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Other public events
Croydon's LGBT groups organise a large number of events during the year, many of them private to their members and supporters. This page highlights a number of events (alongside IDAHO and LGBT History Month) that have been aimed at a wider audience.
Click on any of the underlined headings below for more information about the events, with photos.
October is Black History Month in the UK.
During October 2013 Rainbows Across Borders promoted an exhibition in Croydon Library commemorating the achievements of Black LGBT people, and the problems that LGBT people face in many Commonwealth countries.
For Black History Month 2012, CAGS has arranged for Ted Brown, veteran black gay activist, to speak on 2nd October. For details of the event see www.lgbt-croydon.org.uk/TedBrown. See also the CAGS press releases at www.cags.org.uk/pressrel-2012-06.html and www.cags.org.uk/pressrel-2012-07.htm.
Croydon Area Gay Society (CAGS) organised a number of events in Croydon during October 2010 to celebrate the lives of Black LGBT people, as part of Croydon Council's "Croydon Celebrates Black History" programme.
Croydon people have been attending Brighton Pride every August for a number of years.
There were Croydon stalls (representing the various Croydon groups) in 2006 and 2007, and some of us marched in costume in 2009.
Croydon Council hosted a "Celebrating Diversity" day with an exhibition in the Braithwaite Hall on 13 march 1999. The LGBT stall featured several local groups, including CAGS, Croydon Friend, Palace Pinks and the Croydon Lesbian and Gay Forum.
Crocus (Croydon's LGBT Network) was launched at a civic reception in 2008.
Several local LGBT groups took part in Croydon Heritage Festival in 2105, with a stall in North End.
Croydon PrideFest was celebrated on 28 August 2016 with a parade through Croydon Town Centre, and a festival with entertainment and stalls in Surrey Street.
In 2009 there was an LGBT stall at the two-day Croydon Summer Festival in Lloyd Park.
Croydon people have been taking part in London Pride every July for many years, sometimes as individuals, sometimes in groups. CAGS took part in the parade, with banner, in 1996 and 1997. In 2006 and 2007 Roger carried a one-person banner. In 2009 there was a Croydon stall at Pride. In 2012 Ross carried the Silver Rainbow banner. In 2013 Roger carried the banner. In 2014 Ross and others carried the banner.
Silver Rainbow has participated in a number of events celebrating the older LGBT community.
There was an LGBT stall at the South Norwood Winter Fair, in November 2007.
The Brief Encounter is CAGS's series of open meetings, held every two months. The meetings were originally held at The Brief in George Street, Croydon, hence the name, but have been held at other venues since The Brief unexpectedly closed down.
Trans Day of Remembrance is held in November every year, commemmorating Trans people who have died as a result of transphobic violence.
Croydon Trans Group held a special commemoration in 2011.
World AIDS Day is held on the 1st of December every year. In 2011 LGBT groups provided a stall in the foyer of Croydon University Hospital.


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Oahu is famed for its surfing but kayaking, pleasure sailing, snorkelling and excellent fishing are all possible in the year round warm waters. Waikiki Beach is considered by many to be synonymous with the beaches of Oahu. The Waikiki area affords beautiful beaches and fairly calm waters for swimming and beginner surfing, as well as extremely convenient access to other popular amenities. The North Shore area of the island includes Sunset Beach and, depending upon the season, some big waves for the more experienced surfers to enjoy. The large and impressive Hawaiian Waters Adventure park in Kapolei, in the south-west of the island, is the place to enjoy safe, water-based fun for all the family.
Why not make the most of the flexible schedule your Oahu holiday rental affords by hiring a car, or joining one of the many available island tours? A visit to Hawaii's Plantation Village will help you appreciate the events of the island's history and how this remarkable, blended culture evolved. The guided tour explains which peoples came from where to work on the sugar plantations and how each group contributed to the Oahu of today. You may wish to combine a visit to the magnificent Koolau mountain range with a tram tour of Senator Fong's Plantation, taking in much of the native flowers and fauna, as well as gaining fascinating insight in to the history of the land. Pearl Harbour is most associated with the infamous events of December 1941. The monuments and memorials to these events are very different in spirit to most of the other sights on Oahu but a must see for many visitors.
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I already shared my thoughts on each film in general discussion, but I've edited my thoughts into slightly more coherent form for this overview the entire original series of movies.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Tamisanburo Wakayama certainly doesn't look like the muscular, ruggedly handsome Itto of the comic. He's a bit chubby and looks like he's made of lumps... but playing a badass sword-fighter is more than looks: he really gets the character and is great with the fights (being an actual martial artist helps).
This film, though highly enjoyable, is flawed structurally. It has a frame story about Itto and Diagoro on one of their regular assassination missions interspersed with flashbacks detailing how Itto was betrayed and had his first clash with the Yagyu clan. The problem is the flashback material is much stronger and it ends with 25 minutes or so left in the film, leaving us with the less interesting of the plots for the final third of the film. It would be drastically improved if the flashbacks were placed differently and we got both showdowns (in the flashback and the present) one after another at the end of the movie.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Despite lacking the emotional heft of their tragic origin, this sequel is actually superior. The two straightforward plots (Itto and Daigoro on an assassination mission while Yagyu agents pursue them) weave together better, making for a great, driving sequence of escalating showdowns. The emotional core of the film is supplied by an expanded part for Diagoro. We see much more of the bizarre yet touching father/son relationship, and in a scene where his father is injured Diagoro steps up and it's awesome.
It's the most straightforward and accessible of the films.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
After the utter insanity of movie #2 we're back to a more plot-driven samurai actioneer. We're given some interesting views inside the values of Tokugawa era Japan, specifically the treatment of women. Some of it's disturbing (but in a thought provoking, 'get inside the mindset of the time' kinda way), but the film also meets us halfway with a crowd-pleasing sequence where Ogami Itto steps up to defend a young woman who's about to be sold into prostitution.
... but before you think Lone Wolf and Cub was going austere: the movie saves the madness for the finale, where it goes bonkers.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Awesome. We previously alternated between two more dramatic installments (samurai melodrama about honor and such, long buildups to the fights, ect.) and a non-stop action installment (movie #2), but this film manages to indulge both approaches making for a satisfyingly balance. It's the movie that's got everything you want from the franchise.
Nice continuity detail: when Ogami Itto has his shirt off we see the scar from when his back was slashed in the last movie.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Many (most? At least that I've seen) samurai films present a worldview that's a bit more modern and humanistic, whether by having heroes we can get behind morally (like Zatoichi or The Seven Samurai) or by explicitly critiquing feudal values (like in Samurai Rebellion and Three Outlaw Samurai), but Lone Wolf and Cub really commits to the values of the time - even when it means having the hero do something we'd find abhorrent. Expect much debate if you watch this one with a friend.
Again, Daigoro gets some of the best stuff. If a modern audience is looking for a moral center in the movie it's this awesome little kid, and like movie #4 it has a nice balance of action and drama.
