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Harvard College
|Harvard College
|Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Harvard College is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees (the other being Harvard Extension School). Founded in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States[1] and one of the most prestigious in the world.[2]
- 1 History
- 2 Academics
- 3 House system
- 4 Athletics
- 5 Undergraduate organizations
- 6 Notable alumni
- 7 Fictional alumni
- 8 Footnotes
- 9 General references
- 10 External links
The "New College" came into existence in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court (colonial legislature, second oldest in British America) of the Massachusetts Bay Colony—though without a single building, instructor, or student. In 1638, the college became home for North America's first known printing press, carried by the ship John of London.[3][4] Three years later the college was renamed in honor of deceased Charlestown minister John Harvard (1607–1638) who had bequeathed to the school his entire library and half of his monetary estate.
Harvard's first instructor, schoolmaster Nathaniel Eaton (1610–1674), was also its first instructor to be dismissed—in 1639, for overstrict discipline.[5] The school's first students were graduated in 1642. In 1665, Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck, (c. 1643-1666), a native/indigenous American, "from the Wampanoag ... did graduate from Harvard, the first Indian to do so in the colonial period."[6]
At the time of Harvard's founding (as today) the "colleges" of England's Oxford and Cambridge Universities were communities within the larger university, each an association of scholars (both established and aspiring) sharing room and board; Harvard's founders may have envisioned it as the first in a series of sibling colleges which, on the English model, would eventually constitute a university. Though no further "colleges" materialized, nonetheless as Harvard began granting higher degrees in the late eighteenth century it was increasingly styled Harvard University—even as Harvard College (in keeping with emerging American usage of that word) was increasingly thought of as the university's undergraduate division in particular.[citations needed throughout]
Today Harvard College is responsible for undergraduate admissions, advising, housing, student life, and athletics – generally all undergraduate matters except instruction, which is the purview of Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The body known as The President and Fellows of Harvard College retains its traditional name despite having governance of the entire University.
About 2100 students are admitted each year, representing between six and ten percent of those applying; of those admitted approximately three-quarters choose to attend.[7][8][9][10] These figures make Harvard one of the most selective and most sought-after colleges in the world.[citation needed] Very few transfer applications are accepted.[citation needed]
Midway through the second year, most undergraduates join one of fifty standard fields of concentration (what most schools call academic majors); many also declare a secondary field (called minors elsewhere). Joint concentrations (combining the requirements of two standard concentrations) and special concentrations (of the student's own design) are also possible.[citation needed]
Most Harvard College concentrations lead to the Artium Baccalaureus (A.B.), normally completed in four years, though students leaving high school with substantial college-level coursework may finish in three. A smaller number receive the Scientiarum Baccalaureus (S.B.), normally requiring five years. There are also special degree programs, such as a five-year program leading to both a Harvard undergraduate degree and a Master of Arts from the New England Conservatory of Music.
Undergraduates must also fulfill the General Education requirement of coursework in eight designated fields:
Each student's exposure (via "Gen Ed") to a range of intellectual areas, while pursuing a chosen concentration in depth, fulfills the injunction of Harvard past-president Abbott Lawrence Lowell that a Harvard "man" should know "a little of everything, and one thing well."[11]
In 2012, dozens of students were disciplined for cheating on a take-home exam in one course.[12] The university does not have an honor code.[13][14]
The total annual cost of attendance, including tuition and room and board, for 2009–2010 was $49,000.[15] Under financial aid guidelines adopted in 2007, families with incomes below $60,000 will no longer pay anything for their children to attend, including room and board. Families with incomes between $60,000 to $80,000 pay only few thousand dollars a year, and families earning between $120,000 and $180,000 will pay no more than 10% of their annual income.[16] In 2009, Harvard offered grants totaling $414 million across all eleven divisions; $340 million came from institutional funds, $35 million from federal support, and $39 million from other outside support. Grants total 88% of Harvard's aid for undergraduate students, with aid also provided by loans (8%) and work-study (4%).[15]
House system[edit]
Nearly all undergraduates live on campus, for the first year in dormitories in or near Harvard Yard (see List of Harvard dormitories) and later in the upperclass Houses—administrative subdivisions of the College as well as living quarters, providing a sense of community in what might otherwise be a socially incohesive and administratively daunting university environment. Each house is presided over by a senior-faculty Master, while its Allston Burr Resident Dean (usually a junior faculty member) supervises undergraduates' day-to-day academic and disciplinary well-being. The Master and Resident Dean are assisted by other members of the Senior Common Room—select graduate students (called tutors), faculty, and University officials brought into voluntary association with each house. Many tutors reside in the House, as do the Master and Resident Dean. (Terms such as tutor, Senior Common Room and Junior Common Room—the House's undergraduate members—reflect a debt to the residential college systems at Oxford and Cambridge from which Harvard's system took inspiration.)[17]
The Houses were created by President Lowell in the 1930s to combat what he saw as pernicious social stratification engendered by the private, off-campus living arrangements of many undergraduates at that time. Lowell's solution was to provide every man—Harvard was male-only at the time—with on-campus accommodations throughout his time at the College; Lowell also saw great benefits flowing from other features of the House system, such as the relaxed discussions (academic or otherwise) which he hoped would take place among undergraduates and members of the Senior Common Room over meals in each House's dining hall.[18]
The way in which students come to live in particular Houses has changed greatly over time. Under the original "draft" system, Masters negotiated privately over the assignment of "rising sophomores" (that is, current freshmen, who will be sophomores in the coming academic year) considered most—or least—promising.[citation needed] From the 1960s to the mid-1990s each student ranked the Houses according to personal preference, with an impersonal lottery resolving the oversubscription of more popular houses. Today groups of one to eight freshmen form a block which is then assigned, essentially at random, to an upperclass house.
South of Harvard Yard, near the Charles River, are the nine River Houses:
The construction of the River houses was financed largely by a 1928 gift from Yale alumnus Edward Harkness who, frustrated in his attempts to initiate a similar project at his alma mater, eventually offered 11 million dollars to Harvard.[19][20] Two of the new houses, Dunster and Lowell, were completed in 1930.[19]
Construction of the first River houses began in early 1929,[19] but the land on which they were built had been assembled decades before. After graduating Harvard in 1895, Edward Waldo Forbes (grandson of Ralph Waldo Emerson) found himself inspired by the Oxford and Cambridge systems during two years of study in England; on returning to the United States he set out to acquire such land between Harvard Yard and the Charles River as was not already owned by Harvard or some associated entity. By 1918 that ambition had been largely fulfilled and the assembled land transferred to Harvard.[21][22]
The three Quad Houses (in the Radcliffe Quadrangle) enjoy a residential setting one-half mile (800 m) northwest of Harvard Yard. These were built by Radcliffe College and housed Radcliffe College students until the Harvard and Radcliffe residential systems merged in 1977.[23] They are:
A thirteenth house, Dudley House, is nonresidential but fulfills, for some graduate students and the (very few) undergraduates living off campus, the administrative and social functions provided by the other twelve houses to their residents.
Harvard's residential houses are paired with Yale's residential colleges in sister relationships.
By the late 19th century critics of intercollegiate athletics, including Harvard president Charles William Eliot, believed that sports competition had become over-commercialized and took students away from their studies, and they called for reform and limitations on all sports. This opposition prompted Harvard's athletic committee to target 'minor' sports—basketball and hockey—for reform and regulation in order to deflect attention from the major sports—football, baseball, track, and crew. The committee made it difficult for the basketball team to operate by denying financial assistance and limiting the number of overnight away games in which the team could participate. Several losing seasons, negative attitudes toward the commercialization of intercollegiate sports, and the need for reform contributed to basketball's demise at Harvard in 1909.[24]
Today Harvard, one of the eight members of the Ivy League, claims[clarification needed] to have the largest Division I intercollegiate athletics program, with 41 varsity teams and over 1,500 student-athletes.
Begun in 1852 the Harvard-Yale Regatta is the oldest intercollegiate athletic rivalry in the United States. Better known is the annual Harvard-Yale football game—"The Game", to insiders—first played in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1875, and now played on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, making it one of many significant games played on "Rivalry Day."[clarification needed]
Undergraduate organizations[edit]
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Harvard has hundreds of undergraduate organizations.[citation needed] Every spring there is an "Arts First week," founded by John Lithgow during which arts and culture organizations show off performances, cook meals, or present other work; in 2005 over 40% of students participated in at least one Arts First event. Notable organizations include the student-run business organization Harvard Student Agencies, the daily newspaper The Harvard Crimson, the humor magazine the Harvard Lampoon, the a cappella groups the Din & Tonics and the Krokodiloes, and the public service umbrella organization the Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA).
