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Essex Steam Train & Riverboat's 2 1/2-hour journey begins at the historic 1892 Essex Station for a 12-mile, narrated round-trip into the heart of the unspoiled Connecticut River Valley.
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Schedule and fare info is just a click away. All pricing for excursion packages to fit your budget. Plan your excursion today.
The Essex Steam Train and Riverboat offers a unique hiking experience to Gillette Castle.
The historic 4-mile stretch of rail south of Essex Station to Old Saybrook is available for passenger travel aboard the Saybrook Special!
The caboose is owned by the non-profit Friends of the Valley Railroad, and was named in honor of Ralph H. Gibson.
Enjoy a 3-course lunch aboard restored 1920's Pullman dining cars as part of a 3.75 hour lunch, train and riverboat sightseeing excursion.
All Aboard the elegant Essex Clipper for a four-course meal served in beautifully restored 1920's Pullman diners, pulled by a vintage diesel locomotive.
All Aboard the elegant Essex Clipper for a four-course meal served in beautifully restored 1920′s Pullman diners, pulled by a vintage diesel locomotive.
See a listing of all the Historic Dining Cars and locomotives.
The Essex Clipper Dinner Train is available for groups, private parties and chartered events.
The Essex Steam Train & Riverboat offers Friday and Saturday Night Sunset Cruises aboard the Becky Thatcher — a lovely ride down the Connecticut River from the boat's dock in Deep River to the Baldwin Bridge and back again.
Rhythm by the Rails is a live lawn concert series throughout the summer. All bands perform rain or shine from 6:30-8:00 pm on the lawn of Essex Station and admission is FREE.
What could be more enjoyable than live music while sailing down the Connecticut River and watching a gorgeous sunset? NOTHING! And that's why we're offering three nights of music on The Becky Thatcher Riverboat.
Make this magnificent autumnal adventure an annual Fall Foliage tradition for the memory books!
The Essex Steam Train & Riverboat offers Friday and Saturday Night Sunset Cruises aboard the Becky Thatcher.
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn about and actually operate a full size steam locomotive! Reserve your spot early…participation in the HOTT is limited to 8 students per day.
Beer, Bratwurst, and Beautiful Fall foliage on the Connecticut River. A great night is in store for you from the minute you smell the brats sizzling on the grill to the last sip of beer as you glide into dock after the end of a stunning sunset.
Board the historic Essex Steam Train for a late morning departure from Essex Station. The northbound trip skirts untouched woodlands, trestle bridges, tidal marshes and inlets as you revel in the bountiful Connecticut River valley foliage.
The Perfect way to start the weekend: Laughs, Laughs, Laughs, Laughs Enjoy four comedy acts aboard a moving train. You vote for your favorite and the top two vote recipients will perform full comedy shows back at Essex Station!
Love chocolate? Who doesn't? Love wine? Oh, yes! It's a match made in heaven and we're bringing it to you on Thursday, September 14th.
No matter what your event is, Essex Steam Train & Riverboat can make it extra special with a variety of choices. From the Riverboat to the Dinner Train, to our grounds and facilities, Essext Steam Train can make your event the talk of all your friends!
Breathtaking views from the Becky Thatcher riverboat set the stage for a memorable party, wedding, rehearsal dinner, family reunion, or corporate event. Our riverboat, a Connecticut River Valley fixture, is available for evening charter, May – October.
No matter what the event, EST&R has the right venue for you. From weddings to birthday parties, and everything in between we have you covered with delicious food options and attentive staff.
Essex Steam Train & Riverboat offers a variety of special wedding packages that will be the perfect for the wedding of your dreams!
Your child's dream – a party on a Little Red Caboose! Available May through October.
Here at Essex Steam Train we love kids! A ride on the Essex Steam Train and the Connecticut Riverboat offers many educational touchstones.
Fun in numbers! At Essex Steam Train we love groups of any size! Learn more about what EST&R can offer for your next group gathering.
Go ahead and ask us. We've got your questions covered!
Stop by Trackside Café for a tasty, convenient, and affordable lunch while visiting the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat.
Come visit The Gift and Memorabilia Shop at the Essex Steam Train for traditional Engineer Caps and Train Whistles, as well as dozens of new t-shirts, toys, and activities.
We are looking forward to seeing you! Let us help you get here easily.
To view our full brochure, please click the download link below.
View a map of the EST&R grounds with helpful information on specific areas to help you navigate.
See what the surrounding areas of this beautiful corner of Connecticut has to offer for dining and lodging.
The gallery is named in honor of Oliver Jensen, offers seasonal shows, usually featuring an exhibition in summer and winter.
Learn more about places to explore in our own backyard, along the Connecticut shoreline, in the greater Mystic area and beyond!
Learn more about the great packages EST&R has to offer!.
We often extend specials and discounts for different groups. Click below to see our current discounts.
EST&R has partnered with some of the areas most spectacular Inns so you may experience what this beautiful corner of Connecticut has to offer.
Design the front of a holiday greeting card and be eligible to have your original artwork displayed on the walls of River Valley Junction for the holidays.
The Valley Railroad Company, operating the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat, has been serving the lower Connecticut River Valley since 1971.
The Valley Railroad Company has been in existance in one form or the other since 1868.
Find out more about our seasonal job opportunities and how to become a part of our EST&R family.
Essex Station is proud to be an ADA compliant site. However, for safety & insurance requirements, it is necessary that all guests be able to move around our grounds without our assistance.
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Cyberbullying or bullying on the internet or through mobile phones is increasing. Find out how to deal with it.
Cyberbullying involves using technology to bully people. It can include texting, instant messaging, and posting on social media and gaming websites.
Coping with cyberbullying can be difficult because it can happen at any time of the day.
To make matters worse, bullying messages and images can be shared so they are seen by more people for longer than other kinds of bullying. And this kind of sharing can quickly get out of control.
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Brightwater Senior Living of Stonebridge is now open. Brightwater is the newest and largest personal care and memory care community for Saskatoon senior citizens. There are 116 suites total. 89 suites are dedicated to active seniors who may need some personal health assistance, and 27 suites are part of a secured community dedicated to seniors living withAlzheimer disease or other dementias. The community has 24 hour nursing staff onsite, yet also offers an active lifestyle with a spa, theatre, bistro, library tech center, chapel, and beauty/barber salon onsite. Tours are available daily. Call (306) 974-7990 or visit at 102 Wellman Cres, Saskatoon, SK S7T 0J1.
