Reading is taught through systematic synthetic phonics. We plan from the Letter and Sounds document with some Read Write Inc incorporated within the objectives. Every child from Reception to Year 2 participates in 20 minute taught phonics sessions each day. The children are grouped according to ability. Phonics homework is sent home weekly.
In EYFS and KS1 we use a wide variety of reading resources including books published by Oxford University Press, Big Cats, Read Write Inc and Rigby Star. The books are arranged into colour bands, according to their level of difficulty. The children are assessed regularly to ensure they progress to the next colour as appropriate.


The World Heritage Centre has taken due note of the concerns expressed by various stakeholders concerning the Western Sydney Airport project, located in the vicinity of the World Heritage property 'Greater Blue Mountains Area (Australia) and appreciates their commitment to the safeguarding of World Heritage.
In the framework of the 1972 World Heritage Convention, and in line with its Operational Guidelines, we have been following this matter since early 2015, in close collaboration with the relevant Australian authorities, notably the Department of Environment and the Permanent Delegation of Australia to UNESCO.
The Australian authorities shared the EIS with the Centre, along with further documentation, and we forwarded all documentation to IUCN, an Advisory Body to the World Heritage Committee, for review and comments. The Centre understands that following a review of the project by the Australian Minister for the Environment in November 2016, 42 environmental conditions for the project were established. The Australian authorities further informed us that the Australian Minister for Urban Infrastructure approved the project in December 2016, and that the aforementioned environmental conditions have been adopted.
While the Centre reserves the right to bring the potential impacts of this project to the attention of the World Heritage Committee at any point, should the situation warrant it, we wish to commend the Australian authorities for keeping the Centre informed of the progress accomplished with the EIS and the approval process, in line with the Operational Guidelines, and thanks the State Party for doing its due diligence in this regard.
As this project remains a national matter, we kindly invite any interested parties and other stakeholders to contact their national authorities, should they wish to highlight any issues or express concerns.
Finally, please rest assured that the World Heritage Centre will continue to follow up on this matter with the Australian authorities.
* Letter to the Centre from the Department of the Environment and Energy, 2 December 2016.


Locate a Drug Treatment Center near me in San Luis Obispo, CA.
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities in San Luis Obispo, CA.
A person that is struggling with addiction in San Luis Obispo deserves the very best opportunity to stop this daily battle and once again have a life worth living. You'll find drug rehabilitation facilities in San Luis Obispo, California that may very easily help accomplish this, but individuals will have to commit to a process that may take quite some time and some work. Long-term inpatient and residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities in San Luis Obispo are most ideal, simply because they give an individual the very best chance complete solace and focus they need to determine how they got in the situation they're in and the way to fix it. Outpatient facilities don't accommodate this, which is why they aren't an excellent choice for everyone wanting to get the most out of their rehabilitation experience. Because relapses are so common, even when someone is in rehabilitation, this is something that should be seriously considered when searching for the best, definitely not the most convenient, rehabilitation option.
Individuals in San Luis Obispo, CA. should be in rehabilitation for quite a while to become completely rehabilitated; this is just a sacrifice that should know about from the very beginning. Complications arise and so are handled in layers, and no ought to hurried plot through this process which their life truly will depend on the outcome. So family members should remain strong and helpful, and count on the person being in a top quality drug rehab facility in San Luis Obispo, California for anywhere from 90-120 days, and even longer in some cases.
Individuals thinking about the ideal rehabilitation option in San Luis Obispo, CA. should recognize that 12-step isn't the sole solution out there, nor are centers which make use of the traditional disease model. There are several alternative programs in San Luis Obispo that offer a much more lasting answer, which may be appealing to folks who didn't remain sober after treatment previously.
Land Demographics, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Household and Income Statistics in: San Luis Obispo, CA.
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Cottage Outpatient Center is a Drug and Alcohol Rehab, Outpatient Drug Rehab Program that can be reached at 805-541-9113. They specialize in Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Treatment for Women, Treatment for Men and accept the following forms of payment: Self Payment, Private Insurance.
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Hutchins, Charles L. (Charles Lewis), 1838-19204
Cabrera, Ignacio de Jesús.3
Robinson, Charles S. (Charles Seymour), 1829-18993
Aiken, Charles Augustus2
Princeton Theological Seminary Library174
Hymns, English--United States.54
Sunday schools--Hymns.27
Protestantism17
Missions16
Books122
Files (Document Groupings)10
Philadelphia : John J. Hood, 1892.6
Cincinnati : John Church Co., 1892.3
Guadalajara : La Torre Eiffel, 1881.3
New York : Century, 1892.3
Boston : Ginn & Co., 1892.2
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Silver tones : a new temperance and prohibition song book, containing the most popular songs sung by The Silver Lake Quartette ; for use in W.C.T.U., temperance, and prohibition party work, religious meetings, entertainments, evenings of song, etc.
Mead, C. H. (Charles H.)
Temperance--Songs and music. and Music
Warnock, Ohio : W.A. Williams, 1892.
Songs of a parish priest
Edwards, Basil.
Language and Literature, Hymns, English., English poetry., and Christian poetry, English.
London : George Allen, 1892.
The Woman's hymnal : a collection of sacred lyrics set to music and arranged as duets for soprano and alto, (tenor and bass ad libitum) for the use of the Woman's College of Baltimore
Schwing, Henry.
Universities and colleges--Hymns., Hymns, English--United States., Music, and Choruses, Sacred (Women's voices)
[Baltimore] : Published by the College, 1892.
Circum praecordia : the collects of the Holy Catholic Church as they are set forth by the Church of England in her Book of common prayer for every Sunday in the year
Parsons, T. W., 1819-1892
Language and Literature, Religious poetry, English., Church of England--Hymns., and Hymns, English.
Boston : Printed by George Cupples, 1892.
Temple songs
Yatman, Charles H. (Charles Henry)
Sunday schools--Hymns., Hymns, English--United States., and Music
Philadelphia : John J. Hood, 1892.
Austin Phelps : a memoir
Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
Phelps, Austin, 1820-1890. and Protestantism
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892.
Notes for the Nile : together with a metrical rendering of the hymns of ancient Egypt and of the precepts of Ptah-Hotep (the oldest book in the world)
Rawnsley, Hardwicke D., 1851-
Egypt., History, and Hymns, Egyptian.
Leipzig : Heinemann and Balestier, 1892.
Legends and lyrics : a book of verses
Procter, Adelaide Anne, 1825-1864
Language and Literature, English poetry., and Christian poetry, English.
London : George Bell & Sons, 1892.
The World's best hymns
Harlow, Louis K. (Louis Kinney), 1850-1913
Hymns, English., Hymns, English--History and criticism., and Worship
Boston : Little, Brown, and Co., 1892.
History and Geography Book - "which Grandpa and Grandma Baldwin wrote"
Baldwin, C. C. (Caleb Cook), 1820-1911
Caleb Cook Baldwin Manuscript Collection; Box 1. File 1:2 and Items include black and white photographs, works by the Baldwins printed in China, and biographical documents about Caleb Baldwin.
Hemlandssänger utgifna af Augustana-synoden
Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America.
Hymns, Swedish., Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America--Hymns., and Music
Rock Island, Ill., : Lutheran Augustana Book Concern, c1892.
The hymnal : revised and enlarged as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and ninety-two
Episcopal Church.
Episcopal Church--Hymns., Hymns, English--United States., and Music
New York : E. & J.B. Young, [1892?], c1889.
Manual of the United Brethren Publishing House : historical and descriptive
Shuey, William A.
United Brethren Publishing House. and Bibliography
Dayton : United Brethren Publishing House, 1892.
Gospel hymns nos. 5 and 6 combined
Sankey, Ira David, 1840-1908
Revivals--Hymns., Hymns, English--United States., and Music
Cincinnati : John Church Co. and New York : Biglow & Main, 1892.
Wide awake songs : a choice collection of sacred songs especially adapted for times of revival and refreshing
Willis, George W.
Cleveland, Oh. : Evangelical Association Publishing House, 1892.
Deutsches Gesangbuch fur die Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in den Vereinigten Staaten
Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania and the Adjacent States.
Lutheran Church--Hymns., Hymns, German., and Music
New York : J.S. Stohlmann [etc.], 1892.
The public worship of Presbyterian Scotland historically treated
M'Crie, C. G. (Charles Greig), 1836-1910
Church of Scotland--Prayer-books and devotions--History., Public worship--Scotland--History., Church of Scotland--Liturgy--History., and Worship
Edinburgh : William Blackwood & Co., 1892.
The Hymnal : revised and enlarged as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892
New York : Oxford University Press, American Branch, [1892?], c1889.
The hymnal : as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892
New York : James Pott & Co., 1892, c1889.
Anthems for the use of congregations : a supplement to every hymnal
Anthems., Hymns, English--United States., and Music
Boston : H.H. Stevens Co., 1892.

