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Sheryl Matthys of Leashes & Lovers, a dating and networking site for dog lovers like us, is releasing her new book Leashes and Lovers, What Your Dog Can Teach You About Love, Life, and Happiness on March 31. The book launch will be celebrated with a booksale on the Leashes and Lovers website, with many opportunities to win prizes, as well as a gala launch party at nightlife hotspot Blvd. in New York City.
In her book, Sheryl Matthys, The Dog Expert® reveals how to attract the life you want, and improve your relationships whether with a special someone, a spouse, or your friends and family. She shares stories with dog lovers like YOU and of Celebs like Cesar Millan, Richard Belzer, Howard Stern, & Rachel Ray.
Some of the prizes available when you buy the book before March 31 include doggy eye exams and correction, dog birthday parties, website creation, and more, all valued at over $250. There are many more opportunities to win prizes and snag goodie bags at the party, with proceeds benefiting The American Humane Association.
So far, critics are loving the advice in Matthys' book. Matthys says it can help you with any number of relationship issues (dog or human), including making the right match, making the best of a break-up, dealing with your emotions when others just aren't into your dog, and even mourning the loss of a best friend.
Visit the site to see a book trailer, to learn more about the online book sale, and get tickets for the NYC party.


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Boeing Revising Batteries to Get 787 Back in Air
Boeing is telling customers it is working on a revised design for the batteries in its 787 Dreamliners that the company hopes will win permission for the planes to fly again. WSJ's Jon Ostrower reports on The News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
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Gasoline futures hit a six-month high on Wednesday, with some market watchers believing the rally has further to run.
With Americans already feeling the pinch of higher taxes, gas prices have been on a fairly steady climb. Two major factors behind the rise are supply issues and a lack of refining capacity, according to Commodities trader Anthony Grisanti.
(Read more: Gasoline at Highest Price Ever for This Time of Year.)
Indeed, stockpiles of gasoline and distillates fell, according to the weekly petroleum status report released by the Energy Information Administration this week — triggering some concerns that a dearth of supply will put even more upward pressure on energy prices.


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The Lewiston-Porter School District has reduced its budget each year since 2009, but New York state has also reduced its aid in each of those years, leaving the gap up to the district to be filled.
The Lew-Port Board of Education has found ways without increasing the tax levy in three of those years, but, as a result, it now makes the 2013-14 budget more difficult to balance.
A handful of district residents heard the realities of Lewiston-Porter's revised budget at a public hearing Tuesday night.
All totaled, the net state aid loss to Lew-Port in the past four years has been $9.4 million.
"This is aid that was not sent to Niagara County, but to bailout other agencies and programs in other regions across New York state," said Lew-Port Superintendent Christopher Roser.
With the failure of the first budget vote in May, the board will now ask the taxpayers for a 3.95 percent tax levy increase - the highest in more than 10 years.
Roser went on to outline the budget and cuts.
The 2013-14 budget is $39,647,771, 2.04 percent lower than the 2012-13 budget. He said the board came to that figure by making major cuts through elimination of programs and positions.
The administrative budget has been reduced by $168,000 through reductions in day-to-day operations and legal fees; elimination of staff members in human resources and the IEC office; filling the assistant superintendent position from within; cutting overtime and recruiting; eliminating conferences and professional development; and going a different way with regards to the district newsletter.
In the program budget, reductions have been made to the tune of $506,089. "This is what Lew-Port is all about," said Roser, referring to a host of affected areas.
Cuts include in-service training, eliminating 43 positions (12 of them teachers); eliminating the International Exchange Program; cutting all field trips; reducing school counselors and psychologists summer work; cuts in supplies; elimination of the Junior ROTC program; reducing the number of substitutes called in during the year; and cutting substitute aides and health exams.
Roser has moved nine positions to federal grants, but warned that starting next year those grants will begin to be reduced and the positions will need to be pulled back into the regular budget.
"Since 2009 we have cut 76 positions at Lew-Port," said Roser. "There are no classroom aides at all. Hall monitors have been eliminated.
"The only monitors we have are door monitors in each building and one aide that covers the entire campus to relieve door monitors for breaks."
Cuts were made to the transportation budget by reducing the amount budgeted for gasoline and combining some runs.
In the capital budget cuts were made to the operation and maintenance of buildings and grounds.
"All the custodian and cleaning staff have been reduced," said Roser. "This means some things won't get cleaned as often as they have in the past."
The board also cut in the areas of utilities with the hope that those costs don't go up and that the winter is mild.
The Lewiston-Porter United Teachers have assisted the district in its cost savings by continuing to contribute to their health benefits along with money they gave back to the district in 2009-10 and 2010-11 from their health trust.
As to the impact the district faces, Roser said the staffing cuts would eliminate the flexibility for students to get all the courses they need. It also eliminates half of the electives in technology and with fewer aides in the classroom, students who need that support will struggle more.
"In the administrative changes, there will be fewer secretaries to complete work so some things will go undone," emphasized Roser.
"There is no room for error," he continued.
With less money for substitutes, subs will not be called in and classes may be cancelled or combined into a larger room with one sub.
"Security has been cut at a time when the world requires everyone to be more vigilant," said Roser, who at one time had hoped for a full-time resource officer on campus.
What does all this mean for the local taxpayer?
With no STAR exemption, taxes for a Town of Lewiston resident with a $100,000 home would increase by $73 and for Town of Porter, $56.
If the budget is voted down on Tuesday, June 18, the board is required by law to go to contingency, meaning it reverts back to exactly what the budget is for the 2012-13 school year. This means they would have to find another $882,395 in cuts.
The board and administration have made those decisions.
