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Stonewall and Me
Sunday, March 24, 2013 by Ethan Rafuse
For those who have 55 minutes and 22 seconds to kill, here is my lecture last June at the Kansas City Public Library on Thomas J. Jackson.
For those who have 55 minutes and 22 seconds to kill, here is my lecture last June at the Kansas City Public Library on Thomas J. Jackson.
Few things cooler in this world than being, like Hooker's men at Chattanooga, above the clouds, watching the sunset to the west. Check out this view looking west from near the top of the Skyline Chair at Stevens Pass Ski Area shortly after a cloud descended on the lower 900 or so vertical feet of the mountain but left the top 300 or so feet crystal clear in a way that my camera does not do justice to.
BTW, Stevens Pass is not, as some people believe, named for first Washington territorial governor and Civil War general Isaac Ingalls Stevens, but John F. Stevens, a late nineteenth/early twentieth-century railroad engineer, who also served awhile as chief engineer on the Panama Canal. Here is a view of the pass, where US 2 passes through the mountains, from the Seventh Heaven lift at Stevens Pass Ski Area:
I also had a great time with the good folks who belong to the Puget Sound Civil War Round Table–with a caveat, which I will address in a future post.
Since every Civil War historian apparently has to have one, here is mine, taken at Fort Ward in Alexandria, Virginia.
Don't think I pull off the deeply-contemplative-as-I-look-off-into-the-distance stare that others seem to prefer. In any case, I far prefer these images.
It was with great delight that I opened a letter from the University of Missouri Press (publisher of the fine–ahem–work of scholarship on the right) notifying me that it will remain in operation.
From the 29 August Kansas City Star:
University of Missouri Press will remain open
The University of Missouri will take over responsibility for an academic press, printing books and digital publications, administrators said Tuesday.
The announcement comes after recent controversy about the future of the University of Missouri Press. University officials said control of the press will be shifted from the four-campus university system to the Columbia campus.
The press will remain at its location in Columbia.
Full story is here.
According to another report (available here) the press is looking for manuscripts to replace those that went elsewhere when it appeared the press was going to close. Looks like a great opportunity to do some shopping–for both authors and readers of Civil War history!
A few weeks ago, presidential historian Brooks Simpson and I were in the DC area attending the Annual Meeting of the Society for Military History. On the first day of the conference, we entertained and enlightened (Brooks as chair; myself as one of the presenters) a packed house of our fellow historians in a session on "Union Generalship and the Politics of War: Three Case Studies". The next day, we field checked sections of my forthcoming Manassas guide in the University of Nebraska Press's This Hallowed Ground series. We started at Cedar Mountain, the first stop on the section of the guide devoted to the Second Manassas Campaign, and worked our way back to Manassas.
Among the places we stopped was Mayfield Fort in Manassas, which is where the guide discusses the rout of George W. Taylor's command on the morning of 27 August 1862, and its effect on the campaign.
It is a site well worth visiting, not least for the interesting artillery display there.
Anyone can look distinguished on their book jacket picture standing next to a smoothbore Napoleon or Parrott Rifle; only a real scholar can pull it off with a Quaker gun.
If you are in the next few months, here are some things to do:
All programs begin at 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Kansas City, Missouri
Presented by Dr. Ethan S. Rafuse
Thursday, June 7, 2012
A West Point graduate and Mexican War veteran, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson left his job as an educator to serve the Confederacy and became one of its most successful military leaders. Jackson's performances as a commander at places such as Manassas, Fredericksburg, and Harpers Ferry were critical to the ability of Confederate arms to achieve victories during the first two years of the Civil War.
Featuring a roundtable of historians
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
September 17, 1862, is the bloodiest day in American military history. Hoping to break the will of the Federals, Confederate commander Robert E. Lee pushed north of the Potomac River. But the Union Army under George B. McClellan fought Lee to a draw, resulting in a "victory" that led to President Abraham Lincoln's issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Presented by Dr. Terry Beckenbaugh
Thursday, November 8, 2012
The American Civil War was the product of the failure of the nation's political leadership to resolve fundabmental debates between the North and South over the nature of the American republic and the meaning of constitutional liberty. As the conflict wore on, it became clear that divisions existed not only between the North and South, but also within each section. This presentation looks at the leaders of both North and South, the issues and ideologies that drove debate, and the effect politics had on the course and conduct of the war.
And coming up in 2013:
The Challenges of Command and Generalship: Good, Bad, and Ugly
The Battle of Vicksburg
African American Troops in the Civil War
Quantrill, Lawrence, and the Guerilla War in the West
Gettysburg and the Meaning of the War
For more information: kclibrary.org, 816.701.3407
Three years ago, the library sponsored a roundtable on Gettysburg, which can be viewed here.
Call for Papers
The Thirty-Fourth Annual Mid-America Conference on History will be held September 20-22, 2012 in Springfield, Missouri. Paper and session proposals on all fields and phases of history, including overview sessions and graduate student papers, will be considered. Proposals should include a paragraph about the content of each paper. The deadline for proposals is May 15, 2012. Contact: Worth Robert Miller, Department of History, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897 or email@example.com. For more information visit the History Department website.
In 1977, the department of history at Missouri State University established the Mid-America Conference on History. Professor James N. Giglio was its originator and its first coordinator. The intent of the conference was to accommodate historians who could not afford the expense of national meetings while providing opportunities for social interaction rarely found at national meetings.
Features of the conference
From the beginning, the Mid-America Conference has drawn attention nationally even though the bulk of the attendees are from the Midwest. The conference has drawn historians in all stages of their careers. Doctoral students, university faculty, and independent scholars have all shared their scholarship with colleagues from other institutions and the public at the conference. Indeed, many close friendships have been made at the Mid-America, which has contributed to the large number of returnees.
The Mid-America Conference is also one of the few regional conferences accepting papers and sessions in all areas. Recent conferences, for example, have included presentations on topics as diverse as the justification of polygamy in Anabaptist Munster, the industrial espionage activities of the Pinkerton Detective Agency in the early 20th century, and a panel on academic publishing designed to help graduate students and junior faculty refine their papers into publishable manuscripts.
Over the years, some of the nation's leading historians have been featured at the Mid-America Conference on History, including Stephen Ambrose, John Blassingame, James MacGregor Burns, Eugene Genovese, Susan Hartmann, William Leuchtenburg, James McPherson, and Ann Firor Scott.
Sponsoring universities
The first institution to join Missouri State University in hosting the Mid-America Conference on History was the University of Kansas in 1980. Soon afterward, Oklahoma State University and the University of Arkansas also joined the consortium. The University of Memphis, University of Arkansas-Little Rock, and Washburn University/Kansas State Historical Society/Kansas Wesleyian University have also hosted the conference. Today, Missouri State University, Oklahoma State University, University of Arkansas, and University of Oklahoma are permanent hosts, and the conference rotates between these institutions annually.
Here is something to do if you happen to find yourself in the world's largest office building next week.
Here is a description of the talk and the series of which it is a part:
Dr. Ethan Rafuse, a widely published author on the Civil War, will give the inaugural presentation of the DoD Historical Speaker Series at 1130 on 11 April in the Pentagon Auditorium. His talk will assess the opening months of the conflict President Lincoln called "A People's Contest." The ongoing program is planned and coordinated by the historical offices of OSD, the Joint Staff, and the four military services. A primary theme will be the commemoration of our nation's past conflicts, to include the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 (1812–1815), the 150th anniversary of the Civil War (1861–1865), the 100th anniversary of World War I (1914–1918), and the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War (1956–1975).