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Mariana Russell
Last September Kate Mothes, who founded and runs Young Space, a platform to support and connect emerging artists, curated an exhibition which brought together Wisconsin artists and Hyperlink artists and featured two venues for the exhibition, one in Denver, CO, and one in Madison, WI. This exhibition, titled Together With was shown at the college I was attending, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, and presented an amazing opportunity for me to experience work of people I know and appreciate, paired next to work I had never seen before.
Russell in her Wisconsin Studio. Image courtesy of the artist, taken by Justus Phoehls.
One of these artists was Appleton-based abstract artist Mariana Russell. Her work in the exhibition (below) was a small pairing of painted objects, both sculptural and flat simultaneously these objects have stuck with me and I think of them often when it comes to the relational work I am investigating now. Mariana and I sat down last week over the phone and discussed where she is now in her work, how her process functions in the studio, and how her background in the Southern Baptist church is now influencing the direction she is moving in with her art.
Mariana Russell in Together With, shown at Phillip J. Steele Gallery in Denver, CO. Image by Drew Austin
For me, the most interesting aspect of any fine artist is finding out the ways in which they work. I am deeply interested in process, and following Russell on Instagram I am able to glimpse this, but never understood the full scope of how she works, and luckily, she, like many other artists, starts off the same way: wasting time.
Speaking to Russell she mentioned that the first thing she does when she gets to the studio is bumble around for 30-40 minutes, allowing time and mental space in get into the zone of creation. Once in the correct space, she can start to think about creating and work through a painting, and rather than thumbnails for her layered compositions Russell starts with small paintings, which she dubs 'smalls'.
A 'small' is a 5" x 5" exploration of an interaction used to inform her larger works. Interested in simple thoughts and experiences, Russell's inspiration can come from anywhere, "I'll think about a little experience or hear something and I will write it down or take a mental note and then make a small work based on that interaction and then all of those things inform [the larger work]. I'm just constantly taking all those and sitting with just a really simple thought…"
Working with one interaction per small painting "a bunch of the smalls can help inform the larger paintings. Almost like each small is a word and you put them together." Visual sentences act as reference material and are then compiled into larger layered compositions though "they never end up looking like the initial small work that I had made.
"...but for me it's super important to step back
and really take a look at what's happening beyond what I'm working on..."
It's a lot about the process and responding to what's there. You can plan and plan and plan what you're gonna do, but for me it's super important to step back and really take a look at what's happening beyond what I'm working on, outside of the part that I'm working on."
Like most abstract work, intuition and response are vital to the process of creation, and as much as we artists can plan the composition, sometimes the painting demands we move in a different direction. For Russell, the paintings are all about creating, looking, responding, and then waiting and looking once again. "Sometimes they really go in the direction I was thinking, and sometimes it's a total wildcard and every layer is like a scramble or just trying to fix something … and it's just part of the process."
Russell in her studio. Image courtesy of the artist, taken by Justus Phoehls.
Working on anywhere from seven to a single work at a time, her paintings start with quick drawings using latex or acrylic paint. For her, "it's nice to start with the latex because I'm not thinking at all about wasting anything … I feel a lot more freedom in the beginning initial marks." After these first marks the surface begins its journey of building layers, using a range of materials from oil, acrylic, airbrush, collaged elements, and even screenprinting which can be seen in Russell's older works. Working on multiple paintings at the same time allows Russell to see a dialogue developing among the work and leads to discoveries which can be implemented in multiple pieces at the same time.
The dialogue between the paintings dives back into Russell's interest in small interactions. One of the most humorously mundane examples we spoke about was the concept of the food pyramid and her interest in things that humans accept as truth but are constantly in flux, "we're like, 'Oh yeah, this is it, this is how many carbs' and then it's just like, 'Just kidding! This is it guys' … [I'm drawn to] things that we know and then it turns out that we don't know." Another instance of this relation is simply the idea of existing with objects. Many people don't realize the power that objects and art can hold, and for Russell that means just purely sitting with an object and considering it. She commented saying, "if we sat with more things, more people could learn empathy. And then also we live in this world where we are very encouraged to be down the middle, to never fall into ecstasy too much, one way or another," which led us to begin the conversation around her religious background and the concept of shame.
"...if we sat with more things,
more people could learn empathy.
Raised in Wisconsin in a Southern Baptist home, "all I knew growing up was shame. My whole body, I was just so shameful. I hated that I had to have breasts and that I had to cover …. I was always told, 'Be careful you don't wear something too low-cut or you'll make the men sin' and I was always so preoccupied with that … it's stuck with me … I didn't realize how much it affected me … even years after, it's just so deep inside of you."
Though this conversation can go many ways, I connect and empathize with these thoughts on a deep level. Growing up in a religion you don't identify with, having thoughts ingrained in your adolescent mind that as you grow need to be broken and corrected, being told things about yourself and others that simply aren't true, that sticks with you. This pattern of correction and relearning how the world functions can lead artists down insanely interesting veins of thought though, and for Russell this comes in the form of shame in relation to touch.
Image courtesy of the artist, taken by Justus Phoehls.
Russell is currently thinking a lot about "how touch depraved we all are in the United States. How we are all taught to have a nuclear family, monogamous relationship, and that's the way, there is no other way… that sort of thought really informs my work… it is just so absurd how, especially around here, Midwestern, that is the way of thinking … becoming free of shame has become really important to me.
Also realizing how many people tried to make me feel shameful for being with someone, or feeling sexual or liking—even liking sex. It's insane how something so pleasurable, and amazing, and just so necessary is looked on like, 'Oh, that's bad.'"
Russell is in the process of "freeing [herself] of feeling that way, even if it's just, 'This is what I have, I have to be happy'." This process of self acceptance and shedding her prescribed shame is beginning to make her way into her work in a different way than just abstraction as well as she is currently revisiting her college interest in figures.
Her love of the figure was put to the backburner during college when she discovered the new and mysterious world of abstraction and chose to pursue that route instead, "but now I'm trying to rediscover the figure … I'm at a pivotal new place with that." Planning on now implementing the figure into her layers of abstraction, Russell still has some restraints as she explores this new level of content, stating, "People look at the figure and then they look for a story to go with that figure … they focus on the figure so much that they are just trying to understand what is going on, what is happening with this figure, what is this human doing, and they are missing everything else that is going on."
"It's confusing,
it's like learning a new language."
This has not turned her off from the figure though, and you can expect to see some new works coming out of her studio soon. Russell has been working away on a new suite of work, and I myself am very excited to see what direction her ideas take her in next.
If you want to see more of Mariana's work follow her on Instagram or find her work through Simon Gallery in Morrison, NJ.
Mia Russell, studio process, studio practice
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Johnson explains his vote for Sensenbrenner's USA Freedom Act
By Kay Nolan, May 28, 2015
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson tells WisPolitics he voted for the USA Freedom Act because he "recognized reality," despite his belief that limiting NSA monitoring of citizens' telephone calls "is hampering our ability to do effective intelligence gathering."
The House bill, co-authored by U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Menomonee Falls, received 57 votes late last week, three votes shy of what was needed to advance the legislation after it had already cleared the House. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, RKy., favors a re-authorization of the full Patriot Act, leaving the Senate in a last-minute scramble as some provisions in the law are set to expire.
Johnson said "it's a shame the way this debate's gone," but added "because of mischaracterizations, if the public opinion wants that program shut down, it will be."
Johnson said he hopes to vote for a future bill that "gives us more transition time" to make sure the U.S. government can do "queries" to get information to "shut down some very real plots." He called members of the NSA "true patriots" who defend Americans' freedom in a similar way as the military.


