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Actor and theatre director, born April 25, 1946 in Heilbronn, Germany.
Table of contents: From Warsaw to Comédie Française | Debut on Stage and TV career | Collaboration with Peter Brook | French Cinema | Starring in Polish Films | Acting as Mission | Traditional Polish Theatre | Awards
In 1968, Seweryn graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Warsaw and was taken on by the Teatr Ateneum, where he continued to act until 1980. From 1972-74, he lectured at his alma mater in the acting department.
In 1980, he went to Paris to play the female role of Spika Tremendosa in Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz's Onych" / "They, directed by Andrzej Wajda. Impressed by the performance, Antoine Vitez invited Seweryn to play the role of Thomas Pollock in Paul Claudel's The Exchange / Zamiana, before offering him a full-time position at L'École du Thèâtre National de Chaillot. In 1983, Peter Brook saw Seweryn as the Master in Mikhail Bulgakov's Master and Margarita at the Thèâtre de la Ville, and asked him to join his troupe. From 1984-88, Andrzej Seweryn was associated with Peter Brook's International Centre for Theatre Creation, one of the most unconventional theatre troupes in the world. In 1993, Seweryn was taken on by the Comédie Française, making him one of only three non-French actors to be hired in the theatre's history. Three years later, French critics chose him as the best actor of the season, praising his performance in the title role of Hugo von Hofmannstahl's Der Schwierige (Polish trans., Trudny Czlowiek; English trans., The Difficult Man) at the Thèâtre de la Colline in Paris. Seweryn has also taught at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Lyon, and the Conservatoire de Paris.
Even before his stage debut as the conductor in Aleksander Fredro's Dyliżans / Stagecoach (1968), Seweryn had a brush with politics. In 1968, he was one of the organisers of the protest against the closure of Adam Mickiewicz's Dziady / Forefather's Eve, directed by Kazimierz Dejmek at the National Theatre. For distributing fliers in protest against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, he spent five months in prison.
The first reviews to take special note of Seweryn appeared after his performance in the title role of Tadeusz Rittner's Głupi Jakub (1970):
In this role, Seweryn has proved himself as an actor of unusual talent. An actor with a strong inner force and charming personality, one who attracts our attention and unites the audience. One needs no penetrating prophetic powers to foresee that he has a wonderful future in the theatre. Searching for truth and only truth, he played the role of Jakub honestly and naturally, with ardent conviction and the feelings of youth.
August Grodzicki, Piekna sztuka aktorska, Zycie Warszawy, Feb 17, 1970
The Warsaw Ateneum Theatre gave Seweryn the opportunity to play role from the classics, such as Ivan Shatov in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Biesy / The Devils (1971), the title role in Friedrich Schiller's Don Carlos (1972), and Gustaw in Aleksander Fredro's Śluby panienskie / Maidens' Vows (1976), as well as leading parts in contemporary plays, such as the Boy in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot (Polish trans. Czekajac na Godota) (1971), Apprentice II in Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz's Szewcy / The Shoemakers (1971), and Delamarche in Franz Kafka's America (1973).
Radio, film and television soon became aware of the talented young actor. After an unfortunate television debut in Album Polski / Polish Album, directed by Jan Rybkowski in 1970, produced for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland, he captivated audiences in Wladyslaw Reymont's Chlopi / The Peasants, also directed by Rybkowski (1972). His first significant role was as Maks Baum in Andrzej Wajda's film adaptation of Władysław Reymont's novel, Ziemia obiecana / The Promised Land (1974). His calm, balanced and methodical character was remembered by audiences alongside roles played by Wojciech Pszoniak and Daniel Olbrychski. Seweryn believes, however, that he did not make the most of the opportunities the role offered him. His next important role was in Andrzej Żulawski's film, Na srebrnym globie / On the Silver Globe (1976, but unfinished at that time). Seweryn played the leader of a space expedition who is adored by his subordinates. This uncritical adoration and his unlimited power awaken the devil within him. Unfortunately, audiences were unable to watch the film until twelve years later, when it was finally released.
Seweryn then appeared in the following made-for-television mini-series: Noce i dnie / Nights and Days (1975), Polskie drogi / Polish Roads (1976), Rodzina Polanieckich / The Polaniecki Family (1978), and in performances for the Television Playhouse, including the title role in Victor Hugo's Ruy Blas (1973), and Willy in Leon Kruczkowski's Niemcy / The Germans (1974).
In 1978, Andrzej Wajda cast Seweryn in the role of Jacek Rosciszewski in his film, Bez znieczulenia / Rough Treatment.
Seweryn masterfully played his part as a careerist and opportunist-both dangerous and weak. He roused fear and aversion in the audience, and at the same time provoked smiles of pity. He recreates Poles of the late Gierek period-mediocre, greedy, dangerous and frightened egoists.
Tomasz Lada, Do sukcesu po marginesach, Życie, September 29, 2000
In Wajda's Dyrygent / The Orchestra Conductor (1979), Seweryn demonstrated the extent of his talent for the first time. His character was a "man with great ambitions, but condemned to conduct an average provincial orchestra that not only lacks any real talent, but a certain finesse as well. (...) He struggles, rampages, charges and delves ever deeper; not only does he lose, he makes a laughing-stock of himself, which is the most painful thing for a man. There is something very human in the fight he puts up, something very moving, because in fact it is not a person who is losing, but a person who is being destroyed. This is where the tragedy enters the pictures, though on a very prosaic level. Andrzej Seweryn went far beyond the genre of the character.
Aleksander Ledochowski, V Symfonia, Film, no 18/1980
Many of his characters represented the first post-war generation, such as Marek in Janusz Kijowski's Kung Fu (1979), Bogdan in Janusz Zaorski's Dziecinne pytania / Childish Questions (1981) and Capitan Wirski in Andrzej Wajda's Czlowiek z zelaza / Man of Iron (1981). It has been said that they constitute
material that is prone to compromise and conformism, from which either a scumbag or a decent person can arise, depending on the circumstances and conditions.
Maria Kornatowska, Wodzireje i amatorzy, WaiF, 1990
Toward the end of the 1970s, Seweryn sensed he was becoming a run-of-the-mill actor. Leaving for Paris, he sought change, both in his personal and professional life. He was in France when martial law was declared in Poland.
Seweryn considers meeting Peter Brook to have been one of the most important experiences in his career. He worked for almost a year on a production of Mahabharata, based on the great Hindu epic poem, with an acting troupe whose members hailed from eighteen countries. He played two parts in the show: in the French version, a character reminiscent of the devil, and in the (filmed) English version, one that recalled an angel.
Working with Brook was a breakthrough for me. I stopped playing then. I began to be.
Jestem po prostu aktywnym pracownikiem filmu, Odra, no. 10/1995)
He credits Brook with his understanding of other conventions and theatrical forms, and of the "melting into one" of the body, emotions and intellect.
In 1993, he was accepted into one of the most prestigious theatre troupes in the world, the Comédie Française. Seweryn's French stage debut was in the title role of Molière's Don Juan (1993). The New York Times wrote that he seemed more like a
sly, underhanded fop than a passionate lover, he is a sensual cynic, whose main goal is to gain control over others, and not the experience of love, or even romantic conquests.
At the Comédie Française, he won over audiences and critics with performances including the title role in Molière's Tartuffe and The Bourgeois Gentleman, Gayev in Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Claudius in William Shakespeare's Hamlet, and the President in Friedrich Schiller's Kabale und Liebe / Intrigue and Love.
Seweryn won critical acclaim for his roles as Henryk in Witold Gombrowicz's Ślub/ The Wedding (2001), and as Shylock in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (2001). Of this last role, a reviewer in Le Monde wrote:
the virtuosity of this actor has never before shone as it has in this role. (Seweryn) covers all the registers, from farce to tragedy, with the same fluency as he speaks Polish, German, Russian and English, as the triumphing moneylender. This Shylock certainly does not inspire our sympathy. But he is brimming with life.
Seweryn's forays into directing have also been received enthusiastically, in Molière's The Forced Marriage (1999) and Jacques Audiberti's Le mal court / The Evil Spreads (2000).
In French cinema, Seweryn's most noteworthy accomplishments include playing Steiner in Amok (1992), Hebrard in the Oscar award-winning, Indochina (1992) and his two roles as leaders of the French revolution: Bourdon in Andrzej Wajda's Danton (1982) and Robespierre in La Revolution Française (1989).
Since 1989, Andrzej Seweryn has worked occasionally in Poland, more often than not with the Television Playhouse. He has shown his outstanding and mature acting in the title roles of William Shakespeare's Richard III (1989) and Coriolanus (1995), and in Moliere's Don Juan (1996). About Richard III, one critic wrote:
This role was Seweryn's great chance to show his abilities. He constructed a very complicated character: a cynic and murderer, but at the same time a person who was internally and externally very unhappy and wronged. (...) Seweryn built the role using acting methods that are typical for him: very logical, cool, with a precision that can even be called mathematical.
Lukasz Wyrzykowski, Wielki popis Andrzeja Seweryna, Dziennik Zachodni, December 13, 1989
Seweryn's role in Slawomir Mrożek's Krawiec / The Tailor (1997) was surprising and unusual:
Seweryn gives Mrożek's character even more unpleasant ambiguity, prompting reflection. The actor surprises in every way possible-from his gestures, to the way he moves, which is reminiscent of the way that kimono-clad Japanese women walk. Seweryn is simply absolutely great.