Publications and media[edit]
Many Harvard undergraduate publications and productions are distributed worldwide.
- The Harvard Crimson, the United States' oldest continually published daily college newspaper.
- Harvard Yearbook Publications, Inc.,[25] publisher of the Senior yearbook since 1950.
- The Harvard Advocate, the oldest[where?] continuously published college literary magazine.
- The Harvard Lampoon, founded in 1876 on the model of Punch.
- The Harvard Political Review, founded in 1969 by former Vice President Al Gore.[26]
- The Harvard International Review, which regularly carries articles by prominent scholars and policymakers.
- Radio station WHRB, noted for its periodic "Orgies" devoted to certain performers, composers, genres, and themes.
- The Harvard Interactive Media Group publishes a quarterly academic review devoted to media studies and video games.
- The Harvard Review of Philosophy, which publishes professional[clarification needed] philosophy
- The Harvard Science Review, Harvard's oldest undergraduate science publication.
- The Harvard Undergraduate Research Journal, which showcases peer-reviewed[clarification needed] undergraduate research.
- The Harvard Independent, an alternative[clarification needed] weekly with news, opinion, sports, arts, and features.
- Harvard Undergraduate Television, producer of the comedy news program On Harvard Time and the soap opera Ivory Tower.
- The Phillips Brooks House Association, an umbrella community service organization operating in Phillips Brooks House of Harvard Yard, consists of 78 program committees and over 1,800 student volunteers, and serves close to 10,000 clients in the Cambridge and Boston area.
- Harvard for Haiti[27]
- Harvard for Japan[28]
- Harvard for Pakistan[29]
- Harvard for the Horn[30]
- The Harvard Undergraduate Council, elected by undergraduates, advocates on behalf of students, operates certain student services, and grants funds to other student organizations.
- The Harvard Institute of Politics, a non-partisan living memorial to President John F. Kennedy that promotes public service and provides political opportunities[clarification needed] to undergraduates.
- The Harvard College Democrats,[31] the largest partisan political group on campus.[citation needed]
- The Harvard Republican Club,[32]
- The Harvard Speech and Parliamentary Debate Society fields one of the top intercollegiate debate teams in the world.[citation needed]
- Harvard Model Congress, in which high school students from around the world conduct simulated sessions of the United States Congress
- The Harvard International Relations Council promotes international awareness and sponsors a Model United Nations.
Performing arts[edit]
- Opera companies
- Dunster House Opera, the entirely undergraduate opera company, performs one opera each year, in English.
- Lowell House Opera, the oldest continually performing opera company in New England.
- The Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players, founded in 1956, performs comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan and by others.[33]
- Choral groups
- Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, a select mixed choir formed in 1971
- Harvard Glee Club, the oldest college chorus in America, founded in 1858
- Radcliffe Choral Society, founded in 1898, an all-women chorus
- Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus, which consists of faculty, staff, community members, as well as graduate students and undergraduates
- Harvard University Choir, formally established in 1834 but in existence since the eighteenth century
- The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College, the oldest existing Black organization at Harvard College (founded in 1970), celebrates Black creativity and spirituality.
- A cappella groups
- Harvard Din & Tonics, an all-male jazz a cappella group founded in 1979
- Harvard Krokodiloes, an all-male a cappella group, Harvard's oldest
- Harvard Opportunes,[34] Harvard's oldest mixed vocal a cappella group
- Harvard LowKeys, mixed vocal, both male and female
- Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones, mixed vocal, both male and female
- Harvard Callbacks,[35] contemporary mixed vocal, both male and female
- Radcliffe Pitches, all-female a cappella group founded in 1975
- Harvard's Under Construction, a mixed vocal Christian music a cappella group founded in the early 1980s
- Harvard Fallen Angels, an all-female a cappella group founded in 2000
- 'Cliffe Notes- the contemporary a cappella subset of the Radcliffe Choral Society (Harvard's premier women's chorus est. 1899)
- Orchestras and bands
- Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra, founded in 1808.
- Harvard Bach Society Orchestra, founded in 1898 as "The Musical Club of Harvard University," is Harvard's chamber orchestra.
- Harvard University Band, founded in 1919, plays university sporting events and in other community venues.
- Harvard Pops Orchestra, known for their fun performances and innovative repertoire
- Harvard Mozart Society Orchestra, founded in 1984, performs often with Robert Levin.
- Theater and dance
- The Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club connects smaller campus theater groups and supports all campus productions.
- Hasty Pudding Theatricals, formed in 1795, is known for its student-written burlesque musicals.
- The Immediate Gratification Players (IGP), On Thin Ice (OTI), and Three Letter Acronym (TLA) are Harvard's three undergraduate improvisational comedy groups.
- Harvard blackC.A.S.T. (Community and Student Theater) is Harvard's theater group dedicated to black theatrical production and fostering a black theater community on campus.
- The Harvard-Radcliffe Dance Company
- The Harvard Ballet Company
- The Harvard Ballroom Team, one of the largest national collegiate ballroom teams
- The Harvard Ballet Folklórico de Aztlán
- Harvard Deepam performs Bharatanatyam
- The Harvard Intertribal Indian Dance Troupe performs Native American powwow dances.
- The Harvard Pan-African Dance and Music Ensemble is dedicated to raising awareness of the depth and diversity of African expressive culture through the performance of dance and music from all over the continent.
- The Harvard Crimson Dance Team
- Other
- THUD (The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers), founded in 1999, known for their creative percussion performance with plastic SOLO cups, brooms, and traditional instruments
- The Noteables, a non-audition group that performs revue-style musical theater
Academic organizations[edit]
- Dynamo[36]
- Harvard College Engineering Society[37]
- Harvard College Stem Cell Society A student group dedicated to raising awareness about the ethics, politics, and science of stem cell research.
- Women in Science at Harvard-Radcliffe
Pre-professional organizations[edit]
- Harvard Student Agencies, a $6 million non-profit company—students gain practical business experience while running divisions as varied as linen service, advertisement distribution, computer programming, and tutoring.
- Harvard College Consulting Group provides businesses with trained student analysts with term-time consulting projects.[38]
- Veritas Financial Group helps prepare students for careers in finance
- Harvard Smart Woman Securities
- Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business
- Harvard Financial Analysts Club[39] uses management of its own investment funds as a teaching vehicle.[40]
- Harvard Investment Association educates on investing and financial markets and provides opportunities[clarification needed] for investing experience.
- The Harvard College Business Club uses online social networks to connect[clarification needed] undergraduates with business leaders and potential employers.
- The Leadership Institute at Harvard College provides leadership training
- Harvard College Engineering Society participates in competitions and promotes cross-disciplinary collaboration.[41]
Unrecognized student groups[edit]
- Final Clubs: A.D., Delphic, Fly, Fox, Owl, Phoenix-SK, Porcellian, Spee
- Fraternities: Alpha Epsilon Pi, Phi Iota Alpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi
- Female social clubs: Bee, Isis, The Seneca, La Vie, Pleiades, Sabliere Society
- Sororities: Delta Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Phi, Alpha Pi Omega
- Social clubs: Hasty Pudding, Oak Club, Signet
Religious life[edit]
- Chabad House
The Chabad House at Harvard is a community center for Jewish students operated by the Orthodox Jewish Chabad movement. Presently headed by Rabbi and Mrs. Hirsch and Rabbi and Mrs. Zarchi, it was founded in 1997.[42] According to Professor Ruth Wisse, its success is due to the personality and energy of Rabbi Zarchi.[43] The rabbis live at the Chabad House with their young children, which contributes to a warm family atmosphere at their Friday evening Shabbat dinners for students.[44] In April 2010 it placed a bid of $6 million to purchase the building of the former DU Club located at 45 Dunster Street from the Fly Club. The bid was reportedly more than twice the tax-assessed value of the building and land.[45]
Notable alumni[edit]
Fictional alumni[edit]
- A.J. (The Fairly OddParents) (one episode)
- Oliver Barrett IV
- Patrick Bateman
- Quentin Compson (did not graduate)
- Frasier Crane
- Denzel Crocker of The Fairly Oddparents (one episode)
- Ari Gold
- Thurston Howell III
- Montgomery (Monty) Kessler (With Honors)
- Josh Lyman
- Method Man (movie: How High)
- Reverend Samuel Parris as a character in The Crucible
- Herb Powell
- Redman (movie: How High)
- Tyrone Slothrop (novel: Gravity's Rainbow)
- Harvey Specter
- James "Toofer" Spurlock
- Charles Emerson Winchester III
- ^ Rudolph, Frederick (1961). The American College and University. University of Georgia Press. p. 3. ISBN 0-8203-1285-1.
