text: Front - Black Back - Black Straight on - Black What's in the box View larger Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS 12.1-megapixel digital camera with 12X optical zoom (Black) Item #: 280E510K 1 Review This item is no longer available. Original Price: $249.99 Shop all Point-and-shoot Cameras Need help? 1.888.955.6000 Email Chat Ask an expert advisor No pressure, no commission — just lots of good advice from our highly trained staff. Overview Reviews Details Accessories Articles & Videos by Meredith Krebs Herding cats might actually be easier than organizing two-year-olds at a birthday party, but you're determined to get great photos of your kid's big event. The Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS has 12X optical zoom so you can capture the grins on their cake-smeared faces while you stay safely out of reach. And at less than an inch thick, the camera is so slim you can stick it in your back pocket while you organize a game of pin the tale on the donkey. For when life doesn't stay still The big 3-3/16" touchscreen makes it easy to take the photos you want. Touch your child's face on the LCD, and the camera will start tracking him and keeping him in focus, no matter how active he is. Then just lift your finger to release the shutter and capture the moment. Take your best shot Shoot the birthday boy blowing out the candles in Full HD video — or try high speed burst mode to get the exact moment he makes a wish. Even if the light is dim, the camera's advanced sensor and image processor makes sure the picture stays full of detail. No tripod? No problem. Optical image stabilization keeps your shots steady and sharp. Great portraits Face detection lets you take true-to-life portraits of all the birthday guests. The camera focuses on the people in your frame and brings out realistic skin tones, compensating for background colors that might otherwise create a "washed-out" effect. And the advanced self-timer lets you enter the frame at your own pace the camera snaps a photo two seconds after the photographer's face has entered the frame. Specifications:12.1-megapixel effective recording12X optical zoom3-3/16" LCD touchscreenrecords photos and video onto optional SD, SDHC, and SDXC memory cards35mm equivalent lens focal length: 28-336mmSpecial Features:high-definition movie mode (up to 1080p resolution)optical image stabilizationhigh speed burst mode (7.8 frames/second)DIGIC 4 image processor for advanced face detection, red-eye correction, and better contrast in your photosadvanced CMOS sensor for sharp photos even in low-lightface detection automatically sets focus, exposure, flash, and white balance for better portraits16:9 widescreen photo modesuper slow motion video modeConnections and Dimensions:mini HDMI output (HDMI cable not included)high-speed USB interfaceaudio/video output for connection to a TV3-15/16"W x 2-7/16"H x 7/8"Dweight: 7.27 oz. (with battery and media)warranty: 1 yearOur 60-day money-back guarantee Today's point-and-shoot cameras make great pictures easier than ever From baby's first steps, to that dream vacation in the islands, these cameras make it easy to capture life's greatest hits. Today's cameras have helpful automatic features, like face detection and scene recognition that make shooting more foolproof than ever. And they all have plenty of megapixels for detailed photos that stay sharp, even when you enlarge and print them. Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS Reviews Average Customer Review: 1 reviews Review this product Submit a review and then enter to win a $350 rewards card Filter by rating: 5 Star: (0) 4 Star: (0) 3 Star: (0) 2 Star: (0) 1 Star: (0) Review this product: Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences about this product. Please be sure to focus your comments on the product itself. Read our Review Guidelines for more information. Review title * Email Your email won't be visible. 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Download owner's manual Digital camera (black) NB-9L Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery pack (3.5V/870mAh) with plastic terminal cover installed CB-2LB Battery charger (4.2V/0.7A) Wrist strap 50" USB cable (IFC-400PCU) with in-line noise filter with Type A USB on one end and Mini-USB 2.0 on the other end Digital Camera Solution Disk Ver. 93.0 Getting Started booklet (English) Getting Started booklet (Spanish) Warranty card Canon Customer Support sheet Important Safety Instructions (for battery charger) Canon printer advertisement Features and Specs General LCD Screen Size 3.2" Adjustable-angle LCD No Wi-Fi No Touchscreen Yes Waterproof No GPS-enabled No Lens 35mm Equivalent 28-336mm Optical Zoom 12x Digital Zoom 4x Filter Diameter N/A Manual Focusing No Manual Exposure No Built-in Flash Yes HDMI Output Mini Memory Internal Memory None Memory Media SD/SDHC/SDXC Image Effective Megapixel Count 12.1 Total Megapixels 12.8 Image Stabilization Optical Highest Resolution 4000 x 3000 HD Video Recording 1920 x 1080, 1280 x 720 Dimensions Width (inches) 3-15/16 Height (inches) 2-7/16 Depth (inches) 0-7/8 Weight With Battery (ounces) 7.27 Warranty Parts Warranty 1 Year Labor Warranty 1 Year Product Research Features Playback, Editing and Print Functions Battery Information Inputs and Outputs Notes Supplied Software Recording Features LCD Monitor: The Canon PowerShot ELPH 510 HS has a 3.2" TFT LCD monitor, featuring 461,000 dots with approximately 100% picture coverage, a 5-level brightness adjustment, and Touch Panel technology. You can simply touch the screen to choose and track an AF point, change camera settings, record and play videos, and much more. The Night Display feature automatically brightens the LCD monitor to suit the brightness of the subject, making it easier to frame the subject in dark conditions. Image Sensor/Processor: The camera is equipped with a 1/2.3" CMOS image sensor with 12.8-million total pixels, and 12.1-million effective pixels. Together, the 12.1-megapixel CMOS sensor and the DIGIC 4 processor make up the Canon HS System, which delivers clear, blur-free shots indoors or in low light. Optics: The ELPH 510 HS has a 12x optical zoom lens with a 5.0-60mm focal length (35mm equivalent is 28-336mm). Zoom: In addition to the 12x optical zoom, the camera features a 4x digital zoom. When used in combination, the total zoom is approximately 48x. The focal length when using the optical zoom and digital zoom together is approximately 28-1344mm. Digital Teleconverter: The focal length of the lens can be increased by an equivalent of 1.5x or 2.0x through the use of the Digital Teleconverter. The equivalent focal lengths of the lens (35mm equivalent) are 42-504mm when using the 1.5x digital teleconverter, and 56-672mm with the 2.0x teleconverter. The digital zoom and digital teleconverter cannot be used