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threatening another cadet.
If convicted, Thomas could be kicked out of the Air Force, forfeit his pay, and sent to prison for 13 years.
His hearing continues on Wednesday.
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|Is There A Problem with Unanimous Choice for Davenport City Administrator?
|Commentary/Politics - Editorials
|Tuesday, 19 June 2001 18:00
On Monday, June 18, Davenport Mayor Phil Yerington announced that a candidate has been chosen to fill the vacant position of city administrator. Craig Malin, currently the Douglas County Administrator in northern Wisconsin, has a long list of favorable credentials responsible for a unanimous recommendation from the 14-person search committee appointed by the mayor to find the best candidate for the job.
The search committee was composed of a broad range of citizens from the public and private sector, including four aldermen (Hean, Ahrens, Moritz, and Nickolas); John Stavnes—Wells Fargo Bank, Jerry Messer—Quad City Federation of Labor; Chuck Landon—Churches United; Dr. Guy Riekeman—Palmer College; Joyce Leavell—Mississippi Bend Area Education; Shirley McLemore—Iowa American Water; Julian Guiterrez—Oscar Mayer; Kent Kolwey—Acting City Administrator; and Sylvester Murray—consultant.
The search committee put out a nationwide call for applications and received 58 responses for review. Simultaneously, the committee constructed a position profile for guidance. The 58 potential candidates were then reduced to 21, who received questionnaires. Videoconference interviews occurred in seven to ten cases, which netted three finalists for the last rounds of intense review. The entire process occurred over a five-month period, with the committee meeting on weekly basis over most of that time. What shook out from this exhaustive process were three candidates, one of whom declined the public scrutiny. The other two then went through public interviews, meeting with various city department heads, community leaders, and business owners. For the final consideration, the entire 14-member committee, including the mayor, publicly interviewed both candidates utilizing a series of probing questions. (I believe a videotape of these two interviews is available through city hall for interested parties.) The committee's unanimous, uncontested choice was Craig Malin.
Mr. Malin's resume was impressively extensive. He was educated at various midwestern schools, including Western Illinois University, from which he graduated with a BA in Political Science and a minor in Public Administration. He continued on at the University of Illinois, from which he received his MA in Public Administration; and Webster University (Chicago), achieving his MA in Human Resources Development; and Northwestern University, from which he graduated with his MALS in Communications. Malin also attended Roosevelt University, where he received his MGS in Urban Planning & Policy.
Present duties as County Administrator include direct supervision of 23 department heads; Acting Zoning Administrator (a component to this individual's qualifications that could potentially be a huge benefit to Davenport); direct labor relations and negotiations; management of a $150 million plus budget; budget preparation and oversight; focus on cost reductions without loss of quality of services; drafting and implementing numerous policies and procedures to improve operations; implementing "first performance evaluation and pay-for-performance programs"; participation in 100 plus public meetings annually; and a strong advocate and implementer of high-tech capability throughout county operations.
Mr. Malin notes tax rate stabilization as one of his important accomplishments as county supervisor. He also successfully reorganized multiple departments to better serve "owners" (his philosophy is that the residents and taxpayers of a community are that community's owners, and should be served as such by the local municipalities. He has "acted upon hundreds of service opportunities (what others call complaints)."
For 10 years prior to his position as county supervisor for Douglas County, Mr. Malin was assistant manager for Vernon Hills, IL, a suburb of Chicago. His scope of duties included being responsible for all community and economic development; risk management; policy review and implementation; human resources; resident and staff omnibudsman; public information coordinator; technology support; direct responsibility for an annual $150 million community development budget; management of 120 employees; and events coordination.
Craig Malin's resume is vibrant and actually fascinating to read. (He obviously has a sense of humor, which will prove a vital component to his survival should his appointment be approved by the city council.) Mr. Malin emphasized his ability in the areas of consensus building and financial planning as critical professional assets to be considered. (He noted in his resume supplement that his predecessor lasted only 100 days as supervisor, so his success in the position is testimony to his ability to turn organizations around for the better.) As additional affirmation of his capabilities, exemplary performance evaluations were included with his resume. Mr. Malin also provided a comprehensive listing of the myriad accomplishments, experiences, and tasks performed over his past 15-year work history. It is impressive and certainly qualifies him for the position. Among these are some key points that should specifically benefit Davenport, including implementation of a "boot camp for managers" to provide supervisors with training; kept a proposed 42% increase in property taxes from occurring without reducing services; obtained resignations of 12 employees and 3 department heads without community controversy, legal repercussions, or loss of dignity for the employees; strongly supports development of employees for promotion and/or prominent career assignments; participated in all space needs studies and oversight for all community facilities in Vernon Hills; responsible for first long-term retail market study for Vernon Hills; guided three municipal comprehensive plan updates for Vernon Hills, and is presently creating the first comprehensive land use plan for Douglas County; drafted in excess of 500 ordinances and resolutions; largely responsible for the first large scale, high quality "neo-traditional" development in the Chicago region; implemented a sexual harassment and diversity training program in Douglas County; acquired CDBG grant to revitalize original section of Vernon Hills; served as staff liaison to the Planning and Zoning Commission attending approximately 200 public hearings for development; implemented a GIS/GPS inventory of Vernon Hills parkway trees that lead to forestry plan; completed training to become licensed public access television producer and produced several shows highlighting Vernon Hills operations and events; secured Vernon Hills presence on the Web; terminated contracts for a dozen or so consultants; delivered numerous "smart growth" presentations to Wisconsin, Illinois, and Missouri communities and civic/planning groups; developed a streetscape program for Vernon Hills; had oversight of massive capital improvement projects ($7-$8 million in Vernon Hills and $41-$43 million in Douglas County), including extensive community development at the height of development activity in Vernon Hills; monitored between $50-$80 million of developer guarantees; completed the first strategic plans for Vernon Hills and Douglas County; has never raised a property tax rate; prepared numerous bid specifications and requests for proposals; and participated in the recruitment, selection or promotion of approximately 100 employees.
The fact remains that Craig Malin appears to be eminently qualified for the position of city administrator of Davenport. He should bring a new vitality to the position, and hopefully a new and healing energy to a very diseased city government. Most important of all, he appears to have the qualities that can restore the public trust and faith in our municipal leadership—something Phil Yerington has brought to his two terms as mayor of Davenport.
Craig Malin appears to be his own man, savvy about politics (the good, the bad, and the really ugly), yet committed to the public's interests. As a newcomer, he won't drag all the baggage stacked throughout city hall around with him. He clearly brings with him extensive knowledge and experience from areas of the Midwest that are quickly growing and thriving. Such a person could introduce a badly needed renewed perspective and vision. His work competencies demonstrate his leadership skills and capacity for meeting and even exceeding goals—two non-negotiables when considering a new city administrator. He also has the education and pedigree for the job.
On Monday, the mayor announced that he offered Craig Malin the position, and that Mr. Malin accepted. Now it is up to the city council to approve this appointment. Four aldermen—Hean, Ahrens, Moritz, and Nickolas—unanimously voted him as their choice for the position with hearty endorsements. So what could be in the way of moving forward? The answer appears to be in the persons of various business leaders and several aldermen (you guessed it, Aldermen Sherwood and McGivern), who are lobbying to stall the approval of this candidate. The $60 million dollar question is why? None of the Mr. Malin's detractors can exactly articulate their reservations or concerns about his candidacy. A recent QC Times article reports that both aldermen claim they have concerns over his departure from his 10-year tenure as assistant city manager for Vernon Hills, even though his performance appears exemplary if evaluations mean anything. My guess is that they fishing because they are nervous that the gentleman might actually create change. They fear he can't be controlled, or that he may question or not fully embrace their narrow agendas.
At least the four aldermen on the committee who unanimously favored his recommendation must support the mayor and Mr. Malin with their votes of approval on July 3rd. The rest of the council will have an opportunity to meet and greet Mr. Malin to better inform themselves about the merit of Craig Malin as the committee's unanimous choice. Let's hope that the political fear and manipulation of the few will not stop the appointment of someone who appears to have the juice to help make Davenport great again.
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Despite controversy, capital punishment still enjoys widespread support in the United States. According to a 2009 Gallup poll, 65 percent of Americans support the use of the death penalty.
Of course, every death penalty case comes wrapped in some degree of debate, given deep disagreement over whether the death penalty is ever moral. Here is a by-no-means-exhaustive list of some of the most controversial cases of the 20th and 21st centuries:

Death penalty controversy is not a new phenomenon. Italian immigrants Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed in 1927 after a highly contested series of trials over the shooting death of two men during a 1920 armed robbery. [The History of Human Aggression]

Sacco and Vanzetti were followers of Italian anarchist Luigi Galleani, and anti-Italian sentiment almost certainly played a role in their execution, said Michael Radelet, a death penalty expert at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The accused men waged a then-unprecedented six-year legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court twice, and public figures (Albert Einstein among them) called for new trials. But even a confession to the murders by another man, ex-convict Celestino Madeiros, could not save Sacco and Vanzetti's lives. They died in the electric chair on Aug. 23, 1927. Later, several anarchist leaders spoke out to say that Sacco was guilty but Venzetti was not, though historians still debate whether either man really pulled the trigger.

Based on the judgment of all-white juries, eight black teenage boys were sentenced to death for the rape of two white women on a freight train in 1931 (Roy Wright, above, only 12, was judged too young for the electric chair). The trials took place in just a day — with a lynch mob demanding the surrender of the teenagers outside the jail before the trials — and the only lawyers who would defend the accused included a retiree who hadn't tried a case in years and a Tennessee real estate lawyer unfamiliar with Alabama law.

The convictions led to demonstrations in the heavily black neighborhood of Harlem in New York City, and the case eventually made it to the Supreme Court, where the convictions were reversed because of the lack of an adequate defense. Amid enormous public interest, charges were dropped against four of the men. Three were re-sentenced to life in prison; a fourth, Clarence Norris, was re-sentenced to death, later reduced to life in prison. Gov. George Wallace pardoned Norris in 1976. To this day, the Scottsboro case is still shorthand in public dialogue for unfair, racially biased convictions and sentencing.

The abduction and murder of the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was known as "The Crime of the Century" in 1932. Two years later, German immigrant Bruno Hauptmann was arrested after allegedly spending some of the ransom money given by the Lindberghs before they knew that their baby was dead. [Criminal Minds: A Psychiatrist's View from Inside Prison]

The crime of the century led to the trial of the century, with Hauptmann maintaining his innocence to the end. Later analyses would question much of the evidence that sent Hauptmann to his death, including eyewitness accounts and a lack of Hauptmann's fingerprints at the scene. Books have been written both supporting the 1932 verdict and refuting it, and Hauptmann's widow fought until her death in 1994 to have her dead husband's conviction overturned.

Above, Lindbergh testifies at Hauptmann's trial.

Californian Caryl Chessman became a flashpoint for anti-death-penalty sentiment in the 1950s. Chessman was convicted of robbery, kidnapping and rape in 1948; the jury determined that Chessman had caused bodily harm during one of the kidnappings, making him eligible for death.

From death row, Chessman wrote books maintaining his innocence and insisting that his original confession had been coerced. There was widespread outrage over the case. Among his supporters, Chessman counted former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, writer Ray Bradbury and poet Robert Frost.

Chessman missed his chance at a stay of execution (his ninth) on May 2, 1960. As the gas chamber at San Quentin Prison filled with toxic fumes, a legal secretary called San Quentin State Prison (pictured above) to say that a federal judge had issued one more stay of execution. But it was too late for Chessman, who gasped a few times and died.

The state of Texas put Carlos De Luna to death in 1989 for the killing of a convenience store clerk in 1983. Until the end, De Luna maintained his innocence; years after his death, in 2006, the Chicago Tribune reported that another man, Carlos Hernandez, had bragged about stabbing the clerk to friends and family.

"He said he was the one that did it, but that they got somebody else — his stupid tocayo — for that one," Dina Ybanez, an acquaintance of Hernandez, told the Tribune. "Tocayo" means namesake in Spanish.

A detective in Corpus Christi, Texas, where the killings took place, told the Tribune that the investigation surrounding the death was sloppy and that detectives failed to follow up on tips that Hernandez was talking about the killing. The Tribune investigation also turned up questions about whether the killing was really a robbery and about eyewitness identifications of De Luna — though some of De Luna's actions, including lying to police about his whereabouts that night, left some prosecutors still convinced of De Luna's guilt. [History's Most Overlooked Mysteries]

The first woman to die by lethal injection in the state of Virginia, Teresa Lewis was convicted of paying to have her husband and stepson murdered in 2002. Her case drew outcry, because testing had pegged Lewis' IQ at 72, just two points above that classified as intellectually disabled. Lewis' attorneys advised her to plead guilty in hopes of leniency, but she instead received the death penalty. The two hitmen who killed her husband and stepson received life sentences.

Her supporters, among them legal novelist John Grisham, sent thousands of appeals for clemency to Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, to no avail. Lewis was executed on Sept. 23, 2010.

In a rare move on Sept. 15, 2011, the Supreme Court halted the execution of Texas death row inmate Duane Buck. The stay was a surprise, because the Supreme Court rarely jumps in on death penalty cases unless there is doubt about the defendant's innocence; in this case, it wasn't Buck's guilt that led the Supreme Court to step in, but the testimony of a psychologist at his sentencing who said that black criminals were more likely to commit violence in the future than criminals of other races. (Buck was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her friend in 1995.)