- ^ Keller, Morton; Keller, Phyllis (2001). Making Harvard Modern: The Rise of America's University. Oxford University Press. pp. 463–481. ISBN 0-19-514457-0. "Harvard's professional schools... won world prestige of a sort rarely seen among social institutions. (...) Harvard's age, wealth, quality, and prestige may well shield it from any conceivable vicissitudes."
Spaulding, Christina (1989). "Sexual Shakedown". In Trumpbour, John. How Harvard Rules: Reason in the Service of Empire. South End Press. pp. 326–336. ISBN 0-89608-284-9. "...[Harvard's] tremendous institutional power and prestige (...) Within the nation's (arguably) most prestigious institution of higher learning..."
- ^ "The instrument behind New England's first literary flowering". Harvard University. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ "Rowley and Ezekiel Rogers, The First North American Printing Press". Maritime Historical Studies Centre, University of Hull. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ Samuel Eliot Morison, Three Centuries of Harvard, 1636-1936 (1986)
- ^ Monaghan, E. J., 2005, p. 55, 59
- ^ Worland, Justin (31 March 2011). "Harvard Accepts Record Low 6.2 Percent of Applicants to the Class of 2015". The Crimson. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ Jan, Tracy (30 March 2009). "Harvard admission rate dips to 7 percent". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ Yield Holds Steady For 2013 — Harvard News Office
- ^ A record pool leads to a record-low admissions rate — Harvard News Office
- ^ Full text of "The story of Harvard". Archive.org. Retrieved on 2013-09-07.
- ^ Perez-Pena, Richard (February 1, 2013). "Students Disciplined in Harvard Scandal". The New York Times. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ^ Hu, Melody Y.; Newcomer, Eric P. (March 24, 2010). "Administrators Discuss College Honor Code". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved September 15, 2013. ""...one thing remains certain: many College administrators are looking for a way to combat academic dishonesty at Harvard—which Harris recently called a real problem"..."
- ^ Harrington, Rebecca (September 14, 2012). "Song of the Cheaters". The New York Times. Retrieved September 15, 2013. ""...an honor code, a system ... Harvard has long resisted"
- ^ a b "Tuition at Harvard Schools: FY1990 – FY2010". Harvard University. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ^ Rimer, Sara; Finder, Alan (December 10, 2007). "Harvard Steps Up Financial Aid". The New York Times.
- ^ Harvard College Office of Residential Life (2008). "History of the House System". Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ^ Morison, Samuel Eliot (1936). Three Centuries of Harvard: 1636–1936. pp. 476–478.
- ^ a b c Bethell, John (1998). Harvard Observed: An Illustrated History of the University in the Twentieth Century. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-0-674-37733-2.
- ^ "Gifts - 1928-1929" (Press release). Harvard University News Office. June 20, 1929. HU 37.5, Harvard University Archives, Cambridge, Mass. "This figure [of gifts and legacies received during the year] includes $5,444,000 received from E. S. Harkness to defray the expenses of constructing the first Harvard houses."
- ^ Lowe, Charles U. "The Forbes Story of the Harvard Riverside Associates: How Harvard Acquired the Land on which Lowell House was Built," February 20, 2002.lowell.harvard.edu
- ^ Sacks, Benjamin J. "Harvard's 'Constructed Utopia' and the Culture of Deception: the Expansion toward the Charles River, 1902-1932," The New England Quarterly 84.2 (June 2011): 286–317.[1]
- ^ Sofen, Adam A. "Radcliffe Enters Historic Merger With Harvard, April 21, 1999.[2]
- ^ Marc Horger, "A Victim of Reform: Why Basketball Failed at Harvard, 1900-1909," New England Quarterly 2005 78(1): 49-76,
- ^ Harvardyearbook.com
- ^ "Magnetic Fields". Spin Magazine. August 2006. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ "Harvard for Haiti". Retrieved 7 Feb 2012.
- ^ "Harvard for Japan". Retrieved 7 Feb 2012.
- ^ "Harvard for Pakistan". Retrieved 7 Feb 2012.
- ^ "Sound the Horn". Retrieved 7 Feb 2012.
- ^ Official site
- ^ HCS.harvard.edu
- ^ The Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert & Sullivan Players Retrieved 22 October 2012
- ^ (http://harvardopportunes.com/ The Harvard Opportunes)
- ^ The Harvard Callbacks
- ^ HCS.harvard.edu
- ^ HCS.harvard.edu
- ^ Harvard College Consulting Group
- ^ Harvard Financial Analysts Club
- ^ Tara W Merrigan. "HFAC Gets Green Investment Grant". Retrieved 02-05-2010.
- ^ Harvard College Engineering Society
- ^ Heilman, Samuel, and Friedman, Menachem, The Rebbe: The Life and Afterlife of Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Princeton University Press, 2010
- ^ Fishkoff, Sue, The Rebbe's Army: Inside the World of Chabad-Lubavitch, Random House, 2009
- ^ Steinberg, Avi, "Bringing comfort, joy to Harvard," A Boston Globe, December 12, 2004
- ^ Kolin, Danielle and Srivatsa, Naveen, "Fly Club May Sell Space Leased to the Bee", Harvard Crimson, April 28, 2010
- ^ Thomas S. Kuhn (2000) The Road since Structure, edited by James Conant and John Haugeland. Chicago: University of Chicago Press
General references[edit]
- Gookin, Daniel, Historical Collections, 53: Railton, "Vineyard's First Harvard Men," 91-112.
- King, Moses, Harvard and its surroundings, Cambridge, Massachusetts : Moses King, 1884
- Monaghan, E. J. (2005). Learning to Read and Write in Colonial America University of Massachusetts Press. Boston: MA
- Sibley's Harvard Graduates
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harvard University.
|Wikisource has the text of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (9th ed.) article Harvard College.
- Harvard College
- Harvard University
- List of Harvard BA Graduates Class from 1642 to 1782
- List of Harvard BA Graduates Class from 1783 to 1886
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Noel's mug in one of the pictures.
So they are saying that laws against grave robbing and destruction of historic and natural features should not be enforced?
- 4:31 p.m. Feb. 28, 2013
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It's curious that these groups all want Federal help when the situation suits them but not when they don't like the laws. Spoiler alert, you don't get to pick which laws you will agree too. It's called The United States for a reason.
- 4:35 p.m. Feb. 28, 2013
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Keep it up Sheriffs
- 5:15 p.m. Feb. 28, 2013
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There must some economic advantage for this Representative to push this bill.
He and former Senator Aaron Tilton most likely were able to get around some of
the federal laws to get approval for a nuclear power plant and make money there.
Also, he is part of the move to get water to Washington county from the federal
States and counties do belong to the United States of America. Some would choose which laws or agencies to comply with.
This is just a continuation of the federal versus county use of roadways. If the state or county wants a road paved or maintained, then it is a federal road to pay the bill.
You just have to look at the picture and get a feel for dealing with anyone. Utah wanted to be so much a part of the United States of America in the late 1800s. The federal government has a process and it is still our government.
- 5:34 p.m. Feb. 28, 2013
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BLM has been in the "holier than thou, we just do it our way" mode for
many years, including at the very highest levels. Laws only apply to
"civilians" and the laws are whatever some BLM guy with a gun and a
badge says it means.
Time to rein in these wannabe Rambos and ensure they act like professionals, and fully within the laws.
Pass the bill!
- 5:37 p.m. Feb. 28, 2013
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How about reining in renegade Utah legislators?
- 6:05 p.m. Feb. 28, 2013
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Oh please, If their best example of a problem is a federal law enforcement agent giving someone a traffic ticket, then it is clear there is no "real" problem. Then the question is why the big show by the Rep. from Kanab? My guess is it revolves around egos and the counties wanting to have total control. Probably one of the people who got a ticket from a Fed was a powerful/connected local who complained "how dare they." Yet, I am sure if something big goes down they have no problem relying on the Feds. My favorite qoute was about the Federal Law Enforcement Agents having no law enforcement training, of course they do, at least 22 weeks worth at an academy; I believe said academy is in Georgia.