simultaneously. Recording Media: The camera records still images or moving images with stereo audio on SD Memory Cards (2GB or less), SDHC Memory Cards (4GB to 32GB), and SDXC Memory Cards (32GB and higher). Still images are recorded in JPEG format, and the movies are recorded in MOV format (Image data: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio data: Linear PCM (stereo). No memory card is included with the camera, nor is there any internal memory in the camera. Still Image Resolution/Compression: The ELPH 510 HS can record still images in 4 different sizes (Large, Medium 1, Medium 2, and Small) and 4 aspect ratios (4:3, 16:9, 3:2, and 1:1). For each resolution, you can set the compression to Fine or Normal. You can choose from the following resolutions: 4:3 16:9 3:2 1:1 Large 4000 x 3000 4000 x 2248 4000 x 2664 2992 x 2992 Medium 1 2816 x 2112 2816 x 1584 2816 x 1880 2112 x 2112 Medium 2 1600 x 1200 1920 x 1080 1600 x 1064 1200 x 1200 Small 640 x 480 640 x 360 640 x 424 480 x 480 Movies: Movies can be shot in High Definition at 1920 x 1080 (24 fps) and 1280 x 720 (30 fps). You can also shoot in Standard Definition at 640 x 480 pixels or 320 x 240 pixels, with a frame rate of 30 fps. Recording will automatically stop when either the clip file size reaches 4 GB or the recording time reaches approximately 10 min for High Definition, and 1 hour for Standard Definition. SD Speed Class 6 or higher memory cards are recommended. Image Stabilization: The ELPH 510 HS is equipped with lens-shift type image stabilization. To correct the effects of camera shake, you can choose from the following Image Stabilization settings: Continuous: Image Stabilization is always on. For movies, Dynamic mode also reduces strong camera shake, as when walking. Shoot Only: Image Stabilization is only active at the moment of shooting. Face Detection Technology: The camera's Face Detection Technology finds and tracks the faces of moving subjects until you're ready to shoot, then delivers perfect focus. In addition, exposure, flash, and white balance are compensated, so that faces exhibit natural skin tones and backgrounds are properly exposed. AutoFocus Frame Modes: The camera utilizes TTL (through-the-lens) automatic focusing with two focusing methods: Face AiAF: The camera automatically detects the position of a face and uses the data to set the focus, exposure (evaluative metering only) and white balance (auto). Fixed Frame: A single AF frame is used for focusing on a specific point. AF-Point Zoom: You can magnify the AF frame and check the focus. In Face Detect mode, the face selected as the main subject will appear magnified in the monitor. In Fixed Frame mode, the contents of the AF frame will appear magnified. Auto Focus Lock: If it becomes difficult to focus on the subject due to low contrast to the surroundings, close up and far away subjects in the same shot, or quickly moving subjects, you can choose to lock the focus or auto focus on an object at a similar distance, then shoot the picture after recomposing the shot. Focusing Range: The camera features the following focus ranges (from the end of the lens): Normal: 0.4" to infinity (W), 3.3' to infinity (T) Macro: 0.4" to 1.6' (wide) Shooting Modes: You can switch between the following shooting modes: Smart Auto: The camera will automatically select the best settings for the scene, detect and focus on faces, and set the color and brightness to optimal levels. Program: The camera sets both the aperture value and shutter speed, and you can choose the settings for various functions to suit your preferences. The focusing range in this mode is 2"-infinity (W), and 3.3'-infinity (T). Movie Digest: You can make a short movie of a day just by taking still images. Each time you take a picture, the scene just before your shot will be recorded as a movie. All the movies recorded that day will be saved as a single file, and can be played back as one continuous movie clip. Super Slow Motion Movie: You can shoot fast moving subjects and play them back in slow motion. Clips of up to 30 seconds can be recorded. Thirty-second movie clips shot at 240 frames per second play back in approximately 4 minutes, while 30-second clips shot at 120 fps play back in 2 minutes. The image size is fixed at 320 x 240 when shooting at 240 fps, and 640 x 480 when shooting at 120 fps. iFrame: Shoots movies that can be edited with iFrame-compatible software or devices (for Macintosh only) Long Shutter: set the shutter speed to a range between 1 and 15 seconds to shoot long exposures (tripod needed) Hi-speed Burst: You can shoot continuously at a rate of approximately 7.8 images per second with a fixed image size of 1984 x 1488. Other Modes: Other shooting modes include Portrait, Kids & Pets, Smart Shutter, Best Image Selection, Handheld NightScene, Low Light, Fish-Eye Lens, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, Beach, Foliage, Snow, and Fireworks Metering Modes: You can select from the following metering modes: Evaluative: used for standard conditions. The area within the frame is divided into several zones and light is measured based on subject position, brightness, direct light and backlighting. Center-Weighted Averaging: averages the exposure from the entire image, but places more weight on the subject at the center Spot: meters the area within the spot AE point at the center of the LCD monitor or viewfinder Exposure Compensation: If you are shooting against a bright background or strong backlight, you may need to correct the exposure so that the subject doesn't come out too dark. You can set the adjustments from -2 to +2 in 1/3-step increments. Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock): You can set the focus and exposure separately to shoot. When the exposure is set, you can lock the setting, then compose the scene and shoot. This is effective when the contrast is too strong between the subject and background, or when a subject is backlit. Flash Exposure Lock (FE Lock), just as with the AE lock, lets you lock the exposure for shooting with the flash. White Balance: You can choose from the following white balance settings: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, and Custom. Flash Modes: The PowerShot ELPH 510 HS has a built-in flash with a range of 1' to 10.2' in Wide Angle and 3.3' to 5.6' in Telephoto. You can select Auto (flash fires in low light), On (flash always fires), Slow Synchro (illuminates subject in foreground while the slow shutter speed brightens the background not reached by the flash), or Off (flash doesn't fire). In the menu, you can turn on the Red-Eye Reduction lamp for the flash, and apply Red-Eye Correction to the images that have been taken. ISO Speed: The ISO speed can be set Automatically (ISO Auto), or manually to ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 or 3200. Lowering