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Denim Skirt With Flower Embroidery And Front ButtonsRegular price $78.25USD
Color: Blue
Material: 100% Cotton
Item Fit / Dimensions: Regular fit
Made In: Spain
Shipped From: Spain
Lead Time: 1 - 2 Days
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States that do not consider clothing sales taxable include Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon (which do not have sales taxes at all).
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Other states that exempt clothing from sales taxes (with exceptions from the exemption) include Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.
1. Currently, we do not charge Sales Tax to customers in these states.
2. You (the customer) may be obligated to pay Use Tax to your state (referenced above).
Note: As we only charge sales tax in our home state of Georgia, we will issue customers who are outside of Georgia an annual Use Tax document in your applicable states where this is required for the appropriate filing.
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**** If you have purchased optional Route Shipping Insurance and you decide to return the item, please note, the insurance fee is nonrefundable!
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Our Standard Return Policy extends 14 days. If 14 days have gone by since you have received your purchase (unless you've purchased Seel Return Assurance for eligible items), we can not offer you a refund nor an exchange.
To be eligible for a return, your item(s) must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. Items marked on Sale, Final Sale, and Clearance can not be returned except where return options (* SEEL RETURN ASSURANCE) are purchased from our offered provider for the relevant collections (see detailed information below). We also do not accept returns on products that are intimate nor sanitary goods under any circumstance.
You can purchase Seel Return Assurance at checkout if you want the option to return items listed as Sale, Clearance, and Final Sale. If you choose not to purchase Seel Return Assurance, your purchase of these particular items will be treated as a Final Sale and be subject to our Standard Return Policy. You can learn more about Seel Return Assurance here.
Additional non-returnable items:
* Gift cards
To complete your return, we require a receipt or another form of proof of purchase.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted: (if applicable)
* Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error.
* Any item that is returned more than 14 days after delivery
We handle returns on a case-by-case basis with the ultimate objective of satisfying our customers. We stand behind our goods and services and want customers to be satisfied with them.
To that end, we'll always do our best to take care of you and to deal with you fairly and reasonably; we hope you will be fair and reasonable with us as well.
Refunds (if applicable)
Once your return is received and inspected, we will send you an email to notify you that we have received your returned item. We will also notify you of the approval or rejection of your refund.
If you are approved, then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment. However, check with your financial institution periodically, as they have varying processing times, to confirm receipt.
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If you haven't received a refund yet, first check your bank account again.
Then contact your credit card company, it may take some time before your refund is officially posted.
Next contact your bank. There is often some processing time before a refund is posted. If you've done all of this and you still have not received your refund yet, please contact us at email@example.com.
Sale items (if applicable)
Only regular priced items may be refunded, unfortunately sale items cannot be returned unless Seel Return Assurance has been purchased on these items. Learn more about Seel Return Assurance here.
Exchanges (if applicable)
We only replace items if they are defective, ill-fitting, or damaged. If you need to exchange an item, please submit your request here.
You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for exchanging your item. Shipping costs are non-refundable. If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund where applicable.
Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary.
If you are shipping (returning/exchanging) an item valued at or over $75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We don't guarantee that we will receive your returned item.
The first step in the return process is to submit a Return Request by visiting us here for your RMA.
What items are returnable?
- Eligible Items returned within 14 days of receipt of your shipment (30 days if you've purchased Seel Return Assurance on eligible items). Learn more about Seel Return Assurance here.
- Items In its original condition (Unwashed, Unworn & Undamaged w/Tags still attached in its original packaging)
- Items that were received damaged or defective (you must notify us within 5 days of receipt* that you've received a damaged item to be considered!)
What items are also non-refundable (No Exceptions!)?
- Free Gifts
- Swimsuits
- Bodysuits
- Under Garments
- Choice Accessories
- Items offered for Return with Seel Return Assurance can not be returned if purchased in our app.
Are there any charges for return?
There are no administrative charges for returns. However, original shipping charges are non-refundable and you are responsible for the return shipping charges which will be deducted from your refund.
We hope to build trust with our customers and create a relationship with you for the long term. Standing behind what we sell is a big part of that. We think many customers choose to shop with us because they know if their purchase isn't right, we'll work to fix it. You will not be held responsible for the shipping charges incurred for damaged items you've received nor items sent to you in error.
Note: Please follow the packing instructions included in your shipment.
Refused Packages: Any order that is unable to be delivered will be treated as a return and a credit of the purchase amount, less any shipping charges (including return shipping), will be refunded to your original payment method.
Cancelled Orders: As we are vigilant in our efforts to ensure authentic transactions and protect our customers, there is a 24hr - 48hr delay in processing your order. We use this window to verify funds and the transaction. You are able to cancel your order within this window without issue. However, once you order has been verified and the order is in processing, you can not cancel. If you no longer want the item, the return/exchange option is available.
Note: Seel Return Assurance fees are non-refundable and will be deducted if you choose to cancel your order within the allowed time frame.