- 7:43 p.m. Feb. 28, 2013
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First of all, Utah is not a "sovereign" nation as some of our renegade lawmakers and cowboy county commissioners like to think we are. We are first and foremost a State within the United States of America, not the United Counties of Deseret! Second, Federal law enforcement certainly does have the right to enforce Federal laws on Federally owned lands. And once again, before some of you go off on all of the Federal land we have and, and it's some Washington overreach, etc., ad nauseum, might I point out for the 100th time, that Utah would not have existed unless the US purchased the territory (along with others) from Mexico. Does the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ring a bell (perhaps you all learned this in US History? Feel free to research Mexican-American war). The US purchased what is now known as Utah. Did they ask for the State to repay the country when we bought it? No. If anyone is infringing on anyone's "sovereignty" is the lawmakers who still think this is the wild west days of old... just look at the laws we pass in this state! We're a laughing stock.
- 8:00 p.m. Feb. 28, 2013
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Now we have heard from the hardy back packing crowd let's get their names
so we don't waste the sheriff's search and rescue on them
Just forward the call to BLM.
- 8:11 p.m. Feb. 28, 2013
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Boy, there are some left-wing, big government posters on this story. You all might try some understandong of the plight of people and law enforcement in rural areas
- 8:25 p.m. Feb. 28, 2013
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First, Utah is a sovereign state and as such has full authority within its jurisdiction and federal government officials only have limited and enumerated authority within states. County Sheriffs and not federal employees have authority to enforce state law within the counties of a state and states decide who can enforce STATE LAWS. Second, this isnt abouut enforcing federal laws on federal lands instead this is enforcement of state law within counties jurisdiction. Third, theres nothing anyone can say that will get you to change your mind because you still live in la la land. The bill doesnt seek to exert authority over federal lands or reservations and the Congress has plenary power over making laws and regulations for federal lands instead it clarifies that state laws are enforced by state law enforcement and not by any civilian employee of the federal government. Fourth, it grants and reserves state law enforcement authority over state laws and prevents the federal government from using a state law to prosecute a Utah resident in another state or jurisdiction (a reason for the American Revolution). Fourth, this bill is intended to keep CIVILIAN federal employees from going rogue and enforcing state laws
- 8:38 p.m. Feb. 28, 2013
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For those who think this such a great idea, why don't the counties simply
refuse to accept payment for tickets issued by federal officials? Apparently
they are happy to accept payment for those tickets. I got a ticket in Garfield
County by a Utah Highway Patrol trooper. The trooper was rude and condescending
to me, but I still sent a check - not to the State, but to Garfield County.
They were happy to cash my $75 check.
I think an olive branch by both sides is a much better solution to this problem.
- 8:48 p.m. Feb. 28, 2013
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DN Subscriber 2,
The very idea that civilian employees of the federal government with no law enforcement training can chase enforce state laws is dangerous. States and not federal employees decide who can enforce state law absent a federal statute establishing a specific federal law. This bill does NOT limit the right or authority of any federal employee to enforce any federal statute on federal land instead the bill clarifies that state laws are enforced by state recognized law enforcement officers and states will decide who is a law enforcement officer for the purpose of enforcing states. States, not the federal government, are to decide who enforces state laws. If Congress wishes to exert an authority it must create a specific federal statute criminalizing a behavior and then it's employees can enforce that statute absent state authorization. Absent that statute though it is states who decide which federal employees have state authority to enforce state law and they already do by granting that to specific federal law enforcement agencies. In summary, if federal employees want to issue speeding citations they need to enact a federal speed limit or be granted authority to enforce state law.
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The last time I checked the Utah Highway Patrol and County Sheriff's share jurisdiction within the same geographic boundaries since the county is an artificial state entity and not an independent or sovereign state separate from the state of Utah. Its a political subdivision of a state and isnt a state like the United States of America and Utah State are states. So technically speaking you did write a check to the state of Utah just like you would if you wrote a check to any other entity or agency of the state. Writing checks to counties is similar to writing one any other state entity. A county isnt an independent state but merely an entity of the state like the University of Utah or a state agency like the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Unlike states relationships to the federal government the relationship of a county to the state is not the same. Utah could choose a form of political subdivision that doesnt include counties. This is a form of political subdivision that the state of Utah chooses but it doesnt have to. You arent writing a check to an entity independent of the state of Utah.
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Recent examples of bad federal judgement. Did you know it is technically illegal to hunt ducks on USFS or BLM land. The federal code says you can not discharge a firearm over water. How do you hunt ducks if you can't shoot our shotgun over water? It's true, read the code. An experience this summer, my friend just purchased a new Razor. 50" wide model, stock from the showroom. Approved by the USFS as a legal 50" trail machine. When we got on the trail we were stopped by a female ranger who pulled out a tape and measured the machine, claiming it was 50.5" and would not let us on the trail! A couple of years back while camping near Mayfield the kids went down to a small stream and built a little rock hold pen to put some drinks in to keep them cool. A ranger, female again, comes along and makes them take the drinks out of the creek and threatens them with a ticket for damaging the environment. Not even any fish in the little ditch. Just makes you really want to go out and get back to nature.
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Whenever federal agents or agencies infringe upon the rights reserved to the
states and the people by the Tenth Amendment of the US Constitution, then those
federal agencies are guilty of sedition and rebellion against the government of
the United States of America.
The local Sheriff who is duly elected by the people should have them incarcerated and tried for their above crimes against the government of the US. That would include such agencies as the EPA, Homeland Security, Nation Security Agency and etc.
The NSA is continuing to build a facility in Bluffdale to pry into citizens personal information that is protected by the Constitution and this agency needs to be taken before the Supreme Court of the land to have them cease and desist in their sedition and rebellion against the government (citizens) and return the money to the US treasury that they have extorted to build this facility. A huge fine on these agents and agencies would go a long way towards paying off our national debt and releasing our posterity from bondage.
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Mike Noel is rural aristocrat who wants the state to control our public lands. They're Americans lands, not the personal property for a few rural, wanabee rich folks.
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Deal or no deal? The Kindle w/Special Offers (an on-going detailed diary)
I couldn't find conclusive information online on whether the new Kindle with Special Offers is a good deal for bargain hunters, so I decided to check it out as a guinea pig, with this on-going diary, partially because the main blog is available as a 99c monthly subscription on the Kindle (to make sure subscribers don't have any problems).
If you have already read this introduction, you can jump quickly to the latest updates section.
UPDATE: Amazon has launched a second Kindle w/Specials Offers, it is the Kindle SO w/3G and Wifi and just like the Wifi model, it sells for $25 less than the regular model ($164 vs $189). The same 3G vs no-3G trade-off applies with the SO models. If you are going to be at places without reliable and consistent Wifi and want to have updates as soon as possible, $50 for a device-lifetime of 3G delivery of Kindle e-purchases is a good deal. Especially if you subscribe to Kindle newspapers and blogs which have multiple updates per day.
If you hate advertisements with a passion, spare yourself the frustration, and avoid the Kindle with Special Offers. The initial $25 discount is not big enough for most people to justify it.
However, if you are a bargain hunter and regular Amazon shopper, the big question is whether the Kindle with Special Offers is a good deal because of the on-going special offers. The examples of special offers given by Amazon during the announcement were promising enough to trigger an investigation (see bottom of the post)!
This post will be updated diary-style, so be sure to bookmark it if you are interested! (permalink)
The offers originate on the Kindle. If you select the offer, you receive an email (to the email address you use to sign-in at Amazon.com) with the offer details and instructions, and then you follow the instructions. The offers are good for owners of the Kindle with Special Offers only and only if you select the offers through your Kindle!
So far, the Kindle is used only to request additional information for the promotion. You do not commit to the purchases via the Kindle. You receive an email to your computer email account with the details, and then, IF you like, you can take advantage of the promotion. If not, it will automatically expire on its expiration date with no cost to you...
I do not know if every Kindle SO user gets the same offers. This blog-post is only what I experience...
Latest update: June 18, 2011 at 11:47am EST - the $10 for $20 Gift Card promotion has returned! This is the first time a special is offered for a second round. I do not know if you can get it again if you already got this deal the first time. I had just missed it the first time it was offered, so I can't test it in this round.
