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Take a good look at the Steven Stearman House on the campus of Penrose Hospital north of downtown Colorado Springs. In a couple days, it will be gone.
The old house has been vacant since 2008 when Penrose opened the new John Zay Guest House.
Now, it is coming down to make room for more parking for a nearly completed four-story medical office building, Penrose spokesman Chris Valentine said.
Folks in the adjacent Old North End Neighborhood had hopes of saving the house, moving it and restoring it into a community center.
Penrose even offered the $50,000 it will spend razing it toward relocating it.
But the cost of moving totalled $80,000. Then there was the expense a lot, which nearly doubled the cost. Building a new foundation and restoration would drive the price so high the neighborhood couldn't afford it.
It's a shame because it's a great old house. From one angle, it doesn't look much different than it did when it was built circa 1900.
In reality, it's an architectural orphan — a Queen Anne Victorian-style house amid a sea of concrete slab parking structures and office buildings of Penrose Hospital.
The value of the house is not lost on leaders of the Old North End. They tried to save it, recognizing a rich piece of its history will be lost Saturday.
But like an organ donor, the house will live on in perhaps dozens of neighboring houses thanks to a last-minute salvage effort by neighborhood leaders.
They will take the salvaged fixtures, windows, doors, trim and other items and store them for a silent auction among the neighborhoods 900 or so residents and business groups.
Still, the Stearman House deserves to be remembered for the man who built it and the surrounding neighborhood now vanished, for its noteworthy owners and, more important, for the service it provided during the last 30 years as a guest home for out-of-town families of hospital patients.
The two-story frame home with large windows, hardwood floors, ornate trim, fireplace and wrap-around porch is the last link, in its original location, to Charles H. Tyler, who moved to Colorado Springs in 1900 from St. Louis where he had amassed a fortune in real estate and manufacturing.
He died at age 69 on June 20, 1902. But during his brief time here, Tyler built a handful of homes west of Nevada Avenue on "Tyler Place." He went by the title "Captain Tyler" based on his claim as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River during the Civil War years.
(His obituary also claimed he invented the roll top desk. Of course, the 1850 U.S. Patent is held by Abner Cutler of Buffalo, N.Y. and historians trace the desk design to 18th century France.)
From 1915 to 1924, the house was home to T. Ernest Nowles, who joined the Evening Telegraph newspaper in 1901 as a reporter, rose to managing editor and eventually negotiated the merger with The Gazette in 1923. He became president and general manager of the merged Gazette Telegraph, titles he held until he sold the paper to R.C. Hoiles in January 1946.
In 1981 the house became known as the Steven Stearman House in honor of a cancer victim whose surviving family financed its conversion into apartments for families of Penrose Hospital patients.
Preserving that history was foremost in the mind of Vic Appugliese, president of the Old North End Neighborhood Association, when he learned the house was to be demolished.
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So Penrose agreed to let the Old North End hire a crew to remove the interior fixtures and trim. The items, combined with others salvaged from a home demolished by Colorado College, will be sold at a silent auction with proceeds benefiting the neighborhood.
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Work is progressing quickly on the Aquatic Zoo, in spite of the snow slowing things down.
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Schwinn, an American manufacturer of bicycles for more than 100 years, turned out its first motorized two-wheelers in 2005. The Campus 50 motor scooter was one of its first scooters. The Campus 50 is very similar to the Collegiate 50, also introduced that year. Except for colors, the two scooters look the same and have mostly the same specifications The Campus 50 is two pounds heavier than the Collegiate 50, and also has a leading link fork while the Collegiate 50 has a telescopic fork. Both brakes on the Campus 50 are drum, while the sibling only has a rear drum brake. The Campus 50 is an entry-level scooter. It also would be good for an experienced rider who only wants to tool around town. Highway riding is not an option with the Campus 50 as the 49.5 cc engine does not go fast enough; the scooter has a top speed of 28 mph.
The 2007 Campus 50 is retro styled, and comes in blue/white and black/white color combinations. The instrument panel includes a speedometer and fuel level warning gauge, but no trip odometer. This means riders will need to keep track of mileage between fill-ups, which won't be frequent since the Campus 50 gets 117 mpg; it has a 1.5-gallon tank. The Campus 50 has taillights that are inserted into the scooter's plastic body, rather than sticking up or out as they do on other manufacturers' scooters. This adds to the scooter's sleek look. Owners give the Campus 50 high marks for providing a comfortable ride and the lowest marks for performance and reliability. The Campus 50 is manufactured in the United States.


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By Sharron Hudson
MILLSAP – Despite the cold weather, things in our area are as busy as usual.
Although students and teachers are on vacation, the high school students who play basketball, and their coaches, are busy with games. Both the varsity boys and girls had tournaments this past week. The boys competed against Godley, with the girls playing in Lubbock.
The second semester of school begins as the teachers return for a workday on Monday. All students report back on Tuesday.
