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La Biblioteca Pública "Jovellanos" es la Biblioteca Pública del Estado en Gijón cuya gestión fue transferida a la Comunidad Autónoma del Principado de Asturias en 1986.

Historia
En su origen fue la biblioteca del instituto fundado por Jovellanos en Gijón en el año 1794 y en ella se conservaba su famosa colección de dibujos y su biblioteca personal. Desde su fundación, la Biblioteca ocupó el mismo edificio del Instituto, en la calle Jovellanos, y, desde 1858, tuvo además la consideración de biblioteca pública en virtud del Decreto de 17 de julio de ese año que desarrollaba la Ley Moyano si bien no contó con un bibliotecario del Cuerpo Facultativo de Archiveros y Bibliotecarios hasta 1897.

La Biblioteca permaneció en la calle de Jovellanos hasta el año 1932, momento en el que el, tras el Decreto del gobierno de la Segunda República Española por el que se disolvía la Compañía de Jesús, el Ayuntamiento de Gijón acuerda dedicar parte del incautado edificio del Colegio de la Inmaculada a Instituto-Escuela y trasladar allí al Instituto de Jovellanos. Cuatro años después, al inicio de la Guerra Civil en Asturias, la Biblioteca y sus ricos fondos bibliográficos desaparecieron el 21 de agosto de 1936 en el incendio del Cuartel del Simancas con el que compartía instalaciones.

Terminada la Guerra Civil Española en Asturias se vuelve a habilitar el edificio del Instituto de la calle de Jovellanos para la enseñanza y se reinstala allí la Biblioteca. Para su reconstrucción se utilizaron los fondos bibliográficos que, procedentes del extinto Ateneo Obrero de Gijón y de otras sociedades desaparecidas (tales como la Sociedad Cultura e Higiene de Cimadevilla o Los Muselinos), habían sido objeto de incautación y cedidas por la Junta Técnica del Estado. Con estos fondos y otros que se fueron añadiendo procedentes de colecciones particulares, donaciones y compras (del Ayuntamiento de Gijón y de la Junta de Intercambio y Adquisiciones de Libros y Revistas del Ministerio de Educación Nacional) se fue formando una valiosa colección que estuvo de nuevo a disposición del público a partir de 1939.

En estos primeros años de la posguerra la Biblioteca de Gijón conservó su doble carácter de biblioteca del Instituto y de biblioteca pública, pero, en 1943, después de un conflicto de competencias con la dirección del Instituto y con el Rector de la Universidad de Oviedo, la Biblioteca quedó definitivamente incorporada a las bibliotecas públicas del estado dependiendo para su funcionamiento del Centro Coordinador de Bibliotecas de Oviedo.

La Biblioteca, que desde 1938, ocupaba una parte del primer piso del Instituto de Jovellanos, tuvo a lo largo de los años diferentes reformas y ampliaciones. Una primera tuvo lugar en 1973 cuando se trasladó la sección de consulta y de publicaciones periódicas a la planta baja del mismo edificio. Más tarde, en 1977, se utilizó un pequeño edificio del Paseo de Begoña para instalar allí la sección infantil. Posteriores ampliaciones en la década de 1980 de los locales ocupados en el edificio del antiguo Instituto (que ya había mudado de sede en 1964) no fueron suficientes para atender las crecientes necesidades de los usuarios, cada vez más acuciantes por el aumento de la población estudiantil, a la vez que las instalaciones se habían vuelto obsoletas con el correr de los años.

Para solucionar este problema, el Ministerio de Cultura incluyó la Biblioteca de Gijón en el marco del I Plan de Inversiones en Bibliotecas Públicas del Estado y buscó nueva sede. El edificio elegido fue la antigua sucursal del Banco de España en Gijón, abandonada desde hacía unos años y en la misma calle de Jovellanos. Las obras de remodelación de la antigua sucursal se realizaron según proyecto de los arquitectos Manuel García y José Manuel Caicoya. Al respetarse el exterior del edificio del Banco, la Biblioteca conservó el aspecto monumental y macizo del edificio original, levantado entre 1944 y 1950 según un proyecto anterior de Luis Menéndez Pidal, sobre el solar que había ocupado hasta 1934 el Teatro Jovellanos. Se trata de una edificación cerrada, exenta, de planta rectangular, que destaca por su fachada principal a la calle de Jovellanos, con un pórtico de dos columnas jónicas de orden gigante y dos cuerpos laterales, cada uno con una gran hornacina con escultura. En las fachadas laterales y trasera, el alzado de la Biblioteca se estructura en tres cuerpos, el último ligeramente retranqueado sobre una poderosa cornisa. En conjunto, el exterior del edificio responde a un gusto clasicista y solemne reforzado por el uso de materiales nobles, como la caliza y la arenisca. El interior, en cambio, resulta más liviano y destaca por el gran patio central, cubierto por un lucernario que dota al edificio de una gran luminosidad.

La Biblioteca Pública "Jovellanos" se trasladó al nuevo edificio en 1991.

Colecciones
La biblioteca albergaba a finales de 2014 más de 190.000 documentos en todo tipo de soportes, entre los que predominan las monografías (más de 160.000), pero también contaba con un buen número de publicaciones seriadas, grabaciones sonoras, vídeos, materiales cartográficos y, en menor medida, documentos electrónicos.

El fondo más actual se encuentra situado en las estanterías de libre acceso para su préstamo o consulta e intenta satisfacer los más variados intereses de información y ocio tanto de los lectores adultos como infantiles. Se renueva constantemente incorporando las novedades bibliográficas más relevantes y retirando aquellos títulos que han perdido interés o se encuentran deteriorados por el uso.

La colección de depósito es la más numerosa de la Biblioteca (unos 104.000 documentos). Está formada por obras que por su procedencia, antigüedad o contenido están excluidas del servicio de préstamo. Incluye algunos de los fondos más relevantes de la Biblioteca:

 Impresos antiguos. Son más de 3600 obras, en su mayoría de los siglos XVIII y XIX., reunidas en la Biblioteca en los primeros años de su reconstrucción tras la Guerra Civil. Por su antigüedad destacan los dos incunables de la colección: Opuscula sancti Bonaventure ordinis minorum de observantia cardinalis et doctoris eximii (Brescia, 1495) y Crónica del rey Don Pedro, del rey don Enrique y del rey don Juan, de Pedro López de Ayala (Sevilla, 1495). Publicaciones más modernas son las extraordinarias The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas islands, de Mark Catesby (Londres, 1754) y el Diccionario histórico de los artes de la pesca nacional (Madrid, 1791).
 Biblioteca del Ateneo Obrero de Gijón. El Ateneo Obrero de Gijón fue la institución cultural más relevante de Gijón en el primer tercio del siglo XX y su biblioteca fue la mayor y la más representativa de todas las bibliotecas populares que vieron la luz en Asturias entre finales del siglo XIX y 1937. Acabada la Guerra Civil una parte importante de la biblioteca ateneista fue incorporada a la naciente Biblioteca Pública de Gijón conservándose todavía hoy unos 8.500 títulos.

