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Each had written essays about courage, a trait Michigan's only U.S. president demonstrated many times during his long life.
And like the students sitting in the auditorium at the Ford Presidential Museum last week, he once had been a high school student in Grand Rapids, aiming high, excited about his future.
The 18 finalists came together on a snowy night to find out which of them won U.S. Savings Bonds for the best essays in the annual Ford Essay Challenge. I was fortunate to be asked to help judge the essays, along with Hank Meijer of Meijer Inc. and Kim Coleman of the Grand Rapids Bar Association.
In one sense, we had tough decisions to make because all of the essays were thoughtful and articulate. But in another sense, all 18 students were already winners and we were just selecting the cream of a very good crop.
As the winners' names were called and we heard each of the top three read her essay, it reminded me how powerful words can be.
They can inspire. They can make something complicated clear. They can spark emotion. They can change things for the better.
We find courage sometimes in words and often in deeds.
Ford displayed courage in the face of challenges life presented him: being a child of divorce; serving in the military during World War II; when he challenged an incumbent congressman of the same party to win election to the U.S. House; when he took on the sitting Republican House leader to become the top leader himself; when he pardoned Richard Nixon when that was perhaps the most unpopular thing he could have done as a new president; when he remained unflappable and accessible after two assassination attempts within 17 days in 1975; and, finally, when he befriended Jimmy Carter, who had ousted him from the White House, a most painful setback.
The winning essay writer, Martha Veldkamp, a senior at Calvin Christian High School, focused on the personal courage of an uncle who had lived in Coopersville and was a conscientious objector during World War II.
"Patriotism was especially great in the Coopersville area. Many of Uncle Paul's Dutch neighbors, relatives and fellow church members had relatives in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands," she wrote. "In such an atmosphere, Uncle Paul must have found it very difficult to make his appeal to the draft board" for release from military duty.
"Uncle Paul thought that the United States was fighting a just war. But he also believed that he could not take the life of another person in good conscience."
Veldkamp wrote: "Courage is more than bravery, which is often an impulsive act. Courage is holding to a course of action based on one's moral convictions, even in the face of difficulty."
The runner-up was Sara DenBraber, a freshman at Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School. She wrote about the courage of patients at the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Hematology and Oncology Clinic, particularly a 6-year-old girl, who inspired her.
"People tend to think that great courage can only be found in important or famous people," she wrote. "I disagree, because I will never forget that day when I walked into that room and saw the courage of a lion in the eyes of a 6-year-old girl."
Taking third was Allegan High School senior Rachel McDaniel, whose essay included examples of courage she sees in today's world while recalling the courage it took to found this nation.
"Courage is about being willing to live each day with the willpower to stand for what is right, despite the potential costs," she wrote. "As Americans, we must strive to live our lives courageously maintaining the integrity with which our great nation was founded."
All 18 finalist essays can be found at www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov.
Powerful words.
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Comstock Barn in Ebey's Landing gets a new lease on life
A historic barn in the heart of Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve is getting a much-needed facelift thanks to the help of a handful of college students and volunteers.
Students participating in the University of Oregon's Pacific Northwest Field School visited Ebey's Landing last week to install a cedar shake roof on the Comstock Barn, which is located off Engle Road south of Coupeville.
Shannon Sardell, director of the Pacific Northwest Field School, said the barn is a significant part of the reserve's historic landscape and, until recently, was at risk for demolition.
"The barn was in desperate need of repair," Sardell said.
The Comstock Barn was constructed in 1934-35 by Freeman Boyer, Sr. on land owned by the Comstock family. It was originally used for sheep and then it became a squash storehouse. The historic structure is currently owned by Marshall and Judy English.
Students and volunteers were busy replacing the cedar shake roof and windows. They will return in early September to continue their work.
Graduate students, undergraduate students, concerned citizens, parks staff and historic architects comprised this year's field school.
Field school members took a break from their work Thursday to attend a workshop conducted by Amy McCauley, a traditional sash joiner who owns Oculus Fine Carpentry based in Portland. She demonstrated how to glaze historic windows without the benefit of power tools.
The University of Oregon-based field school visits Washington state every three years. They last visited Ebey's Landing in 2002 to complete projects at the Jacob Ebey Blockhouse and the Ferry House.
The project on the Comstock Barn is the latest of several field schools that occurred over the summer in Ebey's Landing.
The Trust Board of Ebey's Landing, along with the Port of Coupeville, organized a field school where volunteers installed new siding on the south wall of the Coupeville Wharf. High school students from throughout the state visited Ebey's Landing in July to help repair windows at the Ferry House.
Annie Matsov, historic architect with the Trust Board of Ebey's Landing, noted that three of the nine renovation projects that was funded by the Ebey's Forever Fund have already been completed.
The Ebey's Forever Fund provides grants to pay for preservation projects for the hundreds of historic buildings scattered throughout the reserve. This year $100,000 was awarded to 12 projects, one of which was the Comstock Barn.
Ebey's Landing isn't the only stop this summer for the Pacific Northwest Field School. They are at Deception Pass State Park this week rebuilding a picnic shelter that had toppled several years ago. The log and masonry shelter will take volunteers two weeks to rebuild.
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Jane lived in Clio since 1971. Jane worked at Tuar-Grimbac for 12 years until 1997. She was a member of All Saints Catholic Church and had attended Saints Charles and Helena Catholic Church.
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TRURO The federal Conservative riding association in central and northern Nova Scotia is hoping the writ is not dropped causing a fall election campaign.
TRURO The federal Conservative riding association in central and northern Nova Scotia is hoping the writ is not dropped causing a fall election campaign.
Speculation is mounting Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean and request the minority government be dissolved sending the country to the polls in mid October.
If that happens Independent MP Bill Casey and a yet-to-be-named Conservative candidate could split the vote in the Cumberland Colchester Musquodoboit Valley riding. The local Conservative riding association is hopeful there will only be one running in the next election.
Were still working behind the scenes to try to have that happen. Were dealing with both the federal party and Mr. Casey, acting chairman Scott Armstrong told the Truro Daily News. If an election happens sooner than later it makes it more difficult for us to find some sort of solution.
Casey has sat in the House of Commons as an Independent since being kicked out of caucus by Prime Minister Stephen Harper for voting against the budget in June 2007.
While Casey appreciates the work being done by the riding association he doesnt believe there is room for compromise.
The prime minister went on national TV and said it twice, they were going to have a candidate here and it wouldnt be Bill Casey, the fifth-term MP said.