If you are in the Kansas City area tomorrow night and have an interest in the September 1861 Battle of Lexington, check this out:
The National Archives at Kansas City will host Dr. Ethan Rafuse on Tuesday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m. for a lecture titled "Missouri at War: The Battle of Lexington." A 6:00 p.m. reception will precede the event. Attendees are encouraged to view the Divided Loyalties exhibition prior to the lecture.
The Battle of Lexington in September 1861 marked the high tide of Confederate operations in the state that year. After winning a resounding victory at Wilson's Creek, Sterling Price led his Missouri State Guard north in an effort to redeem the "Little Dixie" region from Union control. At Lexington, in what became known as the "Battle of the Hemp Bales," Price's forces won a rousing victory over a Union force of 3,500 men.
Not only was Lexington the greatest Union defeat of the war in Missouri, it also was one in a series of events that would dash the high hopes Northerners had of Major General John C. Fremont when he assumed command in Missouri. With his record of accomplishment as an officer in the antebellum army, stature as the first Republican presidential candidate, and strong personal connection to the Benton family, the widely celebrated "Pathfinder" had initially seemed to be the right man to lead the North to victory in the state. But within two months after the defeat at Lexington, Fremont's tenure in command in Missouri would come to an ignominious end. This talk will discuss the fight at Lexington and Fremont's tenure in command, as well as its larger significance for the war in Missouri.
These events are free, open to the public, and take place at the Kansas City branch of the National Archives and Records Administration, located at 400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108.
This program is part of a lecture series NARA-Kansas City put together that includes three members of the faculty at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. It is designed to support and help promote their current exhibit: Divided Loyalties: Civil War Documents from the Missouri State Archives. A partial description:
Divided Loyalties examines the upheaval and uncertainty that characterized Missouri during the Civil War era. As Missourians divided their loyalties between the Union and the Confederacy, many found themselves facing dire consequences for their decisions. This exhibit focuses on the social conflict that permeated the state for the two decades that followed the Kansas border wars of the mid-1850s. Going beyond the stories of battle and military strategy, original documents demonstrate how even those Missourians who did not serve in the military could be subjected to suspicion, discrimination, and violence.
A full description of the exhibit, which runs through April, can be found here.
I figure emphasizing the hemp angle might help us attract an audience that skews a bit younger demographically than is usually the case.
The program for the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Society for Military History, which is being held on 9-13 May 2012, in Arlington, VA, (Crystal City, to be exact) and sponsored by the Army Historical Foundation, has recently been posted. As always, there will be a number of sessions and papers that address topics of interest to students of American Civil War military history. Moreover, there will once again be a pretty decent contingent of Civil War historians in attendance, including Mark, Brian Holden Reid, Susannah Ural, and Carol Reardon. I will be presenting a paper in a session on "Union Generalship and the Politics of War: Three Case Studies" (the other participants are Brooks Simpson, Christopher Stowe, Terry Beckenbaugh, and George Rable).
Unlike the past five years, though, I will not be participating in activities associated with service on the SMH Awards Committee, as I my term of service ended last year. This year, for the Distinguished Book Awards, the committee selected:
John Sloan Brown, Kevlar Legions: The Transformation of the U.S. Army, 1989-2005 (U.S. Army Center of Military History, 2011).
Mark Peattie, Edward Drea and Hans van de Ven, editors, The Battle for China: Essays on the Military History of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945 (Stanford University Press, 2011).
Biography/Memoir: Mungo Melvin, Manstein: Hitler's Greatest General (Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2011).
Reference: Steven E. Clay, ed. U.S. Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 (4 vols.) (Combat Studies Institute Press, 2010, 2011).
Ronald H. Spector of George Washington University is this year's recipient of The Samuel Eliot Morison Prize, which recognizes not any one specific achievement, but a body of contributions in the field of military history, extending over time and reflecting a spectrum of scholarly activity contributing significantly to the field.
Brian M. Linn of Texas A&M University will receive the Edwin H. Simmons Award (formerly the Victor Gondos Award), which recognizes long, distinguished or particularly outstanding service to the SMH.
Further information about the SMH program and logistics for the meeting can be found here.
The 55th Annual Missouri Valley History Conference will be held March 1-3, 2012 in Omaha, Nebraska. The Society for Military History sponsors a full slate of sessions at the MVHC and also will again be sponsoring a "huddle" for Society for Military History participants. Individual proposals and session proposals are welcome. For individuals, send a one page proposal and short c.v. (only c.v. if volunteering to chair/comment). For sessions, send one-page session proposal, one-page proposal for each paper, and short c.v.'s for all participants.
The Society for Military History and the First Division Museum Cantigny sponsors the Kevin J. Carroll award for the best graduate student paper in Military History. This prize is valued at $400 dollars. Please include e-mail address. Deadline for proposals is October 21, 2011. Send proposals, c.v.'s and inquiries for contest rules to: Connie K. Harris, PO Box 121, Grasston, MN 55030 or send by e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com. In addition, the Society for Military History and the First Division Museum Cantigny sponsors a paper prize for the Best Undergraduate Student paper in any area of History which is valued at $200. For information on this prize please send inquiries to Jeanne Reames, Department of History, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182-0213 or email@example.com.
Photos from the 7 May Springfield Civil War Symposium described in Mark's post below.
The Clark County Heritage Center, site of the symposium.
Mark speaking on the election of 1860.
The symposium speakers (l to r): Mark Grimsley, Ethan Rafuse, Fergus Bordewich, and Nicole Etcheson.
The program for the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Society for Military History, which is being held on 9-12 June 2011 in Lisle, IL, and sponsored by the Cantigny First Division Foundation, has recently been posted. There will be a number of sessions and papers that address topics of interest to students of American Civil War military history. Moreover, there will once again be a pretty decent contingent of Civil War historians in attendance, including Mark, Brian Holden Reid, Susannah Ural, Greg Urwin, George Rable, and Jeff Prushankin. I will be presenting a paper in a session on "Teaching the Military Revolution: A Roundtable Discussion" and participating in activities associated with chairing the SMH Awards Committee.
Gerhard Weinberg is this year's recipient of The Samuel Eliot Morison Prize, which recognizes not any one specific achievement, but a body of contributions in the field of military history, extending over time and reflecting a spectrum of scholarly activity contributing significantly to the field.
Joseph Fitzharris will receive the Edwin H. Simmons Award (formerly the Victor Gondos Award), which recognizes long, distinguished or particularly outstanding service to the SMH.
For the SMH Distinguished Book Awards, which are given to outstanding works in the following categories, U.S., non-U.S., biography/memoir, and reference, the committee (Robert Citino, Peter Kindsvatter, Adrian Lewis, George Satterfield, and myself) selected:
Chad L. Williams, Torchbearers of Democracy: African American Soldiers in the World War I Era (University of North Carolina Press)
Peter H. Wilson, The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy (Harvard University Press)
John MacFarlane, Triquet's Cross: A Study of Military Heroism (McGill-Queen's University Press)
Clifford J. Rogers, ed. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology. (Oxford University Press)
The SMH Moncado Awards for outstanding articles in The Journal of Military History go to:
Yuval Noah Harari, "Armchairs, Coffee, and Authority: Eye-witnesses and Flesh-witnesses Speak about War"
Marc Milner, "Stopping the Panzers: Reassessing the Role of 3rd Canadian Infantry Division in Normandy, 7-10 June 1944"
Greg Kennedy, "Anglo-American Strategic Relations and Intelligence Assessments of Japanese Air Power 1934-1941"
John T. Kuehn, "The U.S. Navy General Board and Naval Arms Limitation: 1922-1937"
Further information about the SMH program and logistics for the meeting can be found here.