A contingency budget would see Lewiston-Porter reducing kindergarten to half-day; eliminating varsity, JV and modified sports; eliminating plays, musicals and clubs; cutting one art teacher thus eliminating a number of art electives; and cutting three cleaning positions.
"There isn't any other place to go," said Roser.
"This budget is $2,341,722 less than 2009-10, and $471,407 less than last year's budget. We not spending more money, we're spending less money.
"The budget has been going down ever since I got here," he continued. "We don't have aid coming in from the state so we have to make it up locally.
"These are not scare tactics," Roser said recently. "We need support one way or the other on Tuesday night."
Only one speaker came to the podium and urged the board to make education their first priority.
"Make choices in the best interest of the students," said Terisa Casal. "Cutting academic programs to promote sports seems irresponsible."
She also asked the board to keep kindergarten at full day, stating that it is every bit as important and is the basis of a student's beginning education.
"I truly love everything about this school and I'm sad and worried about what is coming," she said.
"I want you to put education No. 1," she concluded.
The Lewiston-Porter budget vote will be held Tuesday, June 18, from noon to 8 p.m. in the Community Resource Building.


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Exorcist's Linda Blair a Disney Princess?
Linda Blair, star of 1973 Halloween film staple "The Exorcist," visits The Wall Street Journal to discuss the role's impact on her life, why she dreamed of being a Disney Princess and her dog rescue work. Plus, hear Blair's 5 best horror flick picks. With Off Duty Host Wendy Bounds
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (March 1, 2009) - Despite leading 3-1 early in the match the ETSU men's tennis team could not hold on to its lead as Western Michigan stormed back from its deficit to upset the No. 45th-ranked Bucs, 4-3 Sunday afternoon at the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis, Minn. With the loss ETSU falls to 1-6 on the season, while
After senior captains Enrique Olivares (Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela) and Alex Ahlgren (Tyerso, Sweden) defeated WMU's Michael Calderone and Kazuya Komada in the opening doubles contest, the Broncos rallied to take the final two pairs matches giving the Western Michigan an early 1-0 lead.
However, that early lead wouldn't last long as ETSU freshman Robin Akser (
Unfortunately for the Bucs this was the last lead ETSU would see during the match as the Broncos responded by winning the final three singles matches as sophomores Charles Bottoni (
The Bucs will return to action with their first Atlantic Sun Conference matches of the season next weekend as ETSU host both Lipscomb and Belmont at the
1. #15 Enrique Olivares (ETSU) def. Kevin Hayward (WMU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Kazuva Komada (WMU) def. Charles Bottoni (ETSU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Michael Calderone (WMU) def. Grega Teraz (ETSU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
4. Sander Gille (ETSU) def. Casey Cullen (WMU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Robin Akser (ETSU) def. Brad Noel (WMU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Pablo Olivarez (WMU) def. Alex Ahlgren (ETSU) 6-2, 6-4
1. Enrique Olivares/Alex Algren (ETSU) def. Michael Calderone/Kazuya Komada (WMU) 8-6
2. Kevin Hayward/Zeyad Montasser (WMU) def. Robin Akser/Daniel Isaza (ETSU) 8-6
3. Casey Cullen/Pablo Olivarez (WMU) def. Grega Teraz/Charles Bottoni (ETSU) 8-3
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Western Michigan 9-6
East Tennessee State 1-6; National ranking #45
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,1,4,2,3,6)


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Melges 24 European Sailing Series 2013 Concludes With Close Finish In Hanko
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The International Melges 24 fleet enjoyed a spectacular conclusion to its inaugural Melges 24 European Sailing Series with a final closely fought regatta in Hanko, Norway. The series opened on Lake Balaton in May and featured five regattas including Kiel Week, Torbole Melges 24 Week on Lake Garda and the Magic Marine Melges 24 European Championship in Medemblik.
A total of 119 teams from 15 nations took part in the series which has proven hugely popular and has helped to consolidate the Melges 24 international programme and make it easier for competitors to plan their seasons. From the outset Riccardo Simoneschi's Audi Ultra team from Italy put their stamp on the event by winning the Lake Balaton Regatta and they rarely put a foot wrong from that point forward.
The concluding event at the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club saw 37 teams come to the line for a light airs series that challenged the crews to the max. The Scandinavian and Baltic teams have been gaining in strength throughout this season and the results clearly demonstrate this with first place going to Herman Horrn-Johannessen of Norway's Rett Rundt Hjornet. Riccardo Simoneschi and Audi Ultra were second with Norwegians Thomas Oksmo sailing Kjus third and Peder Jahre saiing Storm Capital Sail Racing fourth. Estonia's Ants Haavel aboard Freddy rounded out the top five.
Second place in Hanko was sufficient to give Riccardo Simoneschi overall victory in the Melges 24 European Sailing Series 2013 and he was presented with the new trophy at the prize giving in Hanko. Second place in the Series went to Denmark's Rene Bruun aboard BNI with John Den Engelsman of the Netherlands sailing Mr Henri third and fellow Dutchman Wietze Zetzema fourth.
Speaking after the prize giving in Hanko, Riccardo Simoneschi said "I'm very happy for this victory and the way in which it comes. I want to thank my regular crew, tactician Enrico Fonda, trimmer Vittorio Rosso, pitman Enrico Buscaglia and bow Lucia Giorgetti (plus Michele Cannoni and Maurizio Loberto who sailed one step each) they are all very good and determined sailors. I would also like to thank all the competitors, the volunteers, the hosting clubs for the wonderful and friendly environments you have created around the events to make the series a real " must do" for the future. The European Sailing Series has given the possibility to sail only at high level on the best race courses of the continent with highly skilled race committees, great locations and facilities like never before for a continental circuit. I' m looking forward to the 2014 edition."
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|The Celtic Cross erected in 1909 in commemoration of Irish Immigrants who died at Grosse-Île.
