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ISLAMABAD - A nation with over 30 per cent population living below the poverty line finally declared itself a nuclear state on Monday: the three nuclear tests that India has conducted establish beyond any doubt New Delhis intention of entering the nuclear club by producing a variety of unclear devices, including hydrogen bomb, atom bomb, and tactical unclear weapons.
Such tests have nothing to do with the generation of nuclear power for peaceful purposes, a plea the Indians have been giving since their 1974 explosion to dupe the international community, which, for its part, has been ever willing to be misled by India. A low-yield nuclear test is conducted to produce tactical nuclear arms; a fission test is conducted to produce atom bomb; and a thermo-nuclear test is conducted to manufacture hydrogen bomb. That India's three separate nuclear explosions in Pokhran are primarily meant to build these three kinds of unclear arms, therefore, amounts to India declaring itself a nuclear state. In 1974, India could cheat the international community by taking the plea that its unclear explosion was only for peaceful purposes; in 1998 , it cannot.
Unlike the seventies, the current situation in the subcontinent is far more dangerous than was the case quarter of a century ago when India had conducted its first nuclear explosion; India is being ruled by Hindu nationalists of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), with the BJP, currently ruling India, being its political wing and Prime Minister Vajpaee as its lifetime member. Inspired by Nazism and Fascism, Hindu nationalists have risen in India as an unrivaled ideological force, which is no less threatening to international peace and security was the Soviet communism was. Both in its february election manifesto and the March Agenda for governance, the BJP had made it crystal clear that declaring India a unclear state would be a top Indian for deign policy priority during BJPs rule.
And the party has kept its promises. How should the international community, led by the United States, respond to Indian nuclear tests? And, what options does Pakistan have in order to counter the new Indian unclear threat? These are the two questions, which need to be answered urgently. True to its past accommodative and flexible unclear stand, Pakistan can afford to wait only for a few days to see how the international community reacts to India. If in a few days, the international community behaves in the same manner as it did in 1974 by not punishing India, then Pakistan may not be left with any other choice but to declare itself as a unclear state.
Until Tuesday, the US-led international community's resolve to punish India was not that satisfactory, the only positive development in this context being the US decision to impose sanctions against India. Protesting the tests, Australia and Newzealand recalled their ambassadors from New Delhi. South Africa lodged its protest separately. Tokyo announced to suspend one of the three Japanese loans to India. Russia has talked about Indias betrayal, while, at the same time, opposing the imposition of sanctions against India on the ground that these will be counter-productive. The United Nations has condemned the act. So have many other major states, including China.
The reaction that matters is American. Before the US decided to impose sanctions against India, President Clinton had categorically stated that very soon the United States will impose comprehensive sanctions against India. But, simultaneously, he had urged India to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and also stressed repeatedly that Indias neighbours should not follow suit. Under the 1994 US Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act (NPPA), the Clinton administration is authorised to impose sanctions against any state which does not enjoy nuclear status under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The US sanctions may not have any significant impact on India. One important reason is that, unlike Pakistan, India has never been as dependent upon the United States for its defence and development needs as Pakistan has been. It was only after the collapse of the Soviet Union that India had started developing credible commercial and security links with the United States. Japan, the United States and other Western states can use international financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which they monopolie, against India. But, here again, unlike Pakistan, India is not so dependent upon the IMF that any bid by this world body to punish India will ever bring it to its knees.
Until now, much of the international reaction to Indias nuclear tests is confined to statements of deep concern about worsening security scenario in South Asia as a result of these tests. It has been confined to calls for constraint by Indias neighbour, meaning Pakistan. The international community had behaved exactly in the same manner in the aftermath of Indias May 1974 nuclear test. The US NPPA had originally become operative in 1978. What the United States had then done, in reaction to Indian explosion, was to prohibit its transfers of fissionable material and technology unless India accepted International Atomic Energy Agencys safeguards on all of its nuclear facilities. Consequently, the United States stopped the supply of low-enriched nuclear fuel to the two Tarapur power reactors sold by General Electric to India in the early 1960s. Interestingly, by 1983, the United States agreed to let France supply India with nuclear fuel which France did until it signed the NPT in the early 1990s.
Now, by urging India to sign the CTBT, President Clintons message to New Delhi is that the United States can re-consider its decision to impose sanctions against India if it signs the CTBT. India will have nothing to lose, if, after conducting these nuclear tests which prove to the world its nuclear weaponisation, India concludes the CTBT, as Israel has already done. Where will Pakistan, a country which has not tested even a single nuclear device, stand in such an eventuality? The most tragic reality that has come to surface in the aftermath of India nuclear tests is that the IAEA has still chosen to describe India as a threshold nuclear state, which, in fact, has not been the case since Monday. On Tuesday, Murli Manohar Joshi, Indias Minister for Science and Technology, announced that Indias nuclear missiles will be nuclear tipped.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been bold enough to say on Tuesday that Pakistan alone will decide what to do now. And, this he stated while citing the lackluster international approach towards Indias decades old nuclear weapons pursuits. Foreign Minister Gohar Ayub stated in the Senate on Tuesday that any step of nuclear escalation by India will find a matching response from Pakistan. Some of the country's top defence analysts, to whom this correspondent had talked on Monday, had also argued in favour of a matching response to India. The main argument, both from official and scholarly circles, is that, in response to Indias nuclear tests, Pakistan should also carry out its own nuclear test. In other words, a tit-for-tat reaction.
Ones contention, however, is that, given the decades-old nuclear belligerency of India and the sheer ignorance of it by the world community, this time Pakistan has to go one step ahead of India; instead of merely restricting its option to conduct a nuclear test, Islamabad must announce its nuclear weapons capability, no matter what happens. Nothing may happen, since Indias nuclear ambitions are clear now, ambitions which Indias Hindu nationalist leadership wishes to pursue at all costs, as the BJP leaders have repeatedly made it clear. Tit-for-tat responses are advisable in a situation where states with adversarial relationship are somewhat, if not equally, guided by constraints of international diplomacy. In South Asias case, India has shown through it recent past behaviour that it gives a damn to what the international community says or does. For the last 30 years, India has been refusing to sign the NPT. For the last over two years, it has been the only leading opponent of the CTBP. and for the last many months India has been adamantly opposing the conclusion of the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty. What punishment has the international community, the Western world, the Americans have given to India for its consistent defiance of the will of the world community?
Indias next-door neighbour, China, from whom Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes all of a sudden started feeling a threat in the last two months is a signatory to the NPT and the CTBT. For its part, Pakistans attitude towards the NPT, the CTBT, and the FMCT has always been positive, rational and flexible. Islamabad said yes, although with some reservations, to the CTBT in the September 1996 UN General Assembly session, which was convened on the personal initiative of President Clinton to muster universal support for the CTBT. Pakistan is ready to sign the three treaties if India does. Then, over the years, Islamabad has made several proposals for regional or international settlement of the nuclear proliferation issue in South Asia. India disagrees with all of them.
What else does the international community want from Pakistan , a state whose sovereignty and independence has for over past half century been directly endangered by a many times militarily superior India? Almost a decade ago, on the asking of the United States, had even reportedly capped its nuclear programme. That, however, does not mean it is incapable of producing nuclear weapons or has not already kept some of them in the basement. Like Israel and India, it has long been categorised as a threshold nuclear state, one that has the capability to manufacture a nuclear device or has already produced it but is yet to officially declare such a capability.