** Please note: the cost of the Return Assurance is non-refundable!
*** Please note: Exchanges are not covered under Seel Return Assurance; only returns.
**** Please note: orders purchased in app are not covered under Seel Return Assurance
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
Christmas in July
84 comments :
- AnonymousJuly 24, 2011 at 9:48 PM
I am smitten with your blog - totally. xoxo micheleReplyDelete
Oh my, I bet you are thrilled and at the same time happy it's over! I know those shots are exhausting - love how they bring their own Christmas stuff! A big congratulations!ReplyDelete
How exciting and that is one of my favorite magazines. Can't wait to see the spread.ReplyDelete
Congratulations on your Country Living photo shoot! I am so happy for you! What an honor and it is so deserved. Your house is beautiful and I have always thought it should be in Country Living magazine. Now it will be for countless people to enjoy. I cannot wait to see it.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas...I mean I hope you have a good week! = )
Congratulations! Your home is just stunning and I can't wait to see it in Country Living this Winter!ReplyDelete
WOW! I just wrote a Christmas in July post last week, but needless to say, Country Living didn't apppear on my front doorstep. :@ReplyDelete
I have subscribed to Country Living since about 1980 and can hardly wait for their holiday issue each year. Now, I am doubly excited to see YOUR house in that very issue.
I have followed your blog and emailed many posts to our youngest daughter who has a daughter about the age of your twins. She LOVES your house and just moved into her very own country farmhouse this past weekend. Thank you for providing inspiring posts and photographs!
I was just going to e-mail you this weekend! How exciting! I would have loved to have seen the whole thing. How fun it will be to see the photos knowing they were done in July! I've never even thought about how they do that. Congratulations on your well-deserved recognition from such a great magazine!ReplyDelete
And, wow, the babies are getting big!
I knew it was only a matter of time until your beautiful home was featured! I truly can't wait to read the article!!!ReplyDelete
Congratulations! I'm so happy that Country Living did a shoot of your beautiful home and family, I can't wait to see it in their holiday issue!ReplyDelete
Kat :)
I am so excited for you both! So deserving!! Your home is just breathtaking and I can see why they wanted to do a photo shoot there with your lovely family. The babies are growing leaps and bounds!! Can't wait to see the issue!!
hi trina,ReplyDelete
i knew it would happen. it was just a matter of time. the home that you and mike have created was destined for print. i'm sure the layout is going to be gorgeous. and omg, the babies are HUGE! they are growing so fast!
Ooh that looks like so much fun! I can't wait to see the issue! Your babies are adorable too!ReplyDelete
This is going to be the best issue of Country Living EVER!! Can not wait to see it! You already know how thrilled and happy I am for you and Mike- such a great acknowledgment of your talents and design work. Your home is beautiful and filled with love!ReplyDelete
xoxo from your biggest fan;)
- AnonymousJuly 24, 2011 at 11:08 PM
Congrats and so exciting!!! I simply adore Country Living and your home is definitely deserving to be featured! Awesome! :) XoxoxoReplyDelete
Congrats! I'm looking forward to seeing your article in the winter!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 24, 2011 at 11:32 PM
Congratulations! I seriously cannot wait to see your house in Country Living - one of my favorite magazines!! SO EXCITED FOR YOU!ReplyDelete
In that shot with Sheri, Graham's cheeks are flushed the most beautiful color! Is that natural or edited slightly? I loved these new pictures of the babies, they are just adorable! :)
How exciting. I can't wait to pick up a copy and read all about it!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 25, 2011 at 12:02 AM
That is fantastic! Your house is actually my dream house so I will move heaven and earth to get a copy of the December Country Living mag delivered to Australia.ReplyDelete
Congratulations! It must have been so exciting.
Kellie www.sasseavenue.blogspot.com
Congratulations and whew...what an exhausting few days that must have been. I am a big fan of Lili Diallo's work and have noted many Max photos but did not know the other two - thanks for sharing. What mad lives they must lead. How exciting to be part of it all for a few days...it must seem surreal now...ReplyDelete
xo Terri
How wonderful and fun! I am so happy for you!ReplyDelete
That must have been a wonderfully strange experience!ReplyDelete
That is so exciting Trina! And the twins look so happy and healthy, wow!ReplyDelete
Hugs, Dawn
Oh, what a honor to get pictures of your home in a magazine. And you deserve it, both of you. It looks so wonderful both inside and outside your house.ReplyDelete
And thank you for a post that makes me smile. I suppose that you have heard the news that Norway is now living thru a catastrofy; almost 100 young people was killed last Friday by a crazy norwegian man. And we are only 4,5 millions in this country, so we "all" know each other. We are a whole country crying; our prime mininister, our king, reporters, young people, old people - side by side.
Your lovely pictures gave me a break for a few minutes. Thank you.