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Rios, the Orange Conspiracy
What is now familiar to StarShip inhabitants as the most pervasive espionage franchise in the galaxy started as a typo in the Rios Civilization's HomePage on the Universal Unrestricted Uplink, (at "uuu.rios.civ", of course). This typo created a security hole in the Rios' computer network, and soon a disparate band of hackers, degenerates, punks, and losers had used the hole to carve out a secret private space for themselves on the Rios server. Calling themselves the Riotians, they began using the Rios networks to store and trade pirated SpaceSoftWare, classified information, hacking techniques, conspiracy theories, and pictures of naked minifigs. It was almost two hundred years before one of them figured out the Rios Civilization had introduced the security leak on purpose and had been monitoring and cultivating their little group since the very beginning. By now, they had grown into a huge online community of juvenile delinquents that was unwittingly supplying the Rios Civilization with all kinds of classified information. When the Rios leaders realized the jig was up, they recruited the whole group into their intelligence organization.
The new group's maverick and unconventional methods gained them surprising successes, and as time progressed their tattoos, neon-colored hair, multiple body piercings, and garishly mismatched clothes became the unlikely hallmarks of the Riotian secret agent. They were extremely popular with SpaceChildren ages eight to twelve, and somehow managed to continue their clandestine operations despite the publicity of their line of action figures, cartoon series, movies, and other licensing deals. Then one day, the Chairman of Intelligence and Marketing had the idea to turn the operation into a franchise.
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The Rios espionage agents are divided into two groups: the SpaceSpies, who dress in suits of clashing black, blue, and red, with sickly green visors, and the SpaceCouriers, who dress in black, blue, and white, with orange visors. SpaceCouriers are well liked and not usually involved in battles, but if they are, they bring enough firepower to guarantee that the package arrives on time. SpaceSpies are popular with the kids, but by authority figures they are not well liked at all. Rather than raw firepower, they depend on an array of gadgets carefully selected for the mission at hand to accomplish their objectives.
Riotians very rarely engage in open firefights. Their battle philosophy is "cut and run" - they always have an escape route prepared. Ideally, they try to get their agents away before the enemy knows that anything has gone wrong. When push comes to shove, their agents rely on misdirection and an array of gadgets and booby traps to buy themselves enough time to complete their mission and escape.


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Analyst Says: Close Teacher Strike Loophole That Allowed Anti-Charter School Protest
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MIDLAND — The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is recommending that the Michigan Legislature close a loophole that allowed Detroit teachers to violate the state law prohibiting teacher strikes, and to avoid sanctions for their one-day walkout on Sept. 25. On that day, 3,000 teachers from Detroit Public Schools, one of the nation's worst urban school districts, held a mass demonstration at the state Capitol to protest legislation that would have allowed philanthropist Robert Thompson to give $200 million to the city for building 15 charter schools.
"The current statute governing public employee strikes only applies when a work stoppage is called in order to pressure a public employer to make concessions in contract talks or otherwise change terms and conditions of employment," said Paul Kersey, labor policy research associate at the Mackinac Center. "But the walkout Sept. 25 was politically motivated, and therefore did not come under the anti-strike law. Public employee strikes should be against the law regardless of their motives," he said.
"This was a betrayal of public trust and a misuse of union power," said Kersey. "In return for the legal option of engaging in collective bargaining, government employees, including public school teachers, are prohibited from striking. On Sept. 25, members of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, at the request of union leadership, broke this compact."
The vehement opposition of the public school employee union to the charter school bill was a major factor leading philanthropist Robert Thompson to conclude that it would be impossible for him to achieve the purposes behind his $200 million gift to the city's school children. "By their actions, the defenders of this failed school system could not have made their scale of priorities more clear," said Jack McHugh, legislative analyst for the Mackinac Center. "Very low on that scale are the future prospects and current well being of the children forced to attend this school district, which is a tragic monument to failure and hopelessness."
McHugh and Kersey cited Mackinac Center research suggesting the Thompson charter schools could have improved student performance, and which documents the economic costs incurred by the Detroit district's failure to adequately educate the city's children. For example, according to an August 2000 Mackinac Center study by Dr. Jay P. Greene of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research in New York, N.Y., more than $600 million in costs are incurred by Michigan business and institutions of higher learning each year because of students who leave high school without learning basic skills. In addition, the Center's research shows that despite efforts of the public school establishment to undercut them, the rate of improvement of students in Michigan's charter schools on the state's MEAP achievement test is dramatically faster than in traditional schools.
By removing the issue of motives from the anti-strike law, the Legislature would make all coordinated work stoppages illegal, regardless of the purposes behind them. "Government employees have an obligation to avoid work stoppages that shut down public services. The fact that the Detroit Federation of Teachers had objections to the charter bill did not cancel out that obligation," Kersey observed. "Teachers can lobby after school. State law should leave no question that strikes by public employees are prohibited."


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PHOENIX – Rare World War II military aircraft are landing in the Valley this week for the Commemorative Air Forces' (CAF) AirPower History tour Feb. 28 through March 7.
Attendees will take a step back in time to learn more about the WWII aircraft history and honor the men and women who built, maintained and flew these planes.
Among the historic aircraft is FIFI, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber that is the only flying example of its kind to remain. First flown in 1942, the B-29 was designed to replace the older B-17s and B-24s. The B-29 was a staple of the U.S. Air Force until the late 1950s, serving missions over Japan that helped bring an end to World War II. The Superfortress was also used in the Korean War.
David Oliver, the youngest pilot in the CAF to ever fly the B-29, will fly in on Feb. 28 with the first female B-29 co-pilot in the history of the CAF organization, Debbie King. King is the third woman to ever fly a B-29, the other two women being Air Force service pilots during WWII.
Other World War II aircraft that will be featured on the tour include the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, the P-51 Mustang, a C-45 Expeditor, a Navy SNJ (T-6 Texan), and a Navy N2S (PT-17 Stearman).
Phoenix is one of 11 stops on the CAF AirPower History Tour through the southwest United States. Each stop will feature at least one of the two rarest World War II bombers along with other historic World War II aircraft that make up the AirPower Squadron.
Guests can purchase rides in these historic planes. Prices range from $65 to $1,595 with discounts available for online orders. Cockpit tours will also be available for the B-29 and B-17. Cockpit tours are free with paid admission.
Adults are $10. Mom, dad and kids 17 and under can get in together for $20. Kids 10 and under are free.
The planes will be on the ramp at Gateway Aviation Services located at 5803 S. Sossaman Road in Mesa Thursday, Feb. 28, through Sunday, March 3. On Monday, March 4, the planes will transition to Cutter Aviation at Deer Valley Airport located at 530 W. Deer Valley Road in Phoenix.
Gates are open from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on arrival days and from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. thereafter.
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Junior Amanda Lindgren led a balanced
attack, Katie Kenline anchored the defense, and the Tennessee Tech
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with a three-set sweep of the visiting Jacksonville State
Lindgren picked up another double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs, and Tech improved to 8-2 in league play, one game behind Morehead State at 9-1.