Tomasz Lada, Do sukcesu po marginesach, Życie, September 29, 2000
The late 1990s saw his triumphant return to the cinema as Julian Scherner in Spielberg's Schindler's List. He also featured in Polish films. His performance as Jeremi Wiśniowiecki in Jerzy Hoffman's Ogniem i mieczem / With Fire and Sword (1999) was
a dynamic portrayal of a magnate who faces a moral conflict between his obligations to the state and his own will.
Krzysztof Demidowicz, Przyciaganie, odpychanie, Film, no. 4/2001
About the character of the Judge in Andrzej Wajda's Pan Tadeusz (1999), one critic wrote that
Seweryn managed to create a perfect, fascinatingly ambiguous portrait of a Pole from one of Mickiewicz's uninteresting minor characters. The character Seweryn creates is on the one hand unresourceful, on the other hand a careful host; on one hand, Fredrowski's ill-natured person, on the other, a cold, calculating gambler.
Tomasz Lada, Do sukcesu po marginesach, Zycie, September 29, 2000
In 2000, Seweryn played Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski in Teresa Kotlarczyk's Prymas: Trzy lata z tysiąca / The Cardinal: Three Years Out of a Thousand.
The actor took on the hardest role of his career to date. He had to play a person who is still alive in the Polish mind. A man of the cloth, with the mystery of faith, shown in an extreme situation, who was at the same time a skilful politician and understood that one wrong move would result in tragedy, not only for himself, but for the entire Polish Church. In Seweryn's interpretation, Cardinal Wyszyński was above all a prudent and good person. The actor, like the character he plays, does not say much. The audience does not get any clear-cut answers, but rather must come to their own conclusions, while observing Seweryn's impenetrable face as the cardinal, and his calm, considered gestures. The actor does not attempt to infringe on what is sacred, or to touch the mystery of faith. He shows a person who is at once both revered and destroyed, someone who is aware of his own weaknesses and who is made strong through his faith, as well as by the conviction that it is he who is right.
Tomasz Lada, Do sukcesu po marginesach, Zycie, September 29, 2000
Seweryn is considered to be a talented, courageous and unusually hard-working actor.
Work is an all-encompassing, all-powerful part of my life.
Jestem naiwnym harcerzem, Film, no. 1/1995
Laborious exercises in diction, as well as physical exercise, are not a chore for him. He lives with the feeling that he is always improving. On the other hand, his boyish emotional nature, which he does not hide, gives him a fresh perspective on reality.
My naivité and childlike nature are most apparent in the fact that I've stopped pretending to be smarter than the authors themselves. I stop treating them as a pretext for expressing my own views. Today I try above all to understand them, to understand why the author wrote about a certain issue the way he did. I don't want to tell anyone anything, I want to ask. Today I am interested in dialogue, in meeting the person, not with a wonderfully trained mannequin.
Glosić nie zamierzam, chcę pytac, Dziennik Bałtycki, December 24-26, 1993
He does not hesitate to call acting his mission.
This profession cannot be defined. It is not intellect that guarantees success in acting. On the contrary, very often it gets posed as an obstacle. It is a profession full of contradictions. Is it not a mysterious thing how the audience grows silent at the sight of one actor and might not even notice when another enters. My ABC of acting is Hamlet's text: 'suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature: for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature.' [Hamlet. Act iii. Sc. 2] Work done while thinking of others is a condition of doing one's profession well. Thus it is in a way my religion.
Głosić nie zamierzam, chcę pytac, Dziennik Baltycki, December 24-26, 1993
In 2001, the first book about Andrzej Seweryn, written by Teresa Wilniewczyc, was published. In 2002, he played Rejent Milczek in Wajda's film adaptation of Fredro's play, Zemsta / Revenge, and followed this with a role in Aruna Villiers's film, À ton image / In Your Image (2004), starring Nastassja Kinski. Seweryn then played President Julien Szczesny in Agnieszka Holland's Ekipa / Team (2007), a political drama on Polish television.
He appeared again on the stage of Polski Theatre in such productions as Samuel Beckett's Endgame directed by Antoni Libera and Molier's The School for Wives directed by Jacques Lassale.
In the sequences where Andrzej Seweryn does not focus on conventional pirouettes with suitcases, he portrays the drama of a man to whom reality started to say "no ". Chrysalde (Mariusz Wojciechowski) talks to him like a patient therapist, trying get his unrealistic aspirations out of his head. Arnolf looks at him with a smile of superiority: "What do you know about the depth of my genius and my suffering?" Only when the foster-child Agnès denies him love does he fall apart. He loses self control. Arnolf clings to the frightened girl, full of pain and disappointment, whose face becomes several decades older in one second – commented Joanna Derkaczew in Gazeta Wyborcza.
Seweryn also performed in Shakespeare's The Tempest (receiving praise from critics for his acting virtuosity), Fredro's Zemsta / Revenge, in Bolesław Śmiały/ Boleslaw the Brave, which he co-directed, and in King Lear, directed by the legend of European theatre Jacques Lassalle. This role enthused audience and critics:
Many prominent actors have wrestled with the role of King Lear, and now Andrzej Seweryn can recognize another victory on his artistic path. He was perfect. He showed his artistry. It is his outstanding role. He did not play the old king. He was the king – wrote Dionizy Kurz , and Roman Sroczyński added:
Until now, I had admired Andrzej Seweryn for his acting and managerial skills. Now, I also pay tribute to his excellent condition and ... passion. (...) as a regular spectator, I cannot – once again – cannot bow before other actors.
In January 2013, Seweryn directed Krasiński's Irydion / Iridion, with choreography by Leszek Bzdyl and music by Olo Walicki. The performance was staged on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the Polski Theatre being inaugurated with the same drama.
I dream of a traditional theatre – said Seweryn in an interview for Gazeta Wyborcza. – People want the theatre I offer. This gives me wings, energy, and confirms my belief. Perhaps they are not the audience of other theatres, but well – everyone is entitled to his theatre. I would like to raise another topic – namely, respect for the Polish language. And it's not just about clear recitation, but about discerning intellectual and spiritual wealth through language. We have something to offer to the world, and we are not obliged to imitate German theatre or others – emphasizes Seweryn.
Date: April 2002
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December 06, 2012
December 06, 2012
Taylor Anderson, on left, died in the 2011 Japan tsunami while working as a teacher. The Virginia native was the first confirmed American casualty and the focus of a new film by Emerson faculty member Theodore "Regge" Life.
The devastating 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami seemed a world away for most Americans, but a new documentary by an Emerson filmmaker shows the lifelong effects a foreigner had in a Japanese community.
Distinguished Director-in-Residence Theodore "Regge" Life of the Visual and Media Arts Department directed the full-length documentary Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story, about the first confirmed American casualty.
Taylor Anderson was a 24-year-old assistant English teacher who worked for the Japanese Exchange Teaching program in the town of Ishinomaki.
She survived the initial earthquake, but was tragically swept away in the tsunami as she was riding her bike back to her apartment to call her parents to let them know she was OK.
Life interviewed Taylor's friends and family for the film, which premiered in November in her hometown of Richmond, Virginia.
"It's really a story not only of Taylor's life, but of the lives of many of the teachers that were there," Life said. "It's a metaphor or an example for all of us to take a look at our lives."
Life said directing the film was "very tough" emotionally.
"I was left with this really incredible spirit of this woman, who touched a lot of people in that town," Life said. "Her loss was still being felt."
Emerson students were integral in the post-production process of the film, including Will Rogan MFA '13, who assisted with technical work, and Michelle Tsaltas '12, who helped edit the film.
Life said the Emerson community was very supportive.
"I'm really happy that Emerson is so forward thinking," he said, "and has an environment that is supportive of the work of faculty…and embraces globalism."
Life is currently adapting Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story for Japanese audiences. He plans to have screenings in Japan in March 2013. Live Your Dream will also screen at Emerson in the Bright Family Screening Room on March 12, 2013.
Distinguished Director-in-Residence Theodore "Regge" Life filmed a documentary on the first American killed in the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami.


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"Fire broke out at around 11:30 am at a high pressure gas exploration well at Pasarlapudi village, 6-km from Amalapuram," Mr Raha said. The fire erupted due to pockets of unprecedented pressure in the oil well at around 11:30 am on Thursday morning. According to an ONGC spokesperson, the oil/gas well was at the exploratory stage and was about to enter the productive phase. "We had drilled up to nearly 3,200 metre. It was at a stage where studies were being completed before it becomes a development well. Had it been a productive well, the loss would have been much more," he added.


