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You might be from Vega, Texas if … you remember the good old days when the Little League baseball teams consisted of boys from the age of eight competing on teams with boys up to the ages of 12 & 13 … all mixed in one league.
These days, I think it is great that Vega has t-ball for the young children, and has mixed softball to include the girls too … but there was something really special about small town Little League. Doing whatever it took to put a few teams of guys together, most of the players "fresh off the tractor" for practices and games.
Way back when, we had three Vega teams and we also competed against Adrian, Texas, and Wildorado, Texas a time or two (a Palo Duro Baptist team). But most of the time it was the yellow-and-white Eagles, the blue-and-white Dodgers, the red-and-white Giants and the Adrian guys in Matador maroon.
Funny that Vega and Adrian are so close in proximity, but that the old rivalry began for me at age eight back then. Today, I have many friends from Adrian, but back in the day, my older brothers taught me to "spray imaginary germ repellent" all over myself in the car on the way to games in the Western part of Oldham County — just before we crossed into the city limits — to avoid contracting any imaginary harmful germs from that tiny, rival town.
Ha … I have a standing joke to this day with a good friend from Adrian, who played on their teams … Here's the deal. Adrian is like a smaller version of Vega — it has its merchants, and gas station attendants and working people — but it also has highly successful, affluent farmers and ranchers too … so "Why in the world didn't the Adrian team have better baseball equipment!?!" My buddy and I have an ongoing dialogue about the old, crumbling, decaying, curled up, faded maroon base-runners helmets the Adrian kids used to pry open to wrap around their heads, to protect their brains from errant throws. If you haven't seen one, the baserunner helmets were plastic, but looked a bit like a collegiate wrestler's helmet. But the Adrian helmets … brittle … ha, maybe made of the very first plastic on the planet. I swear, they should have had "the jaws of life" to crack those things open and uncurl them, so the coaches could squeeze them on to the players' noggins. I digress …
In addition to farming, Vega and Adrian had much in common … however, I had never seen a Mohawk hairdo in Vega back then. My first Mohawk sightings weren't until the ones I saw on two young brothers at an Adrian game … Probably about 1967 or '68 … One of the brothers was playing in the stands, and his older brother was playing catcher behind the plate for Adrian. I thought his mohawk strip, which was seemingly "cut in half" by the straps of his catcher's mask were just incredibly strange … yet pretty interesting.
Vega had a Little League fence back then, but not as nice as the one at the baseball park now. Ha … not to pick on Adrian again, but their outfield was not fenced in. I saw many a ball roll to the church yard across the street during Adrian games (some of them hit by Adrian's behemoth Dennis Brown). I wouldn't trade those memories for anything. Back then at Adrian games and Vega games, cars and pickup trucks would encircle the foul lines and the outfield and honk like crazy when a team scored. I think it was Tammy Sides, Linda Robinson, my sister Cindy Rea and some other girls who came up with the cool idea to stuff grass in the chainlink fence of the outfield, connecting the dots, to spell out spirited encouragement for the home team (although that may have been a Pony League game, featuring older players at Vega's only ballpark back then). Ha … nowadays schools use special colored, plastic cups to accomplish the same thing — a mosaic message in the fence.
Back then, the pre-game ritual was not as raucous as what you see these days, with players jumping up and down and chest bumping. Usually we warmed up in the infield, had a pep talk, and then the coaches would send the teammates off to relieve themselves of pre-game jitters and excess water. Ha … at Vega's field, we circled around the back of an old dilapidated, wooden outhouse, usually swarming with wasps … a faded wooden structure that I think later found its way to rest briefly on the top of a homecoming bonfire — after the ball park or the county barn next door offered indoor plumbing. Thirteen miles west, at the Adrian field, the pre-game ritual was pretty much the same, except that rather than huddling around a dysfunctional old outhouse, we gathered across the street, just east of the ball park, hiding behind an old, partially caved-in grain silo. IF memory serves, there was some kind of rabbit pen back there too … and domesticated rabbits would pop in and out of underground dens within a fenced-in area. I always thought that unusual … and now so nostalgic.
I can't remember all of the umpires who volunteered their time and judgement at the Adrian park, but there was one kind, older gentleman whom everyone called "Sunshine." I never knew his name. It seems that there was one game where one of the normal umpires didn't show up, and I think David Whitten was invited to leave his pickup, after a long day farming, and was pressed into service, calling the game at first base.
Vega games were different in that respect too — at least from the perspective of the Eagles, Dodgers and Giants. We all knew the various calls the umpires would sound out, from behind their black umpire mask, protected by a huge pillow-like chest protector. Ralph Slutz was probably our favorite … most known for his loud, long call of "Steeeeeeeeeee-rike!" when an 11- or 12-year old pitcher rung up another strike out against a trembling eight-year-old batter. Lord how I respected that sound, and hated it too … and the walk of shame back to the dugout after a swing and a miss. Geral(d) Ray Sides was equally legendary behind the plate, calling games. I think Marv Slutz spent time behind the plate and umping the base baths as well, with a quick thumb up to signal an out.
To complement the sounds of home run honking and "Steeeeeeeeeee-rike!" or the less-impressive "Foul ball!" was the smell of the ballpark — an all dirt infield with native buffalo grass in the outfield, with a combination of chainlink fence and chicken wire fence protecting the fans from foul balls, as well as the players in the dugouts. OH the smell of hotdogs! If you were catching behind the plate at Vega's diamond, the tiny, tin-covered concession stand was just on the other side of the chicken wire, about fifteen feet behind and to the right of home plate. While hot pitches were hitting your catcher's mitt, you could almost tell every time someone had just ordered a hotdog too. The spicy smell of hotdog chili, fresh onions and mustard drifting directly into and over the field of play. Those were the best hotdogs I ever tasted, and I think somehow that was partly due to the almost ancient sauce pans used year after year in the tiny concession stand — and the moms who took turns volunteering during the season — cooking the hotdogs inside the tiny metal box of a structure … and handing out free cups of iced Coca-Cola, provided by our coach when we won a game. For whatever reason, I was just recently telling my friend Ronnie Fangman that I always think of his dear mom (Elsie) working in that hot concession stand — maybe she poured on the most chili for the hotdogs or filled the Coke cups the fullest … or maybe it was just the sight of her leaning out the window to watch her boys play (two who played with my older brothers, and a younger son who played against my team … Eagles, I think …) I can still see her blonde hair and her intense look, leaning out the "drawbridge" window of the concession stand … popping the most impressive bubble gum bubbles, if memory serves.
