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One way to dodge mayoral déjà vu
The Times' "Working to bypass a mayor in name only" (Feb. 21) is a dream come true for Trenton Mayor Tony Mack, whereby he gets his full salary for essentially doing nothing to earn it.
I see a possible repeat of the Tony Mack administration appearing on the horizon with the prospect of Eric Jackson becoming Trenton's mayor, based upon the fact that many of the Concerned Pastors and Ministers of Trenton who endorsed Tony Mack are also endorsing Eric Jackson. Such an endorsement should raise alarm bells with Trenton's electorate; if I were a resident of Trenton, such an endorsement would be a scarlet letter.
Mayoral candidate Jim Golden has mirrored these concerns. It remains to be seen who the most upstanding, honest and qualified candidate will be, but all candidates need wide dissemination of their qualifications in all branches of the media in order for each person to make his or her choice at the voting booth rather than take the lazy person's way out by listening to endorsements by people who potentially will gain from a candidate's enshrinement in that office.
Pre-election promises and talk are cheap. Let all candidates' prior histories of accomplishment be the guide to finally getting the right man or woman to be Trenton's guiding light.
-- Phil van Leeuwen,
Lawmakers want to disrupt Pinelands protections
After eight months of active opposition by New Jersey residents to the application of the Board of Public Utilities/South Jersey Gas Company for a gas pipeline through the heart of the Pine Barrens, and after a vote by the Pinelands Commission denying it, Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D-Cape May Courthouse) and Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle Township) suddenly appear to challenge the ruling. During the process, they had not raised their voices or publicly weighed in on the issue.
These two politicians are subverting the democratic process and encouraging the violation of the Comprehensive Management Plan of the Pinelands Commission. "This was a devastatingly bad decision by the Pinelands Commission and [we] will do all that we possibly can to make it right," said Sen. Van Drew.
They are flying in the face of their constituents and the environment. More than 30,000 New Jerseyans and 42 organizations signed a petition opposing the project.
The first and only obligation of the Pinelands Commission is to the Comprehensive Management Plan to protect, enhance and preserve the pinelands.
Elected officials should follow this mandate. It's astonishing that two South Jersey representatives are the ones to take this misguided step toward the destruction of the Pinelands. It smacks of "politricks"!
We need fresh, new, forward-looking politicians to truly represent the people and have a vision for job creation through renewable energy — wind, solar and tidal.
-- Georgina Shanley,
Ocean City
The writer is co-founder of the Don't Gas the Pinelands Coalition.
Limit access to firearms, prevent school shootings
A recent news item announced a day of "Active Shooter Response Training" in a New Jersey school.
In Madison, residents recently received Nixle alerts concerning their high school's plans to conduct a training exercise of "various scenarios consisting of active shooter, barricaded suspect and emergency response to the school" while school was not in session. The police department assured residents there was "no need to be alarmed."
Unfortunately, there is indeed cause for alarm.
There have been 44 shootings or firearms activity at or near schools and college campuses since the tragedy in Newtown, Conn. In 2014, we have had 16 such school shootings already.
Congress has done nothing to keep our children and their teachers safer in their own schools. In fact, though a strong majority of the public supports expanded background checks, Congress has failed to act.
These drills and training exercises are becoming more routine, while Congress is failing to do anything to prevent an active shooter in the first place. Preparation for tragedy in our schools, while necessary, must not be a substitute for addressing the easy availability of guns that contributes to our country's epidemic.
-- Mandi Perlmutter,
North Caldwell
The writer is chapter leader for the New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
Legal marijuana makes more sense
Regarding Ronald Fraser's guest op-ed "How America went to pot" (Feb. 4), the days when politicians can get away with confusing the drug war's tremendous collateral damage with a comparatively harmless plant are coming to an end.
If the goal of marijuana prohibition is to subsidize violent drug cartels, prohibition is a grand success. The drug war distorts the dynamics of supply and demand so that big money grows on little trees. If the goal is to deter use, marijuana prohibition is a catastrophic failure. The United States has almost double the rate of marijuana use as the Netherlands, where marijuana is legal.
The criminalization of Americans who prefer marijuana to martinis has no basis in science. The war on marijuana consumers is a failed cultural inquisition, not an evidence-based public health campaign. Not just in Colorado and Washington, but throughout the nation, it's time to stop the pointless arrests and instead tax legal marijuana.
-- Robert Sharpe, MPA,
Washington, D.C.
The writer is policy analyst for Common Sense for Drug Policy.
Protect animals against abuse
Congress and law enforcement must impose stronger penalties, fines and jail time for animal abusers. If we do not implement stronger penalties and have a public outcry that this will not be tolerated, things will not change. People who abuse animals very often abuse children and people. No one has the right to abuse an animal or a human being.
Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill that would outlaw the farm practice of keeping pregnant pigs in gestation crates. These crates are inhumane, as they do not allow a pig to turn around. How would you feel being stuck in a small space like that?
Further, baiting bears and cubs is inhumane and should be illegal and banned, like in other states. Please get educated on "bear-smart" facts, attend a bear group meeting and learn the true nature of black bears before making any judgments.
Abusing, neglecting and killing animals is not the answer. We are smarter than this and have the foundation to make humane changes now and for future generations. I ask readers to please check out the Animal Protection League of New Jersey website at aplnj.org, the Bear Group and Resource Program of New Jersey website at savenjbears.com, and the Humane Farming Association website at hfa.org. Getting everyone educated and informed is the key to success.
Please stand up for animals.
-- Kimberly and Mark Nagelhout,
Park Ridge
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Looking for reason to plan a night out? Wishing to see a great up and coming band that is getting lots of critical love? Someplace intimate that has you within 10 yards of the stage? Priced right to allow for some adult beverage options from a vast array of around-the-world libations? A 2012 Americana Music Association nominee for "Emerging Artist of the Year", Dawes will be headlining the Beachland Ballroom on Monday, July 23rd with Jonny Corndawg opening. Music starts with an included bonus Tavern performance by Murals beginning at 6:30PM and tickets for all this music is only $20.50ADV/$22.00DOS.
Dawes is currently touring behind their 2011 release Nothing Is Wrong, an album full of great guitar riffs, beautiful harmonies, and soulful melodies. Their songs had continued to catch my ear to the point where I had to stop whatever I was doing and glance to see who's playing on the satellite radio. Recorded live on a more traditional old school 2" analog tape, you can hear Dawes play their hearts out on tracks like "Time Spent In Los Angeles", "If I Wanted Someone", and the gorgeous closing number "Little Bit of Everything" featuring lap steel guitarist Ben Peeler. The song has an old Jackson Browne feel; and the Hall of Fame singer/songwriter offers a guest backing vocal to the track "Fire Away".
The California-based band consists of brothers Taylor Goldsmith (lead vocals/guitar/songwriter) and Griffin Goldsmith (drums) with Wylie Gelber (bass), and Tay Strathairn (keyboards). Formed in the Los Angeles suburb of North Hills, the unit was heavily influenced by the gentle, acoustic-based musical trappings and rich vocal harmony of the historic Laurel Canyon sound. After connecting with producer Jonathan Wilson, the group began participating in informal jam sessions at Wilson's house which included Heartbreakers' keyboardist Benmont Tench, who wound up playing organ on both of Dawes releases. Their 2009 debut album North Hills was also recorded live to analog tape in Laurel Canyon, which lends Dawes' recorded sound a beautiful vintage vibe. Some of the key select tracks to hear from the debut record are "Love Is All I Am" and "When You Call My Name".
The group soon embarked on an extensive tour in support of the debut disc. Much of the new record was written during those brief off days on the road and the band took advantage of using the live stage to craft their arrangements instead of holing up in a rehearsal space.
In between the two Dawes releases, Tyler Goldsmith had been busy with a side project with John McCauley of Deer Tick and Matt Vasquez of Delta Spirit which spawned an album that was released in 2011 under the group name Middle Brother. This record also found a splash of success on the radio.With the band gaining an audience and a following, you might not get another opportunity to see Dawes playing in a small intimate setting like the Beachland. So, what are you waiting for? Get off the couch and make plans to check these boys out. You can purchase tickets at The Beachland and at several locally owned music stores and retail shops in the area as well as TicketWeb.

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Vinho Regional: These are the wines from the 8 largest provinces.
IPR: These wines are from areas that are regulated more strictly. There are only 28 approved regions.
DOC: These wines are from the top sub regions and must have a vintage. There are 19 top regions.
Vintage: Blended from the wine of the best vineyards in
the same year and stored whilst maturing for not less than 15 years. It
must be bottled and racked within two years of harvesting. It is the
cream of all Ports.
Single Quinta Port: As the name implies this Port is from a single vineyard and can often be a Vintage Port.
LBV: This is a "Late Bottled Vintage" single year
Port that has been matured in wood for not less than four years before
being bottled. The label indicates the year of bottling and its vintage.