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Development of the ECU-integrated throttle body module
To allow for application to a small motorcycle, the FI system had to be simplified and down-sized considerably from the conventional one. The development team packed various functions into the compact yet simple system that could be installed in the place of a conventional carburetor by modularizing the throttle body, various sensors, and the engine control unit (ECU) into an integral unit.
|Aims of integrating and modularizing the throttle body and ECU
|In conventional motorcycle FI systems, the ECU is mounted
to the vehicle body. Also, various sensors for detection of
the control information are located at various places in the
engine or vehicle body as an independent component. Because
of that, many wire harnesses are required to connect various
sensors to the ECU. Consequently, the conventional system is
complex, and difficult to apply to a small motorcycle having
a 50cc-125cc single cylinder engine. In an attempt to practically
apply a compact PGM-FI in place of a carburetor, the throttle
body, which controls the intake air volume, and the ECU module,
which controls engine operating conditions, have been integrated
into one unit. With the wire harnesses eliminated, the size
of the module has been reduced to the same size as a carburetor.
|Outlines of system
|The newly developed compact PGM-FI system has a two-split
configuration consisting of the throttle body and the ECU module.
This configuration allows for replacement of a throttle body
having a bore size suitable for a particular engine displacement,
thus realizing a FI system applicable to various models with
a high level of application freedom. The throttle body and ECU
module incorporating various sensors are connected with 4 bolts.
The idle air passage is grooved on the mating surface, and by
sealing with an O-ring, the idle air passage is formed, thus
contributing to the integration and down-sizing. The ECU module
unit consists of the plastic box (device body), ECU board, and
the cover. Various sensors are housed in the device body, and
the ECU board is connected directly to the input and output
terminals of the sensors. Applying the cover from above, the
inside is packed with potting resin to secure the internal parts
and to prevent water entry.
Layout of sensors
The throttle body module has 3 sensors in the device body.
ECU board
The ECU board used in the PGM-FI system for small motorcycles is exclusively designed for single cylinder engines. The size is reduced by providing an injector driver circuit and an ignition circuit for one cylinder, allowing mounting on the side of the throttle body. The CPU used for the controller is a 16bit CPU. The large parts such as the power supply condenser are located in the space between various sensors in the device body, contributing to reduce the overall width to the same level as a conventional carburetor. The ECU board is a 4-layer structure to reduce the surface area for various circuits. In addition, the harness connector, which takes a large amount of space in a conventional ECU, has been down-sized to approximately 1/2 from the conventional one by using a terminal-to-terminal pitch of 2.6mm·32 pin design. The reduction of terminal-to-terminal pitch becomes possible by using an adhesive gel sheet to seal the connector from water. To allow application of additional function such as an immobilizer, the number of pins is set at 32.
Idle air control device
|FI system control
|The PGM-FI system for small motorcycles controls the fuel
injection volume, injection timing and the ignition timing based
on signals from the throttle position sensor (TPS) in the ECU
module, the manifold vacuum (Pb) sensor, and the crank position
sensor that detects the rotation angle. The fuel injection volume,
the injection timing and the ignition timing are further compensated
by the engine temperature, intake air temperature and the atmospheric
pressure to ensure optimum controls under various environmental
Fuel injection control
Ignition timing control
For ignition timing, the map control determined by the throttle opening and the engine revolutions is executed to control the ignition timing at the optimum timing.
O2 feedback control
To efficiently use the 3-way catalyst in the exhaust muffler, the feedback system using an O2 sensor is applied to control the mixture near the stoichiometric ratio.
Control of idle air control device
The idle air control valve regulates the intake air volume depending on the operating conditions such as the starting, warming up and idling. When starting, the intake air is supplemented by opening the idle air control valve depending on the engine temperature for easy starting. The opening of the air control valve is regulated depending on the increase of the engine temperatures to control the intake air volume at the optimum level. After the engine reaches the prescribed temperature, the intake air volume is controlled to maintain idling at a constant speed by the revolution-feedback control. This feedback control eliminates the conventionally required idle speed adjustment, thus eliminating the need of maintenance to compensate for the secular distortion.


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7 Falls (and 3 Pools) hikes are probably the most fun of all the Tunnel Trail hikes. Neither is easy, but both are fun because of the opportunity to go for a dip in the creek. Most people in some kind of decent shape can handle these hikes, but because of the rock hopping most people end up a little sore the next day.
The trail begins on a paved access road that the Edison Company uses. After a mile the road turns to dirt and you follow it just a little more toward the turnoff to Inspiration Pt. Instead of going to Inspiration Pt, you turn right and slosh your way up the creek to 7 Falls.
The hike is about 2 or 3 miles round trip with an elevation gain of about 800 ft.
Please note: Parking at the trailhead is limited and strict. You must park behind the white line or else they really do ticket and tow. It is a congested neighborhood and parking within the white line helps emergency vehicles get through. Please be courteous to car traffic as you walk up and down the road and let residents get through. Please keep dogs on leash because there is a flock of free-range chickens that lives in the area. Residents have been pretty vocal about the traffic and safety issues in the area and your courtesy will keep the trailhead open.
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Posted: September 11, 2012, 12:26 am
by: naturemommalala
Hiked/ climbed creek past 7 falls. Completely dry. 1 of Three pools has a tiny bit of water that all the local critters were bathing in, Swam with two snakes and several salamander. Water level was very low. Do a rain dance to bring some seriously needed rainfall this season~[/img]
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The creek you cross over the bridge on had water though.
Posted: March 13, 2008, 4:38 pm
by: BillV
I went hiking yesterday with the intention of going up Jesusita to Inspiration Point with Haley, a golden retriever. At the bridge we climbed down to the stream and started rock hopping upstream. Much fun, had to lift her up one waterfall that was too high for her to climb up. Eventually a trail began appearing on the east side of the stream and we finally reached the point where Jesusita crosses the stream and 7 Falls officially begins. We took the trail from that point to the peak.
What I don't understand is why this lower part is not listed as part of the 7 Falls hike. Seems to me that it should be.
Hauled out bagged dog poop left by others on the trail. Saw orange peels at the peak. Trail was in good condition with enough water in the stream to make it interesting.
By the way, the topo map incorrectly lists the peak as the junction of Jesusita and Tunnel trails. The junction is actually to the east, just across the tunnel.
Posted: December 27, 2007, 4:15 pm
by: Ra nay nayy
The 3 of us did not know our way, so that was a little risky. Luckily there were other people passing us, and we were able to ask for directions.
I had a blast rock hopping! we sat down and ate lunch at the last fall. the water was freezing!
We traveled through the creek bed, and we wanted to go back on a trail so we hiked up to the top of the mountain(no trail) to try to find a trail. I don't recommend people doing that. For there was NO trail and lots of branchs scratching me everywhere. As soon as we got to the top we found out there was no trail, so we started all the way back again. I was scared we were going to get lost, but boy what an adventure!
LOTS of poisen oak near the creek bed! be careful.
But overall hiking to see the 7 falls was great. I would not recomend smaller kids, because they won't be able to get over the boulders.
And it was enjoyable to have DAISY! a yellow labrador ,hiking with us. She lives on tunnel road, but shes around the trails greeting everybody. don't be alarmed she is friendly, and she grows on you even if your not a dog lover!


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Whole Life Expo Updates0 comments Posted by Steve Thoms at 12:57 AM
First, let me say a hearty thanks to everyone who shared yesterday's post about my Whole Life Expo experience. I'd like as many people as possible to know how they treated us, and your kind words and networking support is helping in this regard.
I also want to say thank you to everyone who attended the event with us. The Association for Science and Reason (formerly Skeptics Canada, the same organization that hosted me for a Skeptics in the Pub last January) were well represented, as were the CFI and CASS (Centre for Inquiry and Centre for the Advancement of Scientific Skepticism, respectively). Of course, there were several Skeptic North bloggers in attendance, as well as some regular commenters and readers of the various outlets. Thanks to everyone who came: Your presence was a tremendous support network that we can all now use when these sorts of SNAFUs happen.
I mentioned in yesterday's post that there would be new updates, and there are.
Firstly, Skeptic North blogger Mitchell (whose experience was even more hostile than mine) wrote his review of the event, and I encourage you all to read it here.
Secondly, Justin Trottier, president of CFI Canada also provided an account of some more sobering events, including the threat of physical violence. Read it here.
|Pictured, "Gary", whom I mentioned in the last post, and one of the principal aggressors.
That's all for now, friends. Keep reading, and keep watching the skiis!
Uh, skies.
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"There are skeptics in the building dressed in black!" : Inclusivity and welcoming at the Whole Life Expo.25 comments Posted by Steve Thoms at 11:41 PM
This post is going to be written in a flurry, as I want to get everything down while it is still fresh in my mind.
Today, along with around 15 other skeptic friends, I went to the Whole Life Expo in Toronto. The experience was, to put it mildly, unsettling. I went last year with fellow Skeptic North bloggers Mitchell and Scott, and I got a decent amount of writing material out of it (Here, here, and here). Last year we took pictures, engaged exhibitors in conversation, and generally were awed at some of the claims being made. While it was a bit of a mind blowing experience, it was not altogether negative in any significant way.
This year, however, I received a taste of the subtle fascism of hidden agendas.
Readers of Skeptic North will know that we announced on our blog that several of the Toronto-area bloggers and friends would be attending this year. In the comments section, we were met with a bizarre combination of belligerence, welcome, and insult at our desire to attend a public expo. There were even some comments from one of the Expo organizers, Julia Woodford, who expressed herself with a modicum of civility (a trait, I later learned did not fully extend into the real world).
