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Gillis Electric, Inc. is a family owned, medium-sized electrical contracting firm, engaged primarily in commercial and institutional electrical construction. Our main emphases are educational facilities, health care, large retail and office buildings. We are actively involved in new construction and the remodeling of existing structures, employing 70 electricians on average, all licensed members of IBEW Local #58 & #252.
We are located in Livonia, MI. (I-96 service drive), in a building constructed by Gillis Electric ownership in 1973. In this building, we employ an office/shop staff of thirteen (13) professionals engaged in the procurement and administration of electrical construction.
Founded by John Gillis in 1955 as John Gillis Electric Co., the first 5 years John and his wife Margaret were the sole employees, John doing the electrical work, Margaret managing the office from their home. In 1960 they started hiring other persons, incorporating as Gillis Electric, Inc., in 1966, then building and moving to our present location
Over the last 56 years, we have enjoyed being an integral partner in the construction of many buildings in the Detroit Metro area. The most lasting and rewarding aspect of our endeavors are the many relationships we have made and continue to make within the construction industry. These are truly the building blocks to our success.


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===Story=== From Emmy Award-winning executive producer, creator, and director Glenn Gordon Caron, comes the hit Paramount Network Television drama series MEDIUM, inspired by the life story of Allison Dubois. Emmy Winner Patricia Arquette stars as Allison, a woman who can communicate with the dead, but for most of her life viewed this gift as a curse. Allison finally submits to her calling when she realizes she can do more good as a medium then a lawyer. ===DVD Features===
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The superheroes of comic book legend met their match Thursday afternoon at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital's Halloween party.
Captain America, Spider-Man, Superman, Wolverine and the Hulk arrived in dramatic fashion, rappelling through wind and rain down the outside of the 14-story building to the party held in the first-floor lobby.
The kids were impressed. There was a burst of oohs and aahs and broad smiles as the superheroes – played by a team of window washers – dropped to the ground.
The costumed characters came inside for the party. And they met dozens of kids – in pajamas, in wheelchairs, toting IV poles – who already know a thing or two about heroism.
Gavin Vaughn, a 7-year-old from Harrison, grinned as he compared muscles with the Hulk. For four and a half years, he has been fighting a rare and deadly form of cancer – rhabdomyosarcoma, said his dad, Tommy Vaughn. Gavin received a liver transplant at University of Michigan Hospital last summer and is now going through chemotherapy in hopes of knocking out any remaining cancer cells.
One-year-old Jaydon Beaulieu sat surrounded by pillows in a little wagon, drumming his hands as he stared at the band. Jaydon recently underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor. On Halloween night, he was due to start eight months of chemotherapy.
He and his mom, Nicole Beaulieu, couldn't go home to South Haven to see his 6-year-old brother, Clayton, dressed up as Superman, so the party and superhero visit was a fun distraction for both.
"This is awesome," Beaulieu said. "Seeing him happy is amazing."
Dante Del Valle, a 10-year-old boy from Cleveland, Ohio, was excited about the bag full of candy he had collected at the party. He is fighting his third relapse of neuroblastoma, a cancer of the peripheral nervous system, said his mother, Llanina Del Valle.
They have spent a month in Grand Rapids, living at the Ronald McDonald House, as Dante received his first cycle of treatment in a clinical trial. On Saturday, they get to return home for a couple of weeks.
Brothers Tanner and Tolan Schiefla came as a costumed pair: 8-year-old Tanner dressed as a vampire and 1-year-old Tolan was a bat. The kids see a neurologist and other specialists at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. They didn't have doctor's appointments that day, but their mom, Danyle Schiefla, said she brought them in from Hastings just for the party.
"That way they can do something special for Halloween," she said. "We weren't going to go out. It's cold, wet, rainy. We were concerned about walking."
Winter Minzey, an 11-month-old baby girl wearing a striped zebra costume, watched the bustling kids, superheroes and activities with wide eyes.
Winter was born with a tumor in her airway and has gone through treatments since birth, said her mom, Daila Weese, of McBain. She still has four more rounds of chemotherapy ahead. The party was her first time in a big crowd
"I think it's great to have something like this for all the kids," said Winter's grandmother, Kim Minzey. "It gives them something to look forward to."
This is the second year a crew from Modern Window Cleaning made superhero appearances at DeVos Children's Hospital. Travis Pawlowski (Captain America), Mario Fuentes (Superman), David Nickelson (Spider-Man), Ryan Campbell (Wolverine) and Humberto Fraire (the Hulk) made the drop down the outside of the hospital in full costume.
The wind made it a bit more exciting this year, Fuentes said.
"I was scared, but it's really fun," he said. "I really like being here to support the kids."
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A source has told CBS Sports that Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel did not party on New Orleans' Bourbon Street the night before he was asked to leave the Manning Passing Academy, and, in fact, he never left Thibodaux where the camp was held.
According to the CBS Sports story, the source was quoted as saying a story that Manziel went to New Orleans and hung out on Bourbon Street was "100 percent BS." The source said he was with Manziel the night before he was kicked out of the camp and the two never left the facility.
The website Rumors and Rants posted a report this weekend that said Manziel had been partying on Bourbon Street in New Orleans -- about an hour from the Manning camp -- at around 4 a.m. Later that morning he missed a meeting and was dismissed from the camp.
According to the story, Dartmouth head coach Buddy Teevens asked
Manziel to leave after missing every staff meeting and being tardy when
no other quarterback counselor did so. Archie Manning agreed with
Teeven's assessment and sent the quarterback home, the Rumors and Rants story said.
Manziel answered questions about why he did not make a meeting and was asked to leave the Manning academy at the SEC Media days in Hoover last week, saying, in part, "I made a mistake and didn't wake up in time when I should have, and that's pretty much the end of that. Missing the meeting wasn't anything due to the night prior. It wasn't anything involved in that."


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The 5 Things You Need To Know Before You Go | February 18, 2013February 18th, 2013 at 6:35 am by Rebecca Valdez under 5 Things, Latest Posts, Morning Show
It's time now for the five things you need to know before you go!
5) Check your fridge if you bought some spinach recently. Baby spinach from Taylor Farms which is also sold with the brand names Simple Truth Organic, Marketside Organic, Central Market Organics, and Full Circle are being recalled because it could be contaminated with e-coli.
4) A big topic at the Roundhouse will be cracking down on animal abuse. Two bills are being presented to lawmakers. One bill would make it a fourth degree felony to kill an animal or badly hurt it. The other would expand the meaning of "extreme animal cruelty" to include starving an animal. Both are in committees right now.
3) There is another contender for the seat of Albuquerque's Mayor. A total of five candidates are running for the City's top spot. That now includes Mayor Richard J. Berry who is running for re-election. All the candidates face some tough issues including the City's sloping economy.
2) It's Presidents Day and along with most schools, City, Federal, and the Post Office are among those offices that are closed. However, County and State Offices are open.
1) If you do have the day off, it's going to be a breezy one. It'll be sunny, with a high near 56, and a Northwest wind around 15 mph. Then tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 23, and a North wind 5 to 10 mph.


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As I type this, we are, as they used to say in the movies, somewhere in England. To be exact, we're heading out of London and on the highway to Oxford, in the latest leg of a family vacation that has been altogether wonderful and filled with exciting moments.
On this particular journey, we're on what's called the Oxford Tube, which isn't a subway at all, but rather a bus (a double-decker, of course).
A feature that caught our interest was free Wi-Fi. It was hardly the key selling point, but I can see why the operators pitch it. Compared to rail and other bus lines that run the same route, the Oxford Tube offers a competitive advantage.
Having been on the road for a couple of weeks, I've come to see
Wi-Fi (and the evolution of how we gain access to it) as a key ingredient in the many decisions that travellers make along the way.