A few days ago, Brooks Simpson posted a meditation on blogging on his new blog, Crossroads (very much worth following, by the way). In it, he confessed that last year blogging "had lost some of its initial attraction. Aside from reacting to certain events, I was not sure whether blogging had any other concrete purpose for me." With Crossroads he seems to have recovered it, but the question of "to blog or not to blog" has confronted many of us at one time or another.
Indeed, according to this New York Times article, a growing number have concluded not to blog. Instead, there's been a virtual stampede from blogs to other social media:
Blogs were once the outlet of choice for people who wanted to express themselves online. But with the rise of sites like Facebook and Twitter, they are losing their allure for many people — particularly the younger generation.
The Internet and American Life Project at the Pew Research Center found that from 2006 to 2009, blogging among children ages 12 to 17 fell by half; now 14 percent of children those ages who use the Internet have blogs. Among 18-to-33-year-olds, the project said in a report last year, blogging dropped two percentage points in 2010 from two years earlier.
Former bloggers said they were too busy to write lengthy posts and were uninspired by a lack of readers. Others said they had no interest in creating a blog because social networking did a good enough job keeping them in touch with friends and family.
I myself began maintaining a blog seven years ago. The maiden effort — and still the one to which I devote the most time — has gone by various names but eventually became Blog Them Out of the Stone Age. For me it served two major purposes.
First, it became a way to explore my views about academic military history at a time when I had become frustrated with the field and was thinking of moving away from it altogether. Several colleagues at Ohio State, having noticed this frustration, had encouraged me to re-cast myself as a nineteenth century Americanist. For a while the idea was a tempting. Blogging gave me a way to work through this issue. It played a major role in convincing me that, intellectually, my core interest was military history, not Civil War history, although most of publications and reputation centered on the Civil War.
Second, and even more importantly, blogging became a way to push through a protracted and really quite frightening period during which my writing productivity plunged. Like Joe Hooker, I just lost confidence in Mark Grimsley. Consequently I found it deeply ironic when colleagues, sympathetically or scornfully, voiced the opinion that blogging was a distraction from my real work. Because in fact it was the only thing that kept me writing at all. What few publications I managed to produce often originated as blog posts.
Both purposes no longer exist. I not only have long since recovered my commitment to military history, I have grown increasingly impressed by the rapid intellectual expansion of academic military history, which for a time seemed dominated by people who had circled the wagons around "the new military history" — which at age forty or thereabouts was no longer new at all. And somewhere along the way — I think during my two years as an Army War College visiting professor — I recovered much of my confidence. It's a process that remains underway, but the trajectory is in the right direction.
Blogging, then, is no longer the lifeline it used to be. And I too have found that another purpose blogging once served — a way to connect with others — is much more readily facilitated by Facebook. (I've experimented with Twitter but so far haven't found it a medium that appeals to me.)
You can certainly see this in my dearth of posts — quite noticeable on BTOOTSA but screamingly obvious on Civil Warriors and Facing the Demon (my blog about managing bipolar disorder, though with FD another reason predominates).
And yet I hate the idea of abandoning the blog. Not just this one. Any of them. I've always had a policy never to feel obligated to blog, and although the current hiatus has been longer than most, it still doesn't feel qualitatively different from previous ones. This post, and a resumption of regular posts on BTOOTSA, testify to that. I still have a sense that the practice remains meaningful to me. It's just that the nature of that meaning has yet to fully reveal itself.


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Married Couple Injured In Marathon Bombing Cross Finish Line Together
Patrick Downes and Jessica Kensky were spectators last year, lined up along Boylston street to watch the marathoners finish. They were right in front of the first bomb, the blast knocking them unconscious and requiring the amputation of each's left leg below the knee. They were back at the finish line this afternoon,… »

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Yelchin And Cho On 'Star Trek XI'
Anton Yelchin and John Cho were interviewed recently and discussed their roles in Star Trek XI and the need to be respectful of Star Trek's past, while creating a new interesting story.
As seen on Reelzchannel.com in an interview with Leonard Maltin, Anton Yelchin described coming in to play Chekov and how it was different from his usual experience with a new role.
"I was told to come in and read," said Yelchin. "...I couldn't read the sides. Like usually I get sides in my house...but here I had to just come in and read them and go in and audition with them. So I got these sides and I got some sides...from some of the old Treks and I went in and I read them and that was that. I didn't know anything about Chekov either at that point."
Yelchin went on to explain how he prepared to play Chekov. "I watched the old shows and got really into the character and I talked to J.J. and asked him...sort of what he wanted to keep and what he wanted to get rid of."
Playing a known character can be a tricky business. "It's really interesting inhabiting this person because there's this legacy before him," explained Yelchin. "You have to do your own thing and remain respectful at the same time. I think that's the goal of the film, is to be its own Trek film and not just a repeat of what you've already seen, but remain respectful to the old show and remain entertaining to people who have been fans of this for forty years."
To see the video, head to the link located here.
John Cho was interviewed recently as seen on IESB.net, where he discussed working on Star Trek XI and another project, Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. He talked about working on established franchises. "Everyone knows what you're doing immediately," he said, "and has a whole lot of questions. You're playing a character that's been played before so it's a lot of intensity. You have to have reverence for the past with Star Trek."
To see the interview, head to the video located here.
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What's a "side"? Anybody?
To do Chekov, Yelchin just needs to do a bad Russian accent. Or, in his case, J.J. Abrams could just direct him to do a Russian accent. :p
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How do you get a hot girlfriend?
For the most part men don't know how to get a hot girl AKA a girl they are physically attracted to because they are afraid to go up to her and just talk to her. The hotter the girl is the less likely a guy is to approach her.
Here's a big secret guys: Hot and attractive women are not as bitchy and snobby as you may think. Granted some of them are but that is their problem and their loss. We don't want women stuck on herself anyways, it is a huge headache.
A lot of hot girls have their guards up because they have men being nice to them daily. Guys will smile, be overly friendly and even bend over backwards for a hot woman. They experience this on a daily basis. It is a huge turnoff because guys are being nice to them because of their looks alone.
They know these guys wouldn't spring up to open a door or give a friendly Hi! to a fat or non attractive girl. This is being fake and for the most part just to get down their panties. This will repulse a hot woman like nobodies business.
So a rule of thumb is don't be overly nice to a hot girl based on looks alone. There is a lot of information online on how to get a hot girl and admittedly some of it is good advice and tips while some of it is pure crap, period.
First let's take a look at why most men will find it impossible to get a hot girl.
– Most men are scared to say hi in a forward way to a beautiful woman at bars and clubs. They have a fear of being rejected, looking like fool in front of friends or even getting drink thrown in face if too forward and saying something ballsy.
Out and about they may be busy. Bars/clubs with their crew of girls so the bitch shields come up quickly. Even pudgy/homely women think they're hot girls with group of friends as the energy rubs off on them.
Internet = girl alone/bored & more receptive to chat. More calm atmosphere at home. Defenses are down so she's more receptive to be open to you so better chance of showing her your personality while she shows you some cool things about her as well.
Confidence, make her laugh, don't overdo compliments as most guys do especially on physical appearances with hot girl. Compliment on something on the inside (No not the fact that they're all pink inside) but if she writes or better yet when she's on phone and says something witty etc. Make it genuine, don't look for something to compliment her on. But if she says something witty, creative, kind etc. let her know such as "You seem like an intelligent girl, I guess you're more than just blond hair & a pretty set of eyes – you have a brain too =)"
Once again there are an abundance of hot girls online right now in your area looking to chat & hook up.


