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Hari ini, the 19th of November, is the UN designated "World Toilet Day."
"The aim of World Toilet Day is to raise awareness about the people in the world who don't have access to a toilet, despite the fact that it is a human right to have clean water and sanitation." This year, World Toilet Day focuses on the link between sanitation and nutrition.
We at EBPP are promoting this day through our website and social media channels to highlight the importance of sanitation for healthier lives, especially children from 0-5 old tahun. As we know, almost the whole population of over 3,000 families in Desa Ban had no toilets or sanitation facilities in 1998 and most of the 12 more remote hamlets had never heard of a toilet – and all practiced open defecation!
We are proud that EBPP's good sanitation and hygiene education through EBPP schools, community and posyandu awareness, have empowered all the 19 Desa Ban communities to request toilet blocks for each family.
Sejak 2010, EBPP attracted donor/sponsor funds to introduce toilets to the community, providing supervision and materials for families to construct their owntoilet blocks for their families. EBPP has so far helped 725 families build toilets in 8 of its 19 dusun.
Earlier this year, our crowdfunding campaign "Toilets Today for a Healthy Tomorrow" was launched to raise funds for the construction of toilet facilities for135 families living without a toilet in Manikaji Asti hamlet. The construction of the toilet facilities began around 2 weeks ago. We will provide a report of the progress of the toilet project in Manikaji Asti on a regular basis.
In January 2016, we intend to launch another Crowdfunding campaign centered on raising funds to build toilet facilities for the next hamlet – Temakung. Please support us by helping us to spread the word when we launch our Temakung toilets Crowd Funding campaign in Januari 2016, to your networks and friends to help us achieve our goal of raising enough funds for 216 more families to build their toilets.
I'll be in touch again soon with more information, dan terima kasih banyak seperti biasa atas dukungan Anda.
Warm regards
David dan EBPP Tim


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High School
Theme - Staff Selection, Leadership, and Capacity Building
Best Practices
- A highly professional climate in which teachers and administrators are encouraged to keep up with their fields and actively contribute to the functioning of the school.
- A teacher evaluation process supportive of constant improvement.
- Active recruitment of candidates to match specific needs, goals, and fit with community and school culture.
A true climate of professionalism marks the higher-performing schools. The board expects and encourages administrators and teachers to keep up with their fields and make decisions for their students based on their professional knowledge. Administrators speak of their role as one of supporting teachers to do an even better job through evaluations that focus on aspects of quality instruction and the teachers' own goals for further professional development. Teachers feel supported by administration in helping foster an environment in which students are expected to learn and all teachers are held to high expectations for their knowledge of content and pedagogical skill.
Some differences between higher- and average-performing schools
Although in both average- and higher-performing high schools, opportunities for teacher professional development abound, higher performers actively recruit candidates to meet their specific needs, goals and fit with community and school culture; average performers rely more on traditional recruitment procedures.
Both involve teachers and administrators at some point in the hiring process while higher performers are more likely to include community members and students in the hiring process also.
Selected Evidence:
The formal evaluation process in Huntington includes four observations a year for non-tenured teachers and one observation a year for tenured teachers. An end-of-the-year evaluation, developed in conjunction with the teacher's association, includes a checklist and comments by the administrator. It also gives the teachers an opportunity to reflect in writing on their accomplishments for the year.
The professional growth plan in White Plains provides tenured teachers with an option to take leadership in their own professional development and work collaboratively with a colleague as an option over formal observations every year.
Tenured teachers at MacArthur HS are eligible to participate in a peer coaching evaluation program in which two colleagues work together to plan, observe, and evaluate each other's instruction.
South Kortright High School draws on teacher experience to influence innovations. One result is a hybrid block schedule that helps meet students' needs and creates a school culture with rigorous expectations.
One of the best practices in Batavia High School is the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning. Through grants and professional development, the hardware, software, and teacher expertise to utilize technology to invigorate the curriculum has been realized and inspires continual innovation.

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It's been a few weeks since I've used my "room of her own" down in the basement. G got me a sweet notebook computer before BlogHer so I've been writing in bed, on the couch, outside, wherever.
This weekend, though, I retreated to my lair to write while the kids played quietly with collaborative educational games made from all natural materials (or watched Max and Ruby while sniping at each other–it's all a blur). When I settled down at my writing table and looked out the window, to my delight, I discovered a new neighbor had moved in:
"Hello, Charlotte!" I cooed to her. Is there any better name for a giant spider? Nope.
Her web stretches across the window that's right at ground level. Good eating there. When I first stepped closer to the window, she scuttled a few inches higher into her web until she decided I wasn't anything to worry about. Her wide spiral web bounced gently from her sudden motion. As it stilled, I watched her pluck the web with her front legs to set it swaying again. Her large yellow and black body perched on the white zig zag line that runs down the middle of a Charlotte web. That white line is usually the first thing I see when these spiders set up house in the fall.
And because I was supposed to be writing, and there are 1000 ways to avoid writing, I did some research on my new friend instead. Most call her the "Common Black and Yellow Garden Spider" but that hardly seems flattering. I like the sound of her Latin name: Argiope aurantia.
So much for getting away from writing–I giggled when I discovered that she is also nicknamed "The Writing Spider" for that zig zaggy line that stabilizes her web. Oh, we are going to get along just fine!
Did you ever hear the legend of the writing spiders? If you find your name spelled in her web, death will visit you soon. Makes me grateful that I have a few wiggly and curvy letters in my name, but now I worry about Vivi. That's a whole lot of straight lines.
I can't think of a writing spider without thinking of Wilbur the pig, Fern and Charlotte and Templeton the rat. That story turned the legend of the writing spider upside down. The clever spider in "Charlotte's Web" spelled encouraging messages like "Some Pig" and "Terrific" into her web to keep Wilbur from being turned into bacon. In turn, Wilbur watches over Charlotte's egg sac so that her babies will be born back at the farm after she is gone. So she can pass something along to the world that lives on without her.
I was talking to an author a few weeks ago (Anne Nahm) about how she found the courage to convince herself she could write a book. "If you don't do it, you could die never having written that book." Well, shit, Anne. Way to cut to the chase. It's hard to dilly dally around that one.
This Charlotte outside my window will build a papery sac for her eggs this fall then she will die before the winter. The babies will be born and they will continue to live in the sac over the cold months. Next spring, they'll emerge and wander off into my garden. I hope to have something to show them by then. Something written in my web.
My story also features a pig and a kind girl, and a sweet soul who left before the story was done.


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Madagascar Culture & Nature Discovery
Madagascar, 15 Days From $1,999 per person Themes
Eco Cultural
Little Greenies
Group Expeditions
You will learn and share in the everyday lives of the Malagasy people through the discovery of the protected area of Menabe Antimena, the Kirindy forest, baobab avenue, silk weaving in the Manandriana area, the old city of Fianarantsoa, Isalo National Park (the Colorado of Madagascar), and other green conservation activities.
Flexible date(s). Please Contact Us.
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Eco Lodge
Green Approach
Why Authentic Ecotourism?
The tour company holds two certifications, Fair Trade Tourism and Travelife, due to the care it takes to provide alternative tourism that positively impacts local communities. The company operates various eco lodges throughout Madagascar as well as supports the CALA N.G.O. CALA aims for social and professional reintegration of former leprosy patients.
The villages are in constant need of support, and this tour company specifically helps:
- The Old City of Fianarantsoa, which is a heritage site unique in Madagascar and the world. It is the only place in Madagascar where nineteenth-century buildings form a coherent architectural ensemble. The pride of the inhabitants is evident in the pocket gardens, flower bedecked balconies. The site today is in serious danger of disappearing...forever...if urgent steps are not taken to save it. Actually, the aging charm of the site belies the significant threats to its future. Victim of age and neglect, many of roofs no longer protect the vulnerable adobe walled houses. Each year several houses simply melt during the heavy rains as a pillar collapses, the roof caves in, and the structure crumbles...leaving a hole in the landscape and usually several families homeless. The World Monument Watch listed Fianarantsoa's Old City as One of the 100 Most Threatened Historic Sites in the World on its list for 2008-9, asking us all to lend a hand to saving the site before it is too late. The Program to Save the Old City is a community based association that with meager resources and much energy is working to save the threatened site. Together with the association, the company works alongside the local community to implement activities that will have the greatest impact on saving the cultural heritage and improving the lives of the residents.
- The NGO Bel Avenir is a Malagasy NGO working in southern Madagascar through social projects by focusing on "Education as an engine of development." Bel Avenir is a member of the international solidarity network Coconut water, present in 7 countries, a network which is mobilized around the rights of children. Thus, the NGO Bel Avenir operates in different fields of education, for young disadvantaged people of Madagascar. The various programs aim to fight against child labor, the fight against school dropout and strengthen formal and informal education and access. Thus, through their tours, the company invites tourists to visit and participate in all the projects on site, in Tulear and in Ifaty.
Day 1: Arrival in Tana ( D )
According to your international schedule flight, welcome and transfer at RESIDENCE LAPASOA. The rest of the day will be free.
Day 2: Tana – Morondava [Domestic Flight] – Marofandilia ( B,L,D )
Transfer to Tana airport and fly to Morondava with Air Madagascar regular flight. Upon your arrival, drive to Marofandilia forest (2h of bad track requiring 4WD) and visit the protected area Menabe Antimena, characterized by a dense and dry forest, alternated with landscapes of mangroves and some wetlands.
Covering an area of 195,000 ha among which the three-quarter is made up of natural resources, the site contains a particularly rich fauna: 8 lemur species, 5 species of rodents, 3 species of carnivores, 7 species of insectivorous and 11 species of bats. Night walk inside the protected area Menabe Antimena. Lodging at CAMP AMOUREUX.