Don't get me wrong: one of the pleasures of a holiday is unplugging … or at least being able to pull many of the plugs. I knew I was relaxing when I had to ask what day it was, and I've successfully avoided work emails for quite a few days in a row.
But it has been handy to have wireless connections for a variety of reasons, from researching our next stop to posting pictures to relaxing with an online game or two. And, of course, to make sure a line of communication with family and friends is maintained.
That's the balance of modern holiday-making: cutting yourself off for much of the time, then enjoying a burst of connectivity when you can find it.
That said, I take it for granted now that Wi-Fi will be available with accommodations. That indeed seems now to be a given, even with the apartment rental route that we followed on this particular trip.
Outside your room, however, things really vary. I appreciated the service when it was provided in situations where your time might be better spent, like waiting areas in airports or subways, or in queues for attractions. In other words, those moments when you have no choice but to stand (or sit) and wait.
There are interesting developments afoot for transportation and wireless. In the U.K., authorities are working on a plan to provide high-speed wireless on most railway lines by 2019, with speeds faster than commuters will likely have at home. The policy seems driven in part to encourage productivity as much as to promote mass transit.
Here at home, Metrobus in 2010 introduced (rather quietly, I think) free Wi-Fi on some of its buses, namely the low-floor ones. An expansion would be in order; perhaps soon the outdoor bus shelters themselves may also have a wireless hub. That might help attract new riders.
As well, having encountered several pay-as-you-go airports and train setups in Europe, I'm especially happy with the easy access to wireless in St. John's and similar airports, not to mention the easy-to-find powering stations. Trust me; that can be a blessing.
Domestically, I'm still waiting for a major advance to arrive for travellers, and that is in-flight wireless. Air Canada is a client of Gogo Inflight Internet, but it is still only available on some flights over the U.S. I very much enjoyed an experience I had on a flight more than two years ago, but things have not yet fallen into place for domestic flights to have this service.
That's enough thinking, and surfing, for now. Time to rest my eyes, and get ready for the next round of sightseeing.
John Gushue is a digital producer with
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An epic unfolds in a strange new land as Mario and Luigi team up for the first time in a hilarious, action-filled role-playing game. An evil witch has stolen Princess Peach's voice, replacing her fair speech with explosives! As chaos breaks out in the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario and Luigi head for the castle and meet up with Bowser, who just arrived to kidnap the princess. When they find out what happened, these sworn enemies join forces and follow the witch to a neighboring kingdom.
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- Explore the new world using a unique simultaneous-control setup that lets you control each brother separately or team up for super moves.
- Enjoy the involved story, puzzle-solving challenges and the experience of a classic role-playing game combined with the jumping challenges of a platformer and an all-new, reflex-testing battle system
- Interact with other classic Mario characters and enemies throughout the game.
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Gameboy Advance Link-Cable (Up to three players can play the classic Mario Bros. Only one gamepak required)
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Mesoraco has hamstring injury
Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco would normally catch with Tony Cingrani on the mound but as you saw in my earlier lineup post, it's Ryan Hanigan. Noticeable last night was that Corky Miller was used ahead of Mesoraco in extra innings. Mesoraco did not enter until the 13th inning.
It turns out that Mesoraco has been bothered by a sore left hamstring since the series at Colorado.
"It's been like that for a few days," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "I was trying not to use him under any circumstances last night. I was trying not to use him to start off an inning. If he runs first [base] to home or first to third, then he could blow it out and be gone for a while."
"It's not a bad thing at all," Mesoraco said. "I think Dusty at this point in the year doesn't want it to be something that lingers around. Just get it out of there and be done with it."
When he batted in the 14th inning with a runner on first base, Mesoraco was instructed to bunt in a situation he might be normally expected to swing away. However, Baker said that was not because of the hamstring issue.
"He's a double play man," Baker said. "He pulls the ball a lot on the ground. Bunting is a part of winning. If you bunt and you're not successful, it's 'why did you bunt?' If you don't bunt and he hits into a double play and the inning is over, it's 'how come you didn't bunt?' I talked to him today. He's got to work on bunting."
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*RHP Mat Latos was struck hard in the lower right leg by a batting practice foul ball that got through the cage off Bronson Arroyo's bat. Latos was limping off of the field and I could see the red welt already forming on his leg. UPDATE: Latos returned to the field about 30 minutes later and appeared to be fine.
*RHP Johnny Cueto (lat) threw 40 pitches in the bullpen and LHP Sean Marshall (shoulder) threw 30 pitches. Asked to rate the sessions, head trainer Paul Lessard said Cueto was "close to a 10," while he gave Marshall "eight." Both pitchers will have another bullpen session on Saturday.
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Last night was a "giveaway game" and that is certainly disappointing. You would think that with 140 games of practice virtually every situation would have enough history that would make each play "automatic". Base running continues to be a problem for the Reds.
On a different note…I know the opposing pitchers handle Joey Votto like he is poison ivy. He doesn't get too many pitches to hit. Up until the past 30 days he would select a pitch he could handle and hit it for a hit. Lately he seems to be swinging at good and bad pitches. There's been more than normal "called and swinging 3rd strikes. Also his power numbers seem to be down and hitting with runners in scoring position seem to be down as well. I'm not trying to be funny, but has he had his eyesight checked lately?


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The New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy has announced its honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2012-2013 school year.
Ninth grade: Cadets Natalie Borowski and Alexys Wright, straight As, and A/B honor roll, Dylana Evans, Jacques Janvier, Tyler McNabb, Alejandro Nunez, Kassandra Ortega and Sydney Shearer.
Tenth grade: A/B honor roll: Jeremy Barcomb, Madelyn Chappel, Holly McLin, Gabrielle Moore, Austin Schilling-Stumpner, Gabrielle Tuller and Gabrielle Verdin.
Those cadets on the A/B honor roll the whole year are: Natalie Borowski, Jacques Janvier, Tyler McNabb, Holly McLin and Gabrielle Moore.


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Duck hunters find body of missing Prairie du Chien man
Published On: Sep 30 2013 11:11:13 AM CDT Updated On: Sep 30 2013 06:22:33 PM CDT
Two duck hunters found the body of a missing Prairie du Chien man on Saturday.
Trey M. Cornell, 19, was reported missing on May 25, 2013. The hunters found his body on an island south of the sewer plant in Prairie du Chien.
The Crawford County Sheriff's Office says foul play is not suspected.
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Adele collaborator Paul Epworth talks Golden Globes nomination and the Oscars
'Skyfall' earns a nod, can it grab an Academy Award?
Producer Paul Epworth walked away with four Grammys earlier this year, mostly for his work with Adele on tracks like mega-hit "Rolling in the Deep" and her album "21." His combo with Adele, again, has set him on the path for even more accolades, this time in the film world. This morning, Epworth became a Golden Globe nominee as the producer of "Skyfall," Adele's epic James Bond theme up for Best Original Song.
Listen during "Django Unchained, and you'll hear Epworth's mark on critical favorite Quentin Tarantino's latest: Epworth produced John Legend's new track "Who Did That To You?".
Paul Epworth, only naturally, has been thinking about movies lately.
"My earliest work were scores. A lot of the songs I made were from a cinematic perspective," Epworth said in our interview this morning. So here's a line to filmmakers, who could use the heavy weights of Grammys on their side: "So, If somebody wants to take a punt with a young gun and have never done it before, I'm all ears."
Golden Globes precedes Academy Awards nominations, with nominations crossing over (though only one in the last eight Golden Globes winners have gone on to bag an Oscar). Epworth doesn't know if his co-wrte "Skyfall" is a sure-fire Oscars nom, and he doesn't dare conjecture. But he knows it'd change his world.
"I can't even speculate on that kind of stuff. It'd be the most wonderful thing," he said. It's a new perspective into his craft. "For a piece of music to be judged in context with a movie, it's judged in an obviously different context. I felt like the piece of music should be a moment of the moment. It's a mark of quality of that work."