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Many Irish seeking to escape the famine landed at the Port of Quebec, and then made their way to other parts of Canada, as well as into the United States. If you are seeking ancestors who left Ireland during the Great Famine of 1845-1852, and have been unable to find any sign of them coming through U.S. ports, then check out the sources listed below. Canada was still part of the United Kingdom in this period and so could not close her borders to those fleeing the famine.
In this post I have included many resources for research, including books and free online sources. Also, since the busiest season at Grosse-Île was 1847, I have included a brief history of the quarantine station with details of that year.
The Great Famine**(see note #1): 1847 Ireland and Grosse-Île
The Great Famine, (in Irish An Gorta Mór, The Great Hunger), began in Ireland around 1845 and lasted until about 1852; however, the year which has been marked as its most deadly is 1847. In the province of Québec Canada, and the island of Grosse-Île (translation: Big Island) in the St. Lawrence Seaway, a record 98,649 immigrants arrived at the Port of Québec in the single navigation season of 1847; many of them were Irish. Prior to that year, the average number of newcomers per navigation season numbered between twenty-five and thirty thousand. These were individuals who could actually afford to travel to the Americas; hundreds of thousands sought refuge in England, Scotland, and Wales.
In the period, ships normally took an average of 45 days to make the crossing. In 1847, 26 of those that set sail took more than 60 days to reach Grosse Île. For some the trip meant weeks of being crowded in close quarters onboard the sailing ships, living in unsanitary conditions, weakened by malnutrition and lack of clean water. When they arrived at Grosse-Île many of them were already infected with typhus, the disease which would soon reach epidemic proportions. Vessels were ordinarily quarantined for an average of 6 days at Grosse Île; however, in 1847 several were held there for more than 20 days. To see a sanitized view of the accommodations on a famine ship visit my post The Dunbrody: A Famine Ship.
According to the historical record, in 1847, 398 ships were inspected at Grosse Île, and 441 ships registered in Québec. Of these ships, 77 carried well over 400 passengers each. The known point of origin for at least 230 of these ships was Ireland. (I include Liverpool in this count because many Irish used Liverpool as their main point of departure):
21 ships left from Belfast, Ireland
26 ships left from County Sligo, Ireland
27 ships left from Dublin, Ireland
33 ships left from County Cork, Ireland
50 ships originated in County Limerick, Ireland
73 ships originated in Liverpool, England
Despite the fact that it had been enlarged during the navigation season of 1847, the quarantine station at Grosse-Île was wholly inadequate to handle the number of persons arriving on its shores. Many ships, still fully loaded with their complement of passengers, had to anchor offshore from the island awaiting inspectors and medical personnel.
According to the official record, 5,282 passengers perished and 172 live births were recorded onboard the vessels which were to bring them to a new life in North America.
In 1847, 5,424 dead were buried on Grosse Île; however, thousands more died after making their way to other cities in Canada, in particular Toronto and Hamilton, as well as towns in the Niagara region of Ontario. (See note #2 below)
|Shelter in the western sector of Grosse Île. The cholera hospital, built in 1832, is shown.
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The difference in numbers is accounted for in the summary of one of the Grosse-Île hospital registers in which the following note is written, (believed to date to 1897). One might be inclined to question the veracity of the note given that it was written fifty years after the event, but this is the official record. It reads:
"In 1847 the deaths in the Hospital were 3,226, the interments 5,424. The difference is made up of those who died on vessels in Quarantine, or upon landing, but before they could be entered in the hospital books."
Just one look at the Irish cemetery speaks to the fact that these individuals were buried in mass graves. We know that when the navigation season opened, the medical superintendent of the station, Dr. George Douglas, asked the Catholic and Anglican clergy to take care of the dead. The clergy members paid strict attention to ensure burials were carried out according to sacred rites. Mass graves were indeed dug, but individual bodies were each placed in their own coffin. Nothing in the documentation supports burials of any other nature.
|Glass panels bearing the names of 6000 dead with the Irish cemetery in the background
Some have claimed that as many as 10,000 Irish are buried at Grosse-Île, but we do not yet have the evidence to support such a claim. As I noted earlier in this post many thousands of Irish who managed to survive the landing at the Port of Québec moved into other areas of the country of Canada, and into the United States as well, and many of them did not survive for very long after arriving.
1. There were in fact two famines in Ireland characterized as "The Great Famine": The First Great Famine dated from about 1740 to 1741, and was caused by destruction of crops which resulted from "The Great Frost" which struck Ireland between December 1739 and September 1741. Many rural Irish moved to the better supplied urban areas such as Cork and Dublin during this period, although there was an increase in emigration from Ireland after 1741. For further information on the climate induced Great Famine of 1740-41 visit this LINK.
The Second Great Famine, to which this post refers, resulted in mass emigration. Dating from about 1845 to about 1852, the famine was caused by potato blight, a fungal disease which wiped out the potato crop, the principle food staple in the diet of most Irish.
There is also the little known famine of 1879 called "An Gorta Beag" by the Irish, or The Little Famine. This period was marked by food shortages and widespread hunger, particularly in rural regions, and resulted in an increase in population movement within Ireland. In this instance aid was forthcoming from the British government, most likely spurred by pressure from Parnell and the members of the Land League.
Left via St. John's, Newfoundland: 15,000 persons
Left via Canada West: 15,000 persons
Settled in Canada: 56,880 persons
Settled in the districts of Quebec and Montreal in the Eastern Townships: 3,700 persons
Settled at Bytown and various places along the Ottawa and Rideau rivers: 6,930 persons
Settled at Kingstown and the Bay of Quinté, Hastings, Prince Edward, and the Midland districts: 5,850 persons
Settled at Coburg, Port Hope, Windsor, Whitby and Darlington, and in the Newcastle and Colburne Districts: 7,123 persons.
