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Hey David, We've exchanged emails a number of times over the last few years. I was wondering if you've read the thread on the Lancer forum recently about a black man who appears in a picture taken either just before or soon after the assassination who is standing with a black woman holding a baby where the BDM/Gordon Arnold position supposedly is. Could it be that the BDM figure has finally been located? Even Debra Conway seems to think so, and I disagree with 99% of what is posted on Lancer. If you don't mind, can you let me know what you think about this? Thanks.
I haven't been following that particular Lancer thread, but I just now took a
look at it after getting your e-mail, and here are some of my thoughts on it:
The photo of the black man and the woman holding the baby proves
absolutely nothing with respect to whether either one of those
individuals is "Black Dog Man" [BDM] or not.
That photo/(film) was obviously taken several minutes AFTER the
assassination (and it's hard to believe that anyone at the Lancer
forum could think it was actually taken BEFORE 12:30), and since we
know that the Grassy Knoll area of Dealey Plaza was flooded with many
people within a few minutes of the shooting, such speculation about
any particular person seen in a post-assassination photograph or film
seems to me to be relatively meaningless and a waste of time.
Plus: There's the built-in "So what? / Who cares?" factor also (from
my own "LN" POV anyway).
I.E., since I'm nearly 100% certain that there wasn't (and couldn't
have been) any conspirator or gunman behind the retaining wall at
12:30 PM on November 22....then what difference does it make if "BDM"
is really a human figure, a photo anomaly, or Santa Claus delivering
an early Christmas present to Jackie and the Kennedy kids?
It's a huge NON-ISSUE from the get-go. But conspiracy theorists feel
the need to "solve" the "Black Dog Man mystery" for some reason. But
does anyone with a brain in their head really and truly believe for
one second that any gunman would have placed himself in that
relatively-open and highly-vulnerable position behind the retaining
wall in Dealey Plaza that day?
Some people do, indeed, think so....including the late Jim Garrison. I
think, in fact, Garrison (who, of course, was one of the looniest of
all conspiracy-happy kooks the world has ever seen) once said that it
was his belief that there were MULTIPLE assassins/henchmen located
behind the retaining wall during the assassination.
But, IMO, such a shooting position for any gunman would have been
suicide for that gunman. For crying out loud, he would have
practically been staring right into the faces of all of the Secret
Service agents in the follow-up car as he shot the President!
And such a nutty shooting location would certainly have also spelled
disaster for any kind of "Let's Frame Lee Oswald In The Depository"
plot, which is a plot that many/most CTers find to their liking.
I have no idea what (or "who") BDM is. The photos we currently have of
"BDM" are of such low and fuzzy quality, that any kind of definitive
determination about what "it" represents is pretty much impossible to
obtain or discern.
I know that assassination eyewitness Marilyn Sitzman, in her November
1966 interview with author Josiah Thompson, said she saw "a colored
couple" in that "BDM" area of Dealey Plaza, and Sitzman remembers
hearing the sound of glass breaking (probably Coke bottles) in that
same area just after the shots were fired:
"Another thing that I remember this day: there was a colored
couple. I figure they were between 18 and 21, a boy and a girl,
sitting on a bench, just almost, oh, parallel with me, on my right
side, close to the fence. .... And they were eating their lunch,
'cause they had little lunch sacks, and they were drinking Coke. The
main reason I remember them is, after the last shot I recall hearing--
and the car went down under the triple underpass there--I heard a
crash of glass, and I looked over there, and the kids had thrown down
their Coke bottles, just threw them down and just started running
towards the back. .... Of course, I don't see anything unusual in
that, because everybody else was running that way, 'cause when I look
over on my left side, the people on the hill were all running back the
same way too." -- MARILYN SITZMAN; 11/29/66
Plus, I also am aware that some photo experts have said that they feel
that BDM is definitely a "person", or that BDM (at the least) isn't
merely some kind of photographic anomaly (which I would tend to agree
with too, since the same "object", whatever it is, shows up in two
different pictures taken that day--Betzner's photo and Willis' slide).
But I don't see how any reasonable person can truly think that a
"conspirator" or a gunman who was just about to shoot John Kennedy
with a rifle bullet would have positioned himself behind that wall on
11/22/63, with a whole lot of his "body" fully visible to whoever
might be looking at him (and/or photographing him):
And if conspiracy theorists truly DON'T think that any shooter (or "co-
plotter") would ever in a million years have put himself in such a
vulnerable and precarious position behind the wall -- then the never-
ending efforts at attempting to physically identify the "Black Dog
Man" become pretty much moot efforts from their "CT" point-of-view as
well, and it seems to me that such efforts are merely reduced to
exercises in "This Goes Nowhere" futility.
As a footnote to this discussion, I will say that I'm always a little
bit amused when I see people like Robin Unger, et al, who feel a need
to try and start identifying unknown people in the various photographs
and films that were taken on November 22nd.
For example -- There was a forum thread on the Internet recently which
featured a photo of an unknown woman holding a camera. And Robin Unger
(and others) were trying to find this same woman in the Elsie Dorman
Some of the forum members came to the general conclusion that the
camera-toting lady was, indeed, visible in a few frames of Dorman's
color home movie that was taken from the fourth floor of the Book
Depository. (The woman "in the blue dress" I believe was the
Okay, great. So we have a woman, who we KNOW from the first photo was,
in fact, definitely in Dealey Plaza on 11/22/63. And now we have that
same woman seen in a different film or photograph.
I couldn't help but think to myself -- So what? Where does this kind
of photographic "pairing up" take anybody, whether they be LNers or
CTers, with respect to answering the big-ticket question of "Who
Killed JFK?"? ~shrug~
It seems that most of this kind of activity is more of a fun-to-play
game than it is anything else -- a game that might be aptly named: "I
Found This Person In A Different Picture; Isn't This Cool?!"
I suppose that kind of photo work of finding the same person in
various other pictures and films could conceivably be useful and
constructive in some instances, but from the examples of it that I've
seen on the Internet forums I've visited, it seems to be much more of
a parlor game, versus trying to locate "hidden assassins" or
mysterious "plotters" in the various photos.
And trying to say for sure whether "Black Dog Man" is really a woman
holding a baby or not (as some people over at the Lancer Forum are
trying to do), based on the low-quality and blurry images we have of
BDM, is a photographic task that is so immensely subjective in nature,
it can only leave a reasonable person scratching his or her head at
the end of the day.