"We played well," said head coach John Blair. "We found some areas we need to work on, but it was an all-around good effort."
Marie Peddicord was Tech's top hitter with a .263 mark, getting eight kills. Katie Kenline dug 23 balls in the back row, while setter Kappy Lang had 33 assists in the three games.
For JSU, Caitlin Vorbeck had 14 kills and only one hitting error for a .382 percentage. Brittney Whitten had a double-double with 11 kills and 15 digs.
Tech jumped out to an early lead, helped in part by three service aces to get the lead up to 11-5. The Golden Eagles then got another ace to inch closer to the win. With the Golden Eagles up 19-9, Jax State made a four-point run and got the set within six points, before Tech finished with a 25-16 win.
"We played strong," Blair said. "We got out to the good start and kept building on it."
The Gamecocks started the second set on a completely different attitude and took the very early 2-1 lead. However, it was the Golden Eagles who went on a run to build up a 10-4 lead. JSU used two of their three blocks in the set in going on a 10-3 run and claimed an 18-16 lead.
But the Golden Eagles would get the last mini-run with two kills from sophomore Leah Meffert to take the second set, 25-22. More importantly, Tech took a 2-0 set lead headed into the extended break. The set featured 11 scoring ties and six different lead changes.
The third set was a battle back and fourth from the beginning and featured seven scoring ties and two different lead changes. But it was the Golden Eagles who closed out the match with a kill from senior Caitlin Bullock that gave Tech the season sweep over Jacksonville State.
Next up for Tech is a road weekend at Tennessee State and Austin Peay. The Golden Eagles look to avenge an early season loss to the Lady Govs and move another step closer to the top of the OVC. The Lady Govs defeated Morehead State on Saturday to move into a tie with Tech for second in the OVC.
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2012 was, simply stated, a year that kicked my butt. When I wasn't struggling professionally, I was struggling personally. Health issues, culminating in a diagnosis of Type II diabetes, and the passing of my father soon after Thanksgiving marked my biggest struggles. I apologize to those of you who are normally on my Christmas card list for not sending any this year. The wind was not in my sails. On the positive side of the ledger, I made a scary but exciting leap to SQL Sentry midyear. This was a huge shake-up after 10 years with my previous employer, but one which has been met with unbridled enthusiasm everywhere I've gone. Thank you for the handshakes, high-fives, and hugs! We're doing some really exciting things at SQL Sentry (such as SQLPerformance.com and Plan Explorer Pro) and I hope to engage with you more than ever in 2013.
2012 marked a bit of a shift in my content creation direction. I've seen an uptick in struggles in the non-IT part of our career - communications, leadership, motivation, goal-keeping, all of those sort of things. I feel like I have some wisdom to contribute in that space. So, in addition to technical blog posts, I been putting down more of my experiences and lessons learned on the interpersonal side of the IT career path. My top ten blog posts for the year reflect some of that new direction:
As I mentioned in the opening paragraph about blogging, I'm putting more energy into best practices for professional growth among IT pros. Along those lines of thought, I started a website called ForITPros.com with my long-time friend Joe Webb (Twitter | Blog) and, in partnership with SSWUG, developed a 2-DVD set and streaming media class called Leadership Skills for IT Professionals containing 14 hours of leadership and soft skills training specifically crafted for IT teams.
I've also been working with PASS on the Professional Development Virtual Chapter (VC), led by Mark Caldwell (Twitter). We've already got a full year of content schedule and are trying to figure out how fit in more sessions. Maybe moving to more than one webcast per month? The PASS Professional Development VC archive has lots of great content for you to review and future sessions are detailed at the PASS Professional Development VC homepage.
2012 was busy where I actually appeared in person or put in a big effort to write or create content. Here's a run-down: Articles (2), Conference Spoken (12), Customer Calls (88), Customer Visits (4), Magazine Columns (14) at SQLMag.com and DBTA.com, New Books (1) with Ross Mistry, PASS Chapter Presentations (12), Pre-cons/Full-day Seminars (4), SQL Saturdays (4), SSWUG Sessions (4), TechNet Radio Broadcasts (2), Technical Book Reviews (3), and Webcasts (10).
In 2013, I expect to travel a bit less. But I also expect to do many more webcasts. Let me know if you have some ideas about what you'd like to learn! One business trip that I refuse to give up, though, is SQLCruise. (Register!) I know it sounds like the worst possible way to learn. I mean who'd want to learn on a cruise ship in the Caribbean?!? (I hope you could detect the sarcasm dripping from those two sentences.) But here are two favorite aspects of of SQLCruise that are totally ferreals - 1) You simultaneously can relax and focus on learning. You are disconnected from the mainland. You don't have to worry about the mobile phone going off. 2) You get extended ours in a intimate setting with the top talent in the SQL Server world. It's always a pleasure to attend a conference session from the best in the industry. But you'll get hours of time to talk with these veterans of the industry about your specific problems and situations. It just doesn't get better than that.
It's hard to believe that only a year ago, 2011, was my first year on Twitter. By years end, here's where my stats had moved: 5,507 tweets (up from 3,452 tweets), 661 following (up from 531), and 3,720 followers (up from 2,656) . I didn't check my social media numbers last year, so I've got no point of comparison. But I'm currently sitting at 2,327 LinkedIn connections and 1,157 Facebook friends. One of my standing policies on Facebook is that I don't "friend" someone who I haven't personally met. That doesn't help detangle the hopeless mess I've created by having only one identify on Facebook, both personal and public. So, on the one hand, I owe all of my longtime friends a big apology for all of the SQL talk and, on the other hand, a big apology to all of my professional friends for not posting enough news and advice while dilute my status updates with personal minutia. Oh well - it is what it is.
My blogging activity for 2012 was the lowest it's been in many years, down to 44 entries, down from 77 in 2011 and well into the hundreds in 2010. My answer to that sort of doldrums for 2013 is to get sloppy! And by that, I mean less of a perfectionist and more of a content machine that just cranks it out! Most of you, as my readers, have been very forgiving of a misplaced verb, a missing punctuation, or -heck- a totally malformed sentence that makes no sense at all. So I'm going to try much harder to churn through the 700+ nascent blog posts in my notes folder and get those ideas out there!
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Sorry to hear about your father's passing. As to all sons and daughters, most of the times, father are the heroes. So, I can feel your pain.
Good luck at SQL Sentry and happy new 2013! I feel the quality of your blogs speaks for themselves, so don't worry about the quantity. Just keep the good stuff rolling.
Happy new year Kevin. I have not the slightest doubt that 2013 will be a good year for you.
(And get on top of that type 2 diabetes thing quickly. Had to do the same at the beginning of last year - feel so much better now (and lighter)).