My second year, when I was nine, my team The Giants won it all. Then two years of hard times — provided mainly by The Eagles — followed that initial success. (We tied the first year, and then lost a playoff game … to the Evils … er … The Eagles.) My last year, my Giants prevailed again. So fun! Jason Cook and Larry Richardson were the stars of that first season … Jimbo Wetsel and Larry Joe Kirkland too, Mark Miller, the Cassetty boys, then the Cannons and others followed in the Giants lore. The first two seasons, I was happy to get to play in the outfield — that place where few balls landed. … Oh, back to the mix of several age groups … I was never of age to play with Jason Cook again in any other sport. But Larry, Jimbo, Larry Joe, Mark and I were teammates in other sports later in life, being closer in age. When I finally advanced from the outfield, in a few games … I got to catch a time or two. But also, I take great pride in having caught the pitching of Larry Richardson at least once — probably the best athlete, pound for pound — that ever lettered, anywhere in The Texas Panhandle … Mark Miller had an excellent, extreme-overhand, fast and accurate delivery too. Larry Joe or "Pojey" as we called him, also carried the team during the hard years … I digress …
Another special thing happened during my Vega Little League years. We got uniforms! — jerseys, three-striped leggings, baggy, knee-length pants with a red and blue stripe up the side and team caps, of course. (Our moms ironed on the G, E, or D letters on our baseball caps.) In old family photos, I have seen my brother Steve batting at the plate in blue jeans and a shirt. The previous players might have had jerseys too, with jeans … not sure … But I am pretty sure we were the first bunch to "look like a baseball team."
Most of all, I remember the coaches … the guys who taught us everything we knew of the game, and bought us Cokes after a win. Not just my coaches, but I remember those throughout our league, because we all knew each other so well. My first coaches were almost fresh out of high school, already volunteering their time in the community and sharing knowledge of the game to further this old Vega tradition. Chris Hodges and Jackie Richardson (assisted by Jerry Hodges) were the first coaches of my career — in any sport. I would be remiss if I didn't mention the equally imported role that Evelyn Richardson played in our baseball careers — keeping the score book in our dugout, making sure The Eagles didn't try to bat out of order, and offering her two-cents worth as well … say like when a grounder got between my ankles at shortstop when I was 10. "I never thought I'd see the day when Kent Pingel was afraid of a baseball," she once added … encouraging me to do better in her special way. Again, if memory serves, I think Hazel Adair (Evelyn's sister) may have kept the books on the opposite side of the diamond when we played The Eagles.
Terry Adair helped to coach The Eagles I think, but the most vocal and perhaps most knowledgeable sporting type in town was the Eagles' head coach — Leon Yell — the owner/editor of The Vega Enterprise back then. Coach Yell and his pitching-ace son Mike Yell were the nemesis of my team during many a game. But, man, how we all enjoyed Leon's animated outbursts over calls that didn't go his way … or his protests when a storm threatened to end play in late innings — a potential cancellation that would have worked against his team … Of course Mike and his star catcher Jeff Fergerson would later become teammates of mine in other sports, but in Little League years, we were not friends … much. Priceless: Leon Yell and his Eagles were losing a close game one time, to my Giants in the older league and I was on the mound. For their final at bat, Coach Yell inserted into his batting order every 8-year-old, 9-year-old or other small player on the team — trying anything to get someone on base. The little guys were given specific instructions. "Do NOT swing!" In addition, he had these small guys crouching over in their batting stances, to "shrink" the strike zone. Pretty sure one tiny batter took a swing and a miss … and the screaming could be heard around town, I bet. So … I had to end the game pitching against kids who had about a five-inch strike zone. We won that one, over an excellent Eagles team … Some of the Eagles, over the years: Jimmy Adair, David Doshier, John Fergerson, Jim Thompson, Kyle Montgomery, Rick and Kevin Brainerd … Trace and Brett Richardson, etc.
After initial successes with the Giants, and then several years of drought, so to speak, the Vega Giants had new coaches at the helm. In stepped Jerry O'Conner, Harold Ray Sides (yes the son of the umpire and older brother of my teammate and friend Gary Sides) Larry Wayne Wetsel helped out too, as I recall. Baseball got real that year. Coach O'Conner had played high school ball for Vega … back before the football program quashed the baseball program at VHS. He was quite knowledgeable, was a great, encouraging coach, and he could "wear" a major-league chaw of tobacco in his cheek as well as any big leaguer back when that was acceptable. We had a great year, and won it all. I just might have gotten to pitch quite a bit that year, if I don't say so myself. But it was also the year of one of the most frightening things I ever saw in sports. Coach O'Conner threw lots of batting practice to us when we worked out. And he also had the other coaches take the other players aside, and they hit to us "flies and skinners" to work on our fielding skills. One day, as one player was getting batting practice, and the rest were lined up, kind of looking into the sun, catching fly balls … one of my teammates lost sight of the ball in the sun. I won't mention his name, but he was our first baseman that year … and one of the toughest, best kids I ever knew, throughout his sports career. But that day, after he lost the ball, it came down and hit him on the head … hard! He kind of lost it for a second, and yelled "Mama!" and took off running, erratic, aimlessly … obviously dazed … or "had his bell rung" as we used to describe sports concussions. It totally freaked me out that something like that could happen to the toughest kid in the school. I think we all kept a "closer eye" on the ball after that.