But apart from any futile "photo pairings" that have been undertaken
by Robin Unger and others over the years, I will say that Robin
definitely has provided a great service to other JFK researchers by
way of his "JFK Assassination Research Photo Gallery".
Robin's scans of many of the photos and film frames relating to JFK's
assassination are of impeccable quality, and he deserves a lot of
credit (and thanks) for making his high-quality collection available
to everyone with an Internet connection.
Another Footnote:
In the Lancer thread regarding Black Dog Man, this motion-picture clip
from Marie Muchmore's film was posted, which I thought was kind of
unique and interesting:
The above clip doesn't "solve" anything, of course; it's merely a
toggling clip of the three men (including Emmett Hudson) on the
Knoll steps as the assassination of JFK is occurring.
But take note of how the man in the red shirt on the lowest step,
right after seeing the President shot in the head by the fatal bullet,
stops his clapping and spreads his hands out to his sides, while at
the same time he does a little sideways "dance" on the step that he's
standing on. When viewed in repeated toggling format (like above), it
becomes almost comical.
Also take note of the man on the top step, as he turns quickly and
darts up the steps TOWARD THE AREA WHERE "BLACK DOG MAN"
So if BDM is really a gunman, he's now going to have some unwanted
company up there near the retaining wall, based on the above film clip.
Which is actually just one more reason to know that BDM is certainly
no rifle-carrying assassin. Because, would he dare be brazen enough
to brandish a firearm at 12:30 PM with those three guys standing there
on the steps, just a few yards away from the assassin?
Also -- You said this in your e-mail to me today:
"Could it be that the BDM figure has finally been located? Even
Debra Conway seems to think so."
I'm a little confused by the above statement. I looked at that whole
thread, and the only comment (to date) from Ms. Conway is this one:
"Most excellent thread! Congratulations to everyone participating. I
am leaning to "sweater man" being one of the three on the steps."
-- Debra Conway; 10/22/2008
So, Debra is saying that she is of the opinion that "sweater man" (a
man seen behind the retaining wall in a post-assassination film) is
the same man who can be seen starting to run up the steps in the
Muchmore film. She isn't saying, though, that it's her belief that BDM
has been identified as "sweater man".
Upon looking at the images provided in that Lancer thread, I think
Debra might be correct about "sweater man" too. Which means, if she
is correct, that BDM is still as much of a mystery as ever before --
because the running man in the sweater on the steps can't be on the
steps and behind the wall at the same time.
EDIT --- As I think about this some more, I guess it would be possible for "Black Dog Man" and "Sweater Man" to be the same person, because the pictures we have that show BDM were taken by Willis and Betzner a few seconds before Marie Muchmore's filmed footage showing the three men on the steps. Therefore, as some other people have also suggested in the past, it would indeed have been physically possible for anyone in the "BDM" position behind the retaining wall to have walked down the steps immediately after Betzner and Willis snapped their pictures, in order to stand with the other two men on the steps by the time Muchmore's footage was taken.
Although some Lancer-ites seem to believe that the baby-carrying woman
is BDM....which means we'll now have to come up with a new acronym. I
guess BDM will turn into BDW [for "Black Dog Woman"]. Or, perhaps, we
could go with BDWWC ["Black Dog Woman With Child"]. ;)
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This new reality is creating challenges for merchants, mobile operators, government agencies and other consumer-facing organizations. In the past, highly trained agents were often enough to ensure a great customer service experience. That strategy is losing its effectiveness as consumers increasingly choose self-service.
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Advanced NLU that is capable of supporting Interactive Voice Response (IVR) dialogs brings tremendous value to other conversational mediums. Responding to questions with a long list of potential answers is rarely optimal from a user experience point of view. While the Web and mobile apps are better environments than IVR voice dialogs for providing a lengthy list of potential answers, many customers will opt out when faced with a litany of results that may contain the answer somewhere within. Such a response doesn't respect their time or their business. Extending powerful NLU to text-based channels makes even more sense when you consider that the current state of the art for web question answering currently provides the right answer – somewhere in a long list of titled links – only about 9 percent of the time, according to analysts.
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Advanced NLU avoids that frustration along with all of the costs, churn and bad rep that comes with it. Only advanced NLU has the intelligence necessary to understand not only what customers are asking, but also the intent of those questions. Instead of collapsing when customers fail to use a rigid set of industry terms – such as "leaving" instead of "departure," in the case of an interaction with an airline – NLU can figure it out and respond with the right answer right away.
According to recent research, 65% of consumers turn to products and services providers' website first for answers about purchases and support. More than one out of three consumers make a phone call to the contact center after getting frustrated with the Web-site FAQ search experience. Companies are now taking advantage of NLU and advanced dialog management to deliver immediate, precise outcomes for their customers who prefer to use Web self-service.
Recently Nuance delivered a proof of concept to a computer retailor who was looking to improve their Web self-service customer experience. They were only seeing their system deliver the right answer 18% of the time with 33% accuracy. Nuance was able to deliver the right answer 81% of the time with 91% accuracy. This type of increased accuracy has a potential of cost savings of $9+ million annually.
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Juana of Castile, the last queen of Spanish blood to inherit her country's throne, has been for centuries an enigmatic figure shrouded in lurid myth. Was she the bereft widow of legend who was driven mad by her loss, or has history misjudged a woman who was ahead of her time? In his stunning new novel, C. W. Gortner challenges the myths about Queen Juana, unraveling the mystery surrounding her to reveal a brave, determined woman we can only now begin to fully understand.
The third child of Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand of Spain, Juana is born amid her parents' ruthless struggle to unify their kingdom, bearing witness to the fall of Granada and Columbus's discoveries. At the age of sixteen, she is sent to wed Philip, the archduke of Flanders, as part of her parents' strategy to strengthen Spain, just as her youngest sister, Catherine of Aragon, is sent to England to become the first wife of Henry VIII.
Juana finds unexpected love and passion with her handsome young husband, the sole heir to the Habsburg Empire. At first she is content with her children and her life in Flanders. But when tragedy strikes and she inherits the Spanish throne, Juana finds herself plunged into a battle for power against her husband that grows to involve the major monarchs of Europe. Besieged by foes on all sides, her intelligence and pride used as weapons against her, Juana vows to secure her crown and save Spain from ruin, even if it could cost her everything.