 Biblioteca Asturiana del Colegio de la Inmaculada(Biblioteca Padre Patac). Esta colección es propiedad del Colegio de la Inmaculada (Gijón) y se encuentra en depósito en la Biblioteca "Jovellanos" desde 1991. Fue reunida a lo largo de muchos años por el jesuita José María Patac de las Traviesas (1911-2002), incansable bibliófilo y apasionado de la genealogía, las bibliotecas y los archivos. La Biblioteca Asturiana es una de las colecciones asturianistas más importantes que se conservan y está integrada por unos 30.000 documentos de todo tipo (monografías, materiales cartográficos, multitud de reproducciones de documentos procedentes de archivos públicos y privados, recortes de periódicos, etc.)

Servicios
La Biblioteca proporciona los servicios propios de un centro de sus características: colecciones para el préstamo o la consulta en sala, información bibliográfica, acceso a Internet, préstamo interbibliotecario y servicio de reprografía. Regularmente organiza actividades de animación a la lectura para los usuarios más pequeños y de talleres de lectura para el público adulto.

Véase también
 Biblioteca Pública del Estado
 Bibliotecas populares

Referencias

Bibliografía
Las Bibliotecas Públicas del Estado (1991). Madrid: Ministerio de Cultura, Centro de Coordinación Bibliotecaria. p. 77-82
Fernández Montaño, Rosario, Fernández Vega, Carmen (1999). "La Biblioteca Pública de Gijón: aproximación a la historia de su reconstrucción" Actas del II Congreso de Bibliografía Asturiana. Oviedo: Consejería de Educación y Cultura. p. 929-937
Rodríguez Álvarez, Ramón (2009). "La Biblioteca del Instituto de jovellanos" Las horas de los libros: el esplendor de las colecciones bibliográficas asturianas: exposición. Oviedo: Gobierno del Principado de Asturias. p. 63-67

Enlaces externos
 Biblioteca Pública Jovellanos(Gijón)
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 Biblioteca del Ateneo Obrero de Gijón

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Edificios y estructuras de Gijón
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Arquitectura en Asturias en el siglo XX
Arquitectura de España de 1943

Arquitectura de España de 1991
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What is Uranium 238 – Definition
Uranium 238, which alone constitutes 99.28% of natural uranium is the most common isotope of uranium in the nature. Uranium 238 is a fertile isotope. Periodic Table
Uranium 238, which alone constitutes 99.28% of natural uranium is the most common isotope of uranium in the nature. This isotope has the longest half-life (4.47×109 years) and therefore its abundance is so high. 238U belongs to primordial nuclides, because its half-life is comparable to the age of the Earth (~4.5×109 years). For its very long half-life, it is still present in the Earth's crust.238U decays via alpha decay (by way of thorium 234 and protactinium 234) into 234U. 238U occasionally decays by spontaneous fission with probability of 0.000055%.
238U is a fissionable isotope, but is not fissile isotope. 238U is not capable of undergoing fission reaction after absorbing thermal neutron, on the other hand 238U can be fissioned by fast neutron with energy higher than >1MeV. 238U does not meet also alternative requirement to fissile materials. 238U is not capable of sustaining a nuclear fission chain reaction, because too many of neutrons produced by fission of 238U have lower energies than original neutron.
238U belongs also to the group of fertile isotopes. Radiative capture of a neutron leads to the formation of fissile 239Pu. This is the way how 238U contributes to the operation of nuclear reactors and production of electricity through this plutonium. For example, at a burnup of 40GWd/tU, about 40% of the total energy released comes from bred plutonium. This corresponds to a breeding ratio for this fuel burnup of about 0.4 to 0.5. This effect extends the cycle length for such fuels to sometimes nearly twice what it would be otherwise.
See also: Comparison of cross-sections
Plutonium 239 breeding
Neutron capture may also be used to create fissile 239Pu from 238U, which is the dominant constituent of naturally occurring uranium (99.28%). Absorption of a neutron in the 238U nucleus yields 239U. The half-life of 239U is approximately 23.5 minutes. 239U decays (negative beta decay) to 239Np (neptunium), whose half-life is 2.36 days. 239Np decays (negative beta decay) to 239Pu.
Doppler broadening - inherent safety feature of uranium 238
The Doppler broadening of resonances is very important phanomenon, which improves reactor stability. The prompt temperature coefficient of most thermal reactors is negative, owing to the nuclear Doppler effect (fuel temperature coefficient – FTC). The broadening of uranium 238 resonances constitute fast acting negative feedback effect that is essential to ensure safe operation of all reactors.
In power reactors this effect acts as follows:
The reactor power increase (heating of a fuel) causes broadening of 238U resonances. This results in a higher probability of neutron absorbtion, thus causes negative reactivity insertion (reduction of reactor power).
In the thorium fuel cycle 232Th is analogous to 238U in the U-Pu fuel cycle, because it is the fertile component. Some of the radiative captures in 232Th are resonance events, so that the Doppler broadening role of 238U is similar.
Source of nuclear data: JANIS (Java-based Nuclear Data Information Software); ENDF/B-VII.1
Uranium 238 decays via alpha decay (by way of thorium-234 and protactinium-234) into 234U.
Uranium 238. Comparison of total fission cross-section and cross-section for radiative capture.
Neutron production per one fast fission of uranium 238.
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Chinese technology firm LeEco is set to invest RMB12bn ($1.8bn) to build an electric car plant in the eastern Zhejiang province of China.The plant, to be located near the Mogan Mountain in eastern Zhejiang, will have an annual production capacity of 400,000 battery-powered vehicles. The project will be carried out in two phases and will be part of a planned $3bn theme park, which will comprise auto-related elements. The company did not disclose details about when construction would commence on the plant or park.LeEco also plans to produce cars at a factory being built by US strategic partner Faraday Future in Las Vegas.
China Railway Group wins $3.14bn Bangladesh rail line contract
China Railway Group has signed a $3.14bn contract with Bangladesh Railway for the construction of the Padma Bridge Rail Link project in Bangladesh.The 168.6km, single-track rail line will originate from the existing Dhaka station and will pass through the Padma Multi-Purpose Bridge, which is under construction, via Mawa to reach Jessore via Bhanga.The middle section of the line will connect with the existing Rajbari-Kashiani Railway and Faridpur-Bhanga Railway. The entire line will represent the new framework for the Southwest Bangladesh railway network.The project will include the construction of bridges, roadbeds, ancillary works, track-laying works and communication signals.It will also involve the construction of station buildings and ancillary works, purchase of vehicles, construction design, training programmes and remedying defects upon completion of the rail line.The line will have a target speed of 120kmph and is expected to be built within four-and-a-half years.
Liebherr tower cranes erecting Europe's tallest building
Ten Liebherr tower cranes are being used in Russia to construct what will be the Europe's tallest building.The Lakhta tower, part of the Lahkta Center in St. Petersburg, will be 462m high when completed.The 87-storey building was designed by British architects RMJM and will be home to the head office of energy company Gazprom. The tower will include sports facilities, a children's technical park, a planetarium, a panoramic restaurant, a viewing terrace and additional office space. Moreover, the project will include the construction of a multi-purpose building featuring a cinema and theatre, among other amenities. Contractor Reinaissance Construction is erecting the Lakhta tower using four Liebherr luffing jib cranes, while the multi-purpose facility is being built with three luffing jib and three high-top cranes — all owned by rental company Sutek.The tower is expected to be complete in 2018.
Toshiba to construct solar power plant in Japan
Toshiba has won a JPY9bn ($89M) order from Thailand's Gunkul Engineering to build a solar power plant in Kimitsu, Chiba prefecture, Japan.The facility, located on a 47-hectare site, will have a power generation capacity of about 33.5MW. As per the terms of the contract, Toshiba will be responsible for the plant's overall engineering — including basic design and the supply of major equipment — and construction.The plant will generate about 45M kWh of electricity annually, enough to meet the needs of 10,000 households. The power plant — expected to reduce 20,000t of carbon dioxide emissions annually — is scheduled to commence operation in March 2019.