So what would it take to mend the fences?
Ive always said the same thing, I wont even talk to them until they honour the Atlantic Accord, Casey said of the offshore royalty agreement between the federal and provincial governments.
But the association is not about to give up yet though.
Until there is an actual writ, until there is an actual election, or until theres actually two candidates both declared running were going to continue to work towards that goal of having one Conservative candidate, Armstrong said.


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The tenth annual Vanier College Book Sale starts Monday, January 20th!
This year's sale will boast an enormous selection of new and used books. The sale runs all week, from Jan. 20th-24th 2014. Hours are Monday to Thursday, 9:30am to 6:00pm, and Friday 9:30am to noon.
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- Literature, fiction, self- help, reference, art and theatre books will be available in the Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College.
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The 50 Yard Lounge, which debuts tomorrow in New York, sounds like the ultimate marriage of football and food.
The event, which runs through Sunday at One Penn Plaza, will bring together celebrity chefs, current and retired NFL players, food from the city's best restaurants, and live music and DJs spread over 15,000 square feet of heated roof decks and tented plazas next to Madison Square Garden and Penn Station.
New Jersey, where the Super Bowl, after all, is being held, will be represented. Each day is split into quarters, appropriately enough.
Tomorrow's event, billed as "Welcome to New York," includes a "Best of NJ Diners" segment from noon to 4 p.m.
Food from the Tick Tock Diner in Clifton will be featured — the diner will offer Monte Cristo bites. (What, no disco fries?)
The day begins with a NYC Bagel Breakfast Bash featuring three top bagel makers. The 4 to 9 p.m. segment is labeled "Flavors of NY," a walk-around tasting and cocktail event, featuring top chefs and their restaurants' signature dishes.
Thursday's theme is "Paris to Rome," with a focus on French and Italian food. The 4 to 9 p.m. segment — "Whose Nana Reigns Supreme?" — includes Ryan DePersio, of Fascino in Montclair. He'll offer crab-stuffed mushrooms and salsa verde.
Friday, it's "Around the World in One Day," featuring Latin and Asian cuisine, plus New York City street food. Saturday's theme is "Made in the USA,'' with segments devoted to the ultimate American breakfast, NYC sweets, American classics with a spin and the ultimate NYC sandwich. Mike Carrino from the Pig & Prince in Montclair will appear in the American classics with a spin segment.
It all wraps up Sunday, starting with steak and eggs — and Bloody Marys — prepared by top city chefs and mixologists.
There will also be a cook-off between chefs from Denver and Seattle, and the ultimate tailgate, with subs, wings, party dip and more created by top chefs.
The lounge is open from 9 a.m. to 3 a.m. each day. Tickets are $400 to $1,000, depending on the day, and include food and drink. And you can come and go as you please. For more information, visit 50 Yard Lounge.
But the 50 Yard Lounge is not the only food extravaganza in the big city this week. The best thing about PepsiCo's PEPCITY three-day event, starting tomorrow at Bryant Park, is that it's free. Even the food is free!
Under a 40-foot dome structure that will be erected in the usually bucolic park, there will be autograph signings from past and present NFL players, including Drew Brees, Barry Sanders, Jamaal Charles and Victor Cruz of the New York Giants.
Hungry? Food created by three celebrity chefs, including David Burke of David Burke Fromagerie in Rumson, will be offered at eight stations. Upon entering the space, guests will be given a "Taste of PepsiCo" passport that enables them to sample and stamp each selection.
A talented cast of Broadway performers will recreate hit numbers from popular Broadway musicals throughout the day. In the evening, there will be musical performances by Ziggy Marley and others. Admission to the evening concerts is free, with advance ticket registration through Eventbrite.
PEPCITY runs from 2 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Bryant Park is located at West 40th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues. For more information, visit the Pepsi web site.


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Abigail Fradkin: Chasing TransparencyJuly 2016
Discretionary policy on immigration has largely operated behind closed doors,something experts have long questioned.
Francisco Cantú: Refuge, Part IOctober 2013
Part 1, Reception: Asylum seekers face red-tape, indifference, and murder in the first of a three-part series on the Dutch asylum system.
Todd Miller: Creating a Military-Industrial-Immigration ComplexJuly 2013
How to turn the U.S.-Mexico border into a war zone.
Robert Reich: The Truth About Immigration Reform and the EconomyJuly 2013
Contrary to what critics say, immigration reform will reap economic benefits for all Americans.
Christie Thompson: Billions Proposed for New Border SecurityApril 2013
Where would the money go?
Robert Reich: What Immigration Reform Could Mean for American WorkersApril 2013
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Robert Reich: The Real Debate Over American CitizenshipFebruary 2013
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Love Fist's Original 1986 EP Is Now Available on iTunes
Who's ready to Fist Till Morning??
By popular demand from legions of diehard Love Fist fans (looking at you, lol232 and LegionYT1994 and others), we're happy to announce that the original four-track 1986 Love Fist EP has been digitally remastered and is now available on iTunes for the "nice price" of $0.69 per song - or get the full EP for $1.99 (look for it on Amazon in the coming days as well). This includes the smash hits "Dangerous Bastard" and "Fist Fury" that made a big splash back in those heady and hazy days in 1980's Vice City - as well as two sought-after rarities, "Down Down Down" and "Fist Till Morning." Enjoy these gems from Scottish headbanging legends, Jezz, Willy, Dick and Percy. Sorry, legendary albums The Number of the Breast and Clear the Custard are still out of print.
- on January 13 2014, 6:11amHello Rockstar,amazing job on this one,I recently found out about this fictional band and I was so into this stuff.I'm so lucky there was already released material and I had the chance to hear even more besides the Love Fist tracks played on V Rock.And all of this thanks to you guys,plus the benefit of remastering the EP.Finally,I want to ask if you're gonna release anything else from the band.I love hair metal and I would be so glad if you did that.
Thanks again :-)
- on February 1 2013, 4:28amRockstar, please release Clear the Custard and The Number of the Breast!
That would be EPIC!
I bought this album few days ago and it's incredible!
Down Down Down is just awesome!
So is Fist Till Morning!
- on January 22 2013, 8:05pmThis was my first GTA game then fell in love with your games and you guy cant wait for GTA5!!!! just pre order it too!!