My Thoughts: I have to say this is probably my most favorite of C.W. Gortner's books. Juana of Castile is such an interesting historical figure and this book really brings her to life. Gortner portrays Juana not as someone suffering from mental illness but as a woman with strong convictions who was manipulated and used by the men in her life. She wasn't someone who would easily sit back and let people walk all over her and her husband tried to use that against her and claim she was crazy. There was one scene where Juana attacked her husband's mistress who had stolen her clothes and jewelry and I know that back then, that was not acceptable but by today's standards, it wouldn't be unheard of. We'll probably never know if Juana really was suffering from a mental illness or if she just didn't follow the status quo. Either way, her story is very sad.
I think the story also tries to make a point about the status of women during that era. The story looks at Juana and briefly at her sister, Catherine of Aragon, and shows how powerless women could be and how easily they could become pawns of the men in their lives. It really makes think that it would have been very easy for Juana's father, husband and son made up the story about her being insane in order to capitalize on her position as heir to the throne of Castile. Honestly, I thought her husband and father seemed like insecure jerks who couldn't deal with the fact that a woman had more power than they did.
Overall, this is an excellent book. I highly recommend it for historical fiction lovers looking for a compelling story about a lesser known historical figure.
Monday, August 6, 2012
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- Research article
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Depression in Dercum's disease and in obesity: A case control study
- Emma Hansson1Email author,
- Henry Svensson1 and
- Håkan Brorson1
© Hansson et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
- Received: 11 November 2011
- Accepted: 3 July 2012
- Published: 3 July 2012
Dercum's disease is characterised by pronounced pain in the adipose tissue and a number of associated symptoms. The condition is usually accompanied by generalised weight gain. Many of the associated symptoms could also be signs of depression. Depression in Dercum's disease has been reported in case reports but has never been studied using an evidence-based methodology. The aim of this study was to examine the presence of depression in patients with Dercum's disease compared to obese controls that do not experience any pain.
A total of 111 women fulfilling the clinical criteria of Dercum's disease were included. As controls, 40 obese healthy women were recruited. To measure depression, the Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) was used.
According to the total MADRS score, less than half of the patients were classified as having "no depression" (44%), the majority had "light" or "moderate depression" (55%) and one individual had "severe depression" in the Dercum group. In the control groups, the majority of the patients were classified as having "no depression" (85%) and a small number had "light depression" (15%). There was a statistically significant difference for the total MADRS score between the two groups (p = 0.014).
The results indicate that the patients with Dercum's disease are more likely to suffer from depression than controls.
- Dercum's disease
- Adiposis dolorosa
- Chronic pain
- Obesity
- Depression
Dercum's disease is characterised by pronounced pain in the adipose tissue and a number of associated symptoms. The condition is usually accompanied by generalised weight gain. The pain is chronic (>3 months), symmetrical, often disabling and therapy-resistant to analgesics [1]. The pathogenesis of Dercum's disease is unknown [1]. In 1901, Roux and Vitaut [2] proposed four cardinal symptoms of Dercum's disease: (1) Multiple, painful, fatty masses (2) Generalised obesity (3) Weakness and susceptibility to fatigue (asthenia) (4) Psychiatric manifestations, including emotional instability, depression, epilepsy, confusion and dementia. However, it is still unclear which symptoms are cardinal and which are associated. In fact, already in 1927, Labbé and Boulin [3] questioned whether the weakness, susceptibility to fatigue, and psychiatric manifestations should be classified as cardinal symptoms. They argued that obesity per se can induce asthenia, and pointed out that psychiatric symptoms have not been described in all cases of Dercum's disease [3].
In addition, patients with depression are often diagnosed with chronic pain conditions and vice versa [4]. Both disorders activate common neurocircuitries, such as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, limbic and paralimbic structures, ascending and descending pain pathways, and mutual neurotransmitters [5], and it is therefore sometimes difficult to determine whether the pain disorder or the psychiatric condition is the primary diagnosis. However, symptoms that could be attributed to depression have been described in patients in several reports to date [6].
The aim of the present study was to examine the presence of depression in Dercum's disease compared to obese controls that do not experience any pain, thereby investigating whether depression is truly a part of Dercum's disease. Depression was evaluated using The Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). It is thought that improving our knowledge about Dercum's disease should improve patient care.
Patients and controls
Patient profile (median, range)
Baseline characteristics
Dercum patients (n = 111)
Control patients (n = 41)
Age (years)
53 (22–73)
50 (26–69)
Weight (kg)
94 (55–147)
91 (55–129)
BMI (kg/m2)
34 (22–58)
34 (28–46)
The study was approved by the Ethics of Human Investigation Committee at Lund University (LU 236–89). All participants gave their written informed consent to participate. The procedures followed were in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki of 1964, as revised.
Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)
The MADRS is a self-rating scale that comprises nine different items, evaluating: (1) mood, (2) feelings of unease, (3) sleep, (4) appetite, (5) ability to concentrate, (6) initiative, (7) emotional involvement, (8) pessimism, and (9) zest for life. There is an apparent overlap between the MADRS items and the DSM-IV criteria for depression, although the MADRS does not directly evaluate the nine DSM-IV criteria. For instance, fatigue or loss of energy and psychomotor agitation or retardation are not directly assessed. The occurrence of suicidal thoughts was not included in the MADRS used in this study.
The use of items allows rating of individual symptoms and mood dimensions. Each item was given a score of 0–6, resulting in a total of 0–54 points. According to the interpretation guidelines, a total score of 0–12 points equalled "no depression", 13–19 points implied a "light depression", 20–34 points was "moderate depression", and ≥35 points indicated "severe depression" [8].
A Swedish version of the MADRS has been validated and scores on the scale have been shown to correlate with scores on the Hamilton Rating Scale (HRS) [8] and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) [9]. The MADRS has previously been used to make the diagnosis of depression in patients with chronic pain conditions [10].
Histograms were drawn to examine the distribution of the measured factors. The histograms indicated that the measured factors were not normally distributed. Because of this, and the ordinal nature of the MADRS scale, values were given as median, ranges and percentages and the non-parametric Mann–Whitney U-test was used to compare MADRS scores between patients and controls.
