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Library Technician - Avon Free Public Library

8:58 AM Anonymous 0

<strong>Library Technician - </strong><strong></strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Avon Free Public Library</span></strong></strong>.  20 hours/week. Summary Job Description: Performs responsible and varied  technical services in the setup and maintenance of computers,  peripherals and software. Provides customer service including the  circulation of books and related collection items and assists library  patrons in using library services and facilities. May perform office  administrative work. Minimum Qualifications: The skills and knowledge  required would generally be acquired with an Associate’s degree in  Library Science, Computer Science, or a related field and three years of  experience in an educational institution or a public library, or any  equivalent combination of experience and training. Salary Range:  $20.9105/hr (no benefits associated with this position). Send  Application to: William F. Vernile, Director of Human Resources, 60 West  Main Street, Avon, CT 06001. Application Deadline: 4:30 p.m. on  Wednesday, <span style="color: red;">September 25, 2013</span>. Full description available here: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.town.avon.ct.us/Public_documents/AvonCT_HR/Library%20Technician.pdf" href="http://www.town.avon.ct.us/Public_documents/AvonCT_HR/Library%20Technician.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.town.avon.ct.us/Public_documents/AvonCT_HR/Library%20Technician.pdf</a>. Application available here: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.town.avon.ct.us/Public_documents/AvonCT_HR/Employment%20Application.pdf" href="http://www.town.avon.ct.us/Public_documents/AvonCT_HR/Employment%20Application.pdf" target="_blank">www.town.avon.ct.us/Public_documents/AvonCT_HR/Employment%20Application.pdf</a>.

Library Technician - Avon Free Public Library

Library Technician - Avon Free Public Library . 20 hours/week. Summary Job Description: Performs responsible and varied technical services...

Library Aide (part time) - Connecticut State Library, Hartford

8:49 AM Anonymous 0

Library Aide (part time) - Connecticut State Library, Hartford

Library Aide (part time) - Connecticut State Library (Hartford) seeks a part-time Library Aide to work in the State Archives. 30 hours/wee...

Today's Ab Workout

8:05 AM Tukiyooo 0

<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Strangely, i love the burn you get in your abs from a good ab workout but admittedly, i've been neglecting my abs for a while now. I go through stages where i work super hard to get my abs toned and then when i see the results, i get too comfortable and let it go again. Which is terrible! </span><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, i'm back on it! I'm aiming to do an ab workout every morning before i head out to college (No, that's not Uni!) That's the beauty of ab workouts, they don't have to last longer than 10 minutes! They're super quick but intense. Of course, you must remember <b>ABS ARE MADE IN THE KITCHEN.</b> So if you're not eating right, you simply wont see the results. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>This is the Ab workout i did today: </u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35lFHiOU2ytX2pKH8cZJdIFJ2QhnL1Ve2Drc-wsWrLax-lGw7EQ2tnnut4zX2wo81evkHjgAV29tkr7e_15fPJm8qXHNc1e6Kv6_-7drhVgFfVbQtRoEslbZILHcj-azTneglD6ELbHyx/s1600/Abs+of+the+day.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35lFHiOU2ytX2pKH8cZJdIFJ2QhnL1Ve2Drc-wsWrLax-lGw7EQ2tnnut4zX2wo81evkHjgAV29tkr7e_15fPJm8qXHNc1e6Kv6_-7drhVgFfVbQtRoEslbZILHcj-azTneglD6ELbHyx/s640/Abs+of+the+day.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do each move for 1 minute. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is one of my favourites because though core strength is key, your entire body is being worked! Your glutes, legs, core, chest and arms! Also with 1 & 3 being such high impact moves, you'll be getting your heart rate up too. Perfect. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You can do this workout along with me! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OetyOn6WtVA?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Stay healthy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">x</span></div><div><br /></div>

Strangely, i love the burn you get in your abs from a good ab workout but admittedly, i've been neglecting my abs for a while now. I go ...

Today's archidose #704

7:30 AM Tukiyooo 0

Here are some photos of the Integral Territorial Center of the Commonwealth of Olivenza (2011) in Badajoz, Spain, by <a href="http://www.djoarquitectos.es/">Daniel Jiménez + Jaime Olivera</a>, photographed by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89707735@N00/">José Carlos Melo Dias</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89707735@N00/9717696851/" title="Centro Integral Territorial de La Mancomunidad de Olivenza. Daniel Jimenez + Jaime Olivera by Jose Carlos Melo Dias, on Flickr"><img alt="Centro Integral Territorial de La Mancomunidad de Olivenza. Daniel Jimenez + Jaime Olivera" height="425" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3827/9717696851_ee8cc3553e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89707735@N00/9718931522/" title="Centro Integral Territorial de La Mancomunidad de Olivenza. Daniel Jimenez + Jaime Olivera by Jose Carlos Melo Dias, on Flickr"><img alt="Centro Integral Territorial de La Mancomunidad de Olivenza. Daniel Jimenez + Jaime Olivera" height="425" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3793/9718931522_465bcc19ef_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89707735@N00/9719531938/" title="Centro Integral Territorial de La Mancomunidad de Olivenza. Daniel Jimenez   Jaime Olivera by Jose Carlos Melo Dias, on Flickr"><img alt="Centro Integral Territorial de La Mancomunidad de Olivenza. Daniel Jimenez   Jaime Olivera" height="640" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2886/9719531938_1a979d7160_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89707735@N00/9716419405/" title="Centro Integral Territorial de La Mancomunidad de Olivenza. Daniel Jimenez + Jaime Olivera by Jose Carlos Melo Dias, on Flickr"><img alt="Centro Integral Territorial de La Mancomunidad de Olivenza. Daniel Jimenez + Jaime Olivera" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7366/9716419405_c0a93e52cd_c.jpg" width="531" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89707735@N00/9719650576/" title="Centro Integral Territorial de La Mancomunidad de Olivenza. Daniel Jimenez + Jaime Olivera by Jose Carlos Melo Dias, on Flickr"><img alt="Centro Integral Territorial de La Mancomunidad de Olivenza. Daniel Jimenez + Jaime Olivera" height="640" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5542/9719650576_aaf25b1491_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89707735@N00/9716370599/" title="Centro Integral Territorial de La Mancomunidad de Olivenza. Daniel Jimenez + Jaime Olivera by Jose Carlos Melo Dias, on Flickr"><img alt="Centro Integral Territorial de La Mancomunidad de Olivenza. Daniel Jimenez + Jaime Olivera" height="640" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3829/9716370599_67afb60403_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89707735@N00/9719616196/" title="Centro Integral Territorial de La Mancomunidad de Olivenza. Daniel Jimenez + Jaime Olivera by Jose Carlos Melo Dias, on Flickr"><img alt="Centro Integral Territorial de La Mancomunidad de Olivenza. Daniel Jimenez + Jaime Olivera" height="425" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5526/9719616196_c90748b861_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just:<br /><blockquote>:: Join and add photos to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/archi-dose/">archidose pool</a>, and/or<br />:: Tag your photos <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/archidose/">archidose</a></span></blockquote>

