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Now consider what Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said in a speech at Millsaps College on Monday, a day set aside to celebrate the life of Dr. King:
"A lot of reprehensible things took place between the advent of the Freedom Rides in 1961 and enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and finally integration in the bulk of this state's public schools.
"Deplorable actions, including the murder of innocent people, young men in service to a cause that was right, will always be a stain on our history.
"And school integration did not put an end to racial problems or prejudice. However, the 100-plus Freedom Riders participating in the 2011 celebration will find Mississippi an enormously changed state as to race relations.
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Chargers pin their future on Butler [9:10 PM]
AP reports:
'Of immediate concern is whether Butler will be able to bring along A.J. Smith, the Bills' pro personnel director. Butler and Smith have worked together since the early 1980s. Smith is under contract to Buffalo through mid-February, and reportedly will be forced to serve out the time, unless the Chargers can get the NFL to intervene.'
Chargers name Butler vice president, GM [9:08 PM]
Sportsticker reports:
'"It's a big challenge," said Butler, who was fired by Buffalo on December 19 after 14 years with the team. "I'm going to tell you this, nobody is going to outwork us. I don't like the word 'lose.' It's not part of my vocabulary."'
Butler named Executive Vice President/General Manager [9:04 PM]
San Diego Chargers reports:
'"John Butler knows what it takes to win in this league," said Spanos. "He's had amazing success in the draft and has been responsible for building championship teams. His record in Buffalo speaks for itself.'
The Chargers did it: Butler takes GM job [1:58 PM]
North County Times reports:
'Once Butler became available ---- after contract talks with Bills owner Ralph Wilson collapsed ---- Spanos spurned other candidates and put Butler No. 1 on his list.'
John Butler comes on board as GM [12:19 PM]
San Diego Union Tribune reports:
'Buffalo owner Ralph Wilson denied the Chargers permission to talk to Smith yesterday, but a source said San Diego will seek to overturn Wilson's decision today by asking the commissioner's office to review Smith's contract.'
Chargers tab Butler as GM [9:06 AM]
Buffalo News reports:
'Butler will triple his salary, according to NFL and San Diego sources. His deal is worth $7.5 million over five years, the sources said, which is believed to put him among the top five paid GMs in the league.'
Bills' loss of Butler hurts in many ways [9:06 AM]
Buffalo News reports:
'Not every move Butler made was on target, but he had more hits than misses. He deftly guided the Bills through some difficult transitions, while keeping the team competitive. When it came to the salary cap, Butler based his decisions on how good a player is.'
Bills' owner blocks executive from exit [6:53 AM]
Providence Journal reports:
'Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson has decided to be petty, as well as penurious.'
Ralph Wilson is firing back [5:15 AM]
D and C reports:
'...the 82-year-old owner of the Buffalo Bills yesterday denied the Chargers permission to interview his pro personnel director, A.J. Smith, for an undisclosed front office position.'
Wilson Passes The Ax [10:14 PM]
Buffalo Post reports:
'It's even harder to imagine Donahoe, who lost his job in Pittsburgh after a power struggle with Steelers coach Bill Cowher, being force-fed an incumbent coach.'
Bills coaches' futures to be decided by new GM [8:42 PM]
AP reports:
'Phillips, who is well-liked by the players, was criticized for his handling of quarterbacks Rob Johnson and Doug Flutie. Blame also fell on the Bills offensive coaching staff, headed by coordinator Joe Pendry, and first-year special teams coach Ronnie Jones.'
Chargers hire Butler as GM [8:41 PM]
AP reports:
'Butler will be introduced at a news conference Friday morning, spokesman Bill Johnston said.'
Here's a Vote for Sports Talk Radio to Get Real [2:01 PM]
Buffalo Beat reports:
'But let's face reality; a lot of times, our "experts" are long on opinion and short on everything else, including the facts. Once again, the hope must be that if you hear it said often enough, you'll believe that Johnson is better than Flutie, even if Flutie plays better, wins more games, and entertains the fans.'
Chargers clear the deck to let Butler do it as GM [1:49 PM]
San Diego Union Tribune reports:
'Chargers president Dean Spanos is so certain that former Buffalo Bills executive John Butler is the right man to take over his football operations that before boarding a private plane yesterday to meet with Butler in Las Vegas, Spanos fired the top two people in his personnel department.'
Chargers clear way for Butler [1:47 PM]
North County Times reports:
'Any chance Butler can entice Bills free-agent defensive end Marcellus Wiley (10 1/2 sacks) and/or disgruntled quarterback Rob Johnson - both Southern California residents - to tag along? Those familiar with Butler's success wouldn't be shocked.'
Bills divided on QB issue [7:04 AM]
CP reports:
'"But Doug gets them going much more when he's on the field. He changes things when he's out there, it's a different game with Doug. But he is 38."'
Bills hurry up and wait for next GM [6:14 AM]
D and C reports:
'It's been learned Donahoe, who has comparable credentials to Butler, also wants a five-year deal worth at least $1 million annually, parameters Wilson may be unwilling to commit to.'
Chargers fire top personnel men [8:18 PM]
AP reports:
'The San Diego Chargers fired their top two talent evaluators Wednesday, presumably to clear the way for John Butler to be hired as general manager of the NFL's worst team.'
Christie: Bills divided by QB controversy [8:16 PM]
AP reports:
'He is the first Bills player to admit publicly how deeply the rift affected the team. Bills officials were not immediately available for comment.'
Chargers close to landing Butler [1:49 PM]
North County Times reports:
'It's believed Butler will be accompanied to San Diego by a number of his underlings in Buffalo. The most prominent person is A.J. Smith, the Bills' director of pro personnel.'
Titans miracle is thing of past, Gash concludes [12:27 PM]
Baltimore Sun reports:
'"I don't care what happened back then, because it's not going to change," Gash said. "It's one of those things where you'll always remember it; you'll never forget it, but you learn from it."
Chargers set to name Butler GM [12:23 PM]
San Diego Union Tribune reports:
'Barring an unexpected setback, the Chargers will announce fired Buffalo Bills executive John Butler as their new general manager by the end of the week, a source close to the situation said last night.'
Wilson takes no action on Phillips [9:02 AM]
Buffalo News reports:
'Buffalo Bills head coach Wade Phillips had a meeting with team owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. in Florida on Tuesday and walked away from it with his job intact, team sources said.'
Housecleaning of Bills needs to start now [9:01 AM]
Buffalo News reports:
'Wilson is the owner. It's his team Phillips turned into a national laughingstock. He should pull the trigger and spare his new general manager - most likely, Tom Donahoe - the trouble of coming to town with blood on his hands.'
Rooting for the enemy [9:01 AM]
Buffalo News reports:
'The handful of followers of the University at Buffalo women's basketball team were excited to see Bills quarterback Doug Flutie at the Bulls game at Boston College last week. They were disappointed to learn that Doug was rooting for the Eagles and not Buffalo, but they should take solace in the fact that Flutie didn't really seem to know who BC was playing.'