(And your children are growing so fast!! :-)
Sadly, I doubt your home will be featured in the UK so I'll miss out :o( However, it must be a wonderful experience, and from what I see on your blog your lovely home certainly deserves to be featured - Congratulations!ReplyDelete
oh trina this was fun for me to peek at the details behind the scenes.ReplyDelete
how very clever of country living to choose your home! anticipation runs high
that photo of the 'team napping' is ethereal, really made me pause, lovely.
Congratulations, Trina and Mike. How exciting to be featured in Country Living! You two have done so much hard work on your home and it shows. I will be buying that issue for sure! So nice to see the twins too -- they are growing so quickly and are adorable.ReplyDelete
Very exciting. Lovely photos!!ReplyDelete
yay you!!!ReplyDelete
can't wait to see it all dressed for christmas. i always wonder how they achieve these fantastic images...in july no less
- AnonymousJuly 25, 2011 at 8:31 AM
I am so happy for you! and not the least surprised. It is a great fit. This Christmas issue will be the BEST yet! You must have felt "is this really happening"? The babies are beautiful, and growing! Congratulations to you all!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness how awesome!! I love Country Living Magazine and look so forward to seeing this Decembers issue. Your sweet babies are really growing and are so adorable!!ReplyDelete
Your babies are SO beautiful and getting so BIG!!!ReplyDelete
Holy garland! That is so fantastic!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas,
Kerry at housetalkn.blogspot.com
This was looong overdue! I have thought since subscribing to your blog, more than a year ago, that you should have been in Country Living. Congratulations and so well-deserved. I have to say what I love about your style is the simplicity of it. So much country style is tons and tons of stuff, your home is breath of fresh (country!) air. Again, much congrats!ReplyDelete
I can't WAIT to see the magazine! You'll have to post about it when it comes out! Your babies are so sweet! Again, love the view from your house. I'm jealous :(ReplyDelete
Just beautiful, Trina! Coincidentally, we celebrated Christmas in July also. It looks like your holiday was extra special. Thanks for making my holiday merry and bright through your eyes and Merry Christmas in July to you and yours!ReplyDelete
My two favorite things...A COUNTRY FARMYOUSE and Country Living magazine! So excited for you!ReplyDelete
What fun, I'm looking forward to seeing the issue! What are you feeding your children? They are getting so big! Not to mention beautiful!ReplyDelete
This is so exciting! And when I see all the photographic gear (especially the items used for light control) I realize why most of us have trouble getting nice shots of our own work. LOL! And especially if we're trying to get photos of basement rooms with little to no exterior light! Can you pass on some of their photography tips please oh please! Congrats to you and your family on being chosen to be for the mag. :-)ReplyDelete
How EXCITING!ReplyDelete
I'll be looking forward to my December issue Big TIME!
wow that's so cool can't wait to see the mag photosReplyDelete
HOW HOW FUNNY!!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas (ah ah!!) and congratulations!!!
p.s. We have the very same model of baby carrier!! So comfortable!
- AnonymousJuly 25, 2011 at 11:17 AM
Now I cannot wait until Christmas!!!! This issue will be a "keeper" for sure.ReplyDelete
The babies, oh my gosh, are growing like weeds!! They are perfectly adorable.
xoxo Dianne
¡Me gustaría ver esa revista!ReplyDelete
¡Linda tu casa!
Un saludo desde Costa Rica,
Zuly Castillo
I've been a subsscriber of Country Living since I was a young bride (many years ago). I have a collection of Country Living magazines that goes back many decades. I have hauled them from the South to the Midwest and cross-country to the Pacific Northwest. Needless to say, I'm thrilled for you and definitely look forward to the Christmas issue!ReplyDelete
How exciting! I will be looking forward to getting the magazine. Your house looks gorgeous at Christmas time.ReplyDelete
Fascinating post! I can't wait to get my hands on that issue. I was so intrigued by the screen filtering, now I finally get how to achieve successful indoor sunny day pictures:)ReplyDelete
I just found your blog, and from what I can see of your home, it looks beautiful!!! Can't wait to see the spread.ReplyDelete
xo Mary Jo
sooooo excited for you, Trina! I can't wait to see what Country Living worked up in your house!!!ReplyDelete
Great to have an insight into how a professional magazine shoot looks.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 25, 2011 at 1:56 PM
Beeautiful Trina! ooxxoo, JoyceReplyDelete
Trina...this is so wonderful! From the very first moment I saw your beautiful home, I was reminded of the very best and most beloved issues of Country Living I had cherished over the years. I remember actually tearing up a bit seeing it all...and to think now you'll be gracing the pages of that well loved magazine...well it's just so special...I believe I'm tearing up again, this is so well deserved.ReplyDelete
Even though I'm desperate for summer at the moment (thunder & rain as we speak!), I now find myself wishing for Christmas time...what a thrill it will be get that very special issue!