Settled at Toronto and in the Home and Simcoe Districts: 16,318 persons
Settled at Port Credit, Oakville and Hamilton, and the Wellington and Gore Districts: 12, 639 persons
Settled in the London, Western and Huron Districts: 4, 370 persons.
1. Charbonneau, Andre and Doris Drolet-Dube. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. Ottawa, ON: Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 1997.
Copies of this book are available for purchase online, but are usually fairly expensive. Consult WORLD CAT to find a location near you which has a copy of this book.
2. Crowley, John, William J. Smyth, Mike Murphy, editors. Atlas of The Great Irish Famine, University College Cork, New York University Press, 2012. This extraordinary 728 page tome is a must have reference book for anyone who wishes to have a more complete understanding of the Great Famine.
3. O'Gallagher, Mariana. Eyewitness: Grosse Isle, 1847. Carraigh Books, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, 1995.
4. O'Gallagher, Mariana. Grosse Ile Gateway to Canada 1832-1937. Carraigh Books, Québec City, Québec, Canada, 1984.
Both of Mariana O'Gallagher's books are widely available. Mariana O'Gallagher was an Irish/Canadian historian, and expert on Grosse-Île, who had a significant family connection to the Celtic Cross. Her grandfather, Jeremiah Gallagher, born in Macroom, County Cork, Ireland, was the designer of the cross, and was President of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in 1909 when the cross was unveiled. Sadly, Mariana passed away in May of 2010.
Check WORLD CAT for the location of copies of these books in a library near you.
1. On the Libraries and Archives Canada website LINK you can search a database which includes information on 33,026 immigrants whose names appear in surviving records of the Grosse-Île Quarantine Station from the period between 1832 and 1937.
2. A searchable list of 6000 names of those buried on Grosse-Île is available on the Parks Canada website: LINK. These names are engraved on glass panels which overlook the Irish cemetery on the western side of the island. They are grouped by year on the website.
3. You can make an online visit to the official government website for Grosse-Île site, and view photographs of the buildings and cemeteries on the island: LINK
4. The Libraries and Archives Canada website feature: In Quarantine: Life and Death on Grosse-Île: 1832 - 1937 is worth a look, and includes images from a private family collection.
5. In the listing of pages on this blog is one which includes my transcription of a list of almost 500 children who were registered as 'orphans' during the 1847 navigation season from Ireland to Gross Île Québec, and on to other parts of North America, including Canada and the United States. I have put the word orphans in quotes because not every child on the list was in fact an orphan; some were simply temporarily separated from their family members. Their status is usually noted in the remarks column.
6. An excellent account of the genesis of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Celtic Cross (pictured above) is given by Mariana O'Gallagher on the Ireland monument site: click on this LINK.
7. A well documented account entitled "The Irish Emigration of 1847 and Its Canadian Consequences" can be viewed on the University of Manitoba site: LINK
8. For researching famine victims who landed in the United States see the NARA (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration) website LINK., especially view Irish Famine Passengers Records: LINK. Be aware that on this site the records of immigrants to the United States during the Famine period is not exclusively limited to the Irish born. In the Irish Famine Passenger Records approximately 30 percent of the passengers list their native country as somewhere other than Ireland.
9. On YouTube there are a number of video compilations of images of Grosse-Île which give a virtual tour of the present day site. Use the search term 'Grosse Ile Quebec (there is also a completely unrelated Grosse Ile in Michigan, so watch for that) and you will find several videos. Below I have included one which will give you an idea of the place.


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The Portsmouth City Almshouse was a locally administered public institution for the poor, homeless, and aged persons without means. In the 1895 Mayor's Message to the Common Council, the Keeper of the Almshouse, Joseph Overton, reported "the conduct of the inmates has been excellent, with the exception of a few, who have persisted in being intoxicated, but who have promised to reform and do better in the future." Overton was Keeper of the Almshouse of Portsmouth City from 1889 until his death from asthma on December 9, 1896.


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Progress made by Children of America
On March 29, the Chestnut Hill Local issued an Open Letter to Children of America, publicly asking it to respond to our request for answers to community concerns regarding traffic, signage, and the Volunteer Memorial Garden. As the newspaper was on press, I received a call from the Children of America CEO Thad Pryor. He wanted to talk and offered to fly to Philadelphia to meet in person.
Regrettably, we were unable to stop the press, but happily, the meeting took place, with very positive outcome. While COA feels, based on experience at other centers, that traffic will not be a problem, Pryor immediately offered to install a Right-Turn Only sign at its Germantown Avenue exit. He also promised to address traffic issues as, and if, they evolve.
Secondly, Pryor discussed the company's willingness to change corporate branding altering its signage colors to a muted blue rather than bright pink and blue. Such decisions are not made lightly, and this was an impressive acknowledgement of community values. The exterior paint colors it has selected for the building will also be sensitive to Germantown Avenue Guidelines.
As to the Volunteer Memorial Garden, Pryor offered to help as little or as much as we wish. (This triangular plot in front of the building at the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Bethlehem Pike was created in memory of former CHCA President Maurice McCarthy and all the volunteers who have supported the community over the years.) Pryor offered that COA could pay for the plantings, tend the garden, or to leave it all in the hands of the committee that cares for it, as they choose.
Concerns about COA employee parking were alleviated by learning that its landlord, Acadia Realty, pays for several spaces in SEPTA lots.
This meeting, held with representatives of the CHCA, CHBA, CHHS, ended with a very optimistic feeling. We welcome Children of America's community-minded approach and wish it well. The facility is expected to open in early summer.
