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DURHAM — Dukes leading rusher, sophomore Jela Duncan, has been suspended for a year due to a violation of university academic policy, the school announced Saturday. He will miss the Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A bowl and the 2014 season. He is eligible to return for the spring 2015 semester.
Duncan, a Charlotte native, led the No. 22 Blue Devils (10-3) with 562 rushing yards on 113 attempts. He was part of a multiple-back rotation for Duke, as junior Josh Snead recorded 547 yards on 90 attempts (an average of 6.1 yards per carry, compared to Duncans 5.0) and sophomore Shaquille Powell ran for 337 yards with 60 carries (5.6 yards per carry). Senior Juwan Thompson, who has also worked at linebacker this year, ran the ball 53 times for 256 yards.
Snead and Powell will see their workloads increase for the bowl game against No. 20 Texas A&M (8-4) and next year. Duncan was Dukes most powerful runner between the tackles, and Powell is better suited to fill that role, with Snead serving more as a speed back that excels on the edge. Thompson, a senior, is expected to work exclusively at running back for the remainder of Dukes bowl practices.
Looking toward next year, the coaching staff is also excited about Joseph Ajeigbe, a 5-9, 215-pound running back who redshirted this season. He was originally a three-star recruit from Riverside, Calif. The 2014 recruiting class includes a three-star running back recruit, Shaun Wilson, from Charlotte West Mecklenburg High. Running back is one of the deepest positions on the Blue Devils roster.
Duncan will not lose a year of eligibility next year, as he can redshirt. He will not be at Duke, taking classes or practicing, as his suspension is academic in nature.
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That's me.
OK, that freakishly looks like a friend of mine, also called Chris (whose last name also starts with Law...).
Last I checked though, he didn't have any camera equipment nor interest (nor a good looking forest around these parts)
@Neuro, what's the DOF on that photo? Looks very thin to me...
Here is a photo where you can see my face a bit more. Although I am looking a tad serious in this one.
So, the question is... am I your friend?


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Metro police released the identity of a woman found dead at a truck stop in East Nashville Tuesday morning.
A security guard found the body of 25-year-old Sara Nicole Hulbert of Ashland City just before 1 a.m. Tuesday morning at the Truck Stops of America on North First Street.
Officials said Hulbert had been shot.
The discovery has prompted police to consider whether there is a serial killer dumping bodies along Interstate 40. There have been four similar cases in the last two years in Hickman, Williamson, Davidson and Wilson counties.
Investigators were now working to see if there was a link among the cases.
Three weeks ago, an employee at a Pilot truck stop in Lebanon found the body of 48-year-old Samantha Winters. Police said Winters had an arrest record for prostitution in Nashville.
In April 2005, a state worker found the body of 24-year-old Jennifer Smith of Dyersburg near the Bucksnort exit on I-40. Hickman County Detective Jimmy Barnett said the last time Smith was seen alive she was working as a prostitute at a West Tennessee truck stop.
"We do have information to believe there was a white semi here during the time frame that stayed a very short period of time, less than 10 minutes," Barnett said.
Metro police were also looking for a white semi in connection with the most recent case.
"It's too early in the investigation to link these together, but we are going to be talking to other jurisdictions," said Lt. Mike Vondohlen. "We're going to be looking at all the possibilities, and we'll be taking a hard look at that aspect of it."
Officials said in all four cases, the women's bodies were found in areas visited frequently by truck drivers.
The Williamson County case involved a prostitute from Kingsport. Her body was discovered in July at a Flying J Travel Plaza in Fairview off the interstate.
"There have been several cases that we've looked at, several different people that we've looked at, and it's just happening all over the United States," Barnett said.
In the case Tuesday morning, police said the truck stop worker who discovered the body regularly patrolled the property. The area had been checked repeatedly that night.
"They check the fence every 45 minutes or so, periodically throughout the night, and he already checked it once. It gives us a time frame to deal with," said Metro Police Capt. David Imhof.
Detectives said the transient and noisy nature of the truck stop made the crime scene challenging to process.
Police were searching for a man they said was a person of interest. The man was described as a white male in his 40s or 50s, 5 feet 9 inches tall and 200 pounds. He has white hair and glasses.
Police were also searching for a 2000-2001 white Volvo semi they said was pulling a flatbed trailer. The truck has hidden exhaust pipes and was hauling a large tan storage unit.
It was unknown if the person of interest and truck were connected.
Anyone with information regarding the crime should contact the Metro Police Department.
A serial killer task force meets four times a year to discuss similar murders. The task force meets again in July in Reno, Nev. The murders on Interstate 40 will be one of the topics.


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Tom and Sharon Wilhite's collection of Pontiacs isn't limited to race cars, as seen by this lineup of four of their favorite street cars. Left to right, they include a 1965 GTO convertible, a 1965 GTO hardtop, a 1964 GTO convertible and a 1957 Star Chief hardtop.
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Pontiacs play a major role in the lives of Sharon and Tom Wilhite.
The Wilhites have owned the white convertible for nearly 25 years. They redid the interior and the engine, but otherwise the car, which has 120,000 miles on it, is pretty much the same as when they bought it.
The styling of the '65 Pontiac GTO was sharpened considerably from the more rounded lines of the first-year car; headlight went from horizontal to stacked vertical.
The Wilhites agree the white '65 convertible is their favorite road trip car, due to its refined manners. The chrome push-button ball shifter in the console controls a 2-speed Super Turbine 300 automatic transmission.
The 389 cubic inch V-8 under the hood of the white GTO also received a half-inch longer stroke when Tom Wilhite rebuilt the power plant in his Derby shop.
Rally-style wheels and raised white letter radial tires give the '65 convertible a period-correct feel.
Tom Wilhite says the orange '65 is built on the ragged intersection of street car/race car, with its loping high performance cam and low restriction exhaust making it a head-turner wherever it goes.
The `00' paint code on the '65 hardtop indicates it was a special order car -- in this case, it was repainted in Omaha Orange, as per the original owner's instructions. Note the nifty warrior's head logo that finishes off the beltline pinstriping, a custom touch.
One reason the Wilhites have kept the orange GTO hardtop for more than 20 years is that it was an original factory-equipped Tri-Power car. Tom worked his magic on the 389, strocking it to 450 cubic inches and producing an estimated 525 horsepower in the process.
Sharon Wilhite decided that with the '64 finished in bright red paint, with a red vinyl interior, they should go all the way and add a new red top to the GTO. The first year `Goat' makes a striking statement in the all-red scheme.