Congratulations and big hugs...
xoxo J~
btw- Graham, Margaret, and of course Mike, are just the sweetest and cutest...looks like G & M were totally at ease in the limelight. ♥
How exciting with all the hoopla going on! How wonderful to be featured. Will look forward in seeing it all in print! Congratulations!ReplyDelete
I must admit, a tear rolled down my cheek. Christmas is in 5 months and I can hardly wait as this Christmas, will be my twins first year as freshmen away at College. I can imagine preparing for them to come home will be lots of fun.ReplyDelete
Oh how am I going to wait till Christmas to see your lovely home?....LOL It is a perfect match for the Christmas issue. Congrats! I can't wait to say, "I know this house!" KitReplyDelete
I am so excited for you all! I will be eagerly awaiting the Christmas issue :-) Christmas is my favorite holiday. I even have a Christmas blog... BlessingsReplyDelete
Country Living is one of my favorites. I am looking forward to your feature!ReplyDelete
How wonderful to take this next step with a major spread in an amazing magazine! And the Christmas issue!!! After years of buying a few issues per year off the newstand, I just ordered a subscription :) as I want to see this issue hot off the press! Bravo Trina and Mike. Love all the pictures of Graham and Margaret, who are of course the most beautiful sights to behold in your beautiful house.
xoxo sharon
Hi Trina-ReplyDelete
I love your home and Country Living. I am looking forward to seeing your home on its pages. How exciting.
This is SO exciting. Country Living has been a favorite of mine for many many years! I wait for the December issue with anticipation!ReplyDelete
this so exciting for you! i just need to know one thing though. how DO you keep your porches so clean? it looks freshly painted. looking forward to the CL photo spread.
Hi Judi,ReplyDelete
We (rather, my mom) mopped the porch floor the day before. It's the second time we've mopped it and once again, we ask ourselves why we don't do it more often!
What a treat! I'm thrilled that you shared this with us. I can't wait for the issue to hit the stands!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 26, 2011 at 12:56 AM
Margaret and Graham...the two names we had chosen for our now nine month old son, Graham. I just found your blog a couple of months ago and have spent many evening catching up and admiring your love of simplicity and Americana style. We live just North of you! I have to know, where can I find the iron coat hooks hanging on your wall in the above photo?ReplyDelete
Congratulations-I can't wait until December!
The team napping picture is so incredibly sweet - I love it!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing about your exciting adventure. I'll be anxious to see your photo shoot when I get my December issue of Country Living!!
Thanks for sharing. I am just so happy for you guys. I always show my husband your house and say "THIS HOME BELONGS IN A MAGAZINE!"ReplyDelete
I can't wait to pick up the december issue - I have no doubt it will be amazing. :)
- AnonymousJuly 26, 2011 at 7:40 PM
Congratulatons on the photo shoot. I have been getting Country Living since 1980, it is my favorite magazine. I can't wait to see your home especially in the Christmas issue. I have followed your blog for a long time , it continues to be my favorite. Your home is beautiful. Thank you for sharing it. MickeyReplyDelete
Oh how wonderfully exciting!!!! A-M xxReplyDelete
How cool! You should be so proud!ReplyDelete
Trina, I can't wait to get my copy!!! Congrats and I know the spread will be amazing!!ReplyDelete
Hi Trina, Mike, and children: How special for you and Country Living; you for receiving recognition for the wonderful job that you have done with your home and special for Country Living that they have such a home to feature in their magazine. I love the team napping picture and the one with Graham and Sheri. Your family is blessed.ReplyDelete
How fun! Congrats! I love Country Living, too. I'll be looking for you! :)ReplyDelete
Congratulations!! It was only a matter of time - your house is BEAUTIFUL! Every room could be the cover of a House & Garden magazine :)ReplyDelete
Ps. Your children are gorgeous - the shots of Margaret asleep are just beautiful. You and your husband must be so proud!
- AnonymousJuly 28, 2011 at 12:01 PM
Beautiful! Congrats on having your lovely home featured... I am a subscriber and look forward to getting the issue!ReplyDelete
I love Country Living! Can't wait for the December issue! CarlaReplyDelete
So exciting!! Love the sneak peek and can't wait to see the final photos. Congrats on having your fabulous home featured.ReplyDelete
This is so exciting for you all! You must have had a blast doing this. :) The babies look adorable too...and they are growing so much! Seven months, right? I'm looking forward to the CL spread...don't forget to share when you know!!! (I know you will! ;))ReplyDelete
so exciting! i can't wait to see the photos. I hope that they didn't over style your beautiful house.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 29, 2011 at 8:16 AM
Congrats! This must be so exciting and I can't wait to see the photos.ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful weekend,
Jenna from www.sequinedsunsets.blogspot.com
- AnonymousJuly 29, 2011 at 11:28 AM
I love your style and home. It has been an inspiration for my decorating. Love the simplicity! Where did you purchase the white wicker chairs (seen in the photo on the porch)? I love them and they are exactly what I have been looking for.ReplyDelete
Hi Karyn,ReplyDelete
They are from Pier 1 and I hope to do a post on them soon! They're great!
what an honor for you and your husband. I subscribe to Country Living. I will be looking forward to seeing your home in there in their Dec. issue.ReplyDelete
The children have grown since I last stopped by your blog. So adoreable.