We have a new place to eat in Millsap. The Mexican Taco is located on Pine Street, directly in front of the Baptist church. This trailer café is open Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m -2:30 p.m., with a nice variety of items to choose from. The owner welcomes the opportunity to cater special events. You can finish up your meal with one of the varieties of Blue Bell ice cream that Tommy's has in a display case, and will hand scoop for you. It's all right here in town – easy and convenient!
Every year at the December meeting of the Millsap Fire Department officers for the coming year are elected/appointed. The officers for 2010 are Chief Neal Doss, Assistant Chief Training Jeff Edwards, Assistant Chief Safety Franco Ortiz, Captain/Treasurer Scott Anderson, Lieutenant/Secretary Mark Anderson, Lieutenant James McKenzie and Lieutenant Roger Sandavol. Special thanks to each of these men for being willing to fill these vital positions and may they, and the rest of the department, have a safe 2010.
The Cool City Council will meet at the Cool Community Center on Jan. 11 at 6 p.m. A representative from Kay Granger's office has been rescheduled from December to present a program on the health bill. The public is invited to what is sure to be an important, and informative, presentation.
Send Millsap-area news and notes to firstname.lastname@example.com, or call me at (940) 682-4436. Thanks for reading!
MILLSAP MESSENGER: Millsap's athletics teams stay busy during holiday break
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The winter weather is making efficient operation of the Senior Center activities rather erratic lately.
Oodles show for garden club's noodles
MILLSAP – As Valentine's Day came and went there were some wonderful events surrounding it!
Perrin-Whitt CISD's Scholastic Book Fair set for this week
PERRIN – We had been warned there would be snow before that Friday morning.
Sweet Talk: Things aren't OK at the corral
"God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers, and thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face, A gauntlet with a gift in't" (Elizabeth Barrett Browning, in Bk l, Aurora Leigh [1857]).
Weather put chill on Valentine's celebration, coronation
Brrrrrrr! So much for the Valentine's king and queen.
Snow's on the ground, but spring is not far away
MILLSAP – The days are getting a little longer, so thankfully we can begin to have more time outside as weather permits.
Perrin-Whitt Scholastic book fair Feb. 22-26
PERRIN – The Scholastic Book Fair at the Perrin-Whitt school is Feb. 22-26, from 8 a.m. -3:30 p.m.
Sweet Talk
Sir Frances Bacon said, in "Advancement of Learning, "If a (wo)man will begin with certainties, (s)he shall end in doubts; but if (s)he will be content to begin with doubts,(s)he shall end in certainties."
At senior center, the food is good and the price is right
One of the most important features of the Senior Center in Mineral Wells is that it is devoted to undergirding the social, physical and informational aspects to senior living issues in Texas.
- Personally from Perrin PERRIN – Billie Gillespie is selling out her stock of Home Interiors and Gifts.
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Art Department: Faculty
Patricia Cheyne
Associate Professor
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Artist's Statement
My art is a mix of landscapes, soulscapes, and mythscapes.
I find inspiration for my art from many sources. One is my interest in the prehistoric cultures of Old Europe, Sumeria, and the Minoan civilization. It is my desire to give contemporary voice to the symbols of these past civilizations in order to speak to the future. Specifically, I employ the lifeaffirming and nature-centered symbology of these ancient cultures and place them in a postmodern context, not in an attempt to try to recreate prehistory, but rather to illustrate alternatives to the fragmentation and nihilism of modernity.
In addition to this inspiration, I am also influenced by more immediate visual experiences- -such as the forests and valleys of the Pacific Northwest, subjective states such as the cuts and scars of the emotional life. With all these sources, my work focuses less on realistic representation and more on expressive images. In my art I hope to capture the motion and force alive in both the source of inspiration and the process of artistic creation.
My primary medium is printmaking, specifically collagraphs, but I also use other media such as drawing, sculpture and installation pieces, to help articulate my ideas. In all media I'm interested in the rough edges of the subject, in its physicality, its texture. I want my work to appeal to the viewer physically and spiritually as well as conceptually.
Contemporary artists who have influenced my work because of their interest in the same sources of inspiration include Ana Mendieta. Mary Beth Edelson, Louise Bourgeois, Charles Simonds, Betsy Damon, and Carolee Schneeman. Other artists I feel have influenced me in a more formalistic way because of their use of materials and expressive images are Eva Hesse, Jackie Windsor, Helen Frankenthaler and Jim Dine.
Teaching Philosophy
My teaching philosophy centers around a cluster of ideas about both pedagogy and art. Pedagogically, I believe in the creating a classroom environment that encourages independent learning and individual responsibility. Within that context, I work to connect students to a personal enchantment with the visible world by giving them aesthetic, conceptual and technical guidance in the creation and appreciation of art. In addition, my teaching philosophy includes the belief that creativity--the ability to translate private and cultural perceptions and desires into form, color, image and texture-- is one of the most valuable faculties humans process, one that needs to be developed, cherished, and rewarded. And finally, I strive to show students how to value art produced throughout human history as treasures that can be shared between and within all cultures.