The factory-looking shifter actually is mated to a 5-speed Tremec transmission in the orange '65 GTO hardtop. A wood grained instrument panel insert and wood-rimmed 3-spoke sport steering wheel round out the all-black interior.
The Wilhites opted for later model Grand Prix color-keyed red wheels to match the red-on-red-on-red theme of the '64 GTO.
Tom Wilhite calls the 389, single 4-barrel V-8 in the red convertible a `Plain Jane' power plant, but it gets the job done without complaint.
Sharon Wilhite loves the 4-speed manual transmission in the red '65 convertible. `There's nothing like banging 'em through the gears,' she says. The red bucket seats and the rare 4-spoke wood-rimmed steering wheel make for a sporty interior look.
The '57 Star Chief is a survivor, in mostly original paint. The top was in need of attention, so the Wilhite's chose to extend the rose color of the side spear onto the roof, which was originally white, but had faded badly.
Ornate dashboards were also in vogue in the later 1950s, with the instrument pod on the Star Chief stretching more than halfway across the dash. The owners believe the car's factory upholstery remains intact beneath the heavy gauge vinly seat covers.
Fins were beginning to sprout on all kinds of cars in 1957 and the Pontiac Star Chief was no exception. Massive bumpers marked the front and rear end and the tail lights were artfully blended in to the wide side spears sweeping down the flanks of the car.
The unrestored engine compartment on the '57 Star Chief shows that the car has been well-used over its lifetime. Tom Wilhite says the 347 cubic inch V-8 is original equipment and has provided well over 100,000 miles of service without need of an overhaul.
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Dragon sprinter repeats
For the second consecutive week, Oneonta State senior Sean Bernstein was named the SUNY Athletic Conference's track and field athlete of the week.
Bernstein, who won a national outdoor title in the 200 meters last spring, contributed to three wins Saturday in the Hamilton College Invitational. He won the 60 (6.95 seconds) and the 200 (22.38), and helped O-State's 800 relay team to a victory in a school-record time of 1:31.44.
Bernstein is ranked first in the SUNYAC in the 60 and is ninth nationally in Division III. Bernstein was an All-American in the event last winter. Bernstein is the defending SUNYAC champion in the 60 and 200.
O-State will compete Saturday at Ithaca College.
Hawks of the Week
Hartwick College selected junior diver Lindsay Bowker and junior basketball player Maria Foglia as its Hawks of the Week.
On Saturday, Bowker won the 1- and 3-meter diving competitions in Hartwick's 138-99 victory at St. Lawrence. She set a pool record with a score of 249.65 in 3-meter and scored 214.15 in 1-meter.
The next day, Bowker finished second in 1- and 3-meter out of 18 competitors in the Dick Comanzo Invitational at Ithaca College. Her scores of 415.8 and 471.8 in 1- and 3-meter, respectively, met the NCAA Division III qualifying standard.
Foglia averaged 16.7 points as Hartwick won two of its three games last week. She also went 12-for-15 from the free throw line, hit six three-pointers, had eight assists and four steals.
Her three-point play with 17.1 seconds left provided the winning points in Hartwick's 69-67 win over Stevens and capped a game-high 25-point night.
In a 53-45 loss to Ithaca on Saturday, Foglia scored a game-high 18 points.
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Freshman swimmer Rachael Degnan earned athlete of the week honors from SUNY Cobleskill.
Degnan set a school record in finishing second in the 400-yard individual medley during Saturday's 104-47 home loss to Saint Elizabeth. She touched in 5:09.67. She also won the 100 butterfly (1:07.53) and placed second in the 500 free (6:05.00).
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Art and teaching merge in "The Teacher as Artist" exhibition.
The artwork, featuring current and previous arts center teachers, will be on display through Feb. 28 at the Community Arts Center of Cambria County, 1217 Menoher Blvd. in Westmont.
Watercolor, oil, acrylic, drawing, decorative painting, ceramics, carved stone and wood burning will be featured.
The techniques for these art forms are taught in the classes and workshops the arts centers offers.
Thirteen artists will have works in the show.
Josette Brighenti of Johnstown teaches drawing and acrylic painting for adults and children and will have acrylic pieces on display.
Dan Helsel of Davidsville teaches oil painting workshops for adults and will have oil paintings on display.
Lida Hood of Northern Cambria, arts center education coordinator, teaches children's classes and art camps in art history, watercolor and mixed media.
She will have mixed media, watercolor and pastel pieces on display.
Stephanie Martin of Richland Township teaches children's classes and art camps in drawing and painting and will have paintings and ceramic pieces on display.
Duane Webb of Johnstown teaches drawing classes for adults and will have acrylic paintings on display.
Charles Rametta of Westmont teaches photography and darkroom classes and will have regional photographs on display.
Bryan Smith of Westmont teaches Photoshop workshops and will also have regional photos on display.
Paul Rizak of Central City teaches wood-burning classes and will have woodburned plaques on display.
Joy Thwing of Westmont teaches adults and children's wheel-thrown pottery and the writing class "The Artist as Writer" and will have functional ceramic pieces on display.
Sande Staib of Westmont teaches decorative and one-stroke painting and will have examples of work on wood on display.
Georgia Wild of Somerset teaches adult and children's crochet classes and workshops and will have crochet with glass artwork on display.
Amanda Fetro-Woodruff of Johnstown teaches children's art camps and adult classes and workshops in watercolor, calligraphy and oil bars and will have oil bar paintings on display.
Richard Hower of Seward teaches watercolor and acrylic classes and workshops for adults and will have watercolor and acrylic pieces on display.
On display
What: "The Teacher as Artist."
When: Through Feb. 28.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.
Where: Community Arts Center of Cambria County, 1217 Menoher Blvds., Westmont.
Information: 255-6515 or www.caccc.org.
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Friday, August 27, 2010
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NORCROSS -- Wesleyan opened the season with a solid 38-20 victory against Seminole County in front of a packed house Friday.
The Indians had a long trip up to Norcross and surely had a longer trip back after falling to the Wolves.
Wesleyan's defense made the first statement of the season by forcing Seminole County to a three-and-out on its opening possession. The Wolves offense then capitalized on the ensuing punt with a quick shuttle pass from quarterback Andrew Frerking (14 of 25 for 250 yards) to running back Kyle Karempelis that resulted in a 55-yard touchdown.
Seminole County answered from deep in its own zone. Quarterback Antwon Buggs pitched to halfback Jarvis Brown, who then threw a long pass to a wide-open Nathaniel George. The Indians closed the deal with a Buggs 9-yard keeper for the TD.
