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BOSTON – Blake Kessel (Verona, Wis.) scored
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UNH, which assures itself a top two finish and holds a one-point lead over Boston College with a game in hand, moves to 15-10-6, 14-5-5 in Hockey East. Northeastern is now 16-13-2, 11-11-2 HE.
Kessel gathered the rebound of a Mike Sislo (Superior, Wis.) shot and fired a one-timer that tied the game for New Hampshire on an extra attacker goal with 13.3 seconds remaining. Paul Thompson (Derry, N.H.) also assisted on the tally that completed a two-goal come back. Sislo finished the night with four points (1g, 3a).
The Wildcats rallied from Northeastern leads of 4-2 and 3-0 to garner the tie and a critical point in the final two weeks of the regular season.
Trailing 4-2, UNH made it a one-goal game as Stevie Moses (Leominster, Mass. – 1g, 1a) shot the puck from behind the net that deflect off an NU defenseman an into the back of the net at 4:56 of the third. Northeastern appeared to have netted a goal that would have made it 5-3 at 7:39, but the goal was not allowed due to goalie interference. Overall, New Hampshire held a 20-7 shot advantage in the period and a 40-32 advantage for the game.
Northeastern drew first blood taking advantage of a Wildcat turnover in its own zone. The goal was scored by Justin Daniels with an assist from Tyler McNeely at 1:37 of the first period. The Huskies doubled its lead at 8:06 of the first as Kyle Kraemer scored an even-strength tally with assists from McNeely and Daniels. The Huskies went into the break with a 2-0 lead and held a 10-7 shot advantage in the frame.
Although UNH had early chances, it was Northeastern adding to its lead with an even-strength goal at 3:18 of the period as Daniels scored with assists from Robbie Vrolyk and Greg Costa to make it 3-0. New Hampshire took a penalty at 4:02, but cracked the scoreboard and shifted momentum with a short-handed goal at 4:40 of the period as Mike Beck (Long Beach, Calif.) intercepted a pass in the defensive zone and chipped it up to Peter LeBlanc (Hamilton, Ontario), who made a feed to an open Sislo at center blue line. Sislo carried the puck in and beat netminder Chris Rawlings to cut it to 3-1. The Wildcats cut the lead to 3-2 with a power play goal at 10:29. LeBlanc scored on the rebound of his own blocked shot and was assisted by Stevie Moses (Leominster, Mass.) and Sislo. Northeastern regained a two-goal lead in the closing minutes of the second as McNeely scored from with assists from Drew Ellement and Daniels at 18:15.
Brian Foster (Pembroke, N.H.) stopped 28 shots and moves to 14-10-5 on the season, NU's Chris Rawlings is now 15-11-2 as he stopped 36 shots including 20 in the third period and overtime combined.
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This is a slightly different blog to normal. More a breakdown of the last few days I've had, and the chaos it involved, of which I thought I'd share with you.
You know those days where NOTHING goes right? When everything that could possibly go wrong, goes wrong and you end up laughing about it because you were just SO UNLUCKY? I had 2 of these days, one after the other. After the 48 hours were over, I was so frazzled. I looked just like a cartoon character that's been through hell and back. Bags and dark circles under the eyes, hair sticking out everywhere, torn clothes & grubby feet (I hope i'm painting you a pretty picture here).
So me & my boyfriend both had a week off from work and so planned to head up North to surprise his mum for her birthday & to see his little sister. Now, most of you will know that I live South West of England, and we were heading for Lincoln. It was around a 4 and a half hour car journey & we went in my little Vauxhall Corsa. I'd like to point out here that my car has always been an absolute nightmare, (I liked to nickname it the Flinstone Mobile) and so actually arriving seemed like such a miracle. We had a great few days, where nothing went wrong (besides me loosing every game of Bowling - I'd like to put this down to bad luck, but i'm sure the reality is just that everyone, including W's 9 year old sister was better at bowling than me). On the Wednesday however, my luck turned for the worst. Driving back from a day in Nottingham (an hour away from Lincoln) on our way to watch his sister perform in a show, we heard a strange noise coming from my car, a lady pulled up next to us at a roundabout junction and told us "Your tyre is MEGA flat y'anno". No. We didn't know...and there was nowhere to pull over to sort out this issue. So, we had to drive, on a flat tyre until we found somewhere to pull over. The lady was right, my tyre was as flat as a pancake, and there was a delightfully massive screw nestled deeply into it. My first thought was "Holy crapola...do I even have a spare tyre..or a car jack?". Turns out I did. THANKFULLY. Using it however, was a different matter. My boyfriend being a man, managed to figure it out in the end, with the help of some random car park patrol man with "mam" and "dad" DIY tattooed to his hands. So, new tyre firmly on, we could go on our way? Well, no. The new tyre was also flat. This was a serious dissapointment...we drove again, with a flat tyre to a garage where we pumped it up. Thankfully it was just low on pressure. After this, it was far too late to make his sister's show, which was so frustrating but at least we were back on the road and the problem was averted. Driving back after sorting the tyre, the oil light flashed up. Great. No oil. We got back and topped it up ready for the long drive home the next morning.
The next morning came, and we checked oil, water, topped up petrol, checked tyre pressure, made sure we had enough cheesy pop cd's to get us through 5 hours and a few snacks and drinks and we were on our way. I had popped on a new pair of trousers that W had ever so kindly bought me from Primark the following day in Nottingham, and there was a MASSIVE hole in them down the side seam, which I hadn't noticed at first, but got gradually worse throughout the day. I wasn't overly bothered, nobody would be seeing me, I'd only be in a car for 5 hours. I'll get home, and take them back. No biggy...yeh right. As soon as we set off, my oil light flashed up again, even though there was clearly enough oil in the engine. We got about an hour away and my car started making very odd noises. I checked the temperature..everything was normal...so we carried on. We were planning to come off the M1 at junction 19, but missed the exit, and so W turned to me and said "Oh, don't worry, we can get off at the next one"...to which I responded "Okay...slight problem though...we're slowing down". Yes, on the M1. My flinstone mobile DIED. It clattered and clanked and made an awful banging noise as it came to a stop. Luckily my gut instinct kicked in and I swung the car into the hard shoulder in the split second I had before my car stopped. There was smoke coming out of my engine, and obviously because I'm a dramatic idiot and have clearly watched too many films, I started shouting "GET OUT GET OUT THE CAR!!" I then promptly burst into tears. We called from the SOS box to let them know we'd broken down. I then spent £140 for the AA to come and get us off the motorway and take a look at my car. (I didn't have any breakdown insurance, so joined the AA there and then, which I think is actually pretty bloomin' good, I didn't know you could do this). The police turned up to check what was going on, and told us we needed to stand behind the barrier for safety reasons. I stood behind the barrier...on a red ants nest...in flipflops. My feet were absolutely bitten to buggary.