After we bought our tickets, we all went upstairs to the convention hall. My little sub group of four people walked in first, and we were tagged instantly. Without exaggeration, we were not more than 4 steps into the hall when Mitchell was stopped by a man (I will call him "Gary," because he reminds me of a jerk Gary I once knew) aggressively asking, "Are you with Skeptics North?"
"Uhhh....yes", replied Mitchell.
To which "Gary" pointed a stern finger, warning, "Get my picture off your website. Now!"
It took me a while to figure out what the heck "Gary" was on about, when I saw his face again (because he was following us), and remembered this photo thread in the Skeptic North comments section, where Mitchell provided evidence that the Whole Life Expo sold illegal ear candles last year.
Less than 5 minutes later, we were again tracked by "Gary", and another event staffer named Jodi (which was on his name tag). Jodi was carrying a large sign in front of him that laid out the Expo's rules against recording anything on the exhibition floor without the permission of the exhibitor. He had his muscle ("Gary", a physically imposing man) in tow, and he made sure, quite aggressively, that we all understood the Expo's rules (which were nowhere to be found on their website). We calmly explained that we did, and that despite his claim that he would confiscate our cameras if we broke the rules, he was not legally allowed to do that.
We did not photograph the sign that Jodi was carrying, but the exact wording was,
"Video, Audio, and Photography may only be recorded in the exhibit hall and lecture areas by accredited media pre-authorized by Whole Life Expo show management. (All others risk confiscation of their recording devices)"
After Jodi and "Gary" "walked away" (which really means they kept us in sight for about 30 minutes until we scattered), only 5 minutes passed before we heard on the Public Address (P.A.) system (and to the best of my memory),
"Attention to all Exhibitors: There are four members of Skeptics North in attendance dressed in black carrying unauthorized recording equipment. If you see any of them taking pictures, please report them to event staff".About 15 minutes passed, and we heard another similar announcement:
Attention to all Exhibitors: A reminder that there are skeptics in black from Skeptics North with unauthorized recording equipment. They are not authorized to take pictures or to record. Please be diligent!To my knowledge, no similar announcements were made for anyone else in the crowd who might have been taking pictures. They clearly singled us out and wanted to send a loud message to everyone: Look out for the Skeptic North people! Report any wrong doing! Skeptics in Black are here! Fear! Foes! Awaken! Fear!
|Courtesy of Mitchell Gerskup via Flickr
One exhibitor does get a special shout out here. His name was Stephen, and he ran a chakra-balancing booth with his girlfriend. Stephen granted us all requisite permissions to record him in any way that we wanted. That kind of openness, I can respect. He also admonished the peculiar anti-skeptic announcements on the P.A., saying, "That was uncalled for. You guys aren't doing anything wrong at all. We need skeptics like you!" Needless to say, I don't agree with Stephen's assessment of chakras, but his openness and his mature sense of accountability (largely absent at the Expo) was a heartwarming highlight. Stephen's basic sense of respect was so charming, that I'm even going to link to his website, Celestial Healer. Stephen and I may not see eye to eye on this, but I know that if there were more respectful, honest people like him, we at least could have some potentially productive dialogues.
Stephen, thank you very much. You truly were the highlight of the day for me. I wish that the event organizers and staff were as honest in their pursuit for truth as you were.
After about 2 hours of mingling about (I also bought four really cool looking stones for a great price. And hey, pretty stones are pretty stones!), our group decided it was time to leave. We had agreed that we would leave at around 12:30, and meet near the entrance to wait for the rest of the party. It was at this time that we were "kicked out".
Jodi had returned and he was bragging that he had kicked our friends out for breaking the rules (taking pictures), and told us that we were also kicked out. The people who took pictures were not in the exhibit hall, but outside it, on a catwalk. According to their ad hoc signage, this was not forbidden.
Again, we were leaving. So he kicked us out. It's a bit like one of those madcap 80's sitcom jokes of "You don't quit, you're fired!"
I wasn't sure where all the group was, so I decided to wait around for any stragglers. It was at this time that I spotted Julia Woodford, doing some cheap imitation of subterfuge, taking pictures of the others as they were leaving, and of me as I was standing there. After the aggressive speech they gave to us about not taking pictures, I thought this a bit rich. I calmly walked over to Julia and explained to her that I'm not against her taking pictures of me, and she needn't hide it. She need only tell me, and I'd be content. She told me that they were not going to publish them, and that they were only for their own "internal records."
Translation: Don't ever come back. We know who you are. If you try to come back, we'll stop you.
After watching Jodi continue to get angry and aggressive with my friends, I took the time to thank Julia for ensuring that illegal ear candles were not sold at the Expo, as they were last year. Followers of Skeptic North might have noticed a rather heated debate in the comment thread regarding ear candles (which are illegal to sell in Canada), and Julia assured us that they would not be sold this year. For all the animosity that was thrown our way by Julia and Jodi that afternoon, I felt it necessary to make sure that she knew I appreciated her compliance with the law, and explained to her that we don't choose which laws we wish to obey. What probably could have been a rather ugly encounter with Julia ended lukewarm (at best), so there is something positive that came out of that discussion.
But any sense of diplomacy I may have gleamed was quickly washed away a minute later. As the remainder of our party (sans a few others, which I will explain in a moment) waited in the main Convention Centre lobby, we noticed that we were once again being photographed by convention staff! A blonde woman was quite clearly taking pictures of us as she sat behind the ticket counter. I let loose a roaring laugh when I saw this (theatre of the absurd knows no bounds), and I think several people waved.
Now, I mentioned that there were a few people missing in the lobby. Several of my friends got kicked out. As I understand it, and my memory may be incorrect, here's how it went down: Two (or more) skeptics were taking pictures from outside the exhibit hall, looking in (from atop a catwalk one story up, and not part of the exhibition hall). They were kicked out. Some aggression ensued on the part of the Expo people (Jodi and "Gary"), and they also issued a threat of physical violence. I was not there, and the incident did not involve me directly, so I cannot comment much. But I can say that police reports have already been filed. But I promise you, you will hear more about this in the weeks to come. Threatening physical violence is never okay, and it's a crime.
Last year was kind of fun, whimsical and eye opening. This year was largely ugly, dirty, and third eye opening.
Walking away from this, my second Whole Life Expo, I have a few questions:
- Why were we not allowed to take pictures? I should think that all the exhibitors and organizers would echo Julia's call for "a healthy dose of skepticism". If they are legit, then the VERY LEAST they can endure should be photos.
- Why did the announcements single Skeptic North members out, and not the countless other people I saw with recording gear (and no press pass)?
- Most, nay, all of the exhibitors I talked with were civil, polite, friendly, and respectful. It is a courtesy I returned, because being nice to people is a lot easier on my nerves (and probably theirs too) than being aggressive. Why was this a trait to be found in the exhibitors, and not the organizers?
They threatened to confiscate our cameras (which they're not allowed to do), photographed us with subterfuge (like the Scientologists and other cults do), attempted to intimidate us with physical gestures and verbal harassment, publicly singled us out (as though we were enemies of the state), and even threatened us with physical violence.
I'm sure that once this story gets out there (and it will, I promise you), the Whole Life Expo people will try to spin this to their advantage, painting us as troublemakers who showed up just to cause trouble. But I will remind you: We broke no rules, and broke no laws. Nobody was rude, disrespectful, or aggressive. I sadly cannot say the same for the organizers of the Expo.
Also, to Julia, Jodi, "Gary" and the guy who called us "fuckin' losers" as I was leaving, know this: If we ever have a Canadian skeptics conference, you are all welcome to attend. Depending on how the event is organized, you may even be allowed to take pictures, and no one will follow you, threaten you, or insult you. Every time you slam the doors of debate shut, we'll keep prying them open, inviting you in. Every time you try to control information, we'll make sure that it's accessible.
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Hear me! Hear me!0 comments Posted by Steve Thoms at 11:45 AM
Okay, last week was pretty trying. I'm not going to get into further detail, but I want to thank everyone for their kind words of support and friendship. This coming week should be a little better, and I'll tell you why!
I was the guest on a recent episode of a neat new podcast called, "Meet The Skeptics", hosted by Chris Brown. Chris has interviewed the likes of Jay Novella, Derek Colanduno, and James Randi, so I'm honoured to be counted in such company. Chris and I chatted for nearly two hours and he whittled our conversation down to the usable bits. If the sound quality seems a little low on my end, that's entirely my fault. My internet has been maddeningly slow since I moved here, and the skype call kept dropping, so we chatted on the phone.
To hear the episode of Meet the Skeptics, go here!
This Friday, at 8:00 EST, I'll be making another appearance on Skeptically Speaking! I'll be on with fellow Skeptic North blogger Erik Davis to talk about the difficulties in accepting consensus science. The impetus for us coming on was primarily the recent (and ongoing) WiFi hubub, but we'll also be discussing AGW (Anthropogenic Global Warming) and "alternative medicine". The topic is pretty deep, and the discussion promises to be interesting and engaging. I will probably make dick jokes and fart noises.
Tune in this Friday! Call in, question everything. Ask difficult, probing questions...but softball questions are also welcomed ;)
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Flick's Story.1 comments Posted by Steve Thoms at 3:08 PM
This entry won't be skeptical, political, or funny in any way. It's just a personal story that I need to tell for my own sake. This is my catharsis. If you don't read this, I won't take it personally.