"I was thrilled with our offense, particularly our passing game," head coach Franklin Pridgen said.
The passing game came alive with the arm of Frerking soon enough.
First, tied at 7, the Wesleyan defense again came to the forefront with an interception by Harrison Cheeley, who then returned the ball to the Indians' 27-yard line. In the waning minutes of the first quarter, Frerking took care of the rest with a 26-yard pass to relative newcomer Malachi Jones. The ensuing kick was blocked and, with a Wesleyan penalty, called no good.
The second quarter saw Seminole County come out firing as it again found success on the pitch and pass. Brown had a wide-open receiver, Jaquan Johnson, on a deep pass that put the Indians within striking distance of the goal line. Fullback Barron Rambo then powered his way up the middle for a 15-yard TD run.
Never one to shy away from adversity, Karempelis helped the Wolves answer with back-to-back 17- and 20-yard runs, bringing Wesleyan into the Indians' territory. It was again Frerking to Jones for another TD pass. Converting the two-point play, the Wolves pull ahead 21-14.
The Wolves, having tasted blood, went into for the kill. With little more than four minutes left in the half, the Wesleyan defense came up with a fumble deep in the Indians' zone to set up the final TD before halftime. A 5-yard shuttle pass from Frerking to Karempelis brought the half to a close. Wesleyan wasted little time asserting its dominance in the second half. With the ball on their own 20, Karempelis took a handoff and 80 yards later handed the ball to the referee in the end zone.
Save for a score by Seminole County in the dying minutes of the fourth quarter, the rest of the game saw Wesleyan well in control.
"What excites me most is to win a game and learn some valuable lessons from it," Pridgen said.
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Also I don't like He Zhang's FS this season quite much. It doesn't suit him as well as the short IMHO and arguably ripped off Han Yan's Rhapsody in Blue FS two seasons ago (a bit different music cut, some elements at different places, opening and ending are quite the same, can't remember the details of the step sequences though). I guess it's Elvin Wong who choreographed his SP, and someone else did the FS, basing on Han Yan's program. If it was true, it's frustrating because a very promising and expressive young skater like He Zhang deserves his "own" program.
Jiaxing Liu said a couple of days ago that he has started skating a new free program. I wonder why he didn't change FS before his JGP competition, but better late than never.


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Come and visit the Alma Powell Branch and view our newest art acquisition Sudan: land of blood. During our June Art Hop we greatly appreciated the Sudan: Land of Blood along with many other extraordinary paintings in Fred Zemlick's exhibition. At the closing of his June and July showing Fred Zemlick honored our branch by presenting this gift of art to the library.
We are hoping that many people from the Powell community will stop in and tell us what the Sudan: land of blood says to them. What is its message? What does it symbolize?
The Powell Branch would like to thank Fred Zemlick for showing his work in our Barnabee Gallery and giving us this valued piece of art for our branch. Fred's next showing will be at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Portage. And in October he will be at the new Midtown Gallery on the Mall.
Michael Zadoorian grew up in a suburb of the Motor City, so it makes sense that the characters in his new novel The Leisure Seeker travel on a classic American road, Route 66. This novel is easily one of the best love stories I have read in years. John and Ella are taking one last trip in their "recreational sarcophagus" before their serious medical conditions overtake them. John has Alzheimer's and Ella is riddled with cancer, but that does not stop them from going to pay homage to the "Mouse" in Anaheim.
On July 22nd, Zadoorian visited KPL to provide the background to this hilarious and touching novel. It gave all who attended insight on how true love can survive sickness, roadside diners, and lack of air-conditioning in Texas.
A crowed of some 93 would-be chicken owners flocked to the library on August 3 to learn about the care and feeding of urban hens, and the laws and ordinances governing such practices.
The guest stars — five hens of various breeds — were charming and tolerant.
Co-sponsored by Fair Food Matters, the program featured Lori Evesque who shared her experiences in raising chickens from downy chicks to egg-laying adulthood.
Not all communities are chicken-friendly, said attorney Suzanne Klein who explained that statutes and ordinances vary according to where you live. Curious whether your community allows chickens in the yard? Pay a visit to KPL's Law Library.
If you'd like to read more about raising chickens, here are two selections to check out:Keeping Chickens: The Essential Guide to Enjoying and Getting the Best from Chickens by J.C. Jeremy Hobson and How to Raise Chickens: Everything You Need to Know by Christine Heinrichs.
In some libraries across the country you will still find what is commonly known as a "Listening Room." These rooms were usually equipped with technology to play the music in the library's collection. On July 15th the Van Deusen Room turned into a huge "Listening Room," but instead of listening to something on LP or CD patrons were treated to the sweet sounds of Mark Duval and Two-Track Mind. The super intimate setting allowed concert-goers the chance to absorb the touching and powerful lyrics of Kalamazoo singer-songwriter Duval. The band comprised of Traci Seuss (vocals, guitar), Bill Caskey (bass), and Cori Summers (violin) were tight and entrancing. How often do you get to experience an amazing live show in such a great atmosphere?


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We all deal with catastrophe in different ways. So when Snowpocalypse 2.0 hit today, it's only logical that the OKS Twitterverse would have a myriad of reactions.
Red City Radio is incredulous: "Broken skylight in our building. It is officially snowing indoors. I blame Dally."
Dance Robots, Dance! is ecstatic: "boss said i don't have to work today. snow day! video games, fake chicken nuggets and finishing remixes! @katiewicks @baleoutphotos"
Samantha Crain is resigned: "http://twitpic.com/3y139m - Frozen pipes again. Its come to this I guess."
Sherree Chamberlain is logical: "considering making myself watch food inc. on my snow day so i'll stop binge eating on account of cabin fever."
Harp and Lyre has gone crazy: "Getting snowed in again. Time to watch Bring It On."
Wayne Coyne is, well, Wayne Coyne: "The snow drives back the foot that's slow http://twitvid.com/FXNOY"
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Here's NMF Main Stage band Foot Patrol's muddy, skanky, marginally NSFW clip about their new dance, "The Mudslide." If this inspires your groove, well, your Saturday just got better.
Heard about The Flaming Lips' gummy-skull-music-release method? Well, here's Wayne Coyne dropping the very first edibles off for sale at Guestroom Records (via Delo Creative). Woo-hoo!
The members of Verden, Okla.'s Southern rockers Anti-Mortem have tons of hair to headbang, and they put it to good use here.