Some years ago, late Murtaza Bhutto, who had done extensive research on nuclear deterrence at the Harvard University, was writing in these pages that the time has come Pakistan should announce its nuclear option. Based on the US-led Wests pathetic handling of Indias nuclear conduct, ones contention, like many others, has been that it will not be surprising if five members of the nuclear club admit India into the NPT regime as a nuclear power. What will Pakistan do in such a scenario? Accept a perpetual Indian hegemony? Islamabad should have pre-empted Indias ultimate nuclear design, which became crystal clear on Monday, some years ago by at least conducing a nuclear test.
Even before Monday, the strategy of nuclear ambiguity that both India and Pakistan had been pursuing had favoured the former, since it had already conducted a nuclear test. About Pakistans nuclear weapons potential, there exist many speculations. Did it really obtain a nuclear design from China? Does it had the nuclear weapons capability, as the successive governments have claimed? Contradictory and confusing statements of Pakistans successive leaders have also contributed to the prevailing state of uncertainty about Pakistans nuclear capability, among Pakistanis especially. Way back in 1987, Ziaul Haq had stated that Pakistan was only a screwdriver away from manufacturing a nuclear device. His successor army chief General Beg claimed that the country had conducted a cold nuclear test . Successive civilian leaders in the post-Zia phase have been stating that Pakistan has the capability to manufacture a nuclear device but has chosen not to produce them. Still the big question is where is the proof?
Tuesdays talk among scholarly circles in Islamabad was that, by conducting the nuclear tests, the Indians may have thrown a feeler to see whether Pakistan really has the nuclear capability or it has been lying all these years about it. Now, in case Pakistan does not respond in kind, India will conclude that the latter possibility is right. Even in the case of April test-firing of intermediate-range Ghauri missile by Pakistan, the Indians had raised serious questions about the validity of Pakistans claim. Like Pakistans nuclear capability claims, the countrys official claims about Ghauri being an indigenous product are also disputable. Either it is North Korea or China, which has supplied the missile to Pakistan. This is what the international media has alleged.
This uncertain state of affairs about Pakistans nuclear capability
has to end. The sooner it happens, the better it will be for Pakistan.
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a nuclear power, on which depends Islamabads survival as an independent
and sovereign state. As a starter, Pakistan could have conducted as many
nuclear tests as India tha done. But this will need months, since the country
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Majoring in sports marketing, Miller has a GPA of 3.25 and is a member of the Director of Athletics' Honor Roll.
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SAGINAW, MI — During a live chat hosted at The Saginaw News/MLive hub Thursday, May 1, law enforcement leaders conversed with members of the community about a ballot measure that aims to decriminalize use and possession of an ounce of marijuana for people 21 and older in Saginaw.
The chat hit on how the proposal, if passed, would affect law enforcement in Saginaw and the state of current laws and enforcement efforts. Below is a selection of comments from the live chat.
Can we briefly talk about what this amendment to the city charter would do, from a legal perspective. Chief Lipe and Sheriff Federspiel, how do you expect this change, if approved by voters, would impact how you do your jobs?
As a Sheriff, I am bound to uphold the Michigan Constitution and all the laws of the State of Michigan. My agency cannot enforce local ordinances unless a city council votes to allow it. We must uphold the law of the land, and if the citizens of our state wish to change certain laws, we have citizen petition drives and the state legislature to accomplish that.
Mark, our City Charter and code of ordinances does not address marijuana. When it comes to marijuana and other narcotics, the local police agencies enforce state laws. As you mentioned in your news article, If this issue passes on a local level, I would lean on our Prosecuting Attorney for direction on this issue. He has made it known, that he would still enforce state laws regarding marijuana. That being the case, I would expect to continue enforcing state laws.
Wow, I am very concerned about this line of dialog. If the people that elected you, the voters, tell you with their votes that they want you to change the way you treat them- but you ignore the democratic process and refuse to make that change- why in the world would you expect they would ever vote for you again?
Sheriff: Don't police officers get to use their own discretion when they find marijuana on someone? I have had Burton PD let me off many times because I wasn't bothering anyone, and I had a small amount. Couldn't you instruct your officer's to let people off with warnings in cases where only marijuana is found?
My deputies have discretion when it comes to civil infractions, but not State Law. If I allow discretion to come into play with the law, I'm not sure where it will end. I strongly advocate using the democratic process to amend current laws, repeal current laws, or create new laws. That way, the deputies can focus on enforcing the law instead of picking and choosing which ones don't get enforced.
Sheriff, you mean to tell me that your officers stop everyone they see that travels one mile per hour over the speed limit? I believe they do not, and they make decision every day regarding which speeders deserve to be pulled over and which speeders are going to be ignored. Apply the same discretion to marijuana situations and you are all set.
Some of our readers have proposed that those using marijuana under decriminalization efforts like this should be banned from operating automobiles. How do you feel about this suggestion, Rick and Cary?
How about the sheriff and police chief - How should the issue of driving under the influence of marijuana be treated?
We must protect the citizens of our County from all individuals who operate a motor vehicle under the influence, whether it be from alcohol, prescription drugs, or marijuana. Personal accountability must come into play when individuals make a conscious decision to ingest a substance that may impair their ability to operate a motor vehicle.
Sheriff Federspiel and Chief Lipe, would you support or oppose a statewide measure to legalize the adult use of cannabis?
Brad, I would not weigh in on this issue if it were proposed for a statewide legalization. I would not support or oppose the measure. I believe that the state level is where this issue truly should be addressed. Instead of trying to change a City Charter that does not address marijuana laws, this effort should focus on changing the existing state law.
Brad, I would first like to see the ballot language before committing one way or the other. I will tell you that I'll support the will of the people.
Cary, can you talk about your experience so far in collecting signatures in Saginaw for the ballot proposal? Have you seen a lot of support? Do you run into many critics and what do they think about the effort? How many signatures do you have so far?
We have been out in the community for several days now. We feel like we are welcomed like heroes. Most people are very supportive, glad we are doing it, want to get involved and generally excited. We do have a few detractors, but that is expected.
We are pleased with the results of our efforts in gathering signatures to date. I would invite anybody who wants to help to come to Saginaw on Saturday, May 3rd and meet us at the court house parking lot at 10 am we are going to circulate our petitions during the Cinco de Mayo parade.
To stamp this campaign a success, we need about 2,000 valid signatures. To date, we have about 300 raw signatures.
Just relating to you a discussion going on here at the table: Cary explained that there is an effort, in a future election cycle, to take up the issue of marijuana legalization at the state level.
Chief Lipe acknowledges that enforcement of state laws against marijuana could only change if the state laws change.
That is absolutely not true, Chief. You can instruct your officers to NOT enforce the state law within city limits. That is within your power.
I would also say that, it is not only within your power, it is what would be expected of you should the voters pass this decriminalization measure.
Rick, who will then tell the Michigan State Police to not enforce this state law? Who will tell the Sheriff to not enforce the state law? I do not have that power. The laws need to be policed consistently across the board. When all Police Officers are sworn in, they are sworn to uphold laws of the City of Saginaw and the State of Michigan.
If the County Prosecutor is still prosecuting these cases and wants state law enforced, then that is how we will proceed.
View the full discussion here.
— Brad Devereaux is a public safety reporter for MLive/The Saginaw News. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and Google+


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In China, a new law makes it mandatory for children to visit their parents (over age 60), with a fine for those who don't comply.
According to the law, children are required to visit their parents "frequently" and make sure their financial and spiritual needs are met.