Today's archidose #704

Here are some photos of the Integral Territorial Center of the Commonwealth of Olivenza (2011) in Badajoz, Spain, by Daniel Jiménez + Jaime ...

10:28 a.m. ... 9/11/2001 ... World Trade Center South Tower collapses

7:28 AM Tukiyooo 0

9/11/2001 New York City Terrorism Twin Towers World Trade Center 10:28 a.m. ... 9/11/2001 ... World Trade Center South Tower collapses

10:28 am ... South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed on 9/11. 9/11/01 ... may we never forget.

10:28 a.m. ... 9/11 ... World Trade Center North Tower collapses

7:28 AM Tukiyooo 0

9/11/2001 New York City Terrorism World Trade Center 10:28 a.m. ... 9/11 ... World Trade Center North Tower collapses

At 10:28 a.m. the north tower of the World Trade Center collapsed after burning for 102 minutes. 9/11 ... may we never forget.

Lament for America's middle class

7:06 AM Tukiyooo 0

Bernie Sanders middle class Lament for America's middle class

We may have posted this emotional video about the destruction of America's middle class before, but we stumbled across it recently and t...

10:06 a.m. ... 9/11/2001 ... United Flight 93 goes down

7:06 AM Tukiyooo 0

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLZty5h2SCNgrw0U6UUuEDE-zCClpTxQ0KZOzd9sx4P5W_GibniWtEB8tlvLUmofrgwd6KiKZ3HMZDLSU_i0ZAEHdYslsnp4EnmQbRhhyD1vEhg4zp5WCbKjH20dSYRrkBOuheINdAZxD/s1600/9-11+Flight+93.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515430150369614098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLZty5h2SCNgrw0U6UUuEDE-zCClpTxQ0KZOzd9sx4P5W_GibniWtEB8tlvLUmofrgwd6KiKZ3HMZDLSU_i0ZAEHdYslsnp4EnmQbRhhyD1vEhg4zp5WCbKjH20dSYRrkBOuheINdAZxD/s400/9-11+Flight+93.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="340" /></a>The heroes of United Flight 93 were ordinary Americans who reacted in extraordinary times. On a hijacked airplane heading toward Washington, D.C., possibly targeting the White House or the Capitol building, and with the knowledge of what had already occurred that morning with the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, passengers took matters into their own hands.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nps.gov/flni/historyculture/index.htm">Ordinary citizens became heroes</a> in their attempt to overtake the Muslum terrorists who had pirated the plane, and crashed it into the countryside of southwestern Pennsylvania. <br /><br />I have written before of my special connection to Flight 93. My sister, a member of the George W. Bush administration, was at work in the White House that day. If Flight 93 had hit Washington as had happened in New York City and Arlington's Pentagon, our family could have been one of the many mourning a lost one.<br /><br />On the tenth anniversary of that tragic day, the crash site outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania, <a href="http://www.nps.gov/flni/planyourvisit/september-11-2011-weekend.htm">was formally dedicated</a> as a permanent reminder of the courage and spirit of the Flight 93 heroes. President George W. Bush, in office only nine months when 9/11 happened, unexpectedly became a wartime president that day with a determination to protect the American people. He and Mrs. Bush attended the 2011 commemorative events, met with the families, and took part in the ceremony.<br /><br /><a href="http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2011/09/remembering-passengers-and-crew-of.html">Forty extraordinary Americans</a> ... my family will forever be grateful to the men and women of Flight 93 and their families for the heroism and sacrifice made that day.<br /><br />Flight 93 had <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/national/911/index.html">heroes</a> on board....<br /><br /><b>Todd Beamer - "Let's roll!"</b><br />The 32-year-old Oracle Corp. account manager from Cranbury, N.J., was believed to have helped lead a passenger attack on Flight 93 hijackers that prevented the jet from reaching its target, possibly the White House. Beamer spoke to a GTE operator on the plane's phone. His final words -- "Are you guys ready? Let's roll!" -- have become a rallying cry for the war against terrorism. Beamer and his wife, Lisa, had two sons. His daughter, Morgan, was born in January of 2002. Beamer played baseball and basketball in college and loved coaching youth sports. President Bush, in an address to the nation, praised Beamer as "an exceptional man." Today, the Todd M. Beamer Foundation aims to help kids deal with trauma and learn how to make choices.<br /><br /><b>Thomas E. Burnett Jr. </b><br />Burnett called his wife, Deena, to tell her about the Flight 93 hijacking and said he and other passengers were "going to do something about it." Burnett, 38, of San Ramon, Calif., was senior vice president and chief operating officer of Thoratec Corp., a medical research and development company. His wife and three daughters moved to Arkansas afterwards to be closer to her parents. The new Thomas Burnett Family Foundation plans to provide endowments for children's bereavement camps and leadership scholarships at selected universities.<br /><br /><b>Jeremy Glick </b><br />Glick called his wife, Lyz, after terrorists took over Flight 93. She patched the call to a 911 dispatcher, who told Glick about earlier attacks in New York. Glick told his wife some passengers had taken a vote, and "We're going to rush the hijackers." Glick, 31, of West Milford, N.J., had been a collegiate judo champion at the University of Rochester. His older sister, Jennifer, is president of <i>Jeremy's Heroes</i> foundation which is devoted to helping people build character through sports. The foundation has supplied sneakers to kids in Chicago and paid for 20 children in Washington to attend a soccer camp.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108802743633680370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8F1a0YurHXSG684M-t-8aWqoodzZBeihiFlmp_KhWTy3NuK_K62Dn_27cxI7Bk1aiaDxVAnPcTLCakkXa3tKbBExWcWZBPhnMlI_uRRQMijac9WDCBFOGWio_WA0DV7F1ZifC8OylCM/s400/9-11+candle.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We will never forget. </b></div>