The Dodgers — the guys in baggie, throwback baseball pants, blue and white leggings and blue and white three-quarter sleeve baseball jerseys were coached by the likes of Lawrence Jones — his 8- or 9-year-old son Rick, the youngest I ever saw start at shortstop among the older guys — along with "Lefty" Pernell, Robert Galbraith, T.J. Carter and others coaching the blue. The Dodgers had some great hitters … Randy Roark, Kevin Deason, Randall Galbraith, Tony Pernell. Roark and Deason could throw the heat too. Early in our baseball careers, the Dodgers also had a couple of imports from Wildorado — Jim Davis and Monty Pratt — one, scary for his wild, fast pitches and one just looked mean with a tobacco chaw of his own on the mound as he prepared to enter the seventh grade.
I think most of The Dodgers were from the south end of town. The Eagles were kind of thought of as the Vega city kids (with a farmer or two) … and my Giants were farm kids, several from the nearby Ford farming community out south of the country club (with a city kid or two). I lived about a quarter of a mile from the Adrian school district division line … important real estate, those few acres that kept me from wearing an Adrian baserunner helmet … But like I said, many of our stars were from the Ford area … Ha … the final year of my career, when I was on top of the mound, Mark Brorman was catching me. Ronnie Brorman was playing shortstop. Steve Brorman was playing third base … and Tom Brorman was the backup catcher, I think. Four Brormans from three different family farms. Great players and teammates.
All of these coaches — these volunteers and friends and brothers — didn't teach me everything about baseball, but I knew enough to coach my own sons … and to put together a baseball book that is now in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY., … I digress …
But Vega Little League also had a "developmental league." For one game each week, the eight- and nine-year-olds would get a break from being beaned by 12-year-old wild pitchers, and play a game against their same-age peers only. In these "rookie games" we would leave our "bench-warmer," or "little-action outfield positions" to assume the roles of pitchers, catchers, infielders … moving from the number-nine holes in the batting order, to be lead-off hitters and clean-up batters for one game a week. Half of The Eagles were mixed with half of the Giants and whoever was left over was mixed in with the Dodgers' "eight and nines" to make the rookie teams. That was when I truly got to know Coach Yell, when he coached my 8/9 team. I think he was the first coach to see some real potential in me. During a regular game at the first of the season (against the 12-year-olds, etc.) — against Coach Yell's team — I was a skinny little kid out in right field — placed there because that field saw little action — when an older player hit a drive out to my area. I ran up and slid on my knees and caught it at grass level for the out … probably robbing a double … no one was more surprised than me. Ha … get this … the older, bigger kid, Mark Harwell later hit it to me again … same thing. Somehow I robbed him of a couple of doubles. The opposing coach, Coach Yell, did not like the catches' impact on the game, but he took note. The following week, as he coached my 8&9 team, he remembered the catches and put me on the glove-intensive position of first base. No … I had never played first base before, nor did I have any idea how to do so … but soon I could hold my own at the position … at least versus the other munchkins. I will never forget his unwarranted confidence in me and his encouragement … and Leon's being a very strong supporter of mine throughout my high school sports career … ha … yelling "Pingelly!" loudly in the basketball gym when I scored …
And it wasn't long after Coach Yell tried me at first base in the 8/9 games, I started to get a few innings on the mound from my regular coaches … as a 10-year-old pitcher in our rotation.
Another side note: I felt so honored when Mike Yell and I represented Vega as the local winners in the Pitch, Hit and Throw competition, advancing to competition in Amarillo … We got to compete in the old
Amarillo Giants' ballpark … I thought that would be the pinnacle of sports for me … I digress …
The other annual break from the eight-year-old vs. 12-year-old baseball routine was the annual All-Star Game at the end of the season. One all-star team was comprised of the best players from the #1 team, mixed with the best players from the last-place team. The second all-star squad was made from players on the 2nd- and 3rd-place teams from the regular season. I think I made the squad my last three years, but really got the most playing time after the Giants won it all. So I was the pitcher on a team made up of Giants all-stars and Adrian all-stars. (Pretty sure we used Vega baserunner helmets …) I can't forget that the Adrian all-stars had something one year that seemed way more unique than a Mohawk hairdo or a crumpled batting helmet. Adrian had a Black kid that year, an all-star named Wayne "something" … I remember that because that was my Dad's name — Wayne, not "something." Wayne was the first Black player whom I ever had been teammates with, or played against that year. That seems strange now … but that's just the way it was back then. We didn't really care … just wanted him to field the ball. (Of course most Vega friends know that we finally had a Black friend and student at Vega in the early '70s — Benny … a guy who everyone loved in class, on the field and on the school bus that we both rode … despite what some might think of that little historical footnote.)
I met another guy when I was teamed with the Adrian all-stars. Prior to playing together, we faced each other many times … and were also basketball foes later in high school years. I knew him only as the grandson of my third grade teacher, Mrs. Holder. I always thought Bill Gruhlkey has kind of like "a ringer." He stayed in Adrian each summer and greatly enhanced their baseball team, although he lived in nearby Canyon, Texas or Amarillo, Texas back then.
This, part of the story, I think I have mentioned to Mr. Gruhlkey, too on occasion. In Little League that year, I had been the ace of the first place Giants and was on the mound in the All-Star game, and he — "the ringer" — from Adrian was catching for me behind the plate. He knew more about big time baseball than I did … everyone did! I just knew how to throw hard and throw strikes. Ha … I will never forget Bill calling time out and approaching me on the mound for a meeting, him in his catcher's gear. And, he might have been wearing the ultra cool eye black too! Despite numerous strikeouts — and no one touching "my heater" — he was convinced it was time to mix it up with the pitches, a little bit. Bill told me to throw a changeup. "What's a change up?" I asked … not really caring. So, the catcher explained that I should throw "a fastball, slow" … or was it "a slowball, fast?" It didn't matter … I think I slowed my windup slightly and just kept pounding his mitt for strikes. I digress …
I think "The Brormans" … er … The Giants also won the league the year after I left baseball forever — the coming of age in Vega, when you hang up your baseball glove and concentrate on football, basketball, track, golf and tennis. You might say we were a dynasty, just as The Eagles had been in my early years.
