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Local churches host Trunk or Treat events
Church-based Halloween alternatives are becoming as popular than traditional trick-or-treating.
The popularity of Trunk or Treat has been steadily growing. More churches are coming to realize that Trunk or Treat provides a way to reach the community and invite visitors to church. Also, as the concern over the safety of trick-or-treat grows, parents are looking for safer alternatives.
"It's basically trick-or-treating, but out of the trunk of a car," said the youth director at West Side Christian, which is hosting its first trunk or treat with neighboring Immanuel Baptist Church on Halloween night.
Most churches look at Trunk or Treat as a safe alternative to offer the young people, while they can still have a great deal of fun, and of course, get a real stash of goodies before they are done. Other churches will also have fall festivals with pumpkin-carving, face-painting and carnival games. Some of the events raise money for the church ministries, but most are free.
Trunk or Treat events at local churches include:
Southside Christian
Southside Christian Church, located at 1610 Southside Road, will have their annual Trunk or Treat event Saturday, Oct. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m.
There will be lots of candy, games and crafts.
The event is free.
For more information, call 542-2234.
Calvary Baptist
Calvary Baptist Church will have its Trunk or Treat Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 4:30 to 6 p.m
Church members are asked to decorate their car trunk and fill it with candy to distribute to the neighborhood children.
Zion Baptist
Zion Baptist Church, 1982 Gap Creek Road, Elizabethton, will host a "Harvest Festival/Trunk or Treat" event Saturday, Oct. 27, from 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Trunk or treating will begin at 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to dress up and participate.
Hot dogs, drinks, chips and cookies will be served to all who attend. There will also be games for kids and a cake walk.
For more information, contact Andy Hall at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit the website at http://www.zion-baptist.com.
Keenburg FWB
Trunk or Treat will be held Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Keenburg Free Will Baptist Church from 6 to 7 p.m.
Kids are invited to dress up and attend the event, which will be held in the church parking lot.
Immanuel Baptist
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Trunk or Treat will be held Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Immanuel Baptist Church.
The church is located at 205 Hunter Ave.
Joining Immanuel will be the West Side Christian congregation.
First Free Will
Trunk or Treat will be held Sunday following the evening worship service, which begins at 6 p.m. Trunk or Treat will be held in the parking lot on First Street.
East River Park
Trunk or Treat will be held Sunday, Oct. 28, at the East River Park Christian Church, 1207 Broad St.
Activities will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m. and will include car trunks filled with tons of candy, a huge inflatable slide, a bouncy bounce, fun games, face painting, a hot dog campfire roast, free drinks, hot chocolate and popcorn.
Freedom Road Baptist
Trunk or Treat will be held at Freedom Road Baptist Church, 708 W. C. St., Elizabethton, from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27.
A free concert will be presented by Bless the Broken.
Free hot dogs and drinks will be offered to attendees.
Elk Park Christian
Elk Park Christian Church will have Trunk or Treat Saturday, Oct. 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. Children are invited to wear their costumes and go trunk or treating. There will be games, apple cider and coffee for the adults.
The church is located at 220 Old Mill Road in Elk Park.


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In this Feb. 10, 2013, file photo, a pair of Neopolitan Bull Mastifs named Paparazzi and Ruben ride the elevator with their owners after checking into the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York in preparation for the Westminster Dog Show. The hotel is located directly across from Madison Square Garden, where the show is held. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File
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"It wasn't awkward," Piazza said of putting down signals for the bulldog pitcher who once decked him with a fastball to the helmet. "We just went in there and got it done. It was somewhat ironic the way it worked out. Nonetheless, we approached it and did what we had to do. We talked. We got a lot on the table and unfortunately the results were frustrating. It still was a great experience."
The sideshow to the spectacle that was the All-Star Game at Minute Maid Park was the uniting of Clemens and Piazza as batterymates.
Remaining as professional and non-controversial as possible, the two did what all pitchers and catchers do. They discussed strategy. But more than just which pitches to throw to which hitters was discussed.
"We met, and talked in the trainers room about the hitters," Piazza said. "It was very amicable. We talked and we basically agreed, obviously, the game was the most important thing.
"It was just very amicable. I don't know what else to say. We had to talk to get on the same page, pitching-wise. That and some other things that were a little personal. Whatever. It was what is was."
Continued being pressed, Piazza said: "It was personal. Obviously, he feels the same way I do. We talked. Boom. It was over."
As far as the game was concerned, the performance was not vintage Clemens.
The 41-year-old Astros right-hander gave up six runs (three earned) in the first inning. Manny Ramirez belted a two-run homer and All-Star MVP Alfonso Soriano connected on a three-run homer.
Given a six-run lead in the first, the American League cruised to a 9-4 win over the National League in the 75th All-Star Game.
"Unfortunately, we gave up a few more runs than we would have liked," Piazza said. "It was a little frustrating early on. But he had great velocity. It was great to catch him. Personally, I'm going to remember this game."
Piazza and Clemens have been linked together since 2000. In Interleague Play, the Rocket plunked Piazza in the helmet in a game where earlier the catcher belted a home run.
More animosity brewed in Game 2 of 2000 World Series, when Piazza's bat splattered, causing the barrel to sail toward the mound. Clemens flung the frayed bat at Piazza, creating a stare down and a controversy that has existed ever since.
The backstop was asked if Tuesday's pregame talk put an end to the chapter.
"I don't know, probably not," Piazza said. "I'm betting it was just one of those things. It took on a life of its own. That's just the way it is. It's a long year and we play [the Astros] in New York [in August], and we'll see."
Throughout the ordeal, Piazza has done his best to deflect the issue.
"I never knew what 'it' was," Piazza said. "I kept doing my thing. It was what it was. I still had a job to do. I kept approaching it. People made it a big issue, and that made it a big issue. But that was beyond my control. My control was just to go out there and keep doing my thing."
As far as the hoopla of the two on Tuesday night, Piazza added: "I don't know why there was any hype. It wasn't that big a deal. We had a job to do. We went out and unfortunately we gave up some more runs than we would have liked. It went fairly smoothly, the communication through the game. We both did what we knew we had to do."
If there was any friction among Piazza and Clemens the past two days, it wasn't reflected in the National League clubhouse.
Marlins third baseman Mike Lowell felt the issue was overblown.
"I think they handled it perfectly," Lowell said. "I think you guys made a huge deal of it. It was absolutely nothing in this clubhouse. They were walking out to take a picture and they were talking to each other."
Because the Clemens-Piazza history made so many headlines, Lowell joked: "They were thinking about setting up a ring in here and go three rounds."