MADRS scores (median, range) and comparison between groups
Dercum patients vs. Control patients p-value
patients (n = 111)
patients (n = 40)
1 (0–5)
0 (0–3)
Feelings of unease
2 (0–5)
0 (0–2)
4 (0–6)
0 (0–4)
0 (0–5)
0 (0–4)
Ability to concentrate
2 (0–5)
0 (0–2)
2 (0–6)
0 (0–4)
Emotional involvement
2 (0–5)
0 (0–2)
1 (0–4)
0 (0–4)
Zest for life
1 (0–6)
0 (0–3)
Total score
14 (0–38)
4 (0–18)
Dercum's disease is characterised by obesity, chronic pain and other associated symptoms. Some of the associated symptoms, previously described in case reports on Dercum's disease [6], include depression and symptoms associated with depression, such as asthenia, weakness, fatigue, emotional instability, mental confusion, dementia, poor sleep quality and changes in appetite. Several studies have demonstrated that there is a significant association between depression and pain [5], as well as between depression and obesity [11]. Patients with depression are often diagnosed with chronic pain conditions and vice versa [5]. Some studies have demonstrated that depression predicts obesity later in life [11], and other studies support that obese subjects develop depression to a greater extent than subjects with lower, "normal" body weights [12]. Nonetheless, it is unclear whether there is a causal relationship between the three entities. The possible co-morbidity could be explained by Berkson's bias[13], that is, patients with an illness might seek care more often. Thus co-morbidity could be overrepresented in a group of subjects that are, as in this study, recruited from a care setting. In summary, it is difficult to separate chronic pain from depression.
The elevated MADRS scores in the Dercum patients in this study cannot be explained by obesity alone, as the distribution of the Dercum subjects' scores was different to that of the weight-matched control patients (Figure 1), and there was a statistical difference for the total score between the two groups (Table 2). The lack of statistical difference for a number of the items could be explained by low power, that is, by the small number of subjects in the control group (n = 40). The results suggested that the obese Dercum patients experience worse depression than obese healthy controls. As all of the Dercum patients had chronic pain whilst none of the controls had any history of chronic or present acute pain, it is unclear whether the depression is due to the Dercum's disease per se or due to the experience of pain. Furthermore, it is unclear whether the depression or the Dercum's disease came first. Previous research has shown that antidepressants have an effect on pain and the quality of life in patients with chronic pain [14] and that obese patients could benefit from the treatment of any co-existing features of depression [14, 15].
An example of an associated symptom in Dercum's disease that can also be explained by depression is poor sleep quality. Poor sleep quality can diminish an individual's ability to cope with pain and stress and can influence the onset and course of disease [16]. In fact, a study on patients with chronic pain conditions demonstrated that sleeping less than 8 hours per 24 hours, especially in combination with poor sleep quality, might generate stronger reactions to pain [17]. In addition, Affleck et al. concluded that there is a correlation between sleep quality and experienced pain intensity, as well as the ability to cope with pain, among patients with fibromyalgia [18]. It can be speculated, therefore, that poor sleep can contribute to the onset of Dercum's disease and the maintenance of pain. Conversely, obesity can also affect sleep quality [19]. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and Pickwick syndrome [1], both of which have been previously described in Dercum's disease, can be explained by obesity, as 50% of otherwise healthy obese women with BMI >40 have OSA and more than 29% of severely obese patients have nocturnal hypoventilation [20]. This could explain why no difference can be seen between the Dercum patients and the control subjects in this study, as all of the subjects have similar BMIs.
One advantage of the present study is that the same consultant made the diagnosis of Dercum's disease in all of the cases and that a control group of healthy obese subjects was included. Furthermore, an instrument was used to measure depression that has been previously validated and extensively used in research studies focusing on depression and patients with chronic pain [10]. A disadvantage is the fact that a normal weight control group was not included. However, there was an opportunity to include a control group of healthy obese subjects, which means that the hypothesis that signs of depression in Dercum's disease could be explained by obesity alone can be excluded. Another weakness is the low number of patients included in this study, which is as a result of the rarity of the condition. Furthermore, it should be noted that the results are only valid for women as all of the subjects included were female.
The relationship between Dercum's disease, chronic pain, depression, and obesity is complex and it is not possible to separate depression and chronic pain completely. However, the results of this study indicate that patients with Dercum's disease could suffer from worse depression than equally obese controls with no history of Dercum's disease. This fact should be kept in mind when a treatment strategy for Dercum's disease is selected.
The work was supported by grants from The Swedish Rheumatism Association, the insurance company Förenade Liv, the Department of Clinical Research and Development at Malmö University Hospital, Helge Wulff's Trust, and the Faculty of Medicine at the Lund University. We thank Birger Fagher MD (deceased on 21 April 2011), for kindly letting our group conduct research on patients in his care. We are indebted to Associate Professor Jonas Manjer for statistical advice.
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CANA Mourns
CANA Mourns The Death Of Chaplain Russell Worrell
Chaplain Russell Worrell (1965-2014)
It is with great sadness that we report that the Reverend (Fr.) Russell Worrell has died (Jan 10, 2014). "Chaplain Russell embodied what it means to be a chaplain and his work and service to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, was immense" shared Bp Jones. In March 2013, at our Chaplain Convocation, many will remember Russell was awarded the "Chaplain of the Year" award for his work as a Community Chaplain with Sav-a-Life of Alabama. Russell's passing leaves a deep, deep emptiness in all who knew him. His death came as the result of complications from the sarcoidosis that he had battled for much of his life. The disease took residence in his lungs and medical interventions to make possible a lung transplant were unsuccessful. The needs of the family are many, including financial help (see letter from Bishop Jones). As the first chaplain in this ministry to have passed away, the Bishop has directed the creation of the "Russell Worrell Benevolence Fund" to support both the Worrell's and other families of chaplains who die while serving this diocese.


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Finally I seem to be getting a plan again with meals. It has been so long since I have cooked a nice meal for these people I live with! I am tired of throwing things together, and I am quite certain they are tired of being served like that.
Tonight I am making a real meal. A meal that I have not made, but have had the recipe in a file for a while. Calypso Chicken with Down Island Salas (with asparagus on the side). Sounds yummy & I even splurged on some strawberries for the salsa!
So here is what I have planned for the next 7 days:
Calypso Chicken w/down Island Salsa & asparagus
Sesame Noodles w/broccoli & grilled zucchini
Grilled Asian Marinated Round Steaks
Beans & Rice
Sour Cream Enchiladas
Baked Potato Bar
Meat Loaf w/mashed potatoes & salad
I think my kids might start listening better if I am feeding them better. Well, I don't really think that, but I know they will enjoy getting some real meals again!