My cat died today. Her name was "Flick" and this is her story.
When I was 16, I got a gray tabby named "Shadow". She was bad, had peed everywhere, and was aggressive and anti-social. But on the night before I moved away to college for the first time, Shadow came into my room and lovingly cuddled up onto my chest and slept with me. Every time I came home she ran to the door to greet me, and when I was done college and moved back home, she was always my cat. In the early spring of 2003 she suffered liver failure and had to be put down. I was in the room with her, holding her little paw as the lethal cocktail was injected into her sickened body.
|Shadow, 1996-2003.
Then in the late summer a neighbour angrily appeared at our door holding a little kitten by the scruff of the neck demanding to know, "Is this yours?!" (We had a bit of a reputation in the neighbourhood as being the house with the animals). My dad said no, but he would look into it. By "look into it", he meant "Get one of the kids to deal with it". An hour later I went to the woman's house and picked up this little waif of a kitten (who looked like she hadn't eaten in days and whose long fur was beginning to mat) that she had cornered in her backyard shed, and I carried her home as she struggled with fear at every passing car and noise. Once home, I put her in a little room that I used for gaming and gave her some milk and wet food, which she devoured. I gave her seconds, and she ate them at the same speed. Then she slept. And slept. And slept.
I went to work, returning to learn that she had not woken up once. I was beginning to think she was sick, but after a 32 hour nap, it was clear that she was just tuckered out, and for the first time in her life, she felt safe. So soon after losing Shadow, I wasn't looking for a new cat, but this little ball of fur and tree sap was just to much for me to resist. A few dead-end calls to the animal shelters asking if anyone had reported a lost tortoise shell kitten later, I took her in, and named her Flick.
After a few days we introduced her to the "general population" of cats and a big doofy dog. She held her own against the matriarch, Marble (who accepted her), and played with the lovable one, Space. The dog wanted to meet the new family member, and flick greeted her with a swipe on the nose and 5 years of playful torment, ambush and chasing.
As Flick got older, she grew into one of those really interesting cats. You know the kind: the ones with weird personality quirks. She was the only cat would would dare (and was allowed) to sleep on the kitchen table, whereupon she would stand up on her haunches and bat her front paws up in the air like she was boxing.
She was one of those "princess" cats who would, after playing/sleeping outside, would whine and cry to get you to let her come back inside. Once you opened the door, she would lay down, sprawl on her back and get you to pick her up and carry her inside.
Many times, I saw her sleeping on the roof under the stars. I envied her for that.
She would eat at our house, and demand to be let out. Then she would go to the neighbours houses and get food there too. She would sometimes sleep on their couch.
She she didn't feel like venturing to the neighbours, she would scamper upstairs and spend the day with my grandmother.
|Marble, 1987-2008.
|Space, 1991-2010
Marble and Chance died in 2008. Marble at age 21, Chance at age 16. Both respectable ages, and I know that they both lived long, happy lives. Space, my beloved orange tabby, died earlier this year at the age of 19.
Space was a particularly affectionate cat, and his death shook me kind of hard too.
My girlfriend and I went back to my parents house for thanksgiving this year (A note to my American friends, Canadian Thanksgiving falls on the first Monday of October) and Flick occasionally popped in to say hello, and "get pets" from the hoomans. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, because Flick was young, and in her prime. She still had many a mice to torture yet.
Fast forward two weeks and I get a call after work from my mom telling me that Flick has been drooling steadily and not eating as much. They took her into the vet and it was discovered that she had a very fast-growing lump under her tongue. The vet took a sample and sent it off to the labratory for testing. My family (and later, I) was told that nothing was conclusive at the moment, but it didn't look good, and we should prepare to put her down. After confirming that it was the most aggressive form of cancer that a feline can get, my sister made arrangements to do what had to be done.
One week later I drove home to visit Flick. I knew that it was less a "How are you doing, Flick?" and more of a "Goodbye, Flick" kind of trip. It was harder to deal with then I expected.
When I saw her, she was sleeping on my parents bed, nestled snugly in a sunbeam. Her fur was heavily matted and her paws and tail was wet from her drool. She couldn't close her mouth all the way, but she was very happy to see me, and started purring gently. I wanted to make sure she got her rest, so I walked off to the kitchen. She got up and followed me. She kept looking up at me, no doubt expecting to be let out or fed.
I made her a bowl of some high-quality soft wet food, and a bowl of warm water. After placing it on the kitchen table (her "spot"), she happily jumped up and started drinking. This was what partly was so bothersome: she was still happy. My family picked up a kitten early in the year and Flick growled at her she she came near. Flick still had her fire. She looked up at me and gave me her customary meek little meow and then I saw the growth in her mouth. Her tongue was curled up to one side and looked like it had been inflated to 5 times its normal size. But she was still hungry, and wanted to eat. So she very slowly and carefully took in tiny bites of the food, tilting her head to the side of her mouth where the tongue hasn't bulged. What would have taken her 1 minute to eat just a month prior, took her 30 minutes this time.
Because her tongue was incapacitated, she couldn't lap up her drool. I tried to wipe it away with a tissue, but she growled at me when I got close to her food....something she has always done with everybody, human or animal.
Her personality hadn't changed at all. She was purring, growling, playing, trotting, and even meowing. She stared longingly out the window for many hours. In her mind, such as it exists in housecats, she was perfectly fine. With the other cats, their minds and bodies started to deteriorate slowly, and together. When they passed away, we all knew it was the right time. But Flick was fine just three weeks earlier when I saw her last. It wasn't fair, and it's not her time.
I, like I'm sure many of you, get very attached to my pets. When they die unexpectedly, it's especially hard to deal with. A happy, purring, playing cat should not have to struggle to eat a few grams of soft food. And as with Shadow, I can't help but feeling I failed her.
I was one of Flick's guardians, one of her caretakers. Yet right when she was in her prime, she was struck down by a heartless, thoughtless disease incapable of distinguishing a young and happy cat from an old and senile one.
I feel as I let Flick down, and I want to apologize to her, but I can't.
Flick, thank you for being my cat. I'm sorry I let you down, and I'm sorry I don't get to see you grow old. It's not fair to you, and I'm sorry.
|Flick, 2003-2010.
I love you, Flick.
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|Fabric: Summersville for Moda
But I knew I wanted something a little different than the normal patchwork quilt (typical me, can't do anything normal). So I cut a bunch of small solid squares to make a little sumpthin-sumpthin special. Once I had the blocks done I messed around with the layout and another bam - light bulb moment. Stretching wonky stars fell into place and I just knew I had to share it with you...cause I love sharing!
So how about it? A stretching wonky stars baby quilt tutorial - let's go!
Materials Needed:
1 Charm Pack - or 42 5" squares
84 squares of solid scraps (1.75" - 3" squares)
Boarder: 2 scrappy strips 3"x26.5" & 2 strips 3"x36" or 4 3" strips from 44" wide fabric
Binding: 150" 2.5" wide strips
Backing: 36"x40" solid or pieced fabric
Sewing machine, thread, rotary cutter, mat....usually quilting suspects
Once sewn from corner to corner trim the outside triangle leaving a 1/4" seam allowance.
Next press open the seams..there you have it one block done....41 more to go!
Next step is to add the boarder. I just used more scraps that I had on hand sewing them together until it was the right length for each side. I ended up with 2 strips 3"x26.5" & 2 strips 3"x36". You could also use just one color and cut out 4 - 3" strips from 44" wide fabric.


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"Hey, what's the matter?" "Everything ok?"
Tobal heard someone come up behind him and start shaking him on the shoulder. He looked up and there was a smaller tow haired boy with a shock of yellow hair grinning impishly. His face full of mischief.
"What's wrong?"
Tobal replied miserably waving his hand toward the hidden doorway behind the terminal.
"I lost all my things. It took my things, my medallion that my parents left me."
"Don't worry about that", the boy said, "you'll get your stuff back after you become a citizen."
"Become a citizen?", Tobal asked.
"Yeah, first you claim sanctuary, then after completing the training you are granted citizenship."
"You mean I can't get into the city right away?", Tobal asked anxiously.
"The tow haired boy laughed, "Hey, that's a good one! Didn't your parents tell you anything?"
"My parents are dead."
"Oh", the smile vanished a minute from Rafe's face, then returned. "There's preliminary training you need before you become a citizen. Claiming sanctuary means you are applying for citizenship, first you have to prove yourself worthy by passing through the three degrees of training."
"What are they?", Tobal asked.
"The Apprentice degree is basic survival training", Rafe said, "You need to survive in the woods by yourself for one month."
"I can't survive in the woods for a month!", Tobal exclaimed helplessly. "How do I learn? How do I live with no food or shelter? I'll die!"
"That's right", Rafe grinned. "That's why I'm here. You need a teacher. The first part is your solo, but before you can solo you have to be trained. I'm here to train you. I will help you learn survival skills so you can solo. By the way, I'm Rafe", he said extending his hand in welcome. Tobal shook hands.
He pointed at the chevrons sewn on his jacket. "Each chevron stands for one person I've trained and has soloed. You are going to be my sixth and last. After you solo I go on to the Journeyman degree."
