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Views from Buffalo's tallest building might soon be more accessible to more people.
An observation deck and banquet facility are under consideration for the top floors of the HSBC tower, a top official with the building's owner said Tuesday.
"We might be able to actually put some kind of an outdoor area on the roof of the building, but that would take an awful lot of engineering, making sure that's done right," said Stephen Fitzmaurice, chief operating officer of Seneca One Realty LLC.
Uses for the tower are on the mind of many in Buffalo beyond Seneca One. The building's projected vacancy rate of 92 percent, caused in part by the departure of two of the major tenants next year, is expected to impact the regional real estate market.
In an effort to attract tenants from outside the area and create uses for the building that don't involve moving office workers from one downtown building to another, national experts will come to Buffalo early next year to examine a mixed-use plan for One HSBC Center.
"When was the last time someone leased a condominium, or bought a condominium, on the 30th floor or the 36th floor of a building [in Buffalo]? That doesn't exist right now," Fitzmaurice said. "We can do a lot of things we haven't been able to do."
The building is 40 stories, but the top two floors are used for mechanical equipment. The 38th floor would perhaps be used for a banquet facility and a restaurant, and the 37th floor could house an observation deck unlike anything else in the city, Fitzmaurice said.
City Hall's observation deck is on the 28th floor, but it's smaller than what the tower could offer.
Seneca One is also looking at the possibility of bringing in back-office operations for law firms in more expensive cities as a way to fill floors that will continue to be used for office space.
HSBC announced earlier this month that it is moving its operations elsewhere, and in late 2013, law firm Phillips Lytle is moving into One Canalside, at the site of the former Donovan State Office Building. The Canadian Consulate has also moved out of the tower.
The Buffalo Urban Development Corp., an economic development agency, on Tuesday approved spending $10,000 from its Regionally Significant Project fund to help bring in a panel of architecture, real estate, banking and urban planning experts through the Urban Land Institute for three days to review proposed plans for the building and to offer input.
The panel will weigh in on how the building should be used; it will not pursue major tenants, said David A. Stebbins, vice president of the urban development corporation.
Seneca One is also paying $10,000 to bring the institute in, and the urban development group has submitted a grant application for $20,000 to National Grid.
To assist in their analysis, the experts will receive comprehensive data about Buffalo in advance of their visit, Fitzmaurice said.
The institute's panels also have been used in planning for the redevelopment of the former Millard Fillmore Hospital complex and the Rainbow Centre-Culinary Institute project in Niagara Falls.
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The Weather Channel has started naming winter storms. Make sense to you?
It's a TV network, and they do it for ratings. It's dumb, but it works for them.
National Weather Service issued a statement to their meteorologists this year to never use these names in any product they issue, so all "real" weather outfits are doing their part to make sure it doesn't go beyond media hyping.
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People actually watch the weather channel? Seriously? I can understand that there is other junk on there that might interest some from gardening to pollen counts and blah blah blah. But for actual weather reports, alerts and storm warnings? I'm sticking to local weather. As for naming winter storms they are true idiots and it will be a failure idea. As many different storm systems that happen across this nation, they are going to try and name them all. What a joke.
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It seems a little stupid for Jim Cantori to be standing out there in the blizzard, hurricane or whatever and telling us how bad it is. If it's so bad why doesn't he just stay inside?
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Anything to push the global warming narrative.
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I have never seen anyone get so excited about possible bad weather than the weather channel. They seem to thrive on the drama of it all. They also always seem to make more out of storms than there usually is.
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Introducing Stephanie from Peabody. Everybody remembers her right? She was the flourecent smoke sitting next to the squid Rangers fan during the Rangers series. Turns out she was not dating that chump. She's a B's fan through and through. Faith in mankind restored.
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BYRON — The Byron Park District will host the Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 27 at the Byron P.E. Center, 420 N. Colfax St.
The tournament will be open to boys in fifth and sixth grade and girls in seventh and eighth grade. Divisions will be separated by each grade. Registration deadline is Dec. 16.
Cost: $225 per team. For information or registration: 815-234-5491, ext. 218; byronparkdistrict.com.
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Editor's note: Journal Junction offers the public a forum to applaud successes, discuss issues, point out problems and review the events of the day in a constructive manner. Journal Junction comments should be limited to two to four sentences. Longer comments should be submitted as "Letters to the Editor," which is a separate forum. The Journal's classified ads section offers help to those with lost or found items.
From Martinsburg:
To Bunker Hill: It's interesting you say all votes for Republicans are pure evil. Nice historical perspective and intelligent quote. It's this general hatred and lack of education in the general public that makes voting in this country a pure joke. Have the Dems go buy more votes with more "entitlements" and run this country into the ground. Remember, eventually you run out of other people's money.
From Inwood:
Engraved on a plaque in every Republican politician's office: RULE 1: Figures don't lie but liars figure. RULE 2: See RULE 1.
From Kearneysville:
It should be noted this culture of Paterno was a disease in the entire area. One of the victims had to leave his high school because he was being bullied. Why? Because after he came forward Jerry Sandusky was banned from working with the high school football team. Instead of being grateful to this young man for likely saving their sons, they turned on him as a snitch. Happy Valley is like something out of a horror movie.
From Falling Waters:
I've spent the last nine months not wanting to believe Paterno cared more about his coaching records and his football teams than his assistant raping boys. The man was dead and couldn't defend himself. Now I think they should remove his statue outside the stadium and eliminate the 2012 football season. 409 wins shouldn't be more important than the dignity of children.
From Shepherdstown:
I guess the investigational report just made Joe Pa the Pope of Penn State. Get rid of the football program, Penn State. It is repugnant. Penn State: The university that harbors pedophiles.
From Harpers Ferry:
Science is just another category for Fox to twist upside down with hopes to gain favor among the multitudes and they get away with it because Fox viewers are not discreet - they don't analyze and check facts. Think not? See recent postings here from the conservative caller from Martinsburg.
Today's News Headlines:
"Now We Know: Paterno Lied"; "Weak Candidates Could Cost GOP Control Of The Senate"; "Syrian Rebellion Reaches Deeper into Heart of Damascus"; "Martinsburg Parent's Kids Don't Get Free Slurpees!"
From Hedgesville:
Paterno's legacy is finished, and Penn State as well. Now every time anyone thinks of his name (or the football program) they will think of this scandal, not his record. Just like O.J. - no one thinks of his football prowess when you hear his name, just the murder.
From Martinsburg:
Why didn't we hear all the liberal Dems crying about how rich John Kerry was when he was running for president? They are worth about the same amount. Didn't Kerry get caught trying to avoid taxes on his huge yacht? I guess it is OK to have money and utilize tax loopholes - as long as you are a Democrat.
From Berkeley Springs:
Romney needs to order the release of his long-form CEO certificate.
From Bunker Hill:
Learned at my grandmother's knee: "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." I guess Romney never heard this from any of his six grandmothers.