Day 3: Marofandilia – Kirindy – Morondava ( B,L,D )
Early morning, drive to Kirindy forest just nearby for a short visit. Kirindy is a privately managed forest and comprises one of the most outstanding and threatened wildlife habitats in Madagascar: its dry deciduous forests. It is famous for the giant jumping rat, but is also home to seven species of lemur and a number of endemic reptiles. The flora is equally unusual. After the visit, go back to reach Morondava. Stop at "Baobab avenue" to observe the baobabs at sunset. Upon your arrival, you will check in to CHEZ MAGGIE.
Day 4: Morondava – Antsirabe ( B,L,D )
After an earlier breakfast, we are heading to Antsirabe ( 540 Km/9h ) where you will discover the hectic Bongolava terrain and extensive bare patches. Arrival in Antsirabe later in the afternoon, transfer at your hotel SOA GUESTHOUSE.
Day 5: Antsirabe - Ambositra ( B,L,D )
After breakfast, you will visit the city of Antsirabe which reflects the warmth of its people and the authenticity of its traditions still alive in the surrounding countryside. Famed for its "pousse pousse", gemstones and handicrafts, the wide tree-lined avenues invite you to discover its workshops where people work on transforming natural materials like zebu horn (for cutlery) or wheat straw (for hats).
After the city tour, you will continue to Ambositra ( 90 Km/1h30 ) for overnight lodging at ARTISAN HOTEL.
Day 6: Ambositra – Manandriana – Ambositra ( B,L,D )
Today we will reach Manandriana area to learn about silk. From the silk worm to a woven scarf, discover the art of transforming a cocoon of wire and different stages of silk weaving. We will see the different stages of silk weaving, cooking the cocoons, spinning, dyeing and weaving. You might even try to manipulate the loom. Women's association of weavers in the
village will be pleased to prepare malagasy lunch with some coffee and "mofogasy" (rice cake).
After lunch, having seen all the transformation work, we will see the exhibition of "Lamba landy" representing the work of these women, and perhaps buy some as souvenirs. Go back at your hotel in the end of the afternoon.
Day 7: Ambositra – Fianarantsoa ( B,L,D )
After your breakfast, you will visit the handicrafts workshops. Ambositra is a small town known for its Zafimaniry woodcarvings and handicraft. The Zafimaniry people live in the Malagasy highlands, near Ambositra. They are known for the typical wooden architecture of their houses and fine ancestral woodcarving art. Their culture and lands are classified UNESCO World Heritage. You will continue till Ambohimahasoa for a lunch made of malagasy dishes, accompagnied by local folk group of dancers. Arrival in Fianarantsoa, lodging at a homestay : VALA or PENIELA GUEST HOUSE.
Day 8: Fianarantsoa – Tsaranoro valley ( B,L,D )
Today is dedicated to visit the old city of Fianarantsoa. The Fianarantsoa Old City occupies a dramatic hilltop setting once topped with a palace used by the Merina royal family during state visits. While the palace is no longer there, some 500 homes built between 1870 and 1900 by those affiliated with the royal retinue still line the city's picturesque cobblestone streets. The Old City is the only place in Madagascar where nineteenth-century buildings form a coherent architectural ensemble.The pride of the inhabitants is evident in the pocket gardens, flower bedecked balconies. However, the aging charm of the site belies the significant threats to its future. Victim of age and neglect, many of roofs no longer protect the vulnerable adobe walled houses. Each year several houses simply melt during the heavy rains as a pillar collapses, the roof caves in, and the structure crumbles...leaving a hole in the landscape and usually several families homeless.
In the afternoon, you will drive till Tsaranoro ( 112 Km/4h ). Late arrival at Tsaranoro valley, lodging at TSARA CAMP.
Day 9: Tsaranoro valley ( B,L,D )
The day is dedicated to explore Tsaranoro and surrounding. A unique opportunity to discover the malagasy traditional life of this isolated population: people live only with the weather, the sun and the rice harvest as a clock.
During your exploration, you will also have the opportunity to know more about the association "Wood en stock", acting for a greener planet. Accommodation at Tsara Camp.
Day 10: Tsaranoro valley – Ranohira ( B,L,D )
Drive to Ranohira (366 Km/7h). We leave the mountains for the awesome scenery of the Horombe Plateau. Here we are in the Bara lands and should encounter an increasing number of « Zebu » (the ubiquitous humped cattle). Late arrival in Ranohira, lodging at ISALO RANCH
Day 11: Ranohira: discovery of NP Isalo ( B,L,D )
Today is dedicated to discover the NP of Isalo, our malagasy Colorado. A unique combination of sandstone rocks cut by deep canyons, bush plains and rare endemic plants make this Park particularly rewarding. Covering an area of 81,540 hectares, Isalo National Park comprises the entire stretch of the Isalo Massif, a very spectacular mountain chain made up of eroded sandstone. This strikingly beautiful reserve is filled with golden plains punctuated by craggy pinnacles of terracotta rock, valleys, canyons and waterfalls and we enjoy two half-day hikes in this surreal environment. In the morning we will walk to the Canyon of Lemurs and in the afternoon to a natural swimming pool in an oasis-like setting. Possibility to organize horseback riding on spot. Lodging at your hotel.
Day 12: Ranohira – Tuléar – Ifaty ( B,L,D )
After breakfast, drive till Tulear (243 Km / 4h). Southern capital of Madagascar, known as "the white city" or "sun city", Tulear is a mosaic of ethnicities and cultures under the banner of the smile and the sun. The city offers thousand bright colors, a concert of rhythmic ambience made by the Tsapiky music which, surging through the streets, make the sensuality and the gentleness of its inhabitants.
You will visit the NGO "Belavenir" and the bloco Malagasy. The Bloco Malagasy is a group of Batucada (Brazilian percussion), consisting of girls from underprivileged neighborhoods of Toliara (Madagascar). In the afternoon, continuation to Ifaty. Installation at your hotel: LE PARADISIER
Day 13: Ifaty ( B,L,D )
Day at leisure with participation in the activities of NGO "Belavenir". The NGO Bel Avenir is a Malagasy NGO working in southern Madagascar through social projects by focusing on "Education as an engine of development." Bel Avenir is a member of the international solidarity network Coconut water, present in 7 countries, a network which is mobilized around the rights of children.
Day 14: Ifaty – Tuléar – Tana ( B,L,D )
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport of Tuléar for the flight back to Tana. Upon your arrival, go for a city tour and visit of the Lemurs Park. Lemurs' Park is 25 km from the center of Antananarivo. You will discover nine species of lemurs in freedom in a 5-hectare botanical park planted with 6,000 trees. The lemur, a symbol of endemic fauna of the island of Madagascar, is undoubtedly one of the most endearing animals of our planet.
Observing these wonderful mammals in the wild is becoming increasingly scarce because of deforestation. Overnight at your hotel : RESIDENCE LAPASOA.
Day 15: Tana – Lazaina – International Flight ( B,L )
After your breakfast, drive to Lazaina, about 20Km from the capital Tana. This village is very representative of the Merina villages with its old houses of majestic architecture and its old Walls. Once there, we will walk through fields, visit the rolling hills and discover the local flora and fauna, often surprising. We will spend time watching the women, bent double, currently working in the rice transplanting, feet in water, or later to collect them. We will discover villages and hamlets where we will be greeted warmly by inhabitants and children. We will visit colorful markets with various perfumes. Everywhere smiles, songs, colors and beautiful nature.
We will continue with the visit of a "valiha" workshop, considered as the "national musical instrument" of Madagascar. Then, according to your scheduled flight, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back home.
Departure City
Finishing City
Group Size
Optional Activities
Pricing is with an English speaking driver/guide. If the group would prefer a separate English speaking tour guide throughout the duration of the tour, add $550 per person (pricing to be confirmed)
The domestic flight Tana/Morondava + Tulear/Tana. According to Air Madagascar rates valid at the moment :
- Low season (Jan 11 to July 9 and Sept 12 to Dec 17) : 416 Euros
- High season (July 10 to Sept 11) : 453 Euros
- Meals not suggested/included in the program
- Excursions proposed by the hotel and visits mentioned at your charge in the program
- Beverages
- Tips, extras and personal expenses to be paid locally
- Accommodation at hotels as mentioned
- Meals as mentioned (B : breakfast / L : Lunch / D : Diner)
- The 4WD car rental with driver, indemnities and gasoil included
- English speaker guide during the whole tour ( according to the chosen option )
- Entrance at parks and reserves to visit, as mentioned inside the program
- Guidance fees
- All transfers airport/hotel/airport and port/hotel
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Other Necessary Information
A tourist visa is necessary for any foreigner of any nationality to enter and stay in Madagascar. You can obtain it either at the Malagasy Embassy / consulate in your country, or directly at the airport when you arrive. In both cases, you will need to present:
- Your return or continuing plane ticket
- A valid passport for six months at least, after the departure date from Madagascar.
- For 2015, a tourist visa is FREE for less than one month stay.
No vaccinations are requested by law to enter Madagascar. However we highly recommend people to come in with up to date vaccinations against:
- B hepatitis
- Typhoid fever
- Diphtheria / Tetanus / Polio
- * Anti-malaria treatment
*In spite of stronger risks on the coast than in the highlands, and during the rainy season more than during the dry season, Malaria is present all over the island all year round. As a consequence, an anti-malaria treatment must be taken before, during and after your stay in Madagascar.


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288 reviews
A Relief from the Hard Life of Russia Jun 15, 2006
This was our return step back into normal life after travel in Russia.