Directors Lamar + Nik get creative with melting and growing ice sculptures in this fascinating clip for chillwave/not-chillwave tune "Reds" by Houses.
Ruby Coast (RIYL: Tokyo Police Club) dropped this gorgeous video for "Made to Change" that includes synchronized ice skating, geese and snowy landscapes.
SXSW fave Braids gets a mini-documentary, complete with interviews and four uninterrupted performances. It is pretty remarkable.
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Buffalo is a high-poverty urban community, so it's understandable that Buffalo teachers may sometimes struggle with children who are going to school wearing dirty clothes and smelling bad. Such conditions might ordinarily prompt a call to a school social worker and direct contact with a child's parents.
But a pre-kindergarten teacher at BUILD Academy, came up with her own novel approach last week. She sent home with every classroom student a copy of a handwritten "URGENT NOTICE!" saying that several of the 3- and 4-year-old children in her class were dirty, stinky and "difficult for me to be close to them or even want to touch them. Enough said."
She then required both the parents and their pre-kindergartners to sign the letter and send it back to school showing that they read it. Needless to say, outraged parents contacted the District Parent Coordinating Council, which is bringing the matter to the district and board's attention.
We agree with the teacher that having unclean children in class could represent a health and safety problem. But the fact that she thought it wise to send such an inappropriate letter to all her parents and children makes us wonder if this teacher doesn't possess a common sense problem.
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We are back on pump patrol and prices have gone down in the area but suprisingly enough, we found a higher gas price!
At the Exxon on Welsh Avenue and Harvey Mitchell Parkway gas is $3.73 a gallon. That's 4 cents more than the previous high we found on Wednesday's Pump Patrol. We'd like to thank Larry Degelman for sending that in. And believe or not, folks are still pumping gas even though its $3.73.
But there are a lot of people getting gas at the Walmart on Briarcrest. At $3.41 a gallon, its the cheapest gas we could find here in B/CS. Our neighbors aren't paying quite as much though. In Tomball, just an hour away, they are paying $3.19 a gallon. In Austin they are paying $3.17 a gallon. In the Valley, you might not want to hear this but they are paying just $3.01 a gallon. Our good friends up in Oklahoma, $2.95 a gallon. The City of El Paso is on course with us at $3.40 a gallon, while Frisco and McKinney are paying $3.49 and up to $3.61 for a gallon of gas.
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MILLSAP – A hunter went high-tech to hunt down his prey. Only his target wasn't a deer, but a thief.
A North Richland Hills man had reported several items – a hunting rifle, binoculars and a propane heater – stolen from a deer lease in the 1000 block of Southwest Front Street in Millsap.
According to Parker County sheriff's officials, the man placed another weapon in the deer lease, only this time he baited it with a GPS tracking device. The weapon was also reportedly stolen, and investigators used the coordinates emitted from the device to track it down at a residence in the 600 block of Gholson Road in Millsap.
Authorities said not only did they find the weapon with the tracking device, they also found what was described as "numerous weapons reported in other theft incidents," according to a PCSO release.
A juvenile male suspect was reportedly captured on video earlier that same day in an unrelated case. The suspect was identified as the same juvenile in the theft case.
Sheriff's investigators located several additional weapons hidden within the residence of the juvenile. All weapons are believed to have been reported stolen within recent months in connection with several cases. Sheriff's investigators believe all the weapons recovered within the residence cleared several active thefts of firearm cases.
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The spring 2014 semester at the American Academy in Berlin concluded on the evening of June 5, ending a tremendous season of lectures and presentations by our fellows and distinguished visitors. The Academy's public program will begin again in September, when the fall 2014 Berlin Prize recipients take up residence at the Hans Arnhold Center. The traditional Fellows Presentation will take place in mid-September. Please check back this summer to learn of the fall 2014 program of talks, readings, screenings, lectures, and special events, including a smattering of events surrounding the Academy's twentieth anniversary.


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On display were two of his pieces that seemed ordinary enough: In Advance of a Broken Arm (an everyday snow shovel) and Fountain (an ordinary urinal). The hubbub surrounding these "artworks" became philosophic cacophony, as Duchamp insisted on calling these things his "art."
"But this is the 21st century," Karnitz responds. "Maybe we're working with old models." In a digital age, a cultural revolution has the ability to be more nebulous and abstract. Ideas can be exchanged, Karnitz says, without a designated art zone, as long as it's still capable of bringing energy together and creating a cohesive voice that brings all kinds of art together—as long as it gets people excited about art. "We just need artists to visit
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At the Armory Exhibition in 1917, organized by the Association of American Painters and Sculptors and held at the armory of the New York National Guard's 69th Regiment at 26th street and Lexington Avenue, the art world received a serious spanking from a savvy Frenchman named Marcel Duchamp.
On display were two of his pieces that seemed ordinary enough: In Advance of a Broken Arm (an everyday snow shovel) and Fountain (an ordinary urinal). The hubbub surrounding these "artworks" became philosophic cacophony, as Duchamp insisted on calling these things his "art."
It wasn't actually the works that caused widespread cognitive dissonance; it was the fact that Duchamp dared to do something that had never been done before, thus challenging all existing definitions of art and sending philosophers on a madcap race to rack their brains and ask, "What is the criteria for art status?" That question would have never seemed so pertinent, and the definitions of art wouldn't have evolved as much as they have if there wasn't a venue for Duchamp's quirkiness. Today, almost 90 years later and hundreds of miles away from the art world's epicenter, Knoxville's ever-growing community of artists asks, "Why not here?" and "Why not now?"
A quick flip through this paper's calendar of events reveals listings for more than 50 galleries and other sundry showplaces for artworks. We've got jewelry, watercolors, abstract landscapes, photography, craftwork, graphic design and even nanotechnology exhibits. That's a fairly broad range of works, but what worries undiscovered artists is a lack of exposure, the lack of avant-garde whitewall galleries to allow works to breathe and speak for themselves without sales as a prima facie reason for exhibition. Art for art's sake— Ars Gratia Artis —is what they want.
"I feel that Knoxville doesn't have a traditional gallery," says Alison Oakes, a painter and Knoxville native. "We need a gallery here that's like a gallery in other cities. Everything here is based on whether [the art will] sell." Many artists tend to agree with Oakes, especially those who have recently graduated from UT and are trying to get a foot in the door of the art world, artists who oftentimes don't adhere to any of the traditional definitions of art. "I love that idea that you can change people's opinions [with different kinds of art]," Oaks says, "make them question their opinions and ask, 'Why does this bother me?'" But there's a fine line between art and kitsch when experimentation takes place. The solution, then, may require a kind of filter. Or, stated more simply, a well-rounded artistic community.