the ISO speed results in sharper images but there's a greater chance of subject or image blurring in certain shooting conditions. Raising the ISO speed results in a faster shutter speed, reducing blurred images. The images, however, will appear more coarse. My Colors: You can choose the look and feel of the photos you take by using My Colors to add the following effects to the image you are currently recording or have already recorded: Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, B/W, Positive Film, Lighter Skin, Darker Skin, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, and Custom Color. Self-Timer: The ELPH 510 HS utilizes a 10-second, 2-second, and a custom self-timer to allow the photographer to be included in the shot, or to avoid camera shake when using a tripod. The custom self-timer allows you to set the time delay to 1-15, 20, 25, or 30 seconds for up to 10 shots. Wink Self Timer: In addition to the standard and custom self-timers, the ELPH 510 HS can be set to record an image of a person approximately two seconds after detecting a wink. Face Self-Timer: The Face Self-Timer automatically detects an increase in the number of faces, and makes the appropriate adjustments. When the Face Detection Self-Timer is set, the camera waits for the photographer's face to get on-camera before it takes the shot. The camera will shoot, two seconds after the new face is detected. Playback, Editing and Print Functions Slide Show: Images stored on a memory card can automatically be displayed one-by-one using the Slide Show function. You can set the playback time for each image, and the transition effects when switching between images. If desired, you can repeat the slide show automatically. Index Display: This feature allows you to view 6, 12, 48, or 130 images at once on the LCD monitor so that you can search for an image quickly. Movies cannot be played in the index playback mode. Magnifying Images: Using the zoom button, you can magnify a photo up to 10x. Once zoomed in, you can use the "arrow" buttons to move around the displayed area. Playback Displays: You can choose from three types of displays: Simple Information: screen includes basic information about the image Detailed Information: screen include a histogram display as well as detailed information about the settings used when the image was captured. Focus Check: magnifies the area of a recorded image that was inside the AF frame so you can check the focus. Red-Eye Correction: You can correct red eyes in already recorded images. However, red eyes may not be automatically detected in some images such as faces near the screen edge, faces that appear extremely small, larger dark or bright in relation to the overall image and faces turned to the side or at a diagonal and faces with a portion hidden which prevents the Red-Eye Correction from working. You can choose to overwrite the file with the corrected image, or store the image as a new file, retaining the original image. Resizing Images: You can save images a lower recording pixel setting than the original image, saving the resized image as a separate file. Trimming: You can cut out a portion of a recorded image and save it as a new image file. Protecting Images: The protect feature allows you to protect important images from accidental erasure. You can protect images by the image itself or select All Images. PictBridge: Using the supplied USB cable, you can connect this camera directly to a PictBridge-compatible printer of any brand. You can also connect the camera directly to certain Canon SELPHY compact photo printers and PIXMA inkjet photo printers. In this way, you can make prints directly from the camera without having to connect to a computer. Battery Information Power Requirements: The Canon PowerShot ELPH 510 HS is powered by the supplied NB-9L Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery pack (3.5 Volts / 870 mAh). A fully charged battery pack can provide power for up to approximately 170 shots, 30 minutes of movie shooting time, or 4 hours of playback time. The NB-9L is charged in approximately 110 minutes in the supplied CB-2LB battery charger. Date/Time Battery: The camera uses a backup battery for maintaining the date and time data for approximately 3 weeks. The backup battery charges in approximately 4 hours while a charged main battery (NB-9L) is inserted, or the camera is connected to an external AC adapter. Power Saving Functions: The camera is equipped with the following power saving functions: Auto Power Down During Shooting: The screen will turn off approximately 1 minute after the camera is last operated. You can "wake" the camera at this point by pressing the shutter button halfway to turn on the screen and continue shooting. After about 2 more minutes, if no buttons are pressed, the lens will retract and the power will turn off. Auto Power Down During Playback: The camera power down approximately 5 minutes after the last control is accessed on the camera. Note: The Power Saving Function will not activate during a slide show or while the camera is connected to a computer. Inputs and Outputs Notes A/V Out / Digital Terminal: The camera has a Mini-B Version 2.0 USB terminal to allow you to connect the camera to a compatible computer or compatible Canon printer via the supplied USB cable. This USB 2.0 Hi-Speed-compatible terminal allows you to rapidly download images to your computer or printer. You can also connect the camera to a TV (via composite video and stereo audio) using the supplied A/V cable in the same terminal. The A/V output can be set to NTSC or PAL as needed. HDMI: The camera has a mini-HDMI output for connecting it to an HDTV. A mini-HDMI-to-HDMI cable, such as the optional Canon HTC-100 (item # 280HTC100) is required. When the camera is connected to an HDMI-CEC-compatible TV, you can control the camera's functions with the TV remote. Supplied Software Included Software: The PowerShot ELPH 510 HS comes supplied with the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Ver.93.0 CD-ROM. It contains the following programs: Canon Utilities: ZoomBrowser EX 6.8 (Windows) / ImageBrowser 6.8 (Mac): manage images transferred to a computer (view, edit, and print) CameraWindow DC 8.6: transfer images to and from camera, organize images on the camera, and upload movies on the camera to web services PhotoStitch 3.1 (Windows) / 3.2 (Mac): use to merge still images to make panoramas User Guides: Camera User Guide, Software Guide Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 7 (SP1) Windows Vista (SP2) Windows XP (SP3) Mac OS X (v10.5-v10.6) Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team. 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Speaking in parables is indeed similar to an artist's craft. They create impressions, whole new worlds of meaning intended to turn old worlds on their heads.