We stayed here as part of a Contiki tour.
The food downstairs was amazing, first great dinner in a long long time. It was good food and a big feast served well by the servers. With many great polish sausages.
The morning buffet was grand, it had eggs, bacon, sausages and everything you can think of.
The hotel was even better than I had expected. Absolutely fantastic! How is it only a three star?? This hotel should be a four star, it was totally faultless.It was lovely and quiet, heard no noise whatsover even though we were facing the main road, the double glazing worked a treat. Bathroom was well equipped and plenty of toiletries. TV with good channel choice in various languages. Tea/coffee making facilities and free bottled water provided and the most comfy bed ever!Warsaw was absolutely lovely, so clean, so cheap and the Polish people were so friendly, I would recommend it to anyone!
Overall, The hotel is excellent. Safe area, easy to get to anywhere in downtown Warsaw. Excellent rooms: quite large, clean, quiet. Excellent staff, almost everyone speaks english. Highly reccomend to anyone for personal or business stay and people of all ages.
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Golden Tulip Warsaw Centre Overview
The Kyriad Prestige Hotel Warsaw is located in the center of Warsaw, Poland and near many main attractions. Just a short distance away, guests will find the Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Market Square and Lazienki Palace. The Kyriad Prestige Hotel Warsaw is located 16 kilometers from the Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport. Guests will have many ways to get around the city and surrounding points of interests with the city's many transportation methods. They include the railway system, taxis, rental car and buses.
There are 133 guest rooms at the Kyriad Prestige Hotel Warsaw that are comfortable, spacious and are also brightly colored. The rooms are equipped with a separate bathroom with a bathtub, a mini-bar, air conditioning, sound-proofed walls, a work desk, direct-line telephones, a TV with satellite channels and an alarm clock.
The Kyriad Prestige Hotel Warsaw was recently renovated in 2004 and offers many modern accommodations. The hotel features include 7 conference rooms for various types of events, a fitness room, Jacuzzi, sauna, a summer terrace, an in-house restaurant and bar.
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Anybody willing to get in on a betting group Kentucky Derby"
$60 Buy-In We will be in a group wager for the Tri/Super
in hopes of hitting a big payday-worth the risk-with 15 players max,
that way we can cover the maximum wheel to maximize potential
big payout reward's.- if less player's are in final group, we will
play the maximum possible play for the group.
Potential payout can be at least on the minimum 3k - 5k and still
be a substantial return on investment, we are shooting for the
windfall of possible 25k - ?
The plan is to narrow the winner to at least 4 strong runner's
then 6-7 runners 2nd - and so on, any idea's or insight apprec!
lets brainstorm and cash- Pay Pal will be the payment method.
I would definately think about it but need to know more.
Where will the bet be made? Who is making the bet? % taken out by the handling of the bet?
Ever done this before? Last year on here?
The bet / bet's will be made by me at the track-or online cons call,
no percentage taken out for the handling-strictly for the group'
its my first time on covers doing this group -I have exp in group
pairings in other area's sports etc. -Its all on the up n up.
Payout-Payout's will be made with the precise divide's after
takout accordingly. Its just my idea of gathering a group hit.
Any idea's insight -is absolutely appreciated.
This is a little different from a pool, which is questionable as to its allowance on this site.
I want to be clear that if you guys do this, covers has absolutely no responsibility in this as far as people paying or getting paid. Covers will not provide personal information in the event there is any question/conflict/issues that arise between members.
I'm sorry if that puts a damper on this. I realize that the show Luck has made the group pick 4/5/6 groupings popular again.
Also, there will be no disclosing of any information like paypal addresses, etc. on this thread.
Sorry fellas. Just making sure you understand.
dont understand the confusion-anyways just a thought
so that we could possibly all share a possible huge hit'
But there are ways of slanting the odds in your favor and spreading the risk. Many bettors form small syndicates of their own with other handicappers and bettors in the same financial bracket. For example, eight bettors with $100 each, or five bettors with $200 each, can bet a decent Derby ticket with a chance at the big prize, and a very good chance of getting Tri/Superfecta winners.
Besides the advantage of a lower financial risk when pooling your money together with other handicappers, you can also benefit from their insights into each race. One bettor may be an expert trip handicapper. Another may be an expert on speed races. It is extremely difficult to select winners in a row on your own. A few insights from sharp partners can reduce the stress and uncover winners you might otherwise have missed.
A few of the bettors in the group should be seasoned handicappers who also know how to effectively structure multiple race tickets, and one or two bettors in the group should be trusted to make the final decisions on the tickets to be played. -forum thread
Handikapper: it is nothing personal. We've had previous incidents involving problems when people exchanged money. They then turn to covers for assistance. I just want everyone to know that we have no role in this no matter what happens.
no issues just guys trying to cash-I will make the group ticket
we will agree on some horses-its not that impossible
this years pays should be somewhat manageable
and for all the naysayer's-hater's
I had mine that bird and hit the tri in 2009


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Phi Delt DC Fantasy Football
Football is back! This week, the NFL officially kicks off the 2016-17 season.
Join the Phi Delt DC Fantasy Football league to compete against local Brothers in the Bond. Make your picks and fight for a playoff berth and the ultimate championship in our first annual fantasy challenge. We have space for a total of 12 teams.
LIVE Draft is set for tomorrow Thursday, September 8 at 2 PM ET via Yahoo Fantasy Football.
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In the tight congressional race in New York's 23rd congressional district, Republican challenger Matt Doheny outspent Democratic incumbent Bill Owens by two-to-one between July and September, Federal Election Commission reports show. Doheny, who has relied on more than $1 million in personal loans to his own campaign, spent $709,000 to Owens' $353,000.
Much of Doheny's money was spent to wrap up the GOP nomination in a hotly contested primary. At this point, Owens and Doheny still have slightly more than $500,000 cash on hand remaining to throw into their election bids.
The most recent Siena poll found Doheny trailing by 5 percentage points.
The sources of each candidate's campaign money, both for the last quarter and in total, differ significantly. In the last quarter, Owens raised $270,000, about half of which came from political action committees. Doheny received only $54,000 but lent his campaign nearly $700,000.
In total, Owens and Doheny raised $1.01 million and $611,000, respectively, while Doheny lent his campaign $1.2 million.
During this election cycle, Doheny outspent Owens by $1.6 million to $906,000.
The FEC reports show that Doheny has paid $427,000 for advertising while Owens spent $294,000 to buy airtime and pay strategists.


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The California and Nevada Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards $2.1 Million in Conservation Grants
The California and Nevada Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded $2,101,027 to the California Department of Fish and Game, Nevada Division of Forestry and Nevada Department of Wildlife under Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act for conservation projects that protect candidate, proposed or listed species.
Because more than half of all species currently listed as endangered or threatened spend at least part of their life cycle on privately owned lands, the Service recognizes that success in conserving species will ultimately depend on working cooperatively with landowners, communities and Tribes to foster voluntary stewardship efforts on private lands. State agencies play a key role in these efforts. These Conservation Grants are available through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund.
The following grants have been funded:
California Department of Fish and Game:
Monitoring lead exposure in the California condor: $750,000
This is a new grant that funds research to document all sources of lead exposure in California condors following the July 2008 ban on lead in condor range.
Implementing recovery for federally-listed species in the state: $420,000
This grant funds recovery and conservation activities for a number of imperiled species.
Control threats to colonies of the California least tern: $250,000
From the Mexican border to the San Francisco Bay, provide surveillance and protection to tern colonies, as well as obtaining data to monitor their population and nesting success.
Santa Cruz Island fox recovery: $250,000
A multi-agency effort is under way to increase the population of the Island fox.
Management and recovery of endangered plants on the Santa Rosa Plains: $96,542
This funds an investigation of the reproductive ecology of Burke's goldfields, Sonoma sunshine, and Sebastopol meadowfoam.
Nevada Department of Wildlife:
Fish recovery: $194,102
This grant includes recovery activities for sensitive fish species in the White River Valley, Pahranagat Valley, Railroad Valley, Virgin River, Muddy River, as well as recovery actions for the Pahrump poolfish, razorback sucker and bonytail, Devils Hole pupfish and Lahontan cutthroat trout.
Bull trout assessment: $37,483
The grant funds recovery activities related to bull trout in the Jarbidge River and Lower Slide Creek.
Breeding bird surveys: $27,900
Funds survey and monitoring efforts related to the southwestern willow fly-catcher and yellow-billed cuckoo
Nevada Division of Forestry:
Seed Banking Program: $37,500
Funds long-term seed storage grant for sensitive plant species, including the Churchill Narrows buckwheat, which is a federal candidate species.
Nursery propagation for rare and sensitive butterfly host plants: $37,500
Funds the nursery propagation of rare plants and sensitive butterfly host plants for at risk species habitat restoration, including the Las Vegas buckwheat, which is a federal candidate species.
The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. We are both a leader and trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation, known for our scientific excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources, dedicated professionals and commitment to public service. For more information on our work and the people who make it happen, visit http://www.fws.gov/cno.


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As if it weren't clear before, Mad Men has entered not only the current cultural pantheon but also the all-time television pantheon. As always, there be spoilers ahead.
Before we get to Mad Men's third straight Emmy Awards win as the best dramatic series and what that means, as well as the details of another fine episode in "Waldorf Stories" and what that may mean, let's get one thing out of the way right now. We finally know how Don Draper got hired at Sterling Cooper. He didn't!
How perfectly Don Draperesque is that? But before we return to that, and the rest of the latest episode, let's look at Mad Men in the pantheon.