The psychologist's comment has led to cries of racial bias, and in 2000, then-Texas Attorney General John Cornyn (now a U.S. senator) recommended that six cases in which the psychologist gave the racially tainted testimony be reopened.

All the cases but Buck's were, and all five of those defendants were re-sentenced to death. The Supreme Court will now decide whether to hear Buck's case. If it doesn't, Buck will have to again appeal to Texas' Board of Pardon and Paroles, which has once before refused to commute his sentence to life in prison. If the board again turns down Buck's request, only Texas Gov. Rick Perry could halt Buck's execution.

The controversy around Humberto Leal's death was not focused on his guilt, but on his legal rights. Leal, a Mexican citizen, was convicted of the 1994 rape, kidnapping and murder of 16-year-old Adria Sauceda, whose body was found bludgeoned on a dirt road in San Antonio, Texas. But police had not informed Leal of his right to call the Mexican consulate upon his arrest, putting the case on shaky grounds.

In 2004, the International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled that Leal and other Mexican nationals on death row had been denied their right to contact their consulate under the Vienna Convention. The Supreme Court in 2008 held that the International Court's judgment was binding, but Congress would have to pass a law to ensure individual states would comply. That never happened.

Citing fears that Leal's execution would harm America's standing in the world, the Obama administration entreated the Supreme Court to stay the execution until Congress could pass the binding law. The Supreme Court concluded that Congress had plenty of time to do so, and denied the appeal. Leal died by lethal injection on July 7, 2011 on death row in Huntsville, Tex., above.

Of the 235 people put to death during the tenure of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the case of Cameron Todd Willingham might be the most controversial. Willingham was convicted and executed for the deaths of his three young daughters, who died in a fire at the family's home. Prosecutors alleged that Willingham set the fire and killed the girls to cover up abuse; Willingham's wife, who was not home at the time of the blaze, denied at the time that he abused his children.

The crux of Willingham's case, however, revolved around whether the fire was set on purpose at all. Central to Willingham's conviction was an analysis by deputy fire marshal Manuel Vasquez concluding that lighter fluid or some other accelerant had been spread throughout the hallways of the home. But in 2004, a second fire investigator, Gerald Hurst, looked into Willingham's case. Hurst found multiple scientific errors in Vasquez's report and concluded that there was no evidence of arson. A 2009 report by the Texas Forensic Science Commission would later come to the same conclusion.

Despite Hurst's criticisms, both the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Perry declined to halt Willingham's execution. He was put to death in 2004.

But that wasn't the end of the Willingham case: In 2009, the case became intertwined with politics after Perry replaced three members of the Texas Forensic Science Commission two days before a meeting on the report, leading critics to accuse the governor of trying to hush up talk of Willingham's potential innocence. When the commission released its report in April 2011, it took no stance on Willingham's guilt or innocence. [Read: 10 Political Protests That Change the World]

With Perry running for president, the Willingham case may again enter the public consciousness. But an admission of fault is unlikely, UC Boulder's Radelet said. There have only been a handful of post-mortem pardons in the U.S., one in 1891 in Illinois and one in January 2011, when then-Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter pardoned a disabled man executed in 1939, Radelet said. With Presdential politics at play, he said, there is even less motive to look deeply at the Willingham case.

"If Rick Perry ever admitted that Willingham was innocent, his political life would be threatened," Radelet said.

Amid angry protests, Georgia inmate Troy Davis was put to death on Sept. 21, 2011 for the 1989 shooting of a police officer.

Davis' case received national and international attention because of concerns about witness testimony. Seven of nine eyewitnesses who implicated Davis in the shooting later recanted their testimony, and others say that the man who originally implicated Davis was actually the killer. Public figures as diverse as death penalty opponent former President Jimmy Carter and conservative U.S. representative Bob Barr of Georgia called for reconsideration of Davis' sentence, but on Sept. 20, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles declined to grant him clemency. The next day, a last-minute appeal to the Supreme Court failed.

Davis's case triggered public ire in part because his sister has been fighting for his innocence for years, said UC Boulder's Radelet. Having a strong advocate can make the difference between an inmate who dies without much fanfare and one who goes out amidst widespread support. But public mood has shifted on the death penalty too, Radelet said.

"What's happened in the last 10 years in the United States is that there has been a dramatic increase in opposition to the death penalty," said Radelet. "I think that's part of why Troy Davis is getting attention."

The Davis case also grabbed headlines because Davis had "a strong case for innocence," Radelet said on the day of the execution.

"I have to admit, this one really stumps me," Radelet said. "It really surprises me. I'm just astonished that they're going to let this execution go forward." [Execution Science: What's the Best Way to Kill a Person?]


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No Place for BuccaneersBy Kevin Koenig | August 8th, 2012
Tampa is ramping up security efforts as the Republican National Convention approaches. From August 27 to 30, some of the nation's most powerful and influential people are convening on the Florida city heretofore best known for having ridiculously good-looking women.
A Boat of Biblical ProportionsBy Kevin Koenig | August 7th, 2012
A Dutch businessman named Johan Huibers has built a life-size replica of Noah's Ark after he had a dream that his famously low-lying country had flooded. The vessel is 300 cubits long.
A Grand Old BoatBy Capt. Bill Pike | August 2nd, 2012
I don't think I'd ever seen anything quite like it before. There was a light rain falling at the time--as there often is in the Pacific Northwest--and I was walking down the long dock at Skyline Marina in Anacortes, Washington. And the vision ahead seemed like pure romance, or maybe pure cinematic romance is more like it. I swear. Had Humphrey Bogart himself swung open the watertight door of the buff-colored superstructure and stepped out into the chilly air to study the sky and pull up the collar of his pea coat, I wouldn't have been a bit surprised.
Monte Carlo Yachts Introduces New 70 at Trieste BashBy Jason Y. Wood | July 26th, 2012
We made a quick trip to Trieste over the weekend to join Monte Carlo Yachts in welcoming its new 70. The gleaming yacht was the belle of the ball, making a striking impression on the hard in the main piazza of this northeastern Italian city.
What is the Brokerage Market for a Tiara 4100 Open?By PMY Broker Insight | July 23rd, 2012
By Jason Y. Wood
We spoke to three brokers who each had a Tiara 4100 Open listed on BoatQuest.com, and each explained their understanding of the boat and its market. Here are some highlights:
The Old Man and the Online Stop-Motion VideoBy Jason Y. Wood | July 20th, 2012
This video posted on PBS's American Masters Tumblr sent me scurrying to my bookshelf (I know I have a first edition here somewhere…). But if you only have a few minutes, it's an easy way (and pretty remarkable to watch) to get reacquainted with one of the great stories of our time: Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea." One caveat/disclaimer: I didn't pick the music.
Getting It Ironed OutBy Jason Y. Wood | July 5th, 2012
Talk about strange bedfellows, offshore oil rigs now have a vigorous champion in a conservation group, the Coastal Conservation Association. At issue is not the pollution caused by such catastrophes as the Deepwater Horizon explosion. Instead the sticking point is the steel legs of the now-idle drilling platforms, encrusted with coral and teeming with life.
Man's New Best FriendBy Brad Dunn | June 26th, 2012
Dogs may have been rounding up sheep and cattle for centuries, but it appears they just got one-upped. Bottlenose dolphins are helping fishermen in Brazil not only by circling schools of fish but also signaling when and where to throw the nets. The dolphins round up mullet, steer them toward the fishing boats, then slap their heads or tails against the surface of the water when it's time for the catch.
Sunny Side UpBy Brad Dunn | June 22nd, 2012
It may not have shattered any speed records, but the Tûranor PlanetSolar catamaran has become the first boat to circumnavigate the globe using only solar power: no sails, no fuel, no exhaust. Designed and built by an international team of naval architects and engineers, the lightweight-carbon-fiber vessel is covered with 38,000 solar cells that drive a 30-hp electric motor.
Testing the Sealine F48 in EnglandBy Kevin Koenig | June 22nd, 2012
I just finished testing the Sealine F48 off the Isle of Wight in southern England, and now I'm back in my hotel room in London. Flying back to NYC in the morning. Y'know, just popped across the pond for 24 hours to do some yachting. I feel so cosmopolitan right now it's not even funny.


