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2013 and Earlier - Toyota Camry Prices Paid and Buying Experience
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What is this car going for? How close to Invoice? Anyone know of any incentives on the horizon?
gymswim Posts: 7I shopped around in California and got a great deal from Longo Toyota in LA. The Bay Area dealers in Northern California were all asking about $800-$1300 more for the same vehicle and equipment.
I bought my new Camry with Navigation and Options 7+9, plus heated leather seats for $2808.
davewilloughby Posts: 4My local dealer advertises the base model Camry LE (CE was dropped I believe), with auto and a value package which includes air/p-windows/p-locks/p-mirrors/am-fm-cd.
I purchased a new 2001 Camry CE in January 2001, like equipped, from this same dealer for $16,990 (about $1100 below invoice). All I added was after market cruise for approximately $300. The Toyota is a great car, and great ride, although driver's seat is a little uncomfortable. I am averaging 30 to 32 mpg. (Reason for the Toyota, my daily round trip drive to work is 105 miles per day, and I want this car to last me at least 7 years.)
My wife's car is a loaded 2000 Taurus SEL, also a great car, (28 mpg on the highway).
I am trying to determine if a 2002 Camry LE with a 4 cylinder engine, keyless entry and floormats going for $18.9K +tax and tags is a good deal for the NorthEast. I really don't think the $377 advertising fee is something I should be paying or fully paying. I thought it customary to pay 1%? The dealer says Toyota charges them this much.
All you Camry buyers out there...WHAT ARE YOU PAYING FOR THE TDA / ADVERTISING FEE?
rutger3 Posts: 361What will they think of next? I would love to hear Toyotas justification for charging for this obvious overhead item. No one should ever pay an Advertising fee on any product purchased. This is pure and simple a cost of doing business which should never be passed onto the consumer. Can you imagine buying a mattress or TV and finding an Adver. fee on your bill. You would laugh at the salesperson. What's next,a building rental fee,retirement plan fee, salesforce salaries fee,office supplies fee,all of course 'needed' to sell a car? How about a telephone charges fee,a healthplan fee, corporate insurance fee;I could go on all day! Heh Toyota, how about a rubber band fee, a paperclip fee,a ballpoint pen fee,and lets not forget the cost of the actual paper invoice which is on the side window,that's at least another 25 cents they could make. This is fun.
Your last comment hits the nail on the head..just add it to the profit of the car...I'd respect them a lot more. It's like when you go to Disney World or Hershey Park and have to pay to Park! It's just another way to raise the cost of admission w/out raising the ticket price!
That's (slightly) different, since only some (99.9%?) of the people who go to Disney World actually park there. If you take the bus, or walk from downtown Orlando, or something, you avoid the parking fee. There is no way to avoid the advertising fee.
Of COURSE Toyota needs to pass the advertising fee on to its customers. They just don't need to break it out as a separate line item.
There was a great ad for a hotel room I actually saw in some magazine a few years back:
"Two adults stay for just $1.99 (*) per night".
The (*) leads to some very small print that says:
"Parking: $59.99 per night. Parking is mandatory."
hawks1 Posts: 57You might try the CARMAX dealership in Kenosha, WI. On their web site recently I saw a 4 cylinder XLE for $22,678 (excluding tax, title, & license).This car had everything - power moonroof, leather, etc. The MSRP on it was $26,004 and their price was $3,326 below it and about $430 below invoice.
In Massachusetts, at least when I was buying (April), it seemed as if all the 4-cylinder XLEs came with just airbags and floor mats. We had to special order to get something else added.
Now, if you want a 6-cylinder XLE those are hard to find without leather, moonroof, etc. etc.
looken Posts: 4I just signed papers today (actually yesterday since it's 1:00 AM) for a 2002 Camry V6 pkg. 3 with alloyed wheels and floor mats for 22,000. After reading your posts it sounds like I paid too much and should take advantage of the 3 day loop hole. I'm in the midwest area. Can anyone give me input?


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The battle for control of dangerous digital shapes may have just begun.
On Thursday, Defense Distributed founder Cody Wilson received a letter from the State Department Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance demanding that he take down the online blueprints for the 3D-printable "Liberator" handgun that his group released Monday, along with nine other 3D-printable firearms components hosted on the group's website Defcad.org. The government says it wants to review the files for compliance with arms export control laws known as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, or ITAR. By uploading the weapons files to the Internet and allowing them to be downloaded abroad, the letter implies Wilson's high-tech gun group may have violated those export controls.
"Until the Department provides Defense Distributed with final [commodity jurisdiction] determinations, Defense Distributed should treat the above technical data as ITAR-controlled," reads the letter, referring to a list of ten CAD files hosted on Defcad that include the 3D-printable gun, silencers, sights and other pieces. "This means that all data should be removed from public acces immediately. Defense Distributed should review the remainder of the data made public on its website to determine whether any other data may be similarly controlled and proceed according to ITAR requirements."
Wilson, a law student at the University of Texas in Austin, says that Defense Distributed will in fact take down its files until the State Department has completed its review. "We have to comply," he says. "All such data should be removed from public access, the letter says. That might be an impossible standard. But we'll do our part to remove it from our servers."
As Wilson hints, that doesn't mean the government has successfully censored the 3D-printable gun. While Defense Distributed says it will take down the gun's printable file from Defcad.org, its downloads–100,000 in just the first two days the file was online–were actually being served by Mega, the New Zealand-based storage service created by ex-hacker entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, an outspoken U.S. government critic. It's not clear whether the file will be taken off Mega's servers, where it may remain available for download. The blueprint for the gun and other Defense Distributed firearm components have also been uploaded several times to the Pirate Bay, the censorship-resistant filesharing site.
Wilson argues that he's also legally protected. He says Defense Distributed is excluded from the ITAR regulations under an exemption for non-profit public domain releases of technical files designed to create a safe harbor for research and other public interest activities. That exemption, he says, would require Defense Distributed's files to be stored in a library or sold in a bookstore. Wilson argues that Internet access at a library should qualify under ITAR's statutes, and says that Defcad's files have also been made available for sale in an Austin, Texas bookstore that he declined to name in order to protect the bookstore's owner from scrutiny.
Despite taking down his files, Wilson doesn't see the government's attempts to censor the Liberator's blueprints as a defeat. On the contrary, Defense Distributed's radical libertarian and anarchist founder says he's been seeking to highlight exactly this issue, that a 3D-printable gun can't be stopped from spreading around the global Internet no matter what legal measures governments take. "This is the conversation I want," Wilson says. "Is this a workable regulatory regime? Can there be defense trade control in the era of the Internet and 3D printing?"
Wilson compares his new legal troubles to the widely-followed case in the mid-1990s of Philip Zimmermann, the inventor of the cryptographic software PGP, who was threatened with indictment under ITAR for putting his military-grade encryption software online. "It's PGP all over again," says Wilson.
In Zimmermann's case, much of the technology community was outraged that PGP's inventor was being treated as if he were selling bombs or missiles to a foreign regime when he had simply put a powerful piece of privacy software on the Internet. That public support is widely thought to have influenced the State Department decision in 1996 to drop its case against him.
In this case, by contrast, Cody Wilson is literally an arms manufacturer. But whether the government will have any more luck in controlling the spread of his invention remains to be seen.
I'll provide updates as this story develops.
Correction: In an earlier version of this story I described Wilson as an "arms distributor." In fact, he's an arms manufacturer, while Defense Distributed is a software distributing non-profit. Since Defense Distributed–not Wilson himself–is the target of the State Department's query, that may be an important distinction.
Update: Here's the full text of the letter.
United States Department of State
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
Offense of Defense Trade Controls Compliance
May 08, 2013
In reply letter to DTCC Case: 13-0001444
[Cody Wilson's address redacted]
Dear Mr. Wilson,
The Department of State, Bureau of Political Military Affairs, Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance, Enforcement Division (DTCC/END) is responsible for compliance with and civil enforcement of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) (AECA) and the AECA's implementing regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 C.F.R. Parts 120-130) (ITAR). The AECA and the ITAR impose certain requirements and restrictions on the transfer of, and access to, controlled defense articles and related technical data designated by the United States Munitions List (USML) (22 C.F.R. Part 121).
The DTCC/END is conducting a review of technical data made publicly available by Defense Distributed through its 3D printing website, DEFCAD.org, the majority of which appear to be related to items in Category I of the USML. Defense Distributed may have released ITAR-controlled technical data without the required prior authorization from the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), a violation of the ITAR.
Technical data regulated under the ITAR refers to information required for the design, development, production, manufacture, assembly, operation, repair, testing, maintenance or modification of defense articles, including information in the form of blueprints, drawings, photographs, plans, instructions or documentation. For a complete definition of technical data, see 120.10 of the ITAR. Pursuant to 127.1 of the ITAR, it is unlawful to export any defense article or technical data for which a license or written approval is required without first obtaining the required authorization from the DDTC. Please note that disclosing (including oral or visual disclosure) or tranferring technical data to a foreign person, whether in the United States or abroad, is considered an export under 120.17 of the ITAR.
The Department believes Defense Distributed may not have established the proper jurisdiction of the subject technical data. To resolve this matter officially, we request that Defense Distributed submit Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) determination requests for the following selection of data files available on DEFCAD.org, and any other technical data for which Defense Distributed is unable to determine proper jurisdiction:
DTCC/END requests that Defense Distributed submits its CJ requests within three weeks of the receipt of this letter and notify this office of the final CJ determinations. All CJ requests must be submitted electronically through an online application using the DS-4076 Commodity Jurisdiction Request Form. The form, guidance for submitting CJ requests, and other relevant information such as a copy of the ITAR can be found on DDTC's website at http://www.pmddtc.state.gov.
Until the Department provides Defense Distributed with the final CJ determinations, Defense Distributed should treat the above technical data as ITAR-controlled. This means that all such data should be removed from public access immediately. Defense Distributed should also review the remainder of the data made public on its website to determine whether any additional data may be similarly controlled and proceed according to ITAR requirements.
Additionally, DTCC/END requests information about the procedures Defense Distributed follows to determine the classification of its technical data, to include aforementioned technical data files. We ask that you provide your procedures for determining proper jurisdiction of technical data within 30 days of the date of this letter to Ms. Bridget Van Buren, Compliance Specialist, Enforcement Division, at the address below.
Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance
PM/DTCC, SA-1, Room L132
2401 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20522
Phone 202-663-3323
We appreciate your full cooperation in this matter. Please note our reference number in any future correspondence.
Glenn E. Smith
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"Defense Distributed's RADICAL libertarian and anarchist founder says"… no journalist should ever use that word. Let the public decide what is radical.
Actually, I believe Mr. Wilson would use that term to describe himself. I certainly use it to describe myself. "Radical," from the Latin radix (the same word from which "radish" was derived) basically means "from the roots up." In the case of Mr. Wilson, the term "radical libertarian" is meant to communicate that he is a principled libertarian and derives his policy positions from that root principle. It isn't a pejorative term in this context.
Then it's a shame the word has become a pejorative in common usage, since its a noble term of upholding ones principles as the basis of action.
Fascinating. Does this mean if I put up crude drawings of a piece of pipe with a cap, a rubber band and a nail the State Dept. can make me take down my diagram of a prison zip gun?
That's where it is heading. Land of the free you know.
Are crude drawings the same as downloadable blueprints to 3-D print a gun? Sounds like a stretch to me.
Is information tantamount to arms distribution? What about blue prints for a potato gun? That could kill someone. That is why this is so important. Censoring information on the grounds that someone could hurt someone else with that information is yet another slippery slope towards greater government controls. Sending a blueprint to someone is not criminal. It is spreading information. The a-holes in gov't can now call anything a threat and I hope this fight somehow survives for the basic argument of freedom.
blueprints to 3-D print a gun is tantamount to arms distribution?
How is that a stretch? One is a drawing showing how to make a single shot plastic zipgun from commonly available materials. The other is a file to make a single shot plastic zipgun from an $8000 printer.
The result is the same, a single shot plastic zipgun that may or may not blow up in your face.
If it sounds like a stretch to you, you are less familiar with what can be downloaded all over the web than someone who is going to offer that judgement should be.
Especially as that prison zip gun would be much more dangerous than anything that was ordered pulled down, and cheaper and easier to assemble.