- on January 15 2013, 4:04pmHi R*, I have another question, we can customize the radio with our songs?, like Independence fm in gta iv, but in ps3/ xbox 360
- on January 16 2013, 10:58am@Martin90Maniac Please contact us so we can help with your question:
- on January 15 2013, 11:41amSo will Rockstar release the 3 Radio Espantoso tracks as well? Love these tracks, Vice City shows that you can enjoy listening to any music genre.
Here are the tracks I'm referring to, copied them from a scan of the game manual:
ALPHA BANDITOS The Bullís Wrong
(Written by Stuart Ross)
Alpha Banditos appear courtesy of Rockstar North
TRES APENAS COMO ESO Yo Te Mire
(Written by Craig Conner)
Tres Apenas como eso appear courtesy or Rockstar North
UNAESTA La Vida Es Una Lenteja
(Written by Craig Conner)
Unaesta appear courtesy of Rockstar North
- on January 14 2013, 4:50am@R*
Every time I play Vice City I feel like I'm being transported through to the 80's and I just want to say that I love you guys so much, GTA VC is the best game ever.
- on January 14 2013, 9:08am@HarryJohnstone That's great to hear, cheers
- on October 24 2014, 9:22am@HarryJohnstone Same here! That happens with me!!
- on January 14 2013, 1:26amA bit off the topic for the weekend, but Rock*, hope you'll check out this link if you missed it before, and everyone else who's a die-hard fan as well. The only problem I have with the article is I grew up on PS and Apple, as well as Sega, where most of the gaming gurus are from the Nintendo camp historically ...http://games.ign.com/top-100-game-creators/58.html
I remember certain official quotes coming out about GTAs in the past, and Jeronimo was one of those guys who had quotes about GTA in one of the gaming magazines. Too bad they left out RDR though!
- on January 14 2013, 1:15am@R* hey guys you should open a Tumblr it would be great to see this stuff on that website!
- on January 14 2013, 11:43am@EpsilonProgram Thanks, have you seen our Instagram page?
- on January 13 2013, 4:56pmWOAH!
You mentioned me in the newswire... Just noticed, Cheers, Rockstar!
Never heard of Fist 'Till Morning or Down Down Down, gotta try it out!
You should totally make a full album of these guys! Keep rocking, mates!
- on January 14 2013, 11:43am@lol232 Yup, we gave you a mention since you asked for the songs to be released - enjoy the tracks!
- on January 13 2013, 4:25pmHello R*, I have another question, we can customize the radio with our songs?, like Independence fm in gta iv, but in ps3/ xbox 360
- on January 13 2013, 2:55pmi hate claude he never talks. and liberty city has no helicopters. why does claude want to live in a place without aircraft. do you know how easy and fun it is to kill with the helicopters in gta. claude also does not like sand and the country or else he would move to san andreas. claudes just boring too, maybe if he would have spoken up then the mafia would not try to kill him
- on January 13 2013, 4:37pm@BlushingHusky he used used to live in sa
- on January 14 2013, 1:33am@BlushingHusky Sam Houser went on record that there was plans to do a Claude Speed voice, but during the making, it slipped his mind, and apparently everyone elses, but the Housers have the final say! haha
- on January 13 2013, 1:00pm''Actually those 3 tracks I was referring to (The Bull is Wrong, Yo Te Miré & La Vida Es Una Lenteja) were created by Rockstar North, according to the game manual. They were created for the game, just like the Love Fist tracks. I'm aware that apart from those 3 tracks the rest of the music on Espantoso is actual licensed music though.''
This is from a comment I replied back to you Rockstar, but it's down a page so I'm not sure if you have read it. Hope you'll be able to do the same with those 3 tracks. By the way, Down Down Down & Fist Till Morning are awesome! Glad to finally being able to listen to those.


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At least two sides of John Turturro's appeal are on display one recent afternoon at a sidewalk cafe in the West Village.
A child with his dad in tow approaches the actor and asks government agent Seymour Simmons from the "Transformers" mega-franchise will pose with him for a photo. Turturro obliges and is quickly tapped for an autograph by a middle-aged blonde who loved the Coen Brothers indie flick "Barton Fink."
When Turturro finally settles down at a table, he is asked if he is often stopped by wildly different groups of fans. "This summer has been bad," he says. "When you do big commercial things, yeah."
He does big commercial things, small noncommercial things and virtually everything in between. He's like a "Where's Waldo?" He is as likely to pop up in a Michael Bay popcorn flick as he is to direct a tiny documentary about Naples' music and culture, which he did this summer with "Passione."
Turturro, 54, confesses he's happier doing the smaller things — such as the 2005 quirky film he directed called "Romance & Cigarettes," which blended music and drama, or his upcoming turn off-Broadway in "The Cherry Orchard" opposite Dianne Wiest.
"I'm really going to try to do what I want to do more than I did before," he says. "I did for a while, but the last few years I've had to pingpong all over the place to make a living."
This month, he's pinging on Broadway. But it's not a run-of-the-mill job: Turturro is directing three one-act plays by Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen. It would be a challenge just to handle one.
"This will be a really interesting experience. I'm getting to work with three different heads," he says. "I'm sure there will be some ups and downs putting it together. It's not like serving one play, so that's a little trickier."
The three plays — Coen's "Talking Cure," May's "George Is Dead" and Allen's "Honeymoon Motel" — share the theme of crazy families. They vary in tone from dark to touching to farcical. Turturro is modest about his goals.
"I'm not going to try to smoosh them together," he says. "I think if I could serve each one elegantly and make the transition between Ethan's and Eilane's smooth, that will make the evening work well. And then we have an intermission before Woody's."
Julian Schlossberg, who is producing the show, knew finding the right director was key. He has some experience pulling together three one-act plays — he also produced the off-Broadway "Death Defying Acts" with plays by May, Allen and David Mamet.
"You really know that you have to get someone who is not only talented but will be respected by these three people. Everyone agreed on John," Schlossberg said. "He is so inventive, and he is so wonderful with actors that I think that he will have a whole new career, if he wants it, as a theater director."
Turturro, who made his film debut in the background of a scene in "Raging Bull," says casting was probably one of the toughest tasks. Some 20 actors were chosen, including Marlo Thomas, Julie Kavner and Steve Guttenberg.
"If you don't cast right, your job is twice as hard," he says.
To potentially complicate matters even more, Turturro's wife of 25 years, actress Katherine Borowitz, got a part in Coen's play. But Turturro isn't daunted, having directed her in his 1992 feature film debut "Mac" and also in 1998's "Illuminata."