As for future quality works, Epworth is also mum, though he's confirmed to be collaborating on Azealia Banks' debut in 2013. He didn't want to say if he'd combine again with previous acts like Foster the People or U2. He couldn't – again --"speculate" if Adele would perform at the Oscars were "Skyfall" nominated, nor can he confirm if he and Adele will work together again in the new year.
"If she's ready to go, I'm ready to go," he said.
He's done a fine job championing and elevating her career as well as another female-led act up for more Grammys in 2013, Florence + The Machine. What is the draw to working with women, especially when their talents and sounds are so varied?
"There's more emotions, more coming through women. In 2013 there will be even more amazing female artists. There are periods where audiences are big into bands. There's a so much to do with what labels do with the roster they have. But female artists will be increasing in presence," he said. "There are so many good female artists around. And I love to be in contact with them, to be around for when they hit."


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Responding to letter from Linda Gunter in "From our Readers" in the Sunday, April 13 paper on "Noah's Flaws" being offensive:
The custom of substituting the word "God" with G-d in English is based on the traditional practice in Jewish law of giving God's Hebrew name a high degree of respect and reverence. If the full name is written or printed and is then destroyed or defaced in any way, it is considered a major form of disrespect, thereby leading to the practice of not writing out the full name. This is not solely a Jewish practice - with some members of Christian faiths doing the same.
The writer of the letter assumes this spelling is rooted in a fear of offending atheists and agnostics and is a sign that this country is "going to hell in a hand basket" - when in reality it is just one of many ways that members of the Jewish faith honor and respect God. Some use the practice of saying "he whose name shall not be spoken", which is just another way of showing this same respect.
The lack of awareness of the ways of offering respect to God leads to many conflicts between those of differing faiths. Too bad many people are quick to condemn that which they do not understand - when they should first do some research to get a more complete understanding. I have been aware of this practice for over 40 years and so already knew the answer - but as a test I went to Google on the internet and found page after page of references and articles on the subject that fully explain the practice.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Gillian Anderson has split from Mark Griffiths, that's true.
Gillian Anderson has hooked up with David Duchovny? That's false.
Anderson today dismissed that rumor, swirling around the Twitterverse today.
"To all those believing and re-tweeting the nonsense being floated by tabloid websites, we would like to sell you tickets to a dinner & show with Elvis Presley," posted Anderson on her official website today.
"For those eager to spread genuine news, we suggest, 'Zero truth to the GA & DD rumor - it's a fan fantasy run amok,'" she said.
Setting the record straight is what prompts us today to revisit the earlier news that the former star of "X-Files" and former resident of Grand Rapids has split from Griffiths, her partner since 2006, which whom she has two sons.
Anderson, 43, admitted the separation on her website. Duchovny said similar today.
No doubt Anderson chose to comment on her romantic affairs, given that she's been married twice before and has talked about her past lesbian relationships in a candid interview with Out Magazine.
Anderson's persona as a provocateur dates back from her high school days in Grand Rapids, where she kicked off her acting career with Actors' Theatre and as an intern with Grand Rapids Civic Theatre.
Her classmates at Grand Rapids City High School voted her "Most Bizarre" and "Most Likely to Be Arrested" from the graduating class of 1986.
No doubt, what's fueling the speculation of romance between Scully and Mulder is neither Anderson and Duchovny are romantically involved with anyone else, so far as anyone else knows.
Duchovny, of course, actually technically is married to Tea Leoni , though they separated in 2008, first when he checked himself into a rehab facility for sex addiction, but the couple split again in June of this year, according to Leoni's spokesperson.
After "X-Files" ended its nine-season run in 2002, Gillian Anderson moved to London, where she spent her childhood before moving to Grand Rapids at age 11.
The Chicago-born daughter of an owner of a film production company has since rekindled her English accent for roles such as jilted bride Miss Havisham in the the BBC's latest version of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations," which aired on PBS in April.
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SARANAC LAKE - It's not often the village Board of Trustees gets a round of applause for making a decision. It happened twice Tuesday night.
Two initiatives that have been years in the making were approved in unanimous votes just minutes apart.
A new comprehensive plan, which has been on the table for seven years, was finally adopted by the board.
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Saranac Lake SkatePark Committee members Rich Shapiro and Peggy Wiltberger stand with skateboarders Paige Hart and Cody Woodard on Tuesday evening at the future site of a permanent village skateboard park, behind Community Bank on Broadway.
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In a separate decision, trustees also agreed on a site for a permanent village skateboard park, ending an exhaustive effort that dates back more than 15 years.
"It felt like something got accomplished," Trustee Allie Pelletieri told the Enterprise after the meeting.
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The effort to revise the comprehensive plan began in 2006, when a committee of village and Harrietstown residents was appointed to create a joint town-village plan. It sent a draft plan to the village board in late 2009, but many of the recommendations, including guidelines for the size of retail stores, proved controversial, and the village board scrapped some sections of the plan.
The town board subsequently backed out of the joint plan, and a new group of citizens and village board members was formed to blend what was left of it with an update to the village's 1988 comprehensive plan. Working with the LA Group of Saratoga Springs, the committee created a 172-page plan that was released last fall.
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At Tuesday night's meeting, village Community Development Director Jeremy Evans saluted those who sat on the most recent advisory committee, many of whom were in the audience. Trustees also thanked the local residents who participated in the process.
"I'd just like to thank everybody, even if they came down once or emailed us, for giving us their opinion, so we know what the community wants," Pelletieri said.
The comprehensive plan is designed to guide future growth and development in the community. Some of its goals include establishing a business incubator to nurture startup companies, creating a program to rehabilitate cure cottages, developing a marketing strategy and improving and expanding recreation and arts facilities. It doesn't include any kind of retail size cap.
"I think, at the end of the day, what we see is consensus," said Trustee Paul Van Cott, "how people working together who all care about the village can come up with what I think is a spectacular plan that will guide our village into the future."
Board members and the audience applauded after the plan was adopted.
The village land-use code will now be revised based on the recommendations in the comprehensive plan. Van Cott said he expects that process will take much less time, roughly a year.
The board picked the village parking lot behind Community Bank as the site for a 5,200-square-foot concrete skatepark, surrounded by 3,000 square feet of green space. The decision drew an even larger round of applause and cheers from the crowd.
"It feels great. It's been a long time coming," Peggy Wiltberger of the Saranac Lake SkatePark Committee told the Enterprise. "We worked really hard with the trustees to find the site that was going to work the best for everybody. There's no going back from here."
Wiltberger has led the campaign to build a skateboard park in the village since 2004; others pushed for one before that. Over the last few years, more than 20 different locations around the community were considered and ruled out for various reasons before the committee settled on what they call the "midtown" site.
At a public forum last week, a trio of people raised concerns over the location, including potential noise impacts, safety concerns, worries about litter and crime, and fears that the site was too secluded and therefore wouldn't have enough passive supervision by passersby.
Trustee Barbara Rice told the Enterprise after Tuesday's meeting that she believes those are all issues that can be dealt with. Removing a hedge row behind the bank, if it's owned by the village, could improve the visibility of the site, which would boost passive supervision and help curb crime or vandalism issues, Rice said. Police supervision of the area could also be increased, she added.
"As far as noise, I really don't think it's going to be that noisy," Pelletieri said. "I think the traffic on the main road will be louder."
Holding up the project because of concerns about vandalism would amount to "punishing the good kids because there's a couple bad ones," Pelletieri added.
Trustee Tom Catillaz said last year that skateboarding is a fad that's come and gone, and that the project "ought to be just forgotten about." He said after Tuesday's meeting that he still doesn't think there's much demand for a skatepark.
