games (duh). But he also holds the record for the most interceptions thrown, 310 and counting. This makes him one of the very best at losing possession of the football, a critical element in losing football games (again, duh).

But when most sports fans try to compute the two in their heads, the touchdowns cancel out the interceptions in their brains. So when coaches look at Favre, they see an offensive machine, a little old, but solid like a diesel engine. What they don't see is the other Favre, the one that breaks down regularly, like for example, a turbo-charged diesel engine.

America is just the same:

We have some of the very best public schools: Berkeley, University of Washington, University of Texas at Austin. And some of the worst: peekPages

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Students Visit

Today, twenty-three students from Isla Bank School made a special visit to the museum to view the Isla Bank display. They came in three groups of 7 or 8 accompanied by "Mrs T".

Peter Campbell, our display manager, welcomed them to the museum and gave an introduction to what they were about to see. There are four different display rooms in the courthouse, covering the Church, Anzac Memorial and the Cemetery; the School; Contractors and Farmers; and People in the News.

Working in pairs, they hunted for answers to questions about the display. Different sets of questions were geared toward different age groups. These were created by the Isla Bank principal, Clare Robinson.

I think the students were surprised to hear that the Isla Bank School started