Shashank and Greg,
Thanks so much for the kind words, gentlemen. That makes all the difference!
Best regards.
2012 kicked my butt, too! I kept thinking things were going to get better but it just kept on coming! 2013 is starting off great and I know that we'll both have a much better year than the last. :-)


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Finger Beams {Great for Guided Reading Groups}
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I also bought a bunch of these when DeeDee posted about them. My little ones love them. We have woren out the batteries in a few already. :) I think my boys are benefiting from them the most right now. My girls enjoy them, but my boys are begging for them when it is time for guided reading groups. Thanks for sharing that they are now at Oriental Trading. I also saw them at Michaels last night when I was restocking on Scentos products.ReplyDelete
Aside from the lights, my kiddos really love pushing the flat decrotative stones into boxes for sounding out words and letter beads. We use the beads to string/spell sight words.
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I forgot about the stones! Another great idea!Delete
Terri Izatt
Oh.my.gosh. I have to get these! :) Thanks so much!!! Looking forward to hearing about your 100 Book Challenge. I'm always looking for ways to motivate my students to read! :) My students lot roll a dice i made or throw around a beach ball to do some responding to reading! :)ReplyDelete
Smiles from 2nd Grade
We use reading glasses!! I posted about them here. http://mrsrichardsonfirstgrade.blogspot.com/2012/10/patterns-and-little-reading.htmlReplyDelete
The kids LOVE them!! My little foam glasses are on year 2 already! Hobby Lobby summer purchase!
Thanks for sharing this!!
Mrs. Richardson's Class
I {heart} these! Love the idea of 100 book challenge too:)ReplyDelete
The Resourceful Apple
This is so fantastic!! Thank you for directing me to these little finger beams! :)ReplyDelete
My kiddos are in LOVE with their "magic reading glasses." I found fashion glasses in the Target Dollar Spot at the beginning of the year and snagged a whole bunch of those, but I also use Dollar Store reading glasses with the lenses popped out. They work wonders!
You can read about those and eyelighters on my blog.
Beg, Borrow, Steal
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to hear about the 100 Book Challenge!ReplyDelete
Across the Hall in 2nd Grade
THose look awesome! Buying them now :) Thanks for the great tip!!!ReplyDelete
Teachery Tidbits
Hi Lindsay. I also use the finger lights but I bought mine at the Dollar Store. My kids LOVE them. In addition I use "witches fingers," small plastic "wands," small star shaped stones etc. I often use the wands and stones to "highlight" certain words. My kids LOVE them! I keep all of these goodies in individual reading kits for each student. :o)ReplyDelete
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I love the wand idea!! My girls will, too! What a good idea to have a reading kit!!Delete
I just found them on Amazon too!ReplyDelete
Love them too! I use popsicle sticks with eyes glued on them. I also use the highlighted reading guides.ReplyDelete
I love using these. We have ones that are race cars and call them reading racers. I am going to start using them with a push card to help some of my kiddos with fluency. Another favorite of mine to use are bubble wands. They are great for highlighting/focusing on punctuation, blends, digraphs, and vowel teams. I am going to do a post about them soon. =)ReplyDelete
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Let me know when you blog about it! I would love to see how you use them! Great idea! :)Delete
Hi Lindsey, I have been looking for these for a LONG time. I saw them at Walmart one time and they had so few of them I didn't buy them at the time. I have looked for them again and never found them until now. Thank you so much for sharing these and I can't wait until my order comes in. YEAH!ReplyDelete
Deb at Fabulously First
Wow! I have never seen these before. my crew this year seems to be a little more immature than in past years. My 3rd graders would love these, and I'm thinking maybe my 4th graders too. I teach special ed, and my kiddos have a hard enough time reading- think I will look into these. Thanks for sharing :)ReplyDelete
So much fun!! Mine just came from Amazon (didn't see them in Oriental Trading, but I will check them out the other Kinder teachers want them too). My kiddos LOVE them. Really interested in your 100 book challenge.ReplyDelete
Terri Izatt
Fantastic! My son has these at home and he is what you call "a reluctant reader". We go back to school in just over a week (in Australia) and I have been trying to get him back into the habit of reading every day....this may be just the trick! Thank you,ReplyDelete
Mrs Poultney's Ponderings
My kinders also LOVE the laser lights. I gave them one each for a Christmas present this year along with a book and they were PUMPED! We ordered ours from Amazon for super cheap. I also like using sound boxes that match our theme (ex. presents for Christmas, Snowmen parts for winter, etc.).ReplyDelete
Polka Dot Kinders
Oh my goodness! My own kids have gone through a few of these, but I never thought to use them in my classroom. Thanks for the idea!ReplyDelete
Teachin' First
That is SUCH a great idea!!! I have never heard of using these before....I am definitely going to be hitting up Oriental Trading very soon!!!!!ReplyDelete
K is for Kinderrific
So fun!!! I can't wait for mine to come in!! I use reading fingers (scary witch fingers) but these looked so much cuter!!! thanks for the post!!ReplyDelete
Aw... Thanks...You know THE DEANNA JUMP told me about them! She's pretty smart ya know!ReplyDeleteReplies
She sure is!! You is smart, too! :)Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 8:14 PM
How have I missed these/ Can't wait to order some. My class will love them!ReplyDelete
Never heard of such a thing in my life. Thanks for sharing this.ReplyDelete
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Great idea! Also, 100 Book Challenge is a great reading program that we have used schoolwide for several years.ReplyDelete
You just blew my mind with these . . . thanks for sharin' your awesome find!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Wow! Great idea! I actually have some of these - well they are my own kids but since they are all grown up I think I can snag them and use them in guided reading! What a great idea! Oh and I just saw them at Giant,my local grocery store the other day!ReplyDelete
Laura ~ First Grade Spies
These are awesome. Just ordered some on eBay for my class :-)ReplyDelete
Fun!! I bought these little monster-like fingers for my guided reading groups, but then they mysteriously disappeared from my classroom. :( They were fun while they lasted! I think my kids would love these even more though -- thanks for sharing! :)ReplyDelete
OMG! Love these! I've never seen them before! I'll definitely need to grab some! :) thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
These are SO fun! You ladies are so darn creative! Following your blogs is such fun "professional development!!" :)ReplyDelete
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So straight after reading this post I then (of course) had to track them down on ebay and some will be arriving soon! Hoping my K/1s will love them as much as your class :)ReplyDelete
Mine arrived yesterday at the end of the school day. Had chance to quickly show my class and they are so excited to get to use them next week.ReplyDelete
Thanks for showing them.