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
The last in the original movie series, and it's kind of a mess. The addition of a vaguely supernatural threat initially adds a real sense of tension, but it doesn't pay off. Even the fights don't seem as satisfying, though the final battle is okay.
This is as good a time as any to mention that no actor playing Retsudo (the main villain) in the sequels is as good as the actor from the first film. Speaking of actors, a few faces show up several times playing different characters in these films - and to Godzilla fans they'll be awful familiar.
A very satisfying series overall. Movies 2,4 and 5 are my favorites.
I'm also really digging the original comic on which they are based. Dark Horse is currently re-releasing the entire series in omnibus format. The movies are pretty faithful. No surprise, considering the creator of the series wrote or at least co-wrote most of these adaptations.


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The New York Times recently had a scare piece about a new generation of robots come to take our jobs. More agile, more precise, more flexible, more capable… they will deindustrialize America!
But I saw this and thought, "when do I get one?" It's as if these people have never seen Thingiverse, or a Reprap, or contemplated a self-replicating robot. Apparently they haven't.
Perhaps these robots are far more revolutionary than they realize.


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How to transfer contacts between two iPhones
Considering that a number of users changing old iPhone to the new iPhone is still growing, more and more people find themselves in need of transferring or synchronize contacts in between the two devices. For these purposes there is a simple solution PhoneCopy.com, which we've prepared this tutorial for.
You can also find way how to transfer contacts from SonyEricsson into iPhone or from Nokia to iPhone or just between two iPhones
Next help and advices are on page How to
How to start?
You need two iPhones 2G, 3G, 3GS, 4 or 4S with an operating system version 3.0 and higher (e.g. 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.1, 5.0.1 etc). Let us just remind you, that for now PhoneCopy for iPhone only transfers contacts. The list of officially supported devices is here.
STEP 1: Backup contacts from your old iPhone
Run the Apple AppStore on your old iPhone and search for Phonecopy application, which you can download free of charge (we've been using version 1.02 in this tutorial). After downloading and installation, go through following steps.
Now you can start the first synchronization on your old iPhone to backup your data to PhoneCopy server
Now you have all your contacts synchronized on PhoneCopy and before the transfer into the new iPhone, you can edit your contacts in your online account. PhoneCopy can also be used as a backup service, should you lose your phone or the stored data, or if you just run out of battery and you need to see your contacts online. Also, on your online account, you will see full history of your contacts, as well as the data that you've deleted in between the synchronizations. You can find them in an archvie from where you can restore them. And if this is still not enough of a backup for you, you can download a .CSV file, that you can store in your computer
STEP 2: Upload contacts to your new iPhone
After synchronization of your old iPhone on your new iPhone run the Apple AppStore as well. Then search for Phonecopy application again, install it and go through following steps.
Now you can start the first synchronization on your new iPhone to retrieve all contacts from PhoneCopy server to iPhone.
Or you can press the Synchronize button to start the synchronization.
Some additional tips:
Just as a reminder, the contacts are carried via your mobile phone service provider, so you need to have data transfers activated for the service to work. If you don't have a special data scheme, your carrier will charge you additional fees (during our testing, cca 500 contacts cost approximately 1,5 USD for all the data carried during a full syncronization, service provided by O2). With PhoneCopy for iPhone we support not only iPhone but iPad and iPod Touch as well. Contact transfer is naturally also possible from an iPhone to Nokia, or you can synchronize as you wish between two or more cell phones (from iPhone to iPad, from SE to Nokia etc).
The whole transfer, including the settings, can be done in several minutes and the service is completely free.


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I have a question about a gap in lemma. First how things were defined in the course I'm taking (I'm sorry to be making the readers going through this list of definitions, but I don't know how to make it shorter):
Let $\sigma $ be a signature and $T$ a $\sigma $-theory. We have defined this theory to be satisfiable if there is a model $M$ such that for every sentence of the theory $M$ satisfies the sentences. We have defined sentences to be provable if they belong to the smallest set satisfying a list of properties and universal if for every model $M$ they are satisfied. Further on, we have defined the theory to be contradiction free if there are no sentences $\alpha_1,\ldots,\alpha_n \in T$ such that $\neg ( \alpha_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge \alpha_n)$ is provable.
Then we proved that every provable sentence is universal and then it was mentioned (without a full proof) that by the previous proposition every satisfiable theory is contradictions free. My question is: How can the proposition that every provable sentence is universal be used to prove that ?


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oss_envy24: Unknown symbol oss_timing_printf (err 0)
As you may suspect module isn't loading.
What to do with it?
I'm using arch.
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Hg revision: changeset: 948:233e1cedf15a, tag: tip, date: Thu Mar 01 21:05:56 2012 +0200, summary: Fixes for FreeBSD
Platform: Linux/x86_64 3.4.2-2-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jun 11 22:27:17 CEST 2012 (vagoo)
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Linux home 3.4.2-2-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jun 11 22:27:17 CEST 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux
I've tried striping out oss_timing_printf in source code but:
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Alsa sucks, please help.


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There are two poles to which bike commuters aspire. The first is the stripped-down, bare bones hyper-minimalist bike. Thin tubes, quill stem, single speed, you know, that kind. Maybe you don't even have a lock with you or seem to be carrying anything anything of bulk or consequence. The other pole, and the one I vastly prefer, is the fully-loaded, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-but-maybe-even-the-kitchen-sink-too cargo bike, with panniers, baskets, trailers, kid trailers, Xtracycle attachments, mirrors, bells, horns, streamers, multi-level racks, just pretty much everything. I love seeing people riding on bikes like these and I spotted a few of them this morning, schlepping children amongst what I presume is the remainder of their riders' entire worldly possessions. Cargo bikes bring me much joy. And, accordingly, so does this blog.
I think it's poor form for another cyclist to run a red and in so doing impede the path of another cyclist waiting at the perpendicular intersection. It's also poor form to run a red in order to make a turn which impedes the path of a waiting cyclist. Both happened today, as they pretty much happen every day. I'd say, over all, that bicyclists have pretty much the same judgment and sense of politesse as drivers. And that's unfortunate.
I rode behind a guy in the bike lane today who was not only determined to not roll through red lights, but determined to not come to a complete stop at one either, so he began his braking about 75 feet back and inched closer and closer. I don't enjoy being a hypocrite, so I didn't want to ride around him, but at the same time, I don't enjoy being beholden to someone else's clearly idiosyncratic behavior. I have no problem whatsoever putting my foot down at stop lights. In fact, I quite enjoy it. And rather than pass him, knowing that in so doing, I wouldn't be able to make it through the next light, I just rode behind him until it became too ridiculous and I just had to ride around. Only to have him ride up right next to me at the next red.
Trends: front baskets, front lights on top of helmets.
Fake trends: SPD Doc Martens, Leisure Suit Rides, SRAM Red Mongooses
A woman almost walked into me in an attempt to cross the cycletrack. She apologized and said she "always forgets that it's there." I find that a good way of remembering the presence of the cycletrack is through looking at where you're going. The choice was either to ding my bell or brake. I chose the latter.