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Recheck all wire connections to be certain they are clean and tight. Be sure the two plugs are pushed on properly.
You must have 12 VDC minimum on the module "IGN" terminal and the "GND" terminal must be grounded.
If the gauge on the dash is always "pegged" to port or starboard, the module is usually at fault. It probably will need replacement.
The module can be checked by measuring certain voltages while the system is running. Connect a volt-ohm test meter to the dash gauge as shown to either port or starboard side. With both ignitions on (but the engine not running) the test meter should read about 5 volts either side. At 2,000 RPM on starboard engine (0 RPM on port), the meter will read 9 volts on starboard side and 2 volts on port. Repeat the test by swapping actions to the port engine. NOTE: All voltages listed are approximate.
To check gauge only (Fig. 1), place a 130-ohm 1/2-watt resistor from port or starboard gauge terminal to ground. Connect the gauge ignition terminal to positive voltage source. The pointer will deflect about 45.
System is energized only when ignition switch it is connected to is on.
The gauge pointer will point towards the "faster" engine, if wired as shown above. Reversing the "S" and "P" connections at the module will make the synchronizer point to the "slower" engine.
In some cases it may be necessary to decrease the sensitivity of the system. This means a greater difference of engine speeds will be required for an equal deflection of the gauge pointer. Loosen the jumpers, swing them out of the way, re-tighten nuts.
One module can operate two gauges, if the sensitivity jumpers are left in place. Damage to the module will result if they are removed.
The gauge can be zeroed by adjusting the module's null potentiometer under the red hole plug (with both ignitions on).


The ICMA Senior Advisor Program makes the experience, advice and support of respected, retired managers of the profession available to members.
The ICMA Senior Advisor program (formerly Range Rider Program *) is a joint activity of ICMA and state sponsors established by the ICMA Executive Board in 1974 to make the counsel, experience, and support of respected, retired managers of the profession available to members. Currently almost 90 Senior Advisors in 22 states provide a highly valued service by volunteering their time to offer confidential professional and personal support and advice.
Senior Advisors are selected jointly by the state sponsor and the ICMA Executive Director. Although they are expected to be visible, accessible and responsive to members and association needs, Senior Advisors are unpaid volunteers who pursue other activities while in retirement and thus are not "full time." Expenses are shared by ICMA and the sponsoring state organization. The expenses allocated depend on the size of the state, the number of Senior Advisors and funds available from the sponsors.
Senior Advisors are available to meet periodically with members in their states or areas to discuss the profession and their concerns as members. Discussion topics range from relations with elected officials, overall management questions, relations with ICMA, responses to local controversies such as referenda on the council-manager plan, to career development.
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Updated January 5
Some high school basketball teams begin first official practices
Several schools in green counties ramp up with some games still scheduled the week of Jan. 11.
By Travis LazarczykMorning Sentinel
When Nokomis Regional High School boys basketball coach Ryan Martin conducted his first full team practice Monday afternoon, he reminded his players how important it is to follow COVID-19 safety protocols.
Martin knows firsthand how dangerous the disease can be — he recently recovered from the coronavirus.
"I had all the symptoms. You can check them all off. I had them all except I didn't get a fever," Martin said, adding the biggest symptom he encountered was extreme fatigue. "I still can't taste or smell anything. I was actually pretty sick. It took me two weeks to start feeling better. It wiped me out."
Maranacook boys basketball players practice Monday in Readfield. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal
Monday marked the first day high school winter sports teams in Maine were allowed to conduct full practices for a shortened season that's scheduled to begin next week. The Maine Principals' Association allowed winter sports teams to hold skills and drills workouts in early December.
However, schools in counties that were given a yellow designation from the state — Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford, and York — were unable to begin athletics. The Department of Education suggests that in a yellow designation, schools may want to suspend extracurricular activities and sports.
Martin said the coronavirus came into his home via his children, who contracted it at a daycare facility. Martin found out on Dec. 11 he tested positive for the virus. His wife and two children have recovered, along with Martin. The illness caused Martin to miss many of the Warriors skill workouts, but he's excited to be in the gym with his team now.
Central Maine coaches lead teams through workout sessions
"My message to our players is, this is serious. Wear a mask. Practice social distancing. It's not fun at all," Martin said. "It's great to get back in there. The kids have that grateful feeling to be in the gym again. Even in the gym with a mask on, it feels normal."
After taking part in individual skill building exercises and conditioning drills over the last few weeks, basketball coaches and players across the region were excited to get into full team practices.
"I think as a whole, kids need it, and I know I personally need it for a sense of normalcy," said Winthrop boys basketball coach Todd MacArthur, whose team won its second straight Class C title in February. "One of the things we always like to do at our practices is competition. We always stress about competition and always try to win competitions, whether it's a shooting game or it's us working on our defensive sequence."
"I think excited doesn't really cover it," said Skowhegan junior Jaycie Christopher, the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A Girls Basketball Player of the Year last season.
When workouts began Dec. 7, Christopher and her Skowhegan teammates were on the sidelines, as Somerset County was still designated yellow by the state. Five days later, Christopher said she could hardly contain her excitement when Somerset County moved to green.
Maranacook boys basketball coach Travis Magnusson directs practice Monday in Readfield. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal
"I think I could have run up and down the hallways (at school)," Christopher said. "I've been wearing a lot of green. That's been my good luck charm."
Skowhegan girls basketball coach Mike LeBlanc said the River Hawks' first practice would focus on defense.
"Hopefully, we developed some shooters. We took a lot of shots (during the skills workouts)," LeBlanc said.
Christopher is the only starter returning to the River Hawks' lineup.
Winter sports delayed again in four counties
"This week will be really big in getting us ready. We'll have time to figure out how to play together," Christopher said.
Playing together isn't as big of a concern for the Maranacook boys, who return nearly the entirety of the team that made the Class B final last year. The Black Bears have been doing individual drills for nearly a month, but senior guard Cash McClure said another page was turned Monday.
"It definitely feels like a new chapter," he said. "The energy was pretty good in practice today. Even though we're kind of rusty just playing basketball, it was still good for the guys to get up and down, and run full transition drills where we can play live defense. … It's completely different when you're actually playing. I think for a lot of the guys, they were really itching to get to playing actual basketball, finally."
Hall-Dale junior guard KK Wills said she had been looking forward to returning to team action. The Bulldogs ran 5-on-5 and 3-on-3 drills as part of breaking in a new offense.
"Just being back on the court, it's like my home, my second home," she said. "It feels like the normal game again. … I was excited about being able to scrimmage, and play almost actual basketball, the real deal."
There's no MPA tournament this year, but Wills said that didn't dampen the spirits Monday.
The Richmond girls basketball team partakes in defensive drills during practice Monday at Richmond High School. Eli Canfield/The Times Record
"It's still exciting," she said. "It's a little disappointing, though, that we won't be able to play at the Civic Center and stuff. But it's still exciting that we're actually able to play and be out here."
The Richmond girls basketball team practiced in the gym Monday for the first time all season.
"We felt fortunate that we were able to get into the gym for some sessions for the past few weeks, but now that we're able to practice as a team I'm very excited and ready to go," said senior captain Macy Carver, a center.
Coach Mike Ladner was excited to get things going.
"We haven't been able to work on any defense, so that's the first thing we'll focus on (Monday)," Ladner said.
With just 12 players in the program, Richmond will be a young team looking to gain valuable experience and improve their team chemistry.
"We have a really good group. We'll use this year as a stepping block as we build for the future," said sophomore forward Kara Briand.
Kennebec Journal staff writer Drew Bonifant and The Times Record staff writer Eli Canfield contributed to this report.
High school sports notebook: Merrill, Ouellette take tandem approach to Winthrop girls basketball
High school winter practices pushed back to January
Catching Up With: Richmond's Hurley enjoying move from the pitch to pediatrics
These boys' basketball stars are transfers with good timing
Hall-Dale Bulldogs, kennebec journal, Maranacook Black Bears, morning sentinel, Nokomis Warriors, Richmond Bobcats, Skowhegan Area High School, Winthrop Ramblers