10:06 a.m. ... 9/11/2001 ... United Flight 93 goes down

9/11/2001 George W. Bush Jeremy Glick Let's roll Pennsylvania Pentagon Shanksville Terrorism Thomas Burnett Todd Beamer Twin Towers United Flight 93 10:06 a.m. ... 9/11/2001 ... United Flight 93 goes down

The heroes of United Flight 93 were ordinary Americans who reacted in extraordinary times. On a hijacked airplane heading toward Washington,...

Highlights of the FBC Lindale Ergun Caner Presentation

6:46 AM Tukiyooo 0

Last night First Baptist Church of Lindale (TX) hosted a James White presentation on the Ergun Caner scandal and what White calls the "Great Evangelical Cover-Up".<br /><br />White not only laid out clearly the decade long deceit of Ergun Caner, but he also explained in length how he himself became involved in the controversy. Fully understanding White's interest and purpose in helping expose the Caner scandal is quite helpful to anyone who might question the validity of White's claims concerning Caner. <br /><br />At the bottom is the entire 2+ hour presentation. If you don't want to listen to the entire presentation, here are some highlights:<br /><br /><b>1. Pastor Tom Buck's Opening Comments</b><br /><br />For those of you who have followed the Ergun Caner saga over the last 3 years, I highly recommend listening to FBC Lindale's pastors comments on the video that start at the 17:00 mark of the video, and end at the 25:00 mark. It is very significant to finally hear a Southern Baptist pastor call out Caner for his deception and fabrications.<br /><br />In his comments, Buck explains why he hosted the event. He expresses his concern over the "fabrications" of Ergun Caner, and the removal of videos and bios as a part of the Great Evangelical Coverup. He expresses concern over Caner's latest Tweets categorically denying the charges and claiming he has been exonerated. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>"It saddens me....that there are so many who have participated in the cover-up of this. And so tonight really is an interest in the pursuit of truth....I think this is an important issue to be addressed, has nothing to do with reformed theology, it has to do completely with whether the claims of Dr. Caner are true or not true....I found it also quite proper, or appropriate I should say that Dr. Caner gave his same presentation behind this pulpit, prior to me coming here. Many of the same fabrications were declared directly from here. So I think its quite appropriate to examine these in one of the places he stood." Tom Buck, 9/10/13</b></i></div><br />So my hat is off to Tom Buck for being as far as I know, the only SBC pastor to stand publicly and call for Caner to admit to his lies and deceptions. It is too bad that there are not 100s of SBC pastors who have the same concern Buck has for the integrity of his profession and his convention and for the Christian message they proclaim.<br /><br /><b>2. Caner's "Opening Statement" - 2006 Sermon from Thomas Road Baptist Church</b><br /><br />I think White made a very wise decision in opening his presentation by playing a 10 minute excerpt of Caner's testimony that Caner delivered in a sermon back in 2006 at Thomas Road Baptist Church, with Jerry Falwell sitting behind him on the platform. I don't think I've ever seen this sermon before - and it shows that even in that very large venue Caner was not truthful about his background. This starts at the 32:00 minute mark of the video.<br /><br />Caner has the same phony Arabic-sounding dialect as he preaches, declaring that he came as a missionary.<br /><br />This sermon reminds me much of Caner's 2001 sermon in Jacksonville, with Jerry Vines sitting right behind him.<br /><br /><b>3. White's Response to a Question at the End</b><br /><br />One of the most important parts of the presentation I think, that points to the opportunistic nature of Caner and the motives for his decade of deceit, is White's excellent response to a question about what brought Caner to his prominence? White absolutely nails it:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>"Before 9/11, he was 'Butch Caner'. He just went by the name Butch. Very shortly, I'm not sure of the date, was it First Baptist Jacksonville?...shortly after 9/11 all of a sudden he is asked to speak at a very, very large Baptist church, and this story starts to develop. And because of the fact that it was post 9/11, I mean all of us are sitting around going 'How and why did they do this?'  Here comes someone who says 'I was trained in this, I know this, it's my background, I'm a Christian now.' And there was a real thirst for that. He's not the only one who's done this, by the way, in the sense of cashing in on the hysteria and unfortunately ignorance on the part of many Christians....and that's why he still gets to travel and do the things he does."</b></i></div><br />Yes, Butch Caner became "Ergun Mehmet Caner" after 9/11 and with the help of the likes of Jerry Vines and Jerry Falwell Caner became an instant hit as gullible Christians (myself included) were seeking to make sense of the events of 9/11 in the context of our Christian faith. This is precisely why I was originally involved in this controversy on my blog - because myself and my family and extended family were present in that <a href="http://fbcjaxwatchdog.blogspot.com/2010/03/ergun-caners-november-2001-fbc-jax.html" target="_blank">First Baptist Jacksonville sermon</a> that launched Caner to stardom, as my pastor Jerry Vines nodded approvingly on the platform as Caner deceived Vines' entire congregation that day. It is too bad that Vines didn't do his due diligence in checking Caner out back in 2001. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/QvQPUetHEsY" width="560"></iframe></div>

Highlights of the FBC Lindale Ergun Caner Presentation

Last night First Baptist Church of Lindale (TX) hosted a James White presentation on the Ergun Caner scandal and what White calls the "...