"I honestly hope it's a success; I just don't think it's going to be," Catillaz said. "I've been wrong before. I didn't think the (Adirondack) Carousel would ever go, but that's proven to be a great place."
Wiltberger said the committee has a skatepark designer lined up and plans to call a surveyor today. The group still hopes to get the park built this year, but that will depend on fundraising and construction timetables.
"Since we thought it was going to be decided in November, we're seven months behind in our fundraising," she said. "Without a picture and a plan, it's hard to get the big donors and the grants. That being said, yes we're close."
"We're probably going to run out of calendar time (this year)," said committee member Rich Shapiro. "We may break ground, do partial construction and finish it in the spring."
The group has raised $75,000 so far. The skatepark is expected to cost $120,000 in cash and $50,000 to $60,000 in in-kind services.
Following Tuesday's meeting, Wiltberger and Shapiro stopped by the midtown site to take a few pictures. Nearby, a couple of Saranac Lake teenagers were riding their longboards (longer skateboards). Paige Hart, 15 and Cody Woodard, 19, said they had been skateboarding since they were 8 or 9 years old. They were excited to hear that there would be a permanent skatepark in the village.
"That's awesome," Woodard said. "I think it's a great idea. It's been a long time, and I'm glad it finally got done."
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Is the bikini bridge the new thigh gap?
- From: news.com.au
- January 08, 2014
AS IF the internet wasn't already replete with fat-shaming, body-hating sensations, 2014 has kicked off with a new fad to make you wish you were skinnier.
The bikini bridge occurs when a woman lies on her back and her pelvis protrudes in such a way that the waistband of her bikini bottoms lifts up from her lower abdomen.
It's one part gravity, one part skinniness, and completely unnecessary as a trending thing on the internet.
#Retweet if youre not ashamed of your #bikinibridge! #Healthy #Sexy #Proud— BikiniBridge (@bikinibridge14) January 7, 2014
Ninguém vai #RT minha foto? #bikinibridge #ferias #skinny4xmas pic.twitter.com/b54JVtFety— Lala - Gata TimBeta (@1gatalala) January 7, 2014
It recalls the deplorable thigh gap that captivated social media last year.
In case you forgot, the thigh gap (or box gap) is the fitspo fad that demands legs so skinny that they don't meet at the top, and you're left with a gap where your thighs would usually touch.
That was rightly smacked down as a ridiculous yardstick for female beauty. Among the most outspoken detractors was the Aussie model Robyn Lawley, who said the trend was just another "tool of manipulation" that kept women from loving their bodies.
Right on, Robyn.
Working on my #bikinibridge in Australia! pic.twitter.com/J74nbjZ3P6— Jenna Rustles (@RustlesJenna) January 7, 2014
The bikini bridge is in the same canon. But its popularity is already being outed as a hoax.
Members of the internet community 4chan spammed social media with #bikinibridge images so it falsely appeared to be more prominent than it really is.
Hoax or not, commentators have rightly pointed out it's a dangerous image to put in front of impressionable young women.
@melissadahl Awful! Trouble is, hoax or not - putting the phrase into common use is damaging b/c most who read won't know that.— Katie Lowe (@fatgirlphd) January 7, 2014
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Ash of Melbs Posted at 1:40 PM January 08, 2014
For the win!
CC of Sydney Posted at 1:40 PM January 08, 2014
Agree with Louise of Victoria. Girls, please focus more on being healthy, instead of what the latest fad is to attain the "perfect body" . Love your body as it is, as long as you are healthy and happy, that is all that should really matter!
Nix of Sydney Posted at 1:36 PM January 08, 2014
if you've got it, flaunt it I say


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MAKES HER FIRST TELEVISION APPEARANCE... AFTER MAKING HISTORY AT AN OMAHA HOSPITAL. THAT LITTLE GIRL IS THE FIRST TO RECEIVE A HEART TRANSPLANT AT OMAHA'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER. TONIGHT-- LAINEY'S PARENTS ARE TELLLING K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S JULIE CORNELL ABOUT ONE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY(áááSOT-6ááá) (kissing sound) THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF AFFECTION IN THIS COUNCIL BLUFFS HOME.(oh baby!..SMILE..there you go!) 4-MONTH OLD LAINEY WILKINSON DOESN'T KNOW IT..(she's always happy.) SHE'S MADE HISTORY. (you can hardly see it anymore it seems like.) THE FIVE INCH SCAR ON HER CHEST EXPLAINS.(jEFF Wilkinson, dad; people look at her and say God she looks so good for being a heart transplant.. that's the lucky part of it I guess. That's the miracle of what happened.) LAINEY WAS BORN WITH MULTIPLE FATAL HEART DEFECTS..(JULIE; this is a baby who would have died..Dr. Rob Spicer; The heart was not compatible with even short term survival.) IN APRIL, LAINEY BECAME THE FIRST HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENT AT OMAHA'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER.(jESSICA Wilkinson, mom; we owe her life to them. We owe them everything.) THE FAMILY-- HOME WITH THEIR BABY FOR 6 WEEKS.. FINDING A NEW NORMAL..(that prevents her body from rejecting her heart.) DOWN TO 7 MEDS A DAY.. VERSUS 14. BIG BROTHER KEEGAN--FREE TO TREAT HER LIKE ANY BABY SISTER.(keegan kiss baby) HERE.. THERE'S A LITTLE EXTRA HAND SANITIZER... (you'll always have to take precautions but she'll be as normal as she can be.) THE COUPLE SAYS LAINEY'S BIG BROTHER WAS A FUSSIER BABY. (jEFF Wilkinson, dad; people look at her and say God she looks so good for being a heart transplant.. that's the lucky part of it I guess. That's the miracle of what happened.)(Dr. Rob Spicer, Children's Hospital and Medical Center; we are very optimistic she'll have decades of good health from the heart she received.) DOCTORS AT CHILDREN'S PLANNING AHEAD FOR 6 TO 12 HEART TRANSPLANTS A YEAR. LIVES SAVED.(rOB SPICER; infants who get transplants seem to be especially tolerant of new organs. They don't have an immune system that a child has or even an adolescent.) WITH NO SHORTAGE OF OFFERS FOR BABYSITTING. MOM AND DAD CAN VENTURE OUT A BIT.(there are short bursts.) KEEPING THE FAMILY CLOSE..AND REMEMBERING THE LITTLE THINGS THAT REALLY MATTER. IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, JULIE CORNELL, KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN. THE TEAM AT CHILDREN'S WILL SERVE THE REGIONAL AREA DOING TRANSPLANTS ON INFANTS AND CHILDREN. RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NO CHILDREN IN OUR AREA ON A WAITING LIST FOR A
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Geoff Shannon here, introducing the first official High School Prep Podcast interview for the 2010 season. In this edition, we talk with Joe Lombardi, an prolific lacrosse journalist out of the New York/Tri-State region. He currently helps produce content, including a weekly high school segment, for the New York-based MSG Varsity network, writes a blog for LaxLessons.com (who've shared high school videos with us in the past) covering lacrosse and recruiting in Long Island, Hudson Valley and Connecticut regions, and recently authored the second edition of "Lacrosse For Dummies."
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Interesting Political Insider today: Jersey City Mayor and Hudson County Democratic Chairman Jerramiah Healy and Assemblyman/Union City Mayor Brian Stack have buried the hatchet, when Healy met with Stack Thursday in Union City.
The tiff started when Stack ran (and won) against West New York Mayor Sal Vega for the Democratic State Senate nomination in the 33rd district - Vega was backed by Healy's Hudson County Democratic Organization. How does this matter to Hoboken? First, it means Healy will support the re-election of Hudson County Freeholder Maurice Fitzgibbons, who is aligned with Stack. Not to mention that Councilman-at-large Ruben Ramos, Jr. was on Stack's slate. Ramos is also the 33rd District Democratic Party nominee for the state Assembly.