Incidentally, you can see all my Mad Men pieces, from this year and last year, here in The Mad Men File.Mad Men won the award for Best Dramatic Series for the third year in a row at Sunday night's Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
Mad Men won its third straight Emmy Award as Best Dramatic Series on television on Sunday night. It wasn't a surprise, but with a lot of upsets during the ceremony, it wasn't impossible that it would lose. But even though none of the six nominated actors won, the show won again for the third year in a row for best writing -- with creator Matthew Weiner again, and Erin Levy earning the prize for the season 3 finale -- as well as for best casting and hairstyling. And Lost simply wasn't good enough in its final season to knock off Mad Men, especially with Lost's rather insipid finale.
So Mad Men, the series that HBO infamously passed on and which finally debuted on a channel, AMC, once reserved for repeated showings of Commando and other such fairly recent, er, semi-classics, won its very deserved third straight award as the finest show on television. Which puts Mad Men one season away -- this one, as it happens -- from the all-time record of four straight wins.
Only three shows in the history of television drama have won more best series Emmys than Mad Men.
Let's look at the company Mad Men is in.
The Defenders, described by some as the most socially conscious show in history, won three in a row from 1962 to 1964. Mad Men already paid homage to the show, depicting the controversy around a Defenders episode in which the father and son lawyer team, played by E.G. Marshal and Robert Reed, defended a woman who got an abortion.
The gritty-yet-humanistic police drama Hill Street Blues won four in a row from 1981 to 1984.
The slick but telling L.A. Law won four in a row from 1989 to 1992.
And The West Wing won four in a row from 2000 to 2003.
What about The Sopranos? Well, the show on which Weiner got his big break won twice, for 2004 and 2006, with Lost and 24 winning the award in between. I was a big fan of The Sopranos, but Mad Men is better.
How badly should we feel for the six actors -- Jon Hamm, January Jones, Christina Hendricks, Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery and Robert Morse -- who garnered Emmy nominations but didn't come away with the awards? Probably not too bad. Four of them just made the cover of Rolling Stone. (You can guess which four. Sorry "Roger Sterling," maybe Esquire awaits.) And they are fashion icons the world over now. Well, maybe not Robert Morse. Though his socks ought to be.
As good as Bryan Cranston is in Breaking Bad, I'd love to see Jon Hamm finally end up with an Emmy as best actor. His Don Draper is the center of Mad Men, and he shows a great range, including in the latest episode, "Waldorf Stories." I expected Julianna Margulies to win best actress for The Good Wife, which is actually a very fine CBS show I've seen a few times. Margulies is outstanding in it. (Though Kyra Sedgwick pulled off an upset for a show I haven't seen.) I halfway expected Christina Hendricks, or perhaps Elisabeth Moss, to win as best supporting actress. But Hendricks, though very potent in her appearances, probably didn't get enough screen time last season, and the winner in that category, Good Wife's Archie Panjabi, is constantly in the middle of the action on that show.
So, "Waldorf Stories." What more have we learned?The essential milieu of Mad Men is not all that admirable.
For one thing, that Matthew Weiner is a cheeky fellow. The latest episode, which first aired the night of the Emmy Awards, turns on, yes, an awards show. In which Don Draper is up for a big award. Which he wins.
It's the Clio Awards (sort of), the premier awards in advertising. In 1965, the Clios are staged as a long boozy affair at the Waldorf Astoria. The Clios I was at some years ago were in Miami, and it was decidedly not an afternoon event.
Before they get to the awards show, in a sequence highlighting the show's more comedic focus, Don and Peggy Olsen interview an aspiring copywriter recommended by Roger Sterling. Or, more accurately, by Mrs. Roger Sterling, the beauteous young Jane Siegel Sterling, Don's former secretary, whose affair with Roger caused the sale of the original Sterling Cooper to the Brit conglomerate that set all the professional changes into motion.
The young and very diminutive Danny Siegel -- he's Jane's cousin, and he's played by a fellow that I could swear was one of the would-be super-villain "Nerds of Doom" on Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- has a hilarious portfolio consisting of other people's work that he "admires" and precisely one, very hackneyed, idea, executed ad (so to speak) infinitum. Fill-in-the-blank product is "the cure for the common fill-in-the-blank."
Afterwards, Peggy says she's relieved to meet someone worse than she is. "Don't get used to it," Don tells her. Nice.
Don's in high gear as we open, since he's the toast of the industry and up for a major award -- actually the Clios give out a great many awards -- and continues as he tells Roger that he admires the fine prank of sending "the kid" to him. As if Roger's very smart young wife is going to let her cousin go unhired.
All this makes Roger, who is hilariously working on his memoirs but not recalling all that much, think back to how he met Don in the first place. Don, as we've previously established, was a fur salesman, who also did the company's ads. (We see the young, and still future, Betty Draper in one of the ads.) Roger has stopped in the shop to buy a "getting-to-know-you" fur for Joan Holloway, with whom he is embarking on what becomes a long affair.
Don is not at all the smooth, urbane character we're used to. He's more like a big, gawky, very eager Labrador puppy. Roger wants no part of him and is irritated when he finds that Don has placed his advertising portfolio in the box with Joan's fur, a junior varsity move.
I think what we often forget about Don Draper, who is really Dick Whitman, is that while he successfully stole the identity of his dead Army lieutenant in the Korean War, and the Purple Heart that goes along with it (which Dick himself actually rates, oddly enough), he didn't actually know much of anything even though he returned from Korea with the status of a decorated former Army officer. He certainly didn't know his dead lieutenant's profession, that of engineer. That's a gig that's hard to BS your way through. So he sold used cars, and went to night school, and worked his way to selling furs and making some local ads on the side.
In the present day, with Peggy getting no recognition for helping conceive the Glo-Coat ad that's up for the award, Don, Roger, Joan, and Pete Campbell head to the Waldorf Astoria for the awards. In thinking about his memoirs, Roger has decided that recruiting Don is one of his big accomplishments. Unfortunately, they don't give awards for that.Following his big Clio win, Don Draper evidently came up with some better lines than these in the latest episode. Too bad about that blackout drinking.
Don, secretly holding hands with Joan, who is also secretly holding hands with Roger, under the table, wins, naturally. After planting a serious kiss on Joan, he collects his award. Which he, also naturally, promptly misplaces as he launches into what can alternately be described as a two-day bacchanal, bender, or spree. After a hilariously misbegotten pitch session.
Before discussing that, let's deal with Don and Joan. In a sense, they are the most obvious potential couple on the show. They're both great-looking, both very smart, both worldly, both very good in the advertising business, with complementary skills. In fact, in today's world, the two of them could easily start their own ad agency.
But we've never seen even a hint of them hooking up, aside from the very meaningful looks they exchanged toward the end of last season's "Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency" episode. Could they become a major item? Perhaps they already have been. In any event, we get no more of that the rest of this episode.
Instead we get a boozily celebratory Don striking out again at the Waldorf bar that night with Dr. Faye, the fetchingly manipulative consulting psychologist for the agency. But only after scoring on a pitch back at the agency.
Cereal company execs running late had canceled on the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce crew prior to the Clios, but showed up at the agency after the awards show. Feeling invincible after his Clio win, after Roger does a victory lap around the conference room, Don decides to go ahead with the pitch even though he's several sheets to the wind.
We've seen a pensive, heartfelt Don Draper pitch before. We've seen an eerily-in-command Don Draper pitch before. We've even seen a desperate Don Draper pitch before, with nothing going into the meeting. In the pilot episode, no less. But we've never seen an overconfident, drunk Don Draper pitch before.
It actually goes rather well, which is not surprising, since Don has presence, nobody minds that he's been drinking since he's just won a big award, and he's well-prepared. Just one problem. The client thinks the idea is too intellectual.
So Don has to improvise. Desperately, hilariously, throwing half-baked one-liners off the top of his head. Finally he scores with... "Life, the cure for the common breakfast." Hey, that sounds familiar. Actually, it works fine. (In real life, slogans are overrated anyway. Just make sure it's not bad.)Roger Sterling discusses the philosophy of drinking.
With this late afternoon victory, Don is back to the bar at the Waldorf. After Dr. Faye, who's warming to Don but doesn't want to succumb to his drunken version, sends him on his way, Don finds that his blooming celebrity status is catnip to another Clio winner, a smart brunette. Have we noticed yet that Don does best with brunettes?
Presumably Don doesn't get slapped around by her, as we saw with his call girl pal in the season opener. Somewhere over the thoroughly lubricated next 36 hours, he picks up at least one other woman, the blonde he wakes up with only to field a call from an enraged blonde, the one named Betty.
He's forgotten all about picking up the kids! Oops. So much for domestic Don. At weekend's end, yet another woman arrives at Don's man cave in the Village. This time it's Peggy, who's been rather put upon by Don's snubs and demands that she work with the agency's arrogant new jackass art director. She's not there to continue his revelries, but to tell him his successful pitch with the cereal execs was actually from Jane Siegel Sterling's nerdy cousin.
Naturally, he has to be hired now. (Of course, he always had to be hired, or Roger's life would have become markedly less pleasant.)
The saving grace at the start of the new week for Don, aside from having recovered some of his mojo with women? Roger has fetched his Clio trophy from the Waldorf bar. All he wants is some thanks for having hired Don at the old Sterling Coo in the first place.
He doesn't exactly get it, though he appears to think he does. Nor should he, because as we see in a flashback, Roger never actually hired Don.
Friendly, and very persistent, young Labrador pup Don had cajoled Roger into having morning drinks with him, leading to not much more than functional blackout conviviality for the older man. The next workday, there is Don greeting him in the Sterling Cooper lobby. After Navy vet Roger asks Don to leave him alone, Don informs him that Roger hired him. "You said, 'Welcome aboard.'"