Piazza went hitless in both of his at-bats, but he left the game gratified.
"The experience was great. I'm a little frustrated with the game, but to be here and getting the opportunity to come here, I do savor it. It was really special."
Along with Piazza, left-hander Tom Glavine represented the Mets in the Midsummer Classic.
Glavine pitched a scoreless seventh inning, allowing one hit.
"You want to win and you want to go out there and do well," Glavine said. "I feel bad for Rog. I know being in his hometown and everything that was going on, it's not the way he wanted to go out there and have this night go. You want to win the game, but in the end, it's obviously not as important as a regular-season game and you want to have fun."
The light-hearted nature of the game was reflected in how players sign jerseys for each other, and joke around.
Casually, Piazza talked with Arizona ace Randy Johnson. According to some media on hand, Piazza was urging Johnson to consider a trade with the Mets.
"I don't want to get fined for tampering," Piazza said when asked if he was "recruiting" Johnson. "I wasn't tampering in any way.
"If someone does end up with him, they are going to end up with a great pitcher who has tested through a pennant race and a World Series. If it worked out for us, that would be great."
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Obtaining travel documents for an international meeting can challenge even seasoned travelers. Depending on the destination, for example, meeting attendees and speakers may need to apply for visas several months in advance of the conference. And it often comes as a surprise that a passport due to expire in less than six months is not valid in some countries--including Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and Argentina. Add the fact that regulations for travel documents change constantly, and the message to planners is obvious: Communicate information about passports and visas in initial meeting materials.
"We bring people from all over the world to a particular meeting site," notes Lili C. Merritt, director, conferences and meetings for the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), Washington, D.C., "so it is impossible to provide complete information about required travel documents. But we give general guidelines and tell people to contact the consulate [of the destination country] for specific requirements."
Merritt, who oversees about 30 international meetings a year, includes in promotional and registration materials information that tells participants how to help themselves. Still, participants often contact her for further information. "It pays for association planners to do the research, because when your speaker or registrant has a problem entering or leaving a country, it ends up being your problem." (Of course, corporate meeting planners have an even greater responsibility in the area of understanding travel document requirements for their meeting or incentive participants, who are traveling at the expense of their companies.)
One document that Merritt routinely provides the international conference participant is a letter of invitation to attend the conference. This invitation, along with additional information, validates the purpose of the visit and is necessary to obtain a visa (if one is required). Make it clear in the letter that the association is not offering any financial assistance to the speaker or attendee, she says, so that a participant cannot subsequently demand sponsorship from the association. Merritt adds that she routinely uses the association's contacts in the meeting destination when necessary to help expedite travel documents for international participants. "We've had to use our local people time and again to help rush a passport or travel document," she says.
Getting Help One way for U.S. meeting participants to speed the process is to get help from companies that specialize in obtaining travel documents. These companies help individuals and organizations navigate the regulatory maze of passports and visas. (See sidebar at left for sample listing.) Their representatives in Washington, D.C., and other consular cities speak foreign languages fluently, and they hand-carry documents to consulates to expedite processing. Fees (exclusive of government fees) are based on how much time is involved and, in the case of visas, how difficult they are to procure.
Even a simple passport renewal can take an unexpectedly long time. Processing times vary, but it generally takes about four weeks for ordinary renewal by mail, depending on the particular passport agency and the time of year. Procuring visas can also be a lengthy process, depending on the destination, and even the expediting firm can't always provide super-fast service. One of the greatest misconceptions is that these firms actually have the stamps to issue passports and visas, when in fact, they just facilitate getting them.
No matter how desperate the rush, don't advise attendees to get a tourist visa. "The rule is simple," says Jan Dvorak, president of the Washington, D.C.-based visa services firm Travisa. "If the country requires a business visa and you are doing anything but sightseeing, you are not a tourist." According to Dvorak, it usually costs a bit more to get a business visa, but it is well worth the few extra dollars. "Most countries are very favorable to business visitors," he says, "and it's just as easy to get a business visa as a tourist visa." Those who aren't honest risk detention at the airport and confiscation of all business materials.
Visa rules change so often that the largest visa services company, CIBT, Inc. in McLean,Va., updates its database daily. "The requirements to get a Chinese visa in New York are different from the regulations in Chicago or San Francisco," says CIBT's director of account management Eric Lobel.
According to Lobel, the most common mistake people make is waiting too long to renew their passports. He advises renewing one year before the passport is due to expire. The second most common mistake is not having enough blank pages at the end of the passport. "People give us just enough time to get their visa, and then we find that the passport has no empty pages to put the visa on," he explains. Extra passport pages are available in 24-page inserts and take about 10 business days to obtain, says Lobel.
Sometimes difficulties arise not when meeting participants enter a country, but when they depart. Americans, for example, often don't know that nearby destinations such as Mexico, Canada, Bermuda, and the Bahamas all require proof of U.S. citizenship in order to leave. This can be either a valid passport or a certified birth certificate along with a photo I.D., such as a driver's license. Voter registration cards are no longer accepted as proof of citizenship. Airlines will not allow you to board the plane if you don't have proper travel documentation.
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For fees ranging from $30 for nonrush service to $150 for same-day service, passport and visa services firms can expedite travel documents. The following is a partial listing of expediters and their toll-free telephone numbers:
* CIBT Inc. (800) 925-2428
* Embassy Visa & Passport Services (800) 977-8472
* Express Visa Service, Inc. (800) 977-8472
* Passport Plus. Inc. (800) 367-1818
* Travisa (800) 222-2589
* Visa Services, Inc., (800) 222-8472
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3rd grader who loved to sing among tornado victims
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Nicknamed "The Wall," 8-year-old Kyle Davis loved soccer and going to Monster Truck exhibitions at the fairgrounds with his grandfather. JaNae Hornsby, 9, loved to draw, sing, and be a big sister and cousin to her younger relatives.
The two were among the young victims of Monday's monstrous tornado, their small bodies pulled from the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary School after it was reduced to a massive heap of bricks and twisted metal. Twenty-two others were killed, including five other 9-year-olds at the one-story building.
As the ominous funnel cloud began its 17-mile path, Kyle took shelter in the school's gymnasium with dozens of other students, his grandfather Marvin Dixon said Wednesday.
"He was in the position that the teacher told them to be in —crouched down with their hands over their heads," Dixon said. "The medical examiner said either some big rock or beam or something fell right on the back of his neck. He said he died instantly."
Dixon counted his grandson among the lucky ones. The medical examiner reported the six other children who died at the school suffocated after being buried under a mass of bricks, steel and other materials as the building collapsed. Dixon said a morgue worker told him some of the children who suffocated were huddled in one of the school's bathrooms.