Classical Christian orthodoxy as expressed in the Creeds begins at the beginning: nature owes its existence to and is sustained by Jesus Christ. One implication is that the best way of finding out about nature is to look at nature.
In this three-part series from Pruim's chapter in the book Delight in Creation: Scientists Share Their Work with the Church, mathematician Randall Pruim explains what scientists and mathematicians mean when they speak of something being "random". He also addresses God's use of apparent randomness in creation as a part of his sovereign rule.
In this five part series, two young men, Josh and Aron, engage each other through e-mail letters. Their conversation oscillates between the seemingly suspicious elements of God and the gospel (raised by Josh) as well as responses that offer meaningful insight into these questions (answered by Aron). Ideas such as prayer, judgment, and the concealed nature of God are among the many points in this truth-seeking exchange.
With his standard panache, the late Harvard paleontologist Stephen J. Gould argued strenuously that evolution had no inherent directionality. We are mere accidents; a "tiny twig on an improbable branch of a contingent limb on a fortunate tree".
This series written by Brian Godawa delves into eschatological passages with "de-creation language." He argues that these passages do not foretell literal geophysical events to come, but, put into the context of the Old Testament thinking, actually describe the dethroning of worldly powers and the establishing of God's kingdom on Earth. This, according to Godawa, happened when Jesus Christ came in the flesh.
I want to lay out some of the key myths and indicate how Coyne's discussion can help Christians get a more accurate understanding of evolution.
Our estrangement from God began when early humans disobeyed God's will and took a path leading away from God. Genes and culture contribute to a sinful world in which all people are born and nurtured, and our impact on our environment distorts the terrestrial creation.
Scientists become fairly comfortable with a certain level of uncertainty within scientific data, notes Kathryn Applegate, but that is not the case for most people, especially where faith is concerned
Central to all of this is the resurrection of Jesus. Rising from the dead is the true beginning of this new mode of existence in which believers—right here and now—take part. Believing in Jesus means you are benefiting from Jesus' resurrection already now in the new life you experience by the power of the Spirit.
So what then does Resurrection mean? For Benedict it represents a new dimension of reality breaking through into human experience. It is not a violation of the old; it is the manifestation of something new.
It is not uncommon to hear voices proclaiming that biology and physics have shown us that—at fundamental levels—nature is random, hence meaningless, purposeless, and without a creator. But how might God work providentially through indeterminate processes? The John Templeton Foundation has provided a generous grant of $1.69 million to support a new research initiative on the theme of Randomness and Divine providence.
This BioLogos videocast addresses the idea of randomness as a part of natural selection, and whether it challenges the possibility of God using the evolutionary process as a means of creation.
It should not be surprising that John Cage asked the stuff he used to make paintings to take part in the process—to contribute its own identity to the intentional, purposeful, and determined work of creating "based on chance."
In today's video, Oxford physicist Ard Louis discusses the famous debate between renowned evolutionary biologists Stephen Jay Gould and Simon Conway Morris over the idea of evolutionary convergence.
Even if Darwin had never lived and no one else had come up with the idea of common ancestry, modern genomics would have forced us to that conclusion even if there was no other evidence available.
In this essay, Godawa argues that the decreation language of a collapsing universe with falling stars and signs in the heavens was actually symbolic discourse about world-changing events and powers related to the end of the old covenant and the coming of the new covenant as God's "new world order." In this interpretation, predictions of the collapsing universe were figuratively fulfilled in the historic past of the first century.
As a scientist, I find this song particularly compelling because not only is the science on which the song draws completely accurate, but the scientific understanding of the nature of the physical sun and moon is critical to how Groves plays out the metaphor.


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If the phrase "Legends of Hip-Hop" strikes you as odd, you're certainly not alone. Rap music, by and large, remains a fresh, thrilling and subversive part of pop culture — so much so that it's easy to forget that it's now a 30-year-old art form. That's a long enough time for some of its biggest stars to hit middle age (Jay-Z and Dr. Dre among them) and many others to have spent decades out of the limelight. Which brings us to the "Legends of Hip-Hop Tour," one of the genre's first large-scale nostalgia tours, hitting Municipal Auditorium on Friday. Since these pioneers are coming to a songwriting town, we've included samples of their lyrics: revealing rhymes that speak to each artist's role in hip-hop history.
Salt N Pepa
Yes, I'm blessed, and I know who I am
I express myself on every jam
I'm not a man, but I'm in command
Hot damn, I got an all-girl band
— "Expression," 1990
Though frequently (and rightly) cited as hip-hop's breakthrough female act, Salt N Pepa deserves credit for nothing less than becoming one of its first pop successes. "Push It," an early crossover hit, might remain their best-known tune, but it was their string of assertive, empowering singles in the '90s ("Let's Talk About Sex," "Whatta Man," "Shoop") that cemented their fame. That decade also saw a surge of outspoken female MCs following in their footsteps to chart success: Missy Elliott, Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown among them. Today, artists as broad as quirky rapper Nicki Minaj and Nashville-bred pop star Ke$ha tip their hats to Salt N Pepa's fun-yet-fierce style.
Kool Moe Dee
Rap is an art
And I'm a Picasso
But of course
Why else would you try so
Hard to paint a picture, and try to get ya
Self in my shoes, but they won't fit ya
— "How Ya Like Me Now," 1987
Supremely confident rapper Kool Moe Dee provided hip-hop with one of its first great rivalries when he traded barbs with LL Cool J over a string of songs. The cover of his 1987 album How Ya Like Me Now even featured a red Kangol hat (LL's fashion trademark) being crushed under the tire of a jeep. His profile sank in the early '90s, but he's popped back up prominently on occasion, such as Will Smith's 1998 hit "Wild Wild West."


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We are a group of hikers who hike at our own pace. We don't worry about slowing down for others or having to hurry to catch up with those ahead of us. I am always in the back with those who take their time!!!