£140 later, after being bitten by hundreds of red ants, standing in my ripped trousers, after being towed off the motorway, I was then told I had so much wrong with my car, it may not even be worth fixing. I've fixed my Flinstone Mobile, around 3 times now, and when it gets to the point where you're spending just about as much fixing it as you did paying for it in the first place, it's just not worth it. We were 100+ miles from home, I had hardly any money left in my bank (payday was the following day), I literally had no idea what to do. The garages were all closed so it looked like we'd be spending the night/weekend in a Travelodge. Eventually, I decided it was probably best to scrap my car. W got on the case, using google to find numbers for car scrappers near where we had ended up (by Leicester/Rugby). The AA man kindly dropped us off at a Travelodge so we could scrap the car either tonight, or tomorrow morning. Because it was my "lucky" day, OBVIOUSLY the Travelodge had absolutely NO rooms available. Yes. FACEPALM GALORE. We walked to a local pub and had something to eat as we were both starving then went back to the car and packed up everything in it (including my car mats and my cd player) into black bags. Thankfully some local car scrappers (who were the chuckle brothers of the car scrapping world. One had a big beer belly spilling over his joggers and peeping out underneath his too-small t shirt and the other had "orgasmic" something or other on the front of his t shirt and "camp dave" on the back) popped over to take a look at it and took it away. I must say, shamefully I felt very teary watching my first little car being taken off for absolute peanuts.
So there we were, a suitcase, a big pink bag, my handbag, 2 bin bags and 2 umbrellas, no car and we didn't know where we were or how to get home. We decided that getting a train was our best bet. We got a taxi to Rugby and caught the 22.12 train to London Euston. Once at London we caught a tube to the nearest station possible (most tube lines were closed as it was so late). So we decided to catch a taxi the rest of the way. Now, I did start to think (surely this day couldn't get ANY worse) turns out it can when you get into a taxi with what can only be described as the scariest driver in the world. Either that or he was quite literally drunk. He was driving like an absolute maniac. We were being flung around in the back of the taxi and I really did start to think "That's it..we're going to die".
Thankfully, we didn't die...It just left me feeling extremely sick. I cannot tell you how much of a relief it was to lie down at the end of what I can only describe the "worst-luck-i've-ever-had" day. It will definitely be a day I will always remember and one that will always make me laugh. At the time, it really wasn't funny, and anything that could have gone wrong, went wrong, but I'm home and I'm safe.
Things I have learnt over the last 2 days:
-Don't travel with things in your car that you don't actually need - I had to carry random crap home in bin bags, all because I was too lazy to remove things from my boot.
-Travel with as many of your car documents as you can at all times, you will need them if you ever need to "spontaneously scrap your car". It means they give you more money for it.
- You don't need 2 umbrellas in your car
- Always check you have a fully inflated spare tyre, and PLEASE get someone to show you how to change a tyre, then once changed, get the flat replaced to store as another spare.
- I need to practice driving round cities & large roundabouts. (I was a nightmare)
- Red ants like to nest alongside the motorway, so don't wear flipflops, just in case you break down.
-Just because there is smoke coming from your engine, doesn't mean it's going to catch fire and kill you. You aren't in an action film.
- Primark is cheap for a reason.
- Always get breakdown cover for your car, especially if it's a Flinstone Mobile. Saying to yourself "Naaah, that won't happen to me" unfortunately does not mean it won't.
-Rugby has a lovely train station.
-When a taxi driver winds down his window and you get a face full of cigar smoke and a load of mumble jumble, do not get in his taxi, he will most probably be drunk, or a maniac & will also overcharge you.
-I'm never buying a Vauxhall car again.
-I need to scrub up on my bowling skills.


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I can't believe wht I', reading. Three cheers for Mr. Beatty. He's doing what we votedfor him to do.
He's up against a power-hungry police "chief", an attorney with serious emotinal problems (he was just fined $20,000 for bringing a frivolous lawsuit in another community, and a "building inspector" (whose wife is on the Board). Now that's a challenge. All were given lengthy if not life-time contracts by the former nut-case supervisor.
Now that's a challenge!
I wish him well. He is handling himself with real dignity.
Good luck at cleaning out that vipers' nest.
you havnen't heard the whole story yet. the board of commissionerss plans to put the entire finasco on the backs of the county employees. These are perilous times. Every union should stand firm. The boc just bought a groken down warehouse fot $1.5 million. Now they must bring it up to code at employees' expemse. Dont' forget that county commissioners can be recalled too.
What a bunch of goof balls they voted out of office in Clayton Township. I understand that Rod Shumaker is moving to Thetford Township in preparation of running for supervisor there.
Maybe Rod Shumaker will run for mayor. He's run everywhere else in Genesee County...and eventually been booted.
Before you jump on the manager form of city government, take a carefull look at the City of Flushing. All the city manager needs to do whatever he/she wans to do is get the votes of four coucil member. Think about it.
Well, one good choice would be Pat Lockwood. Woodrow has been a good mentor for her. The county is in for an interesting year. She is head and shoulders above Dewayne or Wayne or what hever his name. He needs at least one years of work experience somewhere?
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Tiffany Flynn for Congress !!
This would be a great spot for Rose Bogardus to buy the furniture she wants for her new office...that she campaigned to abolish.
This would be a great spot for Rose Bogardus to buy the furniture she wants for her new office...that she campaigned to abolish.
Can you believe this? Bogardus thinks the people are so dumb that they can't see through this? I don't know what her opponent's name is, but he's getting my vote. Bogardus has been at the public trough so long she doesn't think the people care. Well I care.
Bye-bye Rose.
Hey, the mayor desrves some credit. Just look at downtown. It has the born again look. whether you like him or not...he has done more than the last 3 mayors of Flint.
The Walling choir boys (and girls) are still crying.
Hey, I thought Gleason had taken care of this. He took plenty of credit for keeping it open at the time. Typical Gleason ... plenty of PR plenty more of BS.
Three cheers for Mr. Dabish. What a bold venture in this economy. We need to wish him success.
This is a perfect job for Gleason...dogcatcher.
Whoa, wait a minute.
Conley Collision has been doing business with the City of Flint since 1962.
Mayors Rutherford, Sharpe, Collier administrations all used Conley Collision.
Vehicle repairs in the City of Flint are done on a bid basis.
Let's keep the facts straight.
Ted Henry doesn't know what he is doing. I've attended county commission meetings. I also see him on Ch17. He is intent on eliminating crucial positions in the sheriff's department, the prosecutor's office and the courts. Just what we need?
Henry is a disciple of Rodney Shumaker (Henry is Shumaker's "building inspector," of course there is nothing in Clayton Township to inspect.Henry and Woodrow are joined at the hip.Woodrow is moving on...Henry also needs to move on.
Someone said: "The ultimate power of government is the power to destroy." What's happening in Clayton Township is a perfect example of that. The Clayton Twp township supervisor (I use the title advisedly)is a perfect example. He is using the power of government to try to destroy this woman.
What goes around, comes around.
At least Mr. Hatchett knows how to handle his tasxes. I don't want Mrs. Hicks to be handling mine.
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Utah Gov. Leavitt
Confirmed as EPA Chief
Despite weeks of Democratic efforts to block or delay the vote, only eight voted against Leavitt. One, Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, led the charge against the nominee on the Senate floor. "Despite his commentary about balance and stewardship, Gov. Leavitt's record ... reveals a disturbing tendency to place shortsighted economic gain of regulated industries above protecting the long-term health of the public,'' Senator Lautenberg said. "The last three years have been the darkest hour of our nation's commitment to environmental protection since EPA was created. This White House has repeatedly foisted its penchant for secrecy and cover-up on the Environmental Protection Agency.''