#OccupyEverIncreasingPoliceResources seems to still be in effect. Maybe 8 cop cars around McPherson. Suggestion for Occupiers: relocate to where expanded police presence might have more ameliorative effects. How about Congress Heights?
I've written previously about the scourge of bike blindness, but I'd like to call your attention to another disease that affects our streets: second car syndrome. Second car syndrome afflicts drivers who are second in queue at an intersection and even though they can't see what's going on in front of them, like perhaps a crossing pedestrian or a blocked box or an oncoming bicyclist, they can't help but honk their horns, demanding action from the driver in front of them. Second car syndrome is a serious condition with the following side effects:
- pointless honking
Some new dol hareunbung outside the Korean Embassy.
There was a Secret Service type guarding the entrance to the Normanstone Trail. I don't know why. I've never seen anyone using it. I think it's just a steep dirt path through the woods.
Warmer days keep more bicyclists on the road. That's just a fact. I'm pretty happy that it's almost December and still nearly 50 degrees in the morning. Makes it somewhat difficult to dress (I overdressed, not in a tuxedo way, but in a too many clothes way), but I'd rather it be warmer than cold and icy.


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The Fort Hood gunman had an opportunity to make a final statement before sentencing. Here is a (paraphrased) transcript, "Defendant shrugged shoulders and mumbled 'Whatever man.'"
Santa Fe mulls over the eternal question of paper or plastic. Decides on paper. For everyone.
Yes, art can be a crime. In Russia. When it's a painting of Putin and Medvedev in women's underwear.
Looks like the abortion question will be on a Bernalillo County ballot sometime soon. Probably in a special election. Which will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. To decide on a ban that is already unconstitutional and will no doubt be overturned.
50 years after Martin Luther King, Jr. and the fight goes on.
Albuquerque is a top 20 city for early 20-somethings! Mainly because it's cheap to live here.
Looks like some kind of military intervention in Syria is inevitable.
But don't think about that. Miley Cyrus did a thing!


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Understanding MOSFET datasheets
When it comes to MOSFET datasheets, you have to know what you're looking for. While certain parameters are obvious and explicit (BVDSS, RDS(ON), gate charge), others can be ambiguous at best (ID, SOA curves), while others can be downright useless at times (see: switching times).
Selecting a MOSFET
In complicated power designs, metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) selection has a tendency to be somewhat of an afterthought. While it's just a three-pin device, appearances can be deceiving and trying to select the correct MOSFET or "FET" can be a task more complicated than you might think. In this 7-part blog series, we analyze a variety of typical FET applications, from power supply to motor control, and address the various concerns and trade-offs that dictate the FET selection process.
An Introduction to Multiphase Buck Regulators
The below introductory section features a video briefly discussing what exactly multi-phase buck regulators are, what applications they're suited for, and some of the challenges associated with implementing them. Additionally, the listed resources dive a little deeper into the topics covered in the video, providing further instruction in the beginning of your multiphase journey.
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Designing with Multiphase
In designing with multiphase, Carmen works through a six-phase design for powering the core voltage of a networking ASIC, Marketing Manager George Lakkas explains why multiphase converters are ideal for high currents, and TI engineers blog about common concerns and use contexts.
Testing in the Lab
In testing in the lab, Carmen takes a six phase buck regulator through basic validation testing in the lab with plenty of tips and waveforms shared. Let Carmen show you how to test transient response, input and output ripple, phase stability, and thermal performance. Additionally, TI engineers blog about various lab tricks related to multiphase devices.
Dual active bridge DC:DC power stage for a level 3 (fast) EV charging station (pile)
High Voltage Power Semiconductor Technology – New Frontiers
Augmenting the driver experience (Tracking, Controlling, Monitoring, Detecting)
Top gate driver pitfalls and how to address them Part 2
Top gate driver pitfalls and how to address them
Gate Driver & Short-Circuit Protection of Silicon Carbide MOSFETs: Why & How?
Multiphase 101
In today's computing environment, CPUs, FPGAs, ASICs and even peripherals are growing increasingly complex and, consequently, so do their power delivery requirements. To handle the higher demands, multiphase regulators are becoming increasingly common on motherboards in many areas of computing--from laptops and tablets to servers and Ethernet switches. Designing with these regulators is more challenging than using conventional switchers and linear regulators, but the benefits of multiphase outweigh the complexity for high-performance power applications.
High Density DC-DC Power Module Design with Embedded Planar Transformer
Optimize your Wide-VIN designs with LDOs
Motor Drives in Appliances: Why Transforming from High Voltage to Low Voltage?
Power Stage: High Performance Parameters & Selection of MOSFETs and Gate Driver
Understanding MOSFET datasheets: Thermal Impedances
Understanding MOSFET Datasheets: Switching Parameters
Power Tips: Estimating transient temperature in a MOSFET
Understanding MOSFET datasheets: Safe Operating Area (SOA)


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The ACA Camp Crisis Hotline continues to be a valuable service to the camp community during challenging times. The hotline saw an increase in usage of 11 percent from the previous year. The majority of calls still come in during the summer months (June through August) while 13 percent of calls received were during the nonsummer months (September through May). The hotline serves as a sounding board for camp professionals who want to talk with another camp professional about a situation in their camp either before it becomes a crisis or during the event. Situations can include a death in camp; abuse (i.e., staff to camper, camper to camper, or abuse reported from home); illness; accidents or injuries; and natural disasters such as fires or flooding.
In many cases, camp professionals are seeking guidance in dealing with a challenging situation. The hotline team is available to help camp staff identify questions that should be asked or various options that could be considered. The following calls were received this past year on the crisis hotline:
Death in Camp
Eight deaths were reported this past summer — five campers and three staff members. Two of the deaths occurred during off-site trips: one camper slipped off a waterfall during a backcountry trip, and the other collapsed after encountering a bear on a hike. One camper drowned in a guarded activity, and a staff member was struck by lightening. Two young campers were killed when tree limbs fell on them, and two staff members were murdered on their time off while visiting a beach in a remote area.
Medical Concerns
Four medical concerns were reported. One call asked what the camp's responsibility was for a camper with AIDS who wanted to attend. One dealt with a camper's allergy to peanuts and what measures or parameters the camp was required to take to accommodate the family. One call discussed the disappearance of stolen medication. Four campers were bitten and/or scratched by rabid skunks.
Personnel issues comprised almost 19 percent of calls. One issue dealt with releasing camper information to a nonparent. Medical considerations for staff included required immunizations for food service staff, and one case of an international kitchen staff diagnosed with hepatitis. One staff member was reported missing from a campout during a precamp overnight. The following employment issues were addressed: a staff member faking a reference; a staff member (not with direct supervision of campers but who worked in the kitchen) with a felony record; and child labor laws regarding junior staff. A staff member reported concern about a camp not adhering to ACA standards and safety concerns within the camp. One camp requested information about an emergency phone service that could relay information to international staff and campers.