This group is for those who would like to learn more about the history of Colorado while hiking, camping and taking weekend road trips in areas where historical events happened and where Colorful Characters of Colorado's Past became legendary.
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Our hikes will include hiking into ghost town, cemeteries, mining districts, battlefields, towns and cities which are still prospering today as they were in the 1800's. Cities and towns such as: Cripple Creek, Central City, Leadville and Victor, Durango and Silverton and of course Telluride.
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Water: Don't underestimate how much you will need. We will be at elevation which means thin air and drier climate, so plan on drinking half a liter per mile
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Hat, eye protection, sunscreen: Even during the winter, at the higher elevations UV light is stronger because there is less atmosphere to filter it so you can get sunburned more easily. Sunglasses in summer, ski goggles in winter will protect your eyes from wind, which can get pretty fierce in the higher elevations.
Food/Snacks: A snack will help if you are feeling the effects of the higher elevations, too.
For winter hikes, wear real ski pants over long johns, stretch pants, or regular pants. Ski pants are water resistant and made for the cold climate. Blue jeans are not really good for hiking, as they offer little wind protection and take forever to dry out if they get wet.
Layering is a good idea in case you get hot, wet, or it is very windy. Wind chill is not to be taken lightly. Winds of 10-20 MPH can make you feel up to 20 degrees colder, depending on how cold it is to begin with. Prepare for gusty wind always in the mountains. On a really cold day, bring a scarf, face protector , or balaclava (a ninja mask-looking headgear that covers your head, face, and neck).
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During the winter hikes you should always have these items in your car: Hand and foot warmers, Snowshoes, traction devices, Snow goggles and water resistant gloves.
Optional items: bug repellent, small first aid kit, whistle (for bears) if you can't whistle without one, a hiking pole (reduces uphill and downhill effort), tissues, chapstick, and a camera.
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Menominee River
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U.S. EPA RAP Liaison
John Perrecone
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State RAP Contact - Michigan
Sharon Baker
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality – Water Bureau
State RAP Contact - Wisconsin
Charles Ledin
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- AOC Area of Concern
- BUI Beneficial Use Impairment
- CMP/EIS Chemical Management Plan or Environmental Impact Statement
- GLNPO Great Lakes National Program Office
- RAP Remedial Action Plan
- Background
- Beneficial Use Impairments
- Delisting Targets
- RAP Development and Status
- Significant RAP Milestones
- RAP Implementation
- RAP-Related Publications
- Community Involvement
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The Menominee River forms the boundary between the northeast corner of Wisconsin and the southern tip of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The river's headwaters originate in both states. The main stem of the river flows between the cities of Menominee, Michigan, and Marinette, Wisconsin before emptying into Green Bay.
The Menominee River Area of Concern (AOC) includes the lower three miles (4.8 km) of the river from the Upper Scott Paper Company (Wisconsin) Dam to the river's mouth and approximately 3.1 miles (5 km) north and south of the mouth along the adjacent shoreline of Green Bay. The AOC also includes the cities of Marinette and Menominee, as well as the adjacent nearshore area of Green Bay, Wisconsin, extending three miles north to John Henes Park and south of the river mouth to the point of land known as Seagull Bar. The AOC also includes Green Island.
Land use in the AOC is primarily industrial and residential. A chemical company, two paper mills, two municipal wastewater treatment plants, a ship building company, and a foundry are located along the river. The AOC watershed is shared between Michigan and Wisconsin. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is the lead agency working on the Ansul Fire Protection Company site. The Wisconsin DNR is providing support.
Beneficial Use Impairments
- Restrictions on fish and wildlife consumption
- Degradation of fish and wildlife populations
- Beach closings
- Degradation of benthos
- Restriction on dredging activities
- Loss of fish and wildlife habitat
Six of 14 beneficial use impairments have been identified through the Remedial Action Plan (RAP) process. A primary cause of the identified use impairments is arsenic contamination in the turning basin and in sediments along the right bank (downstream direction) of the river below the Ansul Fire Protection Company, an herbicide production facility, in Marinette, Wisconsin. This problem was caused from improper arsenic storage and disposal practices by Ansul from 1957 to 1977. Under recent RCRA corrective action enforcement efforts, sediment and groundwater remediation efforts were implemented in the Eighth Street Slip area.
Other pollutants of concern identified in the AOC included paint sludge and coal tar. Remediation of the paint sludge site was completed in 1995, on the Michigan side. The site was remediated under Act 307 authority. The WPSC Marinette MPG (Manufactured Gas Plant) "Coal Tar Site" is another significant source of contamination. It is currently under remedial investigation by the U.S. EPA Superfund Division. Other pollutants -- such as mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and oil and grease – have also contributed to use impairments. A fish advisory exists for mercury and PCBs.
Delisting Targets
The following delisting targets are discussed in the most recent Menominee River AOC RAP document, the 1996 Lower Menominee River Remedial Action Plan Update (PDF 7.83MB, 177pages). The purpose of the plan was to guide restoration, where possible, of the identified impaired uses in the 1990 Stage 1 RAP.
The long-term goals were identified as:
- Protect the aquatic ecosystem of the Menominee River and harbor from the effects of toxic and conventional pollutants.
- Maintain a balanced aquatic and terrestrial community to ensure long term health of the ecosystem
- Maintain and enhance recreational and commercial uses of the Menominee River and Harbor, consistent with the long term maintenance of the natural resource base and a healthy economy.
Objectives for meeting the long-term goals were identified as:
- Evaluate the exposure risks to fish, aquatic life, wildlife, and human health from in-place pollutants (contaminated sediments) to determine the need for remediation.
- Eliminate all toxic effects to fish and aquatic life from industrial and municipal discharges.
- Identify and eliminate all toxic effects to fish and aquatic life from polluted runoff.
- Maintain water quality in the river and bay as drinkable after standard treatment.
- Maintain a balanced and productive fishery that produces fish that everyone can safely eat.