So, the other night I made it to church frustrated at these little sinful people I seem to be raising. Sometimes I am shocked when they act their age – and I have to remind myself to deal with them with grace! But ugghhhh!! What do you do when your kids don't listen?
I asked 2 moms I like & respect, both responded with "spank 'em" – but oh, I wish it were that easy!
The next suggestion was chores. Okay, that I can do. But I usually add a few chores, I get busy, they get away and the punishment does not end up being so effective.
Grounding them to the their room is only slightly affective since they share a room, being grounded is like a mini party! Ughh! (again)
So, Wednesday night I came home and I wrote every chore I wanted done down on a piece of paper. I mean every one! Things I needed todo but never found the time (i.e. move the fireplace tools to the storage room, move the firewood off the front porch….)well, never mind, here is my list:
Clean the toilet
Clean the bathroom floor
Clean the bathroom sink
Wipe down kitchen baseboards (all the way around)
Sweep garage floor
Move firewood from front porch to wood pile by school building
Move all compost out of bin area & put back
Sweep Front Porch off (move everything out of the way & put it back)
Vacuum Laundry Room
Vacuum Kitchen Floor
Sweep porch in back yard
Sweep School building & vacuum
Vacuum living room (move couches)
Take Fireplace tools to Christmas Room
Clean out Christmas room
Organize book shelf in living room
The best part of this was that they knew the list, they got a copy. They knew they could not do anything else until they were all done. They knew I was serious!
The other best part – they managed themselves. I was freed up to do some other things around the house.
The result was like we spent the day spring cleaning! The porch looks great, my bedroom looks amazing! There is still some clutter on tables, but the results were more than I could do if I cleaned all day!
Whew! It was great!
Today, I seem to have children who are listening a bit more. I think I got their attention. I think they know I mean business. They are worried we are going to have another chore day, but to be honest, the list at this point would be much shorter! But, don't tell them that!
So I feel a bit better with my more obedient kids, my cleaner house, and a shorter to-do list!
My plan is to start a list, keep it on my fridge, of consequence chores. It seems in the midst of the trouble I fail to think clearly with consequences – I get frustrated and upset and I lose my sense of what to do. So, I am going to keep a list of chores we do not do weekly, yucky ones I don't particularly want to do, and when they mouth off, treat each other disrespectfully, or something else the list will come out & assignments will be made.
I feel like I might just be able to handle next week, and maybe the week after with some planning behind me. We will see!


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new pharmacetical trade group ethics code
So the the Salem News has an article about how the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations--a trade group of the nation's largest pharmaceutical companies, such as Pfizer--has revised its code of ethics for its companies. Under this new code, their representatives must refrain from giving doctors money or other gifts (such as ski weekends or various hotel stays) that might influence their prescription choices. But it doesn't bar representatives from these companies from giving gifts related to doctors' job duties (like stethoscopes) or place any prohibitions on direct-to-consumer advertising.
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Shah Fazli
Brooklyn Hudson, Thanks for coming to Spotlight live event, can you please tell us why you like horror, and if that is also why you write horror, or there is other reasons in your life that make you write in this genre, maybe if you tell us a little about yourself then that would help us get a feeling of why you want to be a horror writer, please?
Brooklyn Hudson Hi...I'm glad to be here. I stumbled upon horror when I was ten years old and found my older brother's copy of Cujo. I read it and fell in love with the art of writing horror and also found my idol in King.
Tricia Drammeh Can you tell us about "On Call" and how you came up with the idea for the story?
Brooklyn Hudson Actually, ON CALL has a funny back story. I received a phone call at 11pm from a producer friend. He was in a panic because he and a writer had a falling out and he needed a short script for the film festivals in (literally) 1 hour. He said it had to be a modern day take on The Twilight Zone and should have something to do with modern technology. 50 minutes later I had ON CALL from conception to completion in his email box.
Penelope Crowe When is the filming and who will be directing ON CALL??
Brooklyn Hudson We were first scheduled to film ON CALL this month, but the producers have decided to take it to the next level...they're waiting on some permits to film on a Los Angeles freeway. So now we're filming in the next few months, TBD. As for directing; I am directing this one. That was my deal. I've written, produced, and directed replica-rock shows for Las Vegas showrooms and touring companies for a very long time, but that couldn't get me an IMDB director's credit, so I held out with ON CALL...I NEEDED THAT CREDIT!
Shah Fazli Interesting, can you please tell us about yourself a little, a little about your background, and also about your present?
Brooklyn Hudson I'm a little Italian girl from NYC I started out ON STAGE in musicals, most notably RIZZO in Grease. However, my heart was always behind-the-scenes. I was fascinated by special effects and quality horror films from a very early age. I did some radio a while back, hosting a show called The Truth About Pets&People. Kind of a Jack of all trades...I'm never happy unless I'm juggling.
Tricia Drammeh That's very exciting news about ON CALL! Congratulations.
Tricia Drammeh How do you juggle everything? Do you sometimes become overwhelmed?
Debby Pence What can we expect to see from you in the near future?
Brooklyn Hudson Thank you, Tricia! Emmm...I'm so used to chaos. I thrive on it actually. I think I'm so used to it that I no longer notice. Downtime depresses me. Weekends make my skin crawl because, while I still work, most others don't, so everything has to wait until Monday.
Brooklyn Hudson Well, Debby...In the next 12 months we have ON CALL (the film version), WISHBONE II, GNAW, EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, and a few other little surprises
Tricia Drammeh Do you have any plans to go back to radio?
Debby Pence Where do you hope to see yourself in 5 years?
Brooklyn Hudson Tricia, I would LOVE to do another shock jock kind of show. Right now, there's nothing in the works, but I would say yes in a heartbeat.
Tricia Drammeh What inspires you? Travel? Music?
Brooklyn Hudson Hmm...in 5 years, I'd like to be writing and directing big films. Oh, and living on a secluded lake in southern, coastal Maine. Aaaaah
Brooklyn Hudson The twisted mind of man inspires me most, but I do love music and write to a soundtrack...specific to each project I work on. It could be anything from Oldies to 80's Rock, Opera to jazz.
Tricia Drammeh Do you have any favorite authors?