Celeste Hardester
Chestnut Hill Community
Association Community Manager
Headline 'offensive'
I don't know who personally chose the headline above the very interesting summary of the life of Michele Haines (April 26), but I find it offensive in so many ways. I believe you owe your readers a printing of my comments, particularly as we are approaching Memorial Day.
I find it revolting to hear from the "hate America crowd" so often these days in a world where half the world's population still lives and destroys life using 5th century values, but the headline on the story in Local Life of a French-born woman that her father was "Killed by American bombs" takes the Local to a new low if that can be interpreted as the most noteworthy of her life experiences that it headlines her biography.
Let me remind the readers in this era of revisionist history that we sent 12 million of our citizens to sort out the barbarism of Europe and Asia from 1941-1945 for the second time in 20 years. 450,000 of them did not return and many remain there along with the cannon fodder of the First World War. These wars were begun by the so-called "civilized" world that our founders ran from, frequently for these very reasons.
Let me be very specific about the "American bombs" that were dropped over Europe in an attempt to thwart the onslaught of Hitler's National Socialist Military Forces (Nazis).
Our Army Air Forces made a command decision early in the war to do our bombing of enemy emplacements in the daylight hours despite the fact that our bombers had to fly beyond the reach of the fighter escort planes that gave them cover from enemy fighters, for whom they were sitting ducks.
The reason was clear; we determined it was more humanitarian to do so as we could do our best to choose targets that would spare civilians. The British and other allies did their bombing at night to spare their own men, and it was indiscriminate.
The result: The losses were so great that it was a near-mathematical impossibility for an airman to make the required number of missions to return home, so our 8th Air Force lost more men as a percentage of their units in daylight bombing than the Marines did in hand- to-hand combat taking the Japanese islands.
I wonder what fate might have befallen the families described in this article if the U.S. decided that "once was enough" in whether to save Europe from itself – again – and let the Germans exterminate, maim and experiment with those "lesser" ethnic strains in Europe as they had been doing all along since the mid-1930s?
How quick we forget.
Jim Foster
Mt. Airy
'Capitalism' article sparks discussions
First of all, I want to thank Lou Mancinelli for such a well-written article published last week. ("Wyndmoor illustrator updates 'Bible of capitalism,'" April 26).
I received many calls from friends who were positively surprised to find the article.
I noticed this week a letter to the editor titled "Shocked by cartoon version of Adam Smith" by a Ph.D teaching professor of Sociology at Drexel.
I could not expect a better result from the article!
It is precisely the intention of my book to bring these subjects to light and to discussion. His last paragraph says: "Who will tell the young reader of the Bible of capitalism to read also Polanyi's work on the genesis and development of the disembedded system of material conditions of existence we in the West have given the name of capitalism?"
What a great idea he just gave me! Isn't it wonderful to have these kinds of discussions in our local paper? Thank you
Sueli Melo Vieira
A big 'Thank you!'
On behalf of the Board and Staff of Chestnut Hill Meals On Wheels, thank you to all who helped make the CHMOW Tailgate Party fundraiser on April 26 a huge win for area homebound seniors who depend on the nutritious food deliveries and companionship provided by the organization and its volunteer drivers.
Through the generosity of the event's sponsors, area businesses and individuals who donated items for raffle prizes and a silent auction, and a few hundred area residents who attended the event, more than $25,000 was raised to support CHMOW's cost of providing meals for our clients.
Special thanks go Nicole Martz, chair of the organizing committee, and those on her committee who contributed hundreds of hours and a lot of energy and heart: Laura Bauder, Brenda Bott, Daniella Cavenagh, Barbara Anne Davey, Nancy Dearden, Caragh Gaffney, Molly Harrington, Jim Kohler, Lisa Lyons, Doug MacBride, Bridget Michener, Marilyn Paucker, Sue Pericelli, Jen Pilling, Dayna Regan, Nancy Ryan, Laurene Topping and Jennifer Zabierek.
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NASCAR Hoping To Add Street Value To Cup
By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
News that the 2013 Sprint Cup cars will more closely resemble street machinery is, well, news. Just news. Neutral news. Certainly not bad news and, in fact, a step in a happy direction. But, it is not great news for those who are waiting for a savior.
Time was, kids, the cars which raced at places Daytona, Martinsville and Darlington, were actual cars. Seriously.
At one time, yes, completely stock with, perhaps, a length of rope added to hold the driver in place when the Mercury he had bought at the dealership a couple of days before hit the ruddy banking at Richmond.
In those days, when a fan rooted for Chevrolet because that was what he had in his driveway, it was because that was what he had in his driveway.
Then, in the evolving quest for speed and the paydays which come with that, the stock cars were modded. And then, rather suddenly, they became the opposite of stock. They became purpose-built machines which were a lot more closely related to IndyCars than they were to the showroom products which were their namesakes.
Fans either accepted that, chose to ignore it or were not really cognizant to the extent of it.
And the cognizance aspect of that statement is in no way meant to be demeaning. In the 1980s, a couple of we IndyCar zealots went to a car show in Denver. A Winston Cup show car was on display. The first one which we had opportunity to examine.
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fitted with a Holley four-barrel on a high-rise Edelbrock intake manifold, but after that…a stock car? Seriously?
They sure looked stock on television and people around that sport sure talked like they were stock and they did feature blue ovals and bowties in the right places but…a stock car? Seriously?
The next epiphany vis a vis NASCAR stock car racing came years after I started covering more NASCAR than IndyCar and NHRA. It was on the annual January Charlotte Media Tour. Ray Evernham's first full-blown year as a team owner.
A big curtain was stretched across a portion of the race shop. Evernham stepped in front of the media corps, which at that time was pretty substantial, and said, kind of, meet my team. Out from behind the curtain paraded a long line of engineers. Like 20 of them. All in pressed white sport shorts and dress slacks. Most were young and well-groomed. None had grease under the fingernails.