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I Will Save Youby Matt de la Peña
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Kidd is running from his past and his future. No mom, no dad, and there's nothing for him at the group home but therapy. He doesn't belong at the beach where he works either, unless he finds a reason to stay.
Olivia is blond hair, blue eyes, rich dad. The prettiest girl in Cardiff. She's hiding something from Kidd—but could
Kidd is running from his past and his future. No mom, no dad, and there's nothing for him at the group home but therapy. He doesn't belong at the beach where he works either, unless he finds a reason to stay.
Olivia is blond hair, blue eyes, rich dad. The prettiest girl in Cardiff. She's hiding something from Kidd—but could they ever be together anyway?
Devon is mean, mysterious, and driven by a death wish. A best friend and worst enemy. He followed Kidd all the way to the beach and he's not leaving until he teaches him a few lessons about life. And Olivia.
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"De la Peña has crafted a taught psychological novel that will...stay with readers."-Booklist
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- Random House Children's Books
- Publication date:
- 10/12/2010
- Pages:
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- Product dimensions:
- 5.80(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.20(d)
- Age Range:
- 14 - 17 Years
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I keep picturing it over and over in the pitch black of solitary confinement. With my arms and legs strapped down and my head taped in place so I can't move or barely even breathe.
I see me pushing Devon off the cliff.
Him in the air reaching, ricocheting off the ice plant cliff, hitting the sand, people circling his crooked body.
The grunion coming from the ocean.
Olivia crying in her hands.
And every time I picture it a worse feeling goes in my stomach, like my whole body is unbalanced, or when you drop straight down in your roller-coaster cart and everybody has their hands up, screaming.
Except for me there's no end of the ride where I can get off and just sit on an empty bench with my soda watching people. This kind of roller coaster keeps going.
'Cause what if I was wrong about Devon?
What if the whole time he wasn't trying to hurt her, he just loved her? Same as me. What if that's the reason he was always wandering around alone in the middle of the night like he was depressed?
And what if Olivia actually loved him back, and I got in the way of people's fate?
That doesn't make sense, though. 'Cause he kept telling me she thought she was better and he would use his gun on her.
And Olivia liked me.
She even said it at Torrey Pines Beach while we sat together on her special rock and watched the sunset colors spread over the ocean.
They put me in Horizons after my mom died 'cause they said I had post-traumatic stress. They believed it was the reason I was always so tired and confused and bad to myself.
But right now it's even worse.
I can't think.
I can just stare at the total darkness in front of me, which feels like being inside a black hole. Or if your boat drifted into the Bermuda Triangle.
Solitary confinement is like you don't exist.
If I had my philosophy of life book and a pen I'd try to write about what happened on the cliff, and how maybe now I understand why some people have to be put in jail. They've shown they're capable of crossing a line, like pushing another person off a cliff, and maybe it wasn't even for the right reasons, which shows you their judgment, and what if they did it again.
But I can't write anything 'cause the police didn't put my book with me.
That's the first thing I checked when I woke up in this blackness. I tried to reach, but my arms were strapped too tight. My whole body ached after I just barely shifted, parts I'd never even thought about like in between my fingers and behind my knees.
The police must've pounded me with their billy clubs when they loaded me into the back of their squad car and drove me to prison. They probably thought I was evil for what I did to my best friend. Everybody probably did.
Even Olivia.
But they didn't know Devon.
They'd never heard him talk about rich people, especially girls. They'd never seen his gun or how he made a throat-slashing sign at Olivia or how he'd stand there staring at her tent in the middle of the night when she was sleeping.
They'd think different if they knew.
I wake up and try to reach out my hand again, to feel for my philosophy of life book, 'cause I need it, but I still can't move. The straps feel even tighter. My breaths barely have room. And it's still the blackest black you could ever picture, like everything got burned up.
I keep thinking if this is the form of torture that happens in solitary confinement, even though you're not supposed to torture people in the United States.
And then it really sinks in.
Where I am.
Strapped down in a bed behind bars.
Locked up.
And all my mom ever said was for me to be a good person. And be polite. And respect my elders.
I imagine her looking down from heaven right now. Her only son in solitary confinement, being tortured. And I see from her expression how heartbroken she is. Tears running makeup stains down her cheeks and her chin quivering and her eyes so sad, like two cat's-eye marbles nobody wants to shoot for.
Just thinking about my mom crying makes my lungs start going too fast. Like I've just sprinted up the campsite stairs. And now I'm gasping for air and my heart's pounding my ribs and it feels like I'm lifting out of my own body, floating above my prison cot. . . .
I'm hovering by the ceiling now.
Next to my mom.
We're both watching me lay here, unable to move, chest going up and down and up and down, too many times a second. We're cringing at the welts on my arms and legs and face where they clubbed me.
And this loud ringing noise starts in both my ears.
Little gusts of wind pass over my skin like prison ghosts are moving all around my cell. They're waiting for me to die so they can take me to what comes next for a person who pushed his own best friend off a cliff.
And my mom's sobbing and holding them away and saying for me to hurry and remember.
Philosophy 1:
About Being Awake
Dear Kidd:
You have to always remember the time you escaped Horizons with Devon and ended up at that street fair downtown and how you and him had to pee so bad you couldn't even stand still. It doesn't seem important just thinking about it, but it goes exactly with what Mr. Red said about not sleepwalking and knowing you're alive. . . .
You and Devon slipped past the night watch, remember? And hopped a bus all the way to the Gaslamp District and walked through the different booths where bands were playing and people were drinking and laughing and dancing. And you drank that huge Coke and had to pee. But when you looked at the line for the portable bathrooms it stretched all the way around the block. You turned to Devon and without even saying, you and him walked up the street together looking for any random place.
There were people everywhere, though, way more than what's in Fallbrook. You went into a liquor store with elephant tusks over the doorway, but it didn't have a bathroom either, not one you were allowed to use, and by that time your bladder was so full it was pounding and you could barely walk. Devon held on to one of the magazine shelves and said it was the exact same for him.
The back door was open a crack and it looked like there was a little yard and Devon nodded and you peeked at the worker who was busy with a customer and you snuck out there behind Devon and went to the opposite part of the wall from him and unzipped your zipper and started going, your eyes making tears 'cause it was the most total relief you'd ever felt, the thin yellow puddle rolling between your shoes just barely missing them and going in the grass behind you like a contaminated ocean for the ants. . . .
On my first day working at the campsites Mr. Red told me how most people are asleep even when they're awake.
We were in the main campsite restroom, the one right by the coffee shop, mopping where a toilet overflowed all this nasty brown sewage and both of us were making disgusted faces and holding our noses and mouths as far back as possible.
"Trust me, big guy," Mr. Red said, wiping his frown on his shoulder and spitting in the toilet. He was as old as most people's dads, with floppy blond hair and tan skin, and he always had a grin on his face like everything was funny. My old counselor, Maria, said people always looked twice at Mr. Red when they passed him 'cause he was so handsome and he resembled a famous actor.
He looked at me and then looked back at the mess. "Monday through Friday. Pretty much everybody I know, Kidd. They walk around half conscious."
I kept mopping the floor and listening.
"They flip it to autopilot," he said. "You understand what I mean by 'autopilot,' right?"
I nodded, picturing a plane soaring high above the clouds and the pilot just reading a magazine or eating soup, even though I knew that wasn't what Mr. Red was saying.