From Charles Town:
Did you hear the new Penn State football cheer? "WE ARE ... finished."
From Ranson:
I guess we all now know what price Paterno was willing to pay for success.
From Leetown:
And if I remember correctly Paterno's widow is still collecting his pension from Penn State. Cut it off now.
From Martinsburg:
To Gerrardstown, there are areas on I-81 that are posted "Under Construction." They're the ones with that have signs posted to drive 55 mph, with the yellow flashing light. Perhaps you were whizzing by too fast to notice those? If you get stopped, you can be ticketed twice the amount in fines.
From Ijamsville:
I guess the caller from Martinsburg whining about his kids not getting a free Slurpee at 7-11 because he didn't get them there until 8 p.m. never heard the saying "You snooze, You lose." Cheer up! That's one less sugar drink that will decay the few remaining teeth in your kids' heads.
From Falling Waters:
Sandusky is sooooo jealous of Paterno right now. Joe up and died - got off easy.
From Shepherdstown:
I'm no USC fan boy but they got banned from competing in the BCS for helping their players out with a little money, but Penn St. gets nothing for their coaching staff abusing young boys in their care for decades? I'm sorry, but Joe Pa does not deserve to rest in peace. His legacy is no longer his football defense but that of defending a child rapist.
From Martinsburg:
According to the Pulitzer Prize winning Politifact.com, the notion that the Republicans have not introduced job creations bills is completely false. The problem is the Democrats in control of the Senate will not allow any of them to come to vote. I would suggest to those out there who appear to be very naive about what is really going on, to look at multiple news sources (TV, newspapers, internet) - including ones that don't fit your ideology. Democrat or Republican - they all play us for fools at one point or another.
From Kearneysville:
Why doesn't Romney just etch-a-sketch his work history?
From Inwood:
Obama 2012 because for one thing, he publishes his tax returns every year.
From Inwood:
It's obvious that honesty did not help Mitt Romney get rich.
From Shenandoah Junction:
To Ijamsville and the rest of the skeptics: You all claim that God does not exist because you have not seen Him. Have you seen your brain? How do you know if you have a brain? I rest my case.
From Martinsburg:
The new DMV is no better than the old one, actually worse than the old one. There is no drivethru at the new one, everyone now has to go in. There is no more workers then at the old one. Why was there a new one built?
From Hedgesville:
To the Gerrardstown: Believe it or not there are people out there who have lost their jobs and can't find another one. Their are some people who are working but still need food stamps to help support their families. This is the first time I have not worked since I was 15, don't be so quick to judge. Also, I was not affected by the power outages for more than four hours, however I can think of many places that offered help to everyone not just to those receiving public assistance.
From Hagerstown:
The caller from Charles Town Road should know that middle-aged male motorcylers are more commonly known as "Organ Donors".
From Charles Town:
This more than negates any good that Paterno, Spanier, et.al. ever did. The statue must come down, the library must be renamed, and any reference to any of those who aided Sandusky in his crimes should be removed from the university. Everyone who suspects a child molester and does any less than the maximum possible (not the minimum allowed by law) is, in effect, a child molester him(her)self. There are crimes and there are crimes; this is the worst.
From Martinsburg:
I would like to say it has been a great summer, and I believe most of us agree.
From Hedgesville:
I don't understand. You can't apply for a job but you can apply for welfare? Makes no sense to me.
From Shepherdstown:
It has been great to see so many folks concerned about helping the working poor, who are not getting help from the government, to replace the food they lost in the recent power outages. There is an organization that helps people out in situations like this. It is ModestNeeds.Org (yes, it's also their website address). People who have lost food can apply for help there, and those of us who have not lost food can donate there.
From Martinsburg:
July 14 is Bastille Day! Happy Revolution!
From Ranson:
You can't just write a check for the presidency Romney. You actually have to have integrity and honor.
From Harpers Ferry:
FBI report says Paterno delayed passing along the information of Sandusky's inappropriate behavior because he did not "want to interfere" with people's weekend plans. Gosh Joe, nothing like having your priorities in order.
From Bunker Hill:
Joe Paterno is just as vile and guilty as Sandusky and it's sad that he's dead right now. He needs to feel the insult and shame of arrest and prosecution. This could've been stopped by anyone from the AD down to the janitor and all of them are culpable. These are venal, unforgivable inhuman crimes and everyone that knew should be thrown in jail.
From Martinsburg:
These postings of nonsense from climate-change deniers here sort of reminds me about how conservatives operate. As in, they'll post a link on something that they think validates whatever it is they're saying, except, of course, they don't read the information behind the link, and lo and behold, it says the exact opposite of the point they're trying to make.
From Berkeley Springs:
Another one who is likely equally as guilty is Sandusky's wife. You can't tell me that with all the "sleepovers" and "joint showers" Sandusky was doing right under her nose year after year after year, that she didn't walk in on things from time to time. She ought to be shipped off to jail right along with her pig of a husband.
From Hedgesville:
Given the major league deception that has been disclosed over the last couple of days, it makes you wonder if Romney doesn't finally empathize with Seamus, the dog he put in a crate and latched onto the top of the family van for a long trip to the Romney summer compound in Canada. Except dogs don't lie.


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Stoner Brothers, Sankey's, Falkner & Leckrone, Jack Cinnamon's, Runion's, Groman's, Lake Shore Meats, Smith's, Gaietto's. These and many more names from the past came to life again Monday evening at the Seneca County Museum with the debut of the "Mom and Pop Grocery Stores" exhibit in the museum's Fort Ball Room.
The display cases are filled with advertising, vintage food containers, wrappers, old photos, store fixtures, calendars and other promotional items. More artifacts are lined up above and below the glass cases.
"The earliest one in there, I think, is 1873 (McNeal's)," said Tonia Hoffert, museum director. "I've had the most fun with this display than any other one."
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The grocery store exhibit stretches out behind museum volunteer Brian Courtney, who conducted research for the display.
When Hoffert started gathering material for the exhibit, she wondered if there would be enough. Local historian Mark Steinmetz started putting photos on the museum's Facebook page to generate interest.
Before long, many descendants of the shopkeepers and local history buffs started responding with memories and trivia. Many also brought in keepsakes from their collections to add to the exhibit.
Soon, the memorabilia overflowed the display cases.
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If you go
The "Mom and Pop Grocery Stores" exhibit is to be on display through June.
The Seneca County Museum, 28 Clay St., is open 1-5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 1-4 p.m. the first and third Saturday of each month. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.
For more information, visit www.senecacountymuseum.com or call (419) 447-5955.
Hoffert said she, Steinmetz, Brian Courtney and other volunteers were hampered by winter weather, which kept the museum closed for a number of days and delayed completion.
One of the old photos that came in showed pyramids of canned goods stacked on store shelves inside Brandenberg Market. Taking a cue from the photo, Hoffert and her volunteers set up similar pyramids. They used empty cans from the recycling bin and copies of original labels from bygone products.