As the elevator door closes on Don and Roger, with Don making his first ascent to Sterling Cooper, Don has the greatest little grin. He pulled it off! Sadly, the closing song is not "Anchors Aweigh."
In our B and C stories ...
Peggy, left out of the Clio Awards, is further affronted by Don with his instruction to work with the new art director, having to hole up in a hotel room with him to brainstorm the Vick's consumer cough products line. This character, who is very excited about having made a TV ad for President Lyndon Johnson's campaign that wasn't actually used, is one of the biggest male jerks on the show, and that's a stiff competition. Too stiff for him, as it turns out, with Peggy calling his bluff about her supposed prudery by insisting they work in the buff together. With hotshot, who turns out to have no ideas, getting an errant stiffy, to complete the punning, Peggy wins the stare down. As if there was any doubt.
I think it's getting to be about time to bring back Sal Romano.
Meanwhile, the old Sterling Coo gang starts reassembling, with Kenny Cosgrove rejoining the agency, bringing some big-time clients with him. Pete Campbell, always at least a little insecure, is not pleased about this, but he lays down the law to Ken, noting that he is a partner and Ken is not.
So where are we? Don is even bigger than before, having won a prestigious award to go with his big press clippings. He's rediscovered his sexual mojo with women he doesn't have to pay. The agency again gains big new clients. Roger mis-remembers his great coup of doing something he never did, i.e., hire the great Don Draper.Is this still the TV programming most frequently featured in the Don Draper household?
On the other hand, Don, like a great many people with acclaim and fame thrust upon them -- Hollywood, anyone? -- reacts by nearly drowning himself in a sea of alcohol. He's again blown off his kids, which again convinces me that he has them in the first place mainly because he thought he should. And he's ripped off a nonentity for a winning pitch, without even realizing it.
Don Draper is getting to an age where all this drinking really catches up with you. We've seen him exercise exactly once on this show. (He did 15 push-ups, which he faked to be 100 as Betty walked into their bedroom.) He smokes like a chimney. He doesn't eat at all healthily. Clearly, he's heading for Roger Sterling territory if he doesn't change. Blackout drinking, multiple heart attacks, maybe even an embarrassing episode in front of influential people. (Who can forget Don goading Roger into a long lunch of oysters and martinis before meeting with Richard Nixon's campaign leadership, and that long hike up the stairs with the elevator conveniently "out of order?")
How bad off is Don now with the drinking? Well, we'll know more if he has a bad experience in an episode not set around a holiday or an awards show.
The bigger question right now, on the heels of Mad Men winning a nearly unmatched third straight Emmy Award as television's best show, is how good is this season?
We're nearly halfway through the season, and I'm finding it to be more entertaining than the comparable run last season. But perhaps not as consequential.
It's easy to forget, given the spectacular final three episodes of Season 3, that the first part of the season had some heavy going. All the family set-up material had a certain degree of tedium. Betty Draper, and you have to admire January Jones for playing the role without trying little tricks to make the character more charming, turned into quite a pill in a number of episodes last season. Sidelining the Joan Holloway and Roger Sterling characters for much of the season robbed the show of much of its zest. Yet moving all the pieces into position, as a novelist would do, payed off in spectacular fashion down the stretch.
The first part of this season, especially with all the humor, is more pleasant to watch than the first part of last season, which I actually did just watch again. But until we know where we're going this season, I'm not sure how consequential it will all turn out to be.
Can Mad Men repeat next year with a record-tying fourth straight Emmy win? Sure. The biggest threat to the streak was probably this year, with the final season of Lost. Will it repeat? We'll have a much better idea in October.
You can check things during the day on my site, New West Notes ... www.newwestnotes.com.


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Total Eclipse of the Moon: September 27-28, 2015
by Fred Espenak
A total eclipse of the Moon occurs during the night of September 27-28, 2015. Observers throughout the Americas and Europe will have a front row seat as the Moon slowly glides though Earth's shadow.
The eclipse will be seen in its entirety from eastern North America, South America, the Atlantic Ocean, western Europe and western Africa. From western North America, early eclipse phases occur before moonrise. Similarly, observers in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and East Africa will experience moonset during some phase of the eclipse. None of the eclipse is visible from eastern Asia, Japan, Australia or New Zealand.
During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon's disk can take on a dramatically colorful appearance from bright orange to blood red and more rarely dark brown to very dark gray. One of the wonderful things about lunar eclipses is that they are completely safe to view with the naked eye. No special filters are required to protect your eyes like those used for solar eclipses. You don't need a telescope to watch the eclipse, although a good pair of binoculars will enhance your experience.
An eclipse of the Moon can only take place at Full Moon, and only if the Moon passes through some portion of Earth's shadow. The shadow is actually composed of two cone-shaped parts, one nested inside the other. The outer shadow or penumbra is a zone where Earth blocks some (but not all) of the Sun's rays. In contrast, the inner shadow or umbra is a region where Earth blocks all direct sunlight from reaching the Moon.
During a total eclipse, the Moon passes completely inside Earth's umbral shadow. If only part of the Moon passes through the umbra, a partial lunar eclipse is seen. It is also possible to have an eclipse where the Moon only passes through the penumbra. Each of these three eclipses types has a unique appearance (see Visual Appearance of Lunar Eclipses). For more information on the how, what, why, when and where of lunar eclipses, see the special web page Lunar Eclipses for Beginners.
A complete report on all eclipses occurring over the year can be found at Eclipses During 2015.
Path of the Moon through Earth's umbral and penumbral shadows
during the Total Lunar Eclipse of September 27-28, 2015.
This version of the diagram gives times in Eastern Daylight Time.
(click for larger diagram)
Lunar Eclipse Diagrams
The diagram above shows the Moon's path through Earth's umbral and penumbral shadows during the total lunar eclipse on on the night of September 27-28, 2015. The times (in Eastern Daylight Time) mark the major phases of the eclipse.
The links below are for diagrams of the eclipse for other time zones throughout North America. Please choose the diagram for your own time zone.
- Eclipse Diagram for GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Eclipse Diagram for EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)
- Eclipse Diagram for CDT (Central Daylight Time)
- Eclipse Diagram for MDT (Mountain Daylight Time)
- Eclipse Diagram for PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
- Eclipse Diagram for AKDT (Alaska Daylight Time)
- Eclipse Diagram for HST (Hawaiian Standard Time)
The diagrams above of the Total Lunar Eclipse of September 27-28, 2015 by Fred Espenak, www.EclipseWise.com are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
From the eastern and central USA and Canada (time zones EDT, CDT and MDT), the eclipse begins in the early evening a few hours after sunset. From the western-most USA and Canada (time zone PDT), the early stages of the eclipse occur before the Moon rises.
Fortunately, observers throughout most of North America will be treated to the total phase of the eclipse (commonly known as totality). Only observers in the western 3/4 of Alaska and Hawaii will miss totality.
Some people may be puzzled that the Moon's motion in these diagrams is from west to east (right to left), instead of its daily east to west (left to right) motion across the sky. THe diagrams show the Moon's RELATIVE motion with respect to the Earth's shadows and the background stars, which is WEST to EAST (right to left in the Northern Hemisphere). At the same time, the Moon, Earth's shadow and the stars all rise in the east and set in the west.
April 15, 2014 Lunar Eclipse Sequence
The total lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014 was widely visible from the USA.
This sequence of images captures the eclipse from start (right) to finish (left).
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Times and Phases of September's Total Lunar Eclipse
From start to finish, September's lunar eclipse lasts about 3 hours and 20 minutes (not including the penumbral phases which are very difficult to see). The partial eclipse begins as the Moon's eastern edge slowly moves into Earth's umbral shadow. During the partial phases, it takes 1 hour 4 minutes for the Moon's orbital motion to carry it entirely within Earth's dark umbra.
The color and brightness of the totally eclipsed Moon can vary considerably from one eclipse to another. Dark eclipses are caused by volcanic gas and dust which filters and blocks much of the Sun's light from reaching the Moon. Although Indonesia's Mount Kelud has undergone recent volcanic eruptions, it has not produced enough dust and gas to significantly darken September's eclipse. Expect the total phase to appear bright red or orange, which is typical (see: What Will the 2014 and 2015 Lunar Eclipses Look Like?). After the total phase ends, it is once again followed by a partial eclipse as the Moon gradually leaves the umbral shadow. The Visual Appearance of Lunar Eclipses describes what each of these eclipse phases looks like.
The total phase of a lunar eclipse is called totality. At this time, the Moon is completely immersed within Earth's dark umbral shadow. During the September 27/28 eclipse, totality will last 1 hour 12 minutes. This is much longer than the last total lunar eclipse on April 4, 2015, which only lasted 4.5 minutes.
The major phases of the eclipse occur as follows (all times are EDT or Eastern Daylight Time). The partial eclipse commences with first umbral contact at 09:07 pm EST. Totality begins at 10:11 pm EDT and lasts until 11:23 pm EDT. The partial phases end at 12:27 am EDT.