Camper Behavior
Camper behavior is still the largest reported issue to the hotline with 24 percent of total calls. An increase has been noted on the reporting of campers self-mutilating or "cutting" either at camp, home, or both. Several campers were sent home after they were found to be smoking. One CIT was taken to the emergency room after having a seizure after allegedly smoking marijuana in camp. One camp called to seek advice about a camper who had been accused of stealing in the past and who wanted to return to camp. One camper was found to be in possession of a loaded firearm. Two fifteen-year-old campers exposed themselves to a female staff member, and one camper was reported to have made alleged racist and sexual remarks towards staff and female campers. Bullying was reported once.
Child Abuse
Of the total number of calls received 22 percent reported child abuse either occurring at camp or at home, and 11 percent pertained to sexual abuse at camp. Half of the issues reported at camp were staff-to-camper issues. Camps called in to question whether they were mandated reporters or to seek contact information for Child Protection Services in their state.
At Camp
One staff member was accused of verbally abusing a camper. Other issues included: a camper reporting that they were raped by another camper at camp; a counselor allegedly molesting a camper on an overnight trip; two staff having oral sex with a fifteen-year-old CIT; several camper-to-camperabuse incidents witnessed by staff but not responded to; a fourteen-year-old camper coercing several other campers into sexual acts in a tent; and a staff member who had sexual relations with a CIT.
At Home
A camper was reported to be seeking attention at camp via sexually inappropriate means. The camper reported being abused at home. A ten-year-old camper was reported to have inappropriately touched other girls. A camper reported having been raped three years ago by someone she knew who was not a family member. A parent was irate with the camp when the camp reported a situation to the state that was revealed by a camper in their program. The camper remained in camp.
Parent Issues
Five percent of calls this past year dealt with parent issues related to camp programs. A parent called as she felt her son was in danger in the camp program he was in but didn't want her son to leave. A camp reported that parents of a camper were threatening to pull their child out of the program if a fifteen-year-old lifeguard was not fired because their child felt scared and uncomfortable with the staff member. A CIT was fired for having alcohol in camp, and parents were irate and threatening action against the camp for early dismissal of their child from the program.
Other Incidents Reported
Thirteen percent of calls received reported other miscellaneous incidents. Severe storms knocked out the power to a camp that was hosting a user group, leaving the camp without power for at least twenty-four to thirty-six hours. Despite the conditions and loss of operation of toilet facilities, water, and dining facilities, the group refused to leave. Fire destroyed part of a camp — campers and staff were safely evacuated. A user group participant reported physical abuse by a boatman with a commercial vendor on a raft trip. Severe flooding left one camp under 7 feet of water and forced it to close for the year. An international staff member was arrested for soliciting sex from local area girls (not campers) using the Internet at camp. Authorities were extremely cooperative with the camp. One camp called to ask who to release a camper to as the parent was hospitalized for a serious injury/ illness, and no grandparents or other guardian was listed, other than an emergency contact. An experienced seventeen-year-old camper got lost on a hiking trip out west and was later found safe. A camp was closed by the leasing agent when it was discovered that there was insufficient insurance in place.
Information received by the hotline team is kept confidential. ACA is not always informed of the final outcome of the situations that are reported. Additional support is sometimes provided by ACA local offices if the camp requests this or gives permission to discuss the incident with the local office.
Mandated Reporting
Questions on whether a camp director/administrator should report child abuse is ongoing. If abuse is reported to you by a camper or staff member or you have reason to believe that abuse has occurred, you are required by law to report. Be familiar with your state law and recognize that it's not your job to investigate the incident. That doesn't mean you can't find out details about an incident in camp, but it's the state's responsibility to determine if abuse has actually occurred, whether with your camp or at the victim's home. Reports should be filed in the state where the abuse has occurred and within twenty-four hours of discovery. Some reports are made to the state; some are made through the county. The hotline team has a list of reporting offices by state available for your reference.
Review Your Plans
Reviewing your risk management and crisis management plans, in addition to your personnel policies, should be an annual practice for your organization. Key considerations during a crisis include contacting legal or medical counsel; contacting your insurance agent, mental health professionals to assist with staff and campers, and contacting parents; and composing key messages to relay to parents, campers, staff, board members, and the media. Questions to consider as you review your risk management planning include:
Who is your legal counsel? Some camps do not keep legal counsel on retainer. Do you have someone who is accessible in the event a crisis occurs? Can you identify anyone related to your organization (a board member or volunteer who may have a legal background) who can help you identify whom to contact or how to proceed in such an event? Are they familiar with your organization? Additional professional practices found in the American Camp Association's Accreditation Standards for Camp Programs and Services asks whether arrangements for legal counsel have been made and such counsel is available as problems arise (American Camp Association 1998). Does your camp have legal insurance? While many people are unaware that legal insurance is available, it is a tool to help small businesses get legal advice that is more affordable. It works much like an HMO, providing people access to an attorney for consultation on issues before they become big problems. For more information regarding legal insurance, contact your state's bar association, www.palidan.com/statebar. htm — this link provides contact information to state bar associations nationwide.
Who is your medical team? Do you make personal contact with your camp physician to touch base each year? In the event of a communicable disease or other situation at your camp, do you know who to contact at the health department in your area? Do you maintain copies of books on communicable diseases (such as the Control of Communicable Diseases Manual available through online bookstores such as Amazon. com) for quick reference?
Have you identified mental health professionals who will assist you? Many local hospitals and community or religious organizations have lists of mental health professionals available to help you in the event of a crisis. Contact these professionals prior to an incident occurring to ask for their assistance in the event of a crisis and familiarize them with your program and clientele.
Have you identified a spokesperson? Have you identified someone to serve as a spokesperson for the media in the event of a crisis? Does the spokesperson know he or she has been identified as a camp spokesperson? Does your staff know your procedure for dealing with the media and who speaks to the media, parents, other staff, etc.?
Have you identi?ed key messages? What are the messages you wish to relay to parents, campers, staff, or the media? Will your messages be different depending on the crisis? Consider preparing a statement in advance and tailoring it to the situation as needed.
Having some of these key pieces in place will support you in the event of a crisis within your program. The ACA hotline team is available 24/7/365 to all ACA camps to assist you in identifying key questions, considerations, or resources that will guide you through a situation. Many times camps call in to verify they have taken appropriate steps in a situation. The more planning prior to an incident, the better prepared you'll be if and when one occurs.
Originally published in the 2004 Fall issue of The CampLine.


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Branko Kazanegra is one of the leading figures in Montenegro's tourism industry; he is the owner and manager of Adriatic Express travel agency, which has won the Montenegro's Wild Beauty Award as the best travel agency in the country for three years running. His company is also a major partner in the Queen of Montenegro Hotel, at Becici beach close to Budva, voted the best hotel in the country in 2006.