"We went to an antique store and bought the labels. Then, we made copies from the originals, cut them up and put them on the cans," Hoffert said.
She pointed out a drawing of Sankey's Meat Market.
Courtney said it stood at East Market and Circular streets, near Heidelberg University. Burner and Flechtner's was at 215 E. Market St.
In the 1930s, Jack Cinnamon's, in the Noble block (where the Board of Elections is now) was the place to buy Buckeye Beer.
Groman's was near the original YMCA.
Just west of the Market Street bridge, Stoner Brothers Grocery suffered damage during the 1913 flood. A photograph shows a canopy over the store entrance to keep off the dust during construction of the river walls and the new bridge in the flood's aftermath. The museum exhibit includes a glass-domed, round cheese tray that hung from a pulley at Stoner Brothers.
"It would come down from the ceiling, and they had a rope that would pull it up, so they could cut the cheese," Hoffert said.
Other items of interest include a cherry pitter from Martin and Negele, "cathedral bottles" to hold catsup, pickles and other foods, a grabber to reach products on high shelves, and a Christmas gift pack from 1942. It could be purchased at Kroger and
sent to loved ones overseas in the military.
Courtney also had found some raffle tickets for a drawing.
"They had a contest back in 1954. You could win a range. You'd fill these out and drop them in at Lampe's, Cloverfarm stores or Ricker's," he said.
Runion's Grocery was at Harrison and North Washington streets, near the underpass, as was J.M. Beckley's store. There was Shorty's Supermarket at 88 N. Washington St. and Robenalt's at 28 Melissa St.
Char Distel recalled doing errands for her mom in Musser's at Sixes Corners. Even though Distel was only in elementary school, Mrs. Musser would let her purchase cigarettes for her mother.
When Distel became a teen, Mrs. Musser suddenly stopped that practice, saying her mother needed to buy them herself.
Sally Ann Bakery, 12 Wentz St., was next to The Point. Gaietto's
was on Sandusky Street, near the former Camelback Bridge (over the railroad).
McNeal's, now part of Tiffin University, also was on Sandusky Street across from McCartan's.
Herb Crum said he grew up in that Irish-Italian neighborhood, and
his mother often sent him to McCartan's.
"There was a lady that worked there, Rita Hepp. I was so little I couldn't look over the counter, and she'd want to know what I wanted. So, I'd give her the note my mother had sent along," he said.
The Tiffin City Directory from 1950 lists 41 grocery stores and four meat markets clustered in various neighborhoods. Steinmetz labeled these on a large map of Tiffin.
He also noted one block at Sixes Corners had six stores that somehow managed to stay in business in spite of the competition.
Many women (the primary grocery shoppers) did not drive or have access to a vehicle. Also, few homes had refrigerators, so families needed stores within walking distance for daily needs. In the less-hurried past, people liked to visit with the store keepers and other customers as much as they wanted to shop.
To remember that, the museum exhibit includes a checker board.
"You could pretty much start and go two blocks and hit a grocery store," Hoffert said. "People have said when they were growing up, 'Mom and Dad always had a list for this store and a list for that store.'"
Steinmetz's mother, Ann, said she grew up on Jackson Street. Her mom would send her off to the store with a list and a "little wagon" to cart home her purchases. If the Kroger store didn't have everything, she went across the street to Smith's.
"At Smith's, I'd take the wagon and go up the way a bit and hide it in the bush. (Mrs. Smith) knew what I was doing ... but I got what I needed," Ann Steinmetz said.
Courtney's uncle, Tom Bender, ran Bender's at Sixes Corners.
Courtney's memories included the Kroger store where Staples is now, Foodtown, Romig's (now Rosier's), Lawson's and Open Pantry. What he learned in researching the exhibit surprised him.
"I just couldn't get over it. One of the ads says we had five A&P stores back in 1925. And we had two Kroger stores," Courtney said. "At Ricker's (on East Perry), I remember on Saturday mornings, people used to wait in line to get their meat cut."
Steinmetz said he remembered the meat would be wrapped in white paper and tied with string. He noted meat markets usually were located near the railroad tracks because the animals were delivered by train. The market workers slaughtered and butchered them at their shops. One display case holds a walking cane with a metal prod on the end. It was said to belong a local butcher who used it to direct cattle off the trains.
Steinmetz's connection to meat markets came through his wife, Dorothy, and her sister, Carol Distel. Their father owned Bazley's Meats in the store now occupied by Tiffin Sewing Machine.
Distel brought in a wooden tray her dad used to hold coins at Bazley's. She also had some tokens and stamps that probably were used for rationing during World War II.
Steinmetz said his father-in-law learned butchering skills in the basement of Saylor's Meat Market, next to the present-day Clover Club. He said the "ghost letters" from Saylor's are still visible on the window glass when the light is just right.
"They would actually lead cattle down a ramp back behind that store. They'd slaughter the cattle there, skin it, throw the hide up on a pile and throw salt on top of it," Steinmetz said. "All the blood went down the drain."
A "Tiffin Service Stores" poster from 1927 has pictures of all the shop owners in town. In the 1960s, owners belonged to the Tiffin Retail Dealers Association. Courtney said members of the group went together and put a large ad in the newspaper every week.
A large can that once held Gray and White frozen eggs also brought back memories for Virginia Fowler. She had worked in a school kitchen where that product went into students' lunches. The school received eggs frozen in half-gallon paper cartons with directions for measuring the right amount for recipes.
Fowler said the cartons needed to thaw for two days in the cooler.
"These were the eggs the government used to give the schools. They were blended - they were all yellow," she said. "We had to remember to take them out."
The museum has compiled a stack of calendars from stores in Tiffin and surrounding communities, such as Brown's General Grocery in Melmore, Pignard's in Bloomville and Gerhardstein's in St. Stephen's.
Floom Fleck artifacts also are on display. Floom Fleck was a grocery wholesaler, Steinmetz said. Records show the business started on Madison Street and operated on Harrison Street from 1920-70.
"They would take a truck and go to all these little stores and deliver," Steinmetz said.
Museum volunteer Whitey Distel once worked at Christ's Market (Schonhardt and Main street) and A&P. He said customers would call in the morning to place orders, and he would get them ready for pick-up that afternoon.
"Whitey told me the guy that ran the store went away and he had to run the store. But he wasn't old enough to sell beer, so he had to go across the street and get the neighbor lady to come over, so she could ring the beer up," Courtney said.
Soft drinks came in glass bottles and shoppers paid a deposit that was refunded when they returned the empty bottles to the store. Hoffert, who grew up in Crawford County, said she and other children always looked for discarded bottles to return for pennies that could purchase candy and gum.
Tiffin once had a Coke bottling plant on Benner Street.