Phillips job appears secure following meeting with Bills owner [6:35 AM]
AP reports:
'"Mr. Wilson confirmed, as he did three weeks ago, that Wade Phillips is head coach of the Bills," team spokesman Scott Berchtold said after Wilson and Phillips held a daylong meeting at Wilson's home in West Palm Beach, Fla.'
Chargers, Butler to meet again [6:33 AM]
AP reports:
'"He's the one I'm putting most of my focus on," Spanos said. "He's the one who struck me as the most outstanding guy."'
Phillips' fate remains uncertain [6:26 AM]
D and C reports:
'Reached last night, Wilson praised the job Phillips has done in his three seasons but stopped short of saying Phillips would return for the 2001 season and the final year of his contract. That decision apparently will have to wait until the next general manager is named. Wilson fired former Bills GM John Butler on Dec. 19.'
Go west [9:04 PM]
CNN/SI reports:
'Butler is expected to receive a multi-year deal worth in the range of $1.3 million to $1.5 million per season. He was fired two weeks ago by Bills owner Ralph Wilson, after in essence refusing to accept a contract offer of about $1 million per year from Wilson.'
Seminoles still remember Bills' Cowart [9:00 AM]
Buffalo News reports:
'"He's actually changed the game," FSU defensive end David Warren said. "He's just a monster. "You have to pattern yourself after him."'
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Willie Colon to Miss Time Due to Knee Scope
Today, during Rex Ryan's press conference, he announced that starting right guard Willie Colon needs his knee scoped (arthroscopy surgery). When asked about Colon's timetable, Ryan responded "Safe to say it's going to be a while."
Since Rex couldn't give us any answers on Colon's return, I did some research to see if I could find a good estimate on how long he could be out for. According to John Hopkins Sports Medicine, "It typically takes about three weeks to recover fully for routine daily activities, but it may be two or three months before one can comfortably return to sports."
Two or three months could mean that Colon misses the start of training camp, but if you follow the Jets closely, you know that their medical staff is stellar and won't take any risks. The only way Colon will see the field is if he is 100% ready to go. The Jets will use the time that Colon misses to split some reps between last year's fifth round pick Oday Aboushi and this year's fourth round pick Dakota Dozier. Aboushi played right tackle during his time at the University of Virginia, but many scouts thought he would be able to move to guard. As for Dozier, he is coming from a small school where he is known to be a mauler in the run game, but does need to work on his technique in pass protection, so the reps he will be receiving in Colon's absence, of course, will be very beneficial.
Many people talk about the WR, CB, and the so-called quarterback competition, but what needs to be talked about more is the lack of depth at the offensive line. The Jets need to figure it out, because if one of the starters misses any amount of time during the season, the Jets will be in some trouble.
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Mon, Jun 24, 13 at 22:52
Im painting my house and want to transplant this Bougainvilla.Its a beautiful mature plant and saving it would be preferable. It 's pretty much anchored to a trellis connected to the porch supports. Removing it from the house shouldn't be too difficult, its digging it up and transplanting it that has me concerned. How fragile/ hearty/ extensive is the root system? |
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It could probably be done physically, with a lot of pruning, but I doubt it would reestablish. Too much damage to the root system, I believe would be inevitable. Al |
You would need to wait until winter, cut it back to stumps and then move it. |
Why not take propagate it? Bougainvillea isn't the easiest plant to root, but if you take several cuttings, at least a few should survive. I've had better percentage success with hardwood cuttings, but only with cool (50-70 degrees) conditions. I usually have a 40-60% success rate with softwood cuttings. Ryan |
If that's your only worry- that its in the way of painting...just cut it down to knee height...paint your house,and then let it grow back to the size you want it to be. That's what I did to a similar sized 'barbara karst' They can take that easily. |
Bougainvillea is very root tender. I doubt it would survive a transplant. A very hard pruning sounds like a better idea. |
what stanofh said, you can cut it to the ground and it will all grow back. Getting a baby bougainvillea to establish is difficult, killing an established one is ten times as difficult. |
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Laboratory Information:
The laboratory portion of this course consists two formal one-hour thirty minute sessions per week. Students are advised, however, that satisfactory progress requires additional time spent in the laboratory outside the scheduled laboratory period. Open laboratory periods are posted both below and in the laboratory. These times are subject to modification, so please refer to back to this information periodically. Monday: 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Tuesdsay: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM Wednesday: 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM and 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Thursday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Friday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM and 12:00 Pm - 1:00 PM Depending upon the exercise(s) being
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additional observations. There are
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this policy will result in the loss of privilege to attend any open
laboratory period.
While a scheduled laboratory is in session, students not enrolled in that particular section must not enter the laboratory during the first hour.
The laboratory activities are divided into exercises meant to not only convey the basic technological skills needed by microbiologists, but also to supplement and enhance particular topics covered by the instructor during the lecture section of the course. Skills and concepts to be covered include microscopy, sterile technique, proper handling of microbes, microbial culture, the identification of microbes by biochemical and other means, the microbiology of food/water, and the basic principles of microbial growth, metabolism, control, and genetics. In addition, the laboratory section of BIOL 3702 has been designated as Writing Intensive and will help students fulfill the YSU General Education Requirement (GER). Attendance
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be able to attend another laboratory section in certain cases of an
unexpected, excused absence. However, students may not
arbitrarily attend any laboratory section of their choosing or by their
whimsical fancy. Attendance of a different laboratory section
requires permission of both the course instructor and the TA(s)
responsible for the laboratory sections involved. All students are
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been scheduled throughout the semester.
These quizzes will be given at the beginning of a laboratory
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laboratory quiz due to an unexcused
absence or instance of tardiness will not be permitted to take the
quiz. For individuals who miss a quiz, score will be recorded as
a "0".