He set his mop back in the bucket and dug his leather surfer hands in the back part of the toilet, started messing with pumps and hoses. "See, when people grow up and get a job, Kidd, life gets kind of monotonous and ordinary. All the possibilities dry up." He wiped his face on his shoulder again. "So, what do people do? Learn how to shut off their minds. Sleepwalk through the weekdays."
He looked up and said: "Why do you think I started drinking in the first place, big guy, for my health?"
I smiled 'cause Mr. Red was smiling.
He shook his head and put his right foot up on the toilet seat for leverage. "Shoot, Kidd, soon as quitting time came on Friday I'd hurry off to the bar and wake up on whiskey. Couple years like that and I couldn't wait until weekends anymore. Wednesday seemed close enough. Then Tuesday."
He looked at me and shrugged with his eyes, then went back to what he was doing. "According to my sponsor, Bill the Deacon, that kind of thinking is what landed me in rehab. I tried to explain how the only time I saw colors was after I'd knocked down a couple Jamesons, but Bill the Deacon just shook his head and told me I was deceiving myself. Bill's a big heavyset dude from Iowa, by the way. Former deacon. Used to milk cows and rake hay and drive a tractor in his downtime, the whole thing. Only deacon-farmer I've ever met. Now he sells pharmaceuticals out of a white van in La Jolla. Anyway, according to Bill the Deacon, drinking's just another form of sleepwalking. And all those colors I thought I saw, they were an optical illusion. Like looking at yourself in the funny mirror at the fair."
I pictured my mom drinking wine from a box. How she'd nod off in her rocking chair, in front of the flickering TV, knitting needles loose in her fingers like sharpened pencils and her head leaning forward in super slo-mo and her catching it, leaning forward again in slo-mo and her catching it.
I stood there mopping the murky brown water. Remembering my mom.
"Point is, whenever I gotta mess with crap like this," Mr. Red said, pointing all around the sewage. "No pun intended. You know what I tell myself, Kidd?"
"What, sir?"
"I say: 'All right, Red, maybe this isn't your number one choice. But at least you're awake enough these days to smell it!' "
He laughed hard, his shaggy blond hair falling in front of his blue eyes. He moved it away with the back of his wrist and stopped doing what he was doing and looked at me. "By the way, I don't know if I like you calling me sir, big guy. Makes me feel like a venture capitalist."
"Yes, sir."
"Oops, there it is again."
"I mean, Mr. Red."
He tilted his head and frowned. "Mr. "
We looked at each other.
I thought how my mom always said to have respect.
He was quiet for a minute, just frowning at me, and then he coughed into his shoulder and said: "Anyway, sometimes I still dream about it. How warm a swallow of Jameson felt going down. The sweet aftertaste. The beautiful women who sat beside me on barstools and told me their lives."
He spit into the toilet again. "Sometimes I wonder: is an occasional glance at a funny mirror really such a bad thing?"
He shook his head, put the lid of the toilet back on, and wiped his hands down the sides of his work shirt and shorts. "Promise me you won't tell Bill the Deacon what I just said."
"I won't."
"Good man."
A smile went on his face and he said: "Look, you get my point, right? About handling the different jobs you'll be doing here? Some are a little less glamorous than others."
I nodded, thinking how I'd rather do any job than be stuck inside the faded pee-colored walls of my bedroom at Horizons, where the people constantly watch you and make you do therapy and take medicine.
Mr. Red play-punched me in the shoulder, said: "Maybe you are a little rough around the edges like they say, Kidd, but I'll give you this. You listen. I don't know how it is for anybody else, but listening goes a long way in my book."
I put my mop in the bucket and squeezed out dirty water and said: "What book do you mean, Mr. Red?"
He checked his waterproof watch, said: "Come again?"
"You said your book."
He smiled. "Just a figure of speech, big guy. It's the way I see the world. Everybody has a way they see the world, right?"
I stayed looking at my mopping and didn't say anything. I didn't want Mr. Red to know I didn't have a book with the way I saw the world.
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"I Will Save You" deals with Kidd, a troubled young man who falls in love with Olivia. She is a beautiful blonde unlike anything he has ever seen before. While at the beach, waiting for female and male grunion fish to scurry up the sand, an event that only occurs several times a year, Kidd discovers something that disturbed him very much. He noticed his friend Devon sitting with Olivia at the top of the stairs. Kidd was overcome with emotions as he hurried to the top to confront Devon. As if wanting to pro vote Kidd, Devon started at him with a grin on his face and even ran his fingers through Olivia's blonde hair. Kidd reached out and took Devon by the hood of his sweatshirt. He shoved him toward the weakest part of the fence, forty feet above the cliff. With Devon still grinning and his words towards Kidd, it was as if Devon know what was going to happen to him. Some sort of death wish. He even dared Kidd by saying "you won't". That's when Kidd pushed him harder against the fence until it gave way and Devon fell to his death. Kidd actually thought he was saying Olivia from Devon but then started having second thoughts. What if they were in love and Kidd was in the way. Maybe Devon was never really trying to hurt Olivia. Kidd was a tortured man and now had a lot of guilt. He now had to deal with the consequences of his action even though he may have been wrong all along about Olivia and Devon.
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This book is really good. The only bad thing is that it uses alot of cuss words. Ages 11+ in my opinion
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Kidd is a tad unrealalistic, but overall it was great. It deserves to have been at least another fifty pages long, which could probably be added onto to form a sequal. I really wish i could know what happens after.
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Historical Events for October 1944
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◀ 1943 1944 1945 ▶
Months in 1944: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - November - December
Events 1 - 78 of 78
1st - Newspaper editor Alejandro Córdova assassinated in Guatemala
1st - St Louis Browns win their only AL pennant
2nd - Nazis crush Warsaw Uprising killing 250,000 people
2nd - US B-17's drops pamphlets on Walcheren
3rd - 1st broadcast of Radio Herrijzend Netherland
3rd - RAF bombs West Kapelse
4th - British troops land on Greek continent
4th - 1st All St Louis World Series, all games played at Sportsman's Park
4th - St Louis Browns win 1st World Series game in their only appearance
5th - Harold Arlen/ET Harburgs musical premieres in NYC
5th - Kerkrade (Neth) liberated
5th - Suffrage is extended to women in France.
6th - Allied aircrafts bombard per accident Fishing, Overijssel
6th - Canadians free Austria
6th - Royal Ducth Navy submarine Zwaardvis (Swordfish) sinks U168 at Java
6th - Soviets march into Hungary & Czechoslovakia
7th - Allies bombs sea dikes at Vlissingen
7th - Field Marshal Erwin Rommel ordered to return to Berlin
7th - Riots in Amersfoort/Utrecht/Strugle
German WWII Field Marshal Erwin Rommel 7th - Uprising at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Jews burn down crematoriums
8th - "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" debut on CBS radio
8th - Samuel Barber's "Capricorn Concerto" premieres
9th - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Russia for talks with Stalin
9th - Canadian offensive in West-Zeeuws-Flanders
9th - German occupiers turn off electricity in Amsterdam
9th - St Louis Cards beat St Louis Browns, 4 games to 2 in 41st World Series
10th - Admiral Halsey's Task Force 30 bombs Okinawa, 700 die
10th - US takes Okinawa
11th - Allies bomb sea wall at Veere
11th - Tuvinian People's Republic or formerly Tannu Tuva was annexed by the U.S.S.R
Actress Gene Tierney 11th - "Laura", starring Gene Tierney, is released
12th - German army retreats from Athens
13th - Riga, capital of Latvia, freed
13th - US 1st army begins battle of Aachen
14th - Allied troops land in Corfu
14th - British troops march into Athens
15th - The Arrow Cross Party (very similar to Hitler's NSDAP (Nazi party)) takes over the power in Hungary.