The new law would be a major reform in safeguarding the rights of Chinese elderly. Coupled with an aging population and a one-child policy, the number of those over 60 is projected to increase. In 2011, some 185 million people were over 60. By 2050, a third of China's population will be classed as elderly.Chinese tradition dictates that children have a duty to provide for their parents and grandparents. Many generations live together under one roof, with nursing homes a rarity.
Yet, with the increasing modernization of China, the family traditional structure is changing. Many young Chinese are moving away from their rural homes to study and work in the big cities, and live further and further away from their parents.
The law was initiated after reports by some parents that they were neglected by their children. While there is no specification of how often they need to visit, children are subjected to pay a monthly allowance to their parents if the children refuse to care for them.
With the new legislation, parents can even take their children to court, a harsh consequence that a woman from Wuxi City encountered. After a 77-year-old mother sued her child, the Chinese court ruled that the daughter must visit her mother every two months.
Proponents believe that the law will educate and provide family values of the importance for children to visit their parents. While the new law aims to protect the older growing population, there has been much controversy surrounding its adoption.
Critics of the law find it vague and argue that the state should not interfere in how one should take care of their parents. Since the new law came in place, websites offering "rental children" to visit parents on their behalf are popping up.
Do you think a state can force an emotional bond between a parent and child? What do you think of the new law? How often do you think you should visit your parents, or be visited by your children?
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- I hope they notified the parents!
- I don't think the state can force an emotional bond between parent and children. You are speaking about a country where emotions are hidden and obedience is commanded, and if the child-parent bond is not there, it will never be. It is sad that even in this country (USA) there is a chasm between parent-child to where abuse is usually seen.
I blame the the governments interference in the family's lives have caused a lack of moral support for the family and the fear to discipline their children have caused a lack of disrespect amongst our children to where there is no fear for adults anymore.
- Hello CHINA This is good news but should not be forced on Kids today have their own set of issues /problems But yes it can be told in a niceway
For us well we Parents are truly blessed
we have three kidsand all share Even their spouses support help them in doing so
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- Can't force love and duty. I believe in our society the aged are really left on their own to die as so called kids are too busy. Next door had 5 daughters they hardly ever visited because they the parents had become old fragile and probably a bit of naggers. Who cares girls they were your parents well at least they had me up until they died I notice they were soon down to get their inheritance I would love to see them when they get old hope karma comes back..
- It's sad to see that these kids now a days can't bother to take time out of their busy lives to see they're aging parents and/or grandparents. If they want or need something their right there, if not they put the aging on a bookshelf. Maybe with this law they may learn how to be a real family.
- In this is a message for all - the importance of families. While I think it would be dIfficult for a Government to impose such a law to enforce children to give moral and spiritual support to parents, I believe this is something that is being eroded worldwide - family values and care. We live in a technical fast moving age with children being scattered around the world to work and study . In my great grandparents day the same movement was happening. They made the effort to write letters and keep up the links. In this age we need to find ways to keep up those family bonds and links across the miles. We have facebook, skype and lots of other technological new tools - but are they used wisely and well. Just as in China, many countries including where I live in New Zealand are facing an increase of the over 60's. In New Zealand nursing homes abound - quite different from great grandparents day where the families lived together. In NZ we face not forgetting
" our olds" in these homes. Remebering as children that our parents living away from the cities where children work, may not be able to get around so easily any more because of age and may welcome a visit from their family they bought up lovingly.
- It is not a case of enforcing an emotional bond, the state is stepping in to enforce a duty that was traditionaly enforced by cultural values alone.
Should every state do the same ?
In a world of diverse cultures, moral standards, rapidly changing values and mobile populations it would be very difficult.
Instilling a sense of Duty and Responsibility in a much broader sense, would however be a better place to start.
- Initially one would think it would be a good idea as very often children lead their own lives and their parents can be very low in the pecking order. Unfortunately, this law would, if there is a lone child, prevent him from moving away (and when one considers China is a vast country) to another area for work or leaving the country for work, education or just to live abroad. When one is forced to do something, as this appears to do, there could be resentment for ones parents rather than love and a genuine want to visit. I can see both sides of this but would rather have seen that statute not be necessary.
- A Chinese woman told me that her sister took care of their father when he was too old to take care of himself and wouldn't give him water to drink because he wet his pants too much. He of course was in diapers. Traditionally, children have always taken care of their parents in old age but it's not always done happily with good care.
- Parents give up everything in their life for the sake of children;I have sent both my children to America so that they can have a better life opportunities,knowing fully well that in my old age I will be physicaly separated from them and thus has to go to an old age home.i have no idea if they will send enough money for my expenses at that time.when there are So many stringent laws in so many countries how the children should be looked after by the parents or else the state will forcibly take them away,it is just human to have a law that children must look after their parents in their old age.....if they cannot be physically present or visit,they should definitely provide enough money so that parents can spend their last days peacefully.let us prove that humans in someway are better than animals.
- I applaud China for taking a bold step. We may not agree with how they do their politics but at least their system is able to truly make strides. And we young adults need to wake up and realize that one day we may need someone to care for us! Our societies, China, US, Russia, Iran, Israel, Cuba, etc. Need to let go of old hang ups and move towards reconciliation and peace. That means DOING SOMETHING YOU DONT WANT TO FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE WHOLE. ON ALL SIDES!!!!
- Obvoiusly , you can not force love and emotional commitment. But responsibility can be mandated. I see this as more along the lines of "child support" here in the US. Admittedly, it is not a perfect system but humans are far from perfect. Maybe this law will work in China and wake some to that responsibility. My household includes an eldery parent(87) and a mentally challenged sibling along with our nuclear family of 2 parents and 3 children. I am a little taken aback by how many of our friends are surpized that we would choose to "take in" our family. members.
- A practicle step indeed.Family bonding is in the interest of both individual and family and the nation as well.Duty and right go together.If son and daughter can not look after old parents in need then why should others incl govt.Unrest at national,regional and global level is basically because of fragmented family bonding. Even animals stay together and look after each other.
- My Mom lives with us
- This is the same situation in many developing countries where children are moving away from parents in pursuit of a "better life". Better life mostly consists of eating can food instead of freshly grown food, living in crammed and polluted apartments instead of cleaner and open envioronment, and possessing stuff most of which one could do without. In the name of development we seem to constantly forget that it should be making the quality of our lives better.
- Duty? Responsibility? Kids don't ask to be born. They are supposed to beads out of love. So it should NOT be their responsibility to take care of their parents in their old age. It is NOT the same as child support. People are required to take care of the children they created. Not the other way around.
My children are not responsible for me when I grow old. I'd love if they came to see me, but that's not why I had them. It is my job to make sure that we are taken care of in our old age. No one else's.
- I disagree with this law. I understand the sentiment, but it leave a huge problem in its wake. What about children who were abused? Physically, mentally, sexually? This law now forces those people to go back to their abusers and take away from their own family. Their children. What about the impoverished? They need that money. They can't afford to send an allowance, but can be prosecuted if they don't. I hope this does not continue to spread and become the new norm. If I have not saved up enough to retire, I would rather work than take away from my children and their families. I would rather hire someone to take care of me than to force my children to against their will. This is unfortunate and I feel for all those in China.
- i disagree with this law for three reasons: 1. this is very typical of chinese government -- they want to tell you how to live your life, the one-child policy as an example 2. See Nic's comment. I personally would not command my children to visit me. 3. see AMother's comment. Children do get abused in china, more often than you might think. I believe children love their parents more than they're loved by their parents. Whether to choose to visit parents should be a personal (and often times a private) matter.