For their efforts to delay the nomination, Jeffords won the EPA's promise to provide estimated benefits, not just costs, of his legislative plan to cut power plant pollution, which is competing with a Bush proposal. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., won a White House promise to take additional action over two years to protect New York City residents potentially exposed to harmful World Trade Center rubble.
Others who voted against Leavitt, all Democrats, were Sens. Barbara Boxer, California; Jon Corzine, New Jersey; Mark Dayton, Minnesota; Richard Durbin, Illinois; Jack Reed, Rhode Island; Jay Rockefeller, West Virginia; and Charles Schumer, New York. Four Democrats didn't vote: Sens. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, Edwards, Lieberman and Kerry.
Environmentalists are challenging the new Administrator to improve the administration's record. League of Conservation Voters president Deb Callahan made the following statement: "Governor Leavitt's first challenge as the new EPA Administrator will go a long way towards determining his credibility. Yesterday, 13 states and 20 cities filed suit against Bush Administration changes in the Clean Air Act that will allow polluting power plants to increase the amount of harmful, air-borne chemicals emitted in neighborhoods nationwide. These public officials - Republicans and Democrats alike - are fighting for the health of their citizens, not corporate bottom lines. During his testimony, Governor Leavitt did not provide any clear answers regarding the Bush Administration's changes to the Clean Air Act. We are anxious to see Governor Leavitt provide real leadership on this issue."


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1/4 cup
margarine, softened
1/2 cup
packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons
all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons
3/8 teaspoon
almond extract
2 (8 ounce) cans
refrigerated crescent rolls
2 tablespoons
butter, melted
1/4 cup
chopped toasted almonds
1/2 cup
confectioners' sugar
These were wonderful tasting rolls. They need to be baked in a deep muffin pan as they spill over. Make sure to place a cookie sheet under pan while baking. I used sliced toasted almonds instead of chopped - they were very good.
Would be so much better with almond paste!
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These almond rolls are fantastic! I took them to a neighborhood coffee, and they were a huge hit. I didn't use the butter, nuts and almond extract as a filling, instead I spread Solo brand almond filling on each rectangle, and then rolled them up. Also, I sliced each rectangle into 6 rolls. (for a total of 24 rolls made) I would think slicing them into only 3 per roll would make them too big for me. I prefer a smaller roll since they are quite rich. Watch the baking time. By making them smaller, they took less time to bake. Make sure to turn the pans over RIGHT AWAY when taking them out of the oven. The brown sugar mixture hardens quickly if you don't and it will be difficult to get out them out of the pan. After they were baked, I sprinkled the sliced toasted almond on top of the glaze. They looked really pretty, and were so tasty! You will love them.
I took these rolls to a ladies' brunch with 12 women in attendance. I didn't take any leftovers home with me! Even the aerobics instructor indulged after she heard the comments everyone was making. This recipe is definitely a keeper! Yum!
I love this recipe! The buns are flaky and taste like they are made from scratch. Every recipe I've tried from Eleanor Johnson has been first rate! Thanks Eleanor!
These tasted absolutely delicious. Do agree with Karen in CA - put a cookie sheet under the pan while cooking, also used sliced toasted almonds.
Very good, they taste like they should be harder to prepare. Make extras!
It must have been too early for me to do this properly, but turned out great! Instead of placing the butter/brown sugar mixture into the muffin pan, I spread over the crescent rectangles and rolled up as directed. I realized my mistake at that point, but had to keep going, so cooked them that way. They did not cook over and were really tasty. I mixed the powdered sugar/butter mix and brushed over the cooked tops. Would have thought I'd done it right, they were so good. I used vanilla extract instead of almond, added cinnamon to the brown sugar mix and did not put nuts in, as the kids won't eat cooked nuts. Thanks for sharing this easy and delicious special breakfast.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Almond Crescent Buns
Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 272
Calories from Fat: 138
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In the wake of a suicide bombing, Kuwait became the first country to order mandatory DNA testing of all citizens and foreign nationals to profile potential suspects. We accept DNA profile databases for suspects, but is profiling everyone justified?
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Hi Samurai,
I have a Wolf Range, 36" 6 burner. And I have 2 problems.
1. The ignition is irregular. Sometimes it sparks right away and sometimes it take a while, if not a long while. All the ignitors seem to be firing. And it's not always the same burner that has the ignition problem. What could this be? I will take a wire brush to the sparkers if needed, but don't want to jump to any conclusions without some advice.
2. The 2 right burners seem to have something wrong with the fuel/air mixture. The flame is too big on high, and with orange/yellow tips. The PG&E people with their meters read that the back right burner is outputting CO gas and recommended not using that burner. Is this something I can adjust?
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The University of Nevada in Reno has taken an equity stake in Australian aerial delivery drone developer Flirtey, after the local startup inked a research and development (R&D) deal with the university.
The deal will see Flirtey, which was founded by CEO Matthew Sweeney and engineering students at the University of Sydney, develop its technology in collaboration with the University of Nevada in a bid to tackle the market in the United States once it opens up to commercial drone delivery.
"Flirtey is partnering with the University of Nevada, Reno, to pioneer an industry, to develop safe UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] delivery technology, and to position ourselves as a first mover when the US commercial market opens up," said Sweeney.


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Live without regret; when you have a regret of something that has gone wrong during the day or an apology that was left unsaid out of stubbornness or you somehow shirked your responsibility…correct it as soon as possible. Don't wait for others to step up; be the leader in doing the right thing.
Make promises that you do keep. Be the reliable parent, friend, child, partner, co-worker, or boss. Follow up on what you say you'll do.
Change your inner dialogue or self-talk. Find a series of three words or phrases that empower you and keep you going in a positive direction. A good place to start is with, "I am, I will, I can". Make sure that these words are the opposite of what has been holding you back. For example, if you are too impulsive or too quick to pass judgment, the series of three could be…Contemplate, meditate, rejuvenate.
Work harder than those around you. We very often lower ourselves to the least amount of work, rather than keeping our standards high and feeling good about what we do.
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01/27/12: Insurance can be a vital part of any financial plan, providing a sense of security during turbulent times. We expect that if we pay our premiums on time the policy will be there when we need it most. Over the past few years lapsing insurance policies are becoming more commonplace, even if all premium payments have been made on time.
The problem began to arise as interest rates that are used for calculating cash values for life insurance polices began to fall. For example a policy that was sold showing a 12% interest rate and now only receiving an interest rate of 3% to 4% may have a cash value that is less than originally projected. This becomes a greater problem in the later years of the policy when the cash value would be used to offset premiums. As with your investments, insurance policies need to be reviewed periodically to ensure they are performing how they need to. For a life insurance policy this is accomplished by requesting an In-Force Illustration. This document will show how the policy will perform if you continue to pay premiums and the cash value grows at a certain rate.