Through teaching the formal and creative aspects of art, I encourage my students to inquire and discover about themselves and their world. My teaching is based on a supportive atmosphere in which mutual respect, open-mindedness, flexibility, cooperation, and dedication are the norm. I have high expectations for all my students, yet I understand that not all of them are ready to learn the same things at the same time. Consequently, in order to respect a variety of learning styles, I provide a wide range of pedagogic opportunities. I want the students to leave my classes feeling that they have learned something worthwhile, and knowing have developed a better awareness of not only the visual world but also their relationship to it.
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Haverhill — Sophie B. (Rowinski) Rampulla Stranger, 94, of Haverhill passed away Wednesday, January 30, at Hannah Duston in Haverhill. She was the wife of the late Rocco "Rocky" Rampulla who died 1998 and Walter Stranger who died in 2011. She is survived by her daughter, Joanne K. McClaflin of Seminole, Fla.; her sister, Gertrude Cardarelli of Haverhill; grandchildren, Faith and her husband, Thomas Murray of Ocean Pines, Md., Jeffrey McClaflin and his wife, Tina of Summit Point, W.Va.; great-grandchildren, Thomas Murray, Sarah and Eric McClaflin; sister-in-law, Ellen Rowinski of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; as well as, several nieces and nephews. She was also the sister of the late, Mary and her husband, Walter Sharis, Ann and her husband, Stanley Lusko, Frank Rowinski and Joseph and his wife, Shirley Rowinski.
ARRANGEMENTS: Her funeral Mass was held on Saturday, February 2 at St. John the Baptist Church, Haverhill. Interment followed in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Haverhill. Calling hours were held on Friday at the H.L. Farmer & Sons Bradford Funeral Home. Contributions in her memory may be made to Fidelis Hospice, 25 Railroad Square, Haverhill, MA 01832. To view her complete obituary or to send a condolence to her family, please visit


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The Stikine River is considered one of the last truly wild rivers in North America. Famed American naturalist, John Muir, described it as a Yosemite 100 miles (160 kilometers) long. This wonderful tour allows you to Immerse yourself in the pristine wilderness of the world's largest temperate rain forest. Add to this the excitement of an exhilarating jet-boat ride, gold rush history, world renowned scenery, a tasty snack in the wilderness, and the most experienced energetic captains, and you have an unforgettable excursion.
On the pier you will meet your Stikine River Jet Boat Association Alaskan Host and Alaska Cultural Interpreter guide captain and embark your custom, purpose built, heated and covered, jet-boat to begin your adventure. As you leave the pier behind, you will begin your navigation of the ever changing river delta, meandering through side sloughs, exploring the banks of the river, and being at the ready to help your captain look for passing moose, bear or deer. As you travel along, enjoy spectacular views of distant mountain peaks, spy on spawning salmon and listen to thundering waterfalls.
Your journey culminates at Shakes Lake with its sparkling blue and crystal clear icebergs. If accessible, you may be able to venture in farther for a view of Shakes Glacier and the ancient ice from which it was created. Coming ashore at a wilderness location on the banks of the Stikine, you will experience the wilderness up close and watch the peaceful river as it rolls by. Re-boarding your jet boat, a delightful snack of wine and cheese awaits you. All too soon, you'll be heading back to Wrangell and your waiting ship.
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Has Black Friday been stretched too far, or near, now that deals are actually being offered starting Thanksgiving night? The answer to that question is yes, from one Target employee out of Corona, California.
"C Renee" has obtained 338, 418 signatures on Change.org from people who agree Target needs to take the high road and 'save Thanksgiving.'
"Since workers need to show up sometimes hours before the story officially opens, this will take much of Thanksgiving away from retail employees across the country," C Renee said in her petition on Change.org.
Target can take the high road and save Thanksgiving for employees like me and our families by saying no to "Thanksgiving Creep," C Renee added.
Target's Black Friday deals start at 9 p.m. Thanksgiving night, according to the Black Friday Deals section on the Target website.
Other major retailers also have followed suit. According to the The Black Friday website, WalMart, K Mart and Toys 'R' Us all open an hour earlier at 8 p.m. on the night of Thanksgiving, for prices at a steal.
Others have decided not to technically be open on Thanksgiving day, but will be open the minute after it's over at the stroke of midnight Friday, November 23. Those stores include Macy's and Kohl's.
Walgreens is running Black Friday specials only available on the Friday after Thanksgiving, but also has publicized specials only good all day on Thanksgiving.
JC Penney and Meijer aren't open at all on turkey day, or in the wee hours on Friday either. Both will offer their Black Friday deals beginning at 6 a.m. on the official, Black Friday.
A website called www.respectthebird.com has been started, asking people to, well, 'Respect the Bird.'
It states, "The one day each year that we're supposed to spend with friends and family being thankful for what we have, is slowly turning into a day of, eat-a-quick-lunch, stand-in-line and buy-more-things."
The website also expresses concern for employees who may have to haul it to work and spend all night dealing with crazed deal-seekers, "Even worse, it means many of the people who work the at the stores open on Thanksgiving, whether or not they want to be there, have to be there too."