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Jo'burg hills are alive with visionsMatthew Wilhelm-Solomon
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Behind an apparently amorphous multitude are distinct individuals, each with a particular mission.
Moving art makes city's spine tingleMatthew Wilhelm-Solomon
An innovative festival takes audiences through Jo'burg and brings fairy-tale fantasies to life.
Not everyone sees the lightMatthew Wilhelm-Solomon
The recent launch of expansion plans for the Maboneng precinct raises the question: Just who will be left out of the inner-city plan?
A history of violence and elusive hopeMatthew Wilhelm-Solomon
An analysis of a deadly mine conflict in 1994 offers clues to the origins of the Marikana tragedy.
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Foreigners in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, allege that the local council is working hand in glove with local business people to shut down their shops.
The structure of terrorMatthew Wilhelm-Solomon
Suburbanites' fears are defining the architecture of Johannesburg.
Fragments of unity on Africa DayMatthew Wilhelm-Solomon
"Afrique, Afrique, Afrique!" cried Tumi Molekane of Tumi and the Volume, ending an electric hip-hop set at the Africa Day celebrations in Newtown.
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The Freedom Park housing settlement on the outskirts of Eldorado Park has become the centre of xenophobic mobilisation in Gauteng.
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Veterans key to lobby efforts
CHICAGO (AP) – When a constant, "sputtering" pain grips Jim Champion's arms and legs, the Army veteran says only one thing brings him relief: marijuana. Champion, who suffers from a progressive form of multiple sclerosis, hopes his experience with marijuana as medicine will help bring relief to other suffering veterans in Illinois. He's told his story to Gov. Pat Quinn, who now faces a decision whether to sign a measure legalizing medical marijuana in the state.
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Mr. Luigi Oct 3, 2012 7:22 AM
in response to canecaster
I did use the workarounds suggested in this forum (get rid of "&") on MY MBP and it solved the problem . However, I was not willing to mess with my daughter's MBP for fear I would trash it and then she would trash me. (Senior in High School. Most dangerous species on the planet.)
So, I waited for the v9.4.1 update.
Just updated her laptop and synced her iPhone 4S.
No problems at all!
Sorry for those that don't appear to be finding relief with the v9.4.1 update. But, it did work for me.
garyMacPro Oct 10, 2012 6:12 PM
in response to canecaster
The extra events with dates arise from the conversion of iPhoto and Aperture to a common library format.
The extra events can be eliminated by exiting iPhoto and opening the converted library in Aperture. Then in Aperture look for the extra event dates under the Projects heading and eliminate them in Aperture. Then exit Aperture and re-open the library in iPhoto and one should find that the extraneous events have been removed.
The second issue I would like to address concerns the order in which events seen in iPhoto 9.4.1 are displayed on the iPhone using IOS 6.0.
The phone will show will show events sorted by the earliest date seen in the iPhoto info panel under the event title. It takes the date of the earliest photo in a given event. This is the case even if you set iPhoto to sort by title. The order will not been seen on the iPhone by title, it will be seen by date.
Apple will need to address this problem for the sort to work properly.
ChrisBoston Oct 18, 2012 8:51 AM
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I was experiencing the same issue with extra date only events being synced to IOS6 iPad and iPhone so I purchased Aperture today. After starting Aperture, I could now see the bad events in the Library which showed only thumbnails but no pictures and I was able to remove them. Now my iPhoto sync to IOS is working as expected. Oh well, at least I have a real photo editing application now and $79 wasn't too bad a price.
BlueLux Oct 19, 2012 10:48 AM
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I am one of those unlucky ones who have had only problems updating to 9.4 or 9.4.1. iTunes does not talk well to iPhoto at all. I don't have any slideshows, just 10.000+ photos and an eternity spent on naming all the faces. What I'm experiencing is:
1. Events are not sorted in iTunes as they are in iPhoto.
2. Multiple duplicates of Faces in iTunes, many of them even unknown to me.
3. Syncing my iPad with iPhoto version 9.4 or 9.4.1 is like syncing to a whole new library, and when the syncing is over, there are still photos missing.
4. Albums sorted other than by date is not respected by iTunes. They are sorted by date, even if I have them by title in iPhoto.
I've already provided feedback twice to Apple. I hope they are aware that some of us still have problems with iTunes syncing, and that they are providing a fix for it. Otherwise, I might have to "upgrade" to Aperture as well, but that's my last resort. I don't like spending money for another product because of a defective update.
I'm curious though, if version 9.4 and 9.4.1 are designed with the upcoming iTunes version in mind. Maybe all the problems will sort themselves out with the new iTunes...
bhurte Oct 29, 2012 12:57 PM
in response to BlueLux
I had the problem, and solved it with 9.4.1. However, I just migrated to a new laptop using Migration Assistant and the problem came back (not synching all my library, just about 80% of it). I tried rebuilding my library and I don't have any '&' issues. Am I missing something?
neimannj Nov 2, 2012 1:17 AM
in response to BlueLux
Please check, if this is related to my problem which I reported here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/20143792
Open iPhoto-Library and check if ApertureData.xml instead of AlbumData.xml is updated every time.