"He said some of the kids were hurt so bad it was tough to even identify them," Dixon said, his voice cracking with emotion.
Kyle earned his nickname, "The Wall," because of the ferocity with which he played his favorite sport — soccer.
"He was a pretty big kid," his grandfather said. "Whenever he had the ball, other kids would just bounce off of him. That's why they called him that. ... He was just the kindest, most giving kid you would ever meet. He had a grin from ear to ear."
JaNae's father Joshua rushed toward the Plaza Towers school when he realized the powerful tornado packing speeds up to 200 mph was bearing down on the town. But it took him 30 minutes. The tornado already slammed through the building.
"I was just in panic," Hornsby said, recalling those minutes when he realized the school had been hit and he hadn't made it in time.
"I just kept going until I got to the school and when I got to the school I started to look for JaNae," he said Wednesday, sitting on the small front porch of a relative's home in nearby Oklahoma City.
By then, the third-grader was among those suffocated beneath the debris. The official cause of death was mechanical asphyxia.
Frantic, he combed through the rubble with other students and first responders looking desperately for JaNae. Slowly, more and more children were pulled from the rubble. Some had scratches and bruises. Some were bleeding. But they were alive. And none of them were JaNae.
With each passing minute, "there was still more panic," Hornsby said.
For two days, Hornsby and a small group of parents whose children were not found in the rubble waited at a church in Moore.
"I was still hopeful that maybe she would turn up," Hornsby said, thinking she might be at a friend's house or someplace else.
On Tuesday, he was at the church when he received the news.
His daughter was among the 10 children killed, buried under the rubble of a school that had always been a safe haven for them.
The family's house, just three blocks from the school, also was destroyed. He hasn't gone back to see if he might find a few of JaNae's things to keep.
"JaNae was the life of the party. If JaNae was there you were having a good time. She liked to sing, be a big sister, be a big cousin. She liked to draw," he said smiling as he remembered the small girl.
As family gathered to make funeral arrangements and comfort one another, Hornsby looked behind him into the house.
"If she was here she would just have everybody laughing and she would be in the midst of everything. She loved the spotlight," he said.
The family of 9-year-old Christopher Legg described him as someone who never met a stranger. Christopher, who also suffocated inside the school, played football, baseball and basketball and "loved to roughhouse and wrestle" with his father, older brother and little sister, his family said in a statement. The youngster also faced his diagnosis with skin cancer and joint problems in his knees "with the same strength and enthusiasm that he had for life."
Sydney Angle, another 9-year-old killed at Plaza Towers, was lovingly referred to as "a pickle" by her softball coach Landon McNeill, who was with the girl's parents as they waited at a church for news about their daughter.
"Sydney was real quirky," McNeill said. "She could be anywhere and have fun doing it."
Some lost everything to North Texas tornado
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas subdivision, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income area. But its work was largely undone during an outbreak of 16 tornadoes Wednesday night that killed six people and injured dozens.
On Thursday, authorities combed through debris in Granbury, while residents awaited the chance to see what was left of their homes. Witnesses described the two badly hit neighborhoods as unrecognizable, with homes ripped from foundations and others merely rubble.
Granbury, about 40 miles southwest of Fort Worth, bore the brunt of the damage. The National Weather Service's preliminary estimate was that tornado had wind speeds between 166 and 200 mph. Other tornadoes spawned from the violent spring storm damaged nearby Cleburne and Millsap.
"I tell you, it has just broken my heart," said Habitat for Humanity volunteer Elsie Tallant, who helped serve lunch every weekend to those building the homes in a Granbury neighborhood and those poised to become homeowners.
Hood County Commissioner Steve Berry said Thursday he couldn't tell one street from another in Granbury's Rancho Brazos Estates neighborhood because of the destruction. Half of one home was torn away while the other half was still standing, glasses and vases intact on shelves. Trees and debris were scattered across yards, and fences were flattened. Sheet metal could be seen hanging from utility wires.
The weather service said the preliminary storm estimate for the Granbury tornado was an EF-4, based on the Fujita tornado damage scale. An EF-5 is the most severe.
Of the homes in the Rancho Brazos Estates, 61 of them were built by Habitat for Humanity, according to Gage Yeager, executive director of Trinity Habitat for Humanity in Fort Worth. He said most of those homes were damaged, including at least a dozen that were destroyed.
Raul Rodriguez was among the lucky few: His Habitat for Humanity home was still standing. The 42-year-old mechanic rode the storm out in a closet with his wife and three children. They heard the windows shattering outside but realized their fortune when they emerged to see a heartbreaking scene.
"Injured people, bloody people, started coming to our house, asking us to call 911," said Rodriguez, who has lived in the neighborhood for more than two years. He assessed his own home, finding only shattered windows, lost roof shingles and a collapsed garage.
"My neighbors to the right, they lost everything," he said.
Habitat for Humanity homes, built for low-income buyers using volunteer labor and donations, are financed with affordable loans. The nonprofit selects homeowners based on their level of need, willingness to become partners in the program and ability to repay their loan. Homeowners invest their own time into building the homes as well.
Habitat for Humanity volunteer Bill Jackson said the damaged or destroyed homes were insured and can be rebuilt. But that doesn't alleviate Tallant's pain. She'd gotten to know the people who had waited for years to become homeowners.
"We were going to dedicate a house this weekend, and her home was destroyed," she said.
Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds said Thursday afternoon that two of the dead were women and four of them men; one man and one woman in their 80s.
"Some were found in houses. Some were found around houses," Deeds said. Six or seven people have not been accounted for, he said at a news conference.
"I'm very confident we'll find those people alive and well," Deeds said, adding 37 injured people were treated at hospitals. "We're going to keep looking. We're not going to give up until every piece of debris is turned over."
Harold Brooks, a meteorologist at the weather service's severe storm lab in Norman, Okla., said May 15 is the latest into the month that the U.S. has had to wait for its first significant tornadoes of the year. Brooks said he would expect 2013 to be one of the least lethal tornado years since the agency started keeping records in 1954.
Earlier Thursday, about 20,000 homes and businesses in the region were without power. By the evening, it had dropped to nearly 3,500 homes and businesses.
Another tornado cut a mile-wide path through Cleburne on Wednesday, storm spotters told the National Weather Service. The weather service said it was estimated as an EF-3, which has winds between 136 mph and 165 mph.
Cleburne Mayor Scott Cain said Thursday morning that no one was killed or seriously hurt in the city of about 30,000 some 25 miles southeast of Granbury. Nine people suffered minor injuries, and upward of 150 homes were damaged and another 50 were destroyed.