Of course, well before that day, I knew what a rolling-plane windtunnel was. I had interviewed flow-dynamics enginners and was well aware that laptops were sharing bench space with torque wrenches in the shops.
But since that day, taking a deep breath precedes using the term stock car vis a vis NASCAR racing machinery.
Fans, of course – the fans who grew up around the sport and who based some of their rooting interests around car-maker loyalty – have long been seeing through decals and faux fenders and tube frames.
Some have shrugged and said whatever. They accepted it as evolution and progress and a minor price to pay to get the still-wonderful speed and noise and competition fix.
Others have drifted away, unsure of exactly what they were watching but knowing full well those were not the Impala SSs they used to hand wax under the tree near their driveway.
The car companies themselves have been forced into corners by the rush toward purpose-builds. Potential street-
car customers were not fooled by the logos and decals, but some tattered vestiges of brand-loyalty were adhering to the product. The folks in Michigan and Japan clearly felt that participating in NASCAR was beneficial to sales figures but, at what economic cost to the bottom line?
Rumors still fly from time to time about one or more of the car-makers pulling out of NASCAR as they internally debate if the millions they are pouring into the sport is being recouped by millions in sport-related sales.
At any rate, the Brylcreem is out of the tube. NASCAR is never going back to showroom vehicles. I remember asking Toyota Racing Development boss Lee White a couple of years ago if he favored moves in that direction. He said that people who want to watch actual cars being raced already have an outlet for that. "It's called GRAND-AM," he said.
But the sport does realize that it must reconnect with fans. That it is essential to re-establish some form of brand loyalty in NASCAR racing.
Positive news flowed out of the series a couple years ago when Ford redesigned its Nationwide Series cars to look more like actual Mustangs. Dodge followed suit with Challenger. Fans loved it.
Then, in the wake of that, all the makers began spreading the word that 2013 cars would lean heavily toward street-car appearance. Well, as much as aero considerations would allow.
Then, this week, word that NASCAR had approved designs for those 2013 cars, designs aided – as all designs in NASCAR are these days – by the series itself.
"We commend the manufacturers and our team at the R&D center on all the hard work they've put into this new car," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of competition. "With all the designs and surface areas of the car now approved, manufacturers can now move forward with building the components needed to outfit their cars. The wind tunnel testing we've had with the manufacturers over the past several months has given us the timely and necessary data we needed to come to this confirmation. We believe the new car is going to be a milestone opportunity for our sport, one that our fans will embrace."
Well, there is embracing your grandmother and then there is embracing Salma Hayek.
The guess here is that NASCAR fans will give the new cars a Flo the insurance lady hug. The belief here is you probably should be able to wait a couple more weeks to order your 2013 Brickyard tickets without fear of being shut out.
It's a positive move by the sport, but, as with some other recent moves to re-activate NASCAR, not a move in and of itself that will push the plunger on the powder keg of interest.
NASCAR will have to evolve its way back to mass popularity and that will not happen with the speed at which de-evolution put the sport in its current predicament.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway closed to traffic because of a 300-foot-long crack has been reopened.
Construction workers built bypass lanes that will allow two-way traffic between Milepost 376 and Mt. Mitchell State Park. The section opened on Monday.
The 500 foot long by-pass restores two-way traffic through the area affected by significant structural damage as a result of unusually heavy rainfall totals earlier this summer. The speed limit is down to 15 mph on the temporary lanes but the road is open just as the fall tourism season begins.
"We really wanted to try to accommodate really everybody, the communities, the visitors and everybody that knows and loves that stretch of the parkway this time of the year," said Leesa Sutton Brandon, the parkway's partnerships and community outreach coordinator.
The Craggy Gardens Visitor Center and Picnic Area, located at Milepost 364, was also reopened on Monday.
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Section of Blue Ridge Parkway reopened with bypass
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway closed to traffic because of a 300-foot-long crack has been reopened.


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AboutThere are easy trails that follow the golf course at the base of the mountain. The summit trails are more challenging and follow the ridgeline at the top of the mountain and around snowmaking reservoir, Spruce Lake. From the top you can access New York State forest trails which are unpatrolled. Please note use of the ridge trails require skiing downhill on one of alpine ski trails. You can access the ridge trails by skiing up an easier downhill trail (no trail fee required) or by purchasing a 2-ride ticket for $12.
Holiday Valley is a full service downhill skiing and snowboarding resort with lodging on the slopes, dining, retail, rentals, lessons and child care. The cross country trails at Holiday Valley supplement the 58 downhill ski trails and make a delightful after-skiing activity, or an option for a day off the slopes. Lodging is available at the slopeside Inn at Holiday Valley, at the many nearby condominiums or in the Village. The Village of Ellicottville is one mile from the resort and bustles with great shopping, dining and entertainment.
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A 2-ride lift ticket to the top of Holiday Valley is available for $12. If not using the lift, use of the trails is free..
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Rossignol track skis, waxless base $17 per day.
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Ski LessonsBeginner lessons available for traditional cross country skiing.
Improvements This SeasonFree wireless connection in all base lodges , the Inn at Holiday Valley and the Tamarack Club.
DiningA variety of food is available at the resort's 3 base lodges including John Harvard's Brew House, cafeterias and coffee shops. The Village of Ellicottville offers several unique options for casual dining and drinking.
Bars and NightlifeEllicottville is known throughout the region for its great nightlife, ranging from quiet and intimate to boisterous dancing and partying!
Lodging, Hotels, and CondosOn slope lodging at the Inn at Holiday Valley and the Tamarack Club offer indoor/outdoor heated pools, outdoor hot tubs, cedar sauna and exercise rooms. The Falling Waters Spa is located at the Tamarack Club and offers sports massage, therapeutic wraps and facials. Many condominiums, townhouses and chalets are available for short or long term rental. The Village of Ellicottville offers several bed and breakfast inns, a hotel and ski lodges.