If there appear to be problems with you policy, you may have several options. The first one is to pay additional premiums to make up for the decreasing cash value. The second option is a result of changes that have occurred in the insurance industry over the last few years. In 2001 insurance companies were required to adopt new mortality tables because of changes in longevity. This means that the premiums on policies written before 2001 may be much higher than ones written now. By utilizing a 1035 Exchange (IRS Rule regarding Life Insurance Cash Value) you may be able to purchase a new policy with the same death benefit but with lower premiums.
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Benson Memorial Library Borrowing Policy
Our borrowing policy is in agreement with state and county system policies, and is compatible with our county wide computer network. As with all libraries, the purpose of a borrowing policy is to ensure the continued availability of materials to our users.
Library Cards
Residents of the Crawford County Federated Library System's direct service areas are issued borrower cards free of charge. Presentation of a valid identification showing current address is required. (Please notify the library of any subsequent change of address.)
Non-residents may obtain a card for an annual fee of $15.00, per person. One card may be used as a family card.
Residents of temporary addresses in the direct service areas, (e.g., Saint James House, students of the University of Pittsburgh Titusville, traveling missionaries, etc.) are eligible for a free library card with accompanying paperwork stating their temporary residence. One card per family will be issued. The card will expire 6 months from issue date. The card will have a limit of two DVDs/video games/videos per checkout.
Children old enough to write their names may obtain cards. Signature and I.D. of a parent are necessary on all applications for children's cards up to age 15.
Library cards must be presented to borrow materials.
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Your library card may be used to borrow from any of the nine libraries in the Crawford County System, and at libraries participating in the statewide ACCESS PA program. Books may also be returned to any of these libraries.
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Most books are loaned for a two-week period. Other items have varying loan periods. We offer a two-time renewal on any two-week item, and we will accept phone renewals as long as they are not overdue. Other materials are not renewable.
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Blue Greenberg: At Carrack, a smorgasbord of art
"Tiny: attention, exploded," Carrack Modern Art Gallery, 111 W. Parrish St., Durham, through May 11.
In an upstairs gallery on Parrish Street a revolution of sorts is taking place. Artists are invited to organize and display their work or put together a show of other artists; no fees involved, no commission taken. Laura Ritchie is the gallery director and with small donations from art aficionados has paid the rent for two years. At this writing there is no jurying process, so the artists stand in line for their turn. One stipulation: turn around time is two weeks then the next exhibit goes up. Along the way there are musical evenings, lectures, poetry readings; it is a smorgasbord of art.
If you are reading this in the morning, there will be just two days to get to the show, but it is worth the effort. According to Chris Vitiello, the "Tiny's" curator, he has always been fascinated by little things and details and has been thinking of organizing such a show for some time. Vitiello writes, teaches and does short-term residences as he moves around the Triangle meeting and searching out new artists. In putting this together, which he told me was the first time he had ever tried to curate an exhibition, he found three artists who lived on his same street.
The space is a bare upstairs in one of downtown's older buildings. The floors and walls are immaculate; ambience is spare; the art is really good. The theme encompasses the miniature, the very small, and the microscopic and extreme detail. The 90 objects by about 50 artists contain installations like Cici Stevens' "On Closer Inspection" where small shells, watch parts and pins are arranged on one side of a window frame and other things are laid into chinks in the wall. There is also Torry Bend's stage she prepares for her puppets and wears on her head. We see it here set onto a dress form. The little theater is small and the attention to detail is mind boggling.
As I moved around the room, I realized I had to stop and look carefully or I would miss the most important parts. Tiny objects demand the viewer's engagement or the meaning is lost.
Revere La Noue offers four handmade snow globes, each with a vignette based on Lucy Daniels' book "In So Many Words," which explores Daniels' battle with and ultimate victory over anorexia nervosa. Again, understanding comes only after you stop and look carefully. There are also Brett Baker's tiny abstract linear paintings, built stroke by stroke into a thick juicy surface and Bonnie Melton's small paintings filled with luminous brush strokes. When you give M J Sharp's photograph your attention you realize you are looking at a hazy long exposure of an apple core.
Jessica Berkowitz offers two small room sets with photographs to match. They seem quite straight forward until you look closely; then they become dark. "The Massacre," is an informal dining room where birds are ravaging the food, the furniture, drapes and carpets. The other is a classic drawing room interior and beautiful butterflies have taken over. Will they become predators like the birds?
Two small sculptures share a pedestal. One is George Jenne's thumb, "Clean Cut," an exact replica of a man's thumb, painted on a type of polymer; the other, a pyramid covered in chart paper is Heather Gordon's "Anuit Coeptis: our undertakings have been favored." The two have been paired by chance which brings to mind the dada (an early 20th century art form that preceded surrealism) mantra, quoted from the 1869 songs of Comte de Lautreamont, "Chance meeting on a dissecting table of a sewing machine and an umbrella."
Rounding out the show is a couple of egg crates filled with special objects first- through third-graders prepared for the show. Vitiello's daughter attends Durham's George Watts Montessori magnet school and with the teacher's permission came to the class with some empty egg cartons and asked the children what they liked to collect; then he asked them to imagine the cartons were a tiny museum and each segment was a room in the museum. Then he invited them to fill it with their prized possessions. The children understood the concept and brought favorite things to place in the make-believe museum. One special offering was a bent up dog tag, a memento from a favorite dog that had died.
The exhibition includes a microscope positioned over a line drawing, and in order to appreciate the detail, the viewer must stoop down and look through the scope; most objects invite touch and some only work when the viewer interacts with them.
Vitiello told me about the genesis of Carrack. First of all, the name comes from a 15th century sailing vessel which had a new design that enhanced speed. The name and the gallery were the ideas of John Wendelbo, an art metal worker who came to Durham with the idea of forging a giant outdoor sculpture for the city. When he could not convince the city fathers this was a good idea, he decided to start a democratic art gallery. He found a space and set it up as a joint community-art space. Ritchie soon signed on and the two were making it work when Wendelbo got a job out west and left town. Ritchie was committed and with a good deal of community support from both artists and non-artists, the gallery is beginning its third year. Vitiello said the openings are phenomenal with 200 to 300 people in attendance.
This is art on a shoestring but deadly serious. This is not back-of-the-hand art; this is art with a purpose, an idea and a message. The support the artists want from us is to go to the space and look at the art. It is the least we can do.
Blue Greenberg's column appears each week in Entertainment and More. She can be reached at email@example.com or by writing her in c/o The Herald-Sun, 2828 Pickett Road, Durham, NC 27705.


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This guy is not a terrorist, and never was.
Terrorists try to kill people, they don't make sure that the buildings their bombs are placed in are empty. The Weather Underground did.
Blowing up and empty government building is certainly illegal, but in this case, terrorist is a pretty harsh term for a guy whose criminal career amounted to politically motivated vandalism.
Bill Ayers is not and was never a terrorist.
Terrorists try to kill people and instill fear in the population.
The Weather Underground attacked a series of unoccupied buildings, not to cause fear in the hearts of the American public, but to send a message to the Government. Legal? No, but he did his time already. Terrorist? NO WAY. Glorified vandal, perhaps.
