Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.
The staff and faculty of Lincoln College of Technology wishes you and yours a happy and safe Thanksgiving weekend.
Thanksgiving On the Roads
The American Automobile Association (AAA) estimated that 42.2 million Americans traveled 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in 2010.
Thanksgiving On the Table
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota is the top turkey-producing state in America, with a planned production total of 46.5 million in 2011. Six states—Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, Virginia, and Indinia—account for nearly two-thirds of the 248 million turkeys that will be raised in the U.S. this year.
In a survey conducted by the National Turkey Federation, nearly 88 percent of Americans said they eat turkey at Thanksgiving. The average weight of turkeys purchased for Thanksgiving is 15 pounds, which means some 690 million pounds of turkey were consumed in the U.S. during Thanksgiving in 2007.
Cranberry production in the U.S. is expected to reach 750 million pounds in 2011. Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington are the top cranberry growing states.
Illinois, California, Pennsylvania and New York are the major pumpkin growing states, together they produced 1.1 billion pounds of pumpkin in 2010. Total U.S. production was over 1.5 billion pounds.
The sweet potato is most plentifully produced in North Carolina, which grew 972 million pounds of the popular Thanksgiving side dish vegetable in 2010. Other sweet potato powerhouses included California and Mississippi, and the top producing states together generated over 2.4 billion pounds of the tubers.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest pumpkin pie ever baked weighed 2,020 pounds and measured just over 12 feet long. It was baked on October 8, 2005 by the New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers in Ohio, and included 900 pounds of pumpkin, 62 gallons of evaporated milk, 155 dozen eggs, 300 pounds of sugar, 3.5 pounds of salt, 7 pounds of cinnamon, 2 pounds of pumpkin spice and 250 pounds of crust.
*From History.com
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
NEW 6 WEEKS !
Welcome back returning students and hello new students!
This 6 weeks is going to go so fast. With the holidays, family, friends, and other distractions. Lets make sure we keep our eyes on the prize and remain focused.
This first week we will be conducting the Student Satisfaction Survey. This survey is done on the computer and will ask you a series of questions about all aspects of the school. Your feedback is needed and appreciated. Please take a moment to complete the survey ! :)
Have a great First week
This 6 weeks is going to go so fast. With the holidays, family, friends, and other distractions. Lets make sure we keep our eyes on the prize and remain focused.
This first week we will be conducting the Student Satisfaction Survey. This survey is done on the computer and will ask you a series of questions about all aspects of the school. Your feedback is needed and appreciated. Please take a moment to complete the survey ! :)
Have a great First week
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Attendance Challenge
Tomorrow Wednesday September 21st is The Lincoln College of Technology's Attendance Challenge Day.
This Session B we have had such great attendance at the Toledo Branch, we'd like to see if we can't make a record attendance day of 100% tomorrow Wednesday the 21st.
If we do get 100% then our executive director will spring for a Pizza Party on Thursday the 22nd. What better way to finish off the quarter huh?
Make sure you're here in all your classes ! and we will celebrate thursday :)
This Session B we have had such great attendance at the Toledo Branch, we'd like to see if we can't make a record attendance day of 100% tomorrow Wednesday the 21st.
If we do get 100% then our executive director will spring for a Pizza Party on Thursday the 22nd. What better way to finish off the quarter huh?
Make sure you're here in all your classes ! and we will celebrate thursday :)
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Summer Reading
If you haven 't yet, pick up The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. This trilogy of books is marked Y.A. but any age group will enjoy these three books.
The series is
1. The Hunger Games
2. Catching Fire
3. Mockingjay
2. Catching Fire
3. Mockingjay
and they have to be read in this order to make sense.
They follow the main character Catniss through the hunger games, and her love for two completely different men/boys. The themes throughout the book are ones of revolution, rebellion, independence, oppression, love, and the will to live. A movie is being made of the first novel as I write this and I can't wait to see how they illustrate 'the capital' and the outfits that Catniss gets to wear on her route to the hunger games.
I guarantee if you read one of these books, you will read the others, but the reading is easy, and the books fly by. Pick up this book before the movie comes out and eveyrone else jumps on the bandwagon.
Happy Reading.
-Heidi
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Summer Time Fun
Summer's in full swing, we have started our 'Summer Quarter' and even though school is still running and the opportunity for vacations is limited, there are still quite a few fun things to do in the Toledo Area.