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A small, attractively carved box is functional and makes a fine gift. This box, made of the best quality basswood, will be ready for students to apply a design of their choosing and carve it out. After carving, the box can be painted or stained at home. Pattern transfer tool, graphite paper and chip carving knives will be provided.
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Relief Carved Door Toppers- June 2023
Carve a decorative door topper for your interior or exterior door. Learn to design, lay out, and carve, a scenic design or welcome sign for the top of your door.
Thursday, June 29, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Friday, June 30, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Jim Schreiner
Introduction to Chip Carving- April 2023
This course will introduce students to the traditional craft of chip carving – a type of woodcarving in which a small knife is used to incise decorative floral and geometric designs into basswood or butternut. The design is created by the removal of small pieces (chips) of the wood. Chip carving is an ancient, traditional craft. Chip carved plates, jewelry and keepsake boxes, trays, breadboards, furniture and other items can make wonderful gifts and also decorate the home with traditional motifs. Some previous carving experience is helpful, but not necessary. Students will learn to carve a variety of practice designs already drawn on a board and may complete a round ornament as well.
Saturday, April 15, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday, April 16, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: 1746 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant
Special Notes: Chip carving knives will be supplied by the school. Students wishing to purchase a chip carving knife should do so from either mychipcarving.com or chipcarving.com. An Introductory Chip Carving book may be helpful as well.
Chip Carved Ornaments or Coasters- December 2023
Using traditional chip carving with small knives, students will carve attractive, intricate patterns into 4″ basswood disks, stars or squares that can be used as either Christmas tree ornaments or coasters. All students will receive and carve a basswood board with practice designs and then use the same designs to carve into the ornaments or coasters. Decorate your own tree or give as a holiday gift! This class is for intermediate or advanced carvers.
Saturday, December 9, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday, December 10, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
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On December 3, 2009, the United States Mint will release the 2009 Proof American Platinum Eagle. The reverse design of the one ounce .9995 platinum coin will feature the first of six different designs to commemorate the core concepts of American Democracy.
The collectible version of the Platinum Eagle has carried a different reverse design for each year of issue. This has included two previous multi-year design programs. The "Vistas of Liberty" program, which ran from 1998 to 2002, featured depictions of the Bald Eagle in different regions of the United States. The "Foundations of Democracy" program, which ran from 2006 to 2008, featured designs representing the three branches of government.
The current program will run from 2009 to 2014 and represent the core concepts of American democracy through representations of the six principles of the Preamble of the United States Constitution. This will include: To Form a More Perfect Union (2009), To Establish Justice (2010), To Insure Domestic Tranquility (2011), To Provide for the Common Defense (2012), To Promote General Welfare (2013), and To Secure the Blessings of Liberty to Ourselves and our Posterity (2014). Themes for each of the reverse designs are inspired by narratives prepared by Chief Justice of the United States, John G. Roberts, Jr., at the request of the US Mint.
"To Form A More Perfect Union" by John G. Roberts, Jr.
John Jay, who would later become the first Chief Justice of the United States, joined James Madison and Alexander Hamilton in authoring a series of essays, now known as The Federalist Papers, to urge the citizens to support ratification of the Constitution. In The Federalist No.2, Jay explained that the Constitution's promise of "a more perfect Union" rested upon a unity of distinctly American ideals, interests, and experiences that joined the people of the United States together as one nation.
This country and this people seem to have been made for each other, and it appears as if it was the design of Providence that an inheritance so proper and convenient for a band of brethren, united to each other by the strongest ties, should never be split into a number of unsocial, jealous, and alien sovereignties.
Chief Justice Roberts has said it well. Let us not become alien Sovereignties.
Let us become united Sovereignties, standing in unison within the Constitution of the USA.
Let us remind the Federal Government their roll and to stop unconstitutional conduct.
Let us repeal the Amendment 17 – Senators Elected by Popular Vote and return the Senate to being appointed by State Assemblies, thereby ending the unconstitutional reign of the Shadow in Washington DC by Old Media Bias.
Let us suggest each State enact their own Health Care solution by mandating the HSA/IRA plan through private insurance.
Thank you Chief Justice Roberts for this Oration.