Vintage Character Port: This title is misleading in that the Port is similar to that of a fine Ruby Port and not that of a Vintage.
Crusted Port: This Port is a successful blending of
wines from different years. Kept in casks for four years and then three
years in the bottle prior to being sold. The crust deposit in the
bottle is the cause of its name but should not be confused with Vintage.
Fine Old Tawny: As the name suggests this is
pale-amber in color and less full-bodied. It is a blended wine from
different years and its label will indicate its age as an average year
of its content. It is bottled and racked for 10, 20 years or more,
assuming a smooth silky texture and a mellow nutty flavor.
Vintage-dated Tawny: These attractively priced Ports
are as a Fine Old Tawny but also considered a Vintage. They can spend
20 or 50 years in a cask.
Tawny: A Port that is less sweet in flavor and
composed of blending from different aged wines - even a clever mixture
of red and white. These Tawny Ports do not improve with ageing.
Fine Old Ruby: Blended from different years and kept
in the cask for about four years before being ready to drink. They have
a fruity-spicy flavor and classified as inferior to Tawny.
Ruby: A fruity Port and as the name suggests, deep
red in color. They blended from wines of different years and take no
more than one to three years to mature.
White: This is either dry or sweet in flavor.
Normally chilled before serving and acts as an attractive aperitif in
the small manner as a Spanish Sherry.
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From house to hip-hop, college rock to techno, bubblegum pop to post-punk, heavy metal to hardcore—here are our favorite tracks of the 1980s.
Thanks to a roster including Cocteau Twins and Pixies, UK imprint 4AD has maintained its status as a force in independent music for more than 30 years. Stephen M. Deusner talks with author Martin Aston about his exhaustive history of the label.
Nitsuh Abebe combats the myth that says pleasant, soothing music can never be as meaningful as the rude and noisy stuff, discussing Cocteau Twins, the Mountain Goats, WHY?, and Destroyer in the process.
Ponytail's Jeremy Hyman, Ken Seeno, Molly Siegel, and Dustin Wong, whose diverse tastes result in a number of disparate song recommendations, nevertheless all seem to agree on the best two TV shows of the past few years. [Interview: Tyler Grisham]
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Group will meet in January to begin a "focused search" for new MCCSC superintendent.
The candidates hoping to win Indiana's open U.S. Senate seat appeared together once again for one of the last times before next week's election.
The three candidates for US Senate met Monday night in Vincennes for their third and final debate.
Democrat Brad Ellsworth, Republican Dan Coates, and Libertarian Rebecca Sink-Burris participated in their first debate Monday on the IUPUI campus.
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Man suspected of P & P murder set to appear in court
The murder case involving the shooting death of a local business man has been postponed due to issues relating to parts of the case.
A hearing was scheduled Monday afternoon for Jordan Harris and other suspects in connection to the 2010 murder of P & P Garden and Hardware owner Walter Phelps.
Phelps was shot in the shoulder during that armed robbery. He later died at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
While Jordan Harris is the suspected gunman in the case, Jamon Carter has pled guilty to a related charge from this case.
He's set to be sentenced within the next few weeks.
"He has not pled guilty to the homicide but he has pled guilty to a related charge from this case and he will be undergoing a pre-sentence investigation and will be sentenced at a later date by the court," said Greg Edwards, Dougherty County District Attorney.
Edwards says the trial for Jordan Harris, Ezekial James, Roderick Ferrell and Ryan Richardson will take place in March or April.
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A Sugar Hill party in one sweet little package – 2CDs worth of music that features some of the biggest hits from the Grandmaster Flash generation, plus a few surprising bits from later years too! The package features a whopping 23 tracks in all – one disc that mostly hovers around the early Sugar Hill years, and another that takes off a bit in different directions. Cuts include "Freedom", "New York New York", "Scorpio", "The Message", "It's Nasty", and "Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel" by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five; "Internationally Known", "We Don't Work For Free", and "Beat Street" by Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five; "Showdown" by Furious Five Meets Sugarhill Gang, "Flash To The Beat" by Grandmaster Flash, "Message II" by Melle Mel & Duke Bootee, "White Lines" by Grandmaster & Melle Mel, "World War III" by Melle Mel, "Step Off" by The Furious Five, "Sign Of The Times" and "Vice" by Grandmaster Flash. (Out of print. Includes slipcase.) © 1996-2016, Dusty Groove, Inc.
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MOBILE, Ala. -- LeFlore football player Timothy Robinson has shown promising signs of recovery in the last few days, family spokesman Jakki Able said today.
"He is very, very slowly progressing," Able said today in a phone interview.
Robinson, an 18-year-old senior at LeFlore, suffered a brain injury while making a tackle against Spanish Fort earlier this month at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. He underwent emergency brain surgery and has remained neurointensive care at Mobile Infirmary since the Oct. 9 injury.
Robinson remains in a coma, but he is listed in stable condition, hospital spokeswoman Lauren Giddens said Monday. Able said Robinson has shown promising signs of recovery in the last few days. Robinson is expected to be hospitalized indefinitely.(For a complete report, see Tuesday's Press-Register.)


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"Brian might have had his best game career last night against Drexel," Villanova coach Mike Corrado said Thursday night, a day after the Wildcats earned an impressive 10-8 victory. "He is having a great junior year. You can tell he's a (former) hockey player by the way he disrupts things with his stick. It's going to be fun watching him and Joel play."
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This was a soup that came about because I needed to use up some vegetables that had been hanging around my kitchen for a while. I had some chicken stock in the freezer so that's what I used but using vegetable stock would make this a great vegetarian soup (leave out the cream and it becomes vegan-friendly too). I like everything a bit spicy these days so I added a couple hot Italian chilies (peperoncini). It wasn't terribly spicy but I think the chili is what really made this soup special. I think any type of fresh chili would be fine but you could use some crushed red pepper instead. Or if you prefer no heat, add some bell pepper or leave the peppers out completely. Like most of my recipes, this soup is very flexible.
Creamy Spinach Soup
2 T. Olive Oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
2 hot peppers, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
4 C. Chicken or Vegetable Stock
1 10 oz. box frozen, chopped spinach, thawed
1/4 C. chopped flat leaf parsely
1/2 T. fresh chopped thyme
salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
1/2 C. cream
1. Saute onion, carrots and pepper in olive oil until just starting to brown.
2. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for one minute.
3. Add broth and potatoes, bring to a boil. Turn heat down then cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
4. Add spinach, parsley and thyme; cook for another five minutes.
5. Puree in blender or food processor (in batches if necessary) or put through a food mill.
6. Return to pot. Add salt and pepper to taste then stir in cream and cook, stirring, over low heat until heated through.
This tastes even better the next day!
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What a beautiful picture! And I don't even like spinach. 😉5:46 pm Sep 5th, 2006
that looks great! i've never made spinach soup before!7:55 pm Sep 5th, 2006
That is a thing of beauty!1:33 am Sep 6th, 2006
yummy and pretty, what's not to love?1:42 am Sep 6th, 2006
What is the white in the soup, and how did you swirl it like that? Your photography is incredible!11:22 pm Sep 5th, 2006
Thanks everyone!
Rachel: this is my first spinach soup ever!
Mac: The white in the soup is cream. I added a few drops on top and then swirled it around with a toothpick.11:26 am Sep 6th, 2006
This does make a pretty soup, and how about also using this recipe for broccoli?9:47 pm Sep 6th, 2006
Sandy: You're right, broccoli would probably be great!
Jennifer: Since you don't like spinach, how about broccoli?5:47 am Sep 7th, 2006
This soup looks simply delicious. I really like the way you cook…and invent!
bk of My Sister's Kitchen9:05 pm Sep 11th, 2006
this recipe has held true!!! i usually add a few jalapenos too…really great if you are feeling ill in these winter months.10:29 pm Nov 25th, 2006
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Instead of peppers for spice- the great spicy chorizo from Portugal or any other Spanish country adds a fantastic flavor! Dice the chorizo in tiny pieces- you will love the way it blends in yet stands out!7:22 am Sep 12th, 2010


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After further trials of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology in May, Telstra will start selling its USB 4G modem (pictured) on August 29. It will operate across the LTE 1800MHz spectrum and NextG's 850MHz band. But before you get too excited: The initial commercial pilot targets business types in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane only — ahead of a wider national rollout later this year. Oh, and Telstra won't actually say what speeds you'll get…
Telstra's Melbourne LTE trials in December last year had speeds in the range of 150Mbps for downloads and 59Mbps for uploads. Though real world speeds may ultimately differ — I've been salivating since — and I'm a little bummed that Telstra won't commit to speeds for its pilot. A Telstra spokesman told Gizmodo that "customers will certainly notice the difference" and that "speeds will be provided with the national launch." Am I the only one thinking that it's weird Telstra can sell a product for which they won't (or can't) guarantee a minimum experience?