Pity. I know that all of my older brothers were good players. And I heard lots of talk of really talented Vega pitchers playing some college ball back in the day … before the high school team was disbanded. Andy Artho comes to mind, as well as my first coach, Chris Hodges … Mike Cook and some other talented throwers. David Wheeler, a tall lanky first baseman on some great teams, "Jerry O" catching, etc.
Naturally — because of our closeness in age — I can remember my brother Keith and his antics, more clearly than my other brothers. Before I was old enough to play in Little League, Keith used to practice his pitching on and at me, with me batting behind the old farm house … wearing a construction hard hat for some protection … unfortunately, beaning me pretty regularly. Ha … I guess I was a wuss … and I never got over the self-preservation instinct to back out of the batter's box from that initial target practice or batting practice … or whatever. But Keith and Steve also taught me to catch just about anything and to throw to hit any spot where they held their gloves. Later, I remember both brothers Steve and Keith — or my dad — taking off of the farm tractor and warming me up out on the farm, before we drove to Vega or Adrian when I was due to pitch.
I don't think anyone was more embarrassed by my inability to bat than brother Keith. He even tried to incentivize me … bribing me with the reward of one of those delicious ball park hotdogs … IF I ever hit a home run.
In five years of baseball, I earned two hotdogs off of Keith. Both were against The Eagles, and both came off of probably the best pitcher in the league, and the biggest kid at the time — Mike Yell of The Eagles. The glory ends there. Both of my homers were complete flukes. I swung late and got lucky and the pitch hit my bat. The force of Mike's fast pitch did most of the work, and somehow I hit a hot line drive in the gap between center and right field. In the case of a good, intentional right-handed batter, these days, that would be called "hitting to the opposite field." In my case, it was totally that I swung the bat way too late, and got lucky. They were ugly hits, but I rounded the bases and scored anyway … I think I was 10. At the time, I thought there was no way either of those solo homers were hotdog worthy, and I never expected Keith to make good on his promise .. But lo and behold … after both of those games, he was waiting for me just outside the chicken wire dugout with my greasy-delicious, oniony, chili-drenched prize.
Keith and I both knew I couldn't bat 'for squat.' But he shelled out 25 cents on two occasions, making good on his word — regardless of the homers being so ugly. Many of the people who may read this probably know Keith, and I think everyone might agree that Keith was skilled at many sports … and was tough and ornery … and that he is not really one to throw out compliments readily. These may be the only two compliments I ever heard from him — although he taught me much and I am grateful … During my first success pitching in the older league, he positioned himself behind home plate in the stands — at an Adrian game — and he raved that my pitches had some natural curve to them. I knew little of the physics, aerodynamics and wind resistance that cause a baseball to curve … but I knew this was a good thing, and it meant lots to me, coming from him. Then after my last year, he said the most surprising thing. He suggested I should transfer to a school that had high school baseball, to keep on pitching. Of course I would have never considered leaving Vega, even if it were feasible … But that compliment has stuck with me all these years.
I guess I am reminded of all of this because of my recent trip home to Vega … hearing the chatter about the t-ball games and softball games that still remain one of the bigger summer social events for the parents of players and other townspeople.
You can see the ball park lights for miles and miles.
I can still hear the "hey, batter batter batter … SWING!" from the glory years, when the Giants, Eagles and Dodgers did their best to win it all.
And of course, my other alma mater — Texas Tech — recently was in the hunt for the College World Series championship in Omaha … So, all of this has me reliving memories of my "sandlot" days and also my sons and daughter playing Little League in the big city … and my boys both pitching in a great high school baseball program in Fort Worth. Twenty years passed between my baseball career and my sons' turns on the mound. But it was like magic how their baseball careers could rekindle my old love of the game … a game I hadn't thought about in years.
Both of my boys pitched for Arlington Heights — a respected baseball power in Fort Worth and both recorded their own "no hitters" on the mound … the oldest just missing a perfect game by one questionable call during the first at bat he faced in his "no-no" win … HA … and me … when I pitched, I didn't even know what a no hitter was. My coach told me to throw strikes … and that is what I did.
Now … just thinking of and jotting down some notes from the timeless memories of The Boys of Summer … relishing the great moments … wondering what might have been.
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Stories about Elections from December, 2012
29 December 2012
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The largest opposition party in Ghana, NPP, has refused to accept the presidential election results. On 9 December 2012, the Electoral Commission declared President Mahama winner by 50.70% of the...
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Former Dictator's Daughter Elected As President of South Korea
On December 19, 2012, Park Geun-hye was elected as the next President of South Korea. She is from the ruling conservative Saenuri party and daughter of the former dictator Park...
19 December 2012
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This year, events in the regional blogosphere were curiously bookended by hunger strikes. Part 1 of this 2012 recap takes a look at the topics that most shaped online discussion...
17 December 2012
Catalonia: Independence from Spain to Do What?
It appears that Catalonia is now set to hold a referendum on its ties to the rest of Spain. Could an independent Catalonia lead to the break-up of the establishment...
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Election Laws Hinder Japan's Political Online Activity
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14 December 2012
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#Nimeregister Campaign to Promote Voter Registration in Kenya
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Japan's First Live Streamed Political Debate
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Diagnosing Allergies: Reliable Approaches to Testing
Lecture Overview
Dean Tey
Dean graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2001. He then pursued his passion in paediatrics, training at the Royal Children's Hospital, where he subsequently subspecialised in the field of allergy and immunology. He is the editor of the current eighth edition of the Paediatric Handbook, a popular text used by many medical students and healthcare professionals. As a consultant at the Department of Allergy and Immunology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Dean enjoys an active role in teaching medical students, junior training doctors, and general practitioners. He has research involvement with the probiotic and peanut oral immunotherapy (PPOIT) study and is an honorary fellow with the Gastro & Food Allergy Group (HealthNuts) at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute. He is a member of the Centre for Food & Allergy Research (CFAR) and also a member of the Care Working Group for the National Allergy Strategy. Dean is passionate about delivering the best possible care for children with allergic disease. He believes in empowering patients and families through education. Dean has an interest in the areas of anaphylaxis, urticaria (hives), food allergies, eczema, asthma, allergic rhinitis (hayfever), insect sting allergy, antibiotic-allergy, and immunotherapy (desensitisation). When not at work, Dean enjoys spending time with friends and his family of three young energetic boys. He also enjoys travelling, walking his Pomeranian Tigger, photography, wine tasting, going to the gym, and playing basketball. See Educator Profile
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Nik Wallenda's Epic Blindfolded Skyscraper Tightrope Walk
Watch the incredible moment Nik Wallenda broke two world records as he tightroped between Marina City west tower to the Leo Burnett Building - 535 feet above the ground without a safety harness, amazing the onlooking crowds below him in Chicago on sunday night.