Friends that eat. A lot. With you.
Now, since I was a young one, I loved food. I might be downplaying this a bit. I didn't just love food. I had a relationship with food. I married food. My dad was old-school Italian to the max, feeding anyone who stopped by. Every kid on the block had their run-ins with dad. And if you were thin, look out. This was a sign that you were malnourished, and he might just ask you to eat (over and over again), until you finally caved. This was his tactic.
And I was a mischievous, though naive, tomboy with an affinity for Legos, Barbies (whaaa?) and Happy Meals. Imagine a parent (or parental unit) who would fulfill your every food whim–no matter the time of day, the cost or the sincere inconvenience. I had a double cheeseburger at 11 AM, a pizza-parlor style Italian hoagie at 3 PM and then perhaps a heaping plate of spaghetti for dinner. It didn't stop there; depending on the evening, I might have had French-fried potatoes around 10 PM, or an MTO from Sheetz with a side of Combos. Listen, I'm pretty sure my dad made up the Taco Bell term "fourth meal." Often, there were fifths, sixths. And if you weren't hungry, he would ask you until you were, until you were pretty sure you were, at least.
You hungry? How about a Chalupa? Tacos?
Want a Twister? Get you an MTO, if you want?
I'll get you 20. As long as you eat it.
Hoagie? Sub? Whatever the hell those things are. Want one?
Oooh, I could go for an entire dozen of donuts. Whaddya say?
Boston Cream? Chocolate Frosted? Glaaazed?
C'mon, Animal. You haven't eaten for an hour.
Between then and now, I have worked hard at losing weight, overcoming about 70-75 lbs. total. It wasn't easy. I choose salads and grilled chicken. I stay away from mayo and ranch dressing. Making healthy choices is the EASY part. The hard part is the portions, right? Just because I can eat vegetables and prepare my own overly-vinegary salad dressing doesn't mean I don't have the FFK appetite. FFK = Former Fat Kid. Though I can keep it in-check most often, I allow myself a day a week to treat myself. This is when having hungry, good-eatin' friends make all the difference.
I tend to attract (even find attractive) those who can stand up to my appetite. There is nothing worse than going out with someone who picks at their meals, uses take-home boxes and/or claims they are full after what just may be a ONE PERSON PORTION. I spit at that person. For example, my string bean roommate Adam, who considers eating two plates of food at the Panda Buffet "a lot." (Must I also verify that these "plates of food" consist of 2-3 items, hardly generous.) I remember being unsure of his presence in my life just from this fact.
So yesterday I decide it is time for my weekly pork-out. I put on a pair of loose jeans, a brightly-colored sports bra and refused to brush my hair. This was my moment. Because my friends and I (we'll call them Teesh & Queen) were already in the Pittsburgh area–the only "adults" without a child visiting the Carnegie Science Center, we decided to eat there. Since none of us had been to Fat Heads on the South Side, it sounded like a nice choice. 4:21 PM.
By the time we skidded through lanes of confused traffic, soggy afternoon drunks in green t-shirts and found an actual parking spot. (In Pittsburgh, we like to "make up" parking spots.), we arrived at our destination, tummies rumbling and ready. And then the heart-drop. How long of a wait? 45 minutes, the attractive, hipster at the counter tells us. FORTY-FIVE MINUTES?! When you're ravished, 45 minutes might as well be tomorrow. But I turned to see my friends optimistic, shrugging at this seemingly impossible wait.
"Eh, anywhere we go will be crowded, you know?" Right. They were right, logical even. But can we just try, I wanted to ask. There is no logic in hunger. Instead of whining my concern aloud, I puffed up my chest and gave the host my name. 45 minutes. I could occupy my brain for 45 minutes. 4:50 PM.
Time passes at an incredibly slow pace. I doodle. I draw pictures of unicorns and cats and gerbils in plastic balls. It's fine. Everything is going to be ok, because I know after each doodle, I'm just 1 majestic unicorn away from food. Right.
Can I get you ladies an appetizer?
At this point, we were drooling. Our stomachs had caved in on themselves like raisins. And though we were not starving in a literal sense, the anticipation induced by the unordinary wait time gave us a near-death sensation. So when we heard appetizer, a word, which, in fact, means "before meal," the question hit us as FOOD RIGHT NOW? And we accepted the offer. Obviously.
While it wasn't the waitress's fault, I mean, we could've picked something smaller like their Arrogant Onion Rings or something, but we chose Pedro's Nachos. To put it lightly, this mound of nachos could've fed four people as a meal. In silence, other than a few satisfied groans we shared, we devoured it. In fact, we would've won an award. The waitress in a moment of shock exclaimed she had never seen a plate of their nachos disappear so quickly.
At this moment, it would also be safe to note that we had no idea what was ahead of us. I believe our stomachs were most likely already full, but we didn't believe it. Though this should have clued us in, those nachos were just an appetizer. We had burgers and fish sandwiches coming. French fries. Yes. And we had no idea how big these things would be. The prices were reasonable, cheap, in fact. I could imagine anything extraordinary. Boy, was I wrong.
Our reactions were as follows: excited, stunned, worried. But we continued to plow on, as though we hadn't just ingested nearly 2 lbs. of nachos a piece. It was ok, because it was delicious. It was sooooo goooooood.
Needless to say, the car ride home was a long one. 45 minutes, in fact. And besides the grunts and moans of pain and discomfort, there was a strange intermission of laughter, like we were in some unfortunate food delirium. It was disbelief coupled with pain coupled with disbelief at our pain. Laughter wasn't the end-all-be-all. All ups have their downs, and suddenly we were pressed with painful, uncontrollable gas, (which then, of course, resulted in more laughter and more discomfort.) It was a deadly loop of downhill spiraling that ended with the three of us passed out on the couch.
40 days… and nights, I guess.
The illustrations are great! Are you using watercolors?