Maybe it's because the pilot initially only provides 4G/LTE coverage within 5km of the big General Post Office in each of the three cities. "Speeds vary due to factors such as distance from base station, local conditions, user numbers, hardware and software configuration."
Telstra's CEO, David Thodey, says around 2000 of the 4G modems will go on sale. "The commercial pilot will give some of our customers a taste of the faster speeds, greater capacity and quicker response times that can be available for mobile services on 4G ahead of our national launch in major capital cities and selected regional centres later this year.
The stick can be bought with a range of plans, including for $0 upfront on the $49 Telstra Mobile Broadband Standard Plan over 24 months (minimum total cost $1,176) with 7GB included data. If you're interested in signing your business up, you can register over at [Telstra]
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Hi Juan, overpowering might not be the ultimate secret but underpowering is definitely not good. A well powered sail with a small fin does better than an unpowered sail with a big fin. Of course the fin shall not be too small. My own findings are that the length in dm shall not be much smaller than half the surface in sqm. For instance I use a 43 cm fin with a 7.3 sqm sail on a 103 L / 64 cm wide board in light conditions (12/15 Knts). In stronger wind (15/18 Knts) I just flatten the sail, put a 36 cm fin and it goes upwind as well. At a steady18 Knts I will then change the sail to a 6.5 or 6 sqm and keep the same fin till ~20/22 Knts, then go for a 32 cm fin. Mastfoot in the front will help the rail to bite and compensate for a curved fin, but you need to have some volume in the middle. Rear straps outside helps a lot just by making it easier to balance the sail pressure. Long lines and/or low boom do not prevent me from pointing up provided that there is enough wind. Hope this helps...
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Chopin, Scherzo No.4 in E op.54
Move over, Pollini! This is a world-class achievement. You are an inspriration, sir.
In total awe,
Move over Pollini AND mover over Joe Felice. :lol:
Very nice performance. When was this recorded? What kind of piano was it?
Splendid ! Just like it should be, and nothing to wish for except a 128Kbps version so that it would not sound so swimmy. There are one or two tiny smudges here and there but nothing to distract from your great playing. I have added it on the site just now. Thank you once again !
Hello Pete, JG and Chris,
Thank you for your posting about my music,
I know 32 Kbps mp3 is not normal, it must be 128 Kbps, beacuse my internet connection speed is a very slow, for that I am sending my files as 32 Kbps.
Yes we know, we just think it is a pity.
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EAST LANSING — Ole Miss is accustomed to cut-throat competition from MSU — Mississippi State University.
But now the Big Ten's MSU, Michigan State University, is going head-to-head with the Rebels for one of their verbal commitments, defensive tackle Jamiyus Pittman.
Pittman, who according to The 247 sports site committed to Ole Miss on Thursday, is a 6-foot-2, 282-pounder from Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Ga.
Michigan State's offer to him reportedly came on Friday.
Other schools who have offered scholarships to this Class of 2014 prospect include: Arkansas, Kentucky, and Miami (Fla.).
Pittman is rated as the No. 50 defensive tackle nationally, and the No. 70 player in the state of Georgia by 247 sports.
Rivals.com ranks Pittman as the No. 34 defensive tackle nationally and No. 46 player in Georgia.
According to Scout.com, Pittman is a three-star prospect who ha 76 tackles, 10 sacks and 12 tackles for loss last season.
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We will remember 2010 as a year in which our interaction with technology — and with each other — evolved because of the widespread adoption of social media and the use of innovative mobile computing devices.
We are dependent on smart devices — just ask anyone who has lost their iPhone or BlackBerry. And whether you're using a mobile device or a laptop or desktop computer, you're likely to use social networks more than ever. This new technology changes the way we communicate with our friends, colleagues and customers. This not only revolutionizes the way we live our lives, but also blurs the lines that define the way we run our businesses and use and share information.
Today, users are the content. Driving the growth, and at the same time being driven by it, the explosion in mobile computing is expanding the impact of the social Web. And, the way that content is shared and accessed is now the core of a new global culture, affecting and combining the spheres of personal and business life.
Of course, this evolution of technology is closely tracked by the "bad guys" willing to exploit weaknesses in our technologies and in human nature. Cyber criminals prey on our curiosity, and perhaps our vulnerability and gullibility, and use psychological traps to profit from unsuspecting technology users. Malware scams and exploits targeting social networking websites, applications, devices, and users proliferate. At the same time, traditional attacks continue to become more sophisticated to target the most advanced software, hardware and websites.
In this slideshow, we highlight the more significant security threats identified by Sophos in 2010 and outline critical access points that need to be guarded against future threats.
Seven Tips to Improve the Longevity of Your Laptop Important tips to help improve your laptop's longevity.
IT Employment Trends to Watch in 2011 Two-in-five IT employers plan to increase hiring in 2011, up 10 percent from 2010.
Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users for 2011 and Beyond Gartner's predictions show a clear linkage of IT investments and business results becoming an imperative for IT organizations.
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You've got to hand it to Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA ) . The cable giant certainly knows how to do deals.
Last week, Comcast inked a winning deal that gives it access to Sony (NYSE: SNE ) and MGM (NYSE: MGM ) movie libraries. This week, Comcast entered an alliance with Time Warner (NYSE: TWX ) that creates a cheaper way of buying the prized assets of bankrupt Adelphia Cable Systems that are now on the auction block.
You'll recall that back in 2002 Adelphia collapsed in the wake of the accounting scandal led by the founding Rigas family. Well, that bankruptcy leaves 5.2 million subscribers and coveted franchises in upmarket territories, including Los Angeles and Palm Beach, Fla., up for grabs. Analysts reckon that the company's parts could sell for as much as $21 billion or $3,500 per subscriber in a competitive auction to be held before the end of the year.
By teaming up with Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommendation Time Warner, Comcast in a single stroke removes its biggest competitor from the bidding. Instead of bidding against Time Warner plus a bunch of eager cable industry players, Comcast dramatically lowers the risk of overbidding for assets that can be happily carved up with Time Warner.
Even better, a joint purchase will help Time Warner buy back all of Comcast's 21% stake in Time Warner's cable business. The entertainment giant doesn't want Comcast to sell the entire 21% to anybody else. If Time Warner gets Adelphia's systems, it has an elegant tax-free solution that could give Comcast what it wants for the 21% stake. In a prelude to a deal, Time Warner has already agreed to give Comcast 90,000 subscribers and $750 million in cash in exchange for 4% of the stake.
Comcast is showing to investors that it still hasn't lost its knack for deals, even after its failed takeover bid for Disney (NYSE: DIS ) earlier this year that shook investors and left its shares in the dumps. Working with Time Warner, Comcast has a chance to grab prime assets without getting drawn into the trap of overpaying. In the passion-ridden and risky world of Wall Street mergers and acquisitions, that kind of deal should be applauded.
Fool contributor Ben McClure hails from the Great White North. Ben doesn't own any shares mentioned here.


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Country recording artist Sammy Kershaw announced that he is heading home to Louisiana to run for the position of Lieutenant Governor. He is quoted in the South Bend Tribune:"People need to know that I am serious about the lieutenant governor job. I want the job. I want it," Kershaw says emphatically. "Louisiana is the number one state, behind New York and California, for shootin' movies, but we are still having a problem because these guys don't want to come in and have to deal with corrupt politicians." Please read South Bend Tribune article: http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070727/Ent/707270437
Look Out Mitch: Sammy Kershaw Running for Lieutenant Governor
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There is a new race in town! Wilsonville that is. The Orange Chicken Run! This is an inaugural race - the first co-ed half marathon (13.1) OR you can race the half of a half (6.55) in Wilsonville! Now I bet, most are guaranteed a PR!
When: Saturday, October 5, 2013
What time: 9a
Registration: You can register online here for $40 which includes a tech race shirt, orange chicken, fuel along route and a lot of feathered fun! (please note- there will be no medal for this race nor chip timing) but guess what- it's ONLY $40!!
Course: An awesome course-- with 3 fuel (water, some sort of fuel replacement (gu and or clif blox and electrolyte replacement)) and restroom stops (no porta pottys! all public restrooms) -- and cheerleaders, as well as an orange chicken at the finish line (of course!) The course is described on their website with the entire race route posted.
This race benefits Young Life, a non-profit organization supporting middle and high school students.
Strollers are allowed but no dogs please.
Anyone over age 10 is welcome to participate--especially since there is a 6.5 mile option ... hence the half half marathon!
Post-race events schedule includes An Orange Chicken lunch and orange juice, fun tunes, free mini massages and a chiropractic clinic.
This is guaranteed to be a fun new event!!
Questions? Contact Jules Moody


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HARRISBURG – It was an afternoon dedicated to one man's vision of hope and dream.
Young artists from the Harrisburg area performed together at the Forum for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dream Performing Artists Showcase.
The event was free to the public.