Wallenda first covered the 94 foot walk in a few minutes after his initial plans to take 15 minutes to cross the tightrope were quickly abandoned when he realised the amount of movement in the cable. We can't blame him for not wanting to hang around whilst suspended over 500 feet above the ground.
If that wasn't enough he then put on a blindfold and did the whole thing again!
Nik gets ready to walk the 94 feet between Marina City west tower and the Leo Burnett Building
Did we mention he is blindfolded and 535 feet above ground!?
With absolutely no safety net or harness. The whole thing was broadcast with a 10 second delay should he slip and fall.
Nik Wallenda you are crazy, but you have our absolute respect.


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Ask Otto | Zombie FAQs
- Not sure how to defend yourself against a Zombie attack?
- Want to ensure you dont become a Zombie?
- Where do Zombies come from ?
Senior Zombie Consultant Herr Otto Abendröth answers these and other potentially life saving questions here.
If you are looking for specific info try our FAQ Search:
Zombie 101
How many Zombies are there?
Sorry but we are still researching this FAQ.
No we didn't know the answer so get over it! What's your problem?
We'll post the answer once our Zombie research team have a creditable answer.
Can I trust a Zombie?
Well you can if you really want but you'll find that you wake up a Zombie yourself!
Where do Zombies come from?
…from people who have been infected with the Zombie virus
What is the Zombie virus?
This is the viral strain that can turn perfectly normal people into flesh eating Zombies
Check out what zombievirus.org have to say about this
How did Zombies start?
Here's a much more authoritative reference on this subject:
- Wikipedia
From the Haitian Creole word zonbi which describes an animated corpse resurrected by mystical means, such as witchcraft
Are there male and female Zombies?
Yes in the sense that before becoming Zombies the person (or animal) was of a particular gender. As Zombies don't procreate tho' there really is not need for male and female Zombies to be getting together to make babies… So… they have residual (ie pre-existing) gender characteristics from their pre-Zombie existence – does that count as Zombie gender though ? Hmm interesting…
How do I know if someone is a Zombie
..err do you mean before they eat your brain or after !!?
Perhaps the horrific stench might give them away?
What about the lurching unco movements?
The moaning?
The menacing pursuit of humans?
Its subtle but if you observe carefully you'll notice the difference… If you live long enough!
Are there Zombie commanders?
Sorry but we are still researching this FAQ.
No we didn't know the answer so get over it! What's your problem?
We'll post the answer once our Zombie research team have a creditable answer.
Do Zombies eat and drink?
Just human brains.
…although I've seen reports of Zombie animals so it sounds like there might be a bit of Zombie diet indiscretion going on too…
Do Zombies have to rest or sleep?
Jeez I dunno. Where do you get these tough questions ?
Here's what they say about Zombie sleep over at Zombie Research Society…
I wonder if there's Zombie nursery rhymes too ?
Where do Zombies like to hangout?
Zombies are not sophisticated creatures. While they were previously human like you and I – well you anyway – the Zombie virus has stripped all of that human-ness away leaving a barren shell with only one purpose – that is to eat human brains.
Sorry I got a bit distracted there… Yes well getting back to the question:
Zombies don't and can't understand the concept of 'hanging out' – not in any social context.
Entertainment? No this is to part of the Zombie psyche.
Can anyone see Zombies?
Well yeah Duh!
..and unless you would like to live on for eternity in a wretched smelly body, with your only capability of expressing a primitive grunting noise and poorly coordinated gestures then you had better hope you see any Zombies coming at you!
Do Zombies kill each other?
In a word.. No
Zombies hunger after living humans, and dont like the rotten flesh of their fellow Zombies. They can also smell the decaying flesh of other zombies, and then smell the preferred fresh flesh of living humans.
Are Zombies social beings?
Sorry but we are still researching this FAQ.
No we didn't know the answer so get over it! What's your problem?
We'll post the answer once our Zombie research team have a creditable answer.
Are there any Countries without Zombies?
As Are you a Zombie? is not one of the standard Census questions, authorities dont have reliable statistics on Zombie populations nor their global distribution.
You may however be interested in this interesting factoid on countries relative Zombie preparedness at Zombie Research Society


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Whether a firm is preparing for the launch of its own new product, the launch of a significant competitor, or some other major event in the marketplace, the number and types of questions that usually go unanswered are numerous and costly to the firm. The uncertainty of major changes in the marketplace can be reduced by firms that use the right process to manage them.
The CES was developed by MME to be a more realistic and useful approach to dealing with competitive situations than the typical "war game" approaches, which inevitably develop an atmosphere and attitude that is "win/lose," treating every competitive situation as a zero-sum game. Depending on market dynamics, many competitive challenges can be managed as positive-sum games, or "win/win" situations. Even when situations become zero-sum, however, a firm can take non-warlike steps to gain control of competitive situations and prevent many of the damaging aspects of competition, such as price wars and dysfunctional activities aimed at protecting market share. In a CES, participants learn to manage competitive situations, to maximize profitability, and to limit the potential damage from dysfunctional competitive activities. An important outcome of conducting a CES is that the participants come to better understand their customers, their competitors, and their own capabilities in the marketplace.