"When I first directed her years ago, it was hard. But now, she's actually very easy to work with," he says of Borowitz, who was in the Coen brothers' "A Serious Man" and "The Man Who Wasn't There." The couple also act together and just did a movie called "Somewhere Tonight," written and directed by Michael Di Jiacomo.
Turturro might be best known to adults for roles in arty films such as "Do The Right Thing," ''Barton Fink," ''Quiz Show," ''Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "The Big Lebowski." Kids might recognize him from "Transformers" or his voice from "Cars 2."
TV fans might have caught him in his 2004 Emmy Award-winning role as Tony Shalhoub's brother in "Monk." And theater fans might recall him on stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Arts' production of Samuel Beckett's "Endgame" or directing Yasmina Reza's "A Spanish Play" off-Broadway.
It's a variety that impresses Schlossberg: "He really is a true Renaissance man. That word is bandied about so often, but this man is clearly that. It's writing, directing, producing, acting — he's wonderful in everything he does. It's a joy to work with him," he says.
To make his workload even heavier, Turturro just wrapped up another film: "Gods Behaving Badly," a film adaptation of the 2007 best-seller in which he plays Hades, one of a number of Greek Gods living together in a New York City brownstone. It also stars Christopher Walken, Sharon Stone, Oliver Platt, Edie Falco, Phylicia Rashad, Rosie Perez and Alicia Silverstone.
"Movies, for me, are either gigantic movies or tiny movies," he says, laughing.
As much as he throws himself into the roles he plays, Turturro seems pretty laid-back as a director. When asked how he'll make Allen, Coen and May happy, he shrugs.
"My job is to make the actors comfortable, stage it and then I'm sure they'll give me notes to refine things," he says. "They're going to make suggestions. I knew that going in."
Really? It's that simple? Turturro laughs. He explains that his birth order — between brother Nicholas Turturro of "NYPD Blue" fame and older brother Ralph Turturro, an artist — may explain his style.
"I'm the middle child — so I'm the person who is always organizing, responsible for everybody. When I act, I can be like a wild horse. That's my job, to get into the child. But a lot of personality is not innately that."
He says he's preparing for the challenge by rereading "Kazan on Directing" by Elia Kazan. "Life is hard to plan. And that's a problem," he says, before flashing his crooked smile. "What are you going to do?"


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The latest comes from the online Huffington Post, which includes the Magic City on list of "9 Southern Towns You're Forgetting About but Shouldn't."
The story was posted in the site's travel section on Monday and includes Birmingham among a list of towns that some travelers are "definitely missing out on."
"Forget what you know about Birmingham and embrace the present," the article states. "It's increasingly becoming a foodie's and culture-lover's destination."
Visitors to Birmingham should see such "historic sites" as Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, HuffPo advises.
But they should also go to the "much-buzzed-about" Hot and Hot Fish Club restaurant on Southside and check out Homewood for "a quaint town feel and great shopping."
"There are some cute towns strewn across the region, each with their own unique vibes that make us want to visit stat," the post states.
The other eight towns on the list are Oxford, Miss., Athens, Ga., Franklin, Tenn., Lexington, Ky., Greenville, S.C., Charlottesville, Va., and Durham and Asheville, N.C.
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Here in L.A. we know that access to clean, safe drinking water is essential for life. But over the last 35 years, funding and support for our tap water has dried-up, which threatens our access to clean water. Although we already have a public system that brings water to our homes, we are letting that system fall apart.
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Daniel Harrell is senior minister at Colonial Church in Edina, Minnesota, and author of Nature's Witness: How Evolution Can Inspire Faith (Abingdon).
John 1:1–14
I returned to seminary a few years back to hear a professor teach John's gospel as a remake of the Genesis narrative. The parallel between Genesis 1 and John 1 is obvious, but if you press forward, the connections run throughout.
Matthew 1:18–25
As we know, "let there be light" were the first words out of the Lord's mouth in the beginning. However, few people have taken this literally since, like the Lord, the universe is thought to be infinite with no definite beginning.
But then along came Albert Einstein and Edwin Hubble, who theorized and confirmed how galaxies were receding away from each other over time.
John 1:1–14; Hebrews 1:1–4
John's Christmas story contains no scary angels or shaking shepherds, no Magi bearing gifts, no star guiding their way. There's no Mary or Joseph, no lowing cattle or humble manger. There's not even a baby Jesus. For John, Christmas begins all the way back at the beginning itself. "In the beginning was the Word," John declares, intentionally echoing the first syllables of creation.
Isaiah 7:10–16; Matthew 1:18–25
The Christmas story includes the very sordid tale of an engaged young woman who is apparently cheating on her fiancé. She's carrying somebody else's baby. She says that God did it, which adds blasphemy to the infidelity.
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• At 6:47 p.m. Oct. 15 on SW Campus Drive, a victim reported to have been raped while on the BPA Trail. The victim was transported to St. Francis Hospital.
• At 8:07 p.m. Oct. 12 at 31620 3rd Place S.W., a victim walked outside to throw away trash. She felt someone grab her buttocks from behind and turned to see two Hispanic males. She heard them talking but could not understand what they said. The victim ran back inside.
• At 10:44 p.m. Oct. 12 in the 1900 block of Southwest Campus Drive, a male contacted police to report his girlfriend overdosed on Oxycontin. The victim was transported to St. Francis Hospital, where police told staff to contact them upon her release so that she could be booked for a no contact order violation.
• At 2:52 a.m. Oct. 12 at 1838 S. 330th St., police responded to a call about a person making threats. A victim was found bleeding heavily from his face. When officers attempted to question the victim about what happened, he began spitting blood at them. The victim appeared to be intoxicated and disoriented.
• At 1:52 p.m. Oct. 12 at 2410 S. 312th St., two juveniles got into a fight when a 13-year-old male thought another boy called him a "fag." The victim said he only told the suspect he did not like him.
• At 7:14 p.m. Oct. 12 in the 2700 block of Southwest 331st Street, a residential burglary took place. A gun was taken.
• At 12:46 a.m. Oct 13 at 27910 Pacific Highway S., police responded to a physical altercation between neighbors. One was arrested for obstruction and resisting arrest.
• At 1:06 p.m. Oct. 13 at 2201 S. Commons, two suspects reportedly shoplifted items totaling $274.90. Both suspects concealed the items and walked out of the store. Police questioned them and both were subsequently arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.