Oakes' current frustration with the local galleries stems from a lack of support for her work, which focuses on the naked female form, a form that many gallery owners feel isn't marketable here. "I went to Bennett Galleries," she says. "They're a pretty commercial gallery, and they said, 'This is Knoxville, you can't sell nudes of random people. No one's gonna buy them.'" Nevertheless, Oakes feels that Knoxville is a pleasant city to live in. "I get great vibes when I'm here," she says. "I think it has a lot of potential."
Those vibes felt by Oakes and other nascent artists haven't gone unnoticed. Knoxville has a history of artistic experimentation and cultural risk taking, and there's no shortage of new ideas, whether it's guerrilla art on Gay Street, bohemian metalworkers at the Spaghetti Bowl, a photograph of the male genitals on display at the University Center, digital anarchy at Maryville-based www.dogubomb.com , fractals in the UT math department's on-line archives, or even the plucky Fistfull of Crows frontman, Will Fist, busting into a Waffle House during the early morning hours for an impromptu jam session.
"There's a lot of talent here, in both the visual arts and performance arts," says Lauren Karnitz, owner of the Three Flights Up gallery that has been a part of First Friday since November. "I want to help bring that energy together to create a cohesive voice that brings all kinds of art together."
The Three Flights Up gallery, a loft at 120 S. Gay Street, between Summit Hill and Jackson Avenue, is just one example of what's emerging in an art community that's coming into it's own, apart from the university system. Karnitz's gallery arrived in Knoxville on the heels of the wild, and often experimental, gallery at Yee-Haw Industries. Yee-Haw, along with Bliss, Arts and Culture Alliance and the 5th Floor Gallery of the Woodruff Building, to name a few, have helped inject some extra spice into the downtown area.
Now, with the redevelopment of downtown, and with more people being exposed to the often quirky, often innovative, downtown scene, Karnitz feels that the public is finally starting to believe that we're capable of having a truly vibrant climate for artists to develop. The arts have always been an integral part of redevelopment. That's what happened in SoHo, that cultural hodgepodge in New York. And, if things continue to grow at the current pace—if brave entrepreneurs and art lovers of all kinds continue to have the chutzpah to promote all culture, all the time—then Knoxville should become ripe for artistic experimentation on all fronts, a scenario that would surely put an enthusiastic smirk on the face of any future Duchamp.
Enter Taylor Wallace, a young, idealistic UT grad who wants to take local art up a notch. "The momentum has started with all the downtown redevelopment," Wallace says, "but for it to actually be pushed to the level that people want it to, there has to be some sort of interconnectedness." That notion of "interconnectedness," the pulling together of ideas, theories, styles and genres, is the name of the game for any kind of new art, and Wallace hopes to tap into this newfound creative vein by opening a new gallery, a whitewall gallery that's only a few steps from the Old City, across from the bus station between Magnolia and Depot Avenues.
Wallace hopes that his gallery—if it becomes a reality—will act as a kind of sponge, soaking up the vibes from the happening downtown music venues. "My idea," he says, "is to have people walking to my gallery like they do in big cities, to have some sort of all-encompassing recreational nightlife going on." Let's call it Wallace's Model for Artistic Expansion , which proposes a centralized locale for all art, all the time, allowing for a free and continuous exchange of ideas. It's a model that evokes images of Greenwich Village, circa 1940.
"But this is the 21st century," Karnitz responds. "Maybe we're working with old models." In a digital age, a cultural revolution has the ability to be more nebulous and abstract. Ideas can be exchanged, Karnitz says, without a designated art zone, as long as it's still capable of bringing energy together and creating a cohesive voice that brings all kinds of art together—as long as it gets people excited about art. "We just need artists to visit Knoxville," she says. "I like to encourage people who think a little bit differently on how to do this."
However the art scene changes in the years to come, as it becomes more interconnected, there should be more of an influx of culture in Knoxville, more than the current scene allows. At the same time, both Karnitz and Wallace don't want to dismiss the work done by other local galleries. "There's a niche for the other galleries here," Wallace says, "and I'm glad they're doing what they're doing." KMA, Bennett, Yee-Haw Industries, Bliss, the Emporium Center, 10-10 Gallery and the like each provide something different, but they can't foster a cultural upswing alone. Each gallery, from needlework to the Walker Evans photo exhibit that was hung at the UT Downtown Gallery, is an integral steppingstone towards a truly vivid strata of artists. The idea—the next step—is to offer more venues for art, as many as the city can sustain.
"I don't know if we have all of the groundwork in place, but even if you take the horse to water it doesn't necessarily drink. We just need to work hard and believe," Karnitz says, adding: "I have no doubt that in 10 years Knoxville will be a cultural center." Sam Yates, director of the Ewing Gallery, compares the recent attempts to embolden local culture to the canaries once used in mine shafts to test whether the air is capable of sustaining life. So far, the canaries haven't asphyxiated, because the drive to make something out of nothing hasn't died. "Contemporary art is not about being shy about what's on the walls," Wallace says. "I think there are a lot of intelligent people in Knoxville who just haven't been exposed to new kinds of art . I'm not talking to the 50- and 60-year old crowds; I'm trying to talk to these people who are buying these lofts downtown, who want to put fresh, new work up on the walls, people who aren't interested in Thomas Kincaid."
Looking back 24 years, a similar development was in the works when Ted Saupe, now an art professor at Georgia, and a motley crew of intrepid artists got together to open a gallery in the then-sparsely populated downtown area, in the building that now houses Barley's Taproom. It was aptly named the 200 East Gallery. "It attracted a broad range of people," says Whitney Leland, assistant professor of painting at UT. "You'd see artist-types and people in tuxedoes." It was, perhaps, the first time in recent memory that a large portion of the public was excited about artistic development, but it only lasted a couple of years and has since faded into local folklore. There's hardly a written document to prove it ever existed.
"When you have a coöperative gallery," says Tom Riesing, a former member of the 200 East crew, "there's always an ebb and flow . I just lost interest after three years. It was a lot of work."
Now, in the wake of the somewhat surreal memory of the 200 East Gallery, new artists who have matured in Knoxville are working to jumpstart the vestigial creativity that Saupe and his buddies left behind. "Once people realize that there's a creative community," Yates says, "once they realize that they're not alone, the arts community will be viable." And, when that happens, galleries such as Three Flights Up foresee an increase in the number of artists who make Knoxville their home and an opening of conversations between our local artists and the communities in Nashville, Atlanta, Asheville and other parts of the South. But, as Riesing says, "You'd be surprised by the number of students who are staying here [after graduation] . I think there's certainly room for more of them."