Total Profits and Savings (if you participate in every competitive offer)
+ Profits: $16.18 maximum
+ Conditional Profit: $70 maximum
+ Savings: $245 maximum
+ Wildcard Savings: 20% off HDTVs (discount as large as $900), 25% off Endless.com
+ Profit in this context means you receive it as a balance on your account to spend on future purchases
+ Savings in this context means you get a discount on purchases you make in the present
Pay $10, get a $20 Amazon.com Gift Card (by email)
This was the first promotion that went live on the Kindle w/SO and it has now returned! I do not know if you can get it again if you already bought it the first time. I had just missed it during the first round, so I cannot guinea-pig it this time. I will have to wait for it when it returns for the 3rd time to test it. If anyone has tried this, please leave a comment or use the online contact form as this would make the Kindle SO an even better deal for bargain hunters.
+ click on the offer on the Kindle by June 21, 2011
+ redeem this offer by July 21, 2011
+ Profit: $10 (not added to the sum above)
Pay $10, get $30 to spend at the Amazon Swim shop
This is similar to the Denim special mentioned below. You pay $10, and you get a $30 credit at the Amazon Swim shop. Think of it as a $20 off discount on a purchase of $30 or more! For reference, here is the Swim Shop page where you can redeem this.
+ make a purchase by: July 17, 2011
+ Savings: $20
Get $50 off a purchase of $100+ in Strathwood furniture
This offer gets you a $50 off discount on a purchase of $100+ in Strathwood furniture.
+ make a purchase by: July 13, 2011
+ Savings: $50
25% off at Endless.com
You receive a coupon for 25% off at Endless.com, which is owned by Amazon. I am not familiar with the generally-available coupons at Endless, so I can't tell you whether this is a good deal or not.
+ Savings: unknown
20% off select HDTVs
You select this offer on the Kindle and shortly you receive an email to the email address associated with your Amazon.com account. The email includes a promotional code that gets you 20% off. Use the promo code before the expiration date or let it expire if not interested. There lots and lots of available HDTVs for this promotion from nine different brands including Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Vizio, and Philips.
+ first saw this: June 2, 2011
+ click on the offer on the Kindle by June 5, 2011
+ make a purchase by July 9, 2011
+ Savings: 20% off the current HDTV price (prices range from $130 to $4500+ - and I haven't price-checked all HDTVs, some may be more expensive)
Buy $5 in Amazon Singles, get $5 in Amazon promotional gift card
You are essentially getting $5 worth of free Amazon Singles when it's all said and done. Because of the way they are priced, you will probably end up paying around 94c out of pocket because Singles are usually priced $0.99, $1.99, etc. Since you can't buy partial Singles, to spend the $5 minimum, you would need to spend $5.94.
+ first saw this: May 29, 2011
+ click on the offer on the Kindle by June 2, 2011
+ purchase $5 worth of Amazon Singles by June 15, 2011
+ you will receive a $5 Amazon promotional code by July 15, 2011
+ Savings: $5
50% lighted Kindle covers
You get 50% off the current price ($60) of the Kindle Lighted Cover (choice of seven colors). This is essentially a $30 discount
+ first saw this: May 25, 2011
+ click on the offer on the Kindle by May 28, 2011
+ make your purchase at Amazon.com by August 28, 2011
+ Savings $30 (50% off the current prices)
Six months of Audible AudibleListener Gold for $6
This promotion gets you a six month subscription to Audible AudioListener Gold. You get one free audiobook per month, so you get six audiobooks for a total of $6. The membership does NOT renew automatically. In fact it will expire on its own after the six months. If you are a fan of audiobooks, this is a great deal.
+ The promotion is good for new or existing Audible members (if you want to squeeze more out of this deal, you could sign up with a Audible free trial through Amazon (not the Kindle SO promotion), get the two free free-trial audiobooks, and then sign up for the Kindle SO offer)
+ first saw this: May 20, 2011
+ activate your subscription by June 24, 2011
+ Savings: $62 ($68 price of regular six month membership minus $6 you pay)
Apply for Chase Amazon VISA card, get a $100 bonus
It looks like this previously promised promotion has arrived! This is the big one because it can make the Kindle SO nearly free for many people. If you apply and get approved for the Amazon Chase Visa credit card, you will receive a $100 bonus to spend at Amazon. The regular bonus of this promotion when you get it through Amazon.com is usually $30 to $40, so it is a "profit" of $60 to 70! This is however a CONDITIONAL PROFIT - you have to be approved by Chase for their credit card. With the other offers, you are the decider. In this case, Chase is the decider.
+ first saw this: May 17, 2011
+ offer ends at the end of day on May 30, 2011
+ Conditional Profit: $60 to $70
50% off on a Roku player
+ 50% off from a choice of three Roku players priced (as of 5/14/11) at $70, $78 and $100. You receive an email stating that you will receive more details within 2 days. This is potentially a good deal since the Roku boxes rarely get discounted that much (maybe once every Black Friday)
+ first saw this: May 13, 2011
+ sign-up for the offer on the Kindle by May 18, 2011
+ complete the purchase by August 16, 2011
+ Savings: $35 to $50 depending on which Roku box you buy
+ Status: email received!
Pay $10, get $30 worth of purchases at Amazon Denim
+ This is essentially a $20 off discount of a purchase of $30+ at the Amazon Denim store. To maximize this deal, spend $30 or more.
+ You click on the "Email me this offer" on the Kindle, then receive an email to your email account (the one you use to sign-in to Amazon.com) telling you that you will receive the promo code within 7 business days. This "7 business days" thing is irritating. Why not have the deals go live right away? Grrrr....
+ first saw this: May 9, 2011
+ Sign-up for the offer by May 18, 2011
+ Complete the purchase with the code by June 12, 2011
+ Savings: $20 maximum
+ Status: email received!
Apply for Chase Amazon VISA card, get a $30 bonus
+ This is a major disappointment. The announcement day mentioned a $100 bonus. The $30 bonus is the same bonus you get if you apply for the card on your own. This is the first FAIL deal! I don't know if the bonus amount varies from person to person. The terms say only for new customers who don't already have the card. (I already have the Amazon Chase Visa card, so I don't know if this affects the offer I got). YMMV...
+ first saw this: May 9, 2011
+ Profit: ZERO since it is the same as the standard offer :(
+ Opinion: AVOID
eBook w/Visa, get $10 promotional credit
+ You make a Visa credit card your default Kindle 1-Click payment method,, buy an eBook from a selection of 48 ebooks, and receive a $10 Amazon promotional code by June 30, 2011. The lowest priced ebook is $3.82, so you could make a maximum $6.18 profit on this deal.
+ sign up for the offer between 4/27/11 to 5/21/11
+ Profit: $6.18 maximum
+ Status: $10 promotional code to be delivered by 6/30/11
mp3 album for $1
+ Buy an mp3 album for $1 from 1 million different mp3 albums. This promotion is a maximum $8 off discount. If you buy a $5 mp3-album, you pay $1. If you buy a $9 mp3-album, you pay $1. If you buy a $15 mp3-album, you pay $8 ($15 - $8 discount + $1). To max out, pick an album priced at $9 :)
+ You select the offer from the Kindle, then Amazon sends an email to your registered email account, which says that you will receive a promotional code for this offer within 7 business days from the day you requested it. One painful thing with this is that you have to browse the albums, you can't search the list of 1 million. Use the music categories on the left side to narrow it down. They are ordered by popularity, so if you are looking to buy new/recent music, it shouldn't be painful
+ make the purchase by August 8, 2011
+ Savings: $8 maximum
Pay $10, get a $20 Amazon.com gift card
+ It looks like this special expired on May 4, 2011, a day before I started this experiment, so I missed it. Bad timing! But those who did get it, had a $10 profit. I don't know if it will return at a later date
+ Profit: $10
+ Status: I missed it
Examples of offers mentioned in the Amazon announcement/press release
+ pay $10, get a $20 plastic Amazon.com gift card
+ pay $10, get $30 to spend at the Amazon Denim shop
+ apply and qualify for a Chase Amazon Visa credit card, and get a $100 bonus (the usual bonus is $30-$40)
+ 50% off on Roku box
+ six Audible audiobooks for $6 total


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Pimp My Coop: Cool Cribs For Backyard Chickens
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You say you love your chickens, do ya? Well, the question is whether you love them as much as these owners, who have spared no expense and no amount of creativity in devising these decked out poultry palaces. Which one is your favorite?