Nativity (St. Philip's Fast). Afterfeast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple. Apostles Philemon and Archippus, Martyr Apphia, wife of Philemon, and St. Onesimus, disciple of St. Paul (ca. 109). [.:] Martyrdom of St. Michael, prince of Tver (1318). New Hieromartyr Vladimir priest (1932). New Hieromartyr Iosaph bishop of Mogilev, New Hieromartyrs John, Basil, Paul, Jacob, Theodore, John, Ilia, Alexis, Aphanasius priests and Hieromartyr Gerasimus (1937). New Woman Hieromartyrs Paraskeva confessor (1952). St. Yaropolk-Peter, prince of Vladimir in Volhynia (1086). Martyrs Cecilia, Valerian, Tiburtius, and Maximus at Rome (288). Martyr Procopius the Reader at Caesarea in Palestine (303). Martyr Menignus at Parium (250). St. Agabbas of Syria (5th c.). Righteous Michael the Soldier of Bulgaria (866). St. Callistus II, patriarch of Constantinople (Mt. Athos) (1397) (Greek). St. Clement of Ochrid, bishop of Greater Macedonia (916) (Bulgaria). St. Germanus of Eikoiphinissa in Macedonia (9th c.). Martyrs Stephen, Mark, and Mark (another) at Antioch in Pisidia (4th c.). Martyr Agapion of Greece (304). New Hieromartyrs Alexis Benemansky archpriest and Ilia Gromoglasov priest.


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WITS Writers Jeanine Walker and Chuck Carlise will read their original work with David Lombardi in the Gulf Coast reading series tonight. This free event will be held at 7 p.m. at Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet. For information, visit the Brazos website.


Steph Bowe: Your help wanted!
I will not be including questions like 'What was your favourite cartoon character when you were ten years old?' because that's oddly specific and not frequently asked, or asked ever, but if you want to know these things, I'll answer in comments or in another post. And of course, the answer to that question is Hamtaro!
I feel like the appearance of Hamtaro has improved this blog dramatically.


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La Parker Pen Company, nota come Parker, è una fabbrica di penne per scrittura fondata nel 1888 da George Safford Parker a Janesville (Wisconsin) negli Stati Uniti d'America.

La produzione della fabbrica è completa producendo penne a sfera, penne stilografiche, portamine e rollerball.

Storia
George Safford Parker, il fondatore, era stato in precedenza un agente di vendita per la John Holland Gold Pen Company. Ricevette il suo primo brevetto relativo alla penna stilografica nel 1889.  Nel 1894 Parker ottenne un brevetto sul suo alimentatore per penna stilografica "Lucky Curve": sosteneva di aspirare l'inchiostro in eccesso della penna quando la penna non era in uso. La prima penna di successo dell'azienda, rilasciata nel 1899, fu la Parker Jointless. Il feed Lucky Curve è stato utilizzato in varie forme fino al 1928.

Dal 1920 al 1960, prima dello sviluppo della penna a sfera, Parker era il numero uno o il numero due nelle vendite di strumenti da scrittura in tutto il mondo. Nel 1931, Parker creò Quink (inchiostro ad asciugatura rapida), che eliminò la necessità di usare il tampone.  Nel 1941, la società sviluppò il modello di penna stilografica più utilizzato nella storia (oltre 400 milioni di dollari di vendite nei suoi 30 anni di storia), il Parker 51. Nel corso degli anni sono stati istituiti impianti di produzione in Canada, Regno Unito, Danimarca, Francia, Messico, Stati Uniti, Pakistan, India, Germania (Osmia-Parker), Brasile e Argentina.

Nel 1954 Parker pubblicò la penna Jotter ballpoint con il suo corpo originale in nylon e la clip a "V" invertita. Il Jotter avrebbe continuato a vendere oltre 750 milioni di unità durante la sua storia. Nel 1955, l'azienda introdusse la sua matita Liquid Lead che utilizzava la grafite liquida per scrivere come una penna. Sfortunatamente, la società Scripto aveva introdotto un prodotto simile chiamato Fluidlead pochi mesi prima. Per evitare una costosa lotta sui brevetti, le aziende hanno accettato di condividere le loro formule tra loro.

La società acquistò l'azienda di vendita al dettaglio e catalogo Norm Thompson nel 1973, e poi la vendette nel 1981.  Nel 1976 Parker acquisì Manpower proprio mentre il mercato del personale temporaneo stava crescendo. Col tempo Manpower ha fornito più entrate rispetto al business delle penne. Uno spin-off del 1982, Sintered Specialties, Inc., divenne SSI Technologies, un produttore di sensori automobilistici.

Modelli famosi
I modelli chiave nella storia dell'azienda includono:

 Jointless (1899)
 Jack Knife Safety (1909)
 Duofold (1921)
 Vacumatic (1932)
 "51" (1941)
 Jotter (1954)
 61 (1956)
 45 (1964)
 75 (1964)
 Classic (1967)
 25 (1975)
 180 (1977)
 Arrow (1982)
 Vector (1986)
 Duofold International (1987)
 95 (1988)
 Sonnet (1993)
 Parker 100 (2004)

Parker presidenziale degli Stati Uniti

I Parker Jotters erano la scelta preferita del presidente John F. Kennedy per firmare la legislazione. In effetti, i successivi presidenti da Kennedy a Clinton usarono le penne Parker per questi scopi, e Parker mantenne un rappresentante speciale, John W. Gibbs, per gestire gli ordini della Casa Bianca. In uno dei suoi primi anni in carica, Lyndon Johnson ordinò non meno di 60.000 penne Parker. LBJ userebbe fino a 75 penne per firmare ogni documento e fattura importante, scrivendo diversi tratti delle lettere del suo nome con penne diverse e regalandole tutte ad alleati e sostenitori con piccoli certificati dattiloscritti. Dopo che la Parker cessò di essere una società di proprietà americana, in seguito i presidenti passarono all'uso delle penne della A.T. Cross Company.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Parker