9:45 a.m. ... 9/11/2001 ... White House evacuated

6:45 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMMOmhkvRnupGJIvFtURwbh7w7ph09MbUO-Z8OZxsQDDevpUKvvy7cai-bJldj5NaUsqo4DMXJi81LTkgvdpXtjs5HqoYcfLHcxzMIZ0VFMKGe7LRJAFOb28D8lEjHlibHGfceMqDiU8J/s1600/White+House+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMMOmhkvRnupGJIvFtURwbh7w7ph09MbUO-Z8OZxsQDDevpUKvvy7cai-bJldj5NaUsqo4DMXJi81LTkgvdpXtjs5HqoYcfLHcxzMIZ0VFMKGe7LRJAFOb28D8lEjHlibHGfceMqDiU8J/s400/White+House+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The Twin Towers had been attacked by airplanes an hour earlier ... Pan Am Flight 77 had flown into the Pentagon ... and now <a href="http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2008/09/heroes-of-flight-93-lets-roll.html">United Flight 93</a> was being followed on radar flying toward Washington, D.C. No one was aware of the struggle going on inside that aircraft as passengers, aware of terrorism attacks earlier that morning, vowed to storm the cockpit and avoid whatever disaster the terrorist pilots had in mind.<br /><br />The White House was evacuated at 9:45. Employees were urgently directed by Secret Service to leave the building and, as the evacuation was under way, it was stepped up as shouts told them to get away from the White House and Old Executive Office Building as fast as they could. Women took off their shoes and ran in their stocking feet out the White House grounds and onto the street and down the sidewalk. One of them was my sister.<br /><br />Flight 93 would go down at 10:06 a.m. taking the brave souls with it who prevented further national tragedy. May we <a href="http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2008/09/heroes-of-flight-93-lets-roll.html">never forget the herorism</a> of those on Flight 93.<br /><br />9/11/2001 ... may we never forget.

9/11/2001 Pan Am Flight 77 Pentagon Terrorism United Flight 93 Washington White House evacuation 9:45 a.m. ... 9/11/2001 ... White House evacuated

The Twin Towers had been attacked by airplanes an hour earlier ... Pan Am Flight 77 had flown into the Pentagon ... and now United Flight 93...