1. This poultry playhouse is the home of four ol' girls named Mabel, Miley, Minnie, and Molly.
2. This coop is practically another wing of the house.
3. They really are domesticated birds, aren't they?
4. A full on Japanese Pagoda chicken house!
5. Maurice, the Car Chicken Coop
6. This bright yellow modern coop is home to five Bantam hens.
7. Roof tiles, blooming succulents, and colorful mosaics transformed this former aviary into a "palais de poulet."
8. Take note, chickens. You are not allowed to be depressed. Not when I've painted this coop hot pink.
9. A green roof for these little nesters.
10. Welcome to Chicken Village, where all your dreams come true.
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I *wish* I could have chickens... *sigh* But thanks for a fun post of chicken cribs, at least!
What great inspiration for my next project. Heres some photos of my movable chicken tractor coop.
I'm not sure whether chickens are allowed where I live, but my husband and I have toyed around with the idea of one day having some if it turns out they are. Now I know where to look for inspiration should we ever get some! Although on second thought, we talked about getting chickens *before* we adopted an English pointer. He'd probably terrorize the chickens. I think perhaps I'll stick to buying eggs from a local farm. ;-)
I love #8 it can be a great parrot house too :-D
@steph82 -
Check your local ordinance. Some or most towns have bans on owning livestock.
If my farm owning Iowa relatives saw those chicken houses they would laugh their a**es off. Those fancy chicken houses are only to impress your friends and neighbors and certainly not the chickens. They are very cute though.
I hope they are easy to clean since chicken coop's get very smelly.
Aww, so cute. I'm thinking of doing something like the green roof coop. The roof will be planted with... hens and chicks.
Fun article. :)
Proof positive that the backyard chicken has come back to stay!
A backyard coop needs to be designed around the needs of the chicken as well as be easy to maintain and pleasant on the eye. I have had my own City Biddy Hen House for about 6 years now and it still is one of the best investments I ever made for my urban lifestyle.
Where we live the temperature varies widely from about 25 below wind chills in winter to over 100 degrees in the summer. You need to be certain that any coop you build can provide the proper protection for your hens through all of the seasons like my coop does. I got my plans at http://www.uBuilderPlans.com
Finally, since I built my coop using a plan I was able to make it and even more eco-friendly choice by using a large percentage of used lumber to build it with. If we are trying to live a better greener lifestyle we need to do it all of the way. Having backyard chickens is just another way to stay connected to our food source and teach our children to respect the world in which we live.


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In a matchup of the state's top-ranked AAAA teams, the Lady Eagles blew open a close game early in the third quarter and cruised to a 65-33 win over the second-ranked Lady Raiders.
The early moments reflected both teams' defensive intensity, with no one scoring until Redan's Destini McClary hit a foul shot nearly three minutes after the opening tip. Yartavia Hickson scored twice inside the paint on the next two Columbia possession to make it 4-1, and the home team never trailed after that.
The Lady Eagles opened up a 12-5 lead when Miah Spencer got a steal and layup justes.t before the first-quarter buzzer. Spencer led all scorers with 30 points despite sitting out the game's final six minutes. She tallied 10 of her team's 12 second-quarter points and scored inside and out the entire night, draining three three-pointers from the baseline and pulling down several offensive rebounds in the paint.
"She was our all-around girl," said Frost. "She did a good job tonight from a defensive standpoint and rebounding the basketball."
A McClary three-pointer cut the lead to 20-16 with less than a minute to go before halftime, but Spencer scored inside and then hit a fast-break layup after a steal by Hickson.
Columbia opened the second half with an 11-2 run to go up by 17, utilizing a relentless half-court defense to pick up key turnovers and rebounds to start the fast break. In a matter of minutes Columbia increased its lead to 46-22 thanks to three straight baskets – a Shaundricka Mann turnaround jumper, a Shamyiah Smith layup off a steal, and a three-ball from the corner by Spencer.
There was no major halftime adjustment that turned the game around, according to Frost, who said it boiled down to her team's consistent effort throughout the night.
"It was just about being disciplined on defense, being efficient on offense and looking to throw the ball inside – being very specific in what we want to do," she said.
That focus continued into the final period. Holding Redan without a field goal for three minutes, Columbia rang up seven points in a row (six by Spencer) to push the lead to 54-26, after which both teams' benches saw a fair amount of playing time.
The defending AAA state champion Lady Eagles improved to 9-2, and coming off a tournament in Washington, D.C. against some of the top teams in the country, Frost expressed positive sentiments about her squad's debut in Region 3-AAAA competition.
"It feels pretty good to come out and establish ourselves, because this is our first time in the region, so we don't really know what to anticipate or what to expect."
Columbia (65) – Spencer 30, Hickson 14, Felton 4, Smith 4, Nowell 4, Mann 4, Pate 2, N. Williams 2, Harris 1.
Redan (33) – McClary 13, Byrd 7, Abney 5, Elmore 5, Jones 2, Griffin 1.
Halftime: Columbia 24, Redan 16.


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We are not.When my little guy arrives he will be it, at 43 yrs I am too old to go through this again, just wish I had met DH when I was younger!! H x
The original plan is to have them about 2-2 1/2 years apart. I'm 33 and DH is 34 so we don't want to wait much longer than that, but we'll see how we feel after our DD is born this July :)
DH has always wanted 3 kids, I'm leaning towards just one more but I think if #2 is a boy we might go one more time and try for a girl. I will also be a SAHM after #2 as well so I'm kinda excited about that!
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We always talked about 2 before we got married but we may just have the 1. I've had a rough pregnancy. My husband and i both love our jobs and aren't willing to change that so it really wouldn't work time management wise with 2. We were nervous about 1 and have already set up a schedule for football season with my mother and MIL (we both have to work friday night football games and we work at a high school 30 minutes away). My parents live 4 hours away but are still going to help out those couple of months. We just don't see how it would work with 2 right now. If we do decide on a second it will not be for 3-4 more years. I want them spread apart but I don't want to have children past the age of 34. I'll be 29 in June. I just honestly can't see myself going through pregnancy again. I am an only child and I really enjoyed growing up being able to do things that I wouldn't have if I had siblings. So we'll see...
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We're popping out the next one pretty soon after Everlie... we'll probably start trying when she is 1 1/2 or so. I am definitely not spreading them out 8 1/2 years again!! LOL
Julia - I was opposite I loved being pregnant! I had a lot of issues though - chronic hypertension and GD so I'm hoping to lose some weight before #2 comes so it will be a healthier pregnancy and I won't have to do those annoying tests towards the end like I did. I think I would have changed my tune if I had a difficult time like you :-) the first week I was ready to rip my ovaries out lol but things are settling quite nice now :-)
We are planning to try in May/June of this year
We'll probably try for another one (DD is due in July) when Megan is about 1 1/2 or so. Both DH and I are the youngest of two -my brother is 4 years older and DH's brother is 3 years older and neither of us were close to our brothers until we were in university -not that we can really help these things but that timeframe would ideal for us.
We're planning on 2 years apart.. but we're still waiting another 2 months for our first one to arrive. :) So we'll see!
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We originally wanted 2, but I think I'll just settle for 1. I had a pretty good pregnancy but a horrible recovery. I was in labor for 15 hours and I developed a severe rash afterwards...I think it's called PUPPS. IMO, recovery sucks even more than being pregnant. Also, my DH and I have great careers and I don't think we could sacrifice any more if we have multiple kids. But we'll see.
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My LO is 18 months old, and we're trying now. I'm turning 35 this year, so realistically we don't have a huge amount of time that we can put it off for.
After having #1, i'm not entirely sure that I want another. However, dh really wants a boy so we'll see.
Ideally i'd like about 3 years in between, so we would probably start trying around the time Cassidy turns 2.
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Well, I'm still expecting my first in June, but since I will be 36 in 16 days, I'm thinking we will start trying again when Baby Sunshine is between 1 and 1 and 1/2 (who knows if I'll get pregnant right away like I did this time so I'm trying to give myself a window and hope it works out).
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We plan on trying for #2 the month DS turns 1. DH and I are both young and want to keep the kids close in age. I'm 5 years apart from my sister and hated it growing up.
my goal is to be pregnant at Alexis' 2nd birthday :) how pregnant is TBD. March is my 2 year anniversary of concieving woo :) hoping to get prego sometime between may-sept 2012! I am soooo excited!