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TV's Shutdown News Blamed Trump, Touted Victims Over Border Debate
NewsBusters | 2/4/2019 | Staff
angelinewinsor (Posted by) Level 3
2/4/2019 8:44 AM EST in General
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In just 35 days, the partial government shutdown generated nearly five hours of coverage on the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts, eclipsing all other political topics. By a six-to-one margin, network reporters framed the shutdown as the fault of President Trump and Republicans, not Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats, even though the media's own polls found the public was much more balanced in its view of who was responsible.
And the central issue of the shutdown, the need for greater border security, was given relatively little attention: Out of 297 minutes of total shutdown coverage, just 27% (80 minutes) was devoted to the debate over the border wall — far less time than was given to TSA workers calling in sick, delays at airports and the personal plight of government workers who had their paychecks delayed.
Networks - Coverage - Shutdown - President - Trump
While the networks' coverage of the shutdown was highly negative toward President Trump, it really wasn't much more negative than has been the norm since Inauguration Day. The Media Research Center's ongoing tracking of the Big Three evening newscasts found 93% of the evaluative statements about the President (excluding neutral statements) were negative in January — barely above the 92% percent we documented in December. For all of 2018, coverage of the Trump administration on these networks was 90% negative, the same level of hostility we tracked in 2017.
Most of TV's shutdown coverage consisted of a parade of victims. As early as January 11, ABC was touting workers at food pantries; one IRS worker told the network, "we don't have any money and we don't have much food." On January 17, NBC's Tom Costello spotlighted another IRS worker "selling her own plasma for $50 to support her family." On January 23, CBS passed along the claim of a union boss that a worried IRS worker...
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Best Ski & Snowboard Season Passes – Buyer's Guide 2021
For outdoor winter activity lovers, the coldest part of the year is also the best. Around Thanksgiving, ski resorts across North America open their winter season, which typically lasts well into the spring.
Buying a ski pass maximizes your fun on the slopes without making your bank account shiver. They grant you access to multiple ski resorts for a one-time charge of approximately $700 to $1,000. If fully utilized, they save you money by letting you ski numerous locations without having to pay separate lift ticket fees at each.
Additionally, some passes include international ski resorts, enabling you to explore global skiing in countries like Canada or Japan. Many also offer perks like merchandise discounts, lodging deals, and buddy passes, which allow your friends or family to purchase lift tickets at a reduced cost.
There are many different ski passes on the market, each providing access to a group of resorts and a range of benefits. Regardless of your location, travel plans, or budget, there's a ski pass tailored to your needs.
The Impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 – 2021 Ski Season
In March 2020, ski resorts across the world hastily closed their seasons early as coronavirus cases exploded. Entering the 2020 – 2021 season, plenty of uncertainty remains about the extent of the winter pandemic.
Still, skiing seems tailor-made for the COVID-19 pandemic. It's a solo sport that takes place outdoors, and skiers already wear masks and rarely cluster together aside from lines at the lift or rental shop. But that doesn't mean skiing will look normal this year.
Some resorts plan to open at reduced capacity, and others plan to require reservations to scrap in-person sales and lines. Many resorts will limit or eliminate dining and apres-ski experiences. The traditional up-tempo nightlife won't look the same, even where bars and restaurants are open. At all resorts, skiers should expect social distancing and density rules enforced in areas where people congregate, such as lift lines, rental shops, and bathrooms.
The situation will evolve week to week and even day to day based on local outbreaks and local restrictions on businesses.
Prepare for last-minute changes to your travel plans, and stick to resorts within driving distance to reduce the advance commitment.
What Is a Ski Pass?
Ski resorts charge you lift fees to use their accommodations. These fees add up quickly if you're planning to hit multiple resorts over the season. Some resorts charge $200 or more for a single-day pass.
To help ease this sticker shock, many ski resort companies now sell passes that allow season-long access for a single price, often to multiple resorts. These prove especially useful for those who plan to travel around the United States or the world since it shaves a big chunk off your expenses. Depending on how often you ski or ride, a pass can lower daily lift ticket prices by half or more. And even if you're not planning an around-the-country or around-the-world ski adventure, a pass saves you money at any individual resort you visit frequently.
Ski pass sales have grown increasingly competitive in the past few years, with companies adding more resorts and bonuses for winter sport enthusiasts who have the flexibility to hit the slopes at multiple resorts. That means skiers get more value from ski passes for less money.
But season passes aren't for everyone. If you're just planning a weekend getaway, buying a ski pass likely isn't economical. Instead, try shopping ahead online, as most resorts offer discounted lift tickets in multiday blocks.
Also, most mom-and-pop resorts sell their own single-resort season passes. If you do the bulk of your skiing at one local resort, check their pricing rather than coughing up big money for a multi-resort ski pass.
But note that ski passes typically have restrictions. These include blackout dates — specific dates when the passes aren't valid — and maximum day usage, which restricts how many hours you're allowed to spend at a resort each day. Always read the fine print before purchasing a ski pass so you know when, where, and for what you can use it.
Finally, ski passes don't cover travel expenses, so you still need to factor in the cost of getting to the ski resort. While some ski passes offer discounts on accommodation, this offer is generally only valid with participating hotels and lodges.
Fine print aside, ski passes offer tremendous value for those willing and able to take full advantage of them. The purchase of a ski pass sets up avid skiers for the winter of a lifetime.
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The Best Ski Passes This Winter
A few major ski passes dominate the market and compete for the country's most enthusiastic skiers. The five best ski passes include access to resorts within driving distance of many major cities, and some offer public transportation options.
1. Epic Pass
The suitably named Epic Pass from Vail Resorts bills itself as the most expansive ski pass out there, offering access to 76 resorts in the U.S., Canada, Japan, Australia, and Europe. And if the trend of Vail Resorts snatching up properties continues, the number of destinations you'll have access to via the Epic Pass will increase in coming years.
The Epic Pass costs $999 for adults and $509 for children between the ages of 5 and 12, though there are discounts available if you purchase earlier in the season. The pass grants unlimited access to 37 Vail-owned resorts in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. It also includes limited access to many other mountains across North America, Europe, and the rest of the world.
Notable U.S. resorts on the Epic Pass include Breckenridge in Colorado, Afton Alps in Minnesota, Stevens Pass in Washington, Stowe in Vermont, and Mount Sunapee in New Hampshire. Daily lift tickets at these resorts can be expensive — Breckenridge lift tickets cost $143 per day. The Epic Pass saves you a lot of money if you plan to visit many of Vail's resorts. The Epic Pass costs about the same as seven single days at Breckenridge or five days at Vail.
On top of that, the Epic Pass gives you access to Telluride in Colorado, Sun Valley in Idaho, Snowbasin in Utah, and six resorts in Western Canada — including Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada — for seven days with no blackout dates. You can also buy additional lift tickets for these resorts at a 50% discount if you exhaust the seven-day access feature.
The standard pass also grants access to overseas ski resorts like Perisher in Australia and Rusutsu in Japan. However, restrictions apply to resorts in the southern hemisphere.
Conditions for the 19 resorts in Europe are much more restrictive. For example, to receive free lift tickets for the Verbier resort in Switzerland, you must purchase your pass through Epic's U.S. website and book accommodation at a participating hotel or lodge. If you buy your Epic Pass any other way, you can't access the European resorts. But Epic Pass holders who book that way receive one free day of skiing for each day of lodging booked at the participating lodge or hotel.
But free visits to ski resorts aren't the only perk of buying an Epic Pass. The pass includes six share-with-a-friend tickets that allow your friends and family to save up to 40% on the cost of entry. If you plan to go skiing with your friends, it saves you all money — and should earn you a free beer in the lodge at the end of the day.
Epic Pass holders receive discounts at participating restaurants and retail stores, letting you eat or purchase ski equipment without paying full price. And some Epic Pass variants, most notably the Epic Australia Pass, offer discounts on both equipment rental and skiing lessons. If you don't have equipment and want to brush up on your skills, you can save up to 25% on these services with a pass.
During the 2020 – 2021 ski season, Epic Pass also expanded its Epic Coverage guarantee to include resort closures from COVID-19. The policy provides full or prorated refunds based on closures, job loss, injury or illness, pregnancy, military transfer, and even jury duty.
As an alternative to the Epic Pass, Vail sells a variant called the Epic Local Pass, which offers unlimited access to nine U.S. resorts — including Stevens Pass, Breckenridge, Afton Alps, and Mount Sunapee — for $719. The Epic Local still offers 10 unrestricted days at Vail, Beaver Creek, and Whistler Blackcomb, plus restricted days at over 20 resorts, including five-day access to the Hakuba Valley and Rusutsu resorts in Japan. The Epic Local Pass is an excellent choice for anyone living in Denver, Summit County, or Eagle County, Colorado. The 10 days at Vail and Beaver Creek alone are more than worth the price of the pass.
Finally, for economical skiers or those who aren't planning to ski much during the season, Vail offers the Epic Day Pass. This budget pass grants one to seven days of access to most of the same U.S. resorts on the Epic Pass, depending on which option you buy. For example, Epic Day Passes of four to seven days include access to Telluride in Colorado, Snowbasin in Utah, Sun Valley in Idaho, and the six Canadian Rockies resorts. These destinations are not included on the shorter Epic Day Passes. The Epic Day Pass also doesn't offer access to resorts outside North America.
A key feature of the Epic Day Pass is that it allows you to pay extra to remove holiday or blackout dates from your pass, giving you greater flexibility based on when you can hit the slopes. The daily cost of skiing goes down the more days you buy, from $133 for a single day to $789 for seven days (or $113 per day).
Overall, the Epic Pass is ideal for serious skiers and snowboarders who plan to resort-hop and don't mind paying a premium for the privilege. No other pass matches its sheer scale of locations, both within the U.S. and elsewhere. However, casual skiers may find it hard to get their money's worth.
2. Ikon Pass
The Ikon Pass makes a worthy competitor to the Epic Pass, offering unlimited access to 41 resorts worldwide and limited access to 26 destinations.
The Ikon Pass comes in two main variants: the Ikon Pass and the Ikon Base Pass. The primary difference lies in their pricing, with the Ikon Pass costing $1,149 compared to the Base Pass' price of $849. Both offer over 40 total destinations, with the Ikon Pass including unlimited days at 15 resorts, while the Ikon Base Pass includes unlimited days at 14 resorts. But the full Ikon Pass has no blackout dates and includes seven ski days at 28 partner resorts versus the Ikon Base Pass' five days at 27 partner resorts. You can also add five days of skiing at Aspen Snowmass in Colorado and Jackson Hole in Wyoming to the Base Pass for an extra $150.
For an entry-level pass option, you can prepay for four days at $499. The Ikon Session Pass does include blackout dates and doesn't seem like the greatest deal ever offered, but it exists.
Certain groups qualify for discounted pass pricing. Nurses, military service members, and college students can buy the Ikon Pass for $839, the Ikon Base Pass for $639, and the Ikon Session Pass for $419.
Notable unlimited-access resorts on both the Ikon Pass and Ikon Base Pass are Solitude in Utah, Squaw Valley in California, and Winter Park in Colorado. Limited-access resorts on both passes include Aspen Snowmass, Pico Mountain in Vermont, Coronet Peak in New Zealand, Revelstoke Mountain Resort in British Columbia (Canada), Zermatt Matterhorn in Switzerland, and Niseko United in Japan. Lift tickets at these individual resorts run anywhere from $100 to $200, making either iteration of the Ikon Pass an economical investment for frequent skiers. Some of these resorts sell an Ikon Pass in lieu of a season pass.
Additionally, the Ikon Pass offers 10 discount tickets to give to your friends and family, allowing them to save up to 25% on lift tickets. That's more total buddy passes than the Epic Pass, although the Epic Pass offers more significant savings on buddy passes.
Like the Epic Pass, the Ikon Pass offers discounts at participating retailers and restaurants, saving you considerable money on the cost of equipment and food. Uniquely, the Ikon Pass also grants you access to several off-season benefits, including craft beer festivals, ticket discounts for lift-access mountain biking, and free gondola rides.