My fave pic was of your hubby and graham catching a nap. I have many a pic of my hubby and each of our kids doing the same thing. makes me smile.
Note to Self: Be sure to buy the December issue of Country Living! What an honor! How exciting :)ReplyDelete
Hi Trina,ReplyDelete
I was so excited to see you in my December issue of Country Living! It is a great article and congratulations for making the front cover. Have a beautiful day...
- AnonymousDecember 27, 2011 at 6:29 PM
Such a warm and 'inviting' article and blog. My husband and I have designed and built six homes. All have been based on my grandparents farm home in GA. We now own the old homestead and have built, what we hope to be our final home, on the property. Your home reminds me of our newest old home. You all have captured the essence of all good things.ReplyDelete

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Origin-of-life researchers face a deceptively straightforward question: how did simple chemicals produce complex biochemistry? The complexity of this starts to come in when you consider the many complex biomolecules that would have been useful or essential to the first biochemical reactions. And it gets worse when you consider that there are lots of simple organic chemicals that plausibly could have been present on the early Earth. Figuring out which reactions to even start looking at can be a real challenge.
The extent of that challenge was highlighted a few years back, when a Cambridge lab suggested most earlier researchers had gone down a dead end. Previously, researchers tried to build up a sugar and a nucleic acid base separately, and then link to them to form precursors of DNA and RNA. But the group from Cambridge showed it was possible to build relatively simple compounds into a three-ring chemical that could then be converted into cytosine, an RNA component. Now, they've revisited that work and shown that all of the precursors of that reaction can be made with little more than cyanide.
The reaction the group reported back in 2009 only required a set of two or three carbon precursors, but these molecules were already somewhat complex: cyanamide, cyanoacetylene, glycolaldehyde, and glyceraldehyde. We don't know that all of these chemicals would be common on a pre-biotic Earth, which leaves its relevance to the origin of life a somewhat open question.
In a new paper, the same lab tackles forming the simple, two- and three-atom sugars used in their earlier work (glycolaldehyde and glyceraldehyde). To get there, they started with nothing more complex than hydrogen cyanide, a simple molecule comprised of one atom each of hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen. Hydrogen cyanide forms readily under a variety of conditions, and has been found on several bodies in our Solar System, as well as in the interstellar medium.
The authors were intrigued by reports in the literature of a cycle that involves a set of six cyanide molecules, coordinated by two copper atoms. In a water solution, this complex can cycle, driven by ultraviolet light, through a set of reactions that alternately spit out cyanide, protons, and electrons. These electrons get temporarily attached to water molecules, and typically end up being taken up by a scavenger molecule, usually nitrate. However, some reports in the literature noted that, when nitrate isn't added to the reaction, some undefined larger molecules formed.
The authors went back and checked these reaction products, and found that they included both glycolaldehyde and glyceraldehyde—the two chemicals that were key building blocks of the reaction that produced the RNA precursor. And all the reaction required was copper ions and some UV light.
If left to continue cycling, the products of the reaction also included some more complex, five-atom ringed structures that incorporate nitrogen and oxygen in the ring. But the authors suspect that with the right conditions—namely the ones identified in the earlier paper—the products of this new cycle could be sent directly on to form cytosine. They also suggest the addition of other metals could shift the products to additional chemicals that may have biological relevance.
Hopefully, it's safe to assume the lab already has these projects in the works.
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BOSTON — Brad Marchand scored the decisive shootout goal after teammate Nathan Horton forced overtime late in the third period and the Boston Bruins rallied for a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.
Boston's Tyler Seguin and New Jersey's Ilya Kovalchuk scored on their teams' first shot during the shootout. Then both teams failed on their next four attempts.
But Marchand put the puck between goalie Johan Hedberg's pads and the Bruins won when Marek Zidlicky's shot hit Tuukka Rask's left pad.
David Clarkson had put New Jersey ahead with his fourth goal of the season on a power play at 8:30 of the second period. Horton tied the game with his third goal with 4:05 left in regulation.
The Bruins are 5-0-1 and lead the Eastern Conference with 11 points. That matches their best start since 1970-71, the last time they earned points in each of their first six games.
The Devils remained unbeaten in regulation but fell to 3-0-2.
The victory was Boston's second in two nights in which it took the lead late in the game. In Monday night's 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, David Krejci scored the tiebreaking goal on a pass from rookie defenseman Dougie Hamilton with 1:50 left. Seguin added an empty-net goal with eight seconds remaining.
The Devils were coming off a 4-3 overtime loss to Montreal in which they erased a 3-1 Canadiens lead in the third period.