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Traverse City — The American Red Cross is offering special offers on training classes and health and safety products through Jan. 31.
Individuals can save 20 percent on the class fee for a first aid and CPR/AED class. To learn more or register for a class, go to www.redcross.org/takeaclass and use HOLIDAY0113 as the coupon code for the discount.
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Art at L'Chayim
Beulah — Art students in Corey Bechler's class at Benzie Central High School are featured at L'Chayim Delicatessen through December.
An open house for the artists will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 15, at the deli in Beulah. Call 871-0601 or email email@example.com for details.
Authors sign books
Traverse City — Four authors will sign books this weekend at Horizon Books.
Book signings Dec. 15, include Evelyn Johnson, author of "Grama's Gift" from noon to 2 p.m.; Steven Huyser-Honig, author of "The Michigan You Love" from 2 to 4 p.m.; and Mary Clifton, author of "Waist Away," 4 to 6 p.m.
Karl Manke, author of "The Prodigal Son," will sign his book from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16. He also will be on the Ron Jolly Show at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 17, and then visit with patrons at the book store from about 10 a.m. to noon.
The book store is located at 243 E. Front St. For details, call 946-7290 or (800) 587-2147 or visit www.horizonbooks.com.
Firefighter toy drive
Traverse City — The Traverse City Firefighters Local 646 is continuing a more than 50-year tradition by collecting toys for children in the Grand Traverse area, who might not otherwise find anything under the Christmas tree.
New, unwrapped toys can be dropped off at Traverse City fire stations at 500 W. Front St. or 1313 E. Eighth St. The community is invited to join the firefighters at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, to help sort and wrap toys. Lunch will be provided. Call 922-4930, ext. 8, to learn more.
Community dinner
Traverse City — Donations of time, food and funds still are needed to help make the Community Meals Program Community Christmas dinner a success.
The meal will be served from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 25, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1003 S. Maple St., Meal delivery will start at 11:15 a.m. and should be arranged in advance.
For details, to make a donation or to volunteer, call Shannon Allen, 326-6969. To share the names of shut-ins or those who will be alone on the holiday, call Sandra Svec, 313-9792 or 276-7130.
Live Nativity
Traverse City — Bayview Wesleyan Church will present its 39th annual Live Nativity from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 22-23; and 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24, outdoors at the church, 720 Wayne St. For details, call 947-3792.
Holiday worship
Traverse City — The congregation at Old Mission Congregational Church, 18687 Mission Road, invites the community to worship with them at 5 p.m. Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. The service will feature special music, carols, readings, candles and more.
New pastor installed
Onekama — The United Congregational Church of Onekama announces that the Reverend William Morris has recently been installed as the church's new pastor.
The Rev. Morris was ordained with a master of divinity degree from Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Mich., and brings 24 years of ministry experience to the congregation He has served as pastor of Bethany Reformed and Greenwood Reformed churches in Kalamazoo and the Moddersville Reformed Church in Falmouth, Mich. For the past 14 years, the Rev. Morris has been pastor of Clarksville Community Church, Clarksville, N.Y. In 2011, he published a book titled "Stories From Potowasso: Morality Tales From a Small Town," a collection of short stories about growing up in a small Michigan town. It won the iUniverse Editor's Choice Award for Short Stories in 2011.
The Rev. Morris and his wife Susan live in Wellston. He can be reached through the church, 889-4081, or his home, 848-7065.
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OTTUMWA — Ruth Elizabeth Dawson, 84, formerly of 5 Silverwood Drive, died April 23, 2013 at Vista Woods Care Center.
She was born June 26, 1928 in Ottumwa to Walter R. and Iva Jenkins McNulty. She married Raymond L. Dawson on Dec. 31, 1947. He preceded her in death on Aug. 16, 2002.
Ruth was a 1946 graduate of Ottumwa High School.
She was a member of Davis St. Christian Church where she taught Sunday school for many years. She was involved with the Christian Women's Fellowship. Ruth had been a member of the Letter Carriers Auxiliary and O.B. Nelson Unit #3 American Legion Auxiliary.
Surviving is a son, Tom (Cheryl) Dawson of Ottumwa; four daughters, Ramona Vaux, Sue (Jim) McDaniel and Patti Sutton all of Ottumwa, Bev Dawson of Fairfield; 15 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Sally McNulty of Ottumwa and many nieces and nephews who adored her.
She was preceded in death by two daughters, Carol Diane Funk and infant, Cheryl Ann Dawson; a granddaughter, Cathryn Vaux; three brothers, Walter A. McNulty, Melvin McNulty and Dick Reese; two sisters, Clara McNulty and Sylvia Henson.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Davis St. Christian Church with Rev. James H. Wakelin officiating. Burial will be in Shaul Cemetery.
Visitation begins at 1 p.m. Thursday at Reece Funeral Home with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
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However, there is a way to pay for college, and that is through the Tobacco Region Scholarship, formerly known as the Southside Loan Forgiveness Program.
Now you have nothing to lose by applying for this assistance, because you will never have to worry about paying it back, even if you don't come back to the area.
However, if you do come back and obtain full time employment, then you will qualify for an employment bonus of up to $2,000 a year, not to exceed the number of years you received money from this program. This is a win-win situation.
First you get money to help you pay for your tuition and fees associated with the cost of obtaining a bachelor's degree, which will make you more marketable in this job market, which you will never have to worry about paying back.
Secondly, if you come back to a qualifying locality and obtain full time employment you get even more money in your pocket.
The application is available online at http://tobacco.swcenter.edu and only takes about 10 minutes to fill out.
Anyone who is a United States citizen and has lived in a qualifying locality for at least a year can apply.
If you are going for a bachelor's degree, why not apply and see what happens, what do you have to lose? But you have everything to gain.
For more information feel free to call me at 434-572-5484.
Thank you
Paul A. Farrar
South Boston
National Police Week
To the editor:
Again this year, communities across the United States will come together during National Police Week — May 13-19 — to honor and remember those law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice, as well as the family members, friends and fellow officers they left behind.
This year, the names of 362 officers killed in the line of duty are being added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
These 362 officers include 162 officers who were killed during 2011, plus 199 officers who died in previous years but whose stories of sacrifice had been lost to history until now.
The names of all 362 fallen officers nationwide were formally dedicated on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C, during the 24th Annual Candlelight Vigil on the evening of May 13.
So that people across the country can experience this unique and powerful ceremony, the vigil was webcast live over the Internet.
The candlelight vigil was one of many commemorative eventstaking place in the nation's capital during National Police Week 2012. The national observance was organized by a group of organizations led by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), Concerns of Police Survivors, the Fraternal Order of Police and the Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary.
On May 15 each year, the Fraternal Order of Police and the Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary host a ceremony on the west steps of the U.S. Capitol to honor fallen law enforcement officers and their families.
In tribute to American law enforcement officers and at the request of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Public Law 103-322 designates May 15th National Peace Officers Memorial Day, which is one of only two days each year during which government agencies, businesses and residents are to fly their U.S. flags at half staff.
For more information about National Police Week, please visit www.LawMemorial.org/policeweek.
D. D. Irby
Acting Halifax Police Chief
Fun Run a success
To the editor:
The YMCA of South Boston/Halifax County would like to express its appreciation to Jeni Binner and Nancy Smith, co-directors of the 2012 5K Race and Kids' Fun Run on May 5.
This event would not be possible without the many volunteers who gave their time and effort making the 5K and 1-mile fun run a success enjoyed by all.
Jeni and Nancy tackled this challenging job for the first time this year; this involved securing sponsors, contacting former participants, recording registrations as they came in, getting all supplies and organizing numerous volunteers. They also were responsible for getting the race T-shirts designed and printed.
In addition, they had to make sure everyone's time was correctly measured and recorded prior to the awarding of trophies.
We also would like to thank the South Boston/Halifax County Rescue Squad, South Boston Police Department and Town of South Boston Public Works for their services.
Also we express our appreciation to all area businesses who generously sponsored the races.
This year saw the largest number of participants in the YMCA 5K Race, owing to our great race organizers and volunteers. The event was a huge success, and we have received comments about how well it was conducted.
For all your hard work, thank you, Nancy and Jeni, and all our volunteers and sponsors.
Suzanne E. Wallace,
YMCA South Boston/ Halifax County
Associate Director
Marvelous occasion
To the editor:
The Halifax County Heritage Festival held earlier this month was a marvelous occasion for all ages where county residents as well as those from other areas in the state along with residents from other states came together to enjoy heritage.
There were events especially for children, which brought families together for recreational enjoyment as remembered by the seniors from the olden days.
It was a pleasure to talk with those from years gone by who brought their antique and vintage tractor and equipment collections, the Model A's and the classic cars displayed by the Tinkers Car Club.
A special thanks to Bobby and Lucy Conner for their part in making this spectacular event possible and for Bobby sharing the viewing of his tractor collection with everyone who attended.
Also, thanks to the many musical groups who provided entertainment during the festival.
Thank you to everyone who made this special weekend a grand success.
Shirley Elliott
South Boston
Tremendous success
To the editor:
Organizers of the 9th Annual Halifax County Heritage and Antique Machinery Festival take this opportunity to thank all who contributed to the tremendous success of the festival.
Ruritan Club members from Mt. Laurel, Wilson Memorial, Bethel, Hyco Road and Turbeville; as well as North Halifax EMT's, South Boston Lions Club members along with Halifax County Board of Supervisors, Town of South Boston, County of Halifax, and the South Boston Speedway all contributed greatly to the annual event.
We thank our sponsors and vendors as well as all the volunteers who worked countless hours preparing for the festival.
We especially thank the local media; The Gazette Virginian, The News & Record and WHLF 95.3 for the excellent coverage and promotion. We are truly grateful to the community for the support and thank everyone who attended from Halifax County and surrounding areas.
We thank members of Colonial Virginia and Cape Henry Model A Ford clubs who traveled in their Model A's from the Tidewater area to join local Virginia Carolina Model A Ford club members. These three clubs' combined efforts created a magnificent display of antique cars. We thank members of the Corbitt Club of Henderson, N.C who brought a Corbitt truck and tractor for exhibit.
We also thank David Strickland of Cana, for coming to display his beautiful highway tractors. The committee also thanks Hugh Hawthorne for displaying Richard Petty's race car and hauler which was an excellent addition to the Vintage Stock Car Exhibit.
We especially thank the Tinkers Car Club of South Boston for their exceptional display of over 100 classic cars and trucks. We also thank the many, many local exhibitors who displayed countless tractors, trucks, hit and miss engines and other farm machinery.
We greatly appreciate the efforts of the many local people who demonstrated the operation of old chain saws, well drilling equipment, cider making, sheep shearing, sawmilling, furniture making and many other important machines of the past. We also thank members of Convergence Art Guild whose artistic talents never cease to amaze and please festival attendees.
We are very pleased that people traveled from the surrounding counties of Prince Edward, Pittsylvania, Campbell, Mecklenburg, and Person and are very pleasantly surprised that many others traveled from as far away as Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Myrtle Beach, Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware to enjoy the festival.
Halifax County is very fortunate to have such an excellent venue as the Halifax County Fairgrounds to host large events like the Heritage Festival that attracts thousands and thousands of people to Halifax County. These visitors not only enjoy the festival, but they stay in our local hotels, shop with local merchants, dine at local restaurants and are a tremendous boost to the local economy.
The Halifax County Heritage and Antique Machinery Festival Committee is very dedicated to its mission of preserving the agricultural history of Halifax County and fostering an interest in all things mechanical while showcasing machinery and tools of the past to the public in a wholesome, fun-filled family environment.
Cathy Cole, Publicity
Halifax County Heritage and Antique Machinery Festival Committee
Thanks for wonderful coverage
To the editor:
On behalf of the Dan River Baptist Association, I would like to thank Gazette Virginian Editor Paula Bryant and staff for the wonderful coverage of the Association's 175th Worship Celebration held on April 29.
I would like to thank the Halifax County, Mecklenburg County and South Boston communities for supporting Dan River Baptist Association events.
God is blessing the work He has for each of us to do.
Thanks to all for your continued support of the Dan River Baptist Association.
Dot Carr, Administrative Coordinator
Dan River Baptist