While the Ikon Pass doesn't offer as many unlimited resorts as the Epic Pass, ski bums still get their money's worth, especially given Ikon's increased number of buddy tickets and off-slope retail benefits.
Like the Epic Pass, the Ikon Pass offers a guarantee, particularly useful during the COVID-19 pandemic. But their Adventure Assurance program works differently, allowing you to roll your 2020 – 2021 season pass over to the following year if you don't use it.
Ikon makes the most sense for those who live close to at least one unlimited destination and who can take several trips to the limited destinations. For example, if you live in the Salt Lake City area, you get unlimited skiing at Solitude with five or seven days each at nearby Alta, Brighton, and Deer Valley ski resorts as well as Jackson Hole in Wyoming, about a four-and-a-half-hour drive from Salt Lake City. Likewise, Central Colorado skiers have unlimited access to Winter Park and Copper Mountain and limited access to Arapahoe Basin, which jumped the Epic Pass for the Ikon Pass this year.
3. Mountain Collective
Unlike the giant corporate conglomerates represented in the Epic and Ikon Passes, Mountain Collective represents a consortium of independent resorts. At $589 per person ($199 for kids 12 and under), it costs considerably less than an Ikon Pass or Epic Pass.
It's also not as generous, with no unlimited skiing. Instead, Mountain Collective gives you two days of skiing at each of its 23 resorts with no blackout dates. Notable Mountain Collective member resorts include Jackson Hole in Wyoming, Aspen Snowmass in Colorado, Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico, and Big Sky Resort in Montana. It also has a few international destinations, such as Lake Louise Ski Resort in Alberta, Canada, and Niseko United in Japan.
Beyond the two free days, Mountain Collective offers a 50% discount on lift tickets at participating resorts. It also offers a 25% discount on accommodation and lodging, though these features are subject to blackout dates.
Unfortunately, because it represents a true collective of independent companies, the pass doesn't offer a unified COVID-19 policy. Instead, they link to each member resort's policy on a single page so you can check the resorts you actually plan to visit.
The Mountain Collective offers an appealing option for budget-conscious travelers and casual skiers. Its selection of resorts and benefits is slimmer than the Epic Pass and Ikon Pass, but a considerably lower price makes it a better option for those who don't need too many bells and whistles. It also helps you support independent ski resorts not yet gobbled up by massive corporate conglomerates.
4. Power Pass
The Power Pass is a regional ski pass aimed at customers living in the Southwestern region of the U.S.
At the highest pricing tier, the Power Pass costs $949 for adults aged 37 to 64 and less for other age groups. Power Pass holders get unlimited skiing at seven resorts in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah along with six 30%-off tickets for family and friends at these resorts and three free one-day lift tickets each for Loveland, Monarch Mountain, and Copper Mountain, all in Colorado.
Power Pass unlimited destinations include Purgatory and Hesperus in Colorado, Arizona Snowbowl, Nordic Valley in Utah, and Pajarito Mountain and Sipapu in New Mexico. Lift tickets at these resorts range from $60 to $200. The Power Pass also has no blackout dates for these resorts, though blackout dates apply to select partner resorts.
At the next price tier down, prices range from $325 to $699. That gets you unlimited skiing at five resorts, plus 12 restricted days at the other two partner resorts. You also get three free lift tickets for Monarch Mountain in Colorado and Beaver Mountain in Utah.
Alternatively, the Local Power Pass is a more affordable option at $499 or less, depending on your age. It gives unlimited access to four resorts — Hesperus, Pajarito, Sipapu, and Nordic Valley — and three free lift tickets for Monarch Mountain.
The Power Pass offers value to skiers who live in the Southwest, particularly the Four Corners area. If you plan to travel abroad — or even just to other parts of North America — to get your ski on, the Power Pass doesn't offer nearly as much as the competition. But for Southwesterners who want to stay close to home, it provides a low-cost option.
Local families with children benefit from Power Pass' free Power Kids Passes. And if you're a teen, young adult, or senior, the Power Pass is a strong choice because of its steep age-based discounts. For example, the full Power Pass costs only $575 for those between the ages of 19 and 24.
5. Maine Pass (Alternative to New England Pass in '20 – '21 Season)
The New England Pass, like the Power Pass, is a regional ski pass offering unlimited visits to three resorts: Sunday River and Sugarloaf in Maine and Loon Mountain in New Hampshire.
At least it usually is. But they suspended the New England Pass for the 2020 – 2021 ski season and plan to offer it again in the 2021 – 2022 season.
So two of the three resorts, Sunday River and Sugarloaf, teamed up to offer a replacement called the Maine Pass. Depending on your age, student status, and whether you can live with blackout dates, prices range from $399 to $1,599. The Maine Pass includes discounts on friend tickets, retail purchases, and equipment tuning, which adds value. And if you're able to make it out west, the pass includes 50% off at Mountain Collective Resorts and three free days of skiing at Western Boyne Resorts, which further stretch that value.
Loon Mountain set single-resort season ticket pricing at $589 ($449 for students). Given that it only gives you access Monday through Friday and comes with 10 blackout dates, it doesn't qualify for deal of the year.
While the Maine and New England Passes don't offer nearly the number of resorts as other passes, it makes sense for casual New England skiers who don't travel outside the region often.
Winter's combination of cold weather and less sunlight leave many feeling stuck indoors and lethargic. Winter sports add some jump to that winter slump — if you can afford them. The cost of food, equipment, travel, and lodging can easily run thousands of dollars per season.
In one fell swoop, ski passes take care of resort access for the entire season. They lower per-ticket costs and help you save on gear, accommodation, and resort dining. A ski pass serves as your passport to adventure and could whet your appetite for the even bigger rush of heli-skiing. And with some passes offering protections against COVID-19 closures, you can take at least some of the risk out of the 2020 – 2021 ski season.
With any of these passes in hand, there's no telling where the winter will take you.
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Phidiana hiltoni Eats Stony Corals
Phidiana hiltoni (O'Donoghue, 1927)
This pugnacious, black aeolid occurs from Duxbury Reef, Marin Co., California, to Isla de Cedros, Baja California, México (Behrens & Hermosillo, 2005; Farmer & Collier, 1963). A report of its presence in the Gulf of México (Childs, 1960) is almost certainly erroneous; there have been no other reports of this species outside its amphi-Californian distribution. Both Gary McDonald (pers. comm., 2 December 2010) and I believe Childs' photo to have been wrongly placed.
A distinctive red line occurs across its front, stretching over the basal halves of the oral tentacles . It has a white body. The yellow-white-tipped rhinophores are encircled by a basal red band and the ceratal cores are quite dark. Its agonistic behavior (even preying on other aeolids in captivity) has been well documented.
O'Donoghue's rather vague original description was based on a preserved specimen collected at Laguna Beach, California, by Dr. W. A. Hilton. Professor William Atwood Hilton was born 27 June 1878 in Van Etten, Chemung Co., New York. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University, and as Professor of Zoology with Pomona College, served as Director of the Laguna Marine Biology Laboratory (built in 1913), where he conducted summer sessions for the next 30 years. He died 10 August 1970, as Professor Emeritus.
The synonymy of this species was determined by McDonald (1983: 202-203), primarily based on radular morphology. O'Donoghue (1927: figures 70 and 71) illustrated the mandible and the distinctive radular tooth , . McDonald recognized that the morphology of the radular tooth of his specimen (1983: fig. 109) matched that of O'Donoghue's Facelina hiltoni and those of Phidiana pugnax Lance, 1962 (Figure 6), and Phidiana nigra (Figure 70 ),( MacFarland, 1966 (Plate 71, figures 17-20)). Based on the radula, similarities in the mandible, gross external anatomy, and their sympatric presence in southern and central California, he synonymized them with O'Donoghue's earlier-named species. Note that Roller (1970) had already synonymized Lance's and MacFarland's species.
Phidiana hiltoni is known to feed on the hydroid Hydractinia (McDonald & Nybakken, 1978). We here present evidence that subtidal specimens prey on stony corals!
Tracy Clark photographed a Phidiana hiltoni eating Balanophyllia elegans Verrill, 1864, off Point Loma, San Diego (see the title picture above), on 19 May 2007. I have seen P. hiltoni in association with B. elegans at Arbolitos , on the south side of Punta Banda, Ensenada, at 45 feet depth (11 February 1984), including one nudibranch alongside two recently eaten Balanophyllia empty cups. Several images of P. hiltoni "in association with Balanophyllia" have been published (Behrens, 1991: 98) or posted on the internet (www.seaslugforum.net/find/phidhilt ).
On 14 November 1982, I observed a 43 mm long Phidiana hiltoni eating another species of solitary coral, Astrangia lajollaensis Durham, 1957, at 39 feet depth, also at Arbolitos, Punta Banda.
These subtidal records of predation by Phidiana hiltoni on stony corals (from northern Baja California and very southern California) can be added to its reported gustatory enjoyment of hydroids!
Behrens, David W. 1991. Pacific Coast Nudibranchs, 2nd edition. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California. vi + 107 pp.
Behrens, David W. & Alicia Hermosillo. 2005. Eastern Pacific Nudibranchs. A Guide to the Opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California. vi + 137 pp.
Childs, T. W. 1980. The silver lining. Oceans Magazine 13 (2): 50-54.
Farmer, Wesley M. & Clinton L. Collier. 1963. Notes on the Opisthobranchia of Baja California, Mexico, with range extensions The Veliger 6 (1): 62-63.
Lance, James R. 1962. Two new opisthobranch mollusks from southern California. The Veliger 4 (3): 155-159.
MacFarland, Frank Mace. 1966. Studies of opisthobranchiate mollusks of the Pacific coast of North America. California Academy of Sciences, Memoirs 6: 1-546.
McDonald, Gary R. 1983. A review of the nudibranchs of the California coast. Malacologia 24 (1-2): 114-276.
McDonald, Gary R. & James R. Nybakken. 1978. Additional notes on the food of some California nudibranchs with a summary of known food habits of California species. The Veliger 21 (1): 110-118.
O'Donoghue, Charles H. 1927. Notes on a collection of nudibranchs from Laguna Beach, California. Journal of Entomology and Zoology (Pomona College Department of Zoology) 19 (1-4): 77-119.
Roller, Richard A. A list of nomenclatural changes for MacFarland's "Studies of opisthobranchiate mollusks of the Pacific coast of North America." The Veliger 12 (3): 371-374.
Hans Bertsch
Imperial Beach, Calif
Jan., 2011
Send Hans email at hansmarvida@sbcglobal.net
WEBMASTER'S NOTES(03/20/2011):
Jeff Goddard in association with Terry Gosliner and John Pearce have recently published on the recent range shift of Phidiana hiltoni in California. The abstract may seen at Springerlink or seen in it's entirety as a downloadable PDF file .
Hans Bertsch with Russian colleague Alexander Martynov, after a scuba dive in Vigo, Spain, Sept. 2010
Tracy Clark on location at La Jolla Shores, Calif
Tracy Clark was certified in 1986, a month after being certified he rented a underwatercamera in Hawaii and was hooked. Tracy is a Public Works Lead Worker . He dives mostly San Diego areas, plus a few trips to Hawaii. He has placed in various underwater photo contests.. He has had photos published in magazines and recently tried his hand at writing an article for California Diving News. Tracy was also SDUPS Photographer of the Year in 1999, 2004, 2008, 2009 (shared) and 2010.
Picture (above) was taken with a Nikon D-70s, Sea & Sea housing, two Sea & Sea 110 strobes.
You will find Tracy at La Jolla Shores almost every weekend and sometimes on Friday.
Send Tracy email at tracyc1@cox.net
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Johnny Ruffo Receives "Life Or Death" Diagnosis Following Brain Cancer Treatment
10 years ago, Johnny Ruffo won the hearts of Aussies across the country with his jovial personality, good looks and incredible stage presence on X Factor Australia.
A decade later, he is battling the biggest fight of his life… for the second time.
In 2017, Johnny announced that he was battling brain cancer.
"They told me I have brain cancer and it was like, wow, my whole world just got flipped upside down," Johnny told 7NEWS Spotlight.
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After aggressive chemotherapy treatment, he went into remission in 2019, which he calls the "greatest day of my life".
However, in November 2020, Johnny revealed the heartbreaking news that his cancer had returned.
"After an unexpected week of seizures and excruciating headaches it is with a heavy heart that I have to let you know I now have another huge battle ahead of me as my brain cancer has returned," he wrote on Instagram.
In a special edition of 7NEWS Spotlight, Ruffo was told his current treatment was working to keep the illness at bay. In other words, his cancer had not spread to other parts of the body.
"The spine's all clear. And the tumour in the right frontal lobe and the brain stem, all stable."
While Ruffo isn't out of the woods, he is "so happy" with the update.
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Adel ist eine Stadt und zudem der County Seat des Cook County im US-Bundesstaat Georgia mit 5.571 Einwohnern (Stand: 2020).