So excited for the ladies currently trying! Good luck!
Yay Pink! How cool would it be if we got pregnant around the same time again ;)
Clip - I think it would be fun to have the kids have close to the same birthday, it's easier on parties etc in long run I think!
Number 2 is due in August, when Esme will be 18 months. DH was very keen that they were close togerther in age. (I didn't realy have strong feelings about age gaps). IF we have a number 3 there will be a bigger age gap, but like others I ideally would want to be over 35, so the age gap might be about 3 years.
I'm 31 and currently pregnant with #1. DH and I would like to have a second child within 2-3 years, but we'll see once our LO arrives.
princessjen.... my planning OCD needs more time between birthday parties lol, not to mention our fall months are pretty packed with bdays, holidays etc so I am hoping for spring/summer to break it up a bit.


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7 U.S. Code § 2146 - Administration and enforcement by Secretary
(a) Investigations and inspections
The Secretary shall make such investigations or inspections as he deems necessary to determine whether any dealer, exhibitor, intermediate handler, carrier, research facility, or operator of an auction sale subject to section 2142 of this title, has violated or is violating any provision of this chapter or any regulation or standard issued thereunder, and for such purposes, the Secretary shall, at all reasonable times, have access to the places of business and the facilities, animals, and those records required to be kept pursuant to section 2140 of this title of any such dealer, exhibitor, intermediate handler, carrier, research facility, or operator of an auction sale. The Secretary shall inspect each research facility at least once each year and, in the case of deficiencies or deviations from the standards promulgated under this chapter, shall conduct such follow-up inspections as may be necessary until all deficiencies or deviations from such standards are corrected. The Secretary shall promulgate such rules and regulations as he deems necessary to permit inspectors to confiscate or destroy in a humane manner any animal found to be suffering as a result of a failure to comply with any provision of this chapter or any regulation or standard issued thereunder if
(3) such animal is held by a research facility and is no longer required by such research facility to carry out the research, test, or experiment for which such animal has been utilized,
(b) Penalties for interfering with official duties
Any person who forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official duties under this chapter shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. Whoever, in the commission of such acts, uses a deadly or dangerous weapon shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. Whoever kills any person while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official duties under this chapter shall be punished as provided under sections 1111 and 1114 of title 18.
(c) Procedures
For the efficient administration and enforcement of this chapter and the regulations and standards promulgated under this chapter, the provisions (including penalties) of sections 46, 48, 49 and 50 of title 15 (except paragraph (c) through (h) of section 46 and the last paragraph of section 49 [1] of title 15), and the provisions of Title II of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, are made applicable to the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the Secretary in administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter and to any person, firm, or corporation with respect to whom such authority is exercised. The Secretary may prosecute any inquiry necessary to his duties under this chapter in any part of the United States, including any territory, or possession thereof, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The powers conferred by said sections 49 and 50 of title 15 on the district courts of the United States may be exercised for the purposes of this chapter by any district court of the United States. The United States district courts, the District Court of Guam, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, the highest court of American Samoa, and the United States courts of the other territories, are vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to prevent and restrain violations of this chapter, and shall have jurisdiction in all other kinds of cases arising under this chapter, except as provided in section 2149 (c) of this title.
[1] See References in Text note below.
Source(Pub. L. 89–544, § 16,Aug. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 352; Pub. L. 91–579, § 17,Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1563; Pub. L. 94–279, § 12,Apr. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 420; Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, § 1753,Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1649; Pub. L. 101–624, title XXV, § 2503(1),Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4066.)
References in Text
The last paragraph of section 49 of title 15, referred to in subsec. (c), which related to immunity of witnesses, was repealed by section 211 ofPub. L. 91–452, Oct. 15, 1970, title II, 84 Stat. 929. For provisions relating to immunity of witnesses, see section 6001 et seq. of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Title II of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, referred to in subsec. (c), is title II of Pub. L. 91–452, Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 926, as amended, which created a general Federal immunity statute set out in section 6001 et seq. of Title 18, and repealed the individual immunity provisions formerly contained in various Federal regulatory schemes.
1990—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–624inserted "and the regulations and standards promulgated under this chapter" after first reference to "this chapter".
1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–198inserted provision directing Secretary to inspect each research facility at least once each year and, in case of deficiencies or deviations from standards promulgated under this chapter, conduct such follow-up inspections as may be necessary until all deficiencies or deviations from such standards are corrected.
1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–279, § 12(a), inserted "intermediate handler, carrier," after "dealer, exhibitor," and inserted "or (5) such animal is held by an intermediate handler or a carrier" after "an auction sale".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–279, § 12(b), substituted "section 2149 (c)" for "sections 2149 (b) and 2150 (b)" after "except as provided in".
1970—Pub. L. 91–579designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), expanded coverage to include exhibitors and operators of auction sales for purposes of investigation, inserted provisions requiring that records, facilities, and animals be accessible to inspectors at all reasonable times at premises of dealers, research facilities, exhibitors, and operators of auction sales, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–198effective one year after Dec. 23, 1985, see section 1759 ofPub. L. 99–198, set out as a note under section 2131 of this title.
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Amendment by Pub. L. 91–579effective 30 days after Dec. 24, 1970, see section 23 ofPub. L. 91–579, set out as a note under section 2131 of this title.
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An electronic device that is used to monitor the heart rate of the fetus before delivery. The electronic fetal monitor is usually used in labor and can identify fetal problems before delivery. There is some evidence that monitoring the fetal heart rate electronically may increase the rate of cesarean delivery. Most obstetricians believe that it identifies serious fetal problems earlier than other methods, thus improving outcome. Another method for monitoring the fetus' health during labor is listening to the fetal heart beat with a special fetal stethoscope or doppler ultrasound device at regular intervals. There are two types of fetal monitors: 1) external, which are attached to the mother's abdomen and 2) internal, which attach to the infant's scalp inside the uterus.


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Bribing the grandkids to visit
Some grandparents spend tens of thousands to create kid-friendly spaces. Shopping is a preferred activity. Is this wise?
Would you have enjoyed visits to your grandparents' house more if they'd spent a hundred grand to get you there?
A recent Wall Street Journal article, "The ultimate play room . . . at Grandma's house," says that some grandparents are redecorating and even remodeling certain areas of their homes to entice their grandkids over.
Some shop on their own and some hire designers to create rooms full of things like electronics, trampolines, pingpong tables, personalized tents, whimsical furniture and even cosmetics. One designer said her clients spend from $40,000 to $100,000 to get the right kid-friendly vibe.
The article featured a Texas grandma and grandpa who'd remodeled the spare room in the style of a cowboy bunkhouse, added special low counters in the kitchen, and accessorized the yard with scooters and a jungle gym. Now they're mulling over "what attention-grabbing toy to buy next." (Odds are it will be an all-terrain vehicle.)
The average grandparent doesn't drop tens of thousands of dollars to create the ultimate playroom. But elders of ordinary means do spend quite a bit, according to a 2012 AARP survey.
Just how much are they spending?
Of the just over 1,900 grandparents interviewed, 24% had spent less than $250 in the previous 12 months -- but 25% shelled out more than $1,000. There's not much middle ground: Only 4% spent between $750 and $999.
The spending isn't limited to personalized tents, however. More than one-third of grandparents are helping out with everyday necessities like groceries, and 23% are chipping in for medical or dental insurance. About half are contributing to education expenses.
The desire to improve their grandchildren's lives, whether through orthodontics or trips to the mall, is natural and even laudable. But grandparents could be putting their own finances at risk.
Covering basic expenses
In an article she wrote for Time magazine's Healthland blog, Suzanne de Baca of Ameriprise Financial noted:
"The current economy makes it harder for grandparents -- many of whom are retirees -- than when I was growing up, and the dollars left in their retirement accounts may be a bit more precious.
"But even though unexpected expenses like rising health care costs may already be straining grandparents' budgets, more than half of those surveyed in the AARP study said that the economy has not affected how much they lavish on grandkids."
Some of those elders cut their own budgets in order to spend on the children. That's troubling, de Baca says: "Whether grandma and grandpa are helping because they love to or because they feel they have to, it can jeopardize their financial health."
This is especially true if Social Security constitutes the bulk of post-retirement income. Two-fifths of retirees can't cover even basic expenses, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, requiring them to seek part-time jobs.