"kingsorcerer- If she wanted to remain anonymous perhaps she should have thought twice about giving a press conference.
You need to read the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It covers freedom of speech.
If readers to contact her and more importantantly her corporate sponsors, they are well within their rights to do so."
I didn't say SHE wanted to remain anonymous. I said that this forum is anonymous.
And your 1st Amendment freedom of speech that you are so quick to hide behind does not cover harassment, intimidation, hate speech, threats, etc.
And for that matter, if we want to get down to basic rights as an American:
IF, I repeat IF Codrington hates white people, or white women, or thinks that rape is ok, or that murder is acceptable, then she is well within her rights to vote to acquit. He could be literally waving the proverbial "smoking gun," screaming about how he raped and murdered Laura Dickinson, with a signed confession in front of him, and not a single juror is required to vote to convict. I don't believe that to be the case here, this juror seems like a woman with respect for the law. But if she thinks that murdering/raping/defiling the corpse of a person is acceptable behavior, then she is not under any legal obligation to vote to convict.
Don't believe me? Google the term "Jury Nullification." Juries in America have the right not only to determine the guilt of the accused, but also judge the law itself.
I stand by my (well thought out) statement. Having to endure another trial is far from having your life ruined.
You really expect me to believe that having to go through another trial is not a desirable outcome, given that one other possibility was an acquittal? I would think (though I cannot, and WILL not speak for them, this is simply conjecture) that those close to Laura Dickinson would be pleased that they get another chance to see this (alleged) killer brought to justice.
This is not a win, or a loss, for either side. There's gonna be another trial. And while it may be painful for the people close to Laura to "bring EVERYTHING back," this is the system working flawlessly. Orange Taylor III has the right to another trial if the prosecution, or the defense for that matter, can't sell their case to 12 people.
AND EVEN IF HE DID DO IT (Which I will admit, he probably did) - If the prosecution cannot "prove" it to twelve people, then based on the way our judicial system works, he should not be convicted. Don't like it? Write a letter to your Congressman. Or move to another country.
It's not "overwhelmingly obvious," as you so eloquently and ignorantly stated. If it were, the guy would not be facing another trial. I'm not convinced. Two jurors, who saw much more evidence than you or I, are not convinced. If it were indeed "overwhelmingly obvious," then wouldn't the three of us agree?
The point is, people always think that everything is race based. And MAYBE this is. I don't know. BUT - White girl, 19, EMU student wants to convict... Because she's white? Because she attends EMU? Because the prosecution provided a totally solid case as to why this man should spend the rest of his life behind bars?
Re-read the facts of the case. The third question should not be answered with a yes.
For the record, I would like to admit my error. The spelling mistake was not in the word "their," but rather, in the word "theive." (THIEVE)
I admit my mistake, but would still note that the "I before E" rule still applies.
For the record, I would like to admit my error. The spelling mistake was not in the word "their," but rather, in the word "theive." (THIEVE)
I admit my mistake, but would still note that the "I before E" rule still applies.
No, eltecolote, do NOT contact Codrington Enterprises, LLC, unless you have an athlete that needs assistance that this company can provide. To contact them because of the outcome of the trial would be unwarranted harassment. Disagreeing with her regarding the outcome of this trial is fine, and posting anonymously on the internet is fine. Making any attempt to let her know that you disagree, other than in a public forum, is NOT fine. It is tasteless, rude harassment, and you should not encourage anyone to interfere with this woman's family business.
Remember, no more lives have been ruined as a result of the outcome of this trial than had already been ruined in mid-December of 2006. There is no reason to retaliate against a woman who was following the instructions given to her as she understood them, and possibly ruin the lives of innocent people - The Codrington family. She' has not committed a crime here. Orange Taylor III may have, and the prosecution will have another chance in January to attempt to prove that.
This girl obviously voted to convict because she's white!!!
No, I don't really believe that. But doesn't it sound silly? Many comments have been posted on this site blatantly accusing the other juror of voting to acquit because she was black... My guess is that those people won't assume that this white juror voted as she did because of her race. So why the double standard?
NoLifeNoJob -
"You think Orange would have been admitted at MSU or UM??? He was kicked out of Royal Oak and had to go back to S'field HS to graduate, and he was caught stealing at EMU prior and WASNT KICKED OUT!!! EMU is a second-chance school for applicants who can't make the marks, have a questionable incident or two on their school/behavior/court records. That is a fact that no person can deny and EMU gave him one chance too many -- Laura Dickinson would tell you as much."
LAURA DICKINSON WENT TO EASTERN. YOU ARE INSULTING NOT ONLY THE ALLEGED KILLER, BUT ALSO THE VICTIM. THAT IS A FACT. The Unabomber was admitted to U of M. Does the fact that they let in a serial killer make that school a low-quality institution?
"If you have good grades, you can mingle with better students than ORANGE TAYLOR The III. That is also fact."
I know from attending Eastern Michigan University, an incredibly culturally diverse place, that anyone can "mingle" with anyone. That is also (a) fact.
"Seriously, who heaves a sanitary napkin out across the the room, pulls their undergarments to their knees and sleeps with a pillow over their head??? The guy is trolling around campus after break, looking for rooms to theive, comes in and finds her there, murders her, busts his stuff on her, steals from her and there isn't a conviction with all the DNA and video.
Who knows who does these things? Someone may. Google search just the word "fetish," and you'll find some things that seem much more odd than sleeping with a pillow over your head. This is not meant to read as "Laura Dickinson did these things." It is meant to read "Stranger things have happened." And no, there is not a conviction with "all the DNA and video." The DNA could be explained in quite a few ways, and most of them don't have anything to do with rape. And the video - There were at the time of Laura's death, no video cameras pointing at the doors of the rooms in the dorm, only at the doors leading to the outside. The only thing that those tapes could possibly have proven was that Orange Taylor III was in the building itself, not any specific room. And seriously, who doesn't remember THEIR "I before E" rhyme from grade school? And you question the intelligence of the entire EMU student body?
"This is something that EMU has helped cause her family, too. Not only did the idiot Fallon not take the time to pay respects to the family at a single viewing or service, his people lied to the family, had the police bungle the investigation and tried to cover it up. Now this family has to go through this AGAIN???"
The president, like the entire EMU community, was not told that there was a likelihood that Laura was murdered until long after any viewing or service would have been over. It is not the responsibility of the president of a public university to attend the funeral service of someone who died on his campus of natural causes. While time has certainly told us that she did not die in a natural way, FALLON DID NOT KNOW THAT AT THE TIME. And yes, the family has to go through another trial. But, if you believe so strongly that Taylor is guilty, you should be happy that they have to go through it again. Beats an acquittal, right?
"THERE IS NO WAY HE'S NOT GUILTY, and THERE"S NO WAY I'D SEND MY KID TO EASTERN."
No, there IS a way he's not guilty. The defense offered a POSSIBLE explanation as to why he is not guilty. Is it plausible? No. But the prosecution was not able to prove to two jurors that it was impossible.