Kazanegra is a passionate fisherman - a tradition he inherited. His grandfather told him that blood has the same salty taste as sea water, "so I sometimes get the feeling that sea water flows in my veins!"
Branko Kazanegra has forty years of experience in tourism; he says he got "infected" when working in tourism to earn some money after finishing law school in 1968. The formula is simple he says: "Receive a guest at the hotel, in a restaurant, on the beach just like you receive a friend at home - and it will all be fine!
He won a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to the USA in the early 1970s, where he was awarded a masters degree in hotel management. Now, he travels abroad promoting tourism in Montenegro. He is a former Chairman of the Montenegrin Tourism Association. At home he is also well-known as a passionate advocate for raising standards in the facilities offered to tourists visiting the country.
He voted for independence in 2006 - for him it's an extension of the self rule that the area south of Budva has long enjoyed. It was documented in 1423 when the Pastrovici tribe signed a treaty with the Venetians, who had taken control of the coast three years before. The Pastrovici were guaranteed autonomy, and free trade within the borders of Venetian state, without paying customs or any other taxes. In return, the Pastrovici agreed that they would send recruits to join the Venetian army. Branko has documents dating back to the seventeenth century.
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At first we were under the patronage of Venice, and later when Venice disappeared from the historical stage we came under the patronage of Austria Hungary. This lasted until 1919 when we became part of what was then Yugoslavia.
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This game comes in 2 seperate packages. The packages arent different but one costs 2000 Yen (About $16-17) and the other Costs 2800 Yen (About $24-25). They Contain the Disk, A Special Memory Card and on the more expensive version...the GCN/GBA Link Cable. Unfortunately the GameBoy Player will not work with it...for that needs a disk...and so does the game so it wont work. It also Requires Ruby or Sapphire to work on it.
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Sunday, August 10
Penne with Fresh Ricotta and Baby Heirloom Tomatoes
If the farmers' market were giving out superlatives, heirloom tomatoes would get "most popular." No contest. Today there were several different farmers selling them from $5-7 per pound, and each table had a line of people at least four deep waiting to buy some.
Considering that one tomato weighs about half a pound or more, you could be in for a real sticker shock if you buy 3 or 4 of them! People don't seem to mind though; probably because after years of eating tasteless, hard, dry supermarket tomatoes, it's worth paying a little more to get heirlooms that taste as exciting as they look.
Who can resist brilliantly colored, endearingly odd-ball shaped tomatoes with whimsical names such as Big Rainbow, Green Zebra, and Brandywine? If, however, you don't want to break a $20 just to try a tomato, then consider baby heirlooms instead. These diminutive members of the heirloom tomato family come in a dazzling kaleidoscope of colors. Unlike their larger brethren, however, they tend to be neatly round, oval, or teardrop in shape. Most baby heirlooms are the size of cherry tomatoes, though once in a while, you'll find one the size of a golf ball.
(baby heirloom tomatoes with their best friend, basil)
Baby heirloom tomatoes give you the experience of eating an heirloom tomato but at a fraction of the cost. Plus they're just the right size to pop into your mouth as you pass them on your kitchen counter.
Where can you find baby heirloom tomatoes? Though farmers' markets and specialty markets are the most reliable, they're actually starting to show up at many traditional supermarkets as well. Trader Joe's sells them for about $2.50 a container (now, that's a bargain).
Though petite, baby heirloom tomatoes are bursting with big tomato flavor, which you'll savor in this perfect-for-summertime, easy dinner: Penne with Fresh Ricotta and Baby Heirloom Tomatoes. Fresh ricotta cheese adds silky creaminess, while tangy lemon and aromatic fresh herbs enhance the tomatoes' flavor.
Penne with Fresh Ricotta and Baby Heirloom Tomatoes
Serves 4
Print recipe only here.
8 ounces penne
1 cup baby heirloom tomatoes halved**
1/4 cup mixed fresh herbs, such as basil, chives, parsley, and tarragon
1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
salt, to taste
7-8 cranks of freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmiagiano-Reggiano cheese, plus extra for garnish
1 tablespoon toasted pine nuts
In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, herbs, lemon zest and juice, and salt & pepper. Set aside.
Cook pasta in salted water according to directions, being sure to keep it al dente (cooked through yet firm). Drain and return to pot. Stir in the ricotta cheese until pasta is evenly coated. Stir in grated Parmiagiano-Reggiano. Add the marinated tomatoes, and toss until just combined. Sprinkle with toasted pine nuts and some extra grated cheese, and serve immediately.
**If you are unable to find baby heirloom tomatoes, then cherry or grape tomatoes make a good substitute.
Since these babies aren't your everyday tomato, I'm sending them to Marija of Palachinka, this week's host of the ever-popular Weekend Herb Blogging, created by Kalyn of Kalyn's Kitchen.
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61 comments:
- Cate said...
Looks like a great way to celebrate summer's bounty, Susan! Happened to pick some up today at our local farmer's market, and now I know just what to do with them. ;)
- August 10, 2008 at 7:35 PM
I love how you take photos of the lovely tomatoes. Looks great for a summer dish.
- August 10, 2008 at 7:52 PM
- Manggy said...
Oh, I can just imagine the spectacular dishes those tomatoes would make (plus, the names sound so Lord-of-the-Rings-y, so that's a plus)! The pasta's so fresh and gorgeous.
- August 10, 2008 at 8:32 PM
- Amy said...
Wow this looks gorgeous! I've never seen baby heirlooms before but now I definitely need to keep an eye out for these.
- August 10, 2008 at 8:35 PM
- Sarah said...
I bought a strawberry basket of baby heirloom's yesterday at our (Santa Monica) Farmer's Market for $3.50 - they work better for us (than their $4/lb huge brethren) for our small family as I'm the major tomato lover and it's hard for us to finish one big one but can easily use the smaller heirlooms all week long.
I love your recipe! Yum!
- August 10, 2008 at 8:45 PM
- Jaime said...
wow, those tomatoes are stunning!! this looks like a great weeknight meal
- August 10, 2008 at 9:36 PM
- Peter G | Souvlaki For The Soul said...
Susan I hear you! I "heart" tomatoes and this recipe using the heirloom variety is absolutely perfect...great flavour combinations yet again!
- August 10, 2008 at 10:10 PM
I TOTALLY wish I'd read your post before dropping $7.50 on two heirloom tomatoes yesterday at the farmer's market!! Baby heirlooms would have worked just fine for me :-) Your pasta came out just lovely!
- August 10, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! I just had goat cheese filled ravioli in heirloom tomato jus at Mustards in Napa Valley. Susan, your recipe is "can't miss"...
- August 10, 2008 at 11:03 PM
- eatingclubvancouver_js said...
It is indeed hard to get the heirloom tomatoes at the farmers' markets, because of the long lines. Chasing tomatoes is cutting into my sleep time. ;)
Your pasta dish looks fresh and summery and absolutely delish.