• At 10:32 Oct. 14 at 34727 Pacific Highway, police received a report that a purchase was made with a counterfeit $20 bill, though it was unknown from when or whom. The counterfeit money was collected and kept for evidence.
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SOUTHWICK – The first of three phases of a long-awaited multi-million reconstruction of College Highway (Routes 10 and 202) that will redefine the main travel corridor through town is scheduled to begin next week.
Phase I from Town Hall to Tannery Road, about 1.5 miles, will be reconstructed to include a third lane, bring new drainage, lighting and traffic controls at a cost of about $5 million. The project will include sidewalks on both sides of the road.
It is being funded by state and federal transportation agencies.
"This project has been in the planning since the early 1990s when I was on the Planning Board," Selectmen chairman Fred B. Arnold said Thursday.
"It has taken on different forms over the years but the ultimate goal is to improve our downtown area. The project made bring a little inconvenience, but hopefully the impact on our businesses will be minimized," said Arnold.
"This is a project that needs to get done," Arnold said.
Town engineer Richard T. Grannells said addition of a new center lane will allow for left turns without impeding traffic flow.
"We have worked long and hard on this project negotiating the design," Grannells said.
Completion date for Phase I is August 2012, he said.
Town officials held a series of public meetings on the project in 2003 that involved representatives of the state Department of Transportation. Those meetings resulted in the addition of a third lane, sidewalks and better traffic controls.
Also scheduled to begin shortly is a $3 million project to widen and rebuild Johnson Brook Bridge located near the Notch Travel Center, Grannells said. That is also being funded by the federal and state agencies.
Town officials are not sure when Phase II and III will begin. Grannells said the state DOT is currently designing those projects.
Eventually, College Highway from Westfield to the Connecticut border will be reconstructed.
Grannells and Arnold said Palmer Paving Inc., the general contractor for Phase I, will ensure access remains open to all businesses located along the stretch of road being reconstructed.
"This is a great project for Southwick," Grannells said.
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Most Popular Cookbooks and Kitchen Equipment
I started doing seasonal roundups of popular cookbooks and kitchen equipment awhile back, but haven't done one in quite some time. Since we just reached the one-quarter mark of 2012, I thought it would be a good time to kick the feature back into gear. I'm not sure about you, but I love learning about the most popular purchases from the people that I consider my peers. Big newspaper top ten lists are great, but I think it's even better to know the tastes of people that I consider similar to myself. Below are lists of cookbooks, e-cookbooks, kitchen equipment, and magazine subscriptions that have been most popular with Brown Eyed Baker readers over the last few months. The following is a compilation of the most purchased kitchen toys on Amazon, by the BEB community.
Most Popular Cookbooks
1. Baked: New Frontiers in Baking
2. The Bread Baker's Apprentice
3. Baked Explorations
4. Baking Illustrated
5. The Perfect Scoop
6. Always on Sunday
7. Joy the Baker Cookbook
8. On a Stick!
9. Power Foods
10. The Cook's Illustrated Cookbook
Most Popular Kindle eBooks (Cookbooks)
1. Baked: New Frontiers in Baking
2. The Perfect Scoop
3. Doughnuts: Simple and Delicious Recipes to Make at Home
4. Flour: A Baker's Collection of Spectacular Recipes
5. Southern Biscuits
6. Sunday Soup
7. Sushi for Dummies
8. The Bread Baker's Apprentice
9. Whoopie Pies
Most Popular Kitchen Equipment
1. Progressive International Freezer Pop Maker
2. Norpro Stainless Steel Cannoli Forms
3. Progressive International Wood Freezer Pop Sticks
4. Wilton Cake Leveler
5. John Boos Block Board Cream with Beeswax
6. Wilton Disposable 12-inch Decorating Bags
7. Ateco 4-Piece Set of Standard Couplers
8. John Boos Mystery Oil (Butcher Block Oil)
9. Norpro 8-Piece Cake Decorating Set
10. OXO Good Grips V-Blade Mandoline Slicer
11. Progressive International Folding Mandoline Slicer
12. UltraBake Parchment Paper Sheets
13. Wilton Master Tip Set
14. Wilton 4-Piece Football Cookie Cutter Set
Most Popular Magazine Subscriptions
1. Cook's Illustrated
2. Cooking Light
3. Everyday Food
What was the last cookbook or kitchen toy that you bought for yourself??
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My favorite is Cuisine at Home – NO ADS! I give it for gifts frequently. I've never had a bad recipe. The recipes in Cook's are a bit uneven, but the kitchen tips and guides are the best. My favorite kitchen gadget (this year) is a metal hexagonal biscuit cutter that does 6 at a time. It means no wasted dough and you never over handle the dough either and make it tough.
I figured someone would ask me so here is the link. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=hexagonal+biscuit+cutter&view=detail&id=53DED8FC7ABFE63D4C1155FD18315E1B44B524EC&first=0
I'm recommending The Buen Provecho Book (available on Amazon). GREAT authentic Mexican food from a cooking school teacher in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. It's a beautiful coffee table book, has great info about la cucina as the center of Mexican life, and lots and lots of wonderful, delicious recipes.


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EAST LANSING, MI -- Celebrating 40 years, the Lansing/East Lansing chapter of the Links Inc. hosts its third annual White Rose Gala on Wednesday, March 6.
The event starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Huntington Club on the campus of Michigan State University, and features a strolling reception-style and a short program highlighting the chapter's ongoing community service efforts.
The organization will also present the Young Professional Leadership and Organizational Leadership ATHENA Awards.
"It is with a great sense of pride that we recognize this year's award recipients. Through their exemplary professional accomplishments and life-changing service, they symbolize the model of success and value to our community, worthy of this prestigious recognition," said Dr. Sonya Gunnings-Moton, President of the Lansing/ East Lansing Links.
This year Lauren Aitch, President and Founder of the Aitch Foundation is set to receive the Young Professional Leadership Award, and Edge Partnerships, a public relations firm owned by Lorri Rishar and Angela Witwer, is set to receive the Organizational Leadership Award.
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On Nov. 18, Dwight Ball, the new leader of the Liberal Party, questioned Premier Kathy Dunderdale in the house about Nalcor hiding Muskrat Falls information behind Bill 29 — the Official Secrets Act.
Afterwards, CBC reporter Peter Cowan in a scrum outside the house said: "The premier isn't backing away from the bill, she says she is happy to keep defending it. She's accusing the opposition parties of misleading people by tying together Bill 29 and Muskrat Falls."