Other reasons to throttle back
That AARP survey also found that "shopping" was the second-favorite grandparent/child activity. (No. 1: watching TV or movies together.) While this can be a budget booster -- new shoes, school supplies, etc. -- it can also wreak havoc with your finances and your adult children's peace of mind.
Advice columns, parenting blogs and message boards are rife with stories of overindulgence. Some parents literally don't have room for all the toys and clothes their children accumulate during visits with grandma and grandpa.
Additionally, some of these treats run counter to the parents' values. The About.com article "Do grandparents have the right to spoil grandchildren?" mentioned a grandma who showed up with seven Christmas gifts even though the family's four-gift rule had been communicated in advance.
Parents trying to instill healthy habits are dismayed when the children talk of the sugary cereal and fast food meals they had at Grandma's, or how late they sat up watching movies that Mom and Dad would never have let them view.
And yes, some parents privately despair over the money spent on costly, soon-to-be-outgrown toys and clothing, wishing some of it had been set aside for future education expenses. The dollars devoted to toy-store trips could also have been used for, say, music lessons or sports fees.
Even a non-overbearing grandparent's generosity can backfire. Suppose when the first grandbaby arrives you promise to put her through college. Can you really predict where your finances will be in 18 years?
Many elders don't realize how expensive college has become, according to this Minneapolis Star-Tribune article. Financial adviser Mick Endersbe told the newspaper that well-meaning grandparents "haven't analyzed their retirement situation and in many cases they don't have a disciplined plan for helping the kids."
Incidentally: What if you're blessed with three more grandchildren? If you can't afford to foot the bill for four degrees, you'll appear to be playing favorites.
Other ways to dote
One of my closest friends just became a grandfather. He figures the little one will get all the toys, games and clothes she needs from others. Instead of showering her with physical gifts for holidays and birthdays, he'll add money to an education fund.
Here's what else he plans to do: read her stories, sing to her, go for walks with her, let her help in the garden and teach her to cook. He won't be a Disneyland grandpa who takes her to the toy store or the movies every Saturday. But when she turns 18 she'll need fewer (if any) loans for college or trade school.
Want to increase involvement without overdoing it? Try these tips:
Remember that "love" isn't spelled "ATM." Restrict gifts or special treats to once a month or less and spend most visits, well, just visiting. "Read to them, or teach them something they could never learn from anyone else, like the tap dance you learned at age 6 or your old school song," advises Georgia Witkin in this article on Grandparents.com.
Give experiences and memories. A growing trend is the multi-generation family vacation, according to "Boomers spoiling grandchildren" on The Huffington Post. Cousins get to play together, moms and dads get to kick back a little, and grandparents get to see everyone. Shorter is probably better, i.e., a long weekend versus a month at the beach house: "A command appearance for a longer trip might consume more vacation time than (families) could afford to give up and could make them feel less indulged than controlled."
Save for their futures. You don't know if that newborn bundle of joy will want to go to college, attend trade school or join the military. No matter which route he takes, a cash cushion would be nice. Talk to a financial advisor about making the smartest choice, e.g., a 529 plan vs. a trust.
You could also . . .
Craft a pay-as-you-go college fund. Don't make rash promises to teenaged grandkids currently looking at schools. Leave it at "I'll help if I can" and then contribute to expenses semester by semester, paid directly to the institution. Of course, slipping the occasional bit of cash into a letter is a nice surprise. (So is getting letters.)
Encourage a Roth IRA. As soon as your grandkids get their first paying jobs, offer to match whatever dollars they put in. If Johnny or Susie can squeeze even $25 out of each paycheck and you add another $25, that will be $2,600 a year. Compound interest is the friend of youth, and instituting budgetary discipline at a young age might mean they'll continue to save on their own.
Use technology. When you're tempted to overspend on the grandkids, transfer the amount you would have spent to their someday funds. (The ImpulseSave app lets you do this right there in the mall, by instantly shifting that money to an online bank account.) If you live far away, Skype a weekly chat with your grands. Text them if they have cellphones. And remember, it's nothing personal if they don't want you to friend them on Facebook. You can still use social media to brag to the rest of us about their latest doings.
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I am not materialistic, and neither are my adult kids. My one daughter would be so much happier driving around in her 17 year old van than having grandma buy her a new one if it meant my daughter had to spend more time with her.
My grandma did not give me anything, she had nothing to give. But I loved her quiet nature and all the walks we took all over Manhattan (could not afford a cab) and all the dirty subway rides. She actually spent time with me.
sorry, hit the return somehow. :-(
I just started something called '1St Mondays with Grams'. My granddaughter loved to hang out with me until she hit about 14 and got busy with her life. I understand and I know she will come out of this eventually. But when she hit 16 I started this where I take her to dinner evry 1st Monday of the month. We don't go expensive, we have gone to Olive Garden, Bob Evans, Chipotle etc. But she makea a point of being available every 1st Monday now and I get to hear all about school, girlfriends, boyfriends, etc. It is worth the little bit of money it cost me to do this. If people have more money to spend to bring their family in, why not? You only get the opportunity to pour into their lives for a little bit. I hope my granddaughter is learning to love and treasure her family and building wonderful memories of our times. I could not spend what those other folks are spending, but if the children are a priority and you have that much extra cash - more power to ya..... I'd spend mine on a trip and stick to the inexpensive dinner with my grandkids! LOL!
My grandkids love to come to my home for 'sleepovers'. I cook their favorite foods and we play board games, cards, and dominoes. They consider it a treat when their parents let them come over on the weekends. I attend their sports events to cheer them on! For their birthday, they get to spend a day with just them and their grandma and they get to pick what we do, where we go to lunch, and shop for their birthday gift. They spend days planning what they want to do. Their parents call this 'making memories'. I am truly grateful for my grandkids and their parents who are doing a great job bringing up kids with good values.
As a small kid, I loved visiting my grandmother. She didn't have much to play with (we actually played outside in those days) and she was a great cook plus she doted on me. Wonderful memories...
As a teenager, visiting her fell slightly out of favor to staying home and going out with friends or a girlfriend... my father put it to me once: "You're going to see your grandmother with us this weekend because she loves you and misses you... and if you can't do it for those reasons then you're going because by God I'm telling you you're going!"... couldn't argue with that.
As a young man, I LOVED visiting my grandmother! Turns out she was funny as all get out, plus she doted on me and cooked great meals...
I miss her.
The only grandma my kids like is not even related to them. It is my father's second wife. She'll talk about anything, and actually listens too. She's into doing things, has a positive outlook and a great cook.
I guess the older generation is so used to entitlements, they also feel entitled to be loved, even if they did not put in their fair share of it.
Until my 87 year old uncle died last July, I used to go over to his house every few days in the evening. Sometimes he had little jobs for me to do around the house, sometimes we'd just sit around and talk about whatever. Regardless, I never even considered asking for any amount of money for the jobs, because I knew that what I was doing was really helping him. And he was a cool guy to be around, he had lots of friends in the neighborhood. I still think that somehow I could go over to his house and he'd be there, just to hang out with him one last time.
RIP John B. "Uncle Bun" Klanica, Purple Heart, USMC, WW2 Battle of Saipan.
My parents did a great job at spoiling my sisters daughter who they have helped raise for the past 4 years. They would let her get away with anything and now she's completely unrully and has no understanding what discipline is let alone how to act when you don't get what you want or out in public. For dinner she only has to eat one or two bites of it then she screams for suckers and junk food and guess what the GP's will hop right up and get it for her. All I know is my parents NEVER did this for me as a kid and we had to eat what mom cooked for dinner or go without! I understand that they want to make my nieces life good since her mom is a captial B and her father might be abusive to her during the weekend that he has her. Still you can raise a GC right while taking good care of them and showing them plenty of love and discipline. I'm the only one my Niece will listen to when I say something she does it within reason. I tell her to put things up and I mean it or she doesn't get to play with the next toy until she does and i've only had to spank her one time when she kicked my mom in the ankle and made her fall down because mom didn't have any suckers during dinner!
Putting your own finances at risk is beyond stupid. Then if you spend on the kids would they be the ones to be as willing to provide a roof over your bankrupt heads after going broke?
Common sense and competition to be bigger and better is battering even the older, supposedly, more sensible generation. The stories proliferate of kids harming and worse their familial adults who run out of or suddenly refuse to continue to support or provide for crap. Savings bonds or a set amount on BDs or other holidays, with a small gift. Time, support and avaiability is so much more important, but does the roof have to fall in some to get that?
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