BlueLux Nov 2, 2012 7:22 AM
in response to neimannj
There is no ApertureData.xml in my library. But then again, I don't have Aperture...
neimannj Nov 2, 2012 8:50 AM
in response to BlueLux
Thanks! I just thought there might be anyone else affected.
I do not use Aperture, too. But somehow iPhoto decided to create this file after some update.
I finally got it fixed. But your problem seems a bit different.
violentlove Nov 4, 2012 1:09 AM
in response to canecaster
After a long wait, apple finally pushed out a update to both iphoto and aperture. After downloading them both all my events are back in order, and everythign seems to be ok once again.
BlueLux Nov 4, 2012 2:50 AM
in response to violentlove
Just wanted to mention what I wrote in another thread, after updating to 9.4.2 (from 9.3.2), I also no longer have issues with the Events and Albums order or duplicates of Faces. The only problem I have now is missing photos from Events and Albums in iTunes. For instance, an album which contains 47 photos in iPhoto only shows up as 42 in iTunes, and subsequently only 42 photos are syncing to my iPhone/iPad. Also, som Albums/Events have messed up order inside them. I have made all my Albums sorted by date in iPhoto, and they do so only to a degree in iOS. Some Albums are fine, other are not. Why this happens, I have no idea. I just hope that Apple can sort this last problem out in the next update.
Oh, I should probably mention that I already tried to delete the iPod cache folder without luck...
violentlove Nov 4, 2012 3:07 AM
in response to canecaster
I had the same problem, it is possible that your album is missing the actual photo but still showing the thumbnail. I had the same problem. I noticed it when in aperture the photos themselves were missing. I've up dated to aperture and use both programs on my Mac. In aperture you can adjust the sort by event in that album and what ever you do in one reflects the other because they use the same library. I found that it actually works in aperture when syncing, unlike iPhoto the changes never reflect.
Fred driver Nov 8, 2012 5:34 AM
in response to canecaster
I've tried everything and still cannot get iTunes to reliably sync any photos from iPhoto.
iMac with OS 10.8.2
iPhoto 9.4.2
iTunes 10.7
iPhone 4S with iOS 6.0.1
Have tried:
- deleting iPod Photo Cache
- elminated every "&" symbol in iPhoto (from photos, events and albums). Both .XML files show zero "&"s by themselves. Not in any slideshows or photos.
- rebuilt iPhoto library
- restored the iPhone to factory settings
Occasionally I can get iTunes to sync photos, usually after deleting the iPod Photo Cache. It re-examines the iPhoto library and loads the photos on the phone. But then they get deleted the very next time I sync. iTunes still shows "Selected albums, Events, etc.." selected, but nothing is on the phone. The color band at the bottom of iTunes which shows what is on the phone shows 1.33GB of Photos. Occassionally when I sync that color band will expand to several GB, indicating how much the photos should be taking up, and it will appear as if it's going to sync, then it will stop and revert back to 1.33GB of Photos displayed in the band.
Also, in iTunes, on the Photos tab for my iPhone, even though "Sync Photos from iPhoto" is selected, off to the right where it's supposed to show the tally of photos, it says "0 photos". So even though it's showing all the respective events/albums below, where I can select what I want to sync, everything I select shows up as "0" to the right, as if iTunes is reading the event/album structure but doesn't see any photos in library.
Don't know if it's related, but I also have a curious issue that a couple events in iPhoto show up in iTunes as a whole series of events. For example, a single event in iPhoto with 50+ pictures from 25 Aug 2012, shows up as 50 or so separate events in iTunes, each with one picture, and each called "25 Aug 2012". This occurs for several events, where iTunes is breaking the photos into individual events instead of keeping them as a single event. Can't figure out why as it does not show up that way in iPhoto. I try to correct it by exporting the event with those photos from iPhoto, deleting them from iPhoto, and re-importing the photos as a fresh event. Same problem re-appeared in iTunes.
Extremely frustrating. Any help is appreciated so I can sync photos again.
Dragon Pensando Nov 9, 2012 6:45 AM
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SIMPLY REINSTALLED THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF iPHOTO
As with many in this forum I was having the problem of iTunes not recognizing my iPhoto library and therefore it would not sync any pictures to my iPhone nor iPad. I tried many of the solutiones written here and either they didn't work or were to advanced for my level of expertise.
Untill... yesterday...
Y reinstaled the previous version of iPhoto (9.4 -the current is 9.4.4) and its working fine. YEPPPPP
As I said, my level of expertise is not very advanced so it makes me even happier to have solved the problem by myself, and I hope this solution helps more users.
Best regards
BTW: in my case, I retrieved the previous version from my Time Machine backup.
EastDog Nov 12, 2012 2:48 PM
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I've got these same exact symptoms/problems, Fred. Thank you for saving me all the typing!
Just to reiterate for others, deleting the iPod Photo Cache fixes it... until the very next sync.
Also, whatever is causing this problem has now also prevented iPhoto from working with the Apple TV (3) via Home Sharing. Similiarly to what's seen when trying to sync photos with the iPhone via iTunes, Home Sharing shows "0 photos" in the "Choose Photos to Share" window for Home Sharing.
Not quite sure when this started, but it's within the last week or two.
Dragon Pensando Nov 12, 2012 3:04 PM
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Hi EastDog.
Did you read my post inmediately ahead of yours. Because I really solved the problem