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The Word: Alec Baldwin plans to interview Edward Snowden
Maybe Alec Baldwin feels a kinship with Edward Snowden since they both tend to overshare. He's decided that the two of them should hang out.
"I want to try to interview [Snowden] for my podcast on WNYC," Baldwin told Vanity Fair. "I'm pressing all the buttons I have in London with friends of mine who know [Julian] Assange. I'm going to fly to Russia and try to interview Snowden."
Considering that Edward Snowden is both the most wanted fugitive and the most longed-for interview subject in the world right now, it seems unlikely that he'd grant his next interview to Baldwin. But who knows? Maybe he's a big "30 Rock" fan. If I were fleeing the law I'd probably be willing to come out of hiding for a sit-down with Jack Donaghy.
Baldwin also said he never plans to tweet again, which makes sense, given last week's events. After reporter George Stark pointed out that Baldwin's wife Hilaria put up a tweet while the couple were at James Gandolfini's funeral, he launched into a furious, profane tirade in her defense.
"Someone said my wife was tweeting during a funeral. Hey. That's not true," he wrote. "But I'm gonna tweet at your funeral."
Baldwin continued in this vein for several more tweets, including "I'm gonna find you, George Stark, you toxic little queen, and I'm gonna f***…you…up," (censorship ours this time) before apparently coming to his senses – his whole account has now been deleted.
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Would you pay $900 for a yellow box called "Assblaster" with a "disgusting and juvenile cartoon art by Dave Lovelace" on it? When it sounds as great as the video below you would. Right? Take a look as some of the specs:
"5 real new-old-stock VACUUM TUBES, The basic preamp stage of the Metasonix TM-7 Scrotum Smasher, driving the waveshaping (pulser) and ring modulation functions of the TM-1 (minus the ring-modulator carrier oscillator), which then drives a VCO derived from the Metasonix TM-3. (the oscillator is NOT intended for use as a synthesizer pitch source, only as a special effect for signal degradation), leading to: All new wide-sweeping bandpass filter, with envelope filter function plus wah capability (external pedal). Envelope follower, which also makes a gate signal. Noise gate on the output, which is always active and is driven by said gate signal. Relay-based, true bypass for the main circuit. Relay-controlled activation of the VCO and pulser. Controllable with manual switches or external Fender-type amp footswitches. Plenty of processing inputs and outputs for control voltages." – Big City Music
Your really not going to get a sound like this from plug-ins. You can get the "idea" using Izotope Trash and say TC Electronic's Filtroid together but honestly it's not going to make your neighbor's pitbull run and hide like the KV-100 can.
For more info: www.metasonix.com
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The staff at Black Shoe Diaries select which past Heisman winner would be the biggest asset for the 2012 Nittany Lions.
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Two quarterbacks, two generations, zero Tennessee victories.
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The Gators win their fourth consecutive SEC title, and third time they do it against the Tide.
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The announcement by Gloucester Stage Company of its summer schedule this week unveiled a banner 34th season for the company — especially with Annisquam's own Academy Award nominee, Lindsay Crouse, starring in a production of "Driving Miss Daisy."
But surrounding that classic, two musical works and a Tony Award-winning piece, it's especially fitting that Eric Engel, the theater's artistic director, has chosen to present "North Shore Fish," a 1986 play by Gloucester-based playwright Israel Horovitz set against the backdrop of a closing fish packing plant and the loss of jobs of the women who have worked there, in some cases, all their lives.
The play, pegged to run at Gloucester Stage from July 18 through Aug. 4, is likely to be playing out 2 1/2 months after the May 1 dawn of dire new catch limits on Gulf of Maine cod and other species — all clamped down by NOAA and the New England Fishery Management Council based upon questionable stock assessments, thanks to more NOAA research drawn without input from any rank-and-file fishermen. So it will be showing while Gloucester's fishing fleet and its related waterfront businesses will be grappling with a true "economic disaster" that could even make the existing one — recognized and largely created by NOAA and the Department of Commerce — seem like a relative piece of cake.
Engel says the play's theme and backdrop were not the sole reasons for his choosing the piece; above all, he says, he chose "North Shore Fish" because he believes it's a terrific play that should be revived. But the selection also further solidifies Engel's and Gloucester Stage's reputation for committing to theater that doesn't simply entertain, but delivers thought-provoking works that are meaningful and relevant to its audience.
In that vein, the scheduling of "North Shore Fish" reinforces Gloucester Stage's role not just as an entertainment venue, but as a true community resource. And it's a resource deserving of widespread community support.