It's easy to say that the arts in Knoxville are somehow deficient, but that would be a disservice to the other galleries that have been pushing artistic evolution for years, each in its own way. A former New Yorker now living in Knoxville says there is plenty of gallery space, but not enough good art to fill them all. At the same time, there are artists who simply don't care about building vibrant art communities and are perfectly content making art that's not meant for the public. Then again, maybe there isn't yet a niche for these currently unknown artists.
"If you build it, they will come," Wallace says. "I really believe that. And I know that it'll be a struggle." There's hope for the future of Knoxville as a cultural center, but it currently exists as a mental byproduct, in the minds of Wallace, Karnitz and other like-minded visionaries.
"I know there are people who aren't ready for it," Wallace adds, "but I want those people to see it, too. I want those people to see it and talk about it. Creating a buzz with the work that's on the walls can help create new art genres. I'm not presuming that that will happen in Knoxville, but it could."
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On May 11, 2013, the NALC (National Association of Letter Carriers) held its 21st annual food drive. Local NALC Branch 3232 was participating for the 18th year in the food drive and through the efforts of its members and many other volunteers, collected 14,215 pounds. The Salvation Army and the Emmaus Mission each received about 5,800 pounds of food, while the White County Food Pantry received 2,600 pounds.
I would like to thank every resident who placed a food donation by their mailbox for making these totals possible. I would like to thank Joe Offutt, owner of Offutt Motor Sales, who has been generously donating trucks each year for us to use in picking up and transporting food to the pantries. Thank you to WHZR, the Pharos-Tribune, Great Clips, Dave Kitchell, Linda Hoffman and all the local businesses that assisted us in getting the word out to the community about our food drive.
Thank you to all the city and rural letter carriers who went the extra mile, and all the family members who assisted them.
Thank you to all the volunteers who worked on the back door sorting, weighing and then loading food onto trucks for distribution to the food banks. I want to just mention a few of them by name because many of them have been volunteering for years. Danna Jones, who has been coordinating our dock volunteers for more years than I can count; Ron Gordon, Joe Schrum, Wanda Morris, Nancy Rouser, Tamara Gibbs, DaJuan Mims, Evan Jones and Jordan Foster. Youth volunteers were Eli Morris, Noah Morris, Connor Kinnaman, Brandy Selleck, Levi Meyers, Sandis Carter and Bryce Conrad.
It was truly a community food drive.
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George "The Shoeman" Hutchings is teaming up with Kingdom Seeds Outreach, of Fenton, and local Walmart stores across the area—including the in Eureka—on a massive drive to collect shoes and turn them into clean drinking water.
The shoes will get a second life as affordable shoes in developing countries, and their sale will fund drills or water filtration systems that can access fresh water. The organizers are accepting new or gently used shoes. They need to be tied or bagged together. Every donation will go to the purchase of needed water well-drilling equipment.
The goal is to collect 250,000 shoes at the three-day event, June 14-16. There are 25 participating Walmart stores in the St. Louis region accepting donations from 7 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Participating stores include those in , Fenton, Arnold, Chesterfield, Manchester, Farmington, Lake St. Louis, Potosi, Sullivan, Belleville, West Florissant, Warrenton, Festus, Maplewood, Telegraph Road, Washington, Collinsville, O'Fallon, IL, St. Charles, Waterloo, Kirkwood, O'Fallon, MO, St. Peters and Wentzville.
To help spread the word, 99.1 Joy FM will be at one of the Walmart locations on Saturday, June 16. In addition, St. Louis Green and Landmark Signs will be on hand to support the effort. Organizers for the Shoeman Water Projects are looking for additional volunteers to help move shoes. Volunteers can sign up directly at www.ksoutreach.com. For more information contact the Shoeman at 636-751-8197.
"Partnering with Shoeman Water Projects is a natural fit for Kingdom Seeds Outreach," said Rochelle Weidinger, co-founder. "We have seen the despair in people's eyes that lack the resources of having fresh drinking water. Shoeman Water Projects collects an estimated one million shoes each year taking up space in people's closets and turns them into water wells or well drilling equipment."
Shoeman Water Projects has distributed more than two million pairs of shoes since 2008. Any shoes collected that cannot be used are recycled.


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Weatherford Democrat
— By DAVID MAY
There are a number of key barometers that help measure how well a local economy is operating – or in the case of the past few years recovering.
For the past 12 months of retail sales tax collections from the State Comptroller's Office, the City of Weatherford has shown steady improvement with a forecast of continued gains.
With a December disbursement to the city of $759,783, a 10 percent grain over its December 2011 check, Weatherford has received $9.35 million in retail sales taxes from the comptroller's office in 2012, also a 10 percent increase over the previous 12-month period.
"The last couple of months have been the best collections ever for those months," said city Finance Director Janina Jewel. "We are back to our 2008 levels."
Of course the last quarter of 2008 began the nation's financial crisis that saw governmental revenue collections in almost all categories take a financial hit.
The City of Weatherford levies a 1.5 percent tax on retail sales. December's sales tax receipts are based on October's local retail sales reported to the state in November.
Jewel noted the state's sales tax disbursements do not reflect all sales tax collections, just those collected and reported by retail outlets. She said the city also collects sales taxes on transactions such as utility payments that are not reported to the state.
She said city has been forecasting conservative sales tax revenue increases and said she is pleased to see the numbers trending higher. The city will not know how holiday sales will translate into local sales tax dollars for another month or two.
In something of a mixed blessing, Jewel noted the city is keeping a larger portion of sales tax collections because businesses operating under certain economic development agreements have not met goals to receive proceeds from the fund.
"You want the businesses to do well but you also want the revenues," she said.
Sales tax collections are the largest single revenue source for the city, but Jewel said the city has a good balance between sales and property tax revenues, as well as other revenue sources that help fund the city's daily operations. She said sales tax revenues fund about 40 percent of the city's general fund expenditures, while property tax revenues provide about 20 percent.
"I really like our balance here," Jewel said. "It is such that if one is really off it is not such a big hit."
Other Parker County towns that collect sales taxes saw some huge jumps in their December checks compared to December 2011. Springtown's December check was nearly double, at 97 percent, while Sanctuary saw a 91 percent gain.
Annetta's December check reflected an 80 percent increase while Willow Park, Annetta South, Reno and Millsap also saw increases above 20 percent.