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January/February 2009 Issue
Love and Ageism — A Social Work Perspective
By Amanda Smith Barusch, PhD
Social Work Today
Vol. 9 No. 1 P. 12
Why do thoughts of romance and intimacy in older adults make some people squirm? Find out more about this lingering prejudice from a social worker's research on late-life relationships.
Years ago, when I told a social work colleague that I was writing a book on romantic love in later life, he replied, "You'd better use a pseudonym!" He was serious, and he was not alone in feeling this topic was somehow inappropriate. I wasn't sure which aspect aroused the greatest objections: age, romantic love, or the combination of the two.
Some gerontologists see ageism everywhere. The term refers to a negative attitude toward older people and the process of aging, which manifests in subtle and varied ways. Ageism permeates our personal and cultural expectations of older adults. It is encountered whenever people of a certain age are considered "too old"—too old to take a new job, to receive healthcare, or to fall in love.
Perhaps ageism's most damaging aspects come when it is internalized, and personal understandings of late-life possibilities are unnecessarily restricted. Social workers are not immune to ageism. Given our professional mandate to serve vulnerable populations, this is cause for concern.
At the same time, social workers tend to ignore romantic love. Once, while addressing a conference of mental health professionals, I asked my audience about this: "How many of you ask your clients about romantic love as part of your assessment?" In that room of 200 professionals, two hands went up—and one of them was my student! "Why not?" I asked. Several people spoke up to explain that it would be "unprofessional" to ask about love. Unprofessional. As one woman explained, "We can ask clients about their primary relationships, but we should not use the word 'love.'"
Why not? I wonder. No one can dispute the importance of love. For many people, romantic love is a basic human need. Our Code of Ethics holds that "[t]he primary mission of social work is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic needs of all people." But love is complicated and it's intimate. When we use professional jargon such as "primary relationships" or "attachments," we distance ourselves from the lived experiences of our clients. We use professionalism to hold ourselves above and away from them and, in the process, we miss opportunities for meaningful connection.
If you think we have "issues" dealing with age and love separately, consider the reaction when the two are combined. Romantic love later in life can evoke strong resistance. This was vividly illustrated in a story by Melinda Henneberger reported June 10, 2008, in Slate magazine. It goes like this: Bob was 95 and Dorothy was 82 when the couple met and fell in love. They were both residents in an assisted-living facility, and they both had dementia. The situation exploded when Bob's son walked in on the couple enjoying a sexual moment in the privacy of Bob's bed. The son was furious and demanded that facility staff ensure Bob and Dorothy were never again left alone together. As a result, Dorothy stopped eating, lost 21 pounds, and was treated for dehydration and depression. When Bob was eventually moved out of the facility, Dorothy sat next to the window and waited for him. Her doctor suggested that without the forgetfulness of Alzheimer's, the loss might have killed her. Commenting on the story, a reader suggested that "the idea of geriatrics having sex squicks people out." She called it "the ick factor."
A Role for Social Work
All social workers, not just those who work with older adults, can contribute to the well-being of our clients and communities by fighting ageism. One way to do this is by learning more about the process of aging. For years, the dominant metaphor in research and writing on this process was "decline." We heard how everything from our intellectual abilities to our sexual appetites diminish with advancing years in a long, slow march toward death (e.g., Wechsler, 1955; Pfeiffer & Davis, 1974).
But current thinking and emerging research largely reject the notion of inevitable decline, even when it comes to physical aging. The physical health of older adults is tremendously variable and can usually be improved by exercise (Bean, Vora, & Trontera, 2004). Beyond this, researchers in the field of cognitive neuroscience of aging have found that our brains are marvelously adaptive and flexible. These fabulous organs are capable of producing new cells and making new connections throughout their lives (Cohen, 2005). Reflexes may slow, but humans can certainly continue to learn and develop throughout our later years.
For these reasons and more, the new metaphor of aging is one of "maturation," and a new discourse is emerging with terms such as "productive aging," "positive aging," and even "successful aging." Social work professionals can be a part of this discourse, helping our clients, ourselves, and our communities see later life as a time of development and adaptation rather than decline and deterioration. We may also work on eliminating the phrase "too old" from our vocabulary.
Social workers clearly have a role in efforts to reduce the insidious effects of ageism. But what of love? Even apart from sex therapists and marriage counselors, social work practitioners in a wide range of settings can promote healthy romantic experiences among the clients they encounter. Here, too, practice can benefit from increased sensitivity and knowledge of emerging research. At a minimum, we must respect our clients' romantic involvements. People with disabilities, people who are homeless, and people who are disenfranchised are also people who fall in love. By turning our backs on this aspect of their lives, we miss opportunities for connection and holistic appreciation of the human condition. Effective practice demands recognition of this central aspect of the human experience.
Indeed, if my research does nothing else, I hope it will persuade you that romantic love can be an important part of later life. As such, it deserves consideration by anyone providing services to older adults. Elders are aware of, and some even share, the ageist belief that romance and sex are the province of the young. They've heard about the ick factor, and many have confronted it firsthand. So older adults may not discuss their romantic experiences, even if those experiences are intense or haunting. This may be particularly true of men. Social work practitioners can create a space for discussion by gently asking about love. Usually it doesn't take much. Particularly when older adults are experiencing infatuation, a gentle permission can unleash a torrent of material.
Understanding Infatuation
Yes, adults can and do experience intense infatuation at advanced ages. Results of our Internet survey suggest that adults over the age of 50 who were in new relationships experienced even greater romantic intensity than younger adults involved in new romances. When I think of infatuation, I think of an 83-year-old woman I interviewed whom I call Barbara. A people person who radiated vitality, Barbara found herself wildly infatuated at the age of 79. She had met a man who made her laugh so hard, she peed her pants, and one sunny California day saw her skipping down the street with her beloved singing, "I love you! I love you! I love you!"
And Barbara was not alone. Older adults aged 64 to 88 described the thrill of being in love, often saying, "I feel like a teenager!" Like those of any age, older adults who are infatuated welcome the opportunity to share their experiences with a trusted, nonjudgmental confidante.
This is vital because infatuation can be hazardous. American culture puts great weight on infatuation, giving a central role in our approach to romance. We idealize a relationship trajectory that begins with infatuation and results in long-term commitment. We expect people in committed relationships to forsake all others, which means that outside infatuations are widely condemned. Yet, as we all know, they happen, and their results can be devastating.
Carl Jung taught that infatuation is based on illusion (see Johnson, 1983). As reality intrudes, infatuation either matures into love or it disappears. Most older adults know that infatuation is temporary, but it's easy to forget when you're in its grip. An infatuated man in his late 50s once shared his plan to leave his wife of 30 years and live with his new love. Over a period of several months, he spoke for hours at a time about this infatuation. Later, he told me I had saved his marriage with one statement. As he fantasized about life with his beloved, I asked about his children, wondering whether his new love would be as interested in his children as their mother and how that might play out when grandchildren came along. He felt this conversation was a tipping point, setting the stage for the infatuation's slow fade. Eventually, he was able to rededicate himself to the marriage. Social workers who understand infatuation can help insulate older adults and their families from the devastating results of misplaced infatuation. We can gently encourage reality testing while respecting older adults' pleasure in this intoxicating experience. We can use the "teenager" metaphor to sound a note of caution about life-changing decisions. But most importantly, we can be nonjudgmental confidantes for older adults as they negotiate this surprising whirlwind of emotion.
But What About the Children?
In later life, the experience of newfound romance can be complicated by the presence of adult children, even as the lives of adult children can be enriched by happy, loving relationships among the older generation. In one noteworthy study on this question published in 2001 in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Paul Amato, PhD, and Alan Booth, PhD, followed a national sample of 297 parents and their married offspring between 1980 and 1997. They reported that both discord and improvement in the parental marriages were later reflected in their children's relationships.
On an intuitive level, most people realize this. Adult children often say, "As long as he makes Mom happy, he's great with me!" Most older adults with newfound love report that their children rejoice in their happiness. Unfortunately some offspring strongly disapprove of their parents' romantic involvements, causing aging expert Robert N. Butler, MD, to conclude that "many adult children continue to be bound by a primitive childhood need to deny their parents a sex life…" The ick factor again. Or, as some argue, children may worry about their own inheritance.
With awareness of the possibility and the complications of late-life romance, social workers may see opportunities to help families negotiate these conflicts and tensions. On their own, some older adults elect not to pursue romantic involvement for fear of hurting or irritating their children. Others press on, risking intergenerational alienation. And still others pursue their romantic interests through innovative arrangements.
Love, Together or Apart
Living apart together (LAT) is one such arrangement (Levin, 2004). In this new family form, the couple does not share a household but nonetheless view themselves as committed to the relationship. They identify themselves as a couple, as do their family and friends. Partners in these relationships report that having their own homes gives a measure of autonomy they could not enjoy if they moved in together. Several of the people we interviewed were involved in LAT relationships, though they did not describe them as such, referring to their partners instead as a friend, a special friend, or a boyfriend. As baby boomers age we can expect to hear more about LAT and other creative approaches to late-life romance.
When it comes to romance, older adults living in nursing homes and other congregate settings must of necessity be among the most creative (e.g., Ray, 2008). Given the complications associated with frail health, limited privacy, and diminished cognitive functioning, nursing homes are ill equipped to support the romantic and sexual needs of their residents. Under the medical model that serves as the framework for most institutional care settings, these needs are not even recognized.
But the Eden Alternative and other innovative approaches are changing the way Americans think about institutional care. Social workers already play an important role in humanizing these settings, and the coming decades should see expanded opportunities to develop and test new paradigms for institutional care of older adults, paradigms that take into account the not-so-remote possibilities of romance, new love, and yes, even sex.
Finally, and this does not go without saying, social workers can support the romantic experiences of older adults by reminding them that age does not confer immunity to sexually transmitted disease. The rising incidence of HIV/AIDS among those aged 65 and over stands as a stark reminder that this cohort did not receive the indoctrination in safe sex that is now widely available to high school students (Emlet & Poindexter, 2004).