Project Based Learning and WILD School Sites

6:44 AM Tukiyooo 0

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>This is the second in a series about using the outdoors to help meet new education standards.  This entry is provided by John Windau, Wildlife Communications Specialist in the Wildlife District Two office in Findlay, Ohio.</em></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpPGITp6tl3Qm49VaSu4pfaoixJT8S0fvpH1bBIx3sf5BajQtl8pkUVfjJAaENcLc42aLDqQCyUyf3Qj78B5RoUxvs5HiduhWlb6nzdHgEbgQzYb5uFEIkUJqLxWEqLS2s8O55zkLrwkW/s1600/PBL+Elementary+Cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpPGITp6tl3Qm49VaSu4pfaoixJT8S0fvpH1bBIx3sf5BajQtl8pkUVfjJAaENcLc42aLDqQCyUyf3Qj78B5RoUxvs5HiduhWlb6nzdHgEbgQzYb5uFEIkUJqLxWEqLS2s8O55zkLrwkW/s200/PBL+Elementary+Cover.png" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://biepbl.blogspot.com/2010/11/wheres-elementary-love-for-pbl.html" target="_blank">Excellent PBL Blog</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Schools are back in session and many teachers are faced with figuring out how to implement the new education standards into their curriculum. The new standards call for teachers to use Project Based Learning (PBL) in which students undertake projects from the beginning design stages, through construction and, finally, to completion. PBL also calls for multidiscipline learning, where students integrate multiple subjects into the project. This new PBL thing sounds a lot like a WILD School Site to me. So what are WILD School Sites? WILD School Sites, or outdoor classrooms, are locations that can be used by students, teachers and the school community as places to learn about wildlife and the environment. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><h4> <o:p> </o:p>So what type of projects make up a WILD School Site?<o:p></o:p></h4><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xAYAE4KycOjrnS1358TY75yGDcQ7MaIldHzl8TiTvPkBylqahrl3IPCMFlGMVYFt3qoS_X26UxMqlLqN5gNzG2dMn7YqWpiHTMwbBIOJMvyDqMMpS-OrmFWLk8AAV9jVGid17juT5UIe/s1600/NewTechNetwork%2520garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xAYAE4KycOjrnS1358TY75yGDcQ7MaIldHzl8TiTvPkBylqahrl3IPCMFlGMVYFt3qoS_X26UxMqlLqN5gNzG2dMn7YqWpiHTMwbBIOJMvyDqMMpS-OrmFWLk8AAV9jVGid17juT5UIe/s200/NewTechNetwork%2520garden.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a class="irc_hol irc_itl" data-ved="0CAcQjB0wAA" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=plAbS5vlXDN7zM&tbnid=g1t8H6DODQRTjM:&ved=0CAcQjB0wAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.districtadministration.com%2Farticle%2Fchallenge-assessing-project-based-learning&ei=028wUrTrBIqJrAH79IC4Dw&psig=AFQjCNGGYIq6tIu9Eft4_bt-JfJyUBbO9w&ust=1378992467140827"><span class="irc_ho"><span style="color: #d6d6d6;">www.districtadministration.com</span></span></a><span class="irc_dim"></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No two school sites are the same, so each site will consist of different projects. Available resources, such as time, money, space and labor, will also play a role in what projects are </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">chosen. The sites function within the premise that every school, regardless of size and location, can provide outdoor educational opportunities that can and should be part of any integrated education program. The first thing to do when developing a site is to formulate a plan. You can contact your <a href="http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/ContactUsStandIn/tabid/18270/Default.aspx" target="_blank">district Wildlife Communication Specialist</a>, who can walk you through the process to help ensure success.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Projects can be as simple as adding perching posts or feeding stations for birds, or more involved like butterfly and rain gardens. Even extremely large projects like ponds and wetlands have been installed by some schools. Size, whether large or small, has no bearing on how useful or beneficial a project is. Even simple projects can have an enormous impact on students when incorporated into lessons. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><h4>So, how do WILD School Sites fit into PBL?<o:p></o:p></h4><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">WILD School Sites are projects in which students, teachers and the community work together toward designing, building and implementing an outdoor learning area. To be effective, there must be a plan. Teachers can have professionals, like your local Wildlife Communication Specialist, <a href="http://ohiodnr.com/tabid/9093/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Soil and Water Conservation District specialists</a>, natural resources managers from local nonprofits such as Pheasants Forever or the Nature Conservancy, come in and talk with the students about designing outdoor learning areas. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiS-HuVnWODlBo4Lu4GzKSUwNeLq8wropOLIY1IWueo42ry6IAibDy-Zwr8FRp7_5GON5l0Wbx6-FefttpZ5XMZr8iT9gu6eDnYh4MCkjPjSnIy5Q1el2Tqs4g8B2azjZUwBl9XGREjLW/s1600/birding1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiS-HuVnWODlBo4Lu4GzKSUwNeLq8wropOLIY1IWueo42ry6IAibDy-Zwr8FRp7_5GON5l0Wbx6-FefttpZ5XMZr8iT9gu6eDnYh4MCkjPjSnIy5Q1el2Tqs4g8B2azjZUwBl9XGREjLW/s200/birding1.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a class="irc_hol irc_itl" data-ved="0CAQQjB0" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=pcUgonwCNu3OiM&tbnid=n0O3sSB7qHCh-M:&ved=0CAQQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bishopoconnell.org%2Fpage.cfm%3Fp%3D676%26newsid%3D289&ei=QXIwUuvxDLOFyQGO7oHoBQ&psig=AFQjCNEp0tE_po7TzUCa0pnUtGcLOEYI2w&ust=1378993009913954"><span class="irc_ho"><span style="color: #d6d6d6;">www.bishopoconnell.org</span></span></a><span class="irc_dim"></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Next, the site should be evaluated and inventoried for flora and fauna. Suggestions for conducting habitat evaluations can be obtained from your local Wildlife Communication Specialist. Students can then research various projects and design an overall plan for the site, including a budget and a timeline. This plan should then be presented to the school administration, other students and faculty as well as the community. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the plan has been reviewed, and possibly adjusted, it can be implemented. It is important that students play a role in the site construction. Try to incorporate as many students, grades and faculty as possible to help ensure a long-lasting project. The more people you involve, the more ownership they will take of the project.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><h4>Do WILD School Sites fit into other areas of the new standards?<o:p></o:p></h4><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Absolutely! Although Project WILD and WILD School Sites are directly referenced in the Model Curriculum for Science, teachers from other disciplines can also utilize the area. WILD School Sites also fit well into math, language arts and social studies. Art and music </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EaYnWVDEDFyEBAy8XJC2P3dIsbAMgIq3mdClUE9FRMCuHhUKMScSP_x7v2JIIDxc7a7NuBzAOprQXSLHcVundFVIB-simPTaUsy7fUy5kUPDvu7zWMQX1t4s91HMHx69w84T0X-K7KZE/s1600/Painting-OUTDOORS-like-Monet-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EaYnWVDEDFyEBAy8XJC2P3dIsbAMgIq3mdClUE9FRMCuHhUKMScSP_x7v2JIIDxc7a7NuBzAOprQXSLHcVundFVIB-simPTaUsy7fUy5kUPDvu7zWMQX1t4s91HMHx69w84T0X-K7KZE/s200/Painting-OUTDOORS-like-Monet-5.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thinkitthroughparenting.com/index.php/earth-day-2013-nature-journaling-with-kids/" target="_blank">Journalling and Art Outdoors</a> </td></tr></tbody></table>teachers can also help inspire students by immersing them in the natural world that exists around them.Obviously, the model curriculum is too long to reference each standard here; however, much of the science curriculum references Project WILD, from which WILD School Sites evolved. Where better to conduct observations, habitat inventories or other investigations, than at an outdoor lab? </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><h4>A Final Thought<o:p></o:p></h4><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">WILD School Sites provide opportunities, in their design and construction, as well as in their use, for students to apply learned concepts and to demonstrate what they have learned. This is also the premise for Project Based Learning. For more information about these projects or other WILD School Site projects, contact your district’s<a href="http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/ContactUsStandIn/tabid/18270/Default.aspx" target="_blank"> Wildlife Communication Specialist</a> or the state office at 1-800-WILDLIFE or <a href="mailto:outdoor.education@dnr.state.oh.us">outdoor.education@dnr.state.oh.us</a> </span><br />

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9:37 a.m. ... 9/11/2001 ... Pentagon attacked

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8:55 a.m. ... 9/11/2001 ... President George W. Bush told of World Trade Center attack

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4K7on6C_7K9ubDJ4z_VTN7aQb4LTazya6S4rVTufXYry58vZQYWPXTRaLDD_yamai-CY9gmwdIAR025Vtndz1Hhs0cjd0pqqFpXURF5PDiYXarq-F6BBpBUp1V8fq6yycX_YAx_Lvomzo/s1600/George+W.+Bush+39+Andy+Card+9-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4K7on6C_7K9ubDJ4z_VTN7aQb4LTazya6S4rVTufXYry58vZQYWPXTRaLDD_yamai-CY9gmwdIAR025Vtndz1Hhs0cjd0pqqFpXURF5PDiYXarq-F6BBpBUp1V8fq6yycX_YAx_Lvomzo/s400/George+W.+Bush+39+Andy+Card+9-11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />8:55 a.m. Chief of Staff Andy Card informed President George W. Bush that an airplane had flown into the World Trade Center. The President was visiting a classroom in Sarasota, Florida, and kept a calm demeanor to not alarm the young students.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">9/11 ... may we never forget.<br /><i></i></span></span>

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8:46 a.m. ... 9/11/2001 ... America is under attack as World Trade Center is hit