Brooklyn Hudson Yes...of course Stephen King is my idol. I am a huge fan of authors who are masters of character development...Peter Benchley, Michael Crichton, William Blatty. Mostly cross over authors who wrote great books that became films. I love horror, but I'm more into the mind-benders like THE SIXTH SENSE than say, Friday the 13th.
Tricia Drammeh I love Stephen King too!
Shah Fazli Can you read from your book please?
Brooklyn Hudson Sure...let me collect an excerpt for you...
Brooklyn Hudson This is from the last paragraph of the 1st chapter, memory/dream sequence, of WISHBONE:
A deafening silence fell over the farm, all but the hollow sound of the tumbling, undamaged bottle, empty and rolling away over dry, pebbled, dirt. Jérome dropped with a thud over his father's lifeless body. Julien couldn't see a thing, his eyes burning from a mixture of spilled alcohol and tears. He rubbed at his eyes, blinking and trying to see. Too quickly, Jérome was up again. Julien could hear him coming closer, the smell of bourbon on his warm, huffing breath. His father, now close, cast a shadow over him. Julien blindly backed away. He could hear his grandmother's screams far off in the distance.
She is coming to help, he thought.
Then, with a vice grip, Jérome grabbed hold of his son's right bicep, forcing the child up on his toes. Sightless and trapped, Julien froze; his arms fell to his sides in submission. Jérome drew his elbow far back and with a fist meant to knock out a prizefighter, he delivered one crushing blow to his son's diminutive face. The sound of crushing bone was the last thing Julien would remember.
Tricia Drammeh Great except. Gripping!
Catherine Mahoney Ditto
Brooklyn Hudson I'm glad you like it!
Penelope Crowe Love.
Tricia Drammeh Brooklyn, when you write, do you see the story play out as a movie in your mind? How do you visualize a scene like the one you provided for us?
Brooklyn Hudson Very much so, Tricia. Once a novel gets going for me, I really feel like I'm simply taking dictation...it takes life and I just type as fast as I can to keep up.
Tricia Drammeh It takes a lot of talent to write a gripping action scene. Personally, I hate writing them because it's a chore for me. So, I'm in awe of your ability to do this.
Tricia Drammeh What is the best book you've read in the past year?
Debby Pence How do you handle distractions when you're working?
Brooklyn Hudson Thank you, Tricia! I really appreciate that. Best book in the past year? This has been a year of re-visiting/reading for me. I re-read THE SHINNING, JURASSIC PARK, JAWS, CUJO, and (currently) THE EXORCIST. I would say JURASSIC PARK and JAWS were my favorite on this second go'round.
Brooklyn Hudson Ugh, Debby...I really DON'T handle distractions; or, at least, not well. Sadly, I end up off track and lose valuable writing time. Social networking and marketing have cut my writing productivity to about 1/4 what it once was.
Shah Fazli Where are you at the moment, and where are you heading in terms of your writing, you think?
Brooklyn Hudson I am actually planning to go back to a more traditional HORROR style (rather than the mind-bending sub-genre) with GNAW. It'll be fun to play with the more classic plots and techniques for a few months. As for where I'm heading...I hope straight to the podium at the Hugo awards, then over to the Oscars for Best Director Oy, from my lips to God's ears!
Debby Pence I understand you have a squirrel, named Willow. Does he have a future, as a character. in one of your books?
Brooklyn Hudson He does! Willow (I prefer to call him, my TREE DEVIL) will make his first appearance in GNAW.
Debby Pence How fun!
Penelope Crowe What was the hardest scene to write in Wishbone?
Brooklyn Hudson Ah, that's a great question!!! Without giving too, too much away...the scene with Julien coming in and out of consciousness was so emotionally difficult for me. It is far enough along in the book that I had long fallen in love with writing that character. Seeing him in such a state was truly painful for me. I would get up and pace around the house after each paragraph, dying with him. It was so difficult to witness. The rape scene (early in the book) has been called one of the most graphic rape scenes since Jodi Foster in The Accused. That was tough too.
Debby Pence Who is your favorite and least favorite character in Wishbone? Why?
Brooklyn Hudson My absolute fave character in WB is Julien (with Sarah and the golden retriever running side-by-side for second place) - side note, Matt get's an awful lot of fan mail though...LOL My least favorite is Rachael! I have a hard time writing a character that is so unable to "survive"...to get back on the horse, per se. Life's a bitch...get over it! However, when she changes...that was easier to write and as much as I hated the things she did to Julien, I found it easier to write that side of her.
Shah Fazli What makes you different from other horror writers?
Penelope Crowe Is it easier to write the characters you love or hate?
Brooklyn Hudson What makes me different...hmmm. I think we're all so different. The thing I'm praised for most is my character development and realism.
Brooklyn Hudson It's definitely easier to write the characters I love. Even if they're bad, for me, it's vital to give a character depth...no on is ALL BAD or ALL GOOD, so I can love the most evil characters as much as the good ones.
Debby Pence I know, you said, On Call was written quickly but I have to ask why you choose that subject?
Brooklyn Hudson Well, he said it had to pertain to technology and (to be honest), ON STAR has always tripped me out. While I see the safety in having it in your car, I don't like the feeling that they can listen to your conversations and all that paranoia jazz. It just seemed like a good topic to turn creepy.
Debby Pence You did that!!!!
Debby Pence Can we expect to see more screenplays?
Brooklyn Hudson For sure. I can write screenplays faster than novels. ON CALL is actually the first episode in a series called LITTLE LIVES. The next episode is called DOOR NUMBER THREE...Coming Soon!
Tricia Drammeh Have you considered writing outside the horror genre?
Brooklyn Hudson Actually, all of my books and screenplays contain a hefty amount of contemporary drama (like WHITE OLEANDER, MIDDLESEX, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA, MY SISTER'S KEEPER), so I never feel pigeonholed in any way. I try to have a good dramatic story with a thread of horror running through it. I learned from reading great horror like JAWS or THE AMITYVILLE HORROR. I want to lock in the reader with believably first, then hit them with some supernatural.
Penelope Crowe Was there ever a time in your life that you did not write?
Brooklyn Hudson I began writing very young and have continued all of my life; however, there have been times where I made my money through other avenues, limiting the amount of time I could devote to writing. Those chunks of time were always the worst. I never felt myself and always felt like I couldn't wait to get back to writing.