Those are SO cool! I am going right to Oriental Trading when I get off here! Thanks for sharing the info! My first graders will LOVE them! I think I will put them in my class store, depending on price! Otherwise, earning them for a reading challenge is great idea too! I look forward to reading more of your posts!ReplyDelete
We have had these lil gadgets tucked away and have forgotten all about them! That's what's so great about blogs! All these reminders about all these fabulous tricks that people use. It reignites our teaching and gives us that little spark that we often forget about.ReplyDelete
Thank you! Will bust these puppies out tomorrow (probably need to check if they still work first!).
~Christy & Tammy
Fluttering Through First Grade
You can purchase a 48 box for under $6.00 (currently free shipping) at Amazon!ReplyDeleteReplies
I love these lights! I am ordering some right now. Your blog is amazing; I will be back to check it out. Thanks for sharing.Delete
Fabulous Finch Facts
These are so cool, they are a really good idea to foster children's enthusiasm to read. They will also help support children particularly in lower years to follow the text, which can be challenging. I will definitely use this idea when I graduate and finally get my first class.ReplyDelete
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Advertisers shouldn't fear the Fiscal Cliff
It can be easy to forget that at this time four years ago, the future of the global economy was in limbo. Financial markets around the world were in chaos and the specter of a global depression was being taken seriously.
Today, the internet economy is booming and retailers are expressing optimism for the holiday shopping season.
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In 2008, the world nearly ended as the global economy experienced its worst downturn in decades. The 'recovery' hasn't exactly been easy, but those of us in the digital economy have been lucky as technology and online industries have thrived.
Increasingly, however, economists are voicing concern that the global economy is on the precipice again. Yes, these are some of the same economists who missed the signs that the global economy was on the brink of collapse several years ago, but nonetheless, the warning signs are hard to miss.
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Remember back when the credit crunch was new? Every other blog post, including a fair few of mine, urged firms not to lose faith in online marketing, not to hack at their search engine marketing (SEM) budgets or lay off members of their online PR team.
I still think it's important to hold marketing nerve. If you are to grow your business then a successful marketing strategy is essential and budget cuts are not going to help.
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Google reported its third quarter earnings after the close of the US stock exchange today and, as it has done more than a few times in the past, the Mountain View company delivered more than analysts were expecting.
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In 1985, upon completion of his degree from The Ohio State University Optometry College, Kenneth Boltz D.O. opened his own optometry practice. In 1995, fellow optometrist Michael Rengert joined the practice.
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Early in his memoirs the great Victorian journalist Henri de Blowitz refers to his "uncontrollable desire to get at the bottom of sensational reports." He was trying to explain why he became a journalist, instead of remaining a sober businessman in Marseilles. This was the best he could do. In a later chapter he discusses what was in "universal opinion, the greatest journalistic feat on record,…the publication, in the Times, of the Treaty of Berlin at the very hour it was being signed in Berlin." Needless to say, de Blowitz was the person responsible for this triumph. But plainly he felt some puzzlement about exactly why it was such a feat.
To have published an important document before anybody else does not make you a great writer or even a great journalist…. Any journalist by profession might have done what I did if he had said, "I will do it," and had thought over the ways of accomplishing his scheme. It was a feat in which neither talent nor science stood for anything. The story I am about to tell must not therefore be ascribed to vanity, but should merely be considered as the fulfilment of a duty to my journalistic profession, to which I am devoted.
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At the heart of de Blowitz's confusion was his difficulty in confronting the fact that his sense of pleasure and triumph was that of the gossip, the person first with the news, suffused with the satisfaction of having slaked that "uncontrollable desire to get to the bottom of sensational reports." Such, in essence, was the duty he felt toward his profession.
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St. John's parish prepares for Christmas bazaar
Approximately 20 members of St. John's Catholic Parish in Pingree spent part of Sunday preparing noodles for their annual fundraising bazaar. Parishioners have spent the last three Sundays making noodles for the event.
"We make these noodles and a lot of other things to raise funds for maintaining the church," said Ben DiGiulio, one of those on hand. "It's also a good opportunity to showcase the church."
This year's event will be on Saturday, Dec. 1, from noon to 4 p.m.
Parishioners will sell about 250 one- and two-pound bags of noodles as well as homemade bread, crafts, etc. In addition, they will sell lunches ranging from stew, a drink and dessert to nachos.
Two-pound bags of noodles will sell for $13 while the one-pound bags will cost $7.
"It takes about an hour for us to sell out of the noodles and homemade breads," DiGuilio said.
Other fundraising items include a homemade quilt, an afghan or $50 cash and a variety of homemade pies. Chances for the quilt will sell at $1 each or six for $5. The pies will range in price from $6 to $8.
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The Buffalo Sabres have announced the team will hold a "Fan Appreciation Sale" to mark the beginning of training camp and the opening of the 2012-13 season. The sale, which runs for the duration of training camp and ends after the team's first home game, will offer fans a 50 percent discount on all merchandise in the Sabres Store at First Niagara Center.
"Our fans showed tremendous patience and loyalty during the past few months," said Buffalo Sabres President Ted Black. "Nothing will erase the pain of a lockout and cancelled games, but we wanted to give back to our fans in this way to get them excited for what is sure to be a fast-paced and thrilling 2012-13 season."
The Sabres Store will offer extended hours throughout the "Fan Appreciation Sale" to give fans ample time to take advantage of the sale. In addition to its normal hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the store will be open for all training camp practices that are open to the public.