And please, if your kids are as judgemental as you are, by all means, send them to U of M or MSU, because I certainly don't want to run into them here at Eastern. But if your spelling abilities are in any way indicative of your kids' performance in school, they probably won't get i Even though chances are that at least one of THEIR teachers probably went to Eastern.
"There's what most self-respecting adults think of good ole' EMU...Who are you kidding with this "be calm, don't make mean statements and stay reasoned' garbage?"
Why do you feel that you can speak for "most" self-respecting adults?
I am both self-respecting AND an adult. I love attending Eastern Michigan University. And who is it that you are most likely misquoting? Because as your statement has already shown, one person can very rarely speak on behalf of a group of people with much accuracy.
In conclusion... Get a life. Get a job. Maybe they'll let you into Eastern so you can become a highly qualified educator - Then you can help to ensure that no kid ever has to go to EMU again!
pmfite -
You claim I've never developed critical thinking skills, however, I've made it a point to not call anyone else's intelligence into question. Can we disagree without insulting the other? I certainly can. I don't agree with your assessment of the case, but I do believe that you have thought out your point of view, even critically.
There is a concept that Court TV, Fox News, CNN, et al. are quick to sweep under the rug in cases like this, called the rights of the accused. We are not talking about someone accused of a traffic violation, or possessing a controlled substance, or stealing a television. This man is accused of the 2 most heinous crimes a person can commit, rape and murder. If convicted, he will certainly go to jail for the rest of his life. Point: THIS IS HEAVY STUFF. We, the largely ignorant public, cannot simply say "GUILTY!" and put a 21 year old in jail forever - Unless the accusers provide a solid enough case to 12 people to do so. They did not. This is not the fault of the 2 jurors who voted to acquit, it is the fault of the prosecution for not selling their case well enough to convince everyone in the deliberation room. The fact that there was a hung jury, and that Orange Taylor III is, for once, an example of the system working, not the other way around.
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Jay78 - What you may read as a woman out for revenge, I see as an intelligent woman with a clear understanding of the legal system. Discrimination-based renting practices are illegal. Hence, lawsuit. Prosecution couldn't prove to juror beyond reasonable doubt in HER mind, after she witnessed all pieces of evidence, not the abridged, media-friendly version. Hence, not guilty vote.
My apologies. The second line was meant to read "Not that I personally believe he was NOT guilty."
I don't think that you understand what "circumstantial evidence" means.
I agree with everything you stated, though the implication that I am not a reasonable person is unwarranted.
I remind you that the medical examiner could not conclusively determine the cause of death. Without a conclusive cause of death, how can there possibly be a guilty conviction, or even a murder trial to begin with?
The DNA evidence is certainly compelling. But semen alone is not enough evidence to convict a man of murder, in this reasonable person's mind when the medical examiner can't even say for sure how Laura died.
I can't make really tell you why he may have changed his story during, or after questioning. But I do know that cops can get PRETTY NASTY when they're trying to coerce someone into a confession. There are any number of possibilities as to what happened, and murder is certainly one of them. BUT - The prosecution DID NOT prove that to the jury.
And that's the entire point. Not that I personally believe he was guilty. There's only one person who we can be sure knows what happened in that room that night, and unfortunately, she's dead. Orange Taylor *might* know for sure. But I certainly don't. The real issue, in my opinion, is the publics' rush to assign blame. Did he do it? Maybe. Probably, even. But it's not IMPOSSIBLE that the story he told was true. So as the justice system is now set up, he should not be found guilty. Given the facts made public in this case, he probably should have been found not guilty. Those who believe that he did do it should be glad that there was a mistrial, as it gives the prosecution another chance to tell their story.
The medical examiner couldn't even determine the cause of death. The guy's NOT "obviously guilty," as you stated, if the medical examiner can't even determine if she was murdered!
And thanks for clarifying what "reasonable doubt" means, I clearly had no idea how the system worked when I posted the original comment.
Unfortunately for you and those like you who are so quick to judge the accused without knowing all of the facts in a case, the poor job done by the prosecution put doubt in two of the twelve peoples' minds whose opinions actually matter in this case.
And you know, I believe the guy probably did do it. But to convict him based on the evidence presented to the jury, which has been made public and is reported on in the article mentioned above, would be a failure of the system.
Is it impossible that the guy was stealing from rooms, encountered a dead Laura Dickinson, masturbated onto her corpse, and put a pillow over her head? No. HIGHLY IMPROBABLE, sure. But it's not the job of the defense to prove that that actually was the case. It's the job of the prosecution to prove that she was raped, murder, etc. Which they did such a poor job of that the defense didn't even need to call a witness.
I wasn't preaching to you, my friend. I was thanking a courageous woman for standing up for her beliefs, and the beliefs of the men who founded this country.
And for that matter - The county medical examiner stated under oath that he could not rule out Laura's heart condition as cause of death. This should NOT have been a mistrial, it should have been a Not Guilty verdict based on that statement alone!
How can you possibly prove "Beyond a reasonable doubt" that someone murdered someone else, when the medical examiner can't even prove to himself "beyond a reasonable doubt" that she was even murdered?
The guy's probably gonna walk when the January trial is over. You may as well prepare yourself for it now.
I agree. From what I've seen and read, he probably really did kill her. But neither of us were in the room that night, and neither of us saw all of the evidence that those jurors saw. And for that matter, THE GUY WAS NOT FOUND NOT GUILTY. IT WAS A MISTRIAL, meaning there will be ANOTHER TRIAL. If the prosecution did such a fabulous job, then it would move into the sentencing phase now, rather than trial #2.
FURTHERMORE - He probably killed her, and he might walk. But the system is designed in such a way that a couple guilty guys walk in order to protect innocent guys from being convicted. It's not a flawless system, but I challenge you to find one anywhere in the world that's more "fair," for lack of a better term.


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Fusion-io achieves one terabyte per second sustained bandwidth Fusion-io announced that it will deploy custom installations based on its ioMemory technology at two presently undisclosed government organizations. Each deployment consists of hundreds of terabytes of solid-state storage capacity and is capable of sustaining over one terabyte per second (1TB/s) of aggregate bandwidth with access latencies under 50 microseconds. Fusion-io
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Nominate an Unsung Hero to Be a 2013 Recipient for One of the Highest Civilian Honors
ANAHEIM, CA - (October 22, 2012) - The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation announced they are accepting nominations for the Citizen Service Before Self Honors, which recognizes and honors those ordinary Americans who become extraordinary through their indomitable courage and selflessness. Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait encourages Anaheim residents to consider any local nominees for this prestigious award.
"In Anaheim, we have many heroes who live among us," said Mayor Tait. "On any given day their actions change the lives of others. That may be through an act of kindness, or a response to a crisis situation. We want to hear about our heroes, and I encourage anyone who has been the recipient or witness to such an act, to nominate their friend or neighbor for this prestigious, national award."
Citizen Service Before Self Honors are unique, because they are presented to unsung heroes by our nation's most honored heroes—the fewer than 85 living recipients of our nation's highest award for valor—the Medal of Honor. The recipients comprise the Congressionally chartered Medal of Honor Society, which is one of the most exclusive societies.