Here are some fun day trips around the Toledo / Northwest Ohio area
Toledo Museum Of Art
http://www.toledomuseum.org
The Museum is free to students so take your Lincoln college of Technology I.D. and get in for free! There are priceless works of art, jewelry displays, historical artifacts, and the collection is constatnly changing
The Toledo Zoo
http://www.toledozoo.org
This summer there's a new baby elephant, as well as all your old favortes and several different concerts of some pretty big name artist in the zoo pavillion
Toledo Botanical Gardens.
http://www.toledogardens.org
Located just a few blocks north of Lincoln College the Toledo Botanical Gardens are free, open to the public, and provide all the excitement, pleasure, and enjoyment of a garden with none of the work !
There are yoga classes, art lessons, or you can just enjoy a leisurely stroll through the grounds and enjoy the flora and fauna
Check Back Each Week !!!!
New listings posted each week
Here are some fun day trips around the Toledo / Northwest Ohio area
Toledo Museum Of Art
http://www.toledomuseum.org
The Museum is free to students so take your Lincoln college of Technology I.D. and get in for free! There are priceless works of art, jewelry displays, historical artifacts, and the collection is constatnly changing
The Toledo Zoo
http://www.toledozoo.org
This summer there's a new baby elephant, as well as all your old favortes and several different concerts of some pretty big name artist in the zoo pavillion
Toledo Botanical Gardens.
http://www.toledogardens.org
Located just a few blocks north of Lincoln College the Toledo Botanical Gardens are free, open to the public, and provide all the excitement, pleasure, and enjoyment of a garden with none of the work !
There are yoga classes, art lessons, or you can just enjoy a leisurely stroll through the grounds and enjoy the flora and fauna
Check Back Each Week !!!!
New listings posted each week
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Gas Prices ! YOW~!
The weather has gotten warmer, and the gas prices have gone up, that leaves many (including me) wondering... why do the prices change so often? and how do they change over the span of a few hours.
Hopefully this article from this month's Lincoln Statement will give you some answers.
Why Are Gas Prices So High? And Why Do They Change Over Night?
by Heidi Sutter-Voelzke Librarian Lincoln College of Technology
-These are questions I often find myself asking. We are all affected by the rising costs of fuel as much of what we buy, eat, and do is driven by our access to petroleum and petroleum based products.
So what's the deal?
As I write this on May 11th, 2011 average gas throughout the state of Ohio is around $4.05 per gallon. Americans are feeling the pinch. Although around the world people have been paying upwards of $5 per gallon for years.
There are A LOT of factors that combine to drive our fuel costs in the United States and I will attempt to distill (pardon the pun) them as much as possible, and leave the politics well enough alone.
Even though, as I stated above, there are many, many factors that contribute to fuel and oil prices in our country the actual equation is relativity simple and made of up four main components
Those are ...
Crude Oil + Refining Process + Retail Sales Distribution + Taxes = gas prices at the pump
However, these components do not figure equally in this equation.
Lets Break it down
Crude Oil - 69%
-finding the oil (keep in mind that oil is a finite resource and it's getting harder to find it and ... see next component... get it out of the ground)
-getting oil out of the ground
-transporting the crude to the refinery
-maintaining a reserve capacity of crude oil
-profit
Refining the Crude - 6%
-producing special blends of gasoline to meet local clean air guidelines
-transporting Gas to the stations
-maintaining the refinery and paying the workers
-profit
Selling the Gasoline at the Station - 10%
-operational costs
-marketing costs
-profit
Taxes: Federal and State - 15%
Knowing these components does not make you less angry at the pump, but does help you understand the price swings and dips better. The two largest components of this equation are the most volatile. There are many things that can interrupt the production of and the importation of oil and when this happens you see price spikes
While the good news is that consumers such as you and I will make decisions to drive better, more fuel efficient cars, whether out of choice or by pure economic necessity, the down side is that the price of oil will never be back down around the two dollar mark.
The oil that has been the easiest and the cheapest to access has all been used up which means that engineers and oil companies are requiring more technology, more man power, and more (bigger) machinery to access oil. This translates all to more $$$$. Also, the quality of the crude we are able to access is greatly diminished therefore, more refining is required to produce a usable product. More heat, more energy, and more man power is required to break those carbon bonds.
Also cultural and political unrest in the countries that own the largest crude reserves also make for an unstable environment and nervous investors. Also the suppliers cannot ensure an uninterrupted supply.
The taxes we pay on gasoline are not likely to go away either. Motorists in Ohio pay about 60 cents of taxes for every gallon at the pump.
It's no secret that prices on oil effect almost everything in our economy. With rising fuel costs we ware forced to become more efficient drivers, carpoolers, shoppers, and vacationers. Although learning to be a little more frugal is never a bad thing sometimes it can take a while for our salaries to keep up.