16th - Hungary: Horthy government falls/nazi count Szalasi becomes premier
18th - Eisenhower, Bradley & Montgomery confer in Brussels
18th - Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during WW II
19th - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill flies back to London from Moscow
Soldier, Author and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill 19th - Canadian troops liberate Aardensburg
19th - John Van Druten's "I Remember Mama" premieres in NYC
19th - US Navy says black women can join WAVES
19th - US forces land in Philippines
20th - Liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland, Ohio, explode, 135 die, 3,600 homeless
20th - Revolution by workers & students in Guatemala
20th - Russian/Yugoslav troops free Belgrade
20th - US 1st army wins battle of Aachen
20th - US forces under General Douglas MacArthur return to the Philippines with the landing of the US 6th army on Leyte
21st - Canadian troops occupy Breskens
21st - During WW II, US troops capture Aachen, 1st large German city to fall
21st - Walter Piston's "Fugue for a Victory Tune" premieres in NYC
22nd - Kurita's vice-admiral fleet leaves North-Borneo
23rd - First Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam
WW2 General Douglas MacArthur 23rd - Gulf of Leyte battle begin
23rd - Soviet army invades Hungary
23rd - Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita's flagship the heavy cruiser Atago sinks during the Battle of Leyte Gulf
24th - Rotterdam Passage fight frees 46 prisoners
24th - US air raid on Japanese battleships/cruisers in Sibuya Sea: Musashi sinks
24th - US aircraft carrier Princeton sinks at Philippines
24th - US capt David Mccampbell shoots down 9-11 Jap planes in Gulf of Leyte
25th - Battle at Cape Engano: 4 Japanese ships sink
25th - Battle at Samar-island
25th - Battle in Straits of Surigao: Japanese fleet destroyed
25th - Gas output stopped in Amsterdam
27th - Hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation
27th - Tito reaches free Belgrade
28th - Russia & Bulgaria sign weapons pact
29th - 1st Polish Armoured Division liberates Breda, Netherlands
29th - Cabadese 2nd Infantry division frees Goes South-Beveland
Composer Aaron Copland 30th - Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring" premieres in Washinton DC
30th - Anne Frank is deported from Auschwitz to Belsen
30th - Last transport for Auschwitz arrives in Birkenau
30th - Scots Highlanders liberate Waalwijk
30th - Sweden announces intention to stay neutral & refuse sanctuary in WW II
30th - Tholen Island freed
31st - Chief of staff Kruls names De Quay chairman of Universal Commission
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Motorcycle star Steve Parrish makes a long-awaited return
Posted: February 01, 2013|
THE organiser of tonight's big motorcycle event at Immingham Golf Club says he has waited 12 years to bring one of his special guests back to the town.
Steve Parrish, Roger Marshall and Tommy Hill are all in North East Lincolnshire tonight.
The Night of the Champions chat show is now a sell-out.
And organiser Keith Martin is particularly delighted that he has managed to lure Parrish back to the area.
He said: "Steve is now in such demand for after dinner speaking, hosting events, doing celebrity cruises, and his vast amount of TV work, that it has taken me no less than 12 years to get him to come to our area again.
"I know that the fans are in for a treat, with local legend Roger Marshall, the 12-time British Champion, and 2011 British Superbike champion Tommy Hill also looking forward to the event.
"They will be telling stories never heard before of life in and out of the fast lane.
"I know the fans lucky enough to have got tickets for the show will have a great time at what should be a fun-filled evening."
Now a BBC MotoGP presenter, Parrish not only won the 500cc British Championship back in 1979, he was also national champion on his superbike in 1981.
After retiring from bike racing in 1986, he went on to have a highly successful career in truck racing, winning the British and European championships in 1990.
He eventually retired from this sport in 2002, at the age of 47.
In 1985, Parrish started commentating for BBC radio. Then, in 1990, he began what has been a successful career on television, covering many forms of the sport, including British Touring Cars, World Superbikes and MotoGP at circuits worldwide.
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Dear Detroit,
I first met you when I was 16. And, like all awkward first encounters, neither one of us uttered a word.
I was in my mom's van when I missed an exit and ended up barreling down I-75.
As I looped Jefferson Avenue, I got my first glimpse of you. Not of the buildings, riverfront or the iconic Woodward Avenue stretch, but of the man standing on the corner with a sign that read, "I am worth it."
From that day on, I wanted to learn more about you.
At first, I just looked from afar with curiosity. But, after landing a job downtown, I have spent the last six years watching you wake up every morning.
I've learned you're one hell of a sports fan. There have been wins and losses for the Tigers, Lions and Red Wings, but you always show up and throw the biggest party for the rest of us. I can't tell you how many times we've cheered and shared a beer on the rooftop of Bookies or Harry's.
I've also learned you like to wine and dine. My taste buds fell in love with the Brussel sprouts at Roast, the sliders at Green Dot, the bacon-wrapped dates at Le Feria and the world-class chicken shawarma at Bucharest. I've also spent many evenings with you ordering those "fancy" drinks at Iridescence and Coach Insignia. Oh, and I've consumed way too many coneys to count.
I've learned you love theater, concerts and art. The Fox, in all its glory, is iconic. The Redford Theater is possibly one of the most romantic places to catch the classics. I've spent the day exploring street art with you at the Heidelberg Project, and found my favorite oil painting at the Detroit Institute of Arts (It's "The Lily Pond" by Charles Harry Eaton, by the way).
You're well-read, and have lived to tell some of the greatest stories in history. You moved me when I stood in the streets where the 1967 riot took place. I was fascinated reading about how Henry Ford's Highland Park plant revolutionized manufacturing and have kept the "Detroit Almanac" on my bedside for years. And, yes, I have read those Kwame text messages.
You've given the world Motown and set a beat that will be followed for many years to come.
My favorite part about you? You keep giving. It's not always in a tangible way, but the mere fact that you still exist, is inspiring enough.
I could go on, but I'm sure you're busy opening your presents.
So, Detroit, happy birthday and congratulations on your 313 years. I'll make sure to crack open a Vernors and have a slice of Sander's Bumpy Cake on your behalf.


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But now he realised how hard it was for his wife to drag about at her work, and, his sympathy quickened by penitence, hastened forward with his help. He came straight home from the pit, and stayed in at evening till Friday, and then he could not remain at home. But he was back again by ten o'clock, almost quite sober.
He always made his own breakfast. Being a man who rose early and had plenty of time he did not, as some miners do, drag his wife out of bed at six o'clock. At five, sometimes earlier, he woke, got straight out of bed, and went downstairs. When she could not sleep, his wife lay waiting for this time, as for a period of peace. The only real rest seemed to be when he was out of the house.
He went downstairs in his shirt and then struggled into his pit-trousers, which were left on the hearth to warm all night. There was always a fire, because Mrs. Morel raked. And the first sound in the house was the bang, bang of the poker against the raker, as Morel smashed the remainder of the coal to make the kettle, which was filled and left on the hob, finally boil. His cup and knife and fork, all he wanted except just the food, was laid ready on the table on a newspaper. Then he got his breakfast, made the tea, packed the bottom of the doors with rugs to shut out the draught, piled a big fire, and sat down to an hour of joy. He toasted his bacon on a fork and caught the drops of fat on his bread; then he put the rasher on his thick slice of bread, and cut off chunks with a clasp-knife, poured his tea into his saucer, and was happy. With his family about, meals were never so pleasant. He loathed a fork: it is a modern introduction which has still scarcely reached common people. What Morel preferred was a clasp-knife. Then, in solitude, he ate and drank, often sitting, in cold weather, on a little stool with his back to the warm chimney-piece, his food on the fender, his cup on the hearth. And then he read the last night's newspaper—what of it he could—spelling it over laboriously. He preferred to keep the blinds down and the candle lit even when it was daylight; it was the habit of the mine.