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New Zazzler Simone, from the Zazzle store designkandy, talks about her art and what she's looking forward to most on Zazzle. Check out the interview below and don't forget to check out her store designkandy!
Zazzle: When and how did you first become interested in art? How long have you been making art?
Simone: I've been drawing and painting since I was little, but I fell in love with digital design when I got this ridiculously simple version of Photoshop with my first computer back in '98. I have upgraded my 'tools' over the years and been working on my style and technique, which is always changing and seems to be a never ending work in progress.
Zazzle: What is your favorite style to create?
Simone: My favorite designs to create are vintage with a modern twist.
Zazzle: What was the first product you ever sold on Zazzle?
Simone: I was so excited when I accidentally discovered Zazzle that I immediately opened a store and soon after sold my first product – a customized wedding postage stamp! It's just so easy for customers to personalize the designs and it's convenient for me to post my designs on Zazzle and not have to worry about fulfillment and customer relations, because Zazzle takes care of everything.
Zazzle: What has been your favorite design you've created, and why?
Simone: My favorite designs are my destination wedding invitations and the Zazzle products that I've been using for the invitations and supplies are the greeting, invitation and RSVP cards, postage stamps, address labels and small stickers as envelope seals. I also have a large collection of vintage prints and luggage stickers which are reproduced perfectly on the round and rectangular stickers, coasters and posters.
Zazzle: Being a newer seller on Zazzle, what are you looking forward to the most?
Simone: I'm in the process of adding a lot more designs to my store, and I'm looking forward to a consistent increase in sales.
Zazzle: What tips can you give someone who is just starting out on Zazzle?
Simone: What I would advise someone who is just starting out is: properly use keywords and tags not only on the product description, but also on the product images (click on 'edit photo' and add the photo description). This ensures that your images will eventually show up on search engine search results which will then lead to sales!
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TwinsTrain, Territory Train, Bus Driver Ed, and Scott Stahoviak
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Hello again, everybody.
For those of you who haven't had the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the TwinsTrain operation over the last couple of years, don't feel left out; it's never too late to sync up with our touring outfit and join the excitement this summer.
In a nutshell, we package weekend trips to follow the Minnesota Twins on the road, with game tickets, hotel, and premium bus transportation. For more information, you can head over to http://territorytrain.com. For veterans of TwinsTrain, read on.
The little road trip business youve known and continue to love is roaring back for more this 2012 season and we certainly hope the Minnesota Twins, after such a difficult season, are ready for the action as well.
The hometown team has made some significant changes this offseason, and TwinsTrain is no different. This winter, the Train decided to expand its range of destinations to the minor league circuit, adding a weekend celebration of the Twins low-A minor league affiliate Beloit Snappers. But perhaps our biggest change will take place over the next few days: as of Friday March 2, 2012, we will no longer be TwinsTrain. We will be Territory Train.
The timing of this name change may strike you as curious. So, let us give you a rundown of how we arrived at this point.
As it was, two weeks ago, we received a letter from the Major League Baseball legal department asking us to discontinue the TwinsTrain name for fear of trademark affiliation with our favorite team.
Ill tell you this much: the hair on the back of my neck stood up when I read their detailed request. Because you know what? Were on Major League Baseballs radar. Weve arrived, folks.
Territory Train will be about everything you knew about TwinsTrain. Fanaticism. Enthusiasm. Celebration. Bus Driver Ed. Great seats. Comfy lodging accommodations. And wonderful stories that will last many generations of Minnesota Twins baseball.
But, yes, everything will continue to be the same as youve known it before. We will continue to dedicate our collective enthusiasm to make every stadium our territory as we continue with our new name. And theres no better place for it than Territory Train.
Please adjust your Facebook, as we will no longer be found at http://www.facebook.com/twinstrain. All of our social coverage can be found on both Twitter (@TerritoryTrain) and the new Facebook page.
Our new home, if you havent already found it, will be http://www.territorytrain.com.
We also plan on logging some of our adventures on the Twins Daily site as we go along here, as well. So stay tuned.
Thank you so much for your patience during our time of reconstruction and rebuilding.
Your conductor,
Scott Povolny | Territory Train Owner
PS -- We like to give away stuff to our fans, so 'like' us over at our new Facebook site, where we will be having a drawing for both a $100 and $200 Territory Train gift card once we arrive at 250 fans and 300 fans respectively.
Tell your friends. Tell your mother. And for goodness sakes, send Scott Stahoviak a text.