Geografie
Adel liegt zentral im Cook County. Die Nachbarorte sind Sparks, Cecil und Lenox. Die nächsten größeren Städte befinden sich mit Valdosta etwa 42 Kilometer südlich und mit  Albany etwa 96 Kilometer nordwestlich von Adel. Die Hauptstadt Georgias, Atlanta, etwa 329 Kilometer nördlich. Das Stadtgebiet erstreckt sich über eine Fläche von 20,7 km².

Geschichte
Es wird angenommen, dass sich hier bereits in den 1860er Jahren die ersten weißen Siedler sesshaft gemacht haben. Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts war die Siedlung als "Puddleville" (von ) bekannt, in Anlehnung an die zahlreichen Wasserpfützen, die nach einem Regenfall die damals noch ungepflasterten Straßen des Ortes bedeckten. Nach der Überlieferung hat der Postmeister Joel J. "Uncle Jack" Parrish die Bezeichnung "Adel" aus den mittleren Buchstaben von Philadelphia (Phil–adel–phia) gebildet und als neue Ortsbezeichnung vorgeschlagen. 1889 wurde der Ort unter neuem Namen, damals noch als Teil von Berrien County, zur Stadt erhoben. Bei der Gründung von Cook County im Jahr 1913 wurde Adel zu dessen County Seat ernannt.