Skills Tests: Students will perform three specific Skills Tests to assess their mastery of specific microbiological techniques. Details regarding each of these activities are posted as PDF documents as llinks in the laboratory schedule or through buttons at the top of this web page. The first two skills tests are worth 5 points each and the last is worth 20 points. Students who miss a skills test due to an unexcused absence or instance of tardiness will not be permitted to complete it. For these individuals, a score will be recorded as a "0". Students have the
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category entitled "Laboratory Citizenship". These points are
subjectively granted by your course instructor/TA. Award of these
points is primarily based upon your behavior/participation in
maintenance of the laboratory and its equipment. For example,
students are responsible for the equipment in their drawers and
cabinets. It is essential that students maintain this equipment
by following specific guidelines or directions given by the
instructor/TA during the course. Moreover, your
willingness/ability to follow standard laboratory practices will be
monitored. This includes the prompt and proper disposal of
cultures or other materials in the acceptable manner. Hence,
failure to follow guidelines/directions or actively participate as a
"good laboratory citizen" will result in the loss of Laboratory
Citizenship points. The number of points deducted from this
category is at the discretion of the course instructor/TA. A
laboratory schedule has been established and is given below. It
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schedule contains dates and assignments pertinent to the laboratory
portion of BIOL 3702, including dates of laboratory quizzes, skills
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Wednesday, January 24th and Thursday, January 25th Quiz
I: Laboratory Safety and Procedures
Individual Activity:
WEEK 2 Monday, January 29th and Tuesday, January 30th Individual Activity:
Wednesday, January 31st and Thursday, February 1st
WEEK 3 Monday, February 5th and Tuesday, February 6th Individual Activity:
Wednesday, February 7th and Thursday, February 8th Quiz II: covers Exercises #8
through #10
WEEK 4 Monday, February 12th and Tuesday, February 13th Skills Test I: Gram
Stain Unknown (download the instructions for this
at the following URL: http://www.as.ysu.edu/~crcooper/3702ST1.pdf) Individual Activities:
Wednesday, February 14th and Thursday, February 15th
WEEK 5 Monday, February 19th and Tuesday, February 20th Skills Test II: Streak
Plate (download the instructions for this test
at the following URL: http://www.as.ysu.edu/~crcooper/3702ST2.pdf) NOTE: Inoculate plates, and then submit to TA for incubation/scoring. Group Activity:
Wednesday, February 21st and Thursday, February 22nd
WEEK 6 Monday, February 26th and Tuesday, February 27th Group Activities:
Wednesday, February 28th and Thursday, March 1st
WEEK 7 Monday, March 5th and Tuesday, March 6th Group Activities:
Wednesday, March 7th and Thursday, March 8th
WEEK 8 Spring Break – Laboratory Closed WEEK 9 Monday, March 19th and Tuesday, March 20th Skills Test III: Bacterial Unknowns (download the instructions for this test at the following URL: http://www.as.ysu.edu/~crcooper/3702ST3.pdf Wednesday, March 21st and Thursday, March 22nd Quiz III: Biochemical Diagnostic Tests Continue with Skills Test III WEEK 10 Monday, March 26th and Tuesday, March 27th Continue with Skills Test III Wednesday, March 28th and Thursday, March 29th Continue with Skills Test III WEEK 11 Monday, April 2nd and Tuesday, April 3rd Complete Skills Test III and Submit Report by End of Laboratory Session Group Activities: Exercise #39: Temperature, pages 242-246 Perform: Procedure on pages 243-244 Laboratory Report: Complete Questions #1, #2 and #3on page 245; Short answer questions on page 246 to be assigned by the TA Exercise #40: pH, pages 247-250 Perform: Procedure on page 248 Laboratory Report: Complete Questions #1 through #7on page 249; Short answer questions on page 250 to be assigned by the TA Wednesday, April 4th and Thursday, April 5th Complete All Portions of Exercises 39 and 40 WEEK 12 Monday, April 9th and Tuesday, April 10th Exercise #41: Osmotic Pressure, pages 251-254 Perform: Procedure on page 252 Laboratory Report: Complete Questions #1 through #8 on page 253; Short answer questions on page 254 to be assigned by the TA Exercise #61: Bacterial Mutation, pages 389-392 Perform: Procedure on page 390 Laboratory Report: Complete Questions #1 through #3 on page 391; Short answer questions on page 392 to be assigned by the TA Wednesday, April 11th and Thursday, April 12th Complete All Portions of Exercises 41 and 61 WEEK 13 Monday, April 16th and Tuesday, April 17th Exercise #50: Bacterial Count of a Food Product, pages 315-318 Perform: Procedure on pages 315-316 Laboratory Report: Complete Questions #1 through #3 on page 317; Short answer questions on page 318 to be assigned by the TA Wednesday, April 18th and Thursday, April 19th Complete All Portions of Exercises 41 and 61 WEEK 14 Monday, April 23rd and Tuesday, April 24th Complete All Laboratory Work, Clean Out Incubators, Clean Up Work Area Wednesday, April 25th and Thursday, April 26th Quiz IV: Covers Exercises 9-41, 50, and 61 WEEK 15 Monday, April 30th and Tuesday, May 1st Laboratory Closed Wednesday, May 2nd and Thursday, May 3rd Laboratory Closed |


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EPISODE 01 – "TRAPPED IN THE SKY" "If this doesn't bring International Rescue on the scene, nothing will." All of the regulars are introduced in this episode bar Grandma, who will mysteriously pop up later at some point with no warning at all. I bet I'll scream. Every episode of Thunderbirds begins with the 5-4-3-2-1 bit followed by a short selection of clips from this week's instalment, accompanied by some highly exciting music. I love these sequences and they helped to hook me onto the show back when I was little. So here we go for the first time: The Hood's eyes going yellow; Kyrano screaming and falling over; the Hood taking off a silly mask; the Fireflash aircraft taking off; the Fireflash flying over London Airport; Thunderbird 1 taking off from Tracy Island; Thunderbird 2 taking off from Tracy Island; Thunderbird 1 extending its wings; the Fireflash travelling on some small buggies, just before one buggy zips away; the Fireflash's blazing nosecone. Not a particularly thrilling selection of clips, I must say. Somehow they don't really sum up what the series is about, which they really ought to have done. Later teasers are generally more rapidly edited also, making this one seem dull upon reflection. Oh, and that first clip of the Hood isn't in the episode, either. The Hood is a naughty man who wants to steal the secrets of International Rescue and sell them to a high bidder. The organisation is just about to start operating and so he decides to lure them into a trap whereby he can photograph the exterior and interior of a Thunderbird craft whilst the IR chaps are out rescuing people from disaster. To this end he plants a bomb inside the landing gear of the new atomic Fireflash airliner, itself on a maiden voyage to Toyko from London Airport; when the plane lands, which it will have to after a few hours (due to the radiation safety factor), it will explode. Once the authorities become aware of the bomb they do all they can to save the plane but things look hopeless. However, John Tracy in Thunderbird 5 overhears several transmissions between Airport Control and the Fireflash and alerts Tracy Island. Immediately, International Rescue go to the aid of the Fireflash aircraft, but the Hood is waiting for them. Can the Tracy brothers save the Fireflash and its passengers? Will the Hood's plan succeed? The Fireflash plane holds about six-hundred passengers, one of whom is Tin Tin, flying to Tokyo for reasons unknown. There's also a smarmy bloke who chats to her a few times and a cocktail waiter shaking his stuff. The pilots of the plane are quite likeable too, including the Aryan Captain Hanson, who'll turn up again in a later episode (in fact they both do, courtesy of lots of stock footage). Before International Rescue arrives on the scene, the aircraft authorities have a crack at saving the Fireflash themselves. Some plucky young blighter named Lieutenant Meddings volunteers to be winched out on a small cone-thing attached by cable to a TX-204 military plane. The cone trails out behind the plane and underneath one of the hatchways of the Fireflash, whereupon the hatch is opened and Meddings