The benefit that arises from a CES is brought about because the exercise is based on the actual competitive and customer behaviors in the marketplace, the true business models and professional concerns of customers, as well as considerations about other major market participants. The typical "war game" exercise is focused on one firm "beating" one or more competitors, with little or no regard for the role customers and others play in shaping markets and the success of various products. The CES centers on these key factors.
The CES is a scenario based exercise during which several different situations, such as different launch plans or environmental changes, are evaluated by teams using our proprietary process for assessing market participant reactions and developing appropriate actions and reactions to the changes. This process assures that you don't consider just competitive actions and reactions, but those actions and reactions of every customer and stakeholder segment that can affect product performance. Each team is guided through this process by an MME professional trained in competitive strategy dynamics. The results of this step are scenarios evaluated by the client team under the guidance of MME.
A CES typically takes two full days to complete, during which time the team is fully engaged in the exercise, Our clients not only find the CES to be valuable, but participants enjoy the exercises in which they build teams and use their own knowledge and creativity to craft practical plans for success.
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You can't make this stuff up. This is one of my favorite movie stories. Troy is a movie I regret seeing myself to a certain degree in that it was so bad. But it wasn't bad enough to be entirely beyond redemption. Rather, it was that perfect kind of bad that just opens it to heckling while you're with a bunch of friends at a party. I would laugh and chuckle here and there because some of the dialogue is just ridiculous, especially when said by Orlando Bloom.
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Grocery Store Seafood Sustainability Scorecard
Excellent report by Greenpeace will help you choose the stores you can support and the fish you can avoid to prevent further destruction of our oceans.
Supermarkets feed the growing appetite for seafood and ring up approximately $16 billion each year in seafood sales. Consumers buy half their seafood at supermarkets, yet as their report reveals, few supermarkets meet this consumer demand with any regard for the marine environment.
See how your local supermarkets stack up in their scorecards. Explore the fish species on their red list and learn why they are in trouble.
As a consumer, you can help support seafood sustainability and ocean protection.
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More information here.
They take a very strong stance against Trader Joe's that you can see here.
Another entry on our blog from the Monterey Bay Aquarium which provides a pocket guide here.


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Unfolding plans 175 – Lest we forget
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I'd do nothing but reading if I could (ok, maybe eat some great food, buy some fancy shoes between two books...oh, and spend some quality time with the gorgeous guy I married while I am on reading-break anyway...)
I enjoyed this story, I liked and felt with most of the characters - some very likable and some were more complex, like Isonda.
The pace was good and the world-building was done with some creativity, though it reminded me a bit of Star Wars (Episodes I to III) with the old-fashioned traditions and customs combined with fantastical high-tech.
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We know this house isn't getting pinched today!
Did you remember to wear your green?
Making up this green beauty would be a pleasure every day, but especially on St. Patrick's day! And you know you'll be wearing green when you get up and when you go to bed.
Green like a fresh spring garden…
This fresh bouquet simply screams spring. This would be such a stunning wedding bouquet!
This looks exactly like our St. Patty's day attire… Well, okay. Maybe not. (Mine is most likely going to be some sort of green Lululemon attire for preschool dropoff and a little yoga 🙂 I know. Glamorous.)
This looks like a gorgeous spot for a little celebrating. And, with only four days until spring, the weather should be perfect!
Did you know that green inspires creativity? Maybe that's why we always feel bursting with ideas after spending the day outside. This lacquered desk is just right for bringing the green inside!
Leave it to Martha to bring the garden right on in. This green is so soothing.
Now this looks more like what we'll actually be wearing to avoid pinches today. So cute and springy!
Beautiful art to make every day as pretty as a spring morning!
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Take a trip to the largest Christmas market in Northern France!
Roam amongst seasonally decorated wooden chalets offering a variety of gifts including local handicraft in pottery, confectionery and jewellery, take a ride on the Ferris wheel for spectacular views of the city.
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Day 1
Coach transfer and channel crossing to France.
Arrive in Lille and spend the afternoon exploring the Christmas market, one of the very best in France.
Head to the winter wonderland of Place Rihour, displaying 83 chalets filled with gifts, decorations and festive food!
Take a ride on the 50m high Ferris wheel in Lille's main town square for beautiful views over the city.
Depart Lille and begin your journey back to the UK.
Optional add on: Make a stop off at Cité Europe Shopping Centre to discover some of the big name stores before your channel crossing.
Testimonials about this trip:
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If you've been reading about the health problems supposedly linked to vitamin D deficiency — such as heart disease and cancer — getting your levels tested might seem wise. But here are some common myths and realities about D testing.
Myth: Tests can reveal whether your levels are healthy.
Reality: Some doctors, such as vitamin D expert Michael F. Holick, author of "The Vitamin D Solution," consider vitamin D deficiency epidemic in the United States. Others dispute that because, they say, there's widespread disagreement about what optimal and insufficient levels are. (The Institute of Medicine says 20 or more nanograms per milliliter of blood is adequate; several other organizations consider 30 ng/ml optimal.)
Levels of D below 20 ng/ml are known to interfere with bone health, but no firm evidence links other health problems to low vitamin D. Certain studies show a link between low levels and obesity and Type 2 diabetes, but "we don't know if the condition caused levels to fall or vice versa, or if they're even related," says Clifford J. Rosen, an authority on vitamin D and director of clinical and translational research at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute in Scarborough.
Myth: We all need screening.
Reality: Testing makes sense if you have osteoporosis (vitamin D helps absorb bone-friendly calcium) or a disorder, such as kidney disease, that affects your ability to make the active form of vitamin D. You should also be tested if you have intestinal problems such as celiac disease, which can affect absorption, or if you take a drug that can do the same, such as cholestyramine (Prevalite, Questran and generics), phenytoin (Dilantin and generics), prednisone or orlistat (Alli and Xenical).
But the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of health experts, says there's not enough evidence that testing healthy adults leads to better health. In 2014 the panel opted not to recommend routine screening.
Myth: Testing tells you whether you need supplements.
Reality: There's no conclusive evidence that healthy people benefit from supplements or that extra vitamin D solves health woes.