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioD6oNBwSlk4llX70c11nvBeRnjubDmFlwYpdI7ypAt8jKKzX-VdqaCggG5h2CyIL8EnCcTQX-0sNvGlu-xij95F9xgXKM2lAS4jCXFjbduGfbQb4p8bpJmhb53CO-7RNyybbCl6_kKkbD/s1600/9-11-01+Twin+Towers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioD6oNBwSlk4llX70c11nvBeRnjubDmFlwYpdI7ypAt8jKKzX-VdqaCggG5h2CyIL8EnCcTQX-0sNvGlu-xij95F9xgXKM2lAS4jCXFjbduGfbQb4p8bpJmhb53CO-7RNyybbCl6_kKkbD/s640/9-11-01+Twin+Towers.jpg" width="572" /></a></div><br /><i>"We've defeated freedom's enemies before, and we  will defeat them again. ... There is a difference between being alert and  being intimidated and this great nation will never be intimidated."</i>  <br /><div align="center">- President George W. Bush, 2001</div><br /><b>8:46 a.m.</b> It began with first one tower and then the other of the  World Trade Center hit by commercial airliners. America was under attack. <br /><br /><br />It has been twelve years since the worst terrorist attacks ever on American soil on September 11, 2001, a beautiful morning in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York City. Most can remember where they were when they heard the news of commercial airplanes hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists hitting the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and crashing into a Pennsylvania field on its way to destroy the U.S. Capitol or White House in D.C.<br /><br />Twelve years later the emotions are still raw for those who were affected by that day. While the memory has faded for some and a younger generation was too little for it to be significant, others will never forget. <br /><br /><b>On September 11, 2001, terrorists killed 3,030 people and 2,337 were injured.</b> The oldest victim was 85 years old; the youngest was two years old and on her way to Disneyland.<br /><br /><b>Those 3,030 lost souls were from more than 90 nations; most were Americans.</b> Sadly, 3,051 children lost a parent while 1,609 adults lost a spouse or partner.<br /><br /><b>New York City lost 343 firefighters and paramedics, and 75 NYPD officers  perished.</b> The ones who survived have deep emotional memories of that day. <br /><br /><b>Over 20 percent of Americans knew someone who was hurt or killed on 9/11.</b> The resulting fires at the World Trade Center burned until December, 99 days after the attacks. More than 300 firefighters went on leave from respiratory problems as of January 2002; more have had problems in the years since. Clearing the sites involved removing 1,506,124 tons of debris.<br /><br /><b>The Pentagon, one of the most secure buildings in the world, was hit </b>by hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 resulting in 124 deaths and 76 injuries at the Pentagon in addition to the loss of 64 passengers on the plane.<br /><br /><b>United Airlines Flight 93 spiraled into the ground outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania,</b> taking with it 40 souls who fought back and prevented additional national tragedy when the plane did not reach Washington, DC.<br /><br /><b>President George W. Bush addressed the nation that night and promised to protect the American people and hunt down those responsible,</b> saying, "Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings,  but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter  steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve."<br /><br /><div align="left"><b>Today thank a military member, firefighter, police officer, and other First Responders</b> ... say a prayer for those who were lost and their families ... educate the younger generation so they will be alert to this always-present danger ... and never forget.<br /><br /><b>9/11/2001: May we never forget.</b></div>

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Governor Bob McDonnell: 9/11 a day of remembrance, patriotism, and prayer

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On the 12th anniversary of the terrorism attacks that came to America on September 11, 2001, Virginia's Governor Bob McDonnell called on his fellow citizens to pause at 9:37 a.m. to remember when American Airlines Flight 77 impacted with the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.<br /><br />Today has been proclaimed a <a href="http://www.governor.virginia.gov/OurCommonwealth/Proclamations/viewproc.cfm?id=390">Day of Remembrance, Patriotism and Prayer in the Commonwealth of Virginia</a>.<br /><br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">9/11 Day of Remembrance, Patriotism and Prayer</span></b><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">WHEREAS,</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> the events of September 11, 2001 profoundly affected - and continue to  affect - all aspects of our  society, and the lives of Virginians, Americans and people across the  world were changed forever following the destruction of the World Trade  Center complex in New York City, the attack against the Pentagon in  Arlington, Virginia, and the crash of Flight 93  in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania; and</span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">WHEREAS</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">,  twelve years later the citizens of our Commonwealth and these United  States continue to mourn for  the more than three thousand innocent voices that were tragically  silenced-including 184 in Virginia at the Pentagon-by terrorists on that  infamous day of death and destruction; and</span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">WHEREAS,</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> it is imperative that we never forget our shock and revulsion at the  needless destruction, the bravery  of our first responders who risked all for their neighbors, our anguish  from the sudden loss of so many precious lives, or how we as a people  did not succumb to a state of fear as the terrorists intended, but  instead set aside our differences and united as  patriots in our country's hour of need; and</span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">WHEREAS,</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> while we reflect upon the memory of the departed, it is important that  we also pause to remember  and honor the sacrifices of all those members of our armed forces who  have given their lives in heroic service to our country and all members  of our military who have volunteered to bring those responsible for the  9/11 attacks and their supporters to justice  during the Global War on Terror; and</span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">WHEREAS,</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> prayer has long served as a measure of our nation's strong heritage of  faith and has been an indispensable  source of moral and spiritual guidance for citizens throughout our  Commonwealth's history, and it is fitting that our Commonwealth reserve a  day in which our citizens may reflect and mourn - consistent with their  own faith traditions - with those who have  suffered as a result of terrorism, to humbly ask God for the strength  and fortitude necessary to protect our lives, liberty and property from  future transgressions, and to give thanks for the freedoms with which we  as a people are fortunate enough to be blessed;</span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">NOW, THEREFORE</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, I, Robert F. McDonnell, do hereby recognize September 11, 2013 as a DAY OF REMEMBRANCE, PATRIOTISM  AND PRAYER in our <b>COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA</b>, and I call this observance to the attention of all our citizens; and</span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"></div><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">FURTHERMORE</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">,  I urge all citizens of our Commonwealth to display the flag of the  United States of America  wherever possible, and I invite all to witness a one-minute, statewide  Moment of Silence starting at 9:37 AM - when American Airlines Flight 77  impacted with the Pentagon in our County of Arlington - and I encourage  all Virginians to reflect upon the lives  lost and heroic sacrifices made on that fateful eleventh day of  September.</span>