Tricia Drammeh When you're not writing and directing, do you have any hobbies? How do you relax?
Brooklyn Hudson Yes...I am an admitted reality show contest JUNKY! There is nothing better to me than to shut down my laptop and sink into my couch for an hour of Gordon Ramsey screaming at competing chefs, or Idol, or Project Runway, or Face-Off...I love them all. These are my guilty pleasures.
Tricia Drammeh Me too! I love The Voice. And Face-Off. And.. no wonder I don't get anything done. LOL
Brooklyn Hudson HA! Tricia...that's what the DVR is for
Tricia Drammeh Name a movie you wish you would have directed.
Brooklyn Hudson There are films I wish I had directed because they're brilliant (JURASSIC PARK) and movies I wish I had directed because I could have done a better job (CUJO). Great question!
Penelope Crowe Where did our hosts go?
Tricia Drammeh How to do celebrate when you finish a book or screenplay/
Brooklyn Hudson I rush out and grab a Venti hot mocha with whip!
Tricia Drammeh Penelope, Shah retired for the evening (he's in Germany, so it's the early morning there), and Catherine is still here, working behind the scenes.
Tricia Drammeh Do you take a few days off, or jump back into the next project?
Brooklyn Hudson Typically I'm super anxious to start another project that has been cultivating as I write the current project.
Catherine Mahoney I am here, looking for the perfect horror movie, what would it be the closing of the promo?
Tricia Drammeh Do you work from an outline, or do you just sit down and write?
Tricia Drammeh Penelope has asked some very insightful questions this evening. Are there any other questions you'd like to ask, Penelope?
Mary Chasin I am so envious of your energy, Brooklyn! Not to mention your talent. Sounds like you've always been that way, but do you have any rituals or secrets (c'mon, tell us your secrets--they're safe here on Facebook ) for keeping pumped up?
Brooklyn Hudson I don't use an outline. I usually have a character or idea in my head and then just let it flow. I'm very much a seat of the pants writer. Sometimes I'm as surprised by the events that transpire as the readers. LOL
Tricia Drammeh I love that. I outline as I go, after I write the chapters, for the sake of organization, but I don't get too detailed ahead of time, or the characters end up derailing my plans.
Brooklyn Hudson My parents always said I was the only 3-year-old with a stereo and television in her room (in the 70's that was rare), but they had no choice. I never slept at night and they had to find a way to keep me in my room. I've always survived on about three or four hours sleep every two days. Weird, I know...it's my Lycan Gypsy blood. I do drink quite a bit of coffee and smoke...both are stimulants. My brain just never turns off so sleep has never come easy.
Mary Chasin I've seen Wishbone compared to Shutter Island, a book I love, but haven't seen you mention it yourself. Are you a fan of the book? Do you see similarities between your work and Lehane's?
Catherine Mahoney The creatures of the night are restless and the administrators are frightened and need to depart as they are whispering we are now their next marks. Tricia is a brave soul so she may return, otherwise all brave souls who are not afraid, stay and keep Brooklyn and Willow company and if more come, pls entertain them, but have them signed the waiver of liability release please. Good night, and ttyl
Brooklyn Hudson WISHBONE is often compared to book sand films like Shutter Island, The Sixth Sense, Premonition, Stir of Echoes, What Lies Beneath, Jacob's Ladder, The Butterfly Effect...if you think about it, these are all Horror, but mind-benders more than gore. I think that's the common thread there, more than anything. And yes, I did really enjoy Shutter Island!
Brooklyn Hudson Tricia, Debby, Penelope, Mary...thank you so much for the great questions! I had a great time. And to our hosts...thank you so much for having me!
Mary Chasin Thanks for being a good sport--as always, Brooklyn. You're an open book (pun definitely intended).
Penelope Crowe Yes! Would you ever consider writing a series?
Brooklyn Hudson, If you are referring to a novel series, WISHBONE is a four part series + a companion novel (Book and film). If you're referring to television, I have a series called, THE GYPSY PROJECT, which we are shopping to cable channels. It's pretty fun...a little touch of paranormal, a heaping of drama...everything from Nazi's to crystal balls, and the lead rides his motorcycle with a pet bear hugging his waist. Fun stuff.
Joseph Gelinas What is your biggest goal with your writing?
Brooklyn Hudson, To successfully write and direct films and have a long running cable series. I want to be a 42-year-old female who throws the boys club for a loop!
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Adopt-A-Lot reader question: for-profits on city-owned land?
Recently, a reader left the following question as a comment on a post about the Adopt-A-Lot program:
"I have started a for profit LLC urban farm. In both the request to use city water and the Adopt a Lot license agreement, the agreement is for what is referred to as "Community-Managed Open Space". Although our farm is open space and will doubtlessly benefit the community around it, the wording is a bit vague. There is nothing that I can find in the agreement that prohibits for profit adoptions. Neither the words "for-profit" or "non-profit" appear anywhere in the agreement. Is there anything that would prevent me from adopting a lot for a for profit city farm? I know that it can be snatched away by the city at any time, but it is a risk that I might be willing to take if the lots are not a part of a larger bundled lot, too small to conform to current setback requirements for house construction, have difficult access or is in any other way not attractive to a developer. Your input is appreciated."
Originally, the Adopt-A-Lot program was intended to be a way for neighbors to keep city lots tidy and presentable: residents could gather and dispose of trash, keep the grass mowed and perhaps engage in a few beautifying projects, like planting flowers and painting murals. The city has always intended to sell these lots to developers or individuals. With the ever-growing urban agriculture movement, however, these notions of what is appropriate for a city lot are starting to change. Residents are beginning to use the lots much more intensively and for much more varied purposes than the city had originally intended.
Is there any language in the agreement that would forbid individuals or businesses from using city owned vacant lots for for-profit purposes?
[Here's a link to UALP/CLC's handout that explains the language of the Adopt-A-Lot agreement.]
The only language in the Adopt-A-Lot agreement that seems relevant to this question is the bolded paragraph at the beginning of the document that defines the allowed functions of the space and describes the city's idea of what "community-managed open space" is.
"For purposes of this license agreement, the community-managed open space must have a strong function in at least one community use, such as active recreation, passive recreation, food production, education, visual relief from the built environment, or gathering space for formal or informal community gatherings. Environmental benefits (such as absorbing rainwater, providing habitat for migratory birds, and reducing "food miles") and livability benefits (such as elimination of blight or crime reduction) enhance the site's attractiveness as community managed open space."