There was singing, dancing, rap, dramatic readings, and poetry. Dr. Robert Scott, professor emeritus at Penn State University Harrisburg recalled his days during the early 60s at lunch counter sit-ins in the South and working with King.
Governor Tom Corbett and Mayor Linda Thompson gave opening remarks.
"When Dr. King spoke," Corbett said, "people marched and they sang and they reached out to one another in friendship.
"I hope that as you lift your voices today, and tomorrow, you also feel that your spirits are lifted."
"We might never hear another voice quite like Dr. King's," he continued. "but in his honor, we can do the best we can with the ones we have."
"It is a multicultural event," said Harrisburg City Councilman and show director Kelly Summerford. "We try to blend all cultures. It's what [King] believed in. Inclusion."
To that end, a wide range of talent was showcased with acts that included an original rap by Iyeisha Cornelious, 14, group dancers Survival of the Illest and Zulu Brats, covers of Michael
Jackson, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gay tunes, and dances performed by the Pennsylvania Regional Ballet and the Chinese Cultural and Arts Institute.
Michael Joyner recited King's "I have a dream" speech from the March on Washington in 1963.
Jeremiah Christian, 14, recited King's last public speech, his "I have been to the mountaintop," delivered in Memphis on April 3, 1968.
King was killed the next day.
There were approximately 54 performers, ranging in ages from 7 to 23.
"We have good people here in the city," Summerford said. "Good begets good."


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|Common Name: Florida bonneted bat
|Family: Molossidae
|Genus: Eumops
|Species: floridanus
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Pronunciation: you-mops floree-dan-us
Priority Species for Global Bat Conservation
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered (IUCN)
The total population is estimated at fewer than 1000 individuals.
The Threats: Loss and degradation of habitat due to human activities and occasional hurricanes has been devastating for this species. It's very small population size and restricted range make recovery especially difficult and slow. In addition, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, in listing the bat as Endangered in November 2013, said climate change, "including sea-level rise and coastal squeeze," is likely hit the species very hard.
The Conservation Plan: Bat Conservation International and its partners, including the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the the University of Florida, are supporting extensive research to identify any additional roosts of this embattled species, as well as efforts to protect the few known roosts and perhaps to provide artificial roosts where needed. These bats have demonstrated remarkable resilience, but their populations have collapsed. We need you urgent support before it is too late to pull this species back from the very brink of extinction.
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With a wingspan of up to 18 3/4 inches and weight of 37-47g, it is about 70 percent bigger than the Mexican free-tailed bat. Florida bonneted bats (formerly known as Wagner's mastiff bats) inhabit semitropical forests and have been documented roosting singly or in small colonies in a variety of locations, including limestone outcroppings, tree hollows, bat houses, chimneys and in Spanish tile roofs. Today, however, this bat is only known to occupy a few bat houses, an abandoned house, and a few tree cavities.
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The thousands of visitors gathered in New Orleans to celebrate the holiday season and cheer on their favorite football teams helped the state's casino revenue skyrocket in the final month of the year, State Police reported Thursday. All of the metro area's five casinos saw an increase of revenue in December as compared with November, with Harrah's New Orleans posting a climb of more than half for the month.
New Orleans casinos won $55.4 million from gamblers in December, a 28 percent increase compared with November, a month with one fewer day. But revenue was down slightly, 2.5 percent, when compared with the same month a year ago.
Statewide, Louisiana's landbased casino, four racetrack casinos and 18 riverboats won nearly $202 million in December, up 15 percent from November, but down about 1.2 percent from December 2010.
The state collected $39.6 million from the casinos in taxes and fees for the month.
Harrah's, the state's only land-based casino, saw its revenue shoot to $32.1 million, a whopping 53.1 percent increase from November. The downtown gaming hall no doubt benefited from several weeks of heavy tourist traffic that included Saints home games, the Allstate Sugar Bowl and New Year's Eve. But the casino's winnings were up only a negligible amount, 0.2 percent, when compared with the same month a year ago.
Like Harrah's, the state's 13 riverboats also received a boost at the end of the year, but failed to overtake the levels achieved in 2010. The riverboats won $138.6 million in December, an 11.2 percent climb from November, but a 1.7 percent decline from December 2010.
In the New Orleans area, Boomtown New Orleans won $10.98 million in December, improving 4.1 percent on November's $10.55 million haul but failing to exceed the $12.5 million mark set one year prior.
Treasure Chest Casino, meanwhile, reported a revenue gain in both the month-to-month and year-to-year comparisons. The Kenner gaming hall raked in $8.48 million, up 5.8 percent from November and 3 percent from the year ago period.
Louisiana's four racetrack casinos had revenue of $31.2 million in December, a 5 percent increase from the preceding month and a small gain of 0.1 percent from as compared with December 2010.
Included in that number is the revenue for Slots at the Fair Grounds Racetrack in New Orleans, which reported revenue of $3.79 million in December, up 5.9 percent from November's $3.58 million, but down 1.5 percent from the $3.85 million raised last year.
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To The Reader's Forum: Key Obamacare architect, Senator Max Baucus, says that it's an oncoming "a train wreck." Dr....
Why, Seadog? Do you know better than the doctors and scientists who have listed it as a legitimate and sometimes necessary and life saving procedure? Do you really think trans people should live miserable and torturous lives with an early death as a very possible result?
What is it about trans people that you hate so much to wish that for them? How is it that you despise them so much that you would willingly withhold life saving medical treatments? What in the Deity's name has any trans person done to you to make you wish all of them were dead or dying?
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The way healthcare was going before the ACA was passed was in the direction of rewarding upper class elites while putting middle, working and poor classes lives in danger through poor and unavailable care. That is NOT an acceptable alternative.
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Seadog, I expect Obamacare to cover all legitimate and medically accepted therapies for recognized conditions. Do you think they should cut certain conditions out? Which ones?
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Monkey, give me a break, you mean to tell me that broken promises, promoting immorality, encouraging legal theft and soft slavery have nothing to do with religion!
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If a liberal has a blackberry phone; is it still racist?
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So monkey, after I point out inconsistencies of the President's rhetoric, broken promises made by him, the lack of verification of the massive amount of taxpayers taxpayer in Obamacare, and the "look out below" warnings of members in his own party, all you have is as a comback aginst is: Rev. Mel is spouting off. Really weak don't you think? Isn't it immoral to break promises, promote the murder of unborn children with chemicals and other inhumane means, to steal from others even it is legal? There is more to it than insinuating I'm only referring to his perverting the definition of marriage.
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Medicare AND medicaid are the reasons.
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I'm surprised at the level of the personal attacks that are posted in this forum. An individual presents a position and is not afraid to sign his name to it, yet the responses are anonymous. What's wrong with delaying the implementation of this law for another year - if it can delayed for bigger businesses and many in the federal government, it should be delayed for ALL.
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Never thought I'd see the day TV commercials would expound the availability of free phones, debit cards, and Medicaid....big brother is here.
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Source after source will tell you - the reason why rural hospitals are in trouble has to do with Medicare cuts, NOT the ACA. So the facts of the matter are that no matter who is making the cuts, they would be in trouble. Whether the ACA's cuts or the cuts GOP politicians want to make.
What is hilariously ironic is I'm 100% sure FedUp, Seadog, 50'sIQ4ever, etc. are ALL in favor of cutting medicare. So they are in favor of hospitals being shut.
Wonderful ain't it? Facts are nice; I would suggest you shy away from news talk pundits.
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Funny bunny how guys like "you know who" come up with all sorts of scripture trying to make a point but failing. As with the lost; out of character, out of context, foolish and inappropriate. Here's one for ya "professing themselves to be wise they became FOOLS". (Romans chapter 1; you might consider the whole chapter. It describes the condition of the pagans in our world today)
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..."than they'd been promised when they signed on to the Affordable Care Act. The law required all states to expand their Medicaid programs to cover uninsured citizens who make too little to buy plans under Obamacare. But the Supreme Court ruled last year that states could opt out. Nearly half have chosen to do so, as Republican governors or GOP-led state legislatures have opposed the increased Medicaid spending."
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"Sequestration has nothing to do with it. "
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"When the Obama administration was selling the benefits of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the hospital industry agreed to accept a $155 billion decrease in Medicare payments over a decade. The administration assured hospital executives that patients newly covered under the health-care law would make up for much of the loss. Because of the ongoing squabbles between President Obama and Republicans in Congress over the U.S. budget, that hasn't happened.
The automatic federal spending cuts known as sequestration have sliced an additional 2 percent from Medicare reimbursement payments to hospitals this year. Beginning next year, many hospitals will also collect less money from Medicaid, the federal program that provides coverage for the poor,
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irony- the future structure of the healthcare system "IS" Obamacare and the law's payment structure is what will result in closing many of the smaller, rural hospitals and that is the conclusion arrived at by several think tank studies. Sequestration has nothing to do with it. Obama's $100 million family vacation to Africa would have more to do with hospital closings than sequestration. Medicaid is rapidly becoming a non-option because the Dems expanded eligibility AGAIN and states don't have the money. I don't know how you can be so wrong so much of the time but you are good at it.