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Got a set of 4 for our RZR. Was drawn to these due to the price and the fact that they are wider tires than most of the paddles available ... which was likely an advantage on the heavy RZR 4 to keep the front end floating. Just not sure how spending more on front sand tires could help performance ... very happy with the way these handled.Read All Reviews
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I ordered a set of STI HD2 matte black wheels in the 6+1 offset with the 28x12x14 rears and 28x10x14 fronts and this combo looks INCREDIBLE. The wheelwells are full of fat black tires and from the rear it looks like a dragster. The matte black finish on the rims match the black trim on my sunset red and black machine perfectly. The tires added a full inch of ground clearance and the rims widened the machine a total of 2 inches to increase stability. Only played on snow and ice so far but will put them to the test in the swamp at the hunting camp this spring.Read All Reviews


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Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association
From Openwaterpediaopen water swimming governing body established in 2008 by Steven Munatones and Yuko Matsuzaki to promote, regulate and support channel swimmers crossing the Tsugaru Channel (Tsugaru Strait) between the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan and flowing between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. The Association works locally with Ocean Navi and the team led by Masayuki Moriya and is a member of the World Open Water Swimming Association.
The Association recognizes the successful swims of the following swimmers:
- David Yudovin (Honshu-to-Hokkaido on 7 July 1990)
- Steven Munatones (Honshu-to-Hokkaido and Hokkaido-to-Honshu in July 1990)
- Masayuki Moriya (Honshu-to-Hokkaido in wetsuit in 2010)
- Miyuki Fujita (three-way in 2006)
- Penny Palfrey (Hokkaido-to-Honshu in 2011)
- Darren Miller (Honshu-to-Hokkaido in 2012)
- Stephen Redmond (Honshu-to-Hokkaido in 2012)
- Michelle Macy (Honshu-to-Hokkaido in August 2012)
- Forrest Nelson (Honshu-to-Hokkaido in August 2012)
- Craig Lenning (Honshu-to-Hokkaido in August 2012)
- Pat Gallant-Charette (Honshu-to-Hokkaido in August 2012)
- four master swimming relays (Japan) between 2010-2012
Tsugaru Channel
The Tsugaru Channel is the least known of the 7 channels that make up the Oceans Seven. The channel is in a land where Japanese is the only local language spoken - presenting additional challenges for non-Japanese marathon swimmers.
The Japanese escort boat pilots, especially lead pilot Captain Mizushima, are experienced fishermen in the area, many of whom have spent their entire lives fishing among the well-stocked area of myriad marine life.
Tsugaru Current
The Tsugaru Current flows through the Tsugaru Channel between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean, north of Honshu and south of Hokkaido in Japan.
The channel presents many of the same challenges as the other more well-known waterways of the Oceans Seven: strong currents, tidal flows, unpredictable eddies, unswimmable waters when the winds come up, jellyfish, squid, large ocean swells, and large oil tankers and cargo ships running the channel. Large swells, extremely turbulent water surface conditions, unpredictable eddies and abundant marine life from sharks to sea snakes exist, although jellyfish and squid are usually what swimmers see and encounter.
Window of Opportunity
The recommended time to attempt crossings is July and August, although some have attempted in May and June when the water is still closer to 10°C (50°F) than 15°C (59°F), but in July and August, the water temperature increases well above 16°C (61°F) up to near 30°C in September.
The distance between the two closest points is Tappi Misaki (竜飛崎) on the Honshu (south) side of the channel and Shirakami Misaki (白神岬) on the Hokkaido (north) side in 19.5 km (12 miles). Many of the successful solo and relay crossings follow the course pioneered by David Yudovin in on 7 July 1990. Yudovin started on the far western side of the channel on a small cape called Kodomari Benten Cape (小泊権現崎) on Honshu and allowed the west-to-east running Tsugaru Current to push him towards Shirakami Misaki on the Hokkaido. His pioneering swim took him 13 hours 10 minutes in July 1990.
An alternative course is to swim directly between Tappi Misaki on Honshu to Shirakami Misaki along the Shirakami Peninsula on Hokkaido. This course is a bit more high-risk in that the currents around Tappi Misaki run fast, but if the swimmer is fast enough, the distance is shorter. This course was taken by Steven Munatones on 29 July 1990 in 6 hours 11 minutes.
The shortest course in the reverse direction (north-to-south) is from Shirakami Misaki to Tappi Misaki that was pioneered by Munatones on 30 July 1990 in 6 hours 39 minutes.
Another course is between Shirakami Misaki on Hokkaido and Shimokita Peninsula (下北半島) on the eastern side of Honshu. This course was pioneered by Miyuki Fujita in 2006 and swum by Penny Palfrey in 14 hours 26 minutes in 2011 and is recommended by the Tsugaru Strait Swimming Association.
Video of Brad McVetta crossing the Tsugaru Channel from Honshu to Hokkaido, courtesy of Masayuki Moriya of Ocean-navi and the Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association
External links
- Most Grueling Challenge On Earth, Defeating Oceans Seven
- Defeating Oceans Seven trailer
- Tackling The Tsugaru
- Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association
- Swimming Strait - Tackling The Tsugaru
- Open Water Swimming website
- Stephen Redmond Achieves The Oceans Seven
- Man vs. Woman vs. Nature In The Oceans Seven
- Try And Try Again, The Pain And Drive Of Explorers
- Bloodied And Battered, Darren Miller Crosses Tsugaru
- Breaking News: Stephen Redmond In Mid-Channel
- Breaking News: Stephen Redmond Started Again In Japan
- Pass The Bread And Cheese, Stephen Redmond In Japan
- Man vs. Woman vs. Nature In The Oceans Seven
- Try And Try Again, The Pain And Drive Of Explorers
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With immediate effect the Mercedes-Benz S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID can be ordered for prices from 108,944.50 euros. The S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID blends an ultramodern hybrid drive configuration with the unique innovations and the luxurious equipment and appointments of the S-Class.