In 1948, the company opened a new plant on West Market, east of the the former hospital. It closed in 1969. A former Coke employee brought in a Coke cooler and pictures from 1949-50 for the exhibit. Courtney said the pictures likely were from an annual dinner and party the company hosted for the shop owners and employees who sold Coke products.
Diane Wright Shafer, whose father owned Paul's Market, contributed a collection of photos of the store at its first location (now The Point) and on Prospect Street. She also has painted a number of Tiffin storefronts, including Paul's.
"Everybody I talk to always remembers these little grocery stores," Courtney said. "The oldest one still in existence is McCartan's. That's the last of the mom-and-pop stores."


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Christmas dinner came a day early Monday for about 450 Buffalo residents in need.
They came in all ages, shapes and sizes. Some of the elderly used wheelchairs or walkers. Some of the homeless came in from the cold city streets. And some young mothers came with babies in their arms.
They all came to the Buffalo Christian Center at 512 Pearl St. to share in free, full-course turkey dinners prepared by organizations called the Buffalo Dream Center and Hearts for the Homeless.
The Rev. Eric Johns, pastor of the Buffalo Dream Center, said donations for the Christmas Eve dinners came from people and organizations in 17 states and Canada. Johns said volunteers for his Boxes of Love project also wrapped and distributed 5,000 gifts this month at 17 sites in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda and Amherst.
"Our guests' immediate need is that they need something to eat," the pastor said. "But we also try to feed them spiritually by bringing them closer to God."
Ten young people from the Dream Team Dance Troupe performed a religious narrative before the food was served, driving home this message, "Jesus conquered sin; he conquered the enemy when he died on the cross so you can be free. Right now is an opportunity to bring Jesus closer to you."
Johns said about 150 volunteers from local churches, businesses and organizations helped to serve the meals. "We have all worked hard for the entire month of December," he said. "We have been wrapping gifts and packing thousands of boxes of food. This meal is a great way to end our Boxes of Love campaign. This is what Christmas is all about – serving others."
The Buffalo Dream Center, now in its 19th year, has been serving Christmas dinners to the less fortunate for the last eight years, the pastor said. He is perhaps best known, however, for his annual custom of spending all of Thanksgiving week each year living on the streets with the homeless, crawling into a sleeping bag each night beneath an expressway underpass, or sleeping in a local shelter.
The Thanksgiving week tradition is intended to raise consciousness about homeless people and money for Christmas dinners, such as the ones served Monday.
One of Johns' most satisfying success stories is the journey of Tomaine Jordan of Riverside, who first came to the Buffalo Dream Center by himself 14 years ago at age 9. Jordan needed help while his single-parent mother was looking after his five brothers and sisters as they faced the imminent loss of their home.
"We were homeless," Jordan said Monday. "Through the generousness of Pastor Johns and his church, we stayed in the church building until we found another home."
Inspired by the help his family was given, young Jordan stayed on with the Dream Center and now is an employee there.
"I would like to become a pastor and share my good fortune with others," Jordan said. "I preached my first Sunday sermon here five months ago, and I have a commitment to give the principal inspirational sermon next month at a church in Lockport.
"My message will be that, despite your struggles, you are worth something in God's eyes: you can do it; you can make it!"
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Future dustbowl? Fracking ravages Great Plains land and water
Tim Radford
4th May 2015The fracking boom has caused massive vegetation loss over North America's rangelands, writes Tim Radford, as 3 million hectares have been occupied by oil and gas infrastructure and 34 billion cubic metres of water have been pumped from semi-arid ecosystems. more...
Rebellion and hunger - how drought and food scarcity are fanning the flames of war
Nafeez Ahmed
13th May 2015Food and water shortages and sharp price hikes in the necessities of life are driving civil unrest and rebellion across the Middle East and North Africa, writes Nafeez Ahmed. Adding to the problem, many of the afflicted countries are of strategic importance for their oil and gas, putting them on the front line of destabilizing 'counter-terrorism' operations. more...
Saudi Arabia's oil price manipulation - let's get rich while we still can!
Karl Grossman
2nd May 2015The oil industry and oil producers have a long history of market manipulation, writes Karl Grossman, and we see it going on right now with the low oil price that's squeezing fracking and getting America back onto gas-guzzling SUV's. But longer term, solar power is going to win out, and even Saudi Arabia knows it. Its game? To make out big, while the going's good. more...
Dispersants sprayed after Deepwater Horizon oil spill more toxic than oil alone
Danielle M DeLeo
26th April 2015The dispersant used in the Deepwater Horizon clean-up appears to be more toxic to corals than crude oil, writes Danielle M DeLeo. It also increases the concentration of oil in seawater, leading to higher, more toxic exposures of oil components when they come into contact with corals and other marine organisms. more...
The mirage of fossil fuel wealth - our energy future is green, renewable, decentralised
Vicente López-Ibor Mayor
20th April 2015Hopes of strengthening Britain's energy security are often pinned on the fossil fuel industry says Vicente López-Ibor Mayor, as exemplified by the hysteria over the claimed 'discovery' of 100 billion barrels of oil beneath Gatwick airport. But the real long-term solution lies with abundant and ever cheaper decentralised renewables. more...
Nigeria's resource curse: Boko Haram and the poverty of plenty
Joshua Goldfond
10th June 2015After six decades of oil exploitation, Nigeria's failure to provide for its citizens and develop its economy has exposed a hollowed-out state that benefits only the politicians and plutocrats, writes Joshua Goldfond. This is the environment in which Boko Haram has flourished, and as Nigeria proves incapable of effective action or reform, there's no end in sight to the nation's misery. more...
Greenpeace occupies Shell rig after Arctic drilling go-ahead
Christine Ottery & Oliver Tickell
7th April 2015Days after Shell received US Government backing for its plans to drill in the Chukchi Sea in the Alaskan Arctic, volunteers from Greenpeace have occupied its 'Polar Pioneer' oil rig in the Pacific Ocean to demand a halt to all Arctic oil exploration. more...
Wilderness Society's 'Grand Compromise' is a fossil-fuelled sell out
Alexander Reid Ross
7th April 2015A deal to give up 500,000 acres of public lands in Utah to the tar sands industry in return for 1.5 million acres of industry is a sacrifice too far, writes Alexander Reid Ross, as it disclaims the wider costs of massive water use and contamination in the headwaters of the Colorado River, already seriously stressed by drought. more...
California drought: agribusiness, fracking untouched by water rationing
Evan Blake
5th April 2015California has responded to the drought by rationing water, with $500 fines for domestic 'water wasters', writes Evan Blake. But agribusiness and water-intensive industries like fracking remain untouched by the restrictions, even though they consume over 90% of the state's water. more...
Deep in the Amazon, one tribe is beating big oil
David Goodman
30th March 2014The people of Sarayaku in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest are a leading force in 21st century indigenous resistance, writes David Goodman, resisting the incursion of oil exploration into their lands, winning legal victories, and inspiring other communities to follow their example. more...