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Yellow Pages books pile up on in the recycling bins every year, and a recent article states that they may not be going away any time soon.
Smart phones and the Internet have pretty much turned them into massive wastes of paper, or have they?
Debi Thompson-Boring of Scotts Valley uses hers as a base for painting projects.
"I wanted to put some Mixed Media art onto some pieces of wood, but the wood I had was pretty bumpy, so I needed something to cover it with before I added the paint," explains Thompson. "I have several old phone books and Yellow Pages in my art studio for catching drips of paint and gesso and glue. I decided to just rip off some pages and glue to the wood, then cover with a coat of gel medium. Then I applied the paint and I loved the texture that peeked through, so continued to use them," said Thomspon.
The Scotts Valley artist considers her art "just a hobby," but her work is really quite impressive. She also uses pages of books and dictionaries as well as the Yellow Pages.
"If you look closely, you can see the texture from the type. You can also see the gesso on the top page of the Yellow Pages after I use it under a project," said Thompson.
Very crafty.
Other Facebook users commented on the Santa Cruz Patch page:
"Used it to elevate my computer monitor and, in the past, as a door stop," said Melanie Fisher.
Patch columnist David Jay Brown suggests turning them into a paper mache project.
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KENMORE, Wash. -- King County sheriff's detectives say the driver wanted in a fatal hit-and-run in Kenmore Monday morning has turn herself into police.
Detectives say the 24-year-old female driver turned herself in to Kenmore City Hall around 2 p.m. She reportedly told police what happened, then led police to her house where her truck was parked in the driveway. Her house was only three blocks away from where the hit-and-run happened.
Detectives says a woman walking her dog found the victim's body around 1:30 a.m. near the intersection of NE 185th Street and 62nd Avenue NE. The stretch is a steep part of 62nd Avenue NE with no sidewalk and only a few street lights. Residents say it's an area known for speeders.
The victim has been identified by his family as 31-year-old Joseph "JD" Humphreys.
"At 4 o'clock in the morning, I had two policemen come up to my door and asked if they could come in," said Mark Humphreys, Joseph's dad. "It didn't take too much. I knew when I opened that door that was bad news."
Detectives say pieces of a headlight were found at the scene. They believed it was from the passenger side of a 2003 or 2004 Ford F150. Detectives had not determined the color or if the truck is a regular cab, extended cab or crew cab.
"I think the bigger problem is why doesn't the person pull over?" asked Mark Humphreys. "The guy didn't get out of his car. I'm thinking because he was scared of everything he'd have to pay."
As for the victim's father, it's not so much about finding justice. It's about finding peace.
"I'm only looking for answers and an apology. I'm not after nobody. I just wanna know. I loved him," said Mark Humphreys.
The driver is in under investigation for felony hit and run. That could elevate to vehicular homicide once the investigation is complete.
Anyone with information on the hit-and-run or the vehicle matching the description with a damaged headlight on the passenger side is asked to call the King County Sheriff's Office at 206-296-3311.