leaps up inside, grabbing hold of some of the cables to hold him up. Then he hauls himself around the hydraulic workings of the Fireflash trying to locate the bomb, yanking cables here and there and probably representing a bigger threat to the safety of the plane than the bomb is. What's particularly stupid about this scene is that the Fireflash pilots don't close the hatch once he's inside, meaning that one false move will result in Meddings falling however many thousand feet to his death. It therefore comes as no surprise when Meddings does indeed fall out of the plane and plummets like a safe weighted with sixteen kittens. The Fireflash's pilot is so distressed that he tips over the entire airecraft (!!!) to get a good look at the falling Meddings and cries out "His chute has failed!" a few seconds before Meddings's chute opens and the lieutenant lands safely in some nice looking trees. And so all of that went absolutely nowhere. We knew it wouldn't succeed as otherwise it'd be a pretty pitiful first outing for the Thunderbirds if they didn't have to do anything. HANSON: "At least he made it." CO-PILOT: "Sure was a good try." No it wasn't. Still, as a set-piece it's reasonably suspenseful in places and I can think of worse ways to pad out your episode (and, believe me, Thunderbirds gave us some pretty horrendous ways to pad out their episodes…). However, soon afterwards International Rescue arrive on the scene and show them how it's done. Thunderbird 2's pod opens to reveal the elevator cars, strange little buggies that carry large platforms on their backs. Virgil drives one manually and the other two are operated by remote control from the master car. The plan is for the Fireflash to land without having to operate its landing gear: the cars race along the track and the plane lands on them instead, after which they eventually screech to a halt and the day is saved. The plan has many hiccups which all add to the drama and it's a fantastic sequence which, to be honest, was never really bettered later in the series in terms of suspense and excitement. This isn't to say that it was all downhill from episode 1 onwards but this is certainly the best rescue. Fairly often things will go wrong during rescues, or else a member of International Rescue will do something very silly. The first black mark against the organisation occurs with the realisation that Jeff's servant, Kyrano, is related to a terrorist and is susceptible to his evil mental powers. That's not the sort of staff you need, really, is it? The final rescue doesn't go smoothly at all. First Virgil detects a fault on control car three but when it strangely clears of its own accord neither he nor Scott think anything of it… until, just as the Fireflash is about to land on the cars, control car three spins wildly out of control, rushes off the track, collides with another plane and explodes. Ah. Fortunately, they own a spare control car which takes no. 3's place. However, when the Fireflash has landed on these cars there then comes the difficulty of trying to stop the vehicles under the heavy weight and momentum of the craft. All the cars slam on their breaks and there is much mechanical squealing, oil splattering and general exploding. Virgil's car then goes haywire and bounces off the runway and the Fireflash's tip is screeching along the ground as well. Eventually all the vehicles stop and the Fireflash is saved, though the bomb is dislodged and is stopped from exploding only by the straps that were holding it to the landing gear. As a behind-the-scenes trivia bit that most people are aware of, the first time an elevator car goes haywire wasn't actually scripted; the prop did indeed go wonky but it looked so good that Gerry Anderson told them to keep it in. Episodes of Thunderbirds included three advert breaks and so, to keep the suspense going, made use of mini-cliffhangers to keep the audience enthralled. Trapped in the Sky for some reason only had two ad break cliffhangers, though this was the exception to the rule. 1: An X-ray photograph is taken of the Fireflash's landing gear whilst the plane is still in flight. Upon inspection of the photograph, Airport Control's Commander Norman quickly spots the bomb: "This is no hoax!" 2: Thunderbird 1 has landed at London Airport and police cars halt nearby to guard the aircraft and make sure that nobody attempts to board it. However, one of these policemen is the Hood in disguise: "Now to make sure that no one takes photographs of Thunderbird 1… except me, of course. Nyeh heh heh heh!" The camera secreted in his hat clicks and whirrs into action… This is the introductory episode, after all, and as such there's a lot of exposition going on explaining what everything is and what everybody does. We get a great monologue of the stuff at the very beginning of the episode, which opens with the Hood opening some curtains and shouting at a statue of his brother: HOOD: "International Rescue! If only I knew their secrets… I would be the wealthiest man in the world! And you, Kyrano, my own brother, are in their midst! But because of your misguided loyalties, you refuse to help me! But I have a power over you that will make you speak. Soon you will be under my influence. Even though you are far away, you cannot escape me! Kyrano! Kyrano!" Quite why he feels the need to say all this to himself I haven't a clue but, to be fair, I can't think of any other way that the audience could've learnt the information described. It does, however, raise the question of why Kyrano hasn't done anything to rid himself of the Hood's influence before; surely he must know what's causing it, as the Hood himself infers that he's at least spoken with the chap before. So why does Kyrano keep quiet? Also note that the Hood calls Kyrano his brother rather than half brother as he does later in the series. ___ STEWARDESS: "It's the maiden voyage of the new atomic-powered Fireflash." TIN TIN: "Isn't that the new aircraft that flies six times the speed of sound?" I'd have laughed if the stewardess had said "No." STEWARDESS: "But don't worry: it's perfectly safe." Bloody fool. __ Jeff speaks into his dictaphone: JEFF: "Top secret… Subject: International Rescue. Our equipment is way ahead of its time. In the wrong hands it could be utilised to destroy life." This globbet of exposition is soon curtailed by John calling in from the space station. Thank Heavens for that. If we'd learnt too much he might have had to shoot us. ___ JEFF: "Well, Brains, your phenomenal mind made all this possible. Now you're gonna see it in operation." Yes… from his chair… in your office… millions of miles away from the rescue… This section will hopefully get filled with juicy double entendres later on. This episode, however, doesn't really have any. Shame. Comedy that isn't funny? Thunderbirds had quite a lot of it, unfortunately. There's mercifully little of it here, though at the end of the episode there's a doctor who comes to Tracy Island to check on Kyrano and then has a chat with Jeff about these mysterious International Rescue people: DOCTOR: "Oh I sure would like to know who these people are! The one thing I'd like to do is shake 'em by the hand." Then he shakes Jeff's hand, unaware that he's in the headquarters of International Rescue. Ha ha ha. Richly comic. Gordon's grinning like a mad 'un too, swivelling his eyes about all over the place. The episode itself ends on Virgil playing a snatch of the Thunderbirds theme tune on the piano but it's quite sweet really and is cheesy enough to escape my wrath. Occasionally this series would deliver some cracking lines of dialogue. In this episode I do love Scott's macho bravado in trying to convince Commander Norman to let him land Thunderbird 1. SCOTT: "Look, there are 600 people up there with about 40 minutes to live! Now you can't help them but I believe we can! Now what's it gonna be?" Of course, some dialogue is just plain wretched, or, at least, easily mockable. The first Tracy Island scene features Jeff and Kyrano chatting about the latter's daughter, Tin Tin, in a conversation that never fails to baffle me: JEFF: "Kyrano, I've just had news that Tin Tin will be leaving London on Wednesday. That means she'll be home on Friday." For a start, I haven't a clue where Tin Tin's final destination is. I thought she was travelling to Tracy Island but the next scene indicates that she's catching a flight to Tokyo. Either way, by the year this series is set will it really take two days to fly anywhere? KYRANO: "That is good news indeed, Mr Tracy! How can I ever repay you for your kindness to my daughter?" Calm down, dear, he's