DRC Congo wants to develop Virunga's oil
Melanie Gouby / the Guardian Environment
17th March 2015The Democratic Republic of Congo is to consult UNESCO, writes Melanie Gouby, over its wish to 'explore judiciously' for oil in Africa's first and most biodiverse National Park and World Heritage Site. more...
Let them eat carbon! The corporate plan to cook Africa in its own fossil fuels
Nnimmo Bassey & Sheila Berry
17th March 2015Mining corporations, politicians and big NGOs are meeting in London today to plan the future of extractive industries in Africa, write Nnimmo Bassey & Sheila Berry. Absent African civil society and impacted communities, delegates are setting an agenda for 'resource-led development' that will cook the continent in the greenhouse gases of its plundered oil, gas and coal. more...
Fracking: MPs and Lords have derelicted their legal duties - now they must pay the price!
Jojo Mehta
26th February 2015The rushed passage of the Infrastructure Bill with all its pro-fracking provisions and toothless 'safeguards' is an abuse of democracy. And as it's manifestly against the national and public interest, it's also in breach of both MPs' and Lords' legally binding Codes of Conduct. Now Jojo Mehta intends to hold them to account - in Court. more...
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In worship this morning, I found myself thinking ahead to next week's AFSC Corporation Meeting. I wasn't surprised to find myself wondering, "Can we sing together?"
I was visiting at Durham Meeting with my son Robbie rather than worshipping at Brunswick Friends Meeting where we normally go. I was not surprised when we began by singing some hymns; I knew Durham describes itself as semi-programmed. They sing as they gather, various people calling out suggested hymns that especially speak to them that day. It reminded us both of First Friends in Richmond (IN), a programmed meeting where Robbie and I both are members, even though at First Friends the worship leader picks the hymns in advance.
Part of my wondering was whether Corporation members drawn from across several dozen Yearly Meetings can and will join together in harmony. There are striking differences among our Yearly Meetings in manner of worship, in belief, even in what feels comfortable in informal fellowship and conversation. All too often each of us slips into thinking, "We're the real Quakers; those other Quakers have strayed." That attitude can't help us find our way to singing together.
Part of that wondering, too, was whether Corporation members from Friends churches and meetings across the United States will find comfort with AFSC itself. AFSC carries out program work on behalf of peace and justice across the United States and around the world. Members of its paid staff are essential to this program work, often working in concert with members of the communities in which these peace and justice issues arise. At the same time, many Quaker meetings and churches are engaged in peace and justice activities. As volunteers they visit prisons, hold peace vigils, campaign for sensible attention to climate change, and much more.
The question is, can these two kinds of peace and justice work find comfort with one another? Can each respect the other? Learn from one other? Support one other? Can we all sing together? I'm sure we can if we try, but we will have to work at it.
Friends meetings and churches are so comfortable with their own style--small in scale, and wholly volunteer--that they can be ill at ease with the ways of a large organization and the program activities of paid staff. Conversely, trained staff who work full time on issues can slip into being impatient with volunteers who seem longer on enthusiasm than expertise. Both staff and volunteers can see themselves as the "real deal" and look at the other as lacking some legitimacy. Both staff and volunteers can slip into thinking that they are the ones who truly understand what Quaker testimonies ask of us today.
Can we sing together? We certainly should. When we sing together, we celebrate, we comfort one another, we find shared strength. I don't think there are any hymns where we complain about one another or find fault. Singing together brings us together. Singing together reminds us that the same Holy Spirit animates us all.


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The 8 People Who Will Ruin Your Attempt to Lose Weight
It's damn hard to lose weight and just generally get in shape. Americans are getting fatter every year, and 80 percent of people who lose weight gain it all back. Why does it seem so impossible?
Part of the reason is willpower and genetics, blah, blah, blah, but a big part of it is other people. Here are some of those often well-meaning monsters you must overcome in your battle to get healthy.
#8. People Who Think They Are Doctors
Tell other people that you're trying to get in shape, and inevitably, someone will chime in about how calorie counting is a waste of time and it's all about carbs, or superfoods, or "muscle confusion," or some other magic bullet that renders all other aspects of getting in shape moot.
These people aren't doctors and don't even play them on TV, but they still authoritatively dispense advice about how our bodies were made to handle all-meat diets or all-grain diets and outline detailed eating schedules they claim will trick your body and increase your metabolism.
What happens is they read a blog or watched Dr. Oz or a P90X commercial, and are now regurgitating their confused recollection of it as if it were fact. They don't remember half the details, they just remember how excited they were to find out something boring they previously took for granted (eat less and exercise more and you lose weight) was really untrue, and something unexpected and exciting was true in its place! This is, after all, Cracked's secret to success.
Strangely enough, it seems to afflict moms more than any other segment of the population, probably because women are more interested in health news, and moms are more interested than any other population group in giving advice and meddling in people's lives (their kids' lives, specifically).
If you can't tune these people out, it can really take the wind out of your sails when you're starting out on a simple diet and exercise regimen and don't see much progress at first (which is normal), and start to doubt if you're on the right track. With people spouting specialized theories at you about how weight loss "really" works, and why what you're doing is never going to work, it's pretty easy to just stop going to the gym the first day you feel tired.
#7. People Who Are Cartoonishly Supportive About Body Image
Everybody knows that society is oppressing us with ridiculous standards of body image, especially when it comes to women, and that we all need to do our part to reverse it by making normal-sized people feel confident in themselves and stop them from thinking they are fat.
That's totally correct, but all good things can be taken too far. Some people think that it is always 100 percent wrong to ever admit anyone is fat and have a confused notion that to ever agree with anyone that they are overweight is to become one of society's oppressors. If someone who is actually overweight says, "Oh man do I need to lose some weight," these people's knee-jerk reaction will be, "Oh no! What are you talking about! You're totally fine the way you are!" without even looking at them.
This happens the most when someone is just slightly overweight, like by 25 pounds or so, because that segment of the population -- slightly overweight women -- is the one we think needs the most coddling in terms of self-esteem, the most prone to spiraling into self-hate and anorexia at the slightest provocation. For some people, body image is a very sensitive thing, and a lot of tact is needed, but many people are actually capable of talking about being overweight as a matter-of-fact problem, like if their roof was leaking or their car broke down.
It can be a bit condescending when this kind of handle-with-care attitude comes from people who should know you really well and know you're not a fragile flower who needs any comment about their appearance addressed with gentle euphemisms and patronizing reassurances.
In practice, it's a big pain in the nuts when people exchange meaningful looks when you order a salad for lunch and tell you with misplaced concern that you're just fine and try to pressure you into getting a burger. It might be appropriate concern in the case of an actual anorexic, but not for someone whose doctor has told them they are 30 lbs. overweight and their cholesterol is in the danger zone.