- August 10, 2008 at 11:38 PM
- Deeba PAB said...
An heirloom preparation Susan, stunning & beautiful as ever. Love the little ones in every shape possible. How funny it is...here we either get tomatoes or we don't!!! I love the choice of stuff you can pick up...& am glad you make the most of it!!
- August 11, 2008 at 1:14 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Such exquisite and cute little tomatoes! That dish is gorgeous!
- August 11, 2008 at 2:20 AM
- Aparna Balasubramanian said...
Those are the most beautiful tomatoes I've seen.
And pasta, cheese and tomatoes sound and look delicious.
- August 11, 2008 at 3:36 AM
What gorgeous little jewels! And what a wonderful recipe to feature them, Susan!
- August 11, 2008 at 4:58 AM
Looks adorable...those baby heirlooms. love how they liven up the pasta too!
- August 11, 2008 at 5:22 AM
- Elly said...
I love heirloom tomatoes. Mmm. And every other ingredient in this pasta. If this pasta were walking down the street, it would be getting whistled and catcalled by me ;)
- August 11, 2008 at 5:23 AM
The nasty heat of summer (you remember what an east coast city summer is like, right? I'm NOT bitter, not really!) is entirely justified by tomatoes. Real tomatoes. Heirlooms and Jerseys. And lord, your pasta looks delicious!
- August 11, 2008 at 6:22 AM
- Mishmash ! said...
Susan, your pictures are absolutely beautiful.....its like capturing the beauty of summer thru ur lens....and the pasta dish looks just tempting.....luckily, at our new place, farmers market is really good.....so these days I look forward to saturday mornings...:)
- August 11, 2008 at 6:50 AM
- Kara said...
Our overgrown tomato plants might not produce heirlooms, but we have too many cute grape and cherry tomatoes to skip this fresh and delicious looking recipe... can't wait to try this - I'll grab some fresh chives and basil from my herb garden on the way in! Not to mention, ANYthing with toasted pine nuts is a winner in my book. YUM!
- August 11, 2008 at 6:58 AM
Oh my goodness, Susan... AMAZING! My mouth is totally watering. Your photos are top notch.
- August 11, 2008 at 7:33 AM
- vb said...
Yum. That's all I got. Just yum.
- August 11, 2008 at 7:41 AM
- Clumbsy Cookie said...
Those little tomatoes are just too adorable! Beautiful pictures too!
- August 11, 2008 at 8:13 AM
- Lori Lynn said...
Tomato's best friend, basil. Cute!
That dish looks so fresh and inviting.
- August 11, 2008 at 9:07 AM
- Le Flâneur Novice said...
What a colorful and cheerfull post this is!
Thanks god that I'm not 'too much' hungry to rush to kitchen and have a try :)) (But there is no tomatoes like that at home now :-/) Thanks again! lol
- August 11, 2008 at 9:11 AM
This is such a pretty batch of pictures, and the picture of the finished dish makes me instantly hungry. Beautiful!
I keep a bowl of cherry tomatoes on my counter too and it's one of my favorite (constant!) summer snacks.
My favorite heirloom cherry tomato is called black cherry. I've grown it the last few years but didn't find plants this year. And those little orange sungolds (which I don't think are heirlooms but are super sweet and delicious) are another favorite.
- August 11, 2008 at 10:27 AM
- Deborah said...
You know, I don't think I've ever actually tried an heirloom tomato before. But I do have a surplus of garden tomatoes right now. I'm picking hundreds of sweet 100s a week right now, and I'm betting they would go perfectly in this dish!
- August 11, 2008 at 10:45 AM
- bee said...
heirooms are as easy or difficult to grow as other tomatoes. i really don't understand why they are such a rip off.
- August 11, 2008 at 11:15 AM
- Marija said...
Here we have only the red once and they are really expensive. I remember when I was little my grandfather grew tiny tomatoes and they were sized of a marble. I found them on the net, they are called red currant tomatoes. Unfortunately, we lost the seeds over the years and I've never seen them on the markets :(.
- August 11, 2008 at 12:03 PM
- The Short (dis)Order Cook said...
I've been waiting to see some of those beautiful multicolored little tomatoes in my local farmer's markets for just this purpose. I want some pasta with little multicolored tomatoes so badly!
- August 11, 2008 at 12:23 PM
- Katie Zeller said...
Reminds me of a song "There's only two things that money can't buy - and that's true love and home-grown tomatoes"
Those look wonderful! The new area we're moving two has lots of local markest which I'm really looking forward to - And it's the main tomato region for France!
Oh... Your pasta looks to be the perfect showcase for them!
- August 11, 2008 at 1:00 PM
- Martissima said...
a perfect Italian paste, between my preferred ones, compliments always has of the good plates, kisses!
- August 11, 2008 at 3:13 PM
- Heather said...
wow, susan, this looks utterly simple and delicious! i do love heirloom tomatoes... their quirky names really are quite endearing :)
- August 11, 2008 at 3:33 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
Cate-Yay! Perfect timing.
didally-It was fun. Thanks!
mark-Lord of the Ring-y, huh? Maybe that explains why Jeff loves them so much.
amy-Oh, please do. You won't be disappointed.
sarah-Exactly. That's a reasonable price too, especially for such a wonderful fm, like SM. Glad you like the pasta too.
jaime-It is--fast and easy.
peterg-Many thanks.
kathy-Aw, shoot. I bet they were fabulous though, right? :)
marc-Ooh, your pasta sounds heavenly.
evjs-Here's hoping you catch some shut-eye. ;)
deeba-We are fortunate to have such a wonderful array of beautiful produce.
rosa-Well, thank you kindly!
aparna-They are pretty, aren't they? :)
michelle-Thanks a bunch!
veron-They pack a big punch for little guys. :)
elly- :) Now, that's a good comment.
ann-You said it! When you bite into a juicy tomato, times slows down, doesn't it?
shn-That'll be exciting-- learning a new market and meeting new people!
kara-That's so cool that you can just go into your yard for veggies and herbs. Enjoy!
kristen-I appreciate that.
ccookie-Glad you like them!
lorilynn- Well, they are, right? :)
bal-I know what you mean; some days I try to eat a snack before commenting. :)
julie-The sungolds were all over the fm yesterday; everyone is smitten with their color. Sorry you didn't find your favorite this year. :(
deborah-Oh, they would, for sure! Let me know if you need a couple of extra hands for picking. :)
bee-I think it's like most things--it's all about the packaging. And they've got some good-looking packaging.
marija-Redcurrant tomatoes, huh? How funny you should mention that, because yesterday one farmer had the tiniest tomatoes I had ever seen. I wonder if that's what they were.
sdcook-If you can't find them, then call me and I'll make some. :)
katie-I have never heard of that song. But ain't that the truth! The main tomato region in France? So when are you gonna invite me over? ;)
heather-They are endearing, aren't they? :)
- August 11, 2008 at 4:05 PM
- Annie said...
Just Beautiful!