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'"What are the Yankees doing?? Why would they get rid of Adams? He's only 25 years old and he's coming off the best year of his career. He hit .306/.385/.450 and he can play second base and third base. The Yankees are going to need infield depth this season and possibly next depending on what happens with A-Rod and Cano and they just gave away one of their top young players at those positions to clear a roster spot for Vernon Wells! That guy Brad V. from IIATMS/TYA ranked Adams 14th in his Top 30 Prospects this year, so he's gotta be good.
Not to mention the fact that Adams and Corban Joseph could have made a nice lefty/righty platoon DH on the bench if Hafner got hurt this season and then transitioned to second in 2014 if Cano doesn't get re-signed. I don't get it. How can they start playing Adams at third base last season and then just dump him for a player they didn't even need? This is why the Yankees never develop any good young position players. They never give them a real shot. They've got a bunch of kids in the Minors who can play and now they're getting rid of them to get older. Horrible move. Cashman should be fired right now."
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"Adams could have developed into a nice bench player for the Yankees within the next year, but realistically what did they give up by losing him? He turns 26 in less than two months, so he's already old for a prospect, he's never had a single at-bat above Double-A, and that career best year he put up in 2012 was in his second trip back to Double-A. Yeah he can play two infield positions, but I've never read any scouting reports that say he can play either of them that well and I really don't think the Yankees are going to let Cano walk and hand the position over to a still somewhat unproven guy like Adams and a limited ceiling guy like CoJo.
Not to mention the fact that Adams has had some serious injury problems in his career. That ankle injury from a few years ago really hurt his development and probably sapped some of his physical skills, and he's been battling a back injury all spring. We don't even know how he's going to hold up physically over a full 162-game season. Plus, I read some tweets from Josh Norris that made it sound like this was the right move for the Yankees to make if they wanted to keep Adams. They're not the type to just dump productive young players like that. They felt they had to address a need now, a need that Adams couldn't fulfill, and their 40-man roster situation put them in a tight spot. We may not like the move to add Wells, but we've got to give Cash the benefit of the doubt when it comes to managing the roster and see what happens in the next day or so."
I'll give you two guesses on which take was mine when I first heard the news and which one was mine after I read the Norris updates.
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Above: The cast of 'The Music Never Stopped': JK Simmons, Julia Ormond, Lou Taylor Pucci and Cara Seymour. Zooey Deschanel looks super-cute in muffs and glasses. Robert Redford poses. Sasha Grey grins. Jim Gaffigan hits the red carpet. Rob Lowe smiles from the seats. The celeb fashion scene from hats to disco. And a gallery of celebrity photos including a fish-faced Emma Roberts.
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Erik Davis reviews 'My Idiot Brother,' noting: "From the story to the performances to the many unexpected moments of hilarity and heartache, there's a reason why 'My Idiot Brother' is one of the biggest (and most well-received) films at this year's Sundance Film Festival, and it begins (and ends) with one of Paul Rudd's greatest roles."
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Eric Kohn caught 'The Lie,' noting: "it plays like two movies at odds with each other. A basic domestic drama with flashes of light comedy, the movie feels both cautionary and sincere about the prospects of running away from debilitating mistakes. While intermittently engaging and well-acted, [Joshua] Leonard's direction fails to inject much life into this watered-down scenario."
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Tired of checking labels to see how healthy your food is? Stressing out over your latest diet? No worries, May 11th is Eat What You Want Day!
Eat What You Want Day is a day to sit back, relax, and just eat what you want! Want to eat dessert for every meal? That's fine! Want to take the family out to a fancy restaraunt? Go ahead. It's Eat What You Want Day!
A great way to celebrate this delicious holiday is to make some Nutella Molten Lava Cakes (courtesy of Kids Search powered by EBSCOhost database)!
- 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- Nutella
- Sweetened whipped cream, optional
- 12 whole hazelnuts, toasted
- 6 fresh strawberries, sliced in half
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Generously spray a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
Place butter, chocolate chips and Nutella in a large microwave-safe bowl. Heat mixture in microwave for 60 seconds, then in three 30-second increments, stirring until smooth after each interval. Stir the flour and confectioners' sugar into the chocolate-butter mixture. Mix in eggs and egg yolks, one at a time. Add vanilla and mix until combined.
Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling them about three-quarters full. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until edges are firm but centers are still soft.
Allow cakes to cool in pan for 3 minutes to set up. Run a knife around edges to loosen cakes, and invert them onto a cutting board. Transfer each cake to a serving plate. Lightly dust confectioners' sugar over each one, followed by a dollop of Nutella, some sweetened whipped cream, if desired, a hazelnut and a strawberry half.
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The 2012 Official Hauler of NASCAR calendar just released by Freightliner Trucks showcases the NASCAR teams and their fleets.
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Roca Blanca Mission Base
AVCON students have been going to Roca Blanca Mission Base for over a decade. Resident missionary nurse Laura Pratt Nelson, M.S.N., R.N., serves as adjunct faculty. Students assist Laura in the medical clinic on base, do health teaching for students enrolled in the ministry program on base, visit local hospitals and health departments, and travel to remote areas to do health teaching and assist with medical clinics.
In spring 2009, senior nursing student Jennifer Rabe traveled to Roca Blanca Mission Base for the third time. She states, "My favorite part of the trip was the teaching we did at the local health department in Cacalote. We taught basic information on dental hygiene and urinary tract and yeast infections. Although the information was "basic" to us, the teachings were new and interesting to the people of Cacalote. The president of the health department was happy to receive the information and extra supplies to give out. She said she is definitely interested in partnering with ORU in the future. I found this very awesome and encouraging. I absolutely love Roca Blanca and can't wait to go back!"
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Instructions:Size: About 20" in diameter. The techniques given in the instructions below may be applied to a larger or smaller wreath.
Materials: Twig wreath, about 20" in diameter. Offray ribbon, red/green plaid, 1 1/2" wide, 3 yds.; green double face satin, 2 1/4" wide, 3 1/2 yds.; red picot edge double face satin, 3/8" wide, 4 yds.; green picot edge double face satin, 3/4 wide, 3 yds. Dried plants and flowers, as desired. Eight jingle bells. Four small styrofoam candy canes. Two pieces cardboard, one 5" wide and the other 3". Fine string to tie large bows. Fine wire to attach large bows and bells to wreath. White glue. Large piece of plastic (such as a garbage or dry cleaning bag).
Wreath: Bows: Wrap entire length of plaid ribbon around the 5" cardboard. At exact center of cardboard, working through all ribbon loops, notch ribbon first on one side then the other (take care not to cut through ribbon entirely). Keeping loops together, slip ribbon from cardboard. Tie a piece of string snugly around unit at notched center of ribbon and knot securely. Fan out bow by separating loops one at a time. Working in the same manner, make a bow from 2 1/4" wide green ribbon.
Assembling Bows: Place plaid bow at center of green bow; mix loops. Working from back, with a piece of wire, secure bows together. Set large bow aside.
Assembling Wreath: Place twig wreath on a flat surface with plastic underneath. Allowing room for large bow at top and following photograph, arrange dried plants and flowers around wreath. Glue in place; allow glue to dry completely.