Citizen Service Before Self Honorees represent the values of courage, sacrifice and selfless service. Mayor Tait and Medal of Honor recipients encourage individuals to nominate any United States civilian who has clearly demonstrated a willingness to sacrifice for others whether through a single act of extraordinary heroism at risk to one's life or through a prolonged series of selfless acts. The nominee's actions must epitomize the concept of "service before self" and must be performed "above and beyond" one's professional area of responsibility or conduct.
Citizens may submit an eligible nominee by completing the nomination form online via the Citizen Service Before Self Honors website, www.CitizenServiceBeforeSelfHonors.org. The nomination period ends on Friday, December 28, 2012.
A panel, to include Medal of Honor recipient representation, will consider all nominations and select national finalists. Finalists will be announced on Monday, March 11, 2013. From among those finalists, a second panel of Medal of Honor recipients will select three individuals to receive Citizen Service Before Self Honors. The recipients will be honored at a ceremony on Monday, March 25, 2013, in conjunction with National Medal of Honor Day. The ceremony will be held near the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, VA.
Profiles for each of the finalists will be available on the Citizen Service Before Self Honors website and each finalist will receive an embossed framed certificate signed by the President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
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The Northeastern Pennsylvania Council, Boy Scouts of America has begun the process of relocating and restoring an important piece of Scouting's history.
This cabin, the last remaining part of the Dan Beard Outdoor School, a camp run by Daniel Carter Beard in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County, PA is being disassembled and moved 12 miles to Goose Pond Scout Reservation. This process is not a small undertaking, but by relocating and keeping this 1926 Kiva style log cabin in Upstate Pennsylvania we are not only preserving its history but are also honoring a beloved founder of the BSA, Dan Beard himself.
These pages will explain the history of the cabin and detail the restoration process. You will also be able to follow the project through our collection of pictures and images.
This project is being made possible with help from the many volunteers who are giving their time and labor freely. It cannot be completed, however, without the contributions and generosity of supporters like you. Monetary donations to pay the costs of the relocation and rebuilding are now being taken online, and we thank all of you for your support. Before you leave, please visit the Dan Beard Cabin Project DONATE page.


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Disturbing Homemade ToysFebruary 3rd, 2009 by Vincent
A friend of mine just alerted me to these awesome homemade toys on Etsy. Etsy is a website where artisans (if you will) can sell all kinds of bizarre goods to the general public. Etsy takes a cut, the artist gets their work exposed, everyone's happy. It's really a cool site and if you dig around for a while you'll find some amazing, unique items. Like this:
That's fucking badass is what that is. The brand is called 2amToys, and there are 5 equally disturbing/adorable creatures currently available.


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Horses and wagons in motion, annual ride follows path of tradition
EDROY - It may not be a trail ride yet, but this patch of caliche past the old cotton gin is filling up fast with horses and riders and everything that will go with them on their eight-day, 139-mile trek to San Antonio.
"A few of us are trying to keep the cowboy tradition alive," said trail boss George Camp. "This is the way our forefathers traveled - by horseback and by wagon - and as long as a bunch of us cowboys are left, we're going to keep it alive."
That bunch is as many as 500 people who'll leave today from Edroy and ride to San Antonio, joining riders starting at 12 different points as a show of support for the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, which starts Feb. 4.
Ron Schrack brought his mule, his wife, her walking horse, two Yorkie dogs and a pickup and trailer from Pennsylvania for his third South Texas ride.
"It gets me out of the snow," he said. Several travelers gathered around newlyweds Jim and Wydell Wehunt from northern Alabama on Thursday.
"We meet each other here and run into each other again and again," Jim Wehunt said of those greeting them Thursday.
"And you never have a gun when you need it," joked Roger Phillips from Iowa.
Laurie Capeheard brought her husband, three children, six dogs , three horses, two friends and their traveling living quarters down from Beeville.
The family crew will help serve drinks to the nearly 500 riders each day.
"It's just fun. We have a blast," she said. "It's a lot of work with that chuck wagon, but we make it fun."
Joe Beck and Cindy O'Day started their ride in Delaware, stopping for two days in North Carolina to catch up with Marilynne and Bob Massey, whom they met during last year's ride.
"It's good people," Joe said when asked why he came back for a second ride. "It's good, clean fun."This is the first year the trail starts in Edroy. Previous rides left from Labonte Park, seven miles south. Muddy park conditions and the complication of crossing the Nueces River on their first day out were among factors that led ride organizers to consider the new location.
"The horses were kinda' like we are - all hyped up," said Jim Wehunt of starting the ride. "I rode a few over that (bridge) - I'd as soon have walked."
"Aunt Jinks" Elliott, 84, gets the riders up each morning, as she hops aboard the sound truck and blasts cattle call through its speakers.
"I get a kick out of waking everybody up at 5 o'clock," she said. "We keep going 'round and 'round 'til we see the lights come on in these trailers. We're hollerin' for them to get up."
The trail of wagons, mules, horses and riders head out about 8 a.m., the line of recreational vehicles, horse trailers, portable bathroom facilities and the chuck wagon trailer leaving for the camp site a bit earlier.
Last year, Joe Beck of Delaware saw 194 horses and 23 wagons. "That makes for a pretty long string," he said.
Riders take pitstops along the trail and end each day's ride about 4:30 p.m. Most nights, there's dancing and games before and after dinner.
The chuck wagon cook crew will prepare seafood gumbo, chalupas and rice, hamburgers, hot dogs, and Frito chili pie inside the trailer complete with a freezer, propane tank, grills, microwave and loads of food.
Once the trail ends in San Antonio and trail riders catch a few days of rodeo activities, they'll load up wagons, horses, mules, dogs, wives and children in vehicles of all sizes and head for home - some across the United States.
Marilynne Massey, a former Taft resident now living in North Carolina, already knew how her ride would end.
"I'll sleep the whole way back, if the truth be known," she laughed.
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KEESEVILLE - The United Way of Clinton and Essex Counties Inc. has named Gordon J. Hazel the recipient of this year's Dorothy and Alan Booth Distinguished Citizen Award.
The announcement was made at the organization's annual dinner at the Keeseville Elks Lodge March 7.
John C. Bernardi, executive director of the local United Way, said Hazel has been an excellent example of what the award recognizes, which is "volunteerism, community spirit, generosity, compassion and commitment." Hazel's most recent role as executive director of the Joint Council for Economic Opportunity of Clinton and Franklin Counties, from which he retired after 18 years, has meant a great deal to the two counties.
"Gordon has certainly dedicated a large part of his life to the health and human services field to which he gives so generously and so tirelessly," said Bernardi.
Hazel's son, Mark, accepted the award on his father's behalf, as both his father and mother, Kathleen, are out of town until the spring. After Gordon Hazel retired last September and his wife retired as executive director of the Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County in December, the two have been spending their winter months in Myrtle Beach, S.C., their son explained.
"He really wished he could've been here," said Mark Hazel.
In a letter sent by Gordon Hazel thanking the organization for the recognition, the recipient stated he was "both honored and humbled" with the news. Mark Hazel read his father's letter, underscoring the emphasis his father placed on his gratitude to the people of the North Country.