#6. People Who Take Food Too Personally
Food isn't just food in our culture, or in anyone's. Weddings always come with banquets, family get-togethers on Thanksgiving and Christmas are centered around elaborate meals with specific dishes, birthdays require cakes, big political and business deals are made at power lunches, and first dates are almost always about judging the other person's restaurant behavior.
So yeah, food means more than food to everyone, whether they know it or not. Again, some people take a normal thing too far and become absolutely dogmatic about what food means. If we don't have a Thanksgiving turkey this year it's not a real Thanksgiving! If Grandma doesn't make her secret cranberry sauce recipe, Christmas is ruined! If someone doesn't eat your birthday cake, they don't really care about your birthday! This can only mean they wish you were never born!
So if you're on a diet, or you have food allergies, or you're a vegan, and you have to turn down a slice of someone's birthday cake, some people can take it as some kind of personal statement against them. Even worse are the birthday police, where it's not even their birthday, but they feel obligated to get offended on behalf of the birthday person and sometimes jokingly pressure you with, "Oh come on, it's Eric's birthday. He only has a birthday once a year."
The problem is that the 40 people in your department at work might have birthdays up to 40 times a year, and 40 days of cake (plus holidays and anniversaries and weddings and cruises) can really do some damage to a diet. And if I eat Eric's cake but not Jane's cake, that's going to send even more of an unintended social message.
#5. People Who Never Think It's Good Enough
Everyone knows about the stereotypical Asian parent that sees their kid's straight-A report card and asks, "Why no A+?" This kind of joke is apparently very funny to people without such parents but just depressing and straightforwardly true to people who have them.
Well, you get the exact same kind of people when it comes to getting in shape. Tell them you're going to stop drinking soda and drink only water, and they'll say, "That's not going to do anything, you're still eating burgers for lunch and playing video games all day." Tell them you're going to take a half-hour walk at lunch every day and they'll snort derisively and say, "You know the amount of calories you burn in one walk isn't even enough to make up for one banana, right?"
Pretty much nobody outside of movies ever switches lifestyles overnight, suddenly cutting fat from their diet, exercising five times a week, quitting video games and TV, swapping pasta for quinoa and steak for tofu. Almost everyone who's successfully turned their weight around started out with one "useless" change, like exercising once a week or subbing water for soda. (I put "useless" in quotes because dropping one extra large soda can save you 500 calories just like that.)
Losing weight after being fat for a long time seems like a monumentally impossible task, like climbing Mt. Everest, or in some cases, a flight of stairs. Either way, going from the way you are to being a "normal" weight can sometimes seem like a ridiculous fantasy. That's why when you succeed with changing one tiny habit, it can change your whole perspective. It's not this monstrous solid mountain you have to overcome, it's just a big pile of stones, and you just easily picked one up and moved it. It's not about heaving the whole thing aside with some supernatural effort, it's just about moving one stone at a time. And the first one wasn't so bad, so you're stoked to grab a couple more.
That's why when a "friend" says, "Ha ha, you dipshit, what good is that one stone going to do you?" you want to clock them. And maybe you should, that will burn a good five calories.


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After more than 250 years in business, a local inn-turned-restaurant has closed its doors for good.
And now everything must go!
Over the summer, it was announced that the King George Inn in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, was closing up shop.
Later this month, the contents of the restaurant will be auctioned off including collectibles, stained glass lamps, autographed photos and industrial kitchen equipment.
The auction will be held at the inn on December 17th.
You can find more information about the items up for bid by clicking here.


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Pawley's Island, SC – The Stetson University men's golf team endured some struggles on Monday in the second day of the GolfWeek Program Challenge.
The Hatters entered play Monday off a respectable opening round score of 298 on Sunday, but saw that score grow by 11 shots in the second round. Stetson's 21-over par effort on the day left the Hatters in 12th place overall in a very strong field at the True Blue Course.
James Madison leads the even with a total score of 12 under par. The Dukes posted a four-under par score of 284 on Monday after and eight-under 280 on Sunday. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) charged to within one shot of the lead on Monday with a round of 280.
Akron (-5), Jacksonville State (-2) and Old Dominion (-1) round out the top five, all under par for the event.
A total of 16 players in the field have posted two-day scores under par. That group is led by J.T. Poston of Western Carolina and Peter Webb of Valparaiso, who enter the final round of play tied atop the leaderboard at nine-under par.
Stetson freshman Dirk Kuehler leads the Hatters after two rounds of play. Kuehler opened with a one-over par round of 73 on Sunday and came back with a three-over 75 today. His four-over score of 148 is tied for 32nd in the field.
Sophomore Dustin Dingus is next for Stetson, following an opening round 74 with a 78 on Monday. He is tied for 49th at eight over par 152.
Another sophomore, Michael Primavera, is tied for 56th with an 11-over par score of 155. Sophomore Andrew Peterson is a shot back at 12-over 156 while freshman Zach Stark rounds out the Hatters at 14-over par 158.
Stetson will begin play at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday. The Hatters' playing partners will be from Campbell and Boston College.
Fans can follow all the action in the final round of play live at Golfstat.com.


text: Some of the residents living behind the shopping center have had flooding problems for quite a while. That needs to be resolved. Also, as the result of the recent severe storm, the city has offered to pick up limbs and branches that are put on the boulevard. That might be a mixed blessing, because all city departments are understaffed and overworked now.


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She was in bed with a blanket over her head, trying not to pay attention to what was going on in the local news. But when her fiancé broke the news to her, she cried. In fact, they both cried tears of joy, for it was a sweet occasion. Annaleigh Ashford had just been announced as a nominee for a 2013 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in Broadway's new smash hit, "Kinky Boots," running at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City.
Since that morning in late April, Ashford, 27, has been part of a whirlwind of press promotion – while balancing her "Kinky Boots" (she plays Lauren) schedule of eight shows a week -- leading up to Sunday's red-carpet event at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The 2013 Tony Awards, once again hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will be broadcast live by CBS, beginning at 8 p.m. The event is jointly produced by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
In a phone interview from New York just after the Memorial Day weekend, Ashford rattled off a number of engagements she would be involved with, including a Tony Awards luncheon for-nominees-only at the Rainbow Room, a cast album signing at the Upper East Side Barnes & Noble for the recently-released "Kinky Boots" original Broadway cast recording, and a cast appearance on ABC-TV's "The View." She added that Sunday morning will involve production rehearsal at Radio City Music Hall for the nominated shows. "Kinky Boots" does have a scheduled matinee that afternoon at 3, she said, before the cast hits the red carpet. All this and much more for Ashford, who's also been balancing her career with the planning of her July wedding to take place back home in Colorado.
Ashford has acquired an impressive list of credits and accolades leading up to "Kinky Boots." At her May 2005 graduation as a theater major at Marymount Manhattan College in New York, she sang "Our Time" from Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along." Then 19, she completed her studies in just three years so she could start working professionally as quickly as possible. She was every bit as talented as she is today, and I should know. I was there in the audience as my own daughter, Lauren, was graduating that day.