Cut a length of 2 yds. of red picot edge ribbon. Arrange ribbon in loops and scallops around wreath. Glue ribbon to wreath at points where ribbon touches wreath.
Cut remaining length of red picot edge ribbon into 4 pieces. Wind around 3" cardboard. Tie center securely to form a bow. Place these 4 bows in plant arrangement at top and side of wreath. Glue in place.
Cut green 3/4 " ribbon into ten lengths of 10" each. Tie pieces into individual small bows. Glue to wreath as shown in photograph; include several in plant arrangement at top of wreath.
With wire, attach jingle bells to wreath. Glue candy canes in place. Arrange large bow at top side of wreath and secure in place with wire. Trim and notch raw edges of large and small bows, as desired.
Hanger: Cut a length of ribbon 8" long. Thread through twigs at back of wreath; tie ends together securely.
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We have explained what electronic cigarettes are, and what people should use them and in what situations, let us now talk about how the cigarettes actually work, and at the end we will mention a couple of things about cigarette smoke that you should know.
Electronic cigarettes are comprised of three basic parts.
- The body of the cigarette, which is essentially a metal tube made out of stainless steel
- Batteries that are used to power it, they are usually lithium ion batteries but this can often vary, depending on the manufacturer. These batteries are chargeable and have a LED lamp at the top that simulates the light effect of the regular cigarette.
- Electronic disperser, this is something that is, basically, in charge of controlling how the device works and releasing steam enriched with nicotine during the inhaling
A standard electronic cigarette looks at first glance just like any normal cigarette. The cigarette is a metal tube with a chamber where you put liquid nicotine and it even has a part that resembles a real cigarette butt. When the smoker strongly inhales, the battery instantly heats up the nicotine chamber and them activates the electronic disperser or the atomizer and the user can freely enjoy smoking without any harmful ingredients like tar, carbon monoxide and hundreds of others that are literally waiting to kill you. The individual filters are changeable but also fillable and they are filled with nicotine fluids specially designed for the electronic cigarettes. Those filters come with various flavors and strength of nicotine, of course depending on the manufacturer.
Average smoker smokes about 1, 2 box of cigarettes every day. Prices of filters normally vary as mentioned depending on the manufacturer and where you buy it, but on average one of those filters are around three times cheaper than one box of cigarettes and each filter have about one hundred and fifty to two hundred inhales, which is roughly even more than one box of cigarettes. You can plainly see that the math is very simple and that you will save money on a daily basis, try now to calculate how much will that add up during one month, six months or one year. You can reduce the cost of this additionally by using oils to refill those filters instead of buying new ones.
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5) La Basurita
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8) Que Suerte La Mia
9) Corrido De Malverde
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[UPDATE] Early Middle English Society at IMC Leeds, 12-15 July 2010 (deadline: 6 September 2009)
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Following successful panels at the Medieval Association of the Pacific 2007 and at Kalamazoo '07, '08 and '09, the Early Middle English Society, which seeks to promote the study and scholarly discussion of English literary and cultural production from the late twelfth century to the mid-fourteenth century, is sponsoring two sessions at the seventeenth International Medieval Congress in Leeds, 12-15 July 2010.
Session one: Travel and Exploration in Early Middle English Texts
Abstracts are invited for papers dealing with descriptions of travel, exploration, migration and/or conquest in Early Middle English texts, and with relations between such texts and travel accounts in other texts.
Possible subjects may include, but are not limited to:
Session two: The Travelling Manuscript in Early Middle English
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Possible subjects may include, but are not limited to:
We particularly, but by no means exclusively, welcome papers with interdisciplinary and/or diachronic approaches, papers that deal with several texts in relation to each other, and papers that reach beyond the conventional chronological, linguistic and geographical borders of Early Middle English studies.
Please send proposals for twenty-minute papers (title and an abstract of about 250-300 words, with a short bibliography) by e-mail to Sjoerd Levelt (s.levelt {at} seh.oxon.org) by September 6, 2009. Inquiries are welcome.
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I had a laparotomy (a big vertical cut on my tummy) to remove a large abdominal cyst in my abdomen. I have two questions and I'm hoping people can share their experiences: - As my tummy is getting bigger, my tummy skin is stretching, including the scar from the surgery. My doctor suggested fitting a pregnancy belt, but I'm unsure if this can help, since everything I've read about the belts are that they are for back pains. - Does people think it is safe to have a natural birth given this past surgery? My doctor thinks it should be OK (since that past surgery wasn't on my uterus) but 90% of my friends say they would go with a C-section to be on the safe side. Thanks everyone.
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The Heidelberg University Jazz Ensemble Big Band will present "Memories of Brubeck" at 7 p.m. Saturday in Brenneman Music Hall.
The program will feature four favorite tunes from legendary jazz artist Dave Brubeck, including "It's a Raggy Waltz," "In Your Own Sweet Way," "Moody" and "Blue Rondo a la Turk," one of Brubeck's best known pieces.
Born in California in 1920, Brubeck became one of the most noted icons in American jazz. Considered part of the "cool" jazz movement, Brubeck initially formed a jazz octet while still in college. That group included fellow student and alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, who collaborated with Brubeck for more than 30 years. After disbanding the octet, Brubeck organized a jazz quartet featuring Desmond. That group went on to tremendous acclaim, including producing the first million-selling jazz recording, "Take Five."
Known for his interest in experimenting with unusual meters, Brubeck became one of the most recognizable figures in the jazz era. After his quartet ended, Brubeck continued producing music and touring with his sons, right up until his death last fall at the age of 92. He received many honors, including being featured on the cover of Time magazine and receiving the Kennedy Center Honors.
In addition to the Brubeck memorial, the Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of John E. Owen, will feature vocalist Darcianne Allen, as well as a selection of jazz works from several genres.
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Variety is reporting that Kevin Costner has selected his next project as a director. It is an action-adventure flick called A Little War of Our Own, in which he will also play a sheriff during World War II. Written by Dan Gordon, the project reportedly "centers on a sheriff who must try to keep a town from exploding into violence. The other lead role in the pic will be a German U-boat commander."
So, a German U-boat commander comes to town and everyone goes nuts? That actually makes sense. You must always look out for those Germans.
After seeing Costner direct films such as Open Range, The Postman and Dances with Wolves, I'm interested in seeing how this film will be in any way different from his previous work. I'm skeptical.
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By MARC PARRY Staff writer
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2005 Albany, New York TIMES UNION
Kiwanis are restoring only building in Knox to earn place on national historic register
KNOX — From the road, you're more likely to notice the thin maple tree with its fiery streak of orange leaves than the boarded-up, one-room schoolhouse behind it with its dull, gray cedar siding.
Its metal roof is ugly. Its door is kept shut with a rusty padlock. But to local resident Dan Driscoll, the late-1890s state-owned building on Ketcham Road is a historical treasure chest whose rich past he hopes to one day share with the public.