See this month's edition of the Statement for more tips and tricks to save fuel around town.
Hopefully this article from this month's Lincoln Statement will give you some answers.
Why Are Gas Prices So High? And Why Do They Change Over Night?
by Heidi Sutter-Voelzke Librarian Lincoln College of Technology
-These are questions I often find myself asking. We are all affected by the rising costs of fuel as much of what we buy, eat, and do is driven by our access to petroleum and petroleum based products.
So what's the deal?
As I write this on May 11th, 2011 average gas throughout the state of Ohio is around $4.05 per gallon. Americans are feeling the pinch. Although around the world people have been paying upwards of $5 per gallon for years.
There are A LOT of factors that combine to drive our fuel costs in the United States and I will attempt to distill (pardon the pun) them as much as possible, and leave the politics well enough alone.
Even though, as I stated above, there are many, many factors that contribute to fuel and oil prices in our country the actual equation is relativity simple and made of up four main components
Those are ...
Crude Oil + Refining Process + Retail Sales Distribution + Taxes = gas prices at the pump
However, these components do not figure equally in this equation.
Lets Break it down
Crude Oil - 69%
-finding the oil (keep in mind that oil is a finite resource and it's getting harder to find it and ... see next component... get it out of the ground)
-getting oil out of the ground
-transporting the crude to the refinery
-maintaining a reserve capacity of crude oil
-profit
Refining the Crude - 6%
-producing special blends of gasoline to meet local clean air guidelines
-transporting Gas to the stations
-maintaining the refinery and paying the workers
-profit
Selling the Gasoline at the Station - 10%
-operational costs
-marketing costs
-profit
Taxes: Federal and State - 15%
Knowing these components does not make you less angry at the pump, but does help you understand the price swings and dips better. The two largest components of this equation are the most volatile. There are many things that can interrupt the production of and the importation of oil and when this happens you see price spikes
While the good news is that consumers such as you and I will make decisions to drive better, more fuel efficient cars, whether out of choice or by pure economic necessity, the down side is that the price of oil will never be back down around the two dollar mark.
The oil that has been the easiest and the cheapest to access has all been used up which means that engineers and oil companies are requiring more technology, more man power, and more (bigger) machinery to access oil. This translates all to more $$$$. Also, the quality of the crude we are able to access is greatly diminished therefore, more refining is required to produce a usable product. More heat, more energy, and more man power is required to break those carbon bonds.
Also cultural and political unrest in the countries that own the largest crude reserves also make for an unstable environment and nervous investors. Also the suppliers cannot ensure an uninterrupted supply.
The taxes we pay on gasoline are not likely to go away either. Motorists in Ohio pay about 60 cents of taxes for every gallon at the pump.
It's no secret that prices on oil effect almost everything in our economy. With rising fuel costs we ware forced to become more efficient drivers, carpoolers, shoppers, and vacationers. Although learning to be a little more frugal is never a bad thing sometimes it can take a while for our salaries to keep up.
See this month's edition of the Statement for more tips and tricks to save fuel around town.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Spring Might Spring Up
I know it doesn't feel like it to most of us but it is officially spring! Here in Northern Ohio it's been in the 30s with rain and freezing rain and all kinds of messy weather. This hasn't stopped me from starting to look forward to the summer Beach Reads (Those quick fun reads they put out by all the big authors in the summer such as Janet Evanovich, Nora Roberts, Jane Green, James Patterson, Ect... ) I love beach reads... here are some of the few I'm looking to read ! Most of these are from http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/ which is a good site if you're into reading series of books and want to know which one comes next and also if you want to preview new books by your favorite authors and see what's coming. Check it out for new and upcoming releases. 
Ever since the Princess Diaries and Ann Hathaway I have Loved Meg Cabot. Even though these are Young Adult Books I still enjoy them very much and always find the characters relatable.
A Favorite of mine... I love the Stephanie Plum novels. It's the only book that I have ever laughed out loud reading. I'm ready for more adventures with Lulu, Grandma, Ranger, Morelli, and Rex
Ever since the Princess Diaries and Ann Hathaway I have Loved Meg Cabot. Even though these are Young Adult Books I still enjoy them very much and always find the characters relatable. A Favorite of mine... I love the Stephanie Plum novels. It's the only book that I have ever laughed out loud reading. I'm ready for more adventures with Lulu, Grandma, Ranger, Morelli, and Rex 
I love the Sookie Stackhouse books and I get them as soon as they are available. I watch the show True Blood as well. This one is going to be release on May 3rd. I can't wait. This is not another compilation of stories, this one advances the Southern Vampire story line with Eric, Pam, and their crew
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