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Before his teams first game a few weeks ago, Mercer head coach Bobby Lamb admitted he kept worrying about forgetting something.
But having 31 months from the date he was hired until his first game gave Lamb, as well as Mercers staff, plenty of time to work things out, and little went wrong on the day the Bears nipped Reinhardt 40-37 in a thriller.
Along the way, Berry College in Rome announced the start of football but went with a tighter timeline than Mercer ... by about a year.
Berry announced the addition of football in October of 2011, 11 months after Mercer and released details of a 500-seat stadium three months later.
Tony Kunczewski was named the head coach in April of 2012, with the first assistants coming aboard three months later, around the same time as the first schedule was announced. And the first kickoff was to be in 2013, roughly 22 months after the announcement.
So Berry visits Mercer on Saturday with its fall football feet still wet from spending the 2012 season getting things together while the Bears went through a routine that included everything but games.
Theyve probably got some guys that need to develop because they didnt have a practice year, Lamb said. Theyre young. If it can be said right, theyre younger and greener than we are, which is pretty unbelievable.
Berry, a Division III program, is 1-1. The Vikings opened with 37-0 loss at home to Maryville (Tenn.) and then beat LaGranges junior varsity 37-27.
Berry will have two homes this season. Barron Stadium in Rome is a 6,500-seat facility that also hosts Shorter and Rome high school football and track events. And Darlington School, a GHSA Class A school, is in south Rome.
Lamb said Berry runs a two-back offense, led by wideout Chris Lilly, a 6-foot, 166-pounder from Tennessee who has eight catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns.
Hes a top-notch receiver, Lamb said. Hes probably the best player on the team.
Linebackers Anthony Batey and Preston Stewart, each with 15 tackles, lead the teams 3-4 defense.
Saturday will be something of a homecoming for a few Vikings: defensive back Ryan McCallie of Mount de Sales, defensive back Jeremy Pinkston of John Milledge, offensive lineman Kyle Gasper and wideout Will Chomskis of Vidalia and defensive lineman Avery Archer of Washington County.
Mercer is basically healthy, having given pretty much everybody in a uniform some playing time in last weeks 61-0 win over Warner.
The Bears have had a 100-yard rusher in both games so far, thanks in part to an improving group up front.
Brett Steverson, Wilson Heres, Kirby Southard, Avery White and Mitch Payne have paved the way for Payton Usher and JeTarri Donald to crack 100 yards.
Our offensive line has really jelled together, Lamb said. Weve found five guys up there that have really played well.
While Berry doesnt have much experience, Lamb knows a few things to expect.
One thing that youll get out of them is youll get great effort, he said. And youll get guys that are lined up in the right spot. So youll have to execute on offense and defense.
Mercers opponents
Reinhardt: 1-2, vs. Lindsey Wilson
Warner: 0-3, at Jacksonville
Berry: 0-2, at Mercer
Drake: 0-2, vs. Indianapolis
San Diego: 1-1, vs. Harvard
Valparaiso: 0-3, idle
Carnegie-Mellon: 1-1, at Catholic (Friday night)
Campbell: 1-2, idle
Davidson: 0-2, at Johnson C. Smith
Jacksonville: 1-2: vs. Warner
Marist: 1-2, idle
Stetson: 1-1, vs. Birmingham Southern


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Does your hospital recommend that you prepare a birth plan? If you had one going into labor, did it serve you? I am interested to hear from the expectant parents as well as those of you who have had your babies about your experiences.
But I realized this is a dynamic event and things won't always go like you want. Of course being in the military, I'm used the plan changing.
I like your term a "dynamic" event - so true, in more ways than one! Best of luck to you with this next birth, Sarah R.N.
It would be interesting to hear from others and if they had been able to follow their plan.
Thanks for the wish of luck. Just need this one to hang in until his Daddy gets back from the exercise he's on now.
When is your due date? I will absolutely hold a good thought for the baby to stay put until his Daddy is home- which is when?
Web MD community- your thoughts? Support for this second time mom?! Sarah RN
The second, another hospital, this time they gave you a birth plan sheet to fill out. I think it mattered more that I had an amazing family practice doctor who delivered her. (Really amazing, he stayed all night with me and was just super) 8lb 13 oz baby, just a couple of stitches from a small tear.
Third child: I planned and planned and planned. She was the first child I had an ob/gyn for and he was in a large practice. She also was induced. (all my children were "late", the first one 3 weeks after dates, second one 10 days, third induced right at 2 weeks after dates) All my planning was for nothing because when I walked in with cookies to sweeten up the nurses, they offered an epidural right away and the nurse checking me in said a slur about those granola moms with their birth plans. Ooops. I quickly hid away the birth plan I had gone over with the doctor.
Then I was informed telemetry wasn't REALLY used at that hospital with inductions (even though I had been assured it was) and ended up pretty much tied down to the bed/chair for hours. I ended up getting an epidural that took forever for them to get, never worked right and kicked in fully when it was time to push. When I requested a mirror-the nurse yelled at us for not saying so sooner. When I wanted to touch the wee one's head as she was born, (as I had done accidentally during my first birth and it chilled me out, so did with the next two) I got yelled at that I was going to kill her and myself. (Yes, really)
The OB showed up for about 10 minutes to check me over and rupture membranes. Then showed up for another 10 minutes when she was almost delivered.
All three deliveries--it takes me forever to get to 5 cm. Once I hit 5 cm, it is less than an hour until delivery.
I agree on the flexibility thing though--both for labor and parenting. When I hear a mom-to-be or even someone thinking they want to have a baby say they "will never" (have an epidural, meds, c-section, pacifier, give a bottle, have a kid with a runny nose in public) I tell them that there are no nevers in pregnancy and childrearing.
Yes, I still dream of the "perfect birth" but since my youngest is now 12--I know that isn't going to happen. I content myself by reading birth stories and looking at my kids--none of their births were perfect, but does it matter in the end? Not really.
I am sorry to hear that part of your memory of giving birth includes being yelled at- not appropriate, for sure. I applaud the fact that at the end of the day you are focusing on what you went to the hospital for: a healthy baby. It sounds like you are a great mom; thanks again for the thoughtful account of your births! Sarah RN
Are there women out there who have given birth who have a recall or memory of anything along these lines? So loved and cared for that it felt passionate? Sarah RN www.thebestbirth.com
With my 2nd son, I wanted the same thing. But my water broke at 34 wks, and I was in labor 36 hrs on pitocin. Very painful, and the dr wanted to do a c-section after 24 hrs. I was stubborn and wouldn't let him. Well after 36 hrs of labor, and finally progressing to 9 cm my little boy decided to stick his hand out first. So to keep from breaking any of his bones to deliver him, we done the c-section anyway. So much for a natural birth.
With my 3rd son, we were going with a VBAC. But at 37 wks we had a placental abruption, so another emergency c-section. Which turned out to be a good thing, because my uterus was fixing to rupture.
Now with this one, our first little girl. Forget any kind of birth plan. I know she is coming by c-section, we just don't know when. My body doesn't like to carry a baby once they reach 5 lbs. We were lucky to make it to 37 wks with the 3rd, and it almost killed both of us. The dr is very weary this time of letting me go past 36 wks with this one, which is 2 wks away. We go tomorrow to see if there is any progression, and what our next step is from here. I have learned to take it one day at a time, and make decisions when they are needed. Not to try to plan to much in advance, lol.
Sorry so long. I got on a rambling spree tonight.
With my first daughter my water broke at 11 p.m. so I went to the hospital and was basically contracting all night long. Finally as I was progressing as I was pushing the doctor says "keep pushing, I'll be right back" He must have thought I was gonna be a while but my daughter came out right away, it was only me, my dh, and the nurse in the room. She was born at 9:15 a.m.
With my second daughter my water broke close to midnight so I went in, even though the doc on duty told me it would probably be OK if I slept through the night and went in in the morning. I know better. When I got there I was dialated to 4 so they kept me in triage but then my contractions started getting a lot worse so my dh called the nurse into the room, she checked me and I was dilated to 9. They had to rush me up to the birthing room and the nurses were again, trying to call the doctor in and telling me "please don't push honey, we can deliver babies but we don't get paid to!" The doctor came just in time and she was born about 1:15 in the moring.
I know these were more birth stories vs my birth plan but mainly I wanted natural births which did happen and I wanted to nurse right away (with my second two after failing bf'ing with my first).
Please keep us posted with the decisions that are made for your daughters delivery. We'd love to know when she arrives.Congratulations to you and your growing family! Sarah RN www.thebestbirth.com
Thank you for sharing your birth stories...I love the underlying messages "be prepared for the unexpected" and "listen to your intuition!" Having assisted thousands of women in some portion of their delivery I can tell you that both are essential when it comes to birth. Congratulations! Sarah RN www.thebestbirth.com
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The first scene of "The Last Gladiators," a documentary that brings extraordinary insight to hockey's vanishing breed of enforcers, features a closeup of a man's hands. It takes only a few seconds to realize who they belong to and how appropriate that image is.
The hands are scarred, the fingers misshapen and the knuckles flattened. They're surprisingly small.
"I have my mother's hands," a raspy voice says, turning those hands toward the camera for better inspection.
The voice and hands belong to Chris "Knuckles" Nilan, one of the NHL's most feared fighters during an era when enforcers were featured players. Those hands also provide the road map of a life that veered painfully off track and is, day by day, being reined in with the same sheer will that propelled this rough-edged kid from Boston into the NHL and got his name onto the Stanley Cup as a member of the Montreal Canadiens in 1986.