At a quarter to six he rose, cut two thick slices of bread and butter, and put them in the white calico snap-bag. He filled his tin bottle with tea. Cold tea without milk or sugar was the drink he preferred for the pit. Then he pulled off his shirt, and put on his pit-singlet, a vest of thick flannel cut low round the neck, and with short sleeves like a chemise.
Then he went upstairs to his wife with a cup of tea because she was ill, and because it occurred to him.
"I've brought thee a cup o' tea, lass," he said.
"Well, you needn't, for you know I don't like it," she replied.
"Drink it up; it'll pop thee off to sleep again."
She accepted the tea. It pleased him to see her take it and sip it.
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With 75 percent voter approval on Nov. 6, Somerville to establish local ordinance, create local committee with power to recommend projects for funding by added annual revenues of $1.5 Million; Alderman must approve all CPA spending for historic preservation, recreation and open space, and affordable housing
Ten days after Somerville voters overwhelmingly approved local ballot Question 4, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone today announced the city's next steps in creating the local mechanisms to implement the Community Preservation Act (CPA). As directed by the enabling state legislation, the Curtatone Administration will propose a local ordinance establishing a nine-member Community Preservation Committee to begin the process of developing recommendations to allocate additional revenues that the City will begin receiving under the terms of the state's CPA law. The total annual amount raised under the CPA will vary with the city's total property tax revenues and the amount of money disbursed by the state's CPA fund to participating communities. Based on current property tax assessments in Somerville and on this year's rate of disbursement from the state fund, Somerville's Board of Assessors estimated that, had the CPA been in place this year, the city would have accrued over $1.5 million in additional funding for the three specific purposes covered by the CPA law: historic preservation; open space and recreation; and affordable housing.
"Somerville's voters have approved our participation in the CPA by a three-to-one margin, and I know the Board of Aldermen is ready to work with me to fast-track this law onto the books," said Curtatone. "The elections results will be certified on November 21. In the meantime, I plan to sit down with representatives of the Massachusetts Community Preservation Coalition, which is the non-profit that serves as a statewide clearinghouse for information and analysis of local CPA initiatives. Before we develop a local ordinance, we'll want to get their recommendations on best practices for setting up and administering a CPA program."
"As for establishing a local Community Preservation Committee, the state says we need between five and nine members," Curtatone said. "My plan is to create a nine-member committee that includes all of the members mandated by state statute, including one member each from the Conservation Commission, the Historic Preservation Commission, the City's Planning Board and the Somerville Housing Authority."
"As for the types of projects that will be funded with CPA revenue, it's important to remember that the new committee will take the lead in analyzing options and setting priorities," Curtatone said. "Their recommendations will go to the Board of Aldermen for further review and it would be premature to start discussing specifics now."
The Community Preservation Act Enabling Statute (Mass. General Laws Ch. 44B) specifies that a participating community must spend "not less than 10 per cent of the annual revenues in the Community Preservation Fund for open space, not less than 10 per cent of the annual revenues for historic resources and not less than 10 per cent of the annual revenues for community housing. In each fiscal year, the legislative body shall make appropriations from the Community Preservation Fund as it deems necessary for the administrative and operating expenses of the community preservation committee and such appropriations shall not exceed 5 per cent of the annual revenues in the Community Preservation Fund."
The measure approved by Somerville voters calls for a 1.5 percent surcharge on each real property tax bill. Property tax percentage rates are not affected, and the additional surcharge is calculated only after all allowable exemptions have been applied – including a $100,000 exemption provided under the terms of the CPA statute. Calculations by the Somerville Board of Assessors show that, based on current rates the additional amount paid by the average single family homeowner would be approximately $33, with the average condo owner paying approximately $17.00, and average two-family and three-family owners paying an additional $49 and $61, respectively.
"I think the voters understood that the Community Preservation Act would give us the ability to make some major public investments at a modest cost," said Curtatone. "Our challenge now is to make the most of this new revenue source in a transparent and inclusive way that maximizes value to the community as a whole. Given the number of historic structures and recreational facilities in this community, and the affordable housing goals we've laid out within the SomerVision comprehensive plan, we'll have lots of eligible options."
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Curtatone, how about you stop giving all your boys at city hall raises instead of raising taxes
One of the advantages of being old and poor, I don't get stuck with this one.
This wasn't implemented by the administration. Somerville voters selected to adopt this on Election Day. Also, the raises were approved by the Board of Aldermen after numerous meetings and compelling data.
It's Ok if you disagree with the Mayor, just make a valid argument if you're going to comment publicly.
@ Courtney – You are correct that it was "implemented" by the voters however, it was created by this Mayor and this Administration. 70% of the funds collected is discretionary and time will show, as history has proved, that the money will go elsewhere.
As far as the Mayor's raise goes, you've been to enough meetings and around politics enough to know how it works. If he didn't want that raise as he claimed then he would have extracted it from the report before it was sent to the Board. Also, you know as well as I do that his minions on the Board who can't sneeze without the Mayor's permission and help were working with him all along. Also, even after it was approved he WOULDN'T have TAKEN it if he didn't want it.
Bill, what do you mean it was created by this Mayor and this administration? Could you offer a little clarity? I ask because I saw it passed in other communities, as well.
He knew once the compensation advisory committee was reconvened and the study requested, that his salary would be up for discussion, as well. However, there are a couple of members of the Board of Aldermen that have made him wait for decisions before and if they deemed his raise unjustified, they would have held it up. Attending those meetings, I will say that they certainly took their time, requested further research and documentation. I will admit that I did know it was a slam dunk for him, you're right 😉
Any guesses on the members he chooses? Are these paid positions? Do folks get paid to determine how and where to pay taxes?
Reality is that all you hear from city hall repeatedly is about the financial crisis that we are in. The State is cutting funding, the federal government is cutting funding.
The Mayor refused to renew the "SAFER" grant which brings in federal dollars, once you do this the federal government moves your city to the bottom of the aid list as you refused $$ they offered. Benefits are cut for the regular city employees, retirees, yet taxpayers costs are needlessly increasing.
Meanwhile the mayor, like Nero, is chuckling (tho joe can't play the fiddle) on the hill while the city burns away because of his plays. He has suckered the people, discriminated against the majority, and taken care of his pals all at the expense of the taxpayers. Taken a pay raise he does not deserve and the BOA (Some who do do a good job but…) a part-time job, have given both the mayor and themselves raises that are more than they gave to the full time city workers…. The people who DO the WORK and DESERVE the raises. It is wrong, unjust, corrupt and unfair.
"A. Moore"….Sorry to hear the "poor" part but I did not think that you were
really "old". Well look at the bright side, there's a chance that "Twinkies" will be making a come back. That should put a smile on your face and on Archie Bunker's too….lol
The poor part is just this economy. Many around me are having the same problem. Reduced pay, same hours and higher expenses. You know how these tight fiscal times go. I actually don't remember ever having a twinkie except on the field trip at Bingham. Once when we wandered over there some people on the back gave us some snoballs. I seem to recall they were chocolate but that was so long ago. But you are right, the litte guys in the city should have gotten a piece of the action. I can't wait to see where this money really goes.