"Depression and fatigue are common reasons for ordering tests," Rosen says. "There's no data [that] D supplements have any impact on these."
Prescription-level supplements may be helpful for those who have osteoporosis or who have a disease or use medicine that interferes with D absorption, says Consumer Reports' chief medical adviser, Marvin M. Lipman. And "an over-the-counter supplement of 1,000 IU [international units] is reasonable even without testing if you spend most of your time indoors, rarely eat fatty fish or drink milk, or are over 65."
Myth: Test results are always accurate.
Reality: The task force found that test results can vary 10 to 20 percent, depending on the lab or method of analysis. So some people may be told that they're deficient when they're not, and vice versa. Genetics may also play a role. For example, research published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2013 found that most of the study's African American participants had low levels of vitamin D. But they actually had plenty of vitamin D; it just didn't show up in the test results.
How much D do you need? The Institute of Medicine recommends 600 daily IU for adults up to age 70 and 800 IU at 71 and older. Lipman recommends 800 to 1,000 daily IU, and the Endocrine Society suggests 1,500 to 2,000 IU for adults at risk of deficiency. (Most experts agree that more than 4,000 IU daily may be harmful.)
Few foods aside from fatty fish, eggs and fortified milk and orange juice have vitamin D, so getting enough can be challenging. (For example, three ounces of cooked sockeye salmon has 447 IU.) If you're concerned, Consumer Reports' experts suggest 10 minutes of sunshine per day, or talk to your doctor about a supplement.
Copyright 2015. Consumers Union of United States Inc.
For further guidance, go to www.ConsumerReports.org/Health, where more detailed information, including CR's ratings of prescription drugs, treatments, hospitals and healthy-living products, is available to subscribers.


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Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Ford Motor Co. gasoline-electric vehicles led the US government's fuel-efficiency rankings for 2007 models, as Toyota and Honda accounted for seven of the top 10. Gasoline-electric models held the top four slots, with Toyota's Prius sedan first, followed by Honda's Civic small car, Toyota's Camry midsize car and Ford's Escape sport-utility vehicle with front-wheel drive. The Prius was second last year, behind Honda's two-seat Insight, which ended with the 2006 model after leading the list since it began sales in 1999. The US Environmental Protection Agency released the 2007 list today in Washington, saying the information will help consumers conserve energy and save money.
US fuel prices that rose above $3 in midyear helped sales of hybrids, sold by Toyota, Honda and Ford, rise 24% from a year earlier to 192,312 this year through September, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Total sales of cars and light trucks fell 3.7% to 12.7 million, while Toyota's rose 13% and Honda's gained 4.3% as they benefited from demand for fuel-efficient models. The EPA's rating for the 2007 Prius is 60 miles per gallon in city driving and 51 miles per gallon on highways. The Civic gets 49 miles per gallon in cities and 51 on highways, the agency said. It rates the Camry hybrid at 40/38 and the Escape with front-wheel drive at 36/31.
Volkswagen AG diesel cars that were in last year's top five, the New Beetle/Golf and the Jetta, aren't in the new list. The other vehicles in the 2007 top 10 are Toyota's Yaris subcompact car with manual transmission, fifth; the Yaris with automatic transmission, sixth; Honda's Fit subcompact with manual transmission, seventh; Toyota's Corolla small car with manual transmission, eighth; Hyundai Motor Co.'s Accent and Kia Motor Corp.'s Rio small cars, both manual, tied for ninth; and Ford's Escape hybrid and Mercury Mariner hybrid, both with all-wheel-drive, tied for 10th. Hybrids combine a gasoline engine with electric motors that run on batteries recharged during braking, reducing fuel usage and pollutant emissions. (Bloomberg)


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I started this blog in 2015, mostly because I found serious discourse about students, teaching, learning, and curriculum in the school in which I served at the time left a great deal to be desired. In the first three years I maintained this site, in other words up to July of 2018, I published 1,000 posts. Since last July, I have published 1,000 more. I'm not sure how I did it, but here we are.
What I do know is this: when I feel dissatisfied with the professional environment in which I am working, I tend to use these pages as an outlet for my professional curiosity and, yes, I suppose, ambition. If I am to be honest, I also turn to this blog, as I once did to personal journals, when I am anxious.
Last November, I made the grievous mistake of accepting the position of "literacy interventionist" (I don't speak or read bureaucratese; if I did, that position title would have been a dead giveaway for what came next) in an utter disaster of a school, the High School of Commerce, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Starting from my first day of work, when the principal who hired me was absent, and had left no word with her subordinates–or anyone, really–that I would arrive, I have been both professionally dissatisfied and anxious: the former because this school is a place where professionalism and engagement are pretty much subordinated to mindless personal ambition; the latter because I am concerned, as I have been similarly concerned in the past when working in troubled schools led by less than competent principals who can destroy a teacher's career with their own incompetence, that I had inadvertently put my career at risk.
So, you can see why I produced 1,000 posts this year. I am in the last part of my working life, and at this point I just want to work in a school whose administration and faculty doesn't see children as abstractions, as data points on a graph, to advance their own careers. I became a teacher to help kids, not play power games and office politics.
In any case, here we are at Blog Post 2000. I have a number of documents to post, all from the first third of my career, when I was just figuring out how to assess students' abilities and design instruction that challenged them, but didn't frustrate them.
So, for starters, here is a learning support on the kinds of questions that drive research projects.
Next, here is a learning support on writing notecards for research papers. I don't know if teachers still require students to keep analog note-cards in the real world, but the social studies teacher with whom I taught sophomore global studies in Manhattan at the beginning of this (2018-2019) school year still–to his credit–required them. Whatever you do in your classroom, perhaps this structured note-card blank will help students learn and master this task essential to the craft of research.
This sample outline learning support and this style sheet on using structured outlining blanks, you will notice, are basically the same material. The style sheet accompanies these structured outlining blanks.