Cleburne resident Derrek Grisham, 26, said he ran to his mother's home to check on her and his 10-year-old son, who was staying with her.
"I had to kick in the front door to get them out," he said, explaining the two had taken shelter in a bathtub.
On Thursday, he went through his mother's damaged home, salvaging items before the home is likely torn down. The roof had been ripped off and he said her belongings were a jumbled mass, but crosses had stayed in place on the living room wall.
Hazelwood, other communities brace for next round of storms
Just a week after severe storms brought damaging wind and tornadoes to the St. Louis area, the threat of more dangerous weather is in the forecast. Hazelwood residents continue to clean up after a twister ripped through their community last week. But their mayor is hoping they'll now shift focus from patching roofs to preparing for the next round of storms.
Mayor Matthew Robinson says he hopes people heed the warning the next time the tornado sirens sound. "When they do," he said, "obviously you can see what we went through here in Hazelwood. People need to take shelter, because you never know. You never know when that train's going to be coming."
The mayor says if temporary tarps are damaged in this next round of storms, there are materials and supplies and volunteers that'll come out again and help patch them up again.
Meanwhile residents in one storm-battered Hazelwood apartment complex are still trying to recover. That includes Renee Fletcher, who spent Tuesday gathering her things from her damaged apartment before they could be ruined by more bad weather.
Fletcher says some things have already been ruined. "There is significant molding that's already taking place in the building," she said. "So definitely, you want to get your things out, but it's not safe for you to be in there anyway."
Fletcher had lived at the Teson Garden Apartments when the tornado struck last week. All nine buildings in the complex were so badly damaged, they've been condemned. Police say residents have until 6:00 p.m. Wednesday to collect their belongings. Then the buildings will be closed up for repairs. Two of the buildings may need to be torn down.
Classes to resume Monday at all Hazelwood schools
All schools in the Hazelwood School District will be in session on Monday.
The district had called off school on Thursday, the morning after an EF-2 tornado damaged homes in the north county district. Some Hazelwood schools had reopened by Friday, but others had not.
District officials say classes will resume in all district schools Monday, with counselors on hand to talk with students who are dealing with emotional strain after the storms.
School buses will be running in all neighborhoods, but one stop had to be moved because of storm damage. According to the district website, the stop for West Middle School that is normally at Lynn Haven and Howdershell will be moved this morning only to Lynn Haven and Deville.
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Gray's Lake Park features the 1,400 foot-long Kruidenier Trail pedestrian bridge and a 1.9 mile trail around the lake. "...Residents can walk, bike, boat or fish -- right in the very heart of downtown," said Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie.
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The Iowa State Capitol is among the most beautiful state capitols in the country with its 275-foot, 23-karat gold leafed dome anchoring the east end of downtown Des Moines.
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Browse Exhibits (9 total)
Based on a popular song from 1957, this singing square has been a crowd pleased for more than 50 years. It was recorded in two versions by Marshall Flippo, and in New England it's well known through the calling of Ralph Sweet and younger callers. This exhibit provides background information on the song and the various versions of the dance, including audio clips of Flippo's two recordings and video footage of the dance being called on three occasions by Ralph Sweet, Tony Parkes, and Nils Fredland.
Dare To Be Square Weekend 2011, Brasstown, NC
The November 18-20, 2011 Dare To Be Square Weekend at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC featured six nationally known callers: Bob Dalsemer, Larry Edelman, Phil Jamison, Bill Litchman, Jim Mayo, and Tony Parkes representing a wide range of traditional and modern square dance styles.
The weekend was co-sponsored by The Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS) and was documented on video by David Millstone and John-Michael Seng-Wheeler. This exhibit gathers together the video footage of the dances. You can download a spreadsheet listing all the dances, callers, and programs.
You will also enjoy a related exhibit containing interviews with the callers, a total of 25 additional videos.
In addition to these materials, CDSS is publishing a detailed syllabus of the weekend, as well as more than 10 hours of audio (more than 150 mp3 files), all contained on one disk. This item is available for sale at the CDSS Store.
Dare To Be Square Weekend 2011, Brasstown, NC - caller interviews
This exhibit contains interviews with the six square dance callers on staff at the Dare To Be Square dance weekend held November 18–20, 2011, at the John C Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. Interviews for each caller are collected on one page.
Note: After selecting and viewing an interview, use the BACK button in your browser to return to the list showing other interviews of the same caller.
Honest John
This short exhibit looks at one particular square dance that originated in the upper Connecticut River Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont. It includes comments by Ralph Page, who wrote about the dance on several occasions. Also included is video footage of the dance being called by Adam Boyce at a public dance sponsored by the Ed Larkin Dancers, a performance group in north central Vermont that maintain dance traditions going back into the late 19th century.
Lloyd Shaw
Dr. Lloyd "Pappy" Shaw was one of the most influential figures in square dance history. Educator (high school teacher, principal, and superintendent of schools), researcher, author, caller, teacher of callers, and promoter of square dance—through the travels of his young Cheyenne Mountain Dancers, his Cowboy Dances book, and his subsequent callers' classes, Shaw sparked a nationwide revival of interest in square dance. In the years immediately after World War II, square dancing boomed as a social activity, and hundreds of would-be dance leaders from across North America flocked to Colorado Springs to study with him.
Square Dance Magazines
This is a collection of square dance magazines and newsletters from the late 1940s through the 1960s. Some are publications aimed at a national audience by well-known callers such as Ralph Page, Les Gotcher, and Herb Greggerson. Others serve a more regional or a state audience while still others focus on a much smaller area. Of course, the size of a publication's geographical area does not necessarily indicate the number of activities it describes; look at "Local Square" from San Diego or "Square Dance ~ Where?" from northern California to see just how many clubs and activities were in those areas.
Many thanks to Stig Malmo—Danish dancer, caller, and collector—for the many hours spent scanning these items and for his willingness to share these examples.
Square Dancing at the Maryland Line Fire Hall, 1970's
This exhibit features an article from Country Dance and Song magazine, audio files and video all relating to square dancing in a rural town (Maryland Line, MD) in the 1970's. For caller Bob Dalsemer, the Maryland Line square dances were his introduction to old time traditional square dancing and inspired him to seek out other such dances in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.
West Virginia Squares
This exhibit looks at square dance traditions in the Mountain State. West Virginia is small, but conrains rich square dance traditions. Elkins, WV, in the center of the state, home of Davis and Elkins College and also the Augusta Heritage Center, lies near the dividing line: to the east, communities have long traditions of dancing southern Appalachian big circle dances, while to the west it's four-couple squares.