Horton's scoring play started when Krejci brought the puck out of his own zone and passed it to Milan Lucic, who carried it over the left side of the Devils' blue line.
Lucic passed it to Krejci in the middle and he immediately passed it to Horton, who shot a 20-footer from the right past Hedberg, playing for the first time this season after Martin Brodeur started the Devils' other four games.
Rask returned for the Bruins after sitting out Monday night's win, the first game he missed this season.
Clarkson's goal came on a 50-footer from the left after he skated with the puck from the middle of the blue line. Travis Zajac crossed in front of Rask, screening the shot that went in the upper right corner of the net. That made the Bruins the last team to allow a power-play goal this season after 23 successful penalty kills.
Clarkson had another scoring bid early in the third period when he fired the puck from the left circle. But Rask gloved it after stopping it with his chest while Krejci was in the penalty box for interfering with Hedberg.
The Bruins' busy week of four games in six days continues when they host Buffalo on Thursday and then play at Toronto on Saturday.


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List of the 85th annual Academy Award winners announced Sunday in Los Angeles:
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4. Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained."
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Pictures of Eagle County's past
Editor's note: This is the first of two parts.EDWARDS – In June of 2011, the Vail Daily published an essay I had written titled "Old photo yields clues" about my identification of three turn-of-the-century old glass-plated negatives from a source in Virginia. My source was a fellow large-format photographer who had requested help in the identification of these glass plated negatives he had in his possession. He posting some of the images on the Large Format Photography web site, a forum I frequent daily in my photographic research, and I took an interest in them. The glass-plated images were taken "out West" by an unknown photographer at the turn of the century, and my Virginia source was willing to share these 12 images with me.Upon examination of these glass plated negatives, I immediately made 8-by-10 working prints, and instinctively, I was able to identify a specific negative without hesitation. That negative No. 1 was an image of the famed Devils Gate Trestle, the Georgetown Loop, in Clear Creek County. Having lived in Georgetown 20 years prior to my coming over here to this county, I was very familiar with Georgetown's historic past. I was also a former teacher of history in Clear Creek, and over time, I turned my attention to photography, my present profession. Identification was easy.Another photograph, which took considerable time to identify, was presented to me flipped backwards. Reversed negatives create research difficulties, however, over time, and sifting through the Denver Public Library Digital Collection for hours on end, I was able to pinpoint the image – an image that was very similar in its orientation as that taken by William Henry Jackson, the famed turn of the century photographer. That image No. 3 was of Palmer Lake, not far from Colorado Springs. What made the image identifiable was the train station and water tank for the steam engine pictured in the photograph. Without the digital collection at the Denver Library to do my research to make image comparison, identification would have been most improbable.Eureka!The next image identified in 2011 was No. 2 (train station at Wolcott), and this image is the basis of this story as it is connected to the fourth image, the one presently being identified. The second image is important for several reasons: It was taken locally in this county, was identified secondly without too much difficulty on my part, and its hidden clues were overlooked initially and were only recognized recently. In June of 2011, I had no idea that these two images were connected, and it has taken me this long to make the connection. Doing photo detective work, long hours of research, yields results now and then. Eureka!I will label this image as Exhibit A No. 2, which was identified in June 2011 as the train station at Wolcott.The photographer composed his image: A scene of a railroad station, a train at rest with smoke belching out of its stack at the station taking on passengers and cargo, in the forefront a bridge crossing a river, in the background commercial buildings with a wagon trail going northward from the station towards Steamboat Springs. The photographer's position at the time he took the photo was from the front yard or porch of a building with a fence in the forefront with the railroad station in the far distance. In the distance on the right a commercial building states Eagle River M & F Co., and under that heading General & Hay can be seen under magnification. A man, standing along side a railroad car in a derby hat, black suit, is talking to a passenger leaning out of the railcar window. To the far left is another building stating JW Hughes & Son. The photographer also composed in the forefront of the image a "flag stone sidewalk" leading from the patio area to the road. Also shown is a three-board fence designating the front property line with the gate opened & folded back upon itself. The bridge, typical construction of the times, crosses the Eagle River. There are also telephone, telegraph lines running from the upper right hand corner of the photograph from perhaps the same building. All these details are visible in the original glass negative, however, some magnification is necessary. This photograph, Exhibit A No.2 entitled, The Train Station At Walcott identified in June 2011 provided clues to the fourth unknown negative. Those clues did not reveal themselves until this past week.Read the second part of Raymond Bleesz' story in tomorrow's Vail Daily.Raymond A. Bleesz lives in Edwards.
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District 11 champion title rings a little hollow
District 11 champion. Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?
It's what every team or athlete in this area strives to be.
Athletes work day and night in the offseason to be crowned district champion. Wrestlers travel in the summer to tournaments, football players go to passing camps and baseball/softball players spend hours in the batting cage in February.