It is worth the money for the tomatoes just for those photos...
I would frame those and hang them in the kitchen~ they are gorgeous!
- August 11, 2008 at 6:09 PM
- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
I am green -- and striped, and yellow, and red, and purple -- with envy! We never see baby heirlooms at our local farmers market; I have to go so far afield to find them that it almost doesn't make sense to make the drive. And yet, eating baby heirlooms is like eating candy!
- August 11, 2008 at 6:31 PM
- Cris said...
Love the picture of the colored tomatoes! You photograph pasta so well, I am sure they taste even better!
- August 11, 2008 at 6:41 PM
- Michelle said...
Simply beautiful. Ricotta is one of my favorite cheeses. I'm hungry right now.
- August 11, 2008 at 9:11 PM
- Elle said...
Those are darling tomatoes...didn't know heirlooms grew in baby size.
The pasta dish is so perfect for summer...herbs, tomatoes, cheese, YUM!
- August 11, 2008 at 9:18 PM
i simply need to eat more heirloom tomatoes. just recently, fine cooking magazine (if i'm not wrong) had an article about heirloom tomatoes, i saw lots of green zebra tomatoes everywhere in food bloggers' blogs.
- August 11, 2008 at 9:42 PM
- Jenny said...
What a beautiful looking pasta. Those tomatoes are just perfect. I can just imagine how yummy this is. Great pics!
- August 11, 2008 at 9:44 PM
Another wonderful recipe! I am hooked on the heirlooms with all their wild colors and stripes, and fortunately can find the baby tomatoes locally. So far I have found that the larger varieties have more flavor and sweetness, though.
- August 12, 2008 at 3:23 AM
- Stella said...
I wish I lived near that market of yours Susan!
Such a gorgeous dish, I'm eating it with my eyes!
- August 12, 2008 at 3:52 AM
- Darius T. Williams said...
So what can I say besides, "can I have some?" I love all these ingredients and mixed together, this sounds prefect.
- August 12, 2008 at 4:58 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
I get all tingly when I find these little beauties at the farmers market. As it happens I just completed a salad with these lovelies....to the market again on Saturday!!!
- August 12, 2008 at 5:52 AM
- Cookie baker Lynn said...
Those baby heirlooms are so doggone cute, who could resist?
- August 12, 2008 at 7:21 AM
- Patricia Scarpin said...
Susan, I love how fresh and simple this dish is. Perfect to let the tomatoes shine - they are so adorable!
- August 12, 2008 at 7:55 AM
- ExpatChef said...
Now, how did you guess we got a bag of these AND fresh ricotta from our CSA last week? :)
- August 12, 2008 at 10:22 AM
- Elle said...
I've had those baby heirlooms from Trader Joe's--they're so fresh and delicious! And in a dish like this, they must really shine. It looks fantastic!
- August 12, 2008 at 11:02 AM
- Proud Italian Cook said...
I also buy these from Trader Joes, you just can't beat the flavor! And paired with the fresh ricotta, and basil, you can't get any better than that! Where's my fork!!
- August 12, 2008 at 1:55 PM
- Debbie said...
The tomatoes and their colors are just beautiful and your pasta dish looks delicious!!!
- August 12, 2008 at 3:59 PM
- Kalyn Denny said...
I love heirlooms! None of mine are ripe yet though, boo.
- August 12, 2008 at 7:37 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
annie-That's terribly kind to say.
lydia-I wish I could share some with you.
cris-Thanks so much!
michelle-It's perfect in pasta, isn't it?
elle-Yum, indeed! :)
eliza-I love green zebras; they have a wonderful citrusy flavor.
jenny-Thank you so much!
lynda-I think the larger ones have more variety of flavor for sure.
val-I love the weekends for the fm's!
lynn-I couldn't!
patricia-And shine they do!
expat chef-Really? Awesome!
elle-They are good, aren't they?
marie-You better go get it!
debbie-Many thanks!
kalyn-But you'll have them in your own garden!
- August 12, 2008 at 9:03 PM
- Meeta K. Wolff said...
fresh, simple and absolutely delish! pasta always tastes perfect with fresh ingredients. Susan, lovely colorful pictures!
- August 13, 2008 at 5:19 AM
- LyB said...
That is such a fresh and simple meal, perfect for those busy summer days!
- August 13, 2008 at 5:55 AM
- Kristen said...
"$5-7 per POUND?!" the poor grad student shrieks while raising an eyebrow in the direction of her rapidly ripening Brandywines. Damn, I could almost pay my electric bill if I could score that kind of price for them! Though then I'd be depriving myself of the exquisite pleasure...
- August 13, 2008 at 4:11 PM
- Kelly @ Love Well said...
You take the BEST pictures of food, Susan. I'm always hungry after I visit your blog.
I just put baby heirlooms on my TJ's shopping list.
- August 13, 2008 at 8:16 PM
- Catherine said...
that looks amazing! the simple dishes are so often the best.
- August 13, 2008 at 9:29 PM
This dish looks so yummy. I can't wait to prepare it for my family.
- August 14, 2008 at 10:06 AM
- NKP said...
What great little tomatoes. We never see the little coloured ones here, just red or maybe yellow.
How fabulous.
- August 18, 2008 at 1:51 PM
- Jeanne said...
Oh, those babies are too adorable for words!! Don't really see the baby heirlooms here though :( DId get some spectacularly sweet and flavourful baby plum tomatoes from the Isle of Wight at a market last week - I could eat them like candy. Love the vibrant colours in you r picture too :)
- August 19, 2008 at 5:27 AM
This looks delicious - the perfect recipe to highlight the flavours of summer. Thanks!
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Born in Lockerby, UT to Harry Jay and Edith Jane Long Peterson, Alita Jane (Peterson, Gano) Knuckles was the first child of a family that would eventually grow to eight children.
Dry farming was the family business, and business was tough.
As was typical for that time period, both sets of her grandparents were within a two mile walk of her. At the age of three, Alita was stricken with Polio.
This debilitating condition stripped her of the ability to walk, so she was forced to be carried anywhere she went, and she had to learn how to walk all over again. The walks to visit grandparents were more than just a chance to visit, but were also therapy.
The polio also affected her ability to start school with the rest of the children that were her age. She was forced to start two years behind the rest of her future classmates.
Over the next two years Alita was able to complete four years of school, and was caught up with the kids that were her age.
In 1941, she moved into long-time family friends Clyde and Eloise Deremo in Dove Creek. She completed her senior year of high school and graduated with the DCHS class of 1942.
Following graduation, she went to work at the REA co-op in Dove Creek where she met a young farmer by the name of Vernon Gano.
The two were married the following February and they would eventually settle on land three miles north of Dove Creek, where she would remain for the next 40 plus years.
For 22 years, Alita's vocation would best be described as "farm wife". This title is used not for simplicity, but rather because there is not another word that encompasses everything this involves.
It was also during this time that her own family would be formed, and her two daughters, Betty and Norma, would enter the picture.