Ashford toured as a member of the ensemble with the hit Broadway show, "Wicked," and was an understudy for the lead role of Glinda. In 2007, she was Margot in the original Broadway cast of "Legally Blonde," her first Broadway show. Later that year, she took over the role of Glinda in "Wicked," this time on Broadway. She also has appeared as Jeanie in the Broadway revival of "Hair," and as Maureen Johnson in the Off-Broadway revival of "Rent." She was Marcy in the Off-Broadway musical, "Dogfight."
Her film credits include "Sex & the City" and "Rachel Getting Married." In television, she had a cameo on "Smash," and appeared in "Made in New Jersey," "The Big C," "Nurse Jackie" and "Law & Order." She can be seen in "Masters of Sex," set to air on Showtime in September.
"Kinky Boots" has been nominated for 13 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, making it the most Tony-nominated show of the season. The British import, "Matilda The Musical," an adaptation of the novel by Roald Dahl, is right behind with 12. Other nominees for Best Musical are "Bring It On: The Musical" and "A Christmas Story, The Musical."
Also this year at the Tony Awards, Lehigh Valley's Ann Roth and Santo Loquasto are among those who have been nominated in technical categories – Roth for Best Costume Design of a Play for "The Nance," and Loquasto for Best Scenic Design of a Play for "The Assembled Parties."
Other nominees from the "Kinky Boots" cast of 32 are Stark Sands (Charlie Price) and Billy Porter (Lola). The musical already has been named Best Musical by the Outer Critics Circle and the Drama League, and has won the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Favorite New Musical.
Produced by Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig, "Kinky Boots" brings together four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (Book) and Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Music & Lyrics), who makes her theatrical debut. Director and choreographer is Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell. Fierstein perhaps is best known for his writing of "Torch Song Trilogy" and "La Cage aux Folles"; Lauper, for her hit songs, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "True Colors."
"Cyndi Lauper is not only an icon in pop music but in pop culture," Ashford said. "'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' is like a feminist anthem. We've become close working together. Her score has a lot of color and flavor." Ashford described Fierstein as "a most gifted writer. Seeing the two of them working together, it's like witnessing a comedy routine, like Burns and Allen."
"Kinky Boots" is inspired by a true story and based on the 2005 British Miramax film of the same name, written by Geoff Deane and Tom Firth. In the musical, Charlie Price has suddenly inherited his father's shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father's legacy and save his family business, he finds inspiration in the form of Lola. A fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos, Lola turns out to be the one person who can help Charlie become the man he's meant to be. As they work to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible and discovers that when you change your mind about someone, you can change your whole world.
"My whole life, my mom was driving me to dance class back home and making my dreams come true," Ashford said, adding that her mom and sister will be in the audience on Sunday night.
As for what Ashford will say in her acceptance speech should her name be called, she said, excitedly, "Nobody says prepare a speech. I can't even think about it. I'm just so honored to be among such talented women who have been nominated. It's such an honor."
I have a feeling we'll be hearing a lot more about Annaleigh Ashford.
For further info: tonyawards.com
Bern Twp., Berks Co., is the scene for the 23rd annual World War II Weekend, themed "A Gathering of Warbirds," Friday through Sunday at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, 11 Museum Drive. The event features the world's only flying B-29 Superfortress, "Fifi" and B-24 Liberator, "Diamond Lil."
There will be battle recreations, war front tent displays, homefront displays, military equipment and rides, a flea market, and local WWII veterans anxious to share their war stories.
Special guests will be the Famous Times Square Kissing Nurse & Sailor, Greta Friedman and George Mendosa. Entertainment will include the Ultimate Abbott & Costello Tribute Show, Manhattan Dolls, and Spirit of the Airwaves Players with live 1940s "radio shows."
For further info: maam.org
Artifest 2013 will be held Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Museum of Indian Culture along the Little Lehigh Parkway on Fish Hatchery Road in Allentown. The multicultural arts and history festival, themed "Moments in Time," will include an eclectic and family-friendly mix of living history presentations ranging from the American Revolutionary War to an Underground Railroad exhibit. Native American stone and bone artifacts will be on display, along with antique cars and bicycles. The Renaissance Village will feature fire breathers, aerial performers, belly dancers, and sword fights.
The Marketplace will include such demonstrations as paper cutting, chainsaw wood carving, Scottish tartan weaving, wampum loom working, and Appalachian broom making. Children can enjoy the Kaleidoscope Kids arts and crafts area. Main stage entertainment will include Native American hoop dancing, Aztec Fire Dancers, Caribbean Steel Rhythms, African dance, Ukrainian dance, and the Lehigh Valley Cloggers.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (477 votes).
In short: My favourite!In full: Went back to do this for the 5th time and have already signed up for next year :) Brilliant organisation! Lovely scenery! Friendly Marshall's! The whole thing from start to finish is superb :)Date of review: October 2, 2013
Date of review: October 2, 2013
In short: Great course, excellent organisation would definitely do it again!In full: The course is mainly flat with a very high potential of a PB. The organisers have got it spot on. The weather was amazing today and it was great seeing so many spectators and supporters along the route. Will definitely be back next year!Date of review: September 29, 2013
In short: Stunning scenery, great organisation and a friendly feelIn full: A well organised race run with the expertise of big city major marathons with out the crowds and hassle. A friendly feel ideal for beginners with the highlight being the stunning surroundings on a fast undulating course. Plenty of fuel stations, great medal, t shirt and after race food. The highlight was seeing some truly inspirational people pushing their body and mind to the limit, well done Loch Ness for a cracking event.Date of review: September 29, 2013
In short: Awesome scenery, amazing organisation!In full: This is a race everyone should do once! You catch a bus with 4000 other runners to get dropped off at the top of a hill above the Loch. Then you have stunning scenery and then once the endless hill finises at mile 20 you are downhill all the way to Inverness to be cheered and encouraged home by the very friendly locals. Date of review: September 29, 2013
In short: Pure Majic !In full: Well done to the organiser`s,marshals,first aid people etc.You have a marathon to be proud off,Stunning scenery,the sun was shining...bagpipes at the start and soup&curry at the end.First class to all involved,not forgetting a great city that is easy to walk around and highland hospitality at every turn.Date of review: October 20, 2012
In short: Loved it!In full: We organised a 'Running friends' weekend away in Inverness to do this marathon. Flew in to Inverness, B&B for the weekend in the city, didnt need a car at all. Marathon organization was excellent from registration, pasta party, coaches and the race itself. Numbers were small (@2500) so overcrowding wasn't ever an issue. Course was tough but not hard as nails. Scenery fabulous as you get dropped off in the middle of nowhere and run back to the city. Lacking crowd support until you get to the city but other runners were friendly. If you're thinking about doing this then I have one tip - pick a coach with an on board toilet as there aren't enough toilets for girls at the race start! You should do this marathon at least once in your life!Date of review: October 20, 2012
In short: I saw the monster, honest !In full: Hearing tales of the long bus ride, I was fearing the worst, but it all ran absolutely superbly. Especially as our bus had a loo on it ! A top Lemur Tip from me. Get on a comfy coach with a lav. As the first bit is downhill, I found it hard not to clatter off at top pace and regretted it towards the end . It ended up being the hardest marathon I've ever don, but if I'd slowed myeself down at the start, it probably wouldn't have been too bad. Amazing organisation. Superb marshalls. Brilliant spectators. And getting a text with your time as soon as you cross the line...We have arrived in the 2q1st century, ladies and gentlemen ! One thing. I stayed to watch the prize giving and no way was the lady who won the over 50's, over 50 :-) It's a long way to go, but I'd really recommend this race to anyone. Inverness is a lovely city as well.Date of review: October 18, 2012
Date of review: October 7, 2012
In short: Monster!In full: I'd sum it up with this: the real problem with most large road marathons is the finish; they mollycoddle you and ply you with drinks before and during the race, but at the end there are so many people that they really must get you away from the finish as fast as they can, unless you've actually collapsed. Trouble is this is really the only time where you really need a bit of care.The Loch Ness Marathon, on the other hand, is just the right size to be able to lay on a big tent with hot soup, hot food, chairs, tables and drinks where you can warm up and savour the moment with other runners. Brilliant.The whole thing feels like it's been organised by someone who actually knows just what it's like running a marathon, and that's quite unusual. Will most certainly be back.Date of review: October 7, 2012
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When you send someone (who is in jail) a cake with a file in it
Pedro got busted for mastubating in public and was put in jail. So his best friend John sent him a Mexican Birthday Cake
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Derived from the word Doppelganger, an Oppelganger is your doppelganger of the opposite sex.