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The Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District may have a surplus left over from its $100 million bond measure after projects and acquisitions are completed.The district had spent $37,598,944 of the bond fund – about 38 percent – as of Sept. 30, according to THPRD's monthly bond capital projects report. Voters passed the $100 million bond measure in 2008, and the fund now totals about $101.7 million due to interest and other adjustments.
The bond-funded projects are estimated to finish nearly $3.9 million under budget.
"The committee is extremely satisfied with the progress that has been made," said Marc San Soucie, chair of the Citizen Bond Oversight Committee and a Beaverton city councilor, at Monday's district board meeting. "The district is spending money in the way it said it was going to."
The committee's report assesses the district's spending of the bond money in the fiscal year that ended June 30. The district board has no editorial oversight of the report.
If left with surplus funds, the district will have to re-allocate the funds "while remaining consistent with the commitments made by THPRD to the voters in the original bond measure," the committee said. "Consideration of such a plan may be a priority for the coming year."
Some projects face deficit
Despite overall cost savings, a number of individual projects were still over budget as of Sept. 30.
THPRD was more than $1 million over budget on its plan to acquire a new neighborhood park in the district's southeast quadrant. Though only $1.5 million was budgeted for the project, the district spent $2.5 million in bond money to purchase 8.66 acres in Beaverton from the Cobb trust.
The district may have to sell a portion of the property or redirect funds from other projects to stay within budget, the committee said. Though well located, "the property is significantly larger and more expensive than is needed for a neighborhood park," the committee said.
The district also projects a deficit of more than $1.2 million on its project to construct new segments of the Waterhouse Trail in Beaverton, connecting the trail to the Merlo Road Max Station and Rock Creek Trail.
THPRD originally budgeted to construct three new segments of the Waterhouse Trail and design a fourth segment. The district is now applying for $500,000 from the Washington County Major Streets Transportation Improvement Program to construct the fourth segment. The county Coordinating Committee is scheduled to discuss the proposal at its meeting Dec. 10, said Stephen Roberts, communications coordinator for the Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation.
Looking ahead
The fiscal year that began July 1 is a busy year for bond-measure projects, the committee noted, with many projects scheduled for completion.
The committee pointed to natural area acquisition and preservation and youth athletic fields as categories that needed increased attention.
Just 12 percent of the $3.8 million budgeted for natural area preservation and restoration had been spent by Sept. 30. "Many of these projects have been delayed," the committee noted.
The district was also behind on its plans to acquire new natural areas, with just 3 percent of the budgeted $8.6 million spent.
The committee also warned that the district must uphold its commitment to build 10 new athletic fields. Because athletic fields projects have been combined with park projects in some cases, the committee said it "continues to monitor spending, progress and results" to ensure that adequate money is being directed to the fields.
Update: This story has been updated to include comment from the Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation and the Nov. 5 THPRD board meeting.
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NEW ULM - When New Ulm resident June Newburg was a young girl, she enjoyed drawing pictures from comic books.
She was born and raised on the plains of South Dakota on a family ranch in Willow Lake.
"Coming from a small school we didn't have art classes in high school," Newburg said. "I did the artwork for the school paper and yearbook."
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June Newburg in her home studio in New Ulm.
A sample of Newburg's work
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As she grew older, her love of art also grew within her.
Growing up on the family ranch instilled in her a deep love and respect for the land and its rugged way of life, she said.
"I started college as an art major, but decided I'd better change majors if I wanted to make a living ... so I switched to elementary education," said Newburg.
After two years of going to college she was able to start teaching so she finished her degree by attending night classes and summer school. Newburg remembers how she would sell World Book encyclopedias door to door to be able to afford the tuition. She taught third grade in various places for about 11 years.
Newburg said she is a self-taught artist who has "honed her natural talent through the practical application of brush to canvas."
She feels the most comfortable painting with the medium of oil, but she also works in graphite and colored pencil. Her subjects range from "the haunting beauty of the South Dakota landscape ... to the tranquility of a prairie flower," she said.
One her favorite subjects to paint through the years has been her brother, Myron Edleman, a South Dakotan rancher.
"It is very satisfying when it turns out like you had envisioned because not every finished painting becomes what you had in your mind," said Newburg.
She has also painted other family members including her grandchildren.
Newburg and her husband Huon, have two daughters, Heather Ferguson, of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, and Nicole Truax, of Thornton, Colo. She also has four grandchildren: Jillian (born 2003) and Ethan (born 2007) Ferguson and identical twins - Annah and Ava Truax, (born 2005).
Newburg moved to New Ulm in 1987 with her husband after living in Glenwood for 20 years. While living in New Ulm, Newburg was employed as head of the jewelry/accessories department of Herbergers for 13 years. She retired from Herbergers in 2001 and resumed her painting career full time.
The couple has recently added on to their home. This change made her art studio twice the size. She is able to display many of her paintings and the collectibles (she collects stamps, miniature shoes, blue and white china pieces, raku pottery and other pots and sculpture pieces) she has gathered over the years.
Newburg said she has displayed her artwork in both national and regional competitions. She has won numerous "Best of Show" awards.
Newburg has self-published offset lithographs and prints of her work. Her artwork can also be found in private collections spanning from Ontario to Rio de Janeiro and many places in between in America.
This last year Newburg was also asked to display her work in connection with the Spirit of Dakota event held in Huron, S.D.
Newburg said she has been asked to be the featured artist for the 2009 Watertown Art Festival held at the Goss House Theater located in downtown Watertown, S.D.
"I have to do a painting that will be featured on the buttons and my display will be right near the entrance," said Newburg.
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Alex Rodriguez claims he was "stupid, young and naive" when he took performance-enhancing substances.
One Web site isn't buying it.
TruStar Sports says the A-Roid affair has given Major League Baseball a black eye, and they want to do something about it.
TruStar Sports encourages sports fans to join their Web site and speak their mind. (Wait, so ESPN isn't doing the thinking for us?)
"TruStar Sports is all about respect and integrity. It's fair play, balanced competition and fiscally responsible through empowered fans," reads its news release.
One way they'll accomplish that is by creating leagues where one-year contracts are standard for players, and are decided on by the fans based on performance -- both on and off the field.
Odds are fans wouldn't want to spring for A-Rod's old $252 million salary. That's steep, even for Madonna.
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A bill to eliminate public votes on school budgets and move the April school board elections to November is advancing in Trenton.
It was released Monday by the Assembly Education Committee and now can be considered by the full Assembly.
School board candidates would run on the November general election ballot. Votes on local school budgets would be eliminated except when a budget proposal exceeds a state-mandated limit.
The bill comes after April's school election drew just 14 percent of eligible voters. No school election in the past 25 years has topped 20 percent turnout.
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One of the overlooked areas at Jazz Fest are the Louisiana Heritage tents. You can find out how to make a rub-board, learn about Native American heritage, and visit with Mardi Gras Indians. Ronald Lewis was sewing and holding court in the Mardi Gras Indian exhibit. Ronald is Director of the House of Dance & Feathers, a museum located in the Lower Ninth Ward dedicated to Mardi Gras Indians and Second Line culture. Ronald is also President of the Big 9 Social Aid & Pleasure Club and was King of the Krewe du Vieux in 2008.
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Cash doesn't come easy to small businesses. Even financing via the Small Business Administration (SBA), which has a mission to support small business development, is unpredictable. The total number of loans and the total amount of money distributed via SBA-backed loans in the Portland area dropped more than 20 percent in early 2012 compared to the previous year. And to make matters worse, the SBA has proposed new rules that could allow big businesses into the program.
The difficult lending environment is one reason thousands of small businesses applied for the handful of grants offered by Chase Bank through its Mission: Small Business promotion—a program which in reality took advantage of small business owners and their clientele. The current business environment is also a driving force in the rise of crowdfunding.