Dunderdale's response was: "… because it doesn't apply to Muskrat Falls. And anybody doing basic research would know that. Anybody who understood, who took part in the debate, about the setup of Nalcor would know it doesn't apply. And yet, day in and day out, day in day out, we have the same accusation."
Five days before that exchange, on Nov. 13, The Telegram published an article titled, "Nalcor powers trump access laws, company told." It provided some insight into Bill 29 and how it affects Muskrat Falls, Nalcor and Ed Martin.
The article related a recent court case where the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador provided an interpretation of Bill 29 that disputes Dunderdale's claims that the Access to Information Act doesn't apply to them.
The article describes how a private company tried to use the Access to Information laws to get records they believed would show that Nalcor inappropriately shared their data. The article states that Nalcor's Ed Martin himself denied the Access to Information request. The court actually quoted Kathy Dunderdale in its decision, as she was Natural Resources minister at the time a piece of legislation called the Energy Corporation Act was written. This act provided for the creation of Nalcor Energy and in its terms provisions were included that allowed for decisions by its leadership to "prevail" on access to information decisions. In other words, whoever is in charge of Nalcor Energy has the ultimate, final say on any access to information questions posed to them.
So there you have it.
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador itself has provided us with the final word on the matter. Nalcor cannot be questioned by this province's taxpayers because the Energy Corporation Act invokes Bill 29 to say so. It seems Dunderdale is the one who should be "doing some basic research."
Apparently, all we're allowed to do is keep paying our taxes without question, as there is a great big hole in the ground in Labrador that must be filled with all our tax dollars and every cent from our meagre resource royalties.
While health care is cut, while education is cut, while the cost of services increase, while thousands are laid off, there is no end in sight for Muskrat Falls money. And just to put in perspective how much it's costing us, at $7.7 billion over five years, Muskrat Falls is costing us $4.2 million a day, 365 days a year, for five years.
And that's only if it doesn't go over budget like every other project of this magnitude has.
So, for instance, when you hear Susan Sullivan state the cuts to health care will save $22 million this year, that amounts to less than five days of financing for Muskrat Falls — yes, you read that right, five days!
When Joan Shea says eliminating adult education will save us $1 million, that would be a minuscule six hours of Muskrat Falls financing.
Think about this when the government says they don't have $200,000 to provide clean water to your town or $1 million to fix a road so your children can get to school safely. Just remember what a tiny amount of money that is compared to the $4 million or $5 million a day going to Muskrat Falls.
And when Dunderdale and the PC's have spent our grandchildrens' birthright on this disaster we will have our reward — all our money is spent, most of the meagre royalties from our resources are spent and we will have electricity that cost at least twice as much as we're paying now.
If your light bill is like mine, about $450 a month in winter, get ready for that bill to go to $900 a month or more. Oh, joy. But it is still not too late to stop this project before it bankrupts us and our children's children.
We must do the right thing for the future of Newfoundland and Labrador and stop this now, while we still can.
Gary Pike writes from St. John's.


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MARYSVILLE — The 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were marked by ceremony and introspection at the Police and Firefighters' Memorial in front of the Marysville Library.
Greg Kanehen, pastor of the Marysville Free Methodist Church and chaplain for the Marysville Police Department and Fire District, offered an opening invocation after the Marysville Fire District Color Guard had lined up in front of the memorial at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11 of this year.
Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring delivered the ceremony's main speech, reflecting on how quickly time seems to have passed in the intervening 11 years since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and United Airlines Flight 93, while also noting how that day dealt an even more personal loss to the Marysville community.
"My son is 12 years old now," Nehring said. "He has no recollection of the events of that day. He's learned of its significance through academic studies and stories told to him by his teachers and other elders. He's part of a generation that didn't experience those events the way we did. We remember exactly what we were doing when we found out about the attacks."
Nehring acknowledged that the closest experience to which he could compare that day was Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and he called upon the community to impart its understanding of Sept. 11, 2001 onto the generations to come.
Nehring went on to thank the Marysville Fire District for organizing and the Police Department for participating in the annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony, and while he expressed his appreciation to the city of Everett for inviting the Marysville community to attend Everett's ceremony later that same day, Nehring touted the value of maintaining a separate ceremony for the Marysville community, since Sept. 11, 2001, is also the day that Marysville Fire Lt. Jeff Thornton lost his life to cancer.
"His family is here today, and by coming out here today, the Marysville community continues to show that it stands with his family in their loss," said Nehring, who pointed out that one of the Marysville Fire District's restored trucks now bears a plaque in honor of Thornton on its front grill. "Of the 2,977 victims of Sept. 11, many were first responders, including 343 firefighters and 72 law enforcement officers. It's said that a true friend is someone who walks in when others are walking out, and those first responders streamed in with no thought of the danger to themselves."
With the extended wars that have followed in the wake of that day, Nehring urged the Marysville community to recognize and support its local service members and veterans, as well as their families, in the midst of their ongoing struggles.
"Our military personnel have given up so much," Nehring said. "Many have been injured or given their lives. You've shown that you want to remember, and you can do so by keeping their stories and history alive and well. With as busy as our lives are, between phones and computers and email, it's rare that we can take a few moments to sit and think."
After Marysville Fire Capt. Matt Campbell rang the bell at the memorial at 8:48 a.m., in honor of Thornton and the first responders who perished in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Marysville Fire Capt. Chip Kruse played "Taps" on his bugle and Snohomish County Fire District 1 firefighter Jhar Fuller played "Amazing Grace" on his bagpipes.
Jerry Thornton Sr., father of Jeff Thornton, smiled as he saw the fire truck plaque bearing his son's name, and voiced his gratitude to the community for their continued support of Jeff's memory.
"He was the able A-dog of the family, the oldest with four younger brothers," Jerry Thornton Sr. said. "He held the family together and was a leader in everything he did."
Among Jeff's achievements that Jerry Sr. recalled were taking his team to the 40-and-over championships in the 1999 Senior World Series, being among the first groups of firefighters to climb the Columbia Tower in the early 1990s and being inducted into the Hall of Fame of Foster High School in Tukwila, Jeff's old alma mater.
"This fire department is so much a part of our family," Jerry Thornton Sr. said.
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Border security must be solid
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More than 100 Ohio groups presented House Speaker John Boehner's office with a letter outlining serious concerns about the so-called amnesty bill that recently passed in the Senate.