only paid for an air ticket. JEFF: "Well, she's got a good start, Kyrano! An education in the finest American university and a European tour to her credit." The stress of "American" is voiced, by the way. Why did Tin Tin go to one if she comes from Tokyo and is presumably living in Britain? Why isn't this fine institution named? And a tour around Europe doing what? She could be a stripper for all we know. KYRANO: "Mr Tracy, you are the finest man I have ever had the privilege to work for!" Because he complimented your daughter? Has nobody ever done it before? I'd like to know why it is that Jeff deserves this monumental arse-licking. ___ HANSON: "I reckon that's our only chance. We're going to try some violent manoeuvres to try and shake the bomb loose." Far be it from me to give tips on a subject of which I know absolutely nothing but that sounds like the most ludicrous and terrible plan ever conceived. ___ NORMAN: "Fantastic! That's just about the most fantastic scheme I've heard to date!" Then he proceeds to yell at the bloke who thought of it. It's funny watching these old shows where "fantastic" had a different meaning… ___ PILOT: "Look, er… there's no time for introductions but I'd like you to know that… we're right with you." Pause as Meddings thinks of what to say. MEDDINGS: "… Thanks." I love that bit. It doesn't transcribe well but it's just how Meddings seems so utterly timid, as if he really, really doesn't want to talk to anybody. ___ PENELOPE: "Oh dear. How inconvenient. Just as I'm expecting visitors… Three coach-loads, too." Lady Penelope has obviously wasted her vast fortunes on secreting dangerous military gear inside her porcelain and, on the brink of destitution, needs to rent out the place to schoolkids and old biddies out on a package holiday. How the mighty have fallen. ___ One of the elevator cars goes haywire and drives into a plane on a different part of the field and explodes. NORMAN: "Crash crew return to standby positions! Let those aircraft burn! Fireflash is carrying passengers: they're not!" Very noble, though I'd imagine an inferno on an airfield isn't something you'd just want to leave unattended… ___ NORMAN: "How about that character who photographed your aircraft?" SCOTT: "He'll be taken care of…" Cor. Feeling a bit bloodthirsty are we, Scott? He even looks into the camera and gives a little nod of assurance to us, the viewers. Despite being the outcast of the family, John is the first Tracy brother seen, trying to gaze out at the Earth through the big INTERNATIONAL RESCUE label plastered over his window on Thunderbird 5. Thunderbird 5 appears to have a mechanism that instinctively homes in on the most interesting radio chatter as a big light flashes when Commander Norman contacts the Fireflash regarding the bomb. John sends a message to his dad telling him what's going on and gives Scott the low-down a few minutes later. Scott and Virgil go out on the rescue (Scott co-ordinates the rescue from Mobile Control and mediates with the authorities) but Alan and Gordon are only given one line of dialogue each ("Ok, Father!" and "Right, father!" respectively). Alan's voice is also deeper here than it would be later as his voice artist either wasn't available or not yet cast, so it sounds as if he's sucking a throat lozenge. Gordon and Scott are seen playing chess at the end. Impromptu games of chess are quite common on Tracy Island. Scott contacts Lady Penelope via Mobile Control (via a button that lights up with a picture of a tea pot – how quaint). She's drinking a cup of the hard stuff in her mansion using metal crockery (why?!) when she gets the call to go after the bloke wot took photos of Thunderbird 1. She immediately obliges and tells Parker to get the Rolls. Penny and Parker travel everywhere in the pink Rolls Royce FAB 1, you see, which is a car that develops more and more abilities over the course of the series. Here we know only that it's quite fast and that it has a gun that extends from a grill at the front. They chase the Hood's police car through an insidiously empty motorway and then Penny gives Parker the order to blast the Hood to pieces, whereupon the Hood's car explodes and goes over a cliff-edge (hurrah!). Because, of course, the M1 just stops at the edge of a mountain. Mmm. Yep. The Hood (never named as such onscreen) is the first character we're introduced too, wearing something with roses on it (?!) and mentally assaulting his brother from afar. By the next scene he's quickly managed to transport himself from his jungle temple in Malaysia to London Aiport itself in the same time it's taken for Tin Tin to find the departure lounge (how?) and has got himself the get-up of a technician so that he can fiddle about in the landing gear of the Fireflash plane and plant a bomb (marked "AUTO-BOMB EXPLOSIVE UNIT" in big letters) inside it. He quickly contacts the authorities with a video phone to tell them about it. What's silly about this is that he sends an audio only message yet feels the need to keep his mask on (taking it off once he's finished) and doesn't alter his voice at all. After this he sits around in a van for a while until Thunderbird 1 arrives. By this time he's sorted himself out a policeman disguise and has been able to nick a police car from somewhere. He sneaks aboard Thunderbird 1, takes lots of photos, triggers the camera detector and makes a hasty getaway, pursued by the most lackadaisical cops you've ever yet witnessed in a telly programme ("We have lost contact with pursued car, and honestly couldn't give a damn," – well that's the guy's tone, anyway). The Hood speeds along the M1, heading for Birmingham (?!), but is intercepted by Penny and Parker. His car explodes twice and is a complete write off but the Hood himself is barely scratched, assailed only by comedy wah-wah-wahhhh trumpets. The film then spools out of his hat and he declares that his pictures are ruined. Quite why I don't know as I'm sure the film ought to still be OK… Kyrano is also here, though his only purpose is to sing Jeff Tracy's praises as if he's the Messiah before promptly writhing on the floor whilst giving away company secrets to Jeff's greatest enemy. Thanks for that. Jeff Tracy is apparently one of the first men to have landed on the Moon. Ahem. I assume he made up that lie to impress Kyrano and get more sycophantic praise. He also reads the "World News" newspaper, which is very enterprising of him. Tin Tin is first seen in London Airport. She's a girl who actually needs to be told by the staff that her flight is about to take off as opposed to listening to the tannoy system herself. She spends the rest of the episode commenting on the action, giving us such pearls of wisdom as the fact that planes often fly very high above the ground. Good stuff. At the end of the episode she's on the balcony with Alan looking out over the ocean. They enter the lounge in such a fashion that you expect them to announce that they're engaged but nobody's interested. Brains is around and gets spoken to by Jeff but his only part to play in this gripping tale is to show a doctor where the Tracy lounge is. Thrilling. Thunderbird 1 travels at 7,500 mph. It does not require a runway to land as it touches down vertically using little spindly feet things that descend form the wings. Scott directs the rescue from Mobile Control, a very immobile looking computer bank thingy that has somehow been moved from Thunderbird 1 and carried up to the top of the airport control tower. Thunderbird 1 has an automatic camera detector and a "photo alert" light flashes on Mobile Control to warn Scott that the Hood has infiltrated the craft. Thunderbird 2 is carrying pod 3, which contains the elevator cars: our first pod vehicles, ladies and gents, and very handsome they look too. There are four in total, one being a master car that Virgil rides and the other three being radio controlled (one kept as a spare). One of the cars is destroyed by the end of the episode and the other three are severely knackered. We're told that the IR uniforms are only to be worn on call. The centrepiece of the episode isn't an International Rescue craft at all, but the Fireflash plane. It's a wonderful prop and would go on to make several appearances later in the series as the upper classes' airline of choice (though God knows why as it's always being targeted by terrorists) as well as "starring" in yet another episode, Operation Crash Dive. Yet I've never understood what the logic is in having the pilot's cabin at the back of the plane; they can't even see the tip of the aircraft! If they crashed into a mountain it'd take ten minutes