"This award is extremely special to me ... I feel so blessed that I was able to do something that I loved and actually got paid to do it," Gordon Hazel wrote in his letter.
The opportunity gave him the insight of how an organization can reach so many people, he further stated, and helped him understand the importance of partnering organizations like the United Way.
"The United Way works, and, from my perspective, everyone should get involved in it," Mark Hazel read from his father's letter.
The Hazels anticipate returning to the area in May, but until that time, Mark Hazel said his father is especially enjoying the warm weather.
"He sends me text messages every morning. I got one today that said, 'Sunny. Clear. Beautiful. Tee time, 9:24. Life is great.'"
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Potter star, age 16, regularly travels an hour to see 23-year-old
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Atlas Rocket
Atlas Rocket
On February 20, 1962, John Glenn sat inside of his Freedom 7 capsule waiting for the countdown to reach zero as the Atlas rocket below him creaked and groaned. The booster's stainless steel walls were so thin that the rocket would have collapsed if its balloon fuel tanks hadn't been pressurized with nitrogen gas. This was the first manned launch for the Atlas rocket, which had a nasty habit of exploding during test flights.
Glenn had nothing to fear on this day. The Atlas rocket performed perfectly, making Glenn the first American to orbit Earth. Three other Mercury astronauts would ride the converted intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into space after him.
General Dynamics' Convair Division developed the original Atlas rocket in the late 1950s. The first successful test flight took place on December 17, 1957. A year later, an Atlas rocket launched the Signal Communication by Orbiting Relay Equipment (SCORE) satellite into space with a pre-recorded message from President Dwight D. Eisenhower wishing the world a merry Christmas.
Mercury Atlas Rocket Launch
The final Mercury flight by Gordo Cooper was the final use of the Atlas rocket for manned spaceflight. The Mercury spacecraft's two-man successor, Gemini, was too heavy for the Atlas to lift. Atlas played a supporting role in that program by launching Agena target vehicles that Gemini crews docked with in orbit. Perfecting docking techniques was a crucial step on the way to the Apollo moon landings.
The Atlas rocket saw service as part of America's ICBM fleet until it was retired from active service in 1965. The boosters were converted into satellite launchers, launching Surveyor spacecraft to the Moon, and Mariner probes to Mars.
The Atlas rocket has been upgraded over the decades, with the Atlas I, II, and III boosters delivering increasingly heavier payloads into space. The Atlas III rocket dropped the balloon tank design and incorporated a Russian RD-180 engine in its first stage. All three versions of the Atlas have since been retired.
Atlas V is currently used for military, NASA, and commercial payloads. Developed under the U.S. Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program, the Altas V rocket debuted in 2002. The booster includes the RD-180 engine on the first stage and an American-built RL10 in the second stage.
United Launch Alliance, which builds the Atlas V, is working with XCOR Aerospace to develop a new upper stage rocket to replace the RL10. The new engine would be cheaper to build and operate, making the Atlas V less expensive to operate and better able to compete for commercial payloads.
Fifty years after John Glen first flew the Atlas rocket, that booster's descendent is being eyed for future human space missions. Three space companies - Blue Origin, Boeing, and Sierra Nevada Corporation - have designated the Atlas V rocket as their launcher of choice for crew vehicles they are developing under NASA's commercial crew program. Those flights are expected to begin by 2017.
The Atlas rocket celebrates the 55th anniversary of its first flight on December 17, 2012. At that age, most people are looking to retire. But the Atlas is just getting started.
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My mother always told me growing up
"Don't let your humming bird arse get
Your alligator mouth in trouble"
I never thought anything about it then
I took it as a warning not to say what was on my mind~
There are people in society who stay "in line"
Those who don't care to draw attention to issues
People who are afraid to be in the spotlight
I am simply an outspoken woman
I am straightforward and boldly confident
I speak out when I see an unwarranted wrong
I am me, and when I speak up to offend wrongdoers
To keep them from continuing to do wrong
Unreasonable authorities feel they must stop me
These influential people see me as a threat
I act on my conscience and say what I must
If some don't like my boisterousness…..
I fear the waters will be rough~
They can do their best to keep me down
But ….
I will not sway from my God given strength
I fear intimidators who wish me meek
Are up for a battle ...I will always speak!
Because I am proud
I shant change my ways~
Mother may have been a meager woman
Doing what she was expected ....
.....by staying in line
She tried teaching me not to rock the boat
By egregiously keeping me under control
Yet .....I am not her…. I am a hummingbird all grown
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The Rockville Regatta is a labor of love for Sea Island Yacht Club commodore Grayson Carter.
Carter owns three of the nine Sea Island One Design sailboats that are the feature class of the regatta. His close friend Van Smith owns two SIOD boats.
The Rockville Regatta will be held for the 123rd consecutive year on Bohicket Creek.
"The four original boats (Cygnet, Undine, Doghouse and Marcheta) in the class were originally built and date back to the late 1940s," Carter said.
They were built by area yacht clubs for a series of summer regattas that culminated at Sea Island Yacht Club the first weekend in August.
Carter credits Smith with revitalizing the fleet and competition when Smith commissioned local boat builder Mark Bayne to build a new boat in the 1980s. The newest SIOD, Flounder owned by Hank Hofford, made its debut in the 2011 Rockville Regatta. Passing that love for SIODs to younger sailors and providing them with an opportunity to keep the history alive is a focal point for the club.
The SIOD boats aren't the only designs competing. Carter said there will be E-Scows, Y-Flyers, Moths, Lasers and a few Sunfish.
A large spectator fleet also will crowd Bohicket Creek, part of the color of the Rockville Regatta.
Registration will take place Saturday morning "on the porch" of Sea Island Yacht Club with races starting at noon Saturday and Sunday. There's also a dance Saturday evening ($15 at the door).
"It has become a storied Lowcountry tradition. Everybody in the Charleston area knows the first weekend of August is the Rockville Regatta from generations of family members attending for decades," Carter said.
"It's hard to believe it's time for Rockville again. It's a big event and everybody enjoys it. We'll have a big crowd."
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Breaking into the Luxury market isn't easy. Toyota has arguably had the most success with Lexus, the only full-line luxury marque sold in America that isn't German. Infiniti gave up on trying to go head-to-head with the S-Class and 7-Series when they ditched the Q, and Cadillac has yet to have a complete and coherent strategy. Meanwhile Acura started off strong with the Legend, created a competent E/5 competitor with the all-wheel-drive RL, and then things started to fall apart. Can the RLX bring the brand back?
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Despite debuting over seven years ago, extensively refreshed in 2009 and nip/tucked again in 2011, the Acura RL remains a mystery. Flagship products usually sell in small numbers, but the RL is one of the rarest sedans in America. This isn't exactly been a badge of honor for Acura. Overlooked by shoppers who flock to the cheaper Acura TL and largely forgotten by the automotive press (after all these years, TTAC has never fully reviewed the RL) With a full replacement due next year in the form of the RLX concept, I hit Acura up for an RL for a week to see how a flagship product from a major brand could manage to sell just 56 vehicles in Canada and 1,096 in the USA in 2011. For those who like statistics, the TL outsold the RL by 2,850%. Ouch.