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Cities are anonymous, loud and hectic. Until the end of the last century this image drove many city residents out into the suburbs. In recent years this trend has reversed. Today, more people already live in cities than in rural areas. By 2050 it is expected that around 70 percent of the world's population will live in cities. The result: increasingly densely-inhabited urban areas. Private living space becomes smaller and more expensive. What do city-dwellers need and what do they wish for to be satisfied and happy with their life and their city?
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Prices start at less than €11,000: At the starting line: the new smart generation
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Just two weeks after the big world premiere in Berlin and parallel to the smart roadshow with stops in 15 European cities, sales of the new smart generation are now starting. At €10,895 the fortwo has the same price tag as its predecessor, whilst prices for the smart forfour start at €11,555 – in each case with a 52 kW engine and manual transmission (incl. 19% VAT). The first smart models will be delivered to customers on 22 November 2014. The top engine – the 66 kW/90 hp turbo engine – will follow in December 2014, and twinamic dual clutch transmission will become available in the spring of 2015.
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AMG customer teams achieved good team results with the SLS AMG GT3 in the traditional 24-hour race of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. Five out of seven race gullwings crossed the finish line. HTP Motorsport with start number 86 and the driver trio Maximilian Buhk, Maximilian Götz (both GER) and Jazeman Jaafar (MAS) ended the endurance race on the fifth position.
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text: I have 2 GNX104 10" subs and am looking for a box. I wanted to get a bandpass box to get the best efficiency. I was looking on the Polk site at their boxes and i saw this box (http://www.polkaudio.com/caraudio/su...ents=standard). This box is for the GNX108 model though. Can I use this box with my GNX104 subs? If not any other suggestions for good Banpass boxes or boxes in general? Please let me know cause i can't wait to install my system over spring break!!:D -Alex


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Food waste is an untapped resource with great potential for generating energy.
A third of all food produced around the world gets discarded uneaten – and environmentalists, energy analysts and entrepreneurs are beginning to take notice. Diverting even just a portion of this waste to so-called waste-to-energy systems could free up large amounts of landfill space while powering our vehicles and heating our homes, and thus putting a significant dent in our collective carbon footprint. Perhaps that's why WTE is one of the fastest-growing segments of the world's quickly diversifying energy sector.
There are some 800 industrial-scale WTE plants in more than three dozen countries around the world, and likely thousands of smaller systems at individual sites.
Most employ anaerobic digesters, which make use of microorganisms to break down and convert organic waste into a fuel such as biogas, biodiesel or ethanol. With some 70 percent of food waste around the world still going into landfills, there is a lot of potential feedstock to keep this environmentally friendly carbon-neutral fuel source coming.
"Waste-to-energy doesn't involve drilling, fracking or mining, and it doesn't rely on scarce and politically charged resources like oil," reports RWL Water Group, an international company that installs water, wastewater and WTE systems.
The waste from small slaughterhouses, breweries, dairy farms and coffee shops can power hundreds of typical homes each day if the infrastructure is in place to sort, collect and process the organic material.
Navigant Research, which produced the 2012 report "Waste-to-Energy Technology Markets," which analyzes WTE's global market opportunity, expects WTE to grow from its current market size of $6.2 billion to $29.2 billion by 2022.
"With many countries facing dramatic population growth, rapid urbanization, rising levels of affluence and resource scarcity, waste-to-energy is re-establishing itself as an attractive technology option to promote low carbon growth in the crowded renewable energy landscape," says Navigant's Mackinnon Lawrence. "China is already in the midst of scaling up capacity, and growth there is expected to shift the center of the WTE universe away from Europe to Asia Pacific."
"We're barely scratching the surface of this potential – dumping over 70 percent of the world's food waste into landfills, rather than harnessing it for fuel and electricity," RWL reports. "Over the next 25 years, global energy demand will grow by 50 percent, while global oil supply dwindles at a rapid pace. Waste-to-energy is an obvious solution to meet the world's burgeoning energy demand."


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November's General Meeting of the Golden Gate Computer Society features a panel of four iPad experts.
Leading the panel as moderator, Jim Oser, co-leader of the GGCS Mac Interest Group, is a certified member of the Apple Consultants Network and owner of Oser Computer Solutions.
He'll be joined by:
- Karen Bell, member of North Coast Mac Users Group, Software Quality Assurance for Wind River, who is an iPad superuser with 100+ applications on her iPad, and she'll discuss some of her favorites.
- Peggy Tatro, owner and director of Terra Linda Duplicate Bridge and a devoted Windows XP user, who received an iPad as a present, joins the group and will detail her trials and tribulations about coming from Windows and then using an iPad.