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Comic-Con 2014: Frank Miller joins Batman 75 festivities
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This year, DC celebrates 75 years of the Dark Knight. (DC Entertainment)Link
The one that started it all. "Detective Comics" No. 27 saw Batman trying to solve "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate." (DC Entertainment)Link
Bob Kane, alongside writer Bill Finger, created Batman. (Ellen Jaskol)Link
"Dectective Comics" No. 31, featuring one of the all-time classic covers of the Kane years. (Bob Kane/DC Entertainment)Link
Heeeeere's Robin! "Detective Comics" No. 38 saw the introduction of the Boy Wonder. Kane and Finger (with Jerry Robinson) agreed that it would help to have a Watson-like character for Batman to bounce ideas off of and that having a young ward would offer readers an entry point of identification for Bruce Wayne. (DC Entertainment)Link
Talk about a landmark issue: In 1940, Batman received his own title with this No. 1, which saw the debut of the Joker and Catwoman. (Bob Kane / DC Entertainment)Link
One of the most celebrated covers in the comic's history, "Batman" No. 9, drawn by by Jack Burnley. (Jack Burnley/DC Entertainment)Link
1941 saw the first of many shared panels with the Caped Crusader, the Boy Wonder and the Man of Steel. (DC Entertainment)Link
Another classic character of the Batman universe made his debut in this 1943 issue: Alfred. (Jerry Robinson/DC Entertainment)Link
Batman made his silver-screen debut in 1943, played by Lewis Wilson. Highly influenced by World War II fervor, the serial had its issues – the most offensive bits were deleted for the home video release in the 1980s – but it did introduce the Batcave and Alfred's traditional appearance in the Batman universe. (Columbia Pictures/Getty Images)Link
One of the founding fathers of the Gotham universe, Jerry Robinson is widely accepted among comic historians as co-creator of the Joker, though Kane always disputed his contribution. He was also a co-creator of Robin, alongside Kane and Finger. As one of the main early artists of the comic, his stamp on Batman is indelible. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Link
The famous "double guns Joker" cover for "Detective Comics" No. 69, considered one of the finest covers of the Golden Age. Robinson auctioned the original art for the cover in 2010 for $400,000. (Jerry Robinson / DC Entertainment)Link
Dick Sprang, who drew this 1943 cover, was reportedly Bob Kane's favorite "ghost" artist. (Dick Sprang/DC Entertainment)Link
While the character of Catwoman debuted in Batman No. 1 as the Cat, her character became more developed throughout the '40s. (Bob Kane/DC Entertainment)Link
While Two-Face, created by Kane and Finger, debuted in 1942, he "returned" in this 1948 issue, one of only a handful of appearances in the '40s. (Bob Kane/DC Entertainment)Link
Introducing: the Riddler. A co-creation of Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, Edward Nigma (occasionally "Nashton") made his debut in 1948. (J. Winslow Mortimer/DC Entertainment)Link
The Batmobile got a redesign thanks to Dick Sprang in this issue, which hit newsstands in December of 1949. (Dick Sprang/DC Entertainment)Link
Catwoman's ambiguous relationship with the Caped Crusader continued to evolve in the early '50s, including this stint where she helped the Dynamic Duo fight crime. She disappeared from the series from 1954 to 1966 due to the introduction of the Comics Code Authority's standards for female characters. (J. Winslow Mortimer/DC Entertainment)Link
Enter....Ace the Bat-Hound? Influenced by the Comics Code, the mid-1950s saw the introduction of a lighter tone and sillier characters like in this 1955 issue. (Win Mortimer/DC Entertainment)Link
Originally going by the moniker Mr. Zero, the villain better known as Mr. Freeze made his debut in this 1959 issue. (DC Entertainment)Link
After helping usher in the Silver Age of comics with his design of the Flash remake, Carmine Infantino presided over the new-look Batman, who debuted in this 1964 issue and jettisoned many of the sillier Comics Code-influenced aspects that had crept into the series. (Carmine Infantino / DC Entertainment)Link
Holy Televison Series, Bat ... you get the idea. From 1966 to 1968, Adam West and Burt Ward starred as Batman and Robin, respectively, in the high camp classic, which also spurred the equally campy 1966 film "Batman." (ABC)Link
Television's original Catwoman, Julie Newmar. She was replaced by Lee Meriwether for the feature film and Eartha Kitt in the series' final season, but for many Newmar remains the signature Catwoman. (Museum of Radio and Television)Link
Yvonne Craig as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl, who was introduced during the third and final season of the show. (ABC)Link
Frank Gorshin as the Riddler in the role that earned him an Emmy nomination. (AP Photo/ABC)Link
This 1966 issue introduced the modern era Batgirl, a.k.a. Barbara Gordon, created by DC Comics editor Julius Schwartz and the producers of the 1960s "Batman" television series as a way to introduce a new female character for the third season of the show. Writer Gardner Fox and artist Carmine Infantino handled her "million dollar debut." (DC Entertainment)Link
This issue marked the debut of Poison Ivy, created by Robert Kanigher and Sheldon Moldoff, as both a nod to the growing feminist sentiment at the time and as a character counterpoint to the decreasingly villainous Catwoman. (DC Entertainment)Link
A classic Carmine Infantino cover featuring the Penguin from 1967. (DC Entertainment)Link
Created by Frank Robbins and Neal Adams, Man-Bat debuted in 1970 in "Detective Comics" No. 400. (Neal Adams/DC Entertainment)Link
The early '70s saw a new dynamic duo come to Gotham: writer Denny O'Neil and artist Neal Adams, who presided over a beloved period for the Dark Knight, erasing much of the camp of the television series from memory. In this issue, one of their creations, Ra's al Ghul, makes his debut. (Neal Adams/DC Entertainment)Link
A legendary Joker tale from the O'Neil/Adams era. (Neal Adams and Dick Giordano / DC Entertainment)Link
A classic cover from Jim Aparo, one of the signature Batman artists, who worked on some the classic '80s tales in the series. (Aparo/DC Entertainment)Link
Gerry Conway penned the story for this issue, which featured the return of Poison Ivy. In the early '80s, Conway would write the issues introducing Killer Croc and the second Robin, Jason Todd. (Dick Giordano / DC Entertainment)Link
Consistently ranked at or among the top of all graphic novels, 1986's "The Dark Knight Returns," by Frank Miller with Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley, remains one of the definitive takes on the Batman, influencing both "The Dark Knight Rises" and Zack Snyder's upcoming "Man of Steel" sequel. (Frank Miller/Lynn Varley / DC Entertainment)Link
Talk about a hot streak. For a follow-up to "The Dark Knight Returns," Miller penned 1987's "Year One" story line, which revisited Bruce Wayne's chilling origin story. It features cameos from Selina Kyle, Harvey Dent and also plumbs the arc of Jim Gordon's history with the city. Much of Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins" was taken from Miller's landmark work. (David Mazzucchelli / DC Entertainment)Link
In keeping with the '80s renaissance of serious Batman storytelling came Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's 1988 take on the Joker, "Batman: The Killing Joke," which launched a thousand debates over violence in comics and still stands as a signature moment in Batman's history. (Brian Bolland / DC Entertainment)Link
A scene from "The Killing Joke," which altered the Batman universe. (Brian Bolland / DC Entertainment)Link
And the hits kept coming as the decade continued. The "A Death in the Family" story arc saw the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin. The death sentence was handed down by readers, who were given the option to call a 1-900 number and vote on Todd's fate. Turns out the fans made pretty efficient executioners, as Batman was too late to save the second Robin from the Joker's blast. (DC Entertainment)Link
In 1989, Batman returned to the silver screen in the Tim Burton-directed "Batman." Fans were initially worried when Michael Keaton was cast as the Batman, as the actor had primarily been known for his comedic roles. But Burton wanted Keaton after working with him on "Beetlejuice." Jack Nicholson starred as the Joker. The film's success was a watershed moment for the character.(Warner Bros.)Link
After the chilling new standard set by Moore's "The Killing Joke," "Batman Annual" No. 14 in 1990 featured an intense look at Harvey Dent's origins, in a classic tale penned by Andrew Helfer. (Neal Adams / DC Entertainment)Link