"Then I have to start training people?", Tobal muttered.
"That's right. That is how you prove your mastery in living off the land. You need to to train others if you want to be a leader."
"That will take me forever!"
"No. It depends on how hard you work at it." Rafe said cheerfully. "Look at me, you are my sixth student. I've been doing this for only one year. But I work at it. There are people that have been out here for six years and they still haven't trained six people." He winked at Tobal, "Did you notice I was in there sleeping?"
"Yes", Tobal said.
"Well, that's because I've been waiting for you."
"Waiting for me?"
"Well, waiting for someone, not you exactly. I've been waiting for someone to show up. I've been sleeping on the hard beds and my own food is almost gone. I can't eat that brown crap, it tastes really terrible." He grinned again, "Have you tried it yet?"
Tobal nodded and grinned back, "I couldn't eat it either."
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Outgoing WH Smith chief executive Kate Swann takes home £3.3m
Posted at 8:33AM Tuesday 11 Dec 2012WH Smith chief executive Kate Swann collected £3.3m in salary and long term share payouts during her final year in the job, according to the company's annual report.
Swann, who steps down next summer after 10 years, could be entitled to a further £2.6m of payouts tied up in long-term incentive plans.
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The owners of Mom and Pop's Hippy Shop have spent the past week relocating from their shop that was once across from Buckhannon City Hall to a new Weston location.
The shop had opened at 57 East Main St. in Buckhannon in October.
Dave Matthews with Lewis County Addressing and Mapping said the owners had applied for an address for their new shop location along U.S. 33 East near Weston Ford.
The Buckhannon City Council has been working on an ordinance that would ban the sale, possession and use of synthetic drugs.
By unanimous vote, the City Council approved the first reading of the proposed ordinance at Thursday's meeting.
"I'm terribly, terribly happy that the Mom and Pop's Hippy Shop has closed down across the street," Councilman Ron Pugh said. "I'd like to thank the youth and the adults that appeared at City Council. Coming and telling us what they would like to do, that's one of the most important things that you can do."
A representative of the shop posted a statement on Facebook, saying, "Everything we sell is legal in the state of West Virginia. We cannot help if everyone does not agree with what we sell. Then again we do not agree with everyone's opinions."
In another Facebook post, a representative wrote, "We will no longer be selling potpourri, and we will no longer have the adult backroom. We will be reopening next Monday."


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PARKERSBURG - A Belleville man who died in a storm Thursday was killed after helping his wife to safety from the tornado, the Wood County coroner said Friday.
Larry J. Freeman, 57, was found in a field about 300 feet from his residence, Coroner Mike St. Clair said.
Freeman made sure his wife, Sandra, and their dog got in the basement where they were safe from the winds and debris, St. Clair said. The husband did not make it into the basement, St. Clair said.
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Photo by Michael Erb People stand in what once was the living room of a home on Ohio 124 in Reedsville on Friday morning. A storm tore through the area Thursday evening, damaging or destroying at least 25 homes and injuring dozens. No fatalities were repo
"His last act was assisting his wife and dog," St. Clair said.
The Freeman residence at 11175 Harris Highway, W.Va. 68, was destroyed, he said.
The National Weather Service said a tornado touched down in Athens County and in Belleville, but has yet to confirm the storm in Reedsville was a tornado.
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Power outages and customers affected, as reported by Allegheny Power:
Mineral Wells12
Washington, W.Va.58
West Union1
The storm in Reedsville and Belleville Thursday night caused widespread destruction and sent at least 10 people to St. Joseph's and Camden-Clark Memorial hospitals, according to reports from hospitals. Another six or seven people were treated for injuries at a disaster station at the old Humphrey School in Belleville, officials said at a press conference Friday.
One person taken to Camden-Clark was transferred to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown and another was in an intensive care unit at Camden-Clark. The others were treated and released.
Lee Creek Road in Belleville from Pond Creek to W.Va. 68 is closed until further notice, Sheriff Jeff Sandy said. Deputies will patrol Belleville to prevent theft, according to the sheriff.
"We have many people who will be gathering what is left of their personal belongings from homes that have been damaged," Sandy told the newspaper. "Anyone who comes and tries to take the personal property of others will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law."
In Athens County, two people taken to O'Bleness Hospital have been transferred to Grant Medical Center in Columbus. Three people were admitted to O'Bleness while another half dozen were treated and released.
American Electric Power had reported more than 7,500 customers without service.
The Allegheny Power substation in Belleville was severely damaged, affecting power to more than 1,000 customers in Wood, Jackson, Wirt and other counties, spokesman Mark Nitowski said. Repairs to the substation are expected to be completed today, he said.
The tornado "caused some significant damage to the lines going in and out of our substation," he said.
However, the damage was confined to one general area, allowing the company to move repair crews into Belleville from other districts and concentrate repairs there, he said.


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Total, Exxon Mobil, Shell, Statoil Expressed Interest in UK Shale Asset
Owners of prospective U.K. shale acreage spurned interest from four of the world's biggest oil companies Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Total and Statoil in favor of a deal with Centrica a person familiar with the matter said Friday.
The U.K.'s largest energy retailer Centrica, which owns British Gas, was favored due to its perceived ability to more easily maneuver through political risks, the person said.
"Centrica's expertise in the energy sector as both an operator and developer provides a welcome boost for the growth of shale gas in the U.K.," said U.K. Energy Minister Michael Fallon in a statement following Centrica's announcement Thursday that it would invest up to 100 million ($156.8 million) in the Bowland shale formation, initially acquiring a 25% interest for 40 million from Cuadrilla Resources Ltd., the U.K.'s leading shale-gas explorer, and Australian energy-and-mining company AJ Lucas
The deal underscores the growing interest in U.K. shale gas reserves as the government there seeks to replicate the North American shale gas revolution that has transformed the U.S. energy market. It is hoped a shale gas boom could assist in shaking off economic stagnation by lowering the cost of energy for businesses and consumers, and creating jobs. No shale gas has yet been produced in the U.K.
Selina Williams contributed to this post.


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|was jut wondering do i need a matress with the hauck travel cot. theres a base with it
|by sarahmad1988
|18th May 2009, 9:34am
|we are going to a caravan soon and not sure where to put Max to sleep the rooms are not big enough to fit a travel cot, but the living area is which would mean sleeping on the sofas but leaving other children in bedrooms...help
|by sophb
|6th May 2009, 9:16am
|I've bought a mattress for a Hauck travel cot from the babymattress company. It folds in half and comes complete with carry bag - I didn't see any point in having a mattress for a travel cot that was going to be a problem to transport. Baby has slept much better since. I think the thin mattress supplied is really only of any use if its being used as a playpen. I'm sure a travel cot would be okay to use longer-term but in that case buy the very best mattress you can afford. By the way, the travel cot I've got is exactly the same size as a standard cot so you wouldn't be saving any room!
|by Dob
|26th Feb 2009, 9:25am
|I have recently bought a travel cot for my grandson but it has only a thin layer of foam covering the base. I have read that some manufacturers do not recommend putting a mattress in the cot. Does anyone have any info on this please. The cot is made by Hauck.
|by blossom76
|28th Jan 2009, 9:00am
|Is it safe for a baby to sleep in a travel cot (from birth until as long as size allows)? Our baby's room is TINY! A travel cot would be perfect size wise - I am just concerned about the long-term effects of sleeping in a travel cot. (i.e. damage to their backs etc.) I am planning to buy an additional mattress for the travel cot for added support? Could you suggest a good one which offers maximum support for baby?
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Taxing smokers is unjust and ludacris
I am not a smoker. There was a period of two months where (for whatever reason) I smoked a tobacco pipe whenever I got in the car. And I smoked a hand rolled cigarette after most meals. The only thing I ever found habit forming was the act of having something to do when I got in the car or something to do after a meal. I never found tobacco itself habit forming. One day I lost my pipe (an antique wooden one at that) and, conceding that smoking is also unhealthy, decided I should stop.
Now that I have that caveat out of the way…
I was recently discussing tobacco taxes with a co-worker of mine…as he stood outside smoking. He is a smoker and has been for decades. He is also very well off. He lives in the mountains, shops on Rodeo Dr. and likes his BMWs with fewer miles on them than his shoe size. He has a B.A. in communications from UCLA. As you will see below, he is statistically rare.
"I don't care if cigarettes get to be $10/pack. I'm still going to smoke. I know it's probably bad for me, but I like smoking." But he poses what I think is a good question: what about the proverbial lower-middle class wage earner living paycheck to paycheck who is just as addicted, but makes $30K and has to support kids or pay bills AND purchase cigarettes to make it through his day?
Keep that in mind and let's look at the SCHIP Bill that was recently passed by the House and Senate, but vetoed by President Bush. Go ahead and skim down to the end of the fourth paragraph in that NPR story to find where and how the money was going to come from to fund SCHIP……….did you see it?
A $0.61/per pack tax on CIGARETTES!!!
Now let's look at who smokes in the U.S.