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Reverend Mel is actually the worst kind of false prophet because he is one who speaks out one side of his mouth rather than one who conspicuously distorts reality.
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2,700 pp of unread rubbish from the pinko ussa stripe.
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The funniest thing i heard yet was UPS trying to scare there employees by threatening to cutoff insurance to family members so they would lobby there Congress people to stop the insurance changes.the plan has some good and some bad . This happened because the right-wing nuts made NO effort to contribute ideas just B/S to help the Insurance companies and big business.
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(nothing but a YAP) uh huh.
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Iroondsshypooxzzfsromoyurtrap, Your post journal name makes the case.
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Monkkey, since when is calling a president to account for promises broken, inconsistencies said, and immorality promoted right-wing?
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Lilrud, pretty weak case by Slate if you ask me. Baucus is bemoaning the lack of preparation by the administration and frustration small businesses are having in getting the information thaey want. Why does it cost so much and is so difficult to explain to employers if this is a good plan?
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Yap, Obama said what he said about us keeping our doctor and our policy if we wanted to keep it and it would not be taken away. I received a letter from my provider that due to Obamacare, I'm dropped. Many others are in the same boat. We were promised by the President that it would not happen. He made no exceptions, qualifications or conditions on what he said. He said it unequivocally. He made a foolish rash statement just like the "red line" statement on Syria, but he still made it a promise, though he isn't able to keep it but said it just to make people feel good at the time. He should be held accountable. BTW, I'm a citizen of this country with as much right to speak up as anyone and to speak up as a pastor. Did someone make you the judge of who can't use the position of their calling in the public square?
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"Studies have already shown that many smaller, rural hospitals will be going out of business. Just like most things in life, when it comes to quality, you get what you paid for it."
FedUp loves to disregard the fact that the reasons they MIGHT go out of business (not like the above fool states, that they WILL - another lie) is because they rely on poor and lower income individuals and subsidies from the government through that avenue via medicare, medicaid, etc. (which are being cut due to sequestration and the ACA).
Wow, you mean, no matter what, these small hospitals are on the fritz! Just think, if FedUp had his way and the government downsized the SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN.
It has less to do with the ACA and more to do with the structure of the health system and shifting demographics and monies.
You might get accolades for your false information from the grunts on this page, but not I.
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"duckster, I've got family and friends who live I countries that have single-payer healthcare."
Captain Analogy strikes again! You don't know a single person that you claim in the above quote.
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Note how Reverend Mel never defends himself as a pastor. He defends himself as a politician. What a piece of trash.
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Since we can't stop thinking about our brief, upcoming trip to the sunny shores of Delaware and smashing open crabs with a mallet, let's pause for a moment with a 10-question quiz regarding Staten Island food and beverage trivia.
Seashore photo by Chad Rachman.
As of tonight (Friday, August 10), I'm saying "hasta luego" this here food blog for a few days. My husband and I are taking a brief vacation and, boy, am I looking forward to it.
When we had our restaurant on Forest Ave., we closed each year at this time for at least two weeks. August is Deadsville in Staten Island, particularly for restaurants. For the few of us still malingering in the borough, I hope you'll be dining out and populating our eateries as much as possible. It's the best time of the year to be lunching and supping at some really popular spots since they're briefly so quiet (here, in Brooklyn and Manhattan.)
Feel free to email (email@example.com) or post your guesses as to the answers on the following questions. Correct answers will be posted on Thursday morning when I log back onto the computer.
Have a great week.
P.S. --- The prize for guessing all the answers correctly first is a batch of brownies made by moi.
1.) In which town was the first Starbucks located on Staten Island?
2.) Name a borough diner that has a decent selection of Greek specialties on the menu (we're not talking about feta cheese omelets...we're thinking spinach pies, stuffed grape leaves, souvlaki, gyros, tzaziki sauce, etc.)
3.) Chinar on the Island in South Beach was awarded two stars by the Advance in January, 2006. Name two other Russian-themed restaurants in our borough.
4.) Name the only two restaurants to have received four stars in the Advance's new 5-star reviewing system.
5.) What was the Victory Diner's original location before moving to Dongan Hills?
6.) Who owned Burke's Landing --- formerly located at Old Bermuda Inn, Rossville --- and what kind of restaurant was it?
7.) Where was Al Deppe's located (either the town or intersection) and what was their specialty food?
8.) What restaurant features friendly horseshoe competitions?
9.) Which Italian eatery sells delicacies year round such as fried cardoons, squash flowers and white eggplant stuffed with cacciocavallo cheese drizzled with honey?
10.) Name three shore-side restaurants on Staten Island.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- NEW DORP -- The Staten Island Soccer League doesn't own Miller Field on spring and summer weekends, it only seems like it.
Just about every inch of real estate in the New Dorp park has a young boy or girl looking to bend it like Beckham, or at least kick the ball to a teammate five feet away without getting distracted by the cute puppy on the sidelines.
Oakwood resident Jennifer Cosenza was once one of those kids, having started playing soccer when she was 4. Now at the ripe old age of 13, the Barnes Intermediate School eighth-grader finds herself as the team leader of the undefeated Richmondtown Nightmares, an under-14 division 1 SISL club.
Cosenza might be a Nightmare, but her skill and versatility make her a coach's dream. That's especially true with Richmondtown, which is coached by her father, Anthony.
"She plays pretty much any position I ask her to," said her dad. "I keep her at a defensive position because she has the speed to keep up with any player coming down the field."
Weekends are busy for the 5-foot-2, 95-pound whirlwind. She plays for the Nightmares on Saturdays, and on Sundays competes for the Staten Island United Metros travel team. With the Metros, Cosenza assumes more goal-scoring responsibilities as a midfielder and striker.
But if you think she enjoys being on offense more, which would be the expected preference of most youngsters, you'd be wrong.
"I like defense better," said the teen, who plans on attending -- and playing soccer for -- St. Joseph Hill Academy in September. "I like protecting my net and passing the ball up to teammates."
That kind of selfless attitude also makes it easier on her coach/father, who usually substitutes for his daughter before any other player "as to not show any favoritism. But she understands the situation," Anthony said. "She's a team player, who only wants what's best for the other girls."
"I know there are a lot of girls who don't play travel ball and playing for Richmondtown is all they have," said Jennifer. "It's something they look forward to, so it's more important that they play."
Cosenza is playing a year up with the Nightmares, but a few years ago she really competed at a different level when she filled in on her older brother's Richmondtown squad, which was also coached by her father.
"Because of her size, I tried to keep her off on the wing," recalled Anthony. "She'd dribble the ball and, when approached by an opposing player, would pass the ball to the middle. She held her own, and I think the experience helped her as a player."
"It helped out a lot," agreed Jennifer, who along with her brother Anthony Jr. (a junior and soccer player at Monsignor Farrell), has volunteered her services at soccer clinics run by SISL president Bill Smith. "It's helped me become fearless out there."
Stephen Hart is a sports reporter for the Advance. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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The Washington State Board of Education is getting ready to take the next step toward opening Washington's first charter schools.
The board will talk about draft rules for authorizing and establishing charter schools during its meeting in Tumwater on Wednesday.
The rules will establish an annual application and approval process and timelines for local school boards that want to authorize charter schools.
The rules also will set criteria for evaluating groups that want to open charter schools and tracking their progress once they open.
In November, voters approved adding charter schools to the mix of public schools in Washington. The state board has been given some oversight over the system. The charter initiative also established a Charter School Commission to manage other parts of the process.
-- The Associated Press


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Harm Jan Huidekoper
Harm Jan Huidekoper was a native of Holland, born in
Hoogeveen, in the district of Drenthe, April 3, 1776. His father was Anne
Huidekoper, and the maiden name of his mother was Gesiena Frederica
Wolters. His mothers family was one of considerable standing in Drenthe.
It had long resided there, and one branch of it had attained distinction
in the military service of the country. Our subjects mother was a woman
of amiable disposition and sound judgmentand to her influence should be
attributed much of the success which he afterward attained.
Mr. Huidekoper acquired his early education in his native village. When he
was ten years of age he was sent to a boarding school at Hasselt, in the
province of Overyssel, where, excepting one year,which was spent for the
most part at home,he remained until he was seventeen. The two years
following were spent in the Institute at Crefeld, Germany. Now, for the
first time, he had the advantages not only of good instruction, but also
of a large and well chosen library. He made good use of his opportunities.
In a little time, his diligence and abilities enabled him to take high
rank in the Institute as a scholar; and his exemplary conduct gave him the
esteem and friendship of both his instructors and fellow students. This
period of his life was indeed a most happy one, and he always looked back
upon it with the greatest pleasure.