Driscoll is helping lead an effort by local Kiwanis Club members to renovate the old schoolhouse, known simply as Knox School 5. He is also writing a book about the place.
The 20-by-24-foot wood-frame building, set atop the Helderberg Escarpment in western Albany County, is the only one of the town's 13 former one-room school- houses still viable within Knox's borders.
It is also the only building in Knox to be honored with a spot on the National Register of Historic Places. The school closed in the 1930s.
"It's very closely tied to the history of this area," said Driscoll, a 67-year-old retired state worker who wears a white chin-strap beard in the style of Abraham Lincoln.
When Driscoll first saw the building a couple of years ago, he had this thought: What a perfect project for the Kiwanis club.
But what he didn't realize at the time was that the New Scotland Historical Association had a leather-spined book of school board minutes that opened a window on the area's history from 1824 to 1905.
The book's 148 pages of surviving board minutes are filled with colorful characters, like Isaac Hungerford.
Hungerford took a stand in the Anti-Rent Rebellion when, as author Henry Christman wrote, "the people of the hilltowns determined to throw off the yoke of bondage to lifelong servitude under the patroon system."
The undersheriff who came to evict the Knox School 5 trustee from his land in 1839 found himself staring at Hungerford's long knife.
"You'd better get home and be in some other business — I warn you as a friend to go no further," Hungerford said, Christman wrote. "You can't go through this country with patroon papers and get home a live man."
Over the years, the schoolhouse has gone through several incarnations since its closing.
It was used as a private home. It was also once the meeting spot of a local raccoon-hunting club. The building was sitting there abandoned when the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation acquired the property in 1999. It's now on the grounds of the Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center.
Driscoll and others from the Kiwanis club and the community have since reroofed the school's shed and are now at work installing new hemlock sills on the main structure and rebuilding its stone foundation.
Driscoll estimates that about $1,000 has been spent on renovations thus far. By the time the group replaces the flooring with yellow pine, they'll probably spend another $1,500. Driscoll hopes the former school building will eventually serve as an educational tool for children who visit the nature center.
A few surviving alumni of Knox 5 still live in the area. But some had some not-so-fond memories of attending the school.
"I don't want to know nothing about that school no more," alumnus David Sagendorf told Driscoll in a bedside interview at Sagendorfs nursing home. "I don't even want to hear about it now. I hated it."
Pauline Williman, a 79-year old court reporter who still lives about a quarter-mile from the school she attended as a child, recalled how two bullies tormented the little kids when they tried use the outhouses.
"It was very embarrassing," Williman said. "They would open the door and make funny remarks and what not."
She said her mother took care of the problem for good by talking to an older girl, who threatened to tell the boys' parents.
Williman also recalled the cold winter morning that she and her brother showed up at school in their brand-new sheepskin coats and found no one there. They stayed at the empty school as long as they could, their toes freezing, and then finally trudged back home to report to their father that not even the teacher had shown up.
"At least you tried," he said.
Marc Parry can be reached at 454-5057 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Schoolhouse #5 Restoration Continues!
Friends of Thacher/Thompsons Lake State Parks c/o Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center 87 Nature Center Way Voorheesville, New York 12186-2601
Dan Driscoll's Report from June 30, 2008
Thanks to John Elberfeld, Homer Warner, Homer's friend Tim, Pauline Williman and two young fellows from Parks (thanks to Chris Fallon) we got a lot done Sunday, June 22nd. Homer finished the final schoolhouse window; John painted window and door trim and then helped Pauline wash and paint the small storage room. The two fellows from Parks removed some rotted siding from over the front door and began repairing one of the doors.
Meanwhile, Tim, who is experienced with laying flooring, showed us how to install the dcuglas fir flooring. The floor is about 20% done; it looks great!
Next month, Sunday, July 27, we should be able to finish flooring the classroom and install the doors. A friend, Ken Malcolm is going to help by spraypainting the exterior before then.
Schoolhouse #5 Reopens!
Friends of Thacher and Thompsons Lake State Parks
Emma T Thacher Nature Center, 87 Nature Center Way, Voorheesville, NY 12186
September-October 2009 • Vol.13 No.5
By John Kilroy
All photos by John Elberfeld
If you have driven to the park or nature center going east on Ketcham Road, you may have noticed a small, unremarkable building on the right just before Nature Center Way. Over the last few years, you may also have noticed that it was looking better and better and no longer would be considered "run down." This small building is Knox Schoolhouse #5 and has been renovated by a small group of volunteers. (Helderberg Kiwanis)
On July 11, the park had an opening ceremony to celebrate the completed project. There was a small, but interested crowd at the nature center which included two former students of the school. Park Manager Chris Fallon gave a great synopsis of how the project was started and eventually brought to fruition under the leadership of Dan Driscoll. Dan spoke for a few minutes on the history of the schoolhouse and of the school district(s) and boards under whose jurisdiction the schoolhouse existed. He also covered the local history of the area including the rent wars. When I say he did his homework, it's a vast understatement. This was truly amazing research into local history.
We then made our way up to the schoolhouse for a look at the restoration, the interpretive panels and some light 4t, refreshments. Fortunately, it stayed dry for the entire time while people roamed inside and out, kids rang the school bell and everyone was duly impressed. The old CCC gong from the campground has been moved next to the school and is a great addition to the area.
You have to see the inside to believe it. Everything is beautiful! The floors are brand new (almost a shame to walk on them), the desks that were in disrepair were disassembled and reassembled by Dan and left unfinished. This way, students' carvings and scratchings could be seen clearly. These were mostly initials and dates ('26 and '29 are two that I remember). In the center of the room is a HUGE pot belly stove which was donated by Wally Quay of Knox. According to the pictures, this stove looks very similar to the one that was in the schoolhouse originally.
It's taken many years to bring this old building back from the brink, but I can say, as an observer, that it was well worth it. Thacher Park is well known as a place to explore the state's natural history but thanks to Dan and his hardworking crew, we now have an authentic look at our local history as well.


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Miami, December 10, 2013 -
Students, faculty and staff across Miami Dade College's (MDC) campuses will celebrate the life and legacy of the Honorable Nelson Mandela this week.
The MDC community will gather to remember the most poignant times of President Mandela's 95 years and to share perspectives on his innumerable leadership contributions toward leveling the playing field of equality and human rights.
At the North Campus, in addition to a tribute to Mandela, there will also be a presentation of the monologue "Hammering Out Human Rights: Eleanor Roosevelt at the United Nations," by Susan Marie Frontczak at 11 a .m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the Lehman Theatre. Speaking in character as Eleanor Roosevelt, Frontczak will discuss the groundbreaking, development of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The program is free and open to the public and is presented in collaboration with the International Solidarity for Human Rights (ISHR).
The schedule for other campus tributes is as follows:
Hialeah Campus: Wednesday, Dec. 11 at noon in Room 1119/1120
Homestead Campus: Wednesday, Dec. 11 at noon in the Student Life Patio
InterAmerican Campus: Wednesday, Dec. 11 at noon in the Flag Courtyard
Kendall Campus: Wednesday, Dec. 11 at noon in the Shark Tank
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Wolfson Campus: Friday, Dec. 13 at 11:30 a.m. in Room 8100
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