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2010 Pinot Noir, Carrick Excelsior(6x75cl)
An intense nose showing floral aromatics, black cherries, plum and a touch of spice from the barrels providing a beautifully integrated wine.
The front palate is layered with dark fruits, oriental spice and complex savoury flavours which support the fine grained tannins. The intensity of the front palate cascades into a lingering seamless finish.
This is an intensely rich wine that will cellar until at least 2020.
NV Cuvée Rosé Brut, Laurent Perrier(6x1.5l)
Pale cherry-red in colour with a rich blackcurrant and raspberry nose. The palate is elegant and lengthy, with soft, consistent bubbles, ripe red fruits such as raspberries and strawberries, and a clean, soft finish with a creamy texture.
2009 Bourgogne Rouge, Domaine Dugat(6x75cl)
The nose shows lovely ripe cherries with some nice herbiness. Richly fruited palate, soft and full, with firm tannins, appropriate acidity, spicy elements and great balance. An attractive wine all round.
NV Taittinger, Nocturne(6x75cl)
Taittinger Nocturne is a pale yellow colour with shimmering highlights. The bubbles form a delicate necklace of fine mousse. Its nose is subtle and fresh, suggestive of the delightful aromas of white blossom and ripe fruit, with overtones of yellow peaches and dried apricots. The first impression on the palate is soft and mellow and remains very fresh. It is dominated by flavours reminiscent of raisins and fruit in syrup. The aftertaste is long and soft with an enjoyable and full of flavour sweetness. All in all, a mature, rounded, rich, mellow wine of intense smoothness, tenderness and passion.
2009 Haven Pinot Noir, Kooyong(6x75cl)
Spicy, smokey, gamey aromas, leavened in the mouth with hints of anise and heather over succulent black cherry fruit. Well-structured, with richness and a warm, enveloping texture.
NV Special Cuvée, Bollinger(6x75cl)
One of the finest non vintage Champagnes available, always rich, toasty and full bodied, with wonderful concentration and depth of flavour. Many Champagne houses aspire to this style but few succeed as well as Bollinger.
NV Yellow Label Brut, Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin(6x75cl)
Beautiful colour with straw-yellow highlights. Abundant fine bubbles. Intense, pleasant on the nose. Fruity at first, then hawthorn-flowery and slightly musky. Pleasant harmony on the palate, good freshness and liveliness. Lingering fruitiness: apple and pear.
2008 Gevrey-Chambertin, Domaine Dugat(6x75cl)
Classic Burgundian Pinot Noir nose of raspberries overlaid with a touch of spiciness. On the palate the wine is medium weight displaying the fresh acidity characteristic of many 2008 Côte de Nuits reds. Tannin structure is firm, but ripe, and there is plenty of pure Pinot fruit flavour to give the wine remarkable on the palate.
NV Blason Rosé Brut, Perrier Jouët(6x75cl)
Intense, luminous salmon pink with coppery highlights and a steady stream of fine bubbles. Elegant aromas of raspberries, wild strawberries and rose petals preceede the full, silky, sensual palate, the crunchy red fruit and citrus flavours show a delicate balance and great length with a dry finish.
NV Brut Rosé, Bollinger(6x75cl)
The wine reveals all the fullness of expression of the Special Cuvée to the nose. All Bollinger is there: presence and modesty, power and delicacy. And yet other notes come to the fore in the mouth: small wild berries in the countryside on hot summer afternoons. Raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries — the first note of acidity is jolted by the sensuousness of the flesh. An impertinent flavour dances in the mouth, but the lively, joyous sparkle of the fruit is always contained by the wine's precise structure, which gains in fullness and climaxes with mellow notes that stay on the palate and resound in the memory for a long time.


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By LOHR McKINSTRY
---- — TICONDEROGA — The crumbling old Moses-Ludington Hospital building is so far gone it must be torn down instead of renovated for a new housing project.
Demolition of the old two-story brick hospital began Tuesday and is expected to continue for several days.
The $7 million project from Liberty Housing of Rome, N.Y., is called Moses Circle Senior Apartments and will include 31 affordable-housing units for senior citizens.
Originally, the old hospital would have been torn down, but the brick facade would remain and be incorporated into the project.
Now the façade will simply be recreated for the building, Liberty Affordable Housing Deputy Executive Director Davis Yohe said.
"Unfortunately, everything must come down. We are working to maintain the look and character of the original Moses-Ludington Hospital."
PRIDE of Ticonderoga Executive Director Sharon Reynolds, whose non-profit group is assisting the project, said an inspection of the old brick building showed it was too deteriorated to use any part of.
"The whole thing is coming down. It was a dangerous situation. It was a safety issue for the contractors."
The hospital was built in 1908 by community benefactor Horace Moses and closed in 1981, when the new hospital opened nearby. It had been owned by Inter-Lakes Health, with a for-sale sign on it for decades and no takers until now.
Inter-Lakes Health owns the new Moses-Ludington Hospital, Heritage Commons nursing home, Moses-Ludington Adult Home, Inter-Lakes Dental Clinic and Lord Howe Estates, a 40-unit U.S. Housing and Urban Development senior-housing property.
Reynolds said Liberty Housing officials realize the old hospital has significance to Ticonderoga's history.
"They will stay true to the façade. There's so much advantage to building it new."
Work on demolition will begin soon, Yohe said.
"The goal is to raze the old hospital in the coming days and place footings for the new construction before inclement weather sets in. Work would then continue throughout the winter, with completion at the end of 2013, as we originally planned."
Workers were on-site and going through the cavernous old hospital when they determined it was completely unsalvageable, Yohe said in an email.
"During the process of interior demolition and abatement, structural issues were uncovered beyond what was originally anticipated. A thorough inspection performed by a structural engineer revealed extensive deterioration, and it was determined that the building is structurally unsound."
New York State Homes and Community Renewal is responsible for funding and oversight of the project, and Yohe said that agency supports Liberty's decision to change to new construction.
"The only safe and feasible way for the project to continue is to raze the entire building and construct a new building in its footprint. Understanding that the three-story landmark is a proud symbol of Ticonderoga's history, Liberty has instructed the project architect to prepare new architectural plans that will maintain the character and look of the old hospital."
Liberty officials said that renting of the new apartments is expected to start in early 2014.
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The Scrap Yard and the Watchman
Once upon a time, there was a company which had a vast scrap yard in the middle of the desert. Wise and powerful people in the Company looked upon the scrap yard and said, "Someone may steal from it at night." So they created a night watchman position and hired a person for the job.
The wise and powerful people in the Company then asked, "How can the watchman understand the job he is to do if he does not have proper instructions?" So they created a Planning Department and hired two people - one person to write the instructions and one person to do time studies.
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Charlotte Bergmann
POINT PLEASANT, N.J. – Memorial services for Charlotte Bergmann of Point Pleasant and Burlington will be held on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at the Butternut Valley Brick School House Cemetery at 4:30 p.m.
Her husband, Ken; her children, Elizabeth, Jennifer, Kathleen and Kenneth Jr.; and her grandchildren, Sara, Melissa and William, survive her.
Her parents, Leo and Charlotte Mann, predeceased Charlotte.
Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Houk-Johnston-Terry Funeral Home, Edmeston, and condolences to the family may be left at the funeral home website, www.hjtfuneralhome.com.