Following the success of "Batman," Burton returned to the director's chair for the 1992 sequel. It was to be his and Keaton's last dance in the pale moonlight with the franchise. (Warner Bros.)Link
"Batman Returns" didn't earn as much at the box office as its predecessor, and in his review Times film critic Kenneth Turan wrote that it was "a cheerless, brooding but always visually inventive film," adding that Michael Keaton looked unhappy. The critic did find a bright spot, though, citing Michelle Pfeiffer's "stylish and funny performance as the frumpy Selina Kyle and her alter ego, the whip-cracking gender-bending Catwoman." (Warner Bros.)Link
Michelle Pfeiffer won the role of Catwoman, after Annette Bening bowed out due to pregnancy and several other actresses turned it down. (Warner Bros.)Link
Spurred by the success of the feature films, the beloved and Emmy-winning "Batman: The Animated Series" ran from 1992 to 1995 and led to multiple subsequent shows for the hero. (Warner Bros. Animation)Link
Here comes Bane. In the 1993-94 "Knightfall" story line, Batman faced his greatest setback, having his back broken by the Venom-enhanced villain. As a result, Bruce Wayne allowed Azrael to step in and briefly take over the cowl, with disastrous results. (DC Entertainment)Link
Enter Val Kilmer as Batman, Chris O'Donnell as Robin and Joel Schumacher as the director. "Batman Forever," the 1995 follow-up to "Batman Returns," also offered a shift in tone to a more cartoon-ish version of the Dark Knight. While the immediate response to the film was positive, its stock has gone down in recent years, as hindsight revealed that it was the forerunner to the much-derided film that would follow just a few years later. (Warner Bros.)Link
Tommy Lee Jones as Two Face and Jim Carrey as the Riddler in Joel Schumacher's "Batman Forever." (Warner Bros.)Link
Penned by Bane co-creator Doug Moench, "Sleeper, Part 1: Nightmares," featured this haunting cover image by Moench's "Knightfall" collaborator Kelley Jones. (Kelley Jones/DC Entertainment)Link
George Clooney in 1997's "Batman and Robin," one of the most reviled films of all time. "I think we might have killed the franchise," Clooney has said about the film. (Warner Bros.)Link
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze and Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy in "Batman and Robin." Critics responded icily to Schwarzenegger's performance. (Warner Bros.)Link
Set a few months after the events of "Year One," Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's 1996-1997 limited series "The Long Halloween" continues the Two-Face origin story from "Batman Annual" No. 14 and influenced Nolan's "Batman Begins" and, especially, the plot of "The Dark Knight." (Tim Sale/DC Entertainment)Link
After her debut in the animated series, Harley Quinn was quickly adopted into the comics world. In 1999, the fan-favorite character was properly integrated into the Batman universe continuity with an origin story in "Batman: Harley Quinn." (Alex Ross / DC Entertainment)Link
The year? 2039. The Batman? Terry McGinnis, a rebellious teenager who gets his start fighting the Jokerz gang alongside an ailing Bruce Wayne in "Batman Beyond." The 1999-2001 series won a couple of Daytime Emmys. (Warner Bros.)Link
Written by Jeph Loeb and penciled by Jim Lee, the 2002-'03 "Hush" story line featured Batman taking on a new enemy, alongside the familiar rogue's gallery, and hinted at the possibility that Jason Todd might still be alive. Plus it continued the 60-plus-year romantic tension between the Dark Knight and Catwoman. The entire collection of the "Hush" story line was released as one volume in 2009. (Jim Lee / DC Entertainment)Link
The animated series "The Batman" ran on the WB and then the CW from 2004 to 2008 and won several Daytime Emmys. (Warner Bros. Animation)Link
After the hints in "Hush" that Jason Todd might still be alive, the "Under the Hood" story line resurrected the former Robin as an antihero version of the Red Hood. The Hood was one of the oldest foes in the Batman universe, who made his debut in 1951 as a way to explain the Joker's origins. This origin story was then altered slightly in Moore's "The Killing Joke." (Mark Simpson / DC Entertainment)Link
Written by Frank Miller and penciled by Jim Lee, the "All-Star Batman and Robin The Boy Wonder" series ran from 2005 to 2008. Miller's writing in the series was heavily criticized and the story line's greatest legacy may be the infamous, profane "I'm the ... Batman" line in Issue 2. (Jim Lee / DC Entertainment)Link
With Christian Bale taking on the mantle of the Bat in 2005's "Batman Begins," directed by Christopher Nolan, movie fans quickly shrugged off bad memories of "Batman and Robin." (David James / Warner Bros.)Link
Cillian Murphy as Scarecrow in "Batman Begins," the only villain to appear in all three installments of Nolan's trilogy. (Warner Bros.)Link
A four-issue miniseries, "Batman: Year 100," written and illustrated by Paul Pope, featured yet another take on the Dark Knight, presiding over a dystopian Gotham City in 2039. The series won the 2007 Eisner Awards for limited series and writer/artist. (Paul Pope / DC Entertainment)Link
Christopher Nolan's follow-up to the well-received "Batman Begins" was 2008's masterpiece, "The Dark Knight," currently the 18th highest grossing film of all time. (Warner Bros.)Link
Heath Ledger as the Joker. Much like with Michael Keaton before him, fans were worried about Ledger's ability to capture the Clown Prince of Crime. The result, of course, was a defining take on the character and a posthumous Oscar for supporting actor. (Warner Bros.)Link
A promotional poster for D.A. Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), whose political career was derailed during the action of "The Dark Knight." (Warner Bros.)Link
Written by Grant Morrison, "Batman: R.I.P." saw the Caped Crusader battling the Black Glove organization and suffering a fate, well, worse than death. It was later revealed that the "R.I.P." stood for "Rest In Purgatory." (Alex Ross / DC Entertainment)Link
Spearheaded by Grant Morrison, "Batman and Robin" launched in 2009 and followed the events of "Batman: R.I.P." and the "Battle for the Cowl" story arcs and saw former Robin Dick Grayson taking up the mantle of the Bat, with Bruce's son Damian Wayne as Robin. (Purists' concerns were allayed when Bruce returned in the "Batman Incorporated" series). (Frank Quitely / DC Entertainment)Link
Written by Neil Gaiman, 2009's "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" was published in "Batman" No. 686 and "Detective Comics" No. 853, Meant to be the "final" issues of the series, it was an homage to Alan Moore's "last" Superman story, "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" It is considered by many to be one of the best Batman stories ever written. (Andy Kubert/DC Entertainment)Link
In the fall of 2011, DC relaunched its superhero universe with the New 52. This "soft reboot" of familiar continuities precipitated a revamped origin story for the Dark Knight. The 2013-2014 "Zero Year" story line in writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo's "Batman" offers a fresh take on Bruce Wayne's early days in the cape and cowl. (Greg Capullo / DC Entertainment)Link
Given short shrift in 1997's "Batman and Robin," Bane took center stage in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012), played by Tom Hardy, who said his peculiar voice was an homage to Bartley Gorman, a bare-knuckle boxer known as the King of the Gypsies. (Warner Bros.)Link
"The Dark Knight Rises," currently the 12th highest grossing film of all time, was to be Nolan's last directorial performance and Christian Bale's last appearance as Bruce Wayne with the franchise. (Ron Phillips / Warner Bros.)Link
Anne Hathaway starred as Selina Kyle in "The Dark Knight Rises." (Warner Bros.)Link
From the mind of Paul Dini came 2009's "Batman: Arkham Asylum" from Rocksteady Games. It garnered the Guinness World Record for most critically acclaimed superhero game ever, and has bred sequels and a prequel. (Rocksteady Games)Link
In November 2013, Miles Scott, a.k.a. Bat-Kid, stole the hearts of the nation with his Make-A-Wish-sponsored adventures through Gotham (San Francisco), which included foiling plots of the Riddler and the Penguin and words of encouragement from President Obama. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press)Link
Will Arnett voiced this humorously imperfect take on Batman for 2014's hit "The Lego Movie." (Warner Bros. Pictures)Link
The future: Ben Affleck in the first photograph of the new cape and cowl from 2016's "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice." (Warner Bros.)Link
Here's to many happy Dark Knight returns. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)Link
The man who redefined Batman is coming to Comic-Con.