Women Callers - modern square dance
Jim Mayo
This exhibit is a work in progress. While we have many links to examples of women calling on this web site, we know of several others that we hope to add to the collection. As they become available we will add them and provide the links that will make the connections.
There have been women calling square dances for a very long time. They were not abundant in the formative years of the modern square dance movement but several were well known and played important roles. The patter style of delivery focused attention on voice quality and many dancers felt that the higher pitch of most women's voices did not make for comfortable listening in that style.
In spite of that, there were a few widely recognized and highly regarded woman callers in the early years of modern square dancing (MWSD). They were not usually as widely traveled as their male counterparts but often, in their own areas, were very popular. In 1984 Sets In Order magazine published an article written, probably, by the editor, Bob Osgood, discussing some of the unique concerns that women callers face.
In addition to those mentioned in this article, this site has videos of other women callers. These can be found with a search by name. Among them are: Judy Ryder, Susan Kevra, Kathy Anderson, Carrie Masters, Jean Alve, Caroline Oakley, Sandy Bradley and Lori Morin.


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Hunter Technical Support Document
How do I program Interval Days on my Hunter X-Core controller?
The Hunter XCore controller comes with an Interval Watering feature. This feature is adjusted under the Water Days dial position on the controller.
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Selecting Interval Watering
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McAfee Memorial Library - Online information, links, electronic databases and the Online catalog. Contact the library for further assistance via email or at 800-270-4347.Career Counseling - The Career Development Center (CDC) provides services for all stages of career development. The mission of the CDC is to provide the career planning tools to ensure a lifetime of career success.Park Helpdesk - If you have forgotten your OPEN ID or Password, or need assistance with your PirateMail account, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 800-927-3024Resources for Current Students - A great place to look for all kinds of information http://www.park.edu/Current/.
Educational Philosophy: The teacher's role is to help students become effective learners. Language acquisition should be an organic process that allows individuals to work at their own pace, and the teacher must respect each learner's abilities and needs.
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Late Submission of Course Materials: Late submissions will not be accepted, except by prior approval or because of extenuating circumstances.
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Academic Honesty:Academic integrity is the foundation of the academic community. Because each student has the primary responsibility for being academically honest, students are advised to read and understand all sections of this policy relating to standards of conduct and academic life. Park University students and faculty members are encouraged to take advantage of the University resources available for learning about academic honesty (www.park.edu/current or http://www.park.edu/faculty/).from Park University 2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog Page 95-96
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Student's birthday wish: Help for Children's Hospital
A student at Central Elementary School is giving up all the trappings of her birthday — including gifts — to give back to a cause very special to her.
All kids love birthdays, but 12-year-old Loretta Price may have more reason than most to celebrate the yearly anniversary of her birth.
"This year for my birthday, I have decided not to have a traditional birthday party," Loretta said. "Instead, I am going to have a charity birthday."


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In media, Goodstuff picks up two wins: Unibet and AllSaints
AllSaints: first time fashion label has made agency appointment
Each week, Campaign publishes the agency new-business leagues across the creative and media sectors.
The attached tables rank agencies according to how much business they bring in as well as any accounts they lose.
They show the cumulative totals for new-business wins during the year, but a look back at previous weeks will give a snapshot of how agencies were doing up to that point in the year.
For a more detailed look at individual account wins, check out the account activity news feeds on Campaign and Brand Republic, or view the "new-business league" page on Brand Republic.
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Bead kits are a fun and cost effective way to create individual pieces of jewelry and other beaded designs. They include just what you need to create a lovely design, and aid inspiration for future design ideas. Bead kits also make fantastic gifts for both beginners and the most experienced beader.
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This chili is packed with flavor and fiber. Make a big batch for a crowd or freeze it in single-serving containers for up to four months.
Submitted by CHEF_MEG
Carbs: 20.2g | Fat: 6.3g | Fiber: 4.6g | Protein: 25g | Calories: 234.5
Technically this is a crustless quiche, but the addition of flour makes for a delicious crusty bottom and sides.
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Carbs: 13.7g | Fat: 4.6g | Fiber: 2.2g | Protein: 10.3g | Calories: 134.1
A quick and easy dinner that is also low in fat, this chicken casserole is perfect for busy nights.
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Carbs: 15.8g | Fat: 7.3g | Fiber: 3.1g | Protein: 36.8g | Calories: 284.2
A quick and hearty soup with plenty of spice!
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Carbs: 25.8g | Fat: 10.6g | Fiber: 8g | Protein: 19.8g | Calories: 270.5
The perfect soup to warm your belly on a cold night or soothe you when you're sick.
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Carbs: 13g | Fat: 3.7g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 17.4g | Calories: 152.8
Fresh and juicy during spring and summer months, strawberries are delicious when combined with tender spinach, creamy goat cheese and crunchy toasted almonds.
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Carbs: 6.4g | Fat: 16.6g | Fiber: 2.3g | Protein: 4g | Calories: 181.2
A heart-healthy one-dish meal made with lean top round beef, lots of vegetables, and a spicy, herb mixture.
Carbs: 20.6g | Fat: 13.9g | Fiber: 5.7g | Protein: 43.7g | Calories: 384.7
This is a great meal for a busy night--for some added fun, bring out the chopsticks! Change up the veggies, and you'll have a new meal each time you make this dish.
Submitted by CHEF_MEG
Carbs: 12.7g | Fat: 3.3g | Fiber: 2.6g | Protein: 18.6g | Calories: 156.8
Try this inexpensive and fresh version of a chicken casserole--no need for processed soups or sauces!
Submitted by CHEF_MEG
Carbs: 36.1g | Fat: 8.9g | Fiber: 8.8g | Protein: 27.9g | Calories: 320.6
This soups works well with most vegetables from the garden-- experiment and use vegetables that are in season.
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Carbs: 26.3g | Fat: 4.5g | Fiber: 6.4g | Protein: 5.4g | Calories: 159.7
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This kid-friendly comfort food is perfect for a weeknight meal. Even better: You can use frozen veggies and leftover chicken.
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Carbs: 25.2g | Fat: 16.7g | Fiber: 2.8g | Protein: 19.1g | Calories: 325.8
This Mexican pizza is a tasty alternative to traditional pizza. Add grilled chicken or cooked shrimp to change this up!
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Carbs: 29g | Fat: 5.7g | Fiber: 3.6g | Protein: 11g | Calories: 203.9
A lighter version of the classic holiday recipe.