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International Education Policy
News & Events
IEP Brings Girl Rising to HGSE for International Women's Day
In celebration of International Women's Day on March 8th, 2013, the International Education Policy Program co-sponsored the screening of Girl Rising for the Harvard community in Askwith Hall. The film was introduced by Dean Kathleen McCartney and was followed by a panel discussion featuring Professor Sarah Dryden-Peterson, Professor Fernando Reimers, and Vanessa Beary, HGSE doctoral candidate. The feature documentary tells the story of nine girls through the lens of education as a means of empowerment, security, and economic mobility.
HGSE's Matt Weber conducted an interview with director Richard Robbins, listen to it here.
IEP Students Take Classroom Theory to the Ground With Study Treks
In the 2012-2013 academic year, two groups of IEP Students conceived of, designed, and executed educational trips abroad in order to deepen their classroom learning with experiences on the ground. Learn about their progress, plans, and projects at their teams' websites.
Sri Lanka
IEP alumna speaks at a TedxBayArea conference
In December 2011, Ana Gabriel Pessoa '07 gave a talk, on "Small Revolutions in Becoming an Entrepreneur," during which she discussed entrepreneurship and her organization, EZLearn Educational, which uses web technology to deliver low cost education services.
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DANVILLE — DANVILLE – Riverside Adventure Co. is working with the Montour County Republican Committee to organize a night run called the Beacon of Liberty 5K Run.
Dressing like Lady Liberty or wearing red, white and blue will be appreciated.
Glow sticks and glow necklaces will be provided for the race which starts at 9 p.m. July 13 at Hess Field. The course will be marked with glow sticks. A giant inflatable arch will mark the start and finish location.
Registration will be from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. at Hess Field pavilions. The cost the day of the race is $25.
The course features a 95 percent flat terrain, trees, streams and bridges. Part of the course is the Robbins Trail – the oldest rail-to-trail in the world.


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A funny word used in some cartoon which I cant remember.
Not so fast, poopypants!
লিখেছেন- enterthedavid 3 de মার্চ de 2005
Being upset with a bitter look on your face in the same manner as a baby with a full diaper.
Sheila looked like Mrs. Poopy Pants when she didn't get a Louis Vuitton purse for Christmas.
লিখেছেন- hititlong 4 de জানুয়ারি de 2006
Pants that have become poopy
Nick pooped his pants in the barn.
লিখেছেন- The Latin Duo 7 de মে de 2005
Some one who takes poops in their pants without regard for others well being.
I am so glad that I don't no any Mr. poopy pants.
লিখেছেন- Jose Contraeras 3 de অক্টোবার de 2005
curly brown hair, often short, kinda ugly, loves guys that has braces and notches in his hair. They usually dont have many firends but think eveyone loves them.
Jen Martin is a poopy pants
লিখেছেন- Joben:) 24 de নভেম্বার de 2009
stop whining ya poopy paints
লিখেছেন- Sandaro Boucklembo 9 de মার্চ de 2003


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Online, advance registration has closed, but registration will be available in the LSU Student Union Royal Cotillion Ballroom Saturday, September 28 from 11 a.m. until noon. Please contact Campus Life if you have any questions.
About Live Gold Leadership Conference
The Live Gold Leadership Conference provides attendees practical education in topics related to student organization management and leadership development.
Tentative Schedule of Events
Tentative Schedule of Events:
11:00 a.m.–check-in begins
11:30 a.m.–keynote speaker and brunch
1:00 p.m.–StrengthsQuest session
2:10 p.m.–concurrent educational sessions
4:45 p.m.–networking reception with poster session
Educational Session Topics
A Values-Based Approach to Leadership
Beyond Leaning In: Leadership Skills for Women
Communication Skills for Success
Diversity and YOU
#Geaux4BRoke Movement
iLead: Technology Tools for Better Personal & Group Organization
How to Be the Best You: The 5 Essential Elements of Wellbeing
Lessons in Leadership: The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
Managing Your Message
Maximize Your Impact–Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Social Change
On a MISSION to Creating a VISION
Practical Leadership
Program Planning & Budget Management
Cost/Ticket Policies
The Live Gold Leadership Conference is free to LSU students, graduate students, faculty, and staff.
Participants should register in advance in order to receive the materials needed to fully experience in the conference, but on-site registration will also be available until 12:00 p.m.
Attire for the conference is business casual; no shorts or athletic wear, please.
StrengthsFinder access codes will be distributed to participants who register by the September 25 priority deadline. Should students utilize the access code, but choose not to attend the conference, a $12 fee may be assessed to recover the StrengthsFinder cost charged to LSU.
Event History
The Live Gold Leadership Conference was created in 2012 in order to offer LSU students, faculty, and staff an opportunity to come together to learn about leadership development. Topics range from skill building to personal competency to theoretical in nature.


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July 31, 2014
ROGERS MITCHELL, age 79, of Emelle, Alabama, born to the late Joe and Louise Hutchinson Mitchell, passed April 1, 2013 at Sumter Health & Rehabilitation, York, Alabama. A Memorial Service of Remembrance will be held Friday evening from 6-7:00 P. M. in the Weatherly Chapel. At a later date the family will dedicate the cremains on the residence property in Emelle.
To the Mitchell Family, we at Weatherly Funeral Home, offer to you our most sincere and heartfelt sympathy. Our prayer for you is that your abiding faith in God will continue to comfort, strengthen and sustain you during your time of sorrow.
Weatherly Funeral Home, York, Alabama, under the direction of Jacqueline Studdard Weatherly, entrusted with all cremation and memorial service arrangements.


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Tonawanda News
February 23, 2013
Frances J. Andrews
The Tonawanda News
Frances J. (nee Bak) Andrews of Niagara Falls, NY, entered into eternal life, Friday, February 22, 2013 in her 98th year. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late John and Wiktoria (Rymut) Bak. Mrs. Andrews attended Holy Trinity Parochial School and Niagara Falls High School. She was a devout Catholic, enjoyed cooking, reading the Wall Street Journal, traveling and most of all, spending time with her family.
Beloved wife of the late Benjamin Andrews; loving father of Benjamin (Clare) Andrews, Joseph Andrews and Carole (Edward) Scully; proud of loving grandmother of Beth, Benjamin, Amanda, Philip, Jennifer, Benjamin and Allison and great-grandmother of Edward and Benjamin. Sister of the late Stanley, Mary and Joseph Bak, Sophie Makoski and Valerie Goraj. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
The family will be present to greet relatives and friends on TUESDAY, February 26th from 6-8 PM at the SABER FUNERAL HOME, 549 Oliver St., North Tonawanda (692-0271).
Family and friends are asked to gather at Our Lady of Czestochowa Church for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated on WEDNESDAY at 9:30 AM. Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Visit www.tonawanda-news.com/obituaries for online guest register.
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By Jo-Anne MacKenzie
---- — SALEM — Honey, a 4-year-old pit bull mix, was pretty excited to be at Rockingham Toyota yesterday.
There was excitement at the other end of the leash, too.
Dr. Kristina Hogg, the veterinarian and medical director at Salem Animal Rescue League, was part of the group assembled to accept a $5,000 donation from the car dealership that will fund a new anesthesia machine for the shelter.
It's a "pet-friendly" dealership, according to Ryan Horgan, son of owner Emmett Horgan.
That's pretty obvious to anyone who walks into the showroom on Route 97. Quick to greet customers is Brody, Ryan Horgan's 3-year-old golden retriever.
Yesterday, Brody had some canine company. In addition to Honey, SARL staff members brought along Puddles, a 5-year-old Labrador/retriever mix, and the shelter's ambassador, Miss Missy, a three-legged Chihuahua who is pushing 16.
The occasion was significant. Rockingham Toyota held a fundraiser for SARL throughout December, donating 1 percent of all parts and service sales. Toyota provided a matching gift and the Horgans presented SARL with $5,000, enough for the shelter to buy a new anesthesia machine.
"We do 85 to 90 percent of surgery now in house," Hogg said. "This will allow us to do almost 100 percent."
It also will mean two veterinarians can operate at the same time, she said, provided some veterinary surgeons are willing to donate their time and expertise to shelter residents.
"Surgeons can come in and donate their time for surgeries, mostly orthopedic," she said.
The new machine also means surgery will be a little safer for the cats and dogs under SARL's care, according to Patricia Mack, director of development and media relations.
"The new machine will be safer for longer surgeries," she said.
Horgan said the dealership has donated to SARL in the past. Late last year, the company approached the shelter to find out what was needed.
The Horgans opted to raise money for the anesthesia machine.
But the fundraising didn't stop there. Rockingham Toyota held a supply drive for the shelter at the same time. Customers and employees donated cleaning supplies and other items SARL staffers said they need most.
After the check presentation yesterday, Mack's car was loaded up with the results of the supply drive.
Ryan Horgan said the dealership will continue to support the shelter in the future.
"We're animal friendly," he said. "A lot of animals come in here with their owners; we support local organizations and the shelter needs the help."