Governor Bob McDonnell: 9/11 a day of remembrance, patriotism, and prayer

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Saturday was a peaceful day. The hubs and I had both had long, stressful weeks and we had zero plans for the weekend. A rare treat. The girls slept in and the sun was shining. Life was good. If I was in a Disney movie, I would have been singing in a field with a blue bird on my shoulder.<br /><br />We went out to breakfast and were heading to the park for some quality playground time when we drove by my favorite Saturday sight - an estate sale sign. My sweet and loving hubs, who knows me so well, immediately said "drop us off at the park and you can run by and check out the sale." (he gets an extra Christmas present this year) I <strike>threw</strike> helped everyone out of the car and drove over to check it out.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaR9LEyX06ITkK3aM9q0n13hg7UYRSFxks-6vjSdwWh67PxReSZGvoq6K82F2LAH9NNX_g7SigmjGNIzoAbRPbrwjRwhqfJ0yh2riWa4kexfWGH93C8zz8w6oHFMrn25C6UuMHSdVqPmSw/s1600/Elephantsidetableestate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaR9LEyX06ITkK3aM9q0n13hg7UYRSFxks-6vjSdwWh67PxReSZGvoq6K82F2LAH9NNX_g7SigmjGNIzoAbRPbrwjRwhqfJ0yh2riWa4kexfWGH93C8zz8w6oHFMrn25C6UuMHSdVqPmSw/s640/Elephantsidetableestate.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />It was crowded but I wasn't finding anything that spoke to me. Until, on my way out, I saw him. I smiled and he said "pick me."<br /><br />His trunk was "injured" as the lady told me, but all of his parts were right there next to him just waiting to be put back together. And at $2.50 I couldn't go wrong. If this dude was in tip top shape he would be a few hundred. Until...crap. I was so busy enjoying my lazy Saturday that I had been too lazy to remember my wallet.<br /><br />I ran out to the car and checked for loose change. I found a dollar in quarters and took a chance. I explained that I wanted the broken elephant and was it negotiable. "All I have is a dollar," I said in my best 'take pity on my' voice.<br /><br />"I'll give it to you for $1if you promise not to use Elmer's Glue to put it back together. That just won't hold like you'll want it to," said the old lady in charge.<br /><br />Umm, OK. That's a deal.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETXOIDVhPXJ-86UkJzRT24Fsxk9ck3zaf9OpI2VtPir3p_SA1jRBYFRGBbRcPgf4Vn6kMJchbvYY2ErGCXMxSbJ4loN0XvXe3U-mD-bdHH8PEV0MKwGNqIyPJDeoF46bPYFYpggQqFfgC/s1600/TopofElephantTable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETXOIDVhPXJ-86UkJzRT24Fsxk9ck3zaf9OpI2VtPir3p_SA1jRBYFRGBbRcPgf4Vn6kMJchbvYY2ErGCXMxSbJ4loN0XvXe3U-mD-bdHH8PEV0MKwGNqIyPJDeoF46bPYFYpggQqFfgC/s640/TopofElephantTable.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I love his detail.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-vRFWcI6AjUIZDsha318k6Fi9Ye9KC7t1YrQFlzvFGs36J-DEIwSGr6N0ijaJRp9TM7w9lhJZ-ssAh32ztfLMjXJXqc6BRfGVZoiwO2usCB8Kyi_AfKcAAqd4EwWxbrwtVFOtDCP7yd-/s1600/FrontofElephantTable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-vRFWcI6AjUIZDsha318k6Fi9Ye9KC7t1YrQFlzvFGs36J-DEIwSGr6N0ijaJRp9TM7w9lhJZ-ssAh32ztfLMjXJXqc6BRfGVZoiwO2usCB8Kyi_AfKcAAqd4EwWxbrwtVFOtDCP7yd-/s640/FrontofElephantTable.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><br />And I think I will name him Elmer. In honor of the coo coo lady who let me have him for $1.<br /><br />Do you have any good estate sale stories? Do you have something you couldn't pass up, even if it wasn't in the best shape? Have you ever tried to glue something this heavy back together using Elmer's? I didn't think so.<br /><br />And remember, there is still time to <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/09/ao-at-home-giveaway.html" target="_blank">sign up for your chance to win a $200 gift card to Target</a>! (oh yeah). <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/09/ao-at-home-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Giveaway</a> ends Friday!

estate sales strike again

Saturday was a peaceful day. The hubs and I had both had long, stressful weeks and we had zero plans for the weekend. A rare treat. The girl...

