfer case and lowers the driveshafts, however, these are complete replacement gearboxes that are available in a variety of "drops" to alleviate driveline angles in really tall applications. Like a regular transfer case, they bolt to the back of a transmission and use gears or a chain (usually gears) to lower the output shaft anywhere from 9 to more than 20 inches!
Here's the bad news: Most of these drop boxes are purpose-built for racing and we weren't able to find one that offered two speeds (a high and a low) like a regular transfer case. In fact, there are only a couple that offer a two-wheel-drive and four-wheel drive option. Most do have a quick-change type of gear reduction that allow the user to easily change the low-range ratio, which is kind of cool. Regardless, most are four-wheel drive all the time with a 50/50 split, making them impractical for street use. Further, we doubt they were designed for sustained speeds on the highway.
There is another reason you don't see drop boxes in trail applications, and it has to do with ground clearance. With portal boxes, the wheel attachment point is lowered in relation to the centerline of the axle, and therefore the main portion of the axle is raised relative to the ground. The lowest point on a regular 4x4 is the axlehousing, so raising the axlehousing by using portal boxes improves ground clearance and alleviates driveline angles, both of which are beneficial in our world. A drop box on the back of a transmission would alleviate driveline angles, which is good, but it would also reduce ground clearance and breakover angle because it would hang below the frame between the front and rear tires. This would make it a prime target for getting snagged on obstacles and leave the driveshafts even more vulnerable than they are with a regular transfer case. Lastly, most existing drop box designs require the axle differentials to be centered front and rear, which isn't the case with most 4x4 front axles.
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Identity Crisis
Q: I just picked up a 14-bolt rear axle for free. It's basically just the axlehousing. First off, I'm not too sure how to tell if it is a full-floater or semifloat. Second, I plan on rebuilding the axle for my K5 Blazer if it is a full-floater. I'm also not too sure what gearing to go with. I want to run 40-inch TSL SX Super Swampers for this off-road rig. Basically I don't know if it would be cheaper to buy a complete axle setup or better to rebuild this one. Thanks again for reading this. I'll appreciate all the feedback I can get.
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A: While it seems like a good score, your "free" 14-bolt will probably end up costing you more than a complete 14-bolt purchased from your local salvage yard. Maybe it's different in Colorado (we doubt it), but we can't swing a dead cat in an average self-serve junkyard locally without hitting half a dozen complete 14-bolts at any given time. There are loads of retired landscaping trucks, box trucks, work trucks, you name it. They're everywhere, and they can usually be had under $200 if you look in the right places.
The problem with a bare housing is sourcing all the rest of the stuff you need to put it together, and that's a lot of stuff: axleshafts, wheel hubs, brakes, ring-and-pinion, carrier, diff cover, pinion housing, yoke, and so on. Plus, the 14-bolt was offered in lots and lots of Chevy trucks for a very long time, so there are many different axleshaft widths among dualies, vans, single-rear-wheel 1-tons, and so on. Short of starting a totally custom axle build, which you wouldn't need to do anyway, we wouldn't bother with a bare housing. Even if you're doing things like converting to disc brakes, it's a whole lot easier when you start with a complete axle because you know what initially fit together and can take measurements to see what you need, plus the parts you need to reuse will be there. And remember, you can sell off the parts you won't be reusing to help offset the cost of the axle build. You'd be surprised what you can get for a serviceable brake drum, for example.
Full- versus semifloat identification is easy: If the housing has what looks like front axle spindles on it with external bearing surfaces and threads at the very end, then it's a full-floater. If the housing ends are squared-off, it's semifloat. The semifloat axles are not desirable because they're 14-bolt in name only; they have a 91⁄2-inch ring gear and C-clip axleshafts. The genuine full-floaters are pretty unmistakable in appearance and were used in lots of trucks for a lot of years.
If you're looking for a nearly bolt-in swap, look for one out of a '73-'873⁄4- or 1-ton SRW truck (don't forget military CUCVs), or a '73-'91 Suburban. Dualies and vans can get problematic in terms of getting the right width for your Blazer. The 14-bolt was used a lot later than that with widths that will work for you, but you might have to do more work to get the swap right (like moving spring perches).
As for gearing, that depends a lot on motor, transmission, and transfer case combinations. We'll assume you have a small-block and a TH350 with an NP205 or NP208 transfer case for the moment. If you plan on building a trail-only rig, then 5.13s isn't a bad choice; the max you can do with a 14-bolt is 5.38s. Keep in mind that your truck's front axle will need to be able to match axle ratios and hold up to 40s as well. If you have a 10-bolt, that's doubtful for anything other than a trailer queen. Even a fully built Dana 44 is going to be marginal at best if lockers and heavy wheeling are thrown into the mix. For either front axle, remember that you will need eight-lug "knuckles-out" assemblies to match the 8-on-61⁄2 pattern of your 14-bolt.
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