On his return to Holland he was offered, by his older brother John, a
situation in a commercial house he was then about to establish, or, if he
preferred, the means to go to America. At this time no very inviting
inducements were offered in Holland to young men of decided ability to
enter upon a commercial career. A year before, the country had been
conquered by a French army, under Pichegru; and the Thermidonians, who now
ruled France, were drawing upon the wealth of the country to relieve the
financial distresses of the French Republic. At this very time, too,
Holland was engaged in a war with England. On the other hand, in America,
ability, character and industry counted for more than money and family connections; and in this land, too, there was ample scope for individual
exertion. Consequently the young Hollander, fresh from his books and
wanting none of the prerequisites of success, sailed for New York. The
voyage was begun August 12, 1796, and occupied sixty-three days. He spent
this time in the study of the English language and so great was his
advancement that when the voyage had ended he was able to express himself
quite intelligibly.
He spent the following winter, and also a part of the summer of 1797, at
Cazenovia, New York. Then he went to Oldenbarneveldt (Trenton), where he
remained until he removed to Philadelphia, in 1802, to accept the position
of bookkeeper to Mr. Busti, the general agent of the Holland Land Company.
At about the same time, too, he was appointed secretary and bookkeeper of
the Pennsylvania Population Company. From the very first, because of his
abilities and industry, he had the confidence of the company, and in a
little time was looked upon as the successor of Mr. Busti in the general
During his first years residence in Philadelphia, an opportunity
presented itself whereby he was further able to demonstrate his business
talent, and at the same time gratify his love of travel. Major Roger Alden
was then the general agent of the Holland Land Company for its lands west
of the Allegheny river. Both Major Alden and his assistant were
incompetent as bookkeepers, and as a result great confusion was produced
in the agencys accounts. To adjust these, Mr. Huidekoper was asked to go
to Meadville. The trip was made on horseback, in company with Mr. Jabez
Colt. the agent of the Pennsylvania Population Company for their lands in
Crawford county. He remained in Meadville about four weeks. and then
returned, by way of Buffalo, Niagara Falls and New York. He describes
Meadville, at this time, as a small village, containing twenty-five or
thirty houses, chiefly log ones, and a population of about one hundred and
fifty. He also says. in describing his journey home, that from the
Pennsylvania line to Buffalo there were but three small cabins, two near
Westfield and one on the Cattaraugus creek, and Buffalo had perhaps a
dozen and a half cabins.
Major Alden resigned his position in 1804, and immediately Mr. Huidekoper
was appointed his successor. In the following November he removed to
Meadville and entered upon his duties at the beginning of the new year.
The condition of the agency was most unsatisfactory. The lands north of
the Ohio and west of the Allegheny river had been sold to the company by
the state of Pennsylvania, under a law of June 3, 1792, which required
that within two years after the issue of a warrant for any tract of four
hundred acres, a family should reside thereon; and further, that this
residence should continue for five years unless prevented by the enemies
of the United States. From the beginning, the company had faithfully
endeavored to comply with the law, but failed, however, because of an
Indian war that had begun in 1791, and which continued until the decisive
victory of General Anthony Wayne, late in the summer of 1794. The company
then renewed its efforts for the settlement of the lands, but now it was
claimed by some persons that it had legally forfeited its title by its
failure to make the settlements within the required time. When Mr.
Huidekoper assumed the management of the agency,"a local rebellion had sprung up." Squatters had settled on the lands, and
not a few persons who had gone into possession under written agreements
repudiated their contracts. Shrewd speculators, too, endeavored to so
deter-mine events as to make it possible for them to have a share in the
spoils. Bitter antagonisms were created, which were intensified by
numerous anonymous letters. Confronted by such difficulties, ordinary men
would have shrunk from the responsibilities which Mr. Huidekoper now
It was his work, however, that brought order out of chaos. One of his
first steps was to have the companys title judicially established. This
was done by a decision of the United States supreme court in 1805, in the
case of Huidekoper versus Douglas. The decision, which was delivered by
Chief Justice John Marshall, held that a faithful attempt had been made to
comply with the law within the required time ; and that after the close of
the interrupting invasions, the warrantees were excused from further
and subsequent efforts at settlement. (Dallas Reports, volume 4, page
392.) Perfect fairness characterized all of Mr. Huidekopers dealings with
the settlers. Where patience would do good, he was patient, even to
indulgence. There are many instances where fifteen or twenty years elapsed
before settlers found it convenient to pay for their lands ; and in some
cases they were not paid for until after twenty-five and thirty years. On
the other hand, if firmness was needed, he was not wanting in that
The decision of the United States supreme court helped very materially to
improve matters ; but the angry feelings which the contest had engendered
continued for a long time, and more than once the life of Mr. Huidekoper
was in danger. On one occasion, when returning home alone over a
wilderness road in Warren county, he was fired upon by a would-be
assassin. Fortunately he escaped injury, but his horse was severely
wounded. An attempt was made to bring the perpetrator of the outrage to
justice. The evidence against him was strong, but it was purely
circumstantial, and the jury failed to convict. Years afterward the
accused, when he was on his death-bed, admitted the shooting, but denied
that he had intended murder.
The last legal controversy about warrant titles connected with the office
at Meadville was decided by the Pennsylvania supreme court nearly forty
years after the decision of the United States supreme court. (Barrs
Reports, volume I, page 463.) In 1836 the company decided to close out its
interests in New York and Pennsylvania. Mr. Huidekoper now purchased all
its lands in Erie, Crawford, Warren and Venango counties, paying for them
the sum of one hundred and seventy-eight thousand dollars. Earlier than
this he had made some purchases of considerable magnitude from the
Pennsylvania Population Company. The purchase of 1836, however; was his
most important one, and was the last one that he made. It should be said
also that he had other interests besides his land business. In 1817, in
co-operation with Judge Griffith, of New Jersey, who was later clerk of
the United States supreme court, he was engaged in the introduction of
merino sheep into the country. In the following year he erected west of
French creek a grist and saw mill, which was of the greatest benefit to
the farmers of the surrounding country, though it was never very
remunerative to its owner.
On September 1, 1806, nearly two years after his arrival in Meadville, Mr.
Huidekoper was married to Miss Rebecca Colhoon, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
A year earlier he had purchased thirty acres of ground adjacent to the
town, and had erected a house. Miss Colhoon was of Scotch-Irish descent.
She was of pleasing personal appearance, amiable disposition and a
thorough-going housekeeper. Their married life was a most happy one, and
extended through a period of thirty-three years. Seven children were born
to them, two of whom died in childhood; the other five survived both
parents. Mrs. Huidekoper died October 22.
Throughout the whole period of his life Mr. Huidekoper was a diligent
student. The employment of the larger part of his leisure in reading gave
him an extensive general information. He was especially fond of history
and biography. It has been said, by one who knew him well, that to
converse with him on our colonial connection with European history one
would find him as familiar with it as though he had made it the study of
his life. Probably his knowledge of the Scriptures and ecclesiastical
history was still more profound. Very early in life he had become a
faithful student of the New Testament. It was his habit, in the study of
mooted theological questions. to examine all of the evidences of the
Scriptures before coming to a conclusion. In this way he reached definite
opinions, which he was always ready to explain and defend. Early in life
he had united with the Dutch Reformed church; but even before his student
days had ended at Crefeld he felt the need of a more liberal creed.
Eventually his daily study of the Scriptures caused him to renounce
Calvinism and accept the doctrine of the unity of God as opposed to that
of the trinity. Mainly through his efforts, the. Independent
Congregational Church of Meadville was organized. At first the society
worshiped in the courthouse, but after a few years a church building was
erected, by money he generously furnished.
The attacks which were now made upon the Unitarians caused Mr. Huidekoper
to engage in written controversies in the local papers. During the years
1831 and 1832 he himself edited a periodical called The Unitarian
Essayist. He states the purpose of its publication as follows: These
infringements not of Christian charity merely, but of our Christian
rights, forbid our silence. We are forced to come forward in defense of
ourselves and of what we believe to be the truth. We desire discussion not
for the sake of controversy, but that the public may have an opportunity
of judging which of our opposing systems accords best with the teachings
of our Saviour. The time must come when this question must be decided by
evidence; and for the sake of Christian peace and charity we hope it may
come quickly. Nearly all of the papers in the Essayist were written by
Mr. Huidekoper. Between the years 1836 and 1842 he contributed
twenty-eight articles, mostly on religious subjects, to the Western
Messenger published by the Unitarian Association in Louisville, Kentucky.
In all of the articles he contributed to these periodicals, is evidence
of most thorough preparation. He wrote frankly and honestly, and in a
directness and clearness of style that is seldom excelled.
Mr. Huidekoper was the founder of the Meadville Theological School,
which went into operation October 1, 1844. It was not incorporated,
however, until February 24, 1847. From the date of its organization until
his death, Mr. Huidekoper stood toward it in a paternal relation. He was
the first president of its board of trustees. Faithful to all its
interests, he labored assiduously to place it on a permanent foundation.