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Carbs: 12.6g | Fat: 3.7g | Fiber: 3.4g | Protein: 2.9g | Calories: 91.9
Ditch those packets from the supermarket, and whip up a batch of this simple, tasty taco seasoning!
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Um, more a highly charged dramatic persona.
"Once you've skated together long enough, and you're really good friends, you can close your eyes, put your hand out and she's right there." Joe Dolkiewicz, 2011 US Novice Pairs Bronze Medalist
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"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity MLK
Does anybody seriously believe he lives in abstinence? I think it's all fluff.
I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.~W. C. Fields
"The Devil is joining in, and that's never a good sign." Phil Liggett
Trolling dates all the way back to 397 B.C. - People began following Plato around and would make fart noises after everything he said.
" Like a circle in a spiral or a wheel within a wheel....."
"You just can't underestimate the power of positive underwear." 2013 Fruit of the Loom ad
It's a Möbius strip.
Charter member of the "We Always Believed in Ashley" Club and the "We Believe in Ricky" Club
And I'm workin' my strut but I know it don't matter
All we need in this world is some love
There's a thin line 'tween the dark side and the light side …
What they need in this world is some love
It's a fair line between a wild time and a flat line
It's a struggle gotta rumble tryin' to find it … *
Have you lost your way?
Livin' in the shadow of the message that you made
You feel the weight
Of lies and contradictions that you live with every day
It's not too late
Think of what could be if you rewrite the role you play *
Maybe it's time for miracles
'Cause I ain't giving up on love *
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From Sonny West himself. And don't pooh-pooh this theory just because he was one of the "evil" MM either. The guy was there, and - on this theory at least - I believe him.
Q: What did you think of the Colonel?
A: You know, so much has been written about him that's just plain wrong. When he heard that Elvis died, I know his heart must have skipped three beats. I know it. He loved Elvis, I don?t care what anybody says. I'll never forget, after the opening night in Vegas in '69, the Colonel came in to the dressing room and said, 'Where's my boy?', threw his arms around Elvis, and had tears going down his cheeks. People have criticised him for not wearing a suit at Elvis' funeral, but that was just the Colonel. There was talk that he was an illegal alien and that's why Elvis never went overseas. Not true. The Colonel was illegal, but he was very good friends with Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson, who later became our president. So the Colonel could have asked him to fix things up for him, there was no reason why the Colonel couldn't go to other countries. I tell you, I think he was the best manager ever. I learned so much for him when we travelled together doing security for Elvis' shows, he was an amazing man.
Q: So why didn?t an overseas tour eventuate?
A: Two reasons: the guns and the pills. At the end, Elvis couldn?t do without either, and you can't get that sort of stuff through airport security, no matter who you are. And the Colonel had no contacts over there really, so it became out of the question. It's kind of why they put together the Aloha show. If Elvis couldn't come to the people in person, they'd do it by satellite.


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We found 6 additional articles filed under General Conference. They're listed below, most recent first.
- Korean PDF - Responsively Yours: What Can You Imagine?
07/01/2012 -- Korean version of the monthly installment by Harriett Jane Olson. Structural configurations alone will not make us the multigenerational, multicultural, multilingual, multiracial, Spirit-filled organization that we want to be.
- Korean PDF - Responsively Yours: First Hit Pause
03/01/2012 -- As we approach General Conference, how many of the concerns or fears impelling us to certain points of view are based on analyses that fit the past better than the present?
- General Provisions: Amend Discipline Paragraphs 1314.2, 1314.3, 1314.7
12/06/2011 -- Deaconesses, who are laywomen, and home missioners, who are laymen, are professionally trained persons who have been led by the Holy Spirit to devote their lives to Christlike service under the authority of the Church.
- Korean/PDF. Responsively Yours: Ready for Our Next 100 Years in Mission
06/01/2011 -- Directors of Women's Division and Global Ministries have both risen to the moment and approved a new proposal for working together in the future.
- Sally L. Vonner Elected to Women's Division AGS Position, and Other Approvals
10/13/2010 -- At their Annual board meeting, Oct. 7-11 in Stamford, Conn., the Women's Division board of directors approved or reported on the following actions.
- "Holy Conferencing:" Speaking to One Another as Christians Despite Differing Views
10/07/2007 -- A set for guidelines for helping United Methodists talk among themselves about important, even controversial, matters without falling into acrimony and name calling has been developed for use as the denomination moves toward its 2008 legislating General C...
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Situated in the business district, this aparthotel is close to Burlington Mall, Lexington Battle Green, and Buckman Tavern. Local attractions also include Lexington Visitors Center.
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Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. This Burlington aparthotel also offers laundry facilities, dry cleaning/laundry services, and express check-out. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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Reprint the hoodie!
Beaorgana on Aug 22, 2012 at 17:05:45
The hoody runs true size for girls or not?? Please, I really need to know
Bethany Ann on May 14, 2012 at 21:21:49
I absolutely LOVE this shirt and want it sooo much... PLEASE reprint for Small and Medium Girly tee! :)
Art-Machine on Jan 7, 2012 at 18:03:52
I bought this, and now that I come and look at the pics again, I realize it's Harry Potter themed... Oh god, why. You got me! I hope nobody notices as I hadn't lol, at least it's subtle?
Darktower on Oct 11, 2011 at 10:41:50
This shirt is sacrilege, and I love it.
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Where can i get the girl
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Love this, gonna be my next threadless tee for sure!
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Awesome! Congrats John! :)
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Nice shot!
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Thanks everyone!!!
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Looks SSSSSLICK. Grats man!
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Would completely buy this is it weren't gray. Maybe if it's reprinted, consider another color?


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PARIS.The COLUMBIA Space Shuttle on back of Boeing 747, demonstration flight over Paris.
PARIS.Rooftops of the Rue Christine, in the Latin Quarter.
PARIS.A courtyard of an apartment building, Rue des Grands Augustins in the Latin Quarter.
PARIS.French flag stranded in flooded Seine near the Pont Neuf.
PARIS.old mural toothpaste advertisement on building in the Neuilly sector.
PARIS.rubbish on the Pont Neuf which pedestrians try to avoid.
FRANCE. Paris. 1983. US journalist and writer, Hans KONING.
French publisher & producer Robert DELPIRE. 1981.
French publisher & producer Robert DELPIRE. 1981.
SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Poster from Ernesto 'Che' Guevara.