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Tracking Social Impact with Ashoka Changemakers: How Dreams for Kids is Getting it Right
Wonderful news! Investing In Communities is excited to announce a new partnership with Ashoka Changemakers. As a Funding Partner on Changeshops Beta, IIC will require all funding recipients to set up a free Changeshop so they (and we) can track the social impact of IIC's funds.
What is social impact, anyway? When we talk about measuring social impact, we generally mean measuring social or environmental outcome – the result of implementing a program, producing a good, or consuming a product or service. Outcomes are distinct from outputs – the amount of goods produced or products delivered [1].
And why is this distinction important? Suffice it to say that the past ten years have seen an incredible upsurge in both the intensity and extent of outcome-oriented philanthropy [2]. Put another way, let's face it: tracking the impact of social ventures has become an integral factor in determining which organizations receive funding. Foundations, corporate donors, and the government are all starting to evaluate impact. Funding is scarce, and you don't want your organization to miss the boat. But it's not just about funding. The real goal of impact assessment is to understand how to better serve your beneficiaries. (To read more about the broader implications of this industry shift to outcome-oriented philanthropy, we encourage you to check out a recent article by IIC's Colleen Poynton: "The Challenges of Measuring Impact Assessment").
With these two objectives in mind – funding and social good – let's look at just how Investing In Communities' partnership with Ashoka Changemakers will help nonprofits, consumers, and real estate professionals make a difference in their communities.


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By Cathy Shroyer
The Norman Transcript
NORMAN — This Halloween held the worst trick or treat for associates of Arvest Bank.
Maggie Fitzgerald, after 26 years of service to Arvest Bank and its customers, is retiring.
Fitzgerald joined Arvest Security Bank in August 1987 as a floating teller. She quickly moved up to a teller and financial service counselor from 1988 to 1997 and was part of the team that opened the west branch.
Once the doors opened at the Arvest west branch, Fitzgerald never left. In November 1998, she became assistant manager, and in August 2000, Fitzgerald was promoted to branch manager.
Fitzgerald's greatest success and passion was in the service she provided to customers. Her customers expected exceptional service because they had never had anything but the best from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald said it was her associates who gave the great service. Fitzgerald genuinely cared for customers, and helping them was her first priority.
When Fitzgerald told one of her customers that she was retiring, the customer started to cry.
Halloween is one of Fitzgerald favorite days and, thus, was the most appropriate day Fitzgerald could have picked to retire. Her Arvest coworkers thank Fitzgerald for her 26 years of service.


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Little Tikes My First Slide - Pink
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The Little Tikes My First Slide can be used either indoors or in the garden, with a simple folding mechanism that ensures easy storage.
A great way to encourage your child to burn off some energy and get them out into the fresh air having fun. High hand rails snap into place for extra security.
Made from sturdy moulded plastic, this slide can be left outside all year round and is easily wiped clean. Also available in Blue/Green – see item number G7LPR.
Useful info:
- Folds for easy storage
- Age from 18 months
- H 77.3, Length 118 cm
- Little Tikes My First Slide - Pink
Warning: Only for domestic use.
Great Fun Slide
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17 reviews
- Delivery
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Your child can have hours of fun outdoors with this brilliant Great Fun Slide.
The six foot slide has a wave shape to add to the excitement, with a steel support frame to give you peace of mind. It also has sturdy safety handles so your youngster can easily clamber up before sliding down.
The frame is weather resistant to ensure it can cope with the unpredictable British weather.
Useful info:
- 6ft wave slide
- Weather-resistant
- Steel support frame
- Safety handles
- Maximum user weight: 4 kg
- Set up size: H 116, W 119, Lgth 192 cm
- Age from 3 years
- Great Fun Slide
Please note: Domestic use only. Adult supervision at all times. Not suitable for children under 3 years.
180 cm long slide with unique steps and built in handles for support and safety. Wide base for stability. Folds for easy storage. Age from 2 years. Warning: For domestic use only.
Ergonomic Disney Cars slide for the little ones!
XS is a clever design for a compact and easy storage. Extra stability for safety with anti-skid steps.
Dimensions: 125 x 50 x 75 cm. Slide length: 90 cm.
Age from 2 years.
2-in-1 Slide to Rocker
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2-in-1 slide to rocker. Qwikflip Design for EZ Transformation. 32 inch long slide chute. Sure-grip handle. Extra wide steps/base.
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If you are looking for some quick snack ideas, maybe for a party or even just for some nibbling while you watch movies at home, then consider some tasty recipes that feature popcorn. Such a simple treat, but so appreciated. I will share my favorite recipe for baked caramel corn, even though it isn't a secret by any means, and can be found in many recipe collections by now. Fall is here and if you are anything like me, you love settling in for a cozy movie night, with a fire in the wood stove, a favorite blankie or afghan and some sweet or salty (or both) popcorn!
Soft caramel corn
- 3 packages (3.5 ounce) microwave popcorn, popped
- 2 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 1 cup butter
- 1 can (5-oz.) sweetened condensed milk
- Place the popcorn in a large bowl. Shake and toss the bowl to make the unpopped kernels go to the bottom; discard.
- In a saucepan over medium-high heat, cook the brown sugar, corn syrup and butter, stirring constantly. Heat to 270 to 290 degrees, or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard but pliable threads. Remove from the heat, and carefully pour in the can of condensed milk; stir until smooth.
- Pour 1/4 of the caramel at a time over the popcorn, stirring until all of the popcorn is covered. Cool at least 10 minutes before serving. Makes about 10 quarts.
Cat's favorite caramel corn
- 13 cups popped corn, unpopped kernels removed
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Preheat oven to 200. In a medium saucepan, heat sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt, stirring occasionally, until bubbly around edges. Continue cooking over medium heat 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat; stir in baking soda until foamy. Pour mixture over popped corn, stir until well coated.
- Spread on jelly-roll pan (or baking pan with low sides). Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool, then break apart any clumps.
Popcorn chocolate chip marshmallow snacks
- 1 bag (about 3.3-oz.) microwave popcorn, popped
- 1/4 cup butter
- 6 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 cup miniature chocolate chips
- Coat a 9-by-9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Sift through the popped popcorn to make sure all the un-popped kernels are removed.
- Place butter in a very large microwave bowl. Microwave for about 30 to 45 seconds until melted.
- Add marshmallows to the butter bowl. Stir to coat with the butter. Microwave for 1 1/2 minutes, stirring after 45 seconds. Stir to make sure the marshmallows are totally melted. Add popcorn and stir carefully. Stir in chocolate chips and immediately add to baking dish.
- Spray your hands with cooking spray. Press the popcorn mixture into the pan, compacting it as much as possible. Let cool completely before slicing. (Can refrigerate them to speed up this process.)
Cajun corn
This is a recipe that calls for adding the seasonings before popping the corn. Be sure to shake the pot pretty often.
- 1/8 teaspoon each
- paprika
- garlic powder
- cayenne pepper
- dried oregano
- dried thyme
- dry mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon each:
- smoked paprika
- onion powder
- black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/3 cup white popcorn kernels
- Mix together Cajun seasoning ingredients (paprika through salt) in small bowl.
- Heat oil in medium pot on medium to medium-high heat.
- Add popcorn kernels and stir until covered with oil. Stir in seasoning. Cover with lid and without removing from heat, shake pot occasionally.
- Pop corn until popping slows to near stop. Remove from heat immediately and serve. Makes 2 servings.