He husbanded its resources, wisely invested its funds and contributed
largely to its endowment.
As a business man, Mr. Huidekoper was prudent and practical. He was
prompt in all business engagements and scrupulously honest. As a citizen
he was most exemplary. His influence was always for the right, and the
impress he made upon the community where he lived so many years is still
felt. In politics, he sympathized with the doctrines of Alexander
Hamilton, and favored the protective, or as it was called by Henry Clay,
the American, system. He loved children, which, together with his
religious affections, made him for years, a constant and faithful teacher
in the Sunday-schools, both in the town and country, connected with the
Unitarian Society. Always interested and interesting, he continued till
the end of life in this work, and was with his class on the Sunday before
his death. He was benevolent to the poor. A contemporary journal has said
that he expended the fortune which he amassed largely in administering to
the comfort of the indigent, and especially during the latter part of his
life he seemed to take peculiar interest not only in replying with liberal
hand to the frequent calls made upon his benevolence, but also in
searching out objects worthy of his notice.
The biography of few men will exhibit greater rewards of ability,
industry and integrity than does that of Harm Jan Huidekoper. In business
circles, in his home relations, in the church and the town, his life was
exemplary. In all that he did, he was actuated by the great principles
that should govern humanity. He died at his residence in Meadville, May
22, 1854.
Our county and its people: a historical and
memorial record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania by Samuel P. Bates, 1899,
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KALAMAZOO, MI -- Southern gospel, a raucous blues band, an acclaimed period piece and a zombie prom make up this weekend's Top 5 Things to do in Kalamazoo.
Since it's the Memorial Day weekend, I'll add a special bonus event:
6. EZ Memorial Ride
In honor of Kalamazoo Public Safety officer Eric Zapata, who was killed in the line of duty in 2011, the local bike group, Sons of Malta, and the local cancer fighting organization DC Strong are putting on an all day event on Saturday that includes a memorial ride, golf, MMA fights, live music and more. Registration for the ride will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Olde Mill Golf Course, 6101 W Xy Ave, in Schoolcraft, with plans to depart at 10:40 a.m. The ride will include MMA fighter Jeremy Horn and members of the rock band Shinedown. The ride returns to Olde Mill at around 1 p.m. Registration for golf will start at 7 a.m. with tee times slated for 8 a.m. There will also be a pig roast, live music and vendors throughout the day. For more details, go to www.sonsofmalta.org/2014-ez-memorial-page.html.
5. Girls on the Run 5K
The Greater Kalamazoo Girls on the Run 5K will return to downtown Kalamazoo on Thursday night when about 2,000 girls from third, fourth and fifth-grade participate. The event, part of a 10-week program to build self-confidence, self-respect and a healthy lifestyle, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The route will start at Western Michigan University's Waldo Stadium before heading down Lovell Street, weaving through South, John, Burdick, Vine and Davis streets and ending up on Oakland Drive.
4. Ernie Haase & Signature Sound at Chenery
Chenery Auditorium's Southern gospel series continues this weekend with the Grammy Award-nominated and Dove Award-winning group, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound. The vocal ensemble -- tenor Ernie Haase, bassist Paul Harkey, baritone Doug Anderson and lead vocalist Devin McGlamery -- will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 25 at Chenery, 714 S. Westnedge Ave. Tickets are $12, $15, $20 and $25. For more information, call 269-337-0440 or go to www.cheneryaud.com.
3. Kelly Richey Band at 411 Club
Ohio blues band The Kelly Richey Band will hold a CD release concert in Kalamazoo this weekend. Fronted by Kelly Richey, a frequent performer in Kalamazoo, the group will celebrate the release of "The Kelly Richey Band Live at The Blues Wisp," at 9 p.m. Friday, May 23 at The 411 Club, 411 N. Westnedge Ave. Admission is $10 in advance, or $12 at the door. For more information, call 269-276-9240 or go to www.the411club.com.
2. Zombie Prom returns
The streets will run wild with the best-dressed undead crowd you've ever seen when the 7th annual Zombie Prom moans and groans into downtown Kalamazoo this weekend. The event, an annual event for the Killamazoo Derby Darlins, the local roller derby squad, will begin at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 24 at The 411 Club, 411 N. Westnedge Ave. A prom king and queen will also be chosen at the end of the party, which will go until 2 a.m. Admission is $7 for the event. For more information, call 269-276-9240 or go to www.killamazoo.com.
1. Film Society to screen 'Belle'
Gugu Ebatha-Raw stars as Dido Elizabeth Belle in the true story of the illegitimate daughter of British Capt. John Murray (Matthew Goode) and a slave, Maria Belle. Murray is force to sea and leaves her in the care of his aunt and uncle, who are hesitant to care for Belle, who was born in 1761 England. She is raised in a privileged setting, but with a series of guidelines causing her to question everything around her. The Kalamazoo will present the film from May 23 through May 29 at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Kalamazoo, 180 Portage St. Tickets are $7 to $9 depending on the start time. For more information, including show times, call 269-532-7990 or go to drafthouse.com/movies/belle/kalamazoo.
John Liberty covers entertainment for the Kalamazoo Gazette. Call him at 269-370-7372, email him at email@example.com or follow him on Twitter.


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Haney, who lives in Calcium, gave the following report:
Today the weather channel called for 12-15 degree air temps in the early morning with warming trend in the afternoon so I decided to hit the River around noon. I had a decent day on a 335 CFS flow and today it was supposed to be 750 so I was looking forward to a good trip and I called Mike Cusano… aka CUS, to see if he wanted to go to.
Turns out we had 32 degrees so they got it wrong… again… but it was to our advantage so this time it worked out for us.
We met up at Fat Nancy's in Pulaski at 1115; I picked up some hooks, swivels and a few power worms, while CUS grabbed a bag of worms and a few flies.
As I'm checking out the clerk announces the water flow was shut down this morning so instead of the 750 we wanted we learned we'd be fishing in a 285 flow. We put the waders on, loaded the truck, and headed up to the Pineville area. I brought two spinning rods and two bait casters, the camera and a light thermos of hot chocolate in case we wanted to knock the chill off.
Our rigging was pretty straight forward, Bass Pro Shop Excel 8 lb. mainline, 6 lb. BPS XPS Fluorocarbon and 8mm Orange Trout Beads, bounced along the bottom with a 4 BB slinky on a snap swivel. It's nothing fancy and strictly utility style fishing, basic bump and grind along in the lower water, but it gets the job done and that's what counts. CUS was running the Trout Bead and I opted for the Power Worm in Hot Pink on the same set up.
We were about 30 minutes into our trip, I had a fish bump me and then I proceeded to hang up and retie three times. Meanwhile CUS worked the trout bead as we discussed the drift, casting angles and where the strikes ought to occur.
Sure enough as I re-rig CUS sets the hook with a fish–on and the fight begins. I saw the fish's head break the surface on the hook set, so I knew it was a good fish and I estimated it about 10-12 lbs. … man was I wrong.
I think this fish would hit 19 without too much trouble I have an 18.10 hen on the wall and this fish was much bigger.
So much so it took 18 minutes and 40 seconds to land it.


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Amazing experiences await anglers in St. Thomas! Go offshore fishing in pursuit of Marlin, Sailfish, Dolphin Fish (Mahi-Mahi), Wahoo and Tuna. Or try your luck getting a bite and reeling in some Kingfish, Barracuda, Bonito, Jacks or Yellowtail Snapper while inshore fishing.
Wondering when the best time of the year is to come to St. Thomas and haul in that big catch you can go home and talk about for years! The short answer is that some species are around all year and others have peak seasons. Fishing charter operators and captains are knowledgeable about the islands' waters and seasons. They can provide information on what you might find on the end of your line when you go out fishing with them during your St. Thomas vacation.
Peanut Gallery Charters
Are you ready to catch some fish and some memories! Captain David of Peanut Gallery Charters is enthusiastic about fishing and about helping you have a great time. Peanut Gallery is a 26' Prowler Custom Cat Sport Fishing boat and it is designed for your comfort and enjoyment. Charters are available for light tackle inshore sport fishing and deep sea sport fishing. Visiting by cruise ship; special packages and pick up at the cruise ship dock are available. Snorkeling and beach hopping can be incorporated if interested. For more information contact Peanut Gallery today.
Peanut Gallery Charters Information Request Form
Fishing charters in St. Thomas include inshore, offshore and marlin trips. A few charters offer trips starting at 2 hours, however the most common are ½ day trips (4 hours, typically between 8am and noon, or 1pm and 5pm); ¾ of a day (6 hours); full day (8 hours); and Marlin trips (10 hours, usually 7:30am to dusk). Short trips are generally inshore fishing only. Boat capacity of 4 to 6 passengers is common. Rates for fishing charters varies depending on length of trip, size of boat, inclusion of fuel in the rate versus fuel being a surcharge, and differences in services and equipment provided. Fishing charters generally have the details of their trips listed on their websites or can provide the information by email or telephone upon request. Explore your options; book a fishing trip and a have a great time!