- iPad developer Mickey Mantle, founder and CEO of Marin-based-but-soon-to-be-internationally-famous Wanderful Interactive Storybooks, will share stories (about Steve Jobs and other notables) and will show a few iPad applications. See http://wanderfulstorybooks.com for a sneak preview. He was formerly VP Engineering/CTO of Marin-based Broderbund Software. Mickey also worked at Pixar.
Information about the Golden Gate Computer Society is available at www.ggcs.org.


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The hotly debated pension contract for local firefighters — which now calls for them to kick in more from their paychecks toward retirement — was partially finalized this week, but the debate is not over as critics warn that Pleasanton and Livermore still face looming debt and financial fallout.
"It was a step in the right direction," said community activist David Miller of the latest firefighters' contract signed this week.
"But will this avert a fiscal crisis?" He doesn't think so.
The new pension and benefits plan for the was ratified Tuesday by and Local 1974 of the International Association of Firefighters union, which represents LPFD's unionized employees.
On Sept. 10, the union proposal goes before Livermore City Council for its approval, said Troy Brown, Livermore assistant city manager.
"We are certainly amenable to the contract," said Brown, who expects ratification from Livermore officials.
LPFD operates under a joint-powers agreement between Livermore and Pleasanton, and policy decisions must be approved by both cities, Brown said.
Under the new package, firefighters, whose previous pension and
benefits were at one time fully paid by both cities, will contribute 6 percent of wages toward retirement, with that figure rising to 9 percent in July 2013.
This contract is estimated to save Pleasanton and Livermore a combined $2.13 million — $1 million or so to each city, according to reports.
Firefighters are among a shrinking class of workers, along with such public servants as teachers, police officers, park rangers and judges, still offered traditional pension plans — a lifetime of guaranteed retirement payouts.
Most private-sector industries ditched pension plans in recent years, offering instead to its workers 401(k)-retirement packages, or "hybrid" pension-401(k)-style plans.
Today in Sacramento, meanwhile, "pension reform" is front and center with a final vote scheduled for new proposals laid out by Gov. Jerry Brown.
Lawmakers are squabbling and panicking over soaring costs of government workers' pensions and retirement costs — a purported $2.7 billion in fiscal year 2013. Honoring the pension commitments in a sagging economy strains state and local governments — and is often cited as contributing to municipality bankruptcies in such cites as Stockton and Vallejo.
Brown's proposal could save the state up to $60 billion over the next 30 years, and would require public-sector workers to chip in more toward their retirement benefits, along with other revisions, according to some reports.
The still-sketchy details are expected to be unrolled today to legislators — on the last day of this year's session.
Not surprisingly throughout California, worker contributions to their pension plans are being upped routinely as various contracts are renegotiated, and second tiers are often added with less generous benefits for new hires.
for Livermore police added a 5-percent kick-in toward retirement from officers' wages, for an estimated city savings of $374,00 over the next two years, according to the Livermore Police Officers Association.
officers agreed in February to a new contract, akin to LPFD, with the eventual 9-percent contribution to retirement, along with significant concessions for an estimated two-year city savings of $2.4 million, reports state.
So with government employees adopting concessions and stepping up to help fund benefits, are pension naysayers merely "Chicken Littles" worrying the sky is falling?
Pleasanton's Miller, for one, an engineer by trade, is among a small coalition of vocal activists opposed to contracts recently approved locally for fire, police and city workers.
Miller emphasizes he is not anti-police, anti-firefighter, not a union basher and dislikes references to civic employees as a rarified "protected class." In fact, he clarified, safety workers top his list of city priorities and he believes they should be well-compensated.
"I want them paid appropriately," he said.
The problem, he contends, is pension-style retirement is a financially disastrous formula for cities when stock markets and economies slump.
"In a few very short years, we won't be able to sustain these pensions we promised to our city workers," Miller said. "That's not fair to either side."
Pensions and benefits for more than 1.6 million public employees, retirees and their families statewide, including LPFD, are managed by the giant California Public Employees' Retirement System.
CalPERS investment portfolios, which earned high rates of return in such go-go years as 1995 (25 percent) and 2003 (23 percent), recorded a measly 1.1 percent growth in 2011, and a negative-27 percent in 2008, according to published data.
Such under-performance leaves state and city entities on the hook to fund shortfalls for the guaranteed retirement payments, which legally cannot be restricted.
Miller said this "unfunded pension liability" in Pleasanton is between $125 million and $176 million, depending on varying calculation tables.
"And that's a growing number," said Miller, adding it is a hefty number, as well, for a city with an annual budget of roughly $85 million.
A portion of the Pleasanton liability figures falls to Livermore, however, as the cities share fire services, said the city's Brown.
As for unfunded pension liability on the books in Livermore, Brown said $34 million is estimated for "miscellaneous employee" packages — referring to personnel in non-public-safety positions.
Given such data, Miller advocates swapping the traditional public-servant pensions to a hybrid 401(k)-style program where retirees' investments, which dictate associated risks and subsequent payouts, are selected by the workers, themselves, as in the private sector.