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So, it is my first time i attempt to install mac software.My PC now run Windows 98 xp Professional.
i boot from cd and all runs good.
it first shows up the tab to choose language an then the tab with the steps.
at the 3ed step "Select Destination" there is no volume to install the mac software. then i click on the top of the screen the " utilies " menu and i click "disk utility". there isn't my hard drive too. only my dvd-r rom.
so i am stuck. i don't know what to do.
my hardware is:
motherboard: DFI 661FX-MLV (the link with the overview : http://us.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_prod......=MB&SITE=US )
possessor : Intel inside Pentium 4 - 3.2GHz (Socket 478)
RAM : 1GB kinkston
AGP : NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT
plz help
someone told just told me that i need to convert the hard drive.
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When the call finally came, Marv Fleming bought a new suit. Dick Anderson re-planned his Colorado trip. Bob Griese thought a moment about what to take, more than four decades later, to the White House.
"Don't you give the President a jersey?" he said.
A throwback jersey?
"A 17-0 jersey, maybe,'' he said.
Their faces are loosening, their joints are aching and some of their names have passed. But the '72 Dolphins have their first road trip in 41 years Aug. 20 to Washington to meet President Obama.
"I'm going to try to bend the President's ear about retired players and see if he'll take up our cause,'' Mercury Morris said. "The NFL is a bunch of rich, white guys who are using the system to get rich."
He chuckled. "Basically, you know, I'll start something. We've had a lot of time to get ready."
Nixon. Ford. Carter. Reagan. Bush The Elder. Clinton. Bush The Younger. Why didn't they call? Was the phone busy?
For years, Fleming watched team after championship team visit the White House.
"Why not us?" he said.
Fifteen years ago, he began his campaign. He wrote the White House. He phoned politicians.
"And I waited,'' he said.
He wrote one president's aide after the next, Republicans and Democrats.
"And I waited,'' he said.
Finally, he says a former Washington Redskin whose wife is a White House lawyer ran interference for the cause. Fleming doesn't want to name them. It's all Deep Throat stuff, the kind Washington loves.
"It's like going to another Super Bowl for me,'' Fleming said. "You hear about it. You know about it. You've seen it on television. It's something a lot of people would love to do.
"It wasn't on my bucket list, because I never expected to do it. And it's not just for me. It's with my team"
The White House never has celebrated a champion like this. Think of it. The '72 Dolphins are all over 60. There are six inducted Hall of Famers. They aren't just retired players. They're retired politicians, doctors, businessmen, a CEO of a Fortune 500 company and the winningest coach of all time.
"When people ask how my team's going to do this season, I say everyone on my team has AARP cards,'' Morris said.
Is the White House ready for this? Ask not what the '72 Dolphins can do for you. Ask what you can do for the '72 Dolphins — and keeping cushioned chairs close might be a start.
The team got the news three weeks ago and quietly contacted the '72 players about next week's trip. Two didn't have e-mail and so it took a while longer. Larry Csonka was in the hinterlands of Alaska. He's a game-time decision for next week.
For years, these Dolphins have been in the national spotlight, for better and worse and for one national commercial centered in Perfectville. Now comes an away game most of them never thought would be scheduled.
"Would I rather be with Nixon in '73 or Obama 40 years later?" Morris said. "I'm taking Obama now. This is the only time there is. Now. And we're going to live it."
It's no secret, I suppose, that the 1972 Dolphins hold a strange fascination with me. I wrote two books on them. It's not so much their undefeated accomplishment. It's their personality. It's the lives they've led after football.
It's also they fact, at this point in their lives, they have the age and perspective to put a trip like this into perspective. And they have Merc to say it.
"I'll tell the President of the parallels of how I see us and I see him,'' he said. "We won back to back. So did he. He was [an] underdog at one point. So were we. Nobody believes our achievement. And same for him."
Forty-one years later, these Dolphins suit up for a road game. One Dolphins team, to be sure, is headed for the White House this season.


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Is there anybody that is anywhere close to John Les in presence, authority, or the ability to pull off that tie? I don't think so. And neither does that police officer there. He knows it, you know it, and you had better believe that John Les knows it. John Les is a totally rockin' dude.
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I was suprised at the composition of this board. I thought the top was more like a pad. It's actually more a structural part. The board was not the type I was more accustomed to, like a surfboard. At first I was a little worried about how it would hold up but after multiple uses I've found it to be suprisingly durable. We have smacked into rocks, shallowed them and caught the fin, and roughed up the sides and bottom. Other than a few light scratches on the bottom, the covering has held up extremely well. The only thing I dislike is that the soft top compresses where you stand and wears in some foot grooves. I suppose thats ok. Maybe it will become comfortable like your favorite chair.
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As part of a global effort to expand its dealer and service network, Volvo Penta has signed a deal that will make CJD Equipment in Australia its national importer and distributor for industrial engines.
With the need for private water wells making air compressor-powered borewell operations more and more vital in western India, Volvo Penta has begun making inroads into a challenging market.
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Volvo Penta's latest generation control panel, the DCU2, replaces three units with one compact system that's designed for Volvo Penta engines, allowing for optimal compatibility and simplified engine control.
It's all well and good to put an engine prototype through its paces in a test cell. But it's even better if the engine goes to work in tough real-life conditions. That's why Volvo Penta has its new Stage IV/Tier 4 Final engines under test in the demanding roll-on/roll-off industry at Älvsborg Roro, operating in the Port of Gothenburg.
The National Marine Manufacturers Association has recognized Volvo Penta with a CSI award for excellence in customer satisfaction for the tenth consecutive year.
Volvo Penta was honored to receive the 2013 IBEX Innovation Award in the category of OEM Electronics for the Volvo Penta Glass Cockpit.
Initially resistant to the idea of upgrading its five gensets in one go, a Lebanese plastics manufacturer decided to take the plunge and swap its Volvo Penta D12 engine-powered gensets for D13s after seeing its fuel bill take a nosedive.
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Product DescriptionIts tapered tread lugs give the Schwalbe Rocket Ron TL Ready Tire an uncanny ability to offer traction in mixed conditions, wet or dry. It's especially appealing here because the low weight of the tire underscores its intent as a race tire, designed to get you there first. With the Rocket Ron, you don't have to settle for fast or grippy -- you can have both. Compared to the Racing Ralph, the slightly more prominent blocks have been spaced a bit further apart to achieve more void space. This is part of the reason that it self-cleans in mucky stuff so you can continue to have traction to drive down the trail and keep the bike upright. The Rocket Ron uses Schwalbe's PaceStar Triple Compound, their fastest. Schwalbe engineers recognize that it's not possible for one compound to do it all, so they've combined three to optimize the tire's performance. The low-profile tread of the Rocket Ron is fast, and it's still an excellent cornering tire thanks to the U-Block shoulder tread. These tread blocks are angled at 20 degrees or so towards the outside of the tire. A small sipe doesn't quite divide the block, creating the "U" shape. They work to counteract the lateral forces endured when cornering to maintain traction and to keep the bike stable.This tire is designed to be tubeless ready (TL), which means you can say goodbye to pinch flats. A tubeless system allows you to run less air pressure, again enhancing the grip of the tire's tread. Better traction, less vibration, and no flats lead to a great ride. It's necessary to use a liquid sealant within the tire to seal the bead seat and to quickly seal thorn or debris punctures on the trail. The Schwalbe Rocket Ron TL Ready is available in 26 x 2.1, 26 x 2.25, and 26 x 2.4" widths. Please note: because Schwalbe has optimized this tire to be lightweight, patching in the event of puncture is not recommended.Tubeless 101: The Why and the How Explained.