Crowdfunding is a direct appeal from a business to its community, prospective customers, and/or concerned individuals for financial support. The foundation of this idea is nothing new, but the Internet has pushed crowdfunding into overdrive with websites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, which have extended the potential reach of entrepreneurs seeking support way beyond their immediate community. These online platforms have also streamlined the process by appealing directly to potential customers and fans, which means that in today's world, crowdfunding offers four distinct benefits that make it a better fundraising solution than applying for a small business loan.
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Castle (shiro 城)
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Japanese castles (城, shiro) were fortresses composed primarily of wood and stone. They evolved from the wooden stockades of earlier centuries, and came into their most well-known form in the 16th century. Like European castles, the castles of Japan were built to guard important or strategic sites, such as ports, river crossings, or crossroads, and almost always incorporated the landscape into their defense.
Though they were built to last, and used more stone in their construction than most Japanese buildings, castles were still constructed primarily of wood, and many were destroyed over the years. This was especially true during the Sengoku ('Warring States') period (1467-1603), when many of these castles were first built. However, many were rebuilt, either later in the Sengoku period, in the Edo period (1603-1867) which followed, or more recently, as national heritage sites or museums.
Today, there are around fifty castles extant, or partially extant, in Japan; it is estimated that once there were five thousand. Some castles, such as the ones at Matsue and Kōchi, both built in 1611, remain extant in their original forms, not having suffered any damage from siege or other threats. Hiroshima Castle, on the opposite end of the spectrum, was destroyed in the atomic bombing, and was rebuilt in 1958 as a museum.
Originally conceived of purely as fortresses, their primary purpose being military defense, Japanese castles were originally placed in strategic locations, along trade routes, roads and rivers. Though castles continued to be built with these considerations in mind, for centuries fortresses were also built to serve as centers of governance.
By the Sengoku period, they had come to serve as the homes of daimyo (feudal lords), and served to impress and intimidate rivals not only with their defenses, but with their size and elegant interiors, architecture and decorations. Oda Nobunaga was one of the first to build one of these palace-like castles, at Azuchi Castle in 1576; this was Japan's first castle to have a tower keep (天守閣, tenshukaku), and it inspired both Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Osaka Castle and Tokugawa Ieyasu's Edo Castle.
Azuchi served as the governing center of Oda's territories, and as his lavish home, but it was also very keenly strategically placed. A short distance away from the capital of Kyoto, which had long been a target of violence, Azuchi's carefully chosen location allowed it a great degree of control over the transportation and communication routes of Oda's enemies.
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. Shiro - Japanese Castle Legends お城と伝説 .
Famous folding screen about the construction of a castle from the Momoyama period.
築城図屏風 / ちくじょうずびょうぶ
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Fukuyama Castle
Tsuyama Castle 津山城
It took lot of people to built a castle. The technical groundwork, water ways and stone walls were in the supervision of the fushin bugyoo 普請奉行, whereas the architectural works, buildings, watchtowers (yagura) and parks (goten) were in the supervision of the sakuji bugyoo 作事奉行.
It took Lord Moori 13 years to have the castle constructed, and it was finally finished in 1616. But in 1874 it was destroyed. Now we can still enjoy the stonewalls with 1000 cherry blossoms in spring. A new white watchtower was finished two years ago.
Take a walk in Tsuyama Castle with the Cherry Blossoms, 2007 !
Edo Castle 江戸城 Edo joo
Das Schloss von Edo
Nagoya Castle 名古屋城 Nagoya joo
The Glory of Four Centuries Past, Revived
September 19, 2009 – November 23, 2009
Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Nagoya Castle is the preeminent symbol of Nagoya. To bring back the vibrant colors of 400-year-old artworks on the partitions that adorned the interior of the Hommaru (Castle Keep)Palace, the full-scale restorative reproduction project was commenced in 1992 (Heisei 4). This exhibition will captivate visitors with not only the artworks, but also the restorative reproduction process itself. In commemorative of the restorative construction of Hommaru (Castle Keep) Palace from January 2009, we will exhibit major works such as those in the entrance, the Omote-shoin (main drawing room) and the Taimen-jo (reception hall).
source : www.nagoya-boston.or.jp
Osaka Castle 大阪城
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Osaka Castle -- One Big Mistake
With the 400th anniversary of the battle and fall of Osaka Castle almost upon us, and despite being one of the iconic scenes of Japan, Osaka Castle's current Tenshu, a ferro-concrete tower reconstructed in 1928 is historically, very inaccurate, incorporating an interesting mix of old and new, and of differing clan and colors.
It was constructed based on the shape and design of the Toyotomi period Osaka Castle, but built on top of the 1620's reconstructed Tokugawa period Tenshudai, or tower base --a completely different shape! The original Osaka Castle featured black walls and dark grey roof tiles, but the current castle has been built in the white walled, green copper-sheet roofed design preferred by the Tokugawa clan. The Current Osaka Castle's uppermost floors have been painted black on the exterior, and golden decorations of tigers and cranes have been painted on to better resemble the original Toyotomi period castle. Despite it being a Tokugawa castle by appearance, it features the Toyotomi crest in various places.
- - Toyotomi Period Osaka Castle.
Incidentally, the Tokugawa Osaka Castle keep was constructed 50 meters west of the original Toyotomi period keep, and so the positions too are different. The only thing correct about the current concrete keep is that it has 5 floors on the outside, but 8 floors inside. The Toyotomi and the Tokugawa keeps both had 8 floors too. So, could Osaka Castle not be reconstructed? No. Not accurately. The reasons? First, Osaka would have to choose whether they wanted the Toyotomi or Tokugawa keeps rebuilt. The Toyotomi keep's base was destroyed by the Tokugawa in the 1620's, although the land is now left vacant. No plans for the original castle keep exist, which poses the biggest problem. If they chose to build the Tokugawa period Osaka Castle, the shape and size would be smaller than it is now, and again, as this was destroyed in 1665. No plans remain of the Tokugawa period castle either, and as no photographic evidence remains, by law, the castle cannot be re-built.
One positive side to Osaka Castle, 13 original Tokugawa Period structures remain, and have been designated as Important Cultural Assets.
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- Die Drei berühmten Schlösser Japans
Himeji-jō 姫路城
Kumamoto-jō 熊本城
Matsumoto-jō 松本城
Japanische Burgen / Shachihoko - der "Giebelkarpfen"
- Himeji Castle and
. Osakabe no kami おさかべの神 / 刑部明神 Osakabe Myojin .
長壁姫、小刑部姫、刑部姫、小坂部姫 Osakabe hime - Princess Osakabe
Things found on the way
道の駅 そばの城
Highway Service Area "Soba Castle"
This dish served with a little castle tower is called
TONOSAMA 殿様, Lord of the Castle.
There is also the possibility to make your own buckwheat noodles there.
Roadside stations (michi no eki 道の駅)
信州そば三城 "Three Castles" Soba Shop
Castles and famous food
Himeji 姫路名物『お城やき』O-Shiro-Yaki
Hirosaki, Oden 弘前城名物
Kumamoto, Ikinari Dango 熊本城名物 いきなりだんご
Nagoya, Kishimen 名古屋城名物
Nagoya, Shachi 名古屋城(金シャチ焼本体)
Okayama, kohi senbei 岡山城名物
Osaka, soft cream 大阪城名物
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tenshu, tenshukaku 天守 / 天守閣
the main castle tower
The first TENSHU was constructed by Oda Nobunaga, who felt himself as the "Lord of the Sky"
and wrote the word
天主 Tenshu.
This site is a Guide to the 136 castles in Japan.
also in 日本語.
My aim is to make this the most authoritative and comprehensive site available in English on Japanese castles.