Pointing to numerous polls that indicate immigration reform is a low priority with the American people, these conservative groups are asking Boehner to send a strong message that the Senate version of the bill is dead on arrival.
The letter to Boehner says, "The major problem with the 1986 Immigration Reform legislation passed under Reagan was that Congress promised border security after they gave amnesty. They never fulfilled their promise. Americans never got border security. We are going down this same road again. This makes no sense considering 66 percent of likely voters, according to a May 7 Rasmussen poll, say that border security must come before amnesty."
The Boehner letter suggests that the House of Representatives has an opportunity to get it right this time by passing a stand-alone border security bill before working on other parts of the bill. If all stakeholders are truly interested in the well being of people "living in the shadows," it makes sense to secure the border first so as not to repeat the 1986 amnesty disaster that resulted in 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. today.
The American people are watching and there is every reason to believe that border security comes first with the vast majority. This Ohio conservative coalition is putting the speaker on notice to focus on real border security that has true verification by local border patrols and sheriffs, not the Homeland Security Department. Border security must be solid and verifiable or no bill should be passed.
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#205448 - 04/12/12 09:47 AM A great story
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Blind author's work recovered by forensic experts after her pen ran dry
By Alastair Jamieson, msnbc.com
LONDON -- A blind British writer failed to notice her pen had run out of ink while writing 26 pages of a book, but her lost words were recovered by police forensic staff.
Trish Vickers, who took up writing after losing her sight, uses pen and paper and is helped by a volunteer who comes by to type up her manuscripts.
Her son, Simon, also reads her work back to her during his regular visits to her home in Dorset, England.
It was during one of his visits that he discovered she had written 26 pages, but there was nothing on the paper, according to the Bridport and Lyme Regis News which first reported the story.
We battled with various ideas until we thought of the police. We rang them and asked to speak to their fingerprint section. They said if there was anything they could do they would be happy to help. I was gobsmacked and so happy," Vickers, 59, told reporter Rene Gerryts.
Her son drove her to the county police headquarters, whose officers worked in their spare time to recreate the missing words from her manuscript.
I think they used a combination of various lights at different angles to see if they could get the impression made by my pen. I am so happy, pleased and grateful. It was really nice of them and I want to thank them for helping me out," Vickers said.
Dorset Police were unavailable for comment.
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This was recently done on one of the Crime Solving
TV shows. One wonders how much of that is reality
or creative writing on the part of the show's producers.
It is nice to know it can be done. Also daunting in
reality. Thanks for the posting._________________________
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Photo gallery: The Centro Hub
Broad community support? Check.
A real need? Check.
Money? Check.
Action? Well, not so much.
That, in essence, is the history of the more than 12-year-long saga to move the Centro Common Center the main transfer point for a bus system that handles more than 12 million riders a year from Syracuse's main downtown intersection at Fayette and South Salina streets.
That the delay in moving the Common Center has caused frustration and that Central New Yorkers still believe the Common Center needs to be moved has been made perfectly clear by participants of CNYSpeaks.
CNYSpeaks is a joint effort involving The Post-Standard, Syracuse.com and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University aimed at getting Central New Yorkers to talk about what a vibrant downtown means to them, with the goal of turning that conversation into political action.
Frustration with the Common Center has been a frequent gripe by dozens of people in interviews, on the CNYSpeaks blog and on the CNYSpeaks survey.
It's frustrating to the people in power, too, including Rep. James Walsh, R-Onondaga, who secured most of the $14 million Centro needs for the project.
"Usually money is the issue, but here it is not: Centro has the money," Walsh said.
"Unfortunately, Centro hasn't been able to get it done, . . . although I think the reasons for the delays are legitimate."
"I have been pushing them as hard as I can," Walsh continued. "But I'm impatient. It is a priority. You can't have your main business district be a wall of buses on both sides. It makes crossing the street difficult. It blocks the view of retail businesses that may want to establish themselves there. We have to get this moving."
Centro Executive Director Frank Kobliski said the project will happen, and he's hopeful the new transfer station can open at the site Centro has selected at South Warren, South Salina and East Adams streets by the end of 2010.
Why it's got to go
Moving the Common Center could be a boost to two ends of downtown simultaneously, said David Mankiewicz, executive director of the Downtown Committee.
Retailers have come to Mankiewicz to express interest in being in or near the new transfer station when it is built, he said, which could bring more business to the south end of downtown when the Common Center moves.
This could seem counterintuitive because the current Common Center, with its awkward design and location, is thought to suppress business on Salina Street. The buses that line up there obliterate all the parking in the area, clog the streets and block people's ability to even see what's in the stores on the block.
The Downtown Committee's parent organization, the Metropolitan Development Agency, is finding developers for several historic buildings on the southwest corner of South Salina and West Fayette, and all the developers say their interest is predicated on the Common Center moving, Mankiewicz said.
"It will open up parking, and there are lots of different ideas on how the common space that would be left vacant could be used productively," he said.
So the project makes two sites more attractive to development.
Then there are the riders, a demographic that Centro says gets a bum rap. Kobliski said most of the "disagreeable" elements CNYSpeaks participants point to on the corner people begging, street preachers yelling about fire and brimstone aren't riders at all but are drawn to the corner to prey on the ridership.
He added that the riders need an enclosed, climate-controlled shelter, like the one that's planned. The center also will have its own security, an information booth, electronic signage and set platforms for specific routes, Kobliski said.
That's in stark contrast to the current system, in which dozens of buses line up haphazardly and it's left to bus patrons to seek out the right one to hop aboard.
So what's the holdup?
The delays have been many, Kobliski said. For starters, it was enormously complicated to find potential sites for the new Common Center.
"The Common Center has impact, both positive and negative, because of the bus and pedestrian traffic it generates," Kobliski said. "So that was an issue. So, too, is the fact that where the Common Center is located affects most of our routes. Every potential location had to be studied to see if it added miles to routes, which adds time and fuel costs."
Then, Centro invested a lot of time exploring a site on East Washington Street, only to determine it wasn't suitable and that the East Adams and South Warren site was more appropriate.
Kobliski said Centro then got caught in a Catch-22. It learned the property owner did not want to sell, meaning it would have to seek the power of eminent domain to compel a sale. In order for that process to take place, Centro needed federal Department of Transportation approval for its project. In order to apply to the federal DOT, Centro needed to fill out an environmental form, which required that it have access to the property, which the owner was denying, according to Kobliski.