Demographische Daten
Laut der Volkszählung von 2010 verteilten sich die damaligen 5334 Einwohner auf 1986 bewohnte Privathaushalte, was einen Schnitt von 2,63 Personen pro Haushalt ergibt. Insgesamt bestehen 2368 Haushalte.

69,3 % der Haushalte waren Familienhaushalte (bestehend aus verheirateten Paaren mit oder ohne Nachkommen bzw. einem Elternteil mit Nachkomme) mit einer durchschnittlichen Größe von 3,14 Personen. In 38 % aller Haushalte lebten Kinder unter 18 Jahren sowie in 27,3 % aller Haushalte Personen mit mindestens 65 Jahren.

29,6 % der Bevölkerung waren jünger als 20 Jahre, 25,6 % waren 20 bis 39 Jahre alt, 25,1 % waren 40 bis 59 Jahre alt und 19,7 % waren mindestens 60 Jahre alt. Das mittlere Alter betrug 35 Jahre. 48,1 % der Bevölkerung waren männlich und 51,9 % weiblich.

46,9 % der Bevölkerung bezeichneten sich als Weiße, 45,4 % als Afroamerikaner, 0,2 % als Indianer und 1 % als Asian Americans. 5,1 % gaben die Angehörigkeit zu einer anderen Ethnie und 1,4 % zu mehreren Ethnien an. 7,9 % der Bevölkerung bestand aus Hispanics oder Latinos.

Das durchschnittliche Jahreseinkommen pro Haushalt lag bei 33.292 USD, dabei lebten 30,5 % der Bevölkerung unter der Armutsgrenze.

Öffentliche Einrichtungen
Adel verfügt über zwei öffentliche Schulen, die Cook County High School und die Cook Primary School. Weiters befinden sich in der Stadt eine öffentliche Bibliothek und ein Krankenhaus, das Memorial Hospital of Adel. Ein beliebtes Naherholungsgebiet ist der Reed Bingham State Park im Westen der Stadt.

Bauwerke
Das SOWEGA-Gebäude aus dem Jahr 1931, das wegen seiner Terrakottaverzierungen in Form von Wassermelonen als Watermelon Building bezeichnet wird, und das in den Jahren 1938/39 errichtete Gerichtsgebäude von Adel sind in der Kulturdenkmalliste der amerikanischen Bundesregierung verzeichnet.

Verkehr
Adel wird von der Interstate 75, vom U.S. Highway 41 sowie von den Georgia State Routes 37 und 76 durchquert. Der nächste Flughafen ist der Valdosta Regional Airport (etwa 45 km südlich).

Kriminalität
Die Kriminalitätsrate lag im Jahr 2010 mit 335 Punkten (US-Durchschnitt: 266 Punkte) im durchschnittlichen Bereich. Es gab 2 Vergewaltigungen, 2 Raubüberfälle, 6 Körperverletzungen, 105 Einbrüche, 158 Diebstähle und 6 Autodiebstähle.

Weblinks

 Website der Stadt (engl.)