- This law is only necessary because the government itself has reneged on its promise of free social care. This is the legacy of socialism everywhere; lie to the young, neglect the old.
- I fully support this law! When they were born, their parents took care of them and yet so many people "forget" their parents once they become adults and move out on their own. They OWE their parents some consideration, though in cases where the children were abused, they should be exempt from this law.
- I like this law!!
- Government should provide for poor, infirm old people. Some children are also poor. It's easy to say parents are obliged to provide loving care for their children, but some do not. There is little recourse for the children, some too young to understand they are being neglected. But I feel that a most parents deserve to be a priority in their grown children's lives. Children, distracted by their current lives, may be unaware of the sorrow of parents who are neglected by their children.
- I think that this law will make a positive impact on elder parents' lives. Grown children will visit their parents more, which will also set up a role model for their own children who are most likely an only child.
- If there was a law saying I had to look after my parents it would be make no difference to me because it's instilled in my values. That's the way I have been brought up, to be caring and love my family. These values should be taught in schools. I don't agree with this law at all, I think the government shouldn't control families, especially because they are so private and every family is different but educating children to respect not only parents but the whole world around them is what will make a difference in the long run.
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Overview of the Collection
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Gladys Lamphere (circa 1866- ) was a Mystic, Connecticut, writer and entrepreneur who was the daughter of David Lamphere and Mary Anne Houche, and the niece of Lucy Houche. Sometime around 1900 she married Charles Flint, and the couple rented rooms in their Pearl Street home to boarders. Gladys ran a mail-order corset business and wrote short stories and poetry. She also had a short novel published.
The Houche family ran a liquor distribution business in Mystic. Many family members migrated to California, where they settled around Stockton and the San Joaquin valley. Edward Houche had a juggling act that he performed at the Stockton Theater. James Houche travelled near the Apache, and reported their attacks on settlements in Arizona
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The Houche papers consist mainly of family correspondence about the liquor distribution business, and correspondence between family members on the east and west coasts. The main correspondents are Lucy and Edward Houche. Of special interest are a letter from James Houche describing the threat of Apache attacks and a letter from P.T. Barnum to Edward Houche concerning a question about juggling.
The Flint papers contain the writings and business papers of Gladys Lamphere Flint. They include drafts of numerous short stories as well as correspondence with publishers. The business papers include correspondence, inventories, invoices, and printed material relating to the household business run by her and her husband, Charles, out of their large Pearl Street home. These businesses included corset sales, a general store, and a boarding house. The papers also include a various magazines collected by Gladys, forms for her enrollment in a correspondece school, papers indicating her interest in the woman's suffrage movement, a Lamphere genealogy, and printed ephemera.
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
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Coming from image-conscious professionals who prefer to gush about the beauty of flowers and the joys of growing vegetables, the words were downright shocking: "Horticulture is under siege."
They jumped off a three-page letter penned by a half-dozen of the country's most prominent plant people sent in December to 800 schools and universities, government agencies, industry associations, and growers of everything from almonds to onions.
Clearly, horticulture - once a priority, if not an obsession, for generations of Americans - is in trouble. The letter warns that if something isn't done soon to boost the ranks of plant scientists, breeders, students, and others in the field, horticulture could become a lost art and a forgotten science.


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Hey friends! How was your Thanksgiving?! I didn't get to go home (Florida), but I got to spend time with my "other family" (Crystal, my roomie's family). I am so thankful for both of my families! The Lord has blessed me with SO much! :)
This is a post I wrote for Crafting a Green World, but I wanted to share it on my blog as well. You will probably see several posts copied from there--hope you all don't mind! They will be worded differently and such, but are basically the same concept :) So, here we go:
Christmas candles have been around for what seems like forever (I tried googling when they were created, but all they wanted to talk about was Christmas lights. Boo.) I always thought the Christmas candles were super creepy though (especially the ones with red bulbs!). Overall, they just look cheap to me. How do I transform most cheap things? With other cheap things--toilet paper rolls!
What you will need:
1. Toilet paper rolls (I used 3-4 rolls for 1 candle cover)
2. Hot glue gun/hot glue sticks
3. Spray paint—I used red.. you know, because it's Christmas-y and stuff.
4. Scissors
5. Wax paper
6. Christmas candles (I got mine from the Dollar Store)
How to do it:
1. Cut your toilet paper rolls. I cut mine into 1/2 inch pieces.
2. Plan your pattern and lay it out. This is what my pattern looked like:
3. Hot glue the toilet paper pieces together. I found that it was easiest if you glued them into "flowers" first:
4. Then, glue the "flowers" together. Three of the "flowers" will form one side (just like I laid out in my pattern picture above). Eventually, you will form four sides. You're basically going to box in the Christmas candle with the four sides.
5. Time for spray paint! This is tricky because of all the different sides of each toilet paper piece. I probably looked like a fool, but I put the four sides on the ground and circled around them to make sure I got every inch.
Aren't they pretty!?
6. Once the paint has completely dried, hot glue the sections together to form your "box" around the candle. I didn't want my sides to overlap, so I glued them together on the very edge of each section. I tried to take a picture to show this but I don't know if I did very well:
7. Once all that glue is dry, it's time to cut the wax paper. Cut enough wax paper to cover the inside of your "box." Once I put the wax paper inside, I put a little bit of hot glue in each corner of the box to make it form to the box. Adding the hot glue will keep it from being all rolled up like so:
8. Once the glue was dry, I cut around the top design. If you want to, though, you can keep it square. Here's a tip though-- if you want to keep it square at the top, make sure you put the straight edge of the wax paper at the top, and cut the excess from the bottom. Let's just say the reason I cut around the top design is because I didn't think of putting the straight edge at the top. Sad day. But hey, I went with it. And it looks pretty good, if I do say so myself :) You could even make these into little table lamps with actual bulbs and such.
With the light on:
Am I starting to scare you all with the amount of toilet paper projects I'm doing? Because I'm kind of scaring myself.


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AUBURN, Alabama – Football game days in Auburn may be all about the Auburn Family, but Auburn police say some of those family members may be willing to steal from you.
The Opelika-Auburn News reports there were at least six reports of unlawful breaking and entering a motor vehicle last weekend.
Police encourage fans to follow a few precautions, including locking up their cars before tailgating or entering the stadium. Several of the reports from last weekend indicated the vehicles were unlocked.
Auburn Police Division Capt. Tom Stofer told the O-A News that most burglars target unlocked cars with valuables left in the open.
Items reported stolen last weekend included cash and small electronic items, which were left in the open.
The same precautions should be taken for recreational vehicles and campers.
The Police Division has a few other tips for fans on game days:
- Lock vehicles and keep windows up.
- Window tint doesn't always hide valuables.
- Park in well-lit, heavily-traveled areas when possible.
- Valuables typically targeted by thieves include: backpacks, brief cases, wallets, purses, computers, GPS devices, radar detectors, MP3s, loose change, etc.
- Remove valuables from vehicles or hide them under seats or in the trunk.
- Use car alarms or anti-theft devices.
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All it takes is Elizabeth Taylor looking a little wobbly—as she did as a presenter on the recent American Music Awards telecast—and suddenly the rumor mill starts spinning with tales of how her health has yet again gone south.