Statewide, December sales tax disbursements totaled more than $552 million, a 15.5 percent increase over December 2011.
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said state sales tax revenue reported in November was $2.34 billion, up 13.1 percent compared to November 2011.
"Gains across major sectors boosted state sales tax revenue," Combs said. "Collections were strong in sectors such as retail trade, manufacturing, oil and natural gas, construction and telecommunications."


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Actors from the North Canton Playhouse will hit the stage three times this weekend and next for their rendition of "Spring Awakening."
Written two centuries ago, the play focuses on teenagers discovering their sexuality while dealing with pregnancy, abuse and other issues that impact some youths in 2012. Due to mature content and language, the actors will perform the musical at The Auricle Live Music Venue in Canton.
Show times and dates:
2 p.m., Saturday April 21, 28
8 p.m., Saturday April 21, 28
8 p.m., Sunday April 22, 29
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The NHL gets underway Saturday afternoon with its first game of the season showcasing the battle of Pennsylvania: the Philadelphia Flyers versus the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Flyers finished last season 5th in the Eastern Conference standings, while the Penguins placed 4th. The two rivals were on a collision course for a highly anticipated first round of the playoffs, and they didn't disappoint.
After scoring 56 goals and 312 penalty minutes in 6 games, the series came to a close with the Flyers on top. It solidified Claude Giroux as the team's new leader after his 14-point performance. Claude put the team on his back and carried them through Pittsburgh, scoring the second-most points (Tim Kerr notched 15 in 1989) in a single playoff series in Flyers history.
Changing of the Guard
This all ultimately led to Claude Giroux being named the 19th captain in Flyers history, replacing the injured Chris Pronger (concussion-like symptoms). Giroux is the new face of the Flyers, and is poised to be a great captain for years to come.
This was just one of a handful of moves the Flyers made during the off-season while holding their core players together (Daniel Briere, Claude Giroux, Scott Hartnell, Kimmo Timonen, and Braydon Coburn). Philadelphia has retained 18 players from last season's 24-man roster.
The biggest off-season trade the Flyers made was sending forward James van Riemsdyk to Toronto for defenseman Luke Schenn, whose brother, Brayden was acquired in the trade that sent former captain Mike Richards to the Stanley Cup-winning L.A. Kings.
Luke Schenn and van Riemsdyk were only separated by a couple of picks in the 2008 NHL entry draft, with both choices coming inside the top 5. The Flyers are expecting the rugged D-man to be a powerful, porch-clearing force they have missed since the loss of Pronger. Schenn, 6'2" 229, led all defensemen in hits last season (270 in 79 games played) as well as in 2011 (251 in 82 games).
The Flyers also sent goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to the Columbus Blue Jackets for 3 future draft picks in a move that should bolster the confidence of starting goalie Ilya Bryzgalov.
The Flyers considered re-signing future Hall of Famer Jaromir Jagr, who scored 19 goals and 54 points skating alongside Giroux on the top line for most of the season. But they were nowhere near matching the offer he eventually took from the Dallas Stars ($4.55 million for one year).
Philadelphia also failed to re-sign defenseman Matt Carle (4 goals, 38 points), who led the team in average minutes played (23:01 per game) and blocked shots (164). Carle, regarded in print during the free-agent frenzy as the next-best option with Nashville's Ryan Suter off to Minnesota, returned to Tampa Bay, from which the Flyers has acquired him in 2008, signing a 6-year contract at an average of $5.5 million per year.
- To replace the hole left after the Bobrovsky trade the Flyers brought back goaltender Michael Leighton, who had helped take Philadelphia to the Cup Finals in 2010, to back up Ilya Bryzgalov. Leighton was 28-26 with the AHL affiliate Adirondack Phantoms last year.
- To add depth to their blue-line corps, the Flyers signed Bruno Gervais and Kurtis Foster, both of whom will compete for the 6th defensive spot.
- Philadelphia re-acquired Ruslan Fedotenko, who started his career with the Flyers in 2000, but has most recently played for the New York Rangers scoring 45 points in his 2 seasons with New York. Fedotenko found himself contributing to two Stanley Cup Champion teams in the time since his departure, skating to rings with the Lightning and Penguins.
- The Flyers drafted junior center Scott Laughton, 6'1" 177, in the 2012 entry draft. Under the new collective bargaining agreement, they can skate the 18-year-old for a maximum of 5 games before they have to decide whether to keep him in the big leagues or send him back to his OHL team.
Projected Starting Lineup
- Offensive lines are projected to be:
- Claude Giroux centering Scott Hartnell and Brayden Schenn,
- Sean Couturier centering Max Talbot and Jake Voracek,
- Scott Laughton centering Matt Read and Wayne Simmonds,
- Eric Wellwood centering Ruslan Fedotenko and Zac Rinaldo.
- Defensive pairings are projected to be:
- Braydon Coburn and Nicklas Grossmann,
- Kimmo Timonen and Luke Schenn,
- Andrej Meszaros and Kurtis Foster.
- Starting Goaltender, then Back-up:
- Ilya Bryzgalov
- Michael Leighton
The Flyers are generally healthy to start the season. Andrej Meszaros is recovering from a torn Achilles tendon (sustained in July) and will be ready to go. Claude Giroux, who suffered a neck injury while playing in Germany during the lockout, is 100 percent recovered. Kimmo Timonen, who had to undergo surgery to remove a disc fragment from his lower back has also fully recovered.
Danny Briere has been diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his left wrist, an injury he sustained while playing in Germany in late December. Briere will not play in either Saturday or Sunday's game, and is on the non-roster/injured list. That opens up an opportunity for Laughton to remain with the team if his try-out goes well.
Chris Pronger will once again be placed on the LTIR (Long term injured reserve) due to concussion-like symptoms. Sean, Chris' older brother, stated in an interview that he doesn't think Pronger will ever play in the NHL again.
Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, Jan. 19 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (3 p.m.)
The Flyers start the season at home against Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Flyers went 4-2 against the Penguins in the regular season, and then defeated them in the first round of the playoffs in 6 games. Pittsburgh, however, is 8-3 in Philadelphia in their last 11 regular-season games.
Sunday, Jan. 20 @ Buffalo Sabres (12:30 p.m.)
The next day, Philadelphia will go to Buffalo to face Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek and the Sabres. Buffalo missed the playoffs by 3 points, finishing 9th in the standings. The Flyers swept the season series last year, scoring 17 goals in their 4 wins against the Sabres.
Tuesday, Jan. 22 @ New Jersey Devils (7:30 p.m.)