Other Recreation NearbyAwesome cross country trails and snowmobile trails in nearby Allegany State Park (10 miles from Holiday Valley). The White Trail (crosses the State of New York) is accessible from the Holiday Valley summit trail. The Holiday Valley Tubing Company is located 4 miles from the resort and offers 10 lanes and 2 tows. New Mountain Coaster located at Holiday Valley, $8 per ride.
Directions to Holiday ValleyLocated at:
Route 219 & Holiday Vallley Rd
Ellicottville, NY 14731


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I've heard great stuff about Premier and Bennington, but if it's me, gotta go with a MasterCraft. Pontoons are overrated anyway.
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We have a TMC pontoon (built in Poskin, Wi) and bought it used with a 50 Honda. It's 24.5 ft, 2 toons and a nice interior. Not lavish, but nice and clean. Since we already had a ski boat, we did not feel like we needed any more "omph" than the Honda would provide.
The pontoonie is a 1998, and it looks almost brand new. Just take care of it an it will last. Honda engine has given no problems at all. Interior is original, has a treated plywood deck with no soft spots. But we have gone through 3 covers. Dont ride hard-put away wet.
Bottom line is if you use it alot with kids (as a swim raft) and it's your only boat, then spend more. If it's not, find a good used one an it can fill the bill.
My wife and I had that debate. The only answer we could come up with was to have both. For what they do, its hard to beat a pontoon. I would never consider grinding my MC up a beach but I don't think twice about it with my toon. In the same light, having both, I would never consider using the pontoon as a towboat again.
Keep the replies coming, love it. We are going smaller because it will be easier to store, dock and, since it will stay in the water, not beat the dock ( or boat) up to bad. Less of a sail too on the windy days. I dont see us pulling skiers or tubers except on a rare occasion. We ( all in our 50's with kids) just want a reliable long lasting pontoon. I thought premier and Bennington went composite, oh well that just opens it up to other brands. Sun is usually the killer on the interior anyway. Do certain brands have better canopys?
I believe most of the brands have a plywood deck, with sheet metal on the bottom side, keeping it dry from the lake water. a few of them also offer an aluminum deck, which may be what you are thinking. I did notice that Bennington has a lifetime structural warranty, which includes (deck, cross channels, tubes, ladder, bimini fittings, seat frames, motor pan, etc.) The canopy can usually be customized just about any way you want it. You typically do not see a full canopy on a smaller pontoon like what you are considering though.
I know there are many hard core MC fans on here, but a pontoon absolutely has it's place. My dad, (60 yrs old) does a good bit of cruising and on a rough day, I would hate going across the lake in my MC. It also makes a decent fishing platform at night.
Avalon is another nice brand. Harris also has a "bargain" brand called Cypress Cay. They are still very nice boats but it will save you a few thousand over the Harris.
You may want to take a look at this checklist before you make a decision. It will help answer some questions you may or may not have.
We have a 25 on the pontoon and it as all we ever needed. I have never understood why you would put a 150 on a pontoon? if it was the only boat, maybe. We ski behind the prostar and drink on the pontoon. I can think of anytime we have been in any kind of hurry with the pontoon. 99% of the time it is just in gear. plus, horsepower is expensive. Just my 2.
I purchased a new Bentley (low end boat) a few years back to see if we would use it much. It was a 20' with 90HP 4 stroke Merc. Ended up using the boat a lot (keep it in the water) and upgraded to a South Bay 22' with 115 Merc 4 stroke two years ago. South Bay is not top of the line but is a good mid-level quality boat. Bennington, Harris, South Bay, Godfrey, G3 are the most popular around me but poplularity typically reflects the quality of the local dealer.
have you considered just redoing your current pontoon? Ours is a '89 26 ft Palm Beach Nicollet with large pontoons. We have a 48hp Johnson '88. Over the years we've replaced the flooring (with marine plywood), carpeting, bimini and the seats. It looks brand new yet. Seats came from a made to order place and they are awesome. My hubbie did all the work himself. That way you could get composite floor if you want. My dil made the comment "why didn't you just get a new one"? but we saved at least $10,000 over a new one that size! With the grandkids, kids, and friends around the lake we cruise with that size is just what we need. My $.02.
The old. One looks and runs fine. But, it barely fits in our pole barn for winter storage. It is also I little to big for our dock if the river is high. We would just like to downsize a bit and also get a trailer for it. Plus the convenience of not mixing any oil is appealing.
I stopped by a "new in town" marina this past spring for some parts and looked at the pontoons on the way to the parts dept. I am pretty sure they were bennington brand. I asked the price and the dealer told me how they won the lottery that year and this was the boat that was in the pics for their marketing and books and it was a really good price. The only reason that I mention it is that I figured the factory had some pride in this boat. After looking at it a little more close, it was built like crap. The quality of the welds was scary. It looked like a little kid did then with his eyes closed. None of the pcs of the pontoon even looked like they fit together right. Once I started looking, I was really surprised how bad it really was. I would be surprised if they even used jigs or fixtures for the pontoons. I bet they added 10% drag just due to poor quality.
One thing I would do when you are at the boat show is look at the build quality. Keep in mind these boats are all "low volume production" and there may be a huge difference in quality and construction.
As for the outboards, if you can afford the Honda, you cant hardly go wrong.
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NEW YORK (AP) – While the top 100 players in the FedEx Cup gather outside Boston this week to resume their pursuit of riches, 129 players are in Indiana for another form of PGA Tour playoffs. Only those guys are pursuing jobs.