Romantic love is a powerful force in human development, shaping the events of our lives and the people we become. Love changes people, communities, and societies. As agents of change, social work professionals can harness and channel love's power "to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic needs of all people," including older adults experiencing the delights and tortures of romantic involvement.
— Amanda Smith Barusch, PhD, is a professor and head of the department of social work and community development at the University of Otago in New Zealand. She has been teaching and researching in the field of aging for more than 25 years, mostly as a faculty member of the College of Social Work at the University of Utah. Her most recent book is Love Stories of Later Life: A Narrative Approach to Understanding Romance.
Bean, J. F., Vora A., & Frontera, W. R. (2004). Benefits of exercise for community-dwelling older adults. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85(7 Suppl 3), S31-S42.
Cohen, G. D. (2005). The mature mind: The positive power of the aging brain. New York: Basic Books.
Emlet, C. A. & Poindexter, C. C. (2004). Unserved, unseen, and unheard: Integrating programs for HIV-infected and HIV-affected older adults. Health and Social Work, 29(2), 86-96.
Johnson, R. A. (1983). We: Understanding the psychology of romantic love. New York: Harper Collins.
Levin, I. (2004). Living apart together: A new family form. Current Sociology, 52(2), 223-240.
Pfeiffer, E., & Davis, G. C. (1974). Determinants of sexual behavior in middle and old age. In: Palmore, E. (ed.). Normal Aging II: Reports from the Duke Longitudinal Studies, 1970-1973. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 251-262.
Ray, R. (2008). Endnotes: An intimate look at the end of life. New York: Columbia University Press.
Wechsler, D. (1955). Manual for the Wechsler adult intelligence scale. New York: The Psychological Corporation.
Sexual Intimacy in Nursing Homes
Do not disturb signs aren't just for newlyweds anymore. They are also a way to give nursing home residents some privacy for sexual expression, according to Kansas State University aging experts.
"By law you can't always lock a room, but you can offer residents some privacy," said Gayle Doll, PhD, who directs Kansas State's Center on Aging. She said semiprivate rooms pose a problem for nursing home residents who want to engage in sexual activity, either alone or with a partner. That's why two of the center's researchers are looking at ways to make nursing home staff more comfortable with accommodating the sexual needs of residents.
Majka Jankowiak and Laci Cornelison, research assistants at the Center on Aging, studied nursing home staff attitudes about sexuality in three Kansas nursing homes. The research was presented in October 2008 at the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging conference. The researchers surveyed the staff before and after a workshop they presented. The surveys, as well as anecdotal feedback from the participants, showed a marked change in attitudes.
"They really felt this was a topic that they needed to be educated on," Jankowiak said. "Part of it is that American society is not supportive of older people and sex. It's been a taboo, and it's an even bigger taboo in nursing homes. After the presentation, the participants felt more confident talking about it and dealing with sexual expression of residents."
The researchers said that sexuality and nursing home residents brings up issues beyond just acknowledging and accommodating sexual expression. HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases can be concerns for a generation that may not have the same awareness that younger people do. Also, adult children may have concerns about their parent's safety or how a new relationship will affect the family or their inheritance. The researchers are developing materials to help family members deal with these questions. "What they fear is exploitation or that the role the parent played will go away," Doll said.
In addition, Alzheimer's and dementia raise questions about the ability to consent, and these conditions also may spur sexual behavior that's inappropriate. "Even though we advocate for residents' rights, there are things that are inappropriate," Doll said. "But staff must be able to handle this without residents feeling embarrassed. Inappropriate behavior can just come from people needing relationships, not necessarily sexual ones."
Doll said the researchers hope to see federal guidelines developed to help all nursing homes deal with sexuality in a positive way, especially as baby boomers age and bring their attitudes about sex with them to the nursing home. "Nursing homes are the second most regulated industry next to nuclear power, and yet these regulations don't address sexuality," Doll said.
— Source: Kansas State University
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The U.S. Forest Service has more than 120 fire-related jobs on the Stanislaus National Forest, paying from $15 to more than $35 an hour, and the agency will host an in-person application and hiring assistance event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday at 19777 Greenley Road in Sonora.
tVacancies represent all aspects of wildland firefighting operations, from basic wildland firefighters, who start at $14.38 and can earn up to $18.06 an hour; for fuel managers, which start at $27.07 an hour; and assistant forest fuels manager, who start at $39.69 an hour, a Forest Service spokeswoman Benjamin Cosell said Monday.
Under the bipartisan federal infrastructure law, all firefighters would be paid a minimum of $15 an hour, Cosell said. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture have until October 1 to codify this into the wildland firefighter pay scale. Until then, any firefighter below the $15 level will receive an additional bonus to reach that level.
Starting Jan. 1, California's minimum wage must be $15.50 an hour for all employers. There will also be vacancies in the forest for fire dispatch and prevention, Cosell said.
Current wildfire-related staffing numbers more than 140 fire and aviation personnel, which is normal for this time of year, Cosell said. The key is preparing for the 2023 fire season this spring, summer and fall, when the forest hopes to have a full complement of 257 fire and aviation personnel.
After a historic multi-week wet spell earlier this month, right now it's nowhere near fire season in the Stanislaus National Forest or anywhere else in the Central Sierra.
An index from five stations, including Calaveras Big Trees and Hetch Hetchy, showed the Calaveras and Tuolumne counties' watersheds have received 33.6 inches of rain since the start of the current water year on Oct. 1 — 188 percent of the Jan. 23 average.
Also as of Monday, the Central Sierra snowpack had 52 sensors showing an average snow water equivalent of 35.4 inches, 230 percent of normal for the Jan. 23 date and 130 percent of the April 1 average. Some hydrologists and other water scientists estimated earlier this month that snowpack in the Golden State is now at a 20-year high.
Wet winters can always mean plenty of new fuels for the next fire season. The Forest Service is getting an early start on hiring for later this year because the agency has learned from recent experience.
In July 2021, the fire season was in full swing and the Stanislaus National Forest had only 75% of its full firefighting staff, in part because other firefighting agencies offered better pay and benefits than the Forest Service.
This is still the case a year and a half later. Wildland firefighters with Cal Fire can earn $26 an hour and up, and paramedics can start at $37 an hour.
The Forest Service is learning how to do more with less. In July 2021, the agency hosted fire militia training in the North Fork Tuolumne River watershed near Long Barn for Stanislaus National Forest employees such as wildlife biologists, rangers and recreation specialists to train with wildfire crews and complete basic training – in case no – fire personnel were needed to assist in firefighting efforts this summer.
Despite the lower pay for some entry-level firefighting jobs, the Forest Service appeals to many entry-level workers looking for experience because it has a lower entry bar than many other fire agencies, Brandon Hull, Chief of the Stanislaus Hotshots, said in an email Monday.
"This is where people come to get that one or two years of experience before they move on to another outfit," Hull said. "When your resume says US Forest Service, there's a certain pedigree that goes along with it — departments know that you can work in a team environment and that there's a certain level of commitment and dedication to duty in that individual."
No state agency in California can offer new hires the ability to fight fires across the state, with different fuel types and environments, Hull said.
Entry-level firefighters can also approach the hottest teams "if they really want to challenge themselves and prove who they are," Hull said. "Hotshots are the specialty of the firefighter world. It's where you learn who you are, what you're made of, and often in the harshest of environments. Like military special forces, it's not for everyone, and the variable player teams don't want anyone, you have to earn your spot on a projector crew. If you think you have what it takes, there's no better place to find that answer."
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the country about three years ago in March 2020. Pandemic restrictions have changed the ways many people look for new jobs and are still changing the ways the Forest Service hires new employees.
"For the first time in quite some time, we're trying to add a relatively large number of employees," Jason Kuiken, Stanislaus National Forest manager, said Monday. "That's why we're working hard to understand what the hiring challenges are and to overcome them. Without a doubt, hiring has become more of a challenge."
Locally for the Stanislaus National Forest, Kuiken and his hiring managers face a series of headwinds, including the availability of affordable housing; competition for limited resources from various state and federal agencies; a workforce that is exhausted after a few years outside of normal fire conditions; and connecting with a population "not as drawn to rural life as in years past," Quicken said.
The Stanislaus National Forest remains committed to using every tool in its chest to fill staffing gaps, Kuiken said. He and his staff are encouraged by the recent progress made to address wildland firefighter pay, mental health issues and quality of life.
Across the region, the Forest Service is looking to hire up to 400 firefighters statewide, Cosell said. Tuesday's hiring event in Sonora is strictly for firefighting jobs, in support of two other hiring events Tuesday and Wednesday in Fresno and Feb. 14-15 in Redding.
The Sonora event is for people who can't make it to Fresno or Reading, Cosell said.
"The USAJOBS portal can be difficult," Cosell said. "We'll help you find your way."
The Stanislaus National Forest has openings for 71 permanent positions, 42 temporary positions and nine seasonal positions, Cosell said. At least five forest employees have been assigned to Tuesday's hiring event, and the forest may add more employees if many potential recruits show up in person.
Applicants who go to the forest ranger's office at 19777 Greenley Road today should bring their smartphones, tablets, laptops or other portable computing devices. Fire personnel will be on hand to guide people through the application process and navigate the USAJobs interface.
Jobs will be posted on USAJOBS.gov using the Direct Hiring Authority. Start dates may vary. Applicants do not need to attend any of the recruitment events to apply.
Stanislaus National Forest was established 126 years ago in February 1897. The Forest Service is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
For more information, contact Clint Gould, assistant fire management officer for the Stanislaus National Forest at (209) 288-6242 or (209) 283-4558, or visit https://bit.ly/3GUqiOI.
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Forty-odd years ago, 18-year-old Vietnamese refugee Sang Tran arrived in this country with only a pair of shoes and a fierce determination to learn the language and assimilate the culture of his new homeland. He held a number of mundane jobs before he mastered English, became a U.S. citizen, and parlayed an associate's degree from a local community college into a distinguished career in new technology development research with NASA.
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Q: Setting the index with 'id' in CakePHP's find('all') method I have an array with data, all with their own unique ID. I'm using the ORM method find('all') and the resulting array looks somewhat like this:
Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [Wijken] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 1
                    [name] => Naam
                    [lat] => 13.37
                    [lon] => 13.37
                    [zoom] => 14
                )