With only one day off, the Flyers get back into action Tuesday night when they faceoff against the team that defeated them in the second round of the playoffs last season, the New Jersey Devils. However, since losing in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Devils have lost their captain, Zach Parise. They have recently named Bryce Salvador as their new captain and will continue to be led by their top two threats: Ilya Kovalchuk and Patrick Elias.
Thursday, Jan. 24 vs. the New York Rangers (6 p.m.)
The Flyers will face their biggest challenge thus far as they face off against the 2012 Eastern Conference Champion New York Rangers. Led by Marion Gaborik, Brad Richards and newly acquired Rick Nash, the Rangers will look to keep their momentum going against the Flyers. New York swept Philadelphia last season, winning all 6 games, including the Winter Classic held in Philadelphia, and has won 8 straight against the Flyers dating back two seasons.
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Season Predictions
The Philadelphia Flyers will finish the season 26-17-5, for 57 points, clinching 6th place in the Eastern Conference.
- Claude Giroux will lead the team in points with 52.
- Scott Hartnell will tie Giroux for team lead in goals with 20.
- Kimmo Timonen will lead team for defensive points with 26.
- Ilya Bryzgalov will win 21 games.
- Scott Laughton will make the team after his 5 game try-out and will score 16 points.
What does everyone else think? How excited are you for the start of the season?


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I came into this thread to see what Tanith has been up to and I thought to myself, I sure do miss Tanith/Ben on the ice
so this is wonderful news. I am sure with a little practice that Ben and Tanith will ge right back into the groove.
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RALEIGH — Even with so much of the world so thoroughly investigated, a trio of scientists say new discoveries do, occasionally, still grow on trees.
A researcher at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences is part of a small team that announced Thursday it had identified the Western Hemispheres first new carnivore species in 35 years. The olinguito pronounced oh-lin-GHEE-toe is a two-pound member of the raccoon family that lives in the cloud-draped canopy of mountaintop rain forests in Ecuador and Colombia.
In scientific terms, Its really cute, said Roland Kays, director of the biodiversity lab at the state science museum and a research associate professor of mammalogy at N.C. State University. He helped track down the nocturnal olinguito in the wild.
The olinguito has reddish-brown fur and a long tail with faint rings.
It looks like a cross between a housecat and a teddy bear, said Kays colleague, Kristofer M. Helgen, a zoologist at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
Kays, Helgen and Miguel Pinto, a zoologist in Ecuador, published their findings on the olinguito Thursday in the journal ZooKeys. They simultaneously announced the discovery in a YouTube video produced by the online site Untamed Science, and introduced a stuffed rendition of the critter, suitable for cuddling.
The first 20 of the toys offered at the Museum of Natural Sciences downtown gift shop disappeared fast, as Kays said the real animals do in their native habitat.
Theyre sneaky, he said; they dart about the 100-foot-tall treetops at night, obscured by leaves and branches and the ethereal mist of the Andean cloud forest. Its easy to see how scientists might have overlooked them for so long.
In fact, several specimens had been collected and preserved in science museums around the country, but most had been miscataloged as olingos, their larger, more common kin.
Helgen came across some of the dusty specimens while he was studying olingos, and noticed that these stood out for their smaller size, shorter snouts and different teeth. One even had a note on it from a scientist who suspected at the time that it was a different species but apparently never followed up.
Helgen consulted with Kays, who had become an expert on olingos while he was a doctoral candidate. The curious carnivores got in his traps while he was trying to study the social organization of kinkajous.
Kinkajous and olingos, along with raccoons, coatis, ringtails and cacomistles, all belong to the Procyonidae family.
DNA testing
The scientists needed DNA comparisons to confirm that the specimens represented a distinct species. Kay said its possible to extract DNA from decades-old specimens, but they could get better samples and have more fun trying to find live animals to collect and study.
We should go see if we can find them, Kays told his colleague.
Tags and notes indicating where the specimens had been collected led the researchers to the cloud forests of South America, those cool, damp rain forests so high in the mountains theyre almost always shrouded in mist. Thats higher ground than other olingos are known to inhabit.
Kays and Helgen headed to the Otonga Reserve in Ecuador, where they were joined by Pinto, who had managed to capture grainy, nighttime images of the elusive creatures.
Sort of the Sasquatch video of the olingo world, Kays said.
Their first night out, they saw them, high above, working the treetops and feeding on tomato-size figs that grew there. They collected two of the animals; one stayed in Ecuador for study, and one was brought back to the Smithsonian.
DNA testing proved the animals distinctness. All that remained was for the team to name the olinguito little olingo in Spanish and publish their findings.
Its the discovery of a lifetime, said Kays, 42, who came to the museum a year ago and constantly looks for ways to use technology to teach museum visitors about biology. One of his projects there is a video loop from a hidden camera that captured nighttime images of forest creatures.
The animals are classified as carnivores because of the structure of their teeth and skulls. Little is known of their actual diet.
An exhibit across the way from the lab where Kays works indicates how rare the teams find is. It says that biologists have cataloged 1.8 million species so far, and while 15,000 new species are documented each your, most of those are insects and amphibians, or the occasional bat or rat.
Mysterious treetops
The Smithsonian says the last new carnivorous mammal found in the Western Hemisphere was the Colombian weasel, in 1978.
Now that they know about the existence of the olinguito, scientists will want to study its habits, its shrinking habitat, its role in the ecosystem. But the woolly little beast already has taught the world something, Kays said.
Like the oceans and outer space, The tree canopies are this frontier. There is this whole layer of trees that we cant get to. There are a lot of mysteries up there yet to be discovered.
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6:00am Tuesday 24th December 2013 in News
RESIDENTS and motorists have been given an "early Christmas present" after a £1.9 million project to upgrade one of Colchester's worst roads was completed.
Campaigners were delighted when a major programme of works began in May to improve Berechurch Road following years of calls for action to repair a host of problems.
The road was fully reconstructed and lights and drains were improved in sections, which were closed off in stages to allow contractors Jackson Civils Limited to work safely.
Dave Harris, county councillor for Maypole division, said: "This is a brilliant early Christmas present for me and everyone who lives around here.
"Although I still have hopes of more such works further down Berechurch Road, I take heart from a finished job."
Rodney Bass, councillor responsible for highways, said: "I am pleased that the Berechurch Road improvements have been completed on time.
"This is an important scheme for Colchester and will help to provide better facilities for more sustainable modes of transport.
"I would like to thank local residents for their patience and co-operation while work has been taking place."
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