The Hotel Fitness Championship in Fort Wayne, Ind., is the first of four $1 million tournaments that will determine who gets PGA Tour cards for the 2013-14 season. It essentially is like Q-school, but stretched out over four weeks instead of six days.
The four-event series is for players who were No. 126 to No. 200 in the FedEx Cup, and the top 75 players from the Web.com Tour money list.
Everyone starts from scratch, and the leading 25 players on the money list from these four tournaments will get their PGA Tour cards. The top 25 from the Web.com Tour money list are assured their cards. How high they finish on this money list only determines their pecking order for getting into tournaments next season.
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It also includes Patrick Cantlay, who was in the top 25 on the Web.com Tour money list almost the entire year until a back injury kept him out for two months. He fell out of the top 25 after the final week of the regular season, and now starts with no money next to his name along with everyone else.
The series moves to North Carolina next week, followed by Columbus, Ohio, and wrapping up with the Web.com Tour Championship at PGA Tour headquarters (Valley Course).
After a week off, the new season begins.
Those who failed to earn one of the 25 cards will have status on the Web.com Tour next year.
BUBBA AND THE GREENBRIER: Anyone who can break 90 while playing The Old White TPC all the way back might have a chance to play a round of golf with The Greenbrier's newest resident – Bubba Watson.
The former Masters champion is the latest to join the Greenbrier's staff of professional golfers and will have The Greenbrier logo on his golf bag. Other players representing the fabled West Virginia resort are Webb Simpson, Kenny Perry and Tom Watson, the Greenbrier's pro emeritus.
Watson played The Greenbrier Classic this year and loved it so much he bought a home.
"I was blown away when I played The Old White TPC earlier this year,'' Watson said. "My family and I had a great time experiencing all of the different amenities the property offers and decided this was the perfect place for us.''
In honor of the relationship announced Tuesday, The Greenbrier will introduced a set of "Bubba'' tees that guests can play on the Old White. Those who break 90 will have their names entered in a raffle, and two winners will have a chance to play with Watson.
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MCCORMACK MEDAL: Lydia Ko is winning the Mark H. McCormack Medal about as often as Tiger Woods wins the professional version of it.
The 16-year-old Ko has won the McCormack Medal as the leading player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 2013. U.S. Amateur champion Matthew Fitzpatrick of England won for being the leading male amateur.
Ko won the medal for the third straight year.
"It means a lot, and to have won the medal three years in a row makes it more special,'' she said. "To have maintained my position for the last three years has been meaningful. I won the U.S. Amateur last year. I wanted to win that championship so much. Without winning it, I may not have been able to maintain my position.''
Ko is coming off her second straight win in the Canadian Women's Open on the LPGA Tour. She has been No. 1 in the women's amateur ranking for 123 straight weeks. In the professional women's ranking, she already is No. 7.
Fitzpatrick captured the medal by winning the U.S. Amateur to overtake Cheng-tsung Pan in the ranking. The McCormack Medal gives him a spot in the U.S. Open and the British Open next summer.
REVISIONIST HISTORY: Tiger Woods said going into the PGA Championship that while winning a major automatically makes it a great year, he had a great year because of the five tournaments he won – The Players Championship, two World Golf Championships and two other events on either strong courses or against strong fields.
He was asked if he had lowered his standards of what makes a great year having gone five seasons without a major. Woods said no.
Perhaps it was his comment from one year ago that led to that question.
It was at The Barclays in 2012 that he was asked about three PGA Tour wins and whether he saw it as a good year or some other description.
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Or he used to, anyway.
DIVOTS: Rickie Fowler will be playing the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Pines on Nov. 7-10. … Only six of the 25 players who earned PGA Tour cards through the Web.com Tour money list will be rookies next year. … Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Adam Scott are the only players who have won a major, a World Golf Championship, The Players Championship and a FedEx cup playoff event. … Europe begins its Ryder Cup standings this week at the Wales Open, where captain Paul McGinley will hit the first tee shot at Celtic Manor. Only one player in the field – Francesco Molinari – was on the last Ryder Cup team for Europe.
STAT OF THE WEEK: Three PGA Tour winners this year earned their cards at Q-school last year – Billy Horschel, Derek Ernst and Patrick Reed.
FINAL WORD: "Hopefully, she doesn't get burned out before she gets the chance to turn pro.'' – Brittany Lincicome on 16-year-old amateur Lydia Ko, who won the Canadian Women's Open for the second straight year.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Springfield College Pride scored four runs in the eighth inning and two more in the top of the ninth to overcome a 4-0 deficit and beat MIT 6-4 in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference(NEWMAC) baseball on Friday at Briggs Field.
Michael Micik had three hits on the afternoon, the biggest of which being a two out single to right field to plate the two winning runs for Springfield in the top of the ninth.
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A.J. Hansborough and Sea n Karson eached scored runs for the Engineers, who took a 4-0 lead into the eighth inning. There the visitors pounded out six consecutive hits and scored runs on four different base knocks.
First baseman Louie Nucci went 3-4 with an RBI for the Pride, while John Schmaltz and Mike McGowan each had two hits and a run scored.
Fresman pitcher Kiel Jindra went seven and a third innings for MIT. He threw shutout ball for seven innings and struck out eight batters, but ran into trouble in the eighth and was tagged for four runs. Henry Zhu pitched an inning and two thirds in relief and took the loss for MIT.
Springfield starter Steve Forbes was spared a decision after allowing four runs on six hits in six innings. Adam DeFelice worked three innings and allowed just one hit to earn the victory.
MIT falls to 14-8 on the year, with an 8-5 NEWMAC record. Springfield picks up their third conference win (3-8) and improves to 9-12 overall. The teams will play a doubleheader Saturday at Springfield, with the first pitch at 12:00 PM.


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