before they ever found out about it. We're also told that, though the atomic motors could keep the plane in air for six months, the anti-radiation shield: "Will need servicing in two hours and ten minutes, or passengers will be subjected to radiation exposure." Oh good. Oh goody good-o. In fact, when the radiation safety factor expires it's estimated that the passengers will receive a fatal dose in less than five minutes. Yet, despite this, everybody still insists on calling this flying death-trap a great aircraft. Eejits. We also get a good look at the crash tenders! This is Commander Norman's fancy chat for the army of fire engines and ambulances on stand-by at London Airport, who regularly rush to the scene in a blur of stock footage. They even managed to escape to a different show when they turned up in an episode of Captain Scarlet. The earlier failed mission to save the Fireflash involves a TX-204 target-carrying aircraft that winches out a small cone thingy that Meddings straps himself to. Incidentally, when Commander Norman asks one of his chaps if there are any TX-204s in the area we cut to some sap sitting at a map of England which coincidentally has two massive plastic TX-204 toys on it and nothing else. Why on Earth does this map just have those aircraft detailed on it? Is it always there? Why? An earlier scene of the TX-204 shows it towing targets for fighter jets to shoot at. The jets swoop around a bit. Woo. Things get off to a good start design-wise with the Hood's temple; the sets really do look magnificent, with creepy statues and flames galore. The statue of Kyrano, however, doesn't look anything like him. And why the Hood has decided to arrange his rubber masks on a dais beneath it God only knows. I've never been altogether comfortable with the "Hood attacks Kyrano" scenes; they're meant to be innocuous enough, but it always comes across to me as a sort of… mental rape. I know, I'm thinking about it too much, but with the Hood mentally forcing Kyrano to do what he doesn't want to do, coupled with Kyrano's rather odd screams ("No! NOOoOoO!!!"), the scenes are far more sinister than they ought to be. Whilst we're on the subject, why doesn't Jeff get remotely suspicious when his manservant is rolling around on the floor and crying out, "International Rescue is ready to start operating!!!" A 'dizzy spell' my arse. I'm not quite sure that the first use of the International Rescue beat medley – used to accompany a pan of Tin Tin lounging around an airport – is entirely deserved. And that "Souvenirs" bar in the background is pathetic. Looks like some handbags and assorted condiments. Who the Hell wants to buy those at an airport? The Hood's mask looks the same as his usual face, just with brown eyebrows and a wig. What's the point in that? And why wear one anyway? Nobody knows who he is! As a general note, this episode starts as it means to go on regarding Barry Gray's incidental music: it's utterly superb. Particular favourites of mine are the Fireflash theme used just before it takes off (and later when the first elevator car leaves Thunderbird 2's pod) and the "Emergency" theme for the rescue later on (the same music used for the opening teasers). Put your hands in the air for Commander Norman! He's the frightfully British chap in charge of London Airport and when he turns up in an episode you can bet that all Hell is going to break loose. He graces the series a few more times with his presence later on and he's a classy gent and no mistake. "Jolly good show, old boy!" There's a good shot of John staring at the Earth from space, whereupon the camera has a whacking great close up on the planet that appears to whip down through the clouds and onto the Fireflash. Very nice, is that. When Meddings's attempt to save the Fireflash has failed, Commander Norman suggests to the pilots that the last option is to just land and hope the bomb won't explode. With ten men like him I could rule the world. I do wonder why he doesn't suggest attempting to land on the sea or something, so that they could attempt to rescue the passengers by boat. A later episode of Thunderbirds is all about Fireflash planes crashing into the sea and sinking to the depths but then they were suffering mechanical failures, whereas this Fireflash could probably keep itself above water for a short time. One of the men working in the airport Control Tower is intensely frightening. He has a gigantic head and a face like a frog. It looks as though it was a puppet left over from Stingray but I couldn't be sure of it. Either way, he puts Monkey Bastard from Captain Scarlet to shame. The final scene depicts one of the oddest staples of the series: operation cover-up. In the Tracy Island lounge there are portraits of the five brothers on the walls, all wearing casual attire. However, when a rescue is on, these portraits scroll up and are replaced by ones of the brothers in their International Rescue uniforms. This is surely the most pointless extravagance yet conceived; why not just keep the unincriminating casual pictures up all the time? Both sets of pictures have the flashing eyes and the audio/visual stuff and you wouldn't have to keep changing the pictures round whenever there was a visitor; for whose benefit are they? In this instance, the doctor is about to walk in and Jeff initiates operation cover-up, which is simply having the pictures rotate to the casual ones. A) It's the evening and all the boys are lounging around and doing nothing so why have the IR versions of the portraits been left up?; B) in some shots the IR versions are still clearly on the walls, instead of the casual ones; and C) that doctor was clearly sat in the London Airport waiting room at the beginning of the episode. It's a small world, isn't it? A fantastic start to the series which introduces a lot though still leaves us wanting to know more (such as why Alan and Gordon have photos in the title sequence yet don't do anything). The script is very clunky but the earnest voice acting lifts the material and the effects are bloody great. The rescue, as already stated, is ingenious and highly engaging on a visual and dramatic level. It's padded in places - the earlier attempts to save the Fireflash most noticeably - but since this is episode 1 you can forgive the makers for holding back the International Rescue sequences. To be frank, you couldn't ask for a better first episode. Next episode: Pit of Peril! Watch the trailer here! |
The Hood, international man of mystery. Oh behave. | |
HQ - Hood Quarters. Ha ha ha. | |
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The elegance and opulence of the historic turn-of-the-century Stone Mansion awaits you. The Stone Mansion, completed in 1904, was designed by noted architects I.H. & William Rapp. It is a unique example of early 20th century aesthetic sensibility. It is a Victorian shingle style in transition to the Art & Crafts movement. The interior is expansive, but contains many classical elements. The original quarter-sawn golden oak woodwork is magnificent. The home is furnished with museum quality oil paintings, furniture, and family heirlooms, all in keeping with the period of the house.
The public areas on the first floor are comfortable and inviting. Guests are greeted in the Mansion's spacious entry parlor, and may relax in the beautiful living room. For more intimate surroundings, enjoy our cozy library. Meals are served in our lavish dining room. Wireless Internet is available to our guests.
Quaint spacious rooms and baths are located on the second floor. Each guest room accommodates two and is ideal for a romantic getaway. In the morning, refresh yourself in a vintage 1920's bath, featuring multiple shower heads and oversized tubs. Recently added is a third room with a private bath.
In the late afternoon and early evening, refreshments are served in our elegant living room or, weather permitting, on the Stone Mansion's enormous front porch. A sumptuous gourmet breakfast is offered in the dining room every morning. For those who wish to experience and explore the town, we are a scant two blocks from the shops, galleries, museums, and restaurants on Trinidad's Main Street, the center of the unique El Corazon de Trinidad National Historic District.
The location, service, and charm of the Stone Mansion make it a delightfully inviting retreat for any time or occasion. Visit us as a vacation destination or simply a pleasant way point on a longer journey. -
El Corazon de Trinidad National Historic District. The old west comes alive amid opulent 100 year old buildings and eleven miles of winding brick streets.