Eclipse times for time zones throughout in the United States and Canada are shown in the following table. Most areas of the United States currently observe Daylight Saving Time (DST). Two notable exceptions are Arizona (although the Navajo Nation does observe Daylight Saving Time) and Hawaii. Observers in Arizona should use the times listed under Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
The table below also includes the times of the start and end of the penumbral stages of the eclipse. However, they are not observable because the penumbral shadow is very faint.
|Total Lunar Eclipse of September 27, 2015
|North America
|Penumbral Eclipse Begins:
|12:12 am*
|09:12 pm
|08:12 pm
|07:12 pm
|06:12 pm
|05:12 pm
|04:12 pm
|02:12 pm
|Partial Eclipse Begins:
|01:07 am*
|10:07 pm
|09:07 pm
|08:07 pm
|07:07 pm
|06:07 pm
|05:07 pm
|03:07 pm
|Total Eclipse Begins:
|02:11 am*
|11:11 pm
|10:11 pm
|09:11 pm
|08:11 pm
|07:11 pm
|06:11 pm
|04:11 pm
|Greatest Eclipse:
|02:47 am*
|11:47 pm
|10:47 pm
|09:47 pm
|08:47 pm
|07:47 pm
|06:47 pm
|04:47 pm
|Total Eclipse Ends:
|03:23 am*
|12:23 am*
|11:23 pm
|10:23 pm
|09:23 pm
|08:23 pm
|07:23 pm
|05:23 pm
|Partial Eclipse Ends:
|04:27 am*
|01:27 am*
|12:27 am*
|11:27 pm
|10:27 pm
|09:27 pm
|08:27 pm
|06:27 pm
|Penumbral Eclipse Ends:
|05:23 am*
|02:23 am*
|01:23 am*
|12:23 am*
|11:23 pm
|10:23 pm
|09:23 pm
|07:23 pm
* Event occurs on morning ofSeptember 28, 2015
|Key to Time Zones
|Greenwich Mean Time
|Atlantic Daylight Time (GMT - 3 hours)
|Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 4 hours)
|Central Daylight Time (GMT - 5 hours)
|Mountain Daylight Time (GMT - 6 hours)
|Pacific Daylight Time (GMT - 7 hours)
|Alaska Daylight Time (GMT - 8 hours)
|Hawaii Standard Time (GMT - 10 hours)
Eclipse times for other time zones can be calculated by taking the difference between local time and Greenwich and adding it to the tabulated GMT times. For more information, see Time Zones. (Note: Although GMT is still in common use, it has actually been replaced by Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is based on atomic time.)
To determine the Moon's altitude at each stage of the eclipse as seen from your city or location, see Javascript Lunar Eclipse Explorer. This web page allows you to calculate the viewing circumstances of all lunar eclipses visible from your city over a five-thousand year period.
Visibility of the Total Lunar Eclipse of September 27-28, 2015
September's lunar eclipse is well placed for North and South America, the Atlantic, Europe and Africa. Observers in westernmost North America and eastern Europe and Africa will miss some stages of the eclipse because they occur before moonrise or after moonset. No part of the eclipse is visible from eastern Asia, Japan, Australia or New Zealand.
Preceeding and following the eclipse are approximately hour-long penumbral phases but these are faint and quite difficult to see. The more visually interesting and photogenic partial and total phases always take center stage (see The Pale Penumbral Phase).
Map showing the global visibility of the Total Lunar Eclipse of September 27-28, 2015.
(Click here to see larger version of this map)
|Key to Eclipse Visibility Map
|Partial eclipse begins
|Total eclipse begins
|Total eclipse ends
|Partial eclipse ends
The Visibility Map above for the Total Lunar Eclipse of September 27-28, 2015 by Fred Espenak, www.EclipseWise.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
The map above shows the geographic regions of visibility for each phase of the eclipse. The entire eclipse is visible from start to finish in the white (unshaded) portion of the map, while none of the eclipse can be seen from the dark gray areas.
For anyone located in the light gray shaded region labeled Eclipse at Moonrise, this means that the Moon will rise while some phase of the eclipse is in progress. The contact curves labeled U1, U2, U3, and U4 represent each phase of the eclipse (see the key above). If you are west (left) of a particular curve, that phase occurs before moonrise and you will not see it. However, if you are east (right) of a curve, that phase occurs after moonrise and you will see it (weather permitting).
For example, on the above map, California, Oregon and Washington all lie west (left) of the U1 curve (partial eclipse begins) and east (right) of the curve U2 (total eclipse begins). This means that from this region, the Moon rises during the partial phases before totality begins.
For observers located within the second light gray shaded region labeled Eclipse at Moonset, the Moon sets while some phase of the eclipse is already in progress. If you are east (right) of a particular curve (U1, U2, U3, or U4), that phase occurs after moonset and you will not see it. However, if you are west (left) of a contact curve, that phase occurs before moonset and you will see it (weather permitting).
All total eclipses begin with penumbral and partial phases before totality. After the total phase, the eclipse ends with more partial and penumbral phases. Since the penumbral phases of the eclipse are so difficult to see, we will ignore them.
The Total Lunar Eclipse of July 16, 2000 was a very long total eclipse (1 hour 47 minutes)
that won't be exceeded for over a thousand years.
(click for larger image)
Wonderful Totality
At the instant of mid-totality (09:47 pm EDT), the Moon will lie at the zenith from a location near Belem, Brazil. At this time, the umbral magnitude peaks at 1.2765 as the Moon's northern limb passes 3.5 arc-minutes south of the shadow's central axis. Eclipse magnitude is the fraction of the Moon's diameter immersed in Earth's umbral shadow at greatest eclipse. This value is always 1.0 or larger for total eclipses.
At mid-totality, the Moon's southern limb lies 9.3 arc-minutes from the southern edge of the umbra and 37.0 arc-minutes from the shadow center (an arc-minute is 1/60 of a degree; the Moon's apparent diameter is 33.5 arc-minutes during this eclipse making it a Super Moon). The northern half of the Moon will appear much darker than the southern half because it lies deeper in the umbra.
This can be seen in the eclipse diagrams shown earlier. Since Earth's umbral shadow is darker in the center than at the edge, the Moon's appearance will likely change dramatically with time as the total phase progresses. A large variation in shadow brightness can be expected and observers are encouraged to estimate the Danjon value at different times during totality (Danjon Brightness Scale).
This image of the Total Lunar Eclipse of Oct. 28, 2004 was shot just before
the total phase ended. The northern edge of the Moon was very close
to the edge of Earth's umbral shadow making it appear much brighter than
the rest of the Moon.
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This could be an excellent opportunity for budding astronomers to test their observing skills. Try recording your estimates of the Moon's brightness every ten minutes during totality using the Danjon Brightness Scale. Compare your results with your companions and classmates and discover how the Moon's appearance changes during the total eclipse. The brightness of the totally eclipsed Moon is very sensitive to the presence of volcanic dust in Earth's atmosphere. As part of a continuing research project, Dr. Richard Keen has been using reports of lunar eclipse brightnesses to calculate a history of optical thicknesses of volcanic dust layers (see: What Will the 2014 and 2015 Lunar Eclipses Look Like?). If you'd like to help Dr. Keen by making eclipse observations, you can contact him .
The amount of dust and sulfur dioxide in Earth's atmosphere also has an effect on the diameter of the umbral shadow. Amateur astronomers with telescopes can make careful timings of when some of the Moon's major craters enter or exit the umbra. Such observations are valuable in determining the enlargement of Earth's shadow. A table of crater predictions identifies twenty well-defined craters useful for this purpose. For more information, see: Crater Timings During Lunar Eclipses.
An eclipse of the Moon also presents a tempting subject to photograph. Since the Moon appears quite small in the sky, you will need a fairly powerful telephoto lens (300 mm or more) or a small telescope to attach to your camera. ISO 400 (either digital or film) is a good choice. For more information on equipment, film, recommended exposures and additional tips, see How to Photograph a Lunar Eclipse.
Unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are completely safe to watch. Protective filters are not necessary and neither is a telescope. A lunar eclipse can be observed with nothing more than the naked eye. However, a pair of binoculars will magnify the view and make the red coloration brighter and easier to see. A standard pair of 7x35 or 7x50 binoculars is sufficient.
During the eclipse, the Moon will be at its descending node in Pisces. The Moon is also at perigee (September 28 at 01:46 UT). This means that the Moon will appear 12.9% larger than it did during the April 04 eclipse (33.5 vs. 29.7 arc-minutes).
The media will probably make a big deal about this eclipse happening during a Super Moon. Just don't believe any nonsense you hear that this will cause earthquakes, tidal waves or any other kind of natural disasters. The Moon will just appear a little larger than average (4.7% larger).
During totality, the autumn constellations are well placed for viewing and the brighter stars can be used for magnitude comparisons. The center of the Great Square of Pegasus lies 24° to the northwest, its brightest star being Alpheratz (m = +2.02). Deneb Kaitos (m = +2.04) in Cetus is 20° south of the eclipsed Moon, while Hamal (m = +2.01) is 35° to the northeast, Aldebaran (m = +0.87) is 65° to the east, and Almach (m = +2.17) is 48° to the north. Although relatively faint, the planet Uranus (m = +5.7) lies 14° northeast of the Moon during totality.
Although total eclipses of the Moon are of limited scientific value, they are remarkably beautiful events which do not require expensive equipment. They help to cultivate interest in science and astronomy in children and to provide a unique learning opportunity for families, students and teachers. To the nature lover and naturalist, the lunar eclipse can be appreciated and celebrated as an event which vividly illustrates our place among the planets in the solar system. The three dimensional reality of our universe comes alive in a graceful celestial ballet as the Moon swings through Earth's shadow. Hope for clear skies, dress warmly and enjoy the show!
The Pale Penumbral Phase
The penumbral phases of the eclipse have been mentioned several times as being difficult to see. In fact, the start of the penumbral eclipse (at 8:12 pm EDT) is impossible to see. Even when half of the Moon's disk is immersed in the pale penumbral shadow, no trace of it is visible with or without a telescope. This is why the penumbral phases of the eclipse are downplayed here.