- Improve water and sediment databases to assist in evaluating environmental quality in the AOC.
- Restore, protect, and enhance environmental corridors in the AOC.
- Limit excess nutrients entering the Menominee River and harbor area.
- Promote public attitudes and perceptions of the waterfront as a valuable and aesthetic resource.
- Develop, improve, and maintain shoreline access and recreational facilities for public use and enjoyment.
- Protect wildlife and fish habitat in nearshore and wetland areas.
- Reduce conflicts among different types of users.
- Encourage commercial and industrial developments that build upon and enhance the value of the waterfront.
- Improve the scenic beauty of the river and bay shorelines.
- Remediate sediment contamination to protect human health, fish, aquatic life, and wildlife.
- Eliminate all raw sewage discharges and overflows and other known bacterial problems to meet water quality standards for total and partial body contact (including recreational uses) throughout the AOC.
- Pursue all opportunities to reduce or eliminate all discharges of toxic substances into the AOC, including direct discharges to surface waters, runoff from land surfaces, and air emissions.
RAP Development and Status
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has worked with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to develop and implement the RAP for the Menominee River. The multi-stakeholder Citizens' Advisory Committee (CAC) and a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) have been instrumental in the development of the RAP by mobilizing public support, increasing awareness, and conducting data and problem analysis. A vision statement for the desired future state of the Lower Menominee River was developed by the CAC and used as guidance in the preparation of RAP goals and objectives that were developed jointly by the CAC and TAC.
Currently, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are working with Ansul Fire Protection Company under the RCRA Corrective Action Program to address arsenic contamination in the AOC.
Significant RAP Milestones
- 1996: The Lower Menominee River RAP Update (PDF 7.83MB, 177pp) was completed.
- 1995: Working Together to Improve and Protect the Great Lakes: A Summary of the Lower Menominee River RAP (PDF 2.70MB, 15pp) was released.
- 1995: Paint sludge removal operations were completed along Green Bay which resulted in the excavation of more than 10 million pounds of hazardous waste from the bay. An additional 20 million pounds of contaminated sediments were removed during this effort, which was part of an enforcement order issued to the Lloyd Flanders Furniture Company in Menominee.
- 1993: A RAP Progress Report (PDF 1.40MB, 11pp) was released.
- 1991: The Stage 1 RAP Report – Lower Menominee River RAP: A Water Quality Restoration and Restoration Plan (PDF 8.94MB, 228pp) was completed.
- 1988: The Menominee River CAC and TAC were established.
RAP Implementation
Recent progress and achievements
A significant amount of progress has occurred since the RAP process began in 1988. Agreements and programs among government agencies, municipal authorities, and industry have been created to address the use impairments. Presented below is a summary of actions and accomplishments:
- Ansul, Inc. is addressing arsenic contaminated sediments and soil from the river and shore areas in Marinette under a RCRA order.
- CSO (Menominee) and wet weather bypassing (Marinette) have been corrected under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit process.
- The paint sludge site remediation was completed in 1995 under Michigan's Act 307 authority.
- A navigational dredging project was conducted by the city of Menominee to allow for oceangoing vessels to access the lower part of the Menominee River. Completed in summer 1998, the dredging project partially restored navigation, one of the impaired beneficial uses listed for the AOC. The dredged material was disposed of upland.
- The City of Menominee is conducting sewer renovations and had applied for a loan to fund construction of the final combined sewer overflow elimination project. Construction work is now completed.
- Remediation work on the contaminated paint sludge site located on Lake Michigan just north of the river has been completed. MDNR issued a unilateral order under Act 307 to Flanders Industries (1992) for remedial work at the site that included cleanup of the shoreline, construction of a dike (1993), and excavation of 15 tons of paint sludge from Lake Michigan (1995). Analysis of sampling conducted in 1997 was to be used to determine if ecological problems still existed at the site. If the area was free of problems, the dike was to be dismantled and the site restored in 1997/1998.
- The Menominee River was sampled in 1993-1995 as part of the tributary monitoring portion of the Lake Michigan Mass Balance Modeling project. Results are available for the organic pollutants and metals that were part of the mass balance sampling effort.
- A follow-up survey of sediment toxicity was conducted in the Eight Street slip by WDNR in 1993 and revealed similar results to the 1989 testing (complete mortality of the aquatic test organisms Daphnia magna and significant reductions in growth and weight of the Chironomus tentans). Extremely high concentrations of arsenic were detected in samples of both assessments. Sediment and groundwater remediation efforts were initiated in the late 1990s.
- The City of Marinette purchased land in 1992 along the riverfront near the mouth and along Green Bay as a first step in a cooperative effort with WDNR to install a 1,000 meter recreational walkway along the waterfront from the Menekaunee Bridge to Red Arrow Park. In 1993, the city received a grant from WDNR and a Coastal Management grant to proceed with the development of the scenic walkway. The walkway was completed and provides an environmentally friendly recreational facility for public enjoyment.
- The bulkhead line designation along the river on the Wisconsin side from Sixth Street to the Menekaunee Bridge was removed, allowing this section of the river to remain natural and preventing any more land along the river's edge from being bulkheaded.
- The City of Menominee is in compliance with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit combined sewer overflow (CSO) separation schedule, and with the 1990 Consent Agreement with the U.S. EPA for corrective action on its CSO/wet weather discharges at outfall #8 was eliminated in 1992. After securing a significant portion of construction funding for the largest CSO (Outfall #2) from the State of Michigan Revolving Loan Fund, construction was initiated. The separation project was completed in 1993 and as been closely monitored to determine the effectiveness of the separation.
- The purge well system installed at the Menominee City Landfill in 1991 has been connected to the sewer system. The contaminated groundwater is being treated at the Menominee Wastewater Treatment Plant. A silty sand cap was installed and seeded with grass at the landfill in 1992. Preliminary reports indicate that contaminants have been contained on site.