In an attempt to better provide for his family, and to supplement his farm income, Vernon had gone to work in the local mines.
On an August afternoon, just a few days after the birth of their first grandson Roger, Vernon was tragically killed in what can only be described as a freak mining accident.
The public support for Alita and her family was so overwhelming that the funeral was forced to be held in the gymnasium of the Dolores County High School.
A couple years later, a chance conversation at the county assessor's office would lead to a new vocation. While in the office to go over her property taxes, she happened to mention that she was going to have to find a job. She left the office with a job she would hold for the next 24 years until her retirement.
A new vocation was not the only thing new for Alita. A local widower, Jewel Knuckles, caught her eye, and after courtship the two were married in 1966.
Jewel had four children of his own, most of them grown, but the marriage also brought a new son, Dennis, into the house. Dennis was a freshman at Dolores County High School at the time, and was a classmate of Norma.
Jewel also introduced Alita to another area that would prove to be very important to her over the years, a new church. They were charter members in the Baptist Chapel in Cortez. After meager beginnings, they were able to build a new church, and Alita was the first person baptized in the new building.
The next 20 plus years saw Alita and Jewel making the trip to Cortez every Sunday and Wednesday for services. Alita remained a devoted member of her church for the remainder of her life. Alita and Jewel moved off of the family farm in 1988 to a home in Cortez.
She is preceded in death by her husband's Vernon Gano and Jewel Knuckles of Dove Creek, her sisters Elsie and Mildred, and brothers Boyd and Douglas.
She is survived by two sisters, Hazel Peterson and Iris (Peterson) Jackson, brother Howard; daughters Betty and Norma, stepson Dennis Knuckles; grandsons Roger and Vernon Knuckles, Steve, Brian, and Chris Neely, step granddaughters Karla, Karen, Lisa, and Rita, plus ten additional step grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren, plus numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services for Cortez resident Alita Jane Knuckles were held Saturday, February 5 at Ertel Memorial Chapel, with interment following at Dove Creek Cemetery.
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Brandi McWilliams, English Teacher, Inman High School, Inman, KS
When Inman High School started its one-to-one iPad program, Brandi McWilliams was excited about the potential. "I knew that this was important," she says. "I've always pushed for using the latest technology to help prepare the kids for the real world — and now we had it. But at first I was intimidated." Initially she tried fitting her lessons around apps, but she quickly decided that it wasn't the way to go.
She realized that the way she taught before still worked. Now iPad could help her enhance her already existing lesson plans. When she figured out that balance, the ideas exploded. She considered all the audio and video capabilities of iPad, and how they could bring her lessons to life. "I'm a big fan of having multimedia to reinforce things for the kids. Anytime I can use visuals or other media, it takes things beyond the written page."
Instead of assigning a traditional book report, McWilliams had her students identify three important scenes from the novel Native Son and build a soundtrack for those scenes using the GarageBand app on their iPad. "It was a great exercise because it made them really think about what was going on in the story," says McWilliams. "They needed to match the emotion and energy of the scenes — the rising action, the climax."
In addition to the soundtracks, the students wrote a justification paper to support their work. They also named their music tracks and designed album covers. McWilliams made sure her students knew that they weren't being graded on their GarageBand or creative skills, but on their overall interpretation of the stories — which turned out to be impressive.
With iPad, McWilliams found that her students' understanding of the novel was much deeper than when they did the traditional read-and-report formula. "They don't just memorize the book and spit it back out for me," says McWilliams. "They know it because they're involved in it, they're visualizing it. This kind of project took their thinking to another level." And the results were, in McWilliams's eyes, phenomenal. "We had some great album covers and track names, and then their papers were great, too."
It was especially gratifying for her students to present to the class and see each other's work. "We would connect their iPad to Apple TV, sit back and listen to their tracks, and almost always the kids would say, 'I know that scene.'"
Video assignments are also a big part of McWilliams's lessons. She has her students use the iPad camera and iMovie to shoot and edit movies. McWilliams finds it easy for her students to shoot movies on iPad because the device is so light and easy to carry around.
To understand novels like The Great Gatsby and To Kill a Mockingbird, her students have created everything from commercials and newscasts to mock interviews. They shoot movie trailers for books like The Hobbit to learn about elements such as persuasion. And they film parodies to learn about irony. "I might model something for them, make a short video so they can kind of see what I want," says McWilliams. "And then they make it happen."
"You need to get comfortable with not having total control. You give them an assignment, you give them guidelines, and then they surprise you. It may not turn out exactly as you expect, and that's OK."
"It's not getting rid of all those lessons you worked on for 5, 10, 15 years. It's now embedding technology to make it better, to make it relate to the students, to make it come alive for them. And it's not just fluff, they're held accountable. There's still a lesson plan, there are still goals."
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ARLINGTON, Texas — DeMarco Murray found the perfect antidote for his recent malaise: the St. Louis Rams.
Murray rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown two years after torching St. Louis with a franchise record as a rookie, and Tony Romo threw for three scores in a 31-7 victory Sunday.
Murray's first 100-yard game in more than a year started with a 14-yard run on Dallas' first offensive play, and he had plenty of open space on a 36-yarder to start Dallas' second drive to a 10-lead late in the first quarter.
Sam Bradford, Murray's old college teammate at Oklahoma, didn't have nearly as much room to operate.
The Cowboys (2-1) sacked him four times in the first half and had six in total after St. Louis (1-2) hadn't allowed a sack in four games dating to last season. It was the longest streak for the Rams since John Hadl was under center for a division champion in 1973.
Bradford still went 29 for 48 and was not intercepted.
DeMarcus Ware had two sacks and broke Harvey Martin's 30-year-old franchise record of 114.
The Rams, trying for their first 2-1 start since 2006, had just 18 yards total offense in the first half compared to 96 for Murray alone. The Cowboys had 202 yards before halftime.
Romo, who had 217 yards passing, went 2 yards to Dez Bryant for the first Dallas score. He had a pair of 24-yarders in the second half to rookie tight end Gavin Escobar and Dwayne Harris, who bounced back from a muff on the game's first punt.
When the Rams finally started getting defenders around Murray at the line of scrimmage, Romo found him on the outside for a pair of catches on a drive that ended with a 2-yard run by Murray for a 17-0 lead. Murray, who had 253 yards against the Rams in 2011, went around left end before extending the ball over the goal line right on the pylon, and there was no review. His last 100-yard game was the 2012 opener, and he was coming off a 25-yard performance in a loss at Kansas City.
St. Louis avoided the shutout on Bradford's 4-yard pass to Austin Pettis on fourth down late in third quarter after an interception by rookie safety J.J. Wilcox was wiped out by a roughing-the-passer penalty against Jason Hatcher.
The Rams had a chance to stay in the game on their next drive, but Bradford threw behind Chris Givens while Givens on fourth down. Dallas scored three plays later for a 31-7 lead when Romo hit Harris in stride in the back of the end zone.
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