When about 2/3 of the Moon's disk is in the penumbra, the first hint of the shadow becomes visible (about 08:45 pm EDT). It is a very diffuse and subtle shading that gradually grows stronger. About ten minutes (about 08:57 pm EDT) before the partial phase begins, the penumbral shading is much more apparent, but the Moon's disk is only diminished slightly in brightness.
The most interesting stage of the penumbral phase is during the last two minutes just before the edge of the Moon's disk begins to enter the umbral shadow (the start of the partial eclipse). Now the penumbral shading is apparent even to the naked eye. Still, this stage of the eclipse literally pales in comparison to the dynamic partial phases and the gloriously beautiful totality.
After totality and the partial phases end (12:27 am EDT), the penumbral phases occur in reverse. The Moon exits the penumbra at 01:23 am EDT but no trace of the shadow is visible to mark the event.
To get an idea of what to expect during the deeper penumbral phases, see Visual Appearance of Lunar Eclipses.
|Total Lunar Eclipses of 2014-2015
|Total Lunar Eclipse of
2014 Apr 15
|Total Lunar Eclipse of
2014 Oct 08
|Total Lunar Eclipse of
2015 Apr 04
|Total Lunar Eclipse of
2015 Sep 28
Click on any of the above figures for a closer look.
Tetrads: Four Consecutive Total Lunar Eclipses
September's eclipse is the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2015. The first eclipse was on April 4 and was visible from the western USA.
These two eclipses are the last of four consecutive total lunar eclipses, each separated by six months - a series known as a tetrad. The first and second eclipses of the tetrad occurred on April 15, 2014 and October 8, 2014 .
During the 5000-year period from 2000 BCE through 3000 CE, there are 3479 total lunar eclipses. Approximately 16.3% (568) of these belong to one of the 142 tetrads occurring over this period. The mechanism causing tetrads involves the eccentricity of Earth's orbit in conjunction with the timing of eclipse seasons. During the present millennium, the first eclipse of every tetrad occurs during the period February to July. In later millennia, the first eclipse date gradually falls later in the year because of precession.
Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli first pointed out that the frequency of tetrads is variable over time. He noticed that tetrads were relatively plentiful during one 300-year interval, while none occurred during the next 300 years. For example, there are no tetrads from 1582 to 1908, but 17 tetrads occur from 1909 to 2156. The ~565-year period of the tetrad "seasons" is tied to the slowly decreasing eccentricity of Earth's orbit. Consequently, the frequency of tetrads is gradually decreasing (Meeus, 2004). In the distant future when Earth's eccentricity is 0 (about 470,000 years from now), tetrads will no longer be possible.
The umbral magnitudes of the total eclipses making up a tetrad are all relatively small. For the 300-year period 1901 to 2200, the largest umbral magnitude of a tetrad eclipse is 1.4251 on 1949 Apr 13. For comparison, the magnitudes of some other total eclipses during this period are much larger. Two examples are the total eclipses of July 16, 2000 and June 26, 2029 with umbral magnitudes of 1.7684 and 1.8436, respectively.
The table below gives the dates of each eclipse in the 8 tetrads occurring during the 21st century. The last tetrad prior to 2014 was in 2003-04 while the next group is in 2032-33.
|Total Lunar Eclipse Tetrads from 2001 to 2100
|Tetrad #
|1st Eclipse
|2nd Eclipse
|3rd Eclipse
|4th Eclipse
|2003 May 16
|2003 Nov 09
|2004 May 04
|2004 Oct 28
|2014 Apr 15
|2014 Oct 08
|2015 Apr 04
|2015 Sep 28
|2032 Apr 25
|2032 Oct 18
|2033 Apr 14
|2033 Oct 08
|2043 Mar 25
|2043 Sep 19
|2044 Mar 13
|2044 Sep 07
|2050 May 06
|2050 Oct 30
|2051 Apr 26
|2051 Oct 19
|2061 Apr 04
|2061 Sep 29
|2062 Mar 25
|2062 Sep 18
|2072 Mar 04
|2072 Aug 28
|2073 Feb 22
|2073 Aug 17
|2090 Mar 15
|2090 Sep 08
|2091 Mar 05
|2091 Aug 29
Two catalogs have been prepared, each listing all tetrads over 3000-year periods:
This multiple exposure sequence shows both partial and total phases of the Total Lunar Eclipse of January 21, 2000.
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Eclipse Frequency and Future Eclipses
During the five millennium period from 2000 BCE through 3000 CE, there are 7,718 eclipses of the Moon [1] (including both partial and total eclipses). From 0 to 3 lunar eclipses (partial or total) occur each year. The last time three total lunar eclipses occurred in one calendar year was in 1982. On average, partial eclipses slightly outnumber total eclipses by 7 to 6 [2].
The last total lunar eclipse visible from the entire continental United States occurred on Apr. 4, 2015. North Americans will have their next opportunity (after Sept. 27-28) to see a total lunar eclipse on Jan. 31, 2018. Visit Eclipses During 2015 for a complete report on all eclipses occurring over the year.
The table below lists every lunar eclipse from 2014 through 2020. Click on the eclipse Date to see a description, map and diagram of each eclipse. Although penumbral lunar eclipses are included in this list, they are quite difficult to observe because of their subtlety. (The penumbra is a partial shadow that permits some direct sunlight to reach the Moon.)
The Umbral Eclipse Magnitude is the fraction of the Moon's diameter immersed in the umbra at maximum eclipse. Partial eclipses have a magnitude less than 1. For magnitudes of 1 or greater, the eclipse is total. For negative magnitudes, the eclipse is penumbral. The Eclipse Duration is the duration of the entire eclipse. For total eclipses the duration of the total phase is also listed in bold.
[1] Only eclipses where the Moon passes through Earth's umbral shadow are included in these values. A minor type of eclipse is the penumbral eclipse, which occurs when the Moon passes through Earth's faint penumbral shadow. Penumbral eclipses are rarely discernible to the naked eye and are of lesser importance than umbral eclipses.
[2] Penumbral eclipses are excluded from these statistics.
|Lunar Eclipses: 2014 - 2020
|Eclipse Type
|Umbral Magnitude
|Eclipse Duration
|Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility
|2014 Apr 15
| 03h35m
|Aus., Pacific, Americas
|2014 Oct 08
| 03h20m
|Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas
|2015 Apr 04
| 03h29m
|Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas
|2015 Sep 28
| 03h20m
|e Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia
|2016 Mar 23
|Asia, Aus., Pacific, w Americas
|2016 Sep 16
|Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus., w Pacific
|2017 Feb 11
|Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia
|2017 Aug 07
|Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus.
|2018 Jan 31
| 03h23m
|Asia, Aus., Pacific, w N.America
|2018 Jul 27
| 03h55m
|S.America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus.
|2019 Jan 21
| 03h17m
|c Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa
|2019 Jul 16
|S.America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus.
|2020 Jan 10
|Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus.
|2020 Jun 05
|Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus.
|2020 Jul 05
|Americas, sw Europe, Africa
|2020 Nov 30
|Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas
Geographic abbreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central
The Total Lunar Eclipse of July 16, 2000 as seen from Maui.
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Lunar Eclipse Predictions
- Eclipses During 2014 Observer's Handbook 2014
- Eclipses During 2015 Observer's Handbook 2015
- Eclipses During 2016 Observer's Handbook 2016
- Home - home page of EclipseWise with predictions for both solar and lunar eclipses
- Lunar Eclipses - primary page for lunar eclipse predictions
- Lunar Eclipse Links - detailed directory of links
- Six Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses - covers the years -2999 to +3000 (3000 BCE to 3000 CE)
- Saros Catalog of Lunar Eclipses - covers Saros series -29 through 190
- Javascript Lunar Eclipse Explorer - calculate all lunar eclipses visible from a city
- Thousand Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses 1501 to 2500 - link to the publication
Lunar Eclipse Photographs
- Lunar Eclipse Photographs: Gallery 1 | Gallery 2
- Total Lunar Eclipse of 1982 Jul 06: Gallery A
- Total Lunar Eclipse of 2000 Jan 20-21: Gallery A | Gallery B
- Total Lunar Eclipse of 2000 Jul 16: Gallery A
- Total Lunar Eclipse of 2004 Oct 27-28: Gallery A | Gallery B
- Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2012 June 04/05: Gallery A
- Total Lunar Eclipse of 2014 Apr 15: Gallery A | Gallery B
Other Links
- Lunar Eclipses For Beginners
- Solar Eclipses For Beginners
- How to Photograph a Lunar Eclipse
- Index to Eclipse and Astronomy Photographs
- IOTA Occultations - predictions of occultations of faint stars during the eclipse
- How to Photograph a Lunar Eclipse (Nikon)
- Lunar Eclipse Photography (Bill Kramer)


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No, I didn't suddenly get very small and grow pointy ears. This little dog is Cheyenne.
Unfortunately we dogs sometimes seem to find ourselves in places that are meant for cars and trucks – and definitely not dogs – and when that happens, it's not too good for us dogs.
My little friend, Cheyenne, is half Miniature Pinscher and half Jack Russell and little Cheyenne was hit by a truck. Her survival was really amazing.
Cheyenne got a splint put on her broken leg, just like I had. Cheyenne also had her jaw wired and her pelvis broken. I'm going to say that Cheyenne doesn't feel very good right now.
But the good news is that she is alive, and got really good emergency medical care, and that she has momma and a grandma who want her to get better!
Cheyenne is only a puppy. And there are so many things going on around her that she doesn't understand. I think that in this photo, she is saying "Just love me!"
If I could, and if she were feeling well, I would give Cheyenne a big lick – my way of saying that I want to be her friend!