But crowning a District 11 Class AAAA football champion Friday night has me thinking this is a sham. I write this at 2 p.m. on Friday afternoon not knowing who is going to win the Pleasant Valley-Parkland football game.
Officially it's the District 11-2-4 subregional tournament and Friday night's game is the semifinal round. But since PV and Parkland are the last two District 11 teams, the district will crown the winner the District 11 champion.
Sorry East Stroudsburg South and Whitehall, your roads through District 2 powerhouses Scranton and Delaware Valley — two teams ranked Nos. 1 and 2 for most of the season — was just bad luck. That's right, the Cavaliers' and Zephyrs' road to the District 11 title went through District 2, and you lost.
It makes no sense.
I asked Jason Zimmerman, the District 11 chairman for football, if the tournament was fair in that regard. If District 11 is going to crown a champion, shouldn't District 11 teams be playing one another?
"I'm not sure if unfair is the word," Zimmerman said. "They're a victim of the seed, the luck of the draw."
District 11 is crowning a champion on the luck of the draw?
"In a perfect world we'd like to crown a champion on the field, but we're playing with the cards that are dealt," Zimmerman said.
The district is doing the best it can with the cards it was dealt, but it's making up the rules on the run. There was a time when District 11 had its own tournament, but in recent years expanded to eight teams and included Districts 2 and 4. Maybe that didn't set well with District 11; I'm not going to speculate on that.
What I did learn is that if no District 11 team made the District 11-2-4 final, the remaining District 11 semifinal losers would play the following week for the District 11 title.
I'm not here to rain on Friday night's winner, but passing out mythical medals for a made up district title isn't right. This has the ring of "everybody gets a trophy" and nothing to do with championships.


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The unveiling
Back in January, on a rainy Detroit evening, seated in the second row of what will likely be remembered as the historic unveiling of the 2014 Corvette Stingray, I could do little but be overtaken with Corvette fever. Naturally, a lot of hype was built up prior to the new 'Vette's unveiling. After all, this would be the first Stingray model since 1967, and the premiere of the 2014 Stingray was sure to be nothing short of a spectacle. When the curtains finally raised I was surprisingly impressed. Always a bit wary of Corvettes, I wasn't sure the new one would impress me much.
For those of you who were not front and center, I thought it might be appropriate to take a closer look at the latest version of the most iconic American sports car, and offer up my initial impressions.
Before I begin, I'd like to make it clear that I have not yet driven the Stingray; I have only ogled it from a few feet. Having poured over the fact sheet, I began to form some conclusions about this American wedge of aluminum, carbon fiber, and composite material. My opinions could all change when I get to personally experience the Gs (Chevy claims it's capable of over 1g) the Stingray can achieve in the corners. For now, though, my opinions are mixed. Has Chevrolet really brought the Corvette into the 21st century or is this just another smoke and mirrors job?
What's in an old-school name?
First off, the name: the Stingray name has been resurrected for the 2014 model year. The name was first used in 1963 for the coupe version of the second generation Corvette. Then, however, it was a two-word moniker, "Sting Ray."
Chevrolet claims it wouldn't have named this new Corvette the Stingray if it weren't something special. While they're right – it is a strong move forward for the breed – I'm not convinced the base model is quite deserving of the Stingray badge. Rather, I feel it might have been better suited to a higher-end model like the ZR1 replacement.
Is it iconic? Sure. Is it cool? You bet. But is the base model worthy of one of the coolest car names ever? I'm not sure. You won't see BMW throwing the M1 badge on the next 1 Series. Heck, you won't even see BMW put the M1 on the new M1. Instead, they're calling it the M8.
A new take on an old idea
The Stingray is the best-looking Corvette in 40 years, hands down. Chevrolet has smartly – and finally – done away with the dorky, round quad taillights and replaced them with much more reminiscent of the current Camaro, although this decision is hotly debated among the DT Car staff.
The updated front end, again, reminds of the Camaro but this time of an earlier vintage, perhaps the third generation that began in 1982. The Stingray has been masterfully re-sculpted to move the car forward into the future while also incorporating its heritage.
Chevrolet has formed the shapely new hood as well as the removable roof panel from carbon fiber. As usual, the fenders, doors, and rear quarter panels remain composite. Designers added carbon-nano composite underbody panels and a new aluminum frame, making the front-to-rear weight ratio 50/50.
A world-class interior?
Thankfully, the interior has vastly improved from the previous C6 Corvette. Until the C7, the Corvette was a perfectly fantastic sports car with an interior that appeared to have been penned by a person missing two of the five senses: sight and touch. Now, however, it appears the new interior designer was blessed with all five senses.
For 2014, Chevrolet conceived a rather novel concept: using real – not just simulated – high-quality materials inside the Stingray. These distinctive finishers include real carbon fiber, aluminum, and hand-wrapped leather materials. Additionally, Chevrolet designed an optional lightweight magnesium frame seat, saving weight and bolstering body support.