Finally, here is a document I call the research paper in miniature. I use this document to show students, in essence, what a research paper is, why the authors of these kinds of papers must cite sources, and even ask them to infer the argument (i.e. the origins of rock and roll are in the blues and other African musical forms) from the paragraph they read. As I write this, I realize that I have a lesson plan to rationalize the research paper in miniature, so I'll post that as a Weekly Text sometime over the summer when I have a chance to revise it.
That's it. I emptied out the folder for Blog Post 2000. Now to start working on my next thousand posts.


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Opinions divided over reduced-sugar Irn Bru
Irn Bru fans have described the new reduced-sugar version as both "horrible" and "not bad" as they sampled the drink for the first time.
Scotland's so-called other national drink is being produced with less than 50% of its regular sugar content from this month.
The new recipe has cut the sugar content per can from 8.5 teaspoons to four, reducing calorie content from just under 140 to around 65 calories.
Irn Bru makers AG Barr have been grappling with a shift in consumer tastes towards low-sugar drinks and have been preparing for the implementation of a sugar tax in 2018.
The Government levy, due to be introduced in April, is aimed at tackling soaring obesity rates.
Fans are reportedly stockpiling the drink to prepare for the change and a petition has been launched to save the traditional recipe.
AG Barr said the new version contains the same "secret Irn-Bru flavour essence", but with less sugar.
Opinions were divided among people who tried the new drink in a Press Association "taste test" in Glasgow on Friday.
Charelle Sadler, from Glasgow, who normally drinks regular Irn Bru, said: "It's horrible, it's just like drinking diet juice. It's not even got the same taste. "
Daniel Groundland , from Glasgow, said; "It's sweeter, the new one, but the original one has a slight different kick to it. It's not bad."
Other tasters found the new and old versions of the drink very similar.
Jackie Waddell, from Shotts, North Lanarkshire, said: "I don't taste any difference, I think they taste exactly the same."
Jacky Doyle, from Greenock, Inverclyde, agreed, saying: "I think they taste the same, I don't see much difference" while Jordan Lamb from Cardenden, Fife, said they tasted "really similar".
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The Lunch Line blog informs you on important school food issues and news with insights from Chef Ann, our executive staff, operations experts, and parent advisors.
The deadline for public commenting on this proposed rule is Monday, March 23. Click here to view the proposal and submit a formal comment. Please click on the image below for the full statement (with links).Read more
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If you've been paying attention to the school food debate this past year, you've noticed the consistent barrage of negative claims: "Kids hate healthier school meals." "Cafeteria trash cans overflow with wasted food." "Kids aren't eating school lunch!" Journalist Kate Murphy tossed the latest stone with her recent – and misrepresentative �...Read more
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Having worked in the sustainable food arena for 15 years, I've watched national interest in local food grow, U. S. Department of Agriculture organics regulations pass, and healthier school food standards enacted. We've come a long way in 15 years, but as I look back on this progress and forward to...Read more
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We know the vast majority of school nutrition and food service professionals want our kids to be served healthy, nourishing food at school. But now it's clear that parents, guardians and caregivers feel the same way. A national survey commissioned by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation – an independent private foundation focused on the optimal...Read more
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Laws that govern childhood nutrition could change drastically in the coming months, and groups are already maneuvering to make sure their special interests are met. This blogpost helps you understand the Childhood Nutrition Reauthorization Act and why it's important. Read the blogpost: "What is the Child Nutrition Act...Read more
A little over a month has passed since the USDA announced their proposed guidelines on competitive foods in schools, "Smart Snacks in Schools." We are half way through the 60-day comment period. The reactions are mixed. Are the guidelines too strict? Not strict enough? Do they take away from cafeterias�...Read more
Reposted with permission by: Dawn UndurragaMore whole grains, beans, fruits and vegetables will be on the menu for 31 million children who participate in the federally-supported National School Lunch Program (USDA Food and Nutrition Services) under new nutrition standards announced Wednesday with the hearty support of First Lady Michelle Obama. Imagine children...Read more
Reposted with permissionBy: Ed Bruske AKA The Slow CookAmid all the hysteria over pizza and potatoes this week the mainstream media missed the real story behind the USDA's embattled school nutrition guidelines by half and mangled the other half badly. The half they missed: These guidelines [PDF], ostensibly aimed at making school food...Read more
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Reposted from jamieoliver.comStory by: The Food Revolution TeamCongress Messing with School Lunch StandardsThe Food Revolution has been watching Washington this week, as members of Congress are sticking their fingers in the bowl and rolling back important wins that were achieved on standards for school lunch. French Fries, salt, and...Read more
Reposted with permissionBy: Ed BruskeFirst it was potatoes. Now it's pizza. The processed food industry is reaching out to its friends in Congress to scuttle new USDA guidelines that were supposed to make school meals healthier.Politico reports that House and Senate negotiators are likely to approve agriculture appropriations language that...Read more
The Institute of Medicine recommended them and now the USDA is putting them on paper! Here are a list of the following changes the USDA will be upholding for the 2012-2013 school year as a result of the Reauthorization 2010 (this is the projected date). Use this guide to help make the transition easier...Read more
Highlights from the Neighborhood to Nation Conference: Procuring Local and Regional Foods for School
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Explore the wild side of Aruba in your very own personal UTV, an off-road 4×4 vehicle! Visit some of Aruba's most renown natural wonders such as the Black Stone Beach, the Twin Bridges, and the Cave Pool where you can 'cliff jump'. Other attractions include the Bushiribana Gold Mill Ruins and the California Lighthouse.The final stop to this unique trip is the Tres Trap (3-step) Beach, where you can take a refreshing dip.
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- Ride onward to visit the Bushiribana Gold Mills Ruins for a perfect picture moment with your loved ones followed by a visit to the famous California Lighthouse located on the northwest tip of Aruba.
- The final stop is the Arashi Beach, a quiet and peaceful beach great for swimming. The perfect, refreshing ending to an amazing adventure.Tour Duration & Timing
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Learn the basics of small-setup jewelry soldering as you make a pair of earrings, French wires, + a clasp using fine silver + Sterling silver metal.
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