Frank Miller, who wrote and penciled 1986's game-changing Batman miniseries "The Dark Knight Returns" (along with "Sin City" and "300," among many others), will be appearing at a panel chock-full of Bat-artists and scribes, including Grant Morrison, Denny O'Neil, Neal Adams, the current "Batman" creative team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo, and DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns.
Warner Bros. announced the panel "Batman 75: Legends of the Dark Knight," which will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, as part of DC Entertainment's Comic-Con plans to celebrate the Caped Crusader's diamond jubilee.
In "The Dark Knight Returns," Miller re-introduced Bruce Wayne as an aging, gritty and embittered hero sparring with Superman and taking on the Joker in a climactic battle for the soul of Gotham. The new take on the character paved the way for Batman's renaissance and big-screen domination of the late '80s, '90s and '00s. A follow-up graphic novel, "The Dark Knight Strikes Again," was released in 2001.
Miller's version of the Dark Knight has also been said to be a guiding influence on Ben Affleck's portrayal of Batman in Zack Snyder's upcoming "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice," which is slated for a 2016 release. (Miller has his own film, "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For," coming out Aug. 22.)
Snyder, whose acclaimed ongoing run on "Batman" with Capullo has been a consistent bestseller, talked with Hero Complex earlier this year about how Miller influenced his work and what it was like to finally meet his hero.
"We talked a lot about Batman," Snyder said. "We talked about the need to make the story personal and the challenge of making him personal when the character is so universal and everyone has opinions about him and he's a corporate character…. How constantly trying to keep it important to you as a writer is the key to writing him well for fans. And also having a birth and a death for him in your mind…. You're writing them to be as though you made them up, and you have to do it that way or you're just going to be terrified the whole time you're writing them because you realize how much they mean to you and to everybody else."
Miller, Snyder and Capullo's fellow panelists have also made significant contributions to Batman's legacy: O'Neil and Adams told seminal darker Gotham tales in the 1970s, in contrast with the lighter take that had been seen on TV. Morrison last year wrapped a seven-year run with the character that included establishing "Batman, Incorporated" and re-introducing Bruce Wayne's son with Talia al Ghul, Damian, into comics, making him a new Robin.
The panel is one of many celebrating the Caped Crusader's momentous anniversary.
Warner Bros. also announced that Batsuits worn by Christian Bale, George Clooney, Val Kilmer and Michael Keaton on the big screen will be on display in the DC Entertainment booth. The Dark Knight will also appear on the cover of the con's official souvenir book, and on a con-exclusive T-shirt designed by DC Entertainment Co-Publisher and legendary artist Jim Lee ("Batman: Hush").
And if that doesn't slake your thirst for Bat-events at Comic-Con, rest assured, there's more.
To celebrate the upcoming release of Rocksteady Studios' "Batman: Arkham Knight," Warner Bros. will host the "Cape/Cowl/Create" art exhibit, open to the public daily from July 25 through 27, noon to 7 p.m., at the Hard Rock San Diego Hotel's Legends Room. It features true-to-scale replicas of the game's cape and cowl used as a blank canvas by contemporary artists to produce their own original interpretations.
And if you ever caught yourself playing one of the "Batman: Arkham" games and thinking, "They should really make a movie about this," your wish has been granted. The full-length animated film "Batman: Assault on Arkham" will be making its world premiere on July 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. and features a panel discussion with Kevin Conroy of "Batman: The Animated Series," Matthew Gray Gubler, Troy Baker and John DiMaggio, and the filmmaking team of producer James Tucker, director Jay Oliva, dialogue director Andrea Romano and screenwriter Heath Corson.
As previously announced, "Batman: The Complete Television Series" will be getting a Comic-Con preview with a panel featuring legendary cast members Adam West, Burt Ward and Julie Newmar.
Plus, Fox's planned series "Gotham," which chronicles Det. James Gordon and a young Bruce Wayne in a pre-Batman Gotham City will be making its world premiere at the convention.
Stay tuned to this Bat-channel for more Comic-Con 2014 announcements in the coming days.
— Justin Sullivan and Blake Hennon | @LATherocomplex
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Office of Multicultural Affairs
Spreading Cultural Awareness and Creating a Network of Diverse Opportunities
Our Mission
The Office of Multicultural Affairs seeks to engage the Niagara community through events and programming which will highlight and celebrate diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion in order to help support students maximize their college experience and empower them to achieve success both academically and personally.
About Us:
- The campus office (located in Lower Level Gallagher) supports a wide variety of events and programs relating to culture and diversity (MLK Week, Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month, Native American History Month, food/culture nights, panel discussions, and the Student Ball).
- Is inclusive of all members of the NU campus community.
- Provides advice and support to students, various student organizations and a peer advocacy group, Diversity Advocates.
By getting involved with the Office of Multicultural Affairs, students can:
- Plan and participate in cultural events.
- Go on educational and recreational trips locally and/or nationally.
- Experience authentic international foods in our region.
- Create presentations on topics and research that interest them.
- Participate in activities that allow them to share their culture.
- Perform and share their talents with fellow students.
- Meet students, faculty and staff from a variety of cultures and diverse backgrounds.