Want to eat what you catch? Guests can generally request some of their catch, for example up to 20 lbs, the remainder stays with the boat. If you are interested in keeping some of your catch to take back to your vacation rental to cook be sure to ask about it. If you are staying in a hotel you can ask the captain for suggestions of restaurants close to the marina that will cook your catch for you!
If you are an avid fisher you might consider planning your vacation to St. Thomas around a fishing tournament. You can be a spectator or participate; some fishing charters are available for tournaments! Here is a sample: Memorial Day Tournament (May), Bastille Day Kingfish Tournament (July) and Wahoo Windup Tournament (November). The biggest of the fishing tournaments in St. Thomas is the USVI Open/Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament (August).
For more information on fish species caught around the Virgin Islands including location, season and bait visit the Virgin Islands Fishing Guide and for regulations visit VI Fishing Regulations.


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Trigger The Bloodshed Sheds A Drummer
Trigger The Bloodshed Parts Ways With Drummer Max Blunos
By Andy Doerschuk Published July 30, 2009
Breaking up isn't all that hard to do, at least not according to the remaining members of British death/grind band Trigger The Bloodshed, who just parted ways with long-time drummer Max Blunos. According to Bloodshed World Headquarters: "For a little while, Max has felt he has not been fulfilling the genre of music he wanted to pursue with a band. There are no hard feelings between Max and the band; he is still one of our best friends and we wish him all the luck and success in the world with his future projects."
Don't bands always say that? Perhaps these guys mean it, but nonetheless, there are blastbeats to be played. So the group didn't waste a moment recruiting a temporary replacement, Dan Wilding of Aborted, who will fill in during the band's Dominatour (playing alongside Annotations Of An Autopsy, Burning Skies, and Viatrophy). After all, the brutality must go on.


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Very nice game to share: what an amazing finish. Ray deserved more from that effort though.
I wish I could finish I play the dragon variation.
The quote is actually: "sac, sac, mate."
amazing game!! and great comments, thanks!
Never the less, this is great game !
This is great!!
Another classic "sadistic king march". Does this game bring the number of recorded GM games, finishing in this style, up to two? The only other one I know of is Nigel Short's game against Jan Timman.
awesome game,I liked how Hikaru broke through the h file.Thanks Eugene.
GM Perelshteyen You are an incredible narrator ! So well pepared, so enthusiastic ! I get very excited seeing your videos and you were at your best in this one. A hearty thanks.
At 13:50 does ng5 and then Re5 also work? I thought it would, but it doesn't make a difference. Robson needs to solve his time trouble problem.
What a beautiful game! Thanks for the clear analysis and commentary.
Watched this last night ... truly amazing ... true work of art in every respect ... and the excellent commentary and analysis by GM Perelsteyn spotlights this masterpiece.
at the end of the game with Bf4+, i think he would have been better with Be7+
that would force white to take (Rbxe7 or Rhxe7) with one of the rooks to keep a check going, allowing black to trade queen for rook and hang in there. if white takes with the knight (Nxe7), then Qd2+ affords black a strong opportunity to turn things around i think.
id appreciate some feedback on this idea if anyone has the time to analyze it a few moves beyond what i suggested.
i learned a lot from that amazing game and great commentary.
nice video
Great video! thanks.
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3 minutes is pretty crap. cant even see it
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The heads of two labor unions representing Springfield school teachers and police have criticized the city for paying a Boston law firm $1.8 million to represent the city when the Finance Control Board was negotiating new labor agreements. One labor leader said taxpayers should be outraged at the expense. Another said the expense was mismanagement of "our funds."
This pseudo effort to protect taxpayers by a blubbering Thomas M. Scanlon, president of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers, and Timothy T. Collins, president of the Springfield Education Association, is absurdly comical. The Finance Control Board, vilified by the city's unions, took many steps that resulted in saving the taxpayers millions of dollars and saving the city from bankruptcy. Hiring a law firm that specializes in employment law and collective bargaining was just one of the board's many smart decisions.
As leaders of their unions, Scanlon and Collins fight for labor contract goals of high salaries, enriched benefits and work rules that often block work performance evaluation and accountability. The city doesn't care which lawyers the unions hire, and the unions shouldn't care which lawyers the city hires. Why should the city give the unions a blank check? It should be as aggressive in its efforts to reach labor agreements that maximize the dollars being spent and increase levels of accountability as the unions are in achieving their goals.
Morgan, Brown & Joy of Boston helped achieve the city's goals. Hiring the firm was the prudent action. Scanlon and Collins would like to make the Boston law firm a paper tiger, but what really is on their minds is doing what they can to see that the city uses legal representation that is less effective.
Collins said the city shouldn't have hired a Boston law firm because Springfield has its own "excellent legal talent," yet the Springfield Education Association takes its direction from the Massachusetts Teachers Association based in Boston, a powerful lobby group that routinely turns state legislators into bowls of Jello. Both union leaders want the city to hire cheaper lawyers in hopes they will get better results for their members.
When Domenic J. Sarno was president of City Council and thus a member of the Finance Control Board, he was the only member of the board to oppose hiring the Boston law firm. That's because the city's labor union leaders and members are infamous for brow-beating and intimidating council members. Now that Sarno is mayor, will he capitulate to the labor unions the way he did before, or will he accept responsibility for being the city's top manager? Sarno, who has made it clear he can hardly wait until the control board leaves in June, must be tempted to go back to the old way of doing things in Springfield.
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Hardwood Tree Improvement & Regeneration Center, 715 W. State Street
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Phone: 765-496-3624
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Current Research
Research Interests
In cooperation with public and private forestry nurseries, creation of seed orchards for the production of improved seed for black walnut, black cherry, and northern red oak seed. Development of novel and valuable hybrid walnut selections. In cooperation with the American Chestnut Foundation, creation of two chestnut blight resistant seed orchards for Indiana. Development of butternut canker resistant seed orchards for landowners in much of the Central Hardwood Region. Utilize DNA markers and current progeny tests to develop 2nd generation seed orchards for additional improvement and future seed orchards. Separate butternut hybrids from pure butternut and conserve an adequate genetic base for long term restoration of butternut. Develop white oak and northern red oak planting stock with precocity (early acorn production) and high acorn yield to provide mast for wildlife.
Why This Research is Important
HTIRC's main objective is the production of quality planting stock for public and private landowners who are interested in reforestation and for the fine hardwood timber companies interested in utilizing plantation grown timber. By developing advanced lines of improved planting stock, the outcome of our research will increase the profitability of plantation forestry and provide future economic benefits to the fine hardwood forestry industry in the United States. Our attention to conserve and maintain genetic diversity in our breeding populations will help promote long term sustainability of these hardwood species for future reforestation.
- University of California, M.S. Plant Biology - Ecology Specialization 1997
- University of California, B.S. International Agricultural Development Plant Science Specialization 1993
Professional Organizations
- USDA Juglans Crop Germplasm Committee
- Indiana Nut Growers Association
- Indiana Walnut Council
- Indiana Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation
Featured Publications & Products
- McKenna, J.R.; Ostry, M.E.; Woeste, K. 2011. Screening Butternut And Butternut Hybrids For Resistance To Butternut Canker.
- Farlee, Lenny; Woeste, Keith; Ostry, Michael; McKenna, James; Weeks, Sally. 2010. Identification Of Butternuts And Butternut Hybrids.
- Farlee, Lenny; Woeste, Keith; Ostry, Michael; McKenna, James; Weeks, Sally. Conservation and management of butternut trees. 2010. Conservation And Management Of Butternut Trees.
- Woeste, Keith; Farlee, Lenny; Ostry, Michael; McKenna, James; Weeks, Sally. 2009. A Forest Manager'S Guide To Butternut.
- Woeste, Keith E.; McKenna, James R. 2004. Walnut Genetic Improvement At The Start Of A New Century.
- McKenna, James R.; Geyer, Wayne A.; Woeste, Keith E.; Cassens, Daniel L. 2015. Propagating Figured Wood In Black Walnut.
- McKenna, James; Woeste, Keith; Ostry, Michael. 2012. Breeding Resistance To Butternut Canker Disease.
- Ross-Davis, Amy; Huang, Zhonglian; McKenna, James; Ostry, Michael; Woeste, Keith. 2008. Morphological And Molecular Methods To Identify Butternut (Juglans Cinerea) And Butternut Hybrids: Relevance To Butternut Conservation.
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- McKenna, James R.; Epstein, Lynn. 2003. Susceptibility Of Juglans Species Andinterspecific Hybrids To Agrobacterium Tumefaciens.
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