I'm ironically applauding the Corvette interior here. Other – well, most – automakers have been using real materials for decades. Chevy finally stepping up its game is hardly deserving of a standing ovation. No one is dancing in the streets now that the Iranians have (allegedly) put a monkey into space because the United States did it over a half a century ago. Chevy is using real aluminum now and not some flimsy faux trim in a $60,000 sports car, and to be honest: It's about damn time.
While the Corvette has always been a bit antiquated – fast but antiquated – the new one is moving further up the technology totem pole. The Stingray features a "five-position Drive Mode Selector that tailors 12 vehicle attributes to the fit the driver's environment." Drivers will be able to select from one of five drive modes: Weather, Eco, Tour, Sport, and Track. While Eco, Sport, and Track are fairly cut-and-dry, Tour is what Chevy has set as the default daily driving setting. From there, the settings either ratchet up the performance – with Sport and Track – or ratchet down for Eco and Weather.
In the center stack, Chevrolet has also installed an eight-inch infotainment screen that Chevrolet claims is "configurable." Chevy hasn't totally detailed what the configurations are, it has said, however, that the infotainment system will include 3D mapping.
American muscle
The 2014 Stingray features an all-new 6.2-liter V8 with direct injection, something Chevrolet calls "Active Fuel Management," continuously variable valve timing, and a new combustion system that delivers more power while simultaneously saving on fuel. All told, the new V8 produces 450 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque.
Bolted to the powerful new small-block is a seven-speed manual transmission with "Active Rev Matching" that anticipates gear selections and matches engine speed for "perfect shifts every time," as Chevy puts it.
The 2014 Stingray will make a run from 0-60 in less than four seconds and Chevrolet also boasts the new Corvette will achieve 26 MPG on the highway. Not bad, not bad at all.
Heart-stopping power on a budget
When I was a child, my mother told me that only men with massive emotional deficiencies bought Corvettes. Forgiving her sweeping generalization, she was onto something. To me, there's always been something a bit off about the Corvette. It was this mix of racing technology with stubbornness and refusal to modernize. Half the Corvette wanted to be a Porsche beater. The other half wanted to be a horse-drawn carriage with its leaf springs.
You see, the Corvette is a perfectly good sports car, especially for the price. Although Chevrolet hasn't made the pricing on the 2014 available yet, I suspect it'll be right around the $50,000 mark.
For $54,000, however, you can get the 2013 Camaro ZL1 which makes 580 horsepower and is capable of an 11-second quarter mile. Additionally, with the ZL1 you get all the standard track performance bits one would have to pay extra for in the Stingray with the Z51 Performance Package.
I know I'll probably get many angry comments telling me how the Corvette and Camaro aren't comparable. But they are – and I just did.
I like the new Stingray – a lot – more than I had expected. But after looking everything over, I'm not so sure I'm sold on it just yet.
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Case closed: Cache of needles prompts Monday investigation
In one of the most unusual cases in recent memory, Chippewa County Sheriff Deputies started a smuggling investigation on Monday only to wind up solving a larceny that had yet to be reported.
Authorities began their investigation around 9 a.m. at 325 Court Street when a county employee alerted the Chippewa County Sheriff Office of footprints on a toilet seat in a public bathroom across from the vending machines.
Deputies followed up on this information, discovering four syringes hidden in the ceiling tiles.
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Believing the items may have been placed at that location by a visitor looking to smuggle contraband into the Chippewa County Jail, deputies set a trap — removing the existing syringes and replacing them with dummy syringes coated with a special detection powder. They then waited for someone to attempt to retrieve them.
Deputies also processed the hidden syringes, noting small amounts of fluid and blood in each one, but were unsuccessful in their efforts to lift any usable fingerprints.
Around 2 p.m., deputies hit pay dirt when a person of interest was discovered and literally caught purple-handed.
In obtaining a subsequent confession, the woman explained that she had been sentenced to 14 hours of community service and only realized that the needles were in her possession upon arrival. Fearing that she might be searched at some point during the day, the woman convinced a second person working community service to get rid of the needles and that individual had come up with the hiding spot.
During the investigation, authorities also discovered a quantity of new needles in the woman's possession and gained an explanation regarding their presence. While working at the Chippewa County Animal Shelter to fulfill her community services duties, the woman happened upon a box of fresh needles. When no one was looking, she tucked three bags into the waistband of her pants. She further explained she had done this because re-using the old needles was proving to be painful.
After completing her community service for the day, the woman immediately went to the bathroom to retrieve the old needles and cigarettes, discovering what she thought was black dirt on her hands. When she attempted to wash it off, the purple dye was activated — providing law enforcement with their suspect.
Jillian C. Willis, 19, of the Sault was arrested for larceny related to the theft of needles from the animal shelter and was lodged in the Chippewa County Jail.
It is unclear if any additional charges will be forthcoming related to hidden cache of needles in the public restroom pending a review of all evidence by the Chippewa County Prosecutor's Office.