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The netsuke is a toggle. Japanese men used netsuke to suspend various pouches and containers from their sashes by a silk cord. Netsuke had to be small and not too heavy, yet bulky enough to do the job. They needed to be compact with no sharp protruding edges, yet also strong and hard-wearing. Above all, they had to have the means for attaching a cord. Netsuke were made in a variety of forms, the most widely appreciated being the katabori (shape carving), a three-dimensional carving, such as this one in the form of a rat. A netsuke portraying an animal from the East Asian zodiac was particularly associated with the New Year festivities of the appropriate year, but could also be used at any time during that particular year, and again 12 years later in accordance with the cycle.


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Duality in Property: Commons and Anticommons
Francesco Parisi
University of Minnesota - Law School; University of Bologna
Ben Depoorter
University of California Hastings College of Law; Ugent - CASLE; Stanford CIS
Norbert Schulz
University of Wuerzburg - Department of Economics
International Review of Law and Economics, Vol. 25, No. 4, 2005
George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 00-32
Univ. of Virginia Law & Econ Research Paper No. 00-16
Commons and Anticommons problems are the consequence of symmetric structural departures from a unified conception of property. In this paper, we endeavor to provide a dual model of property, where commons and anticommons problems are the consequence of a lack of conformity between use and exclusion rights. The general model is then extended to consider the different equilibria obtained under vertical and horizontal cases of property fragmentation. The paper concludes formulating a hypothesis of legal rules for promoting unity in property.
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ETA, update: Episode will air on THU, DEC 13.
The Kerrs have tweeted about shooting something for Glee at Bryant Park in NYC.
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Filming at Bryant Park today for an episode of #glee if this doesn't get me watching the show again then nothing will:-)
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Finished the #glee shoot finally and now grabbing breakfast at one of the few places open at 4.30am in NY! Lond day but A lot of fun!
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Viamet Pharmaceuticals signed a nonclinical evaluation agreement with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) through which the firm will be able to tap into NIAID's preclinical services program to support development of a new class of broad-spectrum antifungal agents. Under terms of the contract, NIAID-funded contractors will carry out chemical synthesis of antifungal agents designed using Viamet's Metallophile™ technology. Viamet retains all rights to its compounds and will carry out further testing of the synthesized molecules.
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Business-led initiative is designed to ensure Maryland employers have the talent they need to compete
BALTIMORE, MD (October 11, 2013) -- EARN (Employment Advancement Right Now) Maryland, the state-funded competitive workforce and
economic development grant initiative, will begin soliciting for Planning Grant proposals on Tuesday, October 15. Tuesdays solicitation
marks the beginning of EARN MDs Planning Grant phase. Applications will be due on November 12 and Planning Grant awards made by the
end of December.
EARN Maryland, managed by the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR), is a first-of-its-kind State skills training
and economic development initiative that is business-led, flexible and collaborative. EARN MD is designed to ensure that Maryland
employers have the talent they need to compete and grow while providing targeted education and skills training to Maryland workers.
In Maryland, weve built up one of the most highly-skilled workforces in the nation, said Governor OMalley. Every choice we
make is about creating jobs, expanding opportunity, and strengthening Marylands middle class. We chose to invest in EARN Maryland to
ensure that Maryland companies will compete and win in the New Economy.
EARN Maryland encourages regional workforce training collaborations among businesses, non-profits, two and four year institutions
of higher education, local workforce investment boards, local governments, and various types of workforce training providers, said
Leonard Howie, DLLR Secretary. EARN Maryland is a proven strategy for providing employers with a skilled workforce.
The first years funding of $4.5 million will be disbursed in two phases:
Applications for EARN Maryland Planning Grants will be available
online at 2 PM Tuesday, October 15.
The solicitation for Implementation Grants will be released in early January 2014, with those applications due by March 31, 2014.
With the release of the solicitation for Planning Grant proposals, interested stakeholders in every region of the state can begin
building the necessary partnerships to collaboratively identify industry workforce needs and design strategies to meet them.
Successful strategic partnership applicants will be provided up to $25,000 to allow partnerships to form, to work together and to
spend sufficient time to develop the most effective strategies to improve Marylands workforce and economy.
EARN Maryland is based on a successful national model. Among similar initiatives around the country, this approach led to skills
advancement, career building opportunities and increased wages. Sector strategies are among the few interventions with a growing body
of evidence showing improved employment opportunities and wages for workers as well as increased productivity and other positive
outcomes for employers. An estimated 1,000 regional sector partnerships are operating across the country. More than 25 states are
exploring or implementing sector strategies as a way to address industry needs through education and training initiatives.
DLLR will host a statewide Pre-Proposal Conference open to any potential EARN Maryland Planning Grant applicant. The Conference
will take place at 1 PM on October 18, 2013, at the Anne Arundel Community College, Robert E. Kauffman Theater, 101 College Parkway,
Arnold, MD 21012.
The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation protects and empowers Marylanders by safeguarding workers,
protecting consumers, providing a safety net and cultivating a thriving workforce that can meet the demands of
Maryland's dynamic economy. For updates and information, follow DLLR on
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