Eric Obershaw
Corporate Librarian, Tokyo, Japan
source : www.jcastle.info
yûdachi ya tojô no nanushi kumigashira
a cloudburst--
running to the castle
village headman and sergeant
asa-gasumi tenshu no amado kikoe keri
morning mist--
the castle's shutters
bang open
Issa, Tr. David Lanoue
kumigashira くみがしら【組頭/与頭】
The leaders of a group of soldiers, for example foot soldiers 徒組, soldiers with bows 弓組 or soldiers with rifles 鉄砲組.
The system of "five are a group", goningumi 五人組 had a leader for each group.
The headman of a village was also called this way, or 長(おさ)百姓.
There are many books about these officials in the Edo period.
tenshu yori tsuki ni nagetaru ezara kana
from the castle tower
towart the moon I throw
a plate with a picture
Oya Tatsuji (Ooya) 大屋達治 (1952 - )
ezara, plates with colorful paintings
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looking up
at the castle tower -
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kigo for late spring
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- Gabi Greve said...
the castle in Toky
- June 30, 2007
- Gabi Greve - PMJS said...
Discussion about Japanese castles at the PMJS google group
- November 10, 2012
- Gabi Greve - Basho archives said...
Matsuo Basho at Yamashiro and Ide (south of Kyoto)
Yamashiro e Ide no kago karu shigure kana
to Yamashiro
I had to use a sedan chair from Ide
because of the winter sleet . . .
Yamashiro, lit. Mountain Castle
- April 18, 2013
- Gabi Greve - Masaoka Shiki said...
Masaoka Shiki
Matsuyama ya aki yori takaki tenshukaku
"Oh Matsuyama,
the castle tower looks higher than the autumn sky."
- September 28, 2013
- Gabi Greve - Masaoka Shiki said...
Masaoka Shiki
Matsuyama no shiro o miorosu samusa kana
this coldness
looking down from the castle
of Matsuyama
His hometown, Matsuyama
- September 28, 2013
- Gabi Greve - Masaoka Shiki said...
Masaoka Shiki
harukaze ya shiro arawaruru matsu no ue
spring breeze -
the castle shows
above the pines
- September 28, 2013
- Gabi Greve - Masaoka Shiki said...
Masaoka Shiki
o-shiro kara miru ya tanemaku sanjuu ri
from the castle
I see them sowing seeds -
for 30 ri
Masaoka Shiki 正岡子規
one RI is about 4 km.
Here Shiki is taling about the castle of Matsuyama and the surrounding fertile plains.
seeds in spring
- September 28, 2013
- Gabi Greve - Basho archives said...
Matsuo Basho
shiro-ato ya furu-i no shimizu mazu towan
about the ruins of Inabayama castle 稲葉山城.
- December 21, 2013
- Gabi Greve - Darumapedia said...
quote Japan Times
Kyoto construction site yields apparent ruins of Hideyoshi's 'phantom castle'
KYOTO – Parts of stone walls and gold-plated roof tiles believed to be the ruins of Shigetsu Castle have been discovered at the construction site for a new apartment complex in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, a private research firm has announced.
Feudal leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi began construction on the castle in 1592, a year after he ended his regency. But it was called a "phantom castle" because it was said to have been destroyed by an earthquake in 1596, and no remnants had ever been found.
Researchers have excavated some 36 meters of stone wall about 0.5 to 1 meter high and 2 meters thick, more than 100 fragments of gold-plated roof tiles, and the remains of a 5- to 7-meter-wide, 2-meter-deep moat, according to Kyoto-based firm Kyoto Heian Bunkazai.
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- June 19, 2015
- Gabi Greve said...
Legend from Miyagi
志津川町 Shizugawa
Saint Mongaku 文覚上人 and Taro-Bo / Jiro-Bo cedar
At the 滝不動 Fudo Waterfall at 滝沢神社 Takizawa Jinja priest Mongaku had placed a Statue of Fudo, which he had made himself. There were also tow old cedar trees, Tarobo-sugi and Jirobo-sugi. In the year 1609 when large pillars were needed for the rebuilding of Sendai castle these two trees were felled and should be transported to Sendai. But the boat sank to the ground near Natorigawa and the two huge tree trunks were lost.
So now they are called "the sunken Taro and Jiro, 太郎礁 Tarone and 次郎礁 Jirone.
More legends to explore (800)
- August 27, 2015
- Gabi Greve - Darumapedia said...
Kobayashi Issa
hito yosenu sakura saki keri shiro no yama
cherry trees in bloom
with no crowds...
castle mountain
Tr. David Lanoue
- February 08, 2016


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Kristyn Marie Butcher, 16
NEWELL-Kristyn Marie Butcher, 16, of Newell, died as a result of a vehicle accident on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014.
She was born June 24, 1997 in East Liverpool, Ohio, a daughter of Kenneth and Lori (Hazelet) Butcher.
Kristyn was a junior at Oak Glen High School.
She was preceded in death by paternal grandfather, Fred Butcher and her aunt, Tammy Lamp Barckhoff.
Besides her parents, she leaves behind a sister, Jenna Butcher of Newell; a brother, Brandon Butcher of Newell; paternal grandmother, Madeline Butcher of Newell; maternal grandparents, Stan and Mary Ellen Tolley of East Liverpool and Wib and Marilyn Hazelet of Minerva; and by several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Jan 22, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Nixon Funeral Home in Newell, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. David Roach will officiate
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Mountain Creek in Vernon opened their new Sojourn double chairlift on Saturday, allowing skiers and snowboarders uninterrupted on-snow access between all four mountain peaks.
Here is their press release:
Mountain Creek is pleased to announce the inauguration of a new double chairlift for the 2013 winter season. The first official riders of the new Sojourn Chairlift, Sparta resident Geof Doubleday and his son Christian, along with Mountain Creek President Bill Benneyan and resort owner Andy Mulvihill cut the ribbon and popped Champagne at Saturday's 9:30 a.m. ceremony while others who had turned out to mark the historic occasion looked on. The purchase and operation of this new ski lift, installed over the summer at a cost of over one million dollars, is another step in the resort's aggressive multi-year development plan designed to improve the overall guest experience.
"This is very exciting for us," Mulvihill remarked to the guests. "It's just another step in our commitment of the ownership to revamp this mountain and make the place spectacular."
Following last season's unprecedented $20 million in improvements and upgrades to the resort – which included the unveiling of the new 50,000+ square foot Red Tail Lodge, America's largest snow tubing park, and a revolutionary new rental and learning center – Mountain Creek resumed management of its water park and bike park this summer, adding five new rides and attractions plus several new mountain biking trails. The investments continued for this winter with the Sojourn lift's completion, allowing skiers and snowboarders uninterrupted on-snow access between all four mountain peaks.
"We're committed to improving our guests' experiences both on and off the snow," said Mulvihill. When the first Sojourn Chairlift was retired, guests were transported between Red Tail Lodge and South Lodge by shuttle bus. "Skiers and snowboarders will now enjoy more time on the snow with convenient two-way lift access between resort peaks and lodges."
The new chair replaces the previous Sojourn Chairlift, a fixed-grip double built in 1971 by the Borvig Corp. connecting South Peak and Granite Peak. The original Sojourn Double Chairlift was retired in 2010 after 39 years of service. The new Sojourn Chairlift was built by Borvig's successor, Partek of Pine Island, NY, and installed by Ropeway Construction also out of Pine Island, NY. The lift follows the existing footprint along Southern Sojourn trail.
Doubleday was the winner of Mountain Creek's Sojourn Chair Sweepstakes, scoring the first official ride on chair #1, two lift tickets, as well as a piece of vintage New Jersey ski memorabilia: his very own chair from the original Sojourn lift. "I've been skiing here for 40 years and I rode the original lift many times, so this is awesome for me," Doubleday said. "I already know where I'm putting the old chair: on a big tree outside my house where a swing used to hang."