Einzelnachweise

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Blimp vs. U-boat
By Robert F. Dorr	- October 11, 2017
A K-class blimp in flight. On July 18, 1943, a U.S. Navy K-class blimp and a German U-boat engaged in a heated battle off the Florida coast. U.S. Navy photo
A close-quarters slugfest between a U.S. Navy blimp and a German U-boat lit up the sea and sky off the Florida coast on the night of July 18, 1943, and produced moments of remarkable heroism by American sailors.
The German adversary was the Type VIIC U-boat U-134, a 220-foot, 769-ton (surfaced) raider that had once torpedoed a German merchant ship by mistake but was now on her seventh war patrol, with Oberleutnant Hans-Günther Brosin as captain.
Blimp crews were expected to find the foe and call for help, rather than to use this skimpy arsenal to engage the heavy anti-aircraft armament of a U-boat directly.
K-74 was the designation of the 252-foot airship, piloted and commanded by Lt. Nelson Grills, USNR, with a crew of nine: Darnley Eversley, Ensign, USNR, navigator; John Jandrowitz, Aviation Pilot First Class, USNR, co-pilot; Isadore Stessel, Aviation Machinist Mate Second Class, USNR; Jonathan L. Schmidt, Aviation Machinist Mate Third Class, USNR; Robert Herbert Bourne, Aviation Radioman Third Class, USNR; John F. Rice, Aviation Radioman Third Class, USNR; Gerrold M. Giddings, Aviation Radioman Third Class, USNR; Garnet Eckert, Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class, USNR; and John W. Kowalski, Seaman Third Class, USNR.
K-74 was operating as part of lighter-than-air patrol squadron twenty-one (ZP-21) at Naval Air Station Richmond, Fla. A K-class blimp was typically armed with four depth charges and a .50-cal. machine gun mounted in the nose of the blimp's gondola – but blimp crews were expected to find the foe and call for help, rather than to use this skimpy arsenal to engage the heavy anti-aircraft armament of a U-boat directly.
U.S. Navy sailors arm a K-class blimp at NAS Weeksville, N.C. Normal armament was four depth charges and a .50-caliber machine gun. National Museum of Naval Aviation photo
Shortly before midnight, the submarine surfaced and the crew threw open their hatches to vent carbon dioxide and take in fresh air. German sailors clambered topside to enjoy the tropical warmth. The U-134 was now in position to intercept two Allied merchant ships nearby.
K-74's crew initially spotted the surfaced U-boat on radar, then emerged from cloud cover and made visual contact. The German submarine was on a direct course for the nearby merchant ships, and Grills was afraid that if he didn't attack immediately, they would be sunk by the U-boat. Grills radioed to another blimp that he was pressing the attack.
Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class Garnet Eckert fired back with the gondola-mounted machine gun.
The submarine turned to port, and from the U-boat's conning tower, 20 mm cannon fire rushed upward at K-74. The big and cumbersome blimp – readily visible in the moonlit night – initiated a bombing run at 250 feet of altitude. Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class Garnet Eckert fired back with the gondola-mounted machine gun.
As K-74 passed over the submarine, gunfire struck one of its engines. Grills' radio operator got off an S.O.S. message. It appears today, in light of recovered documents, that Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class Isadore Stessel managed to drop two of the blimp's depth charges.
A U.S. Navy sailor mans a machine gun in the gondola of a K-class blimp. In the battle on July 18, 1943, Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class Garnet Eckert engaged a U-boat with the nose-mounted machine gun. National Museum of Naval Aviation photo
The airship caught fire. The crew managed to defeat the blaze but fought to remain airborne as they slowly lost altitude, the blimp's envelope shredded by enemy gunfire. The airship touched water in a high nose-up attitude, and the crew began to evacuate, wearing Mae West lifejackets.
Grills helped others escape, but remained behind to dump secret electronic gear and classified documents overboard. By the time he abandoned ship he had become separated from his crew. Many hours later he was rescued only when a crewmember of airship K-32 spotted him in the water, largely by chance. The remainder of the crew clung to the deflated bag of the blimp. At dawn, a J4F-2 Widgeon seaplane from ZP-21 discovered them.
Tragically, before he could be pulled from the sea, Stessel was attacked by a shark and vanished in a crimson froth.
The sea state would not permit the Widgeon to set down on water. The J4F-2 directed surface ships to a rescue. Tragically, before he could be pulled from the sea, Stessel was attacked by a shark and vanished in a crimson froth. As if in requiem, K-74's two remaining depth charges – now underwater with most of the blimp – detonated deep below the surface. The USS Dahlgren arrived on the scene shortly after, and sailors armed with rifles and Thompson .45-caliber submachine guns fired shots to keep sharks at bay while the crew were brought aboard.
Initially, Grills and his crew faced official disapproval since they had violated standing orders in attacking the submarine, but this changed after the squadron commander interviewed them at length. It wasn't until 1961, however, that Grills received the Distinguished Flying Cross and his crew Navy Commendation Medals, after German records revealed that K-74 had damaged the U-boat.
Mae West life jackets are passed out in the gondola of a K-class blimp. The crew of K-74 had to take to the sea in their Mae Wests after being shot down by a German U-boat. National Museum of Naval Aviation photo
It is unknown whether the damage was severe enough to keep the U-boat from submerging, but in the hunt for U-134 after K-74 was shot down, the boat was damaged again in an air attack. It was finally sunk by a Royal Air Force bomber days later while attempting to limp home on the surface to Germany for repairs. K-74 was the only blimp downed by enemy action in World War II and Stessel the only crewmember killed by enemy action. Stessel's family members did not receive his Purple Heart until 54 years after he died at sea.
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11:31 AM May 13, 2010
This is the stuff that makes great films. I never knew these kind of actions took place in WW2. I was aware blimps were used, but had never heard of any attacks or downings. Thanks for a great story. I am happy to see these men were finally recognized for their heroism!
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R Robertson, CDR, USNR (Ret)
8:41 AM May 20, 2010
Naval Aviation is filled with these little-known stories. Bravo Zulu to the air crews of the lighter-than-air squadrons that kept our coasts safe, and the sea lanes open.
Robert F. Dorr
It was a privilege and an honor to learn a little about the men who flew these lighter-than-air machines and waged war with very little recognition. Fortunately, a couple of excellent books are now available on the subject. Bravo Zulu indeed.
Chuck Oldham (Editor)
9:15 PM May 20, 2010
Imagine the guts it took to bore in on a depth charge run at 55 knots maximum against anti-aircraft defenses that regularly shot down aircraft moving at six times that speed. It's a shame it took so long to recognize the heroism of the men aboard K-74, but it's a privilege to help get the true story before the public.
mikesparks
9:58 PM December 24, 2010
One of the crewmates john kowalski was a relative of mine. If anyone knows if there are any surving crew, I would love to know. Please send me a message.
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Don Kaiser
9:59 PM October 9, 2011
Great history about the K-74. Another little-known event involving USN K-ships; namely, the first transatlantic crossing by non-rigid airships was featured in the Spring issue of Naval Aviation News to help commemorate this year's Centennial of Naval Aviation (1911-2011):
http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/currentissue/NAN_vol93_no2_KShips_feature.pdf
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Sorry- here's the correct link for that article:
http://www.naval-airships.org/resources/documents/NAN_vol93_no2_KShips_feature.pdf
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david giddings
11:01 AM January 25, 2013
Thank you for remembering this battle, my father was on the k-74.
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On the back of each section, attached a printed version of the entry label, which automatically appears after each entry is submitted. Mail entries to SPJ-SFJ Contest 2017, Eugene S. Pulliam National Journalism Center, 3909 N. Meridian St., Suite 200, Indianapolis, IN 46208. Entries must be postmarked by March 9, 2018. Also, attach PDFs of the front or cover page from three of the submitted entries.
021 Finest in Features Sweepstakes
This award honors three publications in each circulation category that garner the most awards in the other 18 categories. No entry is necessary. Instead, points are assigned for each of the other winning entries (20 points for a first-place finish, 15 for second, for example), and the publications with the highest number of points received the sweepstakes awards.
022 Best College Features Journalist
Open to any college student whose work appeared in or on an officially recognized student media source (newspaper, website, podcast, TV station, radio station, etc.). Journalists should submit up to three features that appeared in the calendar year.
Fee to enter is $25. The winner will receive a $500 award. Deadline to enter is March 9, 2018.
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2018 SFJ Awards