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Date Reviewed: September 21, 2013
Strengths: light weight, supple, grippy.
Weaknesses: don't hold pressure. not a true tubeless tire. poor durability. poor puncture resistance. massive tread squirm. basketballing at high cadences. leaking. unreliable. expensive.
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Bike Setup: Scott Scale 29er full-carbon hardtail
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2013
Strengths: Fast, rolls well in all conditions
Weaknesses: Cost
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 2 Months
Similar Products Used: Hutchinson Python, IRC Mythos, Michelin All Mountain, Forte Sherwood, and a lot of junk Bontrager tires that come on Treks
Bike Setup: Scott Scale 940
Date Reviewed: August 13, 2013
Strengths: Fast, lightweight, good grip
Weaknesses: Durability, price
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Date Reviewed: July 9, 2013
Strengths: light weight, easy to run tubeless, good looking. fast.
Weaknesses: never ride it in wet condition or any loose surface.
its completely rubbish in wet road.
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Date Reviewed: June 16, 2013
Strengths: Good grip, fast rolling, light, easy to mount good all weather tyre
Weaknesses: None
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Date Reviewed: June 5, 2013
Strengths: Great on wet trails and road, lightweight and fast
Weaknesses: Dangerous cornering when the rocky trails dry out, wear fast, puncture easilly
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But then the summer came along, dried out all the trails which are now rocks, loose gravel and sand and the tyre has made me into a nervous wreck! I ride at 35psi and weigh 90Kg, have dropped to 30psi with no noticeable difference, on the descents I have to ride like a snail round corners and the unpredictability over rocks in general means I must change these!
I need a recommendation for a good XC (non-race) tyre for rocky, loose gravel and sandy trails before I go over the edge of a cliff!
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2013
Strengths: Low weight, smoothness on the go (only on hardpack)
Weaknesses: Puncture easily, wear fast, very poor cornering (dangerous on loose stuff)
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Date Reviewed: March 9, 2013
Strengths: Light
Weaknesses: cornering on loose stuff
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: WTB, Continental
Bike Setup: Niner Jet 9 RDO, BMC Speedfox SF29
Date Reviewed: December 26, 2012
Strengths: Very, very light. Look Good.
Weaknesses: Wear incredibly fast. Take forever to seal when running tubless. Front tire deforms significantly on obstacles, even at 32 psi.
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And that is not even mentioning how ridiculously long it took these tires to seal completely. The sidewalls are very porous - I could actually see the sealant coming out of the sidewall for weeks. The 2.35 sealed after about 10 rides and God knows how many shake, rotates, and lay down procedures. The back tire took waaayyyy longer. And even after I considered them sealed, they still would lose 10psi overnight. At least they would get me through my ride though.
Will not be purchasing Schwalbes again. A shame to, since it was so cool to have my name on the tire....
Date Reviewed: December 18, 2012
Strengths: Really light weight, good grip in most conditions
Weaknesses: Widest is 2.25. Supposed lack of durability?
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Date Reviewed: November 30, 2012
Strengths: Super lightweight, high grip, yet very fast-rolling, high volume supple carcass, outstanding feel and handling, did I say FAST?! If you like to shred fast singletrack at warp speed - this is what you want to do it on.
Weaknesses: True race tire that hates sharp rocks - sidewalls cut easily and knobs rip/tear/wear easily. This tire is designed to win XC races. PERIOD. Nothing else. Folks looking for a durable bruiser for exploring the rocky outback need not apply.
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Although a "race day" tire, I ride mine recreationally/training, as well. Not very rocky in my parts, minimal street riding, and the tires have held-up quite well (600 miles w/ life remainng). I did cut one sidewall on a rocky descent on unfamiliar trail (Brandywine) - but that's it.
The knobs are soft and the sidewalls ultra thin (this = grippy ultra-light tire, duh) - if you ride in gravel pits and rocky terrain, you need to keep looking.
Bottom line: you will not find a higher-performing XC tire for most conditions.
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Duration Product Used: 6-8 months
Price Paid: $85.00
Similar Products Used: racing ralph, nobby nic, Kenda Excavator, Kenda slant 6, Panaracer Smoke
Bike Setup: '11 C'dale RZ 120-2,
Date Reviewed: November 20, 2012
Strengths: Grip, rolling speed, weight
Weaknesses: price
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Date Reviewed: October 3, 2012
Strengths: Looks nice, mounts easily on UST rims, including Stans, rolls fine in rear.
Weaknesses: Second ride in XC terrain tore a 1" rip in the EVO sidewall. This was a simple training ride on a smooth, dusty, cross-country trail. Sidewall failed immediately after cornering in very light, loose rocks over hardpack.
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Date Reviewed: September 6, 2012
Strengths: poor
Weaknesses: factory fault but bike shop dont want too change it.They say it is normal when the slime leakes out on the side walls .The bike is a marida 3000D 120 new.
Can you please give me feedback on this matter.Regards
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Duration Product Used: 1 week
Price Paid: $36.00
Purchased At: Cyclelab
Bike Setup: marida 3000D 120
Date Reviewed: August 24, 2012
Strengths: None
Weaknesses: Poor cornering
Poor grip
Poor durability
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Similar Products Used: Kenda Nevegal (awesome tires)
WTBs (decent)
Bike Setup: Scott Spark 40, Rock Shox Reba, XT group, DT wheels, Race Face bars, stem & post.
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Anyone tried Rocket Ron 2013 - side knob squirm present?
Hi all, Has anyone tried the 2013 edition of the Rocket Ron in 2.25? Can you compare it to 2012 (older one). I like the volume and tread pattern on mid and transition knobs, but I always felt the outmost - side knobs are weak and squirmy. Apparently in marketing material Schwalbe said "added stro ... Read More »
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