According to the CDC, 56.9% of smokers live at or below the poverty line. Presumably, most of these receive Medicaid. So Congress wants to tax those people to pay for lower-middle class children to have healthcare? I can not see how this is justified. Is there nowhere else (ahem..the quagmire) from which to pull out funds? And why is Congress burdening citizens who wait tables, change oil or dig ditches for a living with this tax?
I would totally agree with Congress if they could show that people in this demographic are sneaking into middle-class households at night, breathing smoke on innocent, sleeping children. Where is the correlation between people who smoke cigarettes and children who need healthcare? In other words, a gasoline tax to pay for roads makes sense. The structure of the proposed SCHIP plan does not.
By comparison, just 18% of people with a college degree smoke. The presumption I am making here is that people with a college degree are more likely to obtain employment that either a) offers benefits, b) pays a wage significant enough to purchase their own healthcare.
(Or if SCHIP had passed, c) enroll their child in SCHIP)
Furthermore, taxing tobacco is a total cop out for legislators because they know they can always fund any "goodwill" project on the backs of smokers because no one wants to be seen as soft on smokers or as a friend of the Tobaacco Industry. Tobacco is one of America's demons that it wrestles with. Congress could always cut the DoD budget by 1% (this results in $30 billion over 5 years) and use that money to fund healthcare for children who live just above, at and below the poverty line. But no, they want to tax (predominantly) poor, uneducated people.
Besides, no one wants to appear soft on defense.
Perhaps when legislative bodies (Federal and/or State) pass higher taxes on cigarettes, they apply the theory that people will feel the economic pinch and it will influence smokers to quit. But this hypothesis can not hold water when applied to motorists and the rise in cost of gasoline. Despite the increase in gasoline prices, are Americans driving any less? I tried to look for statistics on this, but got impatient. My first reaction (again, not founded on any statistics) is that American driving patterns remain largely unchanged…if not increased. And gasoline prices have risen at least 61 cents per gallon over the past two years…which is still less than a pack of cigarettes.
The same is true with smoking. Taxes don't stop people from smoking. Just like with losing weight or going to rehab for drinking, quitting smoking is a behavior change that relies on a person making a decision for him or her self and sticking to it. In my opinion, and from my personal experience, external sources can not successfully precipitate a lifestyle change. (With the exception of cigarettes being completely illegal…then in the absence of mass manufacture and distribution, I think the amount of smokers would decline dramatically, but still never hit zero.)
I do not see second hand smoke as problematic in relation to other hazards faced in the day to day. I think taxing trans fats or high fructose corn syrup is a much better way to go if Congress wishes to levy a tax on anything in return for the service of healthcare. I have no hard numbers, but when it comes to second hand smoke vs. trans fats, I am going to take a wild guess that more people come into contact with trans fats more often than second hand smoke. The same for HFCS.
Presumably, most of these receive Medicaid.
Emphasis on presumably as I must admit I have no idea how Medicaid works. I can only assume it helps those in poverty receive medical attention at reduced or no cost.
Congress could always cut the DoD budget by 1% (this results in $30 billion over 5 years)
btw…the NPR article quotes the price tag of SCHIP as $35 Billion over 5 years. So maybe we could tax oil and utility companies for spewing toxins in the air. Or perhaps Congress could strike an 11th hour compromise with the lobbyists and get a cool $1 billion from oil and utility companies combined per year for 5 years to make up the difference? I mean, surely huge oil companies pulling down $39.5 bil net can get together and toss a little bit of money back at the American people whose children and environment live with the carcinogenic additives.
Where have I been?
Apparently, the SCHIP bill passed!
I guess this gaffe of mine reveals two things: the extent to which I researched this topic and b) how up I am on current events.
Oh well. At least I correted myself!
>>But no, they want to tax (predominantly) poor, uneducated people.
>>Taxes don't stop people from smoking.
My personal experience supports this. I knew many people in this circumstance. The three main priorities in their lives next to food and water were:
- Cigarettes
- Coffee
- Megabucks (Lottery)
(Which for some was a big improvement over their past of: Cigarettes, Alcohol and Alcohol.)
These were, as I witnessed, carefully budgeted each week with meticulous planning and foresight to make sure they were obtainable at almost any cost.
>>where and how the money was going to come from to fund SCHIP……….did you see it?
So by having a cigarette tax of 61 cents, the poor would essentially (as statistics show) be funding their own program?
I understand your reasoning and agree the majority of those paying the tax on cigarettes are those who can least afford it. However, I don't think this qualifies the tax as being unjust, due to the fact that it is completely and totally voluntary. Ignorance or addiction are not excuses. Just like playing the lottery.


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Just Wonderful Lemon-Garlic Chops
Hatfield Quality Meats
Published: October 09, 2015
Prep/Cook Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 8
- 8 Hatfield® Simply Tender™ Portions Traditional Pork Chops
- 2/3 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 4 1/2-oz jar garlic, chopped
- 2 tablespoons dried tarragon, crushed
- paprika
Special preparation: Marinate
- For marinade, in a small bowl combine lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and tarragon; reserve 2 tablespoons.
- Place pork chops in a 1-gallon self-sealing plastic bag; pour marinade over chops; seal bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 6-8 hours or overnight.
- Drain chops, discarding marinade. Saute chops in lightly oiled pan for 5 minutes. Turn chops sprinkle with paprika. Saute for an additional 5 minutes or until internal temperature on a thermometer reads 160 degrees F; remove from pan. Add reserved marinade to pan to deglaze and pour over cooked chops.


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EXCLUSIVE: Deadpool Dons the Venom Symbiote in "Back In Black" #1 First Look
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DC Collectibles has revealed their con exclusives for October's New York Comic-Con, which include a Super Best Friends Forever: Poison Ivy PVC Figure and an action figure two-pack featuring Green Lantern Hal Jordan and Blue Lantern Saint Walker.
Like the three Super Best Friends Forever figures released for San Diego, the Poison Ivy PVC Figure is designed by Lauren Faust and sculpted by Irene Matar. It measures approximately 6.625" tall and is priced at $24.95.
The DC Comics Super Heroes: Hal Jordan & Saint Walker Action Figure 2-pack is sculpted by Robert Lynders. This set is the latest in the 3.75" scale and is priced at $29.95.
Both items can be bought at the Graphitti Designs booth #755 at New York Comic-Con.
There's no solicitation for Justice League 3000 in November, and it's not hard to imagine why. Reworking a first issue from scratch, with a new artist and what sounds like a new tone, undoubtedly isn't something even one of the Big Two can do on short notice. Instead, DC Comics goes back to the Bat-well both for November's only new series, and to goose the sales of various superhero titles.
As always, though, there's enough in the new batch of solicitations to keep us busy this week — so without further ado …
Apparently "Zero Year" will include a "Blackout In Gotham" plot point that can stretch into a dozen other DC titles, including non-Bat-books like Action Comics, Green Arrow, Green Lantern Corps and The Flash. This makes a certain degree of sense, as it takes place back in the "before-time" of the George W. Bush administration, before the various superhero jurisdictions were established, so you'd expect someone like Superman to take a road trip if he thought Gotham needed him. However, thanks largely to this being Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman, the blackout — which, as far as I can tell, would otherwise be just one part of one title's flashback storyline — ends up involving more books than DC's actual line-wide Big Event, Forever Evil. The latter includes the eponymous miniseries, three ancillary miniseries and the three Justice League books, but only two other ongoing series (Teen Titans and Suicide Squad, each of which has been tied into 4EVEv since it started). The total is "Zero Year" 13, Forever Evil 9, and almost half of the latter's score is miniseries. Personally, I don't mind a discrete Big Event, and I'm not surprised that DC would exploit "Zero Year." I'm just a little surprised at how heavily it seems to be relying on "Zero Year" in November.
DC Collectibles has unveiled four convention-exclusive products that will be offered only to those attending Comic-Con International, held July 18-21 in San Diego.
Fans of Cartoon Network's DC Nation programming block may want to grab the three-pack of Super Best Friends Forever action figures (above), designed by Lauren Faust and sculpted by Irene Matar. Supergirl, Batgirl and Wonder Girl each stand 6.5 inches, 5.45 inches and 6.8 inches, respectively. The three-pack is priced at $49.95. Or, there's the Aardman: Superman action figure, designed by Rich Webber and sculpted by Phil Ramirez. Standing at about 6.5 inches, it's prices at $24.95.
"Take away the suit of armor and what are you?"
"Uh, genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist."
You too can join the G.B.P.P. Club, courtesy of artist Ryan Astle and TeeFury. Memberships are only available to Tony Stark's very exclusive organization (even more exclusive than the Avengers, who will let anybody in) for 24 hours, so buy it now if you want it. " I imagine Tony giving Steve this shirt as a gag gift at Christmas," Astle said.


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Men's Soccer Team Advances in RegionalsApril 19, 2010 at 3:20 PM
The Mighty Oaks mens' soccer team faced Bluefield College in a regional match Sunday afternoon. The Oaks entered the game with a record of 8-4-3 while the visiting Rams came in with a record of 5-13-1.
The game was physical from the start, including four ejections and two warnings. Adem Ali scored twice to set the single season record for goals with 16, surpassing Skyler Redpath's record of 15. Alec Robinson scored the remaining goal to help lead the Oaks to a 3-1 victory.