- Marinette's wastewater collection and treatment system was expanded to handle a wet weather flow of 68 million liters (18 million gallons) of wastewater effluent per day.
- The City of Marinette developed and implemented an industrial pretreatment program to reduce disruptions of wastewater treatment plant operations caused by industrial discharges.
- High concentration of PAHs, typically found in coal tar waste, had been detected in river sediments adjacent to the Marinette wastewater treatment plant as well as in on-site soils and groundwater. The site, a gas manufacturing plant until 1962, is under investigation with a potentially responsible party to determine the extent of contamination and to assess remediation alternatives.
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed a maintenance dredging operation at the mouth of the Menominee River during the summer of 1991. The project removed 17,500 m3 of material from the main channel below the turning basin and restored channel depths to 6.4-7.0 m. Laboratory analyses indicated that some of these sediments contained elevated levels of arsenic.
Current projects and outlook
- Ansul Arsenic Ground Water Contamination Remediation Project
- A project to develop a barrier to cut off arsenic contaminated ground water contributions to the Menominee River is in the modeling and design phase. Hope to begin construction by the end of 2006.
- Need to determine cleanup level and negotiate dredging of contaminated sediments.
- Developing new remediation technique to treat the high arsenic concentrations found in the ground water.
- WPSC Marinette MPG (Manufactured Gas Plant) "Coal Tar Site"
- April 29, 2005 U.S. EPA-Superfund Discovery Phase complete.
- Site will be developed as a Superfund Alternative Site,
though not on the National Priorities List. The site
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- Historical review
- Complete site review
- Full investigation
- Cleanup
RAP-Related Publications
- Lake Michigan Monitoring Inventory – Menominee River (PDF 658K, 6pp)
Community Involvement
A primary goal of the Lower Menominee River RAP is and has been to include and encourage public participation in RAP development and implementation. Public participation has focused on:
- Community Recognition
- Public Meetings
- RAP Advisory Committees
- Education and Outreach
- Community Cleanup Days
- School Presentations
- Stakeholder Survey
As part of the RAP process, WDNR and MDEQ formed a RAP Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC). The CAC included area residents, local government officials, educators, recreation specialists, environmentalists, and business and industry representatives from the Marinette, Wisconsin and Menominee, Michigan area. Also included were CAC community education and outreach activities were also begun and will continue throughout the RAP process.


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TheStreet.com is an stock market investing website run by Jim Cramer, whom you may have seen on CNBC's Mad Money television show.
One of the columnists on that website, Mike Woelflein, recently wrote an article entitled Avoid Lift Lines and Ski More This Season on where to find the best uncrowded ski areas around the country. The first place he mentions is Jay Peak, located in Jay, Vermont.
Jay Peak is located in northernmost Vermont, a few miles from the Canadian border. It is known for getting the most snowfall of all the Vermont ski areas, averaging about 350 inches per year. It's very popular with Quebec skiers because it is only about an hours drive from Montreal. From Boston, it is about a 4.5 hour drive.
At our inn, we don't get too many skiers going there because it is about an hour's drive and we are close to Stowe, Sugarbush, Mad River Glen and Bolton Valley. However, the guests who do spend a day at Jay invariably come back with great compliments about the experience.
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On Tuesday, December 4, the Webb community was treated with a holiday concert by the Webb Family Singers (WooFS) and a delicious holiday dinner prepared by Pete Morris and his staff.
The WooFS have been practicing twice a week this semester for the program that included traditional holiday tunes as "I Saw Three Ships" and "Carol of the Bells." As Webb is focusing on a global direction for student winter work and employment, James Ludwig, director of the WooFS, also chose songs of an international flavor. "Suo Gán", a Welsh lullaby was sung in Welsh, "Ale Brider" was sung in Yiddish, and a good 'ole traditional Irish ballad, "Here's a Health to the Company," was sung in Irish/English. Another international song, "Mouth Music," is a traditional tune from the Hebrides, a chain of islands off Scotland and is described as "Celtic mouth music straight from the heart–and the mouth." The first verse: "Ho ro, ha-la-ba-da ho ro, ha-la-ba-da ho ro ha-la-ba-da hang ghee hang-man ho ro, ha-la-ba-da ho ro, ha-la-ba-da ho ro, ha-la-ba-da hang-ghee hang-man" was a bit confusing at first for the WooFS during practice sessions. As luck would have it, freshman WooFS singer Will Sturdy '16 happened to own and play a bodhrán, an open-ended Irish frame drum played with a double-headed stick that is used in playing the "mouth music." By the last week of rehearsals, the words and the faster tempo of the song were becoming a favorite of the WooFS. The traditional holiday sing-along concluded the program.
Solo verses in several of the songs were performed by members of the WooFS. With quite a few members of the WooFS graduating last spring, we were lucky to have a good number of freshmen signing up to sing with the WooFS this fall. Thanks go to Jessica Chen, our accompanist for the evening. This performance and all WooFS performances are made possible by contributions to the Roger and Jill Compton Endowment for Performing Arts.


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Office of the SecretaryThe Office of the Secretary provides administrative services and tools for the leaders of the ELCA who are serving this church in their congregations, synods and the churchwide organization and for others who have been given responsibility for governance of the ELCA.
The secretary is responsible for ELCA rosters, interpretation of governing documents such as this church's constitution, the ELCA archives and handles other concerns for the 4 million-member church body. The Office of the Secretary offers a distinctive and meaningful way for members to engage in God's mission in the world.
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At the OASIS we make you feel welcome. Our Doorman will escort you to the lamplit Entrance Hall, where you will be spellbound by the richness of color around you and the music of a Sundanese gamelan. A large ceremonial gong will be struck to sound your arrival, and ladies will be handed a corsage.