19 Responses to "meet Cheyenne – a little dog hit by a big truck"
Oh no, another injured dog. My heart goes out to poor little Cheyenne. It will be hard and stressful, but with love and attentive care, your puppy will come through this just as strong on the other side.
Good luck!
awwww… Thank you Lena. Right now I feel so lost. When she whines all time I don't know what to do…
If she's getting pain meds, she's probably whining more for attention than anything. She's a puppy and is much more needy than an adult dog. Try as much as possible to get a routine going and stick to that routine every day.
Have your doctor (ideally whoever did the surgery as, in my opinion, they know best) write down all instructions for you. Follow them completely. Seriously. I was a bit lax on a few things over the past 8 weeks and whenever I was lax, we paid. Listen to your doctor. If they say no movement, then NO MOVEMENT. If they say wear the Ecollar, then WEAR THE ECOLLAR!
For meds the dog won't take use cheese or peanut butter (not bread).
Good Luck.
Lena… you will not believe this but just this morning I could not get her to taker her pain medz (even dipped the bread in ranch sauce)… so I stuck it in a piece of cheese and she ate it right up… I wondered in the back of my mind if she should have cheese but I would of given her anything just so she would stop her crying… breaks my heart.
Think I will try the peanut butter tomorrow. Thank you for all the advice. = )
My daughter's bed is in a corner, so when Cheyenne sleeps with her she is in the corner where she CAN NOT fall out. We have discussed NEVER leaving her unattended while Cheyenne is on the bed or couch, for any reason.
When she is home with me she stays on the floor, but my daughter is a full time college student and works nights. So when Valerie comes home they lay down together.
Every day I have noticed Piggy (Cheyenne) getting more alert. She is now always whining while awake. No matter what we do. Last night everyone took a turn holding her just to see if they could calm her down. She licked her Uncle Joe (he's 11) and just kept on whining. She kept whining until her Nana (me) woke up and talked with her. Piggy was licking at her splint so I thought maybe it itched so I started scratching her legs, tummy, and behind her ears. It seemed to calm her down and she fell fast too sleep after about 15 minutes. Could she be irritated because her hair is growing back? They had to shave her back side.
If we could use a gate I would just to keep the cat (Pumpernickel) way from piggy. Piggy wants to chase her. But our layout at our house, it is not possible.
OMG I never thought to ask them to write down their instructions for care. When she was fixed 3 weeks earlier they give us the instructions. I am soooo going to call them and ask them to do that for me.
As far as the Elizabethan collar goes, I called and asked about it, they told me to come pick one up. But won't that make Piggy uncomfortable? Or even cause her more pain? Let me explain Piggy's jaw. Her bottom jaw was broken straight down the middle, parallel to her legs. From what I can tell all they did for that was wire it. The wire can be seen under her tongue, coming out of her mouth down the side of her jaw and twisted together like a bread tie. The wire is really sharp and she accidentally stabs us from time to time. Well everyone but granddaddy, she doesn't like him so much. The doctors said we could put and eraser on the end of it to help from it getting snagged on blankets and such, but I would have to hold her jaw and push to get one on. I CAN'T DO THAT.
You mentioned tail wagging… I thought I would never see her do that again. But just the other day when Uncle Joe came in from school she was all over herself to see him. If I would have let her she would have dragged herself to him. Yes that's what I said DRAGGED. Piggy has now learned how to drag her whole body around the living room. Like I said earlier she wants to chase Pumpernickel. She will whine the whole time.
All her medicines are liquid except the tramadol. Which her granddaddy told me to put in bread when I could not get her to take the first one, which I had mixed in with her food. I could not bring myself to open her jaw because I feel I will hurt her. As far as eating she has not missed a beat since the vet told us she was not eating. When the vet told us she would had to eat to be able to come home, we asked them to hold her feedings until we could be there. Piggy would eat for us but not the vets. That was one of the sweetest things I ever seen. My daughter feeding this broken and bruised little baby with her jaw all wired up, using a tongue depressor one little bite at a time as fast as she could go. I knew she would be able to come home then. It's the little things now that make us ecstatic. Like the first poop. Or drinking some water (which I put a bullion cube in so she would drink) Piggy use to eat dry food but now eats "Cesar". It looks like a stiff pudding and every meal time now she is inhaling the food. Then falls quickly to sleep.
Piggy stood up yesterday and pee-ed in my floor. She thought I was going to be mad at her and she limped (dragging her leg) behind the couch before I could catch her. I had to put her in the kennel and it broke my heart. But I was more scared she would hurt herself. She whined and whined. I told my daughter when she came home that the vet was right, if we take her out even if we think she can't, she might, and she NEEDS to have the leash on her. I am thankful that I can get Uncle Joe to take her out. We tried a bread bag on her splint but it didn't work to well. The vets said that if we put a bag on it not to leave it on too long because it will heat her leg up. What do you know about that? I noticed you used socks. Did that help keep your splint clean and dry?
Cheyenne = Piggy (she grunts like a pig when you hug her, or she use to) Can't wait to hear that sound again.
THANK YOU for all your help and listening…


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Time for another easy muffin recipe. Banana Avocado Muffins are a favourite in my house. My daughter is in a cooperative nursery school and we all take turns doing snack, it usually works out to once or twice a month, but to accommodate allergies it has to be nut-free and dairy-free, so I have to be creative sometimes to come up with a snack for 15 kids that still accommodates this. This is one of my go-to muffin recipes. Super easy to make, my kids love to help me, and the kids at school eat it. Plus *shhhh don't tell them* its not all that bad for them and they are eating healthy things like avocado too!Need a #healthysnack? Try these easy to make muffins! Click To Tweet
How to make Banana Avocado Muffins
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1-2 ripe avocados
- ½ c of coconut oil or butter softened or melted
- 1 egg
- ½ c sugar
- 1½ c flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ c chocolate chips (or other filling if dairy-free) *OPTIONAL*
- Preheat oven to 350 and get kids to put muffin liners in the muffin tin while you get out the ingredients. Grease muffin liners if using.
- Combine bananas and avocado in mixer and blend together thoroughly until there are no lumps. Add in coconut oil/butter and egg then blend it up. While that is mixing get kids to help you combine the rest of the dry ingredients in another bowl except the filling. Blend it up and then add to the wet ingredients. Mix that up again and then add ½ c of your favourite filling (we used mini chocolate chips) if you want. You can also leave it as is.
- Spoon the mixture into your muffin tin (maybe without kids help!) and bake for 20 minutes in a big muffin tin or closer to 15 minutes in a mini muffin tin!
Getting kids involved in the kitchen
Personally, I am a big fan of getting kids to help you when you do things in the kitchen, especially baking. My daughter at three-and-a-half is very good at helping, I tell her to measure out half a cup of coconut oil and she can do it unaided. But my son at not-quite-two needs a lot more guidance. He can help peel the bananas, break eggs (on the table when you aren't looking!), and practice his scooping and pouring with the flour. I have not baked with my son in over a month and I was amazed how good he was, he had no problem sticking out the silicone muffin wrappers in the tin, for the first time ever on his own.
When you bake with your kids regularly it is surprising how their skills develop, you see what areas they are learning in and where they need more help and guidance, my kids surprise me each time at what they can do un-aided. Yes it is more work, yes it is messier than doing it alone, BUT look at it like an activity you do with your kids. Carve the time out to spend with them (when you can) and teach them about measuring, numbers, counting (we need three cups of flour, lets count as we put them in), and ingredients. They learn so much and take such pride in helping! You can be sure daughter will be proudly telling her class today how she helped to make them!Get your kids in the kitchen! Teach them to bake, a learning activity & fun Click To Tweet
Life lessons learned
A hard lesson in baking, patience, one my son has not mastered yet. He wants to eat the muffins NOW, not in 20 minutes, and cries as he waits, getting him to watch through the door helps, but this is a hard lesson that is good for him to learn now too!
What is your favourite way to involve your kids in baking?
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I have pinned a couple of my own blog posts before, and I always wonder the same thing… "Is this totally tacky? Am I a big loser?" LOL. I don't really think so. I'm going to start following you now, so I don't think you're tacky either! – Amy
i've pinned one of mine just to see, it's when i first joined pinterest. no, it's not tacky. yes, i'm following you
i have to set an alarm on my phone otherwise i'd do the same thing. not an alert in the calendar which gives you two little beeps but an actual alarm like you are waking up in the morning. or you can set a timer on the microwave or stove. haha @ cranky old man's comment!
those two boys are ADORABLE!! when the older brother had chocolate all over his face, oh my gosh!! i would call too.
I don't mind when people pin a post here or there, heck I've done it myself, but I can't lie… I find it extremely tacky when all people pin is their own posts, in a board called "funny stuff" or "blogs that must be followed". lol
You left your daughter at CCD…during LENT?? How many Hail Mary's is that going to cost you?
Cranky Old Man
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at 8 weeks baby had thickness at the back of her neck which raised risks of a genetic disorder now at 20 weeks just found out she has a cystic kidney and a hole in her heart. just need any advice from anyone that might know what is going on. at 16 weeks i tried an amnio however baby moved to the area where the insertion was going so i took it as a sign not to go through with the procedure so i had them take the needle out of me and away from baby before it entered the placenta so the amnio was unsuccessful. after the 20 week ultra sound the doctor said an smnio would now just tell us what we already know. The doctor was very concerned for babys life and did not seem hopeful she would make it? i am very scared because scince 8 weeks they have given me the option to terminate because they feel there is a risk of a genetic disorder & she will not make it. i do not agree and will not terminate this pregnancy, i believe she will make it through this. also i was wondering could this cystic kidney be the genetic disorder?
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