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Netflix to Launch in U.K., Ireland
Netflix, the U.S. streaming and movie rental service, is to launch in the U.K. and Ireland, the company announced Monday.
The company has not said how much it will charge, though in the U.S. customers pay $7.99 a month for unlimited movies and TV episodes streamed over the Internet to PCs, Macs and TVs.
The company said further details about the service, including pricing, content and supported devices, will be announced closer to launch in early 2012.
The move will put the company in direct competition to LoveFilm, which which has more than 1.6 million subscribers in the UK and Europe.
It will also be up against YouTube and Sony, both of which recently announced their own services.
Netflix has been streaming to U.S. members since 2007, adding Canada in 2010 and 43 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in September 2011.
As we reported earlier, Netflix has had a rocky ride recently. Netflix shares plummeted from nearly $300 in early July to about $112 as of Friday after a series of embarrassing missteps: The company raised prices, said it was splitting in two and then, after customer outrage, reversed course on the split, but stuck with higher prices. The selloff has brought an ugly—and abrupt—end to the winning streak of one of the market's best performers.


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DOLGEVILLE, N.Y.�� The Dolgeville Blue Devils rung out 2013 with a 3-0 New Year�s Eve win over the Adirondack Wildcats.
The Blue Devils won the Center State Conference crossover match by scores of 25-12, 25-16 and 25-19.
Kaylee Brandow served 28-for-29 with nine aces and had five digs for Dolgeville (4-3); Abby Mosenthin had nine kills and three digs; Taylor Brandow had eight kills, an assist and nine digs; Emilie Bode had four kills, three blocks and a dig; Courtney Rachon had 14 assists, 10 digs, four aces and two kills; Mikey Rubas had 11 digs, five kills and two aces; Courtney Normoyle had seven assists, an ace and two digs; Camila Rios had six digs; Katie Millard had four digs; and Cheyanne Sullivan had an assist and a dig.
Emily Coscomb had seven kills, two blocks and nine digs for Adirondack (2-3); Shannon Lee had 10 assists; Nichoe Sears had five kills and a dig; and Shannon Swierat served three aces with a kill and two assists.
Adirondack won the junior varsity match in two games by scores of 26-24 and 25-14. Mercedes Rumrill had three assists and two digs for Dolgeville; Raquel Borst had three kills and three digs; Emily Miller had four digs; and Emily Krasko had five digs and an ace.
The Blue Devils are scheduled to play at home Wednesday against Remsen.
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Lifestyle Happenings
Miami Times staff report | 1/1/2014, 9 a.m.
The African Heritage Cultural Arts Center will host its 30th annual Winter Arts Workshop from Dec. 23 to Jan 3, 2014 (excluding Christmas and New Year's Day). The workshop features dance, drama, visual arts, vocal and instrumental music. Call 305-638-6771.
The American Legion post #0165 invites all honorably discharged veterans to a free breakfast Sat. Jan. 11, 2014 at 8:45 a.m. Call 305-621-2376 or 305-836-8622.
The Dade County Deltas will hold their "Founder's Day Celebration" on Sat., Jan. 25, 2014 at noon at the JW Marriott in Brickell. Call 305-691-1629.
Miami Jackson's Class of 1979 is celebrating their 35th class reunion in June 2014. Call 305-610-9868.
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity members from Miami Dade College North and South are making plans for a reunion. Call 305-623-7991.
Range Park is offering free self defense karate classes, Mon. and Wed., at 6 p.m., at 525 NW 62nd St. Contact Clayton at 305-757-7961.
S.E.E.K., Inc. will feed the homeless in the City of Overtown every first Sat., at 2 p.m., at 14-15 St. and 1st Ave. Call 678-462-9794.
The Miami Alumni Chapter Tennessee State University meets every third Sat., 9 a.m at Piccadilly Restaurant in Hialeah. Call 954-435-5391.
Miami Northwestern Sr. High Class of 1961 meets every second Tuesday, 6 p.m. at the Little River Park. Call 305-685-8035.
Booker T. Washington Class of 1967 meets every third Sat., 7 p.m., at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, 6161 NW 22nd Ave. Call 305-333-7128.
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. wants sixth grade boys and girls to be a part of their annual Gems & Gents program. Call 305-303-9425.
Helping Every Living Person Inc., H.E.L.P needs volunteers to work at the Sun Life Stadium for the 2013 football events and will provide community service credit hours to any student (high school or college) that is at least 16 years of age. Volunteers will be provided a free meal ticket. Call 305-326-3907.
Alabama State University Miami Alumni Chapter meets every second Sat. at noon at Piccadilly restaurant in Palm Springs Mall in Hialeah. All alumni are encouraged to attend. Call 305-651-4319.
The Miami Jackson High School Class of 1971 meets 3 p.m. every first Sat. at Gwen Cherry Park NFL/YET (meeting area). Call 305-321-0975.
Knoxville College, a 138-year-old HBCU, asks its alumni, friends and the public to help it survive by donating to its urgent campaign to raise 650,000 by June 2014. Half the amount should be on hand by March 20, 2014. Call 305-915-7175.


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At Morgue, Ceaselessly Sifting 9/11 Traces
By DAN BARRY
Published: July 14, 2002
Outside the chalk-white tent, the whistle of traffic along the Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive signals the forward movement of a city. But inside, 16 refrigerated trailers hum in a ceaseless chorus, giving voice to the dead whose remains are contained in their hold.
The trailers hummed as time separated the city from the 11th of September: as the smoking mountain of what had been the World Trade Center became a yawning hole; as 1.6 million tons of debris were sifted through on a Staten Island landfill; as commemorative services caused heads to bow. They hummed and they continue to hum, a mantra-like reminder that talk of closure is premature.
The trailers' contents are in the custody of Dr. Charles S. Hirsch, the chief medical examiner of New York City, who for 13 years has explained the city's deaths to its living. His duties now include the historic challenge of trying to identify the nearly 20,000 body parts carried to his agency's bleak, even forbidding building.
The human remains recovered at the disaster site and the landfill all came to an open-air bay on the East 30th Street side of the medical examiner's building on First Avenue in Manhattan. In close and hectic surroundings, they were examined by a succession of experts -- the pathologist, the forensic dentist, the fingerprint analyst, the DNA specialist -- all in search of something distinguishable, from an inscribed wedding ring to a set of genetic markers.
The remains were then carried across 30th Street to the white tent, where they were received with a preacher's brief prayer and then stored while others worked to try to attach a name to them.
Today, more than 10 months after the terrorist attack, the remains of 1,229 of the estimated 2,823 victims, or nearly 44 percent, have been identified through laboratory analyses, computer wizardry and old-fashioned detection. More than 500 identifications have been made through DNA alone: for one victim, nearly 200 pieces have been identified, while for others, there was a single shard of bone.
Amid the investigative swirl -- of trying to match thousands of victims with six times as many body parts -- the medical examiner's office has made a few misidentifications. In one case, there was a folder mix-up. In another, a toothbrush collected for DNA was mislabeled.
''We are fallible,'' Dr. Hirsch said. ''But when we have made mistakes, we've modified our procedure to avoid repeating that mistake.''
The story of the medical examiner's continuing response to Sept. 11 is largely unknown, partly because of Dr. Hirsch's privacy concerns, and partly because of his office's aura. It is, of course, the city morgue.
Many of his employees are so consumed by a mission with no clear end that they have barely reflected on their experiences. In recalling certain moments, several cried. A central part of their job, after all, is to tell all that they know, no matter how disturbing, to the victims' relatives.
In an anteroom with a water-stained ceiling, people have asked where the remains of their loved ones were found. One staff member, Shiya Ribowsky, has had to jab his finger at a grid map of Lower Manhattan and gently say: ''Here. And here. And here. And here.''
Usually, the people summoned to that sad little room have at least had something to bury. The remains of more than half the victims have not been identified, in part because hundreds died without leaving a trace. The hope is to identify 2,000 victims, or about 71 percent. ''That's been our whisper number around here,'' Dr. Hirsch said.
Firsthand experience informs these tempered expectations; he was there when the first tower fell. Hours later, bloodied and bruised, he pulled from his pocket a fistful of pulverized concrete -- a sign of all that had been reduced to dust. That dust, mixed with coins, rests now in a glass bowl on his desk.
Dr. Hirsch, 65, smokes a pipe and wears suspenders; he is fastidious and reserved. But when he discusses his office's time-consuming efforts to identify the dead -- which so far have cost $24 million -- his emotions rise a tick or two. ''It's important to people and we're here to serve people,'' he said. ''If a government can't do that, what good is it?''
That is why the medical examiner's office has begun to preserve the 16,000 body parts that have not been identified or returned to family members. One by one, the remains are being air-dried in a kind of giant dehumidification chamber to stem the decomposition and protect the DNA.
That is why Amy Zelson Mundorff was at her familiar post in the open-air bay the other day, examining a piece of a spine while others jotted notes. And why Dr. Zoran Budimlija was at a steel table beside her, scraping a piece of bone in search of material that might yield telltale DNA.
Their efforts were part of the agency's resolve to re-examine every body part; as Mr. Ribowsky put it, ''to see September's remains with July eyes.'' The double-checking has already paid dividends in identification, the coin of the medical examiner's isolated realm.