Responding to that speculation, Taylor's publicist, Chen Sam, says the 60-year-old actress "should not have worn high heels" to the AMA. And why not? The shoes, explains Sam, exacerbated Taylor's "recurring hip problems" and made her appear off-balance.
Dustin Hoffman and Robert DeNiro have been talking about doing something they've never done before: costar in a movie. According to a source close to Hoffman, the Oscar-winning actors met recently at DeNiro's production headquarters in lower Manhattan. Hoffman, 55, and DeNiro, 49, each "very much wants to work with the other," says the source, who adds that there is no specific project yet. How about Midnight Cowboy-Run? Or Raging Tootsie?
Just what level of notoriety has Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, attained? High enough to rate an inquiry from No Excuses, the New York City—based jeans-wear company that persuaded two other women caught in compromising relationships—Donna Rice and Maria Maples—to become paid endorsers.
No Excuses recently faxed a proposal to London offering Fergie one day's work, with "complete creative control." The work: a TV spot, a print ad and an appearance at a press conference announcing the deal. The fee, according to company rep Dari Marder, was $850,000.
Marder says she was called back by John Bryan, still Fergie's financial adviser despite being photographed nibbling her instep. Marder claims Bryan said that while it was "probably absolutely out of the question" that Fergie would accept, he promised to apprise her of the offer.
He obviously did. No Excuses subsequently received a letter from Buckingham Palace, dated Jan. 14, which offered Fergie's regrets—but characterized her as "very touched" that No Excuses had asked.
Grenada, the Caribbean island nation invaded by U.S. Marines in 1983 to oust a leftist regime, gives its economy a boost by issuing collectible postage stamps. A recent set of 90-cent stamps (each worth about 35 U.S. cents) honors 16 American music-makers including Leonard Bernstein, Bay Charles, Michael Jackson, Janis Joplin, Garth Brooks and "Barbara" Streisand.
A spokesman for the Grenada Post Office says the misspelling of Streisand's first name wasn't spotted until the entire issue of 100,000 sheets had been printed. "Grenada is a small country with a small population," says the rep, "so unfortunately the mistake will have to stand."
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(copy paste from the GR forums, since they dont get nearly as many views as this one does)
another Marvel event (dont kill me!)
basic concept/theme: The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions.
They are doing a Punisher vs Avengers event. Why wont they put Ghost Rider into an event like this? It would be easy to fabricate the scenario. How man innocents have been injured in the fights between these super-powered heroes? I'm sure everyone here can think of something in the past to push the GR into a major conflict. The fights themselves would be much more plausible than most of what they have been coming up with lately. It would also give GR some major screen/page time, giving some readers a chance to get to know the character.
Am I the only one who wants to see this? At least more than their new "War" event?


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They say that April showers bring May flowers, but the Cincinnati Flower Show isn't a place for late bloomers. And during the 21st annual horticulture celebration, held April 17–25 at Symmes Township Park in Symmes Township, you'll find enough gardening and home inspiration to get you through the spring and then some.
The only exhibition in North America that's endorsed by Britain's Royal Horticulture Society, the Cincinnati Flower Show is arguably one of the best in the nation. Produced by the Cincinnati Horticulture Society, the show offers nine packed days worth of exhibits, events and lectures, not to mention acre after acre of awe-inspiring gardens. Whether you're an amateur or the owner of the most sophisticated plot on your block, the innovative colors and designs will provide you with a truly "fresh" perspective on the art of gardening. Named the "king of all flower shows" by Better Homes and Gardens and featured as a must-experience event in the book 1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die, the Cincinnati Flower Show incorporates it all, from useful advice to exhibits that will leave you wondering "How did they do that?"
For 2010, the society has chosen "Fantasy, Formal, Friendly" as the theme, an appropriate choice considering the event's history. The show has long been known as a place where families can browse alongside highly trained horticulturists, and inventive landscapers can explore their most unique and fantastic ideas.
Fantasy gardens will explore the worlds of designers' favorite books, movies and places, while the formal gardens will exude elegant balance, simple color contrasts and dignified design. The friendly gardens, meanwhile, will feature exhibits that are ecologically, economically, lifestyle and pet friendly.
Highlights of the 2010 show include traditions like the afternoon teas and the Cincinnati Fine Food Show, held April 17 and 18. During this supplementary event, guests will find samples and items for purchase from more than 50 local and national vendors, and have the opportunity to meet with creators of the products for kitchen tips and tricks. And Small Wonders Weekend, held April 23–25, offers free activities and special exhibits designed for the family, from baking instruction to crafts. The artists' studio is another excellent addition to the show and features the work of regional artists working in all mediums and with one common theme — artwork inspired by the art of horticulture.
From magnificent landscape gardens that incorporate trees, shrubs, blooms and architectural features to inventive floral tablescapes, environmental exhibits, lectures from internationally known experts and mouthwatering food, there's no doubt that in Cincinnati — and beyond — the Cincinnati Flower Show is as synonymous with spring as those pesky April showers. For more information about this year's show — and for a complete schedule of lectures and special events — visit cincyflowershow.com.
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This Giant Peppermint Candy Standee is perfect for any holiday event!
Add some holiday cheer to your next Christmas party with a Giant Peppermint Candy Standee. This sweet Christmas-time prop is made of cardboard and comes with a light base (bulb not included). Use the Giant Peppermint Candy Standee to light the entrance to your holiday party! Peppermint candies are 3 feet 10 inches high x 3 feet 10 inches wide. Easy assembly.
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We bought this for a school dance. It did not come with a light bulb, but I used one I already had. I used a large round light bulb that looked like a steering wheel. You would definatley want a HUGE BRIGHT light bult because the peppermint is so large, a puney light would not do it justice. It was a little difficult to put together, but once assembled, was quite nice. I wish it had the "wrapper" disign on the sides like the cardboard versions. It was a little plain.
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The lighted pepperment was beautiful and fit well in our theme. I would highly recommend it. Just be carful moving around.
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Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere just reached a major milestone
September 29, 2016, 9:36 a.m. by Russell McLendon
CO2 data from Mauna Loa in Hawaii suggest 400 ppm is the new normal.
Earth's atmosphere is mysteriously losing oxygen
September 27, 2016, 1:58 a.m. by Bryan Nelson
Bad news for oxygen breathers: Our planet has been losing atmospheric oxygen for at least the last million years.
8 species moving to cooler waters
September 26, 2016, 6:15 a.m. by Angela Nelson
From prey to predators, these ocean creatures are now calling more northern parts of the ocean home.
Washington, D.C.'s winning 'Memorial for the Future' is as sobering as it is beautiful
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Climate Chronograph sinks as sea levels rise.
Grow food, not grass, to fight climate change
September 20, 2016, 2:02 p.m. by Russell McLendon
Turning a grassy lawn into a vegetable garden can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study.
12 adorable animals that could soon be gone from the wild
September 20, 2016, 1 p.m. by Jaymi Heimbuch
Love them now, because they're going to disappear unless we provide some immediate TLC.
6 things to know about Earth's 6th mass extinction
September 15, 2016, 1:11 p.m. by Russell McLendon
At least five similar die-offs have happened before, but this is the first in human history — and the first with human help.
Lizards struggle to stay cool in a warming world
September 7, 2016, 6:12 a.m. by Catie Leary
A staggering 40 percent of the planet's lizard populations will be extinct by 2080.
Extinct smallpox virus could be resurrected by global warming
August 22, 2016, 1:11 a.m. by Bryan Nelson
Melting permafrost threatens to exhume a smallpox graveyard in Siberia, and it could be a sign of what's to come.
Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar speech moved the needle on climate change
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Researchers analyzing social media after the speech discovered the largest engagement on climate change ever.
Did you know there are 8 types of glaciers?
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Ice is not just simply ice. You'll be amazed at the variety of glaciers around the world!
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Do not click through if you don't want to know the outcome… Seriously folks, last chance… For the rest of you rose lovers, let us discuss Brad's new bride-to-be…
EMILY! Faulty spoilers be damned! I don't know about you folks, but I am actually kind of happy about this outcome. What about you? Stay tuned for my full TV recap later tonight. (UPDATE: Click the links for Kristen's Bachelor season finale recap, as well as Chris Harrison's Bachelor blog and the revelation of the new Bachelorette.) In the meantime, celebrate or mourn Brad's choice in the comments below, and be sure to check out our truly ugly rose-ceremony dresses gallery – it's a feast of hideousness for the eyes!
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What is your favorite pumpkin treat?
Published 9:49 AM EDT Oct 11, 2012
It's fall, and that means 'tis the season for pumpkin-flavored treats!
Tell us what your favorite pumpkin treat is in the comments below!
We'll reveal the top choices Friday afternoon.
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The Stevensons, Bob, a licensed Realtor, and Donna, an unlicensed assistant, offer professional real estate services in the beautiful Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Their area of expertise includes:
Fanny Bay in the South to Oyster River in the North,
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text: Explore Gömbe and around Fethiye Around Fethiye Ölüdeniz Beyond Ölüdeniz: hamlets along the Lycian Way Dalyan and around The Xanthos valley Kalkan and around Kaş and around Gömbe and around The Kekova region Arykanda The coast to Olympos Phaselis Share When sea-level pleasures at Kaş pall, especially in broiling weather, there's escape in the cool heights of the Akdağ range, which soars to over 3000m in the space of 20km. The standard starting point for excursions into the mountains, reachable by minibus, is GÖMBE, a small town 60km north of Kaş on the road to Elmalı. This provides access to Yeşil Göl, Lycia's only alpine lake, and also serves as a staging point for anyone intending to climb to the summit of Akdağ, a 3000m-plus peak. The ninety-minute ride up to Gömbe from Kaş is graced by extensive pine forests, yielding to apple orchards as you grow closer. Few commercial maps show the huge Çayboğazı reservoir, which has re-routed any approach from the south – drivers can avoid the circuitous bypass road by going right over the dam-top road. Gömbe is famous for a June festival of the local Tahtacıs, and a farmers' fair in the latter half of August. Read More


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October 15-17, 2009
Pensacola, Florida
The Gulf South History and Humanities Conference is an annual event sponsored by the Gulf South Historical Association, a consortium of Gulf South colleges and universities from the states of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.
The 27th Gulf South History and Humanities Conference, hosted by Southeastern Louisiana University, welcomes all researchers and scholars to propose papers, panels, roundtables, performances, and workshops, exploring all aspects of the history and cultures of the Gulf South and Caribbean Basin.
The registration fee includes a Thursday evening reception at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front Hotel, all conference sessions, and a free one-year membership in the Association. Tickets for the banquet, annual keynote address and a courtesy cocktail reception are all included in the additional banquet fee.
Proposals will be considered if postmarked by the deadline of July 17, 2009. To submit an individual paper, send a brief c.v., title of the paper, and short abstract. Panel organizers (two or more presenters, a chair and commentator, or a chair/commentator) must submit a c.v., paper title, and short abstract for each participant. A complete list of conference sessions and topics will be mailed to each registrant in the first week of September 2009.
The conference will be at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front Hotel, 12 Via de Luna Drive, Pensacola Beach, Florida 32561, which offers a special conference room rate of $129.00 a night for a sound view or $159.00 a night for a Gulf view, provided reservations are made by September 18, 2009. Please mention >The Gulf South Conference= when you call for reservations at 1-866-916-2999. For further details visit their website at pensacolabeachgulffront.hilton.com


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Advanced Hashing Schemes for Packet Forwarding Using Set Associative Memory Architectures
Building a high performance IP Packet Forwarding (PF) engine remains a challenge due to increasingly stringent throughput requirements and the growing size of IP forwarding tables. The router has to match the incoming packet's IP address against all entries in the forwarding table. The matching process has to be done at increasingly higher wire speed; hence, scalability and low power consumption are critical for PF engines. Various hash table based schemes have been considered for use in PF engines. Set associative memory can be used for hardware implementations of hash tables with the property that each bucket of a hash table can be searched in a single memory cycle.
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More than 41,000 South Carolinians selected a health insurance plan on HealthCare.gov between Oct. 1 and Feb. 1, according to new federal enrollment data released Wednesday.
But one state official says the federal report is misleading because only about 65 percent of those residents are actually insured under Obamacare.
The number of people who have selected a plan and paid their first month's premium - a requirement for true enrollment - is 26,923, according to S.C. Insurance Director Ray Farmer.
"It astonishing to me that they use the number of individuals that have not made it all the way through the system, that aren't actually insured," Farmer said.
His department aggregates enrollment data directly from the four insurance companies that are selling plans to South Carolinians on the insurance exchange, he said. Those reports show that 83 percent of residents in the state who purchased a plan on the insurance exchange qualified for a financial subsidy to reduce their out-of-pocket costs.
The number of people who have enrolled and paid for coverage is small compared to the estimated number of uninsured residents in this state. According to Census data, more than 700,000 South Carolinians have no health insurance.
The new federal report does not indicate if that number has been reduced since the insurance marketplace launched on Oct. 1.
Nationally, the federal government said Wednesday 3.3 million Americans selected a plan between Oct. 1 and Feb. 1, but did not clarify how many of those have paid for the coverage yet.
Enrollment among young adults outpaced all other age groups, according to a press release about the report.
"These encouraging trends show that more Americans are enrolling every day, and finding quality, affordable coverage in the Marketplace," said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in a statement.
Enrollment on HealthCare.gov is open through March 31.
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The Cambridge Companion to Bedeby Scott Degregorio
As the major writer and thinker of the Anglo-Saxon period, the Venerable Bede is a key figure in the study of the literature and thought of this time. This Companion, written by an international team of specialists, is a key introductory guide to Bede, his writings, and his world. The first part of the volume focuses on Bede's cultural and intellectual milieu, covering his life, the secular-political contexts of his day, the foundations of the Latin learning he inherited and sought to perpetuate, the ecclesiastical and monastic setting of early Northumbria, and the foundation of his home institution, Wearmouth-Jarrow. The book then considers Bede's writing in detail, treating his educational, exegetical and historical works. Concluding with a detailed assessment of Bede's influence and reception from the time of his death up to the modern age, the Companion enables the reader to view Bede's writings within a wider cultural context.
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Some people might be surprised at the amount of goods and supplies hauled by Lycoming Valley Railroad.
"This is the largest rail yard between Harrisburg and Buffalo," said Todd Hunter, director of marketing for the North Shore Railroad Co.
The North Shore Railroad Co. is an independent, locally owned private freight railroad company operating five railroads for the SEDA-Council of Governments Joint Rail Authority.
The authority is a non-profit agency that owns about 200 miles of short line track in central Pennsylvania and contracts with the North Shore Railroad Co. which provides the rail service.
Among the short lines is Lycoming Valley Railroad based in the Newberry section of Williamsport.
Lycoming Valley is the biggest," Hunter said. "It is also a maintenance center."