The Trinidad Trolley-Explore the city on the free Trinidad Trolley, which operated during the summer months. The Trolley makes regular stops at all the attractions in the city.
Trinidad's Municipal Golf Course-Play the top-rated 9-hole course in Colorado. Its clubhouse is said to be Rapp's first building in the Southwestern style.
Cougar Canyon Golf Course–Play the new Jack Nichlaus design 18 hole golf course.
A.R. Mitchell Museum
armitchell.us - This grand museum has one of the most beautiful interiors in a town known for its abundance of late-nineteenth-century and early-twentieth-century architecture. Cowboy-artist Arthur Roy Mitchell, the museum's namesake, was one of the nation's premier western book-cover illustrators. He and sister Ethel "Tot" Erickson were a team, collecting western artifacts and working on historic preservation projects in Trinidad. "Mitch," as he was affectionately known, received the Honorary Trustees Award from the Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center in Oklahoma City in 1976.
The museum contains over 350 paintings by Mitchell and other western painters such as Harvey Dunn, Harold Von Schmidt, Nick Eggenhoffer, Larry Heller, Grant Reynard. and Ned Jacob. The museum also features an extraordinary collection of Spanish colonial folk art and early photographs by O.E. Aultman, Benjamin Wittick, and Almeron Newman.
The museum gift shop carries traditional leather crafts, artisans' works in all media, giclée prints of Mitchell's famous illustrations, and original artworks. Dean Krakel's excellent book Mitch: On the Tail End of the Old West as well as Mitchellisms: Anecdotes and Utterances of a Man of Character by local historian Richard Louden are sold in the gift shop.
Open May-October, Tues-Sat, 10am–7pm; Sun 12pm-4pm.
November-April, call for museum and gift shop hours.Trinidad History Museum
The museum's three landmark buildings and heritage gardens occupy a block in Trinidad's historic district. Colorful furnishings in the adobe home of early citizens Dolores and Felipe Baca evoke the family's lifestyle. The Bloom Mansion, home of banker and cattle baron Frank Bloom, is surrounded by century-old trees and beautiful gardens. Enjoy behind-the-scenes tours while History Colorado restores the home to its original glory. The Santa Fe Trail Museum houses family heirlooms, commercial goods, and photographs that tell the stories of the people and events of Trinidad's past. This is where you will find a fringed buckskin coat given by Kit Carson to a Trinidad mayor.
The museum offers a variety of programs for children, adults, and families throughout the year. The Bloom Mansion, above, may be rented for group events. The museum store carries books on local and state history, the Santa Fe Trail, Hispanic culture, gardening, ranching, mining and railroading, as well as cookbooks, children's books, and southwestern gifts. The museum is a property of History Colorado.
Purchase tickets for tours at the bookstore (312 E. Main Street) or in the Santa Fe Trail Museum (120 S. Chestnut, corner of Chestnut and First Streets).
Entire museum open:
May-September 30, Monday-Saturday, 10am–4pm (last tour leaves at 3pm).
Book and gift shop only open:
October-November, call for hours,
December for your holiday shopping, call for hours.
January-April, closed. Tours for a minimum of 12 people are available by appointment. Call 719-846-7217.
Groups are welcome, and event rentals are available.historycolorado.org/museums/trinidad-history-museum
The Trinidad Children's Museum, housed in Trinidad's original city hall (also a Rapp-designed building) offers fun exhibits for all ages. The original city jail still intact and provided temporary housing for dozens of well-known desperados.
Seasonal hunting and fishing opportunities abound.
The Scenic Highway of Legends-Experience
some of the most spectacularly varied scenery in Colorado.Santa Fe Trail Mountain Branch – A landscape of peaks, prairie, and mesas that once saw dinosaurs, American Indians, Spanish Explorers, pioneer traders, merchants and immigrants.
Louden-Henritze Archaeology Museum
Trinidad State Junior College Library
Lower Level
The museum offers a glimpse of millions of years of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico history. Trinidad was covered by water for extended periods, evidenced by a rare fish egg fossil, shark teeth, and a partial skeleton of a mosasaur. A replica of a Tyrannosaurus rex footprint found in the vicinity and evidence of the K/T (Cretaceous/Tertiary) boundary provide clues to the extinction of the dinosaurs. Mammoth tusks and other bones of Ice Age animals are also on display. Artifacts from local archaeological excavations reveal the lifestyles of prehistoric peoples.
Open Jan-Nov, Mon-Thurs, 10am-3pm. Call to arrange group tours.Old Fire House No. 1 Children's Museum
314 N. Commercial St.
With its "please touch" exhibits for kids of all ages, the museum offers a hands-on adventure into Trinidad's past. Children may sound the fire alarm and climb aboard the old red fire truck. Upstairs, a replica of an early 1900s classroom and a vintage kitchen invite imaginative play. Children love the spooky basement, which houses Trinidad's not-so-accommodating original jail cells.
OpenJune 9–August.,
Thurs, Fri, Sat 10am-2pm.The Trinidad area has something for everyone. Wild desert canyons and the majestic Sangre de Cristo Mountains are just minutes away.
Trinidad's Riverwalk, part of the town's expanding trails system, meanders for miles along the lazy Purgatoire River.
The Purgatoire River flows through Trinidad. Selected spots along its banks, as behind the State Flags & Engine 638 near Safeway, offer picnic tables and fishing access. Avid Golfer rates Trinidad's municipal golf course one of the "ten hidden gems in the country."
Trinidad's skatepark is rated ninth in the world by champion skater Tony Hawk. With lots of lines and no kinks, the skatepark provides fast full-arena runs and also accommodates the young ones.
Central Park's pond is stocked with rainbow trout for fishing by the
14-and-under set only. Los Nino's Soccer Complex is one of Trinidad's newest parks. It has a playground and lots of room for outdoor games.


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Happy Birthday
Jan. 2: Mary Joan Torrance Dickson
Jan. 6: Ray Nedohon
Jan. 7: Mark Schweitzer — last year to be under 50 starts now.
Jan. 8: Marilee Halpin — Dennis's Godmother. She is younger than he is. You figure it out.
I want to give a special thank you to John, Rochelle, Katie and Megan McNamara for a wonderful time at their house for Christmas. We had a ball. What fun.
Our more traditional Orthodox friends celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, while the majority of our Orthodox friends celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 with the rest of the other churches of Christendom. If you celebrate in January, I hope you have a Merry Christmas.
Surprise a friend or family member with an "I love you" gift. Try something very unique. Mail. It can be a card or a handwritten note just from you to that person. It doesn't have to be expensive. It could cost you just a piece of paper, an envelope and a stamp.
"Divorce and Beyond" is a program for people facing the issue of divorce. It will be available at St. John Evangelist Catholic Church in St. John starting Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. It is a 10-step program on Monday nights that deals with the new realities brought on by divorce. It is a confidential support group setting with others who are struggling and is a place to vent your anger, pain and frustrations in a safe and healing environment. Contact Deacon Ed Bodley 365-7784 for more information.