Centro finally won the right to access the property in December 2007. It filed its federal application in March.
"And any day now, we hope to get our approval, and then we can begin design and move forward with eminent domain," Kobliski said.
Greg Munno can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 470-6084.


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|By Me1 (Me1) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 10:39 pm: Edit
I was debating either attending a summer program or job. The summer program is the JSA program @ Georgetown in DC. I am interested in politics and Georgetown is one of my top-choice colleges. I'd also be able to experience life away from home. For the job, I would be a camp-counselor supervising a special-needs camper. I would be making money, instead of having to pay almost $4,000 for a 3 week program & I think the camp seems like it would be a fun job. Does anyone have any opinions about which is better to do?
|By Jollyapplepie (Jollyapplepie) on Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 03:02 pm: Edit
You should probably pick the job. Although going to Georgetown may seem impressive on your resume, helping needy children will show more of your personality. Colleges will be impressed by the fact that there is another side of you (away from the academics). Anyway, I don't think summer programs are that competitive, so they really aren't THAT impressive. Hope that helped!
|By Mmalik111 (Mmalik111) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 11:39 pm: Edit
JSA is good if you are serious about politics and wish to pursue a career in law/politics, some people say it looks bad because it is for the wealthy but I highly doubt that admissions officers think like that. In fact from what I hear JSA a rigorous and demanding program that demands a lot out of its students including a 15 page research paper, but whatever you pick make sure it reflects you and your passions.
|By Chrisy (Chrisy) on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 11:55 am: Edit
The job. The admissions office will feel sympathy for you and it will be a good essay topic. The JSA means nothing because anyone could spend money to get in, it's more social than academic.
|By Helix (Helix) on Friday, May 16, 2003 - 11:18 pm: Edit
Oh you people saying it's social are just jealous. Any baffoon can see by looking and experiencing the Gtown program that it isn't for average HS students. JSA is more worthwhile if you want to go into Law and Politics
|By Ndhawk (Ndhawk) on Friday, May 16, 2003 - 11:46 pm: Edit
If there's a money issue the job, otherwise the program. I'm going to a six week program this summer, but its a part of the governor's honors program, 675 juniors and seniors selected, and I don't have to pay a dime, all tax-payers and government money.
|By Chrisy (Chrisy) on Sunday, May 18, 2003 - 11:51 am: Edit
helix: I went to the Harvard Summer Program, and it was more social then academic.
|By Helix (Helix) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 10:51 pm: Edit
Well, it's what you make of it then. I will post my experience when I return.
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Arthur M. has an unusual piece he inherited 20 years ago. Downsizing, and not sure of his options, he engaged WorthPoint's Ask a Worthologist service. The question was forwarded to me. Here's his question:
"I inherited this bench along with a bunch of other items stored in a farm outbuilding about 20 years ago. I used as a decorator piece for a short while, but put it in storage when I changed the decor of the living room. I'm downsizing now to a smaller place and a lot of stuff must go, but don't want to give something away without knowing what it's worth. It's about four feet long and sits about 20 inches high. There are no marks or signatures of any sort I can find on it anywhere."
Here's my response.
This is something that takes me way back to my beginning in this business. This is a "cobbler's bench." Back in the early 1960s, when I was a mere observer in my family's antique business, these cobbler's benches were some of the hottest items around. Demand was so great for them at the time that magazines such as Popular Mechanics provided plans so dads everywhere could build one in the basement or garage for use as end tables or coffee tables.
Based on your images, this one is pretty typical of the type, constructed primarily of pine and dating from the second quarter of the 19th century. Pine cobbler's benches of this type were once quite common, but largely discarded by the time factory-made shoes and mail-order catalogs made their appearance in the late 19th century. Most of these pieces were roughly built, simply functional examples made by rural cabinet makers, each tending to be unique in its construction details. We have seen very few that were marked or dated; any dated example should be considered suspect unless there is a provenance to back it up.
There is not as much demand for cobbler's benches as there was in the early 1960s, but these pieces still do sell in the $250-$650 range, depending on condition, provenance and wood type used in construction. I'd recommend a replacement value in the $400-$500 range for this example.
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I just pick up an item that looks just like this cobbler's bench. On the botton of the drawer there is a stamp which says "Finland". would that indicate the bench was made in Finland and would that increase the value of the bench.
I have a friend who has a brace made by the TE Wells co. in philidelphia. We assume the circa is early 1800,s.
The brace is in perfect condition and he would like to find out information on the TE Wells co.
Also what would be the approx. vallue of this item.
I have a 1916 b&l microscope, serial number #110516 model model kd-4 . this microscope is in a wooden case and has several accessories to it. I was lookin for input on this leading to its worth thank u.
I have an original caprice telefunken 5051 am/fm radio made in germany in 1950. I am trying to find what its worth? looks brand new an never used.really i cant believe my eyes,looks like its been a box for 60 years… Can any1 help me?
Frances, the marking Finland only indicates it was most likely made after 1891 when such markings were required for Importation into the USA. It does not add any value to it.
To Marvin,
You'll have to post your request over in the community forums, this one is reserved for answering questions about the item in the article. The community forum is listed as a link at the top of the Worthpoint page under "Community"
To: Justin,
You'll have to post your request over in the community forums, this one is reserved for answering questions about the item in the article. The community forum is listed as a link at the top of the Worthpoint page under "Community"
You'll have to post your request over in the community forums, this one is reserved for answering questions about the item in the article. The community forum is listed as a link at the top of the Worthpoint page under "Community"
How can there be a discussion of cobbler's benches with no mention of either the monkey or the weasel? So disappointing. 🙂
Actually the though passed through my mind the origins of that tune when writing the article. here's a link to the history of the tune:
Can you please explain to me why a cobblers bench is so low? I just bought one and don't understand how it was functional being so low to the ground
Well for a number of reason, one being wear to the legs, the other the average height for men born Circa 1800 was about 5'4″, meaning at least half were even shorter than that. In some cases the legs have also been cut down on these bench's to make them coffee table height.
Hello, I just acquired one of these benches but without the drawer. Mine has on the right side, holes as if to hang tools in as well. On the bottom is a picture of a pilgrim, if you will, and Plymwood Furniture Corp., Sugar Hill Pine stamped as a carving on bottom. Can you tell me about its age, history, and value?
Based on your description your piece is a fairly modern reproduction, most of these postdate the 1950's. Not much value we retail these for under $200.00 as Decorator pieces.