Our Maitre d' will greet you and accompany you across the broad sweep of the Kalimantan Room to your dining table, or to the privacy of one of the Raja Rooms, or-as you wish-to the exotic atmosphere of the Topeng Bar, richly arrayed with dance masks of Indonesia and graced with paintings by the distinguished Indonesian artist, Hendra. Feel the ambience of the OASIS drawing you back in time - back to the era of the Great Plantations in Asia, and to the ease of wealth and gracious living of the period between the Great Wars.
The OASIS RESTAURANT is housed in a grand two-storey mansion built in 1928
as the private residence in the Dutch East Indies of the millionaire, F.Brandenburg van Oltsende; the owner of extensive tea, rubber and cinchona estates. Great teakwood beams span the ceilings of the room, high above a sweeping checkerboard of gleaming white and black tiles. The strong colors are softened by incandescent wall lamps and the flood of light from magnificent crystal chandeliers, and by an enormous backlit, stained-glass window designed by the Dutch artist Robert Deppe. It depicts the Dutch humanist, Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466 - 1536), astride a horse, and the family coat of arms. With such opulence it is not surprising that the mansion
was chosen by the last Governor General of the Dutch East Indies as his unofficial residence during World War II. It also became the post-war residence of the United States Naval Attache. The residence, with its beautiful garden, provided a glamorous setting for the annual Marine Ball. In 1970 the mansion gained a new lease of life as one of the finest restaurants in Indonesia : the OASIS RESTAURANT. We would be honored to have you dine with us.
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Buoyed by birth of son, Rocca takes aim at Tomba's slalom mark{mosimage}After five consecutive World Cup slalom victories, Giorgio Rocca is stalking the record of seven set by fellow Italian Alberto Tomba more than a decade ago.
"It is possible. I think that I found the key to skiing without mistakes," said Rocca after winning Sunday's Wengen race to remain undefeated in the slalom this season.
"I always had a dream that I could win many in a row. To win five in succession is just unbelievable, especially as it took place in front of all my family."
Rocca fought back from 0.30 seconds down and fourth place to win in an aggregate time of 1 minute, 42.28 seconds before his wife Tania and their infant son Giacomo.
Finland's Kalle Palander, who was fifth after the opening run, was second in 1:42.48. Alois Vogl of Germany, last year's winner, was third in 1:42.79.
Tomba holds the record for consecutive slalom wins with seven in the 1994-95 season. He also won the two last slaloms of the previous season, bringing the streak to nine.
Rocca's achievement on Sunday tied him with Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark, who has a record 86 career World Cup wins and swept five in a row in the 1976-77 season, and had another pair of five-win streaks over two seasons. Five-time World Cup overall champion Marc Girardelli, who was born in Austria but raced for Luxembourg, won five straight in 1984-85.
With 11 World Cup victories, Rocca is the most successful Italian slalom specialist behind Tomba, who had 50 career World Cup wins, 35 in slalom.
"It is a big honor to have my name in the history of skiing," said Rocca, who will need to win at the Austrian resorts of Kitzbuehel and Schladming next week to match Tomba's record.
But Palander, who won four straight slaloms in 2004, was determined to stop Rocca. "I'm well-placed to know that in slalom it does end one day," said Palander. "So it will end for Rocca.
"But I was thinking that if he wins the next two slaloms, I wouldn't like to be him going into the Olympics. It's a lot of pressure for him at home in Italy."
However, Rocca said he hasn't lost a slalom since his son's birth on Nov. 21. "He is 50 days old," Rocca said. "He is a lucky baby. I win everything in slalom since he is born. Seriously, winning five brings me more confidence than pressure."
Benjamin Raich of Austria continued to lead the overall standings with 706 points after 21 races, and Rocca pulled further ahead in the slalom standings with 500 points, 215 ahead of the next best racer, American Ted Ligety.
"I don't have to prove anything to anybody" Rocca said. "I just want to have fun, and you can see it in my results."
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Gergana Avramova completed her eighth season as an assistant
coach with the Sacramento State women's tennis team in 2013-14. A
former professional on the International Tennis Federation circuit,
Avramova assists with the day-to-day activities of the team.
Sacramento State has never had a losing record Big Sky record while Avramova has been on the staff while winning at least 12 total matches each season. The Hornets have also lost just three Big Sky Conference matches in her eight seasons while winning Big Sky tournament titles each year. One of her pupils has earned Big Sky Conference MVP in seven of her eight seasons.
Avramova helped lead the Hornets win their 13th consecutive Big Sky title last season with a 7-3 Big Sky record and three wins in the Big Sky Tournament.
In 2011 the Hornets earned their highest national ranking in school history, coming in at No. 29 on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's poll. In 2010 the Hornets went 19-7.
In 2009, she helped guide the Hornets to a 19-9 record and their
eighth straight conference title. The Hornets, who nearly upset
17th-ranked Michigan in the first round, had five players selected
to the all-conference team, highlighted by Katrina Zheltova being
named MVP for the third straight year.
In 2008, Sacramento State produced a 21-7 overall record and mowed down Big Sky Conference competition, posting a perfect 8-0 record. Individually, Avramova helped coach six players to all-Big Sky honors, including first team honorees Anastassia Lyssenko and Zheltova, second team honoree Karina Jarlkaganova, and honorable mention performers Joyce Martinez Gutierrez, Luba Schifris and Aileen Tsan.
In her first season as an assistant in 2007, despite a roster that included six underclassmen (two freshmen and four sophomores), and only one senior, the Hornets posted a 17-7 overall record, a 7-0 mark in the Big Sky, a conference regular season and tournament championship, and an NCAA Tournament appearance.
A native of Bulgaria, Avramova was one of the top ranked junior players in the country. As a professional, she played in European events in both singles and doubles.


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Our exhibits are designed to inspire curiosity and exploration, our Science Live! programs are designed to bring the exhibits to life. Whether it's a show in the Darden Adventure Theater or a one-to-one interaction with a volunteer at the Crosby Observatory, our live programs create the kind of impact that can last a lifetime.
Science Live! program schedules are subject to change based on staff availability.
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Date: Saturday, October 13, 2012 - 1:00 pm
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