Was it murder or suicide? If murder, who did it? Come and find out. Enjoy the "Night of January 16th," a play written by Ayn Rand, in the courtroom at the courthouse. Save the date of Jan. 16, 2014. The Lake Court House Foundation will know about tickets but will not tell "who done it." Call 663-0660 for tickets. $15 each. The play will open at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16 and continue running at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17 and 18. The Sunday matinée is at 3 p.m. Jan. 19. I love watching a good murder in the courtroom.
MacArthur Elementary School has announced the members of the 2014 Math Bowl team. They are: Gabby Murks, Sean Castro, Mason Eaton, Ben Orgentz, Molly Kubal, Keeley Bernard and Logan Culver, fourth-grade; Jonathon Zobel, Gianna Fantin, Katie Jostes, Jazlin Hixson, Anna Stepanovic, Jaelyn Burgos, Justin Reichelt, Spencer Fadden and Cheyenne Covaciu, fifth-grade.
Just a reminder to all the parents out there. If you want your school to become a 4-Star School it must have a 97 percent attendance rate. The principals ask all parents to limit the voluntary absences. If the kids are sick they have to stay home. Please don't plan your vacations while the kids are in school.
Annual eagle watching events are this month and in February. The Upper Wabash Interpretive Services' watch at the Mississinewa Lake's Miami State Recreation Area begins at sunrise on Jan. 18 at the boat launch. This is for the early bird. Be there by 6:30 a.m. Eastern time. That is when everyone will caravan to the roost to watch the eagles greet the morning. The traditional eagle watch is on Feb. 15 and 16. Participants will meet at Salamonie Interpretive Center in Lost Bridge West State Recreation Area at 3 p.m. Eastern time on both days for a short "Eagles in Indiana" program. After the program participants will caravan to the roosting site to watch eagles return for the night. A live bald eagle from Soarin's Hawk Raptor Rehab will be on hand for an up close look at our national bird. Donations will be accepted. If you need handicap-accessible parking at the roost site, please mention it during registration. Register by calling (260) 468-2127. The program is free and open to the public. Bring your binoculars, spotting scopes and cameras. Upper Wabash Interpretive Services is located at 3691 S. New Holland Road, Andrews, Ind. For questions call Teresa Rody at the above phone number. She can give you directions.


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Gordon Third in Watkins Glen Happy Hour
- Aug 10, 2002
- 24 Team
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (Aug. 10, 2002)—Jeff Gordon was third in Saturday's final NASCAR Winston Cup Series "Happy Hour" practice at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.
The four-time champion drove his No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet to a fast lap of 72.838 seconds and 121.091 mph in the last session leading into Sunday's Sirius Satellite Radio @ The Glen. In Saturday's first morning practice, Gordon was a disappointing 41st overall.
In Happy Hour, Jimmie Johnson was 17th in the No. 48 Lowe's Monte Carlo, Terry Labonte 25th in the No. 5 Kellogg's Chevy and Joe Nemechek 31st in the No. 25 UAW-Delphi Chevrolet.
Johnson was 13th in the first practice session of the day, followed by Labonte in 26th and Nemechek in 35th.
Matt Kenseth was quickest in Happy Hour at 72.753 seconds and 121.232 mph, while Tony Stewart led the early practice at 72.600 seconds and 121.488 mph.
The Sirius Satellite Radio @ The Glen is scheduled for a 1 p.m. EDT green flag at Watkins Glen International on Sunday, Aug. 10.
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Once there was an aspiring young political strategist who disrupted a Chicago campaign event for a rival party candidate by inviting homeless to it with promises of free food, drink and more.
Republicans this election season have been attacking "Chicago-style politics" with relish, and such shenanigans might seem to fit into that low-road legacy. Except the strategist in question was a college-aged Karl Rove, who grew up to become one of the most influential players in the GOP.
With Chicagoan Barack Obama in the White House and his hometown famed for cutthroat politics, it was perhaps inevitable that rivals would seize on guilt by geography to try to discredit him.
The city's latest star turn as GOP villain began in recent days as Mitt Romney, Obama's all-but-certain challenger in November, fumed while Democrats intensified attacks on his finances, tax returns and record as a private equity manager.
"Chicago-style politics at its worst," the former Massachusetts governor and Bain Capital owner declared in a refrain quickly picked up by his campaign surrogates.
Ed Gillespie, a former Republican National Committee chairman, accused the Obama campaign of "classic Chicago-style politics" by trying to splatter mud over Romney's credentials.
To Rove, the attacks on Romney were "gutter politics of the worst Chicago sort."
Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu took it further: "Can you imagine coming out of Chicago politics, where 'politician' and 'felon' are synonymous? You've got two governors in prison today," he told CNBC, conflating the misdeeds of Chicago Democrat Rod Blagojevich with those of Downstate Republican George Ryan.
Asked to elaborate on what the Romney camp means when it invokes Chicago in its attacks on Obama, a senior aide to the Republican declined to comment, saying he did not want to smear an American city. Instead, he pointed to Sununu's comments.
Indeed, the term Chicago-style politics and its variations have become a form of political code for Republicans, never quite saying what they mean but leaving the clear impression that the city is a breeding ground for corrupt political hacks. And — by the way — Obama is from there.
To which Rahm Emanuel, Chicago's mayor and Obama's former chief of staff, responds:
"When their ideas of today's middle class are rooted in the J.R. Ewing family on the remake of 'Dallas,' it's no surprise their idea of Chicago politics comes from watching "Boss." They need a reality check on both fronts."
Political scientist Dennis Goldford, an expert on presidential politics at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, said the Republican imagery is an attempt to insinuate that Obama is a disciple of a throwback big-city political organization built on muscle and seediness.
"It strikes me as odd, because Obama was really not part of that old-style Chicago machine," Goldford said, adding that the strategy seems geared toward swaying older voters who remember lore about the Richard J. Daley era in Chicago.
"But for college students, history is yesterday," he explained.
Politically, there's less risk for Republicans ripping Chicago than virtually anywhere else in the country. The city votes reliably Democratic, and Chicagoans have been known to take a perverse pride in their city's tough-guy political persona.
Even Obama has played it up in the past. During his 2008 run for president, he quoted memorable dialogue from the movie "The Untouchables" in which Sean Connery describes the "Chicago Way" as: "He pulls a knife, you pull a gun."
And without question, Chicago has seen a goodly share of high- and low-profile officials and operatives shipped off to prison over the decades, and Republicans would like to prod voters into thinking that some of that dirt surely must have rubbed off on Obama.
But political wrongdoing knows few geographic bounds. On a per-capita basis, North Dakota endured more than twice as many federal corruption convictions as Illinois over the last decade, according to Justice Department data. But politicians don't complain about North Dakota-style corruption.
Chicago may be in the cross hairs of conservative political stereotyping because of Obama, but the city has company.


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List of Summer Events at the LIbrary
June 21 at 10am - Stephen Hollen
Stephen will be telling "dreamy" stories—you won't have to be scared of the dark since it will be morning. He also will tell the story of Ollie the Ostrich who was chicken…or thought she was (she is a 5 foot ostrich puppet). www.stephenhollen.com
June 28 at 10am - Indiana Wild
Oh, the critters that will appear! There will be critters that love to burrow and live underground as well as ones that are above ground. www.indianawild.org