"It puts the responsibility of managing that on the retirees," he said.
"I'm trying to raise awareness," Miller said. "My whole goal is we need to solve the problem at the state and city level."
The contract approved by Pleasanton lawmakers and soon headed to Livermore council chambers, he added, does not go far enough toward needed reform.
The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department's newly negotiated two-year package affects more than 100 personnel who work from 10 stations: five in Pleasanton, on Nevada Street, Stoneridge Mall Road, Santa Rita Road, Oak Vista Parkway and Machado Place; and five in Livermore, on East Avenue, Rincon Avenue, Scenic Avenue, Cordoba Street and Airway Boulevard.
An LPFD training facility is on Busch Road in Pleasanton.


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The Salem News
---- — Turnover within the Obama administration — expected and otherwise — could create opportunity for a number of prominent North Shore politicos.
The most likely scenario has U.S. Sen. John Kerry taking a cabinet post, as head of either the State or Defense departments. (Sen. John Barrasso, a Republican, said on TV this week that Kerry would have no problem being confirmed as a replacement for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has announced her intention to leave the post early next year, but might have more difficulty winning bipartisan support for secretary of defense, given his youthful protest against the war in Vietnam.)
In any event, Kerry's departure from the Senate would create an opening that would be filled on an interim basis by a person of Gov. Deval Patrick's choosing. Patrick has consistently maintained that he has no interest in the seat himself and intends to finish out his term despite continued speculation that he, too, might be offered a position in Washington.
Several members of the state's all-Democratic House delegation (U.S. Rep. John Tierney, D-Salem, notably and understandably not among them) have expressed an interest in replacing Kerry.
The recently deposed Scott Brown would likely have the Republican field to himself should he choose to run in a special election. (The interim appointment would almost certainly go to a Democrat.) But among those lurking should Brown decline to run are Swampscott's Charlie Baker, Beverly's Kerry Healey and Wakefield's Richard Tisei.
Baker is said to be more interested in running for governor in 2014 when Patrick's term expires. Among Democrats, Lt. Gov. Tim Murray is not considered a lock for the gubernatorial nomination, given his motor vehicle mishap and other problems.
Finally, whether she's running for office herself or somewhere in the background, look for Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll to play a prominent role in these races. She accumulated plenty of political chits, not to mention a healthy dose of respect, during the campaign that just ended, which saw Salem vote solidly for President Obama, Elizabeth Warren, Tierney and Democratic state Senate candidate Joan Lovely.
Speaking of Lovely, voters could have a chance to see whether she's a leader or a follower when she departs the Salem City Council.
The anti-administration cabal on that body seems to be lining up solidly behind former Councilor Steve Pinto as an interim replacement for Lovely. But Darek Barcikowski, who was the first runner-up (finishing ahead of Pinto) in the last city election, has also expressed interest in the seat.
And recently, Lucy Corchado, a former councilor and much-respected leader within the city's Latino community, has also said she would be willing to fill Lovely's seat at least until the next general election.
Her experience and reputation for independent thinking make Corchado an outstanding candidate. While Lovely will not have a vote, there is no reason she should not express her preference in this matter.
In addition to Corchado's obvious qualifications, Lovely might also cite the fact that the selection of Corchado would prevent the council from becoming, literally, an old boys' club once again.
Peabody voters' wisdom in electing Ted Bettencourt mayor last year was confirmed once more with his decision to combine the post of human resources director for the city and its school system.
Having two separate departments never made sense given the similarity of their responsibilities. But for years, the school board had resisted such a move and any other efforts at consolidation, fearing a loss of political clout. Given the fact that many of the current members were solidly in Bettencourt's camp, it was hard for them to say no this time.
Nelson Benton spent 40 years covering politics on the North Shore before retiring from The Salem News. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Paul Ryan may have been burned by both Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello and Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, but the Republican vice presidential candidate received a bit of that coveted rock n' roller support on Friday from Kid Rock, ABC News reports.
The Michigan native, Romney supporter, and author of the GOP campaign's theme song, "Born Free" joined Ryan onstage for a fundraiser at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Romney's hometown outside Detroit.
"I was going to come out, be a little wisenheimer and say, 'Guess which one is running for vice president?'" Kid Rock told the crowd of 160 people, who had each paid at least $500 to attend the event. "And then, they would introduce Paul and I would walk out and say hello."
Ryan responded, "So one of us is running for vice president, but only one of us listened to 'Bawitdaba' on the way over here in the motorcade with the Secret Service."
Ryan went on to praise Rock's career as he held the musician up as a model of American ingenuity. "We don't resent people for being successful in this country," he said. "Look at this creator right here – the fruit of his labor coming from his mind, his talents. He took his path to find his happiness, and he is realizing his dreams and he is paving his way. Only in America can you do this. That is what this country is all about."
Kid Rock threw his support behind the Republican presidential pick when he performed at a Romney rally in Michigan during that state's primary. He will be playing at the Republican National Convention in Tampa next week, along with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Trace Adkins and Journey.
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