An LLC farm, which is organized for profit, could easily provide several of these benefits to a community, including visual relief from the built environment, and environmental and livability improvements. If the farm is beautiful and filled with colorful growing things, it provides a visual benefit to the community, regardless of whether the structure of the organization is for-profit or non-profit. Also, environmental benefits and increased neighborhood livability have nothing to do with corporate structure.
So I think that the reader is correct when s/he says that the Adopt-A-Lot agreement does not explicitly prohibit the use of city-owned lots for for-profit businesses.
However: it's possible that the city may have a problem with the idea of:
for-profit businesses
using city-owned land
for free
and not paying any property tax on that land.
Remember: even if an Adopt-A-Lot signer completely follows the agreement, the city may choose to end the agreement at any time (with 30 days' notice), for any or no reason. Neighbors or fellow business-owners may raise questions about whether the city should be allowing some for-profit organizations to use city land for free.
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I also had a really spectacular New Years. It's pretty funny, I left NYC for Orlando, and I spent my New Years Day watching the ball drop from NYC. Way to shove it in my face that NYC is great during the winter season.
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Another problem with family vacations (and parenting as a while) is that parents like to use their children as a way to "extend" their dreams. Rather than the child living as an individual, the parent lives vicariously through their offspring (I'm sure plenty of you guys know THAT feeling). On a larger, lifestyle scale, this is when a parent forces a child to pick up an occupation that "I've always wanted to do as a child and never got to," or when the parent makes the child attend a college of the parent's choosing. On a smaller, theme park scale, this is when a parent drags a child to a ride because the parent really wants to go on it, or makes the child take pictures with characters that the child might not want to take pictures with (this was especially popular with my family, who forced both my brother and I to take pictures with every character that came within vision). The child gets really frustrated, because s/he doesn't want to do all these crazy (and possibly scary) things, and the parents get frustrated because they thought that's what the kid wanted to do ("because that's what I always wanted to do as a kid") and the action resulted in more stress and more crazy/upset children.
This leaves the family with a rather unpleasant vacation, full of dragging, screaming, crying and unhappy memories. Another family vacation, ruined.
In hindsight, I realize that a lot of this stuff could have been avoided by taking me on vacation to places at a slightly older age, and to places that actually had stuff to do. Families that brought their children when they were older (and not between the ages of 2 and 6) avoided the hassle of using strollers (there was a ton of "stroller parking lots" in Disney World) and encouraged a family-vacation atmosphere by allowing their kids to choose what they wanted to do (because kids were able to make decisions on their own by that point). Children were able to vocalize when they were doing things too fast, or when they didn't want to go on a particularly scary ride (this doesn't actually mean that the parents listened…. another major problem with family vacations). Children were also able to better appreciate areas like Epcot that were geared towards a slightly older audience, and they had a slightly better patience for long lines.
The nice part about Disney World is that some parts are geared towards a younger audience. Even in a park such as MGM Hollywood Studios (where there were increased thrill rides and older-movie references), there were places that were specifically geared towards the younger audience. In other family vacationing spots, such as a city like San Fransisco or Washington DC, there is a lot more stress with regards to planning to do everything and a lot more of those "things" are adult-oriented. I wonder what family vacations are like in New York City, with parents dragging their kids to Times Square, the Statue of Liberty and the tons of museums, all the while having to deal with their kids whining about the walk and trying to understand the rather confusing subway system (I don't think it's really that confusing, but I'm sure that's just because I've lived there the majority of my life). The worst tourists to deal with in the city are the family vacationers, since the parents are in a continual state of stress and anxiety, and the kids are always complaining and screaming.
With all the stress that comes with "I need my kid to see the world," it's no wonder that every child always wants to go on vacation with their friends, rather than with their crazy parents.


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Arts For Transit at Clark Street-Brooklyn Heighrts
Clark Street Passage, 1987
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|(clarkn21) Looking down the narrow, deep tunnel island platform at Clark Street towards one of the station's exits.
2 January, 2009
|(clarkn22) Looking across one of the tracks at a Clark Street-Brooklyn Heights mosaic and a representation of a boat, since Clark Street is near Fulton Ferry in the station's trim line.
2 January, 2009
|(clarkn23) A close up of a Clark Street Column sign on a green platform column.
2 January, 2009
|(clarkn24) Approaching one of the two staircases that take up almost the entire width of the platform up to the lower mezzanine passageway that lead to the elevators up to street level at Clark Street.
2 January, 2009
|(clarkn25) Looking down the long passageway that connects the elevators to the station platform at Clark Street.
2 January, 2009
|(clarkn26) Looking back down the passageway of a decent length that connects the elevators to the station platform at Clark Street towards the pair of staircases that lead down to the platform.
2 January, 2009
|(clarkn27) A train times sign on the Manhattan & the Bronx track that is at almost at an angle at Clark Street, the service sign for the 3 has been replaced recently since it now runs during late nights only as far south as 42 Street instead of being replaced by buses.
18 June, 2009
|(clarkn28) Another view from the platform looking out at a track at Clark Street towards one of the platform name tablets and the trim line that represents boats.
18 June, 2009
|(clarkn29) Approaching the top of one of the two staircases up from the platform to the passageway to the elevators at Clark Street.
18 June, 2009
|(clarkn210) Looking down the passageway towards the three elevators for the exit to Clark Street & Henry Street/St George Hotel.
|(clarkn213) Looking by a newsstand and Han's Market towards the token booth in the shopping arcade that surrounds the entrance to Clark Street.
18 June, 2009
|(clarkn214) An exterior view of the four doors that lead into the Clark Street Station.
|(clarkn217) The barricaded off turnstiles at Clark Street


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Blame It On the Rain – Milli Vanilli| play
Apr 15, 2011 at 7:42 pm via YouTube | AMAZON | ITUNES
gregvalentine And another musical tribute to Erica Kane. This one by Aaliyah
Aaliyah – Erica Kane| play
gregvalentine A musical salute to Erica Kane by Urge Overkill
Urge Overkill – Erica Kane| play
Apr 14, 2011 at 8:50 pm via YouTube | AMAZON | ITUNES
gregvalentine Oh, my previous Blip was instructions on how to write the sequel: "We Didn't Start The Fire...AGAIN!" (reblip)