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<a href="http://www.teamster.org/sites/teamster.org/files/TNATINCupdate91013revised.pdf" rel="nofollow">Bankruptcy Court Judge Reopens Auction To Sell Allied</a>  teamster.org   ...A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Monday, September 9 granted the company’srequest to reopen the auction to sell the assets of Allied Systems Holdings and related companies. The ruling gives Teamster-represented Jack Cooper Transport the chance to show it is best suited to keep Allied operating into the future...<br /><a href="http://www.teamster.org/sites/teamster.org/files/91013A1578VetoCoalitionStatementdocs.pdf" rel="nofollow">Coalition for Healthy Ports: NJ Governor Christie Vetoes Pro-Worker Legislation</a>  teamster.org   ...It’s a shame that the Governor allows the pervasive practice of worker misclassification to go on unchecked in New Jersey when so many workers, and the state, are being cheated...<br /><a href="http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=944788#.Ui_v_eCEzww" rel="nofollow">Teamsters say Ottumwa bus strike possible</a>  KTVO   ...Local union officials say a disruption in bus service that provides transportation to Ottumwa school students may be coming in the near future...<br /><a href="http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/jolts-shows-jobs-static-again-31-unemployed-opening-july-2013-5365" rel="nofollow">JOLTS Shows Jobs Static Again - 3.1 Unemployed Per Opening in July 2013</a>  Economic Populist   ...If one takes the official broader definition of unemployment, or U-6, the ratio becomes 6* unemployed people per each job opening...<br /><a href="http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/good-help-isnt-hard-to-find?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+beat_the_press+%28Beat+the+Press%29" rel="nofollow">Good Help Isn't Hard to Find</a>  Center for Economic and Policy Research   ...people with college educations are increasingly turning to fast food restaurants for employment...<br /><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/09/republicans-try-to-cut-food-stamps-as-15-of-us-households-face-hunger/279465/" rel="nofollow">Republicans Try to Cut Food Stamps as 15% of U.S. Households Face Hunger</a>  The Atlantic   ...A  GOP plan would yank federal food help from some 6 million people. Meanwhile, 49 million Americans live in households that have trouble putting meals on the table...<br /><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/2013/09/the-cost-of-cash.html" rel="nofollow">The Cost of Cash, for the Rich and the Poor </a> The New Yorker   ...In the U.S., the poorest individuals surveyed spend an average of more than three times as much as the wealthiest ones to access cash—specifically, about eighty-one cents a month for those earning under twenty-one thousand dollars annually, compared with twenty-five cents for those earning more than a hundred thousand dollars...<br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-10/banks-seen-at-risk-five-years-after-lehman-collapse.html" rel="nofollow">Banks Seen at Risk Five Years After Lehman Collapse</a>  Bloomberg   ...While the amount of capital at the six largest U.S. lenders has almost doubled since 2008, policy makers and some Wall Street veterans say that’s not enough. They see a system still too leveraged, complicated and interconnected to withstand a panic, and regulators ill-equipped to head one off -- the same conditions that led to the last crisis...<br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/09/08/1237174/-Student-loan-bubble-ready-to-burst#" rel="nofollow">Student loan bubble ready to burst</a>  Daily Kos   ... JP Morgan pulling out of a bubble market after several years of parabolic increases in debt has caused many people to recall the smart money leaving the subprime housing market in 2006-2007 just before the entire financial system imploded...<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/in-the-hills-of-michoacan-self-defense-groups-battle-a-mexican-drug-cartel/2013/09/09/6947e47a-119f-11e3-a2b3-5e107edf9897_story.html" rel="nofollow">In Mexico, self-defense groups battle a cartel</a>  Washington Post   ...An audacious band of citizen militias battling a brutal drug cartel in the hills of central Mexico is becoming increasingly well-armed and coordinated in an attempt to end years of violence, extortion and humiliation...<br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/sep/10/french-unions-hold-protests-over-pension-reforms---live">French unions hold pension protests</a>  The Guardian   ...Let by the hardline CGT union, demonstrations will take place in 180 locations across France - as workers show their anger against Hollande's proposal to make them pay larger contributions and wait longer to collect their pensions...<br /><a href="http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2013/09/10/murphys-law-the-debtor-governor/" rel="nofollow">MURPHY’S LAW The Debtor Governor </a> Urban Milwaukee   ...Figures from non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau figures show Walker’s debt level the worst since 1970...<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/nyregion/results-of-new-york-citys-mayoral-primaries.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0" rel="nofollow">De Blasio First in Mayoral Primary; Unclear if He Avoids Runoff</a>  New York Times   ...Bill de Blasio, whose campaign for mayor of New York tapped into a city’s deepening unease with income inequality and aggressive police practices, captured far more votes than any of his rivals in the Democratic primary on Tuesday...<br /><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/9/bikers-denied-no-stop-permit-911-rally-will-ride-a/" rel="nofollow">Bikers denied no-stop permit for 9/11 rally through D.C. but will ride anyway</a>  Washington Times   ...The group said in a statement Sunday that D.C. officials denied their request for a special nonstop ride through town with a waiver for red lights, stop signs and other traffic signals. “What could have been a one or two hour ride through will now likely be an all day event,” the group said...

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Bankruptcy Court Judge Reopens Auction To Sell Allied teamster.org ...A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Monday, September 9 granted the c...

Mmmm meringue!

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<span style="font-size: large;">So cupcakes are out and meringues are in!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_HM6GgFhgv4lP9qSIgPveZ-zwpoKrmsd9vXws-Gb2m1G_hEDu2N-2Eql5-1euK8OUcwOXG_So4_28dMvErUegUZyvm7UL9xCSI52uP9SlVpIXE_8feOPvrSKh8FxWn5SW1PBBuKcYCJi/s640/blogger-image-612950224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_HM6GgFhgv4lP9qSIgPveZ-zwpoKrmsd9vXws-Gb2m1G_hEDu2N-2Eql5-1euK8OUcwOXG_So4_28dMvErUegUZyvm7UL9xCSI52uP9SlVpIXE_8feOPvrSKh8FxWn5SW1PBBuKcYCJi/s640/blogger-image-612950224.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have to agree!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">My favourite dessert is Eton Mess - crushed meringues mixed with whipped cream and strawberries.  Have you ever eaten it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">I serve my Eton Mess in retro ice cream dessert bowls. I plan on buying mini Kilner jars and serving it in them for a cute funky look!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">See below pic for inspiration </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5U9wwJkSi9HuphIgJo4gePK2ufDOxzgszM1AL9RraYDuHu4gmd3BrkCONdCDiqba_NxqUxaxDYIzlsMOAwkbqLFJQIToXOtvoDM0fB7kWe1ocAsvg16sljJ0gcE5YhFOmWJy5IOWnlAf9/s640/blogger-image--523498528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5U9wwJkSi9HuphIgJo4gePK2ufDOxzgszM1AL9RraYDuHu4gmd3BrkCONdCDiqba_NxqUxaxDYIzlsMOAwkbqLFJQIToXOtvoDM0fB7kWe1ocAsvg16sljJ0gcE5YhFOmWJy5IOWnlAf9/s640/blogger-image--523498528.jpg" /></span></a></div>

Mmmm meringue!

So cupcakes are out and meringues are in! I have to agree! My favourite dessert is Eton Mess - crushed meringues mixed with whipped cream an...

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