A visitor to the rail yard can see first-hand the diesel locomotives resting along the tracks or hauling rail cars.
Lycoming Valley Railroad originated in 1996, and much has changed over the years.
"Back then, we thought we were busy," Hunter said. "Three trains were working in the yard. Now, we have up to seven train crews a day."
The railroad serves roughly 100 customers.
"We are a very large short line railroad," said North Shore Railroad Co. President Gary Shields.
Hunter said it would be difficult to list all the commodities handled by the railroad but they include scrap metal, coal and forest products.
"If there is a large manufacturing plant in the area, we probably handle their materials," he added. "The industrial base here is very diverse."
Added Shields: "We have a very strong customer base."
Last year the railroad expanded its operations to include seven additional miles of track.
Most recently, the railroad has concentrated on investing in infrastructure and personnel and improving its locomotive fleet.
For the most part, the railroad does not depend on government subsidies.
"We have received grants," Hunter said. "(But) This enterprise is self-sustained."
Not only are many of its customers local, the railroad buys many of its own products from local businesses.
As an example, Hunter noted that it has purchased railroad ties from Koppers in Muncy.
Lycoming Valley Railroad runs from Avis east to Muncy.
And, it is a very busy operation, according to Hunter.
"We were busy without the Marcellus Shale boom," he said. "But the Marcellus Shale has had a major impact on us."
Overall, North Shore Railroad Co. employs about 100 people. It owns 25 locomotives with train crews in 2011 running about 120,000 miles..
On Aug. 1 the company will celebrate its 28th year.
"We are known for a consistent level of customer service," Shields said.
Hunter said the railroads are really service type enterprises.
"We are pleased to be here," he said.
North Shore Railroad Co's other short line railroads are North Shore Railroad, Juniata Valley Railroad, Nittany & Bald Eagle Railroad, Shamokin Valley Railroad and Union County Industrial Railroad.
All of the railroads, excluding Union County Industrial Railroad, operate on authority-owned tracks.
The Union County railroad has portions of track held by private parties, as well track owned by the authority.
The North Shore Railroad Co.'s agreement with the authority expires in 2017.


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Happy New Year!
You helped make 2013 a super special year for me and I want to wish you a fabulous 2014-- a year of dreams fulfilled. As this past one has... Read more
NPR Jazz Critics Poll--No. 1 Latin Jazz Recording of the Year
My efforts plus your support have led to my being able to announce that today the NPR Jazz Critics Poll was published and New Yor-Uba won as #1 Latin... Read more
Nominations in Several Categories -VOTE if you Feel it!
Hey all, just got word that I am up for several categories in the JazzTimes Reader's poll. Click on the link and vote if you feel it!
Really... Read more
New York Times
Hey Everybody,
I am so honored and moved by the response of press and audiences to this music. With new opportunities presenting themselves each day, with positive press and commitments... Read more
Jazziz Feature and Upcoming Dates at Dizzy's.
Greetings to all,
I keep thinking I will get that break and be able to send CDs and make posters...soon, but not yet. Bare with me, friends. But we are... Read more
Interviews--radio and press.
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There is so much going on around this upcoming Tuesday September 10th CD release that I want to share some of it with you. Between press and radio,... Read more
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As of today, the manufacturing of the CD is complete and it will be shipped to press and radio in the next few days. The press... Read more
Mixed and Mastered
Mi Gente,
After the most intense month of all, the music is completed. We finished mastering at 4:30am this morning, will complete the CD packaging this weekend and plan to... Read more
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SInce last writing you, New Yor-Uba performed in Philadelphia and we concluded a 2-week run of rehearsals, studio dates and performances. The show on April 13th was... Read more
A Link to Share
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I forgot to share this link with you, a review of our concert at Roulette written by Larry Blumenfeld who also wrote the Wall Street Journal piece, Thanks... Read more
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Well, we DID it! I mean really did it.
The recording session took place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday earlier this week at Systems Two Studios in... Read more
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A Dream Becomes Reality and Words Fall Short
To All Of You Who Mean So Much To Me:
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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - It was neither a stifling performance nor a work of art.
But Heidelberg starting pitcher Tyler Fruhwirth was brilliant when he needed to be Wednesday against Bluffton, throwing his first complete game and stranding 11 runners as Heidelberg nipped Bluffton, 5-4.
Heidelberg, ranked 12th in Division III, improved to 3-2.
Fruhwirth allowed 14 hits, eight more than his own hitters recorded. But he struck out seven and walked only one while being charged with four runs over nine innings.
Bluffton and the Student Princes were knotted at four in the seventh inning when freshman second baseman Steven Kisan singled to lead off. He stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch.
Kisan scored when Bluffton catcher Greg Franks was charged with an error.
That proved to be the difference, as the Beavers fell to 2-3.
Ross Pruitt had two hits and drove in a pair of runs for Heidelberg, while Elvin Williams scored and drove in a run.
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Birdies, Blue Skies, Bright Smiles Open Senior Amateur SOS Championship
Quail Ridge's North Course in Boynton Beach, Fla., bowed her head in homage to golf's venerable, honored veterans as 25 of the 92 golfers who started in the championship flight shot par or better to open the 28th playing of the Society of Seniors Championship - the de facto Tour Championship of senior amateur golf. Five players sit atop the leaderboard at 4-under 68, while four more fired 3-under 69s to stand just one back.
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"I've never seen Quail Ridge play easier," said Tom Knapp, who balanced one bogey and a double-bogey with a stunning seven birdies. "Normally the North plays much more difficult because the wind blows a crosswind 10-20 miles per hour," he explained. "But today we didn't have to play the finishing holes into the wind, but in a benign breeze that played downwind."
Knapp could have gone much lower if not for his lifelong nemesis: No. 17. "I don't like that hole and it doesn't like me, but it's me, not the hole," he surmised shaking his head, rolling his eyes, and then grimacing agonizingly at what might have been. "I hit a 3-iron off the tee OB right," he moaned, looking like a frustrated football coach chastening his quarterback for a careless interception. Then he recovered himself enough to deliver another chastisement.
"Do you know that once I came to that tee 4-under in a senior amateur qualifier and shanked a 4-iron into the water?" he asked rhetorically in frustration. "That hole just does not set up well to my eye."
Still, Knapp did plenty right. The Tequesta, Fla. native - who loves Donald Ross courses and Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, most of all - hit long par-5s in two and made easy two putt birdies. He lasered a 9-iron to one inch at 14. ("I knew it was close, but I didn't think it'd be that close," he beamed.) And he made two long birdie putts on the front nine to tie for the overnight lead.
Mild-mannered Georgian Bill Leonard also shot a 68, although in far less mercurial fashion than Knapp. Two three-putt bogeys from 40 feet or longer were offset by six birdies, some from medium range and some from mere inches.
"I hit it close most of the day, and before I knew it, I had six birdies," said the soft-spoken Kennesaw native, who has played less than a dozen rounds of casual golf this year, but eight weekend tournament including the SOS event at Scioto, where he placed third. He made putts of 11 and 12 feet at four and nine, while tapping in putts of less than a foot at 12 and 14.
"I've never won anything in my life," he remarked humbly, although he has a resume that includes appearances at eight USGA events, including a run to the semifinals in the 2006 Senior Amateur, one U.S. Amateur and four U.S. Senior Opens. Now he sleeps on the lead, along with Michigan's Bill Zylestra, North Carolina native Dennis Helms, and Stanford, Conn.'s Joe Sommers.