        )

)

From my Routing I'm receiving an unique ID..
What I want, is re-use my array and get the data from, let's say, ID 1.
So what I need is that the indexes of my associative array (returned by find('')) are being set with the id of the "Wijken"-object itself.
I explained everything, just in case people have a different approach. Querying the database again with the param ID is not acceptable though.

A: try Set::combine
To maintain find('all') structure (from icc97 comment):
$idsAsIndexes = Set::combine($wijkens, '{n}.Wijken.id', '{n}');

Alternatively you can also extract a single model:
$idsAsIndexes = Set::combine($wijkens, '{n}.Wijken.id', '{n}.Wijken');

hope that's what you are looking for :)

A: I don't know any way to have your id as a key in the array, and don't even think it is possible with Cake without doing something "funny".
But if you do a find all, I'd have to assume you are going to process the data and do a loop at some point, at which time you could have something like:
foreach ($wijkens as $wijken) {
    [...]do the general things here[...]
    if ($wijken['Wijken']['id'] == $url_id) {
        [...]do the thing you want to specifically do to id = 1 here[...]
    }
}

On the other hand, I understand you don't want any extra query, although it seems like a relative minor transaction cost to me, and is still what I would prefer.

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Correspondence of George Garrett to DeWitt Henry, 1972-1988
Bookmark: Correspondence of George Garrett to DeWitt Henry, 1972-1988
Garrett, George, 1929-2008
George Garrett (1929-2008) was a novelist and poet who taught at Hollins University and the University of Virginia. He also worked as a book reviewer and screenwriter, and was poet laureate for Virginia from 2002-2006. This collection consists of fifty letters from George Garrett to DeWitt Henry, a literary colleague. Garrett's correspondence includes advice for Henry's writing and editing, along with general communication about Garrett's wherabouts and activities. This collection was acquired to complement the George Garrett Papers, which contains Henry's correspondence to Garrett.
This collection consists of fifty letters from George Garrett to DeWitt Henry, a literary colleague. Garrett's correspondence includes advice for Henry's writing and editing, along with general communication about Garrett's wherabouts and activities. This collection was acquired to complement the George Garrett Papers, which contains Henry's correspondence to Garrett.
George Garrett (1929-2008) was a novelist and poet who taught at Hollins University and the University of Virginia. He also worked as a book reviewer and screenwriter, and was poet laureate for Virginia from 2002-2006.
Purchase, 2008 (2008-0302), 0.2 lin. ft.
Collection is unprocessed; cataloged from accession records.
Encoded by: Meghan Lyon
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2008-0302.
Henry, DeWitt
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.
[Identification of item], in the Correspondence of George Garrett to DeWitt Henry, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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