@Courtney – Sorry, Submitted would be a better word.
I told my tenants that the rent would be increased if this question passed and I sent the email out on wednesday with the increase starting Jan. 1st. I think if more landlords did the same thing this might have been closer
"A Moore" I know where you are coming from. 6 years ago my boss went for a merger with an out of state company, next thing you know we were all out of work in MA as they moved everything to NY. They kept the boss for several months till one of their NY people learned the MA sales territory…then gave the boss the boot too. I fought them for my secretary and myself for vacation/holiday pay and demanded severance pay and at least I gained that out of them…funny how words like "attorney general" work remarkably well at times.
Still could not get an answer as to who gets the "finders fees" for all these Bonds the mayor floats. I gave up on getting an answer from the city so I put in a request from a higher aurthority.
Thanks, Bill.
Of course, the Mayor would promote this passing as it matches State funds with City funds and can be used towards the specified initiatives of historical preservation, open space and affordable housing.


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jeng111 6 years
I just wanted to say that I am getting married soon and we registered our honeymoon through a site that allows people to to contribute to activities to the honeymoon, if they want. The reason we did this was because 1) live together already and have everything we need 2) are moving soon after we get married and are not sure of what else we need 3) it's what we really wanted. Nobody has to contribute or give any gift if they do not want to or can't afford to. It's never been about the gifts and we would appreciate just seeing everyone at our wedding but we registered for what we wanted. Your honeymoon is about your first special experience/trip as a married couple. I would love to give a gift that made those first memories so special and I have many times in the past. Nobody is asking to have their entire honeymoon paid for but it would be great to be able to stay an extra night, upgrade a room or have breakfast in bed and know that your friends and family helped make it a little more special. We plan on taking lots of pictures doing different activities that were on our registry (like surfing lessons) and sending one with our Thank You cards so everyone can see how much we enjoyed it and appreciate them.
GuysPOV 6 years
I don't have an issue with gift registries and wish lists necessarily, providing people aren't greedy about it. It can certainly be helpful in providing ideas. I personally didn't register because we already lived together for several years and didn't need anything. But I'm in the camp that feels that asking people to pay for your honeymoon is tacky. I understand we all want gifts we'll actually use, but contrary to popular opinion, gifts aren't obligatory. That's why they're called "gifts". It's a gesture on behalf of friends and family on a special occasion. It's not a reward for being allowed to bask in your fabulousness for a day. Of course I would never attend a wedding and not give the couple something. But there were guests at my reception who didn't give gifts, and I didn't think any less of them for it. I invited them to share in the joy of my new life. Period.
trendyindc 8 years
I really like the idea about people being able to do contribute for an activity for a honeymoon. something like lessons, or a nice dinner etc. The honest truth is all registeries are a bit tacky, but you're expected to have one. If you don't like the idea of getting something, simply say No gifts. Whatever type of gift you get it still will cost something.
mlmoreno47 8 years
A honeymoon is NOT a vacation! I have always felt kind of weird about wedding registries in general, don't people already have most of what they need? I would rather my grandmother pay for my once in a lifetime snorkeling trip than come crystal decanter I will never use. I love the idea of a honeymoon registry. When my best friend got married they registered at American Express and all the guests put $50 (or whatever) toward one gift card so they could put that money toward a down payment on a condo. I thought that was a great idea too!
baybridget 8 years
I think it's great! That way people can give within their budget rather than trying to find something on a registry that they can afford.
LaLaLaurie06 8 years
I would assume that if you only wanted money for the honeymoon, you wouldn't also ask for gifts at the bridal shower and the wedding. Now THAT is tacky.
PrissyLilBadAss 8 years
Ethiopian_princess, I applaud you. Well said darling. Tacky tacky tacky. And I think the bridal or couple's shower, along with the wedding present, along with the guests actual presence is ENOUGH! If they want a lavish honeymoon, then save for it!
tinyspark 8 years
Don't get me started on "greenbacks" either...
tinyspark 8 years
Gift registries are tacky in general! A wedding gift is not mandatory and I'll buy someone what I want to buy them. This soliciting of specific gifts is already out of hand.
auddie 8 years
Extremely tacky! And no one owns you a gift period. Just because you register, doesn't mean anyone has to buy you stuff. A gift is completely voluntary.
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LaLaLaurie06 8 years
p.s. a honeymoon is not all about sex. My bf and I are treating ours (yes, we're planning way ahead) as a vacation. We want to see stuff, share some quality time together, and just be with each other as we explore before we have to go back to the real world of jobs, etc.
LaLaLaurie06 8 years
I think asking for money toward a honeymoon is completely acceptable. A lot of couples are already living together before marriage and so already have a lot of the things that they need, such as eating utensils, sheets, etc. I'd rather pay for them to have a wonderful honeymoon as opposed to helping redecorate their entire house especially if the salt and pepper shakers they request are $50 per shaker!
ethiopian_princess 8 years
Also, as there is no way the couple in question would ever shell out ~$1400 to go to a wedding AND give the other party money for a honeymoon, there is no way it's appropriate for them to ask. There are just soooo many etiquette rules being broken. As for the money dance, it's common in some cultures. If it's part of your culture, then fine. A lot of those cultures tend to be ones in which there's an open door policy on weddings and they tend to be quite extravagant. Many African, Asian and Central and South American weddings I've been to are like this. People just show up and that's fine in those cultures. The money is supposed to help pay for the wedding and get the couple started in life. Having helped collect the money from many a money dance, I can tell you that the money collected would barely cover the cost of the cake. There are lots of ones. You'd think it was a strip club.
ethiopian_princess 8 years
edit: there is NO reason why someone should be paying for you to have sex in a fancy place.
ethiopian_princess 8 years
It's T-A-C-K-Y! If you can afford to be married or have a wedding, there is NO reason why someone should be paying for you to have sex. The only people who should be given money are those who NEED it like very young people going on to a pricey phase in life (college, grad school), teen mothers, etc. The couple that did this is TRASH. Not only are they having a destination wedding, but they expect their 200 guests who are each probably shelling out $700 at least just to be present there and they want people to pay for them to go on their fantasy honeymoon. While I don't think sticking with the old staples (toaster, plates) is necessary, there's a certain set of manners people should have regarding gift giving. After the age of 10, it makes sense for people to know this. It's tacky. End of story. 48% of you are wrong.
pinupsweetheart 8 years
Isn't it just as tacky as the traditional 'money dance'? Yet people still do it....
gbrsgirl 8 years
I think it's a bit rude to ask for money, or to donate to an account. Even if the account is for a honeymoon, or a downpayment for a house or something. I understand why you would want to ask for the cash but I don't think it's a good thing to do.
Pinkgirl88 8 years
I wouldn't
starla619619 8 years
If your family is not well to do, it's pretty impolite. People should give what they want and can afford.
bfly1133 8 years
On one hand I can see it, but on the other I don't like it. I tend to be more traditional when it comes to etiquette and this would be a no-no according to that. The honeymoon is part of your wedding budget, so it is kind of like asking them to pay for your wedding in a way. I am against asking for cash donations. If you are going to do it you should register for surf lessons or dinner for two at a nice restaurant or something that is more of an activity. I would rather people get creative with their registry by having one set-up at Home Depot or a sporting good store.
rubialala 8 years
We didn't register for our honeymoon, but my honey and I lived together before we got married and didn't need a lot of the "traditional" items you would put on a registry, like dishes, small appliances, linens, etc., so I can totally see a use for registering for your honeymoon.


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