"It's great to have the Sojourn lift back. I know a lot of people have been waiting for this day," Benneyan added. "We've got the whole Sojourn Passage Tour now, which is a scenic five-mile loop all the way from the base of Vernon Peak to South and back. It's going to be a great season."
Sojourn Lift Specs
Horizontal length: 4,735 feet
Slope length: 4,771 feet
Vertical rise: 586 feet
Carrier speed: 450 feet per minute
Capacity: 780 people per hour
No. of chairs: 139
Trip time: 10.6 minutes


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Everett Community College is hosting college planning family nights March 6 at the college's Everett campus and March 12 and 14 at the East County Campus in Monroe.
The first event is March 6 at 5:15 p.m. at the EvCC Fitness Center, 2206 Tower St. Learn what college can do for you, how to get started, ways to pay for college, what program or degree is right for you and how to earn college credit in high school.
On March 12 at 5:15 p.m., go to Monroe's East County Campus to learn about how to get started, financial aid and what college is right for you.
The East County Campus will also provide information on March 14 at 5:15 p.m. about programs offered in East County, including business, education, health care careers, criminal justice and aerospace manufacturing. The East County Campus is located at 14090 Fryelands Blvd. S.E., Suite 373 in Monroe.
All events are open to high school students, adult students, professionals interested in a career change or promotion, parents, spouses, partners and friends.
Free snacks will be served, and parking is free.
For more information, contact Everett Community College's Outreach, Diversity & Equity Center at (425) 388-9306.


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Editorial, by Jon L. Jordan, MD, JD
The challenges of 1993 became opportunities for the Office of Aviation Medicine to promote aviation safety through medical knowledge. We expanded our customer service, both quantitatively and qualitatively, within the FAA and in the aviation industry. We continued to implement our 1992 strategic plan, which defines five strategic issue areas:
- Identifying customer needs
- Customer satisfaction
- The aviation work environment
- Human performance
- International leadership
Our strategic and operational plans are validated by providing a rational basis to address the Administrations downsizing and streamlining initiatives, while minimizing any adverse impact on our customers, including the flying public. Although we are a relatively small office in the FAA, we believe we can maintain program integrity in all areas and still meet the streamlining objectives.
The airman medical certification national program achieved its objective of processing applications within 20 workdays with a monthly processing inventory of cases not to exceed 12,000. Currently, processing averages 10 workdays, and applications in the system number about 7,500.
I am especially pleased with the positive response our aviation medical examiners have given to administrative changes in the AME system. These changes were designed to improve the quality of the examination and the accuracy of reporting examination data. As a result, we have improved our service to the airman population.
As I reported in the Fall Bulletin, Congress has, for the time being, dropped its proposal to charge AME "user" fees for designation. While this is good news for AMEs, I must also mention that Congress eliminated our appropriation for the conduct of AME seminars, with the understanding that we will charge attendees sufficiently to cover the costs involved. We are planning to implement this Congressional direction and will inform AMEs of any new requirements as soon as possible.


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More fresh hell from Obama's brilliant foreign policy. Obama's support of this fourth reich is sanction of the global jihad.
Egyptian Cleric Safwat Higazi: 'One Of The Tenets Of The Muslim Brotherhood… Is The Islamic Caliphate And The Ruling Of The World… The Day Will Come When We Will Be The Masters Of The World' MEMRI
In a recent TV interview, Egyptian cleric Safwat Higazi said that while "the first choice of the Muslims is peace," they "welcome war" as a means of liberating Palestine and restoring the "United States of the Arabs." During the interview, which aired on the Egyptian Al-Kahera Wal-Nas TV on August 14, 2012, Higazi expressed his hope that the Islamic Caliphate would be restored, saying: "The day will come when we will be the masters of the world."
Click here to view this clip on MEMRI TV.
Following are excerpts:
We Welcome War As A Means To Restore The United States Of The Arabs
Interviewer: "In the era of the Muslim Brotherhood – or the era of the Islamic movements – will new fronts be opened against Israel – including an Egyptian front – in order to make Jerusalem the capital of the 'United States of the Arabs'?"
Safwat Higazi: "Liberating Palestine and restoring the United States of the Arabs does not necessarily have to be done through weapons or war. We Muslims are not warmongers. We seek peace. We want to get what is rightfully ours."
Interviewer: "How can you get 'what is rightfully yours' from a country like Israel without war?"
Safwat Higazi: "I did not say that I would take what is mine through peaceful means. I said that this is my first choice. The first choice of the Muslims is peace. If not through peace, there is nothing preventing war. We welcome war."
Interviewer: "How can a peace-seeking Muslim like you issue a fatwa stating that anyone who sees an Israeli on the street must kill him?"
Safwat Higazi: "If that Zionist is fighting me, occupying my country, and killing people who are my brothers in country, religion, and humanity – then it's an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and whoever started it is to blame."
Peace Came Through 1973 War, Not Camp David Accords
Interviewer: "What ever happened to peace-seeking?"
Safwat Higazi: "We extended our hand in peace, but it was rejected. What else is left to do?"
Interviewer: "When did you offer peace?"
Safwat Higazi: "Did Egypt not offer peace throughout all these years?"
Interviewer: "Are you for or against the Camp David Accords?"
Safwat Higazi: "I am against them."
Interviewer: "Then you are against peace."
Safwat Higazi: "Absolutely not. This equation is completely wrong."
Interviewer: "Was it not the Camp David Accords that brought peace?"
Safwat Higazi: "This equation is wrong..."
Interviewer: "Please, just answer my question. Was it not the Camp David Accords that brought peace to Egypt?"
Safwat Higazi: "Absolutely not. It was the 1973 war that brought peace. If not for the Egyptian victory in that war, there would be no peace. How come there was no peace before the 1973 war?"
Interviewer: "How did peace come about?"
Safwat Higazi: "Through the Egyptian victory in the war."
Interviewer: "Through what means?"
Safwat Higazi: "Peace came through the 1973 war. With the crossing of the Suez Canal, we crossed into peace. Had we not crossed the Canal, there would have been no peace." [...]
<"The Day Will Come When We Will Be The Masters Of The World"
"One of the tenets of the Muslim Brotherhood, which they cannot renounce, is the Islamic Caliphate and the ruling of the world. Yes. The day will come when we will be the masters of the world." [...]


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MORGAN COUNTY - Residents can turn in expired, unused and unwanted medications to law enforcement agencies at three Morgan County locations Saturday.
Police departments in Decatur and Hartselle, Morgan County Sheriff's Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will accept prescription and over-the-counter medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day to help prevent drug abuse and theft. There is no charge and no questions are asked, according to Decatur Police Capt. Nadis Carlisle.
Medications may be dropped off at:
- Bender's Elite Fitness, 1111 Knight St. SE, Decatur
- Pizza Hut, 200 U.S. Highway 31, Hartselle
- Lacey's Spring Volunteer Fire Department at 10229 Alabama Highway 36
The drugs collected will be in the custody of law enforcement officers until they are incinerated at Nucor Steel in Decatur.
In previous Take-Back events, about 250 pounds of medications have been collected in Morgan County.
The only legal means to dispose of controlled substances is in accordance with the Office of National Drug Control Policy's guidelines or surrendering the substances to law enforcement.
Studies show that prescription drug abuse is the nation's fastest-growing drug problem. Seven of the 10 most commonly abused drugs by teenagers are prescription medications.
Take-Back Day also provides a safe method for disposal of unused pharmaceuticals to reduce their introduction into the water supply.
For more information, contact Decatur Police Department at 256-341-4635, Hartselle Police Department at 256-351-4816, Morgan County Sheriff's Office at 256-351-4817, or Sue Brantley at the Mental Health Association 256-353-1160.
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