Some serious talent is breathing right down their Ashford shirts though, as four well-decorated players are a stroke back at 3-under. 2009 Travis Invitational winner Chris Lange coasted to a 69 after opening the tournament with three birdies. He hit irons to 2 feet or less three times Tuesday and made two other long putts to offset a three-putt bogey at the par-4 8th and one failed up-and-down attempt from the greenside bunker at the par-5 6th.
Though no Quail Ridge members are in contention in the championship flight as of yet, Lange may be the closest thing. "My mother-in-law, Marie Stolfi, has lived here since 1979, and we'd come every single winter and play here," he said.
Then the Bryn Mawr, Pa., native inadvertently channeled one of his favorite rock bands, the Grateful Dead. "I've been here so long, I've got to calling it home," he beamed fondly, reciting the lyric form the classic "St. Stephen." "Winning's great anywhere, but yes, I'd love to win here," he finished.
Oahu's Wendell Kop hits One Close
Still, he'll have a long strange trip to get to the winner's circle as the logjam at 3-under has some other big names from the senior amateur ranks. Besides the 2006 Society of Seniors Championship winner, Rick Woulfe, Lange is also tied with fellow Pennsylvanian Paul Schacter of Pittsburgh, and Indiana native and Purdue Boilermaker Ron Carter, who battled his driver all day.
"I started terribly with bogeys on two of the first five holes, but after driving into the pine needles on 16 [His 7th hole of the day: he started on the back], I made a five-footer for birdie," explained Carter. "I buried it in the middle and it got me going. I told myself, 'Get up off your [expletive deleted!] It's time to play golf!'"
The former baseball player for the Boilermakers then made four birdies on the front, and further thrilled the galleries with wild shots form out of trouble the entire round. "I hooked a 3-wood around a tree on 16. Then I hooked a 3-iron around trees on six," he added. He made birdies both times, to the delight of the blue-jacketed officials and patrons who eagerly lined the fairways from sunrise until play finished at about 4:00 p.m. this afternoon.
Carter was clearly buoyed by the fervent support of the cheering and cheerful members and golf fans. "This is a great organization," he said warmly. "They are the best senior players on the country, but they are even better people. It's great company, great golf, and some of the best golf courses in the country. I absolutely love the Society."
Surprisingly, some of the marquee names are further back than expected after one round as, for them, the course genuflected early, but bit hard late. Pre-tournament favorites Pat Tallent and Vinny Giles fired 72 and 73, respectively. Tallent, runner-up at both the Travis Invitational Seniors Division (where he lost the final in 22 holes) and the 2010 U.S. Senior Amateur at Lake Nona, was 2-under early and got as low as 3-under. But a bogey at 16 and a double at 18 dropped him to even-par.
Meanwhile Giles, the 2009 U.S. Senior amateur champion and 2011 host as the tournament will be held at a Lester George-designed course he built, Kinloch in Virginia, carded a dismal 40 on the front nine after opening with a 33 on the back. He even had to make a testy 6-footer for double-bogey on the home hole.
"The guy who played that side looked like me, but whoever he was, he just got on my bad list," quipped the affable Richmond native. His chipping betrayed him as he played ping-pong across one green, first stubbing a chip, then blading another across the green.
"For 10 holes I knew what I was doing, then I pull-hooked my approach on two into the lake and I did nothing right after that," he surmised. Still, if Giles can ham-and-egg a 73 with a band-aid swing, he can rebound strongly Wednesday, especially if the winds that tore through Quail Ridge over the weekend return.
While Quail Ridge members struggled in the top flight, Raleigh, N.C., native Ronnie Grove (even-par 72) stands only four back of leader Larry Boswell's 4-under 68 in the Super Seniors division, named after SOS co-founder Johnny Owens. Grove, who won both the North Carolina Senior Amateur and the Carolinas senior amateur in his career, and shot his age - a nifty 69 - as recently as last week.
"We may not have too many fellows in contention in the championship flight right now," said Judge John Harrigan, a Quail Ridge official and member, "but we have several fellows doing well in the other flights that have a chance to win."
As the South Course has been recently renovated by Kipp Schulties, the members may have some local knowledge on the greens and in the approaches that may give them an edge coming down the stretch in the tournament. The players have 36 more holes to play. Joe Estes leads the Masters Division with an even par 72. Michigan's Dick McClear and Oahu native Wendell "Hawaiian Punch" Kop, an affable and colorful favorite among the members, players and fans are second at 3-over 75.
But perhaps the biggest cheer of the day was reserved for Owens, the only surviving founding member of the SOS, whose bright smile lit up the clubhouse veranda as brightly as the "Lucky Ol' Sun" of Jazz music fame. Members, players, and fans alike stopped by to say hello and spend a few pleasant minutes with a remarkable athlete and even more remarkable gentleman.
"It may be a perfect day today," said one member whose name I didn't catch, "but when he's around he chases all the rain clouds away. We absolutely love him. He's one of the biggest reasons we all are here."
And so as the real Sun set on Quail Ridge, a brand-new crescent moon burns low in the sky like a golden lantern, and the course is left to the hum and zing and tinkle of singing crickets and cicadas. The North Course sleeps fitfully, for now, but that can all change in a heartbeat.
Sure, Quail Ridge surrendered pints of ale faster than Gus the bartender today, but if the prevailing wind blows tomorrow, the north-south running fairways will be much tougher to hit and much more water and sand will come into play. With 25 players within four shots of the lead, and many well-decorated champions still lurking, someone is on their way to becoming a legend, but it's still anyone's game.
Quail Ridge - 6,700 yards, Par 72
Championship Flight
Bill Leonard -4
Bill Zylestra -4
Dennis Helms -4
Joe Sommers -4
Tom Knapp -4
Chris Lange -3
Paul Schactler -3
Rick Woulfe -3
Ron Carter -3
Alan Fadel -2
Mike Jackson -2
Ray Womack -2
Tim Miller -2
Chris Maletis -1
David Brookreson -1
Joe Whisenant -1
Van Lefferdink -1
Jerry McMullen E
Mark Weston E
Pat Tallent E
Pete Allen E
Phil Pavoni E
Tom Humphrey E
Owens Flight
Larry Boswell -4
Nick Kirkland -3
Del Kinney -2
Jim Holbrook -2
Alan Foster -1
Dave Spannbauer -1
Joe Estes E
Wendell Kop +3
Dick McClear +3
Bob Hughett +5
Eddie Pell +5
Since launching his first golf writing website in 2004, http://www.jayflemma.thegolfspace.com, Jay Flemma's comparative analysis of golf designs and knowledge of golf course architecture and golf travel have garnered wide industry respect. In researching his book on America's great public golf courses (and whether they're worth the money), Jay, an associate editor of Cybergolf, has played over 220 nationally ranked public golf courses in 37 different states. Jay has played about 1,649,000 yards of golf - or roughly 938 miles. His pieces on travel and architecture appear in Golf Observer (www.golfobserver.com), Cybergolf and other print magazines. When not researching golf courses for design, value and excitement, Jay is an entertainment, copyright, Internet and trademark lawyer and an Entertainment and Internet Law professor in Manhattan. His clients have been nominated for Grammy and Emmy awards, won a Sundance Film Festival Best Director award, performed on stage and screen, and designed pop art for museums and collectors. Jay lives in Forest Hills, N.Y., and is